The Boogie Man is based on the Cloud Dancer, a popular design from the 1990s. The main difference is the engineering of the kit. The Cloud Dancer fuselage is made of lite ply and a balsa stick truss, and the landing gear is in the wing. The Boogie Man has almost the same outline and dimensions, but the kit is engineered for easy building. The fuselage is sheet balsa with notched doublers for easy bulkhead alignment, and the landing gear is mounted to the fuselage just ahead of the wing.
The builder has the option to build the nose with a hatch on top for access to batteries or fuel tank, or the top can be built without a hatch for simplicity and to prevent oil intrusion. Any glow engine from a strong 46 to 60 would be appropriate. I’m sure there are those out there who would use a 90 or more, but that’s up to you. It’s worth noting that when considering 4 stroke engines that the old conventional wisdom from the 1970s is not relevant to modern engines, so you don’t really need 1.5 times the displacement of whatever 2 stroke would be adequate.
Wingspan: 73.5″
Wing area: 850 square inches
Weight: 7 pounds
Wing loading: 19 oz/square foot
Engine: 60
I’ll be posting a list of materials included in the kit here as soon as I finish documenting the construction sequence and figure up all the parts and quantities of everything.
If you’re ready to start building, let’s go.