Shockwave (oz5781)

About this Plan

Shockwave. Sport pusher model. 2 channel RC design for .049 power, uses Ace tapered foam wings.

Quote: "The Shockwave is an .049 powered two channel airplane designed for the Ace tapered foam wings. The wing loading of this aircraft is a bit higher than your normal Half-A trainer so it is definitely not recommended as a beginner's project!

With the sale of ultra-miniaturized radio gear, you can now concentrate on designing the cleanest possible airframes around it. Any of the celebrated Cox engines can be used, of course (including the reeds) but the most potent combination is the Tee-Dee .049 or .051 with the tank under pressure. The prop I ended up with, after much experimentation, was a 5-1/2 x 3 Tornado pusher (available from Sig).

Construction. First, cut out all of the parts as specified on the plans. Mark off the bulkhead locations on the inside of each 3/32 fuselage side. Contact cement the triangular stock to the fuselage sides. Using a 90° cardboard jig to insure precise alignment, glue bulkheads F-2 and F-3 to the right fuselage side.

Now, lay the fuselage on its back on a flat surface. Line up the left fuselage side with F-2 and F-3 and glue in place. Using rubber bands to bow the fuselage sides together at both front and rear, wedge bulkheads F-1 and F-5 into place.

After carefully checking for any misalignment or distortion of the fuselage, glue F-1 and F-5 into place. (I used 5-Minute epoxy on all the bulkheads.) Carefully check for built-in warps here - they are hard to get out once the glue has cured. The elevator servo is now mounted on 1/4 in square pine beams and S-1 and S-2 are epoxied to the beams..."

Quote: "Hello Steve, Here goes another plan from RCM January 1979 designed by James Prell."

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