Scat Cat 500 (oz4445)
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Scat Cat 500. Radio control pylon racer. Wingspan 51 in, wing area 505 sq in. For .19 to .40 engines.
Quote: "Here is the Flite Line Scat Cat Quickie 500 racer. The scan is not perfect... the wavy lines around the plan are not distortions, that's the way the plan looks, but there are a couple of small flaws I can live with."
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Update 06/04/2020: Added kit review from RCM July 1981, thanks to RFJ.
Quote: "RCM Product Review: Flite Line Models SCAT CAT 500.
The Scat Cat 500 is kitted by Flite Line Models, 3207 34th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79410. It was designed by Reilly Wooten for Quickie or Formula 500 racing with a .40 cu. in. size engine. The Scat Cat can also be built for sport flying purposes, utilizing any engine in the .19 to .35 cu. in. size range. It is available at normal retail outlets and direct from the manufacturer at a retail price of $41.95.
The Scat Cat is packaged in a 34 x 10-1/2 x 3-1/2 inch sturdy corregated box that is adorned with an attractive three color label. The kit contents are neatly and carefully packaged and all small parts and hardware are enclosed in a plastic bag. The plan sheet is 22-1/2 x 36 in and has all necessary assembly instructions printed on it. The manufacturer states that the Scat Cat is not intended to be a beginner's kit, and that it is aimed at the modeler who has had some assembly experience. On that basis, we found the plans and instructions to be well thought out and presented. Any RC'er who has progressed beyond the beginner phase should not have any difficulty in building a Scat Cat. We found the parts fit, plan sheet accuracy, wood quality, and machine cutting, to be excellent.
The hardware package is average and includes pre-formed landing gear legs with nylon retainer straps and self-tapping screws, one nylon control horn (as the use of a controllable rudder is optional), aileron torque rods with clevis couplers. a nylon tailskid and self-tapping wing attachment screws.
The Scat Cat is, without question, one of the finest Formula 500 type racing kits currently available. Being a foam wing type it is also one of the quickest to assemble. Flite Line Models claim that the Scat Cat may be assembled in six hours and we have no reason to doubt this claim, if rapid assembly glues and adhesives are utilized for construction. Most builders will, however, spend more time than this on the finishing and equipment installation phases of construction.
Construction: The wing is a balsa sheeted foam core design. The foam cores which are semi-symmetrical. have tip wash-out built into them. We used 3M #6060 spray adhesive to apply the 1/16 sheet balsa wing skins. The ailerons, leading and trailing edge pieces. and tip pieces are all of pre-cut or shaped balsa. The wing halves are joined at the proper dihedral angle by virtue of the pre-cut hardwood landing gear block which recesses into the wing bottom and also serves as a wing spar. The dihedral angle isn't given on the plans, nor is it required, as the hardwood block is cut at the proper angle. The produced dihedral angle is about 2 in. The manufacturer suggests that a strip of fiberglass cloth be applied to the wing center section. which we did and also strongly recommend. We used a 4 in wide strip of four ounce fiberglass cloth on both the top and bottom of the center section joint..."
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(oz4445)
Scat Cat 500
by Riley Wooten
from Flite Line
1980
51in span
IC R/C LowWing Racer Kit
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Submitted: 21/05/2013
Filesize: 397KB
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User comments
We built a lot of these back when Quickie 500 racing was just getting started, they were fast and cheap, quick to build with a foam wing. In our area the only engine allowed was a K&B 40, not expensive and it ran well, then K&B did something stupid and replaced the good-running Perry carb with something that never ran, then we switched to OS 40's instead. My model was a little different, with the stabilizer on the bottom instead of the top, which cured the down elevator problem when only rudder was used. Mine took off better than stock because of my more rigid landing gear. I won a lot of races and never had the fastest airplane because mine was easier to fly. Then OS stopped making the old standard 40 and the go-fast boys took over and ruined the event. When the Nelson engines came out, at $325 each, I lost interest. The Quickie event is now mostly just a memory, another example of a beginners event ruined by the experts. But the Scat Cat is still a fine flying model, still quick and simple to build. I've been unable to find any good foam in my area, all anybody seems to have is that recycled stuff that won't cut well, easier to build the wing with ribs and spars, stick a 25 on the front and have fun.DougSmith - 18/07/2015
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