Especially designed sport flying multi- purpose profile Carrier-type Nationals-level competition type designer sees Panther looks like airplane something out science fiction needed deck sand bags and..@ Joe DeMarco DID ever try buy sandbag I really did tried over hardware stores sand gravel yards Sears & Roebuck No could sell small sand bags needed new club carrier deck going sort Sunday-sport arrangement design deck reduced its simplest terms two 8-ft metal angles nailed onto macadam parking lot arresting cables polypropylene cord very strong easily obtainable hardware store 6-in nails would anchor metal Strictly no hassle model profile Panther quite close scale Joe thinks looks great does take lot work get Though wing thin model will stunt equipped normal bellcrank angles carrier deck light easily transportable easily set up Everything working out great landing length figured out roughly half AMA length have five lines instead ten few club members thought haifa deck would hard land no really knew sure because us ever tried before agreed would try using half deck didnt work could just build other half same way have full AMA length Now sandbag problem started After much anguish frustration finally did hit couldnt buy ever-enduring wife said couldnt make because heavy material required special sewing machine awning maker little expensive after really didnt know whole thing going work came old trouser legs just found 38 Model Aviation Its bag What Sand course After much anguish discarded ideas boys hit upon cutoff denim trouser legs Some guys literally gave away pants two pair old jeans now cut offs Denim heavy strong perfect didnt take long before enough donations complete project Construction follows First weigh out ten 5-lb sandbags sand poured isto heavy plastic bags keep sand leaking out cloth bags also keep sand dry denim trouser legs cut size What bottom bag wired lashing wire heavy electrical wire 14 ga would normally seal plastic bag twist tie Place 5-lb plastic bag inside wire up top bag same way remembering leave loop attaching arresting cable arresting cables made eter polypropylene cord cable 1 8 feet long metal angles made aluminum angle stock donated Bill Bishop club member should available local building supply store inch inch will need anchoring holes drilled ends angles Guide holes drilled i bottom beveled filed smooth avoid cutting arresting cables guide holes approximately two feet apart allowing five arresting cables 8-ft distance studying sketch problems laying out deck should eliminated would also suggest read 1978-79 AMA Rule Book Sec 30 CL Navy Carrier spells out everything ever wanted know about carrier decks models afraid ask Setting up deck relatively easy two aluminum angles placed ground eight feet apart Four 6-in nails needed anchor down angles two rear nails work two front nails just keep deck straight arresting cables threaded through guide holes attached sandbags Pull lines tight direct bags towards rear deck Mark out center flying circle ready go deck has yet tried grass additional set holes drilled -in purpose visible photos deck worked out fine Im happy report no trouble landing half-deck Im almost positive have read con struction article carrier models printed last eight years have probably read of other articles just talk about Navy carrier author-designer comes up new design tries make best possible can often quite enthusiastic about its abilities competition rightly sad thing comes mind though read construction articles profile carrier models designs tend look like something out science-fiction story precious little like known aircraft reason competition models have trimmed down speeded up Whether good bad will decided Now lets assume 95% us Sunday hackers involved competition Also half number want models multi-purpose Out same group us like profile models look like actual air craft think helps us compensate very thin fuselage Herein lies design Grumman F9F Panther designed kind sport carrier flying meant nice looking model meant multi-purpose meant compete Nats probably high prestige contest will perform well what designed wing thin will stunt can constructed conventional bellcrank sport- stunt flying can also used modified other types non-competitional flying Slow Combat ex ample will respond well flying lines generally what intend Most looks great does take lot work get design straight-forward simple finishing about basic can get strictly no hassle model F9 F Panther has always favorite aircraft have wanted build March 1980 39 home-brew landing deckan adventure itselfis roughly half length specified rule book has five lines instead 10 Some club members thought might hard land tried before club deck Sunday sport arrangement anyone describes carrier jon simple cannot blame average sport Joe raising eyebrow fascinated typical linkages stuff pic along other various viewsand drawingmakes everything clear Slow flight profile fun model some time have never opportunity seeing up close F9F Cougar main difference Panther straight wing Cougars wings swept back better speed per formance early part 1946 saw first designs XF9F-1 aircraft have four jet engines 1500 pounds thrust development 5000-lb thrust Nene engine Rolls-Royce changed Grummans plans became single-engine aircraft plane designated XF9F-2 Two models designated G-79 Grumman built first flown November 1947 1950 see combat attacked targets North Korea flying USS Valley Forge USS Philippine Sea 1952 largely replaced Cougar F9F-6 85-mph speed increase Panther served fighter-bomber until end war did continue military careers until 1958 CONSTRUCTION cutting done sharp X-Acto knife against metal straightedge Dremel motesaw gluing done aliphatic resin Tite Bond etc unless otherwise noted Wing Please study plan note wing built upside down doing top will remain flat underside develops kind dihedral Ribs Ri R4 R8 have built jig devices trimmed off before sheeting Start cutting out required ribs Ri cut a R2 R8 two required cut sheet a Next two R2A R3A cut plywood short ribs glued ribs R2 R3 provide necessary strength hold landing gear blocks Sand ribs smooth Lay out sa top wing spars pinning plan Glue ribs followed tom wing spars Next add iling edge t ing edge Epoxy grooved landing gear blocks Make sure two blocks meet middle Rl next step glue aileron stock trailing edge followed 1/16 balsa wing sheeting cap strips sure center wing done piece across Ri provides strength can avoid fiberglassing center section Cut out ood line leadout guide glue left wing tip Remember wing plan upside down get correct left wing tip Next cut out a wing tips glue Now start sanding Shape leading edge taper go have finished sanding leading edge sheeting wingtips trailing edge rm sure will have ended up fine sleek clean looking wing may want add wing tip weight didnt no noticeable penalty aileron stock can function flaps and/br ailerons provide proper anchoring hinges wing Short blocks balsa will work fine Stabilizer Elevator Cut Out stabilizer elevator sheet soft 3/16 balsa tips cut out separately grain changed perpendicular give extra strength 3/16 dowel glued two elevator halves After glue has dried use epoxy glue hinge stabilizer Sand edges round fill dents DAP spackling Fuselage main fuselage made two sections first being standard ock second canopy rear deck section 3/i suffice have available Glue two sections together cut out wing slot englne/motor mount area now work fin section used piece 5/16 balsa lower part Cut out slot stabilizerthen diminished a3/16 piece upper section different sizes came scrap box saved awful lot sanding Glue two fin sections fuselage start shaping sanding block Before long should have great looking profile Cut out ood doublers bevel parts wont able sand round later Cut out Yg x e motor mounts Glue mounts followed plywood doublers Use lots clamps rubber bands hold doublers glue drying Next glue hardwood tail skid mount ready complete fuselage sanding followed spack ling necessary Glue wing stabilizer Cut out rudder 3/16 balsa use epoxy hinge fin Bend landing gear c wire Dont forget include tail skid Next bend 1 inum bellcrank mount Getting together Before finishing 40 Model Aviation probably looking carrier hook thing notice arrangement putting rudder over during slow flight aft view port side Conspicuous flexible Nyrod pushrod arrangement connect flipper horn high stab Bellcrank detail Roberts Suspended 3 line bellcrank fastens home brew metal mount attaches bolts going through fuselage Seen below 3-line Roberts bellcrank line connections pushrod attachments shown Engine control rod goes through fuselage FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE. SEE PAGE 120 I/aX 1/4 WING SPARS 3/B SQUARE LEADING EDGE IIWINGPLAN II,JBII PPI UJNDRStOE I~ II4 pfrB2A BBUpneRCP35PP. I I II II IIIIUPA IIIIl IIIIIrCC3HEEr IIIIIII IIII IIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIU 1/Ap/UP BALSA PDIIII ALEBON STOCA PBAILNG EDGE ELEGIALL CABLE ROBERTS SUSPENDED RLDDEB 4j35BCESG/ 9bPEREECP-3 FUE TAKT ~~CBAP BALSA BECRANP MOUNT OBOOPED LANDINGI/lB SHEEP LEADING GEAR MOUNTSEDGE PLANKING 4Ii 1 U II ABA1/Ip IRAIBSLBBpBZBR 7/ BASS GROW WEDS VB PLUWOOD SADOUP GU DE GEAR RAEMUSE WIBZJ STABILIZER3/lB SHEET BALSA ELEVATORLUAGE LOCAUPONS 3/B DOWEL B IUBBALSA P288 1/aBASA R2A B3A /8 PPWOOD 3I/S LYW OT DOUBLERD1/2 BALSA PLASTIC CABLE CLAMP I/UP 3/B hARDWOOD U123A56 F9F PANTHER model would wise drill necessary holes various sundry pieces hard ware will using First attach landing gear required clips clamps Attach Roberts Suspended Bell Crank bellcrank mount attach mount fuselage Fix control horn elevator followed section Nyrod connecting elevator bellcrank Next drill through fuselage nose per plan use section flexible shaft connect engine throttle valve bellcrank did show rudder hook release hook plans because afraid would unclear about what everything going Study photographs closely can readily see hooked up modeL length thin music wire attached bellcrank downside hard down will release hook cable clamp holding nyrod also has small piece wire turn holds rear part release arresting hook connected right side ood doubler ends includes small screw act stop rudder goes right low speed done connectng flexible cable right side engine using control horn reducing device may have other methods hooking up gadgets rm sure will work just well what have designed Epoxy three small brass grommets plywood leadout guide prevent leadout cables cutting through wood Covering finishing wings covered Sig s Silray material put wet dries very tight Check over model again dents additional sanding model finished three coats clear Aerogloss Dope followed light sanding between Two coats Aerogloss Corsair Blue painted followed silver leading edge wing nice straight no fancy masking decals cut white trim MonoKote Aileron flap trim tab lines drawn draftsman ruling pen using gray dope model sprayed two coats clear seal everything together engine fuel tank wheels hardware mounted connected up Everything checked friction-free movement ready fly might take few flights work out kinks might develop goal have everything work 100% time Remember no chances safe flier model will provide happy hours flying field Anything less will unacceptable everybody March 1980 41 Pertect nk positioned two balsa blocks -- place rubber bands ruel filter always recommended practice almost anythingshows between tank engine head
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/03
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 40, 41
Especially designed sport flying multi- purpose profile Carrier-type Nationals-level competition type designer sees Panther looks like airplane something out science fiction needed deck sand bags and..@ Joe DeMarco DID ever try buy sandbag I really did tried over hardware stores sand gravel yards Sears & Roebuck No could sell small sand bags needed new club carrier deck going sort Sunday-sport arrangement design deck reduced its simplest terms two 8-ft metal angles nailed onto macadam parking lot arresting cables polypropylene cord very strong easily obtainable hardware store 6-in nails would anchor metal Strictly no hassle model profile Panther quite close scale Joe thinks looks great does take lot work get Though wing thin model will stunt equipped normal bellcrank angles carrier deck light easily transportable easily set up Everything working out great landing length figured out roughly half AMA length have five lines instead ten few club members thought haifa deck would hard land no really knew sure because us ever tried before agreed would try using half deck didnt work could just build other half same way have full AMA length Now sandbag problem started After much anguish frustration finally did hit couldnt buy ever-enduring wife said couldnt make because heavy material required special sewing machine awning maker little expensive after really didnt know whole thing going work came old trouser legs just found 38 Model Aviation Its bag What Sand course After much anguish discarded ideas boys hit upon cutoff denim trouser legs Some guys literally gave away pants two pair old jeans now cut offs Denim heavy strong perfect didnt take long before enough donations complete project Construction follows First weigh out ten 5-lb sandbags sand poured isto heavy plastic bags keep sand leaking out cloth bags also keep sand dry denim trouser legs cut size What bottom bag wired lashing wire heavy electrical wire 14 ga would normally seal plastic bag twist tie Place 5-lb plastic bag inside wire up top bag same way remembering leave loop attaching arresting cable arresting cables made eter polypropylene cord cable 1 8 feet long metal angles made aluminum angle stock donated Bill Bishop club member should available local building supply store inch inch will need anchoring holes drilled ends angles Guide holes drilled i bottom beveled filed smooth avoid cutting arresting cables guide holes approximately two feet apart allowing five arresting cables 8-ft distance studying sketch problems laying out deck should eliminated would also suggest read 1978-79 AMA Rule Book Sec 30 CL Navy Carrier spells out everything ever wanted know about carrier decks models afraid ask Setting up deck relatively easy two aluminum angles placed ground eight feet apart Four 6-in nails needed anchor down angles two rear nails work two front nails just keep deck straight arresting cables threaded through guide holes attached sandbags Pull lines tight direct bags towards rear deck Mark out center flying circle ready go deck has yet tried grass additional set holes drilled -in purpose visible photos deck worked out fine Im happy report no trouble landing half-deck Im almost positive have read con struction article carrier models printed last eight years have probably read of other articles just talk about Navy carrier author-designer comes up new design tries make best possible can often quite enthusiastic about its abilities competition rightly sad thing comes mind though read construction articles profile carrier models designs tend look like something out science-fiction story precious little like known aircraft reason competition models have trimmed down speeded up Whether good bad will decided Now lets assume 95% us Sunday hackers involved competition Also half number want models multi-purpose Out same group us like profile models look like actual air craft think helps us compensate very thin fuselage Herein lies design Grumman F9F Panther designed kind sport carrier flying meant nice looking model meant multi-purpose meant compete Nats probably high prestige contest will perform well what designed wing thin will stunt can constructed conventional bellcrank sport- stunt flying can also used modified other types non-competitional flying Slow Combat ex ample will respond well flying lines generally what intend Most looks great does take lot work get design straight-forward simple finishing about basic can get strictly no hassle model F9 F Panther has always favorite aircraft have wanted build March 1980 39 home-brew landing deckan adventure itselfis roughly half length specified rule book has five lines instead 10 Some club members thought might hard land tried before club deck Sunday sport arrangement anyone describes carrier jon simple cannot blame average sport Joe raising eyebrow fascinated typical linkages stuff pic along other various viewsand drawingmakes everything clear Slow flight profile fun model some time have never opportunity seeing up close F9F Cougar main difference Panther straight wing Cougars wings swept back better speed per formance early part 1946 saw first designs XF9F-1 aircraft have four jet engines 1500 pounds thrust development 5000-lb thrust Nene engine Rolls-Royce changed Grummans plans became single-engine aircraft plane designated XF9F-2 Two models designated G-79 Grumman built first flown November 1947 1950 see combat attacked targets North Korea flying USS Valley Forge USS Philippine Sea 1952 largely replaced Cougar F9F-6 85-mph speed increase Panther served fighter-bomber until end war did continue military careers until 1958 CONSTRUCTION cutting done sharp X-Acto knife against metal straightedge Dremel motesaw gluing done aliphatic resin Tite Bond etc unless otherwise noted Wing Please study plan note wing built upside down doing top will remain flat underside develops kind dihedral Ribs Ri R4 R8 have built jig devices trimmed off before sheeting Start cutting out required ribs Ri cut a R2 R8 two required cut sheet a Next two R2A R3A cut plywood short ribs glued ribs R2 R3 provide necessary strength hold landing gear blocks Sand ribs smooth Lay out sa top wing spars pinning plan Glue ribs followed tom wing spars Next add iling edge t ing edge Epoxy grooved landing gear blocks Make sure two blocks meet middle Rl next step glue aileron stock trailing edge followed 1/16 balsa wing sheeting cap strips sure center wing done piece across Ri provides strength can avoid fiberglassing center section Cut out ood line leadout guide glue left wing tip Remember wing plan upside down get correct left wing tip Next cut out a wing tips glue Now start sanding Shape leading edge taper go have finished sanding leading edge sheeting wingtips trailing edge rm sure will have ended up fine sleek clean looking wing may want add wing tip weight didnt no noticeable penalty aileron stock can function flaps and/br ailerons provide proper anchoring hinges wing Short blocks balsa will work fine Stabilizer Elevator Cut Out stabilizer elevator sheet soft 3/16 balsa tips cut out separately grain changed perpendicular give extra strength 3/16 dowel glued two elevator halves After glue has dried use epoxy glue hinge stabilizer Sand edges round fill dents DAP spackling Fuselage main fuselage made two sections first being standard ock second canopy rear deck section 3/i suffice have available Glue two sections together cut out wing slot englne/motor mount area now work fin section used piece 5/16 balsa lower part Cut out slot stabilizerthen diminished a3/16 piece upper section different sizes came scrap box saved awful lot sanding Glue two fin sections fuselage start shaping sanding block Before long should have great looking profile Cut out ood doublers bevel parts wont able sand round later Cut out Yg x e motor mounts Glue mounts followed plywood doublers Use lots clamps rubber bands hold doublers glue drying Next glue hardwood tail skid mount ready complete fuselage sanding followed spack ling necessary Glue wing stabilizer Cut out rudder 3/16 balsa use epoxy hinge fin Bend landing gear c wire Dont forget include tail skid Next bend 1 inum bellcrank mount Getting together Before finishing 40 Model Aviation probably looking carrier hook thing notice arrangement putting rudder over during slow flight aft view port side Conspicuous flexible Nyrod pushrod arrangement connect flipper horn high stab Bellcrank detail Roberts Suspended 3 line bellcrank fastens home brew metal mount attaches bolts going through fuselage Seen below 3-line Roberts bellcrank line connections pushrod attachments shown Engine control rod goes through fuselage FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE. SEE PAGE 120 I/aX 1/4 WING SPARS 3/B SQUARE LEADING EDGE IIWINGPLAN II,JBII PPI UJNDRStOE I~ II4 pfrB2A BBUpneRCP35PP. I I II II IIIIUPA IIIIl IIIIIrCC3HEEr IIIIIII IIII IIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIU 1/Ap/UP BALSA PDIIII ALEBON STOCA PBAILNG EDGE ELEGIALL CABLE ROBERTS SUSPENDED RLDDEB 4j35BCESG/ 9bPEREECP-3 FUE TAKT ~~CBAP BALSA BECRANP MOUNT OBOOPED LANDINGI/lB SHEEP LEADING GEAR MOUNTSEDGE PLANKING 4Ii 1 U II ABA1/Ip IRAIBSLBBpBZBR 7/ BASS GROW WEDS VB PLUWOOD SADOUP GU DE GEAR RAEMUSE WIBZJ STABILIZER3/lB SHEET BALSA ELEVATORLUAGE LOCAUPONS 3/B DOWEL B IUBBALSA P288 1/aBASA R2A B3A /8 PPWOOD 3I/S LYW OT DOUBLERD1/2 BALSA PLASTIC CABLE CLAMP I/UP 3/B hARDWOOD U123A56 F9F PANTHER model would wise drill necessary holes various sundry pieces hard ware will using First attach landing gear required clips clamps Attach Roberts Suspended Bell Crank bellcrank mount attach mount fuselage Fix control horn elevator followed section Nyrod connecting elevator bellcrank Next drill through fuselage nose per plan use section flexible shaft connect engine throttle valve bellcrank did show rudder hook release hook plans because afraid would unclear about what everything going Study photographs closely can readily see hooked up modeL length thin music wire attached bellcrank downside hard down will release hook cable clamp holding nyrod also has small piece wire turn holds rear part release arresting hook connected right side ood doubler ends includes small screw act stop rudder goes right low speed done connectng flexible cable right side engine using control horn reducing device may have other methods hooking up gadgets rm sure will work just well what have designed Epoxy three small brass grommets plywood leadout guide prevent leadout cables cutting through wood Covering finishing wings covered Sig s Silray material put wet dries very tight Check over model again dents additional sanding model finished three coats clear Aerogloss Dope followed light sanding between Two coats Aerogloss Corsair Blue painted followed silver leading edge wing nice straight no fancy masking decals cut white trim MonoKote Aileron flap trim tab lines drawn draftsman ruling pen using gray dope model sprayed two coats clear seal everything together engine fuel tank wheels hardware mounted connected up Everything checked friction-free movement ready fly might take few flights work out kinks might develop goal have everything work 100% time Remember no chances safe flier model will provide happy hours flying field Anything less will unacceptable everybody March 1980 41 Pertect nk positioned two balsa blocks -- place rubber bands ruel filter always recommended practice almost anythingshows between tank engine head
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/03
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 40, 41
Especially designed sport flying multi- purpose profile Carrier-type Nationals-level competition type designer sees Panther looks like airplane something out science fiction needed deck sand bags and..@ Joe DeMarco DID ever try buy sandbag I really did tried over hardware stores sand gravel yards Sears & Roebuck No could sell small sand bags needed new club carrier deck going sort Sunday-sport arrangement design deck reduced its simplest terms two 8-ft metal angles nailed onto macadam parking lot arresting cables polypropylene cord very strong easily obtainable hardware store 6-in nails would anchor metal Strictly no hassle model profile Panther quite close scale Joe thinks looks great does take lot work get Though wing thin model will stunt equipped normal bellcrank angles carrier deck light easily transportable easily set up Everything working out great landing length figured out roughly half AMA length have five lines instead ten few club members thought haifa deck would hard land no really knew sure because us ever tried before agreed would try using half deck didnt work could just build other half same way have full AMA length Now sandbag problem started After much anguish frustration finally did hit couldnt buy ever-enduring wife said couldnt make because heavy material required special sewing machine awning maker little expensive after really didnt know whole thing going work came old trouser legs just found 38 Model Aviation Its bag What Sand course After much anguish discarded ideas boys hit upon cutoff denim trouser legs Some guys literally gave away pants two pair old jeans now cut offs Denim heavy strong perfect didnt take long before enough donations complete project Construction follows First weigh out ten 5-lb sandbags sand poured isto heavy plastic bags keep sand leaking out cloth bags also keep sand dry denim trouser legs cut size What bottom bag wired lashing wire heavy electrical wire 14 ga would normally seal plastic bag twist tie Place 5-lb plastic bag inside wire up top bag same way remembering leave loop attaching arresting cable arresting cables made eter polypropylene cord cable 1 8 feet long metal angles made aluminum angle stock donated Bill Bishop club member should available local building supply store inch inch will need anchoring holes drilled ends angles Guide holes drilled i bottom beveled filed smooth avoid cutting arresting cables guide holes approximately two feet apart allowing five arresting cables 8-ft distance studying sketch problems laying out deck should eliminated would also suggest read 1978-79 AMA Rule Book Sec 30 CL Navy Carrier spells out everything ever wanted know about carrier decks models afraid ask Setting up deck relatively easy two aluminum angles placed ground eight feet apart Four 6-in nails needed anchor down angles two rear nails work two front nails just keep deck straight arresting cables threaded through guide holes attached sandbags Pull lines tight direct bags towards rear deck Mark out center flying circle ready go deck has yet tried grass additional set holes drilled -in purpose visible photos deck worked out fine Im happy report no trouble landing half-deck Im almost positive have read con struction article carrier models printed last eight years have probably read of other articles just talk about Navy carrier author-designer comes up new design tries make best possible can often quite enthusiastic about its abilities competition rightly sad thing comes mind though read construction articles profile carrier models designs tend look like something out science-fiction story precious little like known aircraft reason competition models have trimmed down speeded up Whether good bad will decided Now lets assume 95% us Sunday hackers involved competition Also half number want models multi-purpose Out same group us like profile models look like actual air craft think helps us compensate very thin fuselage Herein lies design Grumman F9F Panther designed kind sport carrier flying meant nice looking model meant multi-purpose meant compete Nats probably high prestige contest will perform well what designed wing thin will stunt can constructed conventional bellcrank sport- stunt flying can also used modified other types non-competitional flying Slow Combat ex ample will respond well flying lines generally what intend Most looks great does take lot work get design straight-forward simple finishing about basic can get strictly no hassle model F9 F Panther has always favorite aircraft have wanted build March 1980 39 home-brew landing deckan adventure itselfis roughly half length specified rule book has five lines instead 10 Some club members thought might hard land tried before club deck Sunday sport arrangement anyone describes carrier jon simple cannot blame average sport Joe raising eyebrow fascinated typical linkages stuff pic along other various viewsand drawingmakes everything clear Slow flight profile fun model some time have never opportunity seeing up close F9F Cougar main difference Panther straight wing Cougars wings swept back better speed per formance early part 1946 saw first designs XF9F-1 aircraft have four jet engines 1500 pounds thrust development 5000-lb thrust Nene engine Rolls-Royce changed Grummans plans became single-engine aircraft plane designated XF9F-2 Two models designated G-79 Grumman built first flown November 1947 1950 see combat attacked targets North Korea flying USS Valley Forge USS Philippine Sea 1952 largely replaced Cougar F9F-6 85-mph speed increase Panther served fighter-bomber until end war did continue military careers until 1958 CONSTRUCTION cutting done sharp X-Acto knife against metal straightedge Dremel motesaw gluing done aliphatic resin Tite Bond etc unless otherwise noted Wing Please study plan note wing built upside down doing top will remain flat underside develops kind dihedral Ribs Ri R4 R8 have built jig devices trimmed off before sheeting Start cutting out required ribs Ri cut a R2 R8 two required cut sheet a Next two R2A R3A cut plywood short ribs glued ribs R2 R3 provide necessary strength hold landing gear blocks Sand ribs smooth Lay out sa top wing spars pinning plan Glue ribs followed tom wing spars Next add iling edge t ing edge Epoxy grooved landing gear blocks Make sure two blocks meet middle Rl next step glue aileron stock trailing edge followed 1/16 balsa wing sheeting cap strips sure center wing done piece across Ri provides strength can avoid fiberglassing center section Cut out ood line leadout guide glue left wing tip Remember wing plan upside down get correct left wing tip Next cut out a wing tips glue Now start sanding Shape leading edge taper go have finished sanding leading edge sheeting wingtips trailing edge rm sure will have ended up fine sleek clean looking wing may want add wing tip weight didnt no noticeable penalty aileron stock can function flaps and/br ailerons provide proper anchoring hinges wing Short blocks balsa will work fine Stabilizer Elevator Cut Out stabilizer elevator sheet soft 3/16 balsa tips cut out separately grain changed perpendicular give extra strength 3/16 dowel glued two elevator halves After glue has dried use epoxy glue hinge stabilizer Sand edges round fill dents DAP spackling Fuselage main fuselage made two sections first being standard ock second canopy rear deck section 3/i suffice have available Glue two sections together cut out wing slot englne/motor mount area now work fin section used piece 5/16 balsa lower part Cut out slot stabilizerthen diminished a3/16 piece upper section different sizes came scrap box saved awful lot sanding Glue two fin sections fuselage start shaping sanding block Before long should have great looking profile Cut out ood doublers bevel parts wont able sand round later Cut out Yg x e motor mounts Glue mounts followed plywood doublers Use lots clamps rubber bands hold doublers glue drying Next glue hardwood tail skid mount ready complete fuselage sanding followed spack ling necessary Glue wing stabilizer Cut out rudder 3/16 balsa use epoxy hinge fin Bend landing gear c wire Dont forget include tail skid Next bend 1 inum bellcrank mount Getting together Before finishing 40 Model Aviation probably looking carrier hook thing notice arrangement putting rudder over during slow flight aft view port side Conspicuous flexible Nyrod pushrod arrangement connect flipper horn high stab Bellcrank detail Roberts Suspended 3 line bellcrank fastens home brew metal mount attaches bolts going through fuselage Seen below 3-line Roberts bellcrank line connections pushrod attachments shown Engine control rod goes through fuselage FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE. SEE PAGE 120 I/aX 1/4 WING SPARS 3/B SQUARE LEADING EDGE IIWINGPLAN II,JBII PPI UJNDRStOE I~ II4 pfrB2A BBUpneRCP35PP. I I II II IIIIUPA IIIIl IIIIIrCC3HEEr IIIIIII IIII IIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIU 1/Ap/UP BALSA PDIIII ALEBON STOCA PBAILNG EDGE ELEGIALL CABLE ROBERTS SUSPENDED RLDDEB 4j35BCESG/ 9bPEREECP-3 FUE TAKT ~~CBAP BALSA BECRANP MOUNT OBOOPED LANDINGI/lB SHEEP LEADING GEAR MOUNTSEDGE PLANKING 4Ii 1 U II ABA1/Ip IRAIBSLBBpBZBR 7/ BASS GROW WEDS VB PLUWOOD SADOUP GU DE GEAR RAEMUSE WIBZJ STABILIZER3/lB SHEET BALSA ELEVATORLUAGE LOCAUPONS 3/B DOWEL B IUBBALSA P288 1/aBASA R2A B3A /8 PPWOOD 3I/S LYW OT DOUBLERD1/2 BALSA PLASTIC CABLE CLAMP I/UP 3/B hARDWOOD U123A56 F9F PANTHER model would wise drill necessary holes various sundry pieces hard ware will using First attach landing gear required clips clamps Attach Roberts Suspended Bell Crank bellcrank mount attach mount fuselage Fix control horn elevator followed section Nyrod connecting elevator bellcrank Next drill through fuselage nose per plan use section flexible shaft connect engine throttle valve bellcrank did show rudder hook release hook plans because afraid would unclear about what everything going Study photographs closely can readily see hooked up modeL length thin music wire attached bellcrank downside hard down will release hook cable clamp holding nyrod also has small piece wire turn holds rear part release arresting hook connected right side ood doubler ends includes small screw act stop rudder goes right low speed done connectng flexible cable right side engine using control horn reducing device may have other methods hooking up gadgets rm sure will work just well what have designed Epoxy three small brass grommets plywood leadout guide prevent leadout cables cutting through wood Covering finishing wings covered Sig s Silray material put wet dries very tight Check over model again dents additional sanding model finished three coats clear Aerogloss Dope followed light sanding between Two coats Aerogloss Corsair Blue painted followed silver leading edge wing nice straight no fancy masking decals cut white trim MonoKote Aileron flap trim tab lines drawn draftsman ruling pen using gray dope model sprayed two coats clear seal everything together engine fuel tank wheels hardware mounted connected up Everything checked friction-free movement ready fly might take few flights work out kinks might develop goal have everything work 100% time Remember no chances safe flier model will provide happy hours flying field Anything less will unacceptable everybody March 1980 41 Pertect nk positioned two balsa blocks -- place rubber bands ruel filter always recommended practice almost anythingshows between tank engine head
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/03
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 40, 41
Especially designed sport flying multi- purpose profile Carrier-type Nationals-level competition type designer sees Panther looks like airplane something out science fiction needed deck sand bags and..@ Joe DeMarco DID ever try buy sandbag I really did tried over hardware stores sand gravel yards Sears & Roebuck No could sell small sand bags needed new club carrier deck going sort Sunday-sport arrangement design deck reduced its simplest terms two 8-ft metal angles nailed onto macadam parking lot arresting cables polypropylene cord very strong easily obtainable hardware store 6-in nails would anchor metal Strictly no hassle model profile Panther quite close scale Joe thinks looks great does take lot work get Though wing thin model will stunt equipped normal bellcrank angles carrier deck light easily transportable easily set up Everything working out great landing length figured out roughly half AMA length have five lines instead ten few club members thought haifa deck would hard land no really knew sure because us ever tried before agreed would try using half deck didnt work could just build other half same way have full AMA length Now sandbag problem started After much anguish frustration finally did hit couldnt buy ever-enduring wife said couldnt make because heavy material required special sewing machine awning maker little expensive after really didnt know whole thing going work came old trouser legs just found 38 Model Aviation Its bag What Sand course After much anguish discarded ideas boys hit upon cutoff denim trouser legs Some guys literally gave away pants two pair old jeans now cut offs Denim heavy strong perfect didnt take long before enough donations complete project Construction follows First weigh out ten 5-lb sandbags sand poured isto heavy plastic bags keep sand leaking out cloth bags also keep sand dry denim trouser legs cut size What bottom bag wired lashing wire heavy electrical wire 14 ga would normally seal plastic bag twist tie Place 5-lb plastic bag inside wire up top bag same way remembering leave loop attaching arresting cable arresting cables made eter polypropylene cord cable 1 8 feet long metal angles made aluminum angle stock donated Bill Bishop club member should available local building supply store inch inch will need anchoring holes drilled ends angles Guide holes drilled i bottom beveled filed smooth avoid cutting arresting cables guide holes approximately two feet apart allowing five arresting cables 8-ft distance studying sketch problems laying out deck should eliminated would also suggest read 1978-79 AMA Rule Book Sec 30 CL Navy Carrier spells out everything ever wanted know about carrier decks models afraid ask Setting up deck relatively easy two aluminum angles placed ground eight feet apart Four 6-in nails needed anchor down angles two rear nails work two front nails just keep deck straight arresting cables threaded through guide holes attached sandbags Pull lines tight direct bags towards rear deck Mark out center flying circle ready go deck has yet tried grass additional set holes drilled -in purpose visible photos deck worked out fine Im happy report no trouble landing half-deck Im almost positive have read con struction article carrier models printed last eight years have probably read of other articles just talk about Navy carrier author-designer comes up new design tries make best possible can often quite enthusiastic about its abilities competition rightly sad thing comes mind though read construction articles profile carrier models designs tend look like something out science-fiction story precious little like known aircraft reason competition models have trimmed down speeded up Whether good bad will decided Now lets assume 95% us Sunday hackers involved competition Also half number want models multi-purpose Out same group us like profile models look like actual air craft think helps us compensate very thin fuselage Herein lies design Grumman F9F Panther designed kind sport carrier flying meant nice looking model meant multi-purpose meant compete Nats probably high prestige contest will perform well what designed wing thin will stunt can constructed conventional bellcrank sport- stunt flying can also used modified other types non-competitional flying Slow Combat ex ample will respond well flying lines generally what intend Most looks great does take lot work get design straight-forward simple finishing about basic can get strictly no hassle model F9 F Panther has always favorite aircraft have wanted build March 1980 39 home-brew landing deckan adventure itselfis roughly half length specified rule book has five lines instead 10 Some club members thought might hard land tried before club deck Sunday sport arrangement anyone describes carrier jon simple cannot blame average sport Joe raising eyebrow fascinated typical linkages stuff pic along other various viewsand drawingmakes everything clear Slow flight profile fun model some time have never opportunity seeing up close F9F Cougar main difference Panther straight wing Cougars wings swept back better speed per formance early part 1946 saw first designs XF9F-1 aircraft have four jet engines 1500 pounds thrust development 5000-lb thrust Nene engine Rolls-Royce changed Grummans plans became single-engine aircraft plane designated XF9F-2 Two models designated G-79 Grumman built first flown November 1947 1950 see combat attacked targets North Korea flying USS Valley Forge USS Philippine Sea 1952 largely replaced Cougar F9F-6 85-mph speed increase Panther served fighter-bomber until end war did continue military careers until 1958 CONSTRUCTION cutting done sharp X-Acto knife against metal straightedge Dremel motesaw gluing done aliphatic resin Tite Bond etc unless otherwise noted Wing Please study plan note wing built upside down doing top will remain flat underside develops kind dihedral Ribs Ri R4 R8 have built jig devices trimmed off before sheeting Start cutting out required ribs Ri cut a R2 R8 two required cut sheet a Next two R2A R3A cut plywood short ribs glued ribs R2 R3 provide necessary strength hold landing gear blocks Sand ribs smooth Lay out sa top wing spars pinning plan Glue ribs followed tom wing spars Next add iling edge t ing edge Epoxy grooved landing gear blocks Make sure two blocks meet middle Rl next step glue aileron stock trailing edge followed 1/16 balsa wing sheeting cap strips sure center wing done piece across Ri provides strength can avoid fiberglassing center section Cut out ood line leadout guide glue left wing tip Remember wing plan upside down get correct left wing tip Next cut out a wing tips glue Now start sanding Shape leading edge taper go have finished sanding leading edge sheeting wingtips trailing edge rm sure will have ended up fine sleek clean looking wing may want add wing tip weight didnt no noticeable penalty aileron stock can function flaps and/br ailerons provide proper anchoring hinges wing Short blocks balsa will work fine Stabilizer Elevator Cut Out stabilizer elevator sheet soft 3/16 balsa tips cut out separately grain changed perpendicular give extra strength 3/16 dowel glued two elevator halves After glue has dried use epoxy glue hinge stabilizer Sand edges round fill dents DAP spackling Fuselage main fuselage made two sections first being standard ock second canopy rear deck section 3/i suffice have available Glue two sections together cut out wing slot englne/motor mount area now work fin section used piece 5/16 balsa lower part Cut out slot stabilizerthen diminished a3/16 piece upper section different sizes came scrap box saved awful lot sanding Glue two fin sections fuselage start shaping sanding block Before long should have great looking profile Cut out ood doublers bevel parts wont able sand round later Cut out Yg x e motor mounts Glue mounts followed plywood doublers Use lots clamps rubber bands hold doublers glue drying Next glue hardwood tail skid mount ready complete fuselage sanding followed spack ling necessary Glue wing stabilizer Cut out rudder 3/16 balsa use epoxy hinge fin Bend landing gear c wire Dont forget include tail skid Next bend 1 inum bellcrank mount Getting together Before finishing 40 Model Aviation probably looking carrier hook thing notice arrangement putting rudder over during slow flight aft view port side Conspicuous flexible Nyrod pushrod arrangement connect flipper horn high stab Bellcrank detail Roberts Suspended 3 line bellcrank fastens home brew metal mount attaches bolts going through fuselage Seen below 3-line Roberts bellcrank line connections pushrod attachments shown Engine control rod goes through fuselage FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE. 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