Midas (oz3026)

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Midas. Control line stunt model. Gerry Flaugher's Midas, control line stunter, from Model Airplane News issue 08-65. For K&B Torp 45 power.

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Update 22/03/2021: Added article, thanks to RFJ.

Quote: "Midas 45 is a control-line design that can meet the needs of both contest and sport fliers. The sport fliers will find this one a joy to build and as rugged as any he will come across for just plain flying fun.

Midas has evolved from two years of experimentation which began with a Phoenician design. That very fine flying model didn't have the ground handling characteristics that I like my planes to have, so I moved the landing gear to the wing with a big improvement' in landings and take-offs. In the fall of 1962 I decided to make an intensive modification of the design. I tried to retain some of the flying characteristics of the Phoenician while at the same time change the looks and the type of construction. Well as all of you know it, it's almost impossible to come up with something really different.

I made these changes: A trike gear, an I-beam wing, fully sheeted wing and a change in fuselage lines. This plane was named Midas 35. It had just under 600 square inches of area and had an all up weight of 59 ounces. I used a 20% airfoil at the root tapering to only 17% at the tip. It had a flying speed of about 55 to 60 mph.

After about 75 flights, streess cracks began appearing at a couple of places on the fuselage. Alss the landing gear was too stiffly mounted and it couldn't be landed anywhere but on a paved surface without bouncing.

Among other things that happened to Midas 35 were: the tank vents were too long and vibrated excessively, so I cut into the side of the fuselage and re-vented the tank..."

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