Patriot (oz12947)

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Patriot. Simple rubber stick model.

Quote: "ROG's, I think, can best be described as 'fun' models. They are simple to build, cost little, and can be flown most anywhere. The abbreviation, incidentally, means 'Rise-Off-Ground.' Light weight enables them to take most bumps and knocks without serious damage, and when properly trimmed, their flight pattern is smooth and steady, from the first burst of power, to the final dead-stick landing.

Patriot is all of these. She is fast under power, steady in the climb, and most graceful and fiat in the glide. But I think you'll see what I mean when you've finished building your Patriot.

Construction: Before cutting material, look at the plan, starting with the illustration in the upper lefthand corner. The fuselage is composed of four parts, PC1, main fuselage, PC2, nose, and two PC's NR, all of which are cut from the piece of 1/8 sheet.

These parts are assembled with the addition of the landing gear and eyelet as shown to form the nose section. (PC6 need not be cut out, but use scrap 'k sheet to fill the space after the eyelet is in place.) Notice that there is a notch in the top edge only of the fuselage. This notch enables the landing gear to fair in with the nose. Each one of the PC's NR is notched on the inside only in order to accept the landing gear and retain it firmly after being glued in place.

Note also that NR is to be cut to the curve indicated by the arrowhead between PC1 and PC2. (Make sure when cutting out the parts that the grain runs in the direction shown on the drawing.)

The next piece used on the fuselage is the wing rib WR. Four of these are required and are cut from the piece of 1/16 sheet. Two of these pieces are glued to the fuse-lage, one on each side of the Wing mount. The two remaining pieces are cemented to the underside of each wing panel at the location shown on the plans.

Two wing panels are required, and are cut to the shape shown on the plan. The stabilizer and fin are conventional. The wing panels, stab. and fin are cut from the 1/42 sheet.

The landing gear, prop shaft, and rear hook are bent from the 1/32 dia wire to the shape indicated on the plan. The prop shaft is bent back after the propeller and washers are placed on the shaft.

Transferring patterns from the plan: There are a couple of methods by which parts outlines can be transferred to wood. The first method which is sometimes used is to place a sheet of carbon paper between the plan and the material, The outline of the part on the plan is then drawn over with a sharp pencil and, by means of the carbon paper, the outline of the part is transferred to the wood. The disadvantage in this method is keeping the plan and the material from moving. One slip and you have to start over. The second method, which I prefer, gives you greater accuracy and easier handling of the patterns. With this method, the part drawing itself is cut directly from the plan, placed on the wood, and then is outlined by means of a ballpoint pen..."

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