Little Twister (oz10087)

 

Little Twister (oz10087) by R Dudley 1964 - plan thumbnail

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Little Twister. Simple rubber powered helicopter model.

Quote: "The prototype of the Little Twister originally had two rotor blades but, due to vibration problems, a third blade was added. It is an indoor or outdoor model but, for maximum performance, it is essential to keep the weight as low as possible.

Little Twister is an ideal introduction to helicopters and it will fly up around the clubroom rafters, blowing years of dirt down! This draught can also come in handy for retrieving 'hung up' indoor jobs, it being quite easy after a bit of practice to position the model above the beam and blow the stranded one down!

Start building by assembling the spine on the plan and then cement two of the 3/32 in sq upright pylons in place. Remove this assembly from the plan, turn it over and cement the other two 3/32 in sq pylons in position. The remainder of the construction is done 'in the hand.'

Cement the 1/4 in balsa block hub on top of the four 3/32 in sq pylons and add the centre and bottom half frames. Now cement the two side 3/32 sq in pylons in place, then bind and cement all six pylon members to the I in. balsa hub. The undercarriage wire is bound and cemented to the bottom of the fuselage, also the motor peg gussets and the two 3/32 in sq bracing struts under the fuselage.

Now add the skids, which are made by rounding off in. sq. hard balsa, bind and cement well. Lightly sand the whole structure and cover both sides of the fuselage with light-weight tissue, but do not cover the underside of the fuselage..."

Little Twister, Model Aircraft, January 1964.

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Little Twister (oz10087) by R Dudley 1964 - model pic

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  • (oz10087)
    Little Twister
    by R Dudley
    from Model Aircraft (ref:387)
    January 1964 
    19in span
    Rubber F/F
    clean :)
    all formers complete :)
    got article :)
  • Submitted: 07/05/2018
    Filesize: 294KB
    Format: • PDFbitmap
    Credit*: Circlip, RFJ
    Downloads: 846

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User comments

Doh, the previous plan in this slot (North Pole) was a duplicate, see North Pole (oz6080). Have shuffled the files around now, and put a new plan here in this slot, the Little Twister.
SteveWMD - 21/05/2018
Hi, I've built a Little Twister Free flight helicopter and videod the build if you would like to add a link to the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/YR-l6_FhaUg. I've added a link back to the OZ page for the model in the video description. Cheers.
Cliff Harvey - 02/04/2023
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