Douglas A1E Skyraider (oz16118)

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Douglas A1E Skyraider. Free flight scale model for rubber power. Wingspan 30 in.

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Quote: "DOUGLAS AD-1 30 in SPAN. DRAWN 22 NOV, 2013. This is one of those airplanes from a book I read many years ago and couldn’t forget. It was used by the pilot to pick up a fellow pilot who's aircraft was hit by ground fire on his way back to the carrier. This version of the Skyraider has a very large fuselage that several men could climb into. Story goes he landed beside the disabled aircraft and his buddy scrambled in the plane as it idled by his downed plane. So when I saw a CL plan for this bird I had to redraw it for rubber power. I forgot to give credit to the CL plan designer. My apologies. I don’t remember these details.

WING CONSTRUCTION: As you can tell when I build, I go for the wings first. I also use either the cracked rib or the David Rees’ sliced rib style wing construction. This plan used the sliced rib construction. Here’s a link to Mike Sturat’s tutoral on this construction: https://www.ffscale.co.uk/rees.htm

FUSELAGE CONSTRUCTION: Box style construction with the two side built over each other. One side first then the next side over the first. I usually start joining the center of the fuselage first. When dry pin it to the building board holding the sides vertical. Then draw the tail together adding crossmembers . Pinning in place as you go to keep the fuselage straight. Once the tail is done begin drawing the nose together.

EMPENNAGE CONSTRUCTION: Horizontal stab has separated elevators for help in trimming for flight. I use produce twistees that the market gives to tie off the plastic bags you put your veggies in.

The vertical fin and rudder are built separately 'in the air' glue together the outline of the parts and then add the 1/32”x1/8” outside ribs making them a fuller fin/rudder more like the real aircraft.

Funny what inspires a particular plan for a particular aircraft.
Tom Akery/Sky9pilot"

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