Arsenal VB-10 (oz16194)
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Arsenal VB-10. Free flight scale model for rubber power. Wingspan 27 in.
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Quote: "ARSENAL VB 10 SPAN 27” DRAWN 14 MAR 2025.
FUSELAGE CONSTRUCTION: Once again I use the ladder jig for fuselage construction making each rung of the ladder to place the fuselage formers in place using the demarcation lines on the former to place them on the rungs. I add a wing saddle between formers “C” and “E” removing the lower portion of former “D” . Adding stringers one at a time on one side then going to the other side for matching stringer.
WING CONSTRUCTION: Wing construction is the Dave Rees’ sliced rib style construction. Wing tips are made using 3/32” balsa sheet. When I first started building the sliced ribs I actually sliced the ribs from 1/16” sheet using a jig I made from hobby sticks that looked like tongue depressor the doctor uses. I printed a paper pattern using Word and a picture scaled to size needed. I then glued it to the hobby stick and using an Exacto knife cut out the rib shape. You’ll find sever light passes cuts these hard wood stick rather than heavy pressure trying to cut in one pass. Once this is done I sanded the curved edge smooth and use this to cut a second stick. I then glued the two stick together leaving a 1/16” space from the curved edge. I then cut the shape of the upper rib in the sheet balsa at the bottom of the sheet I’d be using to cut the sliced ribs from. This allowed me to place the rib patter on the sheet 1/16” up from the bottom and cut out the ribs quickly. Stickandtissue.com has a tutorial on this: https://www.stickandtissue.com/forum/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1567628106/1#1
EMPENNAGE CONSTRUCTION: The horizontal stab is built from 3/32” sq and sheet balsa, flat on the building board. An additional rib topper using 3/32” strip over the ribs and sanded to airfoil helps to add stiffening to the stab to keep warps to a minimum. The vertical stab fin/rudder is built “In the Air” the outline is built first flat on the board then the vertical spar is added and the 1/32”x1/8” ribs are glued over the spar and to the L.E. and T.E. giving the vertical surface some body rather than a flat surface. I must credit this style to Chris Starleaf who posted his builds on Small Flying Arts and Hippocketaeronautics sites. Thanks Chris for this idea.
Tom Akery/Sky9pilot"
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A comment rather than a correction: there are no ribs shown.Cannot expect performance match the prototype...
Pat - 08/08/2025
I think that's deliberate. See Tom's notes on the construction method. As I see it there is only one airfoil shape used, and the actual shape is not critical. If you see what I mean. The link that Tom has included to S&T shows you pics of this kind of construction.
SteveWMD - 09/08/2025
My apologies Gents, I usually use the Clark "Y" airfoil for general shape. It's a nice flat bottom airfoil. I have a pattern for actual sliced ribs from my Do-335 wing, see Dornier Do 335 (oz13875). With the sliced rib or as Mike Stuart's tutorial (formed rib) sliced from the molded sheet. For different size ribs-the length of the rib is trimmed from the trailing edge to fit the length. Hope this is clear.
Tom Akery - 09/08/2025
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