Rumpler C.V (oz9956)

 

Rumpler C.V (oz9956) by Dennis Rattle 1965 - plan thumbnail

About this Plan

Rumpler CV. Free flight scale model German WWI biplane.

Quote: "Dennis Rattle's RUMPLER C.V - an enterprising and attractive free flight scale model for engines up to 1 cc.

THE Rumpler C.V was one of the later types of reconnaissance aircraft to come into service on the Western front and was very successful in this role, having an extremely high ceiling which made it very difficult to intercept. Dennis Rattle's very practical F/F model, presented here, bears markings revealed by Imperial War Museum photographs - the white arrow was a unit marking, whilst the figure 3 indicated attachment to the Third Army of 1917/18.

Construction. Fuselage: Start with the sides and build one on top of the other, to ensure accuracy. Driill the 'Pop' stud fixing holes at this stage. Make a sub-assembly of bulkheads 1 to 4 with engine bearer. The latter is shown spaced and drilled for a Mills .75. Some 2-3 deg left side-thrust can be incorporated when drilling bearers. In making this sub-assembly, use a hardwood glue and bolt the strut and undercarriage fittings to bulkheads 2 and 4 prior to assembly.

Assemble the sides to the bearer sub-assembly, join sides at rear, adding bulkheads 5 and 6. Now add cross bracing on underside and the decking stringers. Complete the rear end of fuselage by adding box for fin tongue; ensure that this box is correctly aligned before fixing and then sheet in the tailplane platform and sides.

Locate the tailskid into the bottom of the box. Some care is necessary when bending the sides to former 1. It is advisable at this stage to assemble the centre section struts into their fittings (bulkheads 2 and 4) and fold them back whilst the soft balsa block is shaped between nose and bulkhead 3.

The cockpit roaming is made from thin card. Continuing aft, soft block is again shaped in situ to rear gunner's position. The rear cockpit is a sub-assembly and is offered complete into position in the space between the top ring and fuselage. The side is faired in, using stiff paper..."

Rumpler, Model Aircraft, June 1965.

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Supplementary file notes

Article pages, thanks to RFJ.

Corrections?

Did we get something wrong with these details about this plan (especially the datafile)? That happens sometimes. You can help us fix it.
Add a correction

Rumpler C.V (oz9956) by Dennis Rattle 1965 - model pic

Datafile:
  • (oz9956)
    Rumpler C.V
    by Dennis Rattle
    from Model Aircraft (ref:402)
    June 1965 
    40in span
    Scale IC F/F Biplane Military
    clean :)
    all formers complete :)
    got article :)
  • Submitted: 30/03/2018
    Filesize: 1127KB
    Format: • PDFbitmap
    Credit*: Circlip, RFJ
    Downloads: 1155

ScaleType:
  • Rumpler_C.III | help
    see Wikipedia | search Outerzone
    ------------
    Test link:
    search RCLibrary 3views (opens in new window)


    ScaleType: This (oz9956) is a scale plan. Where possible we link scale plans to Wikipedia, using a text string called ScaleType.

    If we got this right, you now have a couple of direct links (above) to 1. see the Wikipedia page, and 2. search Oz for more plans of this type. If we didn't, then see below.


    Notes:
    ScaleType is formed from the last part of the Wikipedia page address, which here is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumpler_C.III
    Wikipedia page addresses may well change over time.
    For more obscure types, there currently will be no Wiki page found. We tag these cases as ScaleType = NotFound. These will change over time.
    Corrections? Use the correction form to tell us the new/better ScaleType link we should be using. Thanks.

Rumpler C.V (oz9956) by Dennis Rattle 1965 - pic 003.jpg
003.jpg
Rumpler C.V (oz9956) by Dennis Rattle 1965 - pic 004.jpg
004.jpg

Do you have a photo you'd like to submit for this page? Then email admin@outerzone.co.uk

User comments

No comments yet for this plan. Got something to say about this one?
Add a comment

 

 
 

Download File(s):
 

Notes

* Credit field

The Credit field in the Outerzone database is designed to recognise and credit the hard work done in scanning and digitally cleaning these vintage and old timer model aircraft plans to get them into a usable format. Currently, it is also used to credit people simply for uploading the plan to a forum on the internet. Which is not quite the same thing. This will change soon. Probably.

Scaling

This model plan (like all plans on Outerzone) is supposedly scaled correctly and supposedly will print out nicely at the right size. But that doesn't always happen. If you are about to start building a model plane using this free plan, you are strongly advised to check the scaling very, very carefully before cutting any balsa wood.

 

Terms of Use

© Outerzone, 2011-2024.

All content is free to download for personal use.

For non-personal use and/or publication: plans, photos, excerpts, links etc may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Outerzone with appropriate and specific direction to the original content i.e. a direct hyperlink back to the Outerzone source page.

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site's owner is strictly prohibited. If we discover that content is being stolen, we will consider filing a formal DMCA notice.