New TD .010 and Pee Wee .020 Planes

Tee Bee wrote:Thanks, Mauricio!  I always enjoy watching your model vids on the tube.  I already have a couple of projects in the works for a TD .020 and reedie .049.  Stay tuned for those.  These little guys are "extra" projects I'll be working on during the breaks. Actually, I'm leaving town on a motorcycle trip, so the model building and Cox engine work should resume in a few weeks.  

Tee Bee wrote:I've been restoring/repairing a lot of old Cox engines lately which has made me daydream about planes that would be a good match for whichever engine I was working on at the time.  As I tinkered with refurbishing a couple of TD .010s, I realized that I didn't currently have an airworthy .010 plane.  I also have a couple of Pee Wees that will be finished soon and I've never had a Pee Wee powered plane.  I used to fly my LaStick with a TD .010 years ago when I built it.  It was fun but performance was lackluster as my flying skills improved.  I converted it to a TD .020 and have had a ball flying it lik
e that for years since.  So, I started with the LaStick design and shrunk it to 75%.  Reshaped the tail and eliminated the triangular wingtips to make it look a little less Stickish.  Span will be about 15".  Looks like they will be small and spritely to fly.  Do you guys think the airfoil will work ok shrunk down like this without reshaping it?  I once shrunk a model plan by 50%.  The original was a super friendly docile flyer.  The half-size version was very hot and would stall or snap at the drop of a hat if it was maneuvered abrubtly or slowed a bit too much in a turn.  A completely different airplane than it's full size counterpart.  

Tee Bee wrote:Thanks.  These will be basic 2-channel rudder/elevator planes without throttles.  Just simple small glow powered sport planes.

Tee Bee wrote:
Thanks for the motivation, guys!  Mauricio, I use the same blend of fuel in all my Cox engines to keep life simple.  I mail order Sig Champion 25 in quart bottles and add 1.5oz of Klotz castor oil to each bottle for a bit more slippy goo. I actually have another Cox powered project in the works that I haven't shown on this thread.  It's called a Sliver and was designed by Steve "skaliwag" Adams who also runs Select Models.  It's a beta test for his design to determine how it works out and whether he will produce it as a kit some day.  It has a 24" span and will be powered by a TD .020.  The Sliver has been a much more challenging build than these 2 little planes and there is a thread about it's construction over on the RCU 1/2A forums.  I'll post pics of it in a separate thread.  Lots of irons in the fire right now but I love this hobby!  

Tee Bee wrote:
The first wing has been joined and sheeted.  Molly inspected it but was not impressed.  It's never good enough for the cats.

Tee Bee wrote:Wings have been framed up, joined, sheeted, and sanded.  Sometimes I forget just how much time and effort it takes even to finish little models like these.