Pinocchio (oz7582)

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Pinocchio. 28in Open Rubber by Laurie Barr.

Quote: "A lightweight by the 1949 British National Champion

THIS model was first built for the 1948 'Damage' Cup. With one test flight it managed to aggregate a modest 318 sec in foul weather, to place tenth in the London Area and 22nd in the Carnage proper. Rebuilt for the London Cup contests, it flew against Fulham (431 sec. aggregate for two flights) ; Brentford and Chiswick (591 sec, aggregate for two flights); and maintained a contest average flight of over four minutes for a period of nine months. Its longest flight to date has been one of 21 minutes out of sight.

Construction is strictly conventional, although care should be taken over the selection of good grade material. Rock hard balsa only adds unnecessary weight, but soft stock leads to continual repairs. It is recommended that you sand each strip down smooth before building the various frames as this gives a much neater job. Of course, it goes without saying that every part is again well sanded before covering!

Jap tissue is definitely the most suitable covering material, preferably coloured for greater visibility. An all-white model disappears from the sight of the timekeepers too quickly. Failing coloured tissue, use white Jap and spray with coloured ink or dye..."

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Update 15/03/2018: added article from Model Planes Annual 1950, thanks to RFJ.

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