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By Stan Cole A super b l8' . in. s p a n llying scale model for

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m e t here c o u l d n e v e r b e r o o m a n y b u t sa d ly, m any ol t h e t y p e l h a v e se e n m o d e lle d , whrls t lhe s h a p e r s t h e r e , s o m e h o w th e le e l and c hara c t e r o l r h i s b e a utifu l th o r o ' b r e d s eem s t ob e m r s s r n g A S a ' T ig e r h o lic lh a ve buill s ev e r a l ' T r g g r e s o v e r th e ye a r s wr th hopelul r m p r o v e m e n t s I n c or p o r a le d In th r s d es rgn. W r r h n o g r e a t p a r n s ta ke n , r h e finrs hed m o d e l ' w e r g h e d - i n a l 2 o z a n d In l lrght wa s n d r c u l o u s l y s t a b le Wilh yo u r ' T iger'c ru r s r n g l a z r l y I n l e f t h a n d cr r cle s o n a balm y s u m m e r e v e nr n g wh e n s eas oned ' R a d r o b o y s p u t d o wn th e r r l rans m rt le r s t o s l r o l l o v e r askr n g a ll so n s o l q ues t rons a s r o ' h o w d o e s it fly | ke lh a l? w rll be re w a r d e n o u g h f o r yo u r la b o u r s lo n g e r o n s, b url d another fusel age srde on to p o f th e fir st and spl i t w tth razor bl ade wh e n d r y In the pl an vtew l he Ti ger fu se la g e h a s three sl rarght changes ol p r o file o n e at l ormer'8', one al fornrer ' C' a n d o n e rn front of fi n (see ptan) Ca r e fu lly cr a c k fusel age srdes al these p o in ls L H a n d R H bel ore addrng 11: and ' /6 in cr o ss b races fol l ow ed by i op deck lo r m e r s' a ' to G'. N erl add the l /r.rn sq sp r n e a n d co ver top deck w rth l j ?rn. sheel Bin d o n u n d ercarrage and add l r6i n x /j{ ,r n . cr o ss b r aces; nexl add motor mounl with g u sse ts (bal sa cement)and cement In se cu r e ly ( PVA w hrre i s used for general co n str u ctr o n ) N ow frt motor and l ank a sse m b ly ( l u s ed a Tel co) and bui td mol or
Lelt th.lusetage side t.m.s ass.mbled lt ts vary to Msut. 'hportant Ih.ftte tquare to ea.h oth.l cur alt ot the.ight y lhesame size, .\a. pbce the side ltameson . lht sutlace. with the top snaight lon9.ton ttcodown A weightcan be usod to holdtham ia

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grven one coat 50 50 cl ear dope Cut oul cockprl aperl ures (detarl l ater)

Wings
These are of convenl rondl consl ru.l ton the w i ng ti ps berng l amrnated a round sl oul cardboard forrners l found cons truc tron much si mpl rfi ed by maktng a com pl ete sel ol cardboard (i i {,rn thi ck) forme rs l o 'Insrde profi l e l i ne of w rng trps tarl pl ane and rudder. prnnrng l hese dow n on a separal e board and havtng al l l amt nated shapes ready w hen needed l ater The upper

Fu se l a g e
S t art by b u r l d r n g l u s e l a g e sr d e s fla l o n p t an logeth e r w r l h ' w a r r e n g ir d e r ' In te r b rac es Se l e c r m e d r u m h a r d sto ck fo r th e marn t op a n d b o r r o . n f L l l l e ng lh ,,. ,, In

a cce ss h a lch Frt a I mm pl y cl amp ptal e b e h r n d m o to r mounl .l j , In w rde ,],6i n l ong to a ct a s a wa s her for engtne nul s A Iach 7 j6 r n .sq sr fln g er futt l engl h l o each si de of lu se la g e . En ttre fusel age can now be co ve r e d with model span l i ghtw ei ght and

marn pl anes are l orned to t,6i n s heet cenl re secti on and sel al fi rn drhedrat at bol h w tng ti ps C over cenl re secti on (fuel tank)w rl h thtn card and add l ai n w rden ore paper trssue supporl s chordw rse over nbs R -2. l f desi red the compl ete top surl ac e ot the centre secl ton may be 'corrugate d by appl yrng co(on at about O4i n prtch. W i ngs are skrnned w nh l tghtw ei ght model s pan w rl h 50./50 dope (one coat),as are tartpl ane and fi n./rudder l f i l i s deci ded to parnt the modet{l hrnned

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matt Humbrol), it is al this stageit shouldoe done - beforeassembly Vanous ltveries for this type are to numerousto mention. M.A.P.plan pack2681 inctudes a yasrh and 73Elhscale plan, plus excellentdetaireo sketches and servlcehistory.

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Assembly
Add built-up cabane struls lo luselage a n d ' cemenl o n co mple t ed uPPer mainplane.When dry, chock-upfuselage In posrtron shown and cementlower planes on plan - keeping a careful eye on When dihedraland squareness. equilateral dry add wangstruts.Cemenlfin to lailplane with is secured lo fuselage - this assembly trrm, lurn a rubber band until satasfaclory lt is then and glide have been eslablished. spot cemented'in-situ' and riggingadded (cotton); add riggingto wings (seesketch). At this point all scale embellishments lfound may be addedto model.Personally 'Aeromodeller' scale drawing No. 2681 a boon in lhis direclionand therefore.have

glide dead srraighr. Add 73ain.packing (neg. incidence), under rear of taalplane ancrease if necessary lo %6in unlil a llal glide is obtained The motorwill havebeen inslalledwith I o raghr sidethrust and I %o down thrust; give the molor an up (dry chargeand launchmodelinto wind (if any) at shoulder height with a smooth follow through motion.Always lrim lor lelt hand c ir c les adius t ing l h e r u d d e r s l i g h t l y . Stallingcan of coursebe cured by add'ng either moredown thrust or a smallamount

of plasticene up lronl. When salisliedwith trim, give lhe molor a 'down charge follow through launch again and walch yolr 'Tiggy come back slowly over your head- lthink you will be pleased Voubuilt
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I found lhe Telco very flexible in RPM range lrimmang on low revs and stepping-up revsoncelhe feel of the model had been gained. PersonallyI prefer to leave lhe iniection nozzlefree - lhal ts hangingslighllyout of the underside of the tuselageand injecring the C02 by gripping lhe nozzlewith the lhumb and fore tinger, thus saving the weight of a structureto pressu.e withstandthe nozzle required and possable damageto fuselage.

ln conclusion
Two protolypes were built and both had the same stable characterislics. G-ADIA was built around 1935, saw war servrce a n d h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n c o m p l e t el y refurbished and was the aeroplane flown by HRHThe Princeof Wales.Finallylwish to thank my colleagueMr. G. Sheppard for has patience and help in taking the photographs.

lo not noted these porntson the plan keep a working drawing simple.However here are some ol lhem Inlake louvreand side,oilottubeon steoon cowl - starboard starboard strul, wing tip and rudderlights, tailplanestruts, oil tank (on plan) cockpit dashboard with leather'crashpads,wind shields,and pilol. The nose cowling as a simple acelate moulding bul a balsa hollowedout versionwill serveequallyas well. Enginehatchis lighdyspotcemented in oositionfor easv removal,

Trimming and f lying

For a modelof this type re COrweighing 2o2.,choosea warm calm day (or evening) of next springlthinklAnd launch - shades model ovor long grass. Built as plan the model should be slightly nose heavy and Fobruary 1982

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