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ORIGINAL: rcacro

While searching my files for the prints of the Super Skylark, I came across these photos taken during the test phase of the original Falcon 56. If my memory is correct, these pictures were taken in a Park located in Maywood, Il. This was the original Falcon 56 without the ailerons.
I am the one starting the engine and was the test pilot on most of the test flights. We did convince Carl to fly the test model during one of the early flights as I stood close behind him ready to grab the transmitter. No buddy box arrangements in those days.
Photos were taken by Joe Vermock who was a commercial photographer and a very skilled modeler who was the person who taught me me how to build light models.
BTW the park land was previously used as one of the first airports for Airmail service in the country.

John W.
Scottsdale, Az

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ORIGINAL: crigotti

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ORIGINAL: rcacro

While searching my files for the prints of the Super Skylark, I came across these photos taken during the test phase of the original Falcon 56. If my memory is correct, these pictures were taken in a Park located in Maywood, Il. This was the original Falcon 56 without the ailerons.
I am the one starting the engine and was the test pilot on most of the test flights. We did convince Carl to fly the test model during one of the early flights as I stood close behind him ready to grab the transmitter. No buddy box arrangements in those days.
Photos were taken by Joe Vermock who was a commercial photographer and a very skilled modeler who was the person who taught me me how to build light models.
BTW the park land was previously used as one of the first airports for Airmail service in the country.

John W.
Scottsdale, Az

John,
Thanks for sharing the photos and information. I noticed that the balck stripe on the verical fin is different between pictures. I'm guessing that the thinner stripe in the second picture looked better and that was what was placed on the box top.

Thanks again.

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Hello my friend, my name is Jonathan from Dominican Republic i´m seeking parts for my falcon 56 i´ve looking for them but i can´t find anything, can you please help me about it? or if you have some of them let me know to see if you can sell me something. Many thanks in advance i hope to hear aboout you soon. If there is anybody else that knows about it please i need help, my e-mail is batista_monster@hotmail.com Many thanks.

Dear  Mr. Baxter as i can see the only thing that i have to do is just change planes in case i crash this one again, because if i can't get parts of it or if something very bad happens i'll have to buy  another one. For the moment i'll continue looking for parts but i'm already doing some research about the eagle 2 if i don't have more choices. But please if you hear about some one that wants to sell parts or the plane by it self you have a buyer here. Many thanks for taking the time to amswer anyway, i hope you can get me some parts later on by hibbico or any other shop. Kinds regards////

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ORIGINAL: Bax Carl Goldberg kits that people continue to purchase are still in production. Please remember that if enough modelers don't buy an item, it cannot be kept in production, no matter how much you like them. That being said, here's the latest version of the Falcon series of airplanes: http://www.carlgoldbergproducts.com/airplanes/gpma1940.html

These parts can be ordered through any hobby retailer who sells Great Planes kits and accessories.

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ORIGINAL: GallopingGhostler
After that, I think not many would be able to tell that this is the latest Falcon.

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ORIGINAL: rcacro

SGibson wrote
"What year were the photographs taken? Do you remember which radio was used for the first flights? I looks like an old reed system"
Iam not sure of the exact year. Maybe about 1960.
The transmitter Carl is holding is a MIN-X reed system. You can see acorn nut covers on the top that covered the POts that were used to adjust the tone frequencies. We also used a CG reed system in some of the protypes.

Creggar wrote
"In the far right photo, is that a Don Brown Quadraplex transmitter you are using?"
No see comment above. Never did see any Don Brown Quadraplex used in the Chicago area. We went from using reed systems right to proportional. F&M in my case.

Strat2003 wrote
"A couple of side questions.....did Carl actually design the airplane, or just set up some parameters and approve the final result?
Was Carl a physically small guy? He seems to be in lots of the photos I've seen."

No. Carl did not design the airplane. It was lot of my ideas on what a RC airplane should be in that time frame. I had designed and built several shouder wing airplanes before the Falcon. I must credit Dale Root and his Ascender design for the basic layout that I adopted for use in my designs. I was also an accomplised RC flyer and had a basic understanding of electronics.
However, Carl always made me justify my ideas and asked a lot questions about our recommendations. Joe Vermock and some others also contributed to the design effort.
Carl was short in statture but big in mind and a real gentleman. I am sure I learned more from than he did from me. Carl's other expertise was in the area of kit manufacturing and general business.
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Boberos wrote
Interesting that you mentioned Joe Vermoch.
"Joe designed the 1/2 A ''Jodel'' for Midwest Products who kitted it for a while.
Before that he did a larger Jodel. Do know of any plans available for the larger Jodel? "

Your right about Joe and the Jodel. I still have the 1/2 a sized Jodel I built in collegehanging in my shop.
Attached are pics of the larger Jodel. It flew so well I placed in both scale and pattern in the same contest with the one airplane. I will PM you about some plans I know of.

Thanks to everyone for your interest in this posting. It brings back a lot of memories for me.

John Wisniewski