Thataway (oz8509)
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Thataway. Free flight canard sport design.
Quote: "Whichaway? Thataway! The tail-first model always gets you guessing - try this one for real fun. Geof Pegg's 'special' is an out-of-the-rut 36 inch sportster for 1 to 1.5cc engines.
NEARLY everyone has seen a conventional aircraft with booms, so why not a canard with booms? This was the basic idea which lead up to the designing of Thataway!
After many months of test flying with a 1.5 ED Hornet up front, the model proved to be a fast, reliable and stable flier with a glide that would do credit to any conventional freeflight aircraft. Although this design is unorthodox, the model itself can be easily constructed, thus allowing for easy repairs.
The fuselage is very straight-forward to build. The sides are made entirely of 3/16 square strip. One side of the fuselage is constructed on the plan, and the other side built on top of it. This way the fuselage sides will be identical. After removal from the plan, the sides can be sanded down and parted, using a razor blade. The formers Fl, F2 and F3 can now be positioned between the sides, making sure that the sides are perpendicular to the formers before cementing.
When the sides are dry cement the rear ends sides together. Sand the rear end of the fuselage down to 3/16 in. Add all the top and bottom spacers, F1A, the front portion of the wing seating, of 3/16 sheet, and finally let in 1/16 and 1/8 sheet as indicated on the plan. Locate the Bearers into F1 and F2 and cement. Next drill the engine bolt holes oversize to allow adjustment to the thrust line. Screw the tinplate nut holders to the under-side of the bearers. Shape the side panels from 1/4 in sheet and cement into place. When dry cover across bottom bearers with 1/16 sheet..."
Thataway, Aeromodeller February 1966.
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(oz8509)
Thataway
by Geof Pegg
from Aeromodeller
February 1966
36in span
IC F/F
clean :)
all formers complete :)
got article :) -
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