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M.A.N. Fairchild Ranger - 1/30/2008 12:37:15 PM   
yojoelay


 

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Status: offline 		I have an old set of plans for a Model Airplane News Fairchild Ranger, which will likely be my next scratch build. The plans show a .15 2-stroke motor and floats to suit. It might be from the mid-1980s?

Has anyone built this plane? I'd appreciate any input.

Thanks,

Joel

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RE: M.A.N. Fairchild Ranger - 1/30/2008 3:44:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have the article, but no actual plans. The text goes on and on about the merits of the original A/C but says little about the model.

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RE: M.A.N. Fairchild Ranger - 6/7/2008 2:10:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		I cut out the plans this evening, hoping to cut some ribs and make a bit of a start over the next two days.

For such a small plane there is a tremendous amount of plywood up the front - all the bulkheads and the fuselage sides to the trailing edge are 1/8" lite ply. I'm thinking about replacing most of that with balsa - I don't have any 1/8" ply on hand at the moment and balsa is easier to work with (I only have a hand saw). I'm thinking the fuselage could be done with 3/16" or 1/4" balsa instead, same for the bulkheads. My 40-sized Tiger Moth is all balsa except for the landing gear mounts and firewall, don't see why I can't make the switch here.

Joel

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RE: M.A.N. Fairchild Ranger - 6/23/2008 9:03:38 PM   
yojoelay


 

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From: Lota, AUSTRALIA
Status: offline 		Hi,

I have started a build thread on this plane here:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6921037/tm.htm

This plane is being built 'out of a suitcase' in the evenings on my various road trips around the Australian mining industry. Road Warrior scratch building is a challenge but it's getting underway nicely.

Please drop in and have a look.

Kind regards,

Joel

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