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Henry
Struck's 1937 Benny Boxcar
Scaled
to 108 inch span
The
Benny Boxcar was an early Struck design and was not presented in plan
form until much later. It is a great flyer and builds light.
The photo was taken at Boulder, Nevada at the
2019 SAM Champs by Mike Clancy. The motor I installed is a Neu 1509
1.5-6.7 with a Hobby King motor mount.The Boxcar handles high power
very well and has a very long flat glide.
Wing
Area 1,614 sq in
11.21 sq ft
min wt at 8 oz 89.7 oz, 5 # 10.7 oz.
Tail Area 467 sq in
Aspect Ratio 7.27
t/c 9.5
Weight of prototype with 1500 mah battery is 90 ounces for the
electric Texaco class.
The
plans are detailed with building notes and show every part. Plans
are $33 plus postage. Laser cut partial kits
are available for $154 plus postage as
of 4/21/2020. Please contact me before ordering as balsa wood
prices are very high and volatile at present.
Strip wood and sheet balsa will need to be added. Postage is only
charged once
for orders for both plans and parts.
Recently
the
USPS has made another major increase in postage costs. To allow me
to quote the cost of postage please contact
me at jeaton@afes.com
with your address and I will calculate the actual postage.
Part of the plans for the Boxcar
Boxcar
108
Building Photos and Notes
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Topics
1
General Description
2
Construction of fuselage sides
3
Fin and Rudder construction, Framing fuselage
sides together
4
Continued
5
Fuselage framing, Stabilizer and elevator
construction
6
Stabilizer and Elevator
7
Continued
8
Continued, fitting fin and stabilizer to
fuselage, Wing Spar construction
9
Wing center section
panel construction, wing joiner construction
10
Left outer wing panel construction, wing
joiners
11
Wing Joiners, right outer wing panel
12
Right inner wing panel, joining main wing
panels at dihedral joint
13
Continued
14
Center rib installation, leading edge
sheeting on center panel
15
Sheeting tip panels, shear web installation
16
Pictures of completed wing components
assembled
17
Starting rudder and elevator hinge
construction
18
Cowl construction
19
Landing Gear
20
Removable elevator details
21
Continued, Removable Fin and Elevator
attachment to fuselage, motor mount assembly.
22
Motor mount,
preliminary weight and balance, servo and pull - pull control system
installation.
23
Servo and control
system installation continued.
24
Servo and contol
system installation, covering.
25
Photos of completed
and flying model
26
TBD
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