A BLAST FROM THE PAST Reprinted from FLYINGMODELS Aug/Sept 1964
by Bill Dunwoody
Aeromodeling is supported to be fun! It has its problems ’though, lack of a flying field, bad weather, balky engines and hard- to-build models all can take some of the fun out of it. Newcomers to the hobby, particu- larly young ones, tend to get discouraged by the difficulties.
The “Apprentice” is guaranteed to provide more fun than problems!
• • • • • • • • • • • • F F F F F F F F F F F F “THE APPRENTICE” Full Size Plan Tissue A-R.O.G. for living room, gym, cave, etc.
Haven’t got a flying field? The “Appren- tice” can do 90 seconds in a fifteen foot square living room and three or four min- utes in a small gym. If the weather’s bad, who cares. Forget that hard-starting engine, this model goes on rubber bands (even the stationery store variety will do), and you can build it in one evening with time left for watching TV.
The “Apprentice” has provided as much enjoyment for experienced modelers as for beginners. It is suitable for instructing novice aeromodelers in the basics of built-up structure and tissue covering. To gain more strength, when the “Apprentice” is used as a “trainer”, 1⁄16″ square balsa may be substitut- ed for the 1⁄32″ material in the wing and tail, and 1⁄8″× 1⁄4″ balsa used for the body. For better performance, in the hands of modelers with a little experience, the mate-
rial in the wing and tail may be reduced to 1⁄32″ square and the body lightened. As it is shown on the plans, the design is a very good “fun” model for everyone. Why don’t you give it a try? MATERIAL: Sand 1⁄32″ sheet balsa smooth on both sides. Slice it into 1⁄32″ and 1⁄16″ wide strips using a metal straightedge to guide your razor blade. Bend each strip slightly to make sure it is uniformly strong, rejecting any strip in which the bend is concentrated at one point. Slice ribs from 1⁄32″ sheet using a template (or a French curve) in the same way as the straightedge was used in slicing the strips. Cut out the two propeller blades and a wheel from the 1⁄32″ balsa. Shape the body from sanded 3⁄32″ balsa. Sandpaper a 7″ long piece of 1⁄16″ square balsa to a round cross-section for the landing gear strut, prop spars and wing struts (D.E). The axle, rear hook and prop hook are bent from .020 mu- sic wire and the thrust bearing is formed from a piece of aluminum 1⁄32″ x 3⁄32″ x 11⁄2″. Note that the rear hole of the thrust bearing has a slot cut upward from it to permit the prop hook to be snapped into place. Paper tubes are formed around a piece of
No harder than it looks, text tells all. Good
introduction to Indoor, oblivious to weather. Plans 32
are full size, cost trivial, little effort required to build. And it flies in slow motion.
1⁄16″ music wire. Start by cutting a piece of tissue about 2″ square. Dope one edge of the tissue to the wire and roll up a thickness of three or four layers of paper. Before the dope has a chance to dry, slide the paper tube
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