Hot Wood
Construction: Start with the wing. Select a sheet of 1/4 by 3" lightweight A or C grain balsa, free of warps, for the wing. Mark the outline of the wing on the balsa and cut it out. Locate the high point of the wing, as indicated on the plans, and draw a line along the top of the wing at this point. Mark the dihedral joint locations, making sure they are square with the leading edge. Using a razor plane, cut away the material from the high point of the wing to the trailing edge in a straight line. (See the airfoil section on the drawings.) Any wood left in this area is excess weight, and this model must be light to fly properly. The front of the airfoil should be planed off carefully, starting at the leading edge, and working back to the high point. Note that the underside of the leading edge is rounded off slightly, so be careful not to take too much off the top.
The Air Force Museum
THERE IS an added attraction this year for those planning to attend the 1976 AMA National competition to be held at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Many of the outdoor meets will be flown adjacent to the Air Force Museum-the oldest and largest military museum in the world. The restored or authentically reproduced aircraft gathered in the Museum and in the outdoor aircraft park are not just interesting display pieces, but are real planes. And while it is true that the collection is predominately military, the whole spectrum of aeronautics is represented here from the earliest balloons to the missiles lined up like silent sentinels at the Museum entrance.
Paygo
Especially attractive to Junior and Senior class modelers with a minimum of building time, this simple model was designed for competition both in Payload and Cargo-and it has placed first on both those events at the Nats.
