House Fly (oz16397)

About this Plan

House Fly. Simple indoor rubber model. Wingspan 6 in.

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Quote: "This model was designed by Gadaffi Rabiu, who is one resourceful individual. Model airplane materiel is scarce to nonexistent where he lives but he wanted to fly models anyway.

The prototype of this model was made of grass, carefully dried and treated so that the glue would stick. It is covered with plastic bag materiel. The propellor is cut from a soda bottle. The motor mount is from an aluminum soda can. Music wire was not available for landing gear wire, so the landing gear was also built up grass. The axles are sewing pins, as is the back rubber hook. The rubber for the motor came out of a damaged bungee tie down cord. The motor axle is a paper clip. The wheels were heavy paper.

This interpretation of Gaddafi’s design is all 1/16 Balsa except for the fuselage which is 1/8 X1/8 tapered toward the tail. The covering is green fruit bag from the grocery store.

In the spirit of Gadaffi’s design, by all means, experiment with different matériels for construction.

The plan is what I guess the model would be if made with a Balsa wood frame. The C.G. Is at 30% of chord for wide circles and move it back for tighter turns."

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