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Dick's R.O.G.
| Dick's R.O.G. |
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One day at our monthly BEAMS indoor fun-fly session some 20 years ago, one of our club members, a guy by the name of Dick Brooks, showed up with a nice-looking, solid-sheet wood, R.O.G. (Rise Off Ground), rubber-powered model that looked very similar to the old timer Baby Buzzard featured in the February, 1940 issue of Air Trails magazine (go to the Outerzone website for the Baby Buzzard plan).
In lieu of using wire clips to attach the wing to the motor stick, as was the case with the Baby Buzzard, Dick’s R.O.G. model had the wing glued directly to the motor stick and clay ballast was added to the forward end of the motor stick to obtain the correct balance point. I decided to build my own version of Dick’s R.O.G. using a moveable pylon to eliminate the clay ballast.
A few years later, I found out that Dick had purchased his R.O.G. model from Dare Engineering and Design and that it was no longer in production. Several members of our club have built this model, and they all fly well, requiring a slight left rudder trim for a left circling model.
A 6” black prop assembly or 5.5” Sig red propeller assembly can be used in place of the aluminum bearing holder and 6” Peck silver propeller. |
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Beginner, ROG |
| Date: |
22.02.2026 19:25 |
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