KC Cutie (oz2238)

About this Plan

K.C. Cutie. Free flight gas model, sports biplane. From January 1952 Air Trails.

Quote: "How can you resist this F/F beauty? Rediscover fun of line-less flying!

Like many other model builders. I have always had a fond love for biplanes. Yet most of us put them aside for the conventional monoplane because of their complexity and the extra wing required, utie is the result of some questions asked of me by a young builder, and in this model I have tried to combine realism and good sport performance.

The total wing area is about 350 square inches and the finished weight, including a paint job, is 14 ounces. The climb is good and on a 20 second motor run the model can cover considerable distance if a breeze is blowing. Incidentally, Cutie flies equally well in a wind and will roll out on the top of a stall if improperly launched.

The fuselage sides are cut from medium hard 1/16 sheet balsa; be careful to maintain the correct nose angle and lower wing cut-out, Cement bulkheads F-1 and F-5 in position on one side, and when dry cement on the other side. Draw the fuselage ends together and cement. Add the remaining formers. to the back and attach the 1/16 x 3/32 hard balsa stringers. The cockpit between F-4 and F-5 is filled in with soft 1/8 x 1/4 balsa; sand smooth and then cut out. Attach the landing gear to the 1/8 plywood bulkhead and cement in place.

Carve to shape and add the soft balsa bottom nose block which runs from the lower wing cut-out to the tip of the nose. Cover the bottom with meditim 1/16 sheet balsa running the grain across the fuselage. The balsa block behind F-2 is made in two pieces which are slanted 45 degrees..."

Update 03/01/2014: Replaced this plan with a clearer version at 400dpi, thanks to JJ.

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Article pages, text and pics, thanks to BillW.

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