This is a 'lash up' of my proposed DUMBO flying elephant.
I had some polystyrene sheets taking up too much space in my workshop,
so I thought I would cut it up to save space. I made a few paper templates
& cut out the body parts of Dumbo just to get an idea of the final size
it would turn out. Held together with parcel tape & tent pegs, here you see
the result. During this exercise, I found one or two potential problems
that I could cure at this stage instead of waiting to find out on the
flying model. Earspan is 6 foot, proposed power is to be a Super Tigre
61 (the biggest I have).
Originally built as a 'tail dragger' with the wheels in the front legs,
but the high thrust line simply nosed it over.
It will be rebuilt as a trike next time, probably with electric power.
For initial flights, model was unpainted & simply left in it's brown paper covering
(no point painting it, until you know it flies)
