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CAD Free Flight Plans

Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs offer great flexibility in what you can do with a plan, although CAD is not for everyone. You need to have the software first (see the "Free Flight and CAD" page for some links where you can download free CAD programs), then you need to learn how to use it. If you already use CAD at school or work, then your familiarity with the programs will be a great advantage. Many free flight plans have been converted to CAD format, and the purpose of this page is to collect as many of those plans as are available and offer them for your personal use.

Please note that the plan designers retain copyright to these plans, so you should not use these files for commercial purposes without the designer's permission. If any of these plans breaches your copyright, please let me know and I will remove it from this site.

There are 2 file formats for the plans:
DWG - this is the AutoCAD file format (Release 12)
DXF - this is a Drawing Exchange Format which can be read by most CAD programs

All files are zipped to reduce download time, so you will need to unzip the files once you download them to your PC.

To download the files:
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CAD Plans for Free Flight models:

Model	Designed by	From	DWG File Link	DXF File Link
Sport Rubber models:
Cloud Tramp II Span: 560mm (22") Click here for construction notes	Jim Norfolk	A stick and tissue version of CH Grant's classic model. Click here for PDF file (prints on 4 sheets of Legal paper).	DWG 189 KB	DXF 88 KB zipped
Ultimate Bipe Span: 880mm (34.7")	John Anders	A sem-scale version of the Ultimate aerobatic biplane.	N/A	DXF 167 KB zipped
Old Time Rubber Duration models:
Gypsy Span: 660mm (26")	Earl Stahl (CAD plan by John Anders)	Flying Aces, Sep 1942. 44" Wakefield design scaled down to 26" span.	DWG 89 KB zipped	DXF 109 KB zipped
Gollywock Span: 762mm (30")	Wally Simmers (CAD plan by John Anders)	1944 Air Trails Annual	DWG 149 KB	DXF 59 KB zipped
Flying Aces Moth Span: 610mm (24")	Herbert Spatz (CAD plan by Garry Hunter)	Flying Aces	DWG 131 KB	DXF 39 KB zipped
Flying Aces Moth Embryo Span: 567mm (22.3")	Herbert Spatz (CAD plan by Derek Buckmaster)	Flying Aces. Scaled to meet Embryo rules (50 sq. in wing area, taller fuselage to achieve 30° windshield). Click here for PDF file (prints on 4 sheets of Letter paper)	DWG 105 KB
Swoose Span: 660mm (26")	Al Cleave (CAD plan by Derek Buckmaster)	Air Age 1943	DWG 110 KB	DXF 55 KB zipped
Swoose Embryo Span: 510mm (20")	Al Cleave (CAD plan by Derek Buckmaster)	Air Age 1943. Scaled to meet Embryo rules (50 sq. in wing area, and wider fuselage to fit enclosed volume). Click here for PDF file (prints on 2 sheets of Letter paper).	DWG 114 KB	DXF 39 KB zipped
Jimmie Allen BA Cabin Span: 510mm (20")	(CAD plan by John Anders)	John's Model Airplanes website		DXF 117 KB zipped
Peanut Scale Models:
Floyd-Bean special Span: 325mm (12.8")	David Livesay	FAC Plans website	DWG 121 KB zipped
Amsco parasol Span: 330mm (13")	Derek Buckmaster	DB Design Bureau website		? KB zipped
Scale Models:
Bellanca YO-50 Span: 610mm (24")	Derek Buckmaster	DB Design Bureau website		DXF 72 KB zipped
CAC CA-15 Kangaroo Span: 457mm (18")	Derek Buckmaster	DB Design Bureau website	DWG 230 KB zipped	DXF 301 KB zipped
Cessna 120 Span: 830mm (32.8")	John Anders	John's Model Airplanes website		DXF 82 KB zipped
GA-8 Airvan Span: 711mm (28") Scale: 1:19	Derek Buckmaster	DB Design Bureau website	DWG 260 KB	DXF 201 KB zipped
GAF Nomad Span: 710mm (28")	Derek Buckmaster	DB Design Bureau website	DWG 385 KB	DXF 93 KB zipped
Loose racer Span: 432mm (17")	David Livesay	FAC Plans website	DWG 61 KB zipped
Tsunami racer Span: 424mm (16.7")	David Livesay	FAC Plans website	DWG 121 KB zipped
Mirage 2000 Span: 305mm (12")	Unknown	Scaled down from an R/C plan for ducted fan. Would suit Jetex or Rapier	DWG 79 KB zipped	DXF 65 KB zipped
Porterfield Span: 838mm (33")	John Anders	John's Model Airplanes website		DXF 56 KB zipped
Southern Cross SC1 Span: 520mm (20.5")	Derek Buckmaster	DB Design Bureau website	DWG 275 KB zipped	DXF 357 KB zipped
Volksplane Span: 600mm (23.6")	Niels Brendl		DWG 82 KB zipped	DXF 71 KB zipped
Rubber Contest Models:
Mis - Chief Coupe d'Hiver Span: 915mm (36")	Jean Andrews (CAD plan by Gene Rock)	Sport Modeller Sept/Oct 1974		DXF 242 KB zipped
My P30 Span: 760mm (30")	John Anders	John's Model Airplanes website
P20 Pussycat Span: 510mm (20")	Dick Baxter (CAD plan by Derek Buckmaster)	Outlines for Dick Baxter's Big Pussycat scaled up to 20" span for P20 rules Click here for PDF file	DWG 8 KB
Power Contest Models:
Slow Open Power 15 Span: Area: 27dm² (430sq")	John Anders	John's Model Airplanes website		DXF

First created 22/08/2001 - Last updated 11/12/2001