Douglas O-43A (oz4096)
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Douglas O-43A. Rubber scale model of the US Army Air Corps observation aircraft.
Quote: "Building the Douglas O-43A. Design by Paul Lindberg, Model editor and model designer for Popular Avation.
This model, built in our laboratory, is a beautiful and realistic bit of work. It flies well and is worthy of your best efforts.
BUILDING and flying the model of the Douglas will thrill you from start to finish. Study the plan carefully and note the many new and improved features. All details have been very carefully worked out, and when the model is completed, it represents an exhibition model as well as a flying model.
The ailerons, elevator and rudder have been improved to such an extent that they operate in very much the same manner as those of the larger ships. This is another exclusive feature developed by our laboratory. All dimensions can be quickly and accurately determined by placing a ruler on the parts to be measured. If you wish a larger model, multiply this measurement by the amount of increase.
Color Scheme. Wing and tail surfaces, yellow; fuselage, struts, etc, olive drab; trimmings, red with white pin stripe; other small details, black. See cover of this issue.
Construction of Fuselage. First, place waxed paper on top of plan to prevent parts from sticking to plan. The fuselage sides are built from 1/16-inch square balsa. The longerons, verticals, diagonal braces, etc are held in place until securely cemented, by inserting straight pins on either side of strips wherever needed. When the sides are completed, the cross-members are cemented into their proper locations. Check carefully front to rear for alignment..."
Quote: "The recent posting of the Douglas O38 by Paul Stark triggered a memory that I had seen a similar plan. I found the Douglas O43A plans by Paul Lindberg scanned from Popular Aviation 1935 which I think I got from Ken Horne's now defunct website some years ago. There is no specific mention of wingspan, but the scans, which were originally 2 pages for each part of the plan (fuselage and wings) seem to indicate a wingspan of around 25 inches [see below]. pdfs of plans and accompanying article attached. I checked on Vinplandex and these plans were posted on page 338 of rcforums by 50+Air Years, but haven't made it into Outerzone."
Direct submission to Outerzone.
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Article pages, text and pics, thanks to GTHunter.
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Douglas O-43A
by Paul Lindberg
from Popular Aviation
March 1935
36in span
Scale Rubber F/F Parasol Military
clean :)
all formers complete :)
got article :) -
Submitted: 07/03/2013
Filesize: 383KB
Format: • PDFbitmap
Credit*: BarryNelson, khorne, 50+AirYears
Downloads: 2438
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For me, this measures at 36in span, so have listed it at that size. Anyone who knows the correct wingspan for this model, let me know and I'll resize the plan accordingly.SteveWMD - 07/03/2013
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