Venus (oz6539)

About this Plan

Venus. Control line stunt model. Veco 29 engine shown.

Quote: "A full-stunt ship that has eye appeal as well as stability. Note resemblance to Lockheed Altair. Venus, by Bob Palmer.

The Venus is a full stunt airplane, to meet the sport flyer's desire for a realistic stunter. It has a wingspan of 48 in, length of 31 in, and wing area of approx 300 sq in. With its full-cowled engine, it has everything needed to acquire those precious appearance points.

This model has an aluminum cowl and, with the engine tuned in, sounds like the real thing. Winding up in loops and figure eights really gives you a thrill. Having designed several stunt models before, we have found that the location of gear is very important for both take-offs and landings - and the Venus sure greases in like the real thing!

It would seem that with a model of this size, plus the built-in headwind, the speed would be cut down and the model would slow up in stunts, but not so with the Venus. The speed with a 29 engine hits 65 mph easily, and with the help of flaps the model holds its speed nicely in stunts.

Since it is a flap model, it has more control rods. These rods should be checked for freedom of movement and lubricated. Easy working controls mean smooth flight.

An ounce of weight is added to the right wing to offset the line drag and change of direction of lines during stunts. Also, this keeps the model from wobbling in quick maneuvers.

Fuselage: The fuselage is built by the crutch method. By studying the drawing carefully, you can see the 1/4 square inch pieces assembled on the top view, with bulkheads attached to them. By this method a straight fuselage is assured. Pin the crutch on a table top and plank the top of the fuselage with 1/8 x 3/8 strips of soft wood. Sand the contour and cut out for the hatch block.

Wing: The wing is tapered and the ribs are cut in a stack as shown in the full-size drawings. Make a root template of plywood and then a tip pattern. Place the tip pattern over the root pattern and line up and level the trailing edges and the leading edge of the tip rib; drill two holes for 6/32 bolts. Place ten pieces of balsa between the root and tip rib templates, then drill holes for the 6/32 bolts through the stack. Bolt together and carve the balsa, joining edge to edge. Drill 1/4 in holes through the stack. The V-type trailing edge is both light and strong.

Insert the ribs in the trailing edge and build up the leading edge as shown in the plans. The left wing is identical. We used 48 in long wood for the leading and trailing edges..."

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