Miss Cosmic Wind (oz5808)

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Miss Cosmic Wind. Quarter midegt racer.

Quote: "Our newly signed QM reporter presents the ship which helped him win his first race. It's just the right plane if you want to give this relatively new and exciting sport a start in the right direction. Miss Cosmic Wind, by Fred Reese.

On Sunday, January 23rd the Orange Coast R/C Club hosted Quarter Midget races at Mile Square. There were twenty one entries. At the end of six rounds of flying this airplane was delcared the winner. It was not the fastest airplane there, but it was consistent and reliable. It finished every heat either first or second. Almost every other racer either missed a heat, could not get off the ground, did not finish, or cut pylons which resulted in a zero for that heat.

Originally I had an O.S. Max in this airplane, but I switched to the Super Tigre for no other reason than to try it, I don't think the Tigre makes it go any faster and it is more trouble to set up. On KB 500 fuel I am getting about 14,000 rpm on a Top Flite 7-6 with the Max and only about 13,500 with the ST. The ST is, however, turning 17,000 with the 7-4, which gets this engine into its best power curve.

The 'Miss Cosmic Wind' is a good airplane that is reasonably fast, with excellent take off and landing characteristics. At least you know that you are going to fly each race.

Begin construction with the wing. Make two 1/16 x 8 x 33 inch wing skins and cut 12 wing ribs out of 1/16 sheet. Mark off the rib positions on the lower skin and pin down to a flat surface. Glue the 1/2 inch square and the 1/16 x 5/16 inch leading edge pieces down and then add the ribs and the 1/16 x 1/8 inch trailing edge filler strip. Trim off any remaining 1/16 inch sheet from the trailing edge. Using white glue or tite-bond, glue down the top sheet. Use lots of pins and weights and allow the wing to dry for at least 24 hours, then trim the trailing edge and add the 3/16 x 1 inch TE stock.

Begin the fuselage by cutting the sides with the wing cut outs, and prepare the bulkheads, the motor mounts, firewall, and the 1/8 inch sq. strip stock. Glue all of the strips down and epoxy the motor mounts to the fuselage sides. Glue the two bulkheads into place and pull the tail together. Premark the centers of the bulkheads and the firewall so that you can check the straightness of the fuselage as you build it. Tack cement the top fuselage block in place and rough shape. Now remove the block and hollow it for lightness. After hollowing, permanently glue the top into place and separate the front hatch..."

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