NO OCR TEXT Flicker designed fly way wish could could fit no mysteries parameters enable airplane fly within particular flight envelope envisioned subtleties blended g ether feel JOhNpersonality airplane helps think things people put down pears-and-apples comparison intentional whimsy nostalgia Flickers persona hopefully may prove irresistible Once basics determined decided marry characteristics two glamorous airplane designs past proportions relative areas snitch cosmetics other much-loved airplanes world-famous Curtiss racing biplanes early 1 920s landmark utilized center-section wing-mount pylon adds verve simplicity model prewar WACO taildragger cabin also provided inspiration flew 1 5-powered WACO Don Srull greatly impressed its beautiful characteristics published Model Aviation May 1979 plan #260 obtained three-views aircraft same scale added divided two average span length gap moment arm chord area sense balance led subtract 2I2 inches resulting tail moment add 1 /2 inches nose opted swept top June1995 17 wing reat Lakes Cartiss Seahawk touch sweep nice thing both appearance performance Flicker performs somewhat differently typical highpower-loading RC bipes today Most importantly flies wing power brute force flies just fine K&B Sportster 65 turning 13- 14 x 6 propno need $300 engine Flicker uses economical four-ormore-channel radio needs no mixing although use about 25% CAR Coordinated Aileron Rudder nice sport flying Airfoils symmetrical 00 series B-17 average 21/20 incidence flat top wing washout 20 bottom wing has modest dihedral forward center gravity CG marked critical angular difference decalage provides pitch stability makes model easier fly Inverted flight requires slight down elevator overdone Actually spite its stability ease flying Flicker quite close stay-where-you-put-it capability wanted enough stability make airplane less tense fly have fluidity maneuver noticeably detracting professional-style aerobatics aerobatic airplaneincluding knife-edge flight flat-turn rudder-only 360s touch coupling designed flier no-dihedral zero-zero nearly airplanes would detect latter machines less-than-hightime pilots hands awkward lower-end portions flight envelope Since biplanes balance modelers expect cannot overemphasize importance balancing Flicker shown plans CG moved aft model will squirrely airplane big power having 60 x 10 top wing 56 x 9 lower wing produce generous 1105 square inches area gross weight seven pounds two ounces wing loading just over pound per square foot Flicker floater excels tight places short takeoff run great climb angle small landing pattern footprint Visual cohesiveness enhanced using rounded forms planforms wingtips stabilizer rudder bow reinforcing theme rounded nose canopy open spats airfoil Construction straightforward simple featuring quick assembly disassembly field clevis-attached interplane struts glow plug heater recommended inverted engine keep idle reliable have dont use Mysterious engine failures sometimes due nitro evaporation old fuel fuel frequently exposed air Please get back us through magazine comments suggestions Flicker flies personal modifications have made Flicker first excursion classic-type biplane Having flight-tested single-wing sport models thought emphasizing differences model would help also first biplane flicker simple big clean model basic differences compared typical trainers sport models steeper angle climb lower top velocity lower stall velocity Washout twist top wing provides excellent stall propagation characteristics model will drop wing stall landing Downthrust sidethrust reduce trim transitions power changes CONSTRUCTION Good balsa selection critical light model note firmness indicated order plenty extra balsa give yourself good selection stock Wing Construction detailed completion D-tubes workbench accuracy Cut spar notches ribs true ends accurately possible good alignment Stack ribs fit scrap spars check uniformity True edges wing sheeting straightedge Begin wing panels pinning down bottom leading edge sheet bottom spar Glue spar sheet Slip ribs onto spar Pin trailing edge place propping up appropriately note upper-wing washout glue ribs Install top spar Bill Winter Continued page 23 18 Model Aviation ll Winter L John Hunton Flicker Some test flights made cowl facilitate engine setup Looks like could walk right up get Number rudder designers age Flicker built June1995 19 Main wing pylon simpler cabane strut system Fit cardboard interplane struts first cut plywood Conventional empennage simple Rudder balance may take some load servo primarily looks Wing assemblies uncomplicated Airfoil symmetrical NACA 00 series Model flies well inverted upright K&B Sportster 65 provides plenty reliable economical power cowl tight simple Four-channel Aitronics Vanguard system has plenty roomWing attaches devises rather screws Clevises can Note receiver suspended foamremoved covering changing incidence Stock tailwheel assembly has small piece heat-shrink tubingPartial wheel pants add 1930s look help keep mud off insulate torque rod metal strapthe lower wing damp days I -I--- i j1t rI1t-~- &ii F V a .a / 784-1 4 -I FLICKER I11-iF1 w 4 OfV34r 1111 0 0 0 CD 0 4 NO OCR TEXT WHAT ADIN AIRCRRVT HANDB3 I NT FLR1 MOQEL AVIATION ecr t EVER AD THIS OcA WA6 rfl NBPqRATO EWND AU- 714E PLANES IVE BUILT AND RThJ OVER TlEOL BUD MA~E LJE SHOOWN -r C4p TELL SILL WINTER 1145 l&AcE f4EMA F7k FLGUILT 4 0 0 ct 0 SNT r VI NI / DESIGNED B BILL IINTEI -6 -4 sQ1wIcI rJBlER Ax SHT /FM343ZSHt 7 / /1 514t R155 Check good alignment laying straightedge over spar check high points Press down lighfly straightedge Shim lower leading edge sheet up bench glue tight ribs Run slow-curing glue like Titebond leading edge tops ribs spars install top sheet Install spar webs grain vertical Glue trailing edge sheet parts trailing edge top wing Trim block-sand leading edge install leading edge part Glue rip parts place Add top capstrips Remove panel building board add bottom capstrips tip sheet Butt-fit wing panels Block panels dihedral and/or washout indicated plan tack glue add joiners center section sheeting bottom wing has dihedral Install wing strut clevis studs protrude above wing surface Use along straight sanding block sand true up wing Most top surface truing shaping sanding can done wing still board ailerons can cut solid stock will lighter built-up shown unusual aspect construction involves wing struts snap instead being bolted making field assembly/disassembly quick simple center section pylon eliminates cabane struts Tail Surfaces Assemble horizontal stabilizer fin built-up rudder direcfly over plan Pay particular attention weight because extra ounce tail results three ounces nose weight required balance model Block-sand ends mating members ensure good solid fit Cut parts little long let hang just over edge bench sand length sanding block Fuselage Begin assembly building up two sides Note lengths front two sides angles cut Sukhoi 40 Size ARF ~ Aerobole Airp apeMADE Al THE USALength 42 Weight 52 lbs Engine 40-A6 2C 4B.604C Color Blue & White Radio 4 Channels Covering High Quality polyester turn mel resistent printing Fuselage Designed untradition ally circular tuselage made ot piece thin plywood some vacuum brined parts Wing Made loam core Covered 1/16 Balsa sheets Aerobatics Pertormance plane made have same aerobatic qualities lull scale can rolls loops spins loincevaks etc PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 760 STIMSON AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY 91745 818 961-4616 330-9510 780-0100 818 3309351 ORDERS ONLY June1995 23 termines engine alignment down right thrust improve flight characteristics Cut formers shape Assemble formers crosspieces fuselage sides over plan insure good alignment rudder post must centerline Drill firewall engine mounts install blind nuts Install top bottom fuselage sheeting Drill landing gear mount match gear add blind nuts install landing gear mount until after wing pylon has attached ensure good access gluing Install top stringers control surfaces center-hinged except ailerons top-hinged good upper surface continuity close fit prevents flutter improves control response Slot hinges #11 X-Acto blade used Sig Easy Hinges glued cyanoacrylate CyA after checkfitting Trim corners hinges promote easier installation An inverted engine installation shown open slot cooling stock K&B 65 muffler fairs well fuselage complication installation getting cowl off around muffler needle valve must removed remove cowl installation neat cowl built /2-inch soft balsa blocks tack-glued firewall built around installed mufflerless engine spinner Tack /16 balsa spacers spinner clearance install plywood nose ring Carefully carve shape cowl thoroughly fuelproof inside make first flights cowl removed add compensatory weight ensure proper balance cowl mounted three points sheet metal screws hardwood blocks prototype covered Coverite 21st Century film Some parts landing gear wheel spats wing pylon cowl painted 21st Century sprays work very well Film covering expedited using new Coverite computer-controlled iron maintains accurate temperature Jeff Troy Coverite can provide excellent tape installing 21st Century film Cover bottom panels first overlap joints changes colortrim 1/4 inch During final assembly important maintain precise alignment Begin assembly process fitting lower wing fuselage perfect fit can taping wing applying lipstick tape trial-fitting wing fuselage removing material lipstick appears Install /4 leading edge dowel Measure wingtips tallpost get wing centered properly drill /16 tap /4-20 wing bolts Bolt lower wing place Install horizontal stabilizer using lower wing reference Install fin using horizontal stabilizer provide reference Lay upper wing pylon Align upper wing plan view against lower wing Drill /6 tap /4-20 holddown screws Check incidences using distance workbench Following dimensions use checking incidences landing gear removed fuselage resting lower wing block up tailpost 2/i inches centerline leading edge lower wing should /32 higher trailing edge leading edge upper wing root should /16 higher because washout horizontal stabilizer set 00 makes stab parallel workbench reference lower wing set positive leading edge up 20 upper wing pylon holds upper wing 3 1/20 positive 11/20 bottom wing root upper wing however has 11/20 washout parallel lower wing 20 positive tip cut plywood interplane struts until entire model has assembled First cut out cardboard templates can trimmed added make right Check struts side-to-side uniformity satisfied cut final plywood struts wheel spats held alignment landing gear bow cutting out inner plywood part fit bow use easily deformed wheels bulge bind hard landings Flying Taxiing taildragger tricky Keep up elevator keep tailwheel good contact ground apply power take off rudder takes over positive directional control Let off up elevator model begins accelerate let tail rise model build speed Very steep climbouts possible fully broken-in engine Flicker surprisingly responsive axes CG placed twitchy yet Flicker will snap spin asked Consecutive rolls inverted seem easy natural can control model nicely through loops rolls Just cautious landing Flicker will descend fairly steeply final low idle Keep little power until over threshold until used model Rudder action strong Stall turns etc quick precise rudder required knife-edge until get feel first knife-edge flights will tend climb Flicker will roll rudder will execute 3600 turns ailerons cunous Biplanes have drag equivalent monoplanes should expect shorter steeper approaches Flicker may larger model have flying factors can combine make land short used flying smaller monoplanes pick landing spot about third down runway first biplane landings avoid landing short Flicker fine basic platform upgrading power fine-tuning incidence angles desired performance variations Experienced biplane pilots have tried Flicker like way flies odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
NO OCR TEXT Flicker designed fly way wish could could fit no mysteries parameters enable airplane fly within particular flight envelope envisioned subtleties blended g ether feel JOhNpersonality airplane helps think things people put down pears-and-apples comparison intentional whimsy nostalgia Flickers persona hopefully may prove irresistible Once basics determined decided marry characteristics two glamorous airplane designs past proportions relative areas snitch cosmetics other much-loved airplanes world-famous Curtiss racing biplanes early 1 920s landmark utilized center-section wing-mount pylon adds verve simplicity model prewar WACO taildragger cabin also provided inspiration flew 1 5-powered WACO Don Srull greatly impressed its beautiful characteristics published Model Aviation May 1979 plan #260 obtained three-views aircraft same scale added divided two average span length gap moment arm chord area sense balance led subtract 2I2 inches resulting tail moment add 1 /2 inches nose opted swept top June1995 17 wing reat Lakes Cartiss Seahawk touch sweep nice thing both appearance performance Flicker performs somewhat differently typical highpower-loading RC bipes today Most importantly flies wing power brute force flies just fine K&B Sportster 65 turning 13- 14 x 6 propno need $300 engine Flicker uses economical four-ormore-channel radio needs no mixing although use about 25% CAR Coordinated Aileron Rudder nice sport flying Airfoils symmetrical 00 series B-17 average 21/20 incidence flat top wing washout 20 bottom wing has modest dihedral forward center gravity CG marked critical angular difference decalage provides pitch stability makes model easier fly Inverted flight requires slight down elevator overdone Actually spite its stability ease flying Flicker quite close stay-where-you-put-it capability wanted enough stability make airplane less tense fly have fluidity maneuver noticeably detracting professional-style aerobatics aerobatic airplaneincluding knife-edge flight flat-turn rudder-only 360s touch coupling designed flier no-dihedral zero-zero nearly airplanes would detect latter machines less-than-hightime pilots hands awkward lower-end portions flight envelope Since biplanes balance modelers expect cannot overemphasize importance balancing Flicker shown plans CG moved aft model will squirrely airplane big power having 60 x 10 top wing 56 x 9 lower wing produce generous 1105 square inches area gross weight seven pounds two ounces wing loading just over pound per square foot Flicker floater excels tight places short takeoff run great climb angle small landing pattern footprint Visual cohesiveness enhanced using rounded forms planforms wingtips stabilizer rudder bow reinforcing theme rounded nose canopy open spats airfoil Construction straightforward simple featuring quick assembly disassembly field clevis-attached interplane struts glow plug heater recommended inverted engine keep idle reliable have dont use Mysterious engine failures sometimes due nitro evaporation old fuel fuel frequently exposed air Please get back us through magazine comments suggestions Flicker flies personal modifications have made Flicker first excursion classic-type biplane Having flight-tested single-wing sport models thought emphasizing differences model would help also first biplane flicker simple big clean model basic differences compared typical trainers sport models steeper angle climb lower top velocity lower stall velocity Washout twist top wing provides excellent stall propagation characteristics model will drop wing stall landing Downthrust sidethrust reduce trim transitions power changes CONSTRUCTION Good balsa selection critical light model note firmness indicated order plenty extra balsa give yourself good selection stock Wing Construction detailed completion D-tubes workbench accuracy Cut spar notches ribs true ends accurately possible good alignment Stack ribs fit scrap spars check uniformity True edges wing sheeting straightedge Begin wing panels pinning down bottom leading edge sheet bottom spar Glue spar sheet Slip ribs onto spar Pin trailing edge place propping up appropriately note upper-wing washout glue ribs Install top spar Bill Winter Continued page 23 18 Model Aviation ll Winter L John Hunton Flicker Some test flights made cowl facilitate engine setup Looks like could walk right up get Number rudder designers age Flicker built June1995 19 Main wing pylon simpler cabane strut system Fit cardboard interplane struts first cut plywood Conventional empennage simple Rudder balance may take some load servo primarily looks Wing assemblies uncomplicated Airfoil symmetrical NACA 00 series Model flies well inverted upright K&B Sportster 65 provides plenty reliable economical power cowl tight simple Four-channel Aitronics Vanguard system has plenty roomWing attaches devises rather screws Clevises can Note receiver suspended foamremoved covering changing incidence Stock tailwheel assembly has small piece heat-shrink tubingPartial wheel pants add 1930s look help keep mud off insulate torque rod metal strapthe lower wing damp days I -I--- i j1t rI1t-~- &ii F V a .a / 784-1 4 -I FLICKER I11-iF1 w 4 OfV34r 1111 0 0 0 CD 0 4 NO OCR TEXT WHAT ADIN AIRCRRVT HANDB3 I NT FLR1 MOQEL AVIATION ecr t EVER AD THIS OcA WA6 rfl NBPqRATO EWND AU- 714E PLANES IVE BUILT AND RThJ OVER TlEOL BUD MA~E LJE SHOOWN -r C4p TELL SILL WINTER 1145 l&AcE f4EMA F7k FLGUILT 4 0 0 ct 0 SNT r VI NI / DESIGNED B BILL IINTEI -6 -4 sQ1wIcI rJBlER Ax SHT /FM343ZSHt 7 / /1 514t R155 Check good alignment laying straightedge over spar check high points Press down lighfly straightedge Shim lower leading edge sheet up bench glue tight ribs Run slow-curing glue like Titebond leading edge tops ribs spars install top sheet Install spar webs grain vertical Glue trailing edge sheet parts trailing edge top wing Trim block-sand leading edge install leading edge part Glue rip parts place Add top capstrips Remove panel building board add bottom capstrips tip sheet Butt-fit wing panels Block panels dihedral and/or washout indicated plan tack glue add joiners center section sheeting bottom wing has dihedral Install wing strut clevis studs protrude above wing surface Use along straight sanding block sand true up wing Most top surface truing shaping sanding can done wing still board ailerons can cut solid stock will lighter built-up shown unusual aspect construction involves wing struts snap instead being bolted making field assembly/disassembly quick simple center section pylon eliminates cabane struts Tail Surfaces Assemble horizontal stabilizer fin built-up rudder direcfly over plan Pay particular attention weight because extra ounce tail results three ounces nose weight required balance model Block-sand ends mating members ensure good solid fit Cut parts little long let hang just over edge bench sand length sanding block Fuselage Begin assembly building up two sides Note lengths front two sides angles cut Sukhoi 40 Size ARF ~ Aerobole Airp apeMADE Al THE USALength 42 Weight 52 lbs Engine 40-A6 2C 4B.604C Color Blue & White Radio 4 Channels Covering High Quality polyester turn mel resistent printing Fuselage Designed untradition ally circular tuselage made ot piece thin plywood some vacuum brined parts Wing Made loam core Covered 1/16 Balsa sheets Aerobatics Pertormance plane made have same aerobatic qualities lull scale can rolls loops spins loincevaks etc PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 760 STIMSON AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY 91745 818 961-4616 330-9510 780-0100 818 3309351 ORDERS ONLY June1995 23 termines engine alignment down right thrust improve flight characteristics Cut formers shape Assemble formers crosspieces fuselage sides over plan insure good alignment rudder post must centerline Drill firewall engine mounts install blind nuts Install top bottom fuselage sheeting Drill landing gear mount match gear add blind nuts install landing gear mount until after wing pylon has attached ensure good access gluing Install top stringers control surfaces center-hinged except ailerons top-hinged good upper surface continuity close fit prevents flutter improves control response Slot hinges #11 X-Acto blade used Sig Easy Hinges glued cyanoacrylate CyA after checkfitting Trim corners hinges promote easier installation An inverted engine installation shown open slot cooling stock K&B 65 muffler fairs well fuselage complication installation getting cowl off around muffler needle valve must removed remove cowl installation neat cowl built /2-inch soft balsa blocks tack-glued firewall built around installed mufflerless engine spinner Tack /16 balsa spacers spinner clearance install plywood nose ring Carefully carve shape cowl thoroughly fuelproof inside make first flights cowl removed add compensatory weight ensure proper balance cowl mounted three points sheet metal screws hardwood blocks prototype covered Coverite 21st Century film Some parts landing gear wheel spats wing pylon cowl painted 21st Century sprays work very well Film covering expedited using new Coverite computer-controlled iron maintains accurate temperature Jeff Troy Coverite can provide excellent tape installing 21st Century film Cover bottom panels first overlap joints changes colortrim 1/4 inch During final assembly important maintain precise alignment Begin assembly process fitting lower wing fuselage perfect fit can taping wing applying lipstick tape trial-fitting wing fuselage removing material lipstick appears Install /4 leading edge dowel Measure wingtips tallpost get wing centered properly drill /16 tap /4-20 wing bolts Bolt lower wing place Install horizontal stabilizer using lower wing reference Install fin using horizontal stabilizer provide reference Lay upper wing pylon Align upper wing plan view against lower wing Drill /6 tap /4-20 holddown screws Check incidences using distance workbench Following dimensions use checking incidences landing gear removed fuselage resting lower wing block up tailpost 2/i inches centerline leading edge lower wing should /32 higher trailing edge leading edge upper wing root should /16 higher because washout horizontal stabilizer set 00 makes stab parallel workbench reference lower wing set positive leading edge up 20 upper wing pylon holds upper wing 3 1/20 positive 11/20 bottom wing root upper wing however has 11/20 washout parallel lower wing 20 positive tip cut plywood interplane struts until entire model has assembled First cut out cardboard templates can trimmed added make right Check struts side-to-side uniformity satisfied cut final plywood struts wheel spats held alignment landing gear bow cutting out inner plywood part fit bow use easily deformed wheels bulge bind hard landings Flying Taxiing taildragger tricky Keep up elevator keep tailwheel good contact ground apply power take off rudder takes over positive directional control Let off up elevator model begins accelerate let tail rise model build speed Very steep climbouts possible fully broken-in engine Flicker surprisingly responsive axes CG placed twitchy yet Flicker will snap spin asked Consecutive rolls inverted seem easy natural can control model nicely through loops rolls Just cautious landing Flicker will descend fairly steeply final low idle Keep little power until over threshold until used model Rudder action strong Stall turns etc quick precise rudder required knife-edge until get feel first knife-edge flights will tend climb Flicker will roll rudder will execute 3600 turns ailerons cunous Biplanes have drag equivalent monoplanes should expect shorter steeper approaches Flicker may larger model have flying factors can combine make land short used flying smaller monoplanes pick landing spot about third down runway first biplane landings avoid landing short Flicker fine basic platform upgrading power fine-tuning incidence angles desired performance variations Experienced biplane pilots have tried Flicker like way flies odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
NO OCR TEXT Flicker designed fly way wish could could fit no mysteries parameters enable airplane fly within particular flight envelope envisioned subtleties blended g ether feel JOhNpersonality airplane helps think things people put down pears-and-apples comparison intentional whimsy nostalgia Flickers persona hopefully may prove irresistible Once basics determined decided marry characteristics two glamorous airplane designs past proportions relative areas snitch cosmetics other much-loved airplanes world-famous Curtiss racing biplanes early 1 920s landmark utilized center-section wing-mount pylon adds verve simplicity model prewar WACO taildragger cabin also provided inspiration flew 1 5-powered WACO Don Srull greatly impressed its beautiful characteristics published Model Aviation May 1979 plan #260 obtained three-views aircraft same scale added divided two average span length gap moment arm chord area sense balance led subtract 2I2 inches resulting tail moment add 1 /2 inches nose opted swept top June1995 17 wing reat Lakes Cartiss Seahawk touch sweep nice thing both appearance performance Flicker performs somewhat differently typical highpower-loading RC bipes today Most importantly flies wing power brute force flies just fine K&B Sportster 65 turning 13- 14 x 6 propno need $300 engine Flicker uses economical four-ormore-channel radio needs no mixing although use about 25% CAR Coordinated Aileron Rudder nice sport flying Airfoils symmetrical 00 series B-17 average 21/20 incidence flat top wing washout 20 bottom wing has modest dihedral forward center gravity CG marked critical angular difference decalage provides pitch stability makes model easier fly Inverted flight requires slight down elevator overdone Actually spite its stability ease flying Flicker quite close stay-where-you-put-it capability wanted enough stability make airplane less tense fly have fluidity maneuver noticeably detracting professional-style aerobatics aerobatic airplaneincluding knife-edge flight flat-turn rudder-only 360s touch coupling designed flier no-dihedral zero-zero nearly airplanes would detect latter machines less-than-hightime pilots hands awkward lower-end portions flight envelope Since biplanes balance modelers expect cannot overemphasize importance balancing Flicker shown plans CG moved aft model will squirrely airplane big power having 60 x 10 top wing 56 x 9 lower wing produce generous 1105 square inches area gross weight seven pounds two ounces wing loading just over pound per square foot Flicker floater excels tight places short takeoff run great climb angle small landing pattern footprint Visual cohesiveness enhanced using rounded forms planforms wingtips stabilizer rudder bow reinforcing theme rounded nose canopy open spats airfoil Construction straightforward simple featuring quick assembly disassembly field clevis-attached interplane struts glow plug heater recommended inverted engine keep idle reliable have dont use Mysterious engine failures sometimes due nitro evaporation old fuel fuel frequently exposed air Please get back us through magazine comments suggestions Flicker flies personal modifications have made Flicker first excursion classic-type biplane Having flight-tested single-wing sport models thought emphasizing differences model would help also first biplane flicker simple big clean model basic differences compared typical trainers sport models steeper angle climb lower top velocity lower stall velocity Washout twist top wing provides excellent stall propagation characteristics model will drop wing stall landing Downthrust sidethrust reduce trim transitions power changes CONSTRUCTION Good balsa selection critical light model note firmness indicated order plenty extra balsa give yourself good selection stock Wing Construction detailed completion D-tubes workbench accuracy Cut spar notches ribs true ends accurately possible good alignment Stack ribs fit scrap spars check uniformity True edges wing sheeting straightedge Begin wing panels pinning down bottom leading edge sheet bottom spar Glue spar sheet Slip ribs onto spar Pin trailing edge place propping up appropriately note upper-wing washout glue ribs Install top spar Bill Winter Continued page 23 18 Model Aviation ll Winter L John Hunton Flicker Some test flights made cowl facilitate engine setup Looks like could walk right up get Number rudder designers age Flicker built June1995 19 Main wing pylon simpler cabane strut system Fit cardboard interplane struts first cut plywood Conventional empennage simple Rudder balance may take some load servo primarily looks Wing assemblies uncomplicated Airfoil symmetrical NACA 00 series Model flies well inverted upright K&B Sportster 65 provides plenty reliable economical power cowl tight simple Four-channel Aitronics Vanguard system has plenty roomWing attaches devises rather screws Clevises can Note receiver suspended foamremoved covering changing incidence Stock tailwheel assembly has small piece heat-shrink tubingPartial wheel pants add 1930s look help keep mud off insulate torque rod metal strapthe lower wing damp days I -I--- i j1t rI1t-~- &ii F V a .a / 784-1 4 -I FLICKER I11-iF1 w 4 OfV34r 1111 0 0 0 CD 0 4 NO OCR TEXT WHAT ADIN AIRCRRVT HANDB3 I NT FLR1 MOQEL AVIATION ecr t EVER AD THIS OcA WA6 rfl NBPqRATO EWND AU- 714E PLANES IVE BUILT AND RThJ OVER TlEOL BUD MA~E LJE SHOOWN -r C4p TELL SILL WINTER 1145 l&AcE f4EMA F7k FLGUILT 4 0 0 ct 0 SNT r VI NI / DESIGNED B BILL IINTEI -6 -4 sQ1wIcI rJBlER Ax SHT /FM343ZSHt 7 / /1 514t R155 Check good alignment laying straightedge over spar check high points Press down lighfly straightedge Shim lower leading edge sheet up bench glue tight ribs Run slow-curing glue like Titebond leading edge tops ribs spars install top sheet Install spar webs grain vertical Glue trailing edge sheet parts trailing edge top wing Trim block-sand leading edge install leading edge part Glue rip parts place Add top capstrips Remove panel building board add bottom capstrips tip sheet Butt-fit wing panels Block panels dihedral and/or washout indicated plan tack glue add joiners center section sheeting bottom wing has dihedral Install wing strut clevis studs protrude above wing surface Use along straight sanding block sand true up wing Most top surface truing shaping sanding can done wing still board ailerons can cut solid stock will lighter built-up shown unusual aspect construction involves wing struts snap instead being bolted making field assembly/disassembly quick simple center section pylon eliminates cabane struts Tail Surfaces Assemble horizontal stabilizer fin built-up rudder direcfly over plan Pay particular attention weight because extra ounce tail results three ounces nose weight required balance model Block-sand ends mating members ensure good solid fit Cut parts little long let hang just over edge bench sand length sanding block Fuselage Begin assembly building up two sides Note lengths front two sides angles cut Sukhoi 40 Size ARF ~ Aerobole Airp apeMADE Al THE USALength 42 Weight 52 lbs Engine 40-A6 2C 4B.604C Color Blue & White Radio 4 Channels Covering High Quality polyester turn mel resistent printing Fuselage Designed untradition ally circular tuselage made ot piece thin plywood some vacuum brined parts Wing Made loam core Covered 1/16 Balsa sheets Aerobatics Pertormance plane made have same aerobatic qualities lull scale can rolls loops spins loincevaks etc PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 760 STIMSON AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY 91745 818 961-4616 330-9510 780-0100 818 3309351 ORDERS ONLY June1995 23 termines engine alignment down right thrust improve flight characteristics Cut formers shape Assemble formers crosspieces fuselage sides over plan insure good alignment rudder post must centerline Drill firewall engine mounts install blind nuts Install top bottom fuselage sheeting Drill landing gear mount match gear add blind nuts install landing gear mount until after wing pylon has attached ensure good access gluing Install top stringers control surfaces center-hinged except ailerons top-hinged good upper surface continuity close fit prevents flutter improves control response Slot hinges #11 X-Acto blade used Sig Easy Hinges glued cyanoacrylate CyA after checkfitting Trim corners hinges promote easier installation An inverted engine installation shown open slot cooling stock K&B 65 muffler fairs well fuselage complication installation getting cowl off around muffler needle valve must removed remove cowl installation neat cowl built /2-inch soft balsa blocks tack-glued firewall built around installed mufflerless engine spinner Tack /16 balsa spacers spinner clearance install plywood nose ring Carefully carve shape cowl thoroughly fuelproof inside make first flights cowl removed add compensatory weight ensure proper balance cowl mounted three points sheet metal screws hardwood blocks prototype covered Coverite 21st Century film Some parts landing gear wheel spats wing pylon cowl painted 21st Century sprays work very well Film covering expedited using new Coverite computer-controlled iron maintains accurate temperature Jeff Troy Coverite can provide excellent tape installing 21st Century film Cover bottom panels first overlap joints changes colortrim 1/4 inch During final assembly important maintain precise alignment Begin assembly process fitting lower wing fuselage perfect fit can taping wing applying lipstick tape trial-fitting wing fuselage removing material lipstick appears Install /4 leading edge dowel Measure wingtips tallpost get wing centered properly drill /16 tap /4-20 wing bolts Bolt lower wing place Install horizontal stabilizer using lower wing reference Install fin using horizontal stabilizer provide reference Lay upper wing pylon Align upper wing plan view against lower wing Drill /6 tap /4-20 holddown screws Check incidences using distance workbench Following dimensions use checking incidences landing gear removed fuselage resting lower wing block up tailpost 2/i inches centerline leading edge lower wing should /32 higher trailing edge leading edge upper wing root should /16 higher because washout horizontal stabilizer set 00 makes stab parallel workbench reference lower wing set positive leading edge up 20 upper wing pylon holds upper wing 3 1/20 positive 11/20 bottom wing root upper wing however has 11/20 washout parallel lower wing 20 positive tip cut plywood interplane struts until entire model has assembled First cut out cardboard templates can trimmed added make right Check struts side-to-side uniformity satisfied cut final plywood struts wheel spats held alignment landing gear bow cutting out inner plywood part fit bow use easily deformed wheels bulge bind hard landings Flying Taxiing taildragger tricky Keep up elevator keep tailwheel good contact ground apply power take off rudder takes over positive directional control Let off up elevator model begins accelerate let tail rise model build speed Very steep climbouts possible fully broken-in engine Flicker surprisingly responsive axes CG placed twitchy yet Flicker will snap spin asked Consecutive rolls inverted seem easy natural can control model nicely through loops rolls Just cautious landing Flicker will descend fairly steeply final low idle Keep little power until over threshold until used model Rudder action strong Stall turns etc quick precise rudder required knife-edge until get feel first knife-edge flights will tend climb Flicker will roll rudder will execute 3600 turns ailerons cunous Biplanes have drag equivalent monoplanes should expect shorter steeper approaches Flicker may larger model have flying factors can combine make land short used flying smaller monoplanes pick landing spot about third down runway first biplane landings avoid landing short Flicker fine basic platform upgrading power fine-tuning incidence angles desired performance variations Experienced biplane pilots have tried Flicker like way flies odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
NO OCR TEXT Flicker designed fly way wish could could fit no mysteries parameters enable airplane fly within particular flight envelope envisioned subtleties blended g ether feel JOhNpersonality airplane helps think things people put down pears-and-apples comparison intentional whimsy nostalgia Flickers persona hopefully may prove irresistible Once basics determined decided marry characteristics two glamorous airplane designs past proportions relative areas snitch cosmetics other much-loved airplanes world-famous Curtiss racing biplanes early 1 920s landmark utilized center-section wing-mount pylon adds verve simplicity model prewar WACO taildragger cabin also provided inspiration flew 1 5-powered WACO Don Srull greatly impressed its beautiful characteristics published Model Aviation May 1979 plan #260 obtained three-views aircraft same scale added divided two average span length gap moment arm chord area sense balance led subtract 2I2 inches resulting tail moment add 1 /2 inches nose opted swept top June1995 17 wing reat Lakes Cartiss Seahawk touch sweep nice thing both appearance performance Flicker performs somewhat differently typical highpower-loading RC bipes today Most importantly flies wing power brute force flies just fine K&B Sportster 65 turning 13- 14 x 6 propno need $300 engine Flicker uses economical four-ormore-channel radio needs no mixing although use about 25% CAR Coordinated Aileron Rudder nice sport flying Airfoils symmetrical 00 series B-17 average 21/20 incidence flat top wing washout 20 bottom wing has modest dihedral forward center gravity CG marked critical angular difference decalage provides pitch stability makes model easier fly Inverted flight requires slight down elevator overdone Actually spite its stability ease flying Flicker quite close stay-where-you-put-it capability wanted enough stability make airplane less tense fly have fluidity maneuver noticeably detracting professional-style aerobatics aerobatic airplaneincluding knife-edge flight flat-turn rudder-only 360s touch coupling designed flier no-dihedral zero-zero nearly airplanes would detect latter machines less-than-hightime pilots hands awkward lower-end portions flight envelope Since biplanes balance modelers expect cannot overemphasize importance balancing Flicker shown plans CG moved aft model will squirrely airplane big power having 60 x 10 top wing 56 x 9 lower wing produce generous 1105 square inches area gross weight seven pounds two ounces wing loading just over pound per square foot Flicker floater excels tight places short takeoff run great climb angle small landing pattern footprint Visual cohesiveness enhanced using rounded forms planforms wingtips stabilizer rudder bow reinforcing theme rounded nose canopy open spats airfoil Construction straightforward simple featuring quick assembly disassembly field clevis-attached interplane struts glow plug heater recommended inverted engine keep idle reliable have dont use Mysterious engine failures sometimes due nitro evaporation old fuel fuel frequently exposed air Please get back us through magazine comments suggestions Flicker flies personal modifications have made Flicker first excursion classic-type biplane Having flight-tested single-wing sport models thought emphasizing differences model would help also first biplane flicker simple big clean model basic differences compared typical trainers sport models steeper angle climb lower top velocity lower stall velocity Washout twist top wing provides excellent stall propagation characteristics model will drop wing stall landing Downthrust sidethrust reduce trim transitions power changes CONSTRUCTION Good balsa selection critical light model note firmness indicated order plenty extra balsa give yourself good selection stock Wing Construction detailed completion D-tubes workbench accuracy Cut spar notches ribs true ends accurately possible good alignment Stack ribs fit scrap spars check uniformity True edges wing sheeting straightedge Begin wing panels pinning down bottom leading edge sheet bottom spar Glue spar sheet Slip ribs onto spar Pin trailing edge place propping up appropriately note upper-wing washout glue ribs Install top spar Bill Winter Continued page 23 18 Model Aviation ll Winter L John Hunton Flicker Some test flights made cowl facilitate engine setup Looks like could walk right up get Number rudder designers age Flicker built June1995 19 Main wing pylon simpler cabane strut system Fit cardboard interplane struts first cut plywood Conventional empennage simple Rudder balance may take some load servo primarily looks Wing assemblies uncomplicated Airfoil symmetrical NACA 00 series Model flies well inverted upright K&B Sportster 65 provides plenty reliable economical power cowl tight simple Four-channel Aitronics Vanguard system has plenty roomWing attaches devises rather screws Clevises can Note receiver suspended foamremoved covering changing incidence Stock tailwheel assembly has small piece heat-shrink tubingPartial wheel pants add 1930s look help keep mud off insulate torque rod metal strapthe lower wing damp days I -I--- i j1t rI1t-~- &ii F V a .a / 784-1 4 -I FLICKER I11-iF1 w 4 OfV34r 1111 0 0 0 CD 0 4 NO OCR TEXT WHAT ADIN AIRCRRVT HANDB3 I NT FLR1 MOQEL AVIATION ecr t EVER AD THIS OcA WA6 rfl NBPqRATO EWND AU- 714E PLANES IVE BUILT AND RThJ OVER TlEOL BUD MA~E LJE SHOOWN -r C4p TELL SILL WINTER 1145 l&AcE f4EMA F7k FLGUILT 4 0 0 ct 0 SNT r VI NI / DESIGNED B BILL IINTEI -6 -4 sQ1wIcI rJBlER Ax SHT /FM343ZSHt 7 / /1 514t R155 Check good alignment laying straightedge over spar check high points Press down lighfly straightedge Shim lower leading edge sheet up bench glue tight ribs Run slow-curing glue like Titebond leading edge tops ribs spars install top sheet Install spar webs grain vertical Glue trailing edge sheet parts trailing edge top wing Trim block-sand leading edge install leading edge part Glue rip parts place Add top capstrips Remove panel building board add bottom capstrips tip sheet Butt-fit wing panels Block panels dihedral and/or washout indicated plan tack glue add joiners center section sheeting bottom wing has dihedral Install wing strut clevis studs protrude above wing surface Use along straight sanding block sand true up wing Most top surface truing shaping sanding can done wing still board ailerons can cut solid stock will lighter built-up shown unusual aspect construction involves wing struts snap instead being bolted making field assembly/disassembly quick simple center section pylon eliminates cabane struts Tail Surfaces Assemble horizontal stabilizer fin built-up rudder direcfly over plan Pay particular attention weight because extra ounce tail results three ounces nose weight required balance model Block-sand ends mating members ensure good solid fit Cut parts little long let hang just over edge bench sand length sanding block Fuselage Begin assembly building up two sides Note lengths front two sides angles cut Sukhoi 40 Size ARF ~ Aerobole Airp apeMADE Al THE USALength 42 Weight 52 lbs Engine 40-A6 2C 4B.604C Color Blue & White Radio 4 Channels Covering High Quality polyester turn mel resistent printing Fuselage Designed untradition ally circular tuselage made ot piece thin plywood some vacuum brined parts Wing Made loam core Covered 1/16 Balsa sheets Aerobatics Pertormance plane made have same aerobatic qualities lull scale can rolls loops spins loincevaks etc PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 760 STIMSON AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY 91745 818 961-4616 330-9510 780-0100 818 3309351 ORDERS ONLY June1995 23 termines engine alignment down right thrust improve flight characteristics Cut formers shape Assemble formers crosspieces fuselage sides over plan insure good alignment rudder post must centerline Drill firewall engine mounts install blind nuts Install top bottom fuselage sheeting Drill landing gear mount match gear add blind nuts install landing gear mount until after wing pylon has attached ensure good access gluing Install top stringers control surfaces center-hinged except ailerons top-hinged good upper surface continuity close fit prevents flutter improves control response Slot hinges #11 X-Acto blade used Sig Easy Hinges glued cyanoacrylate CyA after checkfitting Trim corners hinges promote easier installation An inverted engine installation shown open slot cooling stock K&B 65 muffler fairs well fuselage complication installation getting cowl off around muffler needle valve must removed remove cowl installation neat cowl built /2-inch soft balsa blocks tack-glued firewall built around installed mufflerless engine spinner Tack /16 balsa spacers spinner clearance install plywood nose ring Carefully carve shape cowl thoroughly fuelproof inside make first flights cowl removed add compensatory weight ensure proper balance cowl mounted three points sheet metal screws hardwood blocks prototype covered Coverite 21st Century film Some parts landing gear wheel spats wing pylon cowl painted 21st Century sprays work very well Film covering expedited using new Coverite computer-controlled iron maintains accurate temperature Jeff Troy Coverite can provide excellent tape installing 21st Century film Cover bottom panels first overlap joints changes colortrim 1/4 inch During final assembly important maintain precise alignment Begin assembly process fitting lower wing fuselage perfect fit can taping wing applying lipstick tape trial-fitting wing fuselage removing material lipstick appears Install /4 leading edge dowel Measure wingtips tallpost get wing centered properly drill /16 tap /4-20 wing bolts Bolt lower wing place Install horizontal stabilizer using lower wing reference Install fin using horizontal stabilizer provide reference Lay upper wing pylon Align upper wing plan view against lower wing Drill /6 tap /4-20 holddown screws Check incidences using distance workbench Following dimensions use checking incidences landing gear removed fuselage resting lower wing block up tailpost 2/i inches centerline leading edge lower wing should /32 higher trailing edge leading edge upper wing root should /16 higher because washout horizontal stabilizer set 00 makes stab parallel workbench reference lower wing set positive leading edge up 20 upper wing pylon holds upper wing 3 1/20 positive 11/20 bottom wing root upper wing however has 11/20 washout parallel lower wing 20 positive tip cut plywood interplane struts until entire model has assembled First cut out cardboard templates can trimmed added make right Check struts side-to-side uniformity satisfied cut final plywood struts wheel spats held alignment landing gear bow cutting out inner plywood part fit bow use easily deformed wheels bulge bind hard landings Flying Taxiing taildragger tricky Keep up elevator keep tailwheel good contact ground apply power take off rudder takes over positive directional control Let off up elevator model begins accelerate let tail rise model build speed Very steep climbouts possible fully broken-in engine Flicker surprisingly responsive axes CG placed twitchy yet Flicker will snap spin asked Consecutive rolls inverted seem easy natural can control model nicely through loops rolls Just cautious landing Flicker will descend fairly steeply final low idle Keep little power until over threshold until used model Rudder action strong Stall turns etc quick precise rudder required knife-edge until get feel first knife-edge flights will tend climb Flicker will roll rudder will execute 3600 turns ailerons cunous Biplanes have drag equivalent monoplanes should expect shorter steeper approaches Flicker may larger model have flying factors can combine make land short used flying smaller monoplanes pick landing spot about third down runway first biplane landings avoid landing short Flicker fine basic platform upgrading power fine-tuning incidence angles desired performance variations Experienced biplane pilots have tried Flicker like way flies odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
NO OCR TEXT Flicker designed fly way wish could could fit no mysteries parameters enable airplane fly within particular flight envelope envisioned subtleties blended g ether feel JOhNpersonality airplane helps think things people put down pears-and-apples comparison intentional whimsy nostalgia Flickers persona hopefully may prove irresistible Once basics determined decided marry characteristics two glamorous airplane designs past proportions relative areas snitch cosmetics other much-loved airplanes world-famous Curtiss racing biplanes early 1 920s landmark utilized center-section wing-mount pylon adds verve simplicity model prewar WACO taildragger cabin also provided inspiration flew 1 5-powered WACO Don Srull greatly impressed its beautiful characteristics published Model Aviation May 1979 plan #260 obtained three-views aircraft same scale added divided two average span length gap moment arm chord area sense balance led subtract 2I2 inches resulting tail moment add 1 /2 inches nose opted swept top June1995 17 wing reat Lakes Cartiss Seahawk touch sweep nice thing both appearance performance Flicker performs somewhat differently typical highpower-loading RC bipes today Most importantly flies wing power brute force flies just fine K&B Sportster 65 turning 13- 14 x 6 propno need $300 engine Flicker uses economical four-ormore-channel radio needs no mixing although use about 25% CAR Coordinated Aileron Rudder nice sport flying Airfoils symmetrical 00 series B-17 average 21/20 incidence flat top wing washout 20 bottom wing has modest dihedral forward center gravity CG marked critical angular difference decalage provides pitch stability makes model easier fly Inverted flight requires slight down elevator overdone Actually spite its stability ease flying Flicker quite close stay-where-you-put-it capability wanted enough stability make airplane less tense fly have fluidity maneuver noticeably detracting professional-style aerobatics aerobatic airplaneincluding knife-edge flight flat-turn rudder-only 360s touch coupling designed flier no-dihedral zero-zero nearly airplanes would detect latter machines less-than-hightime pilots hands awkward lower-end portions flight envelope Since biplanes balance modelers expect cannot overemphasize importance balancing Flicker shown plans CG moved aft model will squirrely airplane big power having 60 x 10 top wing 56 x 9 lower wing produce generous 1105 square inches area gross weight seven pounds two ounces wing loading just over pound per square foot Flicker floater excels tight places short takeoff run great climb angle small landing pattern footprint Visual cohesiveness enhanced using rounded forms planforms wingtips stabilizer rudder bow reinforcing theme rounded nose canopy open spats airfoil Construction straightforward simple featuring quick assembly disassembly field clevis-attached interplane struts glow plug heater recommended inverted engine keep idle reliable have dont use Mysterious engine failures sometimes due nitro evaporation old fuel fuel frequently exposed air Please get back us through magazine comments suggestions Flicker flies personal modifications have made Flicker first excursion classic-type biplane Having flight-tested single-wing sport models thought emphasizing differences model would help also first biplane flicker simple big clean model basic differences compared typical trainers sport models steeper angle climb lower top velocity lower stall velocity Washout twist top wing provides excellent stall propagation characteristics model will drop wing stall landing Downthrust sidethrust reduce trim transitions power changes CONSTRUCTION Good balsa selection critical light model note firmness indicated order plenty extra balsa give yourself good selection stock Wing Construction detailed completion D-tubes workbench accuracy Cut spar notches ribs true ends accurately possible good alignment Stack ribs fit scrap spars check uniformity True edges wing sheeting straightedge Begin wing panels pinning down bottom leading edge sheet bottom spar Glue spar sheet Slip ribs onto spar Pin trailing edge place propping up appropriately note upper-wing washout glue ribs Install top spar Bill Winter Continued page 23 18 Model Aviation ll Winter L John Hunton Flicker Some test flights made cowl facilitate engine setup Looks like could walk right up get Number rudder designers age Flicker built June1995 19 Main wing pylon simpler cabane strut system Fit cardboard interplane struts first cut plywood Conventional empennage simple Rudder balance may take some load servo primarily looks Wing assemblies uncomplicated Airfoil symmetrical NACA 00 series Model flies well inverted upright K&B Sportster 65 provides plenty reliable economical power cowl tight simple Four-channel Aitronics Vanguard system has plenty roomWing attaches devises rather screws Clevises can Note receiver suspended foamremoved covering changing incidence Stock tailwheel assembly has small piece heat-shrink tubingPartial wheel pants add 1930s look help keep mud off insulate torque rod metal strapthe lower wing damp days I -I--- i j1t rI1t-~- &ii F V a .a / 784-1 4 -I FLICKER I11-iF1 w 4 OfV34r 1111 0 0 0 CD 0 4 NO OCR TEXT WHAT ADIN AIRCRRVT HANDB3 I NT FLR1 MOQEL AVIATION ecr t EVER AD THIS OcA WA6 rfl NBPqRATO EWND AU- 714E PLANES IVE BUILT AND RThJ OVER TlEOL BUD MA~E LJE SHOOWN -r C4p TELL SILL WINTER 1145 l&AcE f4EMA F7k FLGUILT 4 0 0 ct 0 SNT r VI NI / DESIGNED B BILL IINTEI -6 -4 sQ1wIcI rJBlER Ax SHT /FM343ZSHt 7 / /1 514t R155 Check good alignment laying straightedge over spar check high points Press down lighfly straightedge Shim lower leading edge sheet up bench glue tight ribs Run slow-curing glue like Titebond leading edge tops ribs spars install top sheet Install spar webs grain vertical Glue trailing edge sheet parts trailing edge top wing Trim block-sand leading edge install leading edge part Glue rip parts place Add top capstrips Remove panel building board add bottom capstrips tip sheet Butt-fit wing panels Block panels dihedral and/or washout indicated plan tack glue add joiners center section sheeting bottom wing has dihedral Install wing strut clevis studs protrude above wing surface Use along straight sanding block sand true up wing Most top surface truing shaping sanding can done wing still board ailerons can cut solid stock will lighter built-up shown unusual aspect construction involves wing struts snap instead being bolted making field assembly/disassembly quick simple center section pylon eliminates cabane struts Tail Surfaces Assemble horizontal stabilizer fin built-up rudder direcfly over plan Pay particular attention weight because extra ounce tail results three ounces nose weight required balance model Block-sand ends mating members ensure good solid fit Cut parts little long let hang just over edge bench sand length sanding block Fuselage Begin assembly building up two sides Note lengths front two sides angles cut Sukhoi 40 Size ARF ~ Aerobole Airp apeMADE Al THE USALength 42 Weight 52 lbs Engine 40-A6 2C 4B.604C Color Blue & White Radio 4 Channels Covering High Quality polyester turn mel resistent printing Fuselage Designed untradition ally circular tuselage made ot piece thin plywood some vacuum brined parts Wing Made loam core Covered 1/16 Balsa sheets Aerobatics Pertormance plane made have same aerobatic qualities lull scale can rolls loops spins loincevaks etc PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 760 STIMSON AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY 91745 818 961-4616 330-9510 780-0100 818 3309351 ORDERS ONLY June1995 23 termines engine alignment down right thrust improve flight characteristics Cut formers shape Assemble formers crosspieces fuselage sides over plan insure good alignment rudder post must centerline Drill firewall engine mounts install blind nuts Install top bottom fuselage sheeting Drill landing gear mount match gear add blind nuts install landing gear mount until after wing pylon has attached ensure good access gluing Install top stringers control surfaces center-hinged except ailerons top-hinged good upper surface continuity close fit prevents flutter improves control response Slot hinges #11 X-Acto blade used Sig Easy Hinges glued cyanoacrylate CyA after checkfitting Trim corners hinges promote easier installation An inverted engine installation shown open slot cooling stock K&B 65 muffler fairs well fuselage complication installation getting cowl off around muffler needle valve must removed remove cowl installation neat cowl built /2-inch soft balsa blocks tack-glued firewall built around installed mufflerless engine spinner Tack /16 balsa spacers spinner clearance install plywood nose ring Carefully carve shape cowl thoroughly fuelproof inside make first flights cowl removed add compensatory weight ensure proper balance cowl mounted three points sheet metal screws hardwood blocks prototype covered Coverite 21st Century film Some parts landing gear wheel spats wing pylon cowl painted 21st Century sprays work very well Film covering expedited using new Coverite computer-controlled iron maintains accurate temperature Jeff Troy Coverite can provide excellent tape installing 21st Century film Cover bottom panels first overlap joints changes colortrim 1/4 inch During final assembly important maintain precise alignment Begin assembly process fitting lower wing fuselage perfect fit can taping wing applying lipstick tape trial-fitting wing fuselage removing material lipstick appears Install /4 leading edge dowel Measure wingtips tallpost get wing centered properly drill /16 tap /4-20 wing bolts Bolt lower wing place Install horizontal stabilizer using lower wing reference Install fin using horizontal stabilizer provide reference Lay upper wing pylon Align upper wing plan view against lower wing Drill /6 tap /4-20 holddown screws Check incidences using distance workbench Following dimensions use checking incidences landing gear removed fuselage resting lower wing block up tailpost 2/i inches centerline leading edge lower wing should /32 higher trailing edge leading edge upper wing root should /16 higher because washout horizontal stabilizer set 00 makes stab parallel workbench reference lower wing set positive leading edge up 20 upper wing pylon holds upper wing 3 1/20 positive 11/20 bottom wing root upper wing however has 11/20 washout parallel lower wing 20 positive tip cut plywood interplane struts until entire model has assembled First cut out cardboard templates can trimmed added make right Check struts side-to-side uniformity satisfied cut final plywood struts wheel spats held alignment landing gear bow cutting out inner plywood part fit bow use easily deformed wheels bulge bind hard landings Flying Taxiing taildragger tricky Keep up elevator keep tailwheel good contact ground apply power take off rudder takes over positive directional control Let off up elevator model begins accelerate let tail rise model build speed Very steep climbouts possible fully broken-in engine Flicker surprisingly responsive axes CG placed twitchy yet Flicker will snap spin asked Consecutive rolls inverted seem easy natural can control model nicely through loops rolls Just cautious landing Flicker will descend fairly steeply final low idle Keep little power until over threshold until used model Rudder action strong Stall turns etc quick precise rudder required knife-edge until get feel first knife-edge flights will tend climb Flicker will roll rudder will execute 3600 turns ailerons cunous Biplanes have drag equivalent monoplanes should expect shorter steeper approaches Flicker may larger model have flying factors can combine make land short used flying smaller monoplanes pick landing spot about third down runway first biplane landings avoid landing short Flicker fine basic platform upgrading power fine-tuning incidence angles desired performance variations Experienced biplane pilots have tried Flicker like way flies odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
NO OCR TEXT Flicker designed fly way wish could could fit no mysteries parameters enable airplane fly within particular flight envelope envisioned subtleties blended g ether feel JOhNpersonality airplane helps think things people put down pears-and-apples comparison intentional whimsy nostalgia Flickers persona hopefully may prove irresistible Once basics determined decided marry characteristics two glamorous airplane designs past proportions relative areas snitch cosmetics other much-loved airplanes world-famous Curtiss racing biplanes early 1 920s landmark utilized center-section wing-mount pylon adds verve simplicity model prewar WACO taildragger cabin also provided inspiration flew 1 5-powered WACO Don Srull greatly impressed its beautiful characteristics published Model Aviation May 1979 plan #260 obtained three-views aircraft same scale added divided two average span length gap moment arm chord area sense balance led subtract 2I2 inches resulting tail moment add 1 /2 inches nose opted swept top June1995 17 wing reat Lakes Cartiss Seahawk touch sweep nice thing both appearance performance Flicker performs somewhat differently typical highpower-loading RC bipes today Most importantly flies wing power brute force flies just fine K&B Sportster 65 turning 13- 14 x 6 propno need $300 engine Flicker uses economical four-ormore-channel radio needs no mixing although use about 25% CAR Coordinated Aileron Rudder nice sport flying Airfoils symmetrical 00 series B-17 average 21/20 incidence flat top wing washout 20 bottom wing has modest dihedral forward center gravity CG marked critical angular difference decalage provides pitch stability makes model easier fly Inverted flight requires slight down elevator overdone Actually spite its stability ease flying Flicker quite close stay-where-you-put-it capability wanted enough stability make airplane less tense fly have fluidity maneuver noticeably detracting professional-style aerobatics aerobatic airplaneincluding knife-edge flight flat-turn rudder-only 360s touch coupling designed flier no-dihedral zero-zero nearly airplanes would detect latter machines less-than-hightime pilots hands awkward lower-end portions flight envelope Since biplanes balance modelers expect cannot overemphasize importance balancing Flicker shown plans CG moved aft model will squirrely airplane big power having 60 x 10 top wing 56 x 9 lower wing produce generous 1105 square inches area gross weight seven pounds two ounces wing loading just over pound per square foot Flicker floater excels tight places short takeoff run great climb angle small landing pattern footprint Visual cohesiveness enhanced using rounded forms planforms wingtips stabilizer rudder bow reinforcing theme rounded nose canopy open spats airfoil Construction straightforward simple featuring quick assembly disassembly field clevis-attached interplane struts glow plug heater recommended inverted engine keep idle reliable have dont use Mysterious engine failures sometimes due nitro evaporation old fuel fuel frequently exposed air Please get back us through magazine comments suggestions Flicker flies personal modifications have made Flicker first excursion classic-type biplane Having flight-tested single-wing sport models thought emphasizing differences model would help also first biplane flicker simple big clean model basic differences compared typical trainers sport models steeper angle climb lower top velocity lower stall velocity Washout twist top wing provides excellent stall propagation characteristics model will drop wing stall landing Downthrust sidethrust reduce trim transitions power changes CONSTRUCTION Good balsa selection critical light model note firmness indicated order plenty extra balsa give yourself good selection stock Wing Construction detailed completion D-tubes workbench accuracy Cut spar notches ribs true ends accurately possible good alignment Stack ribs fit scrap spars check uniformity True edges wing sheeting straightedge Begin wing panels pinning down bottom leading edge sheet bottom spar Glue spar sheet Slip ribs onto spar Pin trailing edge place propping up appropriately note upper-wing washout glue ribs Install top spar Bill Winter Continued page 23 18 Model Aviation ll Winter L John Hunton Flicker Some test flights made cowl facilitate engine setup Looks like could walk right up get Number rudder designers age Flicker built June1995 19 Main wing pylon simpler cabane strut system Fit cardboard interplane struts first cut plywood Conventional empennage simple Rudder balance may take some load servo primarily looks Wing assemblies uncomplicated Airfoil symmetrical NACA 00 series Model flies well inverted upright K&B Sportster 65 provides plenty reliable economical power cowl tight simple Four-channel Aitronics Vanguard system has plenty roomWing attaches devises rather screws Clevises can Note receiver suspended foamremoved covering changing incidence Stock tailwheel assembly has small piece heat-shrink tubingPartial wheel pants add 1930s look help keep mud off insulate torque rod metal strapthe lower wing damp days I -I--- i j1t rI1t-~- &ii F V a .a / 784-1 4 -I FLICKER I11-iF1 w 4 OfV34r 1111 0 0 0 CD 0 4 NO OCR TEXT WHAT ADIN AIRCRRVT HANDB3 I NT FLR1 MOQEL AVIATION ecr t EVER AD THIS OcA WA6 rfl NBPqRATO EWND AU- 714E PLANES IVE BUILT AND RThJ OVER TlEOL BUD MA~E LJE SHOOWN -r C4p TELL SILL WINTER 1145 l&AcE f4EMA F7k FLGUILT 4 0 0 ct 0 SNT r VI NI / DESIGNED B BILL IINTEI -6 -4 sQ1wIcI rJBlER Ax SHT /FM343ZSHt 7 / /1 514t R155 Check good alignment laying straightedge over spar check high points Press down lighfly straightedge Shim lower leading edge sheet up bench glue tight ribs Run slow-curing glue like Titebond leading edge tops ribs spars install top sheet Install spar webs grain vertical Glue trailing edge sheet parts trailing edge top wing Trim block-sand leading edge install leading edge part Glue rip parts place Add top capstrips Remove panel building board add bottom capstrips tip sheet Butt-fit wing panels Block panels dihedral and/or washout indicated plan tack glue add joiners center section sheeting bottom wing has dihedral Install wing strut clevis studs protrude above wing surface Use along straight sanding block sand true up wing Most top surface truing shaping sanding can done wing still board ailerons can cut solid stock will lighter built-up shown unusual aspect construction involves wing struts snap instead being bolted making field assembly/disassembly quick simple center section pylon eliminates cabane struts Tail Surfaces Assemble horizontal stabilizer fin built-up rudder direcfly over plan Pay particular attention weight because extra ounce tail results three ounces nose weight required balance model Block-sand ends mating members ensure good solid fit Cut parts little long let hang just over edge bench sand length sanding block Fuselage Begin assembly building up two sides Note lengths front two sides angles cut Sukhoi 40 Size ARF ~ Aerobole Airp apeMADE Al THE USALength 42 Weight 52 lbs Engine 40-A6 2C 4B.604C Color Blue & White Radio 4 Channels Covering High Quality polyester turn mel resistent printing Fuselage Designed untradition ally circular tuselage made ot piece thin plywood some vacuum brined parts Wing Made loam core Covered 1/16 Balsa sheets Aerobatics Pertormance plane made have same aerobatic qualities lull scale can rolls loops spins loincevaks etc PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 760 STIMSON AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY 91745 818 961-4616 330-9510 780-0100 818 3309351 ORDERS ONLY June1995 23 termines engine alignment down right thrust improve flight characteristics Cut formers shape Assemble formers crosspieces fuselage sides over plan insure good alignment rudder post must centerline Drill firewall engine mounts install blind nuts Install top bottom fuselage sheeting Drill landing gear mount match gear add blind nuts install landing gear mount until after wing pylon has attached ensure good access gluing Install top stringers control surfaces center-hinged except ailerons top-hinged good upper surface continuity close fit prevents flutter improves control response Slot hinges #11 X-Acto blade used Sig Easy Hinges glued cyanoacrylate CyA after checkfitting Trim corners hinges promote easier installation An inverted engine installation shown open slot cooling stock K&B 65 muffler fairs well fuselage complication installation getting cowl off around muffler needle valve must removed remove cowl installation neat cowl built /2-inch soft balsa blocks tack-glued firewall built around installed mufflerless engine spinner Tack /16 balsa spacers spinner clearance install plywood nose ring Carefully carve shape cowl thoroughly fuelproof inside make first flights cowl removed add compensatory weight ensure proper balance cowl mounted three points sheet metal screws hardwood blocks prototype covered Coverite 21st Century film Some parts landing gear wheel spats wing pylon cowl painted 21st Century sprays work very well Film covering expedited using new Coverite computer-controlled iron maintains accurate temperature Jeff Troy Coverite can provide excellent tape installing 21st Century film Cover bottom panels first overlap joints changes colortrim 1/4 inch During final assembly important maintain precise alignment Begin assembly process fitting lower wing fuselage perfect fit can taping wing applying lipstick tape trial-fitting wing fuselage removing material lipstick appears Install /4 leading edge dowel Measure wingtips tallpost get wing centered properly drill /16 tap /4-20 wing bolts Bolt lower wing place Install horizontal stabilizer using lower wing reference Install fin using horizontal stabilizer provide reference Lay upper wing pylon Align upper wing plan view against lower wing Drill /6 tap /4-20 holddown screws Check incidences using distance workbench Following dimensions use checking incidences landing gear removed fuselage resting lower wing block up tailpost 2/i inches centerline leading edge lower wing should /32 higher trailing edge leading edge upper wing root should /16 higher because washout horizontal stabilizer set 00 makes stab parallel workbench reference lower wing set positive leading edge up 20 upper wing pylon holds upper wing 3 1/20 positive 11/20 bottom wing root upper wing however has 11/20 washout parallel lower wing 20 positive tip cut plywood interplane struts until entire model has assembled First cut out cardboard templates can trimmed added make right Check struts side-to-side uniformity satisfied cut final plywood struts wheel spats held alignment landing gear bow cutting out inner plywood part fit bow use easily deformed wheels bulge bind hard landings Flying Taxiing taildragger tricky Keep up elevator keep tailwheel good contact ground apply power take off rudder takes over positive directional control Let off up elevator model begins accelerate let tail rise model build speed Very steep climbouts possible fully broken-in engine Flicker surprisingly responsive axes CG placed twitchy yet Flicker will snap spin asked Consecutive rolls inverted seem easy natural can control model nicely through loops rolls Just cautious landing Flicker will descend fairly steeply final low idle Keep little power until over threshold until used model Rudder action strong Stall turns etc quick precise rudder required knife-edge until get feel first knife-edge flights will tend climb Flicker will roll rudder will execute 3600 turns ailerons cunous Biplanes have drag equivalent monoplanes should expect shorter steeper approaches Flicker may larger model have flying factors can combine make land short used flying smaller monoplanes pick landing spot about third down runway first biplane landings avoid landing short Flicker fine basic platform upgrading power fine-tuning incidence angles desired performance variations Experienced biplane pilots have tried Flicker like way flies odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
NO OCR TEXT Flicker designed fly way wish could could fit no mysteries parameters enable airplane fly within particular flight envelope envisioned subtleties blended g ether feel JOhNpersonality airplane helps think things people put down pears-and-apples comparison intentional whimsy nostalgia Flickers persona hopefully may prove irresistible Once basics determined decided marry characteristics two glamorous airplane designs past proportions relative areas snitch cosmetics other much-loved airplanes world-famous Curtiss racing biplanes early 1 920s landmark utilized center-section wing-mount pylon adds verve simplicity model prewar WACO taildragger cabin also provided inspiration flew 1 5-powered WACO Don Srull greatly impressed its beautiful characteristics published Model Aviation May 1979 plan #260 obtained three-views aircraft same scale added divided two average span length gap moment arm chord area sense balance led subtract 2I2 inches resulting tail moment add 1 /2 inches nose opted swept top June1995 17 wing reat Lakes Cartiss Seahawk touch sweep nice thing both appearance performance Flicker performs somewhat differently typical highpower-loading RC bipes today Most importantly flies wing power brute force flies just fine K&B Sportster 65 turning 13- 14 x 6 propno need $300 engine Flicker uses economical four-ormore-channel radio needs no mixing although use about 25% CAR Coordinated Aileron Rudder nice sport flying Airfoils symmetrical 00 series B-17 average 21/20 incidence flat top wing washout 20 bottom wing has modest dihedral forward center gravity CG marked critical angular difference decalage provides pitch stability makes model easier fly Inverted flight requires slight down elevator overdone Actually spite its stability ease flying Flicker quite close stay-where-you-put-it capability wanted enough stability make airplane less tense fly have fluidity maneuver noticeably detracting professional-style aerobatics aerobatic airplaneincluding knife-edge flight flat-turn rudder-only 360s touch coupling designed flier no-dihedral zero-zero nearly airplanes would detect latter machines less-than-hightime pilots hands awkward lower-end portions flight envelope Since biplanes balance modelers expect cannot overemphasize importance balancing Flicker shown plans CG moved aft model will squirrely airplane big power having 60 x 10 top wing 56 x 9 lower wing produce generous 1105 square inches area gross weight seven pounds two ounces wing loading just over pound per square foot Flicker floater excels tight places short takeoff run great climb angle small landing pattern footprint Visual cohesiveness enhanced using rounded forms planforms wingtips stabilizer rudder bow reinforcing theme rounded nose canopy open spats airfoil Construction straightforward simple featuring quick assembly disassembly field clevis-attached interplane struts glow plug heater recommended inverted engine keep idle reliable have dont use Mysterious engine failures sometimes due nitro evaporation old fuel fuel frequently exposed air Please get back us through magazine comments suggestions Flicker flies personal modifications have made Flicker first excursion classic-type biplane Having flight-tested single-wing sport models thought emphasizing differences model would help also first biplane flicker simple big clean model basic differences compared typical trainers sport models steeper angle climb lower top velocity lower stall velocity Washout twist top wing provides excellent stall propagation characteristics model will drop wing stall landing Downthrust sidethrust reduce trim transitions power changes CONSTRUCTION Good balsa selection critical light model note firmness indicated order plenty extra balsa give yourself good selection stock Wing Construction detailed completion D-tubes workbench accuracy Cut spar notches ribs true ends accurately possible good alignment Stack ribs fit scrap spars check uniformity True edges wing sheeting straightedge Begin wing panels pinning down bottom leading edge sheet bottom spar Glue spar sheet Slip ribs onto spar Pin trailing edge place propping up appropriately note upper-wing washout glue ribs Install top spar Bill Winter Continued page 23 18 Model Aviation ll Winter L John Hunton Flicker Some test flights made cowl facilitate engine setup Looks like could walk right up get Number rudder designers age Flicker built June1995 19 Main wing pylon simpler cabane strut system Fit cardboard interplane struts first cut plywood Conventional empennage simple Rudder balance may take some load servo primarily looks Wing assemblies uncomplicated Airfoil symmetrical NACA 00 series Model flies well inverted upright K&B Sportster 65 provides plenty reliable economical power cowl tight simple Four-channel Aitronics Vanguard system has plenty roomWing attaches devises rather screws Clevises can Note receiver suspended foamremoved covering changing incidence Stock tailwheel assembly has small piece heat-shrink tubingPartial wheel pants add 1930s look help keep mud off insulate torque rod metal strapthe lower wing damp days I -I--- i j1t rI1t-~- &ii F V a .a / 784-1 4 -I FLICKER I11-iF1 w 4 OfV34r 1111 0 0 0 CD 0 4 NO OCR TEXT WHAT ADIN AIRCRRVT HANDB3 I NT FLR1 MOQEL AVIATION ecr t EVER AD THIS OcA WA6 rfl NBPqRATO EWND AU- 714E PLANES IVE BUILT AND RThJ OVER TlEOL BUD MA~E LJE SHOOWN -r C4p TELL SILL WINTER 1145 l&AcE f4EMA F7k FLGUILT 4 0 0 ct 0 SNT r VI NI / DESIGNED B BILL IINTEI -6 -4 sQ1wIcI rJBlER Ax SHT /FM343ZSHt 7 / /1 514t R155 Check good alignment laying straightedge over spar check high points Press down lighfly straightedge Shim lower leading edge sheet up bench glue tight ribs Run slow-curing glue like Titebond leading edge tops ribs spars install top sheet Install spar webs grain vertical Glue trailing edge sheet parts trailing edge top wing Trim block-sand leading edge install leading edge part Glue rip parts place Add top capstrips Remove panel building board add bottom capstrips tip sheet Butt-fit wing panels Block panels dihedral and/or washout indicated plan tack glue add joiners center section sheeting bottom wing has dihedral Install wing strut clevis studs protrude above wing surface Use along straight sanding block sand true up wing Most top surface truing shaping sanding can done wing still board ailerons can cut solid stock will lighter built-up shown unusual aspect construction involves wing struts snap instead being bolted making field assembly/disassembly quick simple center section pylon eliminates cabane struts Tail Surfaces Assemble horizontal stabilizer fin built-up rudder direcfly over plan Pay particular attention weight because extra ounce tail results three ounces nose weight required balance model Block-sand ends mating members ensure good solid fit Cut parts little long let hang just over edge bench sand length sanding block Fuselage Begin assembly building up two sides Note lengths front two sides angles cut Sukhoi 40 Size ARF ~ Aerobole Airp apeMADE Al THE USALength 42 Weight 52 lbs Engine 40-A6 2C 4B.604C Color Blue & White Radio 4 Channels Covering High Quality polyester turn mel resistent printing Fuselage Designed untradition ally circular tuselage made ot piece thin plywood some vacuum brined parts Wing Made loam core Covered 1/16 Balsa sheets Aerobatics Pertormance plane made have same aerobatic qualities lull scale can rolls loops spins loincevaks etc PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 760 STIMSON AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY 91745 818 961-4616 330-9510 780-0100 818 3309351 ORDERS ONLY June1995 23 termines engine alignment down right thrust improve flight characteristics Cut formers shape Assemble formers crosspieces fuselage sides over plan insure good alignment rudder post must centerline Drill firewall engine mounts install blind nuts Install top bottom fuselage sheeting Drill landing gear mount match gear add blind nuts install landing gear mount until after wing pylon has attached ensure good access gluing Install top stringers control surfaces center-hinged except ailerons top-hinged good upper surface continuity close fit prevents flutter improves control response Slot hinges #11 X-Acto blade used Sig Easy Hinges glued cyanoacrylate CyA after checkfitting Trim corners hinges promote easier installation An inverted engine installation shown open slot cooling stock K&B 65 muffler fairs well fuselage complication installation getting cowl off around muffler needle valve must removed remove cowl installation neat cowl built /2-inch soft balsa blocks tack-glued firewall built around installed mufflerless engine spinner Tack /16 balsa spacers spinner clearance install plywood nose ring Carefully carve shape cowl thoroughly fuelproof inside make first flights cowl removed add compensatory weight ensure proper balance cowl mounted three points sheet metal screws hardwood blocks prototype covered Coverite 21st Century film Some parts landing gear wheel spats wing pylon cowl painted 21st Century sprays work very well Film covering expedited using new Coverite computer-controlled iron maintains accurate temperature Jeff Troy Coverite can provide excellent tape installing 21st Century film Cover bottom panels first overlap joints changes colortrim 1/4 inch During final assembly important maintain precise alignment Begin assembly process fitting lower wing fuselage perfect fit can taping wing applying lipstick tape trial-fitting wing fuselage removing material lipstick appears Install /4 leading edge dowel Measure wingtips tallpost get wing centered properly drill /16 tap /4-20 wing bolts Bolt lower wing place Install horizontal stabilizer using lower wing reference Install fin using horizontal stabilizer provide reference Lay upper wing pylon Align upper wing plan view against lower wing Drill /6 tap /4-20 holddown screws Check incidences using distance workbench Following dimensions use checking incidences landing gear removed fuselage resting lower wing block up tailpost 2/i inches centerline leading edge lower wing should /32 higher trailing edge leading edge upper wing root should /16 higher because washout horizontal stabilizer set 00 makes stab parallel workbench reference lower wing set positive leading edge up 20 upper wing pylon holds upper wing 3 1/20 positive 11/20 bottom wing root upper wing however has 11/20 washout parallel lower wing 20 positive tip cut plywood interplane struts until entire model has assembled First cut out cardboard templates can trimmed added make right Check struts side-to-side uniformity satisfied cut final plywood struts wheel spats held alignment landing gear bow cutting out inner plywood part fit bow use easily deformed wheels bulge bind hard landings Flying Taxiing taildragger tricky Keep up elevator keep tailwheel good contact ground apply power take off rudder takes over positive directional control Let off up elevator model begins accelerate let tail rise model build speed Very steep climbouts possible fully broken-in engine Flicker surprisingly responsive axes CG placed twitchy yet Flicker will snap spin asked Consecutive rolls inverted seem easy natural can control model nicely through loops rolls Just cautious landing Flicker will descend fairly steeply final low idle Keep little power until over threshold until used model Rudder action strong Stall turns etc quick precise rudder required knife-edge until get feel first knife-edge flights will tend climb Flicker will roll rudder will execute 3600 turns ailerons cunous Biplanes have drag equivalent monoplanes should expect shorter steeper approaches Flicker may larger model have flying factors can combine make land short used flying smaller monoplanes pick landing spot about third down runway first biplane landings avoid landing short Flicker fine basic platform upgrading power fine-tuning incidence angles desired performance variations Experienced biplane pilots have tried Flicker like way flies odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
NO OCR TEXT Flicker designed fly way wish could could fit no mysteries parameters enable airplane fly within particular flight envelope envisioned subtleties blended g ether feel JOhNpersonality airplane helps think things people put down pears-and-apples comparison intentional whimsy nostalgia Flickers persona hopefully may prove irresistible Once basics determined decided marry characteristics two glamorous airplane designs past proportions relative areas snitch cosmetics other much-loved airplanes world-famous Curtiss racing biplanes early 1 920s landmark utilized center-section wing-mount pylon adds verve simplicity model prewar WACO taildragger cabin also provided inspiration flew 1 5-powered WACO Don Srull greatly impressed its beautiful characteristics published Model Aviation May 1979 plan #260 obtained three-views aircraft same scale added divided two average span length gap moment arm chord area sense balance led subtract 2I2 inches resulting tail moment add 1 /2 inches nose opted swept top June1995 17 wing reat Lakes Cartiss Seahawk touch sweep nice thing both appearance performance Flicker performs somewhat differently typical highpower-loading RC bipes today Most importantly flies wing power brute force flies just fine K&B Sportster 65 turning 13- 14 x 6 propno need $300 engine Flicker uses economical four-ormore-channel radio needs no mixing although use about 25% CAR Coordinated Aileron Rudder nice sport flying Airfoils symmetrical 00 series B-17 average 21/20 incidence flat top wing washout 20 bottom wing has modest dihedral forward center gravity CG marked critical angular difference decalage provides pitch stability makes model easier fly Inverted flight requires slight down elevator overdone Actually spite its stability ease flying Flicker quite close stay-where-you-put-it capability wanted enough stability make airplane less tense fly have fluidity maneuver noticeably detracting professional-style aerobatics aerobatic airplaneincluding knife-edge flight flat-turn rudder-only 360s touch coupling designed flier no-dihedral zero-zero nearly airplanes would detect latter machines less-than-hightime pilots hands awkward lower-end portions flight envelope Since biplanes balance modelers expect cannot overemphasize importance balancing Flicker shown plans CG moved aft model will squirrely airplane big power having 60 x 10 top wing 56 x 9 lower wing produce generous 1105 square inches area gross weight seven pounds two ounces wing loading just over pound per square foot Flicker floater excels tight places short takeoff run great climb angle small landing pattern footprint Visual cohesiveness enhanced using rounded forms planforms wingtips stabilizer rudder bow reinforcing theme rounded nose canopy open spats airfoil Construction straightforward simple featuring quick assembly disassembly field clevis-attached interplane struts glow plug heater recommended inverted engine keep idle reliable have dont use Mysterious engine failures sometimes due nitro evaporation old fuel fuel frequently exposed air Please get back us through magazine comments suggestions Flicker flies personal modifications have made Flicker first excursion classic-type biplane Having flight-tested single-wing sport models thought emphasizing differences model would help also first biplane flicker simple big clean model basic differences compared typical trainers sport models steeper angle climb lower top velocity lower stall velocity Washout twist top wing provides excellent stall propagation characteristics model will drop wing stall landing Downthrust sidethrust reduce trim transitions power changes CONSTRUCTION Good balsa selection critical light model note firmness indicated order plenty extra balsa give yourself good selection stock Wing Construction detailed completion D-tubes workbench accuracy Cut spar notches ribs true ends accurately possible good alignment Stack ribs fit scrap spars check uniformity True edges wing sheeting straightedge Begin wing panels pinning down bottom leading edge sheet bottom spar Glue spar sheet Slip ribs onto spar Pin trailing edge place propping up appropriately note upper-wing washout glue ribs Install top spar Bill Winter Continued page 23 18 Model Aviation ll Winter L John Hunton Flicker Some test flights made cowl facilitate engine setup Looks like could walk right up get Number rudder designers age Flicker built June1995 19 Main wing pylon simpler cabane strut system Fit cardboard interplane struts first cut plywood Conventional empennage simple Rudder balance may take some load servo primarily looks Wing assemblies uncomplicated Airfoil symmetrical NACA 00 series Model flies well inverted upright K&B Sportster 65 provides plenty reliable economical power cowl tight simple Four-channel Aitronics Vanguard system has plenty roomWing attaches devises rather screws Clevises can Note receiver suspended foamremoved covering changing incidence Stock tailwheel assembly has small piece heat-shrink tubingPartial wheel pants add 1930s look help keep mud off insulate torque rod metal strapthe lower wing damp days I -I--- i j1t rI1t-~- &ii F V a .a / 784-1 4 -I FLICKER I11-iF1 w 4 OfV34r 1111 0 0 0 CD 0 4 NO OCR TEXT WHAT ADIN AIRCRRVT HANDB3 I NT FLR1 MOQEL AVIATION ecr t EVER AD THIS OcA WA6 rfl NBPqRATO EWND AU- 714E PLANES IVE BUILT AND RThJ OVER TlEOL BUD MA~E LJE SHOOWN -r C4p TELL SILL WINTER 1145 l&AcE f4EMA F7k FLGUILT 4 0 0 ct 0 SNT r VI NI / DESIGNED B BILL IINTEI -6 -4 sQ1wIcI rJBlER Ax SHT /FM343ZSHt 7 / /1 514t R155 Check good alignment laying straightedge over spar check high points Press down lighfly straightedge Shim lower leading edge sheet up bench glue tight ribs Run slow-curing glue like Titebond leading edge tops ribs spars install top sheet Install spar webs grain vertical Glue trailing edge sheet parts trailing edge top wing Trim block-sand leading edge install leading edge part Glue rip parts place Add top capstrips Remove panel building board add bottom capstrips tip sheet Butt-fit wing panels Block panels dihedral and/or washout indicated plan tack glue add joiners center section sheeting bottom wing has dihedral Install wing strut clevis studs protrude above wing surface Use along straight sanding block sand true up wing Most top surface truing shaping sanding can done wing still board ailerons can cut solid stock will lighter built-up shown unusual aspect construction involves wing struts snap instead being bolted making field assembly/disassembly quick simple center section pylon eliminates cabane struts Tail Surfaces Assemble horizontal stabilizer fin built-up rudder direcfly over plan Pay particular attention weight because extra ounce tail results three ounces nose weight required balance model Block-sand ends mating members ensure good solid fit Cut parts little long let hang just over edge bench sand length sanding block Fuselage Begin assembly building up two sides Note lengths front two sides angles cut Sukhoi 40 Size ARF ~ Aerobole Airp apeMADE Al THE USALength 42 Weight 52 lbs Engine 40-A6 2C 4B.604C Color Blue & White Radio 4 Channels Covering High Quality polyester turn mel resistent printing Fuselage Designed untradition ally circular tuselage made ot piece thin plywood some vacuum brined parts Wing Made loam core Covered 1/16 Balsa sheets Aerobatics Pertormance plane made have same aerobatic qualities lull scale can rolls loops spins loincevaks etc PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 760 STIMSON AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY 91745 818 961-4616 330-9510 780-0100 818 3309351 ORDERS ONLY June1995 23 termines engine alignment down right thrust improve flight characteristics Cut formers shape Assemble formers crosspieces fuselage sides over plan insure good alignment rudder post must centerline Drill firewall engine mounts install blind nuts Install top bottom fuselage sheeting Drill landing gear mount match gear add blind nuts install landing gear mount until after wing pylon has attached ensure good access gluing Install top stringers control surfaces center-hinged except ailerons top-hinged good upper surface continuity close fit prevents flutter improves control response Slot hinges #11 X-Acto blade used Sig Easy Hinges glued cyanoacrylate CyA after checkfitting Trim corners hinges promote easier installation An inverted engine installation shown open slot cooling stock K&B 65 muffler fairs well fuselage complication installation getting cowl off around muffler needle valve must removed remove cowl installation neat cowl built /2-inch soft balsa blocks tack-glued firewall built around installed mufflerless engine spinner Tack /16 balsa spacers spinner clearance install plywood nose ring Carefully carve shape cowl thoroughly fuelproof inside make first flights cowl removed add compensatory weight ensure proper balance cowl mounted three points sheet metal screws hardwood blocks prototype covered Coverite 21st Century film Some parts landing gear wheel spats wing pylon cowl painted 21st Century sprays work very well Film covering expedited using new Coverite computer-controlled iron maintains accurate temperature Jeff Troy Coverite can provide excellent tape installing 21st Century film Cover bottom panels first overlap joints changes colortrim 1/4 inch During final assembly important maintain precise alignment Begin assembly process fitting lower wing fuselage perfect fit can taping wing applying lipstick tape trial-fitting wing fuselage removing material lipstick appears Install /4 leading edge dowel Measure wingtips tallpost get wing centered properly drill /16 tap /4-20 wing bolts Bolt lower wing place Install horizontal stabilizer using lower wing reference Install fin using horizontal stabilizer provide reference Lay upper wing pylon Align upper wing plan view against lower wing Drill /6 tap /4-20 holddown screws Check incidences using distance workbench Following dimensions use checking incidences landing gear removed fuselage resting lower wing block up tailpost 2/i inches centerline leading edge lower wing should /32 higher trailing edge leading edge upper wing root should /16 higher because washout horizontal stabilizer set 00 makes stab parallel workbench reference lower wing set positive leading edge up 20 upper wing pylon holds upper wing 3 1/20 positive 11/20 bottom wing root upper wing however has 11/20 washout parallel lower wing 20 positive tip cut plywood interplane struts until entire model has assembled First cut out cardboard templates can trimmed added make right Check struts side-to-side uniformity satisfied cut final plywood struts wheel spats held alignment landing gear bow cutting out inner plywood part fit bow use easily deformed wheels bulge bind hard landings Flying Taxiing taildragger tricky Keep up elevator keep tailwheel good contact ground apply power take off rudder takes over positive directional control Let off up elevator model begins accelerate let tail rise model build speed Very steep climbouts possible fully broken-in engine Flicker surprisingly responsive axes CG placed twitchy yet Flicker will snap spin asked Consecutive rolls inverted seem easy natural can control model nicely through loops rolls Just cautious landing Flicker will descend fairly steeply final low idle Keep little power until over threshold until used model Rudder action strong Stall turns etc quick precise rudder required knife-edge until get feel first knife-edge flights will tend climb Flicker will roll rudder will execute 3600 turns ailerons cunous Biplanes have drag equivalent monoplanes should expect shorter steeper approaches Flicker may larger model have flying factors can combine make land short used flying smaller monoplanes pick landing spot about third down runway first biplane landings avoid landing short Flicker fine basic platform upgrading power fine-tuning incidence angles desired performance variations Experienced biplane pilots have tried Flicker like way flies odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
NO OCR TEXT Flicker designed fly way wish could could fit no mysteries parameters enable airplane fly within particular flight envelope envisioned subtleties blended g ether feel JOhNpersonality airplane helps think things people put down pears-and-apples comparison intentional whimsy nostalgia Flickers persona hopefully may prove irresistible Once basics determined decided marry characteristics two glamorous airplane designs past proportions relative areas snitch cosmetics other much-loved airplanes world-famous Curtiss racing biplanes early 1 920s landmark utilized center-section wing-mount pylon adds verve simplicity model prewar WACO taildragger cabin also provided inspiration flew 1 5-powered WACO Don Srull greatly impressed its beautiful characteristics published Model Aviation May 1979 plan #260 obtained three-views aircraft same scale added divided two average span length gap moment arm chord area sense balance led subtract 2I2 inches resulting tail moment add 1 /2 inches nose opted swept top June1995 17 wing reat Lakes Cartiss Seahawk touch sweep nice thing both appearance performance Flicker performs somewhat differently typical highpower-loading RC bipes today Most importantly flies wing power brute force flies just fine K&B Sportster 65 turning 13- 14 x 6 propno need $300 engine Flicker uses economical four-ormore-channel radio needs no mixing although use about 25% CAR Coordinated Aileron Rudder nice sport flying Airfoils symmetrical 00 series B-17 average 21/20 incidence flat top wing washout 20 bottom wing has modest dihedral forward center gravity CG marked critical angular difference decalage provides pitch stability makes model easier fly Inverted flight requires slight down elevator overdone Actually spite its stability ease flying Flicker quite close stay-where-you-put-it capability wanted enough stability make airplane less tense fly have fluidity maneuver noticeably detracting professional-style aerobatics aerobatic airplaneincluding knife-edge flight flat-turn rudder-only 360s touch coupling designed flier no-dihedral zero-zero nearly airplanes would detect latter machines less-than-hightime pilots hands awkward lower-end portions flight envelope Since biplanes balance modelers expect cannot overemphasize importance balancing Flicker shown plans CG moved aft model will squirrely airplane big power having 60 x 10 top wing 56 x 9 lower wing produce generous 1105 square inches area gross weight seven pounds two ounces wing loading just over pound per square foot Flicker floater excels tight places short takeoff run great climb angle small landing pattern footprint Visual cohesiveness enhanced using rounded forms planforms wingtips stabilizer rudder bow reinforcing theme rounded nose canopy open spats airfoil Construction straightforward simple featuring quick assembly disassembly field clevis-attached interplane struts glow plug heater recommended inverted engine keep idle reliable have dont use Mysterious engine failures sometimes due nitro evaporation old fuel fuel frequently exposed air Please get back us through magazine comments suggestions Flicker flies personal modifications have made Flicker first excursion classic-type biplane Having flight-tested single-wing sport models thought emphasizing differences model would help also first biplane flicker simple big clean model basic differences compared typical trainers sport models steeper angle climb lower top velocity lower stall velocity Washout twist top wing provides excellent stall propagation characteristics model will drop wing stall landing Downthrust sidethrust reduce trim transitions power changes CONSTRUCTION Good balsa selection critical light model note firmness indicated order plenty extra balsa give yourself good selection stock Wing Construction detailed completion D-tubes workbench accuracy Cut spar notches ribs true ends accurately possible good alignment Stack ribs fit scrap spars check uniformity True edges wing sheeting straightedge Begin wing panels pinning down bottom leading edge sheet bottom spar Glue spar sheet Slip ribs onto spar Pin trailing edge place propping up appropriately note upper-wing washout glue ribs Install top spar Bill Winter Continued page 23 18 Model Aviation ll Winter L John Hunton Flicker Some test flights made cowl facilitate engine setup Looks like could walk right up get Number rudder designers age Flicker built June1995 19 Main wing pylon simpler cabane strut system Fit cardboard interplane struts first cut plywood Conventional empennage simple Rudder balance may take some load servo primarily looks Wing assemblies uncomplicated Airfoil symmetrical NACA 00 series Model flies well inverted upright K&B Sportster 65 provides plenty reliable economical power cowl tight simple Four-channel Aitronics Vanguard system has plenty roomWing attaches devises rather screws Clevises can Note receiver suspended foamremoved covering changing incidence Stock tailwheel assembly has small piece heat-shrink tubingPartial wheel pants add 1930s look help keep mud off insulate torque rod metal strapthe lower wing damp days I -I--- i j1t rI1t-~- &ii F V a .a / 784-1 4 -I FLICKER I11-iF1 w 4 OfV34r 1111 0 0 0 CD 0 4 NO OCR TEXT WHAT ADIN AIRCRRVT HANDB3 I NT FLR1 MOQEL AVIATION ecr t EVER AD THIS OcA WA6 rfl NBPqRATO EWND AU- 714E PLANES IVE BUILT AND RThJ OVER TlEOL BUD MA~E LJE SHOOWN -r C4p TELL SILL WINTER 1145 l&AcE f4EMA F7k FLGUILT 4 0 0 ct 0 SNT r VI NI / DESIGNED B BILL IINTEI -6 -4 sQ1wIcI rJBlER Ax SHT /FM343ZSHt 7 / /1 514t R155 Check good alignment laying straightedge over spar check high points Press down lighfly straightedge Shim lower leading edge sheet up bench glue tight ribs Run slow-curing glue like Titebond leading edge tops ribs spars install top sheet Install spar webs grain vertical Glue trailing edge sheet parts trailing edge top wing Trim block-sand leading edge install leading edge part Glue rip parts place Add top capstrips Remove panel building board add bottom capstrips tip sheet Butt-fit wing panels Block panels dihedral and/or washout indicated plan tack glue add joiners center section sheeting bottom wing has dihedral Install wing strut clevis studs protrude above wing surface Use along straight sanding block sand true up wing Most top surface truing shaping sanding can done wing still board ailerons can cut solid stock will lighter built-up shown unusual aspect construction involves wing struts snap instead being bolted making field assembly/disassembly quick simple center section pylon eliminates cabane struts Tail Surfaces Assemble horizontal stabilizer fin built-up rudder direcfly over plan Pay particular attention weight because extra ounce tail results three ounces nose weight required balance model Block-sand ends mating members ensure good solid fit Cut parts little long let hang just over edge bench sand length sanding block Fuselage Begin assembly building up two sides Note lengths front two sides angles cut Sukhoi 40 Size ARF ~ Aerobole Airp apeMADE Al THE USALength 42 Weight 52 lbs Engine 40-A6 2C 4B.604C Color Blue & White Radio 4 Channels Covering High Quality polyester turn mel resistent printing Fuselage Designed untradition ally circular tuselage made ot piece thin plywood some vacuum brined parts Wing Made loam core Covered 1/16 Balsa sheets Aerobatics Pertormance plane made have same aerobatic qualities lull scale can rolls loops spins loincevaks etc PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 760 STIMSON AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY 91745 818 961-4616 330-9510 780-0100 818 3309351 ORDERS ONLY June1995 23 termines engine alignment down right thrust improve flight characteristics Cut formers shape Assemble formers crosspieces fuselage sides over plan insure good alignment rudder post must centerline Drill firewall engine mounts install blind nuts Install top bottom fuselage sheeting Drill landing gear mount match gear add blind nuts install landing gear mount until after wing pylon has attached ensure good access gluing Install top stringers control surfaces center-hinged except ailerons top-hinged good upper surface continuity close fit prevents flutter improves control response Slot hinges #11 X-Acto blade used Sig Easy Hinges glued cyanoacrylate CyA after checkfitting Trim corners hinges promote easier installation An inverted engine installation shown open slot cooling stock K&B 65 muffler fairs well fuselage complication installation getting cowl off around muffler needle valve must removed remove cowl installation neat cowl built /2-inch soft balsa blocks tack-glued firewall built around installed mufflerless engine spinner Tack /16 balsa spacers spinner clearance install plywood nose ring Carefully carve shape cowl thoroughly fuelproof inside make first flights cowl removed add compensatory weight ensure proper balance cowl mounted three points sheet metal screws hardwood blocks prototype covered Coverite 21st Century film Some parts landing gear wheel spats wing pylon cowl painted 21st Century sprays work very well Film covering expedited using new Coverite computer-controlled iron maintains accurate temperature Jeff Troy Coverite can provide excellent tape installing 21st Century film Cover bottom panels first overlap joints changes colortrim 1/4 inch During final assembly important maintain precise alignment Begin assembly process fitting lower wing fuselage perfect fit can taping wing applying lipstick tape trial-fitting wing fuselage removing material lipstick appears Install /4 leading edge dowel Measure wingtips tallpost get wing centered properly drill /16 tap /4-20 wing bolts Bolt lower wing place Install horizontal stabilizer using lower wing reference Install fin using horizontal stabilizer provide reference Lay upper wing pylon Align upper wing plan view against lower wing Drill /6 tap /4-20 holddown screws Check incidences using distance workbench Following dimensions use checking incidences landing gear removed fuselage resting lower wing block up tailpost 2/i inches centerline leading edge lower wing should /32 higher trailing edge leading edge upper wing root should /16 higher because washout horizontal stabilizer set 00 makes stab parallel workbench reference lower wing set positive leading edge up 20 upper wing pylon holds upper wing 3 1/20 positive 11/20 bottom wing root upper wing however has 11/20 washout parallel lower wing 20 positive tip cut plywood interplane struts until entire model has assembled First cut out cardboard templates can trimmed added make right Check struts side-to-side uniformity satisfied cut final plywood struts wheel spats held alignment landing gear bow cutting out inner plywood part fit bow use easily deformed wheels bulge bind hard landings Flying Taxiing taildragger tricky Keep up elevator keep tailwheel good contact ground apply power take off rudder takes over positive directional control Let off up elevator model begins accelerate let tail rise model build speed Very steep climbouts possible fully broken-in engine Flicker surprisingly responsive axes CG placed twitchy yet Flicker will snap spin asked Consecutive rolls inverted seem easy natural can control model nicely through loops rolls Just cautious landing Flicker will descend fairly steeply final low idle Keep little power until over threshold until used model Rudder action strong Stall turns etc quick precise rudder required knife-edge until get feel first knife-edge flights will tend climb Flicker will roll rudder will execute 3600 turns ailerons cunous Biplanes have drag equivalent monoplanes should expect shorter steeper approaches Flicker may larger model have flying factors can combine make land short used flying smaller monoplanes pick landing spot about third down runway first biplane landings avoid landing short Flicker fine basic platform upgrading power fine-tuning incidence angles desired performance variations Experienced biplane pilots have tried Flicker like way flies odel Aviation