Open Road Special (oz16483)

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Open Road Special. Rubber duration model. Wingspan 35 in.

Note the Open Road Special was first published in Open Road for Boys, Sept 1940. This here is a redrawn plan published in RCMW Nov 2015.

Quote: "How To Build The Korda Open Road Special. Exlusive and complete plans.

BECAUSE aviation is the most important, the most interesting, and the most thrilling development of this scientific age; because more boys are interested in aviation than in any other subject under the sun; because model airplanes are the normal and natural way to progress in aviation - for these good and sufficient reasons The Open Road for Boys magazine, on the lookout for whatever will be of interest and benefit to its readers, has prepared a special treat for you.

It has persuaded Dick Korda of Cleveland, whose model plane won the 1939 International Wakefield Cup at Bendix, New Jersey, with a remarkable forty-three minute flight, to design a plane for The Open Road - a model all our own and one which you can make yourself from the plans presented herewith.

Dick is a busy young man, as you can imagine, but he has put his best effort into the designing of this plane, and critics who know their way around in aviation circles have pronounced this model a ten-strike.

It is said that seven million youths in this country are interested in one way or another in aviation. Truly it is a worthwhile hobby, and one that will well repay all the time you are able to devote to it. From familiarity with the manufacture and operation of model airplanes comes a knowledge of and acquaintance with the principles of flight which are vital to progress in this important activity.

The Open Road plane which can be made by a careful following of these plans is designed to perform in an outstanding manner (having flown over an hour in a test flight), and will repay the care and thought necessary to build it.

If you've never done anything like it before, get your older brother or your dad to help you; but by all means, do not fail to grasp this opportunity to produce an Open Road champion plane, at an insignificant cost.

A top-flight design by the top-flight model plane flyer of the world - that's something, isn't it? The KO.R.DA Open Road Model Plane is big news to every boy interested in model flying. Experts call it the best of Korda designs. It is a wonderful job, incorporating the best features of contest models and adding several new ideas.

Best of all perhaps is its simplicity of construction. The flat side fuselage is a distinct advantage over the bulkhead type because its a lot easier to build. The free wheeling device on the propeller is another advantage. The wing mount set into the fuselage makes for especially sturdy construction. You can use a hand drill with a hook as a winder and that detachable nose block is another reason for cheers from the model plane builders.

Dick Korda has won honor as well as championships with his planes. This latest and newest KO.R.DA Open Road plane, beautiful of design, easy of construction, a marvelous competitive performer, brings him new credit, new fame.

BODY: Cover your full size enlargement with wax paper on a flat board. Lay out the two sides of the body together, by putting pins all along the outside and the inside of the longerons to hold them in place. Fit in the uprights firmly, and cement well.

While the two sides are drying, cement on the two stabilizer rests, being careful to keep the tops parallel with the center line. This is very important..."

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Note see also Open Road Special (oz424) for a redrawn version of this design by Jim O'Reilly, 1999.

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