Back to Basics

At the time, the WOT 4 was some pre-cut (bandsawn) pieces, a veneered foam wing and a single sheet of paper with a couple of diagrams and a few dimensions and the build instructions. A few years ago, some enterprising chap drew it up, and sold the plan on a website. I don't think Mr. Foss was at all pleased. The profile of the WOT 4 was a bit different, much blunter and unswept fin and rudder, and I think the elevator had a fragile "balance" tab on each end, the fuselage seemed to be a bit deeper too.

Getting back to the SIG Kadet, I fitted W bracing as the fuselage isn't going to be clad in balsa sheet, the U/C mounting block is glued in, and the foam block is marked out ready to start making a horrendous mess of blue polystyrene dust tomorrow. I'm having spinach for lunch for the next few days, perhaps I'll have enough strength by then to be able to heave the 4mm U/C wire into a pair of main landing gear legs. I have two lengths of wire, so with luck I'll eventually end up with a "pair" of usable legs.

Simon O wrote: Brian! What do you mean a high wing model without dihedral looks wrong?!!!
Please, treat yourself to a mouthwash! Don't you remember the beauty, grace, unsurpassed flying characteristics of probably one of the most popular models ever designed and flown?!!! None other than of course the incredible, unsurpassed WOT4!!!
Really?

"beauty, grace, unsurpassed flying characteristics", you sure you're thinking of the Wot4 Simon????

When I started flying (1980) a company produced a trainer called the Gnatty ()maybe Natty). Based on the Folland Gnat, you could build it with dihedral and 3-ch, no dihedral and 4-ch or anhedral of better aerobatic performance. I remember seeing them fly at Sandown and they looked ok in the air.

No Jon but it wound Brian up!

Rotter!