STAGGERWING very name brings antique aviation buffs feet Certainly recognizable beautiful civilian designs Golden Age Staggerwings took air grace power certain mys tique curves angles unusual nega tive rake biplane wings make dis tinctive aircraft Staggerwing didnt just look good flew better today can see icons Golden Age gracing popu lar full-scale fly-ins around country Modelers have always fascinated big Beech Once youve built can really marvel its design Piece piece looks awkward impossible put together have elixir flight sip youre hope lessly hooked So far schoolyard Beech has won hearts whove seen plans hardly drawn before members club started begging Too late lads Send bucks Model Avia tion get own set sez model irresistible its small size bright yellow-and-black trim too can have just follow along Being dyed-in-the-tissue Free Flighter way build Staggerwing small make flyable meant stick-and-tissue-style construction Staggerwing just overgrown Pea nut Scale model however fairly accur ate since plans developed James Triggs excellent scale drawings Some things adjusted make model simpler intent give model fullest Staggerwing im pact could have Youll notice generous wing root fairings full-scale machine therebut look twice cheated eyes bit using few curves own can judge results yourself Im quite content love biplanes hate building Two sets wings means two sets ribs etc quite true Staggerwing offered lot challenges designer keep model light simple meant reducing structure making strong possible first concern take apart use Radio Control must have access airborne equipment seemed either some sort hatch sys tem removable wings order its small wingspan 32 model did need come apart trans port somehow knew Id have reach inside install adjust system whole matter controls also addressed Did want two channels three Should rudder elevator IThN-N14K April 1991 37 should ailerons couldnt much dihedral because would look rightand looks reason building Staggerwing first place finally decided ailerons elevator rudder just didnt look right mind have rudder move too could certainly leave out since ai lerons job anyhow top wing elected remov able access radio bottom wing would permanently attached fuselage carrying ai lerons made sense structural point view well since bottom wing would first wing touch down landing model has no landing gear have ex tra structure support ailerons well mistake did make putting aileron horns bottom lower wing catch everything moved top lower wing plans Building Staggerwing quite pro ject Dont expect throw together night two Study plans pictures carefully fuselage good place begin basically box stringers formers adding its girth Start fuselage side frames made up dium 3A6-in sq balsa should soak lower longerons hour hot wa ter before pinning place over plan wood will bend easily curve its dry its bent shape its still wet soak ing will retain curved shape naturally after dries out Lay down main longerons cut two sets top bottom sheet parts wing mounting areas can cut firm sheet balsa upright pieces vary thickness 3A6-in sq up front part fuselage / x /I6 towards tail order keep aft part light Study plans %-in-sq string ers added later dont worry about now Notice interior ra beautifuliy curved tips Stags flying surfaces can made quite easily laminating balsa strips around corrugated cardboard forms Heres transfer shapes accurately pian cardboard Theres clear expianation process text 38 Model Aviation isa fun-fly ship competitive Scaie modelIt doesnt have landing gear its reiiabie Cox Biack Widow 049 power iight weight 10 oz can reaiiy tear up sky Heres laminating goes L Parts wIli exceptionaiiy strong light wiii iose shapes overtime resuit isbor R clean strong graceful model photos sharpen interest buiiding copy Dave Haughts delightfui design Full-Size Plans Available Page 180 4 nunvrxur &4 tWC71,tLM Ply Pmfl UCSMSAWSQ CEALOCI CAIEIdSw 401151 -u -02TL 00101WY APT48W S 4w WWT 0101 0F IV0401 OMWY 0I01140078S 0 0 dio area sheeted after side frames have lifted plan two fuselage side frames built si multaneously atop other same way rubber-power models fuselage con structed glue joints dry soaked balsa longerons have dried out can separate trim off ex cess wood Now time cut inte nor sheeting 1/16 sheet glue place Locate former station H side view fuselage point trailing edge upper wing fuselage constant width Cut number 3A6-in cross-member sticks connect two sides together After glue has set should carefully pull fuselage sides gether towards tail Cut two crossmembers length shown top view just leading edge stabi lizer Glue next Notice top view plan rearmost longerons need notched bent form correct curvature viewed above Use razor saw cut almost through longerons side bend wood shape Have pa tience result worth effort As go along stop often make sure fu selage being built square noth ing sadder neatly built fuselage too warped use Moving nose study top view note way longerons need cut angled meet firewall Cut out former F glue longerons its upper notches space lower sec tion filled balsa block soft-tomedium hardness item absorbs landing shock goes well transfers load wing fuselage Formers G H can cut out glued place Cut glue remaining crossmembers add stringers sides Around windows will have add soft balsa wedges fair upper wingmount sheet upper stringer top bottom stringers bit challenge need soaked very hot water hour before begin inApril 1991 39 Looking Stag Tram below couldnt make model size much cleaner thisi trickiest parts building shaping balsa block between cowl leading edge bottom wing Shape transitions circular rectangular stalling Start top stringers point meet trailing edge wing may sound strange works better begin section maximum curvature first Glue stringer top longe ron about 2 wood hanging over side Use thin CyA glue job begin slowly pull bend stringer place contacts next cross-member stringer straight rudder post Repeat operation other side center stringer last bottom fuselage goes same way less problem After stringers set go back fill between pushrods will exit might well cut exit slots now too since its easy get point time now must wondering got started project Hang wing hold-down plate can fitted glued well gussets around nose section firewall back former H sheeted 4. ply woodbut after balsa chin block has carved sanded shape area has challenge making transi tion fuselage contour round firewall straight leading edge lower wing Study pictures engine mount built unit glued firewall Cut out drill A-in plywood engine mount plate fit Cox Black Widow engine Make sure 30 down thrust put attach engine mount firewall cowling made up rings %in sheet balsa glued together grain ring running right angles grain ring its being glued against Make extra copy former E 14. balsa tack-glue four longerons made / x 1-in balsa between E former D Join three 4-in lengths /16 sheet balsa edge-to-edge soak hot water roll over cowl skeleton wrap place masking tape until wood dries Remove tape use formed sheet make skin cowl Glue skin former D longeronsbut former E will removed later Next add laminated nose section cowl sand shape Notice cowl has distinctive amount down thrust built scale down thrustand bit needed model Take well-deserved break building fuselage attack tail feathers no rest wicked either graceful curves attracted us Staggerwing first place will have built laminating thin strips balsa have never tried technique should great way make strong light curved parts its hard might think secret laminated parts use form shape use A-in corru gated cardboard forms Transfer outline inside part about make corrugated cardboard using method depicted photos Use jigsaw cut out forms used double thickness corrugated board task order make easier cut also let make lami nated parts twice thick needed Simple laminated tip bows dry sliced down middle presto two tip bows needed laminating once See Im dumb after Sand forms carefully eliminate sharp corners take crayon piece wax rub cardboard edge until well coated wax keeps lami nated parts sticking form wood strips prepared Continued page 138 40 Model Aviation Finished tail feathers L show slmpilcity structures derived laminated outlines Youve got make sure fuselage true square go along R warped structure would give nothing trouble try align wing tail final assembly checking true construction L Haste makes waste patience care make strength good flying qualities looks like lot balsa back aft end fuselage R careful selection balsa weight grain will still result light strong model Satisfaction Guaranteed Beech/Haught Continued page 40 medium light balsa soaked hot water hour soaking mix up laminating glue mix carpenters wood glue water ratio 25% water 75% glue being about right put brew empty-glue bottle first step actual laminating pro cess cut bunch 3- 4-in strips masking tape park along edge work table easy access first strip soaked wood taken wiped off given light coat laminating glue side next step take second strip soaked wood wipe off stack onto first strip process continues until desired number strips have stacked together film laminating glue put between strips layered glue still wet stack must shaped waxed form Take stack strips lay onto form starting end Tape end form strip masking tape Continue around form slowly pulling stack against form go should take curvature easily stressing breaking Apply strips masking tape needed hold laminated strips firmly against form Once youve com pleted task set assemblage aside TY SEVENTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET DO OHIO overnight until cured before untaping rest rudder stabilizer sembly follows normal construction proce dure laminated tips outline will need sanded mated rest structure build Use same gluebut undilutedas used laminating Ive good luck try ing build things using combination CyA wood glues Some builders have good luck making laminated parts using CyA glue 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STAGGERWING very name brings antique aviation buffs feet Certainly recognizable beautiful civilian designs Golden Age Staggerwings took air grace power certain mys tique curves angles unusual nega tive rake biplane wings make dis tinctive aircraft Staggerwing didnt just look good flew better today can see icons Golden Age gracing popu lar full-scale fly-ins around country Modelers have always fascinated big Beech Once youve built can really marvel its design Piece piece looks awkward impossible put together have elixir flight sip youre hope lessly hooked So far schoolyard Beech has won hearts whove seen plans hardly drawn before members club started begging Too late lads Send bucks Model Avia tion get own set sez model irresistible its small size bright yellow-and-black trim too can have just follow along Being dyed-in-the-tissue Free Flighter way build Staggerwing small make flyable meant stick-and-tissue-style construction Staggerwing just overgrown Pea nut Scale model however fairly accur ate since plans developed James Triggs excellent scale drawings Some things adjusted make model simpler intent give model fullest Staggerwing im pact could have Youll notice generous wing root fairings full-scale machine therebut look twice cheated eyes bit using few curves own can judge results yourself Im quite content love biplanes hate building Two sets wings means two sets ribs etc quite true Staggerwing offered lot challenges designer keep model light simple meant reducing structure making strong possible first concern take apart use Radio Control must have access airborne equipment seemed either some sort hatch sys tem removable wings order its small wingspan 32 model did need come apart trans port somehow knew Id have reach inside install adjust system whole matter controls also addressed Did want two channels three Should rudder elevator IThN-N14K April 1991 37 should ailerons couldnt much dihedral because would look rightand looks reason building Staggerwing first place finally decided ailerons elevator rudder just didnt look right mind have rudder move too could certainly leave out since ai lerons job anyhow top wing elected remov able access radio bottom wing would permanently attached fuselage carrying ai lerons made sense structural point view well since bottom wing would first wing touch down landing model has no landing gear have ex tra structure support ailerons well mistake did make putting aileron horns bottom lower wing catch everything moved top lower wing plans Building Staggerwing quite pro ject Dont expect throw together night two Study plans pictures carefully fuselage good place begin basically box stringers formers adding its girth Start fuselage side frames made up dium 3A6-in sq balsa should soak lower longerons hour hot wa ter before pinning place over plan wood will bend easily curve its dry its bent shape its still wet soak ing will retain curved shape naturally after dries out Lay down main longerons cut two sets top bottom sheet parts wing mounting areas can cut firm sheet balsa upright pieces vary thickness 3A6-in sq up front part fuselage / x /I6 towards tail order keep aft part light Study plans %-in-sq string ers added later dont worry about now Notice interior ra beautifuliy curved tips Stags flying surfaces can made quite easily laminating balsa strips around corrugated cardboard forms Heres transfer shapes accurately pian cardboard Theres clear expianation process text 38 Model Aviation isa fun-fly ship competitive Scaie modelIt doesnt have landing gear its reiiabie Cox Biack Widow 049 power iight weight 10 oz can reaiiy tear up sky Heres laminating goes L Parts wIli exceptionaiiy strong light wiii iose shapes overtime resuit isbor R clean strong graceful model photos sharpen interest buiiding copy Dave Haughts delightfui design Full-Size Plans Available Page 180 4 nunvrxur &4 tWC71,tLM Ply Pmfl UCSMSAWSQ CEALOCI CAIEIdSw 401151 -u -02TL 00101WY APT48W S 4w WWT 0101 0F IV0401 OMWY 0I01140078S 0 0 dio area sheeted after side frames have lifted plan two fuselage side frames built si multaneously atop other same way rubber-power models fuselage con structed glue joints dry soaked balsa longerons have dried out can separate trim off ex cess wood Now time cut inte nor sheeting 1/16 sheet glue place Locate former station H side view fuselage point trailing edge upper wing fuselage constant width Cut number 3A6-in cross-member sticks connect two sides together After glue has set should carefully pull fuselage sides gether towards tail Cut two crossmembers length shown top view just leading edge stabi lizer Glue next Notice top view plan rearmost longerons need notched bent form correct curvature viewed above Use razor saw cut almost through longerons side bend wood shape Have pa tience result worth effort As go along stop often make sure fu selage being built square noth ing sadder neatly built fuselage too warped use Moving nose study top view note way longerons need cut angled meet firewall Cut out former F glue longerons its upper notches space lower sec tion filled balsa block soft-tomedium hardness item absorbs landing shock goes well transfers load wing fuselage Formers G H can cut out glued place Cut glue remaining crossmembers add stringers sides Around windows will have add soft balsa wedges fair upper wingmount sheet upper stringer top bottom stringers bit challenge need soaked very hot water hour before begin inApril 1991 39 Looking Stag Tram below couldnt make model size much cleaner thisi trickiest parts building shaping balsa block between cowl leading edge bottom wing Shape transitions circular rectangular stalling Start top stringers point meet trailing edge wing may sound strange works better begin section maximum curvature first Glue stringer top longe ron about 2 wood hanging over side Use thin CyA glue job begin slowly pull bend stringer place contacts next cross-member stringer straight rudder post Repeat operation other side center stringer last bottom fuselage goes same way less problem After stringers set go back fill between pushrods will exit might well cut exit slots now too since its easy get point time now must wondering got started project Hang wing hold-down plate can fitted glued well gussets around nose section firewall back former H sheeted 4. ply woodbut after balsa chin block has carved sanded shape area has challenge making transi tion fuselage contour round firewall straight leading edge lower wing Study pictures engine mount built unit glued firewall Cut out drill A-in plywood engine mount plate fit Cox Black Widow engine Make sure 30 down thrust put attach engine mount firewall cowling made up rings %in sheet balsa glued together grain ring running right angles grain ring its being glued against Make extra copy former E 14. balsa tack-glue four longerons made / x 1-in balsa between E former D Join three 4-in lengths /16 sheet balsa edge-to-edge soak hot water roll over cowl skeleton wrap place masking tape until wood dries Remove tape use formed sheet make skin cowl Glue skin former D longeronsbut former E will removed later Next add laminated nose section cowl sand shape Notice cowl has distinctive amount down thrust built scale down thrustand bit needed model Take well-deserved break building fuselage attack tail feathers no rest wicked either graceful curves attracted us Staggerwing first place will have built laminating thin strips balsa have never tried technique should great way make strong light curved parts its hard might think secret laminated parts use form shape use A-in corru gated cardboard forms Transfer outline inside part about make corrugated cardboard using method depicted photos Use jigsaw cut out forms used double thickness corrugated board task order make easier cut also let make lami nated parts twice thick needed Simple laminated tip bows dry sliced down middle presto two tip bows needed laminating once See Im dumb after Sand forms carefully eliminate sharp corners take crayon piece wax rub cardboard edge until well coated wax keeps lami nated parts sticking form wood strips prepared Continued page 138 40 Model Aviation Finished tail feathers L show slmpilcity structures derived laminated outlines Youve got make sure fuselage true square go along R warped structure would give nothing trouble try align wing tail final assembly checking true construction L Haste makes waste patience care make strength good flying qualities looks like lot balsa back aft end fuselage R careful selection balsa weight grain will still result light strong model Satisfaction Guaranteed Beech/Haught Continued page 40 medium light balsa soaked hot water hour soaking mix up laminating glue mix carpenters wood glue water ratio 25% water 75% glue being about right put brew empty-glue bottle first step actual laminating pro cess cut bunch 3- 4-in strips masking tape park along edge work table easy access first strip soaked wood taken wiped off given light coat laminating glue side next step take second strip soaked wood wipe off stack onto first strip process continues until desired number strips have stacked together film laminating glue put between strips layered glue still wet stack must shaped waxed form Take stack strips lay onto form starting end Tape end form strip masking tape Continue around form slowly pulling stack against form go should take curvature easily stressing breaking Apply strips masking tape needed hold laminated strips firmly against form Once youve com pleted task set assemblage aside TY SEVENTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET DO OHIO overnight until cured before untaping rest rudder stabilizer sembly follows normal construction proce dure laminated tips outline will need sanded mated rest structure build Use same gluebut undilutedas used laminating Ive good luck try ing build things using combination CyA wood glues Some builders have good luck making laminated parts using CyA glue 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STAGGERWING very name brings antique aviation buffs feet Certainly recognizable beautiful civilian designs Golden Age Staggerwings took air grace power certain mys tique curves angles unusual nega tive rake biplane wings make dis tinctive aircraft Staggerwing didnt just look good flew better today can see icons Golden Age gracing popu lar full-scale fly-ins around country Modelers have always fascinated big Beech Once youve built can really marvel its design Piece piece looks awkward impossible put together have elixir flight sip youre hope lessly hooked So far schoolyard Beech has won hearts whove seen plans hardly drawn before members club started begging Too late lads Send bucks Model Avia tion get own set sez model irresistible its small size bright yellow-and-black trim too can have just follow along Being dyed-in-the-tissue Free Flighter way build Staggerwing small make flyable meant stick-and-tissue-style construction Staggerwing just overgrown Pea nut Scale model however fairly accur ate since plans developed James Triggs excellent scale drawings Some things adjusted make model simpler intent give model fullest Staggerwing im pact could have Youll notice generous wing root fairings full-scale machine therebut look twice cheated eyes bit using few curves own can judge results yourself Im quite content love biplanes hate building Two sets wings means two sets ribs etc quite true Staggerwing offered lot challenges designer keep model light simple meant reducing structure making strong possible first concern take apart use Radio Control must have access airborne equipment seemed either some sort hatch sys tem removable wings order its small wingspan 32 model did need come apart trans port somehow knew Id have reach inside install adjust system whole matter controls also addressed Did want two channels three Should rudder elevator IThN-N14K April 1991 37 should ailerons couldnt much dihedral because would look rightand looks reason building Staggerwing first place finally decided ailerons elevator rudder just didnt look right mind have rudder move too could certainly leave out since ai lerons job anyhow top wing elected remov able access radio bottom wing would permanently attached fuselage carrying ai lerons made sense structural point view well since bottom wing would first wing touch down landing model has no landing gear have ex tra structure support ailerons well mistake did make putting aileron horns bottom lower wing catch everything moved top lower wing plans Building Staggerwing quite pro ject Dont expect throw together night two Study plans pictures carefully fuselage good place begin basically box stringers formers adding its girth Start fuselage side frames made up dium 3A6-in sq balsa should soak lower longerons hour hot wa ter before pinning place over plan wood will bend easily curve its dry its bent shape its still wet soak ing will retain curved shape naturally after dries out Lay down main longerons cut two sets top bottom sheet parts wing mounting areas can cut firm sheet balsa upright pieces vary thickness 3A6-in sq up front part fuselage / x /I6 towards tail order keep aft part light Study plans %-in-sq string ers added later dont worry about now Notice interior ra beautifuliy curved tips Stags flying surfaces can made quite easily laminating balsa strips around corrugated cardboard forms Heres transfer shapes accurately pian cardboard Theres clear expianation process text 38 Model Aviation isa fun-fly ship competitive Scaie modelIt doesnt have landing gear its reiiabie Cox Biack Widow 049 power iight weight 10 oz can reaiiy tear up sky Heres laminating goes L Parts wIli exceptionaiiy strong light wiii iose shapes overtime resuit isbor R clean strong graceful model photos sharpen interest buiiding copy Dave Haughts delightfui design Full-Size Plans Available Page 180 4 nunvrxur &4 tWC71,tLM Ply Pmfl UCSMSAWSQ CEALOCI CAIEIdSw 401151 -u -02TL 00101WY APT48W S 4w WWT 0101 0F IV0401 OMWY 0I01140078S 0 0 dio area sheeted after side frames have lifted plan two fuselage side frames built si multaneously atop other same way rubber-power models fuselage con structed glue joints dry soaked balsa longerons have dried out can separate trim off ex cess wood Now time cut inte nor sheeting 1/16 sheet glue place Locate former station H side view fuselage point trailing edge upper wing fuselage constant width Cut number 3A6-in cross-member sticks connect two sides together After glue has set should carefully pull fuselage sides gether towards tail Cut two crossmembers length shown top view just leading edge stabi lizer Glue next Notice top view plan rearmost longerons need notched bent form correct curvature viewed above Use razor saw cut almost through longerons side bend wood shape Have pa tience result worth effort As go along stop often make sure fu selage being built square noth ing sadder neatly built fuselage too warped use Moving nose study top view note way longerons need cut angled meet firewall Cut out former F glue longerons its upper notches space lower sec tion filled balsa block soft-tomedium hardness item absorbs landing shock goes well transfers load wing fuselage Formers G H can cut out glued place Cut glue remaining crossmembers add stringers sides Around windows will have add soft balsa wedges fair upper wingmount sheet upper stringer top bottom stringers bit challenge need soaked very hot water hour before begin inApril 1991 39 Looking Stag Tram below couldnt make model size much cleaner thisi trickiest parts building shaping balsa block between cowl leading edge bottom wing Shape transitions circular rectangular stalling Start top stringers point meet trailing edge wing may sound strange works better begin section maximum curvature first Glue stringer top longe ron about 2 wood hanging over side Use thin CyA glue job begin slowly pull bend stringer place contacts next cross-member stringer straight rudder post Repeat operation other side center stringer last bottom fuselage goes same way less problem After stringers set go back fill between pushrods will exit might well cut exit slots now too since its easy get point time now must wondering got started project Hang wing hold-down plate can fitted glued well gussets around nose section firewall back former H sheeted 4. ply woodbut after balsa chin block has carved sanded shape area has challenge making transi tion fuselage contour round firewall straight leading edge lower wing Study pictures engine mount built unit glued firewall Cut out drill A-in plywood engine mount plate fit Cox Black Widow engine Make sure 30 down thrust put attach engine mount firewall cowling made up rings %in sheet balsa glued together grain ring running right angles grain ring its being glued against Make extra copy former E 14. balsa tack-glue four longerons made / x 1-in balsa between E former D Join three 4-in lengths /16 sheet balsa edge-to-edge soak hot water roll over cowl skeleton wrap place masking tape until wood dries Remove tape use formed sheet make skin cowl Glue skin former D longeronsbut former E will removed later Next add laminated nose section cowl sand shape Notice cowl has distinctive amount down thrust built scale down thrustand bit needed model Take well-deserved break building fuselage attack tail feathers no rest wicked either graceful curves attracted us Staggerwing first place will have built laminating thin strips balsa have never tried technique should great way make strong light curved parts its hard might think secret laminated parts use form shape use A-in corru gated cardboard forms Transfer outline inside part about make corrugated cardboard using method depicted photos Use jigsaw cut out forms used double thickness corrugated board task order make easier cut also let make lami nated parts twice thick needed Simple laminated tip bows dry sliced down middle presto two tip bows needed laminating once See Im dumb after Sand forms carefully eliminate sharp corners take crayon piece wax rub cardboard edge until well coated wax keeps lami nated parts sticking form wood strips prepared Continued page 138 40 Model Aviation Finished tail feathers L show slmpilcity structures derived laminated outlines Youve got make sure fuselage true square go along R warped structure would give nothing trouble try align wing tail final assembly checking true construction L Haste makes waste patience care make strength good flying qualities looks like lot balsa back aft end fuselage R careful selection balsa weight grain will still result light strong model Satisfaction Guaranteed Beech/Haught Continued page 40 medium light balsa soaked hot water hour soaking mix up laminating glue mix carpenters wood glue water ratio 25% water 75% glue being about right put brew empty-glue bottle first step actual laminating pro cess cut bunch 3- 4-in strips masking tape park along edge work table easy access first strip soaked wood taken wiped off given light coat laminating glue side next step take second strip soaked wood wipe off stack onto first strip process continues until desired number strips have stacked together film laminating glue put between strips layered glue still wet stack must shaped waxed form Take stack strips lay onto form starting end Tape end form strip masking tape Continue around form slowly pulling stack against form go should take curvature easily stressing breaking Apply strips masking tape needed hold laminated strips firmly against form Once youve com pleted task set assemblage aside TY SEVENTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET DO OHIO overnight until cured before untaping rest rudder stabilizer sembly follows normal construction proce dure laminated tips outline will need sanded mated rest structure build Use same gluebut undilutedas used laminating Ive good luck try ing build things using combination CyA wood glues Some builders have good luck making laminated parts using CyA glue instead diluted wood glue Ive found laminations made CyA take lot glue come out lot heavier After glue has cured gussets hinge control horn sheet parts need made added Join elevator halves wire joiner hinge surfaces light Mylar hinges used MonoKote hinges Staggerwing did like application thought cleaner looking use old standbys Give edges good rounding sand surfaces smooth before covering wings built sameonly differ ent Start upper wing its simplest Laminate wing tip bows will need four two lower wings know try making two once using wider strips wood men tioned earlier youre waiting laminations dry can cutting out rest parts leading edge made hard TICKETS can purchased door AD VANCE sending self-addressed stamped busi ness size 41/8 x 91/2 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 1 Oticketsmust include double post age US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include SO cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope will provide necessary postage NOTE Registered Express Type Mail Orders Will Accepted! Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $500 per day adults $100 per day children 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 301991AII sales final non-refundable Hotel info map area may obtained sending stamped self-addressed business size envelope ticket address above 0/a rimer perfectly proportioned modeling Curtiss Robin 049 EngInes -Channel R/C 41 Wingspan Electric Power Optional 82235 Kr 003 Very few full scale aircraft ideally suited tc model flight appealing old Curtiss Robin born spruce roes age beautifully proportioned rubber electric glow engines Easy fun build trainer-like performance Flyline Models Catalog 500Phore 17031 273-9593 INE MODELS INC p0 Box 2138 FaIrfax VirginIa 22031 USA t/insq balsa spar trailing edge made spruce Pin leading trailing edges down over plan youve protected piece waxed paper plastic wrap begin glu ing ribs place Make sure spaces between pairs ribs will sandwich wing struts accurate true plan R-3 ribs will help keep space just right ADVANCED AERO CAL Oh whine FOS IsFOOSOOhO PRODUCTS A5ER ISQOOIES 19017015 00 229 TUA/ED EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR PATOFEN AIRCRAFT A0VA1CD ACIlO 50octcys ST r bOO h-C whO 13 75003 0141 924-3040 ZENOAH SACHS-DOLMAR & QUADRA ENGINES ERCOUPE TOMAHAWK & J-3 KI11EN KITS ZINGER & DYNATHRUST PROPS FUEL TANKS Carbon-Fiber Arrowshafts Ceconite & Glue DGA MGA PILOTS Send Si 00 catalog JIM MESSEWS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View Dr. Box 43 Allegany NY 14706 Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone31 3941-6661 Will Have Traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction COMPETITION CLASSES NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATVERN PLANE No Jets SPORT MONOPLANE non-scale models SPORT BIPLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED 138 Model Aviation SI6 EA ii i SI-I 710 Pkg 24 $295 D THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG - SIG MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 515 623-5154 AIEICHAFT/RADEU 10 LABhL 5WS Identify aircraft per AMA safety rules Sell-stick labels ore eo uyyly yermuneot Send check ore set $125 ylsS 35 P&H $2 25 six stY $490 ylss 150 P04 $0901 Bulsudusl0 Erterysises YS boo 79 New 7015 NY 15021 APRIL 5 6 7 1991 presented Weak Signals R/C Club Toledo Ohio INNOVATIVE MODEL PRODUCTS HAS THE RIGHT STUFF 7 5 7oz Tu DONT GET YOUR BUTT KICKED! 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would make terrible job Give wings good carving sand ing session get ready covering Saw out two wing struts light plywood will notice odd hook bottom end struts Its because struts going glued sockets removable top wing top wing attached fuse lage struts will first have slipped slots lower wing top spruce spar lower wing will cap tured hook lower end wing struts thereby locking wings gether took several sleepless nights come up Fit pin lower wing onto bot tom fuselage Take time make good fit between two assemblies check assure wing will mount level perpendicular fuselage Next fit upper wing pin place Check make sure parallel lower wing both top front views Also check both wings set same incidence measuring gap between leading edges first trailing edges measurements should same theyre youll have some trimming and0or shimming upper wing until measurements agree Drill holes wing hold-down screws top wing cut hard balsa block form front cabin top Drill wing dowel key glue block fuselage Make sure top wing dowel place used position balsa block glue place Finally now youve gotten itch have no doubt slipped tail feathers April 1991 139 LUIAI~ hinge allows control surfac removal tools D lost pins problems PATENT PENDINGtransportation storage etc Scale Appearance InsertSimple Assembly 3 SIZES No Slots No Pins Rotate 908 MODEL PRODUCTS CORP PO Box 100 Allamuchy NY 07820 1#4I6 NA $335 3#86 $445 126 $495 available write *ecf add 50$ $1 outside US place stepped back admire craftsmanship What havent done yet Whats keeping now Go over surfaces model look details need added trimmed sanded thats done ready start finishing Cover finish very tempted cover Staggerwing silk end high gloss MonoKote finish won out Give engine mount area few good coats dope fuel-proof it side cowl too side windows made clear MonoKote applied before yellow overall covering Cover small parts first get used process covered wing struts too However might want preserve sanity just paint Cover wings fuselage 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STAGGERWING very name brings antique aviation buffs feet Certainly recognizable beautiful civilian designs Golden Age Staggerwings took air grace power certain mys tique curves angles unusual nega tive rake biplane wings make dis tinctive aircraft Staggerwing didnt just look good flew better today can see icons Golden Age gracing popu lar full-scale fly-ins around country Modelers have always fascinated big Beech Once youve built can really marvel its design Piece piece looks awkward impossible put together have elixir flight sip youre hope lessly hooked So far schoolyard Beech has won hearts whove seen plans hardly drawn before members club started begging Too late lads Send bucks Model Avia tion get own set sez model irresistible its small size bright yellow-and-black trim too can have just follow along Being dyed-in-the-tissue Free Flighter way build Staggerwing small make flyable meant stick-and-tissue-style construction Staggerwing just overgrown Pea nut Scale model however fairly accur ate since plans developed James Triggs excellent scale drawings Some things adjusted make model simpler intent give model fullest Staggerwing im pact could have Youll notice generous wing root fairings full-scale machine therebut look twice cheated eyes bit using few curves own can judge results yourself Im quite content love biplanes hate building Two sets wings means two sets ribs etc quite true Staggerwing offered lot challenges designer keep model light simple meant reducing structure making strong possible first concern take apart use Radio Control must have access airborne equipment seemed either some sort hatch sys tem removable wings order its small wingspan 32 model did need come apart trans port somehow knew Id have reach inside install adjust system whole matter controls also addressed Did want two channels three Should rudder elevator IThN-N14K April 1991 37 should ailerons couldnt much dihedral because would look rightand looks reason building Staggerwing first place finally decided ailerons elevator rudder just didnt look right mind have rudder move too could certainly leave out since ai lerons job anyhow top wing elected remov able access radio bottom wing would permanently attached fuselage carrying ai lerons made sense structural point view well since bottom wing would first wing touch down landing model has no landing gear have ex tra structure support ailerons well mistake did make putting aileron horns bottom lower wing catch everything moved top lower wing plans Building Staggerwing quite pro ject Dont expect throw together night two Study plans pictures carefully fuselage good place begin basically box stringers formers adding its girth Start fuselage side frames made up dium 3A6-in sq balsa should soak lower longerons hour hot wa ter before pinning place over plan wood will bend easily curve its dry its bent shape its still wet soak ing will retain curved shape naturally after dries out Lay down main longerons cut two sets top bottom sheet parts wing mounting areas can cut firm sheet balsa upright pieces vary thickness 3A6-in sq up front part fuselage / x /I6 towards tail order keep aft part light Study plans %-in-sq string ers added later dont worry about now Notice interior ra beautifuliy curved tips Stags flying surfaces can made quite easily laminating balsa strips around corrugated cardboard forms Heres transfer shapes accurately pian cardboard Theres clear expianation process text 38 Model Aviation isa fun-fly ship competitive Scaie modelIt doesnt have landing gear its reiiabie Cox Biack Widow 049 power iight weight 10 oz can reaiiy tear up sky Heres laminating goes L Parts wIli exceptionaiiy strong light wiii iose shapes overtime resuit isbor R clean strong graceful model photos sharpen interest buiiding copy Dave Haughts delightfui design Full-Size Plans Available Page 180 4 nunvrxur &4 tWC71,tLM Ply Pmfl UCSMSAWSQ CEALOCI CAIEIdSw 401151 -u -02TL 00101WY APT48W S 4w WWT 0101 0F IV0401 OMWY 0I01140078S 0 0 dio area sheeted after side frames have lifted plan two fuselage side frames built si multaneously atop other same way rubber-power models fuselage con structed glue joints dry soaked balsa longerons have dried out can separate trim off ex cess wood Now time cut inte nor sheeting 1/16 sheet glue place Locate former station H side view fuselage point trailing edge upper wing fuselage constant width Cut number 3A6-in cross-member sticks connect two sides together After glue has set should carefully pull fuselage sides gether towards tail Cut two crossmembers length shown top view just leading edge stabi lizer Glue next Notice top view plan rearmost longerons need notched bent form correct curvature viewed above Use razor saw cut almost through longerons side bend wood shape Have pa tience result worth effort As go along stop often make sure fu selage being built square noth ing sadder neatly built fuselage too warped use Moving nose study top view note way longerons need cut angled meet firewall Cut out former F glue longerons its upper notches space lower sec tion filled balsa block soft-tomedium hardness item absorbs landing shock goes well transfers load wing fuselage Formers G H can cut out glued place Cut glue remaining crossmembers add stringers sides Around windows will have add soft balsa wedges fair upper wingmount sheet upper stringer top bottom stringers bit challenge need soaked very hot water hour before begin inApril 1991 39 Looking Stag Tram below couldnt make model size much cleaner thisi trickiest parts building shaping balsa block between cowl leading edge bottom wing Shape transitions circular rectangular stalling Start top stringers point meet trailing edge wing may sound strange works better begin section maximum curvature first Glue stringer top longe ron about 2 wood hanging over side Use thin CyA glue job begin slowly pull bend stringer place contacts next cross-member stringer straight rudder post Repeat operation other side center stringer last bottom fuselage goes same way less problem After stringers set go back fill between pushrods will exit might well cut exit slots now too since its easy get point time now must wondering got started project Hang wing hold-down plate can fitted glued well gussets around nose section firewall back former H sheeted 4. ply woodbut after balsa chin block has carved sanded shape area has challenge making transi tion fuselage contour round firewall straight leading edge lower wing Study pictures engine mount built unit glued firewall Cut out drill A-in plywood engine mount plate fit Cox Black Widow engine Make sure 30 down thrust put attach engine mount firewall cowling made up rings %in sheet balsa glued together grain ring running right angles grain ring its being glued against Make extra copy former E 14. balsa tack-glue four longerons made / x 1-in balsa between E former D Join three 4-in lengths /16 sheet balsa edge-to-edge soak hot water roll over cowl skeleton wrap place masking tape until wood dries Remove tape use formed sheet make skin cowl Glue skin former D longeronsbut former E will removed later Next add laminated nose section cowl sand shape Notice cowl has distinctive amount down thrust built scale down thrustand bit needed model Take well-deserved break building fuselage attack tail feathers no rest wicked either graceful curves attracted us Staggerwing first place will have built laminating thin strips balsa have never tried technique should great way make strong light curved parts its hard might think secret laminated parts use form shape use A-in corru gated cardboard forms Transfer outline inside part about make corrugated cardboard using method depicted photos Use jigsaw cut out forms used double thickness corrugated board task order make easier cut also let make lami nated parts twice thick needed Simple laminated tip bows dry sliced down middle presto two tip bows needed laminating once See Im dumb after Sand forms carefully eliminate sharp corners take crayon piece wax rub cardboard edge until well coated wax keeps lami nated parts sticking form wood strips prepared Continued page 138 40 Model Aviation Finished tail feathers L show slmpilcity structures derived laminated outlines Youve got make sure fuselage true square go along R warped structure would give nothing trouble try align wing tail final assembly checking true construction L Haste makes waste patience care make strength good flying qualities looks like lot balsa back aft end fuselage R careful selection balsa weight grain will still result light strong model Satisfaction Guaranteed Beech/Haught Continued page 40 medium light balsa soaked hot water hour soaking mix up laminating glue mix carpenters wood glue water ratio 25% water 75% glue being about right put brew empty-glue bottle first step actual laminating pro cess cut bunch 3- 4-in strips masking tape park along edge work table easy access first strip soaked wood taken wiped off given light coat laminating glue side next step take second strip soaked wood wipe off stack onto first strip process continues until desired number strips have stacked together film laminating glue put between strips layered glue still wet stack must shaped waxed form Take stack strips lay onto form starting end Tape end form strip masking tape Continue around form slowly pulling stack against form go should take curvature easily stressing breaking Apply strips masking tape needed hold laminated strips firmly against form Once youve com pleted task set assemblage aside TY SEVENTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET DO OHIO overnight until cured before untaping rest rudder stabilizer sembly follows normal construction proce dure laminated tips outline will need sanded mated rest structure build Use same gluebut undilutedas used laminating Ive good luck try ing build things using combination CyA wood glues Some builders have good luck making laminated parts using CyA glue instead diluted wood glue Ive found laminations made CyA take lot glue come out lot heavier After glue has cured gussets hinge control horn sheet parts need made added Join elevator halves wire joiner hinge surfaces light Mylar hinges used MonoKote hinges Staggerwing did like application thought cleaner looking use old standbys Give edges good rounding sand surfaces smooth before covering wings built sameonly differ ent Start upper wing its simplest Laminate wing tip bows will need four two lower wings know try making two once using wider strips wood men tioned earlier youre waiting laminations dry can cutting out rest parts leading edge made hard TICKETS can purchased door AD VANCE sending self-addressed stamped busi ness size 41/8 x 91/2 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 1 Oticketsmust include double post age US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include SO cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope 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Include check money order US funds made payable Weak Signals R/C Club Ticket prices $500 per day adults $100 per day children 12 under Please specify number Deadline ticket orders March 301991AII sales final non-refundable Hotel info map area may obtained sending stamped self-addressed business size envelope ticket address above 0/a rimer perfectly proportioned modeling Curtiss Robin 049 EngInes -Channel R/C 41 Wingspan Electric Power Optional 82235 Kr 003 Very few full scale aircraft ideally suited tc model flight appealing old Curtiss Robin born spruce roes age beautifully proportioned rubber electric glow engines Easy fun build trainer-like performance Flyline Models Catalog 500Phore 17031 273-9593 INE MODELS INC p0 Box 2138 FaIrfax VirginIa 22031 USA t/insq balsa spar trailing edge made spruce Pin leading trailing edges down over plan youve protected piece waxed paper plastic wrap begin glu ing ribs place Make sure spaces between pairs ribs will sandwich wing struts accurate true plan R-3 ribs will help keep space just right ADVANCED AERO CAL Oh whine FOS IsFOOSOOhO PRODUCTS A5ER ISQOOIES 19017015 00 229 TUA/ED EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR PATOFEN AIRCRAFT A0VA1CD ACIlO 50octcys ST r bOO h-C whO 13 75003 0141 924-3040 ZENOAH SACHS-DOLMAR & QUADRA ENGINES ERCOUPE TOMAHAWK & J-3 KI11EN KITS ZINGER & DYNATHRUST PROPS FUEL TANKS Carbon-Fiber Arrowshafts Ceconite & Glue DGA MGA PILOTS Send Si 00 catalog JIM MESSEWS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View Dr. Box 43 Allegany NY 14706 Exposition information available contacting Wayne Yeager co-director ticket address phone31 3941-6661 Will Have Traditional Swap Shop Saturday Night Auction COMPETITION CLASSES NON-MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules MILITARY SPORT SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PRECISION SCALE PLANE AMA Rules PATVERN PLANE No Jets SPORT MONOPLANE non-scale models SPORT BIPLANE non-scale models OLD TIMER FREE FLIGHT R/C ASSIST R/C SAILPLANE non-scale models No Engines HELICOPTER R/C CAR COMPETITION BOAT MILITARY SCALE BOAT PLEASURE POWER BOAT WORKING VESSEL-UNARMED 138 Model Aviation SI6 EA ii i SI-I 710 Pkg 24 $295 D THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre done SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG - SIG MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 515 623-5154 AIEICHAFT/RADEU 10 LABhL 5WS Identify aircraft per AMA safety rules Sell-stick labels ore eo uyyly yermuneot Send check ore set $125 ylsS 35 P&H $2 25 six stY $490 ylss 150 P04 $0901 Bulsudusl0 Erterysises YS boo 79 New 7015 NY 15021 APRIL 5 6 7 1991 presented Weak Signals R/C Club Toledo Ohio INNOVATIVE MODEL PRODUCTS HAS THE RIGHT STUFF 7 5 7oz Tu DONT GET YOUR BUTT KICKED! REGARD LESS OF WHAT THE SO CALLED COPY-CAT PRODUCTS SAT THE FACTS ARE AS FOLLOWSYOU GET APPItOK 25K ILORE PRODUCT WITH PFM PFM IS NOT WATERED DOWIfIF YOU ADDED THE THINNER THAT THEY DO TO PPM TOO WOULD ALMOST HAVE TWICE THE PRODUCT ONLY PFM IS NON FLAMABLE AND IT WILL NOT GIVE OFF TOXIC FUMES WHEN USED AS DIRECTED SO KICK THE COPY-CAT IN THE BUTT AND TARE US UP ON OUR OFFERINNOVATIVE MODELS AND HOBBY LOBBY WANT YOU TO BE SAFEI HERES THE DEALI WE WANT YOU TO BE SAPEI IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED ZAP- A- DAP- A- GOD GOOP OR SHOE GOO IND PFMTM SUPER ADHESIVE 350700. 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would make terrible job Give wings good carving sand ing session get ready covering Saw out two wing struts light plywood will notice odd hook bottom end struts Its because struts going glued sockets removable top wing top wing attached fuse lage struts will first have slipped slots lower wing top spruce spar lower wing will cap tured hook lower end wing struts thereby locking wings gether took several sleepless nights come up Fit pin lower wing onto bot tom fuselage Take time make good fit between two assemblies check assure wing will mount level perpendicular fuselage Next fit upper wing pin place Check make sure parallel lower wing both top front views Also check both wings set same incidence measuring gap between leading edges first trailing edges measurements should same theyre youll have some trimming and0or shimming upper wing until measurements agree Drill holes wing hold-down screws top wing cut hard balsa block form front cabin top Drill wing dowel key glue block fuselage Make sure top wing dowel place used position balsa block glue place Finally now youve gotten itch have no doubt slipped tail feathers April 1991 139 LUIAI~ hinge allows control surfac removal tools D lost pins problems PATENT PENDINGtransportation storage etc Scale Appearance InsertSimple Assembly 3 SIZES No Slots No Pins Rotate 908 MODEL PRODUCTS CORP PO Box 100 Allamuchy NY 07820 1#4I6 NA $335 3#86 $445 126 $495 available write *ecf add 50$ $1 outside US place stepped back admire craftsmanship What havent done yet Whats keeping now Go over surfaces model look details need added trimmed sanded thats done ready start finishing Cover finish very tempted cover Staggerwing silk end high gloss MonoKote finish won out Give engine mount area few good coats dope fuel-proof it side cowl too side windows made clear MonoKote applied before yellow overall covering Cover small parts first get used process covered wing struts too However might want preserve sanity just paint Cover wings fuselage 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STAGGERWING very name brings antique aviation buffs feet Certainly recognizable beautiful civilian designs Golden Age Staggerwings took air grace power certain mys tique curves angles unusual nega tive rake biplane wings make dis tinctive aircraft Staggerwing didnt just look good flew better today can see icons Golden Age gracing popu lar full-scale fly-ins around country Modelers have always fascinated big Beech Once youve built can really marvel its design Piece piece looks awkward impossible put together have elixir flight sip youre hope lessly hooked So far schoolyard Beech has won hearts whove seen plans hardly drawn before members club started begging Too late lads Send bucks Model Avia tion get own set sez model irresistible its small size bright yellow-and-black trim too can have just follow along Being dyed-in-the-tissue Free Flighter way build Staggerwing small make flyable meant stick-and-tissue-style construction Staggerwing just overgrown Pea nut Scale model however fairly accur ate since plans developed James Triggs excellent scale drawings Some things adjusted make model simpler intent give model fullest Staggerwing im pact could have Youll notice generous wing root fairings full-scale machine therebut look twice cheated eyes bit using few curves own can judge results yourself Im quite content love biplanes hate building Two sets wings means two sets ribs etc quite true Staggerwing offered lot challenges designer keep model light simple meant reducing structure making strong possible first concern take apart use Radio Control must have access airborne equipment seemed either some sort hatch sys tem removable wings order its small wingspan 32 model did need come apart trans port somehow knew Id have reach inside install adjust system whole matter controls also addressed Did want two channels three Should rudder elevator IThN-N14K April 1991 37 should ailerons couldnt much dihedral because would look rightand looks reason building Staggerwing first place finally decided ailerons elevator rudder just didnt look right mind have rudder move too could certainly leave out since ai lerons job anyhow top wing elected remov able access radio bottom wing would permanently attached fuselage carrying ai lerons made sense structural point view well since bottom wing would first wing touch down landing model has no landing gear have ex tra structure support ailerons well mistake did make putting aileron horns bottom lower wing catch everything moved top lower wing plans Building Staggerwing quite pro ject Dont expect throw together night two Study plans pictures carefully fuselage good place begin basically box stringers formers adding its girth Start fuselage side frames made up dium 3A6-in sq balsa should soak lower longerons hour hot wa ter before pinning place over plan wood will bend easily curve its dry its bent shape its still wet soak ing will retain curved shape naturally after dries out Lay down main longerons cut two sets top bottom sheet parts wing mounting areas can cut firm sheet balsa upright pieces vary thickness 3A6-in sq up front part fuselage / x /I6 towards tail order keep aft part light Study plans %-in-sq string ers added later dont worry about now Notice interior ra beautifuliy curved tips Stags flying surfaces can made quite easily laminating balsa strips around corrugated cardboard forms Heres transfer shapes accurately pian cardboard Theres clear expianation process text 38 Model Aviation isa fun-fly ship competitive Scaie modelIt doesnt have landing gear its reiiabie Cox Biack Widow 049 power iight weight 10 oz can reaiiy tear up sky Heres laminating goes L Parts wIli exceptionaiiy strong light wiii iose shapes overtime resuit isbor R clean strong graceful model photos sharpen interest buiiding copy Dave Haughts delightfui design Full-Size Plans Available Page 180 4 nunvrxur &4 tWC71,tLM Ply Pmfl UCSMSAWSQ CEALOCI CAIEIdSw 401151 -u -02TL 00101WY APT48W S 4w WWT 0101 0F IV0401 OMWY 0I01140078S 0 0 dio area sheeted after side frames have lifted plan two fuselage side frames built si multaneously atop other same way rubber-power models fuselage con structed glue joints dry soaked balsa longerons have dried out can separate trim off ex cess wood Now time cut inte nor sheeting 1/16 sheet glue place Locate former station H side view fuselage point trailing edge upper wing fuselage constant width Cut number 3A6-in cross-member sticks connect two sides together After glue has set should carefully pull fuselage sides gether towards tail Cut two crossmembers length shown top view just leading edge stabi lizer Glue next Notice top view plan rearmost longerons need notched bent form correct curvature viewed above Use razor saw cut almost through longerons side bend wood shape Have pa tience result worth effort As go along stop often make sure fu selage being built square noth ing sadder neatly built fuselage too warped use Moving nose study top view note way longerons need cut angled meet firewall Cut out former F glue longerons its upper notches space lower sec tion filled balsa block soft-tomedium hardness item absorbs landing shock goes well transfers load wing fuselage Formers G H can cut out glued place Cut glue remaining crossmembers add stringers sides Around windows will have add soft balsa wedges fair upper wingmount sheet upper stringer top bottom stringers bit challenge need soaked very hot water hour before begin inApril 1991 39 Looking Stag Tram below couldnt make model size much cleaner thisi trickiest parts building shaping balsa block between cowl leading edge bottom wing Shape transitions circular rectangular stalling Start top stringers point meet trailing edge wing may sound strange works better begin section maximum curvature first Glue stringer top longe ron about 2 wood hanging over side Use thin CyA glue job begin slowly pull bend stringer place contacts next cross-member stringer straight rudder post Repeat operation other side center stringer last bottom fuselage goes same way less problem After stringers set go back fill between pushrods will exit might well cut exit slots now too since its easy get point time now must wondering got started project Hang wing hold-down plate can fitted glued well gussets around nose section firewall back former H sheeted 4. ply woodbut after balsa chin block has carved sanded shape area has challenge making transi tion fuselage contour round firewall straight leading edge lower wing Study pictures engine mount built unit glued firewall Cut out drill A-in plywood engine mount plate fit Cox Black Widow engine Make sure 30 down thrust put attach engine mount firewall cowling made up rings %in sheet balsa glued together grain ring running right angles grain ring its being glued against Make extra copy former E 14. balsa tack-glue four longerons made / x 1-in balsa between E former D Join three 4-in lengths /16 sheet balsa edge-to-edge soak hot water roll over cowl skeleton wrap place masking tape until wood dries Remove tape use formed sheet make skin cowl Glue skin former D longeronsbut former E will removed later Next add laminated nose section cowl sand shape Notice cowl has distinctive amount down thrust built scale down thrustand bit needed model Take well-deserved break building fuselage attack tail feathers no rest wicked either graceful curves attracted us Staggerwing first place will have built laminating thin strips balsa have never tried technique should great way make strong light curved parts its hard might think secret laminated parts use form shape use A-in corru gated cardboard forms Transfer outline inside part about make corrugated cardboard using method depicted photos Use jigsaw cut out forms used double thickness corrugated board task order make easier cut also let make lami nated parts twice thick needed Simple laminated tip bows dry sliced down middle presto two tip bows needed laminating once See Im dumb after Sand forms carefully eliminate sharp corners take crayon piece wax rub cardboard edge until well coated wax keeps lami nated parts sticking form wood strips prepared Continued page 138 40 Model Aviation Finished tail feathers L show slmpilcity structures derived laminated outlines Youve got make sure fuselage true square go along R warped structure would give nothing trouble try align wing tail final assembly checking true construction L Haste makes waste patience care make strength good flying qualities looks like lot balsa back aft end fuselage R careful selection balsa weight grain will still result light strong model Satisfaction Guaranteed Beech/Haught Continued page 40 medium light balsa soaked hot water hour soaking mix up laminating glue mix carpenters wood glue water ratio 25% water 75% glue being about right put brew empty-glue bottle first step actual laminating pro cess cut bunch 3- 4-in strips masking tape park along edge work table easy access first strip soaked wood taken wiped off given light coat laminating glue side next step take second strip soaked wood wipe off stack onto first strip process continues until desired number strips have stacked together film laminating glue put between strips layered glue still wet stack must shaped waxed form Take stack strips lay onto form starting end Tape end form strip masking tape Continue around form slowly pulling stack against form go should take curvature easily stressing breaking Apply strips masking tape needed hold laminated strips firmly against form Once youve com pleted task set assemblage aside TY SEVENTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET DO OHIO overnight until cured before untaping rest rudder stabilizer sembly follows normal construction proce dure laminated tips outline will need sanded mated rest structure build Use same gluebut undilutedas used laminating Ive good luck try ing build things using combination CyA wood glues Some builders have good luck making laminated parts using CyA glue instead diluted wood glue Ive found laminations made CyA take lot glue come out lot heavier After glue has cured gussets hinge control horn sheet parts need made added Join elevator halves wire joiner hinge surfaces light Mylar hinges used MonoKote hinges Staggerwing did like application thought cleaner looking use old standbys Give edges good rounding sand surfaces smooth before covering wings built sameonly differ ent Start upper wing its simplest Laminate wing tip bows will need four two lower wings know try making two once using wider strips wood men tioned earlier youre waiting laminations dry can cutting out rest parts leading edge made hard TICKETS can purchased door AD VANCE sending self-addressed stamped busi ness size 41/8 x 91/2 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 1 Oticketsmust include double post age US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include SO cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope 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SPAN 81 SPAN 1/5TH SCALE PLUS 37 MORE PLANS SEND FOR YOUR CATALOG TODAYEARGATE EtA 33063 LL PLANS CAN BE CUT INTO KITS CALL FOR QUOTES TOLL FREE 1-800 -780-F190 Fit wing tip bows leading trailing edges add gussets shown Center section has fitted leading edge dowel key light ply wood hold-down plate spruce top spar added last lower wing built bit beefier basic difference preformed trailing edge ailerons using wide trailing edge stock wing can built completely sanded before cut ai lerons out Look detail plan shows cross section through trailing edge aileron station vels have carved ailerons allow travel downward will also see aileron control horns top ailerons will save having replace lot Mine mentioned earlier bot tom aileron get knocked off other flight Oh well Dont forget 1/16 sheet balsa pushrod exit guides used smallest flex cable could find aileron control cables De pending servo used will want sheet area between center ribs pro vide mounting servo can Doing after mount lower wing would make terrible job Give wings good carving sand ing session get ready covering Saw out two wing struts light plywood will notice odd hook bottom end struts Its because struts going glued sockets removable top wing top wing attached fuse lage struts will first have slipped slots lower wing top spruce spar lower wing will cap tured hook lower end wing struts thereby locking wings gether took several sleepless nights come up Fit pin lower wing onto bot tom fuselage Take time make good fit between two assemblies check assure wing will mount level perpendicular fuselage Next fit upper wing pin place Check make sure parallel lower wing both top front views Also check both wings set same incidence measuring gap between leading edges first trailing edges measurements should same theyre youll have some trimming and0or shimming upper wing until measurements agree Drill holes wing hold-down screws top wing cut hard balsa block form front cabin top Drill wing dowel key glue block fuselage Make sure top wing dowel place used position balsa block glue place Finally now youve gotten itch have no doubt slipped tail feathers April 1991 139 LUIAI~ hinge allows control surfac removal tools D lost pins problems PATENT PENDINGtransportation storage etc Scale Appearance InsertSimple Assembly 3 SIZES No Slots No Pins Rotate 908 MODEL PRODUCTS CORP PO Box 100 Allamuchy NY 07820 1#4I6 NA $335 3#86 $445 126 $495 available write *ecf add 50$ $1 outside US place stepped back admire craftsmanship What havent done yet Whats keeping now Go over surfaces model look details need added trimmed sanded thats done ready start finishing Cover finish very tempted cover Staggerwing silk end high gloss MonoKote finish won out Give engine mount area few good coats dope fuel-proof it side cowl too side windows made clear MonoKote applied before yellow overall covering Cover small parts first get used process covered wing struts too However might want preserve sanity just paint Cover wings fuselage before final assembly cowl covered glued nose model epoxy its large opening exit holes cowl does need removable access engine cover wings heat-form in dihedral under wing tip easy First shrink bottom cover ing hold wing down build ing board center section block tips up /2 Pass hot iron over top covering several times shrink cover ing fully release center wing should retain dihedral set Repeat process necessary check wings time time make sure dihedral still Final assembly straightforward Epoxy used make sure everything stayed put relatively slow curing time will give opportunity make sure THE MAGIC MAGNET BUILDER finest model building equipment manufactured &g4BA AdlO/A4A4 BaeAuABhlARAA/M0w 9fvumeaR$k Xo ae. gr ISAW/1O 4/4elBlE hoARf F dao#~i /4emay#oe ARE0 4 oo u%eziAd dealer order direct . 500A Magic Magnet Builder contains 16x48 Steel Base Plate 30 Magnets 10 stands $ 9450 500B Master Magic Magnet Builder contains 16 x 48 Steel base plate 60 Magnets 10 stands 10 Vert press 10 steps 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Page Numbers: 37, 38, 39, 40, 138, 139, 140
STAGGERWING very name brings antique aviation buffs feet Certainly recognizable beautiful civilian designs Golden Age Staggerwings took air grace power certain mys tique curves angles unusual nega tive rake biplane wings make dis tinctive aircraft Staggerwing didnt just look good flew better today can see icons Golden Age gracing popu lar full-scale fly-ins around country Modelers have always fascinated big Beech Once youve built can really marvel its design Piece piece looks awkward impossible put together have elixir flight sip youre hope lessly hooked So far schoolyard Beech has won hearts whove seen plans hardly drawn before members club started begging Too late lads Send bucks Model Avia tion get own set sez model irresistible its small size bright yellow-and-black trim too can have just follow along Being dyed-in-the-tissue Free Flighter way build Staggerwing small make flyable meant stick-and-tissue-style construction Staggerwing just overgrown Pea nut Scale model however fairly accur ate since plans developed James Triggs excellent scale drawings Some things adjusted make model simpler intent give model fullest Staggerwing im pact could have Youll notice generous wing root fairings full-scale machine therebut look twice cheated eyes bit using few curves own can judge results yourself Im quite content love biplanes hate building Two sets wings means two sets ribs etc quite true Staggerwing offered lot challenges designer keep model light simple meant reducing structure making strong possible first concern take apart use Radio Control must have access airborne equipment seemed either some sort hatch sys tem removable wings order its small wingspan 32 model did need come apart trans port somehow knew Id have reach inside install adjust system whole matter controls also addressed Did want two channels three Should rudder elevator IThN-N14K April 1991 37 should ailerons couldnt much dihedral because would look rightand looks reason building Staggerwing first place finally decided ailerons elevator rudder just didnt look right mind have rudder move too could certainly leave out since ai lerons job anyhow top wing elected remov able access radio bottom wing would permanently attached fuselage carrying ai lerons made sense structural point view well since bottom wing would first wing touch down landing model has no landing gear have ex tra structure support ailerons well mistake did make putting aileron horns bottom lower wing catch everything moved top lower wing plans Building Staggerwing quite pro ject Dont expect throw together night two Study plans pictures carefully fuselage good place begin basically box stringers formers adding its girth Start fuselage side frames made up dium 3A6-in sq balsa should soak lower longerons hour hot wa ter before pinning place over plan wood will bend easily curve its dry its bent shape its still wet soak ing will retain curved shape naturally after dries out Lay down main longerons cut two sets top bottom sheet parts wing mounting areas can cut firm sheet balsa upright pieces vary thickness 3A6-in sq up front part fuselage / x /I6 towards tail order keep aft part light Study plans %-in-sq string ers added later dont worry about now Notice interior ra beautifuliy curved tips Stags flying surfaces can made quite easily laminating balsa strips around corrugated cardboard forms Heres transfer shapes accurately pian cardboard Theres clear expianation process text 38 Model Aviation isa fun-fly ship competitive Scaie modelIt doesnt have landing gear its reiiabie Cox Biack Widow 049 power iight weight 10 oz can reaiiy tear up sky Heres laminating goes L Parts wIli exceptionaiiy strong light wiii iose shapes overtime resuit isbor R clean strong graceful model photos sharpen interest buiiding copy Dave Haughts delightfui design Full-Size Plans Available Page 180 4 nunvrxur &4 tWC71,tLM Ply Pmfl UCSMSAWSQ CEALOCI CAIEIdSw 401151 -u -02TL 00101WY APT48W S 4w WWT 0101 0F IV0401 OMWY 0I01140078S 0 0 dio area sheeted after side frames have lifted plan two fuselage side frames built si multaneously atop other same way rubber-power models fuselage con structed glue joints dry soaked balsa longerons have dried out can separate trim off ex cess wood Now time cut inte nor sheeting 1/16 sheet glue place Locate former station H side view fuselage point trailing edge upper wing fuselage constant width Cut number 3A6-in cross-member sticks connect two sides together After glue has set should carefully pull fuselage sides gether towards tail Cut two crossmembers length shown top view just leading edge stabi lizer Glue next Notice top view plan rearmost longerons need notched bent form correct curvature viewed above Use razor saw cut almost through longerons side bend wood shape Have pa tience result worth effort As go along stop often make sure fu selage being built square noth ing sadder neatly built fuselage too warped use Moving nose study top view note way longerons need cut angled meet firewall Cut out former F glue longerons its upper notches space lower sec tion filled balsa block soft-tomedium hardness item absorbs landing shock goes well transfers load wing fuselage Formers G H can cut out glued place Cut glue remaining crossmembers add stringers sides Around windows will have add soft balsa wedges fair upper wingmount sheet upper stringer top bottom stringers bit challenge need soaked very hot water hour before begin inApril 1991 39 Looking Stag Tram below couldnt make model size much cleaner thisi trickiest parts building shaping balsa block between cowl leading edge bottom wing Shape transitions circular rectangular stalling Start top stringers point meet trailing edge wing may sound strange works better begin section maximum curvature first Glue stringer top longe ron about 2 wood hanging over side Use thin CyA glue job begin slowly pull bend stringer place contacts next cross-member stringer straight rudder post Repeat operation other side center stringer last bottom fuselage goes same way less problem After stringers set go back fill between pushrods will exit might well cut exit slots now too since its easy get point time now must wondering got started project Hang wing hold-down plate can fitted glued well gussets around nose section firewall back former H sheeted 4. ply woodbut after balsa chin block has carved sanded shape area has challenge making transi tion fuselage contour round firewall straight leading edge lower wing Study pictures engine mount built unit glued firewall Cut out drill A-in plywood engine mount plate fit Cox Black Widow engine Make sure 30 down thrust put attach engine mount firewall cowling made up rings %in sheet balsa glued together grain ring running right angles grain ring its being glued against Make extra copy former E 14. balsa tack-glue four longerons made / x 1-in balsa between E former D Join three 4-in lengths /16 sheet balsa edge-to-edge soak hot water roll over cowl skeleton wrap place masking tape until wood dries Remove tape use formed sheet make skin cowl Glue skin former D longeronsbut former E will removed later Next add laminated nose section cowl sand shape Notice cowl has distinctive amount down thrust built scale down thrustand bit needed model Take well-deserved break building fuselage attack tail feathers no rest wicked either graceful curves attracted us Staggerwing first place will have built laminating thin strips balsa have never tried technique should great way make strong light curved parts its hard might think secret laminated parts use form shape use A-in corru gated cardboard forms Transfer outline inside part about make corrugated cardboard using method depicted photos Use jigsaw cut out forms used double thickness corrugated board task order make easier cut also let make lami nated parts twice thick needed Simple laminated tip bows dry sliced down middle presto two tip bows needed laminating once See Im dumb after Sand forms carefully eliminate sharp corners take crayon piece wax rub cardboard edge until well coated wax keeps lami nated parts sticking form wood strips prepared Continued page 138 40 Model Aviation Finished tail feathers L show slmpilcity structures derived laminated outlines Youve got make sure fuselage true square go along R warped structure would give nothing trouble try align wing tail final assembly checking true construction L Haste makes waste patience care make strength good flying qualities looks like lot balsa back aft end fuselage R careful selection balsa weight grain will still result light strong model Satisfaction Guaranteed Beech/Haught Continued page 40 medium light balsa soaked hot water hour soaking mix up laminating glue mix carpenters wood glue water ratio 25% water 75% glue being about right put brew empty-glue bottle first step actual laminating pro cess cut bunch 3- 4-in strips masking tape park along edge work table easy access first strip soaked wood taken wiped off given light coat laminating glue side next step take second strip soaked wood wipe off stack onto first strip process continues until desired number strips have stacked together film laminating glue put between strips layered glue still wet stack must shaped waxed form Take stack strips lay onto form starting end Tape end form strip masking tape Continue around form slowly pulling stack against form go should take curvature easily stressing breaking Apply strips masking tape needed hold laminated strips firmly against form Once youve com pleted task set assemblage aside TY SEVENTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET DO OHIO overnight until cured before untaping rest rudder stabilizer sembly follows normal construction proce dure laminated tips outline will need sanded mated rest structure build Use same gluebut undilutedas used laminating Ive good luck try ing build things using combination CyA wood glues Some builders have good luck making laminated parts using CyA glue instead diluted wood glue Ive found laminations made CyA take lot glue come out lot heavier After glue has cured gussets hinge control horn sheet parts need made added Join elevator halves wire joiner hinge surfaces light Mylar hinges used MonoKote hinges Staggerwing did like application thought cleaner looking use old standbys Give edges good rounding sand surfaces smooth before covering wings built sameonly differ ent Start upper wing its simplest Laminate wing tip bows will need four two lower wings know try making two once using wider strips wood men tioned earlier youre waiting laminations dry can cutting out rest parts leading edge made hard TICKETS can purchased door AD VANCE sending self-addressed stamped busi ness size 41/8 x 91/2 envelope TICKETS 38235 Castle Romulus Ml 48174 orders above 1 Oticketsmust include double post age US orders must include 25 cents per order handling charge foreign orders must include SO cents per order handling charge need send addressed envelope 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would make terrible job Give wings good carving sand ing session get ready covering Saw out two wing struts light plywood will notice odd hook bottom end struts Its because struts going glued sockets removable top wing top wing attached fuse lage struts will first have slipped slots lower wing top spruce spar lower wing will cap tured hook lower end wing struts thereby locking wings gether took several sleepless nights come up Fit pin lower wing onto bot tom fuselage Take time make good fit between two assemblies check assure wing will mount level perpendicular fuselage Next fit upper wing pin place Check make sure parallel lower wing both top front views Also check both wings set same incidence measuring gap between leading edges first trailing edges measurements should same theyre youll have some trimming and0or shimming upper wing until measurements agree Drill holes wing hold-down screws top wing cut hard balsa block form front cabin top Drill wing dowel key glue block fuselage Make sure top wing dowel place used position balsa block glue place Finally now youve gotten itch have no doubt slipped tail feathers April 1991 139 LUIAI~ hinge allows control surfac removal tools D lost pins problems PATENT PENDINGtransportation storage etc Scale Appearance InsertSimple Assembly 3 SIZES No Slots No Pins Rotate 908 MODEL PRODUCTS CORP PO Box 100 Allamuchy NY 07820 1#4I6 NA $335 3#86 $445 126 $495 available write *ecf add 50$ $1 outside US place stepped back admire craftsmanship What havent done yet Whats keeping now Go over surfaces model look details need added trimmed sanded thats done ready start finishing Cover finish very tempted cover Staggerwing silk end high gloss MonoKote finish won out Give engine mount area few good coats dope fuel-proof it side cowl too side windows made clear MonoKote applied before yellow overall covering Cover small parts first get used process covered wing struts too However might want preserve sanity just paint Cover wings fuselage before final assembly cowl covered glued nose model epoxy its large opening exit holes cowl does need removable access engine cover wings heat-form in dihedral under wing tip easy First shrink bottom cover ing hold wing down build ing board center section block tips up /2 Pass hot iron over top covering several times shrink cover ing fully release center wing should retain dihedral set Repeat process necessary check wings time time make sure dihedral still Final assembly straightforward Epoxy used make sure everything stayed put relatively slow curing time will give opportunity make sure THE MAGIC MAGNET BUILDER finest model building equipment manufactured &g4BA AdlO/A4A4 BaeAuABhlARAA/M0w 9fvumeaR$k Xo ae. gr ISAW/1O 4/4elBlE hoARf F dao#~i /4emay#oe ARE0 4 oo u%eziAd dealer order direct . 500A Magic Magnet Builder contains 16x48 Steel Base Plate 30 Magnets 10 stands $ 9450 500B Master Magic Magnet Builder contains 16 x 48 Steel base plate 60 Magnets 10 stands 10 Vert press 10 steps 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/04
Page Numbers: 37, 38, 39, 40, 138, 139, 140
STAGGERWING very name brings antique aviation buffs feet Certainly recognizable beautiful civilian designs Golden Age Staggerwings took air grace power certain mys tique curves angles unusual nega tive rake biplane wings make dis tinctive aircraft Staggerwing didnt just look good flew better today can see icons Golden Age gracing popu lar full-scale fly-ins around country Modelers have always fascinated big Beech Once youve built can really marvel its design Piece piece looks awkward impossible put together have elixir flight sip youre hope lessly hooked So far schoolyard Beech has won hearts whove seen plans hardly drawn before members club started begging Too late lads Send bucks Model Avia tion get own set sez model irresistible its small size bright yellow-and-black trim too can have just follow along Being dyed-in-the-tissue Free Flighter way build Staggerwing small make flyable meant stick-and-tissue-style construction Staggerwing just overgrown Pea nut Scale model however fairly accur ate since plans developed James Triggs excellent scale drawings Some things adjusted make model simpler intent give model fullest Staggerwing im pact could have Youll notice generous wing root fairings full-scale machine therebut look twice cheated eyes bit using few curves own can judge results yourself Im quite content love biplanes hate building Two sets wings means two sets ribs etc quite true Staggerwing offered lot challenges designer keep model light simple meant reducing structure making strong possible first concern take apart use Radio Control must have access airborne equipment seemed either some sort hatch sys tem removable wings order its small wingspan 32 model did need come apart trans port somehow knew Id have reach inside install adjust system whole matter controls also addressed Did want two channels three Should rudder elevator IThN-N14K April 1991 37 should ailerons couldnt much dihedral because would look rightand looks reason building Staggerwing first place finally decided ailerons elevator rudder just didnt look right mind have rudder move too could certainly leave out since ai lerons job anyhow top wing elected remov able access radio bottom wing would permanently attached fuselage carrying ai lerons made sense structural point view well since bottom wing would first wing touch down landing model has no landing gear have ex tra structure support ailerons well mistake did make putting aileron horns bottom lower wing catch everything moved top lower wing plans Building Staggerwing quite pro ject Dont expect throw together night two Study plans pictures carefully fuselage good place begin basically box stringers formers adding its girth Start fuselage side frames made up dium 3A6-in sq balsa should soak lower longerons hour hot wa ter before pinning place over plan wood will bend easily curve its dry its bent shape its still wet soak ing will retain curved shape naturally after dries out Lay down main longerons cut two sets top bottom sheet parts wing mounting areas can cut firm sheet balsa upright pieces vary thickness 3A6-in sq up front part fuselage / x /I6 towards tail order keep aft part light Study plans %-in-sq string ers added later dont worry about now Notice interior ra beautifuliy curved tips Stags flying surfaces can made quite easily laminating balsa strips around corrugated cardboard forms Heres transfer shapes accurately pian cardboard Theres clear expianation process text 38 Model Aviation isa fun-fly ship competitive Scaie modelIt doesnt have landing gear its reiiabie Cox Biack Widow 049 power iight weight 10 oz can reaiiy tear up sky Heres laminating goes L Parts wIli exceptionaiiy strong light wiii iose shapes overtime resuit isbor R clean strong graceful model photos sharpen interest buiiding copy Dave Haughts delightfui design Full-Size Plans Available Page 180 4 nunvrxur &4 tWC71,tLM Ply Pmfl UCSMSAWSQ CEALOCI CAIEIdSw 401151 -u -02TL 00101WY APT48W S 4w WWT 0101 0F IV0401 OMWY 0I01140078S 0 0 dio area sheeted after side frames have lifted plan two fuselage side frames built si multaneously atop other same way rubber-power models fuselage con structed glue joints dry soaked balsa longerons have dried out can separate trim off ex cess wood Now time cut inte nor sheeting 1/16 sheet glue place Locate former station H side view fuselage point trailing edge upper wing fuselage constant width Cut number 3A6-in cross-member sticks connect two sides together After glue has set should carefully pull fuselage sides gether towards tail Cut two crossmembers length shown top view just leading edge stabi lizer Glue next Notice top view plan rearmost longerons need notched bent form correct curvature viewed above Use razor saw cut almost through longerons side bend wood shape Have pa tience result worth effort As go along stop often make sure fu selage being built square noth ing sadder neatly built fuselage too warped use Moving nose study top view note way longerons need cut angled meet firewall Cut out former F glue longerons its upper notches space lower sec tion filled balsa block soft-tomedium hardness item absorbs landing shock goes well transfers load wing fuselage Formers G H can cut out glued place Cut glue remaining crossmembers add stringers sides Around windows will have add soft balsa wedges fair upper wingmount sheet upper stringer top bottom stringers bit challenge need soaked very hot water hour before begin inApril 1991 39 Looking Stag Tram below couldnt make model size much cleaner thisi trickiest parts building shaping balsa block between cowl leading edge bottom wing Shape transitions circular rectangular stalling Start top stringers point meet trailing edge wing may sound strange works better begin section maximum curvature first Glue stringer top longe ron about 2 wood hanging over side Use thin CyA glue job begin slowly pull bend stringer place contacts next cross-member stringer straight rudder post Repeat operation other side center stringer last bottom fuselage goes same way less problem After stringers set go back fill between pushrods will exit might well cut exit slots now too since its easy get point time now must wondering got started project Hang wing hold-down plate can fitted glued well gussets around nose section firewall back former H sheeted 4. ply woodbut after balsa chin block has carved sanded shape area has challenge making transi tion fuselage contour round firewall straight leading edge lower wing Study pictures engine mount built unit glued firewall Cut out drill A-in plywood engine mount plate fit Cox Black Widow engine Make sure 30 down thrust put attach engine mount firewall cowling made up rings %in sheet balsa glued together grain ring running right angles grain ring its being glued against Make extra copy former E 14. balsa tack-glue four longerons made / x 1-in balsa between E former D Join three 4-in lengths /16 sheet balsa edge-to-edge soak hot water roll over cowl skeleton wrap place masking tape until wood dries Remove tape use formed sheet make skin cowl Glue skin former D longeronsbut former E will removed later Next add laminated nose section cowl sand shape Notice cowl has distinctive amount down thrust built scale down thrustand bit needed model Take well-deserved break building fuselage attack tail feathers no rest wicked either graceful curves attracted us Staggerwing first place will have built laminating thin strips balsa have never tried technique should great way make strong light curved parts its hard might think secret laminated parts use form shape use A-in corru gated cardboard forms Transfer outline inside part about make corrugated cardboard using method depicted photos Use jigsaw cut out forms used double thickness corrugated board task order make easier cut also let make lami nated parts twice thick needed Simple laminated tip bows dry sliced down middle presto two tip bows needed laminating once See Im dumb after Sand forms carefully eliminate sharp corners take crayon piece wax rub cardboard edge until well coated wax keeps lami nated parts sticking form wood strips prepared Continued page 138 40 Model Aviation Finished tail feathers L show slmpilcity structures derived laminated outlines Youve got make sure fuselage true square go along R warped structure would give nothing trouble try align wing tail final assembly checking true construction L Haste makes waste patience care make strength good flying qualities looks like lot balsa back aft end fuselage R careful selection balsa weight grain will still result light strong model Satisfaction Guaranteed Beech/Haught Continued page 40 medium light balsa soaked hot water hour soaking mix up laminating glue mix carpenters wood glue water ratio 25% water 75% glue being about right put brew empty-glue bottle first step actual laminating pro cess cut bunch 3- 4-in strips masking tape park along edge work table easy access first strip soaked wood taken wiped off given light coat laminating glue side next step take second strip soaked wood wipe off stack onto first strip process continues until desired number strips have stacked together film laminating glue put between strips layered glue still wet stack must shaped waxed form Take stack strips lay onto form starting end Tape end form strip masking tape Continue around form slowly pulling stack against form go should take curvature easily stressing breaking Apply strips masking tape needed hold laminated strips firmly against form Once youve com pleted task set assemblage aside TY SEVENTH ANNUAL RADIO CONTROL EXPOSITION TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA ONE MAIN STREET DO OHIO overnight until cured before untaping rest rudder stabilizer sembly follows normal construction proce dure laminated tips outline will need sanded mated rest structure build Use same gluebut undilutedas used laminating Ive good luck try ing build things using combination CyA wood glues Some builders have good luck making laminated parts using CyA glue 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