Aerobahcs Stiletto Kit Update Indianapolis stunt flier Dennis Duvall after having trouble year Miss Daras hurriedly built Stiletto kit about three weeks late Au gust Building kit specifications using solid canopy substituting few pieces wood top blocks using Supertigre 46 5-ounce tank came out 43-ounce airplane very good flier does have super slick finish Dennis said put about two coats filler coat two coats blue paint much clear over paint writer flew against Dennis October 3 contest Indianapolis Stiletto kit plane good plane Lets hope Dick Mathis keeps putting out Write Dick urge him keep coming Box 338 Lone Oak TX 75453 Inciden tally Octoberfest contest Indi anapolis CDed Bernie Ash very well run contest good site Profile Fuel Tanks Lee Eaton out Cali fornia puts out stunt fuel tanks under name C & L Engineering Lees tanks uni-flow have used en dorsed Bart Klapinski Rich LeRoy tanks 1 thick permits just fit between motor mounts comparison standard old Veco inch thick come 2 oz $300 3/2 $315 4 oz stubby $315 4 $315 5 $355 tanks designed used expressly Ucontrol profile airplanes Contact Lee 12943 Winthrop Ave Granada Hills CA 91344 Tel 213-360-6179 Mustang Al Meyers Joliet Ill PAMPA member sent pictures Mustang stunter .. just about total cross between Rabes Mustunt 69 Mustang Top deck turtledeck formed over 2/s baseball bat wing has 3/4 dihedral plus additional leadouts wingtip Wingspan 54 weight 48 oz ST 40 DenWynn Paul Right All-foam stunt ship handiwork Addis Elmore Foam fuselage covered 3/32 balsa Yes stabilizer elevators foam well wing Power Max 35 engine Photo Wynn Paul Dennis Duvall kit Stiletto built kit wood kit specs Weight 43 ozs power ST 46 Wynn Paul picture -7 nis Duvall chance fly airplane Dekalb Aero-Challenge Muscu lar Dystrophy said capable competitive stunt flying Al has plans available can contact him 666 Orr Street Joliet IL 60436 Engine Rework Special Products George Mattei writes own GTM Products will blueprint engine stunt flying engine will completely disassem bled cleaned inspected checked defective parts will hand fit parts reassembly engine will washed three solvent baths before final assembly will test run engine desire En gines used sport stunt flying will carry 100% parts labor guarantee Ringed engines will have proper end gap set Prices plain bearing engine $1200 ball bearing engines $1500 heat treat piston liner add $300 test run engine supply rpm information add $200 postage required engine add $100 George also has lapping com pound sale made especially model engine use compound leaves gray line show proper fit Washes out solvent may using bottle oz will several engines priced $250 Write George 105 Franklin Rd Hamden CT 06517 Tel 203-288-6176 National Champions Finish Since first Nationals 72 Bob Hunt always brings best looking planes appearance judging isnt afraid try new ways finishing first use resin finishes 1976 Genesis finished using base Hobbypoxy Formula 2 Epoxy Glue process much detail writer could obtain over tele phone First bare-wood air plane should shaped just about final proportions means have en tire airplane bare soft balsa wood What about dings uneven surfaces writer asked Well just dont let dings uneven surfaces get air planes said Bob So folks use foam rubber top workbench After mixing enough glue about large panel time spread glue over wood Scrape off excess glue continued page 82 34 Model Aviation Front end Tantrum profile stunter showing C & L profile fuel tanka 5-1/2 oz capacity uniflow sized fit between mounts Model belongs Lee Eaton took photo KINNER SPORTSTER 39 weRgspan 019 power op 3 channels nc great sport trainer 1930s$1295 FAIRCHILD 22 prios 48 Wingsoon________________ announced 09 to25 Power 3 Channel R/C #107 qj see local hobby dealer CL Aerobatics/Paul continued page 34 using playing cards Theres new trick Most us use paper towels etc Sand after first coat 400 paper Before sanding let glue cure overnight about 24 hours Bob said 76 plane put coat Hobbypoxy glue wood plane aged October grain started coming out some places So recommends two coats Put another coat glue allow cure sand again 400 thin Hobbypoxy glue thing Some people have thinned glue result grain filled enough Bob says piece 400 paper can used sand entire plane glue sands very easily After two coats have applied cured sanded ready fillets Bob used Epoxolite No special treatment required just make good fillets Next item spray two coats Aerogloss clear spray gun Obviously means clear has thinned enough get through gun lay pretty thick coat should sufficient Bob stresses use Aero gloss because feels will make best bond Hobbypoxy glue base Now ready Aerogloss clear talc color mixed equal parts Use color other red Red too hard cover color used show what parts have covered much has sanded oH after start sanding process three part mixture has thinned enough sprayed may need up three coats plenty sanding between dont pick up too much weight Next line spray coat Aerogloss clear seal everything spray base coat Sig silver Another trick mix some white paint silver supposed kill grain usually associ ated silver Wet sand after silver has cured least 24 hours AMERICANScesaC3B C L S SIC S worlds finest models Send tree brochure ~*t04 AristocratrRAOODASTPOC UP TO THREE SC WOSPS OHS POWER FAR SIR 55ROSA DOSSTRO UP HO HORDE SORASPAS.ORS COWSSJSALE TRW CLASSIC AIR FAR ROAIA ODETROL op met PuSorARGOT P505 TIE %OLOES ERAII V TEP ELLONCO RVRSDR COO OS VIA DEWED #101SSOS tel 703 2739593 55 WIOGAPUN ADO POWER PAR FLYLINE MODELS 10640 ASHOY FL FAIRFAX VA 22030 Now ready final color coats Bob uses Sig white Genesis rest finish similar other cycle finishing Another trick used some super duper slick finish spe cialists wet sand 600 after about four coats final clear spray about three four coats clear comes final sanding rub bing out information about PAMPA comments contact 1640 Maywick Dr Lexington KY 40504 Canard/Ba i r continued page 7 Canards tend exhibit some nasty stall spin characteristics Stalls spins will encountered normal con trol inputs Another small drawback propeller tail stall turn maneuver required novice pat tern bit difficult because rud der effectiveness near stall speed poor rudder propeller wash little practice however good stall turns have accomplished pusher configuration used must consider small selection pusher propellers available ball-bearing engine required withstand thrust toward crankcase engine Consideration can given engines will run back wards rotating front plate front intake engines through 900 engine run backwards tractor propeller can used factors constitute greatest drawbacks trying canard configura tion Only can determine canard kind thing unusual strange hot performing exciting very fascinating fly watch Man Planes/Hannan continued page 25 nose may carved wood Features such eyes may painted other 3-dimensional details such goggles added desired realistic subject ball used merely armature core support added papier-mache spackle mixture balsa dust glue putty may applied small artist pallet knife screwdriver build up features required relatively rough texture results can quite realistic perhaps smooth ness us associate skin fully dried surface can additionally worked sandpaper files de sired Don Typond actually did lifelike self-portrait method using commercially made pilot head arma ture Subtractive Example Select lightweight block balsa allowing vertical height required finished pilot order provide good handhold dur ing carving Draw front side view proposed figure block using fiber-point pen soft pencil Using coping jig saw cut roughly outline Next draw approximation re maining view block again saw outline Dont take off too much will back additive system again Using sharp modelers knife begin cut away corners using small straightline cuts gradually working down facial shapes Refer constantly il lustrations commercially-made exam ple Rotate block working vari ous sides rather trying finish side time satisfied contours switch files sandiuig sticks finishing touches As men tioned earlier super-smoothness may produce convincing results spinner cowling trying create human head can some instances have almost prune-like wrinkles Which can add character almost automatically think satisfied carving stop Ask someone else think ready painting Likely will suggest some improvements None us particularly enjoys criticism work constructive suggestions useful willing accept need art critic judge fresh viewpoint can immeasurable assistance youd rather listen anyone elses opinion simply put carving away day look carefully yourself betting will see areas can stand improvement Although chose balsa example foam can substituted easier carve may allow such pre cise feature detail unless applied additive method using spackle similar substance 82 Model Aviation ARTICLES WANTED Have design youd like have pub lished topic youd like write about tell editor about idea may worth money
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/02
Page Numbers: 34, 82
Aerobahcs Stiletto Kit Update Indianapolis stunt flier Dennis Duvall after having trouble year Miss Daras hurriedly built Stiletto kit about three weeks late Au gust Building kit specifications using solid canopy substituting few pieces wood top blocks using Supertigre 46 5-ounce tank came out 43-ounce airplane very good flier does have super slick finish Dennis said put about two coats filler coat two coats blue paint much clear over paint writer flew against Dennis October 3 contest Indianapolis Stiletto kit plane good plane Lets hope Dick Mathis keeps putting out Write Dick urge him keep coming Box 338 Lone Oak TX 75453 Inciden tally Octoberfest contest Indi anapolis CDed Bernie Ash very well run contest good site Profile Fuel Tanks Lee Eaton out Cali fornia puts out stunt fuel tanks under name C & L Engineering Lees tanks uni-flow have used en dorsed Bart Klapinski Rich LeRoy tanks 1 thick permits just fit between motor mounts comparison standard old Veco inch thick come 2 oz $300 3/2 $315 4 oz stubby $315 4 $315 5 $355 tanks designed used expressly Ucontrol profile airplanes Contact Lee 12943 Winthrop Ave Granada Hills CA 91344 Tel 213-360-6179 Mustang Al Meyers Joliet Ill PAMPA member sent pictures Mustang stunter .. just about total cross between Rabes Mustunt 69 Mustang Top deck turtledeck formed over 2/s baseball bat wing has 3/4 dihedral plus additional leadouts wingtip Wingspan 54 weight 48 oz ST 40 DenWynn Paul Right All-foam stunt ship handiwork Addis Elmore Foam fuselage covered 3/32 balsa Yes stabilizer elevators foam well wing Power Max 35 engine Photo Wynn Paul Dennis Duvall kit Stiletto built kit wood kit specs Weight 43 ozs power ST 46 Wynn Paul picture -7 nis Duvall chance fly airplane Dekalb Aero-Challenge Muscu lar Dystrophy said capable competitive stunt flying Al has plans available can contact him 666 Orr Street Joliet IL 60436 Engine Rework Special Products George Mattei writes own GTM Products will blueprint engine stunt flying engine will completely disassem bled cleaned inspected checked defective parts will hand fit parts reassembly engine will washed three solvent baths before final assembly will test run engine desire En gines used sport stunt flying will carry 100% parts labor guarantee Ringed engines will have proper end gap set Prices plain bearing engine $1200 ball bearing engines $1500 heat treat piston liner add $300 test run engine supply rpm information add $200 postage required engine add $100 George also has lapping com pound sale made especially model engine use compound leaves gray line show proper fit Washes out solvent may using bottle oz will several engines priced $250 Write George 105 Franklin Rd Hamden CT 06517 Tel 203-288-6176 National Champions Finish Since first Nationals 72 Bob Hunt always brings best looking planes appearance judging isnt afraid try new ways finishing first use resin finishes 1976 Genesis finished using base Hobbypoxy Formula 2 Epoxy Glue process much detail writer could obtain over tele phone First bare-wood air plane should shaped just about final proportions means have en tire airplane bare soft balsa wood What about dings uneven surfaces writer asked Well just dont let dings uneven surfaces get air planes said Bob So folks use foam rubber top workbench After mixing enough glue about large panel time spread glue over wood Scrape off excess glue continued page 82 34 Model Aviation Front end Tantrum profile stunter showing C & L profile fuel tanka 5-1/2 oz capacity uniflow sized fit between mounts Model belongs Lee Eaton took photo KINNER SPORTSTER 39 weRgspan 019 power op 3 channels nc great sport trainer 1930s$1295 FAIRCHILD 22 prios 48 Wingsoon________________ announced 09 to25 Power 3 Channel R/C #107 qj see local hobby dealer CL Aerobatics/Paul continued page 34 using playing cards Theres new trick Most us use paper towels etc Sand after first coat 400 paper Before sanding let glue cure overnight about 24 hours Bob said 76 plane put coat Hobbypoxy glue wood plane aged October grain started coming out some places So recommends two coats Put another coat glue allow cure sand again 400 thin Hobbypoxy glue thing Some people have thinned glue result grain filled enough Bob says piece 400 paper can used sand entire plane glue sands very easily After two coats have applied cured sanded ready fillets Bob used Epoxolite No special treatment required just make good fillets Next item spray two coats Aerogloss clear spray gun Obviously means clear has thinned enough get through gun lay pretty thick coat should sufficient Bob stresses use Aero gloss because feels will make best bond Hobbypoxy glue base Now ready Aerogloss clear talc color mixed equal parts Use color other red Red too hard cover color used show what parts have covered much has sanded oH after start sanding process three part mixture has thinned enough sprayed may need up three coats plenty sanding between dont pick up too much weight Next line spray coat Aerogloss clear seal everything spray base coat Sig silver Another trick mix some white paint silver supposed kill grain usually associ ated silver Wet sand after silver has cured least 24 hours AMERICANScesaC3B C L S SIC S worlds finest models Send tree brochure ~*t04 AristocratrRAOODASTPOC UP TO THREE SC WOSPS OHS POWER FAR SIR 55ROSA DOSSTRO UP HO HORDE SORASPAS.ORS COWSSJSALE TRW CLASSIC AIR FAR ROAIA ODETROL op met PuSorARGOT P505 TIE %OLOES ERAII V TEP ELLONCO RVRSDR COO OS VIA DEWED #101SSOS tel 703 2739593 55 WIOGAPUN ADO POWER PAR FLYLINE MODELS 10640 ASHOY FL FAIRFAX VA 22030 Now ready final color coats Bob uses Sig white Genesis rest finish similar other cycle finishing Another trick used some super duper slick finish spe cialists wet sand 600 after about four coats final clear spray about three four coats clear comes final sanding rub bing out information about PAMPA comments contact 1640 Maywick Dr Lexington KY 40504 Canard/Ba i r continued page 7 Canards tend exhibit some nasty stall spin characteristics Stalls spins will encountered normal con trol inputs Another small drawback propeller tail stall turn maneuver required novice pat tern bit difficult because rud der effectiveness near stall speed poor rudder propeller wash little practice however good stall turns have accomplished pusher configuration used must consider small selection pusher propellers available ball-bearing engine required withstand thrust toward crankcase engine Consideration can given engines will run back wards rotating front plate front intake engines through 900 engine run backwards tractor propeller can used factors constitute greatest drawbacks trying canard configura tion Only can determine canard kind thing unusual strange hot performing exciting very fascinating fly watch Man Planes/Hannan continued page 25 nose may carved wood Features such eyes may painted other 3-dimensional details such goggles added desired realistic subject ball used merely armature core support added papier-mache spackle mixture balsa dust glue putty may applied small artist pallet knife screwdriver build up features required relatively rough texture results can quite realistic perhaps smooth ness us associate skin fully dried surface can additionally worked sandpaper files de sired Don Typond actually did lifelike self-portrait method using commercially made pilot head arma ture Subtractive Example Select lightweight block balsa allowing vertical height required finished pilot order provide good handhold dur ing carving Draw front side view proposed figure block using fiber-point pen soft pencil Using coping jig saw cut roughly outline Next draw approximation re maining view block again saw outline Dont take off too much will back additive system again Using sharp modelers knife begin cut away corners using small straightline cuts gradually working down facial shapes Refer constantly il lustrations commercially-made exam ple Rotate block working vari ous sides rather trying finish side time satisfied contours switch files sandiuig sticks finishing touches As men tioned earlier super-smoothness may produce convincing results spinner cowling trying create human head can some instances have almost prune-like wrinkles Which can add character almost automatically think satisfied carving stop Ask someone else think ready painting Likely will suggest some improvements None us particularly enjoys criticism work constructive suggestions useful willing accept need art critic judge fresh viewpoint can immeasurable assistance youd rather listen anyone elses opinion simply put carving away day look carefully yourself betting will see areas can stand improvement Although chose balsa example foam can substituted easier carve may allow such pre cise feature detail unless applied additive method using spackle similar substance 82 Model Aviation ARTICLES WANTED Have design youd like have pub lished topic youd like write about tell editor about idea may worth money