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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/23/2007 5:04:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Dave, nice work but if I don't get the Curvette I will feel a huge empty spot...

You might want to check the link for number eight. Title does not match.
Robert

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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/23/2007 5:34:06 AM   
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Anyone out there know of a quick and true way of sanding an airfoil shape into a 1/4" solid balsa sheet wing?
I'm looking at building the Laumer Dub-l-dek-er and that's how the wings are done.

thanks, chuck


Pretty much the same way I carve and sand my chuckie wings....




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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/23/2007 11:44:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Wasn't it Michealangelo who was quoted as saying, "sculpture is easier than painting. All you do is remove anything that doesn't look like David". I might be confusing Mike with Leonardo (its been so long since I spoke with them) but you get the idea. Just remove anything that doesn't look like an airfoil. Glad I could help.

Oh all right, I'll tell you the secret to Sheetface's precision airfoil. One thing that helps me is to shine a bright light at a sharp angle to look for little shadows. I use one of those cheap clamp lamps and move it around every so often. Just hook it up and move it around slowly and you'll see how it works. The main thing is the SHARP plane blade. The razor blade variety never worked for me so I'd look for one with a regular blade like the big boys if you have a choice.

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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/23/2007 2:50:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Robert, Click on item #8 (the SECOND Zoomerang) and you get the V-Girl!
Cut and paste......oops.
Dave
EDIT It is fixed, and now the Tiger Moth is in there for a round dozen plans.

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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/23/2007 11:08:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Dave nice collection you have started. I was looking in my collection of Model Airplane News but can't find none of the plans from Keith. I am guessing he was doing them earlier in the 1950"s. My collection of magazines starts in 1979. There are some nice plans in some of my magazines though. I find the coolest ones are some called (The Golden Oldies) dated back to the 1940'ies Man I wish you guys could put them up in a tiled PDF so I could print them to an 8x11 printer paper and tape together. I don't have the the version of acrobat to change them to tiled formatt. I was kind of lucky to get this collection of Magazines. I walked into Carltons one day and they were on the counter.The owner said there free take a couple so I did then when he said he just wanted them out of there. I said Ill take them all if you don't mind. He said there mine so I have them from 1979 to about 1984 a few missing here and there that Im sure other people grabbed before I found them. Dave

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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/24/2007 1:03:39 AM   
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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/25/2007 5:18:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		OK, the Curvette is in there, a better version of the V-Girl (Gene Rock), the Lulla Bi and the Flea Whiz (Bruce).
Get building boys. I want pictures of flying planes in 1 month!
Dave


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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/25/2007 7:47:36 PM   
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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/25/2007 8:16:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Dave,

Since I started this thread I guess I should be the first one to start: The only problem is, is that when I finally start to settle on one, you post three more! How many did you say Keith designed? Tell you what, give me a suggestion and I'll go with it, because I can't decide!

By the way, did the Krackerjac plans come across ok?

chuck

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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/25/2007 9:19:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is my favorite picture of Dickeybird's Twin Lizzie landing... and a few more to keep everyone's imagination / motivation going...

Brian






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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/25/2007 10:13:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		Chuck,
Yup, got the Krackerjack, I'm going to "wholesale" my main page
with all new stuff (edit!) sooner or later, I can put it in there with the other stuff I have
received as well.
We have managed to collect all of Kieth's fun little gas free-flights I think.
A few things he published in Aero and a couple scale CL planes are missing.
I vote for the Curvette, I'll bet one of those has not flown in a quarter century.
Dave

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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/26/2007 12:47:38 AM   
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I knew you'd say that! Do you happen to have the consrutction article on that one? Anyway I printed out the parts patterns this morning and I will start cutting tomorrow. Right now I'm at work in the middle of grape harvest. 12hr days, but have tomorrow off.

Now the next question is, what are you going to build??

Chuck

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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/26/2007 8:49:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		I know that I'm usually all talk (or would that by type ) but I"m going to try to do two Laumers. First on the list is the Dan'L Boom and then it's Buttons. These two are my most loved of the lot from his book. The pics of these still haunt me so it's time to do something about it.

The Vgirl is a close third though.


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RE: Keith Laumer - 8/28/2007 7:50:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks, Chuck. As if I needed another project. Took one look at your original V-Girl link and was sold. I printed up the plan from Dave's site and after a visit to the LHS this afternoon, I am ready to start wasting balsa. The Curvette, 'Boom, Lulla-Bi, and Swanky Doodle were all close runners up. Always dreamed of flying a Lizzie too, and LHS swears that they can still get the kit. Ordered it up, but meanwhile it's on to the V-Girl.

Injunnut1 asked if rudder-vators would be the hot ticket for control. Some at the LHS have suggested that a installing a small controlable rudder under the V at the back of the dorsal. OK under power, but perhaps not so good gliding. Just use the mixer and be done with it? Any suggestions?

Power was hoped to be a PAW Diesel .049, but the current owner suddenly got a case of collectablitis . Cox reedies are too common. I wanted good throttling and quiet running, so I settled on a Thunder Tiger .07. Yeah, probably an ounce or so too heavy, but it is a good fit all around. No, I don't have to run it at full throttle. It might be prudent to do a little beefing up in the center wing area, however. Yes, I'll keep the weight increase to a minimum. Thought about sheeting the fuse too, but who needs the extra weight and covering up that beautiful structure would just be wrong. The tail should be fine. Radio access will be through a hatch in the bottom, position to be determined once I figure out how it balances with the .07 at the pointy end.

Well, time to start cutting. Any suggestions or comments are more than welcome. Say, what are you guys building?

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