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Junior Ringmaster.
Paul Smith:
This seems to be the closest place to post an older sport model.
I got my Junior Ringmaster done and thanks to a nice November day got flying before the snow flys.
I used my sleeve launcher which was a mistake with a low-powered sport plane, but I dodged the bullet and survived. It weighs 16.0 ounces now, but will gain a 1/2 ounce when I add a wheel.
C.T. Schaefer:
Looks nice Paul. Did you make the wing longer?
Paul Smith:
--- Quote from: C.T. Schaefer on November 18, 2023, 05:39:11 AM ---Looks nice Paul. Did you make the wing longer?
--- End quote ---
Good eye. I snuck in an extra inch n a half.
While I was at it, I stack-sanded four of each rib, enough for two planes. A little hand work corrected the taper.
It looks kinda crude here, but with a bit of hand work it came out OK under the capstrips. I capstrip every plane to do away with the trailing edge notching.
I use one-sided templates with a 1" gauge surface on the bottom. This helps to square-up the stack. Also, a little bit of clear dope helps keep them straight.
Paul Smith:
I gave up on the sleeve for sport models and added a wheel and launch hook.
It only gained a 1/2 ounce and it needed nose weight anyway.
With the 2.4 launcher takeoffs were routine.
john e. holliday:
Looks great. D>K
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