Span 48 cm /19 in
Weight 30 g / 1 oz
The original Whatsit was a model by Frank Ehling (1914-2001) published in the 1/1942 issue of Airplane News. – What made the Whatsit so distinctive and unique was that no one could tell for sure what it really was. — Was it a biplane without a horizontal stab? Was it a twin flying wing? Was it some sort of an elegant flying flea?…
I built one glider version enlarged by 157 % (here) and one version (#3017) enlarged by 192 % for my rubber power unit (RPU).
The original plan was used with only minor alterations.
Further details:
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=15004
https://freeflightarchive.com/images/plans/clg_hlg_plans/Whatsit_oz15004_article.pdf
Building the Whatsit glider
Plan: https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=15004
Material:
Fuselage: stiff B 1; fin: soft light B 1; wings: stiff B 1; wing struts: pine round, 3 mm diameter; ballast: lead or scrap metal.
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