Curtiss Wright XP-87 (oz16638)

About this Plan

Curtiss Wright XP-87. Free flight scale model for rubber power.

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Quote: "CURTISS WRIGHT XP-87
16” RUBBER TWIN
DRAWN 16 NOV 2017

This plan was inspired by a cookup on HPA modeling site. They were building various Dime Scale style models and someone mentioned a twin Dimer and I was thinking early jets so I decided to try this light bomber experimental aircraft as a twin with clear props.

CONSTRUCTION:

WING: The wing is constructed using 1/16” sq and sheet balsa. Sheet ribs. If you look close you’ll see blue lines noting where the nacelles are placed under the wing. The wing spars are 1/16” sq over and under the spars. I would have trouble leaving the spars alone without adding vertical grain balsa spreaders between the top and bottom spars from the fuselage out to the nacelles for additional strength. But I do tend to over build my models.

NACELLES: The nacelles are built up using 1/16” sheet formers and 1/16” sq stringers. Prop motor sticks are what the formers are built on. The cowls are blocks of 1/16” sheets laminated cross grain and sanded to shape. Motor sticks made of 1/16” x1/8” balsa made into a “T” beam motor stick.

FUSELAGE: Box style construction is used in building the fuselage. I prefer one-piece wings, so I show it to be constructed for a one-piece wing. But I also show the fuselage with wing pockets for just outer wing panels with no center section to the wing. Of course it’s the Dimer construction using 1/16” sq and sheet balsa.

EMPENNAGE: Tail feathers are 1/16” sq and sheet balsa as per the plan."

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