GJ3uilding the 'l0 MSEY Flyii

CHAPTER V
The I{amlcy "Flying Bathtub" I, the editor', an,wet' to the In, I,tent
demand. for • tWOo-place alde-by _. lde ,port plane that I, euy to fty
and th.t ca n be re lied upon fOf' ("ro.._c ountry wlH'k. Thl, little ,hip
I, powered ..... ith the rugged and reliable Aeroncs motor which
develop. thirty honepowcr and which give. you • cruiling ran,"!:
of ISO mile. with only five ,allona of .....ollne II, your tank .

THE Ramsey "Flying Bathtub" is a light-
ly powered ship which has ht!en designed
with the sensible intention of creating a
modcratdy fast trainer which can also ~
used for cross-country work where t he own-
er's pleasure rather than spt!ed is the primary
consideration. Inexpensive to build. simple
in its general design and structural details.
it has certain definite characteristics which
will appeal to one who appreciates real per·
formance. . Once in the air. its extreme ease of handling.
Perhaps the outstanding single character-
i$tic of the "Bathtub" is the way it handles
in the air. Test flown by one of the best-
known Northwest pilots. it proved [0 be US)'
to take off. simple to handle in the ai r, and a
positive joy to land. Veteran pilots who
have since flown this job agree that in spite
of its moderate horsepower and general light
weight. the bathtub behaves and flies exactly
like a large and powerful ship.
This is of the utmost significance to ama-
teurs. who are apt to find in the average light
plane a tricky behaviour which calls for
more experience than they are likely to have.
The pilot who test flew this job has remarked
that it is safe and easy to fly; that it will land
itself. and that it has no apparmt vices.
Even a beginner can pull the " lhthtub"
off the ground with a run of I 00 feet or less.
( lly beginner I mean a student pilot and
NOT any penon with no training at all.)
remarkable stability and responsiveness to
controls make it an ideal ship for sport pur-
poses. With the unusually low landing
speed of twenty miles an hour. many of the
difficulties presented by this operation arr
automatically eliminated. The nature of the
design permits ex~ptiona l vision. and while
this feature is important at any time. it hf...
comes paramount in landing.
The " Flying Bathtub" is definitely not in
thr "Flyin(:" Post Card" class. but with the
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motor is not only extremely
accessibl~. but also suffi·
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of work without constant
attention.
Fuselage and Outrigger
The fuselage. tail sur·
faces and land in!: gear are
built of chrome· molybde-
num seamless steel tubing
of co nventional braced
type. 'Ine wing is of wood
and fabric con s truction.
All plate type fitti ngs are
mad!' from .049 chrome·
molybdenum stetl. and on!}'
aircraft steel bolts are ad-
visllb le.
In starting to build the
fuselage it is necessaf)' to
procure a Rat surface, pref-
erablr a table, large enough
to layout all the measure-
m~nt s. All measurements.
un less otherwise specified.
are from center to center of
the tubing. Car~ should be
taken to have these abso-
lutely accurate.
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tube's diameter, and drive,
Aeronca motor may two said to have the per· straight in, ten-penny nails Ix:tween which
formance and other qualities usuallr found the tubing will Ix: placed and held true until
in larger ships. Although its performance is 5J)Otled together with a welding torch.
best when used as a sillgle--seater. it carries Care must be talcen in welding chrome-
a pasS('nger with little loss in eflicienc\·. Its mol}bdalum tubing, as insufficent heat will
low weight makes it possible for one person make a very nice-looking weld. but upon de·
to move it into and out of the hangar with stroying the weld. it will be found that th~

Specifications of the Ramaey "Flying Oathtub"

High Speed ....... . ................ ...................... . .. 65 to 70 m.p.h.
Cruiling Speed ................ . . . . . . . . . . . ......... 60 to 65 m.p.h.
Landing Speed ................. ....... . .................. . 20 to 25 m.p.h.
Initial Climb (I pe...on} ...... .................... ............... 00 ft. per minute
Initial Climb (2 person.) ...... ........ . ................ 300 ft. per minute
O ••oline C.padty . . . . . ................................ 5 gallons
Oasoline COn.umptlon ...... .......... ........... 2 Xall. an hour.t Crulling Speed
Motor, Aeronca, 2-eyl. horitontaJ opposed air cooled ....... JO h.p. at 2500 r.p.m,
Span ..... . ...... . . . ..... . .. . ............... J2 ft.
Chord ........................................ _.......................... 5 ft. J In.
Wing Area .............................................................. 168 Iq. fL
Weight (with gu and oil) ... ,...... . ....... . ..... . .. . ..... .... 00 lb••
Useful Load ......... . .. .. . . .... ... ...•..................•........... JOO lb•.

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All measurements,
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.65 to 70 m.p.h.
60 to 65 m.p.h.
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destroy the metal and weaken the joint. round tubing. This gear is of very simple
Having the jig ready for laying in the construction, and the plans are so clear that
tubing, curve the members to be used for flO one will have any trouble with this detail.

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form the top and bottom lines of the fuselage.
~ detail in the drawings, contains a I "x8" coil
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done cold (do not heat)' there will be no
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and weld as shown in the plans. The strut
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construction of the wings. These are of the
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wire braced, minor variations are readily
a workmanlike job of welding has been done .
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building, If you haven't the price of an Aer-
onc:! motor, or one of the other motors espe-
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The wings are of the conventional spruce
and fabric construction. so if you have been
able to compltte the welded steel fuselage. the
rest shou ld he easy.
Only select spruce, free from knots and
pitch pockets, should be used for the wings.
It should have eleven to twelve annular rings
to the inch and should be st raight grained.
There is ab!iOlutely no substitute for aircraft
spruce in this work. and one is foolish to at-
tempt to cut the cost a few dollars by using
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of yourself. your plane, and your pllSS(!nger
are carried by the wing. and the best material
is none too good.
If the wood for spars is procured at your
local lumber yard it is advisable to have it
cut too wide and then let it season in a mod-
erately, warm and shady place. so that in the
event of slight warpage it can be cut and
made true. \Vooc\ secured from an aircraft
lumber company is usually thoroughly sea-
som:d before being cut and sold.
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and bottom wires pass through the edge of fitting, joints and drill for fitting. The ribs
the span and cross behind the compression may then be slid to the correct place and
struts. . nailed and glued firm.
To save work it is advisable to assemble The jig for the wing ribs may be made
the wing on a table to which blocks have similar to that of the fu selage, but it is bet.
been fastened in a straight line so that they ter to layout the rib full size, from the di·
will just fit inside the spars. This will en· mensions given on the working drawing, on
able you to remove the wing from the jig a large piete of heavy paper, the paper being
true, if equal pressure has been put on the fastened to a Rat board of sufficient size.
brace wires. The boundaries and keepers for the cap
In assembling the wing, slide the wings strips and diagonals should be formed out of
on the spars to their approximate place. rib stock. This rib stock may e;ther be pur·
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ribs becomes a simple
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junction points on the
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ribs. cut out I lis" il
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chased ready cut, or may be made in your external appearance of the tail surfaces. The
own shop by sawing spruce into strips which working drawing of the tai l group wili show
are a full quarter of an inch square, Have you everything you will Ilttd to know aout
aU the rib stock of the same dimensions. this part of the job. The entire empennage
Blocks, of the same dimensions as the spars.
should be nailed in at their proper places.
When the jig is once made, making the
ribs becomes a simple process. The rib stock
is cut to proper size and placed in the jig; !
then the junction points are covered with • •
gusset plates cut from 1/ 16" plywood, glued ~ ~
on with cascin glue, and nailed with !4"x22
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fastened together. remove it from the jig •
and glue and nail the gusset plates over the OUTtR PVLLEY
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FOR AILERON-FOR
junctioll points on the other side. CONTROL CABLE.
All ribs are alike except those forming the .-Il'.'1) Tn",.

ailerons. To change the jig for your aileron

ribs. cut out 1 !Is" immediately behind the
rear spar. A half inch block, representing
the aileron spar, should be then nailed be-
hind this cut-out on your jig, the strut and
diagonal pieces at this section of the rib being
moved hack proportionately. A careful study ,;
of the drawings will make this detail evident •
to you,
Incidentally, the dimensions of the aileron
spar are not shown on the drawings. These
spars (one for each wing) are of Yl" spruce
stock. The depth of all spars is best ascer-
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tained by measuring the openings after your

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airfoil is laid out. INNER PULLtV
When assembling your wing. have both
end aileron hinges come inside the hinges on
ON FRONT SPAR
rOR CONTROL CMILE
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the spar. This is necessary to prevent the
aileron from traveling sidewise. SPARS TOGtTHt.R ...
The Empennage _MISCELLANEOUS DETAILS ...
-R~QUIR~D FOR TH~ WINC;-
The various photographs of the original
ship, especially the one 011 the last page of '1'1"" • ., d .. t"lI......, .. equlred I .. tho. ,,·tnllr ...... _
this article. wili give you a good idea of the "1 ...... llon . C.. m ....... with 1.lnl., "n .. ".,.. 88.

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. Comp/ete Detail. for Attaching Flying Strut. to the Wing Spar. Thi. Roon
off you will fin
assumed an u
to the original I
most invariabl!
exactly right.
In handling
ing. extreme c
taken not 10 g,
too hot and b\
ing" It is eal
the weld is gO(
50 dean that II
new metal had
there the job I
poor weld has I
on the outside
scaly. If these
up, throw that
and build It ne1
is for this reasa
vise that you cal
c:r for a couple
you can't do :
yourself. The,
could easily be I
cost of the mate

The working
this article giVe!
of the control as
is unnec~rr.
assembly is for
only onl! stick, \1
... DETAIL OF SPAR- ter of the coclr.pi
"ATTACH FITTING FOR'" (NO VI(W have the stick al
.FRONT FLYINC STRUT'" O. FITTING
his legs. The I
most convenient
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txternal appearance of the tail surfaces. The
working drawing of the tail group will show
you everything you will n~ to know about
this part of the job. The entire empennage
is welded up of steel tubing, and if you
don't forget the extra care whkh the smaller
sized tubing will require in welding you
should have no trouble with this work. There
is little difference between the horirontal
stabilizer assembly and the vertical-fin-rudder
assembly save size and position. The stabili-
zer and ruddor both have Ve"x.032 tube
hinge hcams. while 5/ 16"x.032 and !4"x-
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.032 steel tubing is used elsewhere, as point-
ed out in the drawing.
You will find that the empennage will
warp considerably where the light tubing is
used, but with a little I:ardul che<:king and
lining up by hand. bending cold. for there is
little bending to be done. you will get a per-
fect job.
There is quite a trick: to heating a steel
tube in the proper place to get the right re-
sults. Heat the tube on the side which is to
be bent to a dull red. At first this actually
increases the bend. but when the "tubing cools
'" ....... Id" ••'"10,
Gild • ., MOt!
the Wing Span Thi. Roomy Cockpit Permila Side-by-Side Flying In Comfort
off you will find that it has
assumed an angle opposite
to the original bend. and al-
most invariably come out
exactly right.
In handling small tub-
ing. extreme care must be
taken not to get the metal
too hot and burn the tub-
ing. It is easy to tell if
the weld is good. If it is
so dean that it looks as if
new metal had been placed
there the job is okay. A
poor weld has a sand effect
on the outside and is very
scaly. I f these faults show
up. throw that piece away
and build a new piece. It
is for this reason that I ad-
visa t11at you call in a weld-
er for a couple of days if
you can't do a good ' job Thi. p ...t ... lookh, .. Int .. th., .,o.,kplt I ....... n .., I.,U noar. o • .,n ....-
yourse. If Th e man s wages Keathm tor pla .. lnlJ the plYWDOI! Inatram ent Itoard.
could easily be less than the
cost of the material you might spoil. usually do the taking off and landing. If
Controls duel control is not desired. one set of pedals
may be omitted.
The working drawing on the last page of
this article gives such a complete description Rigging
of the control assembly that further comment Both wing panels should be sot exactly
is unnecessary. You will note that the pedal alike. The horizontal stabilizer should be
assembly is for dual controls. while there is leveol unless it is found necessary to correct
onl)' one stick, which is rigged up in the cen- for either nose or tail heaviness. Take plen-
ter of the cockpit. The pilot. therefore. will ty of time. get everything correct. and a good
have the st ick at one side instead of betweoen fl ying ship will be your reward.
his legs. The gun should be placed on the Covering and Doping
most convenient sido for the one who will This procedure should be carried out by

the empennage will

the light tubing is
checking and
i cold. for there is
done. you will ~et a per-

trick to heating a steel

to get the right re-
on the side which is to
At first this actually
but when the °tubing cools
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the envelope method wherever possible, and coat thoroughly penet rates and fills the fabric
the open edges hand sewed. Use three coats and that all other coats thoroughly cover.
of dear dope and two of pigmented dope, Doping should be done under fairly warm
applying the first coat with either a brush or conditions and each coat permitted to dr}'
a low pressure spray gun. Be sure the first before furth er application.

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