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Offline Robert McHam

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Half A autogiro free plans
« on: July 16, 2008, 03:51:51 AM »
Designed By Roy Clough jr. I found this if anyone is interested.

http://www.vintageprojects.com/kids/auto-giro-model-plans.html

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Re: Half A autogiro free plans
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2008, 07:32:04 AM »
I tried to build that very free=flight model with the 4 blades as a kid.  Never could get it to work, the soldering on the rotor hub pretty much defeated me; that along with the too-thin hub rocking on the rotor shaft prevented any kind of accurate blade angles. I may have to build one just to complete the unfinished business!  'Course I'd convert it to controlline.
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Re: Half A autogiro free plans
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2008, 03:28:40 PM »
Actually there is a C/L version there as well as the free flight.

A hub modification would certainly be ok.

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Re: Half A autogiro free plans
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2008, 09:04:32 PM »
Yup, I saw the C/L design as well...the other caught my eye since it was the one I tried to build when I was about 12.  Since my Otto the Junior Gyro actually flies, and looks so cool doing it, I just might give the "Gyro Skipper" another shot.
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Re: Half A autogiro free plans
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2008, 10:30:14 PM »
Cool!

Ya gotta hand it to Roy Clough jr. He really came up with some at the time unique designs and shared them with us!

The first model I ever  built from plans was a hydrofoil designed by him and is also on the same site:
http://www.vintageprojects.com/kids/model-hydroplane.html

Someone has altered the text and it says electric hydroplane but the pics clearly show a Cox engine. Certainly it could be made electric these days.

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