Because of the density and cutting qualities of various types of plywood,\u00a0I\u2019ve changed most of the plywood sizes shown on the plan. \u00a0In my kit the firewall and fuselage bulkheads are 1\/8\u2033 plywood, and the fuselage chin plate is 1\/16\u2033 plywood. \u00a0In the wing, the dihedral brace is 1\/8\u2033 plywood.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t expect a lot of people to buy a Divider kit, because most people have never heard of it. \u00a0This is one of the forgotten treasures of the RCM archive. \u00a0My friend was looking for a 20 size sport design, and he asked for my opinion. \u00a0I looked at the list of available plans and thought the Divider looked pretty good, so I recommended it to him even though I had never built or flown it before. \u00a0In fact, I had never known or even heard of anybody who had built one.<\/p>\n
The Divider has turned out to be one of the best flying 20 size planes I\u2019ve seen. \u00a0The original RCM prototype had a lot of heavy gear packed into it, but with modern radio equipment your plane will be much lighter, of course. \u00a0My friend tried a lot of different engines on his Divider, including Enya 19, OS 25 FP, FSR and SF, as well as an HB 20. \u00a0The 25 SF made it\u00a0go straight up. \u00a0The Enya 19\u00a0produced an improvement in\u00a0the turn radius and all other maneuvering except vertical climb and\u00a0roll rate. \u00a0Landings were feather light and super slow. \u00a0After trying all of these engines the 25 FP was the best combination of\u00a0light weight and ample power, although the plane was a lot of fun with every engine. \u00a0Just don\u2019t get carried away and use an engine heavier than a hot 25 because you\u2019ll ruin the flight performance.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s easy to build, it flies great, and it\u2019s a good looking airplane. \u00a0You should try it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Because of the density and cutting qualities of various types of plywood,\u00a0I\u2019ve changed most of the plywood sizes shown on the plan. \u00a0In my kit the firewall and fuselage bulkheads are 1\/8\u2033 plywood, and the fuselage chin plate is 1\/16\u2033 … Continue reading