Tipsy S2 (oz15499)

About this Plan

Tipsy S2. Peanut scale model for rubber power. Wingspan 13 in.

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Update 10/9/2024: Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, thanks to Siegfried Glockner. This is a clearer scan, also now shows annotated CG location.

Quote: "Hello outerzone team, My name is Siegfried Glöckner (Germany), I once had drawn the original plan of the Tipsy S2 model in P-Nut size and built the prototype model. The model was entered in an indoor flying contest in august 1994 at Flemalle, Belgium, near the town Liege. During the contest I was asked for a copy of the building plan which existed then only as rough pencil lines to help me to build a prototype. So, I completed the sketch to an inked drawing to make copies. I later blew up the P-Nut plan for a bigger model with 40cm wingspan to be entered in a pure Scale Contest where flying time was not the matter. Important was appearance of the sequences: takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, landing. This 40cm span model was used for the photos taken, because the length of the landing gear is scale.

When I had a look on the Tipsy-S2 plan I noticed that no CG is indicated. A no-go on a plan published by Outerzone. Fortunately, I have the models still in stock. So, I could verify the CG-position at my models to be added on the building plan.

After this modification I noticed that the wingspan is longer than 13 inches on the plan. I remembered this was necessary to get a P-Nut- size wingspan when dihedral is installed. To save modelers seeing an error when studying the plan, I added this hint on the plan at the upper right corner.

These two supplements are indicated by asterisks (*) on the plan. Feel free how you want to use the modified oz15499 plan."

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