Flying Flea (oz15560)

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Flying Flea. Free flight scale model, for rubber power.

Note this kit as sold did not include a plan drawing. The kit came with the physical parts, the instructions, parts ID sheet, some notes, etc, but not any plan in the traditional sense. No general layout drawing. The parts should simply slot together as shown in the instructions. So these files here should be all you need to build the model.

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Quote: "Hi, Some time ago I acquired some modelling bits and pieces in old boxes, one box being for the ‘Welcom’ Flying Flea. This kit of die-cut and pre-formed wire parts appears to have been produced in the 1930’s. Alas there was no model in the box but there was the instruction and blueprint sheets.

Using the ‘blueprint’ as a guide I have reproduced the wood parts as near as I can for laser cutting bearing in mind the shapes shown on it for the rib and spar ends are rectangular! No details of sizes, etc. are given on the box lid or plan so I have based the model size on the wing main spar, this being the longest of the die-cut parts. The box is nearly 14” long and my version works out at 11½” span although I suspect the actual model may have been around 13”. Mine can be built using one 36” x 3” x 1/16” sheet of medium soft and 12” x 1½” x 1/16” medium balsa.

Attached are pictures of my prototype [main pic, 003]. As the flying instructions say, the model is very sensitive to trimming but flies remarkably well. I am currently making one for r/c, I’ll let you know if it works! Regards, Rod Moore"

Supplementary file notes

Build notes.
Instructions.
Laser cut files.

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