Thermic 50 RC (oz8481)

 

Thermic 50 RC (oz8481) by Dusty Loeschner 1963 - plan thumbnail

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Thermic 50 RC. Towline glider for single channel radio control. Optional power pod is shown for Cox Tee Dee .010 engine.

Hi Steve, Attached is a copy made from plans I own. Thought I'd make a contribution to the great collection you have on your site. Best regards, Rob

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Update 30/5/2025: Added ribs file (vector format) thanks to Schink.

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Thermic 50 RC (oz8481) by Dusty Loeschner 1963 - model pic

Datafile:
  • (oz8481)
    Thermic 50 RC
    by Dusty Loeschner
    from Jetco
    1963 
    47in span
    Glider R/C Kit
    clean :)
    formers unchecked
  • Submitted: 25/02/2017
    Filesize: 696KB
    Format: • PDFbitmap
    Credit*: RobDavis
    Downloads: 1619

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I have this kit that I bought at a garage sale. It cost 7 dollars. I built one of these when I was 12, almost 50 years ago. The box is falling apart, but the balsa is still good and it's straight. I should get started on it.
Bob - 27/05/2017
You should definitely get started on the build, Bob. We'd like to see the pics when you're done!
Mary - 27/05/2017
Greetings, this was my third build, in 1957 when I was eleven, (with the Thermic 50-X ,[pod and boom version], being built simultaneously alongside of the standard "50" since I wanted to compare their flight characteristics against each other , with both being launched via a 100 ft. towline or off a small hill , Oklahoma City did not have any large hills that I could walk to with a plane carried in my hands.
Both were built per plans and proved to be beyond my eleven year expectations - meaning they actually flew ?? - so well in fact that I had to chase them for a mile or two until they landed in a wheat field or once on a golf course to the delight of a couple of golfers who flew their own private planes and also built model aircraft.
As for the build itself, it was cut and glued over wax paper to protect the plans and with the help of the printed explanations of what to do, there were no problems at all.
As for applying the tissue covering, as I said these were the"third" models I'd built so it was "like an old hat", as we used to say.
My next "Thermic 50 Glider" will actually have a 60" span with a slightly longer fuselage to incorporate my radio gear as it will have flaps and spoilers included - and I should be able to start this build by late May and will send some photos of a standard Thermic 50 as well as the "60 XL".
Larry M Whalen - 14/03/2024
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