Speed King,Was it a Target or Airplane Model ?

[hesham]

Hi,

here is a picture for a Model,called Speed King,I can't ID it,if it was a target or just
airplane model,maybe something else ?.

http://www.avia-it.com/act/biblioteca/periodici/PDF%20Riviste/Ala%20d'Italia/L'ALA%20D'ITALIA%201955%2006-7.pdf

 

[Jemiba]

This photo comes with a text. That text is in Italian, but Google and its translator is your friend ...
Just type in some parts of the text and you'll get the answer !
For example a cylinder capacity of 2,5 ccm is mentioned, hardly an engine for any kind of real aircraft.
And the caption clearly states "il modello progettato", which, according to the translator means "the model
designed by ..."
That kind of very basic research really can be fun ! Try it !

 

[hesham]

OK,and thank you my dear Jemiba.

 

[Ray]

It is a control line model. The lines are visible out of the wings.

 

[Richard N]

Amato Prati's SPEED KING

Here is of a paper model of Amato Prati's SPEED KING control line speed model: http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=papermodelwebrin;id=9;url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigilander%2Elibero%2Eit%2Fucontrol2000%2FU-Control-2000%2Fpaperindex%2Ehtm

There is a category of control line flying for speed with classes based on motor displacement. It was powered by a high rpm 2 cycle single cylinder motor run on a mix of nitromethane, methanol, and castor oil. The steel control lines are about 50 feet long with two lines controlling the elevator for pitch control.

The Speed King is a 50s vintage model with a light metal belly pan and the rest of the model is made of balsa, basswood, maple, and plywood. Modern speed models are mostly light metal and composites with a single inboard wing.

Here is a video of 2013 control line speed flying:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVBu33otfr8

 

[hesham]

Thank you Ray and Richard.