bkyser

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I posted this in scratch builders forum and got no replies. Hopefully this is the right forum.

I have a question about the plans. I have my balsa on order, and have read through the instrux a few times ( 84" Lazy Ace) I think I may be missing something. I got the plans right from Chuck Cunningham, so I kind of figured they should all be there.

Anyway, in reading the instrux, he says that there is dihedral in the lower wing, and talks about the dihedral braces. I don't see any in the templates, and I don't see them on the plans. I also don't have anything that shows bulkheads for the main part of the fuse. I do have templates for the turtle deck.

Am I missing a page on the plans, or am I just not getting what he's talking about?

Thanks for reading my "stupid" questions, and for any guidance.

Bob

beepee

Bob,

I have built one of Chuck's designs (the 84" Turbulent) and don't remember that being a problem. It should not be hard, though, to create your own template knowing the dihedral angle and brace length (length should show in the wing plan view).

Good luck!

Bedford

bkyser

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I guess my main question is. Do you remember having templates for the formers and for the dihedral braces? The way I see it is, if I paid for complete plans, I should get them. If I am missing where they are on the plans, I need help finding them.

Any further help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Bob

G.F. Reid

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You might check with some of the guys in the "Cunningham Lazy Ace" thread below this one in the same forum. If the 84 incher is just a blowup, surely some of those guys have the plans and can tell you what you may be missing.

mbiedul

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The Lazy Ace plans show no formers in the normal sense. There are boxes made up of balsa planks overlapping each other, then a half-round sort of former perched on the box to support the top stringers. Works fine, and is plenty strong, just sort of confusing on the plans. You aren't missing a sheet. Look carefully for the four popsicle sticks making a "former" rectangle......with a big rectangular hole in the middle! The fuselage is actually very sturdy. -Mike

LaserTank

I have the RCM set of plans 706 and it shows a dihedral brace template located under the top view of the wings assembly drawing. Shows around 1/16" rise on one side. Looks almost like a rectangle at a glance because of the slight rise.
Kyle