Supermarine Sparrow (oz6366)
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Supermarine Sparrow. Radio control scale parasol model, for .020 power.
Quote: "In 1926 the Supermarine Sparrow II was rebuilt from the unsuccessful Sparrow I biplane. Sparrow II was a two-place parasol monoplane powered by a 32 hp Bristol Cherub III engine. The wing span was 24 feet, and the maximum speed was a scant 65 mph. The Sparrow could be called, by many, a homely airplane. As often is the case, these homely airplanes have a great deal of character.
Checking it over as a possible model, it has all of the right proportions to make it a good stable flyer and, due to the basic squareness, is a joy to build. The model is built to an odd-ball scale of 0.94in = 1ft. This is the result of finding the right size vintage wheels, then scaling the plan to the wheels! Another reason for the odd size is that I wanted to be able to incorporate the Ace foam wing.
The construction of the model is very easy and should give no one any trouble whatsoever. The only thing to keep in mind is to make certain that you choose your materials carefully so that the weight buildup is not too high.
I always start with the fuselage - for once this is completed, it spurs me on to complete the model. The sides are cut from medium-weight stock and the front doublers from hard balsa. After cutting out the two sides, mark the location of ali bulkheads and servo runners, plus drill the holes for the aluminum strut tube. The bulkheads that carry the tubes for the cabanes are cut from 1/16 plywood and the firewall from 1/8 ply. Cabane tubes? What are they? If you take a good look at the pin you will see just exactly how these are incorporated. Instead of the usual way of bending the cabanes and permanently mounting them onto the fuselage during construction, I prefer to bend the bottom..."
Hi Steve - Here is Fernando Ramos' Supermarine Sparrow from RCM magazine issue 11-74. Regards,
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(oz6366)
Supermarine Sparrow
by Fernando Ramos
from RCMplans (ref:576)
November 1974
33in span
Scale IC R/C Parasol Civil
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Submitted: 21/02/2015
Filesize: 334KB
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