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Volume IV No. 2 Page 14 1983



MILES MAGISTER - Jim Pepino
Review by Chuck Spencer 821

This is a very excellent set of plans by Jim Pepino fora Miles Magister. The specs are: Length - 85 1/2 inches, Span - 96 inches, Wing area - 1513 inches, Weight - 23 lbs. or lighter, Wing loading - 35 ounces, Power - Quadra 50cc. The fuselage is constructed from 3/16 square spruce or pine, built up with plywood in the front end, and the whole fuselage is covered with 1/64th ply veneer. Should be very strong. Alternate fuselage covering is 1/8th balsa sheet. I'd opt for the ply veneer as it is easier to work with, just as light and stronger. The scale tailwheel operates on a compression spring mounting, as does the landing gear. How to build these items is shown on the plans. The engine is mounted on a standoff mount from the firewall and is completely enclosed which is very unusual. The lifting stab is built up of balsa spruce and ply, and the elevators are operated on the internal horn.
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Tin and rudder are built from a center core or 1/32 ply with balsa edges and ribs. The ply core has lightening holes. I don't know if a fiberglass cowl is available or not, but should be. Wing fillets are made from foam and fiberglass, or carved from balsa. The fuselage is shown in three views and isometrics and cutaway drawings. Even a camouflage pattern and color scheme. Also lots of hints on how to construct a successful mode. The wing is made with 1/2 inch square Sitka Spruce spar top and bottom, with shear webs the whole length. The wing is in tree sections, with the center section holding the landing gear. Ribs are 1/8th balsa and the whole wing is covered with 1/8th balsa sheet. Split flaps and how to construct them is shown. Also on the wing plan is a drawing on how to construct them is shown. Also on the wing plan is a drawing on how to construct the scale working landing gear. In all a very excellent, very well constructed plan of an airplane. but should be a very good flyer.


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