710

A EROMODELLER

Noyembet,

1950

TOUBOY

DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FO R THE E E G I N N E R THIS 36" POWER I'IODEL BY YIC SMEED, IS DESCRIBED BY THE REY. F.CALLON. CAN BE BUILTIN TWO SIZES EITHER AS A FLOATPLANE OR LANOPLANE.

fUS I bc f or" s l r r r i n 8 o n t h . I' u r lJin ,j in str u ctio n s I wa n t to s ay horv l , ( k v T t h i n k a ' ry b .cin llcr r s to h a vc a m o r le l .f t o s t a r t o n . T r is so e a sv r o b u ild a n d l i ke t he TO I I R O \ p rcsumf lbly y o r ' l r a v c h a d a t lca st so ,r c p r cvr o u s csp "r ie n c" oI modelling by now-that thc instructions will not nccd to be quite so lengthy as usual, particularly in thosc parts which are identical in method with qlider or rubbcr models. A glance at the plan of thc'IOMIIOY is suflicient to show that IIr. Smeed is a man of idcas--{)ne of which is to use up all the available stiace on tl)c papcr | ,\s yo will sco. h. has catered for a vadety of engincs, both as rcAards make and capa. it y , c al l i n s l o r d i f f e r e n t g r a d cs o I $ o o d d n d r liife r e n t sizes in {'ing and tailplane. There is even the alternative of makiDg the modcl a floatplanc, with interchangeable land or water undercariage ! For the sake oI thosc who are buildinq this as their very fiIst power model, I think that the best plan will be to standardisc on the tollowinq layout i E.D. Bee en gi D e: 36 i n s . w i n g s p a n ; l a n d u n ,lcr ia r r ia g e th c wlr ce ls to be detachable or not according to choice. /II they are detachable, they can later be replaccd at will by floats without fiecting the rest of the modcl.) Right ? Then hcre we go I Perhaps the slowest part of building a model is the cutting out and sanding o{ all the ribs and the fuselage lormers. Personally, I always like to getthis over with right at the start, so I suggcst that we do it now. Fi rs t of all t h c b s . T I r e m cth o d a p p lics to b o th win g a n d tailplanc ribs. L.ry a piece olscmi-transparentpaper -geascproof will do-over the rib outline as narl.ed on the plan, and trace it ooto the paper, including thc placc whcrc the spar cuts through the b. Now use carbon paper to trace this outline onto a picce of thiD ply'wood-l mm. iI yor have any, otherwise + in. The outer grain of the ply shoulct rur lroln end to end of thc rib shape. Cut out the ply rib, and sand accurately to slpe, checking by laying it onto the plan b as you proceed. Use this rib ?Ls template, round which to a. draw all the dbs needed onto * in. medium sheet balsa ; 20 for the wing rib, g Jor thc tailplane. Cut these out rcughly uithout crrtti,ng o.ut the spar slo1, and satrdwich tlrcm sid; ti) side ag:Linst the accurately inished ply rib. Push two straight pi n s f rom eac h s i d e n g h L t h r oDg h th c ' sa n d wich ' to h o ld drem f irmly , a n d s a n i l u n t i l t h ey a r e id cn tica l with e a ch o th e r atrd with the ply db. Theq use a small ha.cksaw to cut right t hrough all t h c r i b s t o g e r h e r a t t} e sp a r slo t; o n c cu t d o wn each s ide of 1b c s l o t a s a l r e a d y cu t in th e p ly r ib is s Ifi.icn t; the loose pieces can then be scraDcd out. T\cse ale traced out ffft onto greaseproot or Fonnei. sidilar paper over the plaa, and then traDsferred bi meats

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of carbon papcr oni o the { sheet b.l l sa-nr pl yw ood i n the case of Former I a d l A . Wi th bal sa, th. grai n shoul d be running aloDg thc length ol tl\e lor/DTer,i.e., from end to end, rather than from side to side. . The outlincs oI the ply {ormers I and lA arc best cut with a smaU hacksaw; the curve on the top of 1rl can be finishcd ofi with a rough grade oI sandpaper \irappcd tightly lound :L hardwood blouk. Thc two rectansular holcs for the engitre bearers are quite easily cut by drilling a serics of * in. holes as close togcthcr as possible just ir?sid, the lincs tracedonthe wood. Then removc thc inside piece with arazor a nail lllc will do to clcan up the blade, and use a small iilc Kecp trying the cnd of the engine edges of the apcrtures. bearer into thc aperturc as you go al{}ng \\ith the iiling, and stop when it willjrs, push inside-a rcally tiglrt lit. 1'he same meurod of drillingholes can be used lor opcning out thc circular choke hole in Fl. We arc nov all rea(ly to start the construction proper. The Fuselage. Covcr the plan with greasc-proo{ paper, and pick out live lcngttrs of ed.iunt 16 in. sqoare strip. The four softest of these should L,e used for thc longcrons. Pin dowtr the first two longer.rns ovcr the plan, usiog straight pins c! alternate sid,es, ,xot throl.gh,lhe strip. Crack the top one at the point indicated, but if possiblc do not actually severit. Add all the spacers, etc., and the 1tin. gusset against the shouldr whcre thc top longeron was cracked. Work down th next pair of loDgerons between the upright pins and push down onto the previous pair. Complete the sidc in exactly the same way as thc first onc, not {orgettiDg the shoulder gusset. The longeronscanbetrilllmcd oft accurately at the tail, but should be lelt overlapping a little at the nose end of the lrodel. Fig. I shows the construction at this stage, \r'ith the ribs, Jormers, etc., all laid out ready. Give the cedent a {cw roitrutes to drv. thel remove Irom the

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A EROMOD ELLER

7t I

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Irormer 19 and the cross {jrainc(l litmioatc(l cabin top should now be ccmcntcd i n pl ace. |i g. { shol vs l he fr)nt l art ot the fuscl ugc at thi s stage. Ftnishing Off the Fuselage. S hcct i n the si des and bottom of tl )c frxt t)anol w i th ,t i n. bal sa, and al so the curvc of thc cl bi n w i n(I,,\\'s. C rrtri {]ge I)tpcr or thi n card shoul d be use(l f{)r c,,vori nX thc curvc from tho top of Fl over F2. ]l akc thc choke-hol c i n thc starboard sntc pancl bi g enough to adi ni t your I) rti cul ar si ze of fi rst linger Nitlxrut a.ny cflort. (l cment a stri p o{ + i n. shcct to tho tnrtsi dc cdsc of both tho cngi ne bearers; screw thc bol ts i n pl arc from bcl o\v, and drop the engine itsel{ into placc ovcr them. 'fhcn trace the si dc corvl i ngsonto . sheet and ccmcnt thcD r agai nst I.'l and the packed bearcrs. If the undcrcarri agc i s d(t:rch l to, tho si de q)$l i ngs N i l l havc to bc shapcd to l i t round l rII and tl re uncl orcarri agc box. Fi g. 5 i l l ustratcs thi s l ),)i nt, bci ng a shot oI thc underneat[ p:rrt of thc front uni t. ((;usscts N cre uscd hcrc, :rs an alterrative to shccti g in th() frrmt l(^vcr l,ancl.) N o!v sheet i n betl vecn thc l o$cr hal v0s of tho si (l c coN l i ngs. It i s i mportant to l eavc thc c'rgi 'ro i n l !,si ti ,,n rvhi l e thi s i s d(,nc to makc sure that the sp:rcc lx t\vel-|n llrc l)carcrs is not !vxl enc(l or l essenedduri ng thc l )r(!:fss 'l-racc the lvindscreen {r{'m the I)Lrn oolo ,.arci$oproof prl ,cr; cut i t out, and pastc onk) tl Lc, l ul ,i tl ; tl en cut the ccl (rf thc l )l stc(l i {reasc-proof ccl l ul )i d \!i ncl screcn round tho c(l gc lcmpl :rtc. Thc pl an suggests ccr|rcnti n!a thc rvi o(l screcr i n pl l ce, thcn cutti ng t$o hol es for tl (r si o{ d,)tvcl s, w hrri h are to l )c pushcd through aml ccmcnt{al nrtl Lrr thl r (:rLl )i n top aftcr tl rc $i (l scrcen hasbcenaddcd. l l rynal l l l f(,r'D (li tsi mpl er

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AEROMODELLER

November,

1950

'Ihe mainspar notch oi thc f()ur ..itrc ribs \\;ill bavc to bc modilic(l to fit over thc ply dihcdral bracc

to cemcnt the t\vo front dowcls in place t/sl, and cut two pieccs out of the top of the windscreen to " U'lshaped accommodate them when it $as lat / ccmented in Dlace. The si de-window s o l t l x . c a b i n c a n b c L u t o u t a s se p a r a tc r e cta n g lcs {Jl celluloid. The rcar wing dorlel is pushed through the Jlrselage alter * in. holes have been drilled in the gussets at the 'crackcd shoulder ". Sheet in the last two panels at the tail, top and bottom, and add the {airing of scrap balsa to thc top of ttre Trace the sub-rudder onto + in. sheet with thc cabin rool grain runDing lengthvise, and cut jt out. Since it is morc than 3 ins. long, two pieces of sheet will be needed to cover it when the grain is running the oppositc way in making the cross'grained lamination. 'Ihcse two pieces can bc cut out as rough rcctangles and cementcd against the accurately traced first piece ; ]r'hen sct they can be easily trimmed to this sbape. Cemgnt the sub-ruddcr in plAcc and don't spale thc cement. The Fln and Trlmmln$-Tab, Tracc the ttailihg ed8e and lower portion ol the 6n onto in. solt r00 sheet and cut thcm out. Ruilcl the in, including the trim-tab, as a single complcte unit over the plan-see Fig. 6. \\hen quit e, d r y , c I r o u t r h c ta b - F ig . 7 . T l) F n p u sl) a p ie ce of so f t wire o r t l t i n a l u m i n r u m slr e e t in to th e u n p e r p a r t o f th c hingeing cdge of thc tab, and rcplace thc tab against the main lin, forcing the projccting portion of thc vire or aluminium into ttrc hingeing part o{ thc lin. Itr Fig. 8, ,-,ro pieces oI soft wire arc bcing pushed homc, one toivards the top, the other towards the bottom oI the tab. Holvevcr, a single piece near Note too thc straight pin which is the top will be suilicicnt. ready to bc pushed up through the horizontal spar on \rhich the tab is to rcst. This pin will act as a pivot, rvhcn it and the tab itself have becn pushed home-see Fig. 9. It is a good idea to round off tlrc turning edge of the tab be{ore rcplacing it, so as to allow of :r {rco sidc to siclc movcmcnt. Thc rcar peg-a short length of * iD. hardwood dowel-catr bc added norv. Sharpen one end, and push it firDrlJ'into one of uppc r long c r o n e n d s . P u l l it o u t,.s( lu ir t ce m cn t in to th c hole, and replace peg. Fig. l0 sho s thc complctcd tail unit (Iess thc tailplanc) rcady {or cor.erirtg, but as :L matter of fact tl!e lin should rrot bc cementcd in placc until both it and thc Juselagc have becn The Tailplane. Bcfore laying it put, hold This is perfectly stmightforward. the ccntre three ribs side to side, and cut out a t in. square notch {or the short top spar.

couplc of books. When both Thc centre section is best done as follows. halvcs of the lving arc completed, pin dorvn thc lcvcl centre section of the dihcdral bracc flat onto the plan, Propping rrP the wingtips on both sides. The short missing Portions of l eadi ng i nrt t rai l i nA edeesca n l l ren bc crr'-t^ si z^ :tnd .emenl ,l l i n D l aac. P ersonal l v I ad.l erl eussrts un botl r si 'l cs oi tl rr'sc centrc ribs against tire leading and trailing edges see Fig 14. Remcmber tlrat the two ccntre ribs have to hale + in. trimmed ofi along thirupper curved surface, so that the /d h. sheeting will not stand uphigher than the leading and traili g edgcs. This trimming ahould of coursc bc donc beforc tho two ribs are ccmcnted in place. .A.dd the + in over thc toP oI tlte ccntre scction, rviih the grain running in the samc di recti on as the l enR th of tl c w i ng. l l l [hal r.mai os rs l r, cemcnt tl re rvi ng cnJ pi eces from soft I i n. sh"et Wh, n I l ad rcar l rcti thrs staA c ready for 'ovcri ng -I \\1 nt over every joht in the cntirC plane, adding a tiny sPot of cement in each corner by \ay oIreinforccmcnt Coverlng. The TOMBOY is as simplc to covcr as a beginncr's gli(lcr' Li R l rtw ci aht modol span H l l do tLur'8l r p''s"n'tuy I rrs*l l l o,l (l sl 'Jn .dr l !' hci vvrvci eht and l i re n,,t rFtrel r.d i t rvai oi -sl rrunk, al l IrouR l ,$ i r h tl r; ti gl rl w ci tht \':trrrl y l l ri s t 'rut normallv neccssarv. ;s it slrrirks lvcll under thc influencc oi dopc. Cover the fm as a singlc nit, ignoring the trim-tab ior thc prcsent. Thc bcst timc to ccment the lin to the {Lsclage is a{tcr the whole model has bcefl covcrcd, but belorc any doping has bccn sta.rted. Chcclr the sizc and shapc ('f the curvc in the fin basc by laying the tailplale in position across thc rear of thc Juselagc and lowering the fin it; thc leadtug and

The wing.
Trace and cut out the ply dihedral brace, and cement Dor, halves of the *Xt in. mainspar against it, trimming ofl the lorver flat centre section. Pio (lown the port half oI the mainspar ov c r rhc p l a n , l . a v i n g t h c sta r b o a r d - h a lf stickln g u p a t a D angle, and prcceed to the ribs-see Fig. 11.

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1950

A ERO MOD ELLER

713

l ra iling c dg i ! c \ t r o r l r i t j e s o I t h c lin sh o u l( t r cst o n th c fu scla se , a nd t he c ur y { r s h ( n r l d j u s t clca r tl) c tililp la n e . ltcr n o vc th e tai l plane, rn l l c e n r c n t t h c f i ! r l ir m l) ' in p la ce . Two c oats , , f r l e a r d o p c \ ! c r c g i! cn t,) th e e n tir c m o d cl, Nith a tliird Ior tbc fusclaite. This \vas follo$cd by an ovcr all coat of bana a o i l . ' l h e c o l o u r n rg ( Ur t { ' r b clo r c th c b a n :r n a - o il) w as pol] c l)r o n r x t i c b l u e . \ \ r i tl) ;! r cd T r L r - fle x p r o p . a n ( l \vl,ite u ndc rc arria g c * j f c s , t h c a p p ca m n co wa s sm a r t e n o u g h to e a r n Ia l o urat lc c ( , m m c n t { r o m a \' :r r ie t} : o I q u a r te r s. T hc linal j r n r i s t o " c u t ou t " th c tr im ta b . l:sc I r a zo r btade t o s lit 1 h r ( u g h t h e { a b ric r lo lvn th c h in g c a n d a lo n g th c l o wer edgc { , f t b e t a b { ) n b o th sid cs It $ ill th cn b c p o ssib le to m ov c it f r o m s i d c t o s i d e as r cq r L ir e d . Mounting thc Itngine. that beforc this you h:Lwc had thc fngiD It is plcsnnul ru nning on ! ! t e s t b c n c h , a n d h a vc g o t in to th c $ a y o f sta r th g a nd regul: rti n g j l . T he P rop. l l l r S T b e : ! I i c i l - Iir a it l ltU- F L E\- a n d I h a ve not got sharcs in thc iirm eithcr | 'l his particutar pr.)p. is more l l e x iblc t han n r o s t . a n d s o t e n d s to g ivc slig h tlv le ss tlr r u st. T o u se : L \ \ Llrdf D t ) r o t i . o r o n e o f tl) c stificr p la stic o n cs, su clr a s th e li. D. , $ ( , u l ( l b c t o a s l r fo r tr o u b lc a t th is ca r ly sta g e . l\Ioreovcr, f()r 1hc lirst {e\v lliglrts cvcn ure 'l'rn-1lcx nrnst be " tonc c Lc low o ' b _ vt ) u t t i n g i t o n 1 r , o r cn g wa l, /o 1 t,t , i.c., \| itl\ d th c morc roL r n d c d s i d c s o f t h ( i l) la d cs n ca r cst to th c o n g in e . F (, r t hc act u : 1 1 r N n t i n g o { th c e n g in c, a sr Da ll tL b c sp a n n e r n $ ,i l l bc f (, u n d r r n ) s t u s e f u l ; b u ]' o n e n o N if Y( tr r h a ve n o t got o n c , a n d m a k e s u r c th a t it fits yo u r sizc o f n u t. a i re ad_\ l n urc c as c ( , 1 m ] ' o w n n r x l e l, th e r ir cu la r ch o kc a t) cr tu r c in Io rmer | l \ v a s f o u n c l t o b e sliijlr tl] o u t o l p o sitn ) n , a ln l h a d to b e enlarg c ( l w i t l r a r a t t a i l c d iilc in o r d e r to m a kc r o ( ,m { o r l' h c o n ly r e a l m o d ific:r ti( tr rh o m th c air nrt ah l r o f t l r c c n g h c . tl re plan \ v : r st h c i i l c t t l i a t t h c lo wcr sh ce tin g u n d e r tlr c cn g in c 'I'his ilr1d bctl\'ccn tlrc siclc coNlings lvas Icft out altogctl)cr. allo\rcd casicr acccss to thc cnginc bolts lrom bclo\!, alrd also

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ti ghtl y. Tri rnmi ng the ToMB oY . A ttach tl re l vi ng br- nl cans or {our sr,,,rr rul )bcr bands strctchcd di agonal h':!cross thc centrc sccti {,t]. In,th si ng an(i tai l pl anc must bc absol utcl y ri gi d- The l att( r i s hcl <l bv tr|o or thrcc smaller rubbcr bands. Pass thcse lirst ()!cr thc fin anrl sub-ru(kter roun(l thc fuscl agc; thcn sl i (l c thc'f.P . un.l er the l i n, an(l prrl l the bands back over thc t()l ) ol tho nn an(l ancl )or thcm round the rc:Lr peg. C heck w i D g and T.P . for al i gnmcnt and stabi l i t), al 1d ensure that U rc mo(l cl bal anccs \!l rcn sl l pported bv t$(' ti ngcrs beneath thc nai D spar. C l (l osc a (1a],w hcn thorf i s vcry l i ttl e N i nd, an(l hand gl nl i j ttre (xl el i nto \l l tat w i n(l therc i s. Y ou \ri l l ha\ c 1(rthroN i t qui te h;Lrd compared N i tl r thc:Ll erage l i ghtl vci sl rt gl i .l cr or rubbcr mirdcl ; the nlcal to aim .Lt is oI courso thc planc s natural tl yi ng spccd, anci onco i t i s i r the ai r you w i l l so(,n fi n(L lvhat this is. Don't bc ovor an\ious to trim for an cxtfa. long sl o$- gl i dc :Lt thj s stage ; tl rc thi ng to a!oi (l at al l costs i s any tendcnc)' to stal l . If tbcrc a|pcars to be any dangcr ol stal l i ng p:!cl ( np thc l eadi ng cdge{rfthc tai l pl anc 1\'i th a pi ece of r1ji n. scrap. l )ut about :10 dcgrccs ol ri ght rurn rm thc tri mmi ngtab, and adj ust i f neccssary unti l a stcady gl i (i c N i th a sl i i .aht ri ght trrfn i s obtai ne(I. Onl ] tl ren shoul ct ]'ou coD si dcr tr]i g the modc.l undcr poNer. \Vcll, thc grcat morncnt has comc, Flying the TOMBOY. a. d i fyourhand i sstcad], bctter than nrost I P crhaps -you:rrcscctioi is to rlcscribc cxactly thc l)cst \r:ry of dealing $ ith this $hat Iat)pcD ed \!hcn I l i rst j l cw my TOIIl ]()Y .

Noeembet.

1950

ADROMODELLER

715

High \linds Ncre the orcler of thc da-v tor somc timc after the modcl \vas complctcd, so jt Nas nirt until about a rvcck later Ulat thc trials took placc. 'fhc wcathcr thcn was pcrlcct Narm, lvith thc merest suill{ostion oI a brczc. Jland glictcs Ne rc alnos t t o o g o o d t o b c tr L r c, tlie d ig h t p a th l) cin g q u ite le|cl alrd \vith a slight r:rtnr;rl right turn. So the lirst llight undcr poNcr Nas attempted \!ith tbc trim tab trcntral. \\'itlr thc -l'ru-fle\ prop. tl)c Nrong Nay ronnd, I lillcrl the tant r, s t art c ( l u p t h c e n s i n e . r n ( l tu n c( l it d o wn to h a ll r cvs. a s sl oN as it \ ! ou L l g o \ ! h i l e s t i l l r L r n n in ge !e n lf' . I h cl( l th e m o d cl until t hf rc N a s l c r v l i t t l c f n .t lcit in th e ta n k, a lld th cn l a unc ho(l it i n t o t h c L , r c c z o . l' h c r csu lt wa s ? r \' cr ) ' g r a d n a l, stc,r(ly c lirnl ) n r l e l t h a n d c i rcl( ' s, i( ,llo r ve d b ]' a lo vcL y slid e in \'cr l- 1\.jdc riglrthand circlcs. As tlcsc lattcr \vclc lathcr too \ v nl(. , t hc r c x t l l i g h t \ v a s r r a ( lc Niu r a b .tr r t:]0 ( lcii.ccs o f o t l t h o t a l ) , a n d t h c ( :Ir g n r estill o r l lr a lt r e !s, a s ri g l ) t t ri bcfo rc . ' l lrc m o d c l c l i n b r d sl{ ^ !lv in Nid e r Icft ( :ir clcs, b L ) t gl i (lc d $l, c n t h c e n g i n c c L r t in c\tr cm e ly tislr t r ig lr tia n d ci rc k s --s . ) li g l r t t h a t m o s t mo d cls \o u ld h a \c g o n c in to :L st)n il ili\ 1 . .l. h{ 'I igllt t l l I n ( ) n t l l c t l i l n ' t l l ] J \' a Sth fn r ,' .]' | .flto .iln ' ltF ;r .l,ttr s| l,,| ll(l ]x'II(' c t : 1| s i( . : n l v c I i m b t 1 ' t l t ( . 1 | fjn r 5 l| - fi.cir ' ]l' sl' ' IL U$ ' cd ".i' ."..' ' ".,l w tL1cr1)ro1j l 1g. r ,r ' i | u n iiI,. l ') ,, ri! , r l, . , n l ; l i . l , t I . l u l r tl, .r r L r r ll' r ir ,lcs r ;,, ;i :,,,,, ruI(, f t ll)(, llt 2 ; s e c o n d s ' f ( ) 1 1 I J () ) .cln n L .t' l' tl]:l:il]' - l1 ' 1 l| .' .t"..li,.jii,' 'tasscml )1}'i sno'b()un(]

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