Hi everyone,
The story goes like this:
1. I want to build a model for my wife, the RC Aunt. She’s competent with Electric Power Gliders
2. Want to use a brand new OS 10LA, sitting idle in it’s box last 10 years. (~180watts)
3. Really want to use that.
4. If that is not enough, I could use my 40 year old OS Max 20 (~250w?). Recently got it back from a newbie I’d lent it to long ago. But I’d prefer the OS10.
5. We lost our lovely field with a mown grass runway, air conditioned hangar, runway lights etc for extraneous reasons.
6. Last weekend a College let us use one of their fields. Slightly small and somewhat rough.
I was thinking of building a 39” Ken Willard Schoolboy.
After considering a Royal Coachman, TriSquire, LiveWire and everything in between.
But today a friend sold me 4 sheets of 1/16x4x48.
And I have six 1/8x1/8x24” bass spars that I got in a hardware store in the USA two years ago.
Just right for a 48” wing!
Seems a pity to cut it all down to 38-40”...
Have just enough 2.2mm sheet for the fuselage.
Can’t decide between the 39” Schoolmaster and 48” Headmaster...
(I’d probably add ailerons anyway)
Of course I could build another long pending project, the 48” DB Apprentice.
With a Cox Babe Bee, but I want throttle control.
Or a 50mm EDF, but I want GLOW.
(All my models are electric, except for a single Supertigre 40 powered SoloStar)
So,
40” or 48”?
OS10LA or vintage OS MAX20?
BTW, it’s windy here ALL the time!
Thanks for inputs.
Regards
Iyer