Neutron Star (oz8938)
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Neutron Star. Pattern plane model for .40 power.
Quote: "RC Pattern ships all have to look alike, right? Wrong. Here's a truly different-looking aircraft for a .40 engine that is capable of smoothly executing all AMA Pattern maneuvers and still looks unique. If you can fly a low-wing aileron model, this could be the ship that takes you into competition. Neutron Star, by James Gilgenbach.
ARE YOU GETTING tired of the same old ho-hum Pattern ships that look like obese dolphins? Well, I certainly was. I decided to design a Pattern aircraft which would have the good flying characteristics of the 'dolphin' ships, but with the classy appearance of the muscle machines that vie for the status of being the fastest prop-driven aircraft on earth.
The development of the Neutron Star has gone through five stages. The first two designs were .60-powered, with tricycle gear. The latter three were .40-powered, with conventional (tail-dragger) gear. I made the transition to the .40-sized ship in order to eliminate the disassembly required for traveling to and from the flying field. Our flying field, a branch campus of the University of Wisconsin, has relatively high grass. The conventional gear was required in order to take off and land there.
FEATURES: With the above three parameters established (classy appearance, .40-powered, and conventional gear) I then determined the other characteristics which the craft should posess..."
Neutron Star, Model Aviation, April 1982.
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(oz8938)
Neutron Star
by James Gilgenbach
from Model Aviation
April 1982
59in span
IC R/C LowWing
clean :)
all formers complete :)
got article :) -
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