GE Cabinette (oz2181)

About this Plan

GE Cabinette. Free flight gas model, from June 1942 MAN.

Note this is not a full size plan. This is a scan of the drawings as they appeared in the magazine pages in 1942.

Quote: "With a short hop and bound this little ship is in the air, standing on its tail climbing skyward. A few seconds later it is a speck in the sky. Be careful to time the motor for less than twenty seconds or you will spend more time looking for the ship than it takes to build a new one.

This model fulfills the need of a realistic looking plane that will give a good account of itself when flown in any kind of weather.

The wing is raised on a high cabin for stability. The cut-out in its leading edge allows the wing to be placed nearer the propeller, thus giving the ship a shorter nose moment arm and added stability.

The plans are shown half size. Any measurement not given call be determined by merely doubling the size shown. The whole plan should be drawn up first: this is easily done with a pair of dividers and ruler. If you prefer, the plans call be enlarged for a class B ship. One of this size has been built and is constantly turning in good flights.

Start the construction by assembling the fuselage sides. The longerons and struts are pinned in place over the full size drawing, placing the pins on both sides of the members but not through them. After the joints are cemented and dry remove the side assembly from the plan. Make both sides in a similar manner.

Assemble the two sides by cementing the firewall and the stern post in place; the latter is the rearmost upright member of the fuselage shown on the plans. Hold the joints together with pins while they dry. Next the cross members, top and bottom, can be put in place; also the cabin structure which is built up with formers and a keel that runs from its rear to the front of the fin..."

Note for a later re-drawn (and full-size) version of this design, see the 1964 Joe Wagner plan GE Cabinette (oz5440) which fixes some issues and errors in the original plan.

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