Week-ender (oz1110)
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Week-ender (Weekender). Single channel sport RC model for .049 motor.
Quote: "The original was built, as its name implies, over a weekend, some four years ago, and has since been the source of countless hours of flying fun. If it looks rather tatty in the pictures, therefore, it is hardly surprising. Low-level passes, 'control-line' type fly-it-round-yourself and 'limbo' flying are all favourites with Weekender, but the 'bend' rate can be quite frequent if you get that little bit too blasé. However, the structure is very strong for its size, and field-repairability almost unlimited!
The great point about Weekender is that it can be flown in most weather conditions, and the change of trim required is quickly and easily effected by adjusting tailplane incidence. A number of replicas have already been built by friends, and they have all shown the same built-in characteristics - so this is not one of those 'one man model' designs, and you can get together the materials ready for the next wet weekend, with every confidence. Yes, started on Friday evening and ready to fly - apart from letting the proofer harden—by Sunday evening, and I’m not usually a quick builder, either!
General construction is so straightforward as to need few notes other than those on the plan, but I do suggest you use my own particular method of fuselage construction. It’s designed to dispense with the “framework” type of fuselage, and fiddling around with longerons and spacers. You also get a dead-true fuzz and can wire in the escapement etc. so much more easily, too. Once you’ve tried it, I’ll bet you use it for your next own-design job."
Update 04/07/2014: Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, thanks to AllanWarner.
Update 06/05/2016: article pages, text & pics added, thanks to RFJ.
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Week-ender
by Dave Hughes
from Radio Modeller
June 1966
31in span
IC R/C
clean :)
all formers complete :)
got article :) -
Found online 23/05/2011 at:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126587...
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