Miss Los Angeles (oz7405)

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Miss Los Angeles. Brown B-2. Radio control scale model racer.

Quote: "The long, slender fuselage of 'Miss Los Angeles' with its inverted in-line engine, open cockpit, long headrest that fairs into a graceful tail, and brilliant red with gold aim finish is. to me. a classic design that begs to be modeled.

In designing this model, I wanted to keep it in the popular 40 engine size range and still retain as many of its scale features as possible without sacrificing flyability and durability. As a result, the model is scale, or close to it, in all major areas except wingspan. The wing, if built to the same 19% scale as the fuselage, would have a span of 43in and the wing loading would be an 'interesting' 40 oz/sq ft. The model's wingspan was increased to 58 in, the chord increased slightly to 9-3/4 in, and the resulting wing loading is a very nice handling 24 oz/sq ft. 'Miss Los Angeles' flies like a typical low wing trainer but it sure looks better doing it!

Exact scale outlines for the wing and stabilizer are shown on the drawings for anyone who might want to try them or enlarge the model to a larger scale. A 1/3 exact scale model would have a wingspan of only 77in and should have a reasonable wing loading.

The model's fuselage and vertical tail are exact scale in profile, but the following deviations from scale were made for improved flight performance and ground handling: Wingspan: increased from 43" to 58". Wing Chord: increased from 8.5" to 9.75". Airfoil Thickness: increased from 1" to 1.375". Wing Dihedral: increased from 0° to .5°. Stabilizer Span: increased from 14,5" to 17.5"."

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Article pages, text and pics, thanks to KraftyOne.

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