Sterner 1/4 Scale De Havilland DH.100 Vampire Plan

The Vampire is an all wood design. This construction method was selected for 2) very simple reasons. 

1. Wood is the MOST common building material and the skills to work with it have been acquired by the overwhelmingly vast majority of model builders.
2. Wood is the least expensive building material for aircraft of this size.

 As for the flight qualities of the Vampire, it has proven to be the “Piper Cub” of Turbine powered aircraft. 

The giant scale Vampire plan set clearly illustrate all structure as well as showing installation of flaps and retracts. The Vampire plan shows the installation of  Sierra Giant Scale retracts, servos and turbine engine and features removable wing panels.  The basic structures use conventional “modeling” tools and materials such as balsa and plywood, and the techniques are straightforward; easily accomplished by anyone with previous model building experience. There are many online building threads at www.rcuniverse.com forums and www.rcscalebuilder.com  forums for Kerry Sterner's plans. Tech support is also available via email at www.ziroliplans.com or by phone 9:00 to 5:00 Mon - Fri EST 631-467-4765. The plan includes full-size templates for all the required parts allowing you to cut a complete “kit” before you start construction. If you would like to purchase a wood kit see KIT CUTTER'S on selection bar at the top of each page. The plans have a separate instruction guide and building notes on the plans. If you choose gear or an engine not shown on the plans you should have them on hand when you start construction to make any changes needed for mounting. Nick Ziroli Plans recommends covering the airframe with 1 oz fiberglass cloth and ZAP Z-poxy finishing resin. Nick Ziroli Plans has building and scale accessories available for the Vampire.