ITS familiar-looking place unfa miliar feeling maybe its unfamiliarlooking place familiar feeling Either way its neither unpleasant feeling nor unfriendly place Rather its like some thing youve seen before thats trans ported new setting Called rally British nomencla ture its actually English version fly-in International Rally Popu lar Flying Association PFA held annually Cranfield Aerodrome near London British answer Oshkosh isnt rally contest contes tants fly scoring points navigation on-time arrival Theres no sign competi tion What see mainly throng brightly colored airplanes parked long rows Brits call aeroplanes pro nounced air-o-planes However since have wings tails propellers just like airplanes difference must cultural semantic rather technical Like lot other differences between two cultures seems fade upon closer inspection PFA International Rally quite simply biggest fly-in England Its second importance internationally giant Experimental Aircraft Association folk festival Oshkosh WI fact its few years older PFA smaller version Us s EAA Experimental Aircraft Association Cranfield well-equipped airport center England country compact almost location convenient population Though called aerodrome has enough perfectly conven tional airplanes seems much like other flying field isnt aerodrome supposed old-fashioned grass mud field reeking castor oil take off land whichever direction wind dictates field has two 6000-ft hard-surfaced runways Top Englands Stearman DeHavilland Tiger Motfl Most aircraft date early 1940s Thousands future Spitfire Lancaster Mosquito pilots taught open-cockpit primary trainers English hold DeHavilland Moth variations great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manufacturing Great Britain Above shopping mall English fly-in style devotee aeronautical souve nirs gold photos paintings books magazines badges patches decals etc 96 Model Aviation walk parking lot car park British ones attention grabbed first two large tents mar quees first tent houses commer cial noncommercial displays people using soft-sell techniques promote sales avionics instruments member ships groups like International Auster Pilot Club other serves dining hall Its busy tents time especially rain chases everyone doors too often never get crowded though to inhibit troductions conversations fellow attendeesmen women kids drawn hundreds miles around field full delightfully impractical flying ma chines dining tent offers full hot meals has well-stocked bar FAA admin istrator groaning has table cloths lunch steak-and-kidney pie chips french fries half-pint bit ters runs pound 80 pence about three dollars t]mt small sum get sit table outside its warm enough enthusiasts several countries youre big hurry can grab ham burger fast food stand course no goes Cranfield eat People go familiar reasons see airplanes talk about building rebuilding airplanes take pictures buy souvenirs respect its justlike Oshkosh smallest local fly-in British version however does fea ture anomaly wont see United States ever-present spotters spotter individual collectsand keeps ongoing listing reggies What blazes reggie ask Sim ple Its short whats called registra tion Englandthat combination four five letters numbers side airplane called license N-number US Like auto license plate reggie identifies individual airplane hel icopter glider hot air balloon also reveals airplanes country origin Since sight foreign-registered air craft far common England America learns identify home countries ie G Great Britain F France West Germany Deutschland Just spotter does what does isnt clear have ing decades curious breed roams airfields England un usual number variety planes Cran field bring out great numbers can identified ever-ready note books pencils binoculars though some high-tech individuals now using microtape recorders goal typical spotter seems keeping list day place saw single airplane England entire world gives him reason February 1990 97 Two spotters seen rally quietly went about recording li cense number airplane uni qely British phenomenon uncertain origin aetore necessity torcea inc i iger MOifl us miiiiary trainer rule ii Wd ueu d pu q pri vate plane example has beautifully restored classic 1930s color scheme Grand Champion Home-built Cranfield neatly crafted Pietenpol Aircamper de signed around 1930 Minnesota constructed Great Britain purchased plans Ever get tired 0 S peciaI see ocing rca wiin wniie stripes nis otnerwise stan dard machine like breath fresh air Note appropriate registration number G-MINT nume-oumlls oia ana new-A British Luton Minor right modern all-metal i-rencn Piel -au iough factory-built airplanes outnumber home-builts air shows like Oshkosh Cranfield its home-builts heart soul movement ideas technology traded improved upon inc urana nampon iassic oeautituiiy restorea American-built Fairchild 24R flown way Switzerland justly proud own aircraft industry aviation heri tage British dont hesitate recognize achievements otherseven Americans 98 Model Aviation Atlantic Its certainly well entrenched British culture Before air planes train spotting writing down se rial numbers speeding locomotives popular pastime knows Maybe goes back spotting Roman chariots Like drinking warm beer driving left side road its things make England special Spotters rarely problem photog raphers Unlike ordinary enthusiasts dont linger front particu larly interesting airplane stop write move leaving view clear moment spotters like make careful inspections cowlings landing gears instrument panels un usually polite almost always willing step aside shutters click Like airfields England Cran field has rich history opened flying 1937 Royal Air Force began training pilots coming war quaint single-engined biplane Hawker-Hind bomb ers replaced year later modern Bristol Blenheims turn supplanted Fairey Battles first 3erman bombs fell nearby town Cranfield summer 1940 Shortly afterward airfield began fill night fighters such Doug las A-20 Havocs RAF Beaufight ers Later USAAF Beaufighters based After war Cranfield became site Empire Test Pilots School until 1947 meantime now-defunct College Aeronautics forerunner todays Cran field Institute Technology estab lished Rogers Aviation operates other principal facility catering private bus iness aircraft including jets takes back seat during nual PFA Rally Small tents spring up wide grassy area front main tents house aviation associations such AirBritain spotters other wide-eyed en thusiasts sellers books booklets pho weather deteriorated un common occurrence Great Britain spectators flocked commercial dis play tent collect brochures question experts maybe join yet another sociation representing aviation enthusiasts tos paintings sizes qualitiesand course usual T-shirts jacket patch es decals lapel pins Dominating field rows rows airplanes some fascinating others less far right group very ordi nary aircraft spam-cans like Cessnas Pipers used nonsporting purposes such traveling Though ones survive will no doubt classics someday its hard imagine future dedicated aviation buff could pour emotion-packed years re storing Cessna 172 Next garden-variety airplanes vintage typesantiques classics indisputabk long-term value Best rep resented DeHavilland Tiger Moths originally RAF primary train ers dating 1940s Scattered among Tigers other Moths rarer thus prized cabin biplane Hornet Moths older open Gypsy Moths odd cabin monoplane Puss Moth English hold Moths great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manu facturing Great Britain Also fairly prominent among vintage aircraft French Jodels Low-wingers have four seats planes easily identified up turned outer wiing sections Since few peo ple can distinguish between factory-built Jodel crafted someones garage examples scattered through section display American classics period just af ter Second World War turning up rapidly growing numbersPiper J-3 Cubs Clippers Cessna 120s 140s Taylorcrafts Luscombs view PFA visitor along much rarer Fairchilds Wacos occasional Beech Staggerwing Quite few Tay lorcrafts have in-line engines instead usual horizontally opposed configuration makes look bit odd As turns out British derivative called Auster Descended first t930s Taylorcrafts imported England Auster went production fourcylinder inverted DeHavilland Gypsy en gines 3500 built between 1939 1965 dizzying array names numbers Mark 5 Autocrat Ai glet uN Alpha Plus-D finally Aire dale Though Im still certain English consider superior origi nal Taylorcrafts Walking past vintage airplanes comes heart soul PFA showthe home-builts Just Oshkosh category offers great opportunities creativity craftsmanship few years ago home-builts Cran field rally typically British puddlejumpers like Luton Minor FRED cute little Turbulents pow ered none-too-reliable Volkswagen car engines Though could get off ground didnt provide much speed comfort February 1990 99 Painstakingly restored carefully maintained W34 ueaviiiana norne vioth its enclosed cabin still offers very comfortable accommodations two modern-day sport fliers Just like Oshkosha row Rutan VarlEres Long-EZes nose wheels retracted noses grass grazing composite aircraft high end homebuilt technology long way fragile stick-and-fabric machines Volkswagen engines first Stealth fighters exactlyits scaled-down version Hawker Fury great RAF fighters 1930s translucent wing covering just fun Left An ear-splitting mind-boggling high-speed pass Mach 01 trio 0 Volkswagen-powered puddle-jumperstwo Tipsy Nippers VP-i Right Lunchtime doesnt have cold greasy hamburger dining tent Cranfield came complete tablecloths wellstocked bar full hot meals lunch kidney pie chips half-pint bitters would cost approximately three American dollars JrIe ui neweai irenas uriiisn spori iying tne Importing American airplanes Sev eral Luscombes share flight line North American AT-6 known Harvard Visiting foreign home-builts ioregrouna wiss-ownea I-rencn-aeslgnea SIPA-903 blue ship French Piel Emeraude next half-scale Focke-WuIf FW-190 Today along older fragile bi planes sturdy powerful Pitts Specials Along pretty slow Emeraudes modernized Flying Fleas futuristic Rutan VariEzes Long-EZes Quicky Q-2s Glasairs encroaching American technology may please some pur ists airplanes certainly exciting efficient However Grand Cham pion Home-built Cranfield 1988 1930s-vintage American designa striking yellow-and-black Pietenpol Aircamper hobbys rewards found meeting people other parts world share love aviation Talk ing British counterparts Cranfield great fun British weather being cool sunny bestand cooler cloudy wet worst folks PFA fly-in dress differently what accustomed home Theyre bundled up jackets coats sometimes tiesan eccentricity wont attempt explain isnt place shorts T-shirtsthough sur prising number people clad walk ing shorts sign bravery styl ishness Britishers also dress much se dately fly-in dont wear funny hats sporting propellers windsocks dont wear wild-colored trousers behavior theyre much formal well famous British reserve Continued page 102 Left Designer Michael Whittaker left builder Ken Wilcox trophies standing next Grana tnamplon New uesgn Hlgflt pilot gets around modernized postwar version old Flying Flea seems have visited flying club Europe 100 Model Aviation PC-al Lt Stone RCAF Sand Yellow-GERMANY Tan USAF PC-32 Middlestone USAAF Tan JAPAN Mid Stone RAF RCAF PC-33 Dark Earth USAAF RAF RCAF PC-34 Lt Blue GERMANY Peifect Paint will cover dopes epoxies metals fiberglass styrofoam plastic smooth hard mar resistant finish will crack chip extremely fuel 0 proof virtually odorless will blush Ce has excellent flow properties non PC-37 Extra Dark Sea Grey RAF ACAF Neutral Gray USAAF PC-38 Light Slate Grey RAF RCAF Green Grey-GERMANY PC-30 Dark Slate Grey RAF ROAF Army Green Japan PC-40 Dark Green & Extra Dk Sea Green RAF FCAF Dark Green GERMANY PC-41 Navy Green JAPAN PC-42 Olive Drab USAAF PC-35 Azure Blue USAAF RAF RCAF GERMANY PC-36 Grey Japan perf PC-43 Dead Flat Clear PC-44 Sea Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-45 Intermediate Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-46 Duck Egg Blue GERMANY RAF CHIP CHARTS AVAILABLE JUULL PO Box 2480 usky OhIo 44870 419 797-2208 Includes Crystals Certification / Y Send Large Self Addressed UPS US Mail Federal Envelope Brochure [ ExpressUsed Visa Accepted holds true flying field elsewhere English dont easily strike up casual conversations strangers least until someone something breaks ice theyre friendly anyone else fre quently lot interesting talk have prepared to start conversation Its also important realize Brit ish dont things same scale Americans far fewer airplanes can aircraft Osh kosh opening day EAA Fly-In Great Britain Fliers PFA Rally get great deal enjoyment out lot less Instead putting em phasis quantity stress impor tance individual airplane PFA Rallies recent years have tracted assuming little cooperation weather around thousand airplanes about what 1960s Rockford pre-Oshkosh fly-ins drew Actually thats pretty much anyone can reason ably cope three-day weekend Adding planes would make difficult see everything study ones interest talk people meet Ten thousand aircraft air port overkill first magnitude sensible-sized fly-in what youve looking Cranfield place go Write Popular Flying Associa tion Terminal Building Shoreham Air port Shoreham-By-Sea Sussex BN4 5FF England information Telephone 0273-461616 Once England Cranfield about 40 miles north London well-marked route difficult find Take Ml motorway junction 13 turn left go two miles Salford turn right go 2 miles Cranfield Scale buffs looking some thing bit uncommon model should find trip abroad well worth time expense dont have Scale modeler enjoy Cranfield Anyone en joys absorbing sights sounds airfield full flying machines will have fun PFA Rally go see yourself English 102 Model Aviation Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Frequency ConversionSpectrum Analyzers CalIbrated Test Instruments $3500 Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL ......... . K-Line KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower Hobbies World Engines Large Inventory RIC Parts Crystals
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102
ITS familiar-looking place unfa miliar feeling maybe its unfamiliarlooking place familiar feeling Either way its neither unpleasant feeling nor unfriendly place Rather its like some thing youve seen before thats trans ported new setting Called rally British nomencla ture its actually English version fly-in International Rally Popu lar Flying Association PFA held annually Cranfield Aerodrome near London British answer Oshkosh isnt rally contest contes tants fly scoring points navigation on-time arrival Theres no sign competi tion What see mainly throng brightly colored airplanes parked long rows Brits call aeroplanes pro nounced air-o-planes However since have wings tails propellers just like airplanes difference must cultural semantic rather technical Like lot other differences between two cultures seems fade upon closer inspection PFA International Rally quite simply biggest fly-in England Its second importance internationally giant Experimental Aircraft Association folk festival Oshkosh WI fact its few years older PFA smaller version Us s EAA Experimental Aircraft Association Cranfield well-equipped airport center England country compact almost location convenient population Though called aerodrome has enough perfectly conven tional airplanes seems much like other flying field isnt aerodrome supposed old-fashioned grass mud field reeking castor oil take off land whichever direction wind dictates field has two 6000-ft hard-surfaced runways Top Englands Stearman DeHavilland Tiger Motfl Most aircraft date early 1940s Thousands future Spitfire Lancaster Mosquito pilots taught open-cockpit primary trainers English hold DeHavilland Moth variations great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manufacturing Great Britain Above shopping mall English fly-in style devotee aeronautical souve nirs gold photos paintings books magazines badges patches decals etc 96 Model Aviation walk parking lot car park British ones attention grabbed first two large tents mar quees first tent houses commer cial noncommercial displays people using soft-sell techniques promote sales avionics instruments member ships groups like International Auster Pilot Club other serves dining hall Its busy tents time especially rain chases everyone doors too often never get crowded though to inhibit troductions conversations fellow attendeesmen women kids drawn hundreds miles around field full delightfully impractical flying ma chines dining tent offers full hot meals has well-stocked bar FAA admin istrator groaning has table cloths lunch steak-and-kidney pie chips french fries half-pint bit ters runs pound 80 pence about three dollars t]mt small sum get sit table outside its warm enough enthusiasts several countries youre big hurry can grab ham burger fast food stand course no goes Cranfield eat People go familiar reasons see airplanes talk about building rebuilding airplanes take pictures buy souvenirs respect its justlike Oshkosh smallest local fly-in British version however does fea ture anomaly wont see United States ever-present spotters spotter individual collectsand keeps ongoing listing reggies What blazes reggie ask Sim ple Its short whats called registra tion Englandthat combination four five letters numbers side airplane called license N-number US Like auto license plate reggie identifies individual airplane hel icopter glider hot air balloon also reveals airplanes country origin Since sight foreign-registered air craft far common England America learns identify home countries ie G Great Britain F France West Germany Deutschland Just spotter does what does isnt clear have ing decades curious breed roams airfields England un usual number variety planes Cran field bring out great numbers can identified ever-ready note books pencils binoculars though some high-tech individuals now using microtape recorders goal typical spotter seems keeping list day place saw single airplane England entire world gives him reason February 1990 97 Two spotters seen rally quietly went about recording li cense number airplane uni qely British phenomenon uncertain origin aetore necessity torcea inc i iger MOifl us miiiiary trainer rule ii Wd ueu d pu q pri vate plane example has beautifully restored classic 1930s color scheme Grand Champion Home-built Cranfield neatly crafted Pietenpol Aircamper de signed around 1930 Minnesota constructed Great Britain purchased plans Ever get tired 0 S peciaI see ocing rca wiin wniie stripes nis otnerwise stan dard machine like breath fresh air Note appropriate registration number G-MINT nume-oumlls oia ana new-A British Luton Minor right modern all-metal i-rencn Piel -au iough factory-built airplanes outnumber home-builts air shows like Oshkosh Cranfield its home-builts heart soul movement ideas technology traded improved upon inc urana nampon iassic oeautituiiy restorea American-built Fairchild 24R flown way Switzerland justly proud own aircraft industry aviation heri tage British dont hesitate recognize achievements otherseven Americans 98 Model Aviation Atlantic Its certainly well entrenched British culture Before air planes train spotting writing down se rial numbers speeding locomotives popular pastime knows Maybe goes back spotting Roman chariots Like drinking warm beer driving left side road its things make England special Spotters rarely problem photog raphers Unlike ordinary enthusiasts dont linger front particu larly interesting airplane stop write move leaving view clear moment spotters like make careful inspections cowlings landing gears instrument panels un usually polite almost always willing step aside shutters click Like airfields England Cran field has rich history opened flying 1937 Royal Air Force began training pilots coming war quaint single-engined biplane Hawker-Hind bomb ers replaced year later modern Bristol Blenheims turn supplanted Fairey Battles first 3erman bombs fell nearby town Cranfield summer 1940 Shortly afterward airfield began fill night fighters such Doug las A-20 Havocs RAF Beaufight ers Later USAAF Beaufighters based After war Cranfield became site Empire Test Pilots School until 1947 meantime now-defunct College Aeronautics forerunner todays Cran field Institute Technology estab lished Rogers Aviation operates other principal facility catering private bus iness aircraft including jets takes back seat during nual PFA Rally Small tents spring up wide grassy area front main tents house aviation associations such AirBritain spotters other wide-eyed en thusiasts sellers books booklets pho weather deteriorated un common occurrence Great Britain spectators flocked commercial dis play tent collect brochures question experts maybe join yet another sociation representing aviation enthusiasts tos paintings sizes qualitiesand course usual T-shirts jacket patch es decals lapel pins Dominating field rows rows airplanes some fascinating others less far right group very ordi nary aircraft spam-cans like Cessnas Pipers used nonsporting purposes such traveling Though ones survive will no doubt classics someday its hard imagine future dedicated aviation buff could pour emotion-packed years re storing Cessna 172 Next garden-variety airplanes vintage typesantiques classics indisputabk long-term value Best rep resented DeHavilland Tiger Moths originally RAF primary train ers dating 1940s Scattered among Tigers other Moths rarer thus prized cabin biplane Hornet Moths older open Gypsy Moths odd cabin monoplane Puss Moth English hold Moths great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manu facturing Great Britain Also fairly prominent among vintage aircraft French Jodels Low-wingers have four seats planes easily identified up turned outer wiing sections Since few peo ple can distinguish between factory-built Jodel crafted someones garage examples scattered through section display American classics period just af ter Second World War turning up rapidly growing numbersPiper J-3 Cubs Clippers Cessna 120s 140s Taylorcrafts Luscombs view PFA visitor along much rarer Fairchilds Wacos occasional Beech Staggerwing Quite few Tay lorcrafts have in-line engines instead usual horizontally opposed configuration makes look bit odd As turns out British derivative called Auster Descended first t930s Taylorcrafts imported England Auster went production fourcylinder inverted DeHavilland Gypsy en gines 3500 built between 1939 1965 dizzying array names numbers Mark 5 Autocrat Ai glet uN Alpha Plus-D finally Aire dale Though Im still certain English consider superior origi nal Taylorcrafts Walking past vintage airplanes comes heart soul PFA showthe home-builts Just Oshkosh category offers great opportunities creativity craftsmanship few years ago home-builts Cran field rally typically British puddlejumpers like Luton Minor FRED cute little Turbulents pow ered none-too-reliable Volkswagen car engines Though could get off ground didnt provide much speed comfort February 1990 99 Painstakingly restored carefully maintained W34 ueaviiiana norne vioth its enclosed cabin still offers very comfortable accommodations two modern-day sport fliers Just like Oshkosha row Rutan VarlEres Long-EZes nose wheels retracted noses grass grazing composite aircraft high end homebuilt technology long way fragile stick-and-fabric machines Volkswagen engines first Stealth fighters exactlyits scaled-down version Hawker Fury great RAF fighters 1930s translucent wing covering just fun Left An ear-splitting mind-boggling high-speed pass Mach 01 trio 0 Volkswagen-powered puddle-jumperstwo Tipsy Nippers VP-i Right Lunchtime doesnt have cold greasy hamburger dining tent Cranfield came complete tablecloths wellstocked bar full hot meals lunch kidney pie chips half-pint bitters would cost approximately three American dollars JrIe ui neweai irenas uriiisn spori iying tne Importing American airplanes Sev eral Luscombes share flight line North American AT-6 known Harvard Visiting foreign home-builts ioregrouna wiss-ownea I-rencn-aeslgnea SIPA-903 blue ship French Piel Emeraude next half-scale Focke-WuIf FW-190 Today along older fragile bi planes sturdy powerful Pitts Specials Along pretty slow Emeraudes modernized Flying Fleas futuristic Rutan VariEzes Long-EZes Quicky Q-2s Glasairs encroaching American technology may please some pur ists airplanes certainly exciting efficient However Grand Cham pion Home-built Cranfield 1988 1930s-vintage American designa striking yellow-and-black Pietenpol Aircamper hobbys rewards found meeting people other parts world share love aviation Talk ing British counterparts Cranfield great fun British weather being cool sunny bestand cooler cloudy wet worst folks PFA fly-in dress differently what accustomed home Theyre bundled up jackets coats sometimes tiesan eccentricity wont attempt explain isnt place shorts T-shirtsthough sur prising number people clad walk ing shorts sign bravery styl ishness Britishers also dress much se dately fly-in dont wear funny hats sporting propellers windsocks dont wear wild-colored trousers behavior theyre much formal well famous British reserve Continued page 102 Left Designer Michael Whittaker left builder Ken Wilcox trophies standing next Grana tnamplon New uesgn Hlgflt pilot gets around modernized postwar version old Flying Flea seems have visited flying club Europe 100 Model Aviation PC-al Lt Stone RCAF Sand Yellow-GERMANY Tan USAF PC-32 Middlestone USAAF Tan JAPAN Mid Stone RAF RCAF PC-33 Dark Earth USAAF RAF RCAF PC-34 Lt Blue GERMANY Peifect Paint will cover dopes epoxies metals fiberglass styrofoam plastic smooth hard mar resistant finish will crack chip extremely fuel 0 proof virtually odorless will blush Ce has excellent flow properties non PC-37 Extra Dark Sea Grey RAF ACAF Neutral Gray USAAF PC-38 Light Slate Grey RAF RCAF Green Grey-GERMANY PC-30 Dark Slate Grey RAF ROAF Army Green Japan PC-40 Dark Green & Extra Dk Sea Green RAF FCAF Dark Green GERMANY PC-41 Navy Green JAPAN PC-42 Olive Drab USAAF PC-35 Azure Blue USAAF RAF RCAF GERMANY PC-36 Grey Japan perf PC-43 Dead Flat Clear PC-44 Sea Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-45 Intermediate Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-46 Duck Egg Blue GERMANY RAF CHIP CHARTS AVAILABLE JUULL PO Box 2480 usky OhIo 44870 419 797-2208 Includes Crystals Certification / Y Send Large Self Addressed UPS US Mail Federal Envelope Brochure [ ExpressUsed Visa Accepted holds true flying field elsewhere English dont easily strike up casual conversations strangers least until someone something breaks ice theyre friendly anyone else fre quently lot interesting talk have prepared to start conversation Its also important realize Brit ish dont things same scale Americans far fewer airplanes can aircraft Osh kosh opening day EAA Fly-In Great Britain Fliers PFA Rally get great deal enjoyment out lot less Instead putting em phasis quantity stress impor tance individual airplane PFA Rallies recent years have tracted assuming little cooperation weather around thousand airplanes about what 1960s Rockford pre-Oshkosh fly-ins drew Actually thats pretty much anyone can reason ably cope three-day weekend Adding planes would make difficult see everything study ones interest talk people meet Ten thousand aircraft air port overkill first magnitude sensible-sized fly-in what youve looking Cranfield place go Write Popular Flying Associa tion Terminal Building Shoreham Air port Shoreham-By-Sea Sussex BN4 5FF England information Telephone 0273-461616 Once England Cranfield about 40 miles north London well-marked route difficult find Take Ml motorway junction 13 turn left go two miles Salford turn right go 2 miles Cranfield Scale buffs looking some thing bit uncommon model should find trip abroad well worth time expense dont have Scale modeler enjoy Cranfield Anyone en joys absorbing sights sounds airfield full flying machines will have fun PFA Rally go see yourself English 102 Model Aviation Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Frequency ConversionSpectrum Analyzers CalIbrated Test Instruments $3500 Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL ......... . K-Line KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower Hobbies World Engines Large Inventory RIC Parts Crystals
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102
ITS familiar-looking place unfa miliar feeling maybe its unfamiliarlooking place familiar feeling Either way its neither unpleasant feeling nor unfriendly place Rather its like some thing youve seen before thats trans ported new setting Called rally British nomencla ture its actually English version fly-in International Rally Popu lar Flying Association PFA held annually Cranfield Aerodrome near London British answer Oshkosh isnt rally contest contes tants fly scoring points navigation on-time arrival Theres no sign competi tion What see mainly throng brightly colored airplanes parked long rows Brits call aeroplanes pro nounced air-o-planes However since have wings tails propellers just like airplanes difference must cultural semantic rather technical Like lot other differences between two cultures seems fade upon closer inspection PFA International Rally quite simply biggest fly-in England Its second importance internationally giant Experimental Aircraft Association folk festival Oshkosh WI fact its few years older PFA smaller version Us s EAA Experimental Aircraft Association Cranfield well-equipped airport center England country compact almost location convenient population Though called aerodrome has enough perfectly conven tional airplanes seems much like other flying field isnt aerodrome supposed old-fashioned grass mud field reeking castor oil take off land whichever direction wind dictates field has two 6000-ft hard-surfaced runways Top Englands Stearman DeHavilland Tiger Motfl Most aircraft date early 1940s Thousands future Spitfire Lancaster Mosquito pilots taught open-cockpit primary trainers English hold DeHavilland Moth variations great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manufacturing Great Britain Above shopping mall English fly-in style devotee aeronautical souve nirs gold photos paintings books magazines badges patches decals etc 96 Model Aviation walk parking lot car park British ones attention grabbed first two large tents mar quees first tent houses commer cial noncommercial displays people using soft-sell techniques promote sales avionics instruments member ships groups like International Auster Pilot Club other serves dining hall Its busy tents time especially rain chases everyone doors too often never get crowded though to inhibit troductions conversations fellow attendeesmen women kids drawn hundreds miles around field full delightfully impractical flying ma chines dining tent offers full hot meals has well-stocked bar FAA admin istrator groaning has table cloths lunch steak-and-kidney pie chips french fries half-pint bit ters runs pound 80 pence about three dollars t]mt small sum get sit table outside its warm enough enthusiasts several countries youre big hurry can grab ham burger fast food stand course no goes Cranfield eat People go familiar reasons see airplanes talk about building rebuilding airplanes take pictures buy souvenirs respect its justlike Oshkosh smallest local fly-in British version however does fea ture anomaly wont see United States ever-present spotters spotter individual collectsand keeps ongoing listing reggies What blazes reggie ask Sim ple Its short whats called registra tion Englandthat combination four five letters numbers side airplane called license N-number US Like auto license plate reggie identifies individual airplane hel icopter glider hot air balloon also reveals airplanes country origin Since sight foreign-registered air craft far common England America learns identify home countries ie G Great Britain F France West Germany Deutschland Just spotter does what does isnt clear have ing decades curious breed roams airfields England un usual number variety planes Cran field bring out great numbers can identified ever-ready note books pencils binoculars though some high-tech individuals now using microtape recorders goal typical spotter seems keeping list day place saw single airplane England entire world gives him reason February 1990 97 Two spotters seen rally quietly went about recording li cense number airplane uni qely British phenomenon uncertain origin aetore necessity torcea inc i iger MOifl us miiiiary trainer rule ii Wd ueu d pu q pri vate plane example has beautifully restored classic 1930s color scheme Grand Champion Home-built Cranfield neatly crafted Pietenpol Aircamper de signed around 1930 Minnesota constructed Great Britain purchased plans Ever get tired 0 S peciaI see ocing rca wiin wniie stripes nis otnerwise stan dard machine like breath fresh air Note appropriate registration number G-MINT nume-oumlls oia ana new-A British Luton Minor right modern all-metal i-rencn Piel -au iough factory-built airplanes outnumber home-builts air shows like Oshkosh Cranfield its home-builts heart soul movement ideas technology traded improved upon inc urana nampon iassic oeautituiiy restorea American-built Fairchild 24R flown way Switzerland justly proud own aircraft industry aviation heri tage British dont hesitate recognize achievements otherseven Americans 98 Model Aviation Atlantic Its certainly well entrenched British culture Before air planes train spotting writing down se rial numbers speeding locomotives popular pastime knows Maybe goes back spotting Roman chariots Like drinking warm beer driving left side road its things make England special Spotters rarely problem photog raphers Unlike ordinary enthusiasts dont linger front particu larly interesting airplane stop write move leaving view clear moment spotters like make careful inspections cowlings landing gears instrument panels un usually polite almost always willing step aside shutters click Like airfields England Cran field has rich history opened flying 1937 Royal Air Force began training pilots coming war quaint single-engined biplane Hawker-Hind bomb ers replaced year later modern Bristol Blenheims turn supplanted Fairey Battles first 3erman bombs fell nearby town Cranfield summer 1940 Shortly afterward airfield began fill night fighters such Doug las A-20 Havocs RAF Beaufight ers Later USAAF Beaufighters based After war Cranfield became site Empire Test Pilots School until 1947 meantime now-defunct College Aeronautics forerunner todays Cran field Institute Technology estab lished Rogers Aviation operates other principal facility catering private bus iness aircraft including jets takes back seat during nual PFA Rally Small tents spring up wide grassy area front main tents house aviation associations such AirBritain spotters other wide-eyed en thusiasts sellers books booklets pho weather deteriorated un common occurrence Great Britain spectators flocked commercial dis play tent collect brochures question experts maybe join yet another sociation representing aviation enthusiasts tos paintings sizes qualitiesand course usual T-shirts jacket patch es decals lapel pins Dominating field rows rows airplanes some fascinating others less far right group very ordi nary aircraft spam-cans like Cessnas Pipers used nonsporting purposes such traveling Though ones survive will no doubt classics someday its hard imagine future dedicated aviation buff could pour emotion-packed years re storing Cessna 172 Next garden-variety airplanes vintage typesantiques classics indisputabk long-term value Best rep resented DeHavilland Tiger Moths originally RAF primary train ers dating 1940s Scattered among Tigers other Moths rarer thus prized cabin biplane Hornet Moths older open Gypsy Moths odd cabin monoplane Puss Moth English hold Moths great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manu facturing Great Britain Also fairly prominent among vintage aircraft French Jodels Low-wingers have four seats planes easily identified up turned outer wiing sections Since few peo ple can distinguish between factory-built Jodel crafted someones garage examples scattered through section display American classics period just af ter Second World War turning up rapidly growing numbersPiper J-3 Cubs Clippers Cessna 120s 140s Taylorcrafts Luscombs view PFA visitor along much rarer Fairchilds Wacos occasional Beech Staggerwing Quite few Tay lorcrafts have in-line engines instead usual horizontally opposed configuration makes look bit odd As turns out British derivative called Auster Descended first t930s Taylorcrafts imported England Auster went production fourcylinder inverted DeHavilland Gypsy en gines 3500 built between 1939 1965 dizzying array names numbers Mark 5 Autocrat Ai glet uN Alpha Plus-D finally Aire dale Though Im still certain English consider superior origi nal Taylorcrafts Walking past vintage airplanes comes heart soul PFA showthe home-builts Just Oshkosh category offers great opportunities creativity craftsmanship few years ago home-builts Cran field rally typically British puddlejumpers like Luton Minor FRED cute little Turbulents pow ered none-too-reliable Volkswagen car engines Though could get off ground didnt provide much speed comfort February 1990 99 Painstakingly restored carefully maintained W34 ueaviiiana norne vioth its enclosed cabin still offers very comfortable accommodations two modern-day sport fliers Just like Oshkosha row Rutan VarlEres Long-EZes nose wheels retracted noses grass grazing composite aircraft high end homebuilt technology long way fragile stick-and-fabric machines Volkswagen engines first Stealth fighters exactlyits scaled-down version Hawker Fury great RAF fighters 1930s translucent wing covering just fun Left An ear-splitting mind-boggling high-speed pass Mach 01 trio 0 Volkswagen-powered puddle-jumperstwo Tipsy Nippers VP-i Right Lunchtime doesnt have cold greasy hamburger dining tent Cranfield came complete tablecloths wellstocked bar full hot meals lunch kidney pie chips half-pint bitters would cost approximately three American dollars JrIe ui neweai irenas uriiisn spori iying tne Importing American airplanes Sev eral Luscombes share flight line North American AT-6 known Harvard Visiting foreign home-builts ioregrouna wiss-ownea I-rencn-aeslgnea SIPA-903 blue ship French Piel Emeraude next half-scale Focke-WuIf FW-190 Today along older fragile bi planes sturdy powerful Pitts Specials Along pretty slow Emeraudes modernized Flying Fleas futuristic Rutan VariEzes Long-EZes Quicky Q-2s Glasairs encroaching American technology may please some pur ists airplanes certainly exciting efficient However Grand Cham pion Home-built Cranfield 1988 1930s-vintage American designa striking yellow-and-black Pietenpol Aircamper hobbys rewards found meeting people other parts world share love aviation Talk ing British counterparts Cranfield great fun British weather being cool sunny bestand cooler cloudy wet worst folks PFA fly-in dress differently what accustomed home Theyre bundled up jackets coats sometimes tiesan eccentricity wont attempt explain isnt place shorts T-shirtsthough sur prising number people clad walk ing shorts sign bravery styl ishness Britishers also dress much se dately fly-in dont wear funny hats sporting propellers windsocks dont wear wild-colored trousers behavior theyre much formal well famous British reserve Continued page 102 Left Designer Michael Whittaker left builder Ken Wilcox trophies standing next Grana tnamplon New uesgn Hlgflt pilot gets around modernized postwar version old Flying Flea seems have visited flying club Europe 100 Model Aviation PC-al Lt Stone RCAF Sand Yellow-GERMANY Tan USAF PC-32 Middlestone USAAF Tan JAPAN Mid Stone RAF RCAF PC-33 Dark Earth USAAF RAF RCAF PC-34 Lt Blue GERMANY Peifect Paint will cover dopes epoxies metals fiberglass styrofoam plastic smooth hard mar resistant finish will crack chip extremely fuel 0 proof virtually odorless will blush Ce has excellent flow properties non PC-37 Extra Dark Sea Grey RAF ACAF Neutral Gray USAAF PC-38 Light Slate Grey RAF RCAF Green Grey-GERMANY PC-30 Dark Slate Grey RAF ROAF Army Green Japan PC-40 Dark Green & Extra Dk Sea Green RAF FCAF Dark Green GERMANY PC-41 Navy Green JAPAN PC-42 Olive Drab USAAF PC-35 Azure Blue USAAF RAF RCAF GERMANY PC-36 Grey Japan perf PC-43 Dead Flat Clear PC-44 Sea Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-45 Intermediate Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-46 Duck Egg Blue GERMANY RAF CHIP CHARTS AVAILABLE JUULL PO Box 2480 usky OhIo 44870 419 797-2208 Includes Crystals Certification / Y Send Large Self Addressed UPS US Mail Federal Envelope Brochure [ ExpressUsed Visa Accepted holds true flying field elsewhere English dont easily strike up casual conversations strangers least until someone something breaks ice theyre friendly anyone else fre quently lot interesting talk have prepared to start conversation Its also important realize Brit ish dont things same scale Americans far fewer airplanes can aircraft Osh kosh opening day EAA Fly-In Great Britain Fliers PFA Rally get great deal enjoyment out lot less Instead putting em phasis quantity stress impor tance individual airplane PFA Rallies recent years have tracted assuming little cooperation weather around thousand airplanes about what 1960s Rockford pre-Oshkosh fly-ins drew Actually thats pretty much anyone can reason ably cope three-day weekend Adding planes would make difficult see everything study ones interest talk people meet Ten thousand aircraft air port overkill first magnitude sensible-sized fly-in what youve looking Cranfield place go Write Popular Flying Associa tion Terminal Building Shoreham Air port Shoreham-By-Sea Sussex BN4 5FF England information Telephone 0273-461616 Once England Cranfield about 40 miles north London well-marked route difficult find Take Ml motorway junction 13 turn left go two miles Salford turn right go 2 miles Cranfield Scale buffs looking some thing bit uncommon model should find trip abroad well worth time expense dont have Scale modeler enjoy Cranfield Anyone en joys absorbing sights sounds airfield full flying machines will have fun PFA Rally go see yourself English 102 Model Aviation Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Frequency ConversionSpectrum Analyzers CalIbrated Test Instruments $3500 Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL ......... . K-Line KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower Hobbies World Engines Large Inventory RIC Parts Crystals
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102
ITS familiar-looking place unfa miliar feeling maybe its unfamiliarlooking place familiar feeling Either way its neither unpleasant feeling nor unfriendly place Rather its like some thing youve seen before thats trans ported new setting Called rally British nomencla ture its actually English version fly-in International Rally Popu lar Flying Association PFA held annually Cranfield Aerodrome near London British answer Oshkosh isnt rally contest contes tants fly scoring points navigation on-time arrival Theres no sign competi tion What see mainly throng brightly colored airplanes parked long rows Brits call aeroplanes pro nounced air-o-planes However since have wings tails propellers just like airplanes difference must cultural semantic rather technical Like lot other differences between two cultures seems fade upon closer inspection PFA International Rally quite simply biggest fly-in England Its second importance internationally giant Experimental Aircraft Association folk festival Oshkosh WI fact its few years older PFA smaller version Us s EAA Experimental Aircraft Association Cranfield well-equipped airport center England country compact almost location convenient population Though called aerodrome has enough perfectly conven tional airplanes seems much like other flying field isnt aerodrome supposed old-fashioned grass mud field reeking castor oil take off land whichever direction wind dictates field has two 6000-ft hard-surfaced runways Top Englands Stearman DeHavilland Tiger Motfl Most aircraft date early 1940s Thousands future Spitfire Lancaster Mosquito pilots taught open-cockpit primary trainers English hold DeHavilland Moth variations great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manufacturing Great Britain Above shopping mall English fly-in style devotee aeronautical souve nirs gold photos paintings books magazines badges patches decals etc 96 Model Aviation walk parking lot car park British ones attention grabbed first two large tents mar quees first tent houses commer cial noncommercial displays people using soft-sell techniques promote sales avionics instruments member ships groups like International Auster Pilot Club other serves dining hall Its busy tents time especially rain chases everyone doors too often never get crowded though to inhibit troductions conversations fellow attendeesmen women kids drawn hundreds miles around field full delightfully impractical flying ma chines dining tent offers full hot meals has well-stocked bar FAA admin istrator groaning has table cloths lunch steak-and-kidney pie chips french fries half-pint bit ters runs pound 80 pence about three dollars t]mt small sum get sit table outside its warm enough enthusiasts several countries youre big hurry can grab ham burger fast food stand course no goes Cranfield eat People go familiar reasons see airplanes talk about building rebuilding airplanes take pictures buy souvenirs respect its justlike Oshkosh smallest local fly-in British version however does fea ture anomaly wont see United States ever-present spotters spotter individual collectsand keeps ongoing listing reggies What blazes reggie ask Sim ple Its short whats called registra tion Englandthat combination four five letters numbers side airplane called license N-number US Like auto license plate reggie identifies individual airplane hel icopter glider hot air balloon also reveals airplanes country origin Since sight foreign-registered air craft far common England America learns identify home countries ie G Great Britain F France West Germany Deutschland Just spotter does what does isnt clear have ing decades curious breed roams airfields England un usual number variety planes Cran field bring out great numbers can identified ever-ready note books pencils binoculars though some high-tech individuals now using microtape recorders goal typical spotter seems keeping list day place saw single airplane England entire world gives him reason February 1990 97 Two spotters seen rally quietly went about recording li cense number airplane uni qely British phenomenon uncertain origin aetore necessity torcea inc i iger MOifl us miiiiary trainer rule ii Wd ueu d pu q pri vate plane example has beautifully restored classic 1930s color scheme Grand Champion Home-built Cranfield neatly crafted Pietenpol Aircamper de signed around 1930 Minnesota constructed Great Britain purchased plans Ever get tired 0 S peciaI see ocing rca wiin wniie stripes nis otnerwise stan dard machine like breath fresh air Note appropriate registration number G-MINT nume-oumlls oia ana new-A British Luton Minor right modern all-metal i-rencn Piel -au iough factory-built airplanes outnumber home-builts air shows like Oshkosh Cranfield its home-builts heart soul movement ideas technology traded improved upon inc urana nampon iassic oeautituiiy restorea American-built Fairchild 24R flown way Switzerland justly proud own aircraft industry aviation heri tage British dont hesitate recognize achievements otherseven Americans 98 Model Aviation Atlantic Its certainly well entrenched British culture Before air planes train spotting writing down se rial numbers speeding locomotives popular pastime knows Maybe goes back spotting Roman chariots Like drinking warm beer driving left side road its things make England special Spotters rarely problem photog raphers Unlike ordinary enthusiasts dont linger front particu larly interesting airplane stop write move leaving view clear moment spotters like make careful inspections cowlings landing gears instrument panels un usually polite almost always willing step aside shutters click Like airfields England Cran field has rich history opened flying 1937 Royal Air Force began training pilots coming war quaint single-engined biplane Hawker-Hind bomb ers replaced year later modern Bristol Blenheims turn supplanted Fairey Battles first 3erman bombs fell nearby town Cranfield summer 1940 Shortly afterward airfield began fill night fighters such Doug las A-20 Havocs RAF Beaufight ers Later USAAF Beaufighters based After war Cranfield became site Empire Test Pilots School until 1947 meantime now-defunct College Aeronautics forerunner todays Cran field Institute Technology estab lished Rogers Aviation operates other principal facility catering private bus iness aircraft including jets takes back seat during nual PFA Rally Small tents spring up wide grassy area front main tents house aviation associations such AirBritain spotters other wide-eyed en thusiasts sellers books booklets pho weather deteriorated un common occurrence Great Britain spectators flocked commercial dis play tent collect brochures question experts maybe join yet another sociation representing aviation enthusiasts tos paintings sizes qualitiesand course usual T-shirts jacket patch es decals lapel pins Dominating field rows rows airplanes some fascinating others less far right group very ordi nary aircraft spam-cans like Cessnas Pipers used nonsporting purposes such traveling Though ones survive will no doubt classics someday its hard imagine future dedicated aviation buff could pour emotion-packed years re storing Cessna 172 Next garden-variety airplanes vintage typesantiques classics indisputabk long-term value Best rep resented DeHavilland Tiger Moths originally RAF primary train ers dating 1940s Scattered among Tigers other Moths rarer thus prized cabin biplane Hornet Moths older open Gypsy Moths odd cabin monoplane Puss Moth English hold Moths great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manu facturing Great Britain Also fairly prominent among vintage aircraft French Jodels Low-wingers have four seats planes easily identified up turned outer wiing sections Since few peo ple can distinguish between factory-built Jodel crafted someones garage examples scattered through section display American classics period just af ter Second World War turning up rapidly growing numbersPiper J-3 Cubs Clippers Cessna 120s 140s Taylorcrafts Luscombs view PFA visitor along much rarer Fairchilds Wacos occasional Beech Staggerwing Quite few Tay lorcrafts have in-line engines instead usual horizontally opposed configuration makes look bit odd As turns out British derivative called Auster Descended first t930s Taylorcrafts imported England Auster went production fourcylinder inverted DeHavilland Gypsy en gines 3500 built between 1939 1965 dizzying array names numbers Mark 5 Autocrat Ai glet uN Alpha Plus-D finally Aire dale Though Im still certain English consider superior origi nal Taylorcrafts Walking past vintage airplanes comes heart soul PFA showthe home-builts Just Oshkosh category offers great opportunities creativity craftsmanship few years ago home-builts Cran field rally typically British puddlejumpers like Luton Minor FRED cute little Turbulents pow ered none-too-reliable Volkswagen car engines Though could get off ground didnt provide much speed comfort February 1990 99 Painstakingly restored carefully maintained W34 ueaviiiana norne vioth its enclosed cabin still offers very comfortable accommodations two modern-day sport fliers Just like Oshkosha row Rutan VarlEres Long-EZes nose wheels retracted noses grass grazing composite aircraft high end homebuilt technology long way fragile stick-and-fabric machines Volkswagen engines first Stealth fighters exactlyits scaled-down version Hawker Fury great RAF fighters 1930s translucent wing covering just fun Left An ear-splitting mind-boggling high-speed pass Mach 01 trio 0 Volkswagen-powered puddle-jumperstwo Tipsy Nippers VP-i Right Lunchtime doesnt have cold greasy hamburger dining tent Cranfield came complete tablecloths wellstocked bar full hot meals lunch kidney pie chips half-pint bitters would cost approximately three American dollars JrIe ui neweai irenas uriiisn spori iying tne Importing American airplanes Sev eral Luscombes share flight line North American AT-6 known Harvard Visiting foreign home-builts ioregrouna wiss-ownea I-rencn-aeslgnea SIPA-903 blue ship French Piel Emeraude next half-scale Focke-WuIf FW-190 Today along older fragile bi planes sturdy powerful Pitts Specials Along pretty slow Emeraudes modernized Flying Fleas futuristic Rutan VariEzes Long-EZes Quicky Q-2s Glasairs encroaching American technology may please some pur ists airplanes certainly exciting efficient However Grand Cham pion Home-built Cranfield 1988 1930s-vintage American designa striking yellow-and-black Pietenpol Aircamper hobbys rewards found meeting people other parts world share love aviation Talk ing British counterparts Cranfield great fun British weather being cool sunny bestand cooler cloudy wet worst folks PFA fly-in dress differently what accustomed home Theyre bundled up jackets coats sometimes tiesan eccentricity wont attempt explain isnt place shorts T-shirtsthough sur prising number people clad walk ing shorts sign bravery styl ishness Britishers also dress much se dately fly-in dont wear funny hats sporting propellers windsocks dont wear wild-colored trousers behavior theyre much formal well famous British reserve Continued page 102 Left Designer Michael Whittaker left builder Ken Wilcox trophies standing next Grana tnamplon New uesgn Hlgflt pilot gets around modernized postwar version old Flying Flea seems have visited flying club Europe 100 Model Aviation PC-al Lt Stone RCAF Sand Yellow-GERMANY Tan USAF PC-32 Middlestone USAAF Tan JAPAN Mid Stone RAF RCAF PC-33 Dark Earth USAAF RAF RCAF PC-34 Lt Blue GERMANY Peifect Paint will cover dopes epoxies metals fiberglass styrofoam plastic smooth hard mar resistant finish will crack chip extremely fuel 0 proof virtually odorless will blush Ce has excellent flow properties non PC-37 Extra Dark Sea Grey RAF ACAF Neutral Gray USAAF PC-38 Light Slate Grey RAF RCAF Green Grey-GERMANY PC-30 Dark Slate Grey RAF ROAF Army Green Japan PC-40 Dark Green & Extra Dk Sea Green RAF FCAF Dark Green GERMANY PC-41 Navy Green JAPAN PC-42 Olive Drab USAAF PC-35 Azure Blue USAAF RAF RCAF GERMANY PC-36 Grey Japan perf PC-43 Dead Flat Clear PC-44 Sea Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-45 Intermediate Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-46 Duck Egg Blue GERMANY RAF CHIP CHARTS AVAILABLE JUULL PO Box 2480 usky OhIo 44870 419 797-2208 Includes Crystals Certification / Y Send Large Self Addressed UPS US Mail Federal Envelope Brochure [ ExpressUsed Visa Accepted holds true flying field elsewhere English dont easily strike up casual conversations strangers least until someone something breaks ice theyre friendly anyone else fre quently lot interesting talk have prepared to start conversation Its also important realize Brit ish dont things same scale Americans far fewer airplanes can aircraft Osh kosh opening day EAA Fly-In Great Britain Fliers PFA Rally get great deal enjoyment out lot less Instead putting em phasis quantity stress impor tance individual airplane PFA Rallies recent years have tracted assuming little cooperation weather around thousand airplanes about what 1960s Rockford pre-Oshkosh fly-ins drew Actually thats pretty much anyone can reason ably cope three-day weekend Adding planes would make difficult see everything study ones interest talk people meet Ten thousand aircraft air port overkill first magnitude sensible-sized fly-in what youve looking Cranfield place go Write Popular Flying Associa tion Terminal Building Shoreham Air port Shoreham-By-Sea Sussex BN4 5FF England information Telephone 0273-461616 Once England Cranfield about 40 miles north London well-marked route difficult find Take Ml motorway junction 13 turn left go two miles Salford turn right go 2 miles Cranfield Scale buffs looking some thing bit uncommon model should find trip abroad well worth time expense dont have Scale modeler enjoy Cranfield Anyone en joys absorbing sights sounds airfield full flying machines will have fun PFA Rally go see yourself English 102 Model Aviation Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Frequency ConversionSpectrum Analyzers CalIbrated Test Instruments $3500 Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL ......... . K-Line KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower Hobbies World Engines Large Inventory RIC Parts Crystals
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102
ITS familiar-looking place unfa miliar feeling maybe its unfamiliarlooking place familiar feeling Either way its neither unpleasant feeling nor unfriendly place Rather its like some thing youve seen before thats trans ported new setting Called rally British nomencla ture its actually English version fly-in International Rally Popu lar Flying Association PFA held annually Cranfield Aerodrome near London British answer Oshkosh isnt rally contest contes tants fly scoring points navigation on-time arrival Theres no sign competi tion What see mainly throng brightly colored airplanes parked long rows Brits call aeroplanes pro nounced air-o-planes However since have wings tails propellers just like airplanes difference must cultural semantic rather technical Like lot other differences between two cultures seems fade upon closer inspection PFA International Rally quite simply biggest fly-in England Its second importance internationally giant Experimental Aircraft Association folk festival Oshkosh WI fact its few years older PFA smaller version Us s EAA Experimental Aircraft Association Cranfield well-equipped airport center England country compact almost location convenient population Though called aerodrome has enough perfectly conven tional airplanes seems much like other flying field isnt aerodrome supposed old-fashioned grass mud field reeking castor oil take off land whichever direction wind dictates field has two 6000-ft hard-surfaced runways Top Englands Stearman DeHavilland Tiger Motfl Most aircraft date early 1940s Thousands future Spitfire Lancaster Mosquito pilots taught open-cockpit primary trainers English hold DeHavilland Moth variations great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manufacturing Great Britain Above shopping mall English fly-in style devotee aeronautical souve nirs gold photos paintings books magazines badges patches decals etc 96 Model Aviation walk parking lot car park British ones attention grabbed first two large tents mar quees first tent houses commer cial noncommercial displays people using soft-sell techniques promote sales avionics instruments member ships groups like International Auster Pilot Club other serves dining hall Its busy tents time especially rain chases everyone doors too often never get crowded though to inhibit troductions conversations fellow attendeesmen women kids drawn hundreds miles around field full delightfully impractical flying ma chines dining tent offers full hot meals has well-stocked bar FAA admin istrator groaning has table cloths lunch steak-and-kidney pie chips french fries half-pint bit ters runs pound 80 pence about three dollars t]mt small sum get sit table outside its warm enough enthusiasts several countries youre big hurry can grab ham burger fast food stand course no goes Cranfield eat People go familiar reasons see airplanes talk about building rebuilding airplanes take pictures buy souvenirs respect its justlike Oshkosh smallest local fly-in British version however does fea ture anomaly wont see United States ever-present spotters spotter individual collectsand keeps ongoing listing reggies What blazes reggie ask Sim ple Its short whats called registra tion Englandthat combination four five letters numbers side airplane called license N-number US Like auto license plate reggie identifies individual airplane hel icopter glider hot air balloon also reveals airplanes country origin Since sight foreign-registered air craft far common England America learns identify home countries ie G Great Britain F France West Germany Deutschland Just spotter does what does isnt clear have ing decades curious breed roams airfields England un usual number variety planes Cran field bring out great numbers can identified ever-ready note books pencils binoculars though some high-tech individuals now using microtape recorders goal typical spotter seems keeping list day place saw single airplane England entire world gives him reason February 1990 97 Two spotters seen rally quietly went about recording li cense number airplane uni qely British phenomenon uncertain origin aetore necessity torcea inc i iger MOifl us miiiiary trainer rule ii Wd ueu d pu q pri vate plane example has beautifully restored classic 1930s color scheme Grand Champion Home-built Cranfield neatly crafted Pietenpol Aircamper de signed around 1930 Minnesota constructed Great Britain purchased plans Ever get tired 0 S peciaI see ocing rca wiin wniie stripes nis otnerwise stan dard machine like breath fresh air Note appropriate registration number G-MINT nume-oumlls oia ana new-A British Luton Minor right modern all-metal i-rencn Piel -au iough factory-built airplanes outnumber home-builts air shows like Oshkosh Cranfield its home-builts heart soul movement ideas technology traded improved upon inc urana nampon iassic oeautituiiy restorea American-built Fairchild 24R flown way Switzerland justly proud own aircraft industry aviation heri tage British dont hesitate recognize achievements otherseven Americans 98 Model Aviation Atlantic Its certainly well entrenched British culture Before air planes train spotting writing down se rial numbers speeding locomotives popular pastime knows Maybe goes back spotting Roman chariots Like drinking warm beer driving left side road its things make England special Spotters rarely problem photog raphers Unlike ordinary enthusiasts dont linger front particu larly interesting airplane stop write move leaving view clear moment spotters like make careful inspections cowlings landing gears instrument panels un usually polite almost always willing step aside shutters click Like airfields England Cran field has rich history opened flying 1937 Royal Air Force began training pilots coming war quaint single-engined biplane Hawker-Hind bomb ers replaced year later modern Bristol Blenheims turn supplanted Fairey Battles first 3erman bombs fell nearby town Cranfield summer 1940 Shortly afterward airfield began fill night fighters such Doug las A-20 Havocs RAF Beaufight ers Later USAAF Beaufighters based After war Cranfield became site Empire Test Pilots School until 1947 meantime now-defunct College Aeronautics forerunner todays Cran field Institute Technology estab lished Rogers Aviation operates other principal facility catering private bus iness aircraft including jets takes back seat during nual PFA Rally Small tents spring up wide grassy area front main tents house aviation associations such AirBritain spotters other wide-eyed en thusiasts sellers books booklets pho weather deteriorated un common occurrence Great Britain spectators flocked commercial dis play tent collect brochures question experts maybe join yet another sociation representing aviation enthusiasts tos paintings sizes qualitiesand course usual T-shirts jacket patch es decals lapel pins Dominating field rows rows airplanes some fascinating others less far right group very ordi nary aircraft spam-cans like Cessnas Pipers used nonsporting purposes such traveling Though ones survive will no doubt classics someday its hard imagine future dedicated aviation buff could pour emotion-packed years re storing Cessna 172 Next garden-variety airplanes vintage typesantiques classics indisputabk long-term value Best rep resented DeHavilland Tiger Moths originally RAF primary train ers dating 1940s Scattered among Tigers other Moths rarer thus prized cabin biplane Hornet Moths older open Gypsy Moths odd cabin monoplane Puss Moth English hold Moths great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manu facturing Great Britain Also fairly prominent among vintage aircraft French Jodels Low-wingers have four seats planes easily identified up turned outer wiing sections Since few peo ple can distinguish between factory-built Jodel crafted someones garage examples scattered through section display American classics period just af ter Second World War turning up rapidly growing numbersPiper J-3 Cubs Clippers Cessna 120s 140s Taylorcrafts Luscombs view PFA visitor along much rarer Fairchilds Wacos occasional Beech Staggerwing Quite few Tay lorcrafts have in-line engines instead usual horizontally opposed configuration makes look bit odd As turns out British derivative called Auster Descended first t930s Taylorcrafts imported England Auster went production fourcylinder inverted DeHavilland Gypsy en gines 3500 built between 1939 1965 dizzying array names numbers Mark 5 Autocrat Ai glet uN Alpha Plus-D finally Aire dale Though Im still certain English consider superior origi nal Taylorcrafts Walking past vintage airplanes comes heart soul PFA showthe home-builts Just Oshkosh category offers great opportunities creativity craftsmanship few years ago home-builts Cran field rally typically British puddlejumpers like Luton Minor FRED cute little Turbulents pow ered none-too-reliable Volkswagen car engines Though could get off ground didnt provide much speed comfort February 1990 99 Painstakingly restored carefully maintained W34 ueaviiiana norne vioth its enclosed cabin still offers very comfortable accommodations two modern-day sport fliers Just like Oshkosha row Rutan VarlEres Long-EZes nose wheels retracted noses grass grazing composite aircraft high end homebuilt technology long way fragile stick-and-fabric machines Volkswagen engines first Stealth fighters exactlyits scaled-down version Hawker Fury great RAF fighters 1930s translucent wing covering just fun Left An ear-splitting mind-boggling high-speed pass Mach 01 trio 0 Volkswagen-powered puddle-jumperstwo Tipsy Nippers VP-i Right Lunchtime doesnt have cold greasy hamburger dining tent Cranfield came complete tablecloths wellstocked bar full hot meals lunch kidney pie chips half-pint bitters would cost approximately three American dollars JrIe ui neweai irenas uriiisn spori iying tne Importing American airplanes Sev eral Luscombes share flight line North American AT-6 known Harvard Visiting foreign home-builts ioregrouna wiss-ownea I-rencn-aeslgnea SIPA-903 blue ship French Piel Emeraude next half-scale Focke-WuIf FW-190 Today along older fragile bi planes sturdy powerful Pitts Specials Along pretty slow Emeraudes modernized Flying Fleas futuristic Rutan VariEzes Long-EZes Quicky Q-2s Glasairs encroaching American technology may please some pur ists airplanes certainly exciting efficient However Grand Cham pion Home-built Cranfield 1988 1930s-vintage American designa striking yellow-and-black Pietenpol Aircamper hobbys rewards found meeting people other parts world share love aviation Talk ing British counterparts Cranfield great fun British weather being cool sunny bestand cooler cloudy wet worst folks PFA fly-in dress differently what accustomed home Theyre bundled up jackets coats sometimes tiesan eccentricity wont attempt explain isnt place shorts T-shirtsthough sur prising number people clad walk ing shorts sign bravery styl ishness Britishers also dress much se dately fly-in dont wear funny hats sporting propellers windsocks dont wear wild-colored trousers behavior theyre much formal well famous British reserve Continued page 102 Left Designer Michael Whittaker left builder Ken Wilcox trophies standing next Grana tnamplon New uesgn Hlgflt pilot gets around modernized postwar version old Flying Flea seems have visited flying club Europe 100 Model Aviation PC-al Lt Stone RCAF Sand Yellow-GERMANY Tan USAF PC-32 Middlestone USAAF Tan JAPAN Mid Stone RAF RCAF PC-33 Dark Earth USAAF RAF RCAF PC-34 Lt Blue GERMANY Peifect Paint will cover dopes epoxies metals fiberglass styrofoam plastic smooth hard mar resistant finish will crack chip extremely fuel 0 proof virtually odorless will blush Ce has excellent flow properties non PC-37 Extra Dark Sea Grey RAF ACAF Neutral Gray USAAF PC-38 Light Slate Grey RAF RCAF Green Grey-GERMANY PC-30 Dark Slate Grey RAF ROAF Army Green Japan PC-40 Dark Green & Extra Dk Sea Green RAF FCAF Dark Green GERMANY PC-41 Navy Green JAPAN PC-42 Olive Drab USAAF PC-35 Azure Blue USAAF RAF RCAF GERMANY PC-36 Grey Japan perf PC-43 Dead Flat Clear PC-44 Sea Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-45 Intermediate Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-46 Duck Egg Blue GERMANY RAF CHIP CHARTS AVAILABLE JUULL PO Box 2480 usky OhIo 44870 419 797-2208 Includes Crystals Certification / Y Send Large Self Addressed UPS US Mail Federal Envelope Brochure [ ExpressUsed Visa Accepted holds true flying field elsewhere English dont easily strike up casual conversations strangers least until someone something breaks ice theyre friendly anyone else fre quently lot interesting talk have prepared to start conversation Its also important realize Brit ish dont things same scale Americans far fewer airplanes can aircraft Osh kosh opening day EAA Fly-In Great Britain Fliers PFA Rally get great deal enjoyment out lot less Instead putting em phasis quantity stress impor tance individual airplane PFA Rallies recent years have tracted assuming little cooperation weather around thousand airplanes about what 1960s Rockford pre-Oshkosh fly-ins drew Actually thats pretty much anyone can reason ably cope three-day weekend Adding planes would make difficult see everything study ones interest talk people meet Ten thousand aircraft air port overkill first magnitude sensible-sized fly-in what youve looking Cranfield place go Write Popular Flying Associa tion Terminal Building Shoreham Air port Shoreham-By-Sea Sussex BN4 5FF England information Telephone 0273-461616 Once England Cranfield about 40 miles north London well-marked route difficult find Take Ml motorway junction 13 turn left go two miles Salford turn right go 2 miles Cranfield Scale buffs looking some thing bit uncommon model should find trip abroad well worth time expense dont have Scale modeler enjoy Cranfield Anyone en joys absorbing sights sounds airfield full flying machines will have fun PFA Rally go see yourself English 102 Model Aviation Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Frequency ConversionSpectrum Analyzers CalIbrated Test Instruments $3500 Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL ......... . K-Line KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower Hobbies World Engines Large Inventory RIC Parts Crystals
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/02
Page Numbers: 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102
ITS familiar-looking place unfa miliar feeling maybe its unfamiliarlooking place familiar feeling Either way its neither unpleasant feeling nor unfriendly place Rather its like some thing youve seen before thats trans ported new setting Called rally British nomencla ture its actually English version fly-in International Rally Popu lar Flying Association PFA held annually Cranfield Aerodrome near London British answer Oshkosh isnt rally contest contes tants fly scoring points navigation on-time arrival Theres no sign competi tion What see mainly throng brightly colored airplanes parked long rows Brits call aeroplanes pro nounced air-o-planes However since have wings tails propellers just like airplanes difference must cultural semantic rather technical Like lot other differences between two cultures seems fade upon closer inspection PFA International Rally quite simply biggest fly-in England Its second importance internationally giant Experimental Aircraft Association folk festival Oshkosh WI fact its few years older PFA smaller version Us s EAA Experimental Aircraft Association Cranfield well-equipped airport center England country compact almost location convenient population Though called aerodrome has enough perfectly conven tional airplanes seems much like other flying field isnt aerodrome supposed old-fashioned grass mud field reeking castor oil take off land whichever direction wind dictates field has two 6000-ft hard-surfaced runways Top Englands Stearman DeHavilland Tiger Motfl Most aircraft date early 1940s Thousands future Spitfire Lancaster Mosquito pilots taught open-cockpit primary trainers English hold DeHavilland Moth variations great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manufacturing Great Britain Above shopping mall English fly-in style devotee aeronautical souve nirs gold photos paintings books magazines badges patches decals etc 96 Model Aviation walk parking lot car park British ones attention grabbed first two large tents mar quees first tent houses commer cial noncommercial displays people using soft-sell techniques promote sales avionics instruments member ships groups like International Auster Pilot Club other serves dining hall Its busy tents time especially rain chases everyone doors too often never get crowded though to inhibit troductions conversations fellow attendeesmen women kids drawn hundreds miles around field full delightfully impractical flying ma chines dining tent offers full hot meals has well-stocked bar FAA admin istrator groaning has table cloths lunch steak-and-kidney pie chips french fries half-pint bit ters runs pound 80 pence about three dollars t]mt small sum get sit table outside its warm enough enthusiasts several countries youre big hurry can grab ham burger fast food stand course no goes Cranfield eat People go familiar reasons see airplanes talk about building rebuilding airplanes take pictures buy souvenirs respect its justlike Oshkosh smallest local fly-in British version however does fea ture anomaly wont see United States ever-present spotters spotter individual collectsand keeps ongoing listing reggies What blazes reggie ask Sim ple Its short whats called registra tion Englandthat combination four five letters numbers side airplane called license N-number US Like auto license plate reggie identifies individual airplane hel icopter glider hot air balloon also reveals airplanes country origin Since sight foreign-registered air craft far common England America learns identify home countries ie G Great Britain F France West Germany Deutschland Just spotter does what does isnt clear have ing decades curious breed roams airfields England un usual number variety planes Cran field bring out great numbers can identified ever-ready note books pencils binoculars though some high-tech individuals now using microtape recorders goal typical spotter seems keeping list day place saw single airplane England entire world gives him reason February 1990 97 Two spotters seen rally quietly went about recording li cense number airplane uni qely British phenomenon uncertain origin aetore necessity torcea inc i iger MOifl us miiiiary trainer rule ii Wd ueu d pu q pri vate plane example has beautifully restored classic 1930s color scheme Grand Champion Home-built Cranfield neatly crafted Pietenpol Aircamper de signed around 1930 Minnesota constructed Great Britain purchased plans Ever get tired 0 S peciaI see ocing rca wiin wniie stripes nis otnerwise stan dard machine like breath fresh air Note appropriate registration number G-MINT nume-oumlls oia ana new-A British Luton Minor right modern all-metal i-rencn Piel -au iough factory-built airplanes outnumber home-builts air shows like Oshkosh Cranfield its home-builts heart soul movement ideas technology traded improved upon inc urana nampon iassic oeautituiiy restorea American-built Fairchild 24R flown way Switzerland justly proud own aircraft industry aviation heri tage British dont hesitate recognize achievements otherseven Americans 98 Model Aviation Atlantic Its certainly well entrenched British culture Before air planes train spotting writing down se rial numbers speeding locomotives popular pastime knows Maybe goes back spotting Roman chariots Like drinking warm beer driving left side road its things make England special Spotters rarely problem photog raphers Unlike ordinary enthusiasts dont linger front particu larly interesting airplane stop write move leaving view clear moment spotters like make careful inspections cowlings landing gears instrument panels un usually polite almost always willing step aside shutters click Like airfields England Cran field has rich history opened flying 1937 Royal Air Force began training pilots coming war quaint single-engined biplane Hawker-Hind bomb ers replaced year later modern Bristol Blenheims turn supplanted Fairey Battles first 3erman bombs fell nearby town Cranfield summer 1940 Shortly afterward airfield began fill night fighters such Doug las A-20 Havocs RAF Beaufight ers Later USAAF Beaufighters based After war Cranfield became site Empire Test Pilots School until 1947 meantime now-defunct College Aeronautics forerunner todays Cran field Institute Technology estab lished Rogers Aviation operates other principal facility catering private bus iness aircraft including jets takes back seat during nual PFA Rally Small tents spring up wide grassy area front main tents house aviation associations such AirBritain spotters other wide-eyed en thusiasts sellers books booklets pho weather deteriorated un common occurrence Great Britain spectators flocked commercial dis play tent collect brochures question experts maybe join yet another sociation representing aviation enthusiasts tos paintings sizes qualitiesand course usual T-shirts jacket patch es decals lapel pins Dominating field rows rows airplanes some fascinating others less far right group very ordi nary aircraft spam-cans like Cessnas Pipers used nonsporting purposes such traveling Though ones survive will no doubt classics someday its hard imagine future dedicated aviation buff could pour emotion-packed years re storing Cessna 172 Next garden-variety airplanes vintage typesantiques classics indisputabk long-term value Best rep resented DeHavilland Tiger Moths originally RAF primary train ers dating 1940s Scattered among Tigers other Moths rarer thus prized cabin biplane Hornet Moths older open Gypsy Moths odd cabin monoplane Puss Moth English hold Moths great esteem represent long-past glory days lightplane manu facturing Great Britain Also fairly prominent among vintage aircraft French Jodels Low-wingers have four seats planes easily identified up turned outer wiing sections Since few peo ple can distinguish between factory-built Jodel crafted someones garage examples scattered through section display American classics period just af ter Second World War turning up rapidly growing numbersPiper J-3 Cubs Clippers Cessna 120s 140s Taylorcrafts Luscombs view PFA visitor along much rarer Fairchilds Wacos occasional Beech Staggerwing Quite few Tay lorcrafts have in-line engines instead usual horizontally opposed configuration makes look bit odd As turns out British derivative called Auster Descended first t930s Taylorcrafts imported England Auster went production fourcylinder inverted DeHavilland Gypsy en gines 3500 built between 1939 1965 dizzying array names numbers Mark 5 Autocrat Ai glet uN Alpha Plus-D finally Aire dale Though Im still certain English consider superior origi nal Taylorcrafts Walking past vintage airplanes comes heart soul PFA showthe home-builts Just Oshkosh category offers great opportunities creativity craftsmanship few years ago home-builts Cran field rally typically British puddlejumpers like Luton Minor FRED cute little Turbulents pow ered none-too-reliable Volkswagen car engines Though could get off ground didnt provide much speed comfort February 1990 99 Painstakingly restored carefully maintained W34 ueaviiiana norne vioth its enclosed cabin still offers very comfortable accommodations two modern-day sport fliers Just like Oshkosha row Rutan VarlEres Long-EZes nose wheels retracted noses grass grazing composite aircraft high end homebuilt technology long way fragile stick-and-fabric machines Volkswagen engines first Stealth fighters exactlyits scaled-down version Hawker Fury great RAF fighters 1930s translucent wing covering just fun Left An ear-splitting mind-boggling high-speed pass Mach 01 trio 0 Volkswagen-powered puddle-jumperstwo Tipsy Nippers VP-i Right Lunchtime doesnt have cold greasy hamburger dining tent Cranfield came complete tablecloths wellstocked bar full hot meals lunch kidney pie chips half-pint bitters would cost approximately three American dollars JrIe ui neweai irenas uriiisn spori iying tne Importing American airplanes Sev eral Luscombes share flight line North American AT-6 known Harvard Visiting foreign home-builts ioregrouna wiss-ownea I-rencn-aeslgnea SIPA-903 blue ship French Piel Emeraude next half-scale Focke-WuIf FW-190 Today along older fragile bi planes sturdy powerful Pitts Specials Along pretty slow Emeraudes modernized Flying Fleas futuristic Rutan VariEzes Long-EZes Quicky Q-2s Glasairs encroaching American technology may please some pur ists airplanes certainly exciting efficient However Grand Cham pion Home-built Cranfield 1988 1930s-vintage American designa striking yellow-and-black Pietenpol Aircamper hobbys rewards found meeting people other parts world share love aviation Talk ing British counterparts Cranfield great fun British weather being cool sunny bestand cooler cloudy wet worst folks PFA fly-in dress differently what accustomed home Theyre bundled up jackets coats sometimes tiesan eccentricity wont attempt explain isnt place shorts T-shirtsthough sur prising number people clad walk ing shorts sign bravery styl ishness Britishers also dress much se dately fly-in dont wear funny hats sporting propellers windsocks dont wear wild-colored trousers behavior theyre much formal well famous British reserve Continued page 102 Left Designer Michael Whittaker left builder Ken Wilcox trophies standing next Grana tnamplon New uesgn Hlgflt pilot gets around modernized postwar version old Flying Flea seems have visited flying club Europe 100 Model Aviation PC-al Lt Stone RCAF Sand Yellow-GERMANY Tan USAF PC-32 Middlestone USAAF Tan JAPAN Mid Stone RAF RCAF PC-33 Dark Earth USAAF RAF RCAF PC-34 Lt Blue GERMANY Peifect Paint will cover dopes epoxies metals fiberglass styrofoam plastic smooth hard mar resistant finish will crack chip extremely fuel 0 proof virtually odorless will blush Ce has excellent flow properties non PC-37 Extra Dark Sea Grey RAF ACAF Neutral Gray USAAF PC-38 Light Slate Grey RAF RCAF Green Grey-GERMANY PC-30 Dark Slate Grey RAF ROAF Army Green Japan PC-40 Dark Green & Extra Dk Sea Green RAF FCAF Dark Green GERMANY PC-41 Navy Green JAPAN PC-42 Olive Drab USAAF PC-35 Azure Blue USAAF RAF RCAF GERMANY PC-36 Grey Japan perf PC-43 Dead Flat Clear PC-44 Sea Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-45 Intermediate Blue Semi-Gloss USN PC-46 Duck Egg Blue GERMANY RAF CHIP CHARTS AVAILABLE JUULL PO Box 2480 usky OhIo 44870 419 797-2208 Includes Crystals Certification / Y Send Large Self Addressed UPS US Mail Federal Envelope Brochure [ ExpressUsed Visa Accepted holds true flying field elsewhere English dont easily strike up casual conversations strangers least until someone something breaks ice theyre friendly anyone else fre quently lot interesting talk have prepared to start conversation Its also important realize Brit ish dont things same scale Americans far fewer airplanes can aircraft Osh kosh opening day EAA Fly-In Great Britain Fliers PFA Rally get great deal enjoyment out lot less Instead putting em phasis quantity stress impor tance individual airplane PFA Rallies recent years have tracted assuming little cooperation weather around thousand airplanes about what 1960s Rockford pre-Oshkosh fly-ins drew Actually thats pretty much anyone can reason ably cope three-day weekend Adding planes would make difficult see everything study ones interest talk people meet Ten thousand aircraft air port overkill first magnitude sensible-sized fly-in what youve looking Cranfield place go Write Popular Flying Associa tion Terminal Building Shoreham Air port Shoreham-By-Sea Sussex BN4 5FF England information Telephone 0273-461616 Once England Cranfield about 40 miles north London well-marked route difficult find Take Ml motorway junction 13 turn left go two miles Salford turn right go 2 miles Cranfield Scale buffs looking some thing bit uncommon model should find trip abroad well worth time expense dont have Scale modeler enjoy Cranfield Anyone en joys absorbing sights sounds airfield full flying machines will have fun PFA Rally go see yourself English 102 Model Aviation Special Fast Turnaround Now Available CALL Frequency ConversionSpectrum Analyzers CalIbrated Test Instruments $3500 Service Ace Cirrus EK Futaba Heathkit Hobbyshack JR KGL ......... . K-Line KO Propo Kraft KSE Logitrol Novak Royal Tower Hobbies World Engines Large Inventory RIC Parts Crystals