Rear view glider configuration shows clean lines sweptback rudder hinge line all-moving stabilizer plugs position WHO WANTS build Sneat designed model expectation would appeal modelers Sunday sport flier wants small basic sailplane beginner wants learn fly simple rugged glider beginner wants scratch-build own model rather buy kit actually anybody likes build plans wants straightforward basic design Al though fine kits market offer ease building good prices proven designs etc modelers individuals want wider choice get available kits big thing dont afraid build magazine article have built kits far try Sneat first plan project think little work will have fun bigger sense satisfaction project completed Keeping mind purpose model several design goals aim laying out First good flying model after flying what its about hot competition caliber aircraft honest small sail plane easy fly capable thermal soaring under good conditions Next easy build meant design simpleno hard-to-con struct shapes complicated parts also rugged expected its builders/flyers would experienced model must able handle mild crashes ready try again Last least good looking nobody going build ugly airplane goals resulted Sneat De signwise have constant chord flat bottom vee-dihedral wing fuselage basic box thin plywood doublers necessary strength Horizontal stab allmoving modem feature easy 8 neat small basic glider Sunday flyer ship may power-pod launched towed aloft hi-start Arni Pedersen Dick Sarpolus accomplish Fin rudder hopefully modern pleasing shape Did end up model want build hope Now well get building instruc tions enough detail let see easy Construction begins selection wood Take time hobby shop choose lightest balsa nice straight grain overly spongy pithy suggest cut pieces before start construction make own kit will save time ribs may cut stack aug band saw cut time X-acto knife using patterns plans rest pieces mostly straight line cuts make metal straight edge sharp knife 1/32 plywood parts may cut sharp shears knife ruler Start fuselage construction gluing nose doublers fuselage sides contact cement 15-minute epoxy Add 3/16 square longerons edge sides per plan Working over top view glue fuselage sides formers 2 3 located just front hind wing saddle glue has dried pull sides together nose glue front former rear glue sides re tail post Work over plans keep fuselage straight Add top rear sheeting top bottom sheeting glue roughly shape nose block Now install pushrods suggest flexible Sullivan golden rods Add bottom sheeting plywood towhook mount Sand fuselage shape shown cross sections plan sanding better plane will look Glue together two fin pieces flat surface over plastic wrap also glue cross-grain tips 3/16 sheet stabi lizer Cut lightening holes drill hole saw add 1/32 plywood doublers time Drill holes edge stab root brass tubes simply cut slots through top bottom Cut brass tubing music wire sizes shown plans Plug end tubes small piece balsa epoxy dry slide tubes onto music wires Coat tub ing epoxy slide holes slots stab halves tubing ends will flush stab root Leave stab assembly flat surface cure have used slots mount tubes fill spaces epoxy balsa dust add stab plywood root doublers stab pivot block made two pieces t Assemble stab halves 3/32 wires short fuselage tube between two halves Lay stab assembly over 24 Model Aviation lower block piece should about 1/6 clearance side Prop up stab tips stab sits level top block Epoxy pivot tube tail block cut notch top tail block piece sit over pivot tube epoxy place wing built two halves joined later Start right half important building board table really flat wings made built-in warp building board flat Tape down plans cover clear plastic wrap waxed paper Pin down lower spar bottom root sheeting trailing edge sheeting Glue ribs spars trailing edge sheeting recommend Tite Bond root rib slanted slightly top should tipped ical towards tip Now glue 3/i X ing edge top spar Glue vertical grain webbing front spars shown plan Make sure grain runs up down webs adds lot strength Add slanted 1/16 sheet wing tip Glue top leading edge sheeting root trailing edge sheet Allow wing panel dry very thoroughly before removing board Repeat process build left wing panel Shape leading edge roughly plane available final shape fine sandpaper Sand spars flush wing root rib lay wing panel flat table coat wing roots epoxy place wing roots together wing tip raised 8 table thus giving proper dihedral After epoxy has cured September 1975 25 049 Cox power pod held rubber bands easier setting HiStart Close-up pod shows method attaching tank close engine its pylon Below right Glider front view displays straight dihedral Left Fuselage wing off hatch open shows plenty space World Engines servos nose battery pack receiver Above Builder primary designer Arni Pedersen model Sneat cut two strips 3 wide fiberglass cloth epoxy over center jointone top bottom final assembly now place fuselage flat table epoxy vertical fin per plan Assemble stab halves wire pivot block coat bottom pivot block epoxy place fuselage prop up stab tips level let epoxy cure Cut slot block 1/16 stab wire Place wing fuselage sand wing saddle necessary make wing level stab suggest model covered com pletely Monokote Solar Film lightness Epoxy rudder hinges pivots free glue Use short control horn rudder adjustable clevis Use long horn stabilator pushrod outside hole first flights Once get feel plane pushrod may moved up shown plan Install radio equipment plane moving forward backward plane will balance close CG shown plans Set rudder medium throw stab minimum throw Stab neutral should shown plan power pod may made I/s ply wood pylon motor mount Two pieces 4 wide i/s balsa used base base built directly wing covered plastic wrap pro tection balsa base pieces trimmed meet wing center joint pylon epoxied joint reinforced cloth same rubber bands hold wing hold power pod Now its built lets some test flying possible get help ex perience pilot Test glides first step suggest before test glide model confirm trim turn radio trim tabs neutral hold transmitter hand plane above head level position other hand Run wind slightly loosen ing grip feel what plane doing Does nose come up drop Change transmitter trims compensate Try again necessary change trim stab clevis know sounds crazy have used method successfully very large sailplanes Now make test glide giving model fairly hard toss wind nose slightly down trimmed correctly should glide smoothly ahead settling soft landing goes excessively left right check wing warps dives climbs too much adjust elevator get straight smooth glide next step depends choice 049 power pod assisted flight histart launch Assuming powered flight option will tried first strap power pod securely start engine adjust maximum power hand launch just done test glides straight ahead plane will climb out slowly fly up large circles get reasonable altitude about time gas tank runs out enjoy glide added weight drag power pod hurt gliding performance its still lot fun high-start launch suggest commercially available launch kits either surgical tubing shock cord types Follow launch kit instructions first flights dont use full tension plane goes up too steeply move towbook forward goes forward too fast climbing move towhook back correct location very little control will needed model climbs maximum height just fly forward until launch line falls off towbook Slow circling flight way look thermal life can see models reaction lift will upset stalling and/or turning circle stay lift circular flight pattern must allowed drift downwind thermal bubble drifts wind going too high fly out thermal penetrate wind hold some down elevator enjoy Sneat try larger sophisticated bird enjoyment Good flying SWOY HOT HOT MOI SOSOWN mm LifT MP OWR ftTOO YEW WITH TP 0 HOOT OVUm 4 SIWPCR POle 1 j-Yi I-- \52Lj u2, 4- ~A Aii - -- - U f 1___ urow ~LIiI_ [III N N K oinc sorT. r OcWWNT m SWWENT-' ye WeL * oeNN -- -L:2ee *U KaveSAT T0404a AS SNON NoeS NeTeTON WYtATN WON SONAT flesHMT oAtWSI IW S fY55 TN SAT NoS S foe TN cmlI S/NS N SEASH lIEN SHoe, NY/S No00I att c TuScAN TIC F/Not/SN WITN mu cm we1 N/W H N MASS Tue SAM S STOS N/C oNNNNN SON TuWScSoNNTNNA UCT CHATNoSEStmo p PSNM TOM /N PUS I1S INTOWON NONNN/N UWNT to. Iwe 5T NTesN sNE4r bUlgED AMO PECERmN DOCK SARPOUJS 26 Model Aviation / I UWTNN uWN SNoT OT ri - IIrIiS Ill r 0 SNN ONNA TN IW WENT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/09
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26
Rear view glider configuration shows clean lines sweptback rudder hinge line all-moving stabilizer plugs position WHO WANTS build Sneat designed model expectation would appeal modelers Sunday sport flier wants small basic sailplane beginner wants learn fly simple rugged glider beginner wants scratch-build own model rather buy kit actually anybody likes build plans wants straightforward basic design Al though fine kits market offer ease building good prices proven designs etc modelers individuals want wider choice get available kits big thing dont afraid build magazine article have built kits far try Sneat first plan project think little work will have fun bigger sense satisfaction project completed Keeping mind purpose model several design goals aim laying out First good flying model after flying what its about hot competition caliber aircraft honest small sail plane easy fly capable thermal soaring under good conditions Next easy build meant design simpleno hard-to-con struct shapes complicated parts also rugged expected its builders/flyers would experienced model must able handle mild crashes ready try again Last least good looking nobody going build ugly airplane goals resulted Sneat De signwise have constant chord flat bottom vee-dihedral wing fuselage basic box thin plywood doublers necessary strength Horizontal stab allmoving modem feature easy 8 neat small basic glider Sunday flyer ship may power-pod launched towed aloft hi-start Arni Pedersen Dick Sarpolus accomplish Fin rudder hopefully modern pleasing shape Did end up model want build hope Now well get building instruc tions enough detail let see easy Construction begins selection wood Take time hobby shop choose lightest balsa nice straight grain overly spongy pithy suggest cut pieces before start construction make own kit will save time ribs may cut stack aug band saw cut time X-acto knife using patterns plans rest pieces mostly straight line cuts make metal straight edge sharp knife 1/32 plywood parts may cut sharp shears knife ruler Start fuselage construction gluing nose doublers fuselage sides contact cement 15-minute epoxy Add 3/16 square longerons edge sides per plan Working over top view glue fuselage sides formers 2 3 located just front hind wing saddle glue has dried pull sides together nose glue front former rear glue sides re tail post Work over plans keep fuselage straight Add top rear sheeting top bottom sheeting glue roughly shape nose block Now install pushrods suggest flexible Sullivan golden rods Add bottom sheeting plywood towhook mount Sand fuselage shape shown cross sections plan sanding better plane will look Glue together two fin pieces flat surface over plastic wrap also glue cross-grain tips 3/16 sheet stabi lizer Cut lightening holes drill hole saw add 1/32 plywood doublers time Drill holes edge stab root brass tubes simply cut slots through top bottom Cut brass tubing music wire sizes shown plans Plug end tubes small piece balsa epoxy dry slide tubes onto music wires Coat tub ing epoxy slide holes slots stab halves tubing ends will flush stab root Leave stab assembly flat surface cure have used slots mount tubes fill spaces epoxy balsa dust add stab plywood root doublers stab pivot block made two pieces t Assemble stab halves 3/32 wires short fuselage tube between two halves Lay stab assembly over 24 Model Aviation lower block piece should about 1/6 clearance side Prop up stab tips stab sits level top block Epoxy pivot tube tail block cut notch top tail block piece sit over pivot tube epoxy place wing built two halves joined later Start right half important building board table really flat wings made built-in warp building board flat Tape down plans cover clear plastic wrap waxed paper Pin down lower spar bottom root sheeting trailing edge sheeting Glue ribs spars trailing edge sheeting recommend Tite Bond root rib slanted slightly top should tipped ical towards tip Now glue 3/i X ing edge top spar Glue vertical grain webbing front spars shown plan Make sure grain runs up down webs adds lot strength Add slanted 1/16 sheet wing tip Glue top leading edge sheeting root trailing edge sheet Allow wing panel dry very thoroughly before removing board Repeat process build left wing panel Shape leading edge roughly plane available final shape fine sandpaper Sand spars flush wing root rib lay wing panel flat table coat wing roots epoxy place wing roots together wing tip raised 8 table thus giving proper dihedral After epoxy has cured September 1975 25 049 Cox power pod held rubber bands easier setting HiStart Close-up pod shows method attaching tank close engine its pylon Below right Glider front view displays straight dihedral Left Fuselage wing off hatch open shows plenty space World Engines servos nose battery pack receiver Above Builder primary designer Arni Pedersen model Sneat cut two strips 3 wide fiberglass cloth epoxy over center jointone top bottom final assembly now place fuselage flat table epoxy vertical fin per plan Assemble stab halves wire pivot block coat bottom pivot block epoxy place fuselage prop up stab tips level let epoxy cure Cut slot block 1/16 stab wire Place wing fuselage sand wing saddle necessary make wing level stab suggest model covered com pletely Monokote Solar Film lightness Epoxy rudder hinges pivots free glue Use short control horn rudder adjustable clevis Use long horn stabilator pushrod outside hole first flights Once get feel plane pushrod may moved up shown plan Install radio equipment plane moving forward backward plane will balance close CG shown plans Set rudder medium throw stab minimum throw Stab neutral should shown plan power pod may made I/s ply wood pylon motor mount Two pieces 4 wide i/s balsa used base base built directly wing covered plastic wrap pro tection balsa base pieces trimmed meet wing center joint pylon epoxied joint reinforced cloth same rubber bands hold wing hold power pod Now its built lets some test flying possible get help ex perience pilot Test glides first step suggest before test glide model confirm trim turn radio trim tabs neutral hold transmitter hand plane above head level position other hand Run wind slightly loosen ing grip feel what plane doing Does nose come up drop Change transmitter trims compensate Try again necessary change trim stab clevis know sounds crazy have used method successfully very large sailplanes Now make test glide giving model fairly hard toss wind nose slightly down trimmed correctly should glide smoothly ahead settling soft landing goes excessively left right check wing warps dives climbs too much adjust elevator get straight smooth glide next step depends choice 049 power pod assisted flight histart launch Assuming powered flight option will tried first strap power pod securely start engine adjust maximum power hand launch just done test glides straight ahead plane will climb out slowly fly up large circles get reasonable altitude about time gas tank runs out enjoy glide added weight drag power pod hurt gliding performance its still lot fun high-start launch suggest commercially available launch kits either surgical tubing shock cord types Follow launch kit instructions first flights dont use full tension plane goes up too steeply move towbook forward goes forward too fast climbing move towhook back correct location very little control will needed model climbs maximum height just fly forward until launch line falls off towbook Slow circling flight way look thermal life can see models reaction lift will upset stalling and/or turning circle stay lift circular flight pattern must allowed drift downwind thermal bubble drifts wind going too high fly out thermal penetrate wind hold some down elevator enjoy Sneat try larger sophisticated bird enjoyment Good flying SWOY HOT HOT MOI SOSOWN mm LifT MP OWR ftTOO YEW WITH TP 0 HOOT OVUm 4 SIWPCR POle 1 j-Yi I-- \52Lj u2, 4- ~A Aii - -- - U f 1___ urow ~LIiI_ [III N N K oinc sorT. r OcWWNT m SWWENT-' ye WeL * oeNN -- -L:2ee *U KaveSAT T0404a AS SNON NoeS NeTeTON WYtATN WON SONAT flesHMT oAtWSI IW S fY55 TN SAT NoS S foe TN cmlI S/NS N SEASH lIEN SHoe, NY/S No00I att c TuScAN TIC F/Not/SN WITN mu cm we1 N/W H N MASS Tue SAM S STOS N/C oNNNNN SON TuWScSoNNTNNA UCT CHATNoSEStmo p PSNM TOM /N PUS I1S INTOWON NONNN/N UWNT to. Iwe 5T NTesN sNE4r bUlgED AMO PECERmN DOCK SARPOUJS 26 Model Aviation / I UWTNN uWN SNoT OT ri - IIrIiS Ill r 0 SNN ONNA TN IW WENT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/09
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26
Rear view glider configuration shows clean lines sweptback rudder hinge line all-moving stabilizer plugs position WHO WANTS build Sneat designed model expectation would appeal modelers Sunday sport flier wants small basic sailplane beginner wants learn fly simple rugged glider beginner wants scratch-build own model rather buy kit actually anybody likes build plans wants straightforward basic design Al though fine kits market offer ease building good prices proven designs etc modelers individuals want wider choice get available kits big thing dont afraid build magazine article have built kits far try Sneat first plan project think little work will have fun bigger sense satisfaction project completed Keeping mind purpose model several design goals aim laying out First good flying model after flying what its about hot competition caliber aircraft honest small sail plane easy fly capable thermal soaring under good conditions Next easy build meant design simpleno hard-to-con struct shapes complicated parts also rugged expected its builders/flyers would experienced model must able handle mild crashes ready try again Last least good looking nobody going build ugly airplane goals resulted Sneat De signwise have constant chord flat bottom vee-dihedral wing fuselage basic box thin plywood doublers necessary strength Horizontal stab allmoving modem feature easy 8 neat small basic glider Sunday flyer ship may power-pod launched towed aloft hi-start Arni Pedersen Dick Sarpolus accomplish Fin rudder hopefully modern pleasing shape Did end up model want build hope Now well get building instruc tions enough detail let see easy Construction begins selection wood Take time hobby shop choose lightest balsa nice straight grain overly spongy pithy suggest cut pieces before start construction make own kit will save time ribs may cut stack aug band saw cut time X-acto knife using patterns plans rest pieces mostly straight line cuts make metal straight edge sharp knife 1/32 plywood parts may cut sharp shears knife ruler Start fuselage construction gluing nose doublers fuselage sides contact cement 15-minute epoxy Add 3/16 square longerons edge sides per plan Working over top view glue fuselage sides formers 2 3 located just front hind wing saddle glue has dried pull sides together nose glue front former rear glue sides re tail post Work over plans keep fuselage straight Add top rear sheeting top bottom sheeting glue roughly shape nose block Now install pushrods suggest flexible Sullivan golden rods Add bottom sheeting plywood towhook mount Sand fuselage shape shown cross sections plan sanding better plane will look Glue together two fin pieces flat surface over plastic wrap also glue cross-grain tips 3/16 sheet stabi lizer Cut lightening holes drill hole saw add 1/32 plywood doublers time Drill holes edge stab root brass tubes simply cut slots through top bottom Cut brass tubing music wire sizes shown plans Plug end tubes small piece balsa epoxy dry slide tubes onto music wires Coat tub ing epoxy slide holes slots stab halves tubing ends will flush stab root Leave stab assembly flat surface cure have used slots mount tubes fill spaces epoxy balsa dust add stab plywood root doublers stab pivot block made two pieces t Assemble stab halves 3/32 wires short fuselage tube between two halves Lay stab assembly over 24 Model Aviation lower block piece should about 1/6 clearance side Prop up stab tips stab sits level top block Epoxy pivot tube tail block cut notch top tail block piece sit over pivot tube epoxy place wing built two halves joined later Start right half important building board table really flat wings made built-in warp building board flat Tape down plans cover clear plastic wrap waxed paper Pin down lower spar bottom root sheeting trailing edge sheeting Glue ribs spars trailing edge sheeting recommend Tite Bond root rib slanted slightly top should tipped ical towards tip Now glue 3/i X ing edge top spar Glue vertical grain webbing front spars shown plan Make sure grain runs up down webs adds lot strength Add slanted 1/16 sheet wing tip Glue top leading edge sheeting root trailing edge sheet Allow wing panel dry very thoroughly before removing board Repeat process build left wing panel Shape leading edge roughly plane available final shape fine sandpaper Sand spars flush wing root rib lay wing panel flat table coat wing roots epoxy place wing roots together wing tip raised 8 table thus giving proper dihedral After epoxy has cured September 1975 25 049 Cox power pod held rubber bands easier setting HiStart Close-up pod shows method attaching tank close engine its pylon Below right Glider front view displays straight dihedral Left Fuselage wing off hatch open shows plenty space World Engines servos nose battery pack receiver Above Builder primary designer Arni Pedersen model Sneat cut two strips 3 wide fiberglass cloth epoxy over center jointone top bottom final assembly now place fuselage flat table epoxy vertical fin per plan Assemble stab halves wire pivot block coat bottom pivot block epoxy place fuselage prop up stab tips level let epoxy cure Cut slot block 1/16 stab wire Place wing fuselage sand wing saddle necessary make wing level stab suggest model covered com pletely Monokote Solar Film lightness Epoxy rudder hinges pivots free glue Use short control horn rudder adjustable clevis Use long horn stabilator pushrod outside hole first flights Once get feel plane pushrod may moved up shown plan Install radio equipment plane moving forward backward plane will balance close CG shown plans Set rudder medium throw stab minimum throw Stab neutral should shown plan power pod may made I/s ply wood pylon motor mount Two pieces 4 wide i/s balsa used base base built directly wing covered plastic wrap pro tection balsa base pieces trimmed meet wing center joint pylon epoxied joint reinforced cloth same rubber bands hold wing hold power pod Now its built lets some test flying possible get help ex perience pilot Test glides first step suggest before test glide model confirm trim turn radio trim tabs neutral hold transmitter hand plane above head level position other hand Run wind slightly loosen ing grip feel what plane doing Does nose come up drop Change transmitter trims compensate Try again necessary change trim stab clevis know sounds crazy have used method successfully very large sailplanes Now make test glide giving model fairly hard toss wind nose slightly down trimmed correctly should glide smoothly ahead settling soft landing goes excessively left right check wing warps dives climbs too much adjust elevator get straight smooth glide next step depends choice 049 power pod assisted flight histart launch Assuming powered flight option will tried first strap power pod securely start engine adjust maximum power hand launch just done test glides straight ahead plane will climb out slowly fly up large circles get reasonable altitude about time gas tank runs out enjoy glide added weight drag power pod hurt gliding performance its still lot fun high-start launch suggest commercially available launch kits either surgical tubing shock cord types Follow launch kit instructions first flights dont use full tension plane goes up too steeply move towbook forward goes forward too fast climbing move towhook back correct location very little control will needed model climbs maximum height just fly forward until launch line falls off towbook Slow circling flight way look thermal life can see models reaction lift will upset stalling and/or turning circle stay lift circular flight pattern must allowed drift downwind thermal bubble drifts wind going too high fly out thermal penetrate wind hold some down elevator enjoy Sneat try larger sophisticated bird enjoyment Good flying SWOY HOT HOT MOI SOSOWN mm LifT MP OWR ftTOO YEW WITH TP 0 HOOT OVUm 4 SIWPCR POle 1 j-Yi I-- \52Lj u2, 4- ~A Aii - -- - U f 1___ urow ~LIiI_ [III N N K oinc sorT. r OcWWNT m SWWENT-' ye WeL * oeNN -- -L:2ee *U KaveSAT T0404a AS SNON NoeS NeTeTON WYtATN WON SONAT flesHMT oAtWSI IW S fY55 TN SAT NoS S foe TN cmlI S/NS N SEASH lIEN SHoe, NY/S No00I att c TuScAN TIC F/Not/SN WITN mu cm we1 N/W H N MASS Tue SAM S STOS N/C oNNNNN SON TuWScSoNNTNNA UCT CHATNoSEStmo p PSNM TOM /N PUS I1S INTOWON NONNN/N UWNT to. Iwe 5T NTesN sNE4r bUlgED AMO PECERmN DOCK SARPOUJS 26 Model Aviation / I UWTNN uWN SNoT OT ri - IIrIiS Ill r 0 SNN ONNA TN IW WENT