Phantom I (oz5949)

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Phantom I. RC pattern model for .61 power.

Quote: "Bob Klineyoung's high performance pattern ship is for the flier looking for that extra margin in competition.

Pattern flying today has developed into a kind of 'Poetry in the Sky' with the advent of today's competent radios, retract gears, powerful engines such as the Webra .61, Lee Veco .61, ST Bluehead, etc. Also, pattern flying is fast developing into a more competitive, polished, and refined state of the art.

Since I started serious competition flying some three years ago, and enjoyed some reasonable success in the winner's circle flying various Kwik Fli's (oz6526), New Orleanian, etc, I started looking for something different. The Phantom I is the result of many hours of 'Hangar Flying' discussions over pattern aircraft design. With my good friend and fellow R/C club member, Dubby McGuire, I started to form a mental picture of the plane I wanted to design. After transferring those ideas to lines on paper, I became even more enthusiastic about building it. The wing templates were computer-plotted by another fellow club member, Gary Martin, who has access to one of these electronic wonders.

The prototype flew 'right off the board', so to speak, with only minor trim adjustments. The first flight was made under fairly heavy wind conditions. but the Phantom grooved through the FAI Pattern like a bullet. With its Webra .61 and Silence-Aire muffler, Pro-line radio and retracts, it is extremely fast and clean. Landing characteristics were even better than I hoped for, as you can literally 'walk it' right to the inner circle.

Construction. Fuselage: Cut the sides from medium 1/8 x 5 x 43 in sheet balsa and then add the 1/32 plywood doubler. I use epoxy to laminate the doublers and sides to insure maximurn fuselage strength. Add the 1/4 in square fuselage stringers and triangular soft balsa stock to the fuselage sides.

At this point, use the sheeted stab outline from the plans, and proceed to cut the stab openings from both fuselage sides. Now proceed to lay the plans on a flat and level table, and cover them with wax paper..."

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