Kinner Envoy (oz380)

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Kinner Envoy. Free flight scale model for rubber power.

Update 5/2/2026: Added article, thanks to JeffGreen.

Quote: "How You Can Construct a Remarkable Flying Scale Model of the Latest Transport Used by the US Army. Kinner Envoy, by Stephen J Graffeo.

THE Kinner Envoy is a sensational new four place cabin transport. It is powered with a C7 300 hp Kinner 7-cylinder radial engine, which pulls it at a maximum speed of 165 mph. This plane is considered the last word in modern airplane design and construction, meeting the approval of the US Navy which has invested in three Kinner Envoys for transportation of its personnel. The model herein described, retains all the beautiful lines of its prototype and is an excellent flier, which is not usual for this type of model airplane.

Fuselage: First cut Plates No.1 and No.3 and join at AA. Trace and cut upper and lower keels (1/16 x3/16 ) from 1/16 sheet balsa. The bulkheads are cut to shape from 1/16 sheet balsa, as detailed in the plans, and notched for 1/16 square stringers. Cement bulkheads F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, and 0 to upper and lower keels as shown on the plans. Check carefully front to rear for alignment, especially bulkheads G and J, otherwise the stub wings will not line up properly.

After cement has set, glue center side stringers in place, and when dry, glue in the remainder of the bulkheads. Be sure to make bulkhead E from 1/4 in sheet balsa. Make rear hook from .029 music wire bent to shape shown and glued to bulkhead 0. Cut former P from 1/16 sheet balsa to shape shown on Plate No. 5 then cement instrument panel to former P and cement in fuselage..."

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