{"id":9487,"date":"2022-10-02T10:26:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/blog\/?p=9487"},"modified":"2022-10-02T10:26:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:26:13","slug":"gearing-up-for-indoor-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/gearing-up-for-indoor-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Gearing Up for Indoor Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evenings have been busy here.\u00a0 I’ve been preparing a new fleet for Indoor season.\u00a0 This is risky, as new planes rarely perform in a winning manner.\u00a0 But my NoCal Racer (Folkerts SK-2) was not flying well at the end of last year and my WWII NoCal (Barracuda) is suffering a lot of wear and tear.\u00a0 And I need to develop some new stuff.<\/p>\n

So, quickly, Here are some details:<\/p>\n

BARRACUDA NOCAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

I built a second Barracuda NoCal when my first one got hung up in the rafters.\u00a0 I never flew it because when I returned to the Indoor site the next month, I was presented with my model – the maintenance crew got it down for me!\u00a0 I had 5 victories before the “loss” in 2019 and the ragged flyer now has 18 kanones.\u00a0 It’s been a workhorse, to say the least, but it is definitely showing its age and I need to prepare a new model.<\/p>\n

Cuda #2 is really a stop-gap, as I intend to build another Spitfire NoCal (read about #1 here<\/a>).\u00a0 The first of those never was trimmed properly Indoor and then got stuck in a tree in the back yard.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I will be testing my new NoCal nose Bearing design on the Barracuda – I replaced the nose bearing the other day.\u00a0 Here is a photo.\u00a0 I’ll be using these on my (new) NoCals this season.<\/p>\n

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FLOYD BEAN NOCAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I said, my Folkerts SK-2 NoCal has suffered even more than my ‘Cuda.\u00a0 The wings were broken and repairs didn’t go well.\u00a0 It has earned eight kanones in the last two seasons, but only one last year.\u00a0 So, it will be retired and a New Racer NoCal was framed up this week.\u00a0 It is not covered yet, but that will take place before the contest on the (lucky) 13th.\u00a0 Here is a photo of the fuselage.\u00a0 Note the ruler is a 16 INCH<\/strong> ruler!<\/p>\n

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STALLION HIGH WING PEANUT<\/p>\n

This will be the third Stallion Peanut I have built, but the first in over 25 years.\u00a0 For some reason, I like the Stallion and have built two Peanuts, two Jumbos, and a NoCal.\u00a0 And now there is a third Peanut, and a third Jumbo is on the drawing boards.<\/p>\n

The focus on this one is to build it light.\u00a0 Challenge #1 is to build it to the target weight of 5 grams.\u00a0 Based on the photo below, I am thinking 6 grams is more likely.\u00a0 Light is important as this model only has 22 square inches of wing area – it’s not very big.<\/p>\n

Challenge #2 will be to find the right prop and rubber combination for the light model.\u00a0 With luck, I’ll be able to fly it with a loop of 1\/16″ rubber.\u00a0 We’ll see.\u00a0 Here’s the framed up stack of parts.\u00a0 This stack also includes a nose bearing similar to the NoCal, but for small lightweight models.\u00a0 (There’s lots of experimenting going on here at Volare Acres!)<\/p>\n

The colors and markings have been laid out for printing, so covering will happen soon.<\/p>\n

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