Fairey Fulmar (oz3409)

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Fairey Fulmar. Free flight scale model of the WWII carrier fighter for .010 power. From Model Aircraft, February 1962.

Quote: "A free flight scale model for the Cox .010. Fairey Fulmar by MF Hawkins.

At a first glance there would seem to be dozens of scale prototypes suitable for the Cox Tee Dee .010, but the little brute is so powerful that a span of at least 30 in is required to handle it. This immediately eliminates radial engined prototypes, since most models of this size have a cowling so big that the 3 in prop could fit inside! The Fulmar, however, has a slim nose, while its simple straight lines, plus a cockpit that requires no moulding, make it suitable for anyone who has built a F/F model before.

The original aircraft was used by the Fleet Air Arm up to 1941. In the Mediterranean they did well against the Italians, but were at a disadvantage when the Luftwaffe appeared. In the Far East, in March 1941, the Fulmars from HMS Hermes were destroyed on the ground at Trincomalee in Ceylon, by Japanese carrier planes of the Naguma Force. Shortly afterwards, the defenceless carrier itself was sunk.

Construction. Wing. The halves are built separately, then joined using the spar braces, with the two dihedral jigs pinned firmly to the building board under W7, to check the angle. The top and bottom leading edge sheeting is added, then the capping strips. The wing is now covered with light Model-span, given two thin coats of dope and, as soon as the surface is dry, pinned firmly down at the centre section and the tips and left for 48 hours. If your building board is flat, the wing just cannot have warps!

Tail. Cut to shape from soft 1/8 in sheet, remove the centre lightening pieces, add the 1/8 in sq ribs, cover, dope and pin down flat. The rudder and elevators are attached to the fin and stabiliser with aluntin-ium hinges, after the latter have been cemented to the fuselage. After trimming, cement the control sur-faces permanently in place.

Fuselage. First cut the basic frame from 1/16 in sheet, pin down to the plan and add the fin and half the soft block tail fairing. Add formers from F1B to F9, then cover with soft 1/16 in sheet, back to F4. Now add F10 (see sketch) and the tail-plane mounting sheet F11..."

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