Plover (oz3599)

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Plover. 42 inch span A1 Glider FF by Cyril West, from Model Aircraft, January 1961.

Quote: "TTHIS model is a simple two-evening job for the experienced modeller and is quite within the scope of the tyro or junior given a little help and advice. The fuselage is cut from 3/16 in sheet spruce or hard obeechi and smoothed off with glass paper. Wing and tail mounting plates, made from scraps of 1/16 in plywood, are glued and screwed with small brass woodscrews in the positions shown, the fin and sub-rudder are glued on, and fittings for the auto rudder added.

The first step in the construction of the wing is to cut a rib template. with all spar notches, etc from 1/16 in ply. It is also advisable to make an extra template as a guide. A medium grade (but stiff) 1/16 in sheet balsa should be chosen for the ribs and these should now be cut using the plywood templates.

Choose hard, straight grained, balsa for the spars and trailing edge, and medium grade for the leading edge. Assembly follows normal practice with a strip of scrap balsa blockin up the front of the trailing edge. Notch the trailing edge with a piece of hacksaw blade to receive the rear ends of the ribs. No special spar bracing is necessary at the dihedral break, but a good spar joint is essential. Use two coats of cement before finally making the joint.

The tips are made from soft block and finally shaped with glass paper when in position, also a slight reflex trailing edge is given to the tips when glass papering The leading and trailing edges can be shaped when in position with a sharp blade and a glass paper block..."

Update 26/11/2015: Replaced this plan with a clearer copy (patterned background removed) thanks to TonyP.

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