The fastest fighter WW II profile form stabilizer added KL1IIEI makes good 1/2-A Trainer Mouse Racer THIS PARTICULAR model built primarily unusual -A trainer type plane added horizontal stabilizer would closely conform usual flight Cox Black Widow engine its power source will necessary rotate tank match drawings highly recommend engine power consistency flight model built land ing gear ease construction Besides small models seldom make neat landings grass fields construction drawing shows model wire skids also landing gear Landing gear speci fied mouse racers although wheel required qualification plane extremely fast stable flier please use properly broken-in engine paint job closely resembles ficial color scheme used WW II copied Fighters 1939-45 Kenneth Munson Read through under stand construction procedure before start White glue Elmers Tite-Bond etc used throughout except noted 163 Komet originally designed 1938 flew unpowered glider early 1941 first rocket-pow ered trials started August 1941 October speeds over 620 mph reached Air Ministry duly im pressed ordered production series 70 aircraft completed awaiting new engines May 1942 Unfortunately fortunately took until May 1943 before engines ready time aircraft built total production about 360 units August 1944 163 operational element surprise made early combat successes plane could climb very rapidly tack bomber formations un familiar its high rate speed subsequently could readily deal new weapon would attack very swiftly its arrangement two 30 mmcannons 24 rockets 163 no functional landing gear used break away undercarriage take off Once airborne flew operational speed 600 mph making fastest fighter used WW II Its endurance range small though eight minutes fuel 620-mile radius Landing course became quite hazardous conventional landing gear returning fighter landed un powered its belly skid Hopefully fuel exhausted explosion fire sometimes followed Construction relatively easy should small -A trainer mouse racer can start wing will require lot sanding Cut pattern plans Place trail ing edge over end straight sheet 4 um soft balsa point will note will have butt splice onto front portion make wing solid razor blade razor saw cut wing tip place sheet balsa pattern complete ly covers ball-point pen transfer wing pattern balsa glue two sections together After wing has dried sand airfoil shape use sanding block dont rush Use small piece hardwood dowel hardwood button rubber-powered model bellcrank mount must imbed ded wing strength small wood screw will used attach bellcrank 1/16 plywood line guide cut out next necessary cut plans pattern Just measure continued page 69 24 Model Aviation addition stabilizer does detract realism 620-mph rocket-powered glider real 163 mottled camou flage easy achieve following article instructions underneath view shows clearly details bellcrank pushrod elevator tail horn Model picture incorporates 7 offset thrust desirable trainer version Compare Komet standard Mouse Racer shown right real Komet dropoff landing gear landed skid Half As dont land well may opt skid 118STABILI Z ER HINGES 1/16 PLY LINE GUIDE AND ELEVATOR 118 RUDDER FOR SPORT VERSION GLUE I/8PLYWOOD MOTOR MOUNT FOR ENGINE OUT THRUST 70 WIRE 0I234 IIII 2 BELLCRANK AILERON & FLAP TRIM LINE I/8 PLYWOOD114 FUSELAGE M/M BRACES70 WING V TOP VIEW HARDWOOD BUTTON 1/8 PLYWOOD 2 1/16 PLYWOOD WIRE AXLE COLLARS BALSA M/M BRACES WHEELS 1/8 PLY MOTOR MOUNT K 1-1/2 DIA ENGINE ______________KOMET WOOD SCREW ME-16 3 049 -n CD CC 0 0 C N 31 J DEMARCO dimensions rectangle draw onto plywood cut out Later can drill holes round corners slight 1/16 1/16 cut made wing gluing line guide wing now complete Before ask no weight outer wing tip required will hang out just fine Next fuselage will fit onto 4 a sheet little trouble Cut out pattern trace cut fuselage out very sharp X-acto knife #11 cut out wing tail slots fuselage point critical accuracy important Sand top portion round shape balsa motor mount braces nothing tri angle-shaped scraps used brace up /s plywood motor mount point have decision make trainer mouse racer Glue everything straight shown plans lose little speed choose training glue motor mount slight angle pointing away would flight top view shows cut nose 7 degrees offset thrust causes drag greatly increases line ten sion important new flier have Also use inner hole bellcrank outer hole elevator horn rudder stabilizer elevator cut out next /8 sheet balsa also dium soft quality Cut parts shown note direction wood grain important optimum strength can now glue wing stabilizer fuselage Use small triangle gauging squareness before glue dries glue has dried cloth hinge elevator stabilizer fin rud der next rudder will angle out approximately good line tension either mouse racer trainer landing gear cut out glue 1/16 plywood doublers Drill through fuselage 1/16 wire axle Any combination wheel collars wheels will give two wheel gear choose skid epoxy L shaped piece /8 music wire 1/16 wire tail skid also epoxied Sand entire model fine sand paper used Aerogloss Products model Paint plane three coats clear fine sanding between underside light blue made mixing drop blue about three ounces white fuselage light gray made adding drop black about three ounces white mottled dark grey added wings painted medium green followed darker green splinter camouflage greens also mixed Aerogloss does make too shades green would like take crack making own decals Trim MonoKote use cross drawing Cut out entire shape white followed four black Ls narrower black cross Follow directions back sheet mounting Fuel proof ing doesnt hurt high nitro fuels get under decal melt adhesive Save backing future templates Use two 010 lines 35 feet long always sure takeoff downwind Mouse Racing 010 lines required single strand 012 multistrand February 1976 69 Komet/DeMarco continued page 24 SAVE MONEY TROPHIES OR TROPHY PARTS STOCK CUSTOM engraving figures walnut marble cups hardware etc REQUEST PRICES TOM SUTOR TROPHIES Rt 2 Box X438A Avon Park FIa 33825 813 453-3470
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/02
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 69
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/02
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 69
The fastest fighter WW II profile form stabilizer added KL1IIEI makes good 1/2-A Trainer Mouse Racer THIS PARTICULAR model built primarily unusual -A trainer type plane added horizontal stabilizer would closely conform usual flight Cox Black Widow engine its power source will necessary rotate tank match drawings highly recommend engine power consistency flight model built land ing gear ease construction Besides small models seldom make neat landings grass fields construction drawing shows model wire skids also landing gear Landing gear speci fied mouse racers although wheel required qualification plane extremely fast stable flier please use properly broken-in engine paint job closely resembles ficial color scheme used WW II copied Fighters 1939-45 Kenneth Munson Read through under stand construction procedure before start White glue Elmers Tite-Bond etc used throughout except noted 163 Komet originally designed 1938 flew unpowered glider early 1941 first rocket-pow ered trials started August 1941 October speeds over 620 mph reached Air Ministry duly im pressed ordered production series 70 aircraft completed awaiting new engines May 1942 Unfortunately fortunately took until May 1943 before engines ready time aircraft built total production about 360 units August 1944 163 operational element surprise made early combat successes plane could climb very rapidly tack bomber formations un familiar its high rate speed subsequently could readily deal new weapon would attack very swiftly its arrangement two 30 mmcannons 24 rockets 163 no functional landing gear used break away undercarriage take off Once airborne flew operational speed 600 mph making fastest fighter used WW II Its endurance range small though eight minutes fuel 620-mile radius Landing course became quite hazardous conventional landing gear returning fighter landed un powered its belly skid Hopefully fuel exhausted explosion fire sometimes followed Construction relatively easy should small -A trainer mouse racer can start wing will require lot sanding Cut pattern plans Place trail ing edge over end straight sheet 4 um soft balsa point will note will have butt splice onto front portion make wing solid razor blade razor saw cut wing tip place sheet balsa pattern complete ly covers ball-point pen transfer wing pattern balsa glue two sections together After wing has dried sand airfoil shape use sanding block dont rush Use small piece hardwood dowel hardwood button rubber-powered model bellcrank mount must imbed ded wing strength small wood screw will used attach bellcrank 1/16 plywood line guide cut out next necessary cut plans pattern Just measure continued page 69 24 Model Aviation addition stabilizer does detract realism 620-mph rocket-powered glider real 163 mottled camou flage easy achieve following article instructions underneath view shows clearly details bellcrank pushrod elevator tail horn Model picture incorporates 7 offset thrust desirable trainer version Compare Komet standard Mouse Racer shown right real Komet dropoff landing gear landed skid Half As dont land well may opt skid 118STABILI Z ER HINGES 1/16 PLY LINE GUIDE AND ELEVATOR 118 RUDDER FOR SPORT VERSION GLUE I/8PLYWOOD MOTOR MOUNT FOR ENGINE OUT THRUST 70 WIRE 0I234 IIII 2 BELLCRANK AILERON & FLAP TRIM LINE I/8 PLYWOOD114 FUSELAGE M/M BRACES70 WING V TOP VIEW HARDWOOD BUTTON 1/8 PLYWOOD 2 1/16 PLYWOOD WIRE AXLE COLLARS BALSA M/M BRACES WHEELS 1/8 PLY MOTOR MOUNT K 1-1/2 DIA ENGINE ______________KOMET WOOD SCREW ME-16 3 049 -n CD CC 0 0 C N 31 J DEMARCO dimensions rectangle draw onto plywood cut out Later can drill holes round corners slight 1/16 1/16 cut made wing gluing line guide wing now complete Before ask no weight outer wing tip required will hang out just fine Next fuselage will fit onto 4 a sheet little trouble Cut out pattern trace cut fuselage out very sharp X-acto knife #11 cut out wing tail slots fuselage point critical accuracy important Sand top portion round shape balsa motor mount braces nothing tri angle-shaped scraps used brace up /s plywood motor mount point have decision make trainer mouse racer Glue everything straight shown plans lose little speed choose training glue motor mount slight angle pointing away would flight top view shows cut nose 7 degrees offset thrust causes drag greatly increases line ten sion important new flier have Also use inner hole bellcrank outer hole elevator horn rudder stabilizer elevator cut out next /8 sheet balsa also dium soft quality Cut parts shown note direction wood grain important optimum strength can now glue wing stabilizer fuselage Use small triangle gauging squareness before glue dries glue has dried cloth hinge elevator stabilizer fin rud der next rudder will angle out approximately good line tension either mouse racer trainer landing gear cut out glue 1/16 plywood doublers Drill through fuselage 1/16 wire axle Any combination wheel collars wheels will give two wheel gear choose skid epoxy L shaped piece /8 music wire 1/16 wire tail skid also epoxied Sand entire model fine sand paper used Aerogloss Products model Paint plane three coats clear fine sanding between underside light blue made mixing drop blue about three ounces white fuselage light gray made adding drop black about three ounces white mottled dark grey added wings painted medium green followed darker green splinter camouflage greens also mixed Aerogloss does make too shades green would like take crack making own decals Trim MonoKote use cross drawing Cut out entire shape white followed four black Ls narrower black cross Follow directions back sheet mounting Fuel proof ing doesnt hurt high nitro fuels get under decal melt adhesive Save backing future templates Use two 010 lines 35 feet long always sure takeoff downwind Mouse Racing 010 lines required single strand 012 multistrand February 1976 69 Komet/DeMarco continued page 24 SAVE MONEY TROPHIES OR TROPHY PARTS STOCK CUSTOM engraving figures walnut marble cups hardware etc REQUEST PRICES TOM SUTOR TROPHIES Rt 2 Box X438A Avon Park FIa 33825 813 453-3470
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/02
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 69
The fastest fighter WW II profile form stabilizer added KL1IIEI makes good 1/2-A Trainer Mouse Racer THIS PARTICULAR model built primarily unusual -A trainer type plane added horizontal stabilizer would closely conform usual flight Cox Black Widow engine its power source will necessary rotate tank match drawings highly recommend engine power consistency flight model built land ing gear ease construction Besides small models seldom make neat landings grass fields construction drawing shows model wire skids also landing gear Landing gear speci fied mouse racers although wheel required qualification plane extremely fast stable flier please use properly broken-in engine paint job closely resembles ficial color scheme used WW II copied Fighters 1939-45 Kenneth Munson Read through under stand construction procedure before start White glue Elmers Tite-Bond etc used throughout except noted 163 Komet originally designed 1938 flew unpowered glider early 1941 first rocket-pow ered trials started August 1941 October speeds over 620 mph reached Air Ministry duly im pressed ordered production series 70 aircraft completed awaiting new engines May 1942 Unfortunately fortunately took until May 1943 before engines ready time aircraft built total production about 360 units August 1944 163 operational element surprise made early combat successes plane could climb very rapidly tack bomber formations un familiar its high rate speed subsequently could readily deal new weapon would attack very swiftly its arrangement two 30 mmcannons 24 rockets 163 no functional landing gear used break away undercarriage take off Once airborne flew operational speed 600 mph making fastest fighter used WW II Its endurance range small though eight minutes fuel 620-mile radius Landing course became quite hazardous conventional landing gear returning fighter landed un powered its belly skid Hopefully fuel exhausted explosion fire sometimes followed Construction relatively easy should small -A trainer mouse racer can start wing will require lot sanding Cut pattern plans Place trail ing edge over end straight sheet 4 um soft balsa point will note will have butt splice onto front portion make wing solid razor blade razor saw cut wing tip place sheet balsa pattern complete ly covers ball-point pen transfer wing pattern balsa glue two sections together After wing has dried sand airfoil shape use sanding block dont rush Use small piece hardwood dowel hardwood button rubber-powered model bellcrank mount must imbed ded wing strength small wood screw will used attach bellcrank 1/16 plywood line guide cut out next necessary cut plans pattern Just measure continued page 69 24 Model Aviation addition stabilizer does detract realism 620-mph rocket-powered glider real 163 mottled camou flage easy achieve following article instructions underneath view shows clearly details bellcrank pushrod elevator tail horn Model picture incorporates 7 offset thrust desirable trainer version Compare Komet standard Mouse Racer shown right real Komet dropoff landing gear landed skid Half As dont land well may opt skid 118STABILI Z ER HINGES 1/16 PLY LINE GUIDE AND ELEVATOR 118 RUDDER FOR SPORT VERSION GLUE I/8PLYWOOD MOTOR MOUNT FOR ENGINE OUT THRUST 70 WIRE 0I234 IIII 2 BELLCRANK AILERON & FLAP TRIM LINE I/8 PLYWOOD114 FUSELAGE M/M BRACES70 WING V TOP VIEW HARDWOOD BUTTON 1/8 PLYWOOD 2 1/16 PLYWOOD WIRE AXLE COLLARS BALSA M/M BRACES WHEELS 1/8 PLY MOTOR MOUNT K 1-1/2 DIA ENGINE ______________KOMET WOOD SCREW ME-16 3 049 -n CD CC 0 0 C N 31 J DEMARCO dimensions rectangle draw onto plywood cut out Later can drill holes round corners slight 1/16 1/16 cut made wing gluing line guide wing now complete Before ask no weight outer wing tip required will hang out just fine Next fuselage will fit onto 4 a sheet little trouble Cut out pattern trace cut fuselage out very sharp X-acto knife #11 cut out wing tail slots fuselage point critical accuracy important Sand top portion round shape balsa motor mount braces nothing tri angle-shaped scraps used brace up /s plywood motor mount point have decision make trainer mouse racer Glue everything straight shown plans lose little speed choose training glue motor mount slight angle pointing away would flight top view shows cut nose 7 degrees offset thrust causes drag greatly increases line ten sion important new flier have Also use inner hole bellcrank outer hole elevator horn rudder stabilizer elevator cut out next /8 sheet balsa also dium soft quality Cut parts shown note direction wood grain important optimum strength can now glue wing stabilizer fuselage Use small triangle gauging squareness before glue dries glue has dried cloth hinge elevator stabilizer fin rud der next rudder will angle out approximately good line tension either mouse racer trainer landing gear cut out glue 1/16 plywood doublers Drill through fuselage 1/16 wire axle Any combination wheel collars wheels will give two wheel gear choose skid epoxy L shaped piece /8 music wire 1/16 wire tail skid also epoxied Sand entire model fine sand paper used Aerogloss Products model Paint plane three coats clear fine sanding between underside light blue made mixing drop blue about three ounces white fuselage light gray made adding drop black about three ounces white mottled dark grey added wings painted medium green followed darker green splinter camouflage greens also mixed Aerogloss does make too shades green would like take crack making own decals Trim MonoKote use cross drawing Cut out entire shape white followed four black Ls narrower black cross Follow directions back sheet mounting Fuel proof ing doesnt hurt high nitro fuels get under decal melt adhesive Save backing future templates Use two 010 lines 35 feet long always sure takeoff downwind Mouse Racing 010 lines required single strand 012 multistrand February 1976 69 Komet/DeMarco continued page 24 SAVE MONEY TROPHIES OR TROPHY PARTS STOCK CUSTOM engraving figures walnut marble cups hardware etc REQUEST PRICES TOM SUTOR TROPHIES Rt 2 Box X438A Avon Park FIa 33825 813 453-3470
