RE: Mr Palmer's Smoothie 1952
The plan looks like the copy I have from a late 1952 or early 1953 Air Trails. I was about 8 or 9 when I bought the issue. Wanted one then, couldn't afford it till 1962. Built it with the upright engine option, didn't want to go through the work of building the inverted cowl option. I've had my third Veco Smoothie now since 1968. I've flown it with a Fox .35 Stunt, a K&B Stallion .35, and the current McCoy Red Head .35. I'm tempted to put one of my Veco .35s on it. Has a 4 ounce Veco tank,
I also still have the original kit box, with the original $6.95 price sticker on it, from the AF BX from Forbes AFB, Topeka, Kansas.