Stained Glass Window (oz15226)

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Stained Glass Window. Rubber sport model. Wingspan 8 in.

Quote: "The Stained-Glass Window. A rubber-powered kite, the man called it! Or maybe it's a flying carpet. if you fly it in the church parking lot, you'll have a nifty excuse when the reverend comes out to investigate. Using the full-size plans on the next two pages, you'll find it almost puts itself together. By Bill Hannan.

Here is an easy-to-build little flyer that attracts a great deal of attention wherever it is flown. It k the most recent in a series developed by the author which was based upon kites. An earlier and larger model called Stringless Wonder was published in the April, 1971 American Aircraft Modeler. Both designs have placed well in flying-wing contests sponsored by the Northrop model airplane club, and enlarged versions have flown with CO2 and glow-engine power.

Construction: Since our plan is presented actual size, you can begin building right away, after protecting the drawings with a sheet of clear plastic wrap. Select straight fairly light 1/16 square balsa strips, with the exception of the leading edge members which should be hard grade to withstand possible impact damage during landings.

Cut the longest pieces first, and use the leftover portions for the short members. In this way, very little precious wood will be wasted. When pinning the strips down, angle straight pins inward on each side, rather than piercing the wood, which would weaken it. The original model was constructed with Titebond glue, which worked very well. Note that the outer wing panels and elevator are not glued to the wing center section until later.

After the frames have completely dried, carefully remove them from the building board, Lightly sandpaper the structure to remove any lumps of glue or other roughnesses, be-fore covering. It is also a good idea to inspect each glue joint carefully, and if necessary, to re-cement.

Covering; Here's a good chance to let your imagination run wild! The more colors, the better. Use any arrangement of your choice, but it is best to try the general effect with bits of tissue before affixing them position. We located a great variety of colored tissue available by mail from..."

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