The first thing you should know is that the original Great Planes Big Stik 20 had fuselage sides 36.2 inches long. \u00a0This is what is shown on the plan that you can download from Outerzone. \u00a0I know the Outerzone plan is\u00a0accurate, because I\u2019m the one who uploaded the scan, and I\u2019ve checked it against the paper original. \u00a0When I made my kit drawings\u00a0I scaled the\u00a0PDF to 99% size so the fuselage side would be 35.8\u2033 long, and thus fit on a standard 36\u2033 sheet, because I don\u2019t see the point in burning a 48\u2033 sheet for a 36.2\u2033 fuselage. \u00a0When you build this kit, print your plan at 99% and everything will fit.<\/p>\n
I flew mine with a 25 FP and I thought it was perfect. \u00a0Based on the wingspan of 53\u2033, this plane is appropriate for any engine from 20 to 45, or electric if you\u2019re into that sort of thing. \u00a0It would be a lot of fun with a 40 FP, if you have one sitting around.\u00a0 Nice and light.<\/p>\n
The Great Planes Big Stik series was done right, in my opinion. \u00a0There are little templates that you glue to the inside of the fuselage to get the bulkheads in exactly the right places. \u00a0My short kit includes this feature, as well as lines scribed into the fuselage sides for proper placement of plywood bolt blocks, ailerons, elevator, and quite a few other parts you don\u2019t feel like cutting out.<\/p>\n
Choose nose wheel or tail wheel. \u00a0If you\u2019re building the tail wheel version, cut the front bottom lite ply piece to accommodate the birch ply landing gear plate.<\/p>\n
The ribs are designed for\u00a03\/4\u2033 trailing edge, 3\/8 x 3\/8 leading edge, no notches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first thing you should know is that the original Great Planes Big Stik 20 had fuselage sides 36.2 inches long. \u00a0This is what is shown on the plan that you can download from Outerzone. \u00a0I know the Outerzone plan … Continue reading