RE: The new MAN
Andrew,
Right! For example, the March 1948 issue of MAN had:
The Hot Rock, CL stunter
Scale CO2 powered Se5 FreeFlight
3 views for a Luscombe Sedan (full page)
Fleet Canuk w/ floats (Earl Stahl) rubber FF
Part 2 of Wylam's plans for the Sopwith Camel (VERY detailed, 2 full pages)
Rubber FF Autogyro by Roy Clough
and fianally a small 3 view for a Morane Saulnier "N"
monoplane (1/4 page)
Thats 4 contruction articles, 3 3-views.
And back then, the plans were dimensioned so you could lay them out,
or include full size templates, or had "grids" behind curved parts for enlargement.
And often all 3 features, so you could build from what you had in your hands already.
The full size plans must be somewhat popular today, as they are a selling feature of
a couple of the UK mags and "Fly R/C" too. The old R/C Sportsman (70's), and the Old Air Trails
(40's) had fold out full size plans....it's a different audience today I guess.
Dave