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Voodoo Plane - 11/12/2006 7:35:23 PM   
Patchystar04


 

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Status: offline 		Back in the day my day flew a Control line Flying wing type thing called a Voodoo. he Built it from plans he got and was his favorite childhood memory. So if anyone could tell me where to get these plans *or you could scan em and send em* if you have them?!?!?! I wanted to give em to him for X-mas. It looks like the picture that is attached

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/13/2006 12:28:15 AM   
Jim Thomerson



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Status: offline 		Go to this site: http://www.controllineplans.com/

Go to page 4 of combat plans and you will find Riley Wooten's Voodoo. Click on the name and you can see a small size of the plan. Your sketch says Voodoo Jr. Perhaps it is a smaller modified 1/2a size version your Dad designed based on the larger Voodoo. In any case, you can buy a set of Voodoo plans from Barry Baxter and I imagine your Dad will be pleased.

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/13/2006 8:55:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		G'day WW,

I don't know if I'm reading too much into the sketch, but it looks to me like an .049 motor on the plan. It seems to be at least an adaptation of the much larger Voodoo that Jim has mentioned.

If it is anything other than that get back and let us know more information about when "back in the day" was and where he flew could help.

Regards

Greggles

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/13/2006 12:11:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		I believe the original Voodoo was actually a "smaller" model than a lot of us remember. I believe it was originally designed to use 36" sticks for the long parts to keep the price down and make the building faster. And the motor mount on the model in those plans is pretty stout. The engine bearers shown in the plan are certainly large enough for a 36X (which is what I had on all of mine).

BTW, wendywalmart, if your dad worked from original Voodoo plans, then the plans at http://www.controllineplans.com/ ought to be exactly what you're looking for.

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/14/2006 3:57:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		yes his engine was a .049. He says that it's looks like the right kit (so much for a surprize). Does that kit on http://www.controllineplans.com/ have a .049 engine.? if so then that's the one...I just don't wanna spend $12 for the wrong plane. Thanks

PS He flew in Indiana... around 1968. It was the 'VOODOO' not the Jr. or the supersized one (they also had a super mini one-he was simply listing all the kinds that exsisted for referrence)
Indiana, 1968
.049
'VOODOO' 36''

Thanks again for your help

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/14/2006 4:03:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		The plan is for the original 35 size Voodoo. I'd bet your Dad flew one of those as well.

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/14/2006 10:12:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		when you say 35 sized voodoo what does that mean...engine or wingspan or just model????

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/15/2006 3:37:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		and what does CAD mean in the "kit description" thingy... they have kit and CAD what do those mean

PS please answer above statement to!!!

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/15/2006 3:46:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		A 35 engine, in this case. Displacement of @ 0.35 cubic inches, about 7 times as large as an .049. The original Voodoo was designed about 1959. They were kitted by Top Flite and were a very popular airplane. Most control line old-timers have flown a Voodoo at one time or another. They were designed for control line combat and were fast and maneuverable.

CAD plans are modern plans using "Computer Aided Design". the kit prices are just for interest, telling you that is what the kits cost back in the 60's. There was a single kit to build one, and a double to build two. I understand that Riley Wooten got 25 cents for each kit sold. (Don't know if he got 50 cents for the double

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/15/2006 9:13:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Can I just clarify something.

The Voodoo, as shown in the links further up this thread, is a plan only, not a kit.

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/15/2006 1:10:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		wendy, To give you some more info just for the fun of it......

The original Voodoo was one of the first 100mph combat airplanes that was available in a kit. And 100mph on 60foot lines was something else. That airplane was popular because it was easy to build, decently fast, and would keep most of it's speed through the turns. And it pulled a streamer without much fuss. Some of the other combat wings that were popular just before the Voodoo hit the market would slow down in the turns or weren't as fast after turning or took longer to build. The Voodoo was the hot plane of it's era for a couple of years. So your dad was flying about the hottest airplane of his time.

Guys who flew combat back then were usually the better flyers. They often flew their own plane while watching the other guy's airplane, not their own.

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/16/2006 3:04:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		There is a guy that sells on Ebay that has Voodoo kits for sale. He is located in Hawaii. I purchased one some time ago. Its a good wood kit. You must supply your own control set up and hardware. I will see if I can find his information.
Lee TGD

Here is an item # he is selling on the bay right now.. You can contact him from there. 150059790240

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/26/2006 3:51:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		If I remember correctly, the .049 version of the Voodoo was called the lil' Satan. They were one of my all time favorites. Here is the only picture I could find of it-- Lil' Satan
More pics

I also found these...
Lil Satan Plans

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 11/26/2006 4:39:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		could you please redo that hyper link it isn't working THAnks abunch

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RE: Voodoo Plane - 1/10/2007 7:15:26 PM