This view shows off Cubs classic lines mostly-sheet-balsa construction goes together quickly result isa sturdy model ALMOST ANYONE grew up first three decades after WW II has love affair Mr Pipers Cub Born early 1 930s beloved Cub sired least 34 variations same themean easy-to-fly high-wing monoplane thats safe reliable beyond shadow doubt affordable general public first E-2 Cub built during early years Depression last PA-22 Tripacer 60s Piper line made Cub generic term Ameri can lightplane chose PA-I 8 Super Cub 150 impetus particular project because felt embodied built-in stability readily-recognizable lines wanted modelersparticularly young onesto re late immediately plane obviously 100% scale airplane since its built sheet balsa V/hat though easily-constructed beginners project CO-2 Free Flight ground generally looks like Piper Cub air flies exactly like Piper Cubvery slowly very stably important again again prototype has over 100 flights has suffered no cosmetic damage has hit fences trees posts cats still flies on scribing slow lazy circles twilight air summer Cub fine father/son project want share some time gether takes no two evenings build ready fly sheet balsa construction requires min imal building skills no finish CO2 Cub plane just about can identify Free Flight CO-2powered version builds quickly full-size plan can get started right away U Larry Kruse entire plane can constructed sheet 4 x 48-in balsa bit 1/32 basswood scrap /n plywood small balsa block cowling truth can omit balsa block aesthetics arent important did test flying cowl little plane still looked like Cub air Construction Trace parts out onto required sheet wood either using carbon paper under plan sticking straight pin through plan wood underneath outline necessary shapes Using sharp modeling knife singleedged razor blade cut out parts Try cut just bit outside line therell room sand down line Use sanding block sand piece gradually its final shape Such process makes clean-fitting parts accurate construction firewall struts may bit difficult cut out balsa parts However dont have access jigsaw scroll saw can carefully run modeling knife over required out lines several times parts will soon fall free Once parts cut out sanded final outline may sand fuselage pieces lightly 320 400-grit sandpaper remove balsa fuzz wing panels tail surfaces need bit sanding fuselage Using 200grit sandpaper sand top wing airfoil shape shown tapering trailing edge about 2 inch change finer sanding grit remove roughness balsa fuzz might have raised initial sanding process Treat rudder stabilizer similar fashion January 1987 63 tapering both sides about 1/32 less trailing edges Adding color After completing sand ing proc ay select color scheme th8t ou find attractive prepare dress up rendition suit taste little plane finished before its started speak because trim lines color put before single drop glue applied used ball-point pen prototype markings control separation lines filled needed colored areas Magic Marker process fairly simple want press down hard enough pen point indent wood indentation helps serve sort dam against Maglc Marker colors bleeding through capillary action Fuselage actual construction se quence begins gluing cabin sup ports place side fuselage formers F3 F4 fuselage side being certain 900 work surface Add second side using small right triangle carpenters square make sure nothing misaligned firewall/F-i laminate next Note downthrust built may also build adequate right thrust wish setting right side firewall/F-i laminate back Yi6 front fuselage right side viewed top looking rear toward front fuselage choose build it will necessary shim motor /16 left side order get necessary right thrust compensate motor torque Once firewall assembly installed can followed tank cradle motor tank Drill motor mount holes using pin vise small hand drill Nuts motor mount bolts may given thin coat cellulose wood cement Testors Ambroid base keep place back F-i assembly Normally bolts tight ened nuts will pressed balsa can given second coat cement lock place Try get cement bolt holes bolts Landing gear Bend landing gear 1/32 music wire sandwich between two landing gear mounts Glue gear assembly remaining formers place Left wing slides pre-cut siots fuselage serves top cabin area 1/16 sheet balsa cowl covering can dampened top side help bend splitting Right Telco CO-2 motor mounted firewall laminated 1/32 ply 1/16 balsa tank rests tank cradle given drop Hot Stuff holding place photographs Larry Kruse 64 Model Aviation Control surface outlines color stripes lend just enough realism satisfy eye its done ball-point pen felt-tip marker saving weight no dope used fuselage sides n. picture Its lmpor. biersbottom foradded strengththb o1 surface lines fin decoration applied Right squarely Note formers have 1/16 x 1/4-in dou bali-point pen Magic Marker before being joined add fuselage bottom sheeting Note sheeting front landing gear has its grain running parallel length fuselage sheeting aft cross grained Cut out half-circle area just back firewall allow CO-2 filler tube nozzle protrude far enough make filling easy task After bottom sheet ing place set fuselage aside until final assembly Wing Cut apart two wing panels center section have already done glue two short ribs center section Prop up wing panel required height glue inner ribs place method doing pin ribs down 900 work surface run bead glue down top rib Place inner edge wing panel over top rib pin position being certain maintain required dihedral angle both panels dry glue camber ribs place shown wing struts butt up against ribs positioning important three wing pieces can set together glued Avoid gluing twist either wing panels dry Final assembly Start gluing wing squarely atop fuselage stabilizer rudder next respectively should set 900 other viewing plane front can check see stabilizer tilted relation wing tilted stabilizer will cause plane fly direction high side stabilizer may make proper flight trimming difficult Install top sheeting over cowl sheeting back wing wing struts some touch-up sanding neces sary prior installation windows windshield order keep static electricity covering celluloid sanding dust inside last two items added landing gear fairings nose block best advice wait until after flight trimming attach items since tend damage-prone under un certainties test flights Flying uncertainties should rather minimal design however find softest grass surface can get ready Balance plane shown plans adding either clay small pieces lead firewall area test glide Cub Instead give motor gas charge partially-used car tridge hold filler cartridge nozzle point up set notor fairly low rpm Flick prop start motor aim plane spot about 50 feet away grass headed breeze Toss gently direction note what happens plane settles ground nose down nose up ten dencies try again just make sure noses up bend stabilizer down about /32 noses down try oppositebend up just bit Increase power little once no dangerous up down tendencies Continued page 160 January1987 65 underside see cross-grained bottom fuselage sheeting strut locations soft copper wire hinges bottom stab/elevator wing front pro tected dings 1/16 sq basswood strip cemented along leading edge bottom bird wing Initial tests flights made nose block thrust adjustments could made easily Only built-in downthrust per plans 1/16 right thrust needed Full-Size Plan Pages 90-91 Larry recnarges inmernai rang Tor anomner TEigni riiier iuou 5110U1U UALUE1U II IIUUI out fuselage allow easy access Youll want put flights Cub 160 Model Aviation WINDSONG CE OF CHAMPIONS N 0 N N 0 N 13 0 21230 DAMSON ROAD BOTHELL WA 98021w Indoor WC/WiIIiams Continued page 155 50 minutes before model landed after subtracting bal loon time Jim new FAI record 4744 No master could make time like under adverse con ditions Unfortunately melee continued through sixth round Bob Ran dolphs flight blown away 133 Cezar Banks stalled restarted stalled flipped out 140 Larry Cailliaus model disintegrated wind 46 Jim Richmond passed last flight championships closed 20 over-40min flights Final standings showed USA team first 24459 Netherlands second 23553 third place wentto Great Britain 23240 Individual World Champion Jim Richmond 9338 CezarBanks secondwith 8725 Pentti Nore Finland third 8537 Bob Randolph fourth 8457 Six Indoor World Champions attendance Monday evening awards banquet Jim Richmond Bud Romak Irv Rodemsky Pete Andrews Arrel Morar Ryszard Czechowski team mem bers won trophies including team beautiful CS Rushbrooke dividual Kopecky Memorial Tro phy went second time row Jim Richmond still reigning World Champion Thanks made Indoor World Champs success FAI officials including own Irv Rodemsky generous supporters sponsors Laurie Barr executive director Butch Hadland contest director George Lynn chief timekeeper Ian Dowsett processing last least good friend Reg Parham seen recording whole posterity CO-2 Cub/Kruse Continued page 65 launch plane shoulder height gentle toss Optimally plane should circle left about 50-ft-dia circle Wit wants go straight ahead orto right definite no-no bend rudder about V16 left left rudder tightens circle less opens up Go very patiently make adjustments small increments Within space five six test flights should have Cub circling realistically above under full gas charge CL Scale/Boss Continued page 66 report Garden State Circle Burners Tenth Annual Scale Rally meet held Sep tember 28 1986 Bendix parking lot adjacent Teterboro Airport New Jersey thing made years meet great 18 Scale fliers present entered 25 airplanes three categories flown Precision seven entries Sport Scale 12 entries GSCB Profile event six entries contestant list read very much like the 1985 Westover Nats Massachusetts Hanson Wingbuster members Sam Abdow John Patrolia John Componeschi NY Scale Team Pete Bianchini Bill Boss Ed Rohinson GSCB members George Gay dos Augie Buffalano Bill Reynolds Reuben Steven McBride several other local-area CL Scale fliers Berkley McCullom Vauxhall NJ old est Scale model meet entered pre cision category 23-year-old SESA made Walt Musciano plans span 28 inches powered vintage McCoy 19 Red Head Rich Firestone Cookstown NJ firsttime entrant Sport class very welldone FW 1 90G-3 made converted Royal RC kit powered K&B 61 featured its operational features Eastcraft electric self-starter system pulling auxiliary line Rich can start model engine center circle Profile category won Peter Hermans newcomer Scale 86 P-39 photo December 1986 column John Patrolia placed first Sport beautifullyfinished Akromaster Bill Reynolds cap tured Precision category DC-3 Ab taste 1986 Windsong Legend Eiche B C @ Canadian Nats Rogers RX Bowman C Swenson L MN 1st 2nd & 4th MN NSS regional see picture Watkins Johnson Rice Cooper & Brightbill thru 5th @ NW NSS regional Ship IL 1st @ Mid MO Annual Glider Regatta Thomas MI @ SULA CA Feb Contest Lenci CA North Bay-NCSL June Contest & 3rd @ Visalia Rock WA placed 5th Brightbill OR @ US Mats Banks WA 2nd @ West Soaring Champs CA 6 top 12 Windsong Flyers Johnson OR Season Points Champion Send 2 stamps catalog WINDSONG CAMANO 2-Meter PIXY new PIVOT PLUS NEW VHS BETA 8mm video tape fbr limited time Ycan update older version just $10 S/H plus exchange VISA & MASTER CHARGE ok Mind 19995 Cam 15995 Pixy 14995 Mv P1 7500 DODGSON DESIGNS VINTAGE R-C PLAN PBY-5A WING SPAN RIBS 6 PULL FORMERS SHOWN ON PLANS11 PLASrIC ENOCOALS $1090 PR CLEAR GUN BLISTERS $ 760 PR 4 LARGE PLAN SitETS 115 $ 895 GFT WING SPAN MODEL PBY-SA ENGINE COWLS $750 PR Plans $1495 GUN BLISTERS $ 550 PR ADD $300 POSTAGE CATALOGOVER 50 PLANS $100 OCALERS WRITE WORLDWIDE SID MORGAN 13157 ORMOND 6ELLEVILLE MICH 48l1l USA CA MASK CA glue works wonders buIldIng models right Unfortunately gives off enough fumes knock vulture f carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumesl soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelicon Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGDALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies Yes Im sick CA fumes Send CA mask Enclosed $1247 shipping NAME ADDRESS_______________________ CITY STATE____________ ZIP____________ Li VISA LI MASTER Exp Date________ responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/01
Page Numbers: 63, 64, 65, 160
This view shows off Cubs classic lines mostly-sheet-balsa construction goes together quickly result isa sturdy model ALMOST ANYONE grew up first three decades after WW II has love affair Mr Pipers Cub Born early 1 930s beloved Cub sired least 34 variations same themean easy-to-fly high-wing monoplane thats safe reliable beyond shadow doubt affordable general public first E-2 Cub built during early years Depression last PA-22 Tripacer 60s Piper line made Cub generic term Ameri can lightplane chose PA-I 8 Super Cub 150 impetus particular project because felt embodied built-in stability readily-recognizable lines wanted modelersparticularly young onesto re late immediately plane obviously 100% scale airplane since its built sheet balsa V/hat though easily-constructed beginners project CO-2 Free Flight ground generally looks like Piper Cub air flies exactly like Piper Cubvery slowly very stably important again again prototype has over 100 flights has suffered no cosmetic damage has hit fences trees posts cats still flies on scribing slow lazy circles twilight air summer Cub fine father/son project want share some time gether takes no two evenings build ready fly sheet balsa construction requires min imal building skills no finish CO2 Cub plane just about can identify Free Flight CO-2powered version builds quickly full-size plan can get started right away U Larry Kruse entire plane can constructed sheet 4 x 48-in balsa bit 1/32 basswood scrap /n plywood small balsa block cowling truth can omit balsa block aesthetics arent important did test flying cowl little plane still looked like Cub air Construction Trace parts out onto required sheet wood either using carbon paper under plan sticking straight pin through plan wood underneath outline necessary shapes Using sharp modeling knife singleedged razor blade cut out parts Try cut just bit outside line therell room sand down line Use sanding block sand piece gradually its final shape Such process makes clean-fitting parts accurate construction firewall struts may bit difficult cut out balsa parts However dont have access jigsaw scroll saw can carefully run modeling knife over required out lines several times parts will soon fall free Once parts cut out sanded final outline may sand fuselage pieces lightly 320 400-grit sandpaper remove balsa fuzz wing panels tail surfaces need bit sanding fuselage Using 200grit sandpaper sand top wing airfoil shape shown tapering trailing edge about 2 inch change finer sanding grit remove roughness balsa fuzz might have raised initial sanding process Treat rudder stabilizer similar fashion January 1987 63 tapering both sides about 1/32 less trailing edges Adding color After completing sand ing proc ay select color scheme th8t ou find attractive prepare dress up rendition suit taste little plane finished before its started speak because trim lines color put before single drop glue applied used ball-point pen prototype markings control separation lines filled needed colored areas Magic Marker process fairly simple want press down hard enough pen point indent wood indentation helps serve sort dam against Maglc Marker colors bleeding through capillary action Fuselage actual construction se quence begins gluing cabin sup ports place side fuselage formers F3 F4 fuselage side being certain 900 work surface Add second side using small right triangle carpenters square make sure nothing misaligned firewall/F-i laminate next Note downthrust built may also build adequate right thrust wish setting right side firewall/F-i laminate back Yi6 front fuselage right side viewed top looking rear toward front fuselage choose build it will necessary shim motor /16 left side order get necessary right thrust compensate motor torque Once firewall assembly installed can followed tank cradle motor tank Drill motor mount holes using pin vise small hand drill Nuts motor mount bolts may given thin coat cellulose wood cement Testors Ambroid base keep place back F-i assembly Normally bolts tight ened nuts will pressed balsa can given second coat cement lock place Try get cement bolt holes bolts Landing gear Bend landing gear 1/32 music wire sandwich between two landing gear mounts Glue gear assembly remaining formers place Left wing slides pre-cut siots fuselage serves top cabin area 1/16 sheet balsa cowl covering can dampened top side help bend splitting Right Telco CO-2 motor mounted firewall laminated 1/32 ply 1/16 balsa tank rests tank cradle given drop Hot Stuff holding place photographs Larry Kruse 64 Model Aviation Control surface outlines color stripes lend just enough realism satisfy eye its done ball-point pen felt-tip marker saving weight no dope used fuselage sides n. picture Its lmpor. biersbottom foradded strengththb o1 surface lines fin decoration applied Right squarely Note formers have 1/16 x 1/4-in dou bali-point pen Magic Marker before being joined add fuselage bottom sheeting Note sheeting front landing gear has its grain running parallel length fuselage sheeting aft cross grained Cut out half-circle area just back firewall allow CO-2 filler tube nozzle protrude far enough make filling easy task After bottom sheet ing place set fuselage aside until final assembly Wing Cut apart two wing panels center section have already done glue two short ribs center section Prop up wing panel required height glue inner ribs place method doing pin ribs down 900 work surface run bead glue down top rib Place inner edge wing panel over top rib pin position being certain maintain required dihedral angle both panels dry glue camber ribs place shown wing struts butt up against ribs positioning important three wing pieces can set together glued Avoid gluing twist either wing panels dry Final assembly Start gluing wing squarely atop fuselage stabilizer rudder next respectively should set 900 other viewing plane front can check see stabilizer tilted relation wing tilted stabilizer will cause plane fly direction high side stabilizer may make proper flight trimming difficult Install top sheeting over cowl sheeting back wing wing struts some touch-up sanding neces sary prior installation windows windshield order keep static electricity covering celluloid sanding dust inside last two items added landing gear fairings nose block best advice wait until after flight trimming attach items since tend damage-prone under un certainties test flights Flying uncertainties should rather minimal design however find softest grass surface can get ready Balance plane shown plans adding either clay small pieces lead firewall area test glide Cub Instead give motor gas charge partially-used car tridge hold filler cartridge nozzle point up set notor fairly low rpm Flick prop start motor aim plane spot about 50 feet away grass headed breeze Toss gently direction note what happens plane settles ground nose down nose up ten dencies try again just make sure noses up bend stabilizer down about /32 noses down try oppositebend up just bit Increase power little once no dangerous up down tendencies Continued page 160 January1987 65 underside see cross-grained bottom fuselage sheeting strut locations soft copper wire hinges bottom stab/elevator wing front pro tected dings 1/16 sq basswood strip cemented along leading edge bottom bird wing Initial tests flights made nose block thrust adjustments could made easily Only built-in downthrust per plans 1/16 right thrust needed Full-Size Plan Pages 90-91 Larry recnarges inmernai rang Tor anomner TEigni riiier iuou 5110U1U UALUE1U II IIUUI out fuselage allow easy access Youll want put flights Cub 160 Model Aviation WINDSONG CE OF CHAMPIONS N 0 N N 0 N 13 0 21230 DAMSON ROAD BOTHELL WA 98021w Indoor WC/WiIIiams Continued page 155 50 minutes before model landed after subtracting bal loon time Jim new FAI record 4744 No master could make time like under adverse con ditions Unfortunately melee continued through sixth round Bob Ran dolphs flight blown away 133 Cezar Banks stalled restarted stalled flipped out 140 Larry Cailliaus model disintegrated wind 46 Jim Richmond passed last flight championships closed 20 over-40min flights Final standings showed USA team first 24459 Netherlands second 23553 third place wentto Great Britain 23240 Individual World Champion Jim Richmond 9338 CezarBanks secondwith 8725 Pentti Nore Finland third 8537 Bob Randolph fourth 8457 Six Indoor World Champions attendance Monday evening awards banquet Jim Richmond Bud Romak Irv Rodemsky Pete Andrews Arrel Morar Ryszard Czechowski team mem bers won trophies including team beautiful CS Rushbrooke dividual Kopecky Memorial Tro phy went second time row Jim Richmond still reigning World Champion Thanks made Indoor World Champs success FAI officials including own Irv Rodemsky generous supporters sponsors Laurie Barr executive director Butch Hadland contest director George Lynn chief timekeeper Ian Dowsett processing last least good friend Reg Parham seen recording whole posterity CO-2 Cub/Kruse Continued page 65 launch plane shoulder height gentle toss Optimally plane should circle left about 50-ft-dia circle Wit wants go straight ahead orto right definite no-no bend rudder about V16 left left rudder tightens circle less opens up Go very patiently make adjustments small increments Within space five six test flights should have Cub circling realistically above under full gas charge CL Scale/Boss Continued page 66 report Garden State Circle Burners Tenth Annual Scale Rally meet held Sep tember 28 1986 Bendix parking lot adjacent Teterboro Airport New Jersey thing made years meet great 18 Scale fliers present entered 25 airplanes three categories flown Precision seven entries Sport Scale 12 entries GSCB Profile event six entries contestant list read very much like the 1985 Westover Nats Massachusetts Hanson Wingbuster members Sam Abdow John Patrolia John Componeschi NY Scale Team Pete Bianchini Bill Boss Ed Rohinson GSCB members George Gay dos Augie Buffalano Bill Reynolds Reuben Steven McBride several other local-area CL Scale fliers Berkley McCullom Vauxhall NJ old est Scale model meet entered pre cision category 23-year-old SESA made Walt Musciano plans span 28 inches powered vintage McCoy 19 Red Head Rich Firestone Cookstown NJ firsttime entrant Sport class very welldone FW 1 90G-3 made converted Royal RC kit powered K&B 61 featured its operational features Eastcraft electric self-starter system pulling auxiliary line Rich can start model engine center circle Profile category won Peter Hermans newcomer Scale 86 P-39 photo December 1986 column John Patrolia placed first Sport beautifullyfinished Akromaster Bill Reynolds cap tured Precision category DC-3 Ab taste 1986 Windsong Legend Eiche B C @ Canadian Nats Rogers RX Bowman C Swenson L MN 1st 2nd & 4th MN NSS regional see picture Watkins Johnson Rice Cooper & Brightbill thru 5th @ NW NSS regional Ship IL 1st @ Mid MO Annual Glider Regatta Thomas MI @ SULA CA Feb Contest Lenci CA North Bay-NCSL June Contest & 3rd @ Visalia Rock WA placed 5th Brightbill OR @ US Mats Banks WA 2nd @ West Soaring Champs CA 6 top 12 Windsong Flyers Johnson OR Season Points Champion Send 2 stamps catalog WINDSONG CAMANO 2-Meter PIXY new PIVOT PLUS NEW VHS BETA 8mm video tape fbr limited time Ycan update older version just $10 S/H plus exchange VISA & MASTER CHARGE ok Mind 19995 Cam 15995 Pixy 14995 Mv P1 7500 DODGSON DESIGNS VINTAGE R-C PLAN PBY-5A WING SPAN RIBS 6 PULL FORMERS SHOWN ON PLANS11 PLASrIC ENOCOALS $1090 PR CLEAR GUN BLISTERS $ 760 PR 4 LARGE PLAN SitETS 115 $ 895 GFT WING SPAN MODEL PBY-SA ENGINE COWLS $750 PR Plans $1495 GUN BLISTERS $ 550 PR ADD $300 POSTAGE CATALOGOVER 50 PLANS $100 OCALERS WRITE WORLDWIDE SID MORGAN 13157 ORMOND 6ELLEVILLE MICH 48l1l USA CA MASK CA glue works wonders buIldIng models right Unfortunately gives off enough fumes knock vulture f carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumesl soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelicon Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGDALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies Yes Im sick CA fumes Send CA mask Enclosed $1247 shipping NAME ADDRESS_______________________ CITY STATE____________ ZIP____________ Li VISA LI MASTER Exp Date________ responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/01
Page Numbers: 63, 64, 65, 160
This view shows off Cubs classic lines mostly-sheet-balsa construction goes together quickly result isa sturdy model ALMOST ANYONE grew up first three decades after WW II has love affair Mr Pipers Cub Born early 1 930s beloved Cub sired least 34 variations same themean easy-to-fly high-wing monoplane thats safe reliable beyond shadow doubt affordable general public first E-2 Cub built during early years Depression last PA-22 Tripacer 60s Piper line made Cub generic term Ameri can lightplane chose PA-I 8 Super Cub 150 impetus particular project because felt embodied built-in stability readily-recognizable lines wanted modelersparticularly young onesto re late immediately plane obviously 100% scale airplane since its built sheet balsa V/hat though easily-constructed beginners project CO-2 Free Flight ground generally looks like Piper Cub air flies exactly like Piper Cubvery slowly very stably important again again prototype has over 100 flights has suffered no cosmetic damage has hit fences trees posts cats still flies on scribing slow lazy circles twilight air summer Cub fine father/son project want share some time gether takes no two evenings build ready fly sheet balsa construction requires min imal building skills no finish CO2 Cub plane just about can identify Free Flight CO-2powered version builds quickly full-size plan can get started right away U Larry Kruse entire plane can constructed sheet 4 x 48-in balsa bit 1/32 basswood scrap /n plywood small balsa block cowling truth can omit balsa block aesthetics arent important did test flying cowl little plane still looked like Cub air Construction Trace parts out onto required sheet wood either using carbon paper under plan sticking straight pin through plan wood underneath outline necessary shapes Using sharp modeling knife singleedged razor blade cut out parts Try cut just bit outside line therell room sand down line Use sanding block sand piece gradually its final shape Such process makes clean-fitting parts accurate construction firewall struts may bit difficult cut out balsa parts However dont have access jigsaw scroll saw can carefully run modeling knife over required out lines several times parts will soon fall free Once parts cut out sanded final outline may sand fuselage pieces lightly 320 400-grit sandpaper remove balsa fuzz wing panels tail surfaces need bit sanding fuselage Using 200grit sandpaper sand top wing airfoil shape shown tapering trailing edge about 2 inch change finer sanding grit remove roughness balsa fuzz might have raised initial sanding process Treat rudder stabilizer similar fashion January 1987 63 tapering both sides about 1/32 less trailing edges Adding color After completing sand ing proc ay select color scheme th8t ou find attractive prepare dress up rendition suit taste little plane finished before its started speak because trim lines color put before single drop glue applied used ball-point pen prototype markings control separation lines filled needed colored areas Magic Marker process fairly simple want press down hard enough pen point indent wood indentation helps serve sort dam against Maglc Marker colors bleeding through capillary action Fuselage actual construction se quence begins gluing cabin sup ports place side fuselage formers F3 F4 fuselage side being certain 900 work surface Add second side using small right triangle carpenters square make sure nothing misaligned firewall/F-i laminate next Note downthrust built may also build adequate right thrust wish setting right side firewall/F-i laminate back Yi6 front fuselage right side viewed top looking rear toward front fuselage choose build it will necessary shim motor /16 left side order get necessary right thrust compensate motor torque Once firewall assembly installed can followed tank cradle motor tank Drill motor mount holes using pin vise small hand drill Nuts motor mount bolts may given thin coat cellulose wood cement Testors Ambroid base keep place back F-i assembly Normally bolts tight ened nuts will pressed balsa can given second coat cement lock place Try get cement bolt holes bolts Landing gear Bend landing gear 1/32 music wire sandwich between two landing gear mounts Glue gear assembly remaining formers place Left wing slides pre-cut siots fuselage serves top cabin area 1/16 sheet balsa cowl covering can dampened top side help bend splitting Right Telco CO-2 motor mounted firewall laminated 1/32 ply 1/16 balsa tank rests tank cradle given drop Hot Stuff holding place photographs Larry Kruse 64 Model Aviation Control surface outlines color stripes lend just enough realism satisfy eye its done ball-point pen felt-tip marker saving weight no dope used fuselage sides n. picture Its lmpor. biersbottom foradded strengththb o1 surface lines fin decoration applied Right squarely Note formers have 1/16 x 1/4-in dou bali-point pen Magic Marker before being joined add fuselage bottom sheeting Note sheeting front landing gear has its grain running parallel length fuselage sheeting aft cross grained Cut out half-circle area just back firewall allow CO-2 filler tube nozzle protrude far enough make filling easy task After bottom sheet ing place set fuselage aside until final assembly Wing Cut apart two wing panels center section have already done glue two short ribs center section Prop up wing panel required height glue inner ribs place method doing pin ribs down 900 work surface run bead glue down top rib Place inner edge wing panel over top rib pin position being certain maintain required dihedral angle both panels dry glue camber ribs place shown wing struts butt up against ribs positioning important three wing pieces can set together glued Avoid gluing twist either wing panels dry Final assembly Start gluing wing squarely atop fuselage stabilizer rudder next respectively should set 900 other viewing plane front can check see stabilizer tilted relation wing tilted stabilizer will cause plane fly direction high side stabilizer may make proper flight trimming difficult Install top sheeting over cowl sheeting back wing wing struts some touch-up sanding neces sary prior installation windows windshield order keep static electricity covering celluloid sanding dust inside last two items added landing gear fairings nose block best advice wait until after flight trimming attach items since tend damage-prone under un certainties test flights Flying uncertainties should rather minimal design however find softest grass surface can get ready Balance plane shown plans adding either clay small pieces lead firewall area test glide Cub Instead give motor gas charge partially-used car tridge hold filler cartridge nozzle point up set notor fairly low rpm Flick prop start motor aim plane spot about 50 feet away grass headed breeze Toss gently direction note what happens plane settles ground nose down nose up ten dencies try again just make sure noses up bend stabilizer down about /32 noses down try oppositebend up just bit Increase power little once no dangerous up down tendencies Continued page 160 January1987 65 underside see cross-grained bottom fuselage sheeting strut locations soft copper wire hinges bottom stab/elevator wing front pro tected dings 1/16 sq basswood strip cemented along leading edge bottom bird wing Initial tests flights made nose block thrust adjustments could made easily Only built-in downthrust per plans 1/16 right thrust needed Full-Size Plan Pages 90-91 Larry recnarges inmernai rang Tor anomner TEigni riiier iuou 5110U1U UALUE1U II IIUUI out fuselage allow easy access Youll want put flights Cub 160 Model Aviation WINDSONG CE OF CHAMPIONS N 0 N N 0 N 13 0 21230 DAMSON ROAD BOTHELL WA 98021w Indoor WC/WiIIiams Continued page 155 50 minutes before model landed after subtracting bal loon time Jim new FAI record 4744 No master could make time like under adverse con ditions Unfortunately melee continued through sixth round Bob Ran dolphs flight blown away 133 Cezar Banks stalled restarted stalled flipped out 140 Larry Cailliaus model disintegrated wind 46 Jim Richmond passed last flight championships closed 20 over-40min flights Final standings showed USA team first 24459 Netherlands second 23553 third place wentto Great Britain 23240 Individual World Champion Jim Richmond 9338 CezarBanks secondwith 8725 Pentti Nore Finland third 8537 Bob Randolph fourth 8457 Six Indoor World Champions attendance Monday evening awards banquet Jim Richmond Bud Romak Irv Rodemsky Pete Andrews Arrel Morar Ryszard Czechowski team mem bers won trophies including team beautiful CS Rushbrooke dividual Kopecky Memorial Tro phy went second time row Jim Richmond still reigning World Champion Thanks made Indoor World Champs success FAI officials including own Irv Rodemsky generous supporters sponsors Laurie Barr executive director Butch Hadland contest director George Lynn chief timekeeper Ian Dowsett processing last least good friend Reg Parham seen recording whole posterity CO-2 Cub/Kruse Continued page 65 launch plane shoulder height gentle toss Optimally plane should circle left about 50-ft-dia circle Wit wants go straight ahead orto right definite no-no bend rudder about V16 left left rudder tightens circle less opens up Go very patiently make adjustments small increments Within space five six test flights should have Cub circling realistically above under full gas charge CL Scale/Boss Continued page 66 report Garden State Circle Burners Tenth Annual Scale Rally meet held Sep tember 28 1986 Bendix parking lot adjacent Teterboro Airport New Jersey thing made years meet great 18 Scale fliers present entered 25 airplanes three categories flown Precision seven entries Sport Scale 12 entries GSCB Profile event six entries contestant list read very much like the 1985 Westover Nats Massachusetts Hanson Wingbuster members Sam Abdow John Patrolia John Componeschi NY Scale Team Pete Bianchini Bill Boss Ed Rohinson GSCB members George Gay dos Augie Buffalano Bill Reynolds Reuben Steven McBride several other local-area CL Scale fliers Berkley McCullom Vauxhall NJ old est Scale model meet entered pre cision category 23-year-old SESA made Walt Musciano plans span 28 inches powered vintage McCoy 19 Red Head Rich Firestone Cookstown NJ firsttime entrant Sport class very welldone FW 1 90G-3 made converted Royal RC kit powered K&B 61 featured its operational features Eastcraft electric self-starter system pulling auxiliary line Rich can start model engine center circle Profile category won Peter Hermans newcomer Scale 86 P-39 photo December 1986 column John Patrolia placed first Sport beautifullyfinished Akromaster Bill Reynolds cap tured Precision category DC-3 Ab taste 1986 Windsong Legend Eiche B C @ Canadian Nats Rogers RX Bowman C Swenson L MN 1st 2nd & 4th MN NSS regional see picture Watkins Johnson Rice Cooper & Brightbill thru 5th @ NW NSS regional Ship IL 1st @ Mid MO Annual Glider Regatta Thomas MI @ SULA CA Feb Contest Lenci CA North Bay-NCSL June Contest & 3rd @ Visalia Rock WA placed 5th Brightbill OR @ US Mats Banks WA 2nd @ West Soaring Champs CA 6 top 12 Windsong Flyers Johnson OR Season Points Champion Send 2 stamps catalog WINDSONG CAMANO 2-Meter PIXY new PIVOT PLUS NEW VHS BETA 8mm video tape fbr limited time Ycan update older version just $10 S/H plus exchange VISA & MASTER CHARGE ok Mind 19995 Cam 15995 Pixy 14995 Mv P1 7500 DODGSON DESIGNS VINTAGE R-C PLAN PBY-5A WING SPAN RIBS 6 PULL FORMERS SHOWN ON PLANS11 PLASrIC ENOCOALS $1090 PR CLEAR GUN BLISTERS $ 760 PR 4 LARGE PLAN SitETS 115 $ 895 GFT WING SPAN MODEL PBY-SA ENGINE COWLS $750 PR Plans $1495 GUN BLISTERS $ 550 PR ADD $300 POSTAGE CATALOGOVER 50 PLANS $100 OCALERS WRITE WORLDWIDE SID MORGAN 13157 ORMOND 6ELLEVILLE MICH 48l1l USA CA MASK CA glue works wonders buIldIng models right Unfortunately gives off enough fumes knock vulture f carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/01
Page Numbers: 63, 64, 65, 160
This view shows off Cubs classic lines mostly-sheet-balsa construction goes together quickly result isa sturdy model ALMOST ANYONE grew up first three decades after WW II has love affair Mr Pipers Cub Born early 1 930s beloved Cub sired least 34 variations same themean easy-to-fly high-wing monoplane thats safe reliable beyond shadow doubt affordable general public first E-2 Cub built during early years Depression last PA-22 Tripacer 60s Piper line made Cub generic term Ameri can lightplane chose PA-I 8 Super Cub 150 impetus particular project because felt embodied built-in stability readily-recognizable lines wanted modelersparticularly young onesto re late immediately plane obviously 100% scale airplane since its built sheet balsa V/hat though easily-constructed beginners project CO-2 Free Flight ground generally looks like Piper Cub air flies exactly like Piper Cubvery slowly very stably important again again prototype has over 100 flights has suffered no cosmetic damage has hit fences trees posts cats still flies on scribing slow lazy circles twilight air summer Cub fine father/son project want share some time gether takes no two evenings build ready fly sheet balsa construction requires min imal building skills no finish CO2 Cub plane just about can identify Free Flight CO-2powered version builds quickly full-size plan can get started right away U Larry Kruse entire plane can constructed sheet 4 x 48-in balsa bit 1/32 basswood scrap /n plywood small balsa block cowling truth can omit balsa block aesthetics arent important did test flying cowl little plane still looked like Cub air Construction Trace parts out onto required sheet wood either using carbon paper under plan sticking straight pin through plan wood underneath outline necessary shapes Using sharp modeling knife singleedged razor blade cut out parts Try cut just bit outside line therell room sand down line Use sanding block sand piece gradually its final shape Such process makes clean-fitting parts accurate construction firewall struts may bit difficult cut out balsa parts However dont have access jigsaw scroll saw can carefully run modeling knife over required out lines several times parts will soon fall free Once parts cut out sanded final outline may sand fuselage pieces lightly 320 400-grit sandpaper remove balsa fuzz wing panels tail surfaces need bit sanding fuselage Using 200grit sandpaper sand top wing airfoil shape shown tapering trailing edge about 2 inch change finer sanding grit remove roughness balsa fuzz might have raised initial sanding process Treat rudder stabilizer similar fashion January 1987 63 tapering both sides about 1/32 less trailing edges Adding color After completing sand ing proc ay select color scheme th8t ou find attractive prepare dress up rendition suit taste little plane finished before its started speak because trim lines color put before single drop glue applied used ball-point pen prototype markings control separation lines filled needed colored areas Magic Marker process fairly simple want press down hard enough pen point indent wood indentation helps serve sort dam against Maglc Marker colors bleeding through capillary action Fuselage actual construction se quence begins gluing cabin sup ports place side fuselage formers F3 F4 fuselage side being certain 900 work surface Add second side using small right triangle carpenters square make sure nothing misaligned firewall/F-i laminate next Note downthrust built may also build adequate right thrust wish setting right side firewall/F-i laminate back Yi6 front fuselage right side viewed top looking rear toward front fuselage choose build it will necessary shim motor /16 left side order get necessary right thrust compensate motor torque Once firewall assembly installed can followed tank cradle motor tank Drill motor mount holes using pin vise small hand drill Nuts motor mount bolts may given thin coat cellulose wood cement Testors Ambroid base keep place back F-i assembly Normally bolts tight ened nuts will pressed balsa can given second coat cement lock place Try get cement bolt holes bolts Landing gear Bend landing gear 1/32 music wire sandwich between two landing gear mounts Glue gear assembly remaining formers place Left wing slides pre-cut siots fuselage serves top cabin area 1/16 sheet balsa cowl covering can dampened top side help bend splitting Right Telco CO-2 motor mounted firewall laminated 1/32 ply 1/16 balsa tank rests tank cradle given drop Hot Stuff holding place photographs Larry Kruse 64 Model Aviation Control surface outlines color stripes lend just enough realism satisfy eye its done ball-point pen felt-tip marker saving weight no dope used fuselage sides n. picture Its lmpor. biersbottom foradded strengththb o1 surface lines fin decoration applied Right squarely Note formers have 1/16 x 1/4-in dou bali-point pen Magic Marker before being joined add fuselage bottom sheeting Note sheeting front landing gear has its grain running parallel length fuselage sheeting aft cross grained Cut out half-circle area just back firewall allow CO-2 filler tube nozzle protrude far enough make filling easy task After bottom sheet ing place set fuselage aside until final assembly Wing Cut apart two wing panels center section have already done glue two short ribs center section Prop up wing panel required height glue inner ribs place method doing pin ribs down 900 work surface run bead glue down top rib Place inner edge wing panel over top rib pin position being certain maintain required dihedral angle both panels dry glue camber ribs place shown wing struts butt up against ribs positioning important three wing pieces can set together glued Avoid gluing twist either wing panels dry Final assembly Start gluing wing squarely atop fuselage stabilizer rudder next respectively should set 900 other viewing plane front can check see stabilizer tilted relation wing tilted stabilizer will cause plane fly direction high side stabilizer may make proper flight trimming difficult Install top sheeting over cowl sheeting back wing wing struts some touch-up sanding neces sary prior installation windows windshield order keep static electricity covering celluloid sanding dust inside last two items added landing gear fairings nose block best advice wait until after flight trimming attach items since tend damage-prone under un certainties test flights Flying uncertainties should rather minimal design however find softest grass surface can get ready Balance plane shown plans adding either clay small pieces lead firewall area test glide Cub Instead give motor gas charge partially-used car tridge hold filler cartridge nozzle point up set notor fairly low rpm Flick prop start motor aim plane spot about 50 feet away grass headed breeze Toss gently direction note what happens plane settles ground nose down nose up ten dencies try again just make sure noses up bend stabilizer down about /32 noses down try oppositebend up just bit Increase power little once no dangerous up down tendencies Continued page 160 January1987 65 underside see cross-grained bottom fuselage sheeting strut locations soft copper wire hinges bottom stab/elevator wing front pro tected dings 1/16 sq basswood strip cemented along leading edge bottom bird wing Initial tests flights made nose block thrust adjustments could made easily Only built-in downthrust per plans 1/16 right thrust needed Full-Size Plan Pages 90-91 Larry recnarges inmernai rang Tor anomner TEigni riiier iuou 5110U1U UALUE1U II IIUUI out fuselage allow easy access Youll want put flights Cub 160 Model Aviation WINDSONG CE OF CHAMPIONS N 0 N N 0 N 13 0 21230 DAMSON ROAD BOTHELL WA 98021w Indoor WC/WiIIiams Continued page 155 50 minutes before model landed after subtracting bal loon time Jim new FAI record 4744 No master could make time like under adverse con ditions Unfortunately melee continued through sixth round Bob Ran dolphs flight blown away 133 Cezar Banks stalled restarted stalled flipped out 140 Larry Cailliaus model disintegrated wind 46 Jim Richmond passed last flight championships closed 20 over-40min flights Final standings showed USA team first 24459 Netherlands second 23553 third place wentto Great Britain 23240 Individual World Champion Jim Richmond 9338 CezarBanks secondwith 8725 Pentti Nore Finland third 8537 Bob Randolph fourth 8457 Six Indoor World Champions attendance Monday evening awards banquet Jim Richmond Bud Romak Irv Rodemsky Pete Andrews Arrel Morar Ryszard Czechowski team mem bers won trophies including team beautiful CS Rushbrooke dividual Kopecky Memorial Tro phy went second time row Jim Richmond still reigning World Champion Thanks made Indoor World Champs success FAI officials including own Irv Rodemsky generous supporters sponsors Laurie Barr executive director Butch Hadland contest director George Lynn chief timekeeper Ian Dowsett processing last least good friend Reg Parham seen recording whole posterity CO-2 Cub/Kruse Continued page 65 launch plane shoulder height gentle toss Optimally plane should circle left about 50-ft-dia circle Wit wants go straight ahead orto right definite no-no bend rudder about V16 left left rudder tightens circle less opens up Go very patiently make adjustments small increments Within space five six test flights should have Cub circling realistically above under full gas charge CL Scale/Boss Continued page 66 report Garden State Circle Burners Tenth Annual Scale Rally meet held Sep tember 28 1986 Bendix parking lot adjacent Teterboro Airport New Jersey thing made years meet great 18 Scale fliers present entered 25 airplanes three categories flown Precision seven entries Sport Scale 12 entries GSCB Profile event six entries contestant list read very much like the 1985 Westover Nats Massachusetts Hanson Wingbuster members Sam Abdow John Patrolia John Componeschi NY Scale Team Pete Bianchini Bill Boss Ed Rohinson GSCB members George Gay dos Augie Buffalano Bill Reynolds Reuben Steven McBride several other local-area CL Scale fliers Berkley McCullom Vauxhall NJ old est Scale model meet entered pre cision category 23-year-old SESA made Walt Musciano plans span 28 inches powered vintage McCoy 19 Red Head Rich Firestone Cookstown NJ firsttime entrant Sport class very welldone FW 1 90G-3 made converted Royal RC kit powered K&B 61 featured its operational features Eastcraft electric self-starter system pulling auxiliary line Rich can start model engine center circle Profile category won Peter Hermans newcomer Scale 86 P-39 photo December 1986 column John Patrolia placed first Sport beautifullyfinished Akromaster Bill Reynolds cap tured Precision category DC-3 Ab taste 1986 Windsong Legend Eiche B C @ Canadian Nats Rogers RX Bowman C Swenson L MN 1st 2nd & 4th MN NSS regional see picture Watkins Johnson Rice Cooper & Brightbill thru 5th @ NW NSS regional Ship IL 1st @ Mid MO Annual Glider Regatta Thomas MI @ SULA CA Feb Contest Lenci CA North Bay-NCSL June Contest & 3rd @ Visalia Rock WA placed 5th Brightbill OR @ US Mats Banks WA 2nd @ West Soaring Champs CA 6 top 12 Windsong Flyers Johnson OR Season Points Champion Send 2 stamps catalog WINDSONG CAMANO 2-Meter PIXY new PIVOT PLUS NEW VHS BETA 8mm video tape fbr limited time Ycan update older version just $10 S/H plus exchange VISA & MASTER CHARGE ok Mind 19995 Cam 15995 Pixy 14995 Mv P1 7500 DODGSON DESIGNS VINTAGE R-C PLAN PBY-5A WING SPAN RIBS 6 PULL FORMERS SHOWN ON PLANS11 PLASrIC ENOCOALS $1090 PR CLEAR GUN BLISTERS $ 760 PR 4 LARGE PLAN SitETS 115 $ 895 GFT WING SPAN MODEL PBY-SA ENGINE COWLS $750 PR Plans $1495 GUN BLISTERS $ 550 PR ADD $300 POSTAGE CATALOGOVER 50 PLANS $100 OCALERS WRITE WORLDWIDE SID MORGAN 13157 ORMOND 6ELLEVILLE MICH 48l1l USA CA MASK CA glue works wonders buIldIng models right Unfortunately gives off enough fumes knock vulture f carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumesl soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelicon Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGDALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies Yes Im sick CA fumes Send CA mask Enclosed $1247 shipping NAME ADDRESS_______________________ CITY STATE____________ ZIP____________ Li VISA LI MASTER Exp Date________ responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation