Jr. Nobler Questions

I built a Jr. Nobler in the late 60's. Decided to do another one with good wood. Looking at the kit and plans it seems like a fairly simple project. The most work would be in the leading and trailing edges but I have that figured out. A couple of questions popped up though: What year was the kit first introduced? Plans show a Fox .15 steel fin and a COX Olympic installations on the plan if that helps. Is there a set of original or prototype plans available? The kit plans show an alternate tank installation with the tank bolted to the right side of the fuse for A.Y.S.C. What is/was A.Y.S.C. and why did the tank need to be mounted out of the fuse. Thanks, Andy

Andy,
If you build from kit plans there are a couple of things to consider:
The rib shape is where the wing goes through the fuselage. You can extend that shape to figure the root and tip rib size by using the lengths from the top view.
Very little of the stab is shown. You can interpolate its size from the small view.
Of course if you still have the parts in the kit you can use them for templates. You might want to draw the part outlines on the back of the plans.
If I remember correctly, AYSC stands for Air Youth State Championships, a multi event using one plane. I THINK they were required to use external tanks.

George

Edit: Forgot to mention, have to draw your own fuselage formers too.

If you want to save a little time, try one of Saturn Hobbies beautiful kits of the Jr Nobler:

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The prices shown are Aussie dollars, so the US dollar price is much lower. Shipping is fast...I got my kits a week after ordering!

I too built a Jr Nobler in the late 60's, and bought one of the Saturn kits to replicate my old one. The kit is very nicely done and is a pleasure to build. My original model had an OS Max .15, so I bought another off eBay for the new one. Below are two photos of the Saturn kit, which I've left large so you can see the contents:

I must have been scratch building too much.

When I saw the kit box I felt nostalgic...

I always got a kick out of the fuselage on the Jr Nobler. It looks just like a Barnstormer and as easy to build.

George: As you may recall, one event in the AYSC was Duration. Having an external tank would make checking volume possible.

Was it one ounce? Two?

Never thought about this as a rule, however. Currell

Andy: AYSC was a great concept, anyway. Each state would have a meet. The winners from each state would make in the Finals. It was for Juniors and Seniors, I kind of recall.

There was Stunt, Endurance, I think Concours. Engines were around the .15 to .19 category. I don't remember what the max was.

Early '60s. It failed as an event.

Currell,
Actually I never saw the event, only read about it. I was in the Navy, mostly riding submarines out of Connecticut from '60-'66. Built a few planes and flew a few times...gave most of the planes away to friends (kept the engines, they would fit in a seabag ).