Top Flite Gieske Nobler

Richard Edwards

Would anyone out there have a set of copied templates for wing ribs and fuselage formers for a Top Flite Gieske Nobler I have a set of plans but unfortunately they dont show the tip ribs especially so if anyone has a set of plans or printed templates I would appreciate it for wing ribs and fuselage formers.
either that or a full set of plans I could purchase from them with the rib outlines and fuselage former outlines on the plans all I have is an old Top Flite plan I was given.

Dont let them grind you down keep on flying

Rich,
I have a nice kit from Ultra Hobby that has great plans. They sell the plans seperately. Check here.

http://egpworld.com/ultrahobby/catalog/planslist.htm.

My guess is that while the UHP plan set is nifty, they aren't coincidental with the Top Flite stuff......someone here ought to have a set of plans, and could send you the info that you need.

See Ya

I have a couple of kits and could probably dig into one to copy off the required parts. I should add this information to the plan set I have anyway. Otherwise, the kit plan has the center rib shown on the fuselage. You can interpolate on the tip rib. Or, if you have an Aldrich Nobler plan, just add a pencil width all around. This was the "scientific" method Gieseke used when he laid out the ribs on the Gieseke Nobler. Of course over the years he changed things a bit here and there, and, let's face it, neither the MAN plans nor the Top Flite kit of the Aldrich Nobler used accurate measurements from the original design. It was all drawn "from memory" by George along with any changes the manufacturer made (such as the cut outs in the fuselage sides since they weren't using good wood.)

But, anyway, I will see what I can do to copy these for you if you don't get them anywhere else.