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was going through my storage shed to pull out any models that need some shop time before getting them into the air. I came across the Do-335, which I began soon after learning how to build and fly as a sophomore at Perryville, MO high school. I also found the Flying Drill Instruc- tor’s Hat, built for a control line fun fly in the mid to late ’70s. This design was published in Control Line World. Two other planes are about three-quarters complete. One is my Dee Rice Oriental, which is the focus of this column. The other is my partially-finished Barnstormer, which will go in the building room when the Oriental is complete. The first Oriental was built by Dee Rice and Ralph (Bud) Tenny in August of 1957 after Dee wore out his third Nobler. I quote from Mr. Rice’s early 1971 Model Airplane News article: “The Oriental, designed by Dee Rice, is a rare bird. It is a happy combi- nation of geometry and construction that al- lows it to be built with a variety of c.g. loca- tions and weights and still function at a competitive level. Its builders include jun- iors, sport aerobats, and serious competi- tive types, and they are all enthusiastic about the performance.”
My version is built from plans, and there are also the kit (SKU#CLB-9), the Almost Ready to Fly (SKU#ARF-03), and the Almost Ready to Cover (SKU#ARC-003) versions on the market by Brodak Manufacturing (www.
brodak.com, 1-724-966-2726). You then have your choice of finding a set of original plans to build from, or the three versions from Brodak. Michael Schmitt wrote an ARF re- view of the Oriental which was published in my column in FLYINGMODELS when the ARC and ARF models hit the shelves. An FM product review was completed by Bill Hard- ing at the same time. And most recently (No- vember, 2012) there is Jim Vigani’s article about modifying the Oriental for electric.
by allen brickhaus You can reach Allen Brickhausat PO Box 206, Golconda, Illinois 62938, or via e-mail at
abkb801@shawneelink.net
PHOTOGRAPHY: ALLEN BRICKHAUS
The Dee Rice Orientalhas been languishing in Allen’s storage shed for over ten years and now it begins to see the light of day on the back deck of his home.
When I went back to my plan-built ver- sion, it was covered in see-through green MonoKote with a base coat of polyurethane to seal all the exposed wood areas. I received some interesting yellow vinyl letterings from one of my suppliers and added the name of the model to the graphics, the AMA 801 NX, and a special thanks to Byron Bark- er of C.F. Slattery (
linecontr@aol.com) for his unending help with engine modifica- tions, mufflers, plus building and paint stands. The model shown here with the yel- low lettering weighed in at 39 ounces. I am a firm believer in having a light frame-
work when flying Stunt. My goal is to run an L&J Fox .35 for the power in my Oriental. I like to use Tom Dixon’s goal of having an ounce of model weight for each percentage of the cubic inch displacement of your engine. Thus my starting weight of 39 ounces takes me past that threshold. I wanted to keep as much weight off the plane and still finish with an automotive clear coat to seal the final sur- face of paint, trim, and decals.
I used leather fillets around the wing/ fuselage joining, and only modest amounts of spackling compound would be needed to smooth the alignment of the two main fea-
The new vinyl lettering adds very little weight to the already svelte Oriental (above left). This model weighed in at 39 ounces at this point in time. For help with many control line items get in touch with Byron Barker at
linecontr@aol.com.
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The engine and tank compartment (above right) of the Orientalis finally formed and the engine mounts are strengthened with circuit board material. This composite is very strong and very difficult to compress.
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