ONCE AGAIN years have streaked its time search multifaceted world aviation flying machines appearance either especially pleasing especially displeasing Note appearancenot performance technical significance emotional appeal historical impactis operative word isnt easy occasionally someone has take calm cool purely intellectual look wide variety flying machines judge solely aesthetic appeal line what have become almost hallowed traditions shall pick Grand Champion Ugly Grand Champion Beautiful well bunch runnersupthose couldnt quite meet standards way other history-making competition past weve found some truly outstanding examples deserving Grand Champion status Uglies McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II BAeC Nimrod AEW3 Lockheed F-l 17 Stealth fighter weve found some truly outstanding Beautifuls Supermarine Spitfire Republic XF- 12 Rainbow Fairchild F-24 final choices strictly appreciative tip cap lot readers have suggested particularly fine choices stardom very much participa tion sport Dont sit grumble compose silent threats take pen paper let editors know feel make position clear want large financial contribution small ones will ignored returned go toward purchase blocks granite statue author bags cement make him new pair custom-made shoes no time shy September 1993 39 Top 19705-vintage PZL-Mielec M-15 Above left Brown-B2 Miss Los Angeles Okay moment something approaching truth has arrived choice Grand Champion Beautiful Boeing Model 314 Clipper Ugly PZL Mielec M-15 Beiphegor former 1930s commercial flying boat latter 1970s turbofan-powered agricultural plane Although propriety has never much concern before does seems proper start beautiful Boeing 314 especially skimming across rippled water symbol majesty flighL Sturdy yet stream lined epitomizes short-lived era just before World War II airplane performance beginning make commercial travel practical least select few could appreciate afford true luxury Boeings latest 747-400 may offer infinitely greater comfort 1990s masses personal touch much thing past water dripping off ascending hull experienced special kind flying envied other end scale M-15 Belphegor Anybody know what means developed jointly Soviets Poles national animosities go back centuries must have made design conferences barrel laughs goal high-tech agricultural plane replace wonderfully rural Antonov An-2 radial-engined biplane result pretty much what youd expect bunch guys didnt speak others language Using modern jet power airplane operates low speed very low altitude needs rapid throttle response makes about much sense rubber power control line speed may have opened can worms Now weve gotten out way youre trying absorb confusion emotions 40 Model Aviation arly attempt small personal aircraft Blackburn Sidecar Bellanca Tandem National Air Space Museum photo nominate fictional Scarlet Stormer rules bent bit Bud Overn photo Boeing 767 modified Boeing Aerospace Electronics photo well move along also rans really should less insulting term came close winning First Almost-Champion Beautifuls Lets start violates several basic rules did never flyit never built no ever intended build some rules nuisance should permitted get way having fun What leading up mythical Scarlet Stormer nominated Bud Overn Santa Ana California contributed color tint Bill Barness BF-6A amphibious pursuit plane v-I 2 engine contrarotating propellers circa 1936 Most conspicuous gracefully tapered gull wing reminiscent Hall Bulldogan unsuccessful great-looking entrant 1932 Thompson Trophy race Like lot pursuit planes early mid-1930s Stormer never required demonstrate its ability fight survive time peaceat least its part world have plane Lockheedthe P-38 Light ning P-38 first creation late Kelly Johnson perhaps finest designer airplanes Its sleek form major jump forward immediate pre World War II era showed unprecedented power could tucked neatly minimum airplane cross-country sprint prototype 400 mph made services sit up take notice yet never able cobble up classic lines best American twin-engined fighter day Besides P-38 sounds September 1993 41 best-looking biziets produced French Myst6re 20 Finnish-designed VL Pyorremyrsky Keski-Suomen llmailumuseo photo Truly symbol majesty flight streamlined Boeing 314 Pan Am photo ugly Burnelli UB 14 looked lot like flying lump The Burnelli LBY-J Johnson Rocket among first post-WW II designs sweeter Spitfire Mustang Mosquito Johnson Rocket flood new planes appeared almost soon smoke World War II cleared planes offered very modem look very modem performance quite different prewar counterparts Some like Beechcraft Bonanza went longterm success others like North American Navion disappointing performance Rocket offering 160 mph cruising speed just 185 hp aimed returning fighter pilots craved something exciting 90 mph Piper Cubs Aeronca Continued page 65 42 Model Aviation otype nome-ouilt amphibian Air Shark Stiffs Flutterbuginexpensive easy build flew well Helio Twin started out Helio Courier ended up looking goofy ne Lirumman -2C Hawkeye just couldnt things people BeautifullBerliner Continued paqe 42 Champions two-seat personal version Mustang Financial problems put end production after fewer 20 built Today collectors items looking much younger 45 years Some people still insist airplanes jets argu ments can made favor has faced categories aircraft propellers just dont make much sense example executive business trans portsbizjets mini-airliners make possible medium large companies have own little airline schedules suited special needs dozen bizjets have produced French Falcon 20 Mystre easily best looking though airplanes class pretty sleek twin-engined Falcon simple well balanced yet businesslike form Most painted white two horizontal color stripes emphasize speed craft Brown B-2 Miss Los Angeles long slim tiny windshield forced pilot wear glamorous leather helmet unless course bald Brilliant red sported exotic gold numbers name tight cowl com pletely enclosed potent six-cylinder Menasco engine individual ex haust stacks stuck out breeze gave airplane both look sound power Later 930s racers retractable landing gear tight-fitting wheel pants almost streamlined lot sportier looking photo shows Bill Turners reproduction Brown original destroyed 50 years ago Saab J-35 Draken Dragon cer tainly prettier automobiles built Saab double delta has triangular vertical tail fits rest airplane quartet swooshing through sky over southern Sweden looks dramatic being overly aggressive Air Shark prototype home-built amphibian lacks unfortunate compromises forced other small amphib ious aircraft Its hull inconspicuous rest its airframe about clean devoid protrusions can Though old Constellation airliner may have somewhat sharklike fuselage shape new composite creation looks like mightwith few minor adjustmentsbe able serve submarine VL Pyorremyrsky hurricane approximates meaning Finnish World War IL-era design nominated reader Kari Heikkala Espoo Finland patterned after Messerschmitt Bf-109 lacks harshness line some bulges characterize German fighter Continued page 72 FREE TRONIC PRODUCTSI 5th AnnIversary Special Discount Pricing BATIERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OlE mosfet ulcad cycler cob MOWU dm1 eychcdeaedi6cdb plavee ho mid helo iddiSovmnI0tMdda cedaq2dde dingfcg 1 9 ml. IX ovmidt charge aerwt hod IX mid mid dlatd daduarge toiw Mmd wit daf7 home mid Mm mdooidlmliy mvltd tha todd ide RI p up 2000 mMl 1W diarged U output mid 9 ml podia d 200 mA IX mi dadmige 4 mod B ml podia d 300 cc 500 mA Ihique CAllOW CALCIZATOK flou die ndlilmopecehcuc bedngOi7ie hddutin ddmidned fldduy MauwOmiliat Sdo nonumi puim 659995 .. Anidvaummy Spodi cob 615995 RAPID NICAD CHARGER field charging nicads oo m1h 100% cquac NOOlEr Add 4mid5ml6tdmihihd yowweddde 1Aar cc 12 CAFACIIY wmtOUT ThE CAR UIOEIE MMOfl Aitomado 16age Smde dummy suili hoinhede die hat dmga mid L1 wIN hdlcde Uda Sepiade RI mid U aeriat mlJdeiicote odour fed diwWng udmde hi exome 1200 mAll mpadb mid die ability ho umed e htddc/oomnIgt* UtUUUu1I 12 V pow auppb Med fcc apoit mud fiiedbau hodoopide 1/4 omle hoda mid Mmm Rapid Mmd 5 .. Anudvaumy Spodi 65995 GLOW SWITCH SYSTEM MKH board glow driver Allown cc mid safer odiuthig yocc 2 mid 4 irohe ithidodeei1~nee did have roui hUe dieIdedmidennweE cc rufime osi M tow queed Jod dinutile hack mid ladouua idad die plug hi dEtail reach wrIqueAC1VOWW mid LOSAT doO UWIIOWYOLVIR g dieowdu9 hi auhdb dadb mid did die recedw bath miou0u eolag fcc mioduc M0* mid Iiwdemx 010w SwItch Syetcoooniid pIne- 6 95 ULTRAFT CONIKOLlLRISMART SWITCH motor controllem Bodi iail ned mAreS dedde nu uae edce dfldest MOSlETe dibly low volta drep dofedable DEC allowa die motor p ahic powec die ddmdhhi Low Whage Qad abide m iIiaa die baltely ceachm 6 vol. Ihud Cogollcc hi 10011 ide mdcc mekolac mid hmide 6 32 cede 6200 lIe awltddeg frequeoq wideb puceldem loW umue etdmiidy iioodi amAadlco hcc dldenq mid lee 101cc heedog Mm odior u UbaFut Cm*cEcc floured puim- 69995 .. Anudvesumy Spedd cob 67995 Sowed Sated hi deigned hen uic motcc co mid ott hmidle 6 10 cal mid co aekt chug reduce mo mid modid torque da dia~ poaw up Said SwItch manual pum 65995 AnoIvaainy Spedi64995 RK ELECTRON cs IOfUCS 504 Va ew pa 05001 603-8824022 Prepald 0rdere Mciey Order er Ceitified Check made out 10 Rabh Kayslay Shqpesg ly1. C0D Ordew Caeh Ceulitiad Check coitecled ml delivery Add $600 Ike etioce emcmte R4OY D7 GVY AD ittom mid Spedllmdcoa ace SubJest ae URaiat m Ded mid flmiuaud die WA rodvacuum SYSTEM ucing new fully automaticbagging system completely self monitoring has fully adjustable vacuum switch large capacity reservoir prevents frequent cycling vacuum pump Auto-Vac kit comes completely assembled ted wood base ready use Included kit E-Z Vac II electricf capacity reservoir check valve pump rated 24 Hg adjustable vacuum switch vacuum gauge large neoprene tubing E-Z Vac connector two Quick-Lock seals 9 18 wide bagging tube 9 15 wide breather cloth set vacuum bagging instructions PO Box 16521 Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 FAX 714 250-0307 September 1993 65 ij v system availagis MUd $700 5&H checiMoicoD Ni5A accepted CA residents add 775% Tax rough bunch characters want smooth out next project ~iUiobby Dealers Nationwide 1247 StCharles IL 60174 708-584-7616 Beautiful/Berliner Continued paqe 65 oniy Pyorremyrsky left fully restored display Finnish museum looks lot better locallybuilt Brewster Buffalo housed same museum de Havilland DH108 Swallow very first airplanes swept wings no horizontal tail startling first appeared 1946 three experimental prototypes eventu ally lost crashes did produce data led successful swept-wing jets though risky combination fuselage production de Havilland Vampire twin-boom fighter joined new wing vertical tailit worked well producing faster considerably racier looking airplane now Uglies Burnelli UB 14 called flying wing despite pres ence stuff like tails fuselage What really was airplane broad carefully shaped lifting fuselage acted like part wings Its manufacturer claimed would carry much bigger load people freight ordinary airplanes com parable size power Similar claims however made cargo planes airliners its day dont think self-respecting crate orangesor peoplewould rather transported across country air plane looks like DC-3 lugged across flying lump Speaking airliners current crop seem follow pretty well-known set design rules resulting lot look alikeswhether theyre built Seattle Marseillessomebody can always counted get playful Boeing 767 fine way travel thousand miles two living-room comfort apparently no immune distortion other innocent airplane example shown should have jumped out way group wild-eyed engineers converged found itself reduced impersonal un aeronautical sounding status Army Strategic Defense Commands Airborne Optical Adjunctcomplete infrared sensor data processor 86-foot-long cupola odd big doors top must passengers escape through funny electronic gadgets mess up digital watches Helio Twin started out regular Helio Courier can take off land almost short BAe Harrier can also fly amazingly slowly perhaps gives right unpretty turning twin-engined airplane sticking engines onto wings shoving landing gear far forward its almost part next airplane line produced really goofy72 Model Aviation U Robart Ruff-N-Tuff Carbide Cutters nasty work quickly no complaints Cut through grind off clear out rough up sand down rip off smooth out guys carbide-quick cool never load up Wood fiberglass lexan plastic ceramics no modeling material scares Theyre quite abrasive bunch available variety shapes two different grits Hobart Carbide Cutters rough bunch characters right can sure theyll never rub wrong way looking plane thats completely out proportion has better way arrange parts Stitts Flutterbug first home-built designs become available form commercial construction drawings thanks EAA pioneer Ray Stitts simple inexpensive build flew reasonably well ugh looks uh amateurish home-built airplane shouldnt look like what it should look good enough fool naive people thinking built factory People build own airplanes look down factorybuilt ones calling Spain cans convinced home-builts vastly superior Blackburn Sidecar first attempts create small personal plane Previous British aeroplanes seated passengers behind pilot Sidecar offered side-by-side seating succeeded 1919 its ghastly appearance might well have doomed light plane instant oblivionwho wants go sporting around something looks like contrast between six-foot-deep fuselage five-inch-high windshield makes look like nearsighted bug drastic taper cowl hides 30 hp engine couldnt get off ground makes wonder power wasnt merely afterthought Bellanca spent decades building eccen tric-looking airplanes performed better conventional contempo raries Bellanca Tandem its much-too-long nose hid two radial engines sewerpipe-supported tail almost too much drive shaft rear prop exited aft-facing rear engine passed squarely through cabin Dont rest elbow Mabel prototype originally have led double-decker passenger plane idea lost until years later Boeing came along its fourengined Stratocruiser Grumman E-2C Hawkeye shows what happens try make air plane things men Especially things involves chasing stuff sneaky submarines gadget top reportedly contains radar dish offer cut open make sure met decidedly unfriendly glare Storage inside aircraft carrier demands wings foldable has additional advan tage hiding multiplicity vertical tail pieces Now someone painted funny face nose Well have mess Beautiful Ugly airplanes think about have nothing productive choices evoke strong reaction something about let us know well try harder next time Oh yes will definitely next timeyou dont get off easy s outstanding finish makes model rise above rest Hobbypoxy Enamel winner hands-down Hobbypoxy super-strong two-part epoxy finish formulated give model durable flexible finish will stand up wear water racing fuels chipping cracking peeling single coat Hobbypoxy equal other finish Two coats will put model class itself Brushed sprayed Hobbypoxy adheres iron-on films woven fabric iron-on coverings matches films 16 standard colors its easy find shade need Select high gloss flat finishes add Hobbypoxy Custom Metallizer superb metallic lusters Give next model winning finish youve always dreamed free color chip card military mixing charts copy POXY POINTERS helpful guide using Hobbypoxy products call 1-201-625-3100 September 1993 73 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best #RAM 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 02Strobe Light Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 #RAM 04Mars Rotating Beacon Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing 9V$1095 #RAM 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9V$2495 CRAM 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 16Econo Landing Lights brightest 9V$1995 #RAM 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 0 SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavaIlable locally send check money order full credit card Info coat Item plus $400 $500 forelgnfor Immediate ahlpment Include full address U PS Sorry no GOD 229A E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/09
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 65, 72, 73
ONCE AGAIN years have streaked its time search multifaceted world aviation flying machines appearance either especially pleasing especially displeasing Note appearancenot performance technical significance emotional appeal historical impactis operative word isnt easy occasionally someone has take calm cool purely intellectual look wide variety flying machines judge solely aesthetic appeal line what have become almost hallowed traditions shall pick Grand Champion Ugly Grand Champion Beautiful well bunch runnersupthose couldnt quite meet standards way other history-making competition past weve found some truly outstanding examples deserving Grand Champion status Uglies McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II BAeC Nimrod AEW3 Lockheed F-l 17 Stealth fighter weve found some truly outstanding Beautifuls Supermarine Spitfire Republic XF- 12 Rainbow Fairchild F-24 final choices strictly appreciative tip cap lot readers have suggested particularly fine choices stardom very much participa tion sport Dont sit grumble compose silent threats take pen paper let editors know feel make position clear want large financial contribution small ones will ignored returned go toward purchase blocks granite statue author bags cement make him new pair custom-made shoes no time shy September 1993 39 Top 19705-vintage PZL-Mielec M-15 Above left Brown-B2 Miss Los Angeles Okay moment something approaching truth has arrived choice Grand Champion Beautiful Boeing Model 314 Clipper Ugly PZL Mielec M-15 Beiphegor former 1930s commercial flying boat latter 1970s turbofan-powered agricultural plane Although propriety has never much concern before does seems proper start beautiful Boeing 314 especially skimming across rippled water symbol majesty flighL Sturdy yet stream lined epitomizes short-lived era just before World War II airplane performance beginning make commercial travel practical least select few could appreciate afford true luxury Boeings latest 747-400 may offer infinitely greater comfort 1990s masses personal touch much thing past water dripping off ascending hull experienced special kind flying envied other end scale M-15 Belphegor Anybody know what means developed jointly Soviets Poles national animosities go back centuries must have made design conferences barrel laughs goal high-tech agricultural plane replace wonderfully rural Antonov An-2 radial-engined biplane result pretty much what youd expect bunch guys didnt speak others language Using modern jet power airplane operates low speed very low altitude needs rapid throttle response makes about much sense rubber power control line speed may have opened can worms Now weve gotten out way youre trying absorb confusion emotions 40 Model Aviation arly attempt small personal aircraft Blackburn Sidecar Bellanca Tandem National Air Space Museum photo nominate fictional Scarlet Stormer rules bent bit Bud Overn photo Boeing 767 modified Boeing Aerospace Electronics photo well move along also rans really should less insulting term came close winning First Almost-Champion Beautifuls Lets start violates several basic rules did never flyit never built no ever intended build some rules nuisance should permitted get way having fun What leading up mythical Scarlet Stormer nominated Bud Overn Santa Ana California contributed color tint Bill Barness BF-6A amphibious pursuit plane v-I 2 engine contrarotating propellers circa 1936 Most conspicuous gracefully tapered gull wing reminiscent Hall Bulldogan unsuccessful great-looking entrant 1932 Thompson Trophy race Like lot pursuit planes early mid-1930s Stormer never required demonstrate its ability fight survive time peaceat least its part world have plane Lockheedthe P-38 Light ning P-38 first creation late Kelly Johnson perhaps finest designer airplanes Its sleek form major jump forward immediate pre World War II era showed unprecedented power could tucked neatly minimum airplane cross-country sprint prototype 400 mph made services sit up take notice yet never able cobble up classic lines best American twin-engined fighter day Besides P-38 sounds September 1993 41 best-looking biziets produced French Myst6re 20 Finnish-designed VL Pyorremyrsky Keski-Suomen llmailumuseo photo Truly symbol majesty flight streamlined Boeing 314 Pan Am photo ugly Burnelli UB 14 looked lot like flying lump The Burnelli LBY-J Johnson Rocket among first post-WW II designs sweeter Spitfire Mustang Mosquito Johnson Rocket flood new planes appeared almost soon smoke World War II cleared planes offered very modem look very modem performance quite different prewar counterparts Some like Beechcraft Bonanza went longterm success others like North American Navion disappointing performance Rocket offering 160 mph cruising speed just 185 hp aimed returning fighter pilots craved something exciting 90 mph Piper Cubs Aeronca Continued page 65 42 Model Aviation otype nome-ouilt amphibian Air Shark Stiffs Flutterbuginexpensive easy build flew well Helio Twin started out Helio Courier ended up looking goofy ne Lirumman -2C Hawkeye just couldnt things people BeautifullBerliner Continued paqe 42 Champions two-seat personal version Mustang Financial problems put end production after fewer 20 built Today collectors items looking much younger 45 years Some people still insist airplanes jets argu ments can made favor has faced categories aircraft propellers just dont make much sense example executive business trans portsbizjets mini-airliners make possible medium large companies have own little airline schedules suited special needs dozen bizjets have produced French Falcon 20 Mystre easily best looking though airplanes class pretty sleek twin-engined Falcon simple well balanced yet businesslike form Most painted white two horizontal color stripes emphasize speed craft Brown B-2 Miss Los Angeles long slim tiny windshield forced pilot wear glamorous leather helmet unless course bald Brilliant red sported exotic gold numbers name tight cowl com pletely enclosed potent six-cylinder Menasco engine individual ex haust stacks stuck out breeze gave airplane both look sound power Later 930s racers retractable landing gear tight-fitting wheel pants almost streamlined lot sportier looking photo shows Bill Turners reproduction Brown original destroyed 50 years ago Saab J-35 Draken Dragon cer tainly prettier automobiles built Saab double delta has triangular vertical tail fits rest airplane quartet swooshing through sky over southern Sweden looks dramatic being overly aggressive Air Shark prototype home-built amphibian lacks unfortunate compromises forced other small amphib ious aircraft Its hull inconspicuous rest its airframe about clean devoid protrusions can Though old Constellation airliner may have somewhat sharklike fuselage shape new composite creation looks like mightwith few minor adjustmentsbe able serve submarine VL Pyorremyrsky hurricane approximates meaning Finnish World War IL-era design nominated reader Kari Heikkala Espoo Finland patterned after Messerschmitt Bf-109 lacks harshness line some bulges characterize German fighter Continued page 72 FREE TRONIC PRODUCTSI 5th AnnIversary Special Discount Pricing BATIERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OlE mosfet ulcad cycler cob MOWU dm1 eychcdeaedi6cdb plavee ho mid helo iddiSovmnI0tMdda cedaq2dde dingfcg 1 9 ml. IX ovmidt charge aerwt hod IX mid mid dlatd daduarge toiw Mmd wit daf7 home mid Mm mdooidlmliy mvltd tha todd ide RI p up 2000 mMl 1W diarged U output mid 9 ml podia d 200 mA IX mi dadmige 4 mod B ml podia d 300 cc 500 mA Ihique CAllOW CALCIZATOK flou die ndlilmopecehcuc bedngOi7ie hddutin ddmidned fldduy MauwOmiliat Sdo nonumi puim 659995 .. Anidvaummy Spodi cob 615995 RAPID NICAD CHARGER field charging nicads oo m1h 100% cquac NOOlEr Add 4mid5ml6tdmihihd yowweddde 1Aar cc 12 CAFACIIY wmtOUT ThE CAR UIOEIE MMOfl Aitomado 16age Smde dummy suili hoinhede die hat dmga mid L1 wIN hdlcde Uda Sepiade RI mid U aeriat mlJdeiicote odour fed diwWng udmde hi exome 1200 mAll mpadb mid die ability ho umed e htddc/oomnIgt* UtUUUu1I 12 V pow auppb Med fcc apoit mud fiiedbau hodoopide 1/4 omle hoda mid Mmm Rapid Mmd 5 .. Anudvaumy Spodi 65995 GLOW SWITCH SYSTEM MKH board glow driver Allown cc mid safer odiuthig yocc 2 mid 4 irohe ithidodeei1~nee did have roui hUe dieIdedmidennweE cc rufime osi M tow queed Jod dinutile hack mid ladouua idad die plug hi dEtail reach wrIqueAC1VOWW mid LOSAT doO UWIIOWYOLVIR g dieowdu9 hi auhdb dadb mid did die recedw bath miou0u eolag fcc mioduc M0* mid Iiwdemx 010w SwItch Syetcoooniid pIne- 6 95 ULTRAFT CONIKOLlLRISMART SWITCH motor controllem Bodi iail ned mAreS dedde nu uae edce dfldest MOSlETe dibly low volta drep dofedable DEC allowa die motor p ahic powec die ddmdhhi Low Whage Qad abide m iIiaa die baltely ceachm 6 vol. Ihud Cogollcc hi 10011 ide mdcc mekolac mid hmide 6 32 cede 6200 lIe awltddeg frequeoq wideb puceldem loW umue etdmiidy iioodi amAadlco hcc dldenq mid lee 101cc heedog Mm odior u UbaFut Cm*cEcc floured puim- 69995 .. Anudvesumy Spedd cob 67995 Sowed Sated hi deigned hen uic motcc co mid ott hmidle 6 10 cal mid co aekt chug reduce mo mid modid torque da dia~ poaw up Said SwItch manual pum 65995 AnoIvaainy Spedi64995 RK ELECTRON cs IOfUCS 504 Va ew pa 05001 603-8824022 Prepald 0rdere Mciey Order er Ceitified Check made out 10 Rabh Kayslay Shqpesg ly1. C0D Ordew Caeh Ceulitiad Check coitecled ml delivery Add $600 Ike etioce emcmte R4OY D7 GVY AD ittom mid Spedllmdcoa ace SubJest ae URaiat m Ded mid flmiuaud die WA rodvacuum SYSTEM ucing new fully automaticbagging system completely self monitoring has fully adjustable vacuum switch large capacity reservoir prevents frequent cycling vacuum pump Auto-Vac kit comes completely assembled ted wood base ready use Included kit E-Z Vac II electricf capacity reservoir check valve pump rated 24 Hg adjustable vacuum switch vacuum gauge large neoprene tubing E-Z Vac connector two Quick-Lock seals 9 18 wide bagging tube 9 15 wide breather cloth set vacuum bagging instructions PO Box 16521 Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 FAX 714 250-0307 September 1993 65 ij v system availagis MUd $700 5&H checiMoicoD Ni5A accepted CA residents add 775% Tax rough bunch characters want smooth out next project ~iUiobby Dealers Nationwide 1247 StCharles IL 60174 708-584-7616 Beautiful/Berliner Continued paqe 65 oniy Pyorremyrsky left fully restored display Finnish museum looks lot better locallybuilt Brewster Buffalo housed same museum de Havilland DH108 Swallow very first airplanes swept wings no horizontal tail startling first appeared 1946 three experimental prototypes eventu ally lost crashes did produce data led successful swept-wing jets though risky combination fuselage production de Havilland Vampire twin-boom fighter joined new wing vertical tailit worked well producing faster considerably racier looking airplane now Uglies Burnelli UB 14 called flying wing despite pres ence stuff like tails fuselage What really was airplane broad carefully shaped lifting fuselage acted like part wings Its manufacturer claimed would carry much bigger load people freight ordinary airplanes com parable size power Similar claims however made cargo planes airliners its day dont think self-respecting crate orangesor peoplewould rather transported across country air plane looks like DC-3 lugged across flying lump Speaking airliners current crop seem follow pretty well-known set design rules resulting lot look alikeswhether theyre built Seattle Marseillessomebody can always counted get playful Boeing 767 fine way travel thousand miles two living-room comfort apparently no immune distortion other innocent airplane example shown should have jumped out way group wild-eyed engineers converged found itself reduced impersonal un aeronautical sounding status Army Strategic Defense Commands Airborne Optical Adjunctcomplete infrared sensor data processor 86-foot-long cupola odd big doors top must passengers escape through funny electronic gadgets mess up digital watches Helio Twin started out regular Helio Courier can take off land almost short BAe Harrier can also fly amazingly slowly perhaps gives right unpretty turning twin-engined airplane sticking engines onto wings shoving landing gear far forward its almost part next airplane line produced really goofy72 Model Aviation U Robart Ruff-N-Tuff Carbide Cutters nasty work quickly no complaints Cut through grind off clear out rough up sand down rip off smooth out guys carbide-quick cool never load up Wood fiberglass lexan plastic ceramics no modeling material scares Theyre quite abrasive bunch available variety shapes two different grits Hobart Carbide Cutters rough bunch characters right can sure theyll never rub wrong way looking plane thats completely out proportion has better way arrange parts Stitts Flutterbug first home-built designs become available form commercial construction drawings thanks EAA pioneer Ray Stitts simple inexpensive build flew reasonably well ugh looks uh amateurish home-built airplane shouldnt look like what it should look good enough fool naive people thinking built factory People build own airplanes look down factorybuilt ones calling Spain cans convinced home-builts vastly superior Blackburn Sidecar first attempts create small personal plane Previous British aeroplanes seated passengers behind pilot Sidecar offered side-by-side seating succeeded 1919 its ghastly appearance might well have doomed light plane instant oblivionwho wants go sporting around something looks like contrast between six-foot-deep fuselage five-inch-high windshield makes look like nearsighted bug drastic taper cowl hides 30 hp engine couldnt get off ground makes wonder power wasnt merely afterthought Bellanca spent decades building eccen tric-looking airplanes performed better conventional contempo raries Bellanca Tandem its much-too-long nose hid two radial engines sewerpipe-supported tail almost too much drive shaft rear prop exited aft-facing rear engine passed squarely through cabin Dont rest elbow Mabel prototype originally have led double-decker passenger plane idea lost until years later Boeing came along its fourengined Stratocruiser Grumman E-2C Hawkeye shows what happens try make air plane things men Especially things involves chasing stuff sneaky submarines gadget top reportedly contains radar dish offer cut open make sure met decidedly unfriendly glare Storage inside aircraft carrier demands wings foldable has additional advan tage hiding multiplicity vertical tail pieces Now someone painted funny face nose Well have mess Beautiful Ugly airplanes think about have nothing productive choices evoke strong reaction something about let us know well try harder next time Oh yes will definitely next timeyou dont get off easy s outstanding finish makes model rise above rest Hobbypoxy Enamel winner hands-down Hobbypoxy super-strong two-part epoxy finish formulated give model durable flexible finish will stand up wear water racing fuels chipping cracking peeling single coat Hobbypoxy equal other finish Two coats will put model class itself Brushed sprayed Hobbypoxy adheres iron-on films woven fabric iron-on coverings matches films 16 standard colors its easy find shade need Select high gloss flat finishes add Hobbypoxy Custom Metallizer superb metallic lusters Give next model winning finish youve always dreamed free color chip card military mixing charts copy POXY POINTERS helpful guide using Hobbypoxy products call 1-201-625-3100 September 1993 73 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best #RAM 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 02Strobe Light Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 #RAM 04Mars Rotating Beacon Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing 9V$1095 #RAM 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9V$2495 CRAM 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 16Econo Landing Lights brightest 9V$1995 #RAM 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 0 SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavaIlable locally send check money order full credit card Info coat Item plus $400 $500 forelgnfor Immediate ahlpment Include full address U PS Sorry no GOD 229A E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/09
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 65, 72, 73
ONCE AGAIN years have streaked its time search multifaceted world aviation flying machines appearance either especially pleasing especially displeasing Note appearancenot performance technical significance emotional appeal historical impactis operative word isnt easy occasionally someone has take calm cool purely intellectual look wide variety flying machines judge solely aesthetic appeal line what have become almost hallowed traditions shall pick Grand Champion Ugly Grand Champion Beautiful well bunch runnersupthose couldnt quite meet standards way other history-making competition past weve found some truly outstanding examples deserving Grand Champion status Uglies McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II BAeC Nimrod AEW3 Lockheed F-l 17 Stealth fighter weve found some truly outstanding Beautifuls Supermarine Spitfire Republic XF- 12 Rainbow Fairchild F-24 final choices strictly appreciative tip cap lot readers have suggested particularly fine choices stardom very much participa tion sport Dont sit grumble compose silent threats take pen paper let editors know feel make position clear want large financial contribution small ones will ignored returned go toward purchase blocks granite statue author bags cement make him new pair custom-made shoes no time shy September 1993 39 Top 19705-vintage PZL-Mielec M-15 Above left Brown-B2 Miss Los Angeles Okay moment something approaching truth has arrived choice Grand Champion Beautiful Boeing Model 314 Clipper Ugly PZL Mielec M-15 Beiphegor former 1930s commercial flying boat latter 1970s turbofan-powered agricultural plane Although propriety has never much concern before does seems proper start beautiful Boeing 314 especially skimming across rippled water symbol majesty flighL Sturdy yet stream lined epitomizes short-lived era just before World War II airplane performance beginning make commercial travel practical least select few could appreciate afford true luxury Boeings latest 747-400 may offer infinitely greater comfort 1990s masses personal touch much thing past water dripping off ascending hull experienced special kind flying envied other end scale M-15 Belphegor Anybody know what means developed jointly Soviets Poles national animosities go back centuries must have made design conferences barrel laughs goal high-tech agricultural plane replace wonderfully rural Antonov An-2 radial-engined biplane result pretty much what youd expect bunch guys didnt speak others language Using modern jet power airplane operates low speed very low altitude needs rapid throttle response makes about much sense rubber power control line speed may have opened can worms Now weve gotten out way youre trying absorb confusion emotions 40 Model Aviation arly attempt small personal aircraft Blackburn Sidecar Bellanca Tandem National Air Space Museum photo nominate fictional Scarlet Stormer rules bent bit Bud Overn photo Boeing 767 modified Boeing Aerospace Electronics photo well move along also rans really should less insulting term came close winning First Almost-Champion Beautifuls Lets start violates several basic rules did never flyit never built no ever intended build some rules nuisance should permitted get way having fun What leading up mythical Scarlet Stormer nominated Bud Overn Santa Ana California contributed color tint Bill Barness BF-6A amphibious pursuit plane v-I 2 engine contrarotating propellers circa 1936 Most conspicuous gracefully tapered gull wing reminiscent Hall Bulldogan unsuccessful great-looking entrant 1932 Thompson Trophy race Like lot pursuit planes early mid-1930s Stormer never required demonstrate its ability fight survive time peaceat least its part world have plane Lockheedthe P-38 Light ning P-38 first creation late Kelly Johnson perhaps finest designer airplanes Its sleek form major jump forward immediate pre World War II era showed unprecedented power could tucked neatly minimum airplane cross-country sprint prototype 400 mph made services sit up take notice yet never able cobble up classic lines best American twin-engined fighter day Besides P-38 sounds September 1993 41 best-looking biziets produced French Myst6re 20 Finnish-designed VL Pyorremyrsky Keski-Suomen llmailumuseo photo Truly symbol majesty flight streamlined Boeing 314 Pan Am photo ugly Burnelli UB 14 looked lot like flying lump The Burnelli LBY-J Johnson Rocket among first post-WW II designs sweeter Spitfire Mustang Mosquito Johnson Rocket flood new planes appeared almost soon smoke World War II cleared planes offered very modem look very modem performance quite different prewar counterparts Some like Beechcraft Bonanza went longterm success others like North American Navion disappointing performance Rocket offering 160 mph cruising speed just 185 hp aimed returning fighter pilots craved something exciting 90 mph Piper Cubs Aeronca Continued page 65 42 Model Aviation otype nome-ouilt amphibian Air Shark Stiffs Flutterbuginexpensive easy build flew well Helio Twin started out Helio Courier ended up looking goofy ne Lirumman -2C Hawkeye just couldnt things people BeautifullBerliner Continued paqe 42 Champions two-seat personal version Mustang Financial problems put end production after fewer 20 built Today collectors items looking much younger 45 years Some people still insist airplanes jets argu ments can made favor has faced categories aircraft propellers just dont make much sense example executive business trans portsbizjets mini-airliners make possible medium large companies have own little airline schedules suited special needs dozen bizjets have produced French Falcon 20 Mystre easily best looking though airplanes class pretty sleek twin-engined Falcon simple well balanced yet businesslike form Most painted white two horizontal color stripes emphasize speed craft Brown B-2 Miss Los Angeles long slim tiny windshield forced pilot wear glamorous leather helmet unless course bald Brilliant red sported exotic gold numbers name tight cowl com pletely enclosed potent six-cylinder Menasco engine individual ex haust stacks stuck out breeze gave airplane both look sound power Later 930s racers retractable landing gear tight-fitting wheel pants almost streamlined lot sportier looking photo shows Bill Turners reproduction Brown original destroyed 50 years ago Saab J-35 Draken Dragon cer tainly prettier automobiles built Saab double delta has triangular vertical tail fits rest airplane quartet swooshing through sky over southern Sweden looks dramatic being overly aggressive Air Shark prototype home-built amphibian lacks unfortunate compromises forced other small amphib ious aircraft Its hull inconspicuous rest its airframe about clean devoid protrusions can Though old Constellation airliner may have somewhat sharklike fuselage shape new composite creation looks like mightwith few minor adjustmentsbe able serve submarine VL Pyorremyrsky hurricane approximates meaning Finnish World War IL-era design nominated reader Kari Heikkala Espoo Finland patterned after Messerschmitt Bf-109 lacks harshness line some bulges characterize German fighter Continued page 72 FREE TRONIC PRODUCTSI 5th AnnIversary Special Discount Pricing BATIERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OlE mosfet ulcad cycler cob MOWU dm1 eychcdeaedi6cdb plavee ho mid helo iddiSovmnI0tMdda cedaq2dde dingfcg 1 9 ml. IX ovmidt charge aerwt hod IX mid mid dlatd daduarge toiw Mmd wit daf7 home mid Mm mdooidlmliy mvltd tha todd ide RI p up 2000 mMl 1W diarged U output mid 9 ml podia d 200 mA IX mi dadmige 4 mod B ml podia d 300 cc 500 mA Ihique CAllOW CALCIZATOK flou die ndlilmopecehcuc bedngOi7ie hddutin ddmidned fldduy MauwOmiliat Sdo nonumi puim 659995 .. Anidvaummy Spodi cob 615995 RAPID NICAD CHARGER field charging nicads oo m1h 100% cquac NOOlEr Add 4mid5ml6tdmihihd yowweddde 1Aar cc 12 CAFACIIY wmtOUT ThE CAR UIOEIE MMOfl Aitomado 16age Smde dummy suili hoinhede die hat dmga mid L1 wIN hdlcde Uda Sepiade RI mid U aeriat mlJdeiicote odour fed diwWng udmde hi exome 1200 mAll mpadb mid die ability ho umed e htddc/oomnIgt* UtUUUu1I 12 V pow auppb Med fcc apoit mud fiiedbau hodoopide 1/4 omle hoda mid Mmm Rapid Mmd 5 .. Anudvaumy Spodi 65995 GLOW SWITCH SYSTEM MKH board glow driver Allown cc mid safer odiuthig yocc 2 mid 4 irohe ithidodeei1~nee did have roui hUe dieIdedmidennweE cc rufime osi M tow queed Jod dinutile hack mid ladouua idad die plug hi dEtail reach wrIqueAC1VOWW mid LOSAT doO UWIIOWYOLVIR g dieowdu9 hi auhdb dadb mid did die recedw bath miou0u eolag fcc mioduc M0* mid Iiwdemx 010w SwItch Syetcoooniid pIne- 6 95 ULTRAFT CONIKOLlLRISMART SWITCH motor controllem Bodi iail ned mAreS dedde nu uae edce dfldest MOSlETe dibly low volta drep dofedable DEC allowa die motor p ahic powec die ddmdhhi Low Whage Qad abide m iIiaa die baltely ceachm 6 vol. Ihud Cogollcc hi 10011 ide mdcc mekolac mid hmide 6 32 cede 6200 lIe awltddeg frequeoq wideb puceldem loW umue etdmiidy iioodi amAadlco hcc dldenq mid lee 101cc heedog Mm odior u UbaFut Cm*cEcc floured puim- 69995 .. Anudvesumy Spedd cob 67995 Sowed Sated hi deigned hen uic motcc co mid ott hmidle 6 10 cal mid co aekt chug reduce mo mid modid torque da dia~ poaw up Said SwItch manual pum 65995 AnoIvaainy Spedi64995 RK ELECTRON cs IOfUCS 504 Va ew pa 05001 603-8824022 Prepald 0rdere Mciey Order er Ceitified Check made out 10 Rabh Kayslay Shqpesg ly1. C0D Ordew Caeh Ceulitiad Check coitecled ml delivery Add $600 Ike etioce emcmte R4OY D7 GVY AD ittom mid Spedllmdcoa ace SubJest ae URaiat m Ded mid flmiuaud die WA rodvacuum SYSTEM ucing new fully automaticbagging system completely self monitoring has fully adjustable vacuum switch large capacity reservoir prevents frequent cycling vacuum pump Auto-Vac kit comes completely assembled ted wood base ready use Included kit E-Z Vac II electricf capacity reservoir check valve pump rated 24 Hg adjustable vacuum switch vacuum gauge large neoprene tubing E-Z Vac connector two Quick-Lock seals 9 18 wide bagging tube 9 15 wide breather cloth set vacuum bagging instructions PO Box 16521 Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 FAX 714 250-0307 September 1993 65 ij v system availagis MUd $700 5&H checiMoicoD Ni5A accepted CA residents add 775% Tax rough bunch characters want smooth out next project ~iUiobby Dealers Nationwide 1247 StCharles IL 60174 708-584-7616 Beautiful/Berliner Continued paqe 65 oniy Pyorremyrsky left fully restored display Finnish museum looks lot better locallybuilt Brewster Buffalo housed same museum de Havilland DH108 Swallow very first airplanes swept wings no horizontal tail startling first appeared 1946 three experimental prototypes eventu ally lost crashes did produce data led successful swept-wing jets though risky combination fuselage production de Havilland Vampire twin-boom fighter joined new wing vertical tailit worked well producing faster considerably racier looking airplane now Uglies Burnelli UB 14 called flying wing despite pres ence stuff like tails fuselage What really was airplane broad carefully shaped lifting fuselage acted like part wings Its manufacturer claimed would carry much bigger load people freight ordinary airplanes com parable size power Similar claims however made cargo planes airliners its day dont think self-respecting crate orangesor peoplewould rather transported across country air plane looks like DC-3 lugged across flying lump Speaking airliners current crop seem follow pretty well-known set design rules resulting lot look alikeswhether theyre built Seattle Marseillessomebody can always counted get playful Boeing 767 fine way travel thousand miles two living-room comfort apparently no immune distortion other innocent airplane example shown should have jumped out way group wild-eyed engineers converged found itself reduced impersonal un aeronautical sounding status Army Strategic Defense Commands Airborne Optical Adjunctcomplete infrared sensor data processor 86-foot-long cupola odd big doors top must passengers escape through funny electronic gadgets mess up digital watches Helio Twin started out regular Helio Courier can take off land almost short BAe Harrier can also fly amazingly slowly perhaps gives right unpretty turning twin-engined airplane sticking engines onto wings shoving landing gear far forward its almost part next airplane line produced really goofy72 Model Aviation U Robart Ruff-N-Tuff Carbide Cutters nasty work quickly no complaints Cut through grind off clear out rough up sand down rip off smooth out guys carbide-quick cool never load up Wood fiberglass lexan plastic ceramics no modeling material scares Theyre quite abrasive bunch available variety shapes two different grits Hobart Carbide Cutters rough bunch characters right can sure theyll never rub wrong way looking plane thats completely out proportion has better way arrange parts Stitts Flutterbug first home-built designs become available form commercial construction drawings thanks EAA pioneer Ray Stitts simple inexpensive build flew reasonably well ugh looks uh amateurish home-built airplane shouldnt look like what it should look good enough fool naive people thinking built factory People build own airplanes look down factorybuilt ones calling Spain cans convinced home-builts vastly superior Blackburn Sidecar first attempts create small personal plane Previous British aeroplanes seated passengers behind pilot Sidecar offered side-by-side seating succeeded 1919 its ghastly appearance might well have doomed light plane instant oblivionwho wants go sporting around something looks like contrast between six-foot-deep fuselage five-inch-high windshield makes look like nearsighted bug drastic taper cowl hides 30 hp engine couldnt get off ground makes wonder power wasnt merely afterthought Bellanca spent decades building eccen tric-looking airplanes performed better conventional contempo raries Bellanca Tandem its much-too-long nose hid two radial engines sewerpipe-supported tail almost too much drive shaft rear prop exited aft-facing rear engine passed squarely through cabin Dont rest elbow Mabel prototype originally have led double-decker passenger plane idea lost until years later Boeing came along its fourengined Stratocruiser Grumman E-2C Hawkeye shows what happens try make air plane things men Especially things involves chasing stuff sneaky submarines gadget top reportedly contains radar dish offer cut open make sure met decidedly unfriendly glare Storage inside aircraft carrier demands wings foldable has additional advan tage hiding multiplicity vertical tail pieces Now someone painted funny face nose Well have mess Beautiful Ugly airplanes think about have nothing productive choices evoke strong reaction something about let us know well try harder next time Oh yes will definitely next timeyou dont get off easy s outstanding finish makes model rise above rest Hobbypoxy Enamel winner hands-down Hobbypoxy super-strong two-part epoxy finish formulated give model durable flexible finish will stand up wear water racing fuels chipping cracking peeling single coat Hobbypoxy equal other finish Two coats will put model class itself Brushed sprayed Hobbypoxy adheres iron-on films woven fabric iron-on coverings matches films 16 standard colors its easy find shade need Select high gloss flat finishes add Hobbypoxy Custom Metallizer superb metallic lusters Give next model winning finish youve always dreamed free color chip card military mixing charts copy POXY POINTERS helpful guide using Hobbypoxy products call 1-201-625-3100 September 1993 73 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best #RAM 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 02Strobe Light Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 #RAM 04Mars Rotating Beacon Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing 9V$1095 #RAM 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9V$2495 CRAM 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 16Econo Landing Lights brightest 9V$1995 #RAM 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 0 SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavaIlable locally send check money order full credit card Info coat Item plus $400 $500 forelgnfor Immediate ahlpment Include full address U PS Sorry no GOD 229A E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/09
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 65, 72, 73
ONCE AGAIN years have streaked its time search multifaceted world aviation flying machines appearance either especially pleasing especially displeasing Note appearancenot performance technical significance emotional appeal historical impactis operative word isnt easy occasionally someone has take calm cool purely intellectual look wide variety flying machines judge solely aesthetic appeal line what have become almost hallowed traditions shall pick Grand Champion Ugly Grand Champion Beautiful well bunch runnersupthose couldnt quite meet standards way other history-making competition past weve found some truly outstanding examples deserving Grand Champion status Uglies McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II BAeC Nimrod AEW3 Lockheed F-l 17 Stealth fighter weve found some truly outstanding Beautifuls Supermarine Spitfire Republic XF- 12 Rainbow Fairchild F-24 final choices strictly appreciative tip cap lot readers have suggested particularly fine choices stardom very much participa tion sport Dont sit grumble compose silent threats take pen paper let editors know feel make position clear want large financial contribution small ones will ignored returned go toward purchase blocks granite statue author bags cement make him new pair custom-made shoes no time shy September 1993 39 Top 19705-vintage PZL-Mielec M-15 Above left Brown-B2 Miss Los Angeles Okay moment something approaching truth has arrived choice Grand Champion Beautiful Boeing Model 314 Clipper Ugly PZL Mielec M-15 Beiphegor former 1930s commercial flying boat latter 1970s turbofan-powered agricultural plane Although propriety has never much concern before does seems proper start beautiful Boeing 314 especially skimming across rippled water symbol majesty flighL Sturdy yet stream lined epitomizes short-lived era just before World War II airplane performance beginning make commercial travel practical least select few could appreciate afford true luxury Boeings latest 747-400 may offer infinitely greater comfort 1990s masses personal touch much thing past water dripping off ascending hull experienced special kind flying envied other end scale M-15 Belphegor Anybody know what means developed jointly Soviets Poles national animosities go back centuries must have made design conferences barrel laughs goal high-tech agricultural plane replace wonderfully rural Antonov An-2 radial-engined biplane result pretty much what youd expect bunch guys didnt speak others language Using modern jet power airplane operates low speed very low altitude needs rapid throttle response makes about much sense rubber power control line speed may have opened can worms Now weve gotten out way youre trying absorb confusion emotions 40 Model Aviation arly attempt small personal aircraft Blackburn Sidecar Bellanca Tandem National Air Space Museum photo nominate fictional Scarlet Stormer rules bent bit Bud Overn photo Boeing 767 modified Boeing Aerospace Electronics photo well move along also rans really should less insulting term came close winning First Almost-Champion Beautifuls Lets start violates several basic rules did never flyit never built no ever intended build some rules nuisance should permitted get way having fun What leading up mythical Scarlet Stormer nominated Bud Overn Santa Ana California contributed color tint Bill Barness BF-6A amphibious pursuit plane v-I 2 engine contrarotating propellers circa 1936 Most conspicuous gracefully tapered gull wing reminiscent Hall Bulldogan unsuccessful great-looking entrant 1932 Thompson Trophy race Like lot pursuit planes early mid-1930s Stormer never required demonstrate its ability fight survive time peaceat least its part world have plane Lockheedthe P-38 Light ning P-38 first creation late Kelly Johnson perhaps finest designer airplanes Its sleek form major jump forward immediate pre World War II era showed unprecedented power could tucked neatly minimum airplane cross-country sprint prototype 400 mph made services sit up take notice yet never able cobble up classic lines best American twin-engined fighter day Besides P-38 sounds September 1993 41 best-looking biziets produced French Myst6re 20 Finnish-designed VL Pyorremyrsky Keski-Suomen llmailumuseo photo Truly symbol majesty flight streamlined Boeing 314 Pan Am photo ugly Burnelli UB 14 looked lot like flying lump The Burnelli LBY-J Johnson Rocket among first post-WW II designs sweeter Spitfire Mustang Mosquito Johnson Rocket flood new planes appeared almost soon smoke World War II cleared planes offered very modem look very modem performance quite different prewar counterparts Some like Beechcraft Bonanza went longterm success others like North American Navion disappointing performance Rocket offering 160 mph cruising speed just 185 hp aimed returning fighter pilots craved something exciting 90 mph Piper Cubs Aeronca Continued page 65 42 Model Aviation otype nome-ouilt amphibian Air Shark Stiffs Flutterbuginexpensive easy build flew well Helio Twin started out Helio Courier ended up looking goofy ne Lirumman -2C Hawkeye just couldnt things people BeautifullBerliner Continued paqe 42 Champions two-seat personal version Mustang Financial problems put end production after fewer 20 built Today collectors items looking much younger 45 years Some people still insist airplanes jets argu ments can made favor has faced categories aircraft propellers just dont make much sense example executive business trans portsbizjets mini-airliners make possible medium large companies have own little airline schedules suited special needs dozen bizjets have produced French Falcon 20 Mystre easily best looking though airplanes class pretty sleek twin-engined Falcon simple well balanced yet businesslike form Most painted white two horizontal color stripes emphasize speed craft Brown B-2 Miss Los Angeles long slim tiny windshield forced pilot wear glamorous leather helmet unless course bald Brilliant red sported exotic gold numbers name tight cowl com pletely enclosed potent six-cylinder Menasco engine individual ex haust stacks stuck out breeze gave airplane both look sound power Later 930s racers retractable landing gear tight-fitting wheel pants almost streamlined lot sportier looking photo shows Bill Turners reproduction Brown original destroyed 50 years ago Saab J-35 Draken Dragon cer tainly prettier automobiles built Saab double delta has triangular vertical tail fits rest airplane quartet swooshing through sky over southern Sweden looks dramatic being overly aggressive Air Shark prototype home-built amphibian lacks unfortunate compromises forced other small amphib ious aircraft Its hull inconspicuous rest its airframe about clean devoid protrusions can Though old Constellation airliner may have somewhat sharklike fuselage shape new composite creation looks like mightwith few minor adjustmentsbe able serve submarine VL Pyorremyrsky hurricane approximates meaning Finnish World War IL-era design nominated reader Kari Heikkala Espoo Finland patterned after Messerschmitt Bf-109 lacks harshness line some bulges characterize German fighter Continued page 72 FREE TRONIC PRODUCTSI 5th AnnIversary Special Discount Pricing BATIERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OlE mosfet ulcad cycler cob MOWU dm1 eychcdeaedi6cdb plavee ho mid helo iddiSovmnI0tMdda cedaq2dde dingfcg 1 9 ml. IX ovmidt charge aerwt hod IX mid mid dlatd daduarge toiw Mmd wit daf7 home mid Mm mdooidlmliy mvltd tha todd ide RI p up 2000 mMl 1W diarged U output mid 9 ml podia d 200 mA IX mi dadmige 4 mod B ml podia d 300 cc 500 mA Ihique CAllOW CALCIZATOK flou die ndlilmopecehcuc bedngOi7ie hddutin ddmidned fldduy MauwOmiliat Sdo nonumi puim 659995 .. Anidvaummy Spodi cob 615995 RAPID NICAD CHARGER field charging nicads oo m1h 100% cquac NOOlEr Add 4mid5ml6tdmihihd yowweddde 1Aar cc 12 CAFACIIY wmtOUT ThE CAR UIOEIE MMOfl Aitomado 16age Smde dummy suili hoinhede die hat dmga mid L1 wIN hdlcde Uda Sepiade RI mid U aeriat mlJdeiicote odour fed diwWng udmde hi exome 1200 mAll mpadb mid die ability ho umed e htddc/oomnIgt* UtUUUu1I 12 V pow auppb Med fcc apoit mud fiiedbau hodoopide 1/4 omle hoda mid Mmm Rapid Mmd 5 .. Anudvaumy Spodi 65995 GLOW SWITCH SYSTEM MKH board glow driver Allown cc mid safer odiuthig yocc 2 mid 4 irohe ithidodeei1~nee did have roui hUe dieIdedmidennweE cc rufime osi M tow queed Jod dinutile hack mid ladouua idad die plug hi dEtail reach wrIqueAC1VOWW mid LOSAT doO UWIIOWYOLVIR g dieowdu9 hi auhdb dadb mid did die recedw bath miou0u eolag fcc mioduc M0* mid Iiwdemx 010w SwItch Syetcoooniid pIne- 6 95 ULTRAFT CONIKOLlLRISMART SWITCH motor controllem Bodi iail ned mAreS dedde nu uae edce dfldest MOSlETe dibly low volta drep dofedable DEC allowa die motor p ahic powec die ddmdhhi Low Whage Qad abide m iIiaa die baltely ceachm 6 vol. Ihud Cogollcc hi 10011 ide mdcc mekolac mid hmide 6 32 cede 6200 lIe awltddeg frequeoq wideb puceldem loW umue etdmiidy iioodi amAadlco hcc dldenq mid lee 101cc heedog Mm odior u UbaFut Cm*cEcc floured puim- 69995 .. Anudvesumy Spedd cob 67995 Sowed Sated hi deigned hen uic motcc co mid ott hmidle 6 10 cal mid co aekt chug reduce mo mid modid torque da dia~ poaw up Said SwItch manual pum 65995 AnoIvaainy Spedi64995 RK ELECTRON cs IOfUCS 504 Va ew pa 05001 603-8824022 Prepald 0rdere Mciey Order er Ceitified Check made out 10 Rabh Kayslay Shqpesg ly1. C0D Ordew Caeh Ceulitiad Check coitecled ml delivery Add $600 Ike etioce emcmte R4OY D7 GVY AD ittom mid Spedllmdcoa ace SubJest ae URaiat m Ded mid flmiuaud die WA rodvacuum SYSTEM ucing new fully automaticbagging system completely self monitoring has fully adjustable vacuum switch large capacity reservoir prevents frequent cycling vacuum pump Auto-Vac kit comes completely assembled ted wood base ready use Included kit E-Z Vac II electricf capacity reservoir check valve pump rated 24 Hg adjustable vacuum switch vacuum gauge large neoprene tubing E-Z Vac connector two Quick-Lock seals 9 18 wide bagging tube 9 15 wide breather cloth set vacuum bagging instructions PO Box 16521 Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 FAX 714 250-0307 September 1993 65 ij v system availagis MUd $700 5&H checiMoicoD Ni5A accepted CA residents add 775% Tax rough bunch characters want smooth out next project ~iUiobby Dealers Nationwide 1247 StCharles IL 60174 708-584-7616 Beautiful/Berliner Continued paqe 65 oniy Pyorremyrsky left fully restored display Finnish museum looks lot better locallybuilt Brewster Buffalo housed same museum de Havilland DH108 Swallow very first airplanes swept wings no horizontal tail startling first appeared 1946 three experimental prototypes eventu ally lost crashes did produce data led successful swept-wing jets though risky combination fuselage production de Havilland Vampire twin-boom fighter joined new wing vertical tailit worked well producing faster considerably racier looking airplane now Uglies Burnelli UB 14 called flying wing despite pres ence stuff like tails fuselage What really was airplane broad carefully shaped lifting fuselage acted like part wings Its manufacturer claimed would carry much bigger load people freight ordinary airplanes com parable size power Similar claims however made cargo planes airliners its day dont think self-respecting crate orangesor peoplewould rather transported across country air plane looks like DC-3 lugged across flying lump Speaking airliners current crop seem follow pretty well-known set design rules resulting lot look alikeswhether theyre built Seattle Marseillessomebody can always counted get playful Boeing 767 fine way travel thousand miles two living-room comfort apparently no immune distortion other innocent airplane example shown should have jumped out way group wild-eyed engineers converged found itself reduced impersonal un aeronautical sounding status Army Strategic Defense Commands Airborne Optical Adjunctcomplete infrared sensor data processor 86-foot-long cupola odd big doors top must passengers escape through funny electronic gadgets mess up digital watches Helio Twin started out regular Helio Courier can take off land almost short BAe Harrier can also fly amazingly slowly perhaps gives right unpretty turning twin-engined airplane sticking engines onto wings shoving landing gear far forward its almost part next airplane line produced really goofy72 Model Aviation U Robart Ruff-N-Tuff Carbide Cutters nasty work quickly no complaints Cut through grind off clear out rough up sand down rip off smooth out guys carbide-quick cool never load up Wood fiberglass lexan plastic ceramics no modeling material scares Theyre quite abrasive bunch available variety shapes two different grits Hobart Carbide Cutters rough bunch characters right can sure theyll never rub wrong way looking plane thats completely out proportion has better way arrange parts Stitts Flutterbug first home-built designs become available form commercial construction drawings thanks EAA pioneer Ray Stitts simple inexpensive build flew reasonably well ugh looks uh amateurish home-built airplane shouldnt look like what it should look good enough fool naive people thinking built factory People build own airplanes look down factorybuilt ones calling Spain cans convinced home-builts vastly superior Blackburn Sidecar first attempts create small personal plane Previous British aeroplanes seated passengers behind pilot Sidecar offered side-by-side seating succeeded 1919 its ghastly appearance might well have doomed light plane instant oblivionwho wants go sporting around something looks like contrast between six-foot-deep fuselage five-inch-high windshield makes look like nearsighted bug drastic taper cowl hides 30 hp engine couldnt get off ground makes wonder power wasnt merely afterthought Bellanca spent decades building eccen tric-looking airplanes performed better conventional contempo raries Bellanca Tandem its much-too-long nose hid two radial engines sewerpipe-supported tail almost too much drive shaft rear prop exited aft-facing rear engine passed squarely through cabin Dont rest elbow Mabel prototype originally have led double-decker passenger plane idea lost until years later Boeing came along its fourengined Stratocruiser Grumman E-2C Hawkeye shows what happens try make air plane things men Especially things involves chasing stuff sneaky submarines gadget top reportedly contains radar dish offer cut open make sure met decidedly unfriendly glare Storage inside aircraft carrier demands wings foldable has additional advan tage hiding multiplicity vertical tail pieces Now someone painted funny face nose Well have mess Beautiful Ugly airplanes think about have nothing productive choices evoke strong reaction something about let us know well try harder next time Oh yes will definitely next timeyou dont get off easy s outstanding finish makes model rise above rest Hobbypoxy Enamel winner hands-down Hobbypoxy super-strong two-part epoxy finish formulated give model durable flexible finish will stand up wear water racing fuels chipping cracking peeling single coat Hobbypoxy equal other finish Two coats will put model class itself Brushed sprayed Hobbypoxy adheres iron-on films woven fabric iron-on coverings matches films 16 standard colors its easy find shade need Select high gloss flat finishes add Hobbypoxy Custom Metallizer superb metallic lusters Give next model winning finish youve always dreamed free color chip card military mixing charts copy POXY POINTERS helpful guide using Hobbypoxy products call 1-201-625-3100 September 1993 73 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best #RAM 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 02Strobe Light Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 #RAM 04Mars Rotating Beacon Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing 9V$1095 #RAM 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9V$2495 CRAM 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 16Econo Landing Lights brightest 9V$1995 #RAM 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 0 SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavaIlable locally send check money order full credit card Info coat Item plus $400 $500 forelgnfor Immediate ahlpment Include full address U PS Sorry no GOD 229A E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/09
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 65, 72, 73
ONCE AGAIN years have streaked its time search multifaceted world aviation flying machines appearance either especially pleasing especially displeasing Note appearancenot performance technical significance emotional appeal historical impactis operative word isnt easy occasionally someone has take calm cool purely intellectual look wide variety flying machines judge solely aesthetic appeal line what have become almost hallowed traditions shall pick Grand Champion Ugly Grand Champion Beautiful well bunch runnersupthose couldnt quite meet standards way other history-making competition past weve found some truly outstanding examples deserving Grand Champion status Uglies McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II BAeC Nimrod AEW3 Lockheed F-l 17 Stealth fighter weve found some truly outstanding Beautifuls Supermarine Spitfire Republic XF- 12 Rainbow Fairchild F-24 final choices strictly appreciative tip cap lot readers have suggested particularly fine choices stardom very much participa tion sport Dont sit grumble compose silent threats take pen paper let editors know feel make position clear want large financial contribution small ones will ignored returned go toward purchase blocks granite statue author bags cement make him new pair custom-made shoes no time shy September 1993 39 Top 19705-vintage PZL-Mielec M-15 Above left Brown-B2 Miss Los Angeles Okay moment something approaching truth has arrived choice Grand Champion Beautiful Boeing Model 314 Clipper Ugly PZL Mielec M-15 Beiphegor former 1930s commercial flying boat latter 1970s turbofan-powered agricultural plane Although propriety has never much concern before does seems proper start beautiful Boeing 314 especially skimming across rippled water symbol majesty flighL Sturdy yet stream lined epitomizes short-lived era just before World War II airplane performance beginning make commercial travel practical least select few could appreciate afford true luxury Boeings latest 747-400 may offer infinitely greater comfort 1990s masses personal touch much thing past water dripping off ascending hull experienced special kind flying envied other end scale M-15 Belphegor Anybody know what means developed jointly Soviets Poles national animosities go back centuries must have made design conferences barrel laughs goal high-tech agricultural plane replace wonderfully rural Antonov An-2 radial-engined biplane result pretty much what youd expect bunch guys didnt speak others language Using modern jet power airplane operates low speed very low altitude needs rapid throttle response makes about much sense rubber power control line speed may have opened can worms Now weve gotten out way youre trying absorb confusion emotions 40 Model Aviation arly attempt small personal aircraft Blackburn Sidecar Bellanca Tandem National Air Space Museum photo nominate fictional Scarlet Stormer rules bent bit Bud Overn photo Boeing 767 modified Boeing Aerospace Electronics photo well move along also rans really should less insulting term came close winning First Almost-Champion Beautifuls Lets start violates several basic rules did never flyit never built no ever intended build some rules nuisance should permitted get way having fun What leading up mythical Scarlet Stormer nominated Bud Overn Santa Ana California contributed color tint Bill Barness BF-6A amphibious pursuit plane v-I 2 engine contrarotating propellers circa 1936 Most conspicuous gracefully tapered gull wing reminiscent Hall Bulldogan unsuccessful great-looking entrant 1932 Thompson Trophy race Like lot pursuit planes early mid-1930s Stormer never required demonstrate its ability fight survive time peaceat least its part world have plane Lockheedthe P-38 Light ning P-38 first creation late Kelly Johnson perhaps finest designer airplanes Its sleek form major jump forward immediate pre World War II era showed unprecedented power could tucked neatly minimum airplane cross-country sprint prototype 400 mph made services sit up take notice yet never able cobble up classic lines best American twin-engined fighter day Besides P-38 sounds September 1993 41 best-looking biziets produced French Myst6re 20 Finnish-designed VL Pyorremyrsky Keski-Suomen llmailumuseo photo Truly symbol majesty flight streamlined Boeing 314 Pan Am photo ugly Burnelli UB 14 looked lot like flying lump The Burnelli LBY-J Johnson Rocket among first post-WW II designs sweeter Spitfire Mustang Mosquito Johnson Rocket flood new planes appeared almost soon smoke World War II cleared planes offered very modem look very modem performance quite different prewar counterparts Some like Beechcraft Bonanza went longterm success others like North American Navion disappointing performance Rocket offering 160 mph cruising speed just 185 hp aimed returning fighter pilots craved something exciting 90 mph Piper Cubs Aeronca Continued page 65 42 Model Aviation otype nome-ouilt amphibian Air Shark Stiffs Flutterbuginexpensive easy build flew well Helio Twin started out Helio Courier ended up looking goofy ne Lirumman -2C Hawkeye just couldnt things people BeautifullBerliner Continued paqe 42 Champions two-seat personal version Mustang Financial problems put end production after fewer 20 built Today collectors items looking much younger 45 years Some people still insist airplanes jets argu ments can made favor has faced categories aircraft propellers just dont make much sense example executive business trans portsbizjets mini-airliners make possible medium large companies have own little airline schedules suited special needs dozen bizjets have produced French Falcon 20 Mystre easily best looking though airplanes class pretty sleek twin-engined Falcon simple well balanced yet businesslike form Most painted white two horizontal color stripes emphasize speed craft Brown B-2 Miss Los Angeles long slim tiny windshield forced pilot wear glamorous leather helmet unless course bald Brilliant red sported exotic gold numbers name tight cowl com pletely enclosed potent six-cylinder Menasco engine individual ex haust stacks stuck out breeze gave airplane both look sound power Later 930s racers retractable landing gear tight-fitting wheel pants almost streamlined lot sportier looking photo shows Bill Turners reproduction Brown original destroyed 50 years ago Saab J-35 Draken Dragon cer tainly prettier automobiles built Saab double delta has triangular vertical tail fits rest airplane quartet swooshing through sky over southern Sweden looks dramatic being overly aggressive Air Shark prototype home-built amphibian lacks unfortunate compromises forced other small amphib ious aircraft Its hull inconspicuous rest its airframe about clean devoid protrusions can Though old Constellation airliner may have somewhat sharklike fuselage shape new composite creation looks like mightwith few minor adjustmentsbe able serve submarine VL Pyorremyrsky hurricane approximates meaning Finnish World War IL-era design nominated reader Kari Heikkala Espoo Finland patterned after Messerschmitt Bf-109 lacks harshness line some bulges characterize German fighter Continued page 72 FREE TRONIC PRODUCTSI 5th AnnIversary Special Discount Pricing BATIERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OlE mosfet ulcad cycler cob MOWU dm1 eychcdeaedi6cdb plavee ho mid helo iddiSovmnI0tMdda cedaq2dde dingfcg 1 9 ml. IX ovmidt charge aerwt hod IX mid mid dlatd daduarge toiw Mmd wit daf7 home mid Mm mdooidlmliy mvltd tha todd ide RI p up 2000 mMl 1W diarged U output mid 9 ml podia d 200 mA IX mi dadmige 4 mod B ml podia d 300 cc 500 mA Ihique CAllOW CALCIZATOK flou die ndlilmopecehcuc bedngOi7ie hddutin ddmidned fldduy MauwOmiliat Sdo nonumi puim 659995 .. Anidvaummy Spodi cob 615995 RAPID NICAD CHARGER field charging nicads oo m1h 100% cquac NOOlEr Add 4mid5ml6tdmihihd yowweddde 1Aar cc 12 CAFACIIY wmtOUT ThE CAR UIOEIE MMOfl Aitomado 16age Smde dummy suili hoinhede die hat dmga mid L1 wIN hdlcde Uda Sepiade RI mid U aeriat mlJdeiicote odour fed diwWng udmde hi exome 1200 mAll mpadb mid die ability ho umed e htddc/oomnIgt* UtUUUu1I 12 V pow auppb Med fcc apoit mud fiiedbau hodoopide 1/4 omle hoda mid Mmm Rapid Mmd 5 .. Anudvaumy Spodi 65995 GLOW SWITCH SYSTEM MKH board glow driver Allown cc mid safer odiuthig yocc 2 mid 4 irohe ithidodeei1~nee did have roui hUe dieIdedmidennweE cc rufime osi M tow queed Jod dinutile hack mid ladouua idad die plug hi dEtail reach wrIqueAC1VOWW mid LOSAT doO UWIIOWYOLVIR g dieowdu9 hi auhdb dadb mid did die recedw bath miou0u eolag fcc mioduc M0* mid Iiwdemx 010w SwItch Syetcoooniid pIne- 6 95 ULTRAFT CONIKOLlLRISMART SWITCH motor controllem Bodi iail ned mAreS dedde nu uae edce dfldest MOSlETe dibly low volta drep dofedable DEC allowa die motor p ahic powec die ddmdhhi Low Whage Qad abide m iIiaa die baltely ceachm 6 vol. Ihud Cogollcc hi 10011 ide mdcc mekolac mid hmide 6 32 cede 6200 lIe awltddeg frequeoq wideb puceldem loW umue etdmiidy iioodi amAadlco hcc dldenq mid lee 101cc heedog Mm odior u UbaFut Cm*cEcc floured puim- 69995 .. Anudvesumy Spedd cob 67995 Sowed Sated hi deigned hen uic motcc co mid ott hmidle 6 10 cal mid co aekt chug reduce mo mid modid torque da dia~ poaw up Said SwItch manual pum 65995 AnoIvaainy Spedi64995 RK ELECTRON cs IOfUCS 504 Va ew pa 05001 603-8824022 Prepald 0rdere Mciey Order er Ceitified Check made out 10 Rabh Kayslay Shqpesg ly1. C0D Ordew Caeh Ceulitiad Check coitecled ml delivery Add $600 Ike etioce emcmte R4OY D7 GVY AD ittom mid Spedllmdcoa ace SubJest ae URaiat m Ded mid flmiuaud die WA rodvacuum SYSTEM ucing new fully automaticbagging system completely self monitoring has fully adjustable vacuum switch large capacity reservoir prevents frequent cycling vacuum pump Auto-Vac kit comes completely assembled ted wood base ready use Included kit E-Z Vac II electricf capacity reservoir check valve pump rated 24 Hg adjustable vacuum switch vacuum gauge large neoprene tubing E-Z Vac connector two Quick-Lock seals 9 18 wide bagging tube 9 15 wide breather cloth set vacuum bagging instructions PO Box 16521 Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 FAX 714 250-0307 September 1993 65 ij v system availagis MUd $700 5&H checiMoicoD Ni5A accepted CA residents add 775% Tax rough bunch characters want smooth out next project ~iUiobby Dealers Nationwide 1247 StCharles IL 60174 708-584-7616 Beautiful/Berliner Continued paqe 65 oniy Pyorremyrsky left fully restored display Finnish museum looks lot better locallybuilt Brewster Buffalo housed same museum de Havilland DH108 Swallow very first airplanes swept wings no horizontal tail startling first appeared 1946 three experimental prototypes eventu ally lost crashes did produce data led successful swept-wing jets though risky combination fuselage production de Havilland Vampire twin-boom fighter joined new wing vertical tailit worked well producing faster considerably racier looking airplane now Uglies Burnelli UB 14 called flying wing despite pres ence stuff like tails fuselage What really was airplane broad carefully shaped lifting fuselage acted like part wings Its manufacturer claimed would carry much bigger load people freight ordinary airplanes com parable size power Similar claims however made cargo planes airliners its day dont think self-respecting crate orangesor peoplewould rather transported across country air plane looks like DC-3 lugged across flying lump Speaking airliners current crop seem follow pretty well-known set design rules resulting lot look alikeswhether theyre built Seattle Marseillessomebody can always counted get playful Boeing 767 fine way travel thousand miles two living-room comfort apparently no immune distortion other innocent airplane example shown should have jumped out way group wild-eyed engineers converged found itself reduced impersonal un aeronautical sounding status Army Strategic Defense Commands Airborne Optical Adjunctcomplete infrared sensor data processor 86-foot-long cupola odd big doors top must passengers escape through funny electronic gadgets mess up digital watches Helio Twin started out regular Helio Courier can take off land almost short BAe Harrier can also fly amazingly slowly perhaps gives right unpretty turning twin-engined airplane sticking engines onto wings shoving landing gear far forward its almost part next airplane line produced really goofy72 Model Aviation U Robart Ruff-N-Tuff Carbide Cutters nasty work quickly no complaints Cut through grind off clear out rough up sand down rip off smooth out guys carbide-quick cool never load up Wood fiberglass lexan plastic ceramics no modeling material scares Theyre quite abrasive bunch available variety shapes two different grits Hobart Carbide Cutters rough bunch characters right can sure theyll never rub wrong way looking plane thats completely out proportion has better way arrange parts Stitts Flutterbug first home-built designs become available form commercial construction drawings thanks EAA pioneer Ray Stitts simple inexpensive build flew reasonably well ugh looks uh amateurish home-built airplane shouldnt look like what it should look good enough fool naive people thinking built factory People build own airplanes look down factorybuilt ones calling Spain cans convinced home-builts vastly superior Blackburn Sidecar first attempts create small personal plane Previous British aeroplanes seated passengers behind pilot Sidecar offered side-by-side seating succeeded 1919 its ghastly appearance might well have doomed light plane instant oblivionwho wants go sporting around something looks like contrast between six-foot-deep fuselage five-inch-high windshield makes look like nearsighted bug drastic taper cowl hides 30 hp engine couldnt get off ground makes wonder power wasnt merely afterthought Bellanca spent decades building eccen tric-looking airplanes performed better conventional contempo raries Bellanca Tandem its much-too-long nose hid two radial engines sewerpipe-supported tail almost too much drive shaft rear prop exited aft-facing rear engine passed squarely through cabin Dont rest elbow Mabel prototype originally have led double-decker passenger plane idea lost until years later Boeing came along its fourengined Stratocruiser Grumman E-2C Hawkeye shows what happens try make air plane things men Especially things involves chasing stuff sneaky submarines gadget top reportedly contains radar dish offer cut open make sure met decidedly unfriendly glare Storage inside aircraft carrier demands wings foldable has additional advan tage hiding multiplicity vertical tail pieces Now someone painted funny face nose Well have mess Beautiful Ugly airplanes think about have nothing productive choices evoke strong reaction something about let us know well try harder next time Oh yes will definitely next timeyou dont get off easy s outstanding finish makes model rise above rest Hobbypoxy Enamel winner hands-down Hobbypoxy super-strong two-part epoxy finish formulated give model durable flexible finish will stand up wear water racing fuels chipping cracking peeling single coat Hobbypoxy equal other finish Two coats will put model class itself Brushed sprayed Hobbypoxy adheres iron-on films woven fabric iron-on coverings matches films 16 standard colors its easy find shade need Select high gloss flat finishes add Hobbypoxy Custom Metallizer superb metallic lusters Give next model winning finish youve always dreamed free color chip card military mixing charts copy POXY POINTERS helpful guide using Hobbypoxy products call 1-201-625-3100 September 1993 73 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best #RAM 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 02Strobe Light Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 #RAM 04Mars Rotating Beacon Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing 9V$1095 #RAM 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9V$2495 CRAM 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 16Econo Landing Lights brightest 9V$1995 #RAM 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 0 SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavaIlable locally send check money order full credit card Info coat Item plus $400 $500 forelgnfor Immediate ahlpment Include full address U PS Sorry no GOD 229A E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/09
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 65, 72, 73
ONCE AGAIN years have streaked its time search multifaceted world aviation flying machines appearance either especially pleasing especially displeasing Note appearancenot performance technical significance emotional appeal historical impactis operative word isnt easy occasionally someone has take calm cool purely intellectual look wide variety flying machines judge solely aesthetic appeal line what have become almost hallowed traditions shall pick Grand Champion Ugly Grand Champion Beautiful well bunch runnersupthose couldnt quite meet standards way other history-making competition past weve found some truly outstanding examples deserving Grand Champion status Uglies McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II BAeC Nimrod AEW3 Lockheed F-l 17 Stealth fighter weve found some truly outstanding Beautifuls Supermarine Spitfire Republic XF- 12 Rainbow Fairchild F-24 final choices strictly appreciative tip cap lot readers have suggested particularly fine choices stardom very much participa tion sport Dont sit grumble compose silent threats take pen paper let editors know feel make position clear want large financial contribution small ones will ignored returned go toward purchase blocks granite statue author bags cement make him new pair custom-made shoes no time shy September 1993 39 Top 19705-vintage PZL-Mielec M-15 Above left Brown-B2 Miss Los Angeles Okay moment something approaching truth has arrived choice Grand Champion Beautiful Boeing Model 314 Clipper Ugly PZL Mielec M-15 Beiphegor former 1930s commercial flying boat latter 1970s turbofan-powered agricultural plane Although propriety has never much concern before does seems proper start beautiful Boeing 314 especially skimming across rippled water symbol majesty flighL Sturdy yet stream lined epitomizes short-lived era just before World War II airplane performance beginning make commercial travel practical least select few could appreciate afford true luxury Boeings latest 747-400 may offer infinitely greater comfort 1990s masses personal touch much thing past water dripping off ascending hull experienced special kind flying envied other end scale M-15 Belphegor Anybody know what means developed jointly Soviets Poles national animosities go back centuries must have made design conferences barrel laughs goal high-tech agricultural plane replace wonderfully rural Antonov An-2 radial-engined biplane result pretty much what youd expect bunch guys didnt speak others language Using modern jet power airplane operates low speed very low altitude needs rapid throttle response makes about much sense rubber power control line speed may have opened can worms Now weve gotten out way youre trying absorb confusion emotions 40 Model Aviation arly attempt small personal aircraft Blackburn Sidecar Bellanca Tandem National Air Space Museum photo nominate fictional Scarlet Stormer rules bent bit Bud Overn photo Boeing 767 modified Boeing Aerospace Electronics photo well move along also rans really should less insulting term came close winning First Almost-Champion Beautifuls Lets start violates several basic rules did never flyit never built no ever intended build some rules nuisance should permitted get way having fun What leading up mythical Scarlet Stormer nominated Bud Overn Santa Ana California contributed color tint Bill Barness BF-6A amphibious pursuit plane v-I 2 engine contrarotating propellers circa 1936 Most conspicuous gracefully tapered gull wing reminiscent Hall Bulldogan unsuccessful great-looking entrant 1932 Thompson Trophy race Like lot pursuit planes early mid-1930s Stormer never required demonstrate its ability fight survive time peaceat least its part world have plane Lockheedthe P-38 Light ning P-38 first creation late Kelly Johnson perhaps finest designer airplanes Its sleek form major jump forward immediate pre World War II era showed unprecedented power could tucked neatly minimum airplane cross-country sprint prototype 400 mph made services sit up take notice yet never able cobble up classic lines best American twin-engined fighter day Besides P-38 sounds September 1993 41 best-looking biziets produced French Myst6re 20 Finnish-designed VL Pyorremyrsky Keski-Suomen llmailumuseo photo Truly symbol majesty flight streamlined Boeing 314 Pan Am photo ugly Burnelli UB 14 looked lot like flying lump The Burnelli LBY-J Johnson Rocket among first post-WW II designs sweeter Spitfire Mustang Mosquito Johnson Rocket flood new planes appeared almost soon smoke World War II cleared planes offered very modem look very modem performance quite different prewar counterparts Some like Beechcraft Bonanza went longterm success others like North American Navion disappointing performance Rocket offering 160 mph cruising speed just 185 hp aimed returning fighter pilots craved something exciting 90 mph Piper Cubs Aeronca Continued page 65 42 Model Aviation otype nome-ouilt amphibian Air Shark Stiffs Flutterbuginexpensive easy build flew well Helio Twin started out Helio Courier ended up looking goofy ne Lirumman -2C Hawkeye just couldnt things people BeautifullBerliner Continued paqe 42 Champions two-seat personal version Mustang Financial problems put end production after fewer 20 built Today collectors items looking much younger 45 years Some people still insist airplanes jets argu ments can made favor has faced categories aircraft propellers just dont make much sense example executive business trans portsbizjets mini-airliners make possible medium large companies have own little airline schedules suited special needs dozen bizjets have produced French Falcon 20 Mystre easily best looking though airplanes class pretty sleek twin-engined Falcon simple well balanced yet businesslike form Most painted white two horizontal color stripes emphasize speed craft Brown B-2 Miss Los Angeles long slim tiny windshield forced pilot wear glamorous leather helmet unless course bald Brilliant red sported exotic gold numbers name tight cowl com pletely enclosed potent six-cylinder Menasco engine individual ex haust stacks stuck out breeze gave airplane both look sound power Later 930s racers retractable landing gear tight-fitting wheel pants almost streamlined lot sportier looking photo shows Bill Turners reproduction Brown original destroyed 50 years ago Saab J-35 Draken Dragon cer tainly prettier automobiles built Saab double delta has triangular vertical tail fits rest airplane quartet swooshing through sky over southern Sweden looks dramatic being overly aggressive Air Shark prototype home-built amphibian lacks unfortunate compromises forced other small amphib ious aircraft Its hull inconspicuous rest its airframe about clean devoid protrusions can Though old Constellation airliner may have somewhat sharklike fuselage shape new composite creation looks like mightwith few minor adjustmentsbe able serve submarine VL Pyorremyrsky hurricane approximates meaning Finnish World War IL-era design nominated reader Kari Heikkala Espoo Finland patterned after Messerschmitt Bf-109 lacks harshness line some bulges characterize German fighter Continued page 72 FREE TRONIC PRODUCTSI 5th AnnIversary Special Discount Pricing BATIERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OlE mosfet ulcad cycler cob MOWU dm1 eychcdeaedi6cdb plavee ho mid helo iddiSovmnI0tMdda cedaq2dde dingfcg 1 9 ml. IX ovmidt charge aerwt hod IX mid mid dlatd daduarge toiw Mmd wit daf7 home mid Mm mdooidlmliy mvltd tha todd ide RI p up 2000 mMl 1W diarged U output mid 9 ml podia d 200 mA IX mi dadmige 4 mod B ml podia d 300 cc 500 mA Ihique CAllOW CALCIZATOK flou die ndlilmopecehcuc bedngOi7ie hddutin ddmidned fldduy MauwOmiliat Sdo nonumi puim 659995 .. Anidvaummy Spodi cob 615995 RAPID NICAD CHARGER field charging nicads oo m1h 100% cquac NOOlEr Add 4mid5ml6tdmihihd yowweddde 1Aar cc 12 CAFACIIY wmtOUT ThE CAR UIOEIE MMOfl Aitomado 16age Smde dummy suili hoinhede die hat dmga mid L1 wIN hdlcde Uda Sepiade RI mid U aeriat mlJdeiicote odour fed diwWng udmde hi exome 1200 mAll mpadb mid die ability ho umed e htddc/oomnIgt* UtUUUu1I 12 V pow auppb Med fcc apoit mud fiiedbau hodoopide 1/4 omle hoda mid Mmm Rapid Mmd 5 .. Anudvaumy Spodi 65995 GLOW SWITCH SYSTEM MKH board glow driver Allown cc mid safer odiuthig yocc 2 mid 4 irohe ithidodeei1~nee did have roui hUe dieIdedmidennweE cc rufime osi M tow queed Jod dinutile hack mid ladouua idad die plug hi dEtail reach wrIqueAC1VOWW mid LOSAT doO UWIIOWYOLVIR g dieowdu9 hi auhdb dadb mid did die recedw bath miou0u eolag fcc mioduc M0* mid Iiwdemx 010w SwItch Syetcoooniid pIne- 6 95 ULTRAFT CONIKOLlLRISMART SWITCH motor controllem Bodi iail ned mAreS dedde nu uae edce dfldest MOSlETe dibly low volta drep dofedable DEC allowa die motor p ahic powec die ddmdhhi Low Whage Qad abide m iIiaa die baltely ceachm 6 vol. Ihud Cogollcc hi 10011 ide mdcc mekolac mid hmide 6 32 cede 6200 lIe awltddeg frequeoq wideb puceldem loW umue etdmiidy iioodi amAadlco hcc dldenq mid lee 101cc heedog Mm odior u UbaFut Cm*cEcc floured puim- 69995 .. Anudvesumy Spedd cob 67995 Sowed Sated hi deigned hen uic motcc co mid ott hmidle 6 10 cal mid co aekt chug reduce mo mid modid torque da dia~ poaw up Said SwItch manual pum 65995 AnoIvaainy Spedi64995 RK ELECTRON cs IOfUCS 504 Va ew pa 05001 603-8824022 Prepald 0rdere Mciey Order er Ceitified Check made out 10 Rabh Kayslay Shqpesg ly1. C0D Ordew Caeh Ceulitiad Check coitecled ml delivery Add $600 Ike etioce emcmte R4OY D7 GVY AD ittom mid Spedllmdcoa ace SubJest ae URaiat m Ded mid flmiuaud die WA rodvacuum SYSTEM ucing new fully automaticbagging system completely self monitoring has fully adjustable vacuum switch large capacity reservoir prevents frequent cycling vacuum pump Auto-Vac kit comes completely assembled ted wood base ready use Included kit E-Z Vac II electricf capacity reservoir check valve pump rated 24 Hg adjustable vacuum switch vacuum gauge large neoprene tubing E-Z Vac connector two Quick-Lock seals 9 18 wide bagging tube 9 15 wide breather cloth set vacuum bagging instructions PO Box 16521 Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 FAX 714 250-0307 September 1993 65 ij v system availagis MUd $700 5&H checiMoicoD Ni5A accepted CA residents add 775% Tax rough bunch characters want smooth out next project ~iUiobby Dealers Nationwide 1247 StCharles IL 60174 708-584-7616 Beautiful/Berliner Continued paqe 65 oniy Pyorremyrsky left fully restored display Finnish museum looks lot better locallybuilt Brewster Buffalo housed same museum de Havilland DH108 Swallow very first airplanes swept wings no horizontal tail startling first appeared 1946 three experimental prototypes eventu ally lost crashes did produce data led successful swept-wing jets though risky combination fuselage production de Havilland Vampire twin-boom fighter joined new wing vertical tailit worked well producing faster considerably racier looking airplane now Uglies Burnelli UB 14 called flying wing despite pres ence stuff like tails fuselage What really was airplane broad carefully shaped lifting fuselage acted like part wings Its manufacturer claimed would carry much bigger load people freight ordinary airplanes com parable size power Similar claims however made cargo planes airliners its day dont think self-respecting crate orangesor peoplewould rather transported across country air plane looks like DC-3 lugged across flying lump Speaking airliners current crop seem follow pretty well-known set design rules resulting lot look alikeswhether theyre built Seattle Marseillessomebody can always counted get playful Boeing 767 fine way travel thousand miles two living-room comfort apparently no immune distortion other innocent airplane example shown should have jumped out way group wild-eyed engineers converged found itself reduced impersonal un aeronautical sounding status Army Strategic Defense Commands Airborne Optical Adjunctcomplete infrared sensor data processor 86-foot-long cupola odd big doors top must passengers escape through funny electronic gadgets mess up digital watches Helio Twin started out regular Helio Courier can take off land almost short BAe Harrier can also fly amazingly slowly perhaps gives right unpretty turning twin-engined airplane sticking engines onto wings shoving landing gear far forward its almost part next airplane line produced really goofy72 Model Aviation U Robart Ruff-N-Tuff Carbide Cutters nasty work quickly no complaints Cut through grind off clear out rough up sand down rip off smooth out guys carbide-quick cool never load up Wood fiberglass lexan plastic ceramics no modeling material scares Theyre quite abrasive bunch available variety shapes two different grits Hobart Carbide Cutters rough bunch characters right can sure theyll never rub wrong way looking plane thats completely out proportion has better way arrange parts Stitts Flutterbug first home-built designs become available form commercial construction drawings thanks EAA pioneer Ray Stitts simple inexpensive build flew reasonably well ugh looks uh amateurish home-built airplane shouldnt look like what it should look good enough fool naive people thinking built factory People build own airplanes look down factorybuilt ones calling Spain cans convinced home-builts vastly superior Blackburn Sidecar first attempts create small personal plane Previous British aeroplanes seated passengers behind pilot Sidecar offered side-by-side seating succeeded 1919 its ghastly appearance might well have doomed light plane instant oblivionwho wants go sporting around something looks like contrast between six-foot-deep fuselage five-inch-high windshield makes look like nearsighted bug drastic taper cowl hides 30 hp engine couldnt get off ground makes wonder power wasnt merely afterthought Bellanca spent decades building eccen tric-looking airplanes performed better conventional contempo raries Bellanca Tandem its much-too-long nose hid two radial engines sewerpipe-supported tail almost too much drive shaft rear prop exited aft-facing rear engine passed squarely through cabin Dont rest elbow Mabel prototype originally have led double-decker passenger plane idea lost until years later Boeing came along its fourengined Stratocruiser Grumman E-2C Hawkeye shows what happens try make air plane things men Especially things involves chasing stuff sneaky submarines gadget top reportedly contains radar dish offer cut open make sure met decidedly unfriendly glare Storage inside aircraft carrier demands wings foldable has additional advan tage hiding multiplicity vertical tail pieces Now someone painted funny face nose Well have mess Beautiful Ugly airplanes think about have nothing productive choices evoke strong reaction something about let us know well try harder next time Oh yes will definitely next timeyou dont get off easy s outstanding finish makes model rise above rest Hobbypoxy Enamel winner hands-down Hobbypoxy super-strong two-part epoxy finish formulated give model durable flexible finish will stand up wear water racing fuels chipping cracking peeling single coat Hobbypoxy equal other finish Two coats will put model class itself Brushed sprayed Hobbypoxy adheres iron-on films woven fabric iron-on coverings matches films 16 standard colors its easy find shade need Select high gloss flat finishes add Hobbypoxy Custom Metallizer superb metallic lusters Give next model winning finish youve always dreamed free color chip card military mixing charts copy POXY POINTERS helpful guide using Hobbypoxy products call 1-201-625-3100 September 1993 73 LIGHTING SYSTEMS THE ORIGINALS. Still Best #RAM 01Programmable Flashing Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 02Strobe Light Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 03Landing Lights 48V$3995 #RAM 04Mars Rotating Beacon Adj Rate 9V$1995 #RAM 05Marine Navigation Lights nonflashing 9V$1095 #RAM 06Sky Lights 18 Light Set 9V$2495 CRAM 14Big Airplane Navigation Lights 9V$2495 #RAM 16Econo Landing Lights brightest 9V$1995 #RAM 23Real Strobe Light true zenon strobe 3V$2995 0 SEE YOUR DEALER 0 SEND STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR RAM INFO unavaIlable locally send check money order full credit card Info coat Item plus $400 $500 forelgnfor Immediate ahlpment Include full address U PS Sorry no GOD 229A E Rollins Rd d Lake Beach IL 60073
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/09
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 65, 72, 73
ONCE AGAIN years have streaked its time search multifaceted world aviation flying machines appearance either especially pleasing especially displeasing Note appearancenot performance technical significance emotional appeal historical impactis operative word isnt easy occasionally someone has take calm cool purely intellectual look wide variety flying machines judge solely aesthetic appeal line what have become almost hallowed traditions shall pick Grand Champion Ugly Grand Champion Beautiful well bunch runnersupthose couldnt quite meet standards way other history-making competition past weve found some truly outstanding examples deserving Grand Champion status Uglies McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II BAeC Nimrod AEW3 Lockheed F-l 17 Stealth fighter weve found some truly outstanding Beautifuls Supermarine Spitfire Republic XF- 12 Rainbow Fairchild F-24 final choices strictly appreciative tip cap lot readers have suggested particularly fine choices stardom very much participa tion sport Dont sit grumble compose silent threats take pen paper let editors know feel make position clear want large financial contribution small ones will ignored returned go toward purchase blocks granite statue author bags cement make him new pair custom-made shoes no time shy September 1993 39 Top 19705-vintage PZL-Mielec M-15 Above left Brown-B2 Miss Los Angeles Okay moment something approaching truth has arrived choice Grand Champion Beautiful Boeing Model 314 Clipper Ugly PZL Mielec M-15 Beiphegor former 1930s commercial flying boat latter 1970s turbofan-powered agricultural plane Although propriety has never much concern before does seems proper start beautiful Boeing 314 especially skimming across rippled water symbol majesty flighL Sturdy yet stream lined epitomizes short-lived era just before World War II airplane performance beginning make commercial travel practical least select few could appreciate afford true luxury Boeings latest 747-400 may offer infinitely greater comfort 1990s masses personal touch much thing past water dripping off ascending hull experienced special kind flying envied other end scale M-15 Belphegor Anybody know what means developed jointly Soviets Poles national animosities go back centuries must have made design conferences barrel laughs goal high-tech agricultural plane replace wonderfully rural Antonov An-2 radial-engined biplane result pretty much what youd expect bunch guys didnt speak others language Using modern jet power airplane operates low speed very low altitude needs rapid throttle response makes about much sense rubber power control line speed may have opened can worms Now weve gotten out way youre trying absorb confusion emotions 40 Model Aviation arly attempt small personal aircraft Blackburn Sidecar Bellanca Tandem National Air Space Museum photo nominate fictional Scarlet Stormer rules bent bit Bud Overn photo Boeing 767 modified Boeing Aerospace Electronics photo well move along also rans really should less insulting term came close winning First Almost-Champion Beautifuls Lets start violates several basic rules did never flyit never built no ever intended build some rules nuisance should permitted get way having fun What leading up mythical Scarlet Stormer nominated Bud Overn Santa Ana California contributed color tint Bill Barness BF-6A amphibious pursuit plane v-I 2 engine contrarotating propellers circa 1936 Most conspicuous gracefully tapered gull wing reminiscent Hall Bulldogan unsuccessful great-looking entrant 1932 Thompson Trophy race Like lot pursuit planes early mid-1930s Stormer never required demonstrate its ability fight survive time peaceat least its part world have plane Lockheedthe P-38 Light ning P-38 first creation late Kelly Johnson perhaps finest designer airplanes Its sleek form major jump forward immediate pre World War II era showed unprecedented power could tucked neatly minimum airplane cross-country sprint prototype 400 mph made services sit up take notice yet never able cobble up classic lines best American twin-engined fighter day Besides P-38 sounds September 1993 41 best-looking biziets produced French Myst6re 20 Finnish-designed VL Pyorremyrsky Keski-Suomen llmailumuseo photo Truly symbol majesty flight streamlined Boeing 314 Pan Am photo ugly Burnelli UB 14 looked lot like flying lump The Burnelli LBY-J Johnson Rocket among first post-WW II designs sweeter Spitfire Mustang Mosquito Johnson Rocket flood new planes appeared almost soon smoke World War II cleared planes offered very modem look very modem performance quite different prewar counterparts Some like Beechcraft Bonanza went longterm success others like North American Navion disappointing performance Rocket offering 160 mph cruising speed just 185 hp aimed returning fighter pilots craved something exciting 90 mph Piper Cubs Aeronca Continued page 65 42 Model Aviation otype nome-ouilt amphibian Air Shark Stiffs Flutterbuginexpensive easy build flew well Helio Twin started out Helio Courier ended up looking goofy ne Lirumman -2C Hawkeye just couldnt things people BeautifullBerliner Continued paqe 42 Champions two-seat personal version Mustang Financial problems put end production after fewer 20 built Today collectors items looking much younger 45 years Some people still insist airplanes jets argu ments can made favor has faced categories aircraft propellers just dont make much sense example executive business trans portsbizjets mini-airliners make possible medium large companies have own little airline schedules suited special needs dozen bizjets have produced French Falcon 20 Mystre easily best looking though airplanes class pretty sleek twin-engined Falcon simple well balanced yet businesslike form Most painted white two horizontal color stripes emphasize speed craft Brown B-2 Miss Los Angeles long slim tiny windshield forced pilot wear glamorous leather helmet unless course bald Brilliant red sported exotic gold numbers name tight cowl com pletely enclosed potent six-cylinder Menasco engine individual ex haust stacks stuck out breeze gave airplane both look sound power Later 930s racers retractable landing gear tight-fitting wheel pants almost streamlined lot sportier looking photo shows Bill Turners reproduction Brown original destroyed 50 years ago Saab J-35 Draken Dragon cer tainly prettier automobiles built Saab double delta has triangular vertical tail fits rest airplane quartet swooshing through sky over southern Sweden looks dramatic being overly aggressive Air Shark prototype home-built amphibian lacks unfortunate compromises forced other small amphib ious aircraft Its hull inconspicuous rest its airframe about clean devoid protrusions can Though old Constellation airliner may have somewhat sharklike fuselage shape new composite creation looks like mightwith few minor adjustmentsbe able serve submarine VL Pyorremyrsky hurricane approximates meaning Finnish World War IL-era design nominated reader Kari Heikkala Espoo 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Pyorremyrsky left fully restored display Finnish museum looks lot better locallybuilt Brewster Buffalo housed same museum de Havilland DH108 Swallow very first airplanes swept wings no horizontal tail startling first appeared 1946 three experimental prototypes eventu ally lost crashes did produce data led successful swept-wing jets though risky combination fuselage production de Havilland Vampire twin-boom fighter joined new wing vertical tailit worked well producing faster considerably racier looking airplane now Uglies Burnelli UB 14 called flying wing despite pres ence stuff like tails fuselage What really was airplane broad carefully shaped lifting fuselage acted like part wings Its manufacturer claimed would carry much bigger load people freight ordinary airplanes com parable size power Similar claims however made cargo planes airliners its day dont think self-respecting crate orangesor peoplewould rather transported across country air plane looks like DC-3 lugged across flying lump Speaking airliners current crop seem follow pretty well-known set design rules resulting lot look alikeswhether theyre built Seattle Marseillessomebody can always counted get playful Boeing 767 fine way travel thousand miles two living-room comfort apparently no immune distortion other innocent airplane example shown should have jumped out way group wild-eyed engineers converged found itself reduced impersonal un aeronautical sounding status Army Strategic Defense Commands Airborne Optical Adjunctcomplete infrared sensor data processor 86-foot-long cupola odd big doors top must passengers escape through funny electronic gadgets mess up digital watches Helio Twin started out regular Helio Courier can take off land almost short BAe Harrier can also fly amazingly slowly perhaps gives right unpretty turning twin-engined airplane sticking engines onto wings shoving landing gear far forward its almost part next airplane line produced really goofy72 Model Aviation U Robart Ruff-N-Tuff 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