Boo Ray (oz14185)
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Boo Ray. Control line profile Goodyear Class Team Racer model. For 2.5 - 3.5 cc engines.
Note the Boo Ray and Little Gem (oz4434) designs both appeared in the same article.
Quote: "The Cassutt 'BooRay'. The full-size BooRay is a Jim Cassutt design, built and raced by Marion Baker, in whose hands it has proved to be the fastest Cassutt built to date. The builder removed many of the curves from the basic design which is why this particular Cassutt has been selected for control line racing. The basic three-views used to build this model were found in the Racing Planes Annual for the Cassutt IIM and these have been modified to BooRay after studying the numerous photographs of this aircraft in this publication.
Three replicas of this model have been built by fellow club members and all proved to fly very sweetly off the club field, which consists of short grass, when a conventional mono-leg undercarriage was used (as shown on the Little Gem plan). However, future development of this very successful model proved that pit-stops could be improved by fitting a rearward wheel and prop skid, and this arrangement is shown on the plan.
When this undercarriage lay-out is used, it has been found that cutting the motor (via the fuel shut-off) three-quarters of a lap from the pit man, the model can be 'greased-in' half a lap out, then an application of full down elevator quarter of a lap out moves the model firmly on to the out-board tip and nose skid. This slows the model considerably as well as stabilising it on the ground so that it arrives at the pitman firmly and at a comfortable speed - no danger of taking his hand away! However, the designer stresses that while take-offs and landings are trouble-free in calm weather, an experienced pilot could be a considerable asset under inclement conditions. If you lack this confidence. then you would be better advised to fit the Little Gem's forward-raked unit..."
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Note for the complete article, see Little Gem (oz4434).
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(oz14185)
Boo Ray
by Dave Clarkson, John Daly
from Aeromodeller
February 1972
23in span
IC C/L
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Submitted: 24/10/2022
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