Mongoose II 40 (oz6809)

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Mongoose II 40. Radio control pattern plane.

Quote: "The original Mongoose II was designed as a 60 pattern ship, see RCM March 1983. The 60 was designed bacause we saw a need in pattern for a ship which could do all the necessary maneuvers without a lot of speed plus one which was easy to build and didn't need a big hot 60 with tuned pipe and all the fancy goodies normally associated with a pattern ship. The Mongoose II we believed filled that void. It flies great and does all the required maneuvers gently and without a lot of speed. It is light in comparison to most pattern ships and weighs in around 8 pounds. Plus it was built around a fixed gear and a taildragger so no need to hassle with retracts. The novice flier has enough to contend with and shouldn't have to fight retract problems also. And, of course, it costs less because any good 60 engine is enough, no retracts or tuned pipe, so a novice can get started a little easier. Due to the cost of fuel we then saw a need for a good 40 size pattern ship. As the Mongoose II was such a great ship, we decided that the best approach was to turn it into a 40 ship also. Well, the Mongoose II 40 retains all the great aspects of the 60, and burns a lot less fuel. It flies great and does all the maneuvers without a lot of speed and doesn't need a pipe or retracts to be competitive. Don't fly pattern, but would like a great sport 40 ship? Well the Mongoose II 40 is for you also. Not sure about taildraggers? If you haven't tried a taildragger, the Mongoose II40 is a good place to start. You will find it is easy to handle on take-offs and in the air..."

Update 21/08/2016: Replaced this plan with a clearer copy (also now includes 2nd sheet, shows formers) thanks to davidterrell80.

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Article pages, text and pics, thanks to hlsat. Previous scan versaion.

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Hi Mary It's writing on this plan: page 1 of 2... and I've not able to find this second one... Maybe finding the page 2 or log that formers are incomplete??? Thank You
spitfireflyby - 07/03/2016
There is a complete scan of the article pages (inc plan sheet) online at http://pulling-gz.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/rc-modeller-plan-and-article-series_5647.html in there I can see the plan seems to have only 1 page. Not sure, to be honest.
SteveWMD - 08/03/2016
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