Control Line Scale Bill Boss REPLICA newsletter National Associ ation Scale Aeromodelers once being received NASA members Stan Alexander its new editor has indicated four issues would published time will read ing column May 1987 issue couple items would like call attention already NASA member first inform NASA has new memberships Scale Data Source listing provides names addresses organizations both govern ment private drawings pho tos full-scale aircraft may obtained Membership NASA $6 per year very small amount money support organiza tion making great effort support promote Scale modeling USA would like join NASA send check Sec retary/Treasurer Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Dr Clio MI 48420 second item NASA newsletter building tip provided Charles Bauer Nor ridge IL concerns steps taken Char lie conversion Top Flite Zero RC kit CL Sport Scale model main tools used Charlie overhead projector full-sized transparency three-view en closed kit three-view transparency used two basic purposes First project three-view onto model plans make changes plans conformed closely scale outline other use Charlie transparency application panel lines rivet patterns completed model After construc tion complete model covered Top Flite chrome MonoKote transparency projected onto model Note close adjustment distance position etc tween model projector required get three-view outline positioned exactly model Panel rivet lines marked model colored markers water-soluble type panel lines drawn model using empty ball point pen rivet lines made using dressmakers wheel See January 1986 edition colunm details use dressmakers wheel panel lines rivet pattern complete painting other fine details applied method applying panels rivet markings may exact enough Preci sion Scale model certainly suffi cient application Sport Scale model Roster Column feature found Skywriter newsletter Seattle Skyraiders CL Club out Pacific Northwest month different member club expected sub mit material form building tips safety items other information can used club members recent issue club VP John Hall provided comment models fine details de tails however type ex terior model rather details generally internal can some ways deter life model details John spoke particularly directed toward Scale modeler felt suffi ciently important worth repeating Johns Roster Column comments covered models control system need special attention Continued page 167 December 1987 65 Charles Bauer Norridge IL sends shots fine Nats Sport Scale-winning Zero fighter built Top Flite RC kitwith significant fine-tuning Charles Scale operating fratures controlled means RC servos operated Airtronics digital con trol system signals sent through control lines Plane weighs 1075 lb has Rom-Air re tracts uses ST 60 power Panel lines rivet patterns applied using very unusual methodcarefully explained months column Model 10 best Nats Mike Weishans Bristol Blenheim IV did make Nats because teething prob lems WW Il-era British fighter-bomber car ried out RAFs first bombing raid 1939 Veteran East Coast CL Scale modeler Sam Abdow Fall River MA 9-year-old grand son Christopher Abdow pose behind Sams contest-winning Mr Mulligan Howard DGA iSP framework latest Stearman PT-i 7 has operating cockpit controls mortgage house funds Boh Palmer put up insur ance settlement accident buy up Ricks assets add major items us able machinery Burbank Manufacturing Company ast stuff paid establish brand-new model manufactur ing company incorporated under Heco name located 2400 North Hol lywood Way Burbank huge brick building served cafeteria Lockheed Vega workers during war Hi Johnson charge model design engineering Bob boss kitpackaging operation shop super vised Clarence Searcy old Free Flight man Los Angeles Thermal Thumber Club Gil sat up front office played young business tycoon owned 51 % stock could pleased d too As designs themselves first two kitsBrave Warriorwere purely work intended Stunt trainers Brave no flaps kind boxy air plane Warrior basically same wing Brave flaps added carvedblock balsa upper fuselage give stream lined contours Wing construction sparless heavy leading trailing edges like Ster ling Ringmaster Next came Chief Squaw Papoose de signs Chief effeet updated GoDevil reason Hi did continue mak ing same models Burbank Mfg Co mostly days big ignitionengined Stunt ships over Go-Devil Madman actually came just end era sales probably slumping time Bobs accident Anyway Chief merely Go-Devil Sr modified use glow 29 power instead Orwick 64 tadpole airfoil em ployed no aerodynamic advance purely get die-cut wing ribs nestle closer together thus economize balsa wood Sim ilarly Squaw based Go-Devil Jr Papoose new design scaled-down Squaw then-about-to-be-released McCoy 09 glow engine time companys name revised beeause Heeo abbreviation already trademarked Hardware Engineering Co believe Omaha Gil Henry decided use Veeo lieu Hoco rea son H pair ears projecting above ellipse logo V other letter alphabet would fit same format Thats have space month Next month Ill conclude Joes letter wherein discusses further development famous Veco line Stunt ships origin Stunt flaps encounters rich fa mous orge Aldrich instance ronicles journey through living archives fabulous event Stay tuned Ive just received set five videotapes Ken Budensiek official PAMPA videotaper con taining highlights few lowlights last Julys 1987 Nats Stunt event outstanding tapes very good quality show entire flights top finlshers some others over both Fridays semifinals Saturdays Walker Cup flyoff addition numerous interviews famous personalities such Bob Hunt Bob Baron Bob Gialdini Frank MeMillan oth ers unable attend Nats have desire eyewitness yourself favor drop line $50 Ken Buden siek 427 Caroline Janesville WI 53545 Set aside 10 hours enjoy fullest Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 65 bellcrank lead-outs control rod hinges BellcrankThe sharp edges cablemounting holes new metal bellerank can source trouble Constant rubbing sharp edges lead-out cables though bellcrank made soft aluminum can cut stainless steel lead-out cable An easy way avoid trouble area radius top bottom holes lead-outs pass through sharp edges can easily removed very light filing either round jewelers file emery cloth Lead-outsWhen using stranded-cable leadOuts sure radius-crimp lead-out termina tion tubes sharply crimped tube can also cut lead-out Use round-nose pliers special crimping pliers tubes avoid damaging cables After crimping little Zap flowed crimped tube good safety precaution Au thors note 1986-87 AMA rule book page 19 has details proper crimping method terminating stranded cable Control rodBe sure control rods sufficient size properly supported flex cause poor flight control profile-type models good control rod sup port can made appropriately sized cot ter pin full-bodied models brass eyelets glued fuselage formers properly aligned make good supports control rods soldered sure rods clean little sanding will fine Use acid-core solder soldering paste such Nokorode good soldering iron gun will ho best job Using torch should avoided because high heat generated attendant possibility softemng control rod soldering completed sure clean acid soldering paste residue rod prevent possible future corrosion HingesPin hinges can real source trouble glue gets Johns solution problem apply very sparingly light oil hinge-pin area until penetration pin obtained toothpick dipped oil will serve good applicator get oil tongue area hinge next step install hinges nor mal way except glue applied hinge Instead small hole drilled through balsa surface center hinge mountingpad area Thin cyanoacrylate glue applied hinge inside hole allowed flow around hinge tongue Set glue accel erator before reaches pin area hole can now filled favorite filler glue peg made hard balsa hinge should now permanently locked place John goes say hinges hinge lines have much better appearance notch cut control surface pin recessed notch Thank you CL Scale modelers newsletter editors etc have made contribu tions column past say hearty NEW BULK Hardware Packs NEW Low-price glow-driver Power Panel NEW Catamaran Race Boat NEW RC Electric Hovercraft NEW Mini Saliwinch servo NEW Hiak performance nicads NEW High performance Speed Controls NEW Pushrods NEW Adhesives December 1987 167 over 150 NEW ITEMS YOU have never seen before ThanJ hope continue great support future may have benefited printed word havent yet told us about work column offers opportunity tell doesnt have lengthy article highly technical nature Just building tip some notes club Scale activity photo latest Scale creation will Support CL Scale column Please send correspondenceand espe cially photosrelating CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 66 Once scale factor determined out lines major components model can duplicated variety ways traditional method probably accuratealthough accuracy problem methods will describe use mechanical drawing procedures enlarge three-views easiest method draw reference line through components along length fuselage across span wing etc draw perpendicular lines across refer ence line intervals convenient model wing/fuselage junctions changes contour likely former rib locations etc lines reproduced paper used draw model using scale factor selected multiplier cross lines measure distance reference line outer contour three-view Multiply dimen sion scale factor transfer draw ing model method used quite often old model mag azines enlarge parts magazine plans grid method grid drawn over three-view larger grid larger scale factor drawn paper used model outlines model drawn matching points three-view outlines cross grid lines connecting points easiest method photograph threeview 35mm slides convenient project image appropriate size Onto paper perhaps can tape wall trace outlines Care must used ensure camera line perpendicular center threeview projector must also line perpen dicular paper Using precautions dis tortion can kept minimum Three-views can also copied Onto acetate using standard office copier projected using overhead vu-graph projector details basic structure can copied kit plans model similar size class should present no particular problem long builder sticks materials con struction methods familiar sure allow thickness fuselage wing sheeting drawing formers ribs Using procedures working drawing can produced first step turning dream iffto reality Good luck Richard L Perry 10035 Deadwood Ave Ells worth AFB SD 57706 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT technique assumes model will fly shove also enginestarter gets Out way fast Good engine men know engine will start already moving out way follow through initial flip means may way out position rare occasion engine doesnt catch first flip two little tricks trade amongst pit men won awful lot matches Nats sure cant hurt What happened wild top-speed claims around country Greg Hill ran 129 mph Money Nats Jim Jack 121 mph unofficial Top Speed event years AMA Nats sure seems slow compared high estimates weve hearing call reported times estimates because flown plane above height 15 ft upper limit official speed times season just isnt fac tor put actual speed fly some thing over 15 ft engine really has chance cleaning up event Supertigre X-40 conver sion engines did very well Slow Rat al though K&B 58 won theyre strong enough hold up against some high-nitro runs Celebrity Fun-Fly Nats turned out rather poorly number reasons con cept seems sound execution substan dard MatcheL TOP AtplaneMacne K&B FUELSK&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN K&B SUPER POSY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POSY PAINT K&B MIXING CUPS AMA WING NUMBERS AMA number single decal y apply AMA171120 2 Black letters clear plastic peel & stick 8-1 $12 includes postage 4-2.& handling 168 Model Aviation Send 50 LVIAEWS * aSASEIo I IlrXlChemicals rlin Rd Mt Vew CA 2c International tsCVI2 q$ RC SOARING DIGEST A monlrlly publication covering International RC Soaring Scene $16/year USA US $20/yr Canada& Mexico US $24/yr elsewhere via airmail RCSD PO Box 4079 Poyson AZ 85547 CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 67 ZO NAThe SAVVS famous Bne hobby saws Razor #200 universal #500 Ideal contest ojlots Replacemens Blades available dealer FAIModel SUDlV P0 Box 3957 Torrance CA 90610
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 65, 167, 168
Control Line Scale Bill Boss REPLICA newsletter National Associ ation Scale Aeromodelers once being received NASA members Stan Alexander its new editor has indicated four issues would published time will read ing column May 1987 issue couple items would like call attention already NASA member first inform NASA has new memberships Scale Data Source listing provides names addresses organizations both govern ment private drawings pho tos full-scale aircraft may obtained Membership NASA $6 per year very small amount money support organiza tion making great effort support promote Scale modeling USA would like join NASA send check Sec retary/Treasurer Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Dr Clio MI 48420 second item NASA newsletter building tip provided Charles Bauer Nor ridge IL concerns steps taken Char lie conversion Top Flite Zero RC kit CL Sport Scale model main tools used Charlie overhead projector full-sized transparency three-view en closed kit three-view transparency used two basic purposes First project three-view onto model plans make changes plans conformed closely scale outline other use Charlie transparency application panel lines rivet patterns completed model After construc tion complete model covered Top Flite chrome MonoKote transparency projected onto model Note close adjustment distance position etc tween model projector required get three-view outline positioned exactly model Panel rivet lines marked model colored markers water-soluble type panel lines drawn model using empty ball point pen rivet lines made using dressmakers wheel See January 1986 edition colunm details use dressmakers wheel panel lines rivet pattern complete painting other fine details applied method applying panels rivet markings may exact enough Preci sion Scale model certainly suffi cient application Sport Scale model Roster Column feature found Skywriter newsletter Seattle Skyraiders CL Club out Pacific Northwest month different member club expected sub mit material form building tips safety items other information can used club members recent issue club VP John Hall provided comment models fine details de tails however type ex terior model rather details generally internal can some ways deter life model details John spoke particularly directed toward Scale modeler felt suffi ciently important worth repeating Johns Roster Column comments covered models control system need special attention Continued page 167 December 1987 65 Charles Bauer Norridge IL sends shots fine Nats Sport Scale-winning Zero fighter built Top Flite RC kitwith significant fine-tuning Charles Scale operating fratures controlled means RC servos operated Airtronics digital con trol system signals sent through control lines Plane weighs 1075 lb has Rom-Air re tracts uses ST 60 power Panel lines rivet patterns applied using very unusual methodcarefully explained months column Model 10 best Nats Mike Weishans Bristol Blenheim IV did make Nats because teething prob lems WW Il-era British fighter-bomber car ried out RAFs first bombing raid 1939 Veteran East Coast CL Scale modeler Sam Abdow Fall River MA 9-year-old grand son Christopher Abdow pose behind Sams contest-winning Mr Mulligan Howard DGA iSP framework latest Stearman PT-i 7 has operating cockpit controls mortgage house funds Boh Palmer put up insur ance settlement accident buy up Ricks assets add major items us able machinery Burbank Manufacturing Company ast stuff paid establish brand-new model manufactur ing company incorporated under Heco name located 2400 North Hol lywood Way Burbank huge brick building served cafeteria Lockheed Vega workers during war Hi Johnson charge model design engineering Bob boss kitpackaging operation shop super vised Clarence Searcy old Free Flight man Los Angeles Thermal Thumber Club Gil sat up front office played young business tycoon owned 51 % stock could pleased d too As designs themselves first two kitsBrave Warriorwere purely work intended Stunt trainers Brave no flaps kind boxy air plane Warrior basically same wing Brave flaps added carvedblock balsa upper fuselage give stream lined contours Wing construction sparless heavy leading trailing edges like Ster ling Ringmaster Next came Chief Squaw Papoose de signs Chief effeet updated GoDevil reason Hi did continue mak ing same models Burbank Mfg Co mostly days big ignitionengined Stunt ships over Go-Devil Madman actually came just end era sales probably slumping time Bobs accident Anyway Chief merely Go-Devil Sr modified use glow 29 power instead Orwick 64 tadpole airfoil em ployed no aerodynamic advance purely get die-cut wing ribs nestle closer together thus economize balsa wood Sim ilarly Squaw based Go-Devil Jr Papoose new design scaled-down Squaw then-about-to-be-released McCoy 09 glow engine time companys name revised beeause Heeo abbreviation already trademarked Hardware Engineering Co believe Omaha Gil Henry decided use Veeo lieu Hoco rea son H pair ears projecting above ellipse logo V other letter alphabet would fit same format Thats have space month Next month Ill conclude Joes letter wherein discusses further development famous Veco line Stunt ships origin Stunt flaps encounters rich fa mous orge Aldrich instance ronicles journey through living archives fabulous event Stay tuned Ive just received set five videotapes Ken Budensiek official PAMPA videotaper con taining highlights few lowlights last Julys 1987 Nats Stunt event outstanding tapes very good quality show entire flights top finlshers some others over both Fridays semifinals Saturdays Walker Cup flyoff addition numerous interviews famous personalities such Bob Hunt Bob Baron Bob Gialdini Frank MeMillan oth ers unable attend Nats have desire eyewitness yourself favor drop line $50 Ken Buden siek 427 Caroline Janesville WI 53545 Set aside 10 hours enjoy fullest Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 65 bellcrank lead-outs control rod hinges BellcrankThe sharp edges cablemounting holes new metal bellerank can source trouble Constant rubbing sharp edges lead-out cables though bellcrank made soft aluminum can cut stainless steel lead-out cable An easy way avoid trouble area radius top bottom holes lead-outs pass through sharp edges can easily removed very light filing either round jewelers file emery cloth Lead-outsWhen using stranded-cable leadOuts sure radius-crimp lead-out termina tion tubes sharply crimped tube can also cut lead-out Use round-nose pliers special crimping pliers tubes avoid damaging cables After crimping little Zap flowed crimped tube good safety precaution Au thors note 1986-87 AMA rule book page 19 has details proper crimping method terminating stranded cable Control rodBe sure control rods sufficient size properly supported flex cause poor flight control profile-type models good control rod sup port can made appropriately sized cot ter pin full-bodied models brass eyelets glued fuselage formers properly aligned make good supports control rods soldered sure rods clean little sanding will fine Use acid-core solder soldering paste such Nokorode good soldering iron gun will ho best job Using torch should avoided because high heat generated attendant possibility softemng control rod soldering completed sure clean acid soldering paste residue rod prevent possible future corrosion HingesPin hinges can real source trouble glue gets Johns solution problem apply very sparingly light oil hinge-pin area until penetration pin obtained toothpick dipped oil will serve good applicator get oil tongue area hinge next step install hinges nor mal way except glue applied hinge Instead small hole drilled through balsa surface center hinge mountingpad area Thin cyanoacrylate glue applied hinge inside hole allowed flow around hinge tongue Set glue accel erator before reaches pin area hole can now filled favorite filler glue peg made hard balsa hinge should now permanently locked place John goes say hinges hinge lines have much better appearance notch cut control surface pin recessed notch Thank you CL Scale modelers newsletter editors etc have made contribu tions column past say hearty NEW BULK Hardware Packs NEW Low-price glow-driver Power Panel NEW Catamaran Race Boat NEW RC Electric Hovercraft NEW Mini Saliwinch servo NEW Hiak performance nicads NEW High performance Speed Controls NEW Pushrods NEW Adhesives December 1987 167 over 150 NEW ITEMS YOU have never seen before ThanJ hope continue great support future may have benefited printed word havent yet told us about work column offers opportunity tell doesnt have lengthy article highly technical nature Just building tip some notes club Scale activity photo latest Scale creation will Support CL Scale column Please send correspondenceand espe cially photosrelating CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 66 Once scale factor determined out lines major components model can duplicated variety ways traditional method probably accuratealthough accuracy problem methods will describe use mechanical drawing procedures enlarge three-views easiest method draw reference line through components along length fuselage across span wing etc draw perpendicular lines across refer ence line intervals convenient model wing/fuselage junctions changes contour likely former rib locations etc lines reproduced paper used draw model using scale factor selected multiplier cross lines measure distance reference line outer contour three-view Multiply dimen sion scale factor transfer draw ing model method used quite often old model mag azines enlarge parts magazine plans grid method grid drawn over three-view larger grid larger scale factor drawn paper used model outlines model drawn matching points three-view outlines cross grid lines connecting points easiest method photograph threeview 35mm slides convenient project image appropriate size Onto paper perhaps can tape wall trace outlines Care must used ensure camera line perpendicular center threeview projector must also line perpen dicular paper Using precautions dis tortion can kept minimum Three-views can also copied Onto acetate using standard office copier projected using overhead vu-graph projector details basic structure can copied kit plans model similar size class should present no particular problem long builder sticks materials con struction methods familiar sure allow thickness fuselage wing sheeting drawing formers ribs Using procedures working drawing can produced first step turning dream iffto reality Good luck Richard L Perry 10035 Deadwood Ave Ells worth AFB SD 57706 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT technique assumes model will fly shove also enginestarter gets Out way fast Good engine men know engine will start already moving out way follow through initial flip means may way out position rare occasion engine doesnt catch first flip two little tricks trade amongst pit men won awful lot matches Nats sure cant hurt What happened wild top-speed claims around country Greg Hill ran 129 mph Money Nats Jim Jack 121 mph unofficial Top Speed event years AMA Nats sure seems slow compared high estimates weve hearing call reported times estimates because flown plane above height 15 ft upper limit official speed times season just isnt fac tor put actual speed fly some thing over 15 ft engine really has chance cleaning up event Supertigre X-40 conver sion engines did very well Slow Rat al though K&B 58 won theyre strong enough hold up against some high-nitro runs Celebrity Fun-Fly Nats turned out rather poorly number reasons con cept seems sound execution substan dard MatcheL TOP AtplaneMacne K&B FUELSK&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN K&B SUPER POSY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POSY PAINT K&B MIXING CUPS AMA WING NUMBERS AMA number single decal y apply AMA171120 2 Black letters clear plastic peel & stick 8-1 $12 includes postage 4-2.& handling 168 Model Aviation Send 50 LVIAEWS * aSASEIo I IlrXlChemicals rlin Rd Mt Vew CA 2c International tsCVI2 q$ RC SOARING DIGEST A monlrlly publication covering International RC Soaring Scene $16/year USA US $20/yr Canada& Mexico US $24/yr elsewhere via airmail RCSD PO Box 4079 Poyson AZ 85547 CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 67 ZO NAThe SAVVS famous Bne hobby saws Razor #200 universal #500 Ideal contest ojlots Replacemens Blades available dealer FAIModel SUDlV P0 Box 3957 Torrance CA 90610
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 65, 167, 168
Control Line Scale Bill Boss REPLICA newsletter National Associ ation Scale Aeromodelers once being received NASA members Stan Alexander its new editor has indicated four issues would published time will read ing column May 1987 issue couple items would like call attention already NASA member first inform NASA has new memberships Scale Data Source listing provides names addresses organizations both govern ment private drawings pho tos full-scale aircraft may obtained Membership NASA $6 per year very small amount money support organiza tion making great effort support promote Scale modeling USA would like join NASA send check Sec retary/Treasurer Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Dr Clio MI 48420 second item NASA newsletter building tip provided Charles Bauer Nor ridge IL concerns steps taken Char lie conversion Top Flite Zero RC kit CL Sport Scale model main tools used Charlie overhead projector full-sized transparency three-view en closed kit three-view transparency used two basic purposes First project three-view onto model plans make changes plans conformed closely scale outline other use Charlie transparency application panel lines rivet patterns completed model After construc tion complete model covered Top Flite chrome MonoKote transparency projected onto model Note close adjustment distance position etc tween model projector required get three-view outline positioned exactly model Panel rivet lines marked model colored markers water-soluble type panel lines drawn model using empty ball point pen rivet lines made using dressmakers wheel See January 1986 edition colunm details use dressmakers wheel panel lines rivet pattern complete painting other fine details applied method applying panels rivet markings may exact enough Preci sion Scale model certainly suffi cient application Sport Scale model Roster Column feature found Skywriter newsletter Seattle Skyraiders CL Club out Pacific Northwest month different member club expected sub mit material form building tips safety items other information can used club members recent issue club VP John Hall provided comment models fine details de tails however type ex terior model rather details generally internal can some ways deter life model details John spoke particularly directed toward Scale modeler felt suffi ciently important worth repeating Johns Roster Column comments covered models control system need special attention Continued page 167 December 1987 65 Charles Bauer Norridge IL sends shots fine Nats Sport Scale-winning Zero fighter built Top Flite RC kitwith significant fine-tuning Charles Scale operating fratures controlled means RC servos operated Airtronics digital con trol system signals sent through control lines Plane weighs 1075 lb has Rom-Air re tracts uses ST 60 power Panel lines rivet patterns applied using very unusual methodcarefully explained months column Model 10 best Nats Mike Weishans Bristol Blenheim IV did make Nats because teething prob lems WW Il-era British fighter-bomber car ried out RAFs first bombing raid 1939 Veteran East Coast CL Scale modeler Sam Abdow Fall River MA 9-year-old grand son Christopher Abdow pose behind Sams contest-winning Mr Mulligan Howard DGA iSP framework latest Stearman PT-i 7 has operating cockpit controls mortgage house funds Boh Palmer put up insur ance settlement accident buy up Ricks assets add major items us able machinery Burbank Manufacturing Company ast stuff paid establish brand-new model manufactur ing company incorporated under Heco name located 2400 North Hol lywood Way Burbank huge brick building served cafeteria Lockheed Vega workers during war Hi Johnson charge model design engineering Bob boss kitpackaging operation shop super vised Clarence Searcy old Free Flight man Los Angeles Thermal Thumber Club Gil sat up front office played young business tycoon owned 51 % stock could pleased d too As designs themselves first two kitsBrave Warriorwere purely work intended Stunt trainers Brave no flaps kind boxy air plane Warrior basically same wing Brave flaps added carvedblock balsa upper fuselage give stream lined contours Wing construction sparless heavy leading trailing edges like Ster ling Ringmaster Next came Chief Squaw Papoose de signs Chief effeet updated GoDevil reason Hi did continue mak ing same models Burbank Mfg Co mostly days big ignitionengined Stunt ships over Go-Devil Madman actually came just end era sales probably slumping time Bobs accident Anyway Chief merely Go-Devil Sr modified use glow 29 power instead Orwick 64 tadpole airfoil em ployed no aerodynamic advance purely get die-cut wing ribs nestle closer together thus economize balsa wood Sim ilarly Squaw based Go-Devil Jr Papoose new design scaled-down Squaw then-about-to-be-released McCoy 09 glow engine time companys name revised beeause Heeo abbreviation already trademarked Hardware Engineering Co believe Omaha Gil Henry decided use Veeo lieu Hoco rea son H pair ears projecting above ellipse logo V other letter alphabet would fit same format Thats have space month Next month Ill conclude Joes letter wherein discusses further development famous Veco line Stunt ships origin Stunt flaps encounters rich fa mous orge Aldrich instance ronicles journey through living archives fabulous event Stay tuned Ive just received set five videotapes Ken Budensiek official PAMPA videotaper con taining highlights few lowlights last Julys 1987 Nats Stunt event outstanding tapes very good quality show entire flights top finlshers some others over both Fridays semifinals Saturdays Walker Cup flyoff addition numerous interviews famous personalities such Bob Hunt Bob Baron Bob Gialdini Frank MeMillan oth ers unable attend Nats have desire eyewitness yourself favor drop line $50 Ken Buden siek 427 Caroline Janesville WI 53545 Set aside 10 hours enjoy fullest Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 65 bellcrank lead-outs control rod hinges BellcrankThe sharp edges cablemounting holes new metal bellerank can source trouble Constant rubbing sharp edges lead-out cables though bellcrank made soft aluminum can cut stainless steel lead-out cable An easy way avoid trouble area radius top bottom holes lead-outs pass through sharp edges can easily removed very light filing either round jewelers file emery cloth Lead-outsWhen using stranded-cable leadOuts sure radius-crimp lead-out termina tion tubes sharply crimped tube can also cut lead-out Use round-nose pliers special crimping pliers tubes avoid damaging cables After crimping little Zap flowed crimped tube good safety precaution Au thors note 1986-87 AMA rule book page 19 has details proper crimping method terminating stranded cable Control rodBe sure control rods sufficient size properly supported flex cause poor flight control profile-type models good control rod sup port can made appropriately sized cot ter pin full-bodied models brass eyelets glued fuselage formers properly aligned make good supports control rods soldered sure rods clean little sanding will fine Use acid-core solder soldering paste such Nokorode good soldering iron gun will ho best job Using torch should avoided because high heat generated attendant possibility softemng control rod soldering completed sure clean acid soldering paste residue rod prevent possible future corrosion HingesPin hinges can real source trouble glue gets Johns solution problem apply very sparingly light oil hinge-pin area until penetration pin obtained toothpick dipped oil will serve good applicator get oil tongue area hinge next step install hinges nor mal way except glue applied hinge Instead small hole drilled through balsa surface center hinge mountingpad area Thin cyanoacrylate glue applied hinge inside hole allowed flow around hinge tongue Set glue accel erator before reaches pin area hole can now filled favorite filler glue peg made hard balsa hinge should now permanently locked place John goes say hinges hinge lines have much better appearance notch cut control surface pin recessed notch Thank you CL Scale modelers newsletter editors etc have made contribu tions column past say hearty NEW BULK Hardware Packs NEW Low-price glow-driver Power Panel NEW Catamaran Race Boat NEW RC Electric Hovercraft NEW Mini Saliwinch servo NEW Hiak performance nicads NEW High performance Speed Controls NEW Pushrods NEW Adhesives December 1987 167 over 150 NEW ITEMS YOU have never seen before ThanJ hope continue great support future may have benefited printed word havent yet told us about work column offers opportunity tell doesnt have lengthy article highly technical nature Just building tip some notes club Scale activity photo latest Scale creation will Support CL Scale column Please send correspondenceand espe cially photosrelating CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 66 Once scale factor determined out lines major components model can duplicated variety ways traditional method probably accuratealthough accuracy problem methods will describe use mechanical drawing procedures enlarge three-views easiest method draw reference line through components along length fuselage across span wing etc draw perpendicular lines across refer ence line intervals convenient model wing/fuselage junctions changes contour likely former rib locations etc lines reproduced paper used draw model using scale factor selected multiplier cross lines measure distance reference line outer contour three-view Multiply dimen sion scale factor transfer draw ing model method used quite often old model mag azines enlarge parts magazine plans grid method grid drawn over three-view larger grid larger scale factor drawn paper used model outlines model drawn matching points three-view outlines cross grid lines connecting points easiest method photograph threeview 35mm slides convenient project image appropriate size Onto paper perhaps can tape wall trace outlines Care must used ensure camera line perpendicular center threeview projector must also line perpen dicular paper Using precautions dis tortion can kept minimum Three-views can also copied Onto acetate using standard office copier projected using overhead vu-graph projector details basic structure can copied kit plans model similar size class should present no particular problem long builder sticks materials con struction methods familiar sure allow thickness fuselage wing sheeting drawing formers ribs Using procedures working drawing can produced first step turning dream iffto reality Good luck Richard L Perry 10035 Deadwood Ave Ells worth AFB SD 57706 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT technique assumes model will fly shove also enginestarter gets Out way fast Good engine men know engine will start already moving out way follow through initial flip means may way out position rare occasion engine doesnt catch first flip two little tricks trade amongst pit men won awful lot matches Nats sure cant hurt What happened wild top-speed claims around country Greg Hill ran 129 mph Money Nats Jim Jack 121 mph unofficial Top Speed event years AMA Nats sure seems slow compared high estimates weve hearing call reported times estimates because flown plane above height 15 ft upper limit official speed times season just isnt fac tor put actual speed fly some thing over 15 ft engine really has chance cleaning up event Supertigre X-40 conver sion engines did very well Slow Rat al though K&B 58 won theyre strong enough hold up against some high-nitro runs Celebrity Fun-Fly Nats turned out rather poorly number reasons con cept seems sound execution substan dard MatcheL TOP AtplaneMacne K&B FUELSK&B GLOW PLUGS 9 Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN K&B SUPER POSY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POSY PAINT K&B MIXING CUPS AMA WING NUMBERS AMA number single decal y apply AMA171120 2 Black letters clear plastic peel & stick 8-1 $12 includes postage 4-2.& handling 168 Model Aviation Send 50 LVIAEWS * aSASEIo I IlrXlChemicals rlin Rd Mt Vew CA 2c International tsCVI2 q$ RC SOARING DIGEST A monlrlly publication covering International RC Soaring Scene $16/year USA US $20/yr Canada& Mexico US $24/yr elsewhere via airmail RCSD PO Box 4079 Poyson AZ 85547 CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 67 ZO NAThe SAVVS famous Bne hobby saws Razor #200 universal #500 Ideal contest ojlots Replacemens Blades available dealer FAIModel SUDlV P0 Box 3957 Torrance CA 90610