handyman

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have a set of plans that i need to get biger but dont know what to do......... fuse is now 29.need 50... wing is 48 ...need 84...??? is do i just enlarge the hole plans or just parts......any help would be great

Campy

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Take the plans to your local blueprint shop (or Kinkos ) and have them enlarge the complete plans in THE PERCENTAGE you want. After enlarging (or reducing ) the plans, measure the various wood thicknesses and then use your judgement on what thickness and type of material to use in that particular area. For instance, you enlarge a 65" wingspan plane to 80" wingspan. The rib thickness on the 80" plane is 1/8" thick. Do you need 1/8" thick ribs ? Probably not. In MOST cases 3/32" will be fine.

I would not recommend just enlarging one part of the plan. The plane has certain proportions (in relation to wingspan, fuselage length, chord, etc ) so that it will fly the way the person who designed it wants it to. Unless you are knowledgeable about these things, do not change the proportions.

CliffordH

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Campy has the right idea! Don't have a Kinkos but if you look in the phone book for some place that does blue prints they can most likely scan and enlarge drawings for you. As a side note lots of times I will take the plans for a plane I am getting ready to build to the printer and have him print me a 1/2 size set. It doesn't cost much but they make a great reference tool while the plans are covered with balsa.

Cliff