{"id":5407,"date":"2023-05-15T14:16:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=5407"},"modified":"2023-05-30T13:49:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:49:09","slug":"whizard","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=whizard","title":{"rendered":"Whizard Short Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the classic plan published in RCM, and offered by Ace RC for many years as a kit. \u00a0Flies great with a Cox 049 or electric power. \u00a0The original plane used an Ace foam wing with another wing segment in the center. \u00a0My kit has a built up balsa wing with the original airfoil. \u00a0Here\u2019s a plan for the built up wing. \u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Whizard-Wing.pdf\">Whizard Wing<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Sheeting is 1\/16\u2033 balsa. \u00a0Leading edge is 1\/4\u2033 balsa. \u00a0If you build per the plan, the trailing edge is a piece of 1\/4 x 3\/4 balsa tapered trailing edge stock. \u00a0Let me know if you want to build with ailerons and I\u2019ll supply ribs that are 1\/4 inch shorter. \u00a0In that case, use a 1\/4 balsa stick on the trailing edge, and use your 1\/4 x 3\/4 balsa tapered stick for the ailerons.<\/p>\n<p>The Whizard in the gallery photos was built from a Balsa Workbench kit by Eugene LaFaille.\u00a0 Thanks Eugene!\u00a0 It&#8217;s fun to see a new Whizard with an 049 engine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the classic plan published in RCM, and offered by Ace RC for many years as a kit. \u00a0Flies great with a Cox 049 or electric power. \u00a0The original plane used an Ace foam wing with another wing segment &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=whizard\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1122,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[31,34],"product_tag":[71,62],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/5407"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=5407"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=5407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}