Super Phoenix (oz2080)

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Super Phoenix. Free flight gas pylon model. January 1949 Air Trails. Arden .199 engine shown.

Quote: "This is the Super Phoenix, now a favorite with a number of modelers. The general design has been used by many top notch flyers for an impressive list of contest wins.

This differs from earlier experimental designs in many respects, and especially by having the wing raised to keep the center of resistance high.The new wing section is thinned out and is flat on the bottom. The climb has been increased considerably as those who have seen this model perform at Eastern meets will attest. The glide has been bettered to the point where I consider it nearly perfect.

Among the engines you can power this ship with are the Arden, McCoy, Ohlsson, K&13 and Veco.

The model is quite easy to build. There are no tricky parts to give trouble. Flying is equally simple. Using a glow plug engine, the ship is trimmed for a flat glide - not a diving glide - but rather with a suggestion of a slight stall. Then, by offsetting the tail plug you give enough left rudder to kill the initial stall. With this adjustment the plane will not spin in under power but instead will roll up and avert what might otherwise be - on infrequent occasions - a crack-up.

There are no offset thrust adjustments. All that is required is that the model glide to the left. This is best checked from the side of a hill. The thrust will take it up to the right. The ship flies so fast that at the end of the power run it will level out in much the same manner as a hand-launched glider. With this method there is no altitude lost and when the motor run ends the model will be really up there and on its own.

Regarding flying - about all that need be said is to have the model gliding well. Add weight to get the proper glide. If you hesitate to fly your model with engine wide open on first tests and are unable to get the engine to run slow, add a little oil to the fuel mixture and use a large prop. This will slow down your job sufficiently during adjustment period."

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Article page, text and pics, thanks to BillW.

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