Al Backstrom has graciously allowed B2Streamlines to archive several of his plan sets for free flight profile scale models of various tailless aircraft. Norman Masters went through Al's materials and created JPG images of the original construction articles, and also created DXF and PNG versions of the plans themselves. Because some of these construction articles appeared in European magazines, with different page dimensions than U.S. standards, the margins for the JPG reproductions may be tighter than usual .

In alphabetical order...

The Arnoux Simplex, a tailless racer, circa 1922. Probably the fastest airplane of the time.
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The Backstrom WPB-1, although based on Al's earlier glider designs, was specifically created as a powered aircraft.
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Plans on single sheet DXF
Plans on single sheet PNG
Plans, left side PNG
Plans, left side DXF
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Plans, right side DXF

Fauvel, a follower of Arnoux, designed his AV-10 with highly tapered wings.
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Al chose to model two Lippisch Deltas, the Delta 1 and Delta 3.
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Delta 1 plans PNG
Delta 1 plans DXF
Delta 3 plans PNG
Delta 3 plans DXF
Delta 1 and 3 plans PNG
Delta 1 and 3 plans DXF

A roadable airplane, the Waterman Aerobile features swept back wings.
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