Renard R-2 (oz2504)

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Renard R-2. Free flight scale rubber model. Belgian 2 seater observation plane. Air Trails October 1947.

Quote: "THE Renard R-2, an observation plane used extensively by the Belgian Air Force, comes pretty nearly being the absolute tops in performance for flying scale models. The long, sleek fuselage, parasol wing, and ample nose moment arm make for stability and performance to a degree seldom found in a scale model.

This job is easy to construct, is rugged, and has only about fourteen hours of work in it.

Fuselage. Scale fuselage plans up to full size, then make two sides, using a square throughout. Be sure to use wax paper over your plans, as it prevents sticking to plans. Now invert fuselage sides and lay on scaled-up plan view of fuselage. Cement in cross braces, and let dry. Next, cement soft 1/4 in block on bottom of fuselage from nose to first station; let dry, then carve to rounded shape.

Make all top formers from 1/16 sheet, as shown in the drawings. When dry, cut notches for the 5 1/16 in square stringers. Cement in 1/16 in round balsa tail skid as shown on plans and put in rear hook, making sure that it is bent to safety shape.

Carve nose block from 1/2 x 1 in x 1-1/2 in balsa block.. The shaft hole in nose block should have two degrees down thrust and two degrees right thrust..."

Update 14/9/2024: Added alternate plan scan, thanks to theshadow.

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