Profile Quickie (oz14492)

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Profile Quickie. Rubber powered profile scale model. Wingspan 16 in.

Quote: "By JOHN WALKER You could call this a 'Quickie Quickie', because the profile fuselage and all-sheet construction make this unusual scale subject an ultra-fast building project. Profile Quickie, by John Walker.

It's difficult to determine whether this model Quickie should be classified as a biplane, low wing, high wing, tandem wing, pusher with the engine in front(?) or what. One thing you must admit, it is different.

The full size Quickie was designed and built by Burt Rutan (of Vari-eze fame) and is not only radical in appearance but also highly efficient energy-wise. !t is constructed of foam and fiberglass (sounds familiar). For more information on the real thing, read Don Berliner's article in the May 1978 Model Aviation.

Our model is in profile form. Profile models have been around for 40-45 years. In the early 1930's Cleveland Model & Supply Co sold profile kits. I think you can still get plans for those models from Mr ET Packard, who still runs the company and advertises in most model magazines. Back in the late 1930's and early 1940's, all of the model magazines featured one such model in just about every issue, by such modelers as Louis Garami, Rex Hall, Man Orthof, and a few others I don't remember.

The idea when building models of any type is to construct them as light as possible. Select the wood carefully from contest grade balsa. Our model was assembled with cyanoacrylate as the adhesive. It is quick, light and strong.

The plan is full size and contains all necessary information to make the model. Cut the fuselage to shape. If the wood you use is stiff enough you can omit the fuselage stiffeners above and below the motor slot.

Cut the rudder to shape. Sand it to a symmetrical airfoil shape. Cut the slits for control. Attach to the fuselage.

Cut the wing and canard panels to shape. Note grain direction on the plan. Sand the panels to an airfoil section. Remember there is a RIGHT and a LEFT panel. Cement the panel together. Be sure the dihedral and anhedral are correct. Carefully slide the wing and canard through the slots cut in the fuselage. Cement them in place. You night want to add an epoxy 'skin' around the areas where the wing and canard interseca the fuselage. This will provide extra strength..."

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Quote: "Hi Mary & Steve, Please find attached plan and article for the Quickie, designed by John Walker... Kind regards, Ian Salmon."

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