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1935 Chester Racer Flying Model Plans
This
set of plans will allow the builder to create a flying scale model
of one of the famous racers of the 1930s. It recalls the exciting
early days of pylon air races with other memorable craft such as the
Texaco Racer (the Northrop Gamma) and the Mew
Gull. Both of which I also have plans available for.
These plans will allow one to build the rubber powered flying model of the 1935 Chester Racer as shown at the left and in the photos below of the finished model, details of the plans, and the uncovered skeleton.
The wingspan of the finished model is 18 inches, and the total length is 14 inches. As can be seen, the construction is tissue covered balsa, using 'stick and tissue' construction for the frame, ribs and formers.
The plans are complete and highly detailed, and can be used to construct and finish the model exactly as shown in the photo of the model below.
Multiple templates are included for the formers and ribs. They are included on pages separate from the plans themselves. This way, the plans won't be damaged if your method of construction includes cutting out the templates.
These
plans were originally published in 1930s aviation magazines and were
not necessarily complete in that they sometimes had to be scaled to
fit the magazine's pages.
In doing so, some pieces were left out or split to comply with space constraints and fit on adjoining pages. It was left to the builder to reconstruct parts or rescale the drawings where needed.
The
plans that I am offering here are scanned from the originals. They
are then redrawn, rescaled, and corrected where needed with the use
of graphic editing programs to combine split components, correct
errors and add missing parts.
Unlike the originals, the plans can be printed on only one side, so that cutting one side doesn't damage something you may need on the other.
Instructions are included to enable one to print the corrected, rescaled plans full size on ANY printer, to the scale mentioned above, including the complete original instructions. I have added to the original instructions, both on the plans sheets themselves, and in a file of generic hints, that aids in building, covering, painting, balancing and flying the model when completed.
It also includes hints and tips to make your finished model an item to be proud of. The plans not only include instructions for printing FULL SIZE plans on ANY size paper, but the details for a scale propeller for display, and a flying propeller for... well ... flying!
These two photos to the left are of the actual completed model, covered and uncovered.
