THIS AMA SHOW TEAM model built particular year course least trim design flag thought unique rectangular saucer planned vice versa subminiature rectangular version has flying several years has six-in span 11 long weighs 3 oz pulse-rudder equipment Cox 010 tremendous down-thrust angle showed remarkable stability However due extremely small size glides like re-entry space vehicle Based experience gained larger model seemed feasible rud der elevator motor control giving much better control Also tow sign planned dropped flight compartment towed show work sign Happy Birthday Amer ica could dropped ground front pilot before landing Rather complicate things retractable landing gear skid arrange ment tried make under-carriage less noticeable air test flights off poor surfaces wheels can tached skids Goldberg axles span FF three ft length four ft five giving area 1908 sq 13 sq ft dry weight fuel sign eight lbs sign 14 X 18 weighs 12 oz 60 engine muffler pulls nicely Fox 78 pulled quite spectacularly although am now using K&B 61 Pumper Any make radio system will fit since theres plenty room older larger servos Due planes size price balsa wood foam board tried ribs sign compartment fulldepth spar Found art store sheet 200 thick 30 X 40 cost $200 length meant ribs spliced done rear end splice angle reversed rib cap strips joint very strong total 2 sheets used Wilhold Ali phatic Resin glue epoxy used throughout Liberty Bell fin rudder went along general idea worked out very well same time made removable ease transportation 18 ModelAviation Fran McElwee skids also can removed same reason repairs Since trailing edge full span two outer sections utilized permanent trim center portion normal elevator also worked out well outside dive tendency lessened much greater degree speaking elevator servo set-up wheel taking off 450 angle get far up down plane handles easily much like trainer especially landings can hovered very slowly has smooth turning capability almost zero forward flight high angle low speed flight really skids around turns excessive bank turning ra dius around 30 ft slow speed flight will inside outside loop fly inverted Roll attempts really weird have plenty altitude try ing FF does rock mod erate wind lower speeds slot used other published sau cers eliminated smaller versions stall recovery normal quick Omission slot saves hours work construction much easier Being square having no tips frame goes together quickly easily large carpenter square helpful found foam board cut easily new sharp X-Acto blade around rib templete using metal straight edge straight cuts Cut 12 ribs splicing rear end FLYING Top During air-show demons~- nations capital Flying Flag Washington Monument trailli ing Happy Birthday America banner towing described Fran flies saucer overh photographer sw able its hovering ability two center ribs have 1/16 plywood contact cemented inside surfaces back second spars Make sure have left right panel make things easier cut openings youll need ribs before assembly cut lightening holes ribs tip ones saved 5 oz think hardly worth effort pinned ribs together spar material slots sanded uniform ribs glued assembled full-depth spar first pruce spars glued place lead ing edge single piece across span cut out later engine area plywood firewall foam bulkhead can glued bracing firewall well balsa triangular pieces normally use mounting plate /4 aluminum attached back engine Com mercial mounts can used slanted cooling area piece foam board rudder box can built foam board t balsa around t rudder can glued later after covering removable version can used follow plan fin rud der elevator made t no taper section elevator square merely rounding off edges fin rudder Mount equipment before sheeting cap stripping Sullivan Golden-NRods blue used original brac ing six eliminate flexing Three hatches used fuel equipment hatches easily removed rotating latch lock shown plans in-between hatch 3/32 plywood held place four self-tapping screws switch charging plug mounted leading edge sheeting cap strips can glued now tip cap strips wider stiffen tip against bowing Vertical pieces 1 foam board glued tip ribs between spars after gluing 1/3-in wide foam board piece edge down center line tip ribs Foam triangular pieces lued 4 tip support also used around wide cap strips around equipment hatch X ing edge has fibreglass ar row shaft embedded after gluing place false spar installed top bottom end blue area tach Monokote order save dou ble covering area Homemade horns 1/16 fibreglass made epoxied per draw ing two trim elevator sections threaded rod epoxied side rib quick-link made adjustment pos sible Commercial horns could used mount solidly flex kept minimum skids landing gear bent 5/32 wire mounting usual grooved hardwood Mine 3/ er front shown glue Almost 25 years ot development lie behind the plywood side supports Straps self- Flying FlagFran several saucers published through years shows off 010 tapping screws will hold after coy- version alongside ship article ering gear long give good ground angle shorten take-off run Recommended power 60or up Shown also prop misses mile No taxiing Fox Eagle Plans show K&B Pumper now being fiownl Note hatches re moved toshow tank radio compartments Flying Flag The original covered white Super stripes 2-49/64 wide Super Monokote except blue area Monokote cut along long metal straight intended just replaceable tail skid metallic-blue Super Monokote red edge sharp knife lines laid employed outside tip ribs covered 1/16 balsa better adhering SuperMonokote leading edge shaped overall sanding done I/IS BALSA FOAM BOARD RIBS SPAR 3/TA BASA CAP STRIP P FRONT VIEW TOPICAL ThP SECTION II -___ 1-F---- --~.4p11iYLiZj 7Th---7ELZ7-O/OZ CAP STRIP FOAM BABRO —It_________ ---------_II____________________ IIII S/OS ISO CAP STRIPSfttil TTP~,3BOARD RIBS LIliii I/IA FIBERBLASB ROAN -MARES RERE BA kIWI SPLICENA B NRB --.-~.NARETARSEIL- OR SEP H OBM BOARD SPAR 3O3OS BALSA TOBILINS EASE /5 114 05 BALSA SOS .I/IH I/N I/H DA APRACE B PB NO --3/DSSHEET II_ ---7 II -inz114 1\ CTIONOL VIEW- N0 0 / II 3/30 OHEE HATCH LOCK SLATS LEFT- RRHT RIB Ht LEFT RIB PLO OP RIART RIB PLO SAWN I 016 P10 TO RARE CENTER RIBS CLONTACT CEMENT ADO REAM TWO CARTER RIBSSIAN BAT CATSOT-N RIBS-. T 00 BRASS TONE NO S IA 1~ xx- -B 1 4RINA POINTFLY/A/GEL AG FULL DPTK SPAR / RN AND RODDER OHEATjFRAN B ELWEEEOOIPMENT HATCH Il/H TOTALI II INEED FOR MOAI 51010 BP NODDERI ] ROGER DREENE1/4 SHEET RB MAREMENT/10PLO INLATID 14 SHEET ALOE OT WINO I DRILLDOOR LOCKEDSIAN OP 2 14 PLO /tFOLL DEPTHPASITIONI 5 3 FOAM BOARDSDOOR RELEASED- SERSO SPARSIAN RELEASED SAWN MO I/N PLOI/B I/N SPROCENOD-AND SAP 4-40 13/NO2 BA 1/16 MIREN-RD NOLON SCREWS 3/ HOLD PMNASOLDER II/SD 104XDWI~BR I/B PLY SCALE IN INCHES I0 0045A B510IIIS 20Model Aviation K 1*4% rnrg 04*0 XtWrOW sot St PidOHlPflD 0 *00 1Sosjy FlOES EL ASTOR TRIM 55 I/RS ALE ART 0 B -7RINSE POINT / I/IA PLO INLAS DI 117 i out white felt pen open area double covered pierced pin over allow air es cape red stripes applied left tip red right tip blue ward red rear fin rud der covered Monokote trim sheets gold bell Two lines continued page 88 banner stowed compartment half-servo movement pulls out release pins hatch pulled open external rubberband Bands shown beneath banner help toss out after release Band-loaded cover snaps back Left Radio compartment snug yet readily accessible Foamboard used extensively ribs full-depth spar span 53 in. area 1908 sq Weight B lbs LA-I I5/BSI4 KLO BLOCK LEFTRISHT INFOAN ROARS ________________________ hATCH LOCK SLOTS 12 RIBS COT TOT OFRIGHT CERTER RIB 11115 BOORS 1200 THICKICOT HEREI ITFIRWALL LEFT RIO I/H SHEET IS/52OHEETI4 14 1241 r 12 02 SLABS TANK B I/IA PLO -- PLO 141 _-\- II UI RECEIVER HATCH 5 30 PLT PACK B ROBSES B OHS NOES 141 \ THIRTEER STAR DESION STARS COT TOT OF SAPKR BOBOCOTE BLUE ORES IS IS 3/5 SO RES OHS BHILE STRIPES ORE 049/64 WISE APP 1K SKLA BRAISED FISH LIRE S/So WIRE 1 CAST LEAD IN BOOS BLOCS TIN WIRE FIRST ROSA P TB P 6 B 015 SOS STITCH P J, LETTERS OEWROB /010000 STITCH / \I -A D COTTON 3J SlOB IS lB FEET LOBS K FEET EACH RED-WHITEBLSE WHITE COTTON LETTERS OR BED ABS SLOE BACKOROORD RED LETTEBS OH WHITE BACKOROOND SlOB ABS LIRE 1200 WIRE~ 2/SDnIT WIRE~ SET SCREW 5 I/O RENSOOBLE ENS SECTION A-A BELOW 1/1K PLOBLAb lBHARDWOOD TUTODE TIP RIO S/B S/4 ORSOESI HAROWOOD S 5/B LOBS S I/H BILLIONSOPEN WHEELS SOLOBERO SOLES RIBS SlOB FRON REAR TB HEEL THEH WIHO FISH LINE SPIRALLY TWICE ACROSS THE WIDTH WINS REST OF LIRE TB APP CO OF SIOR SENOVE REEL ENS POLL SOT REEL ROBBERI/H PLYWOODj'K5152 SHEET _______ I/H 00 BRASS TOB 4S/IA LORE ---1/4 SHEET SPACER~ I/IAPRIRTED CIRCUIT ASARD ROTTON VIEW OF HATCHI/IN P10 OH SPACEB TOAdS HATCH OI4ILOR ESCEPT 5I/lB WIRES ENSTEAD OF PLT September1976 21
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/09
Page Numbers: 18, 19, 20, 21
THIS AMA SHOW TEAM model built particular year course least trim design flag thought unique rectangular saucer planned vice versa subminiature rectangular version has flying several years has six-in span 11 long weighs 3 oz pulse-rudder equipment Cox 010 tremendous down-thrust angle showed remarkable stability However due extremely small size glides like re-entry space vehicle Based experience gained larger model seemed feasible rud der elevator motor control giving much better control Also tow sign planned dropped flight compartment towed show work sign Happy Birthday Amer ica could dropped ground front pilot before landing Rather complicate things retractable landing gear skid arrange ment tried make under-carriage less noticeable air test flights off poor surfaces wheels can tached skids Goldberg axles span FF three ft length four ft five giving area 1908 sq 13 sq ft dry weight fuel sign eight lbs sign 14 X 18 weighs 12 oz 60 engine muffler pulls nicely Fox 78 pulled quite spectacularly although am now using K&B 61 Pumper Any make radio system will fit since theres plenty room older larger servos Due planes size price balsa wood foam board tried ribs sign compartment fulldepth spar Found art store sheet 200 thick 30 X 40 cost $200 length meant ribs spliced done rear end splice angle reversed rib cap strips joint very strong total 2 sheets used Wilhold Ali phatic Resin glue epoxy used throughout Liberty Bell fin rudder went along general idea worked out very well same time made removable ease transportation 18 ModelAviation Fran McElwee skids also can removed same reason repairs Since trailing edge full span two outer sections utilized permanent trim center portion normal elevator also worked out well outside dive tendency lessened much greater degree speaking elevator servo set-up wheel taking off 450 angle get far up down plane handles easily much like trainer especially landings can hovered very slowly has smooth turning capability almost zero forward flight high angle low speed flight really skids around turns excessive bank turning ra dius around 30 ft slow speed flight will inside outside loop fly inverted Roll attempts really weird have plenty altitude try ing FF does rock mod erate wind lower speeds slot used other published sau cers eliminated smaller versions stall recovery normal quick Omission slot saves hours work construction much easier Being square having no tips frame goes together quickly easily large carpenter square helpful found foam board cut easily new sharp X-Acto blade around rib templete using metal straight edge straight cuts Cut 12 ribs splicing rear end FLYING Top During air-show demons~- nations capital Flying Flag Washington Monument trailli ing Happy Birthday America banner towing described Fran flies saucer overh photographer sw able its hovering ability two center ribs have 1/16 plywood contact cemented inside surfaces back second spars Make sure have left right panel make things easier cut openings youll need ribs before assembly cut lightening holes ribs tip ones saved 5 oz think hardly worth effort pinned ribs together spar material slots sanded uniform ribs glued assembled full-depth spar first pruce spars glued place lead ing edge single piece across span cut out later engine area plywood firewall foam bulkhead can glued bracing firewall well balsa triangular pieces normally use mounting plate /4 aluminum attached back engine Com mercial mounts can used slanted cooling area piece foam board rudder box can built foam board t balsa around t rudder can glued later after covering removable version can used follow plan fin rud der elevator made t no taper section elevator square merely rounding off edges fin rudder Mount equipment before sheeting cap stripping Sullivan Golden-NRods blue used original brac ing six eliminate flexing Three hatches used fuel equipment hatches easily removed rotating latch lock shown plans in-between hatch 3/32 plywood held place four self-tapping screws switch charging plug mounted leading edge sheeting cap strips can glued now tip cap strips wider stiffen tip against bowing Vertical pieces 1 foam board glued tip ribs between spars after gluing 1/3-in wide foam board piece edge down center line tip ribs Foam triangular pieces lued 4 tip support also used around wide cap strips around equipment hatch X ing edge has fibreglass ar row shaft embedded after gluing place false spar installed top bottom end blue area tach Monokote order save dou ble covering area Homemade horns 1/16 fibreglass made epoxied per draw ing two trim elevator sections threaded rod epoxied side rib quick-link made adjustment pos sible Commercial horns could used mount solidly flex kept minimum skids landing gear bent 5/32 wire mounting usual grooved hardwood Mine 3/ er front shown glue Almost 25 years ot development lie behind the plywood side supports Straps self- Flying FlagFran several saucers published through years shows off 010 tapping screws will hold after coy- version alongside ship article ering gear long give good ground angle shorten take-off run Recommended power 60or up Shown also prop misses mile No taxiing Fox Eagle Plans show K&B Pumper now being fiownl Note hatches re moved toshow tank radio compartments Flying Flag The original covered white Super stripes 2-49/64 wide Super Monokote except blue area Monokote cut along long metal straight intended just replaceable tail skid metallic-blue Super Monokote red edge sharp knife lines laid employed outside tip ribs covered 1/16 balsa better adhering SuperMonokote leading edge shaped overall sanding done I/IS BALSA FOAM BOARD RIBS SPAR 3/TA BASA CAP STRIP P FRONT VIEW TOPICAL ThP SECTION II -___ 1-F---- --~.4p11iYLiZj 7Th---7ELZ7-O/OZ CAP STRIP FOAM BABRO —It_________ ---------_II____________________ IIII S/OS ISO CAP STRIPSfttil TTP~,3BOARD RIBS LIliii I/IA FIBERBLASB ROAN -MARES RERE BA kIWI SPLICENA B NRB --.-~.NARETARSEIL- OR SEP H OBM BOARD SPAR 3O3OS BALSA TOBILINS EASE /5 114 05 BALSA SOS .I/IH I/N I/H DA APRACE B PB NO --3/DSSHEET II_ ---7 II -inz114 1\ CTIONOL VIEW- N0 0 / II 3/30 OHEE HATCH LOCK SLATS LEFT- RRHT RIB Ht LEFT RIB PLO OP RIART RIB PLO SAWN I 016 P10 TO RARE CENTER RIBS CLONTACT CEMENT ADO REAM TWO CARTER RIBSSIAN BAT CATSOT-N RIBS-. T 00 BRASS TONE NO S IA 1~ xx- -B 1 4RINA POINTFLY/A/GEL AG FULL DPTK SPAR / RN AND RODDER OHEATjFRAN B ELWEEEOOIPMENT HATCH Il/H TOTALI II INEED FOR MOAI 51010 BP NODDERI ] ROGER DREENE1/4 SHEET RB MAREMENT/10PLO INLATID 14 SHEET ALOE OT WINO I DRILLDOOR LOCKEDSIAN OP 2 14 PLO /tFOLL DEPTHPASITIONI 5 3 FOAM BOARDSDOOR RELEASED- SERSO SPARSIAN RELEASED SAWN MO I/N PLOI/B I/N SPROCENOD-AND SAP 4-40 13/NO2 BA 1/16 MIREN-RD NOLON SCREWS 3/ HOLD PMNASOLDER II/SD 104XDWI~BR I/B PLY SCALE IN INCHES I0 0045A B510IIIS 20Model Aviation K 1*4% rnrg 04*0 XtWrOW sot St PidOHlPflD 0 *00 1Sosjy FlOES EL ASTOR TRIM 55 I/RS ALE ART 0 B -7RINSE POINT / I/IA PLO INLAS DI 117 i out white felt pen open area double covered pierced pin over allow air es cape red stripes applied left tip red right tip blue ward red rear fin rud der covered Monokote trim sheets gold bell Two lines continued page 88 banner stowed compartment half-servo movement pulls out release pins hatch pulled open external rubberband Bands shown beneath banner help toss out after release Band-loaded cover snaps back Left Radio compartment snug yet readily accessible Foamboard used extensively ribs full-depth spar span 53 in. area 1908 sq Weight B lbs LA-I I5/BSI4 KLO BLOCK LEFTRISHT INFOAN ROARS ________________________ hATCH LOCK SLOTS 12 RIBS COT TOT OFRIGHT CERTER RIB 11115 BOORS 1200 THICKICOT HEREI ITFIRWALL LEFT RIO I/H SHEET IS/52OHEETI4 14 1241 r 12 02 SLABS TANK B I/IA PLO -- PLO 141 _-\- II UI RECEIVER HATCH 5 30 PLT PACK B ROBSES B OHS NOES 141 \ THIRTEER STAR DESION STARS COT TOT OF SAPKR BOBOCOTE BLUE ORES IS IS 3/5 SO RES OHS BHILE STRIPES ORE 049/64 WISE APP 1K SKLA BRAISED FISH LIRE S/So WIRE 1 CAST LEAD IN BOOS BLOCS TIN WIRE FIRST ROSA P TB P 6 B 015 SOS STITCH P J, LETTERS OEWROB /010000 STITCH / \I -A D COTTON 3J SlOB IS lB FEET LOBS K FEET EACH RED-WHITEBLSE WHITE COTTON LETTERS OR BED ABS SLOE BACKOROORD RED LETTEBS OH WHITE BACKOROOND SlOB ABS LIRE 1200 WIRE~ 2/SDnIT WIRE~ SET SCREW 5 I/O RENSOOBLE ENS SECTION A-A BELOW 1/1K PLOBLAb lBHARDWOOD TUTODE TIP RIO S/B S/4 ORSOESI HAROWOOD S 5/B LOBS S I/H BILLIONSOPEN WHEELS SOLOBERO SOLES RIBS SlOB FRON REAR TB HEEL THEH WIHO FISH LINE SPIRALLY TWICE ACROSS THE WIDTH WINS REST OF LIRE TB APP CO OF SIOR SENOVE REEL ENS POLL SOT REEL ROBBERI/H PLYWOODj'K5152 SHEET _______ I/H 00 BRASS TOB 4S/IA LORE ---1/4 SHEET SPACER~ I/IAPRIRTED CIRCUIT ASARD ROTTON VIEW OF HATCHI/IN P10 OH SPACEB TOAdS HATCH OI4ILOR ESCEPT 5I/lB WIRES ENSTEAD OF PLT September1976 21
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/09
Page Numbers: 18, 19, 20, 21
THIS AMA SHOW TEAM model built particular year course least trim design flag thought unique rectangular saucer planned vice versa subminiature rectangular version has flying several years has six-in span 11 long weighs 3 oz pulse-rudder equipment Cox 010 tremendous down-thrust angle showed remarkable stability However due extremely small size glides like re-entry space vehicle Based experience gained larger model seemed feasible rud der elevator motor control giving much better control Also tow sign planned dropped flight compartment towed show work sign Happy Birthday Amer ica could dropped ground front pilot before landing Rather complicate things retractable landing gear skid arrange ment tried make under-carriage less noticeable air test flights off poor surfaces wheels can tached skids Goldberg axles span FF three ft length four ft five giving area 1908 sq 13 sq ft dry weight fuel sign eight lbs sign 14 X 18 weighs 12 oz 60 engine muffler pulls nicely Fox 78 pulled quite spectacularly although am now using K&B 61 Pumper Any make radio system will fit since theres plenty room older larger servos Due planes size price balsa wood foam board tried ribs sign compartment fulldepth spar Found art store sheet 200 thick 30 X 40 cost $200 length meant ribs spliced done rear end splice angle reversed rib cap strips joint very strong total 2 sheets used Wilhold Ali phatic Resin glue epoxy used throughout Liberty Bell fin rudder went along general idea worked out very well same time made removable ease transportation 18 ModelAviation Fran McElwee skids also can removed same reason repairs Since trailing edge full span two outer sections utilized permanent trim center portion normal elevator also worked out well outside dive tendency lessened much greater degree speaking elevator servo set-up wheel taking off 450 angle get far up down plane handles easily much like trainer especially landings can hovered very slowly has smooth turning capability almost zero forward flight high angle low speed flight really skids around turns excessive bank turning ra dius around 30 ft slow speed flight will inside outside loop fly inverted Roll attempts really weird have plenty altitude try ing FF does rock mod erate wind lower speeds slot used other published sau cers eliminated smaller versions stall recovery normal quick Omission slot saves hours work construction much easier Being square having no tips frame goes together quickly easily large carpenter square helpful found foam board cut easily new sharp X-Acto blade around rib templete using metal straight edge straight cuts Cut 12 ribs splicing rear end FLYING Top During air-show demons~- nations capital Flying Flag Washington Monument trailli ing Happy Birthday America banner towing described Fran flies saucer overh photographer sw able its hovering ability two center ribs have 1/16 plywood contact cemented inside surfaces back second spars Make sure have left right panel make things easier cut openings youll need ribs before assembly cut lightening holes ribs tip ones saved 5 oz think hardly worth effort pinned ribs together spar material slots sanded uniform ribs glued assembled full-depth spar first pruce spars glued place lead ing edge single piece across span cut out later engine area plywood firewall foam bulkhead can glued bracing firewall well balsa triangular pieces normally use mounting plate /4 aluminum attached back engine Com mercial mounts can used slanted cooling area piece foam board rudder box can built foam board t balsa around t rudder can glued later after covering removable version can used follow plan fin rud der elevator made t no taper section elevator square merely rounding off edges fin rudder Mount equipment before sheeting cap stripping Sullivan Golden-NRods blue used original brac ing six eliminate flexing Three hatches used fuel equipment hatches easily removed rotating latch lock shown plans in-between hatch 3/32 plywood held place four self-tapping screws switch charging plug mounted leading edge sheeting cap strips can glued now tip cap strips wider stiffen tip against bowing Vertical pieces 1 foam board glued tip ribs between spars after gluing 1/3-in wide foam board piece edge down center line tip ribs Foam triangular pieces lued 4 tip support also used around wide cap strips around equipment hatch X ing edge has fibreglass ar row shaft embedded after gluing place false spar installed top bottom end blue area tach Monokote order save dou ble covering area Homemade horns 1/16 fibreglass made epoxied per draw ing two trim elevator sections threaded rod epoxied side rib quick-link made adjustment pos sible Commercial horns could used mount solidly flex kept minimum skids landing gear bent 5/32 wire mounting usual grooved hardwood Mine 3/ er front shown glue Almost 25 years ot development lie behind the plywood side supports Straps self- Flying FlagFran several saucers published through years shows off 010 tapping screws will hold after coy- version alongside ship article ering gear long give good ground angle shorten take-off run Recommended power 60or up Shown also prop misses mile No taxiing Fox Eagle Plans show K&B Pumper now being fiownl Note hatches re moved toshow tank radio compartments Flying Flag The original covered white Super stripes 2-49/64 wide Super Monokote except blue area Monokote cut along long metal straight intended just replaceable tail skid metallic-blue Super Monokote red edge sharp knife lines laid employed outside tip ribs covered 1/16 balsa better adhering SuperMonokote leading edge shaped overall sanding done I/IS BALSA FOAM BOARD RIBS SPAR 3/TA BASA CAP STRIP P FRONT VIEW TOPICAL ThP SECTION II -___ 1-F---- --~.4p11iYLiZj 7Th---7ELZ7-O/OZ CAP STRIP FOAM BABRO —It_________ ---------_II____________________ IIII S/OS ISO CAP STRIPSfttil TTP~,3BOARD RIBS LIliii I/IA FIBERBLASB ROAN -MARES RERE BA kIWI SPLICENA B NRB --.-~.NARETARSEIL- OR SEP H OBM BOARD SPAR 3O3OS BALSA TOBILINS EASE /5 114 05 BALSA SOS .I/IH I/N I/H DA APRACE B PB NO --3/DSSHEET II_ ---7 II -inz114 1\ CTIONOL VIEW- N0 0 / II 3/30 OHEE HATCH LOCK SLATS LEFT- RRHT RIB Ht LEFT RIB PLO OP RIART RIB PLO SAWN I 016 P10 TO RARE CENTER RIBS CLONTACT CEMENT ADO REAM TWO CARTER RIBSSIAN BAT CATSOT-N RIBS-. T 00 BRASS TONE NO S IA 1~ xx- -B 1 4RINA POINTFLY/A/GEL AG FULL DPTK SPAR / RN AND RODDER OHEATjFRAN B ELWEEEOOIPMENT HATCH Il/H TOTALI II INEED FOR MOAI 51010 BP NODDERI ] ROGER DREENE1/4 SHEET RB MAREMENT/10PLO INLATID 14 SHEET ALOE OT WINO I DRILLDOOR LOCKEDSIAN OP 2 14 PLO /tFOLL DEPTHPASITIONI 5 3 FOAM BOARDSDOOR RELEASED- SERSO SPARSIAN RELEASED SAWN MO I/N PLOI/B I/N SPROCENOD-AND SAP 4-40 13/NO2 BA 1/16 MIREN-RD NOLON SCREWS 3/ HOLD PMNASOLDER II/SD 104XDWI~BR I/B PLY SCALE IN INCHES I0 0045A B510IIIS 20Model Aviation K 1*4% rnrg 04*0 XtWrOW sot St PidOHlPflD 0 *00 1Sosjy FlOES EL ASTOR TRIM 55 I/RS ALE ART 0 B -7RINSE POINT / I/IA PLO INLAS DI 117 i out white felt pen open area double covered pierced pin over allow air es cape red stripes applied left tip red right tip blue ward red rear fin rud der covered Monokote trim sheets gold bell Two lines continued page 88 banner stowed compartment half-servo movement pulls out release pins hatch pulled open external rubberband Bands shown beneath banner help toss out after release Band-loaded cover snaps back Left Radio compartment snug yet readily accessible Foamboard used extensively ribs full-depth spar span 53 in. area 1908 sq Weight B lbs LA-I I5/BSI4 KLO BLOCK LEFTRISHT INFOAN ROARS ________________________ hATCH LOCK SLOTS 12 RIBS COT TOT OFRIGHT CERTER RIB 11115 BOORS 1200 THICKICOT HEREI ITFIRWALL LEFT RIO I/H SHEET IS/52OHEETI4 14 1241 r 12 02 SLABS TANK B I/IA PLO -- PLO 141 _-\- II UI RECEIVER HATCH 5 30 PLT PACK B ROBSES B OHS NOES 141 \ THIRTEER STAR DESION STARS COT TOT OF SAPKR BOBOCOTE BLUE ORES IS IS 3/5 SO RES OHS BHILE STRIPES ORE 049/64 WISE APP 1K SKLA BRAISED FISH LIRE S/So WIRE 1 CAST LEAD IN BOOS BLOCS TIN WIRE FIRST ROSA P TB P 6 B 015 SOS STITCH P J, LETTERS OEWROB /010000 STITCH / \I -A D COTTON 3J SlOB IS lB FEET LOBS K FEET EACH RED-WHITEBLSE WHITE COTTON LETTERS OR BED ABS SLOE BACKOROORD RED LETTEBS OH WHITE BACKOROOND SlOB ABS LIRE 1200 WIRE~ 2/SDnIT WIRE~ SET SCREW 5 I/O RENSOOBLE ENS SECTION A-A BELOW 1/1K PLOBLAb lBHARDWOOD TUTODE TIP RIO S/B S/4 ORSOESI HAROWOOD S 5/B LOBS S I/H BILLIONSOPEN WHEELS SOLOBERO SOLES RIBS SlOB FRON REAR TB HEEL THEH WIHO FISH LINE SPIRALLY TWICE ACROSS THE WIDTH WINS REST OF LIRE TB APP CO OF SIOR SENOVE REEL ENS POLL SOT REEL ROBBERI/H PLYWOODj'K5152 SHEET _______ I/H 00 BRASS TOB 4S/IA LORE ---1/4 SHEET SPACER~ I/IAPRIRTED CIRCUIT ASARD ROTTON VIEW OF HATCHI/IN P10 OH SPACEB TOAdS HATCH OI4ILOR ESCEPT 5I/lB WIRES ENSTEAD OF PLT September1976 21
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/09
Page Numbers: 18, 19, 20, 21
THIS AMA SHOW TEAM model built particular year course least trim design flag thought unique rectangular saucer planned vice versa subminiature rectangular version has flying several years has six-in span 11 long weighs 3 oz pulse-rudder equipment Cox 010 tremendous down-thrust angle showed remarkable stability However due extremely small size glides like re-entry space vehicle Based experience gained larger model seemed feasible rud der elevator motor control giving much better control Also tow sign planned dropped flight compartment towed show work sign Happy Birthday Amer ica could dropped ground front pilot before landing Rather complicate things retractable landing gear skid arrange ment tried make under-carriage less noticeable air test flights off poor surfaces wheels can tached skids Goldberg axles span FF three ft length four ft five giving area 1908 sq 13 sq ft dry weight fuel sign eight lbs sign 14 X 18 weighs 12 oz 60 engine muffler pulls nicely Fox 78 pulled quite spectacularly although am now using K&B 61 Pumper Any make radio system will fit since theres plenty room older larger servos Due planes size price balsa wood foam board tried ribs sign compartment fulldepth spar Found art store sheet 200 thick 30 X 40 cost $200 length meant ribs spliced done rear end splice angle reversed rib cap strips joint very strong total 2 sheets used Wilhold Ali phatic Resin glue epoxy used throughout Liberty Bell fin rudder went along general idea worked out very well same time made removable ease transportation 18 ModelAviation Fran McElwee skids also can removed same reason repairs Since trailing edge full span two outer sections utilized permanent trim center portion normal elevator also worked out well outside dive tendency lessened much greater degree speaking elevator servo set-up wheel taking off 450 angle get far up down plane handles easily much like trainer especially landings can hovered very slowly has smooth turning capability almost zero forward flight high angle low speed flight really skids around turns excessive bank turning ra dius around 30 ft slow speed flight will inside outside loop fly inverted Roll attempts really weird have plenty altitude try ing FF does rock mod erate wind lower speeds slot used other published sau cers eliminated smaller versions stall recovery normal quick Omission slot saves hours work construction much easier Being square having no tips frame goes together quickly easily large carpenter square helpful found foam board cut easily new sharp X-Acto blade around rib templete using metal straight edge straight cuts Cut 12 ribs splicing rear end FLYING Top During air-show demons~- nations capital Flying Flag Washington Monument trailli ing Happy Birthday America banner towing described Fran flies saucer overh photographer sw able its hovering ability two center ribs have 1/16 plywood contact cemented inside surfaces back second spars Make sure have left right panel make things easier cut openings youll need ribs before assembly cut lightening holes ribs tip ones saved 5 oz think hardly worth effort pinned ribs together spar material slots sanded uniform ribs glued assembled full-depth spar first pruce spars glued place lead ing edge single piece across span cut out later engine area plywood firewall foam bulkhead can glued bracing firewall well balsa triangular pieces normally use mounting plate /4 aluminum attached back engine Com mercial mounts can used slanted cooling area piece foam board rudder box can built foam board t balsa around t rudder can glued later after covering removable version can used follow plan fin rud der elevator made t no taper section elevator square merely rounding off edges fin rudder Mount equipment before sheeting cap stripping Sullivan Golden-NRods blue used original brac ing six eliminate flexing Three hatches used fuel equipment hatches easily removed rotating latch lock shown plans in-between hatch 3/32 plywood held place four self-tapping screws switch charging plug mounted leading edge sheeting cap strips can glued now tip cap strips wider stiffen tip against bowing Vertical pieces 1 foam board glued tip ribs between spars after gluing 1/3-in wide foam board piece edge down center line tip ribs Foam triangular pieces lued 4 tip support also used around wide cap strips around equipment hatch X ing edge has fibreglass ar row shaft embedded after gluing place false spar installed top bottom end blue area tach Monokote order save dou ble covering area Homemade horns 1/16 fibreglass made epoxied per draw ing two trim elevator sections threaded rod epoxied side rib quick-link made adjustment pos sible Commercial horns could used mount solidly flex kept minimum skids landing gear bent 5/32 wire mounting usual grooved hardwood Mine 3/ er front shown glue Almost 25 years ot development lie behind the plywood side supports Straps self- Flying FlagFran several saucers published through years shows off 010 tapping screws will hold after coy- version alongside ship article ering gear long give good ground angle shorten take-off run Recommended power 60or up Shown also prop misses mile No taxiing Fox Eagle Plans show K&B Pumper now being fiownl Note hatches re moved toshow tank radio compartments Flying Flag The original covered white Super stripes 2-49/64 wide Super Monokote except blue area Monokote cut along long metal straight intended just replaceable tail skid metallic-blue Super Monokote red edge sharp knife lines laid employed outside tip ribs covered 1/16 balsa better adhering SuperMonokote leading edge shaped overall sanding done I/IS BALSA FOAM BOARD RIBS SPAR 3/TA BASA CAP STRIP P FRONT VIEW TOPICAL ThP SECTION II -___ 1-F---- --~.4p11iYLiZj 7Th---7ELZ7-O/OZ CAP STRIP FOAM BABRO —It_________ ---------_II____________________ IIII S/OS ISO CAP STRIPSfttil TTP~,3BOARD RIBS LIliii I/IA FIBERBLASB ROAN -MARES RERE BA kIWI SPLICENA B NRB --.-~.NARETARSEIL- OR SEP H OBM BOARD SPAR 3O3OS BALSA TOBILINS EASE /5 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