NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT occasion Ive sealed space between trailing edges ailerons etc Scotch magic tape attempted iron heat-shrink top heat-shrink arrangement works Ive also dissatisfied gooey mess builds up interface fuel oil creep between covering sealing tape John Walker Wichita recently built 4-120 bipe converted Ultimate look-alike sort thing first thing caught attention delivered sealed surfaces piece MonoKote After carefully looking fleet models found has doing several years Id never really noticed Maybe everyone does new John cuts section covering size area covered seals borders wing etc leaving movable surface unattached until flexes surface seals gap attaches movable surface uses heat gun shrink covering both parts Let describe covering stab order clarif First hinges installed permanently covering material tacked periphery horizontal stab including area hinge line Next elevator flexed up down depending whether top bottom being covered elevator covering pulled tight sealed borders Finally trim seal tool used seal covering gap resulting seal totally air proof stays clean important makes incredible improvement responsiveness surface also its smoothness air illustrate am third prototype 40 two-cycle sized BINGO first has very crisp roll rate second very sluggish aileron input examination consideration difference traced hinge gap first unit uses Hot Hinges second uses molded pin-type nylon units gap difference about A6 went back sealed ailerons second prototype able reduce total aileron throw half same roll rate rolls smoothed out Suddenly same twitchy ailerons capable producing axial rolls better knife-edge flight crisp eight point rolls Reducing up aileron also reduces down therefore produces less adverse yaw Are sealed surfaces worth trouble Yes indeed Particularly onepiece covering technique used Im convinced newer models have sealed surfaces yours dont please consider doing youll astounded D Slope/Garwood Continued page 35 steep hill 40 feet above upwind terrain flying may possible winds light 10 mph Lower hills gentler slopes likely require faster winds Its easier fly big hills because lift zone larger small hills can used favorable winds know sure try hill different wind conditions single important characteristic good slope faces wind youre lucky enough find slope faces prevailing wind area youll able fly often other end scale favorite sites hill requires northeasterly wind worksomething get about day 45 seems serious Sloper continues search good hills until hes found major point compass Its important hill have minimum trees vegetation Upwind obstructions create turbulence top Trees bushes slope face its top make tricky find good landing spot hill has road top wont have hike up down model radio tow optional its helpful enough worth February 1992 93 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation scouting wind Which important good hill good wind mind wind critical Favorable wind can sustain flight marginal hills Conversely worlds best bill little use wind wrong direction Sometimes youre flying flaflandssay schoolyardsand cant catch thermal can grab minutes flying time beading Sailplane ridge lift produced treeline Dave Thornberg talks gliding two minutes lift produced pile dirt left after excavating basement Once during thermal Sailplane contest winds 20-25 mph won round staying fD&J aloft four minutes lift generated single tree course wind must favorable either tricks work Youll need wind fast enough generate enough lift particular model Low winds will support light models higher winds will support heavier faster models test lift stand top bill hold model launch position wind tends raise model out hand theres enough lift flying model doesnt lighten hand theres plenty wind small highstart may useful Sometimes will launch plane easily productive lift ever too windy fly cant stand up wind youll have trouble ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 Service & Repairs Most Radio Control Systems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzer Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER Carry Full Line RCD RXs & Products Upgrading. ASK ABOUT THE NEW HOT FOCUS SERIES RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance Extra U S Mail VISA / MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ flying Thats about upper limit Ive flown Douglas Quicksilver hour 30-knot 34-mph winds conclusion next month discusses find good slope sites E RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 37 Using both LORAN beeper should find planes As example LORAN can tell you might car traveling down road someplace watcb plane go down distance magnetic compass could measure bearing plane Based apparent size model see can reasonable job estimating its distance can calculate Lat/Lon downed airplane Now can take LORAN beeper receiver walk drive vicinity plane have go around lake trees fenced property get beeper can take model its tall corn up tree Retrieval systems sources very ligbtweight beepers Bradley Model Products 1337 Pine Sap Court Orlando FL 32825 Jim Walston Retrieval Systems 725 Cooper Lake Rd Smyrna GA 30082 reading through November 91 issue BYTE magazine saw Jerry Pournelle driven down Baja California view eclipse used computer program define right spot beach located GPS Global Positioning System need navigate space west Mississippi east California GPS will work places LORAN wont GPS hardware/software sources EZ Cosmos $6995 Future Trends Software DeSoto TX 75115 Magellan GPS Nay 1000 Pro $3750 Magellan Systems Corp Monrovia CA 91016 Which hrings up another reader letter First thank writing general aviation column MA other columns very useful informative its nice read about things affect RC fliers Keep up good work reason writing interest generated LORAN articles have unique use navigation equipment Id like clear up some misconceptions about GPS though work industry leaders GPS started out LORAN Trimble Navigation true cost GPS receiver less figures gave 94 Model Aviation AERIAL MODEL AIRCRAPT PRODUCTS AIvIAP cutter bow $17900 213 965-9504AMAP power supply$4900 FLAIR SLOPEAnodized available Add$1000 Fuselage $6000 Three-piece fuse T tailor / tail also sell cut cores available airfoils MH42 MH43 MH62 MH64 7003 RGI5 RGI4A Ce~e16 Foam cores $5000 17 S30laFull Money-Back 30 s35m antee S~FLAIR-SLOPE Il/SPORT ELECTRIC t Fuse Complete $6000 Length 43 h 3 ht 340 & 60 Size Motor Rewmmended Slip-on Nose Cone Fuselage made EZ Lam EpoXyBlue Foam 2 lb24 X 96 X 2 $2900 Aerospace Composite ProductsDensity Will cut shipping 12 X 48 please specify Bob Ratzlalf 1641 South Elismere Ave Los Angles CA 90019 ASW 171/4 Scale 4 M Basic Kit $28500 Thermal Phase Hand Launch 60 E 387 $5000
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 35, 93, 94
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT occasion Ive sealed space between trailing edges ailerons etc Scotch magic tape attempted iron heat-shrink top heat-shrink arrangement works Ive also dissatisfied gooey mess builds up interface fuel oil creep between covering sealing tape John Walker Wichita recently built 4-120 bipe converted Ultimate look-alike sort thing first thing caught attention delivered sealed surfaces piece MonoKote After carefully looking fleet models found has doing several years Id never really noticed Maybe everyone does new John cuts section covering size area covered seals borders wing etc leaving movable surface unattached until flexes surface seals gap attaches movable surface uses heat gun shrink covering both parts Let describe covering stab order clarif First hinges installed permanently covering material tacked periphery horizontal stab including area hinge line Next elevator flexed up down depending whether top bottom being covered elevator covering pulled tight sealed borders Finally trim seal tool used seal covering gap resulting seal totally air proof stays clean important makes incredible improvement responsiveness surface also its smoothness air illustrate am third prototype 40 two-cycle sized BINGO first has very crisp roll rate second very sluggish aileron input examination consideration difference traced hinge gap first unit uses Hot Hinges second uses molded pin-type nylon units gap difference about A6 went back sealed ailerons second prototype able reduce total aileron throw half same roll rate rolls smoothed out Suddenly same twitchy ailerons capable producing axial rolls better knife-edge flight crisp eight point rolls Reducing up aileron also reduces down therefore produces less adverse yaw Are sealed surfaces worth trouble Yes indeed Particularly onepiece covering technique used Im convinced newer models have sealed surfaces yours dont please consider doing youll astounded D Slope/Garwood Continued page 35 steep hill 40 feet above upwind terrain flying may possible winds light 10 mph Lower hills gentler slopes likely require faster winds Its easier fly big hills because lift zone larger small hills can used favorable winds know sure try hill different wind conditions single important characteristic good slope faces wind youre lucky enough find slope faces prevailing wind area youll able fly often other end scale favorite sites hill requires northeasterly wind worksomething get about day 45 seems serious Sloper continues search good hills until hes found major point compass Its important hill have minimum trees vegetation Upwind obstructions create turbulence top Trees bushes slope face its top make tricky find good landing spot hill has road top wont have hike up down model radio tow optional its helpful enough worth February 1992 93 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation scouting wind Which important good hill good wind mind wind critical Favorable wind can sustain flight marginal hills Conversely worlds best bill little use wind wrong direction Sometimes youre flying flaflandssay schoolyardsand cant catch thermal can grab minutes flying time beading Sailplane ridge lift produced treeline Dave Thornberg talks gliding two minutes lift produced pile dirt left after excavating basement Once during thermal Sailplane contest winds 20-25 mph won round staying fD&J aloft four minutes lift generated single tree course wind must favorable either tricks work Youll need wind fast enough generate enough lift particular model Low winds will support light models higher winds will support heavier faster models test lift stand top bill hold model launch position wind tends raise model out hand theres enough lift flying model doesnt lighten hand theres plenty wind small highstart may useful Sometimes will launch plane easily productive lift ever too windy fly cant stand up wind youll have trouble ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 Service & Repairs Most Radio Control Systems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzer Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER Carry Full Line RCD RXs & Products Upgrading. ASK ABOUT THE NEW HOT FOCUS SERIES RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance Extra U S Mail VISA / MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ flying Thats about upper limit Ive flown Douglas Quicksilver hour 30-knot 34-mph winds conclusion next month discusses find good slope sites E RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 37 Using both LORAN beeper should find planes As example LORAN can tell you might car traveling down road someplace watcb plane go down distance magnetic compass could measure bearing plane Based apparent size model see can reasonable job estimating its distance can calculate Lat/Lon downed airplane Now can take LORAN beeper receiver walk drive vicinity plane have go around lake trees fenced property get beeper can take model its tall corn up tree Retrieval systems sources very ligbtweight beepers Bradley Model Products 1337 Pine Sap Court Orlando FL 32825 Jim Walston Retrieval Systems 725 Cooper Lake Rd Smyrna GA 30082 reading through November 91 issue BYTE magazine saw Jerry Pournelle driven down Baja California view eclipse used computer program define right spot beach located GPS Global Positioning System need navigate space west Mississippi east California GPS will work places LORAN wont GPS hardware/software sources EZ Cosmos $6995 Future Trends Software DeSoto TX 75115 Magellan GPS Nay 1000 Pro $3750 Magellan Systems Corp Monrovia CA 91016 Which hrings up another reader letter First thank writing general aviation column MA other columns very useful informative its nice read about things affect RC fliers Keep up good work reason writing interest generated LORAN articles have unique use navigation equipment Id like clear up some misconceptions about GPS though work industry leaders GPS started out LORAN Trimble Navigation true cost GPS receiver less figures gave 94 Model Aviation AERIAL MODEL AIRCRAPT PRODUCTS AIvIAP cutter bow $17900 213 965-9504AMAP power supply$4900 FLAIR SLOPEAnodized available Add$1000 Fuselage $6000 Three-piece fuse T tailor / tail also sell cut cores available airfoils MH42 MH43 MH62 MH64 7003 RGI5 RGI4A Ce~e16 Foam cores $5000 17 S30laFull Money-Back 30 s35m antee S~FLAIR-SLOPE Il/SPORT ELECTRIC t Fuse Complete $6000 Length 43 h 3 ht 340 & 60 Size Motor Rewmmended Slip-on Nose Cone Fuselage made EZ Lam EpoXyBlue Foam 2 lb24 X 96 X 2 $2900 Aerospace Composite ProductsDensity Will cut shipping 12 X 48 please specify Bob Ratzlalf 1641 South Elismere Ave Los Angles CA 90019 ASW 171/4 Scale 4 M Basic Kit $28500 Thermal Phase Hand Launch 60 E 387 $5000
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 35, 93, 94
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT occasion Ive sealed space between trailing edges ailerons etc Scotch magic tape attempted iron heat-shrink top heat-shrink arrangement works Ive also dissatisfied gooey mess builds up interface fuel oil creep between covering sealing tape John Walker Wichita recently built 4-120 bipe converted Ultimate look-alike sort thing first thing caught attention delivered sealed surfaces piece MonoKote After carefully looking fleet models found has doing several years Id never really noticed Maybe everyone does new John cuts section covering size area covered seals borders wing etc leaving movable surface unattached until flexes surface seals gap attaches movable surface uses heat gun shrink covering both parts Let describe covering stab order clarif First hinges installed permanently covering material tacked periphery horizontal stab including area hinge line Next elevator flexed up down depending whether top bottom being covered elevator covering pulled tight sealed borders Finally trim seal tool used seal covering gap resulting seal totally air proof stays clean important makes incredible improvement responsiveness surface also its smoothness air illustrate am third prototype 40 two-cycle sized BINGO first has very crisp roll rate second very sluggish aileron input examination consideration difference traced hinge gap first unit uses Hot Hinges second uses molded pin-type nylon units gap difference about A6 went back sealed ailerons second prototype able reduce total aileron throw half same roll rate rolls smoothed out Suddenly same twitchy ailerons capable producing axial rolls better knife-edge flight crisp eight point rolls Reducing up aileron also reduces down therefore produces less adverse yaw Are sealed surfaces worth trouble Yes indeed Particularly onepiece covering technique used Im convinced newer models have sealed surfaces yours dont please consider doing youll astounded D Slope/Garwood Continued page 35 steep hill 40 feet above upwind terrain flying may possible winds light 10 mph Lower hills gentler slopes likely require faster winds Its easier fly big hills because lift zone larger small hills can used favorable winds know sure try hill different wind conditions single important characteristic good slope faces wind youre lucky enough find slope faces prevailing wind area youll able fly often other end scale favorite sites hill requires northeasterly wind worksomething get about day 45 seems serious Sloper continues search good hills until hes found major point compass Its important hill have minimum trees vegetation Upwind obstructions create turbulence top Trees bushes slope face its top make tricky find good landing spot hill has road top wont have hike up down model radio tow optional its helpful enough worth February 1992 93 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation scouting wind Which important good hill good wind mind wind critical Favorable wind can sustain flight marginal hills Conversely worlds best bill little use wind wrong direction Sometimes youre flying flaflandssay schoolyardsand cant catch thermal can grab minutes flying time beading Sailplane ridge lift produced treeline Dave Thornberg talks gliding two minutes lift produced pile dirt left after excavating basement Once during thermal Sailplane contest winds 20-25 mph won round staying fD&J aloft four minutes lift generated single tree course wind must favorable either tricks work Youll need wind fast enough generate enough lift particular model Low winds will support light models higher winds will support heavier faster models test lift stand top bill hold model launch position wind tends raise model out hand theres enough lift flying model doesnt lighten hand theres plenty wind small highstart may useful Sometimes will launch plane easily productive lift ever too windy fly cant stand up wind youll have trouble ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 Service & Repairs Most Radio Control Systems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzer Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER Carry Full Line RCD RXs & Products Upgrading. ASK ABOUT THE NEW HOT FOCUS SERIES RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance Extra U S Mail VISA / MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ flying Thats about upper limit Ive flown Douglas Quicksilver hour 30-knot 34-mph winds conclusion next month discusses find good slope sites E RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 37 Using both LORAN beeper should find planes As example LORAN can tell you might car traveling down road someplace watcb plane go down distance magnetic compass could measure bearing plane Based apparent size model see can reasonable job estimating its distance can calculate Lat/Lon downed airplane Now can take LORAN beeper receiver walk drive vicinity plane have go around lake trees fenced property get beeper can take model its tall corn up tree Retrieval systems sources very ligbtweight beepers Bradley Model Products 1337 Pine Sap Court Orlando FL 32825 Jim Walston Retrieval Systems 725 Cooper Lake Rd Smyrna GA 30082 reading through November 91 issue BYTE magazine saw Jerry Pournelle driven down Baja California view eclipse used computer program define right spot beach located GPS Global Positioning System need navigate space west Mississippi east California GPS will work places LORAN wont GPS hardware/software sources EZ Cosmos $6995 Future Trends Software DeSoto TX 75115 Magellan GPS Nay 1000 Pro $3750 Magellan Systems Corp Monrovia CA 91016 Which hrings up another reader letter First thank writing general aviation column MA other columns very useful informative its nice read about things affect RC fliers Keep up good work reason writing interest generated LORAN articles have unique use navigation equipment Id like clear up some misconceptions about GPS though work industry leaders GPS started out LORAN Trimble Navigation true cost GPS receiver less figures gave 94 Model Aviation AERIAL MODEL AIRCRAPT PRODUCTS AIvIAP cutter bow $17900 213 965-9504AMAP power supply$4900 FLAIR SLOPEAnodized available Add$1000 Fuselage $6000 Three-piece fuse T tailor / tail also sell cut cores available airfoils MH42 MH43 MH62 MH64 7003 RGI5 RGI4A Ce~e16 Foam cores $5000 17 S30laFull Money-Back 30 s35m antee S~FLAIR-SLOPE Il/SPORT ELECTRIC t Fuse Complete $6000 Length 43 h 3 ht 340 & 60 Size Motor Rewmmended Slip-on Nose Cone Fuselage made EZ Lam EpoXyBlue Foam 2 lb24 X 96 X 2 $2900 Aerospace Composite ProductsDensity Will cut shipping 12 X 48 please specify Bob Ratzlalf 1641 South Elismere Ave Los Angles CA 90019 ASW 171/4 Scale 4 M Basic Kit $28500 Thermal Phase Hand Launch 60 E 387 $5000
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 35, 93, 94
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT occasion Ive sealed space between trailing edges ailerons etc Scotch magic tape attempted iron heat-shrink top heat-shrink arrangement works Ive also dissatisfied gooey mess builds up interface fuel oil creep between covering sealing tape John Walker Wichita recently built 4-120 bipe converted Ultimate look-alike sort thing first thing caught attention delivered sealed surfaces piece MonoKote After carefully looking fleet models found has doing several years Id never really noticed Maybe everyone does new John cuts section covering size area covered seals borders wing etc leaving movable surface unattached until flexes surface seals gap attaches movable surface uses heat gun shrink covering both parts Let describe covering stab order clarif First hinges installed permanently covering material tacked periphery horizontal stab including area hinge line Next elevator flexed up down depending whether top bottom being covered elevator covering pulled tight sealed borders Finally trim seal tool used seal covering gap resulting seal totally air proof stays clean important makes incredible improvement responsiveness surface also its smoothness air illustrate am third prototype 40 two-cycle sized BINGO first has very crisp roll rate second very sluggish aileron input examination consideration difference traced hinge gap first unit uses Hot Hinges second uses molded pin-type nylon units gap difference about A6 went back sealed ailerons second prototype able reduce total aileron throw half same roll rate rolls smoothed out Suddenly same twitchy ailerons capable producing axial rolls better knife-edge flight crisp eight point rolls Reducing up aileron also reduces down therefore produces less adverse yaw Are sealed surfaces worth trouble Yes indeed Particularly onepiece covering technique used Im convinced newer models have sealed surfaces yours dont please consider doing youll astounded D Slope/Garwood Continued page 35 steep hill 40 feet above upwind terrain flying may possible winds light 10 mph Lower hills gentler slopes likely require faster winds Its easier fly big hills because lift zone larger small hills can used favorable winds know sure try hill different wind conditions single important characteristic good slope faces wind youre lucky enough find slope faces prevailing wind area youll able fly often other end scale favorite sites hill requires northeasterly wind worksomething get about day 45 seems serious Sloper continues search good hills until hes found major point compass Its important hill have minimum trees vegetation Upwind obstructions create turbulence top Trees bushes slope face its top make tricky find good landing spot hill has road top wont have hike up down model radio tow optional its helpful enough worth February 1992 93 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation scouting wind Which important good hill good wind mind wind critical Favorable wind can sustain flight marginal hills Conversely worlds best bill little use wind wrong direction Sometimes youre flying flaflandssay schoolyardsand cant catch thermal can grab minutes flying time beading Sailplane ridge lift produced treeline Dave Thornberg talks gliding two minutes lift produced pile dirt left after excavating basement Once during thermal Sailplane contest winds 20-25 mph won round staying fD&J aloft four minutes lift generated single tree course wind must favorable either tricks work Youll need wind fast enough generate enough lift particular model Low winds will support light models higher winds will support heavier faster models test lift stand top bill hold model launch position wind tends raise model out hand theres enough lift flying model doesnt lighten hand theres plenty wind small highstart may useful Sometimes will launch plane easily productive lift ever too windy fly cant stand up wind youll have trouble ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 Service & Repairs Most Radio Control Systems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzer Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER Carry Full Line RCD RXs & Products Upgrading. ASK ABOUT THE NEW HOT FOCUS SERIES RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance Extra U S Mail VISA / MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ flying Thats about upper limit Ive flown Douglas Quicksilver hour 30-knot 34-mph winds conclusion next month discusses find good slope sites E RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 37 Using both LORAN beeper should find planes As example LORAN can tell you might car traveling down road someplace watcb plane go down distance magnetic compass could measure bearing plane Based apparent size model see can reasonable job estimating its distance can calculate Lat/Lon downed airplane Now can take LORAN beeper receiver walk drive vicinity plane have go around lake trees fenced property get beeper can take model its tall corn up tree Retrieval systems sources very ligbtweight beepers Bradley Model Products 1337 Pine Sap Court Orlando FL 32825 Jim Walston Retrieval Systems 725 Cooper Lake Rd Smyrna GA 30082 reading through November 91 issue BYTE magazine saw Jerry Pournelle driven down Baja California view eclipse used computer program define right spot beach located GPS Global Positioning System need navigate space west Mississippi east California GPS will work places LORAN wont GPS hardware/software sources EZ Cosmos $6995 Future Trends Software DeSoto TX 75115 Magellan GPS Nay 1000 Pro $3750 Magellan Systems Corp Monrovia CA 91016 Which hrings up another reader letter First thank writing general aviation column MA other columns very useful informative its nice read about things affect RC fliers Keep up good work reason writing interest generated LORAN articles have unique use navigation equipment Id like clear up some misconceptions about GPS though work industry leaders GPS started out LORAN Trimble Navigation true cost GPS receiver less figures gave 94 Model Aviation AERIAL MODEL AIRCRAPT PRODUCTS AIvIAP cutter bow $17900 213 965-9504AMAP power supply$4900 FLAIR SLOPEAnodized available Add$1000 Fuselage $6000 Three-piece fuse T tailor / tail also sell cut cores available airfoils MH42 MH43 MH62 MH64 7003 RGI5 RGI4A Ce~e16 Foam cores $5000 17 S30laFull Money-Back 30 s35m antee S~FLAIR-SLOPE Il/SPORT ELECTRIC t Fuse Complete $6000 Length 43 h 3 ht 340 & 60 Size Motor Rewmmended Slip-on Nose Cone Fuselage made EZ Lam EpoXyBlue Foam 2 lb24 X 96 X 2 $2900 Aerospace Composite ProductsDensity Will cut shipping 12 X 48 please specify Bob Ratzlalf 1641 South Elismere Ave Los Angles CA 90019 ASW 171/4 Scale 4 M Basic Kit $28500 Thermal Phase Hand Launch 60 E 387 $5000
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 35, 93, 94
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT occasion Ive sealed space between trailing edges ailerons etc Scotch magic tape attempted iron heat-shrink top heat-shrink arrangement works Ive also dissatisfied gooey mess builds up interface fuel oil creep between covering sealing tape John Walker Wichita recently built 4-120 bipe converted Ultimate look-alike sort thing first thing caught attention delivered sealed surfaces piece MonoKote After carefully looking fleet models found has doing several years Id never really noticed Maybe everyone does new John cuts section covering size area covered seals borders wing etc leaving movable surface unattached until flexes surface seals gap attaches movable surface uses heat gun shrink covering both parts Let describe covering stab order clarif First hinges installed permanently covering material tacked periphery horizontal stab including area hinge line Next elevator flexed up down depending whether top bottom being covered elevator covering pulled tight sealed borders Finally trim seal tool used seal covering gap resulting seal totally air proof stays clean important makes incredible improvement responsiveness surface also its smoothness air illustrate am third prototype 40 two-cycle sized BINGO first has very crisp roll rate second very sluggish aileron input examination consideration difference traced hinge gap first unit uses Hot Hinges second uses molded pin-type nylon units gap difference about A6 went back sealed ailerons second prototype able reduce total aileron throw half same roll rate rolls smoothed out Suddenly same twitchy ailerons capable producing axial rolls better knife-edge flight crisp eight point rolls Reducing up aileron also reduces down therefore produces less adverse yaw Are sealed surfaces worth trouble Yes indeed Particularly onepiece covering technique used Im convinced newer models have sealed surfaces yours dont please consider doing youll astounded D Slope/Garwood Continued page 35 steep hill 40 feet above upwind terrain flying may possible winds light 10 mph Lower hills gentler slopes likely require faster winds Its easier fly big hills because lift zone larger small hills can used favorable winds know sure try hill different wind conditions single important characteristic good slope faces wind youre lucky enough find slope faces prevailing wind area youll able fly often other end scale favorite sites hill requires northeasterly wind worksomething get about day 45 seems serious Sloper continues search good hills until hes found major point compass Its important hill have minimum trees vegetation Upwind obstructions create turbulence top Trees bushes slope face its top make tricky find good landing spot hill has road top wont have hike up down model radio tow optional its helpful enough worth February 1992 93 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation scouting wind Which important good hill good wind mind wind critical Favorable wind can sustain flight marginal hills Conversely worlds best bill little use wind wrong direction Sometimes youre flying flaflandssay schoolyardsand cant catch thermal can grab minutes flying time beading Sailplane ridge lift produced treeline Dave Thornberg talks gliding two minutes lift produced pile dirt left after excavating basement Once during thermal Sailplane contest winds 20-25 mph won round staying fD&J aloft four minutes lift generated single tree course wind must favorable either tricks work Youll need wind fast enough generate enough lift particular model Low winds will support light models higher winds will support heavier faster models test lift stand top bill hold model launch position wind tends raise model out hand theres enough lift flying model doesnt lighten hand theres plenty wind small highstart may useful Sometimes will launch plane easily productive lift ever too windy fly cant stand up wind youll have trouble ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 Service & Repairs Most Radio Control Systems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzer Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER Carry Full Line RCD RXs & Products Upgrading. ASK ABOUT THE NEW HOT FOCUS SERIES RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance Extra U S Mail VISA / MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ flying Thats about upper limit Ive flown Douglas Quicksilver hour 30-knot 34-mph winds conclusion next month discusses find good slope sites E RC Flying Today/Myers Continued page 37 Using both LORAN beeper should find planes As example LORAN can tell you might car traveling down road someplace watcb plane go down distance magnetic compass could measure bearing plane Based apparent size model see can reasonable job estimating its distance can calculate Lat/Lon downed airplane Now can take LORAN beeper receiver walk drive vicinity plane have go around lake trees fenced property get beeper can take model its tall corn up tree Retrieval systems sources very ligbtweight beepers Bradley Model Products 1337 Pine Sap Court Orlando FL 32825 Jim Walston Retrieval Systems 725 Cooper Lake Rd Smyrna GA 30082 reading through November 91 issue BYTE magazine saw Jerry Pournelle driven down Baja California view eclipse used computer program define right spot beach located GPS Global Positioning System need navigate space west Mississippi east California GPS will work places LORAN wont GPS hardware/software sources EZ Cosmos $6995 Future Trends Software DeSoto TX 75115 Magellan GPS Nay 1000 Pro $3750 Magellan Systems Corp Monrovia CA 91016 Which hrings up another reader letter First thank writing general aviation column MA other columns very useful informative its nice read about things affect RC fliers Keep up good work reason writing interest generated LORAN articles have unique use navigation equipment Id like clear up some misconceptions about GPS though work industry leaders GPS started out LORAN Trimble Navigation true cost GPS receiver less figures gave 94 Model Aviation AERIAL MODEL AIRCRAPT PRODUCTS AIvIAP cutter bow $17900 213 965-9504AMAP power supply$4900 FLAIR SLOPEAnodized available Add$1000 Fuselage $6000 Three-piece fuse T tailor / tail also sell cut cores available airfoils MH42 MH43 MH62 MH64 7003 RGI5 RGI4A Ce~e16 Foam cores $5000 17 S30laFull Money-Back 30 s35m antee S~FLAIR-SLOPE Il/SPORT ELECTRIC t Fuse Complete $6000 Length 43 h 3 ht 340 & 60 Size Motor Rewmmended Slip-on Nose Cone Fuselage made EZ Lam EpoXyBlue Foam 2 lb24 X 96 X 2 $2900 Aerospace Composite ProductsDensity Will cut shipping 12 X 48 please specify Bob Ratzlalf 1641 South Elismere Ave Los Angles CA 90019 ASW 171/4 Scale 4 M Basic Kit $28500 Thermal Phase Hand Launch 60 E 387 $5000
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/02
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 34, 35, 93, 94
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT occasion Ive sealed space between trailing edges ailerons etc Scotch magic tape attempted iron heat-shrink top heat-shrink arrangement works Ive also dissatisfied gooey mess builds up interface fuel oil creep between covering sealing tape John Walker Wichita recently built 4-120 bipe converted Ultimate look-alike sort thing first thing caught attention delivered sealed surfaces piece MonoKote After carefully looking fleet models found has doing several years Id never really noticed Maybe everyone does new John cuts section covering size area covered seals borders wing etc leaving movable surface unattached until flexes surface seals gap attaches movable surface uses heat gun shrink covering both parts Let describe covering stab order clarif First hinges installed permanently covering material tacked periphery horizontal stab including area hinge line Next elevator flexed up down depending whether top bottom being covered elevator covering pulled tight sealed borders Finally trim seal tool used seal covering gap resulting seal totally air proof stays clean important makes incredible improvement responsiveness surface also its smoothness air illustrate am third prototype 40 two-cycle sized BINGO first has very crisp roll rate second very sluggish aileron input examination consideration difference traced hinge gap first unit uses Hot Hinges second uses molded pin-type nylon units gap difference about A6 went back sealed ailerons second prototype able reduce total aileron throw half same roll rate rolls smoothed out Suddenly same twitchy ailerons capable producing axial rolls better knife-edge flight crisp eight point rolls Reducing up aileron also reduces down therefore produces less adverse yaw Are sealed surfaces worth trouble Yes indeed Particularly onepiece covering technique used Im convinced newer models have sealed surfaces yours dont please consider doing youll astounded D Slope/Garwood Continued page 35 steep hill 40 feet above upwind terrain flying may possible winds light 10 mph Lower hills gentler slopes likely require faster winds Its easier fly big hills because lift zone larger small hills can used favorable winds know sure try hill different wind conditions single important characteristic good slope faces wind youre lucky enough find slope faces prevailing wind area youll able fly often other end scale favorite sites hill requires northeasterly wind worksomething get about day 45 seems serious Sloper continues search good hills until hes found major point compass Its important hill have minimum trees vegetation Upwind obstructions create turbulence top Trees bushes slope face its top make tricky find good landing spot hill has road top wont have hike up down model radio tow optional its helpful enough worth February 1992 93 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation scouting wind Which important good hill good wind mind wind critical Favorable wind can sustain flight marginal hills Conversely worlds best bill little use wind wrong direction Sometimes youre flying flaflandssay schoolyardsand cant catch thermal can grab minutes flying time beading Sailplane ridge lift produced treeline Dave Thornberg talks gliding two minutes lift produced pile dirt left after excavating basement Once during thermal Sailplane contest winds 20-25 mph won round staying fD&J aloft four minutes lift generated single tree course wind must favorable either tricks work Youll need wind fast enough generate enough lift particular model Low winds will support light models higher winds will support heavier faster models test lift stand top bill hold model launch position wind tends raise model out hand theres enough lift flying model doesnt lighten hand theres plenty wind small highstart may useful Sometimes will launch plane easily productive lift ever too windy fly cant stand up wind youll have trouble ELECTRONICS 900 Lucy Road Howell Michigan 48843 517-546-2644 Service & Repairs Most Radio Control Systems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzer Endorsed AMA RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER Carry Full Line RCD RXs & Products Upgrading. 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