THE CLOUD TRAMP HOMEPAGE

The 14^th Charles Hampson Grant Memorial International Mass Launch Of Cloud Tramps

GRANT MIMLOCT 2008

Organisers

Pete Money, USA. Shown holding his Flying Aces Moth rubber model.

 

 

 

 

Mike Parker, UK - pictured with his "Moses" flying boat powered by a replica Kalper diesel.

 

We are promoting this event to celebrate the contribution made by Charles Grant to the development of our hobby. We hope that as many people as possible will make a Cloud Tramp and join in the simultaneous launch on Saturday, August 2, 2008. The Launch Time will be 1700hrs British Summer Time (GMT + 1 hour), so individual participants will have to calculate the appropriate local time at their venue [ New York, 1200hrs; California, 0900hrs; etc. ]

A REDUCED SIZE CT THAT TOOK PART IN GM 2006 IS NOW OFF ON A WORLD TOUR - HAVE A LOOK AT THE SPECIAL WEBSITE TO FOLLOW THE STORY!

The Cloud Tramp was the last manifestation of Charlie Grant’s basic stick rubber model for beginners and appeared in Model Airplane News, August, 1954. It can be built very quickly and flies well. A Cloud Tramp kit is also available from Flitehook - see below for details. A copy of the plan [ half-size, with some full size parts ] can be downloaded [209Kb]. Save it to hard disk and open it with a suitable application so that it can be printed at the correct A4 (11" x 8.5" USA) size. The text of the accompanying article can be read on Garry Hunter's excellent website. The prop shaft bearing can be modified to aid trimming - have a look at some ideas that Pete Money has collected, including a neat adjustable system developed by Bob Morris. Pete has also forwarded some suggestions for improving the wing construction and fixing. If your CT needs a D/T, Roland Frid has developed a neat system. If you fancy a change from rubber power, have a look at Tony Overton's alternatives or even try an enlarged R/C version like Den Saxcoburg. Lastly, why not decorate your CT with an authentic Charlie Grant autograph?

GRANT MIMLOCT 2008 is not a competition and there are no prizes. We hope participants will enjoy the fun of building and flying the Cloud Tramp, as well as taking part in this unique event, which attracted 174 participants from all over the World in 2007. Have a look at Colin Hutchinson's photopage of the 2007 event.

I have compiled a report of GM 2007 from the various anecdotes submitted by participants. Please feel free to print copies for circulation to those folks who are not yet part of the www community.

If you want more details, like how to get a full size CT plan specially drawn by Bob Jones, contact Mike or Pete by e-mail. Please use the same addresses to let the organisers know if you take part in GM 2008 so that your name can be included in the official report.