I've been interested in building a wood fuselage for the Tiporare and while working on the concept, I figured smaller versions of this aircraft would be really cool - a la Curare. I'm not aware of anyone who has built a "small" Tipo. So, with the kind offers for the original RCMB 1980 Tipo plans from ppljr and petec, I went ahead and scaled the plans as follows:

Tiporare 10 61% (Picorare): span = 40", length = 34", engine = .15-.21, expected weight = 2.4-3.0 lbs.
Tiporare 20 74% (Nanorare): span = 48", length = 40.5", engine = .25-.32, expected weight = 3.5-4.5 lbs.
Tiporare 40 86% (Mirare): span = 56", length = 47.5", engine = .40-.45, expected weight = 5.5-6.5 lbs.
Tiporare 60 100%: span = 65", length = 55", engine = .60-.65, weight = 7.5-8.5 lbs.

Although I think I got these scalings about right, I don't vouch for them - please be advised. Also note that all the wood part thicknesses will have to be substituted for lighter and thinner pieces as appropriate for the scale in question. Things like spinners and wheels should scale quite closely in decreasing 1/4" steps from the 2-1/4" of the original 60 size. A 10 size Tipo could easily be built without gear or with mechanical retracts from Robart, Great Planes or Hobbico. The frame-up of the fuselage appears to be a nicely simplified version of the Curare structure and shouldn't be very difficult to build (nose area & fin look like the most elaborate sections).

I'd like to thank ppljr and petec for providing me with a copy of the plans as well as Dick Hanson for his design and Bill Northrop for the original article and plans. Please note that Dick and Bill don't necessarily stand behind these modifications or consider the idea of reduced scale Tipo's a good one.

The dimensions in the file name refer to the print sheet size in inches.

If you build a "little Tipo", do let us know!

Cheers, David.

Tipo 10 & 20 (40 & 60 to follow):