NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT easy-flying design handles well both ground air Williams Bros 3-in sportsman pilot wears SIg Koverall scarf 19308 cap built up baking soda thin CyA aluminum flange windshield made Coverite graphic %-in stripes painted Sig aluminum dope catch word Most comments about Pea Patch went something like Its nice airplane flies great Now twice big Maybe something After talking over fellow modelers decided 30% enlargement would meet IMAA requirements adapt model big bird fly-ins larger version called Cloudhopper could have hoped Equipped SuperTigre 90 swinging Rev-Up 16 x 4/2 propeller model moves through air scalelike speed reminiscent Golden Age home-builts inspired Once few weeks bad weather turbulence cleared test flew aileron drive belicrank mounting plate Refer plan arrangement alternative use servos wing drive ailerons airplane March afternoon Georgetown Modelers new field Georgetown Texas bolted wing filled tank fired up SuperTigre 90 taxied Cloudhopper down runway turned wind pushed open throttle After about 30 feet plane rotated off strip fed some slight trim changes made few passes turns Everything looked good needed control throw surfaces gave model some down trim full throttle throttled engine back landing approach View left side engine shows fuel tank fill vent lines top smoke tank lines bottom Note Perry pump pressure line engine crankcase 30 Model Aviation Leftirmnt bay under wing witfl tne oaiiery ana iransmitter neatly packed fe adio gear placed far rear achieve Note method tying together twin Lazer rods elevatvThe fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite Gulf decal set o Md Fnrmul Ons dacala sold Orbitwas used models name ne Golden Age Replicas Inc 1A-in lettering 1 1/2-in tail wheel Sullivan Theis stick-on vinyl Presto Coverite 1-in letrudder-to-arm drive yoke K&S -in brassters numbers make up NC license strip bent radius rudder eleva-number authors AMA number Bass tor horns use Du-Bro Lazer pushrod Dualwood blocks glued stab fin accept Lazer rods drive elevatorsthe bolted-on wire braces BRAD b1iEPHERD ~UDtOWE~ 2 PL5P BLDCS- 5L5R gA 5TRINGER$ m 44 -4 -/R0NL %N aLDO -4 4s N 50 - -4---4~LTEit \BflLSRPLY 4 B@LSR N %LITEPLY 1 5M 5PLSA WE5ThAT FUNNY SlUFFEAT YOUR HEART3sz 3RLSP PUlTIN4444 IN YOUR COFFEE PGU NOUTIXANNO PRETINER 145Q SPPLJC-t 444A MQVENT SA sPINNER L SPPRSTOP&BOTIOP o CD o CD B g14'r -L CD CD -k Full-Size Plans Available Page 192 w VERTICAL FIN F2\p ElI FusaAoE SIDEVIEWI---z-r 0~---7T-/ Cloudhew Cr put up trim elevate nose bit 18-oz wing loading keeps sink rate speed slow easy making airplane pleasure land winds began gusting across strip time call day Back Victoria Texas home workshop replaced elevator rudder servo arms longer ones additional throw moved aileron links hole up ailerons modifications proved effective its next flight off Steen Strip airplane cut through strong gusts efficiently Fitted indicated power/prop combination Cloudhopper does aerobatics appropriate its heritageand does scale realism Dont expect sort Unlimited Aerobatics youd wring out Extra 230 say Al Willaert A&M Sachs-Dolmar engine Construction Building model simple straightforward Typical stick-and-rag techniques produce structure combines lightness strength used high-quality cowl Steve Kim Durecki T&D Fiberglass aluminum flange windshield Coverite A-in graphic stripes painted Sig aluminum dope old-timer cockpit Williams Bros three-inch sportsman pilot goggles pilfered Williams Bros three-inch standard pilot scarf strip Sig Koverall simulate 1930s cap daubed baking soda built up thin CyA visor piece /32 ply Williams Bros vintage wheels fit nicely CB Associates tail wheel assembly Top off superior-quality spinners Tru-Turn have model thats appealing both ground air Wing Cut out master rib piece aluminum thin plywood Make short saw cuts No 2 rib position aileron cutoff position Cut 26 full ribs 3/ balsa using master rib Mark terminus No 2 ribs leading edge aileron ribs 12 full-size ribs Cut along marks make four extra aileron ribs Select two A-in-sq x 48-in strips rear spar panel Choose strips straight possible Clamp straightedge bench over section waxed paper Sig 48-in aluminum straightedge has prominent place shop adjoin strips taking care 32 Model Aviation Wing tip construction showing 14in spar extensions sheet tip sanded bevel accept %2 wing tip sheet ing icading edge 1/4-in strip glued after tip has sheeted main stress box tha fuselage Made 1-in Lite Ply its lock tab construction achieves iightness strength major stress points landing gear wing mount engine Full-Size Plans Available . See Page 192 ELEVATORS /7VV 11 / STAOrLZEn ER1 -V-VCloudhopper 0---V _ ~VV STAVEVVERVVVV TATVAVV match up bows wood Pull strips together along straightedge glue CyA cyanoacrylate glue produces strong straight spar Position strip A6 wood over plan main spar location pin down A-in-sq spruce spars Pin A-in-sq balsa jig place along designated line Install ribs top spar trailing edge TE sheet leading edge LE A-in strip Build ailerons separate task later Turn panel over pin down Install bottom LE TE sheeting Join panels dihedral jig under last rib Glue top LE sheet cap strips shimming along TE bottom spar keep wing true Glue %2 spar webs place sheet center section Use epoxy center section joints have plywood Remove wing bench Install bottom center section sheeting cap strips Add aileron drive option have selected two detailed plan Install wing tips x A-in spar extensions LE sheeting Glue A-in LE place Build ailerons directly over plan emplacing bottom %2 x A-in TE cap strips LE spar pinning firmly work surface Glue ribs thick CyA Add top TE sheet LE sheet cap strips Attach plywood control horn mount Tail surfaces built directly over plan spars made gluing together two pieces x A-in balsa spars stronger lighter ones made single piece /z-in-sq wood Also built-in tension keeps straight Fuselage Make tracings formers Lite Ply doublers Tack glue lightly respective wood pieces spray contact cement Make A-in balsa sheet sides using Lite Ply doublers pattern glue doublers balsa sheet using contact cement seal around edges CyA insurance Build right side over wax paper-covered plan side view build left side directly atop accuracy Before doing cover top bottom longerons strips waxed paper prevent gluing sides together Since Lite Ply less full inch thickness youll need shim between doublers raise left side flush longerons Separate sides pin down over plan top view F-3 tail post Epoxy F-3 appropriate slots doubler Sig Kwik Set gives good results Cut crosspieces diagonals F-3 aft glue place Position engine mount firewall drill holes bolts method detailed top view has worked well variety models Pull sides together install F-2 firewall Sig Kwik Set using 90 SE triangles keep forward section square December 1991 33 Fuselage construction under way crosamembers diagonal members top balsa farmers 14 x -in stringers place two halves have pulled together front F-i F-2 have epoxied place Though photo shows five stringers builders should use seven stringers shown plan Close-up firewall showing fiber glass cowl mounting blocks smoker pinch valve servo rod No 6 engine mount bolts fuel tank tubing outlets top smoker tank tubing bottom Left top A-in sheet has installed between F-i F-2 A-in sheet tripier has glued sanded taper %-in wing saddle strip side A-in-sq stringers place Note maple wing mounting blocks inside fuselage landing gear wire epoxied turing strips Right top fuselage sheeting being shaped 1-lb coffee cans prior installation Oversize random lengths A-grain balsa soaked water wrapped around cans rubberbanded place until dry precurved sheeting goes easily Glue bottom crosspieces frame Attach A-in sheeting between F-2 rear landing gear mount block location Pin top fuselage formers F-3B F-8 position Make sure top stringers will meet formers adjust necessary before gluing place Glue seven top stringers Remove fuselage plan epoxy Sig landing gear mounts place Glue Lite Ply tank mount install tank Glue top x -in Lite Ply double brace between firewall F-2 install throttle pushrod hardware Using Sig maple engine mount stock cut four blocks epoxy fuselage shown plan top side views Mount wing saddle squaring straight line tail post wing tips Drill /6 hole through corner block insert short piece 346 dowel Repeat process next block continuing until four holes have drilled Remove /6 dowels drill wing holes Tap maple blocks 4-20 tap test nylon bolts see screws freely hole precurve -in balsa sheeting easy installation fuselage top including cockpit section begin Assembly removable fuselage top over wing A-in strip pinned wing sheeting alignment stick pinned place over front sheet formers stalled after alignment has checked polyethylene sheet has positioned tween formers over wing prevent accidental gluing pafls Looking down smoker tank installation Note -in sheet balsa bottom between landing gear blocks -in spruce firewall reinforcements can also seen 34 Model Aviation cutting random lengths A-grain balsa fit between top fuselage formers F-i F-3 Soak strips water wrap around coffee cans secure rubberbands Once sheeting dry can slipped easily over formers having secured pins Bolt wing place laying polyethylene sheet over center section prevent gluing removable cockpit portion wing Pin place A-in strips go across top wing between F-2 F-3 making sure theyre aligned formers Pin formers F-2A F-2B F-2C F-3A place Align formers bridging across straight balsa pieces shown photos adjusting necessary Glue x A-in strips between formers fit A-in curved top sheeting pieces trimming necessary ensure joint falls over formers almost exact radius provided coffee cans simplifies task Glue sheeting place Cut out cockpit following outline plan attach 4-40 screws Remove wing finish sheeting fuselage glue side bottom stringers Glue lightweight balsa block fuselage over stabilizer location providing A-in space mounting stabilizer Sand block conform shape fuselage smoke system used less test bed setup would work SuperTigre 90and ol dad get few jollies seriously doubt 1930s-era home-builders put smoke systems craft Bend landing gear shape mount gear-block slots join gear wires solder units together shown Epoxy hard balsa fairing strips wire Sand strips until streamlined wrap Sig Koverall finish nitrate dope Glue shape bottom sheeting F-i F-B noting section drawing double -in sheet assembled removable portion covers landing gear held two screws indicated plans Covering finishing fuselage fin rudder covered Sig Koverall using Sig nitrate dope Heat shrink fuselage covering iron install covered fin Give entire assembly five coats 5050 nitrate dope MonoKote used wing stabilizer cream-colored wing leading edge MonoKote stabilizer leading edge same cream-colored Perfect paint used fuselage paint has good adherence fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite arrow cut black sheet stripes A6 set old Formula decals sold Orbit used Gulf decal Cloudhopper lettering dry transfer Chartpak Bookman 48-point bold italic made fake left engine cylinder simulate Supertigre 90 head gluing /16 balsa sheet strips representing cooling fins A-in sheet base After epoxying cylinder inside cowl cutout epoxied old glow plug simulated cooling fins painted Sig aluminum dope gas tank cap detailed plan Flying An easy-flying airplane Cloudhopper guilty no bad habits wild quirks spring-loaded tail wheel large rudder provide good ground handling model makes nice change pace foam-and-fiberglass structures think would dandy two-cylinder four-stroke Saito 130 OS 120 Should have comments criticisms suggestions please write 1308 E Polk Victoria TX 77901 Because hearing loss Im unable use telephone satisfactorily December 1991 35 Hayes engine mount Note bass wood mount Perry P-40 smoke pump smoke fuel tank tubing exten sions fuel tank filled through cyi inder head opening smoke tank through carburetor air intake hole balsa block has installed over stabilizer partially shaped /2-in scrap shim front edge creates just right amount space stabilizer slipped place Elevator construction under way bottom 1/ x ps have installed spar slots 1/ x -in trailing edge pinned top rudder assembled same way still half built Cloudhopper behind its older smaller sibling semiscale Pea Patch
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT easy-flying design handles well both ground air Williams Bros 3-in sportsman pilot wears SIg Koverall scarf 19308 cap built up baking soda thin CyA aluminum flange windshield made Coverite graphic %-in stripes painted Sig aluminum dope catch word Most comments about Pea Patch went something like Its nice airplane flies great Now twice big Maybe something After talking over fellow modelers decided 30% enlargement would meet IMAA requirements adapt model big bird fly-ins larger version called Cloudhopper could have hoped Equipped SuperTigre 90 swinging Rev-Up 16 x 4/2 propeller model moves through air scalelike speed reminiscent Golden Age home-builts inspired Once few weeks bad weather turbulence cleared test flew aileron drive belicrank mounting plate Refer plan arrangement alternative use servos wing drive ailerons airplane March afternoon Georgetown Modelers new field Georgetown Texas bolted wing filled tank fired up SuperTigre 90 taxied Cloudhopper down runway turned wind pushed open throttle After about 30 feet plane rotated off strip fed some slight trim changes made few passes turns Everything looked good needed control throw surfaces gave model some down trim full throttle throttled engine back landing approach View left side engine shows fuel tank fill vent lines top smoke tank lines bottom Note Perry pump pressure line engine crankcase 30 Model Aviation Leftirmnt bay under wing witfl tne oaiiery ana iransmitter neatly packed fe adio gear placed far rear achieve Note method tying together twin Lazer rods elevatvThe fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite Gulf decal set o Md Fnrmul Ons dacala sold Orbitwas used models name ne Golden Age Replicas Inc 1A-in lettering 1 1/2-in tail wheel Sullivan Theis stick-on vinyl Presto Coverite 1-in letrudder-to-arm drive yoke K&S -in brassters numbers make up NC license strip bent radius rudder eleva-number authors AMA number Bass tor horns use Du-Bro Lazer pushrod Dualwood blocks glued stab fin accept Lazer rods drive elevatorsthe bolted-on wire braces BRAD b1iEPHERD ~UDtOWE~ 2 PL5P BLDCS- 5L5R gA 5TRINGER$ m 44 -4 -/R0NL %N aLDO -4 4s N 50 - -4---4~LTEit \BflLSRPLY 4 B@LSR N %LITEPLY 1 5M 5PLSA WE5ThAT FUNNY SlUFFEAT YOUR HEART3sz 3RLSP PUlTIN4444 IN YOUR COFFEE PGU NOUTIXANNO PRETINER 145Q SPPLJC-t 444A MQVENT SA sPINNER L SPPRSTOP&BOTIOP o CD o CD B g14'r -L CD CD -k Full-Size Plans Available Page 192 w VERTICAL FIN F2\p ElI FusaAoE SIDEVIEWI---z-r 0~---7T-/ Cloudhew Cr put up trim elevate nose bit 18-oz wing loading keeps sink rate speed slow easy making airplane pleasure land winds began gusting across strip time call day Back Victoria Texas home workshop replaced elevator rudder servo arms longer ones additional throw moved aileron links hole up ailerons modifications proved effective its next flight off Steen Strip airplane cut through strong gusts efficiently Fitted indicated power/prop combination Cloudhopper does aerobatics appropriate its heritageand does scale realism Dont expect sort Unlimited Aerobatics youd wring out Extra 230 say Al Willaert A&M Sachs-Dolmar engine Construction Building model simple straightforward Typical stick-and-rag techniques produce structure combines lightness strength used high-quality cowl Steve Kim Durecki T&D Fiberglass aluminum flange windshield Coverite A-in graphic stripes painted Sig aluminum dope old-timer cockpit Williams Bros three-inch sportsman pilot goggles pilfered Williams Bros three-inch standard pilot scarf strip Sig Koverall simulate 1930s cap daubed baking soda built up thin CyA visor piece /32 ply Williams Bros vintage wheels fit nicely CB Associates tail wheel assembly Top off superior-quality spinners Tru-Turn have model thats appealing both ground air Wing Cut out master rib piece aluminum thin plywood Make short saw cuts No 2 rib position aileron cutoff position Cut 26 full ribs 3/ balsa using master rib Mark terminus No 2 ribs leading edge aileron ribs 12 full-size ribs Cut along marks make four extra aileron ribs Select two A-in-sq x 48-in strips rear spar panel Choose strips straight possible Clamp straightedge bench over section waxed paper Sig 48-in aluminum straightedge has prominent place shop adjoin strips taking care 32 Model Aviation Wing tip construction showing 14in spar extensions sheet tip sanded bevel accept %2 wing tip sheet ing icading edge 1/4-in strip glued after tip has sheeted main stress box tha fuselage Made 1-in Lite Ply its lock tab construction achieves iightness strength major stress points landing gear wing mount engine Full-Size Plans Available . See Page 192 ELEVATORS /7VV 11 / STAOrLZEn ER1 -V-VCloudhopper 0---V _ ~VV STAVEVVERVVVV TATVAVV match up bows wood Pull strips together along straightedge glue CyA cyanoacrylate glue produces strong straight spar Position strip A6 wood over plan main spar location pin down A-in-sq spruce spars Pin A-in-sq balsa jig place along designated line Install ribs top spar trailing edge TE sheet leading edge LE A-in strip Build ailerons separate task later Turn panel over pin down Install bottom LE TE sheeting Join panels dihedral jig under last rib Glue top LE sheet cap strips shimming along TE bottom spar keep wing true Glue %2 spar webs place sheet center section Use epoxy center section joints have plywood Remove wing bench Install bottom center section sheeting cap strips Add aileron drive option have selected two detailed plan Install wing tips x A-in spar extensions LE sheeting Glue A-in LE place Build ailerons directly over plan emplacing bottom %2 x A-in TE cap strips LE spar pinning firmly work surface Glue ribs thick CyA Add top TE sheet LE sheet cap strips Attach plywood control horn mount Tail surfaces built directly over plan spars made gluing together two pieces x A-in balsa spars stronger lighter ones made single piece /z-in-sq wood Also built-in tension keeps straight Fuselage Make tracings formers Lite Ply doublers Tack glue lightly respective wood pieces spray contact cement Make A-in balsa sheet sides using Lite Ply doublers pattern glue doublers balsa sheet using contact cement seal around edges CyA insurance Build right side over wax paper-covered plan side view build left side directly atop accuracy Before doing cover top bottom longerons strips waxed paper prevent gluing sides together Since Lite Ply less full inch thickness youll need shim between doublers raise left side flush longerons Separate sides pin down over plan top view F-3 tail post Epoxy F-3 appropriate slots doubler Sig Kwik Set gives good results Cut crosspieces diagonals F-3 aft glue place Position engine mount firewall drill holes bolts method detailed top view has worked well variety models Pull sides together install F-2 firewall Sig Kwik Set using 90 SE triangles keep forward section square December 1991 33 Fuselage construction under way crosamembers diagonal members top balsa farmers 14 x -in stringers place two halves have pulled together front F-i F-2 have epoxied place Though photo shows five stringers builders should use seven stringers shown plan Close-up firewall showing fiber glass cowl mounting blocks smoker pinch valve servo rod No 6 engine mount bolts fuel tank tubing outlets top smoker tank tubing bottom Left top A-in sheet has installed between F-i F-2 A-in sheet tripier has glued sanded taper %-in wing saddle strip side A-in-sq stringers place Note maple wing mounting blocks inside fuselage landing gear wire epoxied turing strips Right top fuselage sheeting being shaped 1-lb coffee cans prior installation Oversize random lengths A-grain balsa soaked water wrapped around cans rubberbanded place until dry precurved sheeting goes easily Glue bottom crosspieces frame Attach A-in sheeting between F-2 rear landing gear mount block location Pin top fuselage formers F-3B F-8 position Make sure top stringers will meet formers adjust necessary before gluing place Glue seven top stringers Remove fuselage plan epoxy Sig landing gear mounts place Glue Lite Ply tank mount install tank Glue top x -in Lite Ply double brace between firewall F-2 install throttle pushrod hardware Using Sig maple engine mount stock cut four blocks epoxy fuselage shown plan top side views Mount wing saddle squaring straight line tail post wing tips Drill /6 hole through corner block insert short piece 346 dowel Repeat process next block continuing until four holes have drilled Remove /6 dowels drill wing holes Tap maple blocks 4-20 tap test nylon bolts see screws freely hole precurve -in balsa sheeting easy installation fuselage top including cockpit section begin Assembly removable fuselage top over wing A-in strip pinned wing sheeting alignment stick pinned place over front sheet formers stalled after alignment has checked polyethylene sheet has positioned tween formers over wing prevent accidental gluing pafls Looking down smoker tank installation Note -in sheet balsa bottom between landing gear blocks -in spruce firewall reinforcements can also seen 34 Model Aviation cutting random lengths A-grain balsa fit between top fuselage formers F-i F-3 Soak strips water wrap around coffee cans secure rubberbands Once sheeting dry can slipped easily over formers having secured pins Bolt wing place laying polyethylene sheet over center section prevent gluing removable cockpit portion wing Pin place A-in strips go across top wing between F-2 F-3 making sure theyre aligned formers Pin formers F-2A F-2B F-2C F-3A place Align formers bridging across straight balsa pieces shown photos adjusting necessary Glue x A-in strips between formers fit A-in curved top sheeting pieces trimming necessary ensure joint falls over formers almost exact radius provided coffee cans simplifies task Glue sheeting place Cut out cockpit following outline plan attach 4-40 screws Remove wing finish sheeting fuselage glue side bottom stringers Glue lightweight balsa block fuselage over stabilizer location providing A-in space mounting stabilizer Sand block conform shape fuselage smoke system used less test bed setup would work SuperTigre 90and ol dad get few jollies seriously doubt 1930s-era home-builders put smoke systems craft Bend landing gear shape mount gear-block slots join gear wires solder units together shown Epoxy hard balsa fairing strips wire Sand strips until streamlined wrap Sig Koverall finish nitrate dope Glue shape bottom sheeting F-i F-B noting section drawing double -in sheet assembled removable portion covers landing gear held two screws indicated plans Covering finishing fuselage fin rudder covered Sig Koverall using Sig nitrate dope Heat shrink fuselage covering iron install covered fin Give entire assembly five coats 5050 nitrate dope MonoKote used wing stabilizer cream-colored wing leading edge MonoKote stabilizer leading edge same cream-colored Perfect paint used fuselage paint has good adherence fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite arrow cut black sheet stripes A6 set old Formula decals sold Orbit used Gulf decal Cloudhopper lettering dry transfer Chartpak Bookman 48-point bold italic made fake left engine cylinder simulate Supertigre 90 head gluing /16 balsa sheet strips representing cooling fins A-in sheet base After epoxying cylinder inside cowl cutout epoxied old glow plug simulated cooling fins painted Sig aluminum dope gas tank cap detailed plan Flying An easy-flying airplane Cloudhopper guilty no bad habits wild quirks spring-loaded tail wheel large rudder provide good ground handling model makes nice change pace foam-and-fiberglass structures think would dandy two-cylinder four-stroke Saito 130 OS 120 Should have comments criticisms suggestions please write 1308 E Polk Victoria TX 77901 Because hearing loss Im unable use telephone satisfactorily December 1991 35 Hayes engine mount Note bass wood mount Perry P-40 smoke pump smoke fuel tank tubing exten sions fuel tank filled through cyi inder head opening smoke tank through carburetor air intake hole balsa block has installed over stabilizer partially shaped /2-in scrap shim front edge creates just right amount space stabilizer slipped place Elevator construction under way bottom 1/ x ps have installed spar slots 1/ x -in trailing edge pinned top rudder assembled same way still half built Cloudhopper behind its older smaller sibling semiscale Pea Patch
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT easy-flying design handles well both ground air Williams Bros 3-in sportsman pilot wears SIg Koverall scarf 19308 cap built up baking soda thin CyA aluminum flange windshield made Coverite graphic %-in stripes painted Sig aluminum dope catch word Most comments about Pea Patch went something like Its nice airplane flies great Now twice big Maybe something After talking over fellow modelers decided 30% enlargement would meet IMAA requirements adapt model big bird fly-ins larger version called Cloudhopper could have hoped Equipped SuperTigre 90 swinging Rev-Up 16 x 4/2 propeller model moves through air scalelike speed reminiscent Golden Age home-builts inspired Once few weeks bad weather turbulence cleared test flew aileron drive belicrank mounting plate Refer plan arrangement alternative use servos wing drive ailerons airplane March afternoon Georgetown Modelers new field Georgetown Texas bolted wing filled tank fired up SuperTigre 90 taxied Cloudhopper down runway turned wind pushed open throttle After about 30 feet plane rotated off strip fed some slight trim changes made few passes turns Everything looked good needed control throw surfaces gave model some down trim full throttle throttled engine back landing approach View left side engine shows fuel tank fill vent lines top smoke tank lines bottom Note Perry pump pressure line engine crankcase 30 Model Aviation Leftirmnt bay under wing witfl tne oaiiery ana iransmitter neatly packed fe adio gear placed far rear achieve Note method tying together twin Lazer rods elevatvThe fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite Gulf decal set o Md Fnrmul Ons dacala sold Orbitwas used models name ne Golden Age Replicas Inc 1A-in lettering 1 1/2-in tail wheel Sullivan Theis stick-on vinyl Presto Coverite 1-in letrudder-to-arm drive yoke K&S -in brassters numbers make up NC license strip bent radius rudder eleva-number authors AMA number Bass tor horns use Du-Bro Lazer pushrod Dualwood blocks glued stab fin accept Lazer rods drive elevatorsthe bolted-on wire braces BRAD b1iEPHERD ~UDtOWE~ 2 PL5P BLDCS- 5L5R gA 5TRINGER$ m 44 -4 -/R0NL %N aLDO -4 4s N 50 - -4---4~LTEit \BflLSRPLY 4 B@LSR N %LITEPLY 1 5M 5PLSA WE5ThAT FUNNY SlUFFEAT YOUR HEART3sz 3RLSP PUlTIN4444 IN YOUR COFFEE PGU NOUTIXANNO PRETINER 145Q SPPLJC-t 444A MQVENT SA sPINNER L SPPRSTOP&BOTIOP o CD o CD B g14'r -L CD CD -k Full-Size Plans Available Page 192 w VERTICAL FIN F2\p ElI FusaAoE SIDEVIEWI---z-r 0~---7T-/ Cloudhew Cr put up trim elevate nose bit 18-oz wing loading keeps sink rate speed slow easy making airplane pleasure land winds began gusting across strip time call day Back Victoria Texas home workshop replaced elevator rudder servo arms longer ones additional throw moved aileron links hole up ailerons modifications proved effective its next flight off Steen Strip airplane cut through strong gusts efficiently Fitted indicated power/prop combination Cloudhopper does aerobatics appropriate its heritageand does scale realism Dont expect sort Unlimited Aerobatics youd wring out Extra 230 say Al Willaert A&M Sachs-Dolmar engine Construction Building model simple straightforward Typical stick-and-rag techniques produce structure combines lightness strength used high-quality cowl Steve Kim Durecki T&D Fiberglass aluminum flange windshield Coverite A-in graphic stripes painted Sig aluminum dope old-timer cockpit Williams Bros three-inch sportsman pilot goggles pilfered Williams Bros three-inch standard pilot scarf strip Sig Koverall simulate 1930s cap daubed baking soda built up thin CyA visor piece /32 ply Williams Bros vintage wheels fit nicely CB Associates tail wheel assembly Top off superior-quality spinners Tru-Turn have model thats appealing both ground air Wing Cut out master rib piece aluminum thin plywood Make short saw cuts No 2 rib position aileron cutoff position Cut 26 full ribs 3/ balsa using master rib Mark terminus No 2 ribs leading edge aileron ribs 12 full-size ribs Cut along marks make four extra aileron ribs Select two A-in-sq x 48-in strips rear spar panel Choose strips straight possible Clamp straightedge bench over section waxed paper Sig 48-in aluminum straightedge has prominent place shop adjoin strips taking care 32 Model Aviation Wing tip construction showing 14in spar extensions sheet tip sanded bevel accept %2 wing tip sheet ing icading edge 1/4-in strip glued after tip has sheeted main stress box tha fuselage Made 1-in Lite Ply its lock tab construction achieves iightness strength major stress points landing gear wing mount engine Full-Size Plans Available . See Page 192 ELEVATORS /7VV 11 / STAOrLZEn ER1 -V-VCloudhopper 0---V _ ~VV STAVEVVERVVVV TATVAVV match up bows wood Pull strips together along straightedge glue CyA cyanoacrylate glue produces strong straight spar Position strip A6 wood over plan main spar location pin down A-in-sq spruce spars Pin A-in-sq balsa jig place along designated line Install ribs top spar trailing edge TE sheet leading edge LE A-in strip Build ailerons separate task later Turn panel over pin down Install bottom LE TE sheeting Join panels dihedral jig under last rib Glue top LE sheet cap strips shimming along TE bottom spar keep wing true Glue %2 spar webs place sheet center section Use epoxy center section joints have plywood Remove wing bench Install bottom center section sheeting cap strips Add aileron drive option have selected two detailed plan Install wing tips x A-in spar extensions LE sheeting Glue A-in LE place Build ailerons directly over plan emplacing bottom %2 x A-in TE cap strips LE spar pinning firmly work surface Glue ribs thick CyA Add top TE sheet LE sheet cap strips Attach plywood control horn mount Tail surfaces built directly over plan spars made gluing together two pieces x A-in balsa spars stronger lighter ones made single piece /z-in-sq wood Also built-in tension keeps straight Fuselage Make tracings formers Lite Ply doublers Tack glue lightly respective wood pieces spray contact cement Make A-in balsa sheet sides using Lite Ply doublers pattern glue doublers balsa sheet using contact cement seal around edges CyA insurance Build right side over wax paper-covered plan side view build left side directly atop accuracy Before doing cover top bottom longerons strips waxed paper prevent gluing sides together Since Lite Ply less full inch thickness youll need shim between doublers raise left side flush longerons Separate sides pin down over plan top view F-3 tail post Epoxy F-3 appropriate slots doubler Sig Kwik Set gives good results Cut crosspieces diagonals F-3 aft glue place Position engine mount firewall drill holes bolts method detailed top view has worked well variety models Pull sides together install F-2 firewall Sig Kwik Set using 90 SE triangles keep forward section square December 1991 33 Fuselage construction under way crosamembers diagonal members top balsa farmers 14 x -in stringers place two halves have pulled together front F-i F-2 have epoxied place Though photo shows five stringers builders should use seven stringers shown plan Close-up firewall showing fiber glass cowl mounting blocks smoker pinch valve servo rod No 6 engine mount bolts fuel tank tubing outlets top smoker tank tubing bottom Left top A-in sheet has installed between F-i F-2 A-in sheet tripier has glued sanded taper %-in wing saddle strip side A-in-sq stringers place Note maple wing mounting blocks inside fuselage landing gear wire epoxied turing strips Right top fuselage sheeting being shaped 1-lb coffee cans prior installation Oversize random lengths A-grain balsa soaked water wrapped around cans rubberbanded place until dry precurved sheeting goes easily Glue bottom crosspieces frame Attach A-in sheeting between F-2 rear landing gear mount block location Pin top fuselage formers F-3B F-8 position Make sure top stringers will meet formers adjust necessary before gluing place Glue seven top stringers Remove fuselage plan epoxy Sig landing gear mounts place Glue Lite Ply tank mount install tank Glue top x -in Lite Ply double brace between firewall F-2 install throttle pushrod hardware Using Sig maple engine mount stock cut four blocks epoxy fuselage shown plan top side views Mount wing saddle squaring straight line tail post wing tips Drill /6 hole through corner block insert short piece 346 dowel Repeat process next block continuing until four holes have drilled Remove /6 dowels drill wing holes Tap maple blocks 4-20 tap test nylon bolts see screws freely hole precurve -in balsa sheeting easy installation fuselage top including cockpit section begin Assembly removable fuselage top over wing A-in strip pinned wing sheeting alignment stick pinned place over front sheet formers stalled after alignment has checked polyethylene sheet has positioned tween formers over wing prevent accidental gluing pafls Looking down smoker tank installation Note -in sheet balsa bottom between landing gear blocks -in spruce firewall reinforcements can also seen 34 Model Aviation cutting random lengths A-grain balsa fit between top fuselage formers F-i F-3 Soak strips water wrap around coffee cans secure rubberbands Once sheeting dry can slipped easily over formers having secured pins Bolt wing place laying polyethylene sheet over center section prevent gluing removable cockpit portion wing Pin place A-in strips go across top wing between F-2 F-3 making sure theyre aligned formers Pin formers F-2A F-2B F-2C F-3A place Align formers bridging across straight balsa pieces shown photos adjusting necessary Glue x A-in strips between formers fit A-in curved top sheeting pieces trimming necessary ensure joint falls over formers almost exact radius provided coffee cans simplifies task Glue sheeting place Cut out cockpit following outline plan attach 4-40 screws Remove wing finish sheeting fuselage glue side bottom stringers Glue lightweight balsa block fuselage over stabilizer location providing A-in space mounting stabilizer Sand block conform shape fuselage smoke system used less test bed setup would work SuperTigre 90and ol dad get few jollies seriously doubt 1930s-era home-builders put smoke systems craft Bend landing gear shape mount gear-block slots join gear wires solder units together shown Epoxy hard balsa fairing strips wire Sand strips until streamlined wrap Sig Koverall finish nitrate dope Glue shape bottom sheeting F-i F-B noting section drawing double -in sheet assembled removable portion covers landing gear held two screws indicated plans Covering finishing fuselage fin rudder covered Sig Koverall using Sig nitrate dope Heat shrink fuselage covering iron install covered fin Give entire assembly five coats 5050 nitrate dope MonoKote used wing stabilizer cream-colored wing leading edge MonoKote stabilizer leading edge same cream-colored Perfect paint used fuselage paint has good adherence fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite arrow cut black sheet stripes A6 set old Formula decals sold Orbit used Gulf decal Cloudhopper lettering dry transfer Chartpak Bookman 48-point bold italic made fake left engine cylinder simulate Supertigre 90 head gluing /16 balsa sheet strips representing cooling fins A-in sheet base After epoxying cylinder inside cowl cutout epoxied old glow plug simulated cooling fins painted Sig aluminum dope gas tank cap detailed plan Flying An easy-flying airplane Cloudhopper guilty no bad habits wild quirks spring-loaded tail wheel large rudder provide good ground handling model makes nice change pace foam-and-fiberglass structures think would dandy two-cylinder four-stroke Saito 130 OS 120 Should have comments criticisms suggestions please write 1308 E Polk Victoria TX 77901 Because hearing loss Im unable use telephone satisfactorily December 1991 35 Hayes engine mount Note bass wood mount Perry P-40 smoke pump smoke fuel tank tubing exten sions fuel tank filled through cyi inder head opening smoke tank through carburetor air intake hole balsa block has installed over stabilizer partially shaped /2-in scrap shim front edge creates just right amount space stabilizer slipped place Elevator construction under way bottom 1/ x ps have installed spar slots 1/ x -in trailing edge pinned top rudder assembled same way still half built Cloudhopper behind its older smaller sibling semiscale Pea Patch
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT easy-flying design handles well both ground air Williams Bros 3-in sportsman pilot wears SIg Koverall scarf 19308 cap built up baking soda thin CyA aluminum flange windshield made Coverite graphic %-in stripes painted Sig aluminum dope catch word Most comments about Pea Patch went something like Its nice airplane flies great Now twice big Maybe something After talking over fellow modelers decided 30% enlargement would meet IMAA requirements adapt model big bird fly-ins larger version called Cloudhopper could have hoped Equipped SuperTigre 90 swinging Rev-Up 16 x 4/2 propeller model moves through air scalelike speed reminiscent Golden Age home-builts inspired Once few weeks bad weather turbulence cleared test flew aileron drive belicrank mounting plate Refer plan arrangement alternative use servos wing drive ailerons airplane March afternoon Georgetown Modelers new field Georgetown Texas bolted wing filled tank fired up SuperTigre 90 taxied Cloudhopper down runway turned wind pushed open throttle After about 30 feet plane rotated off strip fed some slight trim changes made few passes turns Everything looked good needed control throw surfaces gave model some down trim full throttle throttled engine back landing approach View left side engine shows fuel tank fill vent lines top smoke tank lines bottom Note Perry pump pressure line engine crankcase 30 Model Aviation Leftirmnt bay under wing witfl tne oaiiery ana iransmitter neatly packed fe adio gear placed far rear achieve Note method tying together twin Lazer rods elevatvThe fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite Gulf decal set o Md Fnrmul Ons dacala sold Orbitwas used models name ne Golden Age Replicas Inc 1A-in lettering 1 1/2-in tail wheel Sullivan Theis stick-on vinyl Presto Coverite 1-in letrudder-to-arm drive yoke K&S -in brassters numbers make up NC license strip bent radius rudder eleva-number authors AMA number Bass tor horns use Du-Bro Lazer pushrod Dualwood blocks glued stab fin accept Lazer rods drive elevatorsthe bolted-on wire braces BRAD b1iEPHERD ~UDtOWE~ 2 PL5P BLDCS- 5L5R gA 5TRINGER$ m 44 -4 -/R0NL %N aLDO -4 4s N 50 - -4---4~LTEit \BflLSRPLY 4 B@LSR N %LITEPLY 1 5M 5PLSA WE5ThAT FUNNY SlUFFEAT YOUR HEART3sz 3RLSP PUlTIN4444 IN YOUR COFFEE PGU NOUTIXANNO PRETINER 145Q SPPLJC-t 444A MQVENT SA sPINNER L SPPRSTOP&BOTIOP o CD o CD B g14'r -L CD CD -k Full-Size Plans Available Page 192 w VERTICAL FIN F2\p ElI FusaAoE SIDEVIEWI---z-r 0~---7T-/ Cloudhew Cr put up trim elevate nose bit 18-oz wing loading keeps sink rate speed slow easy making airplane pleasure land winds began gusting across strip time call day Back Victoria Texas home workshop replaced elevator rudder servo arms longer ones additional throw moved aileron links hole up ailerons modifications proved effective its next flight off Steen Strip airplane cut through strong gusts efficiently Fitted indicated power/prop combination Cloudhopper does aerobatics appropriate its heritageand does scale realism Dont expect sort Unlimited Aerobatics youd wring out Extra 230 say Al Willaert A&M Sachs-Dolmar engine Construction Building model simple straightforward Typical stick-and-rag techniques produce structure combines lightness strength used high-quality cowl Steve Kim Durecki T&D Fiberglass aluminum flange windshield Coverite A-in graphic stripes painted Sig aluminum dope old-timer cockpit Williams Bros three-inch sportsman pilot goggles pilfered Williams Bros three-inch standard pilot scarf strip Sig Koverall simulate 1930s cap daubed baking soda built up thin CyA visor piece /32 ply Williams Bros vintage wheels fit nicely CB Associates tail wheel assembly Top off superior-quality spinners Tru-Turn have model thats appealing both ground air Wing Cut out master rib piece aluminum thin plywood Make short saw cuts No 2 rib position aileron cutoff position Cut 26 full ribs 3/ balsa using master rib Mark terminus No 2 ribs leading edge aileron ribs 12 full-size ribs Cut along marks make four extra aileron ribs Select two A-in-sq x 48-in strips rear spar panel Choose strips straight possible Clamp straightedge bench over section waxed paper Sig 48-in aluminum straightedge has prominent place shop adjoin strips taking care 32 Model Aviation Wing tip construction showing 14in spar extensions sheet tip sanded bevel accept %2 wing tip sheet ing icading edge 1/4-in strip glued after tip has sheeted main stress box tha fuselage Made 1-in Lite Ply its lock tab construction achieves iightness strength major stress points landing gear wing mount engine Full-Size Plans Available . See Page 192 ELEVATORS /7VV 11 / STAOrLZEn ER1 -V-VCloudhopper 0---V _ ~VV STAVEVVERVVVV TATVAVV match up bows wood Pull strips together along straightedge glue CyA cyanoacrylate glue produces strong straight spar Position strip A6 wood over plan main spar location pin down A-in-sq spruce spars Pin A-in-sq balsa jig place along designated line Install ribs top spar trailing edge TE sheet leading edge LE A-in strip Build ailerons separate task later Turn panel over pin down Install bottom LE TE sheeting Join panels dihedral jig under last rib Glue top LE sheet cap strips shimming along TE bottom spar keep wing true Glue %2 spar webs place sheet center section Use epoxy center section joints have plywood Remove wing bench Install bottom center section sheeting cap strips Add aileron drive option have selected two detailed plan Install wing tips x A-in spar extensions LE sheeting Glue A-in LE place Build ailerons directly over plan emplacing bottom %2 x A-in TE cap strips LE spar pinning firmly work surface Glue ribs thick CyA Add top TE sheet LE sheet cap strips Attach plywood control horn mount Tail surfaces built directly over plan spars made gluing together two pieces x A-in balsa spars stronger lighter ones made single piece /z-in-sq wood Also built-in tension keeps straight Fuselage Make tracings formers Lite Ply doublers Tack glue lightly respective wood pieces spray contact cement Make A-in balsa sheet sides using Lite Ply doublers pattern glue doublers balsa sheet using contact cement seal around edges CyA insurance Build right side over wax paper-covered plan side view build left side directly atop accuracy Before doing cover top bottom longerons strips waxed paper prevent gluing sides together Since Lite Ply less full inch thickness youll need shim between doublers raise left side flush longerons Separate sides pin down over plan top view F-3 tail post Epoxy F-3 appropriate slots doubler Sig Kwik Set gives good results Cut crosspieces diagonals F-3 aft glue place Position engine mount firewall drill holes bolts method detailed top view has worked well variety models Pull sides together install F-2 firewall Sig Kwik Set using 90 SE triangles keep forward section square December 1991 33 Fuselage construction under way crosamembers diagonal members top balsa farmers 14 x -in stringers place two halves have pulled together front F-i F-2 have epoxied place Though photo shows five stringers builders should use seven stringers shown plan Close-up firewall showing fiber glass cowl mounting blocks smoker pinch valve servo rod No 6 engine mount bolts fuel tank tubing outlets top smoker tank tubing bottom Left top A-in sheet has installed between F-i F-2 A-in sheet tripier has glued sanded taper %-in wing saddle strip side A-in-sq stringers place Note maple wing mounting blocks inside fuselage landing gear wire epoxied turing strips Right top fuselage sheeting being shaped 1-lb coffee cans prior installation Oversize random lengths A-grain balsa soaked water wrapped around cans rubberbanded place until dry precurved sheeting goes easily Glue bottom crosspieces frame Attach A-in sheeting between F-2 rear landing gear mount block location Pin top fuselage formers F-3B F-8 position Make sure top stringers will meet formers adjust necessary before gluing place Glue seven top stringers Remove fuselage plan epoxy Sig landing gear mounts place Glue Lite Ply tank mount install tank Glue top x -in Lite Ply double brace between firewall F-2 install throttle pushrod hardware Using Sig maple engine mount stock cut four blocks epoxy fuselage shown plan top side views Mount wing saddle squaring straight line tail post wing tips Drill /6 hole through corner block insert short piece 346 dowel Repeat process next block continuing until four holes have drilled Remove /6 dowels drill wing holes Tap maple blocks 4-20 tap test nylon bolts see screws freely hole precurve -in balsa sheeting easy installation fuselage top including cockpit section begin Assembly removable fuselage top over wing A-in strip pinned wing sheeting alignment stick pinned place over front sheet formers stalled after alignment has checked polyethylene sheet has positioned tween formers over wing prevent accidental gluing pafls Looking down smoker tank installation Note -in sheet balsa bottom between landing gear blocks -in spruce firewall reinforcements can also seen 34 Model Aviation cutting random lengths A-grain balsa fit between top fuselage formers F-i F-3 Soak strips water wrap around coffee cans secure rubberbands Once sheeting dry can slipped easily over formers having secured pins Bolt wing place laying polyethylene sheet over center section prevent gluing removable cockpit portion wing Pin place A-in strips go across top wing between F-2 F-3 making sure theyre aligned formers Pin formers F-2A F-2B F-2C F-3A place Align formers bridging across straight balsa pieces shown photos adjusting necessary Glue x A-in strips between formers fit A-in curved top sheeting pieces trimming necessary ensure joint falls over formers almost exact radius provided coffee cans simplifies task Glue sheeting place Cut out cockpit following outline plan attach 4-40 screws Remove wing finish sheeting fuselage glue side bottom stringers Glue lightweight balsa block fuselage over stabilizer location providing A-in space mounting stabilizer Sand block conform shape fuselage smoke system used less test bed setup would work SuperTigre 90and ol dad get few jollies seriously doubt 1930s-era home-builders put smoke systems craft Bend landing gear shape mount gear-block slots join gear wires solder units together shown Epoxy hard balsa fairing strips wire Sand strips until streamlined wrap Sig Koverall finish nitrate dope Glue shape bottom sheeting F-i F-B noting section drawing double -in sheet assembled removable portion covers landing gear held two screws indicated plans Covering finishing fuselage fin rudder covered Sig Koverall using Sig nitrate dope Heat shrink fuselage covering iron install covered fin Give entire assembly five coats 5050 nitrate dope MonoKote used wing stabilizer cream-colored wing leading edge MonoKote stabilizer leading edge same cream-colored Perfect paint used fuselage paint has good adherence fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite arrow cut black sheet stripes A6 set old Formula decals sold Orbit used Gulf decal Cloudhopper lettering dry transfer Chartpak Bookman 48-point bold italic made fake left engine cylinder simulate Supertigre 90 head gluing /16 balsa sheet strips representing cooling fins A-in sheet base After epoxying cylinder inside cowl cutout epoxied old glow plug simulated cooling fins painted Sig aluminum dope gas tank cap detailed plan Flying An easy-flying airplane Cloudhopper guilty no bad habits wild quirks spring-loaded tail wheel large rudder provide good ground handling model makes nice change pace foam-and-fiberglass structures think would dandy two-cylinder four-stroke Saito 130 OS 120 Should have comments criticisms suggestions please write 1308 E Polk Victoria TX 77901 Because hearing loss Im unable use telephone satisfactorily December 1991 35 Hayes engine mount Note bass wood mount Perry P-40 smoke pump smoke fuel tank tubing exten sions fuel tank filled through cyi inder head opening smoke tank through carburetor air intake hole balsa block has installed over stabilizer partially shaped /2-in scrap shim front edge creates just right amount space stabilizer slipped place Elevator construction under way bottom 1/ x ps have installed spar slots 1/ x -in trailing edge pinned top rudder assembled same way still half built Cloudhopper behind its older smaller sibling semiscale Pea Patch
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT easy-flying design handles well both ground air Williams Bros 3-in sportsman pilot wears SIg Koverall scarf 19308 cap built up baking soda thin CyA aluminum flange windshield made Coverite graphic %-in stripes painted Sig aluminum dope catch word Most comments about Pea Patch went something like Its nice airplane flies great Now twice big Maybe something After talking over fellow modelers decided 30% enlargement would meet IMAA requirements adapt model big bird fly-ins larger version called Cloudhopper could have hoped Equipped SuperTigre 90 swinging Rev-Up 16 x 4/2 propeller model moves through air scalelike speed reminiscent Golden Age home-builts inspired Once few weeks bad weather turbulence cleared test flew aileron drive belicrank mounting plate Refer plan arrangement alternative use servos wing drive ailerons airplane March afternoon Georgetown Modelers new field Georgetown Texas bolted wing filled tank fired up SuperTigre 90 taxied Cloudhopper down runway turned wind pushed open throttle After about 30 feet plane rotated off strip fed some slight trim changes made few passes turns Everything looked good needed control throw surfaces gave model some down trim full throttle throttled engine back landing approach View left side engine shows fuel tank fill vent lines top smoke tank lines bottom Note Perry pump pressure line engine crankcase 30 Model Aviation Leftirmnt bay under wing witfl tne oaiiery ana iransmitter neatly packed fe adio gear placed far rear achieve Note method tying together twin Lazer rods elevatvThe fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite Gulf decal set o Md Fnrmul Ons dacala sold Orbitwas used models name ne Golden Age Replicas Inc 1A-in lettering 1 1/2-in tail wheel Sullivan Theis stick-on vinyl Presto Coverite 1-in letrudder-to-arm drive yoke K&S -in brassters numbers make up NC license strip bent radius rudder eleva-number authors AMA number Bass tor horns use Du-Bro Lazer pushrod Dualwood blocks glued stab fin accept Lazer rods drive elevatorsthe bolted-on wire braces BRAD b1iEPHERD ~UDtOWE~ 2 PL5P BLDCS- 5L5R gA 5TRINGER$ m 44 -4 -/R0NL %N aLDO -4 4s N 50 - -4---4~LTEit \BflLSRPLY 4 B@LSR N %LITEPLY 1 5M 5PLSA WE5ThAT FUNNY SlUFFEAT YOUR HEART3sz 3RLSP PUlTIN4444 IN YOUR COFFEE PGU NOUTIXANNO PRETINER 145Q SPPLJC-t 444A MQVENT SA sPINNER L SPPRSTOP&BOTIOP o CD o CD B g14'r -L CD CD -k Full-Size Plans Available Page 192 w VERTICAL FIN F2\p ElI FusaAoE SIDEVIEWI---z-r 0~---7T-/ Cloudhew Cr put up trim elevate nose bit 18-oz wing loading keeps sink rate speed slow easy making airplane pleasure land winds began gusting across strip time call day Back Victoria Texas home workshop replaced elevator rudder servo arms longer ones additional throw moved aileron links hole up ailerons modifications proved effective its next flight off Steen Strip airplane cut through strong gusts efficiently Fitted indicated power/prop combination Cloudhopper does aerobatics appropriate its heritageand does scale realism Dont expect sort Unlimited Aerobatics youd wring out Extra 230 say Al Willaert A&M Sachs-Dolmar engine Construction Building model simple straightforward Typical stick-and-rag techniques produce structure combines lightness strength used high-quality cowl Steve Kim Durecki T&D Fiberglass aluminum flange windshield Coverite A-in graphic stripes painted Sig aluminum dope old-timer cockpit Williams Bros three-inch sportsman pilot goggles pilfered Williams Bros three-inch standard pilot scarf strip Sig Koverall simulate 1930s cap daubed baking soda built up thin CyA visor piece /32 ply Williams Bros vintage wheels fit nicely CB Associates tail wheel assembly Top off superior-quality spinners Tru-Turn have model thats appealing both ground air Wing Cut out master rib piece aluminum thin plywood Make short saw cuts No 2 rib position aileron cutoff position Cut 26 full ribs 3/ balsa using master rib Mark terminus No 2 ribs leading edge aileron ribs 12 full-size ribs Cut along marks make four extra aileron ribs Select two A-in-sq x 48-in strips rear spar panel Choose strips straight possible Clamp straightedge bench over section waxed paper Sig 48-in aluminum straightedge has prominent place shop adjoin strips taking care 32 Model Aviation Wing tip construction showing 14in spar extensions sheet tip sanded bevel accept %2 wing tip sheet ing icading edge 1/4-in strip glued after tip has sheeted main stress box tha fuselage Made 1-in Lite Ply its lock tab construction achieves iightness strength major stress points landing gear wing mount engine Full-Size Plans Available . See Page 192 ELEVATORS /7VV 11 / STAOrLZEn ER1 -V-VCloudhopper 0---V _ ~VV STAVEVVERVVVV TATVAVV match up bows wood Pull strips together along straightedge glue CyA cyanoacrylate glue produces strong straight spar Position strip A6 wood over plan main spar location pin down A-in-sq spruce spars Pin A-in-sq balsa jig place along designated line Install ribs top spar trailing edge TE sheet leading edge LE A-in strip Build ailerons separate task later Turn panel over pin down Install bottom LE TE sheeting Join panels dihedral jig under last rib Glue top LE sheet cap strips shimming along TE bottom spar keep wing true Glue %2 spar webs place sheet center section Use epoxy center section joints have plywood Remove wing bench Install bottom center section sheeting cap strips Add aileron drive option have selected two detailed plan Install wing tips x A-in spar extensions LE sheeting Glue A-in LE place Build ailerons directly over plan emplacing bottom %2 x A-in TE cap strips LE spar pinning firmly work surface Glue ribs thick CyA Add top TE sheet LE sheet cap strips Attach plywood control horn mount Tail surfaces built directly over plan spars made gluing together two pieces x A-in balsa spars stronger lighter ones made single piece /z-in-sq wood Also built-in tension keeps straight Fuselage Make tracings formers Lite Ply doublers Tack glue lightly respective wood pieces spray contact cement Make A-in balsa sheet sides using Lite Ply doublers pattern glue doublers balsa sheet using contact cement seal around edges CyA insurance Build right side over wax paper-covered plan side view build left side directly atop accuracy Before doing cover top bottom longerons strips waxed paper prevent gluing sides together Since Lite Ply less full inch thickness youll need shim between doublers raise left side flush longerons Separate sides pin down over plan top view F-3 tail post Epoxy F-3 appropriate slots doubler Sig Kwik Set gives good results Cut crosspieces diagonals F-3 aft glue place Position engine mount firewall drill holes bolts method detailed top view has worked well variety models Pull sides together install F-2 firewall Sig Kwik Set using 90 SE triangles keep forward section square December 1991 33 Fuselage construction under way crosamembers diagonal members top balsa farmers 14 x -in stringers place two halves have pulled together front F-i F-2 have epoxied place Though photo shows five stringers builders should use seven stringers shown plan Close-up firewall showing fiber glass cowl mounting blocks smoker pinch valve servo rod No 6 engine mount bolts fuel tank tubing outlets top smoker tank tubing bottom Left top A-in sheet has installed between F-i F-2 A-in sheet tripier has glued sanded taper %-in wing saddle strip side A-in-sq stringers place Note maple wing mounting blocks inside fuselage landing gear wire epoxied turing strips Right top fuselage sheeting being shaped 1-lb coffee cans prior installation Oversize random lengths A-grain balsa soaked water wrapped around cans rubberbanded place until dry precurved sheeting goes easily Glue bottom crosspieces frame Attach A-in sheeting between F-2 rear landing gear mount block location Pin top fuselage formers F-3B F-8 position Make sure top stringers will meet formers adjust necessary before gluing place Glue seven top stringers Remove fuselage plan epoxy Sig landing gear mounts place Glue Lite Ply tank mount install tank Glue top x -in Lite Ply double brace between firewall F-2 install throttle pushrod hardware Using Sig maple engine mount stock cut four blocks epoxy fuselage shown plan top side views Mount wing saddle squaring straight line tail post wing tips Drill /6 hole through corner block insert short piece 346 dowel Repeat process next block continuing until four holes have drilled Remove /6 dowels drill wing holes Tap maple blocks 4-20 tap test nylon bolts see screws freely hole precurve -in balsa sheeting easy installation fuselage top including cockpit section begin Assembly removable fuselage top over wing A-in strip pinned wing sheeting alignment stick pinned place over front sheet formers stalled after alignment has checked polyethylene sheet has positioned tween formers over wing prevent accidental gluing pafls Looking down smoker tank installation Note -in sheet balsa bottom between landing gear blocks -in spruce firewall reinforcements can also seen 34 Model Aviation cutting random lengths A-grain balsa fit between top fuselage formers F-i F-3 Soak strips water wrap around coffee cans secure rubberbands Once sheeting dry can slipped easily over formers having secured pins Bolt wing place laying polyethylene sheet over center section prevent gluing removable cockpit portion wing Pin place A-in strips go across top wing between F-2 F-3 making sure theyre aligned formers Pin formers F-2A F-2B F-2C F-3A place Align formers bridging across straight balsa pieces shown photos adjusting necessary Glue x A-in strips between formers fit A-in curved top sheeting pieces trimming necessary ensure joint falls over formers almost exact radius provided coffee cans simplifies task Glue sheeting place Cut out cockpit following outline plan attach 4-40 screws Remove wing finish sheeting fuselage glue side bottom stringers Glue lightweight balsa block fuselage over stabilizer location providing A-in space mounting stabilizer Sand block conform shape fuselage smoke system used less test bed setup would work SuperTigre 90and ol dad get few jollies seriously doubt 1930s-era home-builders put smoke systems craft Bend landing gear shape mount gear-block slots join gear wires solder units together shown Epoxy hard balsa fairing strips wire Sand strips until streamlined wrap Sig Koverall finish nitrate dope Glue shape bottom sheeting F-i F-B noting section drawing double -in sheet assembled removable portion covers landing gear held two screws indicated plans Covering finishing fuselage fin rudder covered Sig Koverall using Sig nitrate dope Heat shrink fuselage covering iron install covered fin Give entire assembly five coats 5050 nitrate dope MonoKote used wing stabilizer cream-colored wing leading edge MonoKote stabilizer leading edge same cream-colored Perfect paint used fuselage paint has good adherence fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite arrow cut black sheet stripes A6 set old Formula decals sold Orbit used Gulf decal Cloudhopper lettering dry transfer Chartpak Bookman 48-point bold italic made fake left engine cylinder simulate Supertigre 90 head gluing /16 balsa sheet strips representing cooling fins A-in sheet base After epoxying cylinder inside cowl cutout epoxied old glow plug simulated cooling fins painted Sig aluminum dope gas tank cap detailed plan Flying An easy-flying airplane Cloudhopper guilty no bad habits wild quirks spring-loaded tail wheel large rudder provide good ground handling model makes nice change pace foam-and-fiberglass structures think would dandy two-cylinder four-stroke Saito 130 OS 120 Should have comments criticisms suggestions please write 1308 E Polk Victoria TX 77901 Because hearing loss Im unable use telephone satisfactorily December 1991 35 Hayes engine mount Note bass wood mount Perry P-40 smoke pump smoke fuel tank tubing exten sions fuel tank filled through cyi inder head opening smoke tank through carburetor air intake hole balsa block has installed over stabilizer partially shaped /2-in scrap shim front edge creates just right amount space stabilizer slipped place Elevator construction under way bottom 1/ x ps have installed spar slots 1/ x -in trailing edge pinned top rudder assembled same way still half built Cloudhopper behind its older smaller sibling semiscale Pea Patch
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT easy-flying design handles well both ground air Williams Bros 3-in sportsman pilot wears SIg Koverall scarf 19308 cap built up baking soda thin CyA aluminum flange windshield made Coverite graphic %-in stripes painted Sig aluminum dope catch word Most comments about Pea Patch went something like Its nice airplane flies great Now twice big Maybe something After talking over fellow modelers decided 30% enlargement would meet IMAA requirements adapt model big bird fly-ins larger version called Cloudhopper could have hoped Equipped SuperTigre 90 swinging Rev-Up 16 x 4/2 propeller model moves through air scalelike speed reminiscent Golden Age home-builts inspired Once few weeks bad weather turbulence cleared test flew aileron drive belicrank mounting plate Refer plan arrangement alternative use servos wing drive ailerons airplane March afternoon Georgetown Modelers new field Georgetown Texas bolted wing filled tank fired up SuperTigre 90 taxied Cloudhopper down runway turned wind pushed open throttle After about 30 feet plane rotated off strip fed some slight trim changes made few passes turns Everything looked good needed control throw surfaces gave model some down trim full throttle throttled engine back landing approach View left side engine shows fuel tank fill vent lines top smoke tank lines bottom Note Perry pump pressure line engine crankcase 30 Model Aviation Leftirmnt bay under wing witfl tne oaiiery ana iransmitter neatly packed fe adio gear placed far rear achieve Note method tying together twin Lazer rods elevatvThe fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite Gulf decal set o Md Fnrmul Ons dacala sold Orbitwas used models name ne Golden Age Replicas Inc 1A-in lettering 1 1/2-in tail wheel Sullivan Theis stick-on vinyl Presto Coverite 1-in letrudder-to-arm drive yoke K&S -in brassters numbers make up NC license strip bent radius rudder eleva-number authors AMA number Bass tor horns use Du-Bro Lazer pushrod Dualwood blocks glued stab fin accept Lazer rods drive elevatorsthe bolted-on wire braces BRAD b1iEPHERD ~UDtOWE~ 2 PL5P BLDCS- 5L5R gA 5TRINGER$ m 44 -4 -/R0NL %N aLDO -4 4s N 50 - -4---4~LTEit \BflLSRPLY 4 B@LSR N %LITEPLY 1 5M 5PLSA WE5ThAT FUNNY SlUFFEAT YOUR HEART3sz 3RLSP PUlTIN4444 IN YOUR COFFEE PGU NOUTIXANNO PRETINER 145Q SPPLJC-t 444A MQVENT SA sPINNER L SPPRSTOP&BOTIOP o CD o CD B g14'r -L CD CD -k Full-Size Plans Available Page 192 w VERTICAL FIN F2\p ElI FusaAoE SIDEVIEWI---z-r 0~---7T-/ Cloudhew Cr put up trim elevate nose bit 18-oz wing loading keeps sink rate speed slow easy making airplane pleasure land winds began gusting across strip time call day Back Victoria Texas home workshop replaced elevator rudder servo arms longer ones additional throw moved aileron links hole up ailerons modifications proved effective its next flight off Steen Strip airplane cut through strong gusts efficiently Fitted indicated power/prop combination Cloudhopper does aerobatics appropriate its heritageand does scale realism Dont expect sort Unlimited Aerobatics youd wring out Extra 230 say Al Willaert A&M Sachs-Dolmar engine Construction Building model simple straightforward Typical stick-and-rag techniques produce structure combines lightness strength used high-quality cowl Steve Kim Durecki T&D Fiberglass aluminum flange windshield Coverite A-in graphic stripes painted Sig aluminum dope old-timer cockpit Williams Bros three-inch sportsman pilot goggles pilfered Williams Bros three-inch standard pilot scarf strip Sig Koverall simulate 1930s cap daubed baking soda built up thin CyA visor piece /32 ply Williams Bros vintage wheels fit nicely CB Associates tail wheel assembly Top off superior-quality spinners Tru-Turn have model thats appealing both ground air Wing Cut out master rib piece aluminum thin plywood Make short saw cuts No 2 rib position aileron cutoff position Cut 26 full ribs 3/ balsa using master rib Mark terminus No 2 ribs leading edge aileron ribs 12 full-size ribs Cut along marks make four extra aileron ribs Select two A-in-sq x 48-in strips rear spar panel Choose strips straight possible Clamp straightedge bench over section waxed paper Sig 48-in aluminum straightedge has prominent place shop adjoin strips taking care 32 Model Aviation Wing tip construction showing 14in spar extensions sheet tip sanded bevel accept %2 wing tip sheet ing icading edge 1/4-in strip glued after tip has sheeted main stress box tha fuselage Made 1-in Lite Ply its lock tab construction achieves iightness strength major stress points landing gear wing mount engine Full-Size Plans Available . See Page 192 ELEVATORS /7VV 11 / STAOrLZEn ER1 -V-VCloudhopper 0---V _ ~VV STAVEVVERVVVV TATVAVV match up bows wood Pull strips together along straightedge glue CyA cyanoacrylate glue produces strong straight spar Position strip A6 wood over plan main spar location pin down A-in-sq spruce spars Pin A-in-sq balsa jig place along designated line Install ribs top spar trailing edge TE sheet leading edge LE A-in strip Build ailerons separate task later Turn panel over pin down Install bottom LE TE sheeting Join panels dihedral jig under last rib Glue top LE sheet cap strips shimming along TE bottom spar keep wing true Glue %2 spar webs place sheet center section Use epoxy center section joints have plywood Remove wing bench Install bottom center section sheeting cap strips Add aileron drive option have selected two detailed plan Install wing tips x A-in spar extensions LE sheeting Glue A-in LE place Build ailerons directly over plan emplacing bottom %2 x A-in TE cap strips LE spar pinning firmly work surface Glue ribs thick CyA Add top TE sheet LE sheet cap strips Attach plywood control horn mount Tail surfaces built directly over plan spars made gluing together two pieces x A-in balsa spars stronger lighter ones made single piece /z-in-sq wood Also built-in tension keeps straight Fuselage Make tracings formers Lite Ply doublers Tack glue lightly respective wood pieces spray contact cement Make A-in balsa sheet sides using Lite Ply doublers pattern glue doublers balsa sheet using contact cement seal around edges CyA insurance Build right side over wax paper-covered plan side view build left side directly atop accuracy Before doing cover top bottom longerons strips waxed paper prevent gluing sides together Since Lite Ply less full inch thickness youll need shim between doublers raise left side flush longerons Separate sides pin down over plan top view F-3 tail post Epoxy F-3 appropriate slots doubler Sig Kwik Set gives good results Cut crosspieces diagonals F-3 aft glue place Position engine mount firewall drill holes bolts method detailed top view has worked well variety models Pull sides together install F-2 firewall Sig Kwik Set using 90 SE triangles keep forward section square December 1991 33 Fuselage construction under way crosamembers diagonal members top balsa farmers 14 x -in stringers place two halves have pulled together front F-i F-2 have epoxied place Though photo shows five stringers builders should use seven stringers shown plan Close-up firewall showing fiber glass cowl mounting blocks smoker pinch valve servo rod No 6 engine mount bolts fuel tank tubing outlets top smoker tank tubing bottom Left top A-in sheet has installed between F-i F-2 A-in sheet tripier has glued sanded taper %-in wing saddle strip side A-in-sq stringers place Note maple wing mounting blocks inside fuselage landing gear wire epoxied turing strips Right top fuselage sheeting being shaped 1-lb coffee cans prior installation Oversize random lengths A-grain balsa soaked water wrapped around cans rubberbanded place until dry precurved sheeting goes easily Glue bottom crosspieces frame Attach A-in sheeting between F-2 rear landing gear mount block location Pin top fuselage formers F-3B F-8 position Make sure top stringers will meet formers adjust necessary before gluing place Glue seven top stringers Remove fuselage plan epoxy Sig landing gear mounts place Glue Lite Ply tank mount install tank Glue top x -in Lite Ply double brace between firewall F-2 install throttle pushrod hardware Using Sig maple engine mount stock cut four blocks epoxy fuselage shown plan top side views Mount wing saddle squaring straight line tail post wing tips Drill /6 hole through corner block insert short piece 346 dowel Repeat process next block continuing until four holes have drilled Remove /6 dowels drill wing holes Tap maple blocks 4-20 tap test nylon bolts see screws freely hole precurve -in balsa sheeting easy installation fuselage top including cockpit section begin Assembly removable fuselage top over wing A-in strip pinned wing sheeting alignment stick pinned place over front sheet formers stalled after alignment has checked polyethylene sheet has positioned tween formers over wing prevent accidental gluing pafls Looking down smoker tank installation Note -in sheet balsa bottom between landing gear blocks -in spruce firewall reinforcements can also seen 34 Model Aviation cutting random lengths A-grain balsa fit between top fuselage formers F-i F-3 Soak strips water wrap around coffee cans secure rubberbands Once sheeting dry can slipped easily over formers having secured pins Bolt wing place laying polyethylene sheet over center section prevent gluing removable cockpit portion wing Pin place A-in strips go across top wing between F-2 F-3 making sure theyre aligned formers Pin formers F-2A F-2B F-2C F-3A place Align formers bridging across straight balsa pieces shown photos adjusting necessary Glue x A-in strips between formers fit A-in curved top sheeting pieces trimming necessary ensure joint falls over formers almost exact radius provided coffee cans simplifies task Glue sheeting place Cut out cockpit following outline plan attach 4-40 screws Remove wing finish sheeting fuselage glue side bottom stringers Glue lightweight balsa block fuselage over stabilizer location providing A-in space mounting stabilizer Sand block conform shape fuselage smoke system used less test bed setup would work SuperTigre 90and ol dad get few jollies seriously doubt 1930s-era home-builders put smoke systems craft Bend landing gear shape mount gear-block slots join gear wires solder units together shown Epoxy hard balsa fairing strips wire Sand strips until streamlined wrap Sig Koverall finish nitrate dope Glue shape bottom sheeting F-i F-B noting section drawing double -in sheet assembled removable portion covers landing gear held two screws indicated plans Covering finishing fuselage fin rudder covered Sig Koverall using Sig nitrate dope Heat shrink fuselage covering iron install covered fin Give entire assembly five coats 5050 nitrate dope MonoKote used wing stabilizer cream-colored wing leading edge MonoKote stabilizer leading edge same cream-colored Perfect paint used fuselage paint has good adherence fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite arrow cut black sheet stripes A6 set old Formula decals sold Orbit used Gulf decal Cloudhopper lettering dry transfer Chartpak Bookman 48-point bold italic made fake left engine cylinder simulate Supertigre 90 head gluing /16 balsa sheet strips representing cooling fins A-in sheet base After epoxying cylinder inside cowl cutout epoxied old glow plug simulated cooling fins painted Sig aluminum dope gas tank cap detailed plan Flying An easy-flying airplane Cloudhopper guilty no bad habits wild quirks spring-loaded tail wheel large rudder provide good ground handling model makes nice change pace foam-and-fiberglass structures think would dandy two-cylinder four-stroke Saito 130 OS 120 Should have comments criticisms suggestions please write 1308 E Polk Victoria TX 77901 Because hearing loss Im unable use telephone satisfactorily December 1991 35 Hayes engine mount Note bass wood mount Perry P-40 smoke pump smoke fuel tank tubing exten sions fuel tank filled through cyi inder head opening smoke tank through carburetor air intake hole balsa block has installed over stabilizer partially shaped /2-in scrap shim front edge creates just right amount space stabilizer slipped place Elevator construction under way bottom 1/ x ps have installed spar slots 1/ x -in trailing edge pinned top rudder assembled same way still half built Cloudhopper behind its older smaller sibling semiscale Pea Patch
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT easy-flying design handles well both ground air Williams Bros 3-in sportsman pilot wears SIg Koverall scarf 19308 cap built up baking soda thin CyA aluminum flange windshield made Coverite graphic %-in stripes painted Sig aluminum dope catch word Most comments about Pea Patch went something like Its nice airplane flies great Now twice big Maybe something After talking over fellow modelers decided 30% enlargement would meet IMAA requirements adapt model big bird fly-ins larger version called Cloudhopper could have hoped Equipped SuperTigre 90 swinging Rev-Up 16 x 4/2 propeller model moves through air scalelike speed reminiscent Golden Age home-builts inspired Once few weeks bad weather turbulence cleared test flew aileron drive belicrank mounting plate Refer plan arrangement alternative use servos wing drive ailerons airplane March afternoon Georgetown Modelers new field Georgetown Texas bolted wing filled tank fired up SuperTigre 90 taxied Cloudhopper down runway turned wind pushed open throttle After about 30 feet plane rotated off strip fed some slight trim changes made few passes turns Everything looked good needed control throw surfaces gave model some down trim full throttle throttled engine back landing approach View left side engine shows fuel tank fill vent lines top smoke tank lines bottom Note Perry pump pressure line engine crankcase 30 Model Aviation Leftirmnt bay under wing witfl tne oaiiery ana iransmitter neatly packed fe adio gear placed far rear achieve Note method tying together twin Lazer rods elevatvThe fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite Gulf decal set o Md Fnrmul Ons dacala sold Orbitwas used models name ne Golden Age Replicas Inc 1A-in lettering 1 1/2-in tail wheel Sullivan Theis stick-on vinyl Presto Coverite 1-in letrudder-to-arm drive yoke K&S -in brassters numbers make up NC license strip bent radius rudder eleva-number authors AMA number Bass tor horns use Du-Bro Lazer pushrod Dualwood blocks glued stab fin accept Lazer rods drive elevatorsthe bolted-on wire braces BRAD b1iEPHERD ~UDtOWE~ 2 PL5P BLDCS- 5L5R gA 5TRINGER$ m 44 -4 -/R0NL %N aLDO -4 4s N 50 - -4---4~LTEit \BflLSRPLY 4 B@LSR N %LITEPLY 1 5M 5PLSA WE5ThAT FUNNY SlUFFEAT YOUR HEART3sz 3RLSP PUlTIN4444 IN YOUR COFFEE PGU NOUTIXANNO PRETINER 145Q SPPLJC-t 444A MQVENT SA sPINNER L SPPRSTOP&BOTIOP o CD o CD B g14'r -L CD CD -k Full-Size Plans Available Page 192 w VERTICAL FIN F2\p ElI FusaAoE SIDEVIEWI---z-r 0~---7T-/ Cloudhew Cr put up trim elevate nose bit 18-oz wing loading keeps sink rate speed slow easy making airplane pleasure land winds began gusting across strip time call day Back Victoria Texas home workshop replaced elevator rudder servo arms longer ones additional throw moved aileron links hole up ailerons modifications proved effective its next flight off Steen Strip airplane cut through strong gusts efficiently Fitted indicated power/prop combination Cloudhopper does aerobatics appropriate its heritageand does scale realism Dont expect sort Unlimited Aerobatics youd wring out Extra 230 say Al Willaert A&M Sachs-Dolmar engine Construction Building model simple straightforward Typical stick-and-rag techniques produce structure combines lightness strength used high-quality cowl Steve Kim Durecki T&D Fiberglass aluminum flange windshield Coverite A-in graphic stripes painted Sig aluminum dope old-timer cockpit Williams Bros three-inch sportsman pilot goggles pilfered Williams Bros three-inch standard pilot scarf strip Sig Koverall simulate 1930s cap daubed baking soda built up thin CyA visor piece /32 ply Williams Bros vintage wheels fit nicely CB Associates tail wheel assembly Top off superior-quality spinners Tru-Turn have model thats appealing both ground air Wing Cut out master rib piece aluminum thin plywood Make short saw cuts No 2 rib position aileron cutoff position Cut 26 full ribs 3/ balsa using master rib Mark terminus No 2 ribs leading edge aileron ribs 12 full-size ribs Cut along marks make four extra aileron ribs Select two A-in-sq x 48-in strips rear spar panel Choose strips straight possible Clamp straightedge bench over section waxed paper Sig 48-in aluminum straightedge has prominent place shop adjoin strips taking care 32 Model Aviation Wing tip construction showing 14in spar extensions sheet tip sanded bevel accept %2 wing tip sheet ing icading edge 1/4-in strip glued after tip has sheeted main stress box tha fuselage Made 1-in Lite Ply its lock tab construction achieves iightness strength major stress points landing gear wing mount engine Full-Size Plans Available . See Page 192 ELEVATORS /7VV 11 / STAOrLZEn ER1 -V-VCloudhopper 0---V _ ~VV STAVEVVERVVVV TATVAVV match up bows wood Pull strips together along straightedge glue CyA cyanoacrylate glue produces strong straight spar Position strip A6 wood over plan main spar location pin down A-in-sq spruce spars Pin A-in-sq balsa jig place along designated line Install ribs top spar trailing edge TE sheet leading edge LE A-in strip Build ailerons separate task later Turn panel over pin down Install bottom LE TE sheeting Join panels dihedral jig under last rib Glue top LE sheet cap strips shimming along TE bottom spar keep wing true Glue %2 spar webs place sheet center section Use epoxy center section joints have plywood Remove wing bench Install bottom center section sheeting cap strips Add aileron drive option have selected two detailed plan Install wing tips x A-in spar extensions LE sheeting Glue A-in LE place Build ailerons directly over plan emplacing bottom %2 x A-in TE cap strips LE spar pinning firmly work surface Glue ribs thick CyA Add top TE sheet LE sheet cap strips Attach plywood control horn mount Tail surfaces built directly over plan spars made gluing together two pieces x A-in balsa spars stronger lighter ones made single piece /z-in-sq wood Also built-in tension keeps straight Fuselage Make tracings formers Lite Ply doublers Tack glue lightly respective wood pieces spray contact cement Make A-in balsa sheet sides using Lite Ply doublers pattern glue doublers balsa sheet using contact cement seal around edges CyA insurance Build right side over wax paper-covered plan side view build left side directly atop accuracy Before doing cover top bottom longerons strips waxed paper prevent gluing sides together Since Lite Ply less full inch thickness youll need shim between doublers raise left side flush longerons Separate sides pin down over plan top view F-3 tail post Epoxy F-3 appropriate slots doubler Sig Kwik Set gives good results Cut crosspieces diagonals F-3 aft glue place Position engine mount firewall drill holes bolts method detailed top view has worked well variety models Pull sides together install F-2 firewall Sig Kwik Set using 90 SE triangles keep forward section square December 1991 33 Fuselage construction under way crosamembers diagonal members top balsa farmers 14 x -in stringers place two halves have pulled together front F-i F-2 have epoxied place Though photo shows five stringers builders should use seven stringers shown plan Close-up firewall showing fiber glass cowl mounting blocks smoker pinch valve servo rod No 6 engine mount bolts fuel tank tubing outlets top smoker tank tubing bottom Left top A-in sheet has installed between F-i F-2 A-in sheet tripier has glued sanded taper %-in wing saddle strip side A-in-sq stringers place Note maple wing mounting blocks inside fuselage landing gear wire epoxied turing strips Right top fuselage sheeting being shaped 1-lb coffee cans prior installation Oversize random lengths A-grain balsa soaked water wrapped around cans rubberbanded place until dry precurved sheeting goes easily Glue bottom crosspieces frame Attach A-in sheeting between F-2 rear landing gear mount block location Pin top fuselage formers F-3B F-8 position Make sure top stringers will meet formers adjust necessary before gluing place Glue seven top stringers Remove fuselage plan epoxy Sig landing gear mounts place Glue Lite Ply tank mount install tank Glue top x -in Lite Ply double brace between firewall F-2 install throttle pushrod hardware Using Sig maple engine mount stock cut four blocks epoxy fuselage shown plan top side views Mount wing saddle squaring straight line tail post wing tips Drill /6 hole through corner block insert short piece 346 dowel Repeat process next block continuing until four holes have drilled Remove /6 dowels drill wing holes Tap maple blocks 4-20 tap test nylon bolts see screws freely hole precurve -in balsa sheeting easy installation fuselage top including cockpit section begin Assembly removable fuselage top over wing A-in strip pinned wing sheeting alignment stick pinned place over front sheet formers stalled after alignment has checked polyethylene sheet has positioned tween formers over wing prevent accidental gluing pafls Looking down smoker tank installation Note -in sheet balsa bottom between landing gear blocks -in spruce firewall reinforcements can also seen 34 Model Aviation cutting random lengths A-grain balsa fit between top fuselage formers F-i F-3 Soak strips water wrap around coffee cans secure rubberbands Once sheeting dry can slipped easily over formers having secured pins Bolt wing place laying polyethylene sheet over center section prevent gluing removable cockpit portion wing Pin place A-in strips go across top wing between F-2 F-3 making sure theyre aligned formers Pin formers F-2A F-2B F-2C F-3A place Align formers bridging across straight balsa pieces shown photos adjusting necessary Glue x A-in strips between formers fit A-in curved top sheeting pieces trimming necessary ensure joint falls over formers almost exact radius provided coffee cans simplifies task Glue sheeting place Cut out cockpit following outline plan attach 4-40 screws Remove wing finish sheeting fuselage glue side bottom stringers Glue lightweight balsa block fuselage over stabilizer location providing A-in space mounting stabilizer Sand block conform shape fuselage smoke system used less test bed setup would work SuperTigre 90and ol dad get few jollies seriously doubt 1930s-era home-builders put smoke systems craft Bend landing gear shape mount gear-block slots join gear wires solder units together shown Epoxy hard balsa fairing strips wire Sand strips until streamlined wrap Sig Koverall finish nitrate dope Glue shape bottom sheeting F-i F-B noting section drawing double -in sheet assembled removable portion covers landing gear held two screws indicated plans Covering finishing fuselage fin rudder covered Sig Koverall using Sig nitrate dope Heat shrink fuselage covering iron install covered fin Give entire assembly five coats 5050 nitrate dope MonoKote used wing stabilizer cream-colored wing leading edge MonoKote stabilizer leading edge same cream-colored Perfect paint used fuselage paint has good adherence fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite arrow cut black sheet stripes A6 set old Formula decals sold Orbit used Gulf decal Cloudhopper lettering dry transfer Chartpak Bookman 48-point bold italic made fake left engine cylinder simulate Supertigre 90 head gluing /16 balsa sheet strips representing cooling fins A-in sheet base After epoxying cylinder inside cowl cutout epoxied old glow plug simulated cooling fins painted Sig aluminum dope gas tank cap detailed plan Flying An easy-flying airplane Cloudhopper guilty no bad habits wild quirks spring-loaded tail wheel large rudder provide good ground handling model makes nice change pace foam-and-fiberglass structures think would dandy two-cylinder four-stroke Saito 130 OS 120 Should have comments criticisms suggestions please write 1308 E Polk Victoria TX 77901 Because hearing loss Im unable use telephone satisfactorily December 1991 35 Hayes engine mount Note bass wood mount Perry P-40 smoke pump smoke fuel tank tubing exten sions fuel tank filled through cyi inder head opening smoke tank through carburetor air intake hole balsa block has installed over stabilizer partially shaped /2-in scrap shim front edge creates just right amount space stabilizer slipped place Elevator construction under way bottom 1/ x ps have installed spar slots 1/ x -in trailing edge pinned top rudder assembled same way still half built Cloudhopper behind its older smaller sibling semiscale Pea Patch
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT easy-flying design handles well both ground air Williams Bros 3-in sportsman pilot wears SIg Koverall scarf 19308 cap built up baking soda thin CyA aluminum flange windshield made Coverite graphic %-in stripes painted Sig aluminum dope catch word Most comments about Pea Patch went something like Its nice airplane flies great Now twice big Maybe something After talking over fellow modelers decided 30% enlargement would meet IMAA requirements adapt model big bird fly-ins larger version called Cloudhopper could have hoped Equipped SuperTigre 90 swinging Rev-Up 16 x 4/2 propeller model moves through air scalelike speed reminiscent Golden Age home-builts inspired Once few weeks bad weather turbulence cleared test flew aileron drive belicrank mounting plate Refer plan arrangement alternative use servos wing drive ailerons airplane March afternoon Georgetown Modelers new field Georgetown Texas bolted wing filled tank fired up SuperTigre 90 taxied Cloudhopper down runway turned wind pushed open throttle After about 30 feet plane rotated off strip fed some slight trim changes made few passes turns Everything looked good needed control throw surfaces gave model some down trim full throttle throttled engine back landing approach View left side engine shows fuel tank fill vent lines top smoke tank lines bottom Note Perry pump pressure line engine crankcase 30 Model Aviation Leftirmnt bay under wing witfl tne oaiiery ana iransmitter neatly packed fe adio gear placed far rear achieve Note method tying together twin Lazer rods elevatvThe fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite Gulf decal set o Md Fnrmul Ons dacala sold Orbitwas used models name ne Golden Age Replicas Inc 1A-in lettering 1 1/2-in tail wheel Sullivan Theis stick-on vinyl Presto Coverite 1-in letrudder-to-arm drive yoke K&S -in brassters numbers make up NC license strip bent radius rudder eleva-number authors AMA number Bass tor horns use Du-Bro Lazer pushrod Dualwood blocks glued stab fin accept Lazer rods drive elevatorsthe bolted-on wire braces BRAD b1iEPHERD ~UDtOWE~ 2 PL5P BLDCS- 5L5R gA 5TRINGER$ m 44 -4 -/R0NL %N aLDO -4 4s N 50 - -4---4~LTEit \BflLSRPLY 4 B@LSR N %LITEPLY 1 5M 5PLSA WE5ThAT FUNNY SlUFFEAT YOUR HEART3sz 3RLSP PUlTIN4444 IN YOUR COFFEE PGU NOUTIXANNO PRETINER 145Q SPPLJC-t 444A MQVENT SA sPINNER L SPPRSTOP&BOTIOP o CD o CD B g14'r -L CD CD -k Full-Size Plans Available Page 192 w VERTICAL FIN F2\p ElI FusaAoE SIDEVIEWI---z-r 0~---7T-/ Cloudhew Cr put up trim elevate nose bit 18-oz wing loading keeps sink rate speed slow easy making airplane pleasure land winds began gusting across strip time call day Back Victoria Texas home workshop replaced elevator rudder servo arms longer ones additional throw moved aileron links hole up ailerons modifications proved effective its next flight off Steen Strip airplane cut through strong gusts efficiently Fitted indicated power/prop combination Cloudhopper does aerobatics appropriate its heritageand does scale realism Dont expect sort Unlimited Aerobatics youd wring out Extra 230 say Al Willaert A&M Sachs-Dolmar engine Construction Building model simple straightforward Typical stick-and-rag techniques produce structure combines lightness strength used high-quality cowl Steve Kim Durecki T&D Fiberglass aluminum flange windshield Coverite A-in graphic stripes painted Sig aluminum dope old-timer cockpit Williams Bros three-inch sportsman pilot goggles pilfered Williams Bros three-inch standard pilot scarf strip Sig Koverall simulate 1930s cap daubed baking soda built up thin CyA visor piece /32 ply Williams Bros vintage wheels fit nicely CB Associates tail wheel assembly Top off superior-quality spinners Tru-Turn have model thats appealing both ground air Wing Cut out master rib piece aluminum thin plywood Make short saw cuts No 2 rib position aileron cutoff position Cut 26 full ribs 3/ balsa using master rib Mark terminus No 2 ribs leading edge aileron ribs 12 full-size ribs Cut along marks make four extra aileron ribs Select two A-in-sq x 48-in strips rear spar panel Choose strips straight possible Clamp straightedge bench over section waxed paper Sig 48-in aluminum straightedge has prominent place shop adjoin strips taking care 32 Model Aviation Wing tip construction showing 14in spar extensions sheet tip sanded bevel accept %2 wing tip sheet ing icading edge 1/4-in strip glued after tip has sheeted main stress box tha fuselage Made 1-in Lite Ply its lock tab construction achieves iightness strength major stress points landing gear wing mount engine Full-Size Plans Available . See Page 192 ELEVATORS /7VV 11 / STAOrLZEn ER1 -V-VCloudhopper 0---V _ ~VV STAVEVVERVVVV TATVAVV match up bows wood Pull strips together along straightedge glue CyA cyanoacrylate glue produces strong straight spar Position strip A6 wood over plan main spar location pin down A-in-sq spruce spars Pin A-in-sq balsa jig place along designated line Install ribs top spar trailing edge TE sheet leading edge LE A-in strip Build ailerons separate task later Turn panel over pin down Install bottom LE TE sheeting Join panels dihedral jig under last rib Glue top LE sheet cap strips shimming along TE bottom spar keep wing true Glue %2 spar webs place sheet center section Use epoxy center section joints have plywood Remove wing bench Install bottom center section sheeting cap strips Add aileron drive option have selected two detailed plan Install wing tips x A-in spar extensions LE sheeting Glue A-in LE place Build ailerons directly over plan emplacing bottom %2 x A-in TE cap strips LE spar pinning firmly work surface Glue ribs thick CyA Add top TE sheet LE sheet cap strips Attach plywood control horn mount Tail surfaces built directly over plan spars made gluing together two pieces x A-in balsa spars stronger lighter ones made single piece /z-in-sq wood Also built-in tension keeps straight Fuselage Make tracings formers Lite Ply doublers Tack glue lightly respective wood pieces spray contact cement Make A-in balsa sheet sides using Lite Ply doublers pattern glue doublers balsa sheet using contact cement seal around edges CyA insurance Build right side over wax paper-covered plan side view build left side directly atop accuracy Before doing cover top bottom longerons strips waxed paper prevent gluing sides together Since Lite Ply less full inch thickness youll need shim between doublers raise left side flush longerons Separate sides pin down over plan top view F-3 tail post Epoxy F-3 appropriate slots doubler Sig Kwik Set gives good results Cut crosspieces diagonals F-3 aft glue place Position engine mount firewall drill holes bolts method detailed top view has worked well variety models Pull sides together install F-2 firewall Sig Kwik Set using 90 SE triangles keep forward section square December 1991 33 Fuselage construction under way crosamembers diagonal members top balsa farmers 14 x -in stringers place two halves have pulled together front F-i F-2 have epoxied place Though photo shows five stringers builders should use seven stringers shown plan Close-up firewall showing fiber glass cowl mounting blocks smoker pinch valve servo rod No 6 engine mount bolts fuel tank tubing outlets top smoker tank tubing bottom Left top A-in sheet has installed between F-i F-2 A-in sheet tripier has glued sanded taper %-in wing saddle strip side A-in-sq stringers place Note maple wing mounting blocks inside fuselage landing gear wire epoxied turing strips Right top fuselage sheeting being shaped 1-lb coffee cans prior installation Oversize random lengths A-grain balsa soaked water wrapped around cans rubberbanded place until dry precurved sheeting goes easily Glue bottom crosspieces frame Attach A-in sheeting between F-2 rear landing gear mount block location Pin top fuselage formers F-3B F-8 position Make sure top stringers will meet formers adjust necessary before gluing place Glue seven top stringers Remove fuselage plan epoxy Sig landing gear mounts place Glue Lite Ply tank mount install tank Glue top x -in Lite Ply double brace between firewall F-2 install throttle pushrod hardware Using Sig maple engine mount stock cut four blocks epoxy fuselage shown plan top side views Mount wing saddle squaring straight line tail post wing tips Drill /6 hole through corner block insert short piece 346 dowel Repeat process next block continuing until four holes have drilled Remove /6 dowels drill wing holes Tap maple blocks 4-20 tap test nylon bolts see screws freely hole precurve -in balsa sheeting easy installation fuselage top including cockpit section begin Assembly removable fuselage top over wing A-in strip pinned wing sheeting alignment stick pinned place over front sheet formers stalled after alignment has checked polyethylene sheet has positioned tween formers over wing prevent accidental gluing pafls Looking down smoker tank installation Note -in sheet balsa bottom between landing gear blocks -in spruce firewall reinforcements can also seen 34 Model Aviation cutting random lengths A-grain balsa fit between top fuselage formers F-i F-3 Soak strips water wrap around coffee cans secure rubberbands Once sheeting dry can slipped easily over formers having secured pins Bolt wing place laying polyethylene sheet over center section prevent gluing removable cockpit portion wing Pin place A-in strips go across top wing between F-2 F-3 making sure theyre aligned formers Pin formers F-2A F-2B F-2C F-3A place Align formers bridging across straight balsa pieces shown photos adjusting necessary Glue x A-in strips between formers fit A-in curved top sheeting pieces trimming necessary ensure joint falls over formers almost exact radius provided coffee cans simplifies task Glue sheeting place Cut out cockpit following outline plan attach 4-40 screws Remove wing finish sheeting fuselage glue side bottom stringers Glue lightweight balsa block fuselage over stabilizer location providing A-in space mounting stabilizer Sand block conform shape fuselage smoke system used less test bed setup would work SuperTigre 90and ol dad get few jollies seriously doubt 1930s-era home-builders put smoke systems craft Bend landing gear shape mount gear-block slots join gear wires solder units together shown Epoxy hard balsa fairing strips wire Sand strips until streamlined wrap Sig Koverall finish nitrate dope Glue shape bottom sheeting F-i F-B noting section drawing double -in sheet assembled removable portion covers landing gear held two screws indicated plans Covering finishing fuselage fin rudder covered Sig Koverall using Sig nitrate dope Heat shrink fuselage covering iron install covered fin Give entire assembly five coats 5050 nitrate dope MonoKote used wing stabilizer cream-colored wing leading edge MonoKote stabilizer leading edge same cream-colored Perfect paint used fuselage paint has good adherence fuselage arrow stripes made Coverite arrow cut black sheet stripes A6 set old Formula decals sold Orbit used Gulf decal Cloudhopper lettering dry transfer Chartpak Bookman 48-point bold italic made fake left engine cylinder simulate Supertigre 90 head gluing /16 balsa sheet strips representing cooling fins A-in sheet base After epoxying cylinder inside cowl cutout epoxied old glow plug simulated cooling fins painted Sig aluminum dope gas tank cap detailed plan Flying An easy-flying airplane Cloudhopper guilty no bad habits wild quirks spring-loaded tail wheel large rudder provide good ground handling model makes nice change pace foam-and-fiberglass structures think would dandy two-cylinder four-stroke Saito 130 OS 120 Should have comments criticisms suggestions please write 1308 E Polk Victoria TX 77901 Because hearing loss Im unable use telephone satisfactorily December 1991 35 Hayes engine mount Note bass wood mount Perry P-40 smoke pump smoke fuel tank tubing exten sions fuel tank filled through cyi inder head opening smoke tank through carburetor air intake hole balsa block has installed over stabilizer partially shaped /2-in scrap shim front edge creates just right amount space stabilizer slipped place Elevator construction under way bottom 1/ x ps have installed spar slots 1/ x -in trailing edge pinned top rudder assembled same way still half built Cloudhopper behind its older smaller sibling semiscale Pea Patch