26 BY JOHN A. deVRIES, COLONEL USAF. Photos by JIA, deVries and JA. deVries I Ektachrome transparency by Ed Means The Velie Monocoupe is a slice of aeronautical nostalgia. Designed by Clayton Folkerts, of later racing aircraft fame, the Velie was the second in a lo line of Monocoupes — a definitive design. Powered by the 65 horsepower Velie air-cooled radial engine, the 1928/1929 version of this famous monoplane took home more than its share of trophies in the stock plane races that were popular in the late 20's and early 30's. With a span of 32 feet and an overall length of 19 feet, 9 inches, the Velie Monocoupe cruised at 85 mph. It seated two, in chummy side-by-side comfort. An excellent training aircraft, its stability also attracted the sportsman (and sportswoman) pilot of the era. Factory drawings were used in scaling the model — twice! Basically, it is a 3X enlargement of Herb Clukey’s outstanding rubber-powered model (a kit/plan for which is available from Flyline Models, 10643 Ashby Place, Fairfax, Virginia 22030). Herb used the factory drawings in producing his %” scale Monocoupe. He loaned the same drawings to me, to assist in the design of the R/C version. As far as can be determined, there is no deviation in scale for either model effort. Outlines and wing section (Clark Y) are as “Monocoupe” as one can get. The R/C plan includes more wing ribs than the prototype and the wing and landing gear struts attach differently ~ but these changes were dictated by the materials used in model construction. The model falls into the “standoff scale” category, due to these small changes as well as a lack of cockpit detail and the exposure of the engine cylinder as part of the S-cylinder “scale” Velie engine. This latter, because Tm a firm believer in keeping R/C engines cool — particularly when they are as overworked as they are in the usual scale model. For the “superscalebuilder,” and the scale contestant, presentation data may be found in two books. The first, Joseph Juptner’s “U.S. Civil Aircraf,” Volume 2, has two excellent photographs, clearly showing markings on the prototype aircraft. The second bock, “Of Monocoupes and Men,” by John W. Underwood, includes a picture of -he primitive instrument panel as well as an in-flight shot. The Velie Monocoupe is relatively simple to build and prepare for flight. The usual admonition, “not for begin-........ to page 70 R/C Modeler MagazineThree-quarter left rear view. Lightening holes used to reduce mass in rons, Note base plate in cockpit area, ss Monocoupe. Generous wing, empennage areas provide Close-up view of cowiing and tanding gear detail, Wing center section showing detail of aileron servo installation. Nine Years of LeadershipClose-up of uncovered Velie Monocoupe empennage. Light structure teeps Three quarter rigtt front view of completed Velie. Stut installation shown. weight down in the til section, More complex looking than iti to build. Right side view of completed Monocoupe. Extremely easy flying aircraft for All control surfacas are scale size. Note use of MonoKote strips to simulate ‘the sport fie. divisions of the “window” in the wing over cockpit area. t, Harald Krauso on left, “Eaglerock Peaking the 0.S. Mlax.30- - the author and Major Jack Aycock. Ins shis yet-to-beformed company. Major Aycack’s jacket is that of the Alaska B/C Club of Anchorage. Assembling the Velie. Author on 1 Models" sweatshirt author wears adv 70 R/C Modeler Magazine‘plus altitude, \VELIE MONOCOUPE from page 26 ners” doesn’t really apply although initial test flights should be made by a thoroughly competent pilot. The zon- struction is about as basic as a Megow 10 cent model of yesteryear. A razor saw and 2 miter box are necessary additions to the tool box, in order to ‘build this model ~ this because of the thick balsa and plywood sizes recom- mended. The Monocoupe goes togeth- er better with square-cut members. And, at 24” to the foot scale, some of the pieces get pretty hefty. Suspris- ingly, the original model weighs only 5% pounds, ready to fly. No sp2cial effort was made to keep the weight Nine Years of Leadership ae ‘The Monocoupe cSimbs ut, Note aileron deflection, down except in the wing and tail. The tail was kept reasonably light in view of the short nose moment. Power for the original model is a 30. Larger displacement engines may be fitted if additional power is desired but the scale nose contours will heve to te altered. The smaller engine has proven adequate at our club's flying field. The Pike's Peak R/C club fielc is at 7200 feet above sea level, so the “litle” 30 has been severely tested. Remember, the prototype only had 55 horses available under eruising condi- tions, so, in order to achieve scale-like performance, stick with the “smaller” engines. Test flights reveal that cne washer of downthrust and one washer of right thrust were necessary from 0.0 settings, using an O.S. 30 R/C. ‘Two final admonitions, before we get to the “howto” part of this article. First, the wing struts on this model_are functional and should be used. The wing center section of the prototype (and the model) projects well beyond. the cabin structure. In order to duplicate this design feature, the fixed, forward part of the wing center section receives a minimum of support from the fuselage, The cabin structure, too, is a tad spindly. The wing struts, therefore, help hold things together, and should be used. Second, the fuselage longerons should be tre hardest %” square balsa available to the builder. The structural integrity of the fuselage, aft of the wing, depends ‘on these four members, which must retain a curved shape. Spruce longer~ cons (J square) may also be used — but spruce may cause slight nheaviness FUSELAGE: After building two identical sides, the cockpit area of the fuselage is joined by two “base plates” of 44” sheet balsa. The fuselage sides are pinned, inverted, over the plan. A large, rectangular pre-cut piece of sheet balsa is glued, inside them, across the bottom of the cockpit area. The advantage of this first “base plate” is that it can be cut truly square, and thus, aligns the fuselage sides ex- actly —a difficult task if only stick erosspieces are used. While things are still pinned down, two 4” square balsa crosspieces, cut to precisely the same width as the “base plate” are glued to the forward and afi ends of the co pit area. A perfectly rectangular “box” is thus formed, which establishes the fuselage alignment. Of course, the “squareness of things” ‘requires that the fuselage remain pinned in position until the glue dries completely (at least overnight, even if you are using epoxy). After the “box” is dry, the longerons are partially sawed through (from the inside, outwards) and a small triangular section removed: to allow the nose and tail of the fuselige sides to be drawn together. The rear posts are joined and pinaed together, after glue has been applied to them. ‘The second “base plate,” this one in the form of a cut-off triangle, is now ITS BN Ser We NBolcle lt omer ounces the arriv emotes eee Oceana ano Cea N i mee Macca} ert ee Mee oR oc) PPC meee cee oo Retoa eae Me SCM Cates elt a PURI EAN toon canes Coen mee a CCC mene Ing Tye a Mme md RCM Plans Catalogue. Price Still 25 cents. plo am cd cut precisely from %” sheet Incidentally, the fuselage is between longerons. It is less ex to edge-glue two sections of 3 to provide material for the plates” than to buy 6” balsa. The second, triangular “base plate” is glued in place between the upper longerons, from the cockpit to the firewall. This establishes the “pointy” shape of the nose, after another ¥4” square balsa crosspiece is added between the lower longerons. Again, after things dry, the forward fuselage cross section is sanded flat and the %” plywood fire wall is epoxied in place. The remaining fuselage crosspieces may now be added, aft of the wing to the tal Other advantages of the “base plates,” in addition to squaring the fuselage, is that they serve several structural purposes. The forward one is used as a fuel tank mounting plate as well as a support for a 1:1 bellerank, used to transmit engine servo move- tent to the throttle arm. The larg rectangular “base plate” provides a good surface to which the radio, bat- tery and servos may be mounted as well as an anchor point for she wing to page 76 IN MEMORIAM n JIM KIRKLAND It is with deep regret that, as this issue of R/C Modeler Magazine was going to press, we were informed of the sudden death of our good friend, Jim Kirkland, Having known Jim since the inception of this publication in 1963, we have lost a good friend and the sport and hobby of Radio Control has lost a great competitive flier whose life was characterized by honesty, integrity, and good sportsman- ship, Jim Kirkland was a man you were proud to know ---an individual whose life stands as an example to all of us in the sport. The staff of R/C Modeler Magazine extends its deepest and most sincere sympathy to Jim’s family, and to his memory this issue is dedicated. Don Dewey and Pat Crews R/C Modeler MagazineYou never seriously considered a Fox Motor? Maybe its about time you did. 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WING: The only caution to be observed in constructing the wing is to build the center section concurrently with the outer wing panels. The fixed portion of the center section (the part that is ghed to the fuselage) may be cutaway later, when the wing is positioned above the cockpit. Spar joiners are plywood and run well into outer wing panels. They provide a igged mounting for the wing dewels (forward) and the wing hold-down screws (aft). The plans note the use of 1/16” sheet balsa webbing between the wing spars. The resulting structure is extremely strong and warp-free. The edgeset 3/8” square leading edge is shown “routed” out between the wing ribs — as a weight saving device. And, lightening holes are shown in the sheet balsa ailerons — to reduce their mass, rather than reduce the weight of the model. The wing tips, cut from 3/8” sheet balsa, are designed to include an at taching gusset (as are most of the curved tsil surface parts). The addi- tional gluing surface thus provided hhelps prevent tip warpage when cover- ‘ng is applied to the wing. Note that the tip outlines are raised %" from the flat wing building surface to give a bit ‘of upsweep to the lower tip surface. Blind nuts, for the attachment of the extremities of the wing struts, are tightened into plywood rectangles, which in turn are epoxied into the wing structure, flush with the lower surface, at the four points indicated on the plans, The large “window” in the wing center section of the prototype poses a difficult design problem. Where to mount the aileron servo so that it didn’t show? 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Thus, the Velie Mon- cocoupe is a prime candidate for the use of differential aileron action. This may be achieved using 120 cegree belleranks, which give more “up” than “down” as the ailerons are operated. With the original bellcranks (90 de- gree), the Monocoupe is a “rider airplane.” ‘Allast comment on the pesky “wing window” ---it is covered with heavy HEAT SHRINK ALL COVERING MATERIALS! WE'RE NO “CHEAPIE” AND HERE'S WHY... (C1000 WATTS OF INFRA RED HEAT — up to 500°F lets you shrink all popular covering materials. CI TURBO-IET FOCUSED HI EAT BEAM ~ ives precise penetrating heat pattern, (DD SEQUENTIAL TRIGGER SWITCH — provides instant ON-COOL-OF F finger tip response. Gi RADIO-TV NOISE SUPPRESSION — eliminates annoyance and complaints from electrical interference. Gi LONG LIFE COMPONENTS — made to last under heavy demand conditions. G DIRECT FACTORY SERVICE — guarantees fast returns if repairs are ever required. AT YOUR DEALERS NOW... OR ORDER DIRECT... $36.00 POLYTEX UNIVERSAL PO. BOX 12 Nine Years of Leadership NEWFOUNDLAND, N.J. 07435 n(.030) clear plastic as the transparent areas of the cockpit The “window” splits along the front of the front spar—the foresaft dividers are strips of MonoKote eare- fully ironed in. place (too much heat, and the “window” warps). Common pins and a thin film of epoxy hold the plastic -o the structure. LANDING GEAR: Although the Monocoupe landing gear appears to be complex, it is easy to bend and attach. ‘The main (wheel-holding) strut is bent from one piece of 36” 1/8th diameter music wire. The flat center of this Designed by: ED THOMPSON 18 FIRE-BREATHINGTORQUE HOBBY INDUSTRIES 2aRonsonDr, Rexdale, Ont. strut is wite-bound to the front upper crosspiece of the cockpit and then liberally coated with epoxy. The two lower struts for the landing gear are bent from 3/32” music wire and at- tached at the center to the fuselage with a single “J-bolt” each. The ends of all three struts (on each side) are drawn together, lashed with copper wire and soldered — the whole assem- bly is self jigging. The distinctive fair ing on the main landing gear strut is fashioned as a sheet balsa “Sandwich. The inner core of 1/8” sheet is made in two pieces to channel the gear wire. "Tested, Approved and Recommended by RCM. Tis faced on both sides with %” sheet, the wire channel being filled with silicone “Tub Seat” before the final covering is glued in place, The “Tub Seal” is used to hold the wire and balsa together while ordinary Titebond ‘or while glue holds balsa to balsa ‘When the “sandwich” has dried, it, should be faired to cross section. The fairings for the auxiliary struts are cut from 3/32” sheet balsa. As indicated on the plans, they may be attacked to the wire using silk or glue or, alter nately, with MonoKote. The easier technique entails ironing 4 piece of MonoKote to one side of the fairing strip, the fairing positioned on the wire, and the other side drawn taut. It then is ironed firmly to the second side of the fairing and around the “back” to completely cover it. Since the auxiliary strut fairings needa’t be streamlined, they are thus attached and covered all in one operation. “Vintage” wheels (4-3/8" diameter) are held in place with 1/8” wheel collars. TAIL SURFACES: Tail surfaces are of conventional construction. The out- sheet balsa; the leading edge, spars and crosspieces are W" squere balsa, My model used pinned nylon hinges for all movable surfaces — the plans show the hirges at their scak positions. The sub-elevator strut, bracing the horizontal surface, is cut and fitted at this point in the construction sequence. It is covered, using the MonoKote wrapping tech- nique, ard epoxied in place after the entire model is covered and assembled. The covering of the fuselage and stabil- izer must be cut away at the sttach- ment points. A bracing wire (not included on the author's model, but lines are cut from %” tached between horizon tail surfaces al and vertical in line with their respec- tive spars. A 4%” length of inner NyRod may be epoxied into holes drilled through the fin and stabilizer spars to guide a length of monofila: ‘ment fishing line if it is desired to simulate this bracing wire. The nylon insert prevents the line from “sawing” through the spars. The tail skid, bent from 3/32” diameter music wire is bound to a triangular plywood plate which, in turn, is epoxied to the top of the lower longerons. The spring con- struction of the prototype tail skid may be simulated by gluing 4” wide strips of 1/32” plywood, curved to match the wire skid, together. 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Ast July St. Louisville (Columbus, 0.) 1st July Nats— Glenview 14th, ‘Aug. Canton, Ohio Ist ‘Aug. Lancaster, 0. 2nd ENGINES. DIGITAL Expert Series 6 ch. SS Wl sens. 1.60 Expert Series 6 ch, 2 stick w/ seres Deluxe 6 ch. Kit isle hax w/t ser, 6 Gh MAI Blue Max Seat Pylon igi ci, Digit ig 3. w/t ‘ove charge. Dig gt Ch 2 ch. Digit Migt 3 Ch, Detuxe Wa servos, ai avead, hares Digit Mgt 3h. Deluxe Wi/2 he sek 1 88 Servo ail ads, chorer lgert Seis Beh, Tani. Pylon Migt eh. $$ Tx Digit migit Sch. ‘eh. tite pak, Blue HaxNKi Bech, ttepak VELIE MONOCOUPE from page 78 plywood lamination may then be “Tub Sealed” to the wire skid, and bound to it with thread, COWLING AND ENGINE MOUNTING: The engine is easily loca ted to the 4” plywood firewall, using commercial mounts. I used one of the cast aluminum type, fixed to the firewall with three 6-32 bolts/blind nuts. With the mount in place, but the engine removed, pre-cut. cowling blocks are glued in place and carved to shape. The lower cowling block may be grooved on its rear surface to accept a piece of brass tubing as an oil drain before being epoxied in place. The upper (removable) cowling block should be faced with thin (1/32” or 1/16”) plywood where it contacts the lower cowling. A thin sheet of paper glued between upper and lower cowl- ing blocks will simplify cutting the upper cowling free after it has been formed. Simulated engine cylinders ‘may be fabricated from balsa cylinders and blocks, the cooling fins simulated by wrapping the cylinders with very heavy thread. The upper two “fake” cylinders are shown displaced from their scale position by 10 degrees, for ease of attachment. Very con- scientious scale builders may “drop” them to the exact location, which partially bridges the cowling parting line. Valve rocker pushrods, the ex- hhaust manifold (bent from brass tub- ing) and the projecting scale carbure- tor may be added at the builder's option. A commercial metal spinner was used on the cuthor’s model for flying purposes although a scale spin- ner may be carved from hardwood. ‘The scale spinner includes the propel ler hub as part of its streamlined shape and is rather difficult to form FINISHING: ‘The author is ad- dicted to MonoKote, and thus, it was used to cover his model. Prior to ironing on the “miracle” covering, all bare balsa surfaces (cowitng, simulated engine, wing struts, and main landing gear fairings) were ‘illed and doped to a high gloss black. The fuselage and. rudder are black, the wings and hori- zontal stabilizer are orange. One and. one-third rolls of orange MonoKote were used, while the fuselage and rudder required one roll of black. The resulting job duplicates the hand- rubbed Berryloid cope finish sported by the prototype. The license number, R/C Modeler Magazine147N, is fictitious — to differentiate it from 147K shown in one of Mr. Juptner’s pictures. MonoKote trim strips were used to apply the number to the wing. The discs of the wheels may be spray painted orange, if de- sired. Very thin coats (almost dry) of butyrate dope will do the job. Wind- shield and window installation are accomplished just before the covering is applied — fo permit the covering overlap shown on the plans. EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION Although a two-ounce fuel tank was originally fitted to my Monocoupe, it provided only a three minute engine run. It was easily concealed in the instrument panel area, as shown on the plans. Later, a four ounce cylindrical tank was installed which projects into the “pilot’s” face in a most un: scalelike manner. In any event, the nk is sealed from the rest of the structures in an epoxy-coated box-like compartment that keeps the juice out of the electronics. Pushrod openings should be pro: vided for rudder and elevator in the rear of the fuselage. The battery (for- ward), the servos, and the receiver (aft) are fixed to the floor (“base plate”) of the cockpit. There is more than enough room for the largest of servo installations, but position them as far forward as possible on the “base plate” for balance purposes. Using Kraft KPS-9 servos thus positioned. my model required only one ounce of weight in the nose to meet the CG indicated on the plans. The throttle servo may cause some minor installa tion problems. As noted earlier, 2 simple 1:1 phenolic bellerank, pivoted below the forward “base plate” be used to transmit the engine servo “push” in a straight line to the throt- tle. Remember, that such a bellerank reverses the direction of servo move: ment, so choose the proper output to give “go” when you move the “go” stick of your transmitter. T have a fetish about equipment accessibility in my R/C models. Servo trays and rubber bands hold every- thing in place and all screws and nuts are easy to get at. I've found that, even with the super-eliable radio equip- ment of today, there are times when being able to disassemble the bird comes in very handy. FLYING: The Velie Monocoupe has very generous control surfaces. 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The TINI-BLOCK is only one of our six diferent types of systems, CANNON See The “Hi-Performance Compact FEATURES contour-sanded wing ribs machined balsa & plywood parts plug-in wing panels & stabilizer spruce spars all flying stabilizer 8 hour building time price $27.50 82 1340-26 SATICOY STREET NO. HOLLYWOOD, CA. 91605 (213) 764-1488 ‘MaS LIMITED faces. As noted earlier, aileron control is relatively insensitive using 90 degree belleranks, so if you use them, come as close to the aileron as you can with the actuating rods. Using the proper differential belleranks, aileron move- ment should be minimized until their effect is determined. Ground roll for take-off of the Monocoupe is about 50 feet in a stight breeze. The left wing tends to drop just before it breaks ground, requiring just a touch of rudder to bring it level Airborne, the model is S-L-O-W and majestic in flight. A prototype speed is easy to attain with all those struts hanging out in the airstream. Aero- batics require a soft touch — there’s a lot of control available. Loops require a slight dive, as an excess of power is not available — as there was not in the prototype. With all of its wing area, the Velie Monocoupe is a “floater.” Landings may be “played” as tong as, runway remains. With the tail skid digging in, the landing roll is pleasantly short, All in all, with a slight nose heavy bias, the Velie Monocoupe is great for boring great circular holes in the sky. Hope you like yours! In conclusion, the author would like to thank two people. First, Dick Zasadney, of Warren, Ohio, who trans- lated my wrapping paper pencil draw- ings into the beautiful plans that ac- company this article. And, second, Major Jack Aycock, USAF (Retired), owner of Custom Hobbies, Colorado Springs, Colorado, who acted as the intrepid test pilot, bringing the Velie Monocouge through scratchless on many a Sunday morning, Oo R/C Modeler Magazine