Voodoo (oz8119)

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Voodoo V1. Radio control sport / combat model. Wingspan 36 in (or 39-/14 with optional tips).

Quote: "If you like really hot sport ships or are into R/C Combat, this one will provide plenty of high speed thrills. Voodoo by Scott McMaster and Jason Falladown.

Want something that will get your pulse going a little quicker, but not take you a year to build? Something that will have all your friends beating the door down just to get the plans? Something that goes right where you point it, right now? Then you want a Voodoo.

As anyone who flew (or flies) U Control can tell, the Voodoo was inspired by the combat planes that we flew in our U/C days. One of the first types that we built was a Carl Goldberg Voodoo (oz3693) and since the name has always appealed to us, it was only natural that we call our first attempt at an R/C combat plane the'Voodoo'. The aircraft in this article is the sixth version of the Voodoo and it is designed to outfly any .40 powered R/C aircraft we have seen. It is a joy to fly for fun or combat if you have progressed to the point where something like the Hot Shot is old hat, and if you love overpowered, high performance airplanes. It accelerates crisply in the vertical (0-60 mph vertical in 4-5 seconds), has a roll rate of 900+ per second, and has essentially vice-free handling over a wide speed range.

The high speed requires no explanation, a 36 in wingspan aircraft weighing 3 lbs with a .46 and a tuned pipe had better go fast. On the other end of the speed scale, the Voodoo benefits from a very low aspect ratio wing and low wing loading. The low aspect ratio produces large wingtip vortices at high angles of attack that tend to eliminate tip stalling problems..."

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Article pages, text and pics, thanks to jflint5429.

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