Everyone loves Peanuts (unless you’re allergic). Here is my latest. The Bellanca Aries T-250 – a rare model from the ’70s.\u00a0 Cloudbuster Chris Boehm built one several years ago from the Walt Mooney plan.\u00a0 We talked and he wants a bigger one.\u00a0 I said “that sounds great” but I did this one for the upcoming indoor season.\u00a0 (I’ll get to larger version later.)<\/p>\n

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Now I am working on printed tissue.\u00a0 Two factors here: 1) there were only four built (easy!) and 2) all of the color schemes are complicated.<\/p>\n

I built this (and cut laser parts) from light 1\/32″ and light 1\/20″ balsa – hoping to create something for Indoor that will not have to fly at a million (scale) miles an hour.\u00a0 The ribs and most of the formers are 1\/32″.\u00a0 All of the stringers and cut pieces are 1\/20″.\u00a0 I did use 1\/16″ square for the leading edges and spars.<\/p>\n

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This Peanut has almost 33 square inches of wing area.\u00a0 That’s not bad for a “normal” airplane (not a racer or other “strange” configuration).\u00a0 In fact, it is more than my Nesmith Cougar or my T.E.A.M. HiMax.<\/p>\n

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The challenge for me now (beyond the tissue) is to make a light and well-functioning prop.\u00a0 I’m not sure if this will be a stacked prop or a formed prop.\u00a0 I can’t seem to make formed props lighter than carved ones, so I’ll probably go stacked.\u00a0 I’m calculating (mentally) a 5″ or 5.5″ at about 6″ Pitch.<\/p>\n

Oh, I’ve got to vacu-form a windscreen – shouldn’t be too hard.\u00a0 With any luck, I can get this flying at around 6 grams without rubber – I hope!<\/p>\n

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