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| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 25-Jan-17 19:36 |  | | Views : 388 | | This is what the 12 spoker looks like on the undercarriage. I will try to make a 16 spoke wheel tomorrow. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 25-Jan-17 19:33 |  | | Views : 354 | | The wheel has 12 spokes - six on each side and equal "dishing". The kit supplied hardwood wheels are flat on one side and weigh 5.0 grams. I cut up (by hand!) a whole bunch more rims of 6, 7, and 8 mm widths. This wheel is 5.7 mm width. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 25-Jan-17 19:26 |  | | Views : 364 | | This wheel has 0.080" diameter hardwood toothpics for spokes, wheel hub is soft balsa, the sleeve bushing to hold the axle is 1/8" OD Aluminum tube (1/16" hole), the rim is 1 5/8" OD PVC gray plastic plumbing pipe having a wall thickness of 0.152". |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 25-Jan-17 19:18 |  | | Views : 377 | | My first try at a wooden spoke wheel resulted in dismal failure. Then I tightened up the jig securely and it worked better. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 23-Jan-17 11:02 |  | | Views : 390 | | Another pic of the Curtiss Model "D" Pusher. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 23-Jan-17 10:58 |  | | Views : 393 | | Other components completed - Canard Foreplane wing, two triangular fins for the canard, Rudder, Stabilizer, Elevator, and two Ailerons. The Wing Struts all have a 0.015" piano wire sticking out from both ends. |
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| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 23-Jan-17 10:46 |  | | Views : 346 | | Here is a pic of Curtiss showing his shoulder cradle frame which was hinged at the bottom, allowing him to "push/lean" left or right with his shoulders, to push or pull the aileron control wires attached near the top of the cradle. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 23-Jan-17 10:41 |  | | Views : 422 | | This is the right hand side of the big "Cleveland" plan. There are no Rudder pedals in this version, only a Rudder Tiller that works off of control wires attached to the control column stick. It also shows details of the "Shoulder Cradle" yoke harness that controled the interplane Ailerons positioned between the wings, and Curtiss' ingenious method of contol wires and pulleys connecting to the Aileron control horn drive arms. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 23-Jan-17 10:31 |  | | Views : 373 | | This is the left side of the "Cleveland" Plan that I bought from John Jacox, which shows a foreplane Canard wing, hence the term "Headed" pusher - a very detailed plan, which also shows the Raoberts 4-X, 50 hp, two cycle engine which I will try to replicate. This plan is also printed out in 1/16 scale. Wings are 19 1/2", and 24 5/8" with the ailerons sticking out past the wing tips. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 23-Jan-17 10:20 |  | | Views : 461 | | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher 25" is built using an RN printwood kit and plan - scale 1:1/16 or (3/4" = 1 foot) Wings are 22" with the Ailerons sticking out past the wing ends -25 3/4". This plan has no "Canard" foreplane wing - hence the term "Headless". I intend on making a canard version, so I bought a Cleveland Plan also. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 21-Jan-17 09:54 |  | | Views : 389 | | Here is Glen Curtiss with his Williams Bros. head and shoulders positioned on. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher | Parked | 21-Jan-17 09:52 |  | | Views : 462 | | Scratch Built Curtiss Pusher 25". Could not find a 6" - 1 to 12 sacle full body pilot. Trying to make the body out of balsa. |
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