Patron (oz5782)

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Patron. 40in wingspan Free flight 1/2A contest power model by Francis Ballardie. From Model Aircraft August 1965.

Quote: "Patron is a model that flies well in very strong winds (Scottish type!) even with the CG at a hundred percent, which is unusual for a 1/2A model. The original model turns in a regular four minutes in dead air, but with the weight kept down and a good TD 049 installed, this sparkling 1/2A design should be capable of 4 to 5 min with a 10 sec. engine run. Even with a secondhand 049 which was not quite up to par, the model clocked up an impressive number of contest successes, as can be seen.

Construction: Fuselage: First cut out the sides and, taking the left-hand side, add top and bottom and then the corners. Next add the pylon and the diagonals: these really do prevent the fuselage from breaking. The side sheet should be sanded to 1/32 thickness near the tail end. Now add the right-hand side, the ply timer mount and finally the ftn. Sand the fuselage smooth. give a coat defeat dope and sand it smooth again with the finest grade paper.

Wing: Cut all the ribs from quarter-grain medium 1/32 sheet balsa, making sure they are accurate as it is ettelniall to have a true wing. Build the port inner panel first incorporating the 1/8 wash-in..."

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