are 1⁄4 x 1 -inch bass wood. A simple yet effective mount (above right), is made
All the parts are laid out in kit form (above left). The wing panels are cut by means of a hot wire cutter, while the rest of the airframe is built of sheet foam. Fuselage doublers are made from 1 ⁄2
⁄32 -inch plywood, while the fuselage stiffeners
-inch plywood. Advantages of a flat foam layout (below left) allows for easy placement of servos and electronics. Rudder and elevator servos (below right) are mounted on the top of the wing after small pockets are cut into the foam core wing. Pushrods align easily with both flying surfaces.
of 1⁄8
Dick constructed the control horns from 1
⁄16-inch plywood. The elevator (above
left) is beveled for good deflection before being attached to the horizontal FLYING MODELS
stabilizer. Likewise the rudder (above right) is also beveled. Dick used DuBro mini E/Z Connectors for further adjustment of the pushrods.
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