Mambo (oz16015)
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Mambo. Radio control sport trainer model. Wingspan 48 in.
The Sterling Mambo (oz4073) kit first appeared in the late 1950s. This here is a later CAD drawn plan from Bob Harris Models. Note this plan includes parts arranged for laser-cutting.
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(oz16015)
Mambo
by Bob Harris
from Bob Harris Models
2005
48in span
IC R/C Cabin
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Submitted: 02/05/2025
Filesize: 440KB
Format: • PDFbitmap • CADfile
Credit*: BobHarris
Downloads: 271
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The Mambo was the first RC model I ever flew. It wasn't mine, but my buddy Al's. It didn't fly. At first. We believed the Sterling plans that showed how to modify the elevator position if you had one of the new "lightweight transistor receivers". That's what Al did. Big mistake. My excellent hand launch threw it right into the ground. Twice. Now this wasn't our first rodeo, we already knew how to make a model fly. Previous hand glides had worked fine. Later, advice from Ray Seay, one of my paper route customers, let us know what was wrong, which everybody but us knew. The plans were wrong, and should have been built without modification. It was tail heavy too, and a little weight up front made it flyable. Second attempt finally gave us success, but Al's anemic Fox 09 was barely enough to get it over ten feet in altitude. It ran well just not quite enough, despite our lightweight transistor receiver. A replacement Fox 15 made it into a rocket ship. Al's cure would have made Rube Goldberg proud, an added throttle control made from a rubber toothbrush tamed the Fox enough for controlled flight. In 1962, this was a normal part of radio control. We didn't care, we were Seniors in high school and could do anything. The Mambo did give us some success, we received our one (and only) "A" in English class where we wrote about it.Doug Smith - 11/05/2025
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