{"id":5660,"date":"2023-05-18T02:31:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T07:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=5660"},"modified":"2023-06-14T17:35:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T22:35:02","slug":"scat-twin-40-short-kit","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=scat-twin-40-short-kit","title":{"rendered":"Scat Twin 40 Short Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want a plane that\u2019s easy to build, maybe this is the one you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0 The fuselage is just a square box.<\/p>\n<p>The plan shows a foam wing, but the kit includes a set of ribs for a balsa wing.\u00a0 1\/4\u2033 jig holes are included.\u00a0 Rib spacing is 1 7\/16\u2033 for the first two spaces, then 2 7\/8\u2033 the rest of the way out to the wing tip, making a total length of 31.5\u2033 for each panel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leading edge is a plain rectangular balsa stick 3\/8\u2033 thick.<\/li>\n<li>Trailing edge is a balsa stick 1\/4\u2033 thick.<\/li>\n<li>Spars are 1\/4 x 3\/8 spruce or bass.<\/li>\n<li>Landing gear block is 3\/4 x 3\/8, available from Sig.<\/li>\n<li>Wing sheeting is 1\/16\u2033 balsa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use a piece of triangle stock for a Hoerner tip, or add tip plates, or whatever type of tip you like, and wrap the center section joint with glass cloth and epoxy.<\/p>\n<p>Fin, rudder, stabilizer and elevator parts are included, accounting for a large portion of the cost of the kit.\u00a0 The top and bottom of the fuselage, as noted on the plan, are made from 3\/16\u2033 balsa.\u00a0 As these are just a bunch of rectangles, they are not included, except the aft top piece which is slotted for the fin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want a plane that\u2019s easy to build, maybe this is the one you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0 The fuselage is just a square box. The plan shows a foam wing, but the kit includes a set of ribs for a &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=scat-twin-40-short-kit\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4975,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[34],"product_tag":[66,64],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/5660"}],"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\/4975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=5660"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=5660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}