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Glen Simpers’ Zero Peanut
by Gene Smith [email protected]
Glen Simpers created his clipped-wing Zero Peanut from a modified Peck Polymers kit. The planform and cowling shape were modified to more closely resemble the full-scale aircraft. Compared to the plans, the vertical tail was decreased in size, dihedral increased, and a larger propeller was used to improve the spiral stability.
It uses a 5 1/2-inch Sleek Streak plastic propeller and a loop of 1/8-inch rubber weighing 3.8 grams. It flies in a left-left pattern as though it is on rails.
The clipped-wing version of the Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero was known as the Hamp. Glen’s is modeled after the restored Hamp that is in a museum in New Zealand. The laser-cut Peck Polymers Zero kit is available from A2Z. No text from "Glen Simpers’ Zero Peanut" appears on this scanned page.
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