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Author: J. Cimmino


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 138

likeR o Long-EZ 33canard dont want buildaScaleairplaneDidI fly something different want fly good Sunday flier Rear Wind just what looking Rear Wind fifthgeneration canard pusher started about four years ago -scale version Jim Parrishs Dart planform wing now modified delta retained original airfoil Dart canard designed mounted three 632 machine screws could change incidence readily sixth flight disaster struck After takeoff did roll roll very slow got worried about land model about 75 feet up went dive planted itself soft ground switch harness gone bad 8 Model Aviation el Cimmino Definitely different look takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing K&B 40 has plenty power Rear Wind flightilne Brooklyn Annie another MA construction project December 1997 issue black negative wire built up black coating strand copperan electric plating oxidation some type Since type harness has crimped connectors coating come between wire connector caused enough resistance shut radio down installed new switch harness model ready go again plenty power K&B 40 pushing around run just little rich side keep getting hot ground takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing am having lot fun February 1999 9 Photos Author Graphic Design Jill Ann Cevensugh Ouch End flight #6 dive 75 feet up faulty switch harness caused crash Text details replacement Rear Wind based Jim Parrishs full-scale Dart Model retains Dart airfoil planform has modified Functions Throttle elevator aileron nose wheel Author Rear Wind Im having lot fun fifth series Covering/finish Film canard pushers has built during past four-plus years CONSTRUCTION rate difficulty building 1 beginner 10 expert would say project 5 Wing The wing built halves construction fixture must used tapered piece t put under trailing edge wing taller end center wing Cut ribs 3A2 sheet Cover plans clear plastic wrap lay down front rear 2 spar rear spar will pulled up rib later Position wing construction fixture under trailing edge rib Install ribs Note R12 two pieces Glue top front rear spar place Using cyanoacrylate CyA adhesive glue 1/2 x 1 leading edge place Center rib leading edge before gluing Sheet top wing 3A2 balsa Start 11/2 wide trailing edge R3 R12 Install leading edge sheeting Note tapers R9 centerline wing Place 3A2 sheeting /2 inch trailing edge sheeting R3 inch past R9 will cut out ailerons along 1/2-inch gap after wing complete Cut glue A6 sheet webbing between top bottom spars front rear spars will form D-tube egg-crate center section Sheet R4 centerline Finish top /32 x trips Let dry overnight 10 Model Aviation c fuselage construction Side doublers 1/32 plywood Tape dampened balsa sheet around formers until dry trim glue Kaos 40 canopy used Removable hatch held place V8 dowel Canard under construction Leading edge canard shimmed up Vie X 1/4 balsa see plan location Before sheeting bottom wing install A6 plywood rib doubler landing gear block Glue landing gear block vertical anchor block Glue I/ plywood belicrank mount prefer different type linkage use Reinforce joint rib scrap ake install linkage intend use rudder control install conduit rudder cable Sheet bottom wing panel Put wing panel right side up back construction fixture let glue set up Build second half same first panel Block up wingtip inch sand center section dihedral angle Join wing panels Cut fit t between left R3 right R3 fits between top bottom spar forms channel Cut fit short piece 13 between left right main spars top bottom Cut fit piece R14 leading edge Cut fit x 1 plywood hold-down block Glue between right left R 1 Note location profile Carefully cut ailerons along gap sheeting Trim rib flush edge top bottom sheeting Add sheet face wing face aileron Shape sand wing Fiberglass center section wing lightweight cloth Dont go overboard glass epoxy center strong glass Cut shape vertical fins Glue wing R9 Check make sure 900 spar Fuselage As outlined black triangles plan cut two /32 plywood side 12 Model Aviation flyby after flight #6 crash repairs made Once air flies just like other Sunday flier Flare just before touchdown Wing built halves Center section wing glassed lightweight cloth Sheeting %2 balsa top & bottom 1/16 sheet shear webContinued page 18 single servo used rudder control transfer device Rudderlfin made V4 sheet balsa Rudder control see plan engages model assembled optional plan shows cable routing/linkage used LWAi Tools designed modelers modelers. never rest past accom plishments fact always strive surpass what weve already done Take brand new 1/8 Tubing Bender So simple yet designed tackle very complex problem bending tubing collapsing tub ing wall 1/8 Tubing Bender Designed used 1/8 brass fuel tubing aluminum tubing tool perfect configu rations Works great use air lines re-tracts Bends annealed brass aluminum tubing Ask catalog number 785 Call Write free catalog Du-Bro Products Inc 480 Bonner Rd PO Box 815 Wauconda IL 60084 1-800-848-9411 fax 847-526-1604 email rc@dubrocom website http//wwwdubrocom Rear WindlCimmino Continued page 12 doublers put aside Following same outline cut two sides /i medium-hard balsa Note sides stop F2 go Fl longer plywood doubler sure make left right sides Glue /4 square sides key formers Fill area around wing saddle t Cut formers Fl F6 Install favored nose gear block F3 Lay side flat board glue F3-F6 careful keep 900 board Carefully glue platform F7 slight taper note end goes F3 F4 will help keep everything square After glue sets up glue other side top put weight top until dry Lift assembly board install Fl F2 Keep straight true Make fuselage back 1/ sheet Use CyA seams let dry Wet sheet gently bend around formers F3-F6 glue time Tape down let dry overnight before trimming gluing Sheet plank belly fuselage F1-F4 Finish top nose area Fl F3 area will cut out later canopy front hatch Drill holes engine mount show engine mounted 900 have found tank carburetor line up better 450 Add hollowed nose block Shape sand fuselage time like give coat dope raw wood about finishing Canard Study plan very well will building top plan will able see Lay long strip As x a under clear wrap along leading edge sheeting Cut four-inch-wide 3A2 balsa bottom sheeting 24 inches long Sand trailing edge shape Lay bottom sheet top As strip clear wrap between Using straightedge index marks plan pin hard balsa spar top bottom sheet sure straight CyA spar bottom sheeting down front half canard rib using index marks plan Note bottom sheeting will curve up rib pushed down Glue ading edge Using #11 blade cut through bottom sheeting along back side spar Cut shape center filler block airfoil shape fit between top bottom sheeting glue place Pin down levator leading edge behind spar get glue between spar Glue rear half rib Trim top spar elevator leading edge top ribs Sheet top canard let dry bottom side using #11 blade cut between spar elevator leading edge Cut away elevators Fit install elevator control horn center section glue back canard Cut piece Y32 plywood 3 x 2 inches glue top canard center Sand put aside Rudder Rudders needed model rudders full-scale Dart needed work outward both worked same time right left would create drag wingtips slow aircraft turn little complicated that basically get rudders move independently must use pull-pull setup springloaded center rudder must return center itself go past center small 2 plywood tab screwed under control horn prevent rudders moving inward return spring made remove hinge pin two Du-Bro hinges Make 900 bend 030 x 6 music wire Using wire hinge pin put two Du Bro hinges Make another 900 bend other end form big Z see plan two bends same plane 150 other must make right left can use second servo wing rudder make device use transfer control fuselage wing will engage wing put place takes little playing get right Finish Install necessary pushrods tank radio equipment engine use two coats clear dope airframe makes easier cover makes airframe stronger Use favorite covering color keep mind will take some time get used use colors can see well Flying Set up engine run cool Let run strong lean hot Remember no prop blast cool engine ground point nose wind Dont forget put pusher prop engine Check controls Because canard down elevators will make airplane go up Let build up speed before pulling back stick Once air flies like other Sunday flier landing slow down keep nose level will sink slowly Flare just before touchdown Thanks wife support encouragement project 4Joel Cimmino 4206 NW 47th St Tamarac FL 33319-5820 954 739-6566 November 1-May 1 1701 DeWitt Ter Linden NJ 07036 908 486-6763 May 15-October30 E-mail anncim@aolcom See plan page 138 18 Model Aviation N6 ROOT CONSTRUCTION FICTURE m CONSTRU~E FI 0 ________________1__ __ V4X VT LI____ ______________ ______________I I 5/5 X 5/if Wh TFCMT HORN/32 *IT T 4 y*ae irnui rno 1 N CD -o i CD 0 i CD CD CD dl

Author: J. Cimmino


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 138

likeR o Long-EZ 33canard dont want buildaScaleairplaneDidI fly something different want fly good Sunday flier Rear Wind just what looking Rear Wind fifthgeneration canard pusher started about four years ago -scale version Jim Parrishs Dart planform wing now modified delta retained original airfoil Dart canard designed mounted three 632 machine screws could change incidence readily sixth flight disaster struck After takeoff did roll roll very slow got worried about land model about 75 feet up went dive planted itself soft ground switch harness gone bad 8 Model Aviation el Cimmino Definitely different look takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing K&B 40 has plenty power Rear Wind flightilne Brooklyn Annie another MA construction project December 1997 issue black negative wire built up black coating strand copperan electric plating oxidation some type Since type harness has crimped connectors coating come between wire connector caused enough resistance shut radio down installed new switch harness model ready go again plenty power K&B 40 pushing around run just little rich side keep getting hot ground takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing am having lot fun February 1999 9 Photos Author Graphic Design Jill Ann Cevensugh Ouch End flight #6 dive 75 feet up faulty switch harness caused crash Text details replacement Rear Wind based Jim Parrishs full-scale Dart Model retains Dart airfoil planform has modified Functions Throttle elevator aileron nose wheel Author Rear Wind Im having lot fun fifth series Covering/finish Film canard pushers has built during past four-plus years CONSTRUCTION rate difficulty building 1 beginner 10 expert would say project 5 Wing The wing built halves construction fixture must used tapered piece t put under trailing edge wing taller end center wing Cut ribs 3A2 sheet Cover plans clear plastic wrap lay down front rear 2 spar rear spar will pulled up rib later Position wing construction fixture under trailing edge rib Install ribs Note R12 two pieces Glue top front rear spar place Using cyanoacrylate CyA adhesive glue 1/2 x 1 leading edge place Center rib leading edge before gluing Sheet top wing 3A2 balsa Start 11/2 wide trailing edge R3 R12 Install leading edge sheeting Note tapers R9 centerline wing Place 3A2 sheeting /2 inch trailing edge sheeting R3 inch past R9 will cut out ailerons along 1/2-inch gap after wing complete Cut glue A6 sheet webbing between top bottom spars front rear spars will form D-tube egg-crate center section Sheet R4 centerline Finish top /32 x trips Let dry overnight 10 Model Aviation c fuselage construction Side doublers 1/32 plywood Tape dampened balsa sheet around formers until dry trim glue Kaos 40 canopy used Removable hatch held place V8 dowel Canard under construction Leading edge canard shimmed up Vie X 1/4 balsa see plan location Before sheeting bottom wing install A6 plywood rib doubler landing gear block Glue landing gear block vertical anchor block Glue I/ plywood belicrank mount prefer different type linkage use Reinforce joint rib scrap ake install linkage intend use rudder control install conduit rudder cable Sheet bottom wing panel Put wing panel right side up back construction fixture let glue set up Build second half same first panel Block up wingtip inch sand center section dihedral angle Join wing panels Cut fit t between left R3 right R3 fits between top bottom spar forms channel Cut fit short piece 13 between left right main spars top bottom Cut fit piece R14 leading edge Cut fit x 1 plywood hold-down block Glue between right left R 1 Note location profile Carefully cut ailerons along gap sheeting Trim rib flush edge top bottom sheeting Add sheet face wing face aileron Shape sand wing Fiberglass center section wing lightweight cloth Dont go overboard glass epoxy center strong glass Cut shape vertical fins Glue wing R9 Check make sure 900 spar Fuselage As outlined black triangles plan cut two /32 plywood side 12 Model Aviation flyby after flight #6 crash repairs made Once air flies just like other Sunday flier Flare just before touchdown Wing built halves Center section wing glassed lightweight cloth Sheeting %2 balsa top & bottom 1/16 sheet shear webContinued page 18 single servo used rudder control transfer device Rudderlfin made V4 sheet balsa Rudder control see plan engages model assembled optional plan shows cable routing/linkage used LWAi Tools designed modelers modelers. never rest past accom plishments fact always strive surpass what weve already done Take brand new 1/8 Tubing Bender So simple yet designed tackle very complex problem bending tubing collapsing tub ing wall 1/8 Tubing Bender Designed used 1/8 brass fuel tubing aluminum tubing tool perfect configu rations Works great use air lines re-tracts Bends annealed brass aluminum tubing Ask catalog number 785 Call Write free catalog Du-Bro Products Inc 480 Bonner Rd PO Box 815 Wauconda IL 60084 1-800-848-9411 fax 847-526-1604 email rc@dubrocom website http//wwwdubrocom Rear WindlCimmino Continued page 12 doublers put aside Following same outline cut two sides /i medium-hard balsa Note sides stop F2 go Fl longer plywood doubler sure make left right sides Glue /4 square sides key formers Fill area around wing saddle t Cut formers Fl F6 Install favored nose gear block F3 Lay side flat board glue F3-F6 careful keep 900 board Carefully glue platform F7 slight taper note end goes F3 F4 will help keep everything square After glue sets up glue other side top put weight top until dry Lift assembly board install Fl F2 Keep straight true Make fuselage back 1/ sheet Use CyA seams let dry Wet sheet gently bend around formers F3-F6 glue time Tape down let dry overnight before trimming gluing Sheet plank belly fuselage F1-F4 Finish top nose area Fl F3 area will cut out later canopy front hatch Drill holes engine mount show engine mounted 900 have found tank carburetor line up better 450 Add hollowed nose block Shape sand fuselage time like give coat dope raw wood about finishing Canard Study plan very well will building top plan will able see Lay long strip As x a under clear wrap along leading edge sheeting Cut four-inch-wide 3A2 balsa bottom sheeting 24 inches long Sand trailing edge shape Lay bottom sheet top As strip clear wrap between Using straightedge index marks plan pin hard balsa spar top bottom sheet sure straight CyA spar bottom sheeting down front half canard rib using index marks plan Note bottom sheeting will curve up rib pushed down Glue ading edge Using #11 blade cut through bottom sheeting along back side spar Cut shape center filler block airfoil shape fit between top bottom sheeting glue place Pin down levator leading edge behind spar get glue between spar Glue rear half rib Trim top spar elevator leading edge top ribs Sheet top canard let dry bottom side using #11 blade cut between spar elevator leading edge Cut away elevators Fit install elevator control horn center section glue back canard Cut piece Y32 plywood 3 x 2 inches glue top canard center Sand put aside Rudder Rudders needed model rudders full-scale Dart needed work outward both worked same time right left would create drag wingtips slow aircraft turn little complicated that basically get rudders move independently must use pull-pull setup springloaded center rudder must return center itself go past center small 2 plywood tab screwed under control horn prevent rudders moving inward return spring made remove hinge pin two Du-Bro hinges Make 900 bend 030 x 6 music wire Using wire hinge pin put two Du Bro hinges Make another 900 bend other end form big Z see plan two bends same plane 150 other must make right left can use second servo wing rudder make device use transfer control fuselage wing will engage wing put place takes little playing get right Finish Install necessary pushrods tank radio equipment engine use two coats clear dope airframe makes easier cover makes airframe stronger Use favorite covering color keep mind will take some time get used use colors can see well Flying Set up engine run cool Let run strong lean hot Remember no prop blast cool engine ground point nose wind Dont forget put pusher prop engine Check controls Because canard down elevators will make airplane go up Let build up speed before pulling back stick Once air flies like other Sunday flier landing slow down keep nose level will sink slowly Flare just before touchdown Thanks wife support encouragement project 4Joel Cimmino 4206 NW 47th St Tamarac FL 33319-5820 954 739-6566 November 1-May 1 1701 DeWitt Ter Linden NJ 07036 908 486-6763 May 15-October30 E-mail anncim@aolcom See plan page 138 18 Model Aviation N6 ROOT CONSTRUCTION FICTURE m CONSTRU~E FI 0 ________________1__ __ V4X VT LI____ ______________ ______________I I 5/5 X 5/if Wh TFCMT HORN/32 *IT T 4 y*ae irnui rno 1 N CD -o i CD 0 i CD CD CD dl

Author: J. Cimmino


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 138

likeR o Long-EZ 33canard dont want buildaScaleairplaneDidI fly something different want fly good Sunday flier Rear Wind just what looking Rear Wind fifthgeneration canard pusher started about four years ago -scale version Jim Parrishs Dart planform wing now modified delta retained original airfoil Dart canard designed mounted three 632 machine screws could change incidence readily sixth flight disaster struck After takeoff did roll roll very slow got worried about land model about 75 feet up went dive planted itself soft ground switch harness gone bad 8 Model Aviation el Cimmino Definitely different look takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing K&B 40 has plenty power Rear Wind flightilne Brooklyn Annie another MA construction project December 1997 issue black negative wire built up black coating strand copperan electric plating oxidation some type Since type harness has crimped connectors coating come between wire connector caused enough resistance shut radio down installed new switch harness model ready go again plenty power K&B 40 pushing around run just little rich side keep getting hot ground takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing am having lot fun February 1999 9 Photos Author Graphic Design Jill Ann Cevensugh Ouch End flight #6 dive 75 feet up faulty switch harness caused crash Text details replacement Rear Wind based Jim Parrishs full-scale Dart Model retains Dart airfoil planform has modified Functions Throttle elevator aileron nose wheel Author Rear Wind Im having lot fun fifth series Covering/finish Film canard pushers has built during past four-plus years CONSTRUCTION rate difficulty building 1 beginner 10 expert would say project 5 Wing The wing built halves construction fixture must used tapered piece t put under trailing edge wing taller end center wing Cut ribs 3A2 sheet Cover plans clear plastic wrap lay down front rear 2 spar rear spar will pulled up rib later Position wing construction fixture under trailing edge rib Install ribs Note R12 two pieces Glue top front rear spar place Using cyanoacrylate CyA adhesive glue 1/2 x 1 leading edge place Center rib leading edge before gluing Sheet top wing 3A2 balsa Start 11/2 wide trailing edge R3 R12 Install leading edge sheeting Note tapers R9 centerline wing Place 3A2 sheeting /2 inch trailing edge sheeting R3 inch past R9 will cut out ailerons along 1/2-inch gap after wing complete Cut glue A6 sheet webbing between top bottom spars front rear spars will form D-tube egg-crate center section Sheet R4 centerline Finish top /32 x trips Let dry overnight 10 Model Aviation c fuselage construction Side doublers 1/32 plywood Tape dampened balsa sheet around formers until dry trim glue Kaos 40 canopy used Removable hatch held place V8 dowel Canard under construction Leading edge canard shimmed up Vie X 1/4 balsa see plan location Before sheeting bottom wing install A6 plywood rib doubler landing gear block Glue landing gear block vertical anchor block Glue I/ plywood belicrank mount prefer different type linkage use Reinforce joint rib scrap ake install linkage intend use rudder control install conduit rudder cable Sheet bottom wing panel Put wing panel right side up back construction fixture let glue set up Build second half same first panel Block up wingtip inch sand center section dihedral angle Join wing panels Cut fit t between left R3 right R3 fits between top bottom spar forms channel Cut fit short piece 13 between left right main spars top bottom Cut fit piece R14 leading edge Cut fit x 1 plywood hold-down block Glue between right left R 1 Note location profile Carefully cut ailerons along gap sheeting Trim rib flush edge top bottom sheeting Add sheet face wing face aileron Shape sand wing Fiberglass center section wing lightweight cloth Dont go overboard glass epoxy center strong glass Cut shape vertical fins Glue wing R9 Check make sure 900 spar Fuselage As outlined black triangles plan cut two /32 plywood side 12 Model Aviation flyby after flight #6 crash repairs made Once air flies just like other Sunday flier Flare just before touchdown Wing built halves Center section wing glassed lightweight cloth Sheeting %2 balsa top & bottom 1/16 sheet shear webContinued page 18 single servo used rudder control transfer device Rudderlfin made V4 sheet balsa Rudder control see plan engages model assembled optional plan shows cable routing/linkage used LWAi Tools designed modelers modelers. never rest past accom plishments fact always strive surpass what weve already done Take brand new 1/8 Tubing Bender So simple yet designed tackle very complex problem bending tubing collapsing tub ing wall 1/8 Tubing Bender Designed used 1/8 brass fuel tubing aluminum tubing tool perfect configu rations Works great use air lines re-tracts Bends annealed brass aluminum tubing Ask catalog number 785 Call Write free catalog Du-Bro Products Inc 480 Bonner Rd PO Box 815 Wauconda IL 60084 1-800-848-9411 fax 847-526-1604 email rc@dubrocom website http//wwwdubrocom Rear WindlCimmino Continued page 12 doublers put aside Following same outline cut two sides /i medium-hard balsa Note sides stop F2 go Fl longer plywood doubler sure make left right sides Glue /4 square sides key formers Fill area around wing saddle t Cut formers Fl F6 Install favored nose gear block F3 Lay side flat board glue F3-F6 careful keep 900 board Carefully glue platform F7 slight taper note end goes F3 F4 will help keep everything square After glue sets up glue other side top put weight top until dry Lift assembly board install Fl F2 Keep straight true Make fuselage back 1/ sheet Use CyA seams let dry Wet sheet gently bend around formers F3-F6 glue time Tape down let dry overnight before trimming gluing Sheet plank belly fuselage F1-F4 Finish top nose area Fl F3 area will cut out later canopy front hatch Drill holes engine mount show engine mounted 900 have found tank carburetor line up better 450 Add hollowed nose block Shape sand fuselage time like give coat dope raw wood about finishing Canard Study plan very well will building top plan will able see Lay long strip As x a under clear wrap along leading edge sheeting Cut four-inch-wide 3A2 balsa bottom sheeting 24 inches long Sand trailing edge shape Lay bottom sheet top As strip clear wrap between Using straightedge index marks plan pin hard balsa spar top bottom sheet sure straight CyA spar bottom sheeting down front half canard rib using index marks plan Note bottom sheeting will curve up rib pushed down Glue ading edge Using #11 blade cut through bottom sheeting along back side spar Cut shape center filler block airfoil shape fit between top bottom sheeting glue place Pin down levator leading edge behind spar get glue between spar Glue rear half rib Trim top spar elevator leading edge top ribs Sheet top canard let dry bottom side using #11 blade cut between spar elevator leading edge Cut away elevators Fit install elevator control horn center section glue back canard Cut piece Y32 plywood 3 x 2 inches glue top canard center Sand put aside Rudder Rudders needed model rudders full-scale Dart needed work outward both worked same time right left would create drag wingtips slow aircraft turn little complicated that basically get rudders move independently must use pull-pull setup springloaded center rudder must return center itself go past center small 2 plywood tab screwed under control horn prevent rudders moving inward return spring made remove hinge pin two Du-Bro hinges Make 900 bend 030 x 6 music wire Using wire hinge pin put two Du Bro hinges Make another 900 bend other end form big Z see plan two bends same plane 150 other must make right left can use second servo wing rudder make device use transfer control fuselage wing will engage wing put place takes little playing get right Finish Install necessary pushrods tank radio equipment engine use two coats clear dope airframe makes easier cover makes airframe stronger Use favorite covering color keep mind will take some time get used use colors can see well Flying Set up engine run cool Let run strong lean hot Remember no prop blast cool engine ground point nose wind Dont forget put pusher prop engine Check controls Because canard down elevators will make airplane go up Let build up speed before pulling back stick Once air flies like other Sunday flier landing slow down keep nose level will sink slowly Flare just before touchdown Thanks wife support encouragement project 4Joel Cimmino 4206 NW 47th St Tamarac FL 33319-5820 954 739-6566 November 1-May 1 1701 DeWitt Ter Linden NJ 07036 908 486-6763 May 15-October30 E-mail anncim@aolcom See plan page 138 18 Model Aviation N6 ROOT CONSTRUCTION FICTURE m CONSTRU~E FI 0 ________________1__ __ V4X VT LI____ ______________ ______________I I 5/5 X 5/if Wh TFCMT HORN/32 *IT T 4 y*ae irnui rno 1 N CD -o i CD 0 i CD CD CD dl

Author: J. Cimmino


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 138

likeR o Long-EZ 33canard dont want buildaScaleairplaneDidI fly something different want fly good Sunday flier Rear Wind just what looking Rear Wind fifthgeneration canard pusher started about four years ago -scale version Jim Parrishs Dart planform wing now modified delta retained original airfoil Dart canard designed mounted three 632 machine screws could change incidence readily sixth flight disaster struck After takeoff did roll roll very slow got worried about land model about 75 feet up went dive planted itself soft ground switch harness gone bad 8 Model Aviation el Cimmino Definitely different look takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing K&B 40 has plenty power Rear Wind flightilne Brooklyn Annie another MA construction project December 1997 issue black negative wire built up black coating strand copperan electric plating oxidation some type Since type harness has crimped connectors coating come between wire connector caused enough resistance shut radio down installed new switch harness model ready go again plenty power K&B 40 pushing around run just little rich side keep getting hot ground takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing am having lot fun February 1999 9 Photos Author Graphic Design Jill Ann Cevensugh Ouch End flight #6 dive 75 feet up faulty switch harness caused crash Text details replacement Rear Wind based Jim Parrishs full-scale Dart Model retains Dart airfoil planform has modified Functions Throttle elevator aileron nose wheel Author Rear Wind Im having lot fun fifth series Covering/finish Film canard pushers has built during past four-plus years CONSTRUCTION rate difficulty building 1 beginner 10 expert would say project 5 Wing The wing built halves construction fixture must used tapered piece t put under trailing edge wing taller end center wing Cut ribs 3A2 sheet Cover plans clear plastic wrap lay down front rear 2 spar rear spar will pulled up rib later Position wing construction fixture under trailing edge rib Install ribs Note R12 two pieces Glue top front rear spar place Using cyanoacrylate CyA adhesive glue 1/2 x 1 leading edge place Center rib leading edge before gluing Sheet top wing 3A2 balsa Start 11/2 wide trailing edge R3 R12 Install leading edge sheeting Note tapers R9 centerline wing Place 3A2 sheeting /2 inch trailing edge sheeting R3 inch past R9 will cut out ailerons along 1/2-inch gap after wing complete Cut glue A6 sheet webbing between top bottom spars front rear spars will form D-tube egg-crate center section Sheet R4 centerline Finish top /32 x trips Let dry overnight 10 Model Aviation c fuselage construction Side doublers 1/32 plywood Tape dampened balsa sheet around formers until dry trim glue Kaos 40 canopy used Removable hatch held place V8 dowel Canard under construction Leading edge canard shimmed up Vie X 1/4 balsa see plan location Before sheeting bottom wing install A6 plywood rib doubler landing gear block Glue landing gear block vertical anchor block Glue I/ plywood belicrank mount prefer different type linkage use Reinforce joint rib scrap ake install linkage intend use rudder control install conduit rudder cable Sheet bottom wing panel Put wing panel right side up back construction fixture let glue set up Build second half same first panel Block up wingtip inch sand center section dihedral angle Join wing panels Cut fit t between left R3 right R3 fits between top bottom spar forms channel Cut fit short piece 13 between left right main spars top bottom Cut fit piece R14 leading edge Cut fit x 1 plywood hold-down block Glue between right left R 1 Note location profile Carefully cut ailerons along gap sheeting Trim rib flush edge top bottom sheeting Add sheet face wing face aileron Shape sand wing Fiberglass center section wing lightweight cloth Dont go overboard glass epoxy center strong glass Cut shape vertical fins Glue wing R9 Check make sure 900 spar Fuselage As outlined black triangles plan cut two /32 plywood side 12 Model Aviation flyby after flight #6 crash repairs made Once air flies just like other Sunday flier Flare just before touchdown Wing built halves Center section wing glassed lightweight cloth Sheeting %2 balsa top & bottom 1/16 sheet shear webContinued page 18 single servo used rudder control transfer device Rudderlfin made V4 sheet balsa Rudder control see plan engages model assembled optional plan shows cable routing/linkage used LWAi Tools designed modelers modelers. never rest past accom plishments fact always strive surpass what weve already done Take brand new 1/8 Tubing Bender So simple yet designed tackle very complex problem bending tubing collapsing tub ing wall 1/8 Tubing Bender Designed used 1/8 brass fuel tubing aluminum tubing tool perfect configu rations Works great use air lines re-tracts Bends annealed brass aluminum tubing Ask catalog number 785 Call Write free catalog Du-Bro Products Inc 480 Bonner Rd PO Box 815 Wauconda IL 60084 1-800-848-9411 fax 847-526-1604 email rc@dubrocom website http//wwwdubrocom Rear WindlCimmino Continued page 12 doublers put aside Following same outline cut two sides /i medium-hard balsa Note sides stop F2 go Fl longer plywood doubler sure make left right sides Glue /4 square sides key formers Fill area around wing saddle t Cut formers Fl F6 Install favored nose gear block F3 Lay side flat board glue F3-F6 careful keep 900 board Carefully glue platform F7 slight taper note end goes F3 F4 will help keep everything square After glue sets up glue other side top put weight top until dry Lift assembly board install Fl F2 Keep straight true Make fuselage back 1/ sheet Use CyA seams let dry Wet sheet gently bend around formers F3-F6 glue time Tape down let dry overnight before trimming gluing Sheet plank belly fuselage F1-F4 Finish top nose area Fl F3 area will cut out later canopy front hatch Drill holes engine mount show engine mounted 900 have found tank carburetor line up better 450 Add hollowed nose block Shape sand fuselage time like give coat dope raw wood about finishing Canard Study plan very well will building top plan will able see Lay long strip As x a under clear wrap along leading edge sheeting Cut four-inch-wide 3A2 balsa bottom sheeting 24 inches long Sand trailing edge shape Lay bottom sheet top As strip clear wrap between Using straightedge index marks plan pin hard balsa spar top bottom sheet sure straight CyA spar bottom sheeting down front half canard rib using index marks plan Note bottom sheeting will curve up rib pushed down Glue ading edge Using #11 blade cut through bottom sheeting along back side spar Cut shape center filler block airfoil shape fit between top bottom sheeting glue place Pin down levator leading edge behind spar get glue between spar Glue rear half rib Trim top spar elevator leading edge top ribs Sheet top canard let dry bottom side using #11 blade cut between spar elevator leading edge Cut away elevators Fit install elevator control horn center section glue back canard Cut piece Y32 plywood 3 x 2 inches glue top canard center Sand put aside Rudder Rudders needed model rudders full-scale Dart needed work outward both worked same time right left would create drag wingtips slow aircraft turn little complicated that basically get rudders move independently must use pull-pull setup springloaded center rudder must return center itself go past center small 2 plywood tab screwed under control horn prevent rudders moving inward return spring made remove hinge pin two Du-Bro hinges Make 900 bend 030 x 6 music wire Using wire hinge pin put two Du Bro hinges Make another 900 bend other end form big Z see plan two bends same plane 150 other must make right left can use second servo wing rudder make device use transfer control fuselage wing will engage wing put place takes little playing get right Finish Install necessary pushrods tank radio equipment engine use two coats clear dope airframe makes easier cover makes airframe stronger Use favorite covering color keep mind will take some time get used use colors can see well Flying Set up engine run cool Let run strong lean hot Remember no prop blast cool engine ground point nose wind Dont forget put pusher prop engine Check controls Because canard down elevators will make airplane go up Let build up speed before pulling back stick Once air flies like other Sunday flier landing slow down keep nose level will sink slowly Flare just before touchdown Thanks wife support encouragement project 4Joel Cimmino 4206 NW 47th St Tamarac FL 33319-5820 954 739-6566 November 1-May 1 1701 DeWitt Ter Linden NJ 07036 908 486-6763 May 15-October30 E-mail anncim@aolcom See plan page 138 18 Model Aviation N6 ROOT CONSTRUCTION FICTURE m CONSTRU~E FI 0 ________________1__ __ V4X VT LI____ ______________ ______________I I 5/5 X 5/if Wh TFCMT HORN/32 *IT T 4 y*ae irnui rno 1 N CD -o i CD 0 i CD CD CD dl

Author: J. Cimmino


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 138

likeR o Long-EZ 33canard dont want buildaScaleairplaneDidI fly something different want fly good Sunday flier Rear Wind just what looking Rear Wind fifthgeneration canard pusher started about four years ago -scale version Jim Parrishs Dart planform wing now modified delta retained original airfoil Dart canard designed mounted three 632 machine screws could change incidence readily sixth flight disaster struck After takeoff did roll roll very slow got worried about land model about 75 feet up went dive planted itself soft ground switch harness gone bad 8 Model Aviation el Cimmino Definitely different look takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing K&B 40 has plenty power Rear Wind flightilne Brooklyn Annie another MA construction project December 1997 issue black negative wire built up black coating strand copperan electric plating oxidation some type Since type harness has crimped connectors coating come between wire connector caused enough resistance shut radio down installed new switch harness model ready go again plenty power K&B 40 pushing around run just little rich side keep getting hot ground takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing am having lot fun February 1999 9 Photos Author Graphic Design Jill Ann Cevensugh Ouch End flight #6 dive 75 feet up faulty switch harness caused crash Text details replacement Rear Wind based Jim Parrishs full-scale Dart Model retains Dart airfoil planform has modified Functions Throttle elevator aileron nose wheel Author Rear Wind Im having lot fun fifth series Covering/finish Film canard pushers has built during past four-plus years CONSTRUCTION rate difficulty building 1 beginner 10 expert would say project 5 Wing The wing built halves construction fixture must used tapered piece t put under trailing edge wing taller end center wing Cut ribs 3A2 sheet Cover plans clear plastic wrap lay down front rear 2 spar rear spar will pulled up rib later Position wing construction fixture under trailing edge rib Install ribs Note R12 two pieces Glue top front rear spar place Using cyanoacrylate CyA adhesive glue 1/2 x 1 leading edge place Center rib leading edge before gluing Sheet top wing 3A2 balsa Start 11/2 wide trailing edge R3 R12 Install leading edge sheeting Note tapers R9 centerline wing Place 3A2 sheeting /2 inch trailing edge sheeting R3 inch past R9 will cut out ailerons along 1/2-inch gap after wing complete Cut glue A6 sheet webbing between top bottom spars front rear spars will form D-tube egg-crate center section Sheet R4 centerline Finish top /32 x trips Let dry overnight 10 Model Aviation c fuselage construction Side doublers 1/32 plywood Tape dampened balsa sheet around formers until dry trim glue Kaos 40 canopy used Removable hatch held place V8 dowel Canard under construction Leading edge canard shimmed up Vie X 1/4 balsa see plan location Before sheeting bottom wing install A6 plywood rib doubler landing gear block Glue landing gear block vertical anchor block Glue I/ plywood belicrank mount prefer different type linkage use Reinforce joint rib scrap ake install linkage intend use rudder control install conduit rudder cable Sheet bottom wing panel Put wing panel right side up back construction fixture let glue set up Build second half same first panel Block up wingtip inch sand center section dihedral angle Join wing panels Cut fit t between left R3 right R3 fits between top bottom spar forms channel Cut fit short piece 13 between left right main spars top bottom Cut fit piece R14 leading edge Cut fit x 1 plywood hold-down block Glue between right left R 1 Note location profile Carefully cut ailerons along gap sheeting Trim rib flush edge top bottom sheeting Add sheet face wing face aileron Shape sand wing Fiberglass center section wing lightweight cloth Dont go overboard glass epoxy center strong glass Cut shape vertical fins Glue wing R9 Check make sure 900 spar Fuselage As outlined black triangles plan cut two /32 plywood side 12 Model Aviation flyby after flight #6 crash repairs made Once air flies just like other Sunday flier Flare just before touchdown Wing built halves Center section wing glassed lightweight cloth Sheeting %2 balsa top & bottom 1/16 sheet shear webContinued page 18 single servo used rudder control transfer device Rudderlfin made V4 sheet balsa Rudder control see plan engages model assembled optional plan shows cable routing/linkage used LWAi Tools designed modelers modelers. never rest past accom plishments fact always strive surpass what weve already done Take brand new 1/8 Tubing Bender So simple yet designed tackle very complex problem bending tubing collapsing tub ing wall 1/8 Tubing Bender Designed used 1/8 brass fuel tubing aluminum tubing tool perfect configu rations Works great use air lines re-tracts Bends annealed brass aluminum tubing Ask catalog number 785 Call Write free catalog Du-Bro Products Inc 480 Bonner Rd PO Box 815 Wauconda IL 60084 1-800-848-9411 fax 847-526-1604 email rc@dubrocom website http//wwwdubrocom Rear WindlCimmino Continued page 12 doublers put aside Following same outline cut two sides /i medium-hard balsa Note sides stop F2 go Fl longer plywood doubler sure make left right sides Glue /4 square sides key formers Fill area around wing saddle t Cut formers Fl F6 Install favored nose gear block F3 Lay side flat board glue F3-F6 careful keep 900 board Carefully glue platform F7 slight taper note end goes F3 F4 will help keep everything square After glue sets up glue other side top put weight top until dry Lift assembly board install Fl F2 Keep straight true Make fuselage back 1/ sheet Use CyA seams let dry Wet sheet gently bend around formers F3-F6 glue time Tape down let dry overnight before trimming gluing Sheet plank belly fuselage F1-F4 Finish top nose area Fl F3 area will cut out later canopy front hatch Drill holes engine mount show engine mounted 900 have found tank carburetor line up better 450 Add hollowed nose block Shape sand fuselage time like give coat dope raw wood about finishing Canard Study plan very well will building top plan will able see Lay long strip As x a under clear wrap along leading edge sheeting Cut four-inch-wide 3A2 balsa bottom sheeting 24 inches long Sand trailing edge shape Lay bottom sheet top As strip clear wrap between Using straightedge index marks plan pin hard balsa spar top bottom sheet sure straight CyA spar bottom sheeting down front half canard rib using index marks plan Note bottom sheeting will curve up rib pushed down Glue ading edge Using #11 blade cut through bottom sheeting along back side spar Cut shape center filler block airfoil shape fit between top bottom sheeting glue place Pin down levator leading edge behind spar get glue between spar Glue rear half rib Trim top spar elevator leading edge top ribs Sheet top canard let dry bottom side using #11 blade cut between spar elevator leading edge Cut away elevators Fit install elevator control horn center section glue back canard Cut piece Y32 plywood 3 x 2 inches glue top canard center Sand put aside Rudder Rudders needed model rudders full-scale Dart needed work outward both worked same time right left would create drag wingtips slow aircraft turn little complicated that basically get rudders move independently must use pull-pull setup springloaded center rudder must return center itself go past center small 2 plywood tab screwed under control horn prevent rudders moving inward return spring made remove hinge pin two Du-Bro hinges Make 900 bend 030 x 6 music wire Using wire hinge pin put two Du Bro hinges Make another 900 bend other end form big Z see plan two bends same plane 150 other must make right left can use second servo wing rudder make device use transfer control fuselage wing will engage wing put place takes little playing get right Finish Install necessary pushrods tank radio equipment engine use two coats clear dope airframe makes easier cover makes airframe stronger Use favorite covering color keep mind will take some time get used use colors can see well Flying Set up engine run cool Let run strong lean hot Remember no prop blast cool engine ground point nose wind Dont forget put pusher prop engine Check controls Because canard down elevators will make airplane go up Let build up speed before pulling back stick Once air flies like other Sunday flier landing slow down keep nose level will sink slowly Flare just before touchdown Thanks wife support encouragement project 4Joel Cimmino 4206 NW 47th St Tamarac FL 33319-5820 954 739-6566 November 1-May 1 1701 DeWitt Ter Linden NJ 07036 908 486-6763 May 15-October30 E-mail anncim@aolcom See plan page 138 18 Model Aviation N6 ROOT CONSTRUCTION FICTURE m CONSTRU~E FI 0 ________________1__ __ V4X VT LI____ ______________ ______________I I 5/5 X 5/if Wh TFCMT HORN/32 *IT T 4 y*ae irnui rno 1 N CD -o i CD 0 i CD CD CD dl

Author: J. Cimmino


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/02
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 138

likeR o Long-EZ 33canard dont want buildaScaleairplaneDidI fly something different want fly good Sunday flier Rear Wind just what looking Rear Wind fifthgeneration canard pusher started about four years ago -scale version Jim Parrishs Dart planform wing now modified delta retained original airfoil Dart canard designed mounted three 632 machine screws could change incidence readily sixth flight disaster struck After takeoff did roll roll very slow got worried about land model about 75 feet up went dive planted itself soft ground switch harness gone bad 8 Model Aviation el Cimmino Definitely different look takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing K&B 40 has plenty power Rear Wind flightilne Brooklyn Annie another MA construction project December 1997 issue black negative wire built up black coating strand copperan electric plating oxidation some type Since type harness has crimped connectors coating come between wire connector caused enough resistance shut radio down installed new switch harness model ready go again plenty power K&B 40 pushing around run just little rich side keep getting hot ground takes few flights get used seeing small wing front big wing am having lot fun February 1999 9 Photos Author Graphic Design Jill Ann Cevensugh Ouch End flight #6 dive 75 feet up faulty switch harness caused crash Text details replacement Rear Wind based Jim Parrishs full-scale Dart Model retains Dart airfoil planform has modified Functions Throttle elevator aileron nose wheel Author Rear Wind Im having lot fun fifth series Covering/finish Film canard pushers has built during past four-plus years CONSTRUCTION rate difficulty building 1 beginner 10 expert would say project 5 Wing The wing built halves construction fixture must used tapered piece t put under trailing edge wing taller end center wing Cut ribs 3A2 sheet Cover plans clear plastic wrap lay down front rear 2 spar rear spar will pulled up rib later Position wing construction fixture under trailing edge rib Install ribs Note R12 two pieces Glue top front rear spar place Using cyanoacrylate CyA adhesive glue 1/2 x 1 leading edge place Center rib leading edge before gluing Sheet top wing 3A2 balsa Start 11/2 wide trailing edge R3 R12 Install leading edge sheeting Note tapers R9 centerline wing Place 3A2 sheeting /2 inch trailing edge sheeting R3 inch past R9 will cut out ailerons along 1/2-inch gap after wing complete Cut glue A6 sheet webbing between top bottom spars front rear spars will form D-tube egg-crate center section Sheet R4 centerline Finish top /32 x trips Let dry overnight 10 Model Aviation c fuselage construction Side doublers 1/32 plywood Tape dampened balsa sheet around formers until dry trim glue Kaos 40 canopy used Removable hatch held place V8 dowel Canard under construction Leading edge canard shimmed up Vie X 1/4 balsa see plan location Before sheeting bottom wing install A6 plywood rib doubler landing gear block Glue landing gear block vertical anchor block Glue I/ plywood belicrank mount prefer different type linkage use Reinforce joint rib scrap ake install linkage intend use rudder control install conduit rudder cable Sheet bottom wing panel Put wing panel right side up back construction fixture let glue set up Build second half same first panel Block up wingtip inch sand center section dihedral angle Join wing panels Cut fit t between left R3 right R3 fits between top bottom spar forms channel Cut fit short piece 13 between left right main spars top bottom Cut fit piece R14 leading edge Cut fit x 1 plywood hold-down block Glue between right left R 1 Note location profile Carefully cut ailerons along gap sheeting Trim rib flush edge top bottom sheeting Add sheet face wing face aileron Shape sand wing Fiberglass center section wing lightweight cloth Dont go overboard glass epoxy center strong glass Cut shape vertical fins Glue wing R9 Check make sure 900 spar Fuselage As outlined black triangles plan cut two /32 plywood side 12 Model Aviation flyby after flight #6 crash repairs made Once air flies just like other Sunday flier Flare just before touchdown Wing built halves Center section wing glassed lightweight cloth Sheeting %2 balsa top & bottom 1/16 sheet shear webContinued page 18 single servo used rudder control transfer device Rudderlfin made V4 sheet balsa Rudder control see plan engages model assembled optional plan shows cable routing/linkage used LWAi Tools designed modelers modelers. never rest past accom plishments fact always strive surpass what weve already done Take brand new 1/8 Tubing Bender So simple yet designed tackle very complex problem bending tubing collapsing tub ing wall 1/8 Tubing Bender Designed used 1/8 brass fuel tubing aluminum tubing tool perfect configu rations Works great use air lines re-tracts Bends annealed brass aluminum tubing Ask catalog number 785 Call Write free catalog Du-Bro Products Inc 480 Bonner Rd PO Box 815 Wauconda IL 60084 1-800-848-9411 fax 847-526-1604 email rc@dubrocom website http//wwwdubrocom Rear WindlCimmino Continued page 12 doublers put aside Following same outline cut two sides /i medium-hard balsa Note sides stop F2 go Fl longer plywood doubler sure make left right sides Glue /4 square sides key formers Fill area around wing saddle t Cut formers Fl F6 Install favored nose gear block F3 Lay side flat board glue F3-F6 careful keep 900 board Carefully glue platform F7 slight taper note end goes F3 F4 will help keep everything square After glue sets up glue other side top put weight top until dry Lift assembly board install Fl F2 Keep straight true Make fuselage back 1/ sheet Use CyA seams let dry Wet sheet gently bend around formers F3-F6 glue time Tape down let dry overnight before trimming gluing Sheet plank belly fuselage F1-F4 Finish top nose area Fl F3 area will cut out later canopy front hatch Drill holes engine mount show engine mounted 900 have found tank carburetor line up better 450 Add hollowed nose block Shape sand fuselage time like give coat dope raw wood about finishing Canard Study plan very well will building top plan will able see Lay long strip As x a under clear wrap along leading edge sheeting Cut four-inch-wide 3A2 balsa bottom sheeting 24 inches long Sand trailing edge shape Lay bottom sheet top As strip clear wrap between Using straightedge index marks plan pin hard balsa spar top bottom sheet sure straight CyA spar bottom sheeting down front half canard rib using index marks plan Note bottom sheeting will curve up rib pushed down Glue ading edge Using #11 blade cut through bottom sheeting along back side spar Cut shape center filler block airfoil shape fit between top bottom sheeting glue place Pin down levator leading edge behind spar get glue between spar Glue rear half rib Trim top spar elevator leading edge top ribs Sheet top canard let dry bottom side using #11 blade cut between spar elevator leading edge Cut away elevators Fit install elevator control horn center section glue back canard Cut piece Y32 plywood 3 x 2 inches glue top canard center Sand put aside Rudder Rudders needed model rudders full-scale Dart needed work outward both worked same time right left would create drag wingtips slow aircraft turn little complicated that basically get rudders move independently must use pull-pull setup springloaded center rudder must return center itself go past center small 2 plywood tab screwed under control horn prevent rudders moving inward return spring made remove hinge pin two Du-Bro hinges Make 900 bend 030 x 6 music wire Using wire hinge pin put two Du Bro hinges Make another 900 bend other end form big Z see plan two bends same plane 150 other must make right left can use second servo wing rudder make device use transfer control fuselage wing will engage wing put place takes little playing get right Finish Install necessary pushrods tank radio equipment engine use two coats clear dope airframe makes easier cover makes airframe stronger Use favorite covering color keep mind will take some time get used use colors can see well Flying Set up engine run cool Let run strong lean hot Remember no prop blast cool engine ground point nose wind Dont forget put pusher prop engine Check controls Because canard down elevators will make airplane go up Let build up speed before pulling back stick Once air flies like other Sunday flier landing slow down keep nose level will sink slowly Flare just before touchdown Thanks wife support encouragement project 4Joel Cimmino 4206 NW 47th St Tamarac FL 33319-5820 954 739-6566 November 1-May 1 1701 DeWitt Ter Linden NJ 07036 908 486-6763 May 15-October30 E-mail anncim@aolcom See plan page 138 18 Model Aviation N6 ROOT CONSTRUCTION FICTURE m CONSTRU~E FI 0 ________________1__ __ V4X VT LI____ ______________ ______________I I 5/5 X 5/if Wh TFCMT HORN/32 *IT T 4 y*ae irnui rno 1 N CD -o i CD 0 i CD CD CD dl

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