ITOH 62-160 (oz9478)

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ITOH 62-160 (aka ITOH N-62 Eaglet). Rubber scale model.

Quote: "The ITOH 62-160 is a four-place Japanese private aircraft that has the average configuration you'd expect of a modern high wing aircraft. Nevertheless I find its square lines and simple configuration quite pleasing to the eye. It lends itself to simple model construction and it has ideal proportions for good model flight characteristics.

All wood parts on the model are made from standard wood sizes. If one wanted to, he could make it all from a single sheet of one sixteenth balsa provided he was prepared to strip the balsa into sticks, laminate the nose blocks and air inlet block, and spend a bit of time sanding the top cowl sheet down to one thirty-second inch thickness.

Construction is straight forward in the tradition of slab sides built up on the plans, wings built over the plans etc. Several small items are worth noting before starting construction of the model. The wing ribs are of the hollow sliced balsa variety. These are light and frugal on the use of balsa but could be replaced with more conventional solid ribs, notched on the bottom for the spar. Cowl at the front of the fuselage uses one eighth sheet sides and bottom which is carved to contour. This makes the nose quite strong and the weight forward helps balance the model.

The uprights in the fuselage sides are angled to give triangular bays, making for a stiff fuselage to resist the torsion of the rubber bands. The model has an exceptionally long motor base. This will give a longer motor run but it requires that the builder recognize that if he adds to the rubber motor, he will probably have to add weight to the model nose to keep it balanced.

Start construction by pinning the fuselage side frames down' over the plans. The side frames are indicated by cross hatching on the side view. Select fairly firm balsa strips for the longerons... "

Quote: "One plan you don't have, I must have built one of these as a lad, the plans were loose of my old copy of my magazine. Had some Ambroid glue blobs. This scan is from a fresh copy of the magazine that I got more recently (Thanks Doug Z!). Dave"

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