Westland Whirlwind

NO OCR TEXT model happiest taking off imnding same three-point attitude shown rests Full-size piane smaii twin engine sleek appear ance rarelymodeled WW II fighter makes outstanding proj ect its own right Add easy transportability inexpensive 10-size engines power youve got ir resistible twin fourchanneI radio required U Frank B Baker low-altitude work used pri marily fighter bomber few Whirlwinds built saw extensive combat action withdrawn service until 1943 Only Whirlwind survived war used company hack until 1947 does appear exist today Due its sleek appearance unusual 1938 T-tail Whirlwind has con siderable appeal model However has rarely modeled Upon searching through old magazines found Control Line model done late Paul Plecan 1943 small photograph 02-powered Free Flight plans presented enlarged set three-view drawings published Model Airplane News February 1969 showed both markings camouflage 90 Model Aviation Use sufficient foam packing keep receiver wedged against tOP fuselage route antenna wire away servos wing avoid potentiai tangies THE PROTOTYPE un- overall length 32 feet 9 inches heralded aircraft World War II fast 360 mph very maneuverable designed 1938 meet need Outfitted 885-hp engines no cannon-equipped fighter ways growth potential its performance could very innovative its time keep up wartime demands Conse Although very large aircraft quently 112 actually built Enhaving wingspan 45 feet gine limitations confined Whirlwind wing has nther high *t mtin fnr finhter flihedial Ia Outer Danels 1/450 BALSAELEVATORCLEAR LASTIC 1/BALUM TUBES VOLANOPY FlF-DF-SF-A/ F-S 2450 BALSA LH S ALUM/ BALSA NOSERUDDERSPRUCE BLOCK1/4 50SERVOSERVO24 PLY WINS BALSARAILBOLT HOLD DOWN CUT OPENING AFTER 3/16 BALSAFUSELAGE IS COMPLETED Ill II F F-2 F-Do 3/32 PLY 3/32 BALSA t71 F-3 CUT OFF AFTER FUSELAGE IS SHEETED BALSA F- CANOPY OUTLINE /O~ I F-5 3/32 BALSAI/S BALSA 1/4 BALSA WING SADOLE SOFT BALSA CIRCULAR FUSELAGETOP VIEWV4SOCROSS SECTION BALSA F-7F-SF-S F-b F-Il IIIf BERG 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CONNECTORI-I/A TAILWHEEL 3/3D MUSIC WIRE 1/4 BALSA F-Il 1/16 PLY RUDDER HORN- MOUNT ONFRONTREAR RIGHT SIDEPOSTPOST SHEFT OF 2 MODEL AVIATION WESTLAND WHIRLWIND DESIGNED 6 DRAWN BY FRANK B BAKER TRACING BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED A- 1I C U S U U 0 0 0 0 U E0 S -J ova nacelies have 11/2 out thrust engines mounted another 1/a out good single-engine performance Right Well-hidden OS 1 O-FSR engines have plenty cooling patterns Good documentation Whirlwind very hard find best came across though two-page des cription photograph book Planemakers *2 Westland Its available Janes Publishing Co $1595 writing following address 4th floor 115 5th Ave New York NY 10003 Despite lack printed reference material Whirlwind still recognized modelers due small perspective sketches late Hank Clark often appeared fillers modeling magazines number years wife has needling about having multiengine models fly two season obvious solution build yet another twin could use everyday go flying model eyeing Whirlwind number years concerned about potential center-of-gravity CG problem typical short-nosed twin-engine British aircraft success DeHav iliand Mosquito convinced though problem probably visual real As usual designed model two OS Max 10 FSR engines resulting wingspan 54 relatively large size compared small engines means must built lightly also made wing detachable model can easily fit trunk todays smaller cars Construction Due T-tail configura tion departed usual construction sequence building wings first initial step build basic fuselage framework consisting formers -sq n stringers sure notice Former 2 1/16 plywood section embedded curved stringer sections Former 4 forward cut -in sheet spliced -in sq before installation sure glue place -in sheet wing saddle tween Formers 2 5 point Also install steerable tail wheel mechanism Next side sheeting will glued Use medium sheet %2 balsa soak hot water bit ammonia has added Position sheet bottom edge about e trailing edge wing parallel side stringer Use liberal amounts white glue personally prefer Pica Gluit because sandable brand like will work Use lots pins andmaskingtape hold sheeting place check make sure fuselage straight after sheeting attached Set fuselage aside build tail assembly Use very lightweight balsa everything except fin post should hard balsa elevator constructed like T-tail Sailplane horn buried within vertical fin Once stabilizer elevator completed install hinges connect elevator Glue stab vertical fin checking vertical horizontal alignment Note brass horn goes through fin post Install rudder its hinges Once tail surfaces assembled run rudder elevator nylon tubing control cables through fuselage elevator tubing up fin used Hobby Lobby bulk-pack nylon tube braided cable HLH 805 Insert 1/16 music wire Z end elevator horn solder elevator cable Likewise attach /16 music wire rudder cable Z piece drive tail wheel arm Cut out Former 11 fit fin post Slip whole T-tail assembly onto fuse lage pin place making sure rudder vertical elevator spar perpendicular center line Also make sure both rudder elevator can moved cables servo area Sheet vertical fin stabilizer 1/n balsa glue whole assembly fuselage Trim fuselage side sheeting meets vertical fin along line shown plan Select two sheets soft /n balsa cover top bottom fuselage able completely cover fuselage four 3-in sheets Ai balsa will have 92 Model Aviation All-balsa construction both light necessity small engines being used strong Slender fuselage completely covered usIng four sheets 3/32-In balsa SCRAP BALSA EXHAUST SHROUD 3/Bo / MAPLE W310R MOI4IS ENGINE ThROTTLE CABLE jIjjIjjjf RIAL TANK 3/Bx7/S HARD BALSA LEADA4G E MATCH LINEBALSA BWCK Ii ii __ _____ lit____________ WING CROSS SECTION___________________________ R-5THRUR-B 2 SPINNERI/lA PLY SERVO MOUNTIA BALSA SHEET2SPBBIER~-----1 B BOTTOMo----BALSA LEX SECTION OF RIB R-B OMY N-I0N-IOft-I ti iALL RIBS ARE 0j0j/ 110BALSA332 BALSA SNEET CABLEJIfii\I SHEETING 0RI THRUR4SULLIVANI01ft9Tiz ZIi Ill I/IA BALSA SHEET L4o3M BALSA HINGE AILERON THROWS 3/3 AILERON NOTE BUILD IN 1/4 WASHCUT IN TIP FROM RB 10 R-13 NEASURE AT R-12 BLOCK ADOTIONAL 1-1/3OUT 11/2 WING TOP VIEW 3/BoT4 HARD BALSA LE -/8 MUSIC WIREA BALSA I/SoI/4 SPRUCE SPARS SETS REQUIRED--LEADING EDGELOCATION 3/32 BALSA RIBSBLOCK11 --WINGV4o3/4AALSA ELEVATOR COVERED LANDING GEARWITh SILK BLOCK 3/32 BALSA ____CA RIBVIABALSA TE3/33 MW JOINER I/IA PLYI/IA BALSA_____SCFT BALSAHORN MOUNTELEV RIBS -BLOCK ELEVATOR LIABALSA RIBSDETAIL NOT TO SCALE RIGHT SIDELEV THROW _________2 SPINNER--CABLE F MUFFLER SCREW ELEVATOR CROSS SECTION ACCESS_________________________ ISHEET 2 OF 2 ENGINE OS MAX 10BLOCK OR SIMILARIMODEL AVIATION LEFT SIDE K A254TIN SHEET MAKE2 ELLE SHEETING INSERTCUT KEEL FROM 1/4 BALSA SHEETWESTL AND WHIRLWIND FUELTANK DESIGNED S DRAWN BY FRANK B BAKER 3 OIA OLIARO 0I234 56WHEELSNACELLE RACING BY JOE DEMARCO IIII11I L RIGHTS RESERVED make few V-shaped cuts make sheeting go around compound curves getting sheeting fit difficult Rough-cut trim nose block glue onto Former 1 Carve approximate shape sand whole fuselage until joints high spots have smoothed completes fuselage work now wing conventional D-tube con struction center section built unit sure notice leading edge shape between nacelles different outboard nacelles due oil coolers being wing Buildtheouterpanels separate units use dihedral braces join center panel Note rear wing spar outer panel goes through outboard rib center section provides much stronger junction typically used point Sheet bottom wing center section areas shown plan 46 sheet balsa Install aileron nylon tubes control cables well engine control tubes cables Sullivan 507 GRC-3 exit bottom wing Mount plywood servo plates wing putting low possible Sheet top center section use built-up ailerons consisting central 46 sheet ribs top bottom leading edge spar method quick light Shape leading edges being careful transition oil cooler shape normal leading edge nacelle After gluing soft balsa wing tip blocks give whole wing sanding smooth out surfaces Build fuel tanks out K&S easy solder tin plate #254 use brass tubing long enough can trimmed after installation Cut out Lite Ply nacelle formers bend h-in music wire landing gear legs Solder %z brass tube side landing gear mount wheel solder other landing gear side brass tube Epoxy three plywood #4 formers landing gear unit wheel together set build engine mount assembly consisting na celle Formers 1-4 maple engine mounts fuel tank nacelles bit sneaky banana-shaped centerlines have 1 thrust engine beams have addition 1 0 out thrust Pay close attention top view nacelle wing plan whole unit slanted outboard cheatedon spinners fortwo reasons First OS Max lOs dont like run big spinners Hence used some old Williams Bros 2-in spinners approxi mated forward part to-scale spinners Second British used very blunt well-rounded spinner available current manu factures spinners models may want build own true-toscale appearance Next cut bottom sheet material glue engine mount unit Glue Formers 5 6 keel Make two nacelles left right Mount nacelles bottom wing block wing upside down table use Robart incidence meter get 2O setting position nacelles wing trim formers until engine bearers 00 up downthrust 30 out thrust Once proper align ment achieved nacelles can glued bottom wing doing will have thread engine control tubing through Formers 2 3 4 forget youll have real problem hands However tubes hang down bottom wing hard ignore sure check final alignment before glue sets Once nacelle framework attached Continued page 170 Left ailerons consist forward spar 1/16-in sheet center scrap filler plecestop bottom forthe ribs both quickand lightweight Right vertical fIn stabilizer sheeted 1 /32-In balsa results desired lIghtweIght tall assembly 94 Model Aviation ..dng visual feature Westland WhIrlwInd Its T-talI configuration tIme setup virtually unheard aircraft period CALIFOENIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 ingattends wont disappointed flying model should balance wing spar location Add ballast needed get balance Hand-glide model adjusting tail wing incidence get along smooth glide no gallop dive reason lightly tack gluingthe wing during assembly way can cut loose easily adding slivers balsa wing bedsanding away necessaryfor incidence adjust ment Try few flights small number turns motor balance point correct glide okay should have worry about thrust line adjust ments Add down side thrust needed observe flight increase motor turns m stages model flying well stage may seem like slow process time up max-turn flights will have Thorp Tiger properly adjusted youll know its flight characteristics flying indoors lot depends room have Usually steady climb about 50 100 turning 70 80-ft circles about right hope enjoy Peanut Scale Thorp Tiger much youve never built low-wing Peanut Scale model before should give try Reno Air Races/Wallace Continued page 84 North American P-S 1 Mustang British Hawker Sea Fury Grumman F8F Bearcat Chance-Vought F4U Corsair Several planes have equipped monstrous engines props com bination lightened airframes clipped wings streamlining other modifica tions course Unlimiteds 92 miles per lap eight pylons entirely within view specator seating area Similar AT-6 class Unlimiteds start race airborne planes abreast enter race course via what referred chute sight sound seven nine Unlimiteds thunder ing onto course full-power descent spectacular say least Reno Radio Control Club high ly visible race site its display raffle booth addition clubs main booth three satellite booths offered raffle tickets three ready-to-fly RC model packages Reno Stead Airport site air races show incidentally also main flying site 1984 AMA National Contest located approximately 11 miles north downtown Reno via Interstate Highway 1395 Some hotels casinos provide free shuttle bus service race site dates 1986 Reno Air Races Air Show have established September 11-14 Any model flier Tips first-time attendees 1 Make travel hotel accommo dation arrangements early fine hotels select busiest time year week air races show Rates reasonable Circus Circus example offers double-bed room $2400 per day plus tax Monday through Thursday $3200 per day plus tax Friday through Sunday 2 Order air race tickets early want reserved seating address Reno Air Racing Association PO Box 1429 Reno NV 89505 Telephone 702 8267500 3 Food Reno excellent inex pensive Most hotels casinos offer toprated dinners less half price restaurants elsewhere varied buffets very low prices 4 Rental cars readily available companies offer bargain rates $70 $90 per week unlimited mileage compact sub-compact model Shop around via WATTS line number pro vided car rental companies reserve car advance 5 Bring camera lots film tape 24-hour film processing service race site 6 Take some warm clothing normal daytime temperatures race site upper 70s low 80s colder temperatures sometimes occur 7 have radio receiver equipped aircraft band take Youll able listen race pilots talking air traffic controller pace plane conversations fas cinating youll know emergency develops before announced air traffic radio frequency 1185 can avoid indulge moderately other temptations Reno has offer certainly least-expensive vacation spots coun try Whether modeling interest Pylon Racing Aerobatics Scaleor have general interest aviation Reno has should try attend Whirlwind/Baker Continued page 94 wing sheeting top block rear blocks can shaped attached top block will have close its final shape before being attached hard shape once place Install engines spinners glue blocks side engine Carve shape sand nacelles Cut out triangular areas nacelle sheeting glue 2 plywood half-round goes under muffler completed should about %2-in clearance between muffler plywood 170 Model Aviation 6introduces American Aviation History Series two popular freeflight rubberpower models Spirit St Louis 27 WS Beechcraft 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Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please print carefully Enclosed $ NAME STREET J CITY STATE ZIP perpendicular fuselage centerline Drill pilot holes wing hold-down screws tap wing mount plate holes drill wing holes fit tiedown bolts Mount servo rails inside fuselage Cut cannons 3/se aluminum tubing epoxy together Mark cannon holes nose block drill a tough job plan use some filler hide mistakes However glue cannons nose block Using outlines given plans carve balsa block shape canopy used Sig Yn-in butyrate sheet mold own canopy commercial unit could trimmed fit Finishing members club put onto Red Devil Time spack ling compound super lightweight material bit tough put adding bit water wetting sheeting bit seems help sands beautifully produces very smooth surface Put filler blocks sheeted areas sand until gone few spots may need bit fill depressions Once wood filled give whole plane brush-on coat primer sand down chose cover Whirlwind silk applied enough brush coats clear Aerogloss fill pores gave sprayed-on coat aluminum pro vide opaque undercoat coat Cessna gray sprayed whole plane bottom given sprayed coat Cessna gray lightened white Stinson green red black added darkening applied green areas roundels lettering masked contact shelf paper spray-painted pet peeves decal manu facturers give dimensions insignias say -scale doesnt help us build odd scales As result end up painting rather buying paint dries install canopy cannons Flying Whirlwind turned out bit different previous twins takeoff rolls relatively short distance breaks ground three-point attitude just keeps climbing same attitude broke ground Once leveled out picks up speed reasonably fast plane does quick rolls leisurely loops first few times landed Whirlwind nosed over onto its back turns out Whirlwind likes land three-point tail-low attitude just like full-size J-3 Cub Once discovered could grease runway time think will thoroughly enjoy having Whirlwind has unusual appear ance air ground sets apart run-of-the-mill World War II fighter yet very easy airplane fly small enough fit both car pocketbook 172 Model Aviation 5 5 cj -sa -0 0 1 5 - m StO -E Rio uCi2 2 Dvi 00 0 0 0 5-c 5 0 -us 2td 5 0 S ItO 0 5 0 0 C - 8 0 0 0 01 LW DC 00 L

NO OCR TEXT model happiest taking off imnding same three-point attitude shown rests Full-size piane smaii twin engine sleek appear ance rarelymodeled WW II fighter makes outstanding proj ect its own right Add easy transportability inexpensive 10-size engines power youve got ir resistible twin fourchanneI radio required U Frank B Baker low-altitude work used pri marily fighter bomber few Whirlwinds built saw extensive combat action withdrawn service until 1943 Only Whirlwind survived war used company hack until 1947 does appear exist today Due its sleek appearance unusual 1938 T-tail Whirlwind has con siderable appeal model However has rarely modeled Upon searching through old magazines found Control Line model done late Paul Plecan 1943 small photograph 02-powered Free Flight plans presented enlarged set three-view drawings published Model Airplane News February 1969 showed both markings camouflage 90 Model Aviation Use sufficient foam packing keep receiver wedged against tOP fuselage route antenna wire away servos wing avoid potentiai tangies THE PROTOTYPE un- overall length 32 feet 9 inches heralded aircraft World War II fast 360 mph very maneuverable designed 1938 meet need Outfitted 885-hp engines no cannon-equipped fighter ways growth potential its performance could very innovative its time keep up wartime demands Conse Although very large aircraft quently 112 actually built Enhaving wingspan 45 feet gine limitations confined Whirlwind wing has nther high *t mtin fnr finhter flihedial Ia Outer Danels 1/450 BALSAELEVATORCLEAR LASTIC 1/BALUM TUBES VOLANOPY FlF-DF-SF-A/ F-S 2450 BALSA LH S ALUM/ BALSA NOSERUDDERSPRUCE BLOCK1/4 50SERVOSERVO24 PLY WINS BALSARAILBOLT HOLD DOWN CUT OPENING AFTER 3/16 BALSAFUSELAGE IS COMPLETED Ill II F F-2 F-Do 3/32 PLY 3/32 BALSA t71 F-3 CUT OFF AFTER FUSELAGE IS SHEETED BALSA F- CANOPY OUTLINE /O~ I F-5 3/32 BALSAI/S BALSA 1/4 BALSA WING SADOLE SOFT BALSA CIRCULAR FUSELAGETOP VIEWV4SOCROSS SECTION BALSA F-7F-SF-S F-b F-Il IIIf BERG RUbOER/I/IS BRASSCONTROL HORN /TAIIWNEEL CABLEELEVATORSTEERING CABLE 3/32 BALSA FUSELAGE SHEETING GA TXBALSA F6 LS33 AGO2BALSA BALSA KEEL I/S N-I BALSA BLOCK 1/4 PLY 0LEFT RIGHT LINE WITH I/3D PLY FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW 3/32 BALSA II N-6 NOTE TWO OP EACH NACELLE PART BALSA BLOCK________________________________ I/S BALSAREQUIRED RIGHT B LEFT T /LEFT II TRIM FliT N-3N-4 CERTER SHEET N-5 FOR GEAR I/S LITE PLY S REOD EACH NACELLEI/S BALSA SOFT BALSA I/2SO BALSAj~IIBALSA LEADING EDGE/1/FIN7CROSS SECT SPRUCE ALL4L ( k iF-N~i I/B AWM TUBE BALSA NOSEEMBEDDEDBALSA BLOCK IN F-2I/4DOWELGLUED TO FUSELAGE TAP HOLES POR77Ill SIDE ACELLE DETAIL B SD NYLONSEE SHEET S ______________VEN 1/4 PLYWOODWING BOLT3/SD BALSA HOLD DOWN 934DIA DUBROF-9 K / BALSA BLOCK1/4 50 BALSA GLUED TO WING PLY WING /BOLT HOLD DOWNFUSELAGE IS FULLY SHEETED WITH 3/22 BALSA SHEET-OMITTED FOR CLARITY LS BALSA SHEET H IP-IOac I/16PLY IIF-lOB I/B PLY IIEPOXY I/5 TUBE IN 1111 F-bF-b F-IOabc — CABLEI/IS M W RUDDER0 BRASS/////PUSHROD CONNECTORI-I/A TAILWHEEL 3/3D MUSIC WIRE 1/4 BALSA F-Il 1/16 PLY RUDDER HORN- MOUNT ONFRONTREAR RIGHT SIDEPOSTPOST SHEFT OF 2 MODEL AVIATION WESTLAND WHIRLWIND DESIGNED 6 DRAWN BY FRANK B BAKER TRACING BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED A- 1I C U S U U 0 0 0 0 U E0 S -J ova nacelies have 11/2 out thrust engines mounted another 1/a out good single-engine performance Right Well-hidden OS 1 O-FSR engines have plenty cooling patterns Good documentation Whirlwind very hard find best came across though two-page des cription photograph book Planemakers *2 Westland Its available Janes Publishing Co $1595 writing following address 4th floor 115 5th Ave New York NY 10003 Despite lack printed reference material Whirlwind still recognized modelers due small perspective sketches late Hank Clark often appeared fillers modeling magazines number years wife has needling about having multiengine models fly two season obvious solution build yet another twin could use everyday go flying model eyeing Whirlwind number years concerned about potential center-of-gravity CG problem typical short-nosed twin-engine British aircraft success DeHav iliand Mosquito convinced though problem probably visual real As usual designed model two OS Max 10 FSR engines resulting wingspan 54 relatively large size compared small engines means must built lightly also made wing detachable model can easily fit trunk todays smaller cars Construction Due T-tail configura tion departed usual construction sequence building wings first initial step build basic fuselage framework consisting formers -sq n stringers sure notice Former 2 1/16 plywood section embedded curved stringer sections Former 4 forward cut -in sheet spliced -in sq before installation sure glue place -in sheet wing saddle tween Formers 2 5 point Also install steerable tail wheel mechanism Next side sheeting will glued Use medium sheet %2 balsa soak hot water bit ammonia has added Position sheet bottom edge about e trailing edge wing parallel side stringer Use liberal amounts white glue personally prefer Pica Gluit because sandable brand like will work Use lots pins andmaskingtape hold sheeting place check make sure fuselage straight after sheeting attached Set fuselage aside build tail assembly Use very lightweight balsa everything except fin post should hard balsa elevator constructed like T-tail Sailplane horn buried within vertical fin Once stabilizer elevator completed install hinges connect elevator Glue stab vertical fin checking vertical horizontal alignment Note brass horn goes through fin post Install rudder its hinges Once tail surfaces assembled run rudder elevator nylon tubing control cables through fuselage elevator tubing up fin used Hobby Lobby bulk-pack nylon tube braided cable HLH 805 Insert 1/16 music wire Z end elevator horn solder elevator cable Likewise attach /16 music wire rudder cable Z piece drive tail wheel arm Cut out Former 11 fit fin post Slip whole T-tail assembly onto fuse lage pin place making sure rudder vertical elevator spar perpendicular center line Also make sure both rudder elevator can moved cables servo area Sheet vertical fin stabilizer 1/n balsa glue whole assembly fuselage Trim fuselage side sheeting meets vertical fin along line shown plan Select two sheets soft /n balsa cover top bottom fuselage able completely cover fuselage four 3-in sheets Ai balsa will have 92 Model Aviation All-balsa construction both light necessity small engines being used strong Slender fuselage completely covered usIng four sheets 3/32-In balsa SCRAP BALSA EXHAUST SHROUD 3/Bo / MAPLE W310R MOI4IS ENGINE ThROTTLE CABLE jIjjIjjjf RIAL TANK 3/Bx7/S HARD BALSA LEADA4G E MATCH LINEBALSA BWCK Ii ii __ _____ lit____________ WING CROSS SECTION___________________________ R-5THRUR-B 2 SPINNERI/lA PLY SERVO MOUNTIA BALSA SHEET2SPBBIER~-----1 B BOTTOMo----BALSA LEX SECTION OF RIB R-B OMY N-I0N-IOft-I ti iALL RIBS ARE 0j0j/ 110BALSA332 BALSA SNEET CABLEJIfii\I SHEETING 0RI THRUR4SULLIVANI01ft9Tiz ZIi Ill I/IA BALSA SHEET L4o3M BALSA HINGE AILERON THROWS 3/3 AILERON NOTE BUILD IN 1/4 WASHCUT IN TIP FROM RB 10 R-13 NEASURE AT R-12 BLOCK ADOTIONAL 1-1/3OUT 11/2 WING TOP VIEW 3/BoT4 HARD BALSA LE -/8 MUSIC WIREA BALSA I/SoI/4 SPRUCE SPARS SETS REQUIRED--LEADING EDGELOCATION 3/32 BALSA RIBSBLOCK11 --WINGV4o3/4AALSA ELEVATOR COVERED LANDING GEARWITh SILK BLOCK 3/32 BALSA ____CA RIBVIABALSA TE3/33 MW JOINER I/IA PLYI/IA BALSA_____SCFT BALSAHORN MOUNTELEV RIBS -BLOCK ELEVATOR LIABALSA RIBSDETAIL NOT TO SCALE RIGHT SIDELEV THROW _________2 SPINNER--CABLE F MUFFLER SCREW ELEVATOR CROSS SECTION ACCESS_________________________ ISHEET 2 OF 2 ENGINE OS MAX 10BLOCK OR SIMILARIMODEL AVIATION LEFT SIDE K A254TIN SHEET MAKE2 ELLE SHEETING INSERTCUT KEEL FROM 1/4 BALSA SHEETWESTL AND WHIRLWIND FUELTANK DESIGNED S DRAWN BY FRANK B BAKER 3 OIA OLIARO 0I234 56WHEELSNACELLE RACING BY JOE DEMARCO IIII11I L RIGHTS RESERVED make few V-shaped cuts make sheeting go around compound curves getting sheeting fit difficult Rough-cut trim nose block glue onto Former 1 Carve approximate shape sand whole fuselage until joints high spots have smoothed completes fuselage work now wing conventional D-tube con struction center section built unit sure notice leading edge shape between nacelles different outboard nacelles due oil coolers being wing Buildtheouterpanels separate units use dihedral braces join center panel Note rear wing spar outer panel goes through outboard rib center section provides much stronger junction typically used point Sheet bottom wing center section areas shown plan 46 sheet balsa Install aileron nylon tubes control cables well engine control tubes cables Sullivan 507 GRC-3 exit bottom wing Mount plywood servo plates wing putting low possible Sheet top center section use built-up ailerons consisting central 46 sheet ribs top bottom leading edge spar method quick light Shape leading edges being careful transition oil cooler shape normal leading edge nacelle After gluing soft balsa wing tip blocks give whole wing sanding smooth out surfaces Build fuel tanks out K&S easy solder tin plate #254 use brass tubing long enough can trimmed after installation Cut out Lite Ply nacelle formers bend h-in music wire landing gear legs Solder %z brass tube side landing gear mount wheel solder other landing gear side brass tube Epoxy three plywood #4 formers landing gear unit wheel together set build engine mount assembly consisting na celle Formers 1-4 maple engine mounts fuel tank nacelles bit sneaky banana-shaped centerlines have 1 thrust engine beams have addition 1 0 out thrust Pay close attention top view nacelle wing plan whole unit slanted outboard cheatedon spinners fortwo reasons First OS Max lOs dont like run big spinners Hence used some old Williams Bros 2-in spinners approxi mated forward part to-scale spinners Second British used very blunt well-rounded spinner available current manu factures spinners models may want build own true-toscale appearance Next cut bottom sheet material glue engine mount unit Glue Formers 5 6 keel Make two nacelles left right Mount nacelles bottom wing block wing upside down table use Robart incidence meter get 2O setting position nacelles wing trim formers until engine bearers 00 up downthrust 30 out thrust Once proper align ment achieved nacelles can glued bottom wing doing will have thread engine control tubing through Formers 2 3 4 forget youll have real problem hands However tubes hang down bottom wing hard ignore sure check final alignment before glue sets Once nacelle framework attached Continued page 170 Left ailerons consist forward spar 1/16-in sheet center scrap filler plecestop bottom forthe ribs both quickand lightweight Right vertical fIn stabilizer sheeted 1 /32-In balsa results desired lIghtweIght tall assembly 94 Model Aviation ..dng visual feature Westland WhIrlwInd Its T-talI configuration tIme setup virtually unheard aircraft period CALIFOENIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 ingattends wont disappointed flying model should balance wing spar location Add ballast needed get balance Hand-glide model adjusting tail wing incidence get along smooth glide no gallop dive reason lightly tack gluingthe wing during assembly way can cut loose easily adding slivers balsa wing bedsanding away necessaryfor incidence adjust ment Try few flights small number turns motor balance point correct glide okay should have worry about thrust line adjust ments Add down side thrust needed observe flight increase motor turns m stages model flying well stage may seem like slow process time up max-turn flights will have Thorp Tiger properly adjusted youll know its flight characteristics flying indoors lot depends room have Usually steady climb about 50 100 turning 70 80-ft circles about right hope enjoy Peanut Scale Thorp Tiger much youve never built low-wing Peanut Scale model before should give try Reno Air Races/Wallace Continued page 84 North American P-S 1 Mustang British Hawker Sea Fury Grumman F8F Bearcat Chance-Vought F4U Corsair Several planes have equipped monstrous engines props com bination lightened airframes clipped wings streamlining other modifica tions course Unlimiteds 92 miles per lap eight pylons entirely within view specator seating area Similar AT-6 class Unlimiteds start race airborne planes abreast enter race course via what referred chute sight sound seven nine Unlimiteds thunder ing onto course full-power descent spectacular say least Reno Radio Control Club high ly visible race site its display raffle booth addition clubs main booth three satellite booths offered raffle tickets three ready-to-fly RC model packages Reno Stead Airport site air races show incidentally also main flying site 1984 AMA National Contest located approximately 11 miles north downtown Reno via Interstate Highway 1395 Some hotels casinos provide free shuttle bus service race site dates 1986 Reno Air Races Air Show have established September 11-14 Any model flier Tips first-time attendees 1 Make travel hotel accommo dation arrangements early fine hotels select busiest time year week air races show Rates reasonable Circus Circus example offers double-bed room $2400 per day plus tax Monday through Thursday $3200 per day plus tax Friday through Sunday 2 Order air race tickets early want reserved seating address Reno Air Racing Association PO Box 1429 Reno NV 89505 Telephone 702 8267500 3 Food Reno excellent inex pensive Most hotels casinos offer toprated dinners less half price restaurants elsewhere varied buffets very low prices 4 Rental cars readily available companies offer bargain rates $70 $90 per week unlimited mileage compact sub-compact model Shop around via WATTS line number pro vided car rental companies reserve car advance 5 Bring camera lots film tape 24-hour film processing service race site 6 Take some warm clothing normal daytime temperatures race site upper 70s low 80s colder temperatures sometimes occur 7 have radio receiver equipped aircraft band take Youll able listen race pilots talking air traffic controller pace plane conversations fas cinating youll know emergency develops before announced air traffic radio frequency 1185 can avoid indulge moderately other temptations Reno has offer certainly least-expensive vacation spots coun try Whether modeling interest Pylon Racing Aerobatics Scaleor have general interest aviation Reno has should try attend Whirlwind/Baker Continued page 94 wing sheeting top block rear blocks can shaped attached top block will have close its final shape before being attached hard shape once place Install engines spinners glue blocks side engine Carve shape sand nacelles Cut out triangular areas nacelle sheeting glue 2 plywood half-round goes under muffler completed should about %2-in clearance between muffler plywood 170 Model Aviation 6introduces American Aviation History Series two popular freeflight rubberpower models Spirit St Louis 27 WS Beechcraft 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Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please print carefully Enclosed $ NAME STREET J CITY STATE ZIP perpendicular fuselage centerline Drill pilot holes wing hold-down screws tap wing mount plate holes drill wing holes fit tiedown bolts Mount servo rails inside fuselage Cut cannons 3/se aluminum tubing epoxy together Mark cannon holes nose block drill a tough job plan use some filler hide mistakes However glue cannons nose block Using outlines given plans carve balsa block shape canopy used Sig Yn-in butyrate sheet mold own canopy commercial unit could trimmed fit Finishing members club put onto Red Devil Time spack ling compound super lightweight material bit tough put adding bit water wetting sheeting bit seems help sands beautifully produces very smooth surface Put filler blocks sheeted areas sand until gone few spots may need bit fill depressions Once wood filled give whole plane brush-on coat primer sand down chose cover Whirlwind silk applied enough brush coats clear Aerogloss fill pores gave sprayed-on coat aluminum pro vide opaque undercoat coat Cessna gray sprayed whole plane bottom given sprayed coat Cessna gray lightened white Stinson green red black added darkening applied green areas roundels lettering masked contact shelf paper spray-painted pet peeves decal manu facturers give dimensions insignias say -scale doesnt help us build odd scales As result end up painting rather buying paint dries install canopy cannons Flying Whirlwind turned out bit different previous twins takeoff rolls relatively short distance breaks ground three-point attitude just keeps climbing same attitude broke ground Once leveled out picks up speed reasonably fast plane does quick rolls leisurely loops first few times landed Whirlwind nosed over onto its back turns out Whirlwind likes land three-point tail-low attitude just like full-size J-3 Cub Once discovered could grease runway time think will thoroughly enjoy having Whirlwind has unusual appear ance air ground sets apart run-of-the-mill World War II fighter yet very easy airplane fly small enough fit both car pocketbook 172 Model Aviation 5 5 cj -sa -0 0 1 5 - m StO -E Rio uCi2 2 Dvi 00 0 0 0 5-c 5 0 -us 2td 5 0 S ItO 0 5 0 0 C - 8 0 0 0 01 LW DC 00 L

NO OCR TEXT model happiest taking off imnding same three-point attitude shown rests Full-size piane smaii twin engine sleek appear ance rarelymodeled WW II fighter makes outstanding proj ect its own right Add easy transportability inexpensive 10-size engines power youve got ir resistible twin fourchanneI radio required U Frank B Baker low-altitude work used pri marily fighter bomber few Whirlwinds built saw extensive combat action withdrawn service until 1943 Only Whirlwind survived war used company hack until 1947 does appear exist today Due its sleek appearance unusual 1938 T-tail Whirlwind has con siderable appeal model However has rarely modeled Upon searching through old magazines found Control Line model done late Paul Plecan 1943 small photograph 02-powered Free Flight plans presented enlarged set three-view drawings published Model Airplane News February 1969 showed both markings camouflage 90 Model Aviation Use sufficient foam packing keep receiver wedged against tOP fuselage route antenna wire away servos wing avoid potentiai tangies THE PROTOTYPE un- overall length 32 feet 9 inches heralded aircraft World War II fast 360 mph very maneuverable designed 1938 meet need Outfitted 885-hp engines no cannon-equipped fighter ways growth potential its performance could very innovative its time keep up wartime demands Conse Although very large aircraft quently 112 actually built Enhaving wingspan 45 feet gine limitations confined Whirlwind wing has nther high *t mtin fnr finhter flihedial Ia Outer Danels 1/450 BALSAELEVATORCLEAR LASTIC 1/BALUM TUBES VOLANOPY FlF-DF-SF-A/ F-S 2450 BALSA LH S ALUM/ BALSA NOSERUDDERSPRUCE BLOCK1/4 50SERVOSERVO24 PLY WINS BALSARAILBOLT HOLD DOWN CUT OPENING AFTER 3/16 BALSAFUSELAGE IS COMPLETED Ill II F F-2 F-Do 3/32 PLY 3/32 BALSA t71 F-3 CUT OFF AFTER FUSELAGE IS SHEETED BALSA F- CANOPY OUTLINE /O~ I F-5 3/32 BALSAI/S BALSA 1/4 BALSA WING SADOLE SOFT BALSA CIRCULAR FUSELAGETOP VIEWV4SOCROSS SECTION BALSA F-7F-SF-S F-b F-Il IIIf BERG RUbOER/I/IS BRASSCONTROL HORN /TAIIWNEEL CABLEELEVATORSTEERING CABLE 3/32 BALSA FUSELAGE SHEETING GA TXBALSA F6 LS33 AGO2BALSA BALSA KEEL I/S N-I BALSA BLOCK 1/4 PLY 0LEFT RIGHT LINE WITH I/3D PLY FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW 3/32 BALSA II N-6 NOTE TWO OP EACH NACELLE PART BALSA BLOCK________________________________ I/S BALSAREQUIRED RIGHT B LEFT T /LEFT II TRIM FliT N-3N-4 CERTER SHEET N-5 FOR GEAR I/S LITE PLY S REOD EACH NACELLEI/S BALSA SOFT BALSA I/2SO BALSAj~IIBALSA LEADING EDGE/1/FIN7CROSS SECT SPRUCE ALL4L ( k iF-N~i I/B AWM TUBE BALSA NOSEEMBEDDEDBALSA BLOCK IN F-2I/4DOWELGLUED TO FUSELAGE TAP HOLES POR77Ill SIDE ACELLE DETAIL B SD NYLONSEE SHEET S ______________VEN 1/4 PLYWOODWING BOLT3/SD BALSA HOLD DOWN 934DIA DUBROF-9 K / BALSA BLOCK1/4 50 BALSA GLUED TO WING PLY WING /BOLT HOLD DOWNFUSELAGE IS FULLY SHEETED WITH 3/22 BALSA SHEET-OMITTED FOR CLARITY LS BALSA SHEET H IP-IOac I/16PLY IIF-lOB I/B PLY IIEPOXY I/5 TUBE IN 1111 F-bF-b F-IOabc — CABLEI/IS M W RUDDER0 BRASS/////PUSHROD CONNECTORI-I/A TAILWHEEL 3/3D MUSIC WIRE 1/4 BALSA F-Il 1/16 PLY RUDDER HORN- MOUNT ONFRONTREAR RIGHT SIDEPOSTPOST SHEFT OF 2 MODEL AVIATION WESTLAND WHIRLWIND DESIGNED 6 DRAWN BY FRANK B BAKER TRACING BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED A- 1I C U S U U 0 0 0 0 U E0 S -J ova nacelies have 11/2 out thrust engines mounted another 1/a out good single-engine performance Right Well-hidden OS 1 O-FSR engines have plenty cooling patterns Good documentation Whirlwind very hard find best came across though two-page des cription photograph book Planemakers *2 Westland Its available Janes Publishing Co $1595 writing following address 4th floor 115 5th Ave New York NY 10003 Despite lack printed reference material Whirlwind still recognized modelers due small perspective sketches late Hank Clark often appeared fillers modeling magazines number years wife has needling about having multiengine models fly two season obvious solution build yet another twin could use everyday go flying model eyeing Whirlwind number years concerned about potential center-of-gravity CG problem typical short-nosed twin-engine British aircraft success DeHav iliand Mosquito convinced though problem probably visual real As usual designed model two OS Max 10 FSR engines resulting wingspan 54 relatively large size compared small engines means must built lightly also made wing detachable model can easily fit trunk todays smaller cars Construction Due T-tail configura tion departed usual construction sequence building wings first initial step build basic fuselage framework consisting formers -sq n stringers sure notice Former 2 1/16 plywood section embedded curved stringer sections Former 4 forward cut -in sheet spliced -in sq before installation sure glue place -in sheet wing saddle tween Formers 2 5 point Also install steerable tail wheel mechanism Next side sheeting will glued Use medium sheet %2 balsa soak hot water bit ammonia has added Position sheet bottom edge about e trailing edge wing parallel side stringer Use liberal amounts white glue personally prefer Pica Gluit because sandable brand like will work Use lots pins andmaskingtape hold sheeting place check make sure fuselage straight after sheeting attached Set fuselage aside build tail assembly Use very lightweight balsa everything except fin post should hard balsa elevator constructed like T-tail Sailplane horn buried within vertical fin Once stabilizer elevator completed install hinges connect elevator Glue stab vertical fin checking vertical horizontal alignment Note brass horn goes through fin post Install rudder its hinges Once tail surfaces assembled run rudder elevator nylon tubing control cables through fuselage elevator tubing up fin used Hobby Lobby bulk-pack nylon tube braided cable HLH 805 Insert 1/16 music wire Z end elevator horn solder elevator cable Likewise attach /16 music wire rudder cable Z piece drive tail wheel arm Cut out Former 11 fit fin post Slip whole T-tail assembly onto fuse lage pin place making sure rudder vertical elevator spar perpendicular center line Also make sure both rudder elevator can moved cables servo area Sheet vertical fin stabilizer 1/n balsa glue whole assembly fuselage Trim fuselage side sheeting meets vertical fin along line shown plan Select two sheets soft /n balsa cover top bottom fuselage able completely cover fuselage four 3-in sheets Ai balsa will have 92 Model Aviation All-balsa construction both light necessity small engines being used strong Slender fuselage completely covered usIng four sheets 3/32-In balsa SCRAP BALSA EXHAUST SHROUD 3/Bo / MAPLE W310R MOI4IS ENGINE ThROTTLE CABLE jIjjIjjjf RIAL TANK 3/Bx7/S HARD BALSA LEADA4G E MATCH LINEBALSA BWCK Ii ii __ _____ lit____________ WING CROSS SECTION___________________________ R-5THRUR-B 2 SPINNERI/lA PLY SERVO MOUNTIA BALSA SHEET2SPBBIER~-----1 B BOTTOMo----BALSA LEX SECTION OF RIB R-B OMY N-I0N-IOft-I ti iALL RIBS ARE 0j0j/ 110BALSA332 BALSA SNEET CABLEJIfii\I SHEETING 0RI 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curves getting sheeting fit difficult Rough-cut trim nose block glue onto Former 1 Carve approximate shape sand whole fuselage until joints high spots have smoothed completes fuselage work now wing conventional D-tube con struction center section built unit sure notice leading edge shape between nacelles different outboard nacelles due oil coolers being wing Buildtheouterpanels separate units use dihedral braces join center panel Note rear wing spar outer panel goes through outboard rib center section provides much stronger junction typically used point Sheet bottom wing center section areas shown plan 46 sheet balsa Install aileron nylon tubes control cables well engine control tubes cables Sullivan 507 GRC-3 exit bottom wing Mount plywood servo plates wing putting low possible Sheet top center section use built-up ailerons consisting central 46 sheet ribs top bottom leading edge spar method quick light Shape leading edges being careful transition oil cooler shape normal leading edge nacelle After gluing soft balsa wing tip blocks give whole wing sanding smooth out surfaces Build fuel tanks out K&S easy solder tin plate #254 use brass tubing long enough can trimmed after installation Cut out Lite Ply nacelle formers bend h-in music wire landing gear legs Solder %z brass tube side landing gear mount wheel solder other landing gear side brass tube Epoxy three plywood #4 formers landing gear unit wheel together set build engine mount assembly consisting na celle Formers 1-4 maple engine mounts fuel tank nacelles bit sneaky banana-shaped centerlines have 1 thrust engine beams have addition 1 0 out thrust Pay close attention top view nacelle wing plan whole unit slanted outboard cheatedon spinners fortwo reasons First OS Max lOs dont like run big spinners Hence used some old Williams Bros 2-in spinners approxi mated forward part to-scale spinners Second British used very blunt well-rounded spinner available current manu factures spinners models may want build own true-toscale appearance Next cut bottom sheet material glue engine mount unit Glue Formers 5 6 keel Make two nacelles left right Mount nacelles bottom wing block wing upside down table use Robart incidence meter get 2O setting position nacelles wing trim formers until engine bearers 00 up downthrust 30 out thrust Once proper align ment achieved nacelles can glued bottom wing doing will have thread engine control tubing through Formers 2 3 4 forget youll have real problem hands However tubes hang down bottom wing hard ignore sure check final alignment before glue sets Once nacelle framework attached Continued page 170 Left ailerons consist forward spar 1/16-in sheet center scrap filler plecestop bottom forthe ribs both quickand lightweight Right vertical fIn stabilizer sheeted 1 /32-In balsa results desired lIghtweIght tall assembly 94 Model Aviation ..dng visual feature Westland WhIrlwInd Its T-talI configuration tIme setup virtually unheard aircraft period CALIFOENIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 ingattends wont disappointed flying model should balance wing spar location Add ballast needed get balance Hand-glide model adjusting tail wing incidence get along smooth glide no gallop dive reason lightly tack gluingthe wing during assembly way can cut loose easily adding slivers balsa wing bedsanding away necessaryfor incidence adjust ment Try few flights small number turns motor balance point correct glide okay should have worry about thrust line adjust ments Add down side thrust needed observe flight increase motor turns m stages model flying well stage may seem like slow process time up max-turn flights will have Thorp Tiger properly adjusted youll know its flight characteristics flying indoors lot depends room have Usually steady climb about 50 100 turning 70 80-ft circles about right hope enjoy Peanut Scale Thorp Tiger much youve never built low-wing Peanut Scale model before should give try Reno Air Races/Wallace Continued page 84 North American P-S 1 Mustang British Hawker Sea Fury Grumman F8F Bearcat Chance-Vought F4U Corsair Several planes have equipped monstrous engines props com bination lightened airframes clipped wings streamlining other modifica tions course Unlimiteds 92 miles per lap eight pylons entirely within view specator seating area Similar AT-6 class Unlimiteds start race airborne planes abreast enter race course via what referred chute sight sound seven nine Unlimiteds thunder ing onto course full-power descent spectacular say least Reno Radio Control Club high ly visible race site its display raffle booth addition clubs main booth three satellite booths offered raffle tickets three ready-to-fly RC model packages Reno Stead Airport site air races show incidentally also main flying site 1984 AMA National Contest located approximately 11 miles north downtown Reno via Interstate Highway 1395 Some hotels casinos provide free shuttle bus service race site dates 1986 Reno Air Races Air Show have established September 11-14 Any model flier Tips first-time attendees 1 Make travel hotel accommo dation arrangements early fine hotels select busiest time year week air races show Rates reasonable Circus Circus example offers double-bed room $2400 per day plus tax Monday through Thursday $3200 per day plus tax Friday through Sunday 2 Order air race tickets early want reserved seating address Reno Air Racing Association PO Box 1429 Reno NV 89505 Telephone 702 8267500 3 Food Reno excellent inex pensive Most hotels casinos offer toprated dinners less half price restaurants elsewhere varied buffets very low prices 4 Rental cars readily available companies offer bargain rates $70 $90 per week unlimited mileage compact sub-compact model Shop around via WATTS line number pro vided car rental companies reserve car advance 5 Bring camera lots film tape 24-hour film processing service race site 6 Take some warm clothing normal daytime temperatures race site upper 70s low 80s colder temperatures sometimes occur 7 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Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please print carefully Enclosed $ NAME STREET J CITY STATE ZIP perpendicular fuselage centerline Drill pilot holes wing hold-down screws tap wing mount plate holes drill wing holes fit tiedown bolts Mount servo rails inside fuselage Cut cannons 3/se aluminum tubing epoxy together Mark cannon holes nose block drill a tough job plan use some filler hide mistakes However glue cannons nose block Using outlines given plans carve balsa block shape canopy used Sig Yn-in butyrate sheet mold own canopy commercial unit could trimmed fit Finishing members club put onto Red Devil Time spack ling compound super lightweight material bit tough put adding bit water wetting sheeting bit seems help sands beautifully produces very smooth surface Put filler blocks sheeted areas sand until gone few spots may need bit fill depressions Once wood filled give whole plane brush-on coat primer sand down chose cover Whirlwind silk applied enough brush coats clear Aerogloss fill pores gave sprayed-on coat aluminum pro vide opaque undercoat coat Cessna gray sprayed whole plane bottom given sprayed coat Cessna gray lightened white Stinson green red black added darkening applied green areas roundels lettering masked contact shelf paper spray-painted pet peeves decal manu facturers give dimensions insignias say -scale doesnt help us build odd scales As result end up painting rather buying paint dries install canopy cannons Flying Whirlwind turned out bit different previous twins takeoff rolls relatively short distance breaks ground three-point attitude just keeps climbing same attitude broke ground Once leveled out picks up speed reasonably fast plane does quick rolls leisurely loops first few times landed Whirlwind nosed over onto its back turns out Whirlwind likes land three-point tail-low attitude just like full-size J-3 Cub Once discovered could grease runway time think will thoroughly enjoy having Whirlwind has unusual appear ance air ground sets apart run-of-the-mill World War II fighter yet very easy airplane fly small enough fit both car pocketbook 172 Model Aviation 5 5 cj -sa -0 0 1 5 - m StO -E Rio uCi2 2 Dvi 00 0 0 0 5-c 5 0 -us 2td 5 0 S ItO 0 5 0 0 C - 8 0 0 0 01 LW DC 00 L

NO OCR TEXT model happiest taking off imnding same three-point attitude shown rests Full-size piane smaii twin engine sleek appear ance rarelymodeled WW II fighter makes outstanding proj ect its own right Add easy transportability inexpensive 10-size engines power youve got ir resistible twin fourchanneI radio required U Frank B Baker low-altitude work used pri marily fighter bomber few Whirlwinds built saw extensive combat action withdrawn service until 1943 Only Whirlwind survived war used company hack until 1947 does appear exist today Due its sleek appearance unusual 1938 T-tail Whirlwind has con siderable appeal model However has rarely modeled Upon searching through old magazines found Control Line model done late Paul Plecan 1943 small photograph 02-powered Free Flight plans presented enlarged set three-view drawings published Model Airplane News February 1969 showed both markings camouflage 90 Model Aviation Use sufficient foam packing keep receiver wedged against tOP fuselage route antenna wire away servos wing avoid potentiai tangies THE PROTOTYPE un- overall length 32 feet 9 inches heralded aircraft World War II fast 360 mph very maneuverable designed 1938 meet need Outfitted 885-hp engines no cannon-equipped fighter ways growth potential its performance could very innovative its time keep up wartime demands Conse Although very large aircraft quently 112 actually built Enhaving wingspan 45 feet gine limitations confined Whirlwind wing has nther high *t mtin fnr finhter flihedial Ia Outer Danels 1/450 BALSAELEVATORCLEAR LASTIC 1/BALUM TUBES VOLANOPY FlF-DF-SF-A/ F-S 2450 BALSA LH S ALUM/ BALSA NOSERUDDERSPRUCE BLOCK1/4 50SERVOSERVO24 PLY WINS BALSARAILBOLT HOLD DOWN CUT OPENING AFTER 3/16 BALSAFUSELAGE IS COMPLETED Ill II F F-2 F-Do 3/32 PLY 3/32 BALSA t71 F-3 CUT OFF AFTER FUSELAGE IS SHEETED BALSA F- CANOPY OUTLINE /O~ I F-5 3/32 BALSAI/S BALSA 1/4 BALSA WING SADOLE SOFT BALSA CIRCULAR FUSELAGETOP VIEWV4SOCROSS SECTION BALSA F-7F-SF-S F-b F-Il IIIf BERG RUbOER/I/IS BRASSCONTROL HORN /TAIIWNEEL CABLEELEVATORSTEERING CABLE 3/32 BALSA FUSELAGE SHEETING GA TXBALSA F6 LS33 AGO2BALSA BALSA KEEL I/S N-I BALSA BLOCK 1/4 PLY 0LEFT RIGHT LINE WITH I/3D PLY FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW 3/32 BALSA II N-6 NOTE TWO OP EACH NACELLE PART BALSA BLOCK________________________________ I/S BALSAREQUIRED RIGHT B LEFT T /LEFT II TRIM FliT N-3N-4 CERTER SHEET N-5 FOR GEAR I/S LITE PLY S REOD EACH NACELLEI/S BALSA SOFT BALSA I/2SO BALSAj~IIBALSA LEADING EDGE/1/FIN7CROSS SECT SPRUCE ALL4L ( k iF-N~i I/B AWM TUBE BALSA NOSEEMBEDDEDBALSA BLOCK IN F-2I/4DOWELGLUED TO FUSELAGE TAP HOLES POR77Ill SIDE ACELLE DETAIL B SD NYLONSEE SHEET S ______________VEN 1/4 PLYWOODWING BOLT3/SD BALSA HOLD DOWN 934DIA DUBROF-9 K / BALSA BLOCK1/4 50 BALSA GLUED TO WING PLY WING /BOLT HOLD DOWNFUSELAGE IS FULLY SHEETED WITH 3/22 BALSA SHEET-OMITTED FOR CLARITY LS BALSA SHEET H IP-IOac I/16PLY IIF-lOB I/B PLY IIEPOXY I/5 TUBE IN 1111 F-bF-b F-IOabc — CABLEI/IS M W RUDDER0 BRASS/////PUSHROD CONNECTORI-I/A TAILWHEEL 3/3D MUSIC WIRE 1/4 BALSA F-Il 1/16 PLY RUDDER HORN- MOUNT ONFRONTREAR RIGHT SIDEPOSTPOST SHEFT OF 2 MODEL AVIATION WESTLAND WHIRLWIND DESIGNED 6 DRAWN BY FRANK B BAKER TRACING BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED A- 1I C U S U U 0 0 0 0 U E0 S -J ova nacelies have 11/2 out thrust engines mounted another 1/a out good single-engine performance Right Well-hidden OS 1 O-FSR engines have plenty cooling patterns Good documentation Whirlwind very hard find best came across though two-page des cription photograph book Planemakers *2 Westland Its available Janes Publishing Co $1595 writing following address 4th floor 115 5th Ave New York NY 10003 Despite lack printed reference material Whirlwind still recognized modelers due small perspective sketches late Hank Clark often appeared fillers modeling magazines number years wife has needling about having multiengine models fly two season obvious solution build yet another twin could use everyday go flying model eyeing Whirlwind number years concerned about potential center-of-gravity CG problem typical short-nosed twin-engine British aircraft success DeHav iliand Mosquito convinced though problem probably visual real As usual designed model two OS Max 10 FSR engines resulting wingspan 54 relatively large size compared small engines means must built lightly also made wing detachable model can easily fit trunk todays smaller cars Construction Due T-tail configura tion departed usual construction sequence building wings first initial step build basic fuselage framework consisting formers -sq n stringers sure notice Former 2 1/16 plywood section embedded curved stringer sections Former 4 forward cut -in sheet spliced -in sq before installation sure glue place -in sheet wing saddle tween Formers 2 5 point Also install steerable tail wheel mechanism Next side sheeting will glued Use medium sheet %2 balsa soak hot water bit ammonia has added Position sheet bottom edge about e trailing edge wing parallel side stringer Use liberal amounts white glue personally prefer Pica Gluit because sandable brand like will work Use lots pins andmaskingtape hold sheeting place check make sure fuselage straight after sheeting attached Set fuselage aside build tail assembly Use very lightweight balsa everything except fin post should hard balsa elevator constructed like T-tail Sailplane horn buried within vertical fin Once stabilizer elevator completed install hinges connect elevator Glue stab vertical fin checking vertical horizontal alignment Note brass horn goes through fin post Install rudder its hinges Once tail surfaces assembled run rudder elevator nylon tubing control cables through fuselage elevator tubing up fin used Hobby Lobby bulk-pack nylon tube braided cable HLH 805 Insert 1/16 music wire Z end elevator horn solder elevator cable Likewise attach /16 music wire rudder cable Z piece drive tail wheel arm Cut out Former 11 fit fin post Slip whole T-tail assembly onto fuse lage pin place making sure rudder vertical elevator spar perpendicular center line Also make sure both rudder elevator can moved cables servo area Sheet vertical fin stabilizer 1/n balsa glue whole assembly fuselage Trim fuselage side sheeting meets vertical fin along line shown plan Select two sheets soft /n balsa cover top bottom fuselage able completely cover fuselage four 3-in sheets Ai balsa will have 92 Model Aviation All-balsa construction both light necessity small engines being used strong Slender fuselage completely covered usIng four sheets 3/32-In balsa SCRAP BALSA EXHAUST SHROUD 3/Bo / MAPLE W310R MOI4IS ENGINE ThROTTLE CABLE jIjjIjjjf RIAL TANK 3/Bx7/S HARD BALSA LEADA4G E MATCH LINEBALSA BWCK Ii ii __ _____ lit____________ WING CROSS SECTION___________________________ R-5THRUR-B 2 SPINNERI/lA PLY SERVO MOUNTIA BALSA SHEET2SPBBIER~-----1 B BOTTOMo----BALSA LEX SECTION OF RIB R-B OMY N-I0N-IOft-I ti iALL RIBS ARE 0j0j/ 110BALSA332 BALSA SNEET CABLEJIfii\I SHEETING 0RI THRUR4SULLIVANI01ft9Tiz ZIi Ill I/IA BALSA SHEET L4o3M BALSA HINGE AILERON THROWS 3/3 AILERON NOTE BUILD IN 1/4 WASHCUT IN TIP FROM RB 10 R-13 NEASURE AT R-12 BLOCK ADOTIONAL 1-1/3OUT 11/2 WING TOP VIEW 3/BoT4 HARD BALSA LE -/8 MUSIC WIREA BALSA I/SoI/4 SPRUCE SPARS SETS REQUIRED--LEADING EDGELOCATION 3/32 BALSA RIBSBLOCK11 --WINGV4o3/4AALSA ELEVATOR COVERED LANDING GEARWITh SILK BLOCK 3/32 BALSA ____CA RIBVIABALSA TE3/33 MW JOINER I/IA PLYI/IA BALSA_____SCFT BALSAHORN MOUNTELEV RIBS -BLOCK ELEVATOR LIABALSA RIBSDETAIL NOT TO SCALE RIGHT SIDELEV THROW _________2 SPINNER--CABLE F MUFFLER SCREW ELEVATOR CROSS SECTION ACCESS_________________________ ISHEET 2 OF 2 ENGINE OS MAX 10BLOCK OR SIMILARIMODEL AVIATION LEFT SIDE K A254TIN SHEET MAKE2 ELLE SHEETING INSERTCUT KEEL FROM 1/4 BALSA SHEETWESTL AND WHIRLWIND FUELTANK DESIGNED S DRAWN BY FRANK B BAKER 3 OIA OLIARO 0I234 56WHEELSNACELLE RACING BY JOE DEMARCO IIII11I L RIGHTS RESERVED make few V-shaped cuts make sheeting go around compound curves getting sheeting fit difficult Rough-cut trim nose block glue onto Former 1 Carve approximate shape sand whole fuselage until joints high spots have smoothed completes fuselage work now wing conventional D-tube con struction center section built unit sure notice leading edge shape between nacelles different outboard nacelles due oil coolers being wing Buildtheouterpanels separate units use dihedral braces join center panel Note rear wing spar outer panel goes through outboard rib center section provides much stronger junction typically used point Sheet bottom wing center section areas shown plan 46 sheet balsa Install aileron nylon tubes control cables well engine control tubes cables Sullivan 507 GRC-3 exit bottom wing Mount plywood servo plates wing putting low possible Sheet top center section use built-up ailerons consisting central 46 sheet ribs top bottom leading edge spar method quick light Shape leading edges being careful transition oil cooler shape normal leading edge nacelle After gluing soft balsa wing tip blocks give whole wing sanding smooth out surfaces Build fuel tanks out K&S easy solder tin plate #254 use brass tubing long enough can trimmed after installation Cut out Lite Ply nacelle formers bend h-in music wire landing gear legs Solder %z brass tube side landing gear mount wheel solder other landing gear side brass tube Epoxy three plywood #4 formers landing gear unit wheel together set build engine mount assembly consisting na celle Formers 1-4 maple engine mounts fuel tank nacelles bit sneaky banana-shaped centerlines have 1 thrust engine beams have addition 1 0 out thrust Pay close attention top view nacelle wing plan whole unit slanted outboard cheatedon spinners fortwo reasons First OS Max lOs dont like run big spinners Hence used some old Williams Bros 2-in spinners approxi mated forward part to-scale spinners Second British used very blunt well-rounded spinner available current manu factures spinners models may want build own true-toscale appearance Next cut bottom sheet material glue engine mount unit Glue Formers 5 6 keel Make two nacelles left right Mount nacelles bottom wing block wing upside down table use Robart incidence meter get 2O setting position nacelles wing trim formers until engine bearers 00 up downthrust 30 out thrust Once proper align ment achieved nacelles can glued bottom wing doing will have thread engine control tubing through Formers 2 3 4 forget youll have real problem hands However tubes hang down bottom wing hard ignore sure check final alignment before glue sets Once nacelle framework attached Continued page 170 Left ailerons consist forward spar 1/16-in sheet center scrap filler plecestop bottom forthe ribs both quickand lightweight Right vertical fIn stabilizer sheeted 1 /32-In balsa results desired lIghtweIght tall assembly 94 Model Aviation ..dng visual feature Westland WhIrlwInd Its T-talI configuration tIme setup virtually unheard aircraft period CALIFOENIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 ingattends wont disappointed flying model should balance wing spar location Add ballast needed get balance Hand-glide model adjusting tail wing incidence get along smooth glide no gallop dive reason lightly tack gluingthe wing during assembly way can cut loose easily adding slivers balsa wing bedsanding away necessaryfor incidence adjust ment Try few flights small number turns motor balance point correct glide okay should have worry about thrust line adjust ments Add down side thrust needed observe flight increase motor turns m stages model flying well stage may seem like slow process time up max-turn flights will have Thorp Tiger properly adjusted youll know its flight characteristics flying indoors lot depends room have Usually steady climb about 50 100 turning 70 80-ft circles about right hope enjoy Peanut Scale Thorp Tiger much youve never built low-wing Peanut Scale model before should give try Reno Air Races/Wallace Continued page 84 North American P-S 1 Mustang British Hawker Sea Fury Grumman F8F Bearcat Chance-Vought F4U Corsair Several planes have equipped monstrous engines props com bination lightened airframes clipped wings streamlining other modifica tions course Unlimiteds 92 miles per lap eight pylons entirely within view specator seating area Similar AT-6 class Unlimiteds start race airborne planes abreast enter race course via what referred chute sight sound seven nine Unlimiteds thunder ing onto course full-power descent spectacular say least Reno Radio Control Club high ly visible race site its display raffle booth addition clubs main booth three satellite booths offered raffle tickets three ready-to-fly RC model packages Reno Stead Airport site air races show incidentally also main flying site 1984 AMA National Contest located approximately 11 miles north downtown Reno via Interstate Highway 1395 Some hotels casinos provide free shuttle bus service race site dates 1986 Reno Air Races Air Show have established September 11-14 Any model flier Tips first-time attendees 1 Make travel hotel accommo dation arrangements early fine hotels select busiest time year week air races show Rates reasonable Circus Circus example offers double-bed room $2400 per day plus tax Monday through Thursday $3200 per day plus tax Friday through Sunday 2 Order air race tickets early want reserved seating address Reno Air Racing Association PO Box 1429 Reno NV 89505 Telephone 702 8267500 3 Food Reno excellent inex pensive Most hotels casinos offer toprated dinners less half price restaurants elsewhere varied buffets very low prices 4 Rental cars readily available companies offer bargain rates $70 $90 per week unlimited mileage compact sub-compact model Shop around via WATTS line number pro vided car rental companies reserve car advance 5 Bring camera lots film tape 24-hour film processing service race site 6 Take some warm clothing normal daytime temperatures race site upper 70s low 80s colder temperatures sometimes occur 7 have radio receiver equipped aircraft band take Youll able listen race pilots talking air traffic controller pace plane conversations fas cinating youll know emergency develops before announced air traffic radio frequency 1185 can avoid indulge moderately other temptations Reno has offer certainly least-expensive vacation spots coun try Whether modeling interest Pylon Racing Aerobatics Scaleor have general interest aviation Reno has should try attend Whirlwind/Baker Continued page 94 wing sheeting top block rear blocks can shaped attached top block will have close its final shape before being attached hard shape once place Install engines spinners glue blocks side engine Carve shape sand nacelles Cut out triangular areas nacelle sheeting glue 2 plywood half-round goes under muffler completed should about %2-in clearance between muffler plywood 170 Model Aviation 6introduces American Aviation History Series two popular freeflight rubberpower models Spirit St Louis 27 WS Beechcraft 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Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please print carefully Enclosed $ NAME STREET J CITY STATE ZIP perpendicular fuselage centerline Drill pilot holes wing hold-down screws tap wing mount plate holes drill wing holes fit tiedown bolts Mount servo rails inside fuselage Cut cannons 3/se aluminum tubing epoxy together Mark cannon holes nose block drill a tough job plan use some filler hide mistakes However glue cannons nose block Using outlines given plans carve balsa block shape canopy used Sig Yn-in butyrate sheet mold own canopy commercial unit could trimmed fit Finishing members club put onto Red Devil Time spack ling compound super lightweight material bit tough put adding bit water wetting sheeting bit seems help sands beautifully produces very smooth surface Put filler blocks sheeted areas sand until gone few spots may need bit fill depressions Once wood filled give whole plane brush-on coat primer sand down chose cover Whirlwind silk applied enough brush coats clear Aerogloss fill pores gave sprayed-on coat aluminum pro vide opaque undercoat coat Cessna gray sprayed whole plane bottom given sprayed coat Cessna gray lightened white Stinson green red black added darkening applied green areas roundels lettering masked contact shelf paper spray-painted pet peeves decal manu facturers give dimensions insignias say -scale doesnt help us build odd scales As result end up painting rather buying paint dries install canopy cannons Flying Whirlwind turned out bit different previous twins takeoff rolls relatively short distance breaks ground three-point attitude just keeps climbing same attitude broke ground Once leveled out picks up speed reasonably fast plane does quick rolls leisurely loops first few times landed Whirlwind nosed over onto its back turns out Whirlwind likes land three-point tail-low attitude just like full-size J-3 Cub Once discovered could grease runway time think will thoroughly enjoy having Whirlwind has unusual appear ance air ground sets apart run-of-the-mill World War II fighter yet very easy airplane fly small enough fit both car pocketbook 172 Model Aviation 5 5 cj -sa -0 0 1 5 - m StO -E Rio uCi2 2 Dvi 00 0 0 0 5-c 5 0 -us 2td 5 0 S ItO 0 5 0 0 C - 8 0 0 0 01 LW DC 00 L