Dick mathis piper cherokee
In 1975 Dick Mathis wrote a 47 page pamphlet called "How To Fly U-Control".
In 1985 I used this book as a guide for how to move up from Goldberg .049 powered kits. Inside is a plan [not drawn to any scale] of a Piper Cherokee with a profile fuselage. This was my first "inside look" at how a BIG MODEL is supposed to be built. I was pretty excited. Mathis wrote that "coupled wing flaps" were worth the extra effort, instead of just using elevator only..so that was part of the plan. I found a used McCoy Red Head .35 complete with floppy white nylon 10 x 6 prop for $10. I also picked up a set of 70 foot long lines. What a thrill this plane was to fly. Those 70 foot lines seemed a mile long compared to flying 1/2A with 26 feet of string. I crashed this plane so many times, but the relatively slow McCoy / 10 x 6 combo kept the speed low enough to limit the damage. Finally the model got too fuel soaked to repair. . Recently the Nostalgia Bug bit and I decided to build this plane again. This time the power is a 1/2A Forum Friendly https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...30791750c9.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...744c371d29.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...8868dd5843.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...a2df4726c5.jpg OS CVA .15 and either a 8 x 4 or 7 x 5 prop. I'm also using landing gear. I have some carbon cloth and decided to make the landing gear legs out of it. It took 6 layers of this cloth embedded in West System laminating epoxy to get a .060" thickness. I used wax paper to contain the epoxy and heavy metal weights to squish the "lay up" flat until it dried. The wheels are for a RC car. What's left to do is hook up the controls and make a venturi to feed the engine with. The model weighs 20 ozs, so the OS .15 should be plenty. |
Where do you source the Kraft/Hayes fuel tank and what length lines will be used?
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Originally Posted by H5606
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Where do you source the Kraft/Hayes fuel tank and what length lines will be used?
A Jett or Tetra Bubble less tank might work pretty good...if they are still available. I'll give this plane a try on 52 foot long, 20 pound test Spectra Line. |
If you can, please show details on terminating or tying Spectra lines at the leadouts and handle.
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Originally Posted by H5606
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If you can, please show details on terminating or tying Spectra lines at the leadouts and handle.
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This is only the 4th flight I have on this plane so I'm still feeling it out and getting used to having coupled flaps. The OS .15 CVA likes the 8 x 3 prop. The fuel tank needs to be mounted lower, notice how the motor leans out when it's inverted or doing outside loops. |
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