George H Harbinger futu Curtisa Field NV 15 da cold chi Id-of - often ing raft cot t barn 5 w -sparked versal Tn cockpits engers enclos still preferred ope ause used rent air pressures t k NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT portion wing 111 photos Fairch entirely closed h 11 strut braced wins e utmost simplicity rst aircraft enclose assengers machine Curtiss OX-5 rove out design Reliability Tour mnal Air Races th its other new design creat irder placed ship sight unseen cause FC-l redesi2l FC-2 Bi ocess inclu 1er section devised hinge ml edge e folded tin hewin2h RADIO REMOTE CONTROL MODELS* PRESSURE SENSITIVE TRIM DECALS PC-iSPITFIREPT 30013 x 22 Ir 2 Scolioped Red Whre o,d Blue RC-2T-28 BP130023522 rh 2Sl Red RC-3FW 190 0-9PT3OWi 522 ocrI 2Honn Red RC-4WACO YMT-3PT 30043 622 rh 2 Funnels Red PC-SDUELLISS 2/40PT 35055 58 h sqcoes Block end Cmeor RC-6CESSNA 1821 3aP3 68 WkreSo, 7 sold lourlne PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECALSPT 311073 520 Wrp Sros S oId 5 ourlOp PD-21X11RAF DECAL LargePT33 6 22 *,I 2 S*,Is Geen P0 2002U S NAVY DECAL LargePT 30093% 5 22 h 2 Hons Green P0203GERMAN WW II Large APT 301o3 5 22 crh 2 Punnein Green P0-21304CIvILIAN DECAL SETPT 30113 5 22 rh 2 S,In IRIuCI P0-2005cLIFTWAFFE WW Large APT 30123 5 22 ,, RIue P0-2006LUETWAFFEE WW Smoll APT 3033 5 22 .t 2 Punnels Rice P02007LUETWAFFEE WW (Large B ICA PLASTIC PARTS P0-2006LUFTWAFFEE WW LargePP uce WACO COWL & 14 BLISTERS P0-2009LUETWAFFEE WW (SmallPP2WACO WHEEL PANTS P0-2010US WW (LargePP3WACO BLISTERS ONLY (4 P02011US WW II SmallP110534FW 90 COWL P0-2012US WW (LargePesFW 90 CANOPY P0-2013US WW (Small11511-28 COWL l3pecesl P0-2014RAF WW II SmallPF7-28 CANOPY SET 2 preces P0-2015RAP WW (Largecccna7-28 REAR CANOPY P0-2016RAP WW Smallresiec7-28 FRONT WINDSHIELD P0-2017NCAM 1-0 3 blk 5hT- -SPITFIRE CANOPY P0-208NCAM 1-0 2 blk TFIRE BUBBLE CANOPY P02019NCAM 0 DUELLIST CANOPY P0-2020AIRCRAFT STENCILS-~pJ A 82 WNDSHELD SET 4 pieces P0-202US WW (Small Blue CESSNA 82 COWL 2 pece P02022RAE WW (Largepv4osj NA 82 WHEEL PANTS 3 piece SCALE SPINNERS 3" FW-90 NylanPRODUCTS P5550 3P-5 P-39Nylae2657 NE 188th ST MIAMI FLORIDA 33180 PSSnJ33 P40 / SpTfreNyIor305 935 1436 PS 5504 3" FW-190NylonChrameNNOVATIONS IN MODElING PS 50053 P 51 P 39-Nyon-Chrome P5510303 P 4O/Splfre-Nyon-ChromeAvalabe 90 days Look products consistently running over 200 phe nomenon result new engines improvement set upwhich have already pointed out must An engine carefully put together test run bench failing come up ex pectations should scrapped test circle might show performance never dreamed Dubby Jett can testify David Layman took Dubs large box discarded cylinders pistons engine outran Dub Na tionals set new speed record engine 500 1000 rpm off what already have try might like what expect happen year First thing expect see inyour local hobby shop crease number contestants Class D Rossi excellent D-class engine available ring version ABC have heard nothing praise engine speed free flight RC boats everyone agrees surprised output engine right out box well-made well-designed stock engine what event has needed 5 6 years mini-pipes will good run will help cut down expense class yield fun excitement Formula 40 will continue popular event think speeds class will higher ever lot new faces emerging winners circle Nitromethane synthetic oil will harder harder come price will probably increase both fact seems telling probably should going alcohol move could make contests challenging time time will guest editors write about opinions recommendations hope doing will inspire people write about what would like read Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Gar land TX 75042 Ciklon/Meczner continued page 53 left left adjusting screw tail plane should raised 02 03 mm order increase overall position angle model timing actuating rudder might also brought forward does help may try reduce wing twist Raise right-hand side adjusting screw tail plane controls free flight such extent ie increase position angle model glides safely gusts thermic weather conditions Fairchild/Clapp continued page 58 Fairchild test pilot Dick Depews log gives different test flight sequence Ac cording Curtiss machine first flew June 12 1927 Fairchild Surveys Canada aircraft June 20 Department Commerce machine June 30 chronology probably accurate Fairchild history somewhat complicated point fact FC-2 soon built Canada under license Canadian Vickers Ltd Mon treal built 12 FC-2 Razor Backs before Fairchild license withdrawn Fairchild Aviation Limited Longueuil Quebec formed first aircraft built new company early 71 series explained later FC-2 soon followed Pratt & Whitney Wasp powered FC-2W prototype wing span creased 50 feet jury struts added longer wing struts Otherwise air frame remained basically same doing lateral control became less effective because extended wing tip drag Freize-type ailerons stalled correction Ten FC-2Ws built after proto type second produced sold Bell Telephone Laboratories aircraft became instrumental devel opment air-to-ground two-way radio helpful newly forming airlines FC-2W discontinued favor FC-2W2 same airframe two feet added fuse106 Model Aviation lage length just aft wing power lengthened fuselage FC 2W2 soon became seven-place aircraft few big FC-2W2 aircraft pos sibly became famous Fairchilds ever built purchased Byrd South Polar Expedition named Stars & Stripes became first aircraft fly over South Pole left South Pole first 1929 expedition brought back second aircraft least parts now owned Smithsonian stitution City New York Charles B Collyer John H Mears circum navigated world 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes east-to-west trip included voyage ship across Pacific Atlantic Oceans Also belonging Canadian Government rescued crew Junk ers Monoplane Bremen after first successful east-west crossing Atlantic Canadian National Museum Ottawa has very fine example FC-2W2 Originally C/N 128 sold 1928 new Brock Weymouth Inc Philadelphia PA repainted resemble Canadian Transcontinental Airways aircraft G-CART long after production FC-2W2 began Fairchild Company started use new designation system FC-2W2 passenger compartment made comfortable two passengers oval windows placed behind doors aircraft designated 71 first figure new system represented number passengers pilot 71s went through minor changes designa tions 71A 71B 71C finally 71D cleaned up aerodynamically corners fuselage rounded near longerons success FC-2W2 71 aircraft company offered rebuilding modification update already built FC-2 aircraft included making over razorbacks four-longeron type Frieze-type ailerons better lateral control customer wanted new motor mount would take Wright Whirlwind J-6-9 PrattWhitney Wasp Jr 300 hp air craft redesignated Fair child 51s believed 51s re manufactured aircraft left some FC 2s remanufactured two FC-2s muse ums country Pan-AmericanGrace PANAGRA example Smithsonians new Air Space Muse um Experimental Aircraft Associa tion FAA museum Hales Corners Wisconsin has Herbert M Harkcoms restored FC-2 done American Airways Colonial Division markings known surviving FC-2s Fairchild Aircraft Development course continued both countries Canadian division became producers aircraft built specifically bushcountry operations such Fairchild Super 71 Model 82 United States pug-nosed Model 100 Pilgrim Airliner built acquisition Kreider-Reisner Hagerstown MD KR-21 open-cockpit biplanes produced open-cockpit 22 closed cabin 24 models became very well known During WW II PT-19 Fair child developed Ranger engine became backbone Army Air Corps Cadet program Today Fairchild-Re public Company other Fairchild holdings encompass areas aero space drawing accompanies article result about II years research first information came Smithsonian Washington 1967 After many letters inquiry some dead ends came across Last Flight Oldest Fairchild FAA publication Sport Aviation written Herbert M Harkcom Buzzards Roost Oklahoma told presenting restored FC-2 FAA museum delivery flight wrote Mr Harkcom answered saying asked right guy original linen factory drawing FC-2 would send copy Herb sent drawing amazeMarch 1979 107 Please send me.......... copies new fourth edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $600 copy ordered $525 Guide plus $75 postage & handling Total Enclosed ___________ anada City State ZIP Return Boynton & Assoc Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya s handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Handbook 1 Aeromodeiling Handbook 2 Modal Boats Cars Handbook 3 Model Engineering Handbook 4 Radio ConfroiAirciaft model & Allied MAPPubliwtion5 Ltd Avadable/ntheUSA Price $150 etch including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street emel Hempatead Herts HP1 lEE 1HEngland ment sent 8 X 10 b&w photos FC-2 before covered drawing Herb sent good scale outlines main dimensions does show structure Some photos like blueprints direct side view etc have also found past experience photos tell like case Armed sort material studying photos very carefully first traced aircrafts outlines using proportions added structure drawings purpose build real aircraft believe portrays FC-2 well visiting Ken Molson February 18 1978 Toronto put inscription Made-In-Canada Fairchilds effect also gave correct wing tip geometry Herb Harkcom living legend could fly Ford Tn Motor still teenager 21 flying freight Honduras Once skywriting over Lake Erie near Cleveland says up about 10000 feet just gotten letter V Chevrolet plane caught fire leading edge wing folded up perfect spoiler kind air brake knew couldnt control turned upside down unfastened seat belt fell clear wind carried ashore watched fabric burn off plane fell lake Another time wings folded up making firing run targets Army Air Corps Again over water wind carried him inland landed fact targets says has warm feeling parachutes flew American Airlines 36 years has over 36800 hours air over five years 1977 elected Aviation Hall Fame Dayton Ohio joins glittering list flying notables includes Wright Brothers Amelia Earhart Charles Lind bergh Jimmy Doolittle others model FC-2 Registration 5508 published next month done markings Colonial Western flew Contract Air Mail Number 20 CAM 20 between Albany NY Cleveland OH before American Airways took over Cy Bittner also retired American Airlines friend l-Iarkcom says flew 5508 during years met Cy dinner Avi ation Historical Society Central New York April 15 1978 Fairchild display other aviation histor ical items occasions have watched him land old Syracuse Amboy Airport depart next airmail stop day remember very well due east ceiling near zero continuous drizzle roar Whirlwind could heard some time before Pitcairn Mailwing poked its nose out haze circled field land all-ways no runways turf hear Cy Shorty Bittner relate some happenings went Amboy back late 20s early 30s recapture part youth years past have left indelible imprint mind author regard ing aviation research interest ing find imprints some times half truths discovery missing links Because conflicting formation story no doubt has some errors author will take full responsibility Photos Fairchild-Republic Archives unless other wise credited Authors Note Without help following persons article would have possible Herbert M Harkcom viation Hall Fame Ken Molson author Made Canada Fairchilds Theron K Rinehard-Fairchild Republic Co author Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow R W Bradford Curator Air Space Canadian National Museum Miss Catherine D Scott Librarian Smithsonian Museum Air Space Washington DC Charles Messenger Cy Bittner Leshane Jr via tion Historical Society Central New York people sources informa tion author wishes express deep gratitude 28 X 40 copy drawing other documentary material send 25 self-addressed stamped business-size envelope list George H Clapp Box 115 Central Square NY 13036 Field Box/De Vries continued page 65 dividers can inserted glue between divider box base sides Vertical joints can steadied single brad glue fillet Drawers bit difficult con struct long square opening square arent too big problem use em design method keeping closed Everything simple latch plywood face plate holds several drawers place can used As glue box together test-fit actual items box will hold go along Any measurement errors will show up immediately can make ad justments epoxy cures everything glued together hit whole box sanding stick slightly round plywood edges corners know plywood sub ject edge-splitting light sanding will minimize tendency Finishing Box Like favorite model field box deserves beautiful finish Itll long time like model may subjected glow fuels So spend bit time produce good looking well functional field box Finishing may include counter-sink ing heads brads filling resulting holes putty dont forget interior box glow fuel will hit finish box inside out coat resin epoxy fuelproofing An overall sanding will necessary before applying couple coats paint wont affected nitro Color paint schemetheyll individual boxes themselves Anything clear urethane bright combination colors make box vis ible keep people stumbling over flight line Brass box-corners can tacked place keep scratching bottom completed box theres other suitable hardware available like drawer pulls slide latches visit hard ware store will reveal host finishing parts hobby shops carry foam tubing box includes airplane holdersand hinges legs made nylon bolts Use what need Its major project must admit designing building own field box 108 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/03
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 106, 107, 108
George H Harbinger futu Curtisa Field NV 15 da cold chi Id-of - often ing raft cot t barn 5 w -sparked versal Tn cockpits engers enclos still preferred ope ause used rent air pressures t k NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT portion wing 111 photos Fairch entirely closed h 11 strut braced wins e utmost simplicity rst aircraft enclose assengers machine Curtiss OX-5 rove out design Reliability Tour mnal Air Races th its other new design creat irder placed ship sight unseen cause FC-l redesi2l FC-2 Bi ocess inclu 1er section devised hinge ml edge e folded tin hewin2h RADIO REMOTE CONTROL MODELS* PRESSURE SENSITIVE TRIM DECALS PC-iSPITFIREPT 30013 x 22 Ir 2 Scolioped Red Whre o,d Blue RC-2T-28 BP130023522 rh 2Sl Red RC-3FW 190 0-9PT3OWi 522 ocrI 2Honn Red RC-4WACO YMT-3PT 30043 622 rh 2 Funnels Red PC-SDUELLISS 2/40PT 35055 58 h sqcoes Block end Cmeor RC-6CESSNA 1821 3aP3 68 WkreSo, 7 sold lourlne PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECALSPT 311073 520 Wrp Sros S oId 5 ourlOp PD-21X11RAF DECAL LargePT33 6 22 *,I 2 S*,Is Geen P0 2002U S NAVY DECAL LargePT 30093% 5 22 h 2 Hons Green P0203GERMAN WW II Large APT 301o3 5 22 crh 2 Punnein Green P0-21304CIvILIAN DECAL SETPT 30113 5 22 rh 2 S,In IRIuCI P0-2005cLIFTWAFFE WW Large APT 30123 5 22 ,, RIue P0-2006LUETWAFFEE WW Smoll APT 3033 5 22 .t 2 Punnels Rice P02007LUETWAFFEE WW (Large B ICA PLASTIC PARTS P0-2006LUFTWAFFEE WW LargePP uce WACO COWL & 14 BLISTERS P0-2009LUETWAFFEE WW (SmallPP2WACO WHEEL PANTS P0-2010US WW (LargePP3WACO BLISTERS ONLY (4 P02011US WW II SmallP110534FW 90 COWL P0-2012US WW (LargePesFW 90 CANOPY P0-2013US WW (Small11511-28 COWL l3pecesl P0-2014RAF WW II SmallPF7-28 CANOPY SET 2 preces P0-2015RAP WW (Largecccna7-28 REAR CANOPY P0-2016RAP WW Smallresiec7-28 FRONT WINDSHIELD P0-2017NCAM 1-0 3 blk 5hT- -SPITFIRE CANOPY P0-208NCAM 1-0 2 blk TFIRE BUBBLE CANOPY P02019NCAM 0 DUELLIST CANOPY P0-2020AIRCRAFT STENCILS-~pJ A 82 WNDSHELD SET 4 pieces P0-202US WW (Small Blue CESSNA 82 COWL 2 pece P02022RAE WW (Largepv4osj NA 82 WHEEL PANTS 3 piece SCALE SPINNERS 3" FW-90 NylanPRODUCTS P5550 3P-5 P-39Nylae2657 NE 188th ST MIAMI FLORIDA 33180 PSSnJ33 P40 / SpTfreNyIor305 935 1436 PS 5504 3" FW-190NylonChrameNNOVATIONS IN MODElING PS 50053 P 51 P 39-Nyon-Chrome P5510303 P 4O/Splfre-Nyon-ChromeAvalabe 90 days Look products consistently running over 200 phe nomenon result new engines improvement set upwhich have already pointed out must An engine carefully put together test run bench failing come up ex pectations should scrapped test circle might show performance never dreamed Dubby Jett can testify David Layman took Dubs large box discarded cylinders pistons engine outran Dub Na tionals set new speed record engine 500 1000 rpm off what already have try might like what expect happen year First thing expect see inyour local hobby shop crease number contestants Class D Rossi excellent D-class engine available ring version ABC have heard nothing praise engine speed free flight RC boats everyone agrees surprised output engine right out box well-made well-designed stock engine what event has needed 5 6 years mini-pipes will good run will help cut down expense class yield fun excitement Formula 40 will continue popular event think speeds class will higher ever lot new faces emerging winners circle Nitromethane synthetic oil will harder harder come price will probably increase both fact seems telling probably should going alcohol move could make contests challenging time time will guest editors write about opinions recommendations hope doing will inspire people write about what would like read Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Gar land TX 75042 Ciklon/Meczner continued page 53 left left adjusting screw tail plane should raised 02 03 mm order increase overall position angle model timing actuating rudder might also brought forward does help may try reduce wing twist Raise right-hand side adjusting screw tail plane controls free flight such extent ie increase position angle model glides safely gusts thermic weather conditions Fairchild/Clapp continued page 58 Fairchild test pilot Dick Depews log gives different test flight sequence Ac cording Curtiss machine first flew June 12 1927 Fairchild Surveys Canada aircraft June 20 Department Commerce machine June 30 chronology probably accurate Fairchild history somewhat complicated point fact FC-2 soon built Canada under license Canadian Vickers Ltd Mon treal built 12 FC-2 Razor Backs before Fairchild license withdrawn Fairchild Aviation Limited Longueuil Quebec formed first aircraft built new company early 71 series explained later FC-2 soon followed Pratt & Whitney Wasp powered FC-2W prototype wing span creased 50 feet jury struts added longer wing struts Otherwise air frame remained basically same doing lateral control became less effective because extended wing tip drag Freize-type ailerons stalled correction Ten FC-2Ws built after proto type second produced sold Bell Telephone Laboratories aircraft became instrumental devel opment air-to-ground two-way radio helpful newly forming airlines FC-2W discontinued favor FC-2W2 same airframe two feet added fuse106 Model Aviation lage length just aft wing power lengthened fuselage FC 2W2 soon became seven-place aircraft few big FC-2W2 aircraft pos sibly became famous Fairchilds ever built purchased Byrd South Polar Expedition named Stars & Stripes became first aircraft fly over South Pole left South Pole first 1929 expedition brought back second aircraft least parts now owned Smithsonian stitution City New York Charles B Collyer John H Mears circum navigated world 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes east-to-west trip included voyage ship across Pacific Atlantic Oceans Also belonging Canadian Government rescued crew Junk ers Monoplane Bremen after first successful east-west crossing Atlantic Canadian National Museum Ottawa has very fine example FC-2W2 Originally C/N 128 sold 1928 new Brock Weymouth Inc Philadelphia PA repainted resemble Canadian Transcontinental Airways aircraft G-CART long after production FC-2W2 began Fairchild Company started use new designation system FC-2W2 passenger compartment made comfortable two passengers oval windows placed behind doors aircraft designated 71 first figure new system represented number passengers pilot 71s went through minor changes designa tions 71A 71B 71C finally 71D cleaned up aerodynamically corners fuselage rounded near longerons success FC-2W2 71 aircraft company offered rebuilding modification update already built FC-2 aircraft included making over razorbacks four-longeron type Frieze-type ailerons better lateral control customer wanted new motor mount would take Wright Whirlwind J-6-9 PrattWhitney Wasp Jr 300 hp air craft redesignated Fair child 51s believed 51s re manufactured aircraft left some FC 2s remanufactured two FC-2s muse ums country Pan-AmericanGrace PANAGRA example Smithsonians new Air Space Muse um Experimental Aircraft Associa tion FAA museum Hales Corners Wisconsin has Herbert M Harkcoms restored FC-2 done American Airways Colonial Division markings known surviving FC-2s Fairchild Aircraft Development course continued both countries Canadian division became producers aircraft built specifically bushcountry operations such Fairchild Super 71 Model 82 United States pug-nosed Model 100 Pilgrim Airliner built acquisition Kreider-Reisner Hagerstown MD KR-21 open-cockpit biplanes produced open-cockpit 22 closed cabin 24 models became very well known During WW II PT-19 Fair child developed Ranger engine became backbone Army Air Corps Cadet program Today Fairchild-Re public Company other Fairchild holdings encompass areas aero space drawing accompanies article result about II years research first information came Smithsonian Washington 1967 After many letters inquiry some dead ends came across Last Flight Oldest Fairchild FAA publication Sport Aviation written Herbert M Harkcom Buzzards Roost Oklahoma told presenting restored FC-2 FAA museum delivery flight wrote Mr Harkcom answered saying asked right guy original linen factory drawing FC-2 would send copy Herb sent drawing amazeMarch 1979 107 Please send me.......... copies new fourth edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $600 copy ordered $525 Guide plus $75 postage & handling Total Enclosed ___________ anada City State ZIP Return Boynton & Assoc Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya s handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Handbook 1 Aeromodeiling Handbook 2 Modal Boats Cars Handbook 3 Model Engineering Handbook 4 Radio ConfroiAirciaft model & Allied MAPPubliwtion5 Ltd Avadable/ntheUSA Price $150 etch including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street emel Hempatead Herts HP1 lEE 1HEngland ment sent 8 X 10 b&w photos FC-2 before covered drawing Herb sent good scale outlines main dimensions does show structure Some photos like blueprints direct side view etc have also found past experience photos tell like case Armed sort material studying photos very carefully first traced aircrafts outlines using proportions added structure drawings purpose build real aircraft believe portrays FC-2 well visiting Ken Molson February 18 1978 Toronto put inscription Made-In-Canada Fairchilds effect also gave correct wing tip geometry Herb Harkcom living legend could fly Ford Tn Motor still teenager 21 flying freight Honduras Once skywriting over Lake Erie near Cleveland says up about 10000 feet just gotten letter V Chevrolet plane caught fire leading edge wing folded up perfect spoiler kind air brake knew couldnt control turned upside down unfastened seat belt fell clear wind carried ashore watched fabric burn off plane fell lake Another time wings folded up making firing run targets Army Air Corps Again over water wind carried him inland landed fact targets says has warm feeling parachutes flew American Airlines 36 years has over 36800 hours air over five years 1977 elected Aviation Hall Fame Dayton Ohio joins glittering list flying notables includes Wright Brothers Amelia Earhart Charles Lind bergh Jimmy Doolittle others model FC-2 Registration 5508 published next month done markings Colonial Western flew Contract Air Mail Number 20 CAM 20 between Albany NY Cleveland OH before American Airways took over Cy Bittner also retired American Airlines friend l-Iarkcom says flew 5508 during years met Cy dinner Avi ation Historical Society Central New York April 15 1978 Fairchild display other aviation histor ical items occasions have watched him land old Syracuse Amboy Airport depart next airmail stop day remember very well due east ceiling near zero continuous drizzle roar Whirlwind could heard some time before Pitcairn Mailwing poked its nose out haze circled field land all-ways no runways turf hear Cy Shorty Bittner relate some happenings went Amboy back late 20s early 30s recapture part youth years past have left indelible imprint mind author regard ing aviation research interest ing find imprints some times half truths discovery missing links Because conflicting formation story no doubt has some errors author will take full responsibility Photos Fairchild-Republic Archives unless other wise credited Authors Note Without help following persons article would have possible Herbert M Harkcom viation Hall Fame Ken Molson author Made Canada Fairchilds Theron K Rinehard-Fairchild Republic Co author Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow R W Bradford Curator Air Space Canadian National Museum Miss Catherine D Scott Librarian Smithsonian Museum Air Space Washington DC Charles Messenger Cy Bittner Leshane Jr via tion Historical Society Central New York people sources informa tion author wishes express deep gratitude 28 X 40 copy drawing other documentary material send 25 self-addressed stamped business-size envelope list George H Clapp Box 115 Central Square NY 13036 Field Box/De Vries continued page 65 dividers can inserted glue between divider box base sides Vertical joints can steadied single brad glue fillet Drawers bit difficult con struct long square opening square arent too big problem use em design method keeping closed Everything simple latch plywood face plate holds several drawers place can used As glue box together test-fit actual items box will hold go along Any measurement errors will show up immediately can make ad justments epoxy cures everything glued together hit whole box sanding stick slightly round plywood edges corners know plywood sub ject edge-splitting light sanding will minimize tendency Finishing Box Like favorite model field box deserves beautiful finish Itll long time like model may subjected glow fuels So spend bit time produce good looking well functional field box Finishing may include counter-sink ing heads brads filling resulting holes putty dont forget interior box glow fuel will hit finish box inside out coat resin epoxy fuelproofing An overall sanding will necessary before applying couple coats paint wont affected nitro Color paint schemetheyll individual boxes themselves Anything clear urethane bright combination colors make box vis ible keep people stumbling over flight line Brass box-corners can tacked place keep scratching bottom completed box theres other suitable hardware available like drawer pulls slide latches visit hard ware store will reveal host finishing parts hobby shops carry foam tubing box includes airplane holdersand hinges legs made nylon bolts Use what need Its major project must admit designing building own field box 108 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/03
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 106, 107, 108
George H Harbinger futu Curtisa Field NV 15 da cold chi Id-of - often ing raft cot t barn 5 w -sparked versal Tn cockpits engers enclos still preferred ope ause used rent air pressures t k NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT portion wing 111 photos Fairch entirely closed h 11 strut braced wins e utmost simplicity rst aircraft enclose assengers machine Curtiss OX-5 rove out design Reliability Tour mnal Air Races th its other new design creat irder placed ship sight unseen cause FC-l redesi2l FC-2 Bi ocess inclu 1er section devised hinge ml edge e folded tin hewin2h RADIO REMOTE CONTROL MODELS* PRESSURE SENSITIVE TRIM DECALS PC-iSPITFIREPT 30013 x 22 Ir 2 Scolioped Red Whre o,d Blue RC-2T-28 BP130023522 rh 2Sl Red RC-3FW 190 0-9PT3OWi 522 ocrI 2Honn Red RC-4WACO YMT-3PT 30043 622 rh 2 Funnels Red PC-SDUELLISS 2/40PT 35055 58 h sqcoes Block end Cmeor RC-6CESSNA 1821 3aP3 68 WkreSo, 7 sold lourlne PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECALSPT 311073 520 Wrp Sros S oId 5 ourlOp PD-21X11RAF DECAL LargePT33 6 22 *,I 2 S*,Is Geen P0 2002U S NAVY DECAL LargePT 30093% 5 22 h 2 Hons Green P0203GERMAN WW II Large APT 301o3 5 22 crh 2 Punnein Green P0-21304CIvILIAN DECAL SETPT 30113 5 22 rh 2 S,In IRIuCI P0-2005cLIFTWAFFE WW Large APT 30123 5 22 ,, RIue P0-2006LUETWAFFEE WW Smoll APT 3033 5 22 .t 2 Punnels Rice P02007LUETWAFFEE WW (Large B ICA PLASTIC PARTS P0-2006LUFTWAFFEE WW LargePP uce WACO COWL & 14 BLISTERS P0-2009LUETWAFFEE WW (SmallPP2WACO WHEEL PANTS P0-2010US WW (LargePP3WACO BLISTERS ONLY (4 P02011US WW II SmallP110534FW 90 COWL P0-2012US WW (LargePesFW 90 CANOPY P0-2013US WW (Small11511-28 COWL l3pecesl P0-2014RAF WW II SmallPF7-28 CANOPY SET 2 preces P0-2015RAP WW (Largecccna7-28 REAR CANOPY P0-2016RAP WW Smallresiec7-28 FRONT WINDSHIELD P0-2017NCAM 1-0 3 blk 5hT- -SPITFIRE CANOPY P0-208NCAM 1-0 2 blk TFIRE BUBBLE CANOPY P02019NCAM 0 DUELLIST CANOPY P0-2020AIRCRAFT STENCILS-~pJ A 82 WNDSHELD SET 4 pieces P0-202US WW (Small Blue CESSNA 82 COWL 2 pece P02022RAE WW (Largepv4osj NA 82 WHEEL PANTS 3 piece SCALE SPINNERS 3" FW-90 NylanPRODUCTS P5550 3P-5 P-39Nylae2657 NE 188th ST MIAMI FLORIDA 33180 PSSnJ33 P40 / SpTfreNyIor305 935 1436 PS 5504 3" FW-190NylonChrameNNOVATIONS IN MODElING PS 50053 P 51 P 39-Nyon-Chrome P5510303 P 4O/Splfre-Nyon-ChromeAvalabe 90 days Look products consistently running over 200 phe nomenon result new engines improvement set upwhich have already pointed out must An engine carefully put together test run bench failing come up ex pectations should scrapped test circle might show performance never dreamed Dubby Jett can testify David Layman took Dubs large box discarded cylinders pistons engine outran Dub Na tionals set new speed record engine 500 1000 rpm off what already have try might like what expect happen year First thing expect see inyour local hobby shop crease number contestants Class D Rossi excellent D-class engine available ring version ABC have heard nothing praise engine speed free flight RC boats everyone agrees surprised output engine right out box well-made well-designed stock engine what event has needed 5 6 years mini-pipes will good run will help cut down expense class yield fun excitement Formula 40 will continue popular event think speeds class will higher ever lot new faces emerging winners circle Nitromethane synthetic oil will harder harder come price will probably increase both fact seems telling probably should going alcohol move could make contests challenging time time will guest editors write about opinions recommendations hope doing will inspire people write about what would like read Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Gar land TX 75042 Ciklon/Meczner continued page 53 left left adjusting screw tail plane should raised 02 03 mm order increase overall position angle model timing actuating rudder might also brought forward does help may try reduce wing twist Raise right-hand side adjusting screw tail plane controls free flight such extent ie increase position angle model glides safely gusts thermic weather conditions Fairchild/Clapp continued page 58 Fairchild test pilot Dick Depews log gives different test flight sequence Ac cording Curtiss machine first flew June 12 1927 Fairchild Surveys Canada aircraft June 20 Department Commerce machine June 30 chronology probably accurate Fairchild history somewhat complicated point fact FC-2 soon built Canada under license Canadian Vickers Ltd Mon treal built 12 FC-2 Razor Backs before Fairchild license withdrawn Fairchild Aviation Limited Longueuil Quebec formed first aircraft built new company early 71 series explained later FC-2 soon followed Pratt & Whitney Wasp powered FC-2W prototype wing span creased 50 feet jury struts added longer wing struts Otherwise air frame remained basically same doing lateral control became less effective because extended wing tip drag Freize-type ailerons stalled correction Ten FC-2Ws built after proto type second produced sold Bell Telephone Laboratories aircraft became instrumental devel opment air-to-ground two-way radio helpful newly forming airlines FC-2W discontinued favor FC-2W2 same airframe two feet added fuse106 Model Aviation lage length just aft wing power lengthened fuselage FC 2W2 soon became seven-place aircraft few big FC-2W2 aircraft pos sibly became famous Fairchilds ever built purchased Byrd South Polar Expedition named Stars & Stripes became first aircraft fly over South Pole left South Pole first 1929 expedition brought back second aircraft least parts now owned Smithsonian stitution City New York Charles B Collyer John H Mears circum navigated world 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes east-to-west trip included voyage ship across Pacific Atlantic Oceans Also belonging Canadian Government rescued crew Junk ers Monoplane Bremen after first successful east-west crossing Atlantic Canadian National Museum Ottawa has very fine example FC-2W2 Originally C/N 128 sold 1928 new Brock Weymouth Inc Philadelphia PA repainted resemble Canadian Transcontinental Airways aircraft G-CART long after production FC-2W2 began Fairchild Company started use new designation system FC-2W2 passenger compartment made comfortable two passengers oval windows placed behind doors aircraft designated 71 first figure new system represented number passengers pilot 71s went through minor changes designa tions 71A 71B 71C finally 71D cleaned up aerodynamically corners fuselage rounded near longerons success FC-2W2 71 aircraft company offered rebuilding modification update already built FC-2 aircraft included making over razorbacks four-longeron type Frieze-type ailerons better lateral control customer wanted new motor mount would take Wright Whirlwind J-6-9 PrattWhitney Wasp Jr 300 hp air craft redesignated Fair child 51s believed 51s re manufactured aircraft left some FC 2s remanufactured two FC-2s muse ums country Pan-AmericanGrace PANAGRA example Smithsonians new Air Space Muse um Experimental Aircraft Associa tion FAA museum Hales Corners Wisconsin has Herbert M Harkcoms restored FC-2 done American Airways Colonial Division markings known surviving FC-2s Fairchild Aircraft Development course continued both countries Canadian division became producers aircraft built specifically bushcountry operations such Fairchild Super 71 Model 82 United States pug-nosed Model 100 Pilgrim Airliner built acquisition Kreider-Reisner Hagerstown MD KR-21 open-cockpit biplanes produced open-cockpit 22 closed cabin 24 models became very well known During WW II PT-19 Fair child developed Ranger engine became backbone Army Air Corps Cadet program Today Fairchild-Re public Company other Fairchild holdings encompass areas aero space drawing accompanies article result about II years research first information came Smithsonian Washington 1967 After many letters inquiry some dead ends came across Last Flight Oldest Fairchild FAA publication Sport Aviation written Herbert M Harkcom Buzzards Roost Oklahoma told presenting restored FC-2 FAA museum delivery flight wrote Mr Harkcom answered saying asked right guy original linen factory drawing FC-2 would send copy Herb sent drawing amazeMarch 1979 107 Please send me.......... copies new fourth edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $600 copy ordered $525 Guide plus $75 postage & handling Total Enclosed ___________ anada City State ZIP Return Boynton & Assoc Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya s handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Handbook 1 Aeromodeiling Handbook 2 Modal Boats Cars Handbook 3 Model Engineering Handbook 4 Radio ConfroiAirciaft model & Allied MAPPubliwtion5 Ltd Avadable/ntheUSA Price $150 etch including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street emel Hempatead Herts HP1 lEE 1HEngland ment sent 8 X 10 b&w photos FC-2 before covered drawing Herb sent good scale outlines main dimensions does show structure Some photos like blueprints direct side view etc have also found past experience photos tell like case Armed sort material studying photos very carefully first traced aircrafts outlines using proportions added structure drawings purpose build real aircraft believe portrays FC-2 well visiting Ken Molson February 18 1978 Toronto put inscription Made-In-Canada Fairchilds effect also gave correct wing tip geometry Herb Harkcom living legend could fly Ford Tn Motor still teenager 21 flying freight Honduras Once skywriting over Lake Erie near Cleveland says up about 10000 feet just gotten letter V Chevrolet plane caught fire leading edge wing folded up perfect spoiler kind air brake knew couldnt control turned upside down unfastened seat belt fell clear wind carried ashore watched fabric burn off plane fell lake Another time wings folded up making firing run targets Army Air Corps Again over water wind carried him inland landed fact targets says has warm feeling parachutes flew American Airlines 36 years has over 36800 hours air over five years 1977 elected Aviation Hall Fame Dayton Ohio joins glittering list flying notables includes Wright Brothers Amelia Earhart Charles Lind bergh Jimmy Doolittle others model FC-2 Registration 5508 published next month done markings Colonial Western flew Contract Air Mail Number 20 CAM 20 between Albany NY Cleveland OH before American Airways took over Cy Bittner also retired American Airlines friend l-Iarkcom says flew 5508 during years met Cy dinner Avi ation Historical Society Central New York April 15 1978 Fairchild display other aviation histor ical items occasions have watched him land old Syracuse Amboy Airport depart next airmail stop day remember very well due east ceiling near zero continuous drizzle roar Whirlwind could heard some time before Pitcairn Mailwing poked its nose out haze circled field land all-ways no runways turf hear Cy Shorty Bittner relate some happenings went Amboy back late 20s early 30s recapture part youth years past have left indelible imprint mind author regard ing aviation research interest ing find imprints some times half truths discovery missing links Because conflicting formation story no doubt has some errors author will take full responsibility Photos Fairchild-Republic Archives unless other wise credited Authors Note Without help following persons article would have possible Herbert M Harkcom viation Hall Fame Ken Molson author Made Canada Fairchilds Theron K Rinehard-Fairchild Republic Co author Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow R W Bradford Curator Air Space Canadian National Museum Miss Catherine D Scott Librarian Smithsonian Museum Air Space Washington DC Charles Messenger Cy Bittner Leshane Jr via tion Historical Society Central New York people sources informa tion author wishes express deep gratitude 28 X 40 copy drawing other documentary material send 25 self-addressed stamped business-size envelope list George H Clapp Box 115 Central Square NY 13036 Field Box/De Vries continued page 65 dividers can inserted glue between divider box base sides Vertical joints can steadied single brad glue fillet Drawers bit difficult con struct long square opening square arent too big problem use em design method keeping closed Everything simple latch plywood face plate holds several drawers place can used As glue box together test-fit actual items box will hold go along Any measurement errors will show up immediately can make ad justments epoxy cures everything glued together hit whole box sanding stick slightly round plywood edges corners know plywood sub ject edge-splitting light sanding will minimize tendency Finishing Box Like favorite model field box deserves beautiful finish Itll long time like model may subjected glow fuels So spend bit time produce good looking well functional field box Finishing may include counter-sink ing heads brads filling resulting holes putty dont forget interior box glow fuel will hit finish box inside out coat resin epoxy fuelproofing An overall sanding will necessary before applying couple coats paint wont affected nitro Color paint schemetheyll individual boxes themselves Anything clear urethane bright combination colors make box vis ible keep people stumbling over flight line Brass box-corners can tacked place keep scratching bottom completed box theres other suitable hardware available like drawer pulls slide latches visit hard ware store will reveal host finishing parts hobby shops carry foam tubing box includes airplane holdersand hinges legs made nylon bolts Use what need Its major project must admit designing building own field box 108 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/03
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 106, 107, 108
George H Harbinger futu Curtisa Field NV 15 da cold chi Id-of - often ing raft cot t barn 5 w -sparked versal Tn cockpits engers enclos still preferred ope ause used rent air pressures t k NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT portion wing 111 photos Fairch entirely closed h 11 strut braced wins e utmost simplicity rst aircraft enclose assengers machine Curtiss OX-5 rove out design Reliability Tour mnal Air Races th its other new design creat irder placed ship sight unseen cause FC-l redesi2l FC-2 Bi ocess inclu 1er section devised hinge ml edge e folded tin hewin2h RADIO REMOTE CONTROL MODELS* PRESSURE SENSITIVE TRIM DECALS PC-iSPITFIREPT 30013 x 22 Ir 2 Scolioped Red Whre o,d Blue RC-2T-28 BP130023522 rh 2Sl Red RC-3FW 190 0-9PT3OWi 522 ocrI 2Honn Red RC-4WACO YMT-3PT 30043 622 rh 2 Funnels Red PC-SDUELLISS 2/40PT 35055 58 h sqcoes Block end Cmeor RC-6CESSNA 1821 3aP3 68 WkreSo, 7 sold lourlne PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECALSPT 311073 520 Wrp Sros S oId 5 ourlOp PD-21X11RAF DECAL LargePT33 6 22 *,I 2 S*,Is Geen P0 2002U S NAVY DECAL LargePT 30093% 5 22 h 2 Hons Green P0203GERMAN WW II Large APT 301o3 5 22 crh 2 Punnein Green P0-21304CIvILIAN DECAL SETPT 30113 5 22 rh 2 S,In IRIuCI P0-2005cLIFTWAFFE WW Large APT 30123 5 22 ,, RIue P0-2006LUETWAFFEE WW Smoll APT 3033 5 22 .t 2 Punnels Rice P02007LUETWAFFEE WW (Large B ICA PLASTIC PARTS P0-2006LUFTWAFFEE WW LargePP uce WACO COWL & 14 BLISTERS P0-2009LUETWAFFEE WW (SmallPP2WACO WHEEL PANTS P0-2010US WW (LargePP3WACO BLISTERS ONLY (4 P02011US WW II SmallP110534FW 90 COWL P0-2012US WW (LargePesFW 90 CANOPY P0-2013US WW (Small11511-28 COWL l3pecesl P0-2014RAF WW II SmallPF7-28 CANOPY SET 2 preces P0-2015RAP WW (Largecccna7-28 REAR CANOPY P0-2016RAP WW Smallresiec7-28 FRONT WINDSHIELD P0-2017NCAM 1-0 3 blk 5hT- -SPITFIRE CANOPY P0-208NCAM 1-0 2 blk TFIRE BUBBLE CANOPY P02019NCAM 0 DUELLIST CANOPY P0-2020AIRCRAFT STENCILS-~pJ A 82 WNDSHELD SET 4 pieces P0-202US WW (Small Blue CESSNA 82 COWL 2 pece P02022RAE WW (Largepv4osj NA 82 WHEEL PANTS 3 piece SCALE SPINNERS 3" FW-90 NylanPRODUCTS P5550 3P-5 P-39Nylae2657 NE 188th ST MIAMI FLORIDA 33180 PSSnJ33 P40 / SpTfreNyIor305 935 1436 PS 5504 3" FW-190NylonChrameNNOVATIONS IN MODElING PS 50053 P 51 P 39-Nyon-Chrome P5510303 P 4O/Splfre-Nyon-ChromeAvalabe 90 days Look products consistently running over 200 phe nomenon result new engines improvement set upwhich have already pointed out must An engine carefully put together test run bench failing come up ex pectations should scrapped test circle might show performance never dreamed Dubby Jett can testify David Layman took Dubs large box discarded cylinders pistons engine outran Dub Na tionals set new speed record engine 500 1000 rpm off what already have try might like what expect happen year First thing expect see inyour local hobby shop crease number contestants Class D Rossi excellent D-class engine available ring version ABC have heard nothing praise engine speed free flight RC boats everyone agrees surprised output engine right out box well-made well-designed stock engine what event has needed 5 6 years mini-pipes will good run will help cut down expense class yield fun excitement Formula 40 will continue popular event think speeds class will higher ever lot new faces emerging winners circle Nitromethane synthetic oil will harder harder come price will probably increase both fact seems telling probably should going alcohol move could make contests challenging time time will guest editors write about opinions recommendations hope doing will inspire people write about what would like read Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Gar land TX 75042 Ciklon/Meczner continued page 53 left left adjusting screw tail plane should raised 02 03 mm order increase overall position angle model timing actuating rudder might also brought forward does help may try reduce wing twist Raise right-hand side adjusting screw tail plane controls free flight such extent ie increase position angle model glides safely gusts thermic weather conditions Fairchild/Clapp continued page 58 Fairchild test pilot Dick Depews log gives different test flight sequence Ac cording Curtiss machine first flew June 12 1927 Fairchild Surveys Canada aircraft June 20 Department Commerce machine June 30 chronology probably accurate Fairchild history somewhat complicated point fact FC-2 soon built Canada under license Canadian Vickers Ltd Mon treal built 12 FC-2 Razor Backs before Fairchild license withdrawn Fairchild Aviation Limited Longueuil Quebec formed first aircraft built new company early 71 series explained later FC-2 soon followed Pratt & Whitney Wasp powered FC-2W prototype wing span creased 50 feet jury struts added longer wing struts Otherwise air frame remained basically same doing lateral control became less effective because extended wing tip drag Freize-type ailerons stalled correction Ten FC-2Ws built after proto type second produced sold Bell Telephone Laboratories aircraft became instrumental devel opment air-to-ground two-way radio helpful newly forming airlines FC-2W discontinued favor FC-2W2 same airframe two feet added fuse106 Model Aviation lage length just aft wing power lengthened fuselage FC 2W2 soon became seven-place aircraft few big FC-2W2 aircraft pos sibly became famous Fairchilds ever built purchased Byrd South Polar Expedition named Stars & Stripes became first aircraft fly over South Pole left South Pole first 1929 expedition brought back second aircraft least parts now owned Smithsonian stitution City New York Charles B Collyer John H Mears circum navigated world 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes east-to-west trip included voyage ship across Pacific Atlantic Oceans Also belonging Canadian Government rescued crew Junk ers Monoplane Bremen after first successful east-west crossing Atlantic Canadian National Museum Ottawa has very fine example FC-2W2 Originally C/N 128 sold 1928 new Brock Weymouth Inc Philadelphia PA repainted resemble Canadian Transcontinental Airways aircraft G-CART long after production FC-2W2 began Fairchild Company started use new designation system FC-2W2 passenger compartment made comfortable two passengers oval windows placed behind doors aircraft designated 71 first figure new system represented number passengers pilot 71s went through minor changes designa tions 71A 71B 71C finally 71D cleaned up aerodynamically corners fuselage rounded near longerons success FC-2W2 71 aircraft company offered rebuilding modification update already built FC-2 aircraft included making over razorbacks four-longeron type Frieze-type ailerons better lateral control customer wanted new motor mount would take Wright Whirlwind J-6-9 PrattWhitney Wasp Jr 300 hp air craft redesignated Fair child 51s believed 51s re manufactured aircraft left some FC 2s remanufactured two FC-2s muse ums country Pan-AmericanGrace PANAGRA example Smithsonians new Air Space Muse um Experimental Aircraft Associa tion FAA museum Hales Corners Wisconsin has Herbert M Harkcoms restored FC-2 done American Airways Colonial Division markings known surviving FC-2s Fairchild Aircraft Development course continued both countries Canadian division became producers aircraft built specifically bushcountry operations such Fairchild Super 71 Model 82 United States pug-nosed Model 100 Pilgrim Airliner built acquisition Kreider-Reisner Hagerstown MD KR-21 open-cockpit biplanes produced open-cockpit 22 closed cabin 24 models became very well known During WW II PT-19 Fair child developed Ranger engine became backbone Army Air Corps Cadet program Today Fairchild-Re public Company other Fairchild holdings encompass areas aero space drawing accompanies article result about II years research first information came Smithsonian Washington 1967 After many letters inquiry some dead ends came across Last Flight Oldest Fairchild FAA publication Sport Aviation written Herbert M Harkcom Buzzards Roost Oklahoma told presenting restored FC-2 FAA museum delivery flight wrote Mr Harkcom answered saying asked right guy original linen factory drawing FC-2 would send copy Herb sent drawing amazeMarch 1979 107 Please send me.......... copies new fourth edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $600 copy ordered $525 Guide plus $75 postage & handling Total Enclosed ___________ anada City State ZIP Return Boynton & Assoc Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya s handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Handbook 1 Aeromodeiling Handbook 2 Modal Boats Cars Handbook 3 Model Engineering Handbook 4 Radio ConfroiAirciaft model & Allied MAPPubliwtion5 Ltd Avadable/ntheUSA Price $150 etch including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street emel Hempatead Herts HP1 lEE 1HEngland ment sent 8 X 10 b&w photos FC-2 before covered drawing Herb sent good scale outlines main dimensions does show structure Some photos like blueprints direct side view etc have also found past experience photos tell like case Armed sort material studying photos very carefully first traced aircrafts outlines using proportions added structure drawings purpose build real aircraft believe portrays FC-2 well visiting Ken Molson February 18 1978 Toronto put inscription Made-In-Canada Fairchilds effect also gave correct wing tip geometry Herb Harkcom living legend could fly Ford Tn Motor still teenager 21 flying freight Honduras Once skywriting over Lake Erie near Cleveland says up about 10000 feet just gotten letter V Chevrolet plane caught fire leading edge wing folded up perfect spoiler kind air brake knew couldnt control turned upside down unfastened seat belt fell clear wind carried ashore watched fabric burn off plane fell lake Another time wings folded up making firing run targets Army Air Corps Again over water wind carried him inland landed fact targets says has warm feeling parachutes flew American Airlines 36 years has over 36800 hours air over five years 1977 elected Aviation Hall Fame Dayton Ohio joins glittering list flying notables includes Wright Brothers Amelia Earhart Charles Lind bergh Jimmy Doolittle others model FC-2 Registration 5508 published next month done markings Colonial Western flew Contract Air Mail Number 20 CAM 20 between Albany NY Cleveland OH before American Airways took over Cy Bittner also retired American Airlines friend l-Iarkcom says flew 5508 during years met Cy dinner Avi ation Historical Society Central New York April 15 1978 Fairchild display other aviation histor ical items occasions have watched him land old Syracuse Amboy Airport depart next airmail stop day remember very well due east ceiling near zero continuous drizzle roar Whirlwind could heard some time before Pitcairn Mailwing poked its nose out haze circled field land all-ways no runways turf hear Cy Shorty Bittner relate some happenings went Amboy back late 20s early 30s recapture part youth years past have left indelible imprint mind author regard ing aviation research interest ing find imprints some times half truths discovery missing links Because conflicting formation story no doubt has some errors author will take full responsibility Photos Fairchild-Republic Archives unless other wise credited Authors Note Without help following persons article would have possible Herbert M Harkcom viation Hall Fame Ken Molson author Made Canada Fairchilds Theron K Rinehard-Fairchild Republic Co author Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow R W Bradford Curator Air Space Canadian National Museum Miss Catherine D Scott Librarian Smithsonian Museum Air Space Washington DC Charles Messenger Cy Bittner Leshane Jr via tion Historical Society Central New York people sources informa tion author wishes express deep gratitude 28 X 40 copy drawing other documentary material send 25 self-addressed stamped business-size envelope list George H Clapp Box 115 Central Square NY 13036 Field Box/De Vries continued page 65 dividers can inserted glue between divider box base sides Vertical joints can steadied single brad glue fillet Drawers bit difficult con struct long square opening square arent too big problem use em design method keeping closed Everything simple latch plywood face plate holds several drawers place can used As glue box together test-fit actual items box will hold go along Any measurement errors will show up immediately can make ad justments epoxy cures everything glued together hit whole box sanding stick slightly round plywood edges corners know plywood sub ject edge-splitting light sanding will minimize tendency Finishing Box Like favorite model field box deserves beautiful finish Itll long time like model may subjected glow fuels So spend bit time produce good looking well functional field box Finishing may include counter-sink ing heads brads filling resulting holes putty dont forget interior box glow fuel will hit finish box inside out coat resin epoxy fuelproofing An overall sanding will necessary before applying couple coats paint wont affected nitro Color paint schemetheyll individual boxes themselves Anything clear urethane bright combination colors make box vis ible keep people stumbling over flight line Brass box-corners can tacked place keep scratching bottom completed box theres other suitable hardware available like drawer pulls slide latches visit hard ware store will reveal host finishing parts hobby shops carry foam tubing box includes airplane holdersand hinges legs made nylon bolts Use what need Its major project must admit designing building own field box 108 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/03
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 106, 107, 108
George H Harbinger futu Curtisa Field NV 15 da cold chi Id-of - often ing raft cot t barn 5 w -sparked versal Tn cockpits engers enclos still preferred ope ause used rent air pressures t k NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT portion wing 111 photos Fairch entirely closed h 11 strut braced wins e utmost simplicity rst aircraft enclose assengers machine Curtiss OX-5 rove out design Reliability Tour mnal Air Races th its other new design creat irder placed ship sight unseen cause FC-l redesi2l FC-2 Bi ocess inclu 1er section devised hinge ml edge e folded tin hewin2h RADIO REMOTE CONTROL MODELS* PRESSURE SENSITIVE TRIM DECALS PC-iSPITFIREPT 30013 x 22 Ir 2 Scolioped Red Whre o,d Blue RC-2T-28 BP130023522 rh 2Sl Red RC-3FW 190 0-9PT3OWi 522 ocrI 2Honn Red RC-4WACO YMT-3PT 30043 622 rh 2 Funnels Red PC-SDUELLISS 2/40PT 35055 58 h sqcoes Block end Cmeor RC-6CESSNA 1821 3aP3 68 WkreSo, 7 sold lourlne PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECALSPT 311073 520 Wrp Sros S oId 5 ourlOp PD-21X11RAF DECAL LargePT33 6 22 *,I 2 S*,Is Geen P0 2002U S NAVY DECAL LargePT 30093% 5 22 h 2 Hons Green P0203GERMAN WW II Large APT 301o3 5 22 crh 2 Punnein Green P0-21304CIvILIAN DECAL SETPT 30113 5 22 rh 2 S,In IRIuCI P0-2005cLIFTWAFFE WW Large APT 30123 5 22 ,, RIue P0-2006LUETWAFFEE WW Smoll APT 3033 5 22 .t 2 Punnels Rice P02007LUETWAFFEE WW (Large B ICA PLASTIC PARTS P0-2006LUFTWAFFEE WW LargePP uce WACO COWL & 14 BLISTERS P0-2009LUETWAFFEE WW (SmallPP2WACO WHEEL PANTS P0-2010US WW (LargePP3WACO BLISTERS ONLY (4 P02011US WW II SmallP110534FW 90 COWL P0-2012US WW (LargePesFW 90 CANOPY P0-2013US WW (Small11511-28 COWL l3pecesl P0-2014RAF WW II SmallPF7-28 CANOPY SET 2 preces P0-2015RAP WW (Largecccna7-28 REAR CANOPY P0-2016RAP WW Smallresiec7-28 FRONT WINDSHIELD P0-2017NCAM 1-0 3 blk 5hT- -SPITFIRE CANOPY P0-208NCAM 1-0 2 blk TFIRE BUBBLE CANOPY P02019NCAM 0 DUELLIST CANOPY P0-2020AIRCRAFT STENCILS-~pJ A 82 WNDSHELD SET 4 pieces P0-202US WW (Small Blue CESSNA 82 COWL 2 pece P02022RAE WW (Largepv4osj NA 82 WHEEL PANTS 3 piece SCALE SPINNERS 3" FW-90 NylanPRODUCTS P5550 3P-5 P-39Nylae2657 NE 188th ST MIAMI FLORIDA 33180 PSSnJ33 P40 / SpTfreNyIor305 935 1436 PS 5504 3" FW-190NylonChrameNNOVATIONS IN MODElING PS 50053 P 51 P 39-Nyon-Chrome P5510303 P 4O/Splfre-Nyon-ChromeAvalabe 90 days Look products consistently running over 200 phe nomenon result new engines improvement set upwhich have already pointed out must An engine carefully put together test run bench failing come up ex pectations should scrapped test circle might show performance never dreamed Dubby Jett can testify David Layman took Dubs large box discarded cylinders pistons engine outran Dub Na tionals set new speed record engine 500 1000 rpm off what already have try might like what expect happen year First thing expect see inyour local hobby shop crease number contestants Class D Rossi excellent D-class engine available ring version ABC have heard nothing praise engine speed free flight RC boats everyone agrees surprised output engine right out box well-made well-designed stock engine what event has needed 5 6 years mini-pipes will good run will help cut down expense class yield fun excitement Formula 40 will continue popular event think speeds class will higher ever lot new faces emerging winners circle Nitromethane synthetic oil will harder harder come price will probably increase both fact seems telling probably should going alcohol move could make contests challenging time time will guest editors write about opinions recommendations hope doing will inspire people write about what would like read Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Gar land TX 75042 Ciklon/Meczner continued page 53 left left adjusting screw tail plane should raised 02 03 mm order increase overall position angle model timing actuating rudder might also brought forward does help may try reduce wing twist Raise right-hand side adjusting screw tail plane controls free flight such extent ie increase position angle model glides safely gusts thermic weather conditions Fairchild/Clapp continued page 58 Fairchild test pilot Dick Depews log gives different test flight sequence Ac cording Curtiss machine first flew June 12 1927 Fairchild Surveys Canada aircraft June 20 Department Commerce machine June 30 chronology probably accurate Fairchild history somewhat complicated point fact FC-2 soon built Canada under license Canadian Vickers Ltd Mon treal built 12 FC-2 Razor Backs before Fairchild license withdrawn Fairchild Aviation Limited Longueuil Quebec formed first aircraft built new company early 71 series explained later FC-2 soon followed Pratt & Whitney Wasp powered FC-2W prototype wing span creased 50 feet jury struts added longer wing struts Otherwise air frame remained basically same doing lateral control became less effective because extended wing tip drag Freize-type ailerons stalled correction Ten FC-2Ws built after proto type second produced sold Bell Telephone Laboratories aircraft became instrumental devel opment air-to-ground two-way radio helpful newly forming airlines FC-2W discontinued favor FC-2W2 same airframe two feet added fuse106 Model Aviation lage length just aft wing power lengthened fuselage FC 2W2 soon became seven-place aircraft few big FC-2W2 aircraft pos sibly became famous Fairchilds ever built purchased Byrd South Polar Expedition named Stars & Stripes became first aircraft fly over South Pole left South Pole first 1929 expedition brought back second aircraft least parts now owned Smithsonian stitution City New York Charles B Collyer John H Mears circum navigated world 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes east-to-west trip included voyage ship across Pacific Atlantic Oceans Also belonging Canadian Government rescued crew Junk ers Monoplane Bremen after first successful east-west crossing Atlantic Canadian National Museum Ottawa has very fine example FC-2W2 Originally C/N 128 sold 1928 new Brock Weymouth Inc Philadelphia PA repainted resemble Canadian Transcontinental Airways aircraft G-CART long after production FC-2W2 began Fairchild Company started use new designation system FC-2W2 passenger compartment made comfortable two passengers oval windows placed behind doors aircraft designated 71 first figure new system represented number passengers pilot 71s went through minor changes designa tions 71A 71B 71C finally 71D cleaned up aerodynamically corners fuselage rounded near longerons success FC-2W2 71 aircraft company offered rebuilding modification update already built FC-2 aircraft included making over razorbacks four-longeron type Frieze-type ailerons better lateral control customer wanted new motor mount would take Wright Whirlwind J-6-9 PrattWhitney Wasp Jr 300 hp air craft redesignated Fair child 51s believed 51s re manufactured aircraft left some FC 2s remanufactured two FC-2s muse ums country Pan-AmericanGrace PANAGRA example Smithsonians new Air Space Muse um Experimental Aircraft Associa tion FAA museum Hales Corners Wisconsin has Herbert M Harkcoms restored FC-2 done American Airways Colonial Division markings known surviving FC-2s Fairchild Aircraft Development course continued both countries Canadian division became producers aircraft built specifically bushcountry operations such Fairchild Super 71 Model 82 United States pug-nosed Model 100 Pilgrim Airliner built acquisition Kreider-Reisner Hagerstown MD KR-21 open-cockpit biplanes produced open-cockpit 22 closed cabin 24 models became very well known During WW II PT-19 Fair child developed Ranger engine became backbone Army Air Corps Cadet program Today Fairchild-Re public Company other Fairchild holdings encompass areas aero space drawing accompanies article result about II years research first information came Smithsonian Washington 1967 After many letters inquiry some dead ends came across Last Flight Oldest Fairchild FAA publication Sport Aviation written Herbert M Harkcom Buzzards Roost Oklahoma told presenting restored FC-2 FAA museum delivery flight wrote Mr Harkcom answered saying asked right guy original linen factory drawing FC-2 would send copy Herb sent drawing amazeMarch 1979 107 Please send me.......... copies new fourth edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $600 copy ordered $525 Guide plus $75 postage & handling Total Enclosed ___________ anada City State ZIP Return Boynton & Assoc Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya s handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Handbook 1 Aeromodeiling Handbook 2 Modal Boats Cars Handbook 3 Model Engineering Handbook 4 Radio ConfroiAirciaft model & Allied MAPPubliwtion5 Ltd Avadable/ntheUSA Price $150 etch including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street emel Hempatead Herts HP1 lEE 1HEngland ment sent 8 X 10 b&w photos FC-2 before covered drawing Herb sent good scale outlines main dimensions does show structure Some photos like blueprints direct side view etc have also found past experience photos tell like case Armed sort material studying photos very carefully first traced aircrafts outlines using proportions added structure drawings purpose build real aircraft believe portrays FC-2 well visiting Ken Molson February 18 1978 Toronto put inscription Made-In-Canada Fairchilds effect also gave correct wing tip geometry Herb Harkcom living legend could fly Ford Tn Motor still teenager 21 flying freight Honduras Once skywriting over Lake Erie near Cleveland says up about 10000 feet just gotten letter V Chevrolet plane caught fire leading edge wing folded up perfect spoiler kind air brake knew couldnt control turned upside down unfastened seat belt fell clear wind carried ashore watched fabric burn off plane fell lake Another time wings folded up making firing run targets Army Air Corps Again over water wind carried him inland landed fact targets says has warm feeling parachutes flew American Airlines 36 years has over 36800 hours air over five years 1977 elected Aviation Hall Fame Dayton Ohio joins glittering list flying notables includes Wright Brothers Amelia Earhart Charles Lind bergh Jimmy Doolittle others model FC-2 Registration 5508 published next month done markings Colonial Western flew Contract Air Mail Number 20 CAM 20 between Albany NY Cleveland OH before American Airways took over Cy Bittner also retired American Airlines friend l-Iarkcom says flew 5508 during years met Cy dinner Avi ation Historical Society Central New York April 15 1978 Fairchild display other aviation histor ical items occasions have watched him land old Syracuse Amboy Airport depart next airmail stop day remember very well due east ceiling near zero continuous drizzle roar Whirlwind could heard some time before Pitcairn Mailwing poked its nose out haze circled field land all-ways no runways turf hear Cy Shorty Bittner relate some happenings went Amboy back late 20s early 30s recapture part youth years past have left indelible imprint mind author regard ing aviation research interest ing find imprints some times half truths discovery missing links Because conflicting formation story no doubt has some errors author will take full responsibility Photos Fairchild-Republic Archives unless other wise credited Authors Note Without help following persons article would have possible Herbert M Harkcom viation Hall Fame Ken Molson author Made Canada Fairchilds Theron K Rinehard-Fairchild Republic Co author Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow R W Bradford Curator Air Space Canadian National Museum Miss Catherine D Scott Librarian Smithsonian Museum Air Space Washington DC Charles Messenger Cy Bittner Leshane Jr via tion Historical Society Central New York people sources informa tion author wishes express deep gratitude 28 X 40 copy drawing other documentary material send 25 self-addressed stamped business-size envelope list George H Clapp Box 115 Central Square NY 13036 Field Box/De Vries continued page 65 dividers can inserted glue between divider box base sides Vertical joints can steadied single brad glue fillet Drawers bit difficult con struct long square opening square arent too big problem use em design method keeping closed Everything simple latch plywood face plate holds several drawers place can used As glue box together test-fit actual items box will hold go along Any measurement errors will show up immediately can make ad justments epoxy cures everything glued together hit whole box sanding stick slightly round plywood edges corners know plywood sub ject edge-splitting light sanding will minimize tendency Finishing Box Like favorite model field box deserves beautiful finish Itll long time like model may subjected glow fuels So spend bit time produce good looking well functional field box Finishing may include counter-sink ing heads brads filling resulting holes putty dont forget interior box glow fuel will hit finish box inside out coat resin epoxy fuelproofing An overall sanding will necessary before applying couple coats paint wont affected nitro Color paint schemetheyll individual boxes themselves Anything clear urethane bright combination colors make box vis ible keep people stumbling over flight line Brass box-corners can tacked place keep scratching bottom completed box theres other suitable hardware available like drawer pulls slide latches visit hard ware store will reveal host finishing parts hobby shops carry foam tubing box includes airplane holdersand hinges legs made nylon bolts Use what need Its major project must admit designing building own field box 108 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/03
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 106, 107, 108
George H Harbinger futu Curtisa Field NV 15 da cold chi Id-of - often ing raft cot t barn 5 w -sparked versal Tn cockpits engers enclos still preferred ope ause used rent air pressures t k NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT portion wing 111 photos Fairch entirely closed h 11 strut braced wins e utmost simplicity rst aircraft enclose assengers machine Curtiss OX-5 rove out design Reliability Tour mnal Air Races th its other new design creat irder placed ship sight unseen cause FC-l redesi2l FC-2 Bi ocess inclu 1er section devised hinge ml edge e folded tin hewin2h RADIO REMOTE CONTROL MODELS* PRESSURE SENSITIVE TRIM DECALS PC-iSPITFIREPT 30013 x 22 Ir 2 Scolioped Red Whre o,d Blue RC-2T-28 BP130023522 rh 2Sl Red RC-3FW 190 0-9PT3OWi 522 ocrI 2Honn Red RC-4WACO YMT-3PT 30043 622 rh 2 Funnels Red PC-SDUELLISS 2/40PT 35055 58 h sqcoes Block end Cmeor RC-6CESSNA 1821 3aP3 68 WkreSo, 7 sold lourlne PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECALSPT 311073 520 Wrp Sros S oId 5 ourlOp PD-21X11RAF DECAL LargePT33 6 22 *,I 2 S*,Is Geen P0 2002U S NAVY DECAL LargePT 30093% 5 22 h 2 Hons Green P0203GERMAN WW II Large APT 301o3 5 22 crh 2 Punnein Green P0-21304CIvILIAN DECAL SETPT 30113 5 22 rh 2 S,In IRIuCI P0-2005cLIFTWAFFE WW Large APT 30123 5 22 ,, RIue P0-2006LUETWAFFEE WW Smoll APT 3033 5 22 .t 2 Punnels Rice P02007LUETWAFFEE WW (Large B ICA PLASTIC PARTS P0-2006LUFTWAFFEE WW LargePP uce WACO COWL & 14 BLISTERS P0-2009LUETWAFFEE WW (SmallPP2WACO WHEEL PANTS P0-2010US WW (LargePP3WACO BLISTERS ONLY (4 P02011US WW II SmallP110534FW 90 COWL P0-2012US WW (LargePesFW 90 CANOPY P0-2013US WW (Small11511-28 COWL l3pecesl P0-2014RAF WW II SmallPF7-28 CANOPY SET 2 preces P0-2015RAP WW (Largecccna7-28 REAR CANOPY P0-2016RAP WW Smallresiec7-28 FRONT WINDSHIELD P0-2017NCAM 1-0 3 blk 5hT- -SPITFIRE CANOPY P0-208NCAM 1-0 2 blk TFIRE BUBBLE CANOPY P02019NCAM 0 DUELLIST CANOPY P0-2020AIRCRAFT STENCILS-~pJ A 82 WNDSHELD SET 4 pieces P0-202US WW (Small Blue CESSNA 82 COWL 2 pece P02022RAE WW (Largepv4osj NA 82 WHEEL PANTS 3 piece SCALE SPINNERS 3" FW-90 NylanPRODUCTS P5550 3P-5 P-39Nylae2657 NE 188th ST MIAMI FLORIDA 33180 PSSnJ33 P40 / SpTfreNyIor305 935 1436 PS 5504 3" FW-190NylonChrameNNOVATIONS IN MODElING PS 50053 P 51 P 39-Nyon-Chrome P5510303 P 4O/Splfre-Nyon-ChromeAvalabe 90 days Look products consistently running over 200 phe nomenon result new engines improvement set upwhich have already pointed out must An engine carefully put together test run bench failing come up ex pectations should scrapped test circle might show performance never dreamed Dubby Jett can testify David Layman took Dubs large box discarded cylinders pistons engine outran Dub Na tionals set new speed record engine 500 1000 rpm off what already have try might like what expect happen year First thing expect see inyour local hobby shop crease number contestants Class D Rossi excellent D-class engine available ring version ABC have heard nothing praise engine speed free flight RC boats everyone agrees surprised output engine right out box well-made well-designed stock engine what event has needed 5 6 years mini-pipes will good run will help cut down expense class yield fun excitement Formula 40 will continue popular event think speeds class will higher ever lot new faces emerging winners circle Nitromethane synthetic oil will harder harder come price will probably increase both fact seems telling probably should going alcohol move could make contests challenging time time will guest editors write about opinions recommendations hope doing will inspire people write about what would like read Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Gar land TX 75042 Ciklon/Meczner continued page 53 left left adjusting screw tail plane should raised 02 03 mm order increase overall position angle model timing actuating rudder might also brought forward does help may try reduce wing twist Raise right-hand side adjusting screw tail plane controls free flight such extent ie increase position angle model glides safely gusts thermic weather conditions Fairchild/Clapp continued page 58 Fairchild test pilot Dick Depews log gives different test flight sequence Ac cording Curtiss machine first flew June 12 1927 Fairchild Surveys Canada aircraft June 20 Department Commerce machine June 30 chronology probably accurate Fairchild history somewhat complicated point fact FC-2 soon built Canada under license Canadian Vickers Ltd Mon treal built 12 FC-2 Razor Backs before Fairchild license withdrawn Fairchild Aviation Limited Longueuil Quebec formed first aircraft built new company early 71 series explained later FC-2 soon followed Pratt & Whitney Wasp powered FC-2W prototype wing span creased 50 feet jury struts added longer wing struts Otherwise air frame remained basically same doing lateral control became less effective because extended wing tip drag Freize-type ailerons stalled correction Ten FC-2Ws built after proto type second produced sold Bell Telephone Laboratories aircraft became instrumental devel opment air-to-ground two-way radio helpful newly forming airlines FC-2W discontinued favor FC-2W2 same airframe two feet added fuse106 Model Aviation lage length just aft wing power lengthened fuselage FC 2W2 soon became seven-place aircraft few big FC-2W2 aircraft pos sibly became famous Fairchilds ever built purchased Byrd South Polar Expedition named Stars & Stripes became first aircraft fly over South Pole left South Pole first 1929 expedition brought back second aircraft least parts now owned Smithsonian stitution City New York Charles B Collyer John H Mears circum navigated world 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes east-to-west trip included voyage ship across Pacific Atlantic Oceans Also belonging Canadian Government rescued crew Junk ers Monoplane Bremen after first successful east-west crossing Atlantic Canadian National Museum Ottawa has very fine example FC-2W2 Originally C/N 128 sold 1928 new Brock Weymouth Inc Philadelphia PA repainted resemble Canadian Transcontinental Airways aircraft G-CART long after production FC-2W2 began Fairchild Company started use new designation system FC-2W2 passenger compartment made comfortable two passengers oval windows placed behind doors aircraft designated 71 first figure new system represented number passengers pilot 71s went through minor changes designa tions 71A 71B 71C finally 71D cleaned up aerodynamically corners fuselage rounded near longerons success FC-2W2 71 aircraft company offered rebuilding modification update already built FC-2 aircraft included making over razorbacks four-longeron type Frieze-type ailerons better lateral control customer wanted new motor mount would take Wright Whirlwind J-6-9 PrattWhitney Wasp Jr 300 hp air craft redesignated Fair child 51s believed 51s re manufactured aircraft left some FC 2s remanufactured two FC-2s muse ums country Pan-AmericanGrace PANAGRA example Smithsonians new Air Space Muse um Experimental Aircraft Associa tion FAA museum Hales Corners Wisconsin has Herbert M Harkcoms restored FC-2 done American Airways Colonial Division markings known surviving FC-2s Fairchild Aircraft Development course continued both countries Canadian division became producers aircraft built specifically bushcountry operations such Fairchild Super 71 Model 82 United States pug-nosed Model 100 Pilgrim Airliner built acquisition Kreider-Reisner Hagerstown MD KR-21 open-cockpit biplanes produced open-cockpit 22 closed cabin 24 models became very well known During WW II PT-19 Fair child developed Ranger engine became backbone Army Air Corps Cadet program Today Fairchild-Re public Company other Fairchild holdings encompass areas aero space drawing accompanies article result about II years research first information came Smithsonian Washington 1967 After many letters inquiry some dead ends came across Last Flight Oldest Fairchild FAA publication Sport Aviation written Herbert M Harkcom Buzzards Roost Oklahoma told presenting restored FC-2 FAA museum delivery flight wrote Mr Harkcom answered saying asked right guy original linen factory drawing FC-2 would send copy Herb sent drawing amazeMarch 1979 107 Please send me.......... copies new fourth edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $600 copy ordered $525 Guide plus $75 postage & handling Total Enclosed ___________ anada City State ZIP Return Boynton & Assoc Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya s handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Handbook 1 Aeromodeiling Handbook 2 Modal Boats Cars Handbook 3 Model Engineering Handbook 4 Radio ConfroiAirciaft model & Allied MAPPubliwtion5 Ltd Avadable/ntheUSA Price $150 etch including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street emel Hempatead Herts HP1 lEE 1HEngland ment sent 8 X 10 b&w photos FC-2 before covered drawing Herb sent good scale outlines main dimensions does show structure Some photos like blueprints direct side view etc have also found past experience photos tell like case Armed sort material studying photos very carefully first traced aircrafts outlines using proportions added structure drawings purpose build real aircraft believe portrays FC-2 well visiting Ken Molson February 18 1978 Toronto put inscription Made-In-Canada Fairchilds effect also gave correct wing tip geometry Herb Harkcom living legend could fly Ford Tn Motor still teenager 21 flying freight Honduras Once skywriting over Lake Erie near Cleveland says up about 10000 feet just gotten letter V Chevrolet plane caught fire leading edge wing folded up perfect spoiler kind air brake knew couldnt control turned upside down unfastened seat belt fell clear wind carried ashore watched fabric burn off plane fell lake Another time wings folded up making firing run targets Army Air Corps Again over water wind carried him inland landed fact targets says has warm feeling parachutes flew American Airlines 36 years has over 36800 hours air over five years 1977 elected Aviation Hall Fame Dayton Ohio joins glittering list flying notables includes Wright Brothers Amelia Earhart Charles Lind bergh Jimmy Doolittle others model FC-2 Registration 5508 published next month done markings Colonial Western flew Contract Air Mail Number 20 CAM 20 between Albany NY Cleveland OH before American Airways took over Cy Bittner also retired American Airlines friend l-Iarkcom says flew 5508 during years met Cy dinner Avi ation Historical Society Central New York April 15 1978 Fairchild display other aviation histor ical items occasions have watched him land old Syracuse Amboy Airport depart next airmail stop day remember very well due east ceiling near zero continuous drizzle roar Whirlwind could heard some time before Pitcairn Mailwing poked its nose out haze circled field land all-ways no runways turf hear Cy Shorty Bittner relate some happenings went Amboy back late 20s early 30s recapture part youth years past have left indelible imprint mind author regard ing aviation research interest ing find imprints some times half truths discovery missing links Because conflicting formation story no doubt has some errors author will take full responsibility Photos Fairchild-Republic Archives unless other wise credited Authors Note Without help following persons article would have possible Herbert M Harkcom viation Hall Fame Ken Molson author Made Canada Fairchilds Theron K Rinehard-Fairchild Republic Co author Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow R W Bradford Curator Air Space Canadian National Museum Miss Catherine D Scott Librarian Smithsonian Museum Air Space Washington DC Charles Messenger Cy Bittner Leshane Jr via tion Historical Society Central New York people sources informa tion author wishes express deep gratitude 28 X 40 copy drawing other documentary material send 25 self-addressed stamped business-size envelope list George H Clapp Box 115 Central Square NY 13036 Field Box/De Vries continued page 65 dividers can inserted glue between divider box base sides Vertical joints can steadied single brad glue fillet Drawers bit difficult con struct long square opening square arent too big problem use em design method keeping closed Everything simple latch plywood face plate holds several drawers place can used As glue box together test-fit actual items box will hold go along Any measurement errors will show up immediately can make ad justments epoxy cures everything glued together hit whole box sanding stick slightly round plywood edges corners know plywood sub ject edge-splitting light sanding will minimize tendency Finishing Box Like favorite model field box deserves beautiful finish Itll long time like model may subjected glow fuels So spend bit time produce good looking well functional field box Finishing may include counter-sink ing heads brads filling resulting holes putty dont forget interior box glow fuel will hit finish box inside out coat resin epoxy fuelproofing An overall sanding will necessary before applying couple coats paint wont affected nitro Color paint schemetheyll individual boxes themselves Anything clear urethane bright combination colors make box vis ible keep people stumbling over flight line Brass box-corners can tacked place keep scratching bottom completed box theres other suitable hardware available like drawer pulls slide latches visit hard ware store will reveal host finishing parts hobby shops carry foam tubing box includes airplane holdersand hinges legs made nylon bolts Use what need Its major project must admit designing building own field box 108 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/03
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 106, 107, 108
George H Harbinger futu Curtisa Field NV 15 da cold chi Id-of - often ing raft cot t barn 5 w -sparked versal Tn cockpits engers enclos still preferred ope ause used rent air pressures t k NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT portion wing 111 photos Fairch entirely closed h 11 strut braced wins e utmost simplicity rst aircraft enclose assengers machine Curtiss OX-5 rove out design Reliability Tour mnal Air Races th its other new design creat irder placed ship sight unseen cause FC-l redesi2l FC-2 Bi ocess inclu 1er section devised hinge ml edge e folded tin hewin2h RADIO REMOTE CONTROL MODELS* PRESSURE SENSITIVE TRIM DECALS PC-iSPITFIREPT 30013 x 22 Ir 2 Scolioped Red Whre o,d Blue RC-2T-28 BP130023522 rh 2Sl Red RC-3FW 190 0-9PT3OWi 522 ocrI 2Honn Red RC-4WACO YMT-3PT 30043 622 rh 2 Funnels Red PC-SDUELLISS 2/40PT 35055 58 h sqcoes Block end Cmeor RC-6CESSNA 1821 3aP3 68 WkreSo, 7 sold lourlne PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECALSPT 311073 520 Wrp Sros S oId 5 ourlOp PD-21X11RAF DECAL LargePT33 6 22 *,I 2 S*,Is Geen P0 2002U S NAVY DECAL LargePT 30093% 5 22 h 2 Hons Green P0203GERMAN WW II Large APT 301o3 5 22 crh 2 Punnein Green P0-21304CIvILIAN DECAL SETPT 30113 5 22 rh 2 S,In IRIuCI P0-2005cLIFTWAFFE WW Large APT 30123 5 22 ,, RIue P0-2006LUETWAFFEE WW Smoll APT 3033 5 22 .t 2 Punnels Rice P02007LUETWAFFEE WW (Large B ICA PLASTIC PARTS P0-2006LUFTWAFFEE WW LargePP uce WACO COWL & 14 BLISTERS P0-2009LUETWAFFEE WW (SmallPP2WACO WHEEL PANTS P0-2010US WW (LargePP3WACO BLISTERS ONLY (4 P02011US WW II SmallP110534FW 90 COWL P0-2012US WW (LargePesFW 90 CANOPY P0-2013US WW (Small11511-28 COWL l3pecesl P0-2014RAF WW II SmallPF7-28 CANOPY SET 2 preces P0-2015RAP WW (Largecccna7-28 REAR CANOPY P0-2016RAP WW Smallresiec7-28 FRONT WINDSHIELD P0-2017NCAM 1-0 3 blk 5hT- -SPITFIRE CANOPY P0-208NCAM 1-0 2 blk TFIRE BUBBLE CANOPY P02019NCAM 0 DUELLIST CANOPY P0-2020AIRCRAFT STENCILS-~pJ A 82 WNDSHELD SET 4 pieces P0-202US WW (Small Blue CESSNA 82 COWL 2 pece P02022RAE WW (Largepv4osj NA 82 WHEEL PANTS 3 piece SCALE SPINNERS 3" FW-90 NylanPRODUCTS P5550 3P-5 P-39Nylae2657 NE 188th ST MIAMI FLORIDA 33180 PSSnJ33 P40 / SpTfreNyIor305 935 1436 PS 5504 3" FW-190NylonChrameNNOVATIONS IN MODElING PS 50053 P 51 P 39-Nyon-Chrome P5510303 P 4O/Splfre-Nyon-ChromeAvalabe 90 days Look products consistently running over 200 phe nomenon result new engines improvement set upwhich have already pointed out must An engine carefully put together test run bench failing come up ex pectations should scrapped test circle might show performance never dreamed Dubby Jett can testify David Layman took Dubs large box discarded cylinders pistons engine outran Dub Na tionals set new speed record engine 500 1000 rpm off what already have try might like what expect happen year First thing expect see inyour local hobby shop crease number contestants Class D Rossi excellent D-class engine available ring version ABC have heard nothing praise engine speed free flight RC boats everyone agrees surprised output engine right out box well-made well-designed stock engine what event has needed 5 6 years mini-pipes will good run will help cut down expense class yield fun excitement Formula 40 will continue popular event think speeds class will higher ever lot new faces emerging winners circle Nitromethane synthetic oil will harder harder come price will probably increase both fact seems telling probably should going alcohol move could make contests challenging time time will guest editors write about opinions recommendations hope doing will inspire people write about what would like read Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Gar land TX 75042 Ciklon/Meczner continued page 53 left left adjusting screw tail plane should raised 02 03 mm order increase overall position angle model timing actuating rudder might also brought forward does help may try reduce wing twist Raise right-hand side adjusting screw tail plane controls free flight such extent ie increase position angle model glides safely gusts thermic weather conditions Fairchild/Clapp continued page 58 Fairchild test pilot Dick Depews log gives different test flight sequence Ac cording Curtiss machine first flew June 12 1927 Fairchild Surveys Canada aircraft June 20 Department Commerce machine June 30 chronology probably accurate Fairchild history somewhat complicated point fact FC-2 soon built Canada under license Canadian Vickers Ltd Mon treal built 12 FC-2 Razor Backs before Fairchild license withdrawn Fairchild Aviation Limited Longueuil Quebec formed first aircraft built new company early 71 series explained later FC-2 soon followed Pratt & Whitney Wasp powered FC-2W prototype wing span creased 50 feet jury struts added longer wing struts Otherwise air frame remained basically same doing lateral control became less effective because extended wing tip drag Freize-type ailerons stalled correction Ten FC-2Ws built after proto type second produced sold Bell Telephone Laboratories aircraft became instrumental devel opment air-to-ground two-way radio helpful newly forming airlines FC-2W discontinued favor FC-2W2 same airframe two feet added fuse106 Model Aviation lage length just aft wing power lengthened fuselage FC 2W2 soon became seven-place aircraft few big FC-2W2 aircraft pos sibly became famous Fairchilds ever built purchased Byrd South Polar Expedition named Stars & Stripes became first aircraft fly over South Pole left South Pole first 1929 expedition brought back second aircraft least parts now owned Smithsonian stitution City New York Charles B Collyer John H Mears circum navigated world 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes east-to-west trip included voyage ship across Pacific Atlantic Oceans Also belonging Canadian Government rescued crew Junk ers Monoplane Bremen after first successful east-west crossing Atlantic Canadian National Museum Ottawa has very fine example FC-2W2 Originally C/N 128 sold 1928 new Brock Weymouth Inc Philadelphia PA repainted resemble Canadian Transcontinental Airways aircraft G-CART long after production FC-2W2 began Fairchild Company started use new designation system FC-2W2 passenger compartment made comfortable two passengers oval windows placed behind doors aircraft designated 71 first figure new system represented number passengers pilot 71s went through minor changes designa tions 71A 71B 71C finally 71D cleaned up aerodynamically corners fuselage rounded near longerons success FC-2W2 71 aircraft company offered rebuilding modification update already built FC-2 aircraft included making over razorbacks four-longeron type Frieze-type ailerons better lateral control customer wanted new motor mount would take Wright Whirlwind J-6-9 PrattWhitney Wasp Jr 300 hp air craft redesignated Fair child 51s believed 51s re manufactured aircraft left some FC 2s remanufactured two FC-2s muse ums country Pan-AmericanGrace PANAGRA example Smithsonians new Air Space Muse um Experimental Aircraft Associa tion FAA museum Hales Corners Wisconsin has Herbert M Harkcoms restored FC-2 done American Airways Colonial Division markings known surviving FC-2s Fairchild Aircraft Development course continued both countries Canadian division became producers aircraft built specifically bushcountry operations such Fairchild Super 71 Model 82 United States pug-nosed Model 100 Pilgrim Airliner built acquisition Kreider-Reisner Hagerstown MD KR-21 open-cockpit biplanes produced open-cockpit 22 closed cabin 24 models became very well known During WW II PT-19 Fair child developed Ranger engine became backbone Army Air Corps Cadet program Today Fairchild-Re public Company other Fairchild holdings encompass areas aero space drawing accompanies article result about II years research first information came Smithsonian Washington 1967 After many letters inquiry some dead ends came across Last Flight Oldest Fairchild FAA publication Sport Aviation written Herbert M Harkcom Buzzards Roost Oklahoma told presenting restored FC-2 FAA museum delivery flight wrote Mr Harkcom answered saying asked right guy original linen factory drawing FC-2 would send copy Herb sent drawing amazeMarch 1979 107 Please send me.......... copies new fourth edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $600 copy ordered $525 Guide plus $75 postage & handling Total Enclosed ___________ anada City State ZIP Return Boynton & Assoc Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya s handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Handbook 1 Aeromodeiling Handbook 2 Modal Boats Cars Handbook 3 Model Engineering Handbook 4 Radio ConfroiAirciaft model & Allied MAPPubliwtion5 Ltd Avadable/ntheUSA Price $150 etch including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street emel Hempatead Herts HP1 lEE 1HEngland ment sent 8 X 10 b&w photos FC-2 before covered drawing Herb sent good scale outlines main dimensions does show structure Some photos like blueprints direct side view etc have also found past experience photos tell like case Armed sort material studying photos very carefully first traced aircrafts outlines using proportions added structure drawings purpose build real aircraft believe portrays FC-2 well visiting Ken Molson February 18 1978 Toronto put inscription Made-In-Canada Fairchilds effect also gave correct wing tip geometry Herb Harkcom living legend could fly Ford Tn Motor still teenager 21 flying freight Honduras Once skywriting over Lake Erie near Cleveland says up about 10000 feet just gotten letter V Chevrolet plane caught fire leading edge wing folded up perfect spoiler kind air brake knew couldnt control turned upside down unfastened seat belt fell clear wind carried ashore watched fabric burn off plane fell lake Another time wings folded up making firing run targets Army Air Corps Again over water wind carried him inland landed fact targets says has warm feeling parachutes flew American Airlines 36 years has over 36800 hours air over five years 1977 elected Aviation Hall Fame Dayton Ohio joins glittering list flying notables includes Wright Brothers Amelia Earhart Charles Lind bergh Jimmy Doolittle others model FC-2 Registration 5508 published next month done markings Colonial Western flew Contract Air Mail Number 20 CAM 20 between Albany NY Cleveland OH before American Airways took over Cy Bittner also retired American Airlines friend l-Iarkcom says flew 5508 during years met Cy dinner Avi ation Historical Society Central New York April 15 1978 Fairchild display other aviation histor ical items occasions have watched him land old Syracuse Amboy Airport depart next airmail stop day remember very well due east ceiling near zero continuous drizzle roar Whirlwind could heard some time before Pitcairn Mailwing poked its nose out haze circled field land all-ways no runways turf hear Cy Shorty Bittner relate some happenings went Amboy back late 20s early 30s recapture part youth years past have left indelible imprint mind author regard ing aviation research interest ing find imprints some times half truths discovery missing links Because conflicting formation story no doubt has some errors author will take full responsibility Photos Fairchild-Republic Archives unless other wise credited Authors Note Without help following persons article would have possible Herbert M Harkcom viation Hall Fame Ken Molson author Made Canada Fairchilds Theron K Rinehard-Fairchild Republic Co author Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow R W Bradford Curator Air Space Canadian National Museum Miss Catherine D Scott Librarian Smithsonian Museum Air Space Washington DC Charles Messenger Cy Bittner Leshane Jr via tion Historical Society Central New York people sources informa tion author wishes express deep gratitude 28 X 40 copy drawing other documentary material send 25 self-addressed stamped business-size envelope list George H Clapp Box 115 Central Square NY 13036 Field Box/De Vries continued page 65 dividers can inserted glue between divider box base sides Vertical joints can steadied single brad glue fillet Drawers bit difficult con struct long square opening square arent too big problem use em design method keeping closed Everything simple latch plywood face plate holds several drawers place can used As glue box together test-fit actual items box will hold go along Any measurement errors will show up immediately can make ad justments epoxy cures everything glued together hit whole box sanding stick slightly round plywood edges corners know plywood sub ject edge-splitting light sanding will minimize tendency Finishing Box Like favorite model field box deserves beautiful finish Itll long time like model may subjected glow fuels So spend bit time produce good looking well functional field box Finishing may include counter-sink ing heads brads filling resulting holes putty dont forget interior box glow fuel will hit finish box inside out coat resin epoxy fuelproofing An overall sanding will necessary before applying couple coats paint wont affected nitro Color paint schemetheyll individual boxes themselves Anything clear urethane bright combination colors make box vis ible keep people stumbling over flight line Brass box-corners can tacked place keep scratching bottom completed box theres other suitable hardware available like drawer pulls slide latches visit hard ware store will reveal host finishing parts hobby shops carry foam tubing box includes airplane holdersand hinges legs made nylon bolts Use what need Its major project must admit designing building own field box 108 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/03
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 106, 107, 108
George H Harbinger futu Curtisa Field NV 15 da cold chi Id-of - often ing raft cot t barn 5 w -sparked versal Tn cockpits engers enclos still preferred ope ause used rent air pressures t k NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT portion wing 111 photos Fairch entirely closed h 11 strut braced wins e utmost simplicity rst aircraft enclose assengers machine Curtiss OX-5 rove out design Reliability Tour mnal Air Races th its other new design creat irder placed ship sight unseen cause FC-l redesi2l FC-2 Bi ocess inclu 1er section devised hinge ml edge e folded tin hewin2h RADIO REMOTE CONTROL MODELS* PRESSURE SENSITIVE TRIM DECALS PC-iSPITFIREPT 30013 x 22 Ir 2 Scolioped Red Whre o,d Blue RC-2T-28 BP130023522 rh 2Sl Red RC-3FW 190 0-9PT3OWi 522 ocrI 2Honn Red RC-4WACO YMT-3PT 30043 622 rh 2 Funnels Red PC-SDUELLISS 2/40PT 35055 58 h sqcoes Block end Cmeor RC-6CESSNA 1821 3aP3 68 WkreSo, 7 sold lourlne PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECALSPT 311073 520 Wrp Sros S oId 5 ourlOp PD-21X11RAF DECAL LargePT33 6 22 *,I 2 S*,Is Geen P0 2002U S NAVY DECAL LargePT 30093% 5 22 h 2 Hons Green P0203GERMAN WW II Large APT 301o3 5 22 crh 2 Punnein Green P0-21304CIvILIAN DECAL SETPT 30113 5 22 rh 2 S,In IRIuCI P0-2005cLIFTWAFFE WW Large APT 30123 5 22 ,, RIue P0-2006LUETWAFFEE WW Smoll APT 3033 5 22 .t 2 Punnels Rice P02007LUETWAFFEE WW (Large B ICA PLASTIC PARTS P0-2006LUFTWAFFEE WW LargePP uce WACO COWL & 14 BLISTERS P0-2009LUETWAFFEE WW (SmallPP2WACO WHEEL PANTS P0-2010US WW (LargePP3WACO BLISTERS ONLY (4 P02011US WW II SmallP110534FW 90 COWL P0-2012US WW (LargePesFW 90 CANOPY P0-2013US WW (Small11511-28 COWL l3pecesl P0-2014RAF WW II SmallPF7-28 CANOPY SET 2 preces P0-2015RAP WW (Largecccna7-28 REAR CANOPY P0-2016RAP WW Smallresiec7-28 FRONT WINDSHIELD P0-2017NCAM 1-0 3 blk 5hT- -SPITFIRE CANOPY P0-208NCAM 1-0 2 blk TFIRE BUBBLE CANOPY P02019NCAM 0 DUELLIST CANOPY P0-2020AIRCRAFT STENCILS-~pJ A 82 WNDSHELD SET 4 pieces P0-202US WW (Small Blue CESSNA 82 COWL 2 pece P02022RAE WW (Largepv4osj NA 82 WHEEL PANTS 3 piece SCALE SPINNERS 3" FW-90 NylanPRODUCTS P5550 3P-5 P-39Nylae2657 NE 188th ST MIAMI FLORIDA 33180 PSSnJ33 P40 / SpTfreNyIor305 935 1436 PS 5504 3" FW-190NylonChrameNNOVATIONS IN MODElING PS 50053 P 51 P 39-Nyon-Chrome P5510303 P 4O/Splfre-Nyon-ChromeAvalabe 90 days Look products consistently running over 200 phe nomenon result new engines improvement set upwhich have already pointed out must An engine carefully put together test run bench failing come up ex pectations should scrapped test circle might show performance never dreamed Dubby Jett can testify David Layman took Dubs large box discarded cylinders pistons engine outran Dub Na tionals set new speed record engine 500 1000 rpm off what already have try might like what expect happen year First thing expect see inyour local hobby shop crease number contestants Class D Rossi excellent D-class engine available ring version ABC have heard nothing praise engine speed free flight RC boats everyone agrees surprised output engine right out box well-made well-designed stock engine what event has needed 5 6 years mini-pipes will good run will help cut down expense class yield fun excitement Formula 40 will continue popular event think speeds class will higher ever lot new faces emerging winners circle Nitromethane synthetic oil will harder harder come price will probably increase both fact seems telling probably should going alcohol move could make contests challenging time time will guest editors write about opinions recommendations hope doing will inspire people write about what would like read Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Gar land TX 75042 Ciklon/Meczner continued page 53 left left adjusting screw tail plane should raised 02 03 mm order increase overall position angle model timing actuating rudder might also brought forward does help may try reduce wing twist Raise right-hand side adjusting screw tail plane controls free flight such extent ie increase position angle model glides safely gusts thermic weather conditions Fairchild/Clapp continued page 58 Fairchild test pilot Dick Depews log gives different test flight sequence Ac cording Curtiss machine first flew June 12 1927 Fairchild Surveys Canada aircraft June 20 Department Commerce machine June 30 chronology probably accurate Fairchild history somewhat complicated point fact FC-2 soon built Canada under license Canadian Vickers Ltd Mon treal built 12 FC-2 Razor Backs before Fairchild license withdrawn Fairchild Aviation Limited Longueuil Quebec formed first aircraft built new company early 71 series explained later FC-2 soon followed Pratt & Whitney Wasp powered FC-2W prototype wing span creased 50 feet jury struts added longer wing struts Otherwise air frame remained basically same doing lateral control became less effective because extended wing tip drag Freize-type ailerons stalled correction Ten FC-2Ws built after proto type second produced sold Bell Telephone Laboratories aircraft became instrumental devel opment air-to-ground two-way radio helpful newly forming airlines FC-2W discontinued favor FC-2W2 same airframe two feet added fuse106 Model Aviation lage length just aft wing power lengthened fuselage FC 2W2 soon became seven-place aircraft few big FC-2W2 aircraft pos sibly became famous Fairchilds ever built purchased Byrd South Polar Expedition named Stars & Stripes became first aircraft fly over South Pole left South Pole first 1929 expedition brought back second aircraft least parts now owned Smithsonian stitution City New York Charles B Collyer John H Mears circum navigated world 23 days 15 hours 21 minutes east-to-west trip included voyage ship across Pacific Atlantic Oceans Also belonging Canadian Government rescued crew Junk ers Monoplane Bremen after first successful east-west crossing Atlantic Canadian National Museum Ottawa has very fine example FC-2W2 Originally C/N 128 sold 1928 new Brock Weymouth Inc Philadelphia PA repainted resemble Canadian Transcontinental Airways aircraft G-CART long after production FC-2W2 began Fairchild Company started use new designation system FC-2W2 passenger compartment made comfortable two passengers oval windows placed behind doors aircraft designated 71 first figure new system represented number passengers pilot 71s went through minor changes designa tions 71A 71B 71C finally 71D cleaned up aerodynamically corners fuselage rounded near longerons success FC-2W2 71 aircraft company offered rebuilding modification update already built FC-2 aircraft included making over razorbacks four-longeron type Frieze-type ailerons better lateral control customer wanted new motor mount would take Wright Whirlwind J-6-9 PrattWhitney Wasp Jr 300 hp air craft redesignated Fair child 51s believed 51s re manufactured aircraft left some FC 2s remanufactured two FC-2s muse ums country Pan-AmericanGrace PANAGRA example Smithsonians new Air Space Muse um Experimental Aircraft Associa tion FAA museum Hales Corners Wisconsin has Herbert M Harkcoms restored FC-2 done American Airways Colonial Division markings known surviving FC-2s Fairchild Aircraft Development course continued both countries Canadian division became producers aircraft built specifically bushcountry operations such Fairchild Super 71 Model 82 United States pug-nosed Model 100 Pilgrim Airliner built acquisition Kreider-Reisner Hagerstown MD KR-21 open-cockpit biplanes produced open-cockpit 22 closed cabin 24 models became very well known During WW II PT-19 Fair child developed Ranger engine became backbone Army Air Corps Cadet program Today Fairchild-Re public Company other Fairchild holdings encompass areas aero space drawing accompanies article result about II years research first information came Smithsonian Washington 1967 After many letters inquiry some dead ends came across Last Flight Oldest Fairchild FAA publication Sport Aviation written Herbert M Harkcom Buzzards Roost Oklahoma told presenting restored FC-2 FAA museum delivery flight wrote Mr Harkcom answered saying asked right guy original linen factory drawing FC-2 would send copy Herb sent drawing amazeMarch 1979 107 Please send me.......... copies new fourth edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $600 copy ordered $525 Guide plus $75 postage & handling Total Enclosed ___________ anada City State ZIP Return Boynton & Assoc Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya s handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Handbook 1 Aeromodeiling Handbook 2 Modal Boats Cars Handbook 3 Model Engineering Handbook 4 Radio ConfroiAirciaft model & Allied MAPPubliwtion5 Ltd Avadable/ntheUSA Price $150 etch including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street emel Hempatead Herts HP1 lEE 1HEngland ment sent 8 X 10 b&w photos FC-2 before covered drawing Herb sent good scale outlines main dimensions does show structure Some photos like blueprints direct side view etc have also found past experience photos tell like case Armed sort material studying photos very carefully first traced aircrafts outlines using proportions added structure drawings purpose build real aircraft believe portrays FC-2 well visiting Ken Molson February 18 1978 Toronto put inscription Made-In-Canada Fairchilds effect also gave correct wing tip geometry Herb Harkcom living legend could fly Ford Tn Motor still teenager 21 flying freight Honduras Once skywriting over Lake Erie near Cleveland says up about 10000 feet just gotten letter V Chevrolet plane caught fire leading edge wing folded up perfect spoiler kind air brake knew couldnt control turned upside down unfastened seat belt fell clear wind carried ashore watched fabric burn off plane fell lake Another time wings folded up making firing run targets Army Air Corps Again over water wind carried him inland landed fact targets says has warm feeling parachutes flew American Airlines 36 years has over 36800 hours air over five years 1977 elected Aviation Hall Fame Dayton Ohio joins glittering list flying notables includes Wright Brothers Amelia Earhart Charles Lind bergh Jimmy Doolittle others model FC-2 Registration 5508 published next month done markings Colonial Western flew Contract Air Mail Number 20 CAM 20 between Albany NY Cleveland OH before American Airways took over Cy Bittner also retired American Airlines friend l-Iarkcom says flew 5508 during years met Cy dinner Avi ation Historical Society Central New York April 15 1978 Fairchild display other aviation histor ical items occasions have watched him land old Syracuse Amboy Airport depart next airmail stop day remember very well due east ceiling near zero continuous drizzle roar Whirlwind could heard some time before Pitcairn Mailwing poked its nose out haze circled field land all-ways no runways turf hear Cy Shorty Bittner relate some happenings went Amboy back late 20s early 30s recapture part youth years past have left indelible imprint mind author regard ing aviation research interest ing find imprints some times half truths discovery missing links Because conflicting formation story no doubt has some errors author will take full responsibility Photos Fairchild-Republic Archives unless other wise credited Authors Note Without help following persons article would have possible Herbert M Harkcom viation Hall Fame Ken Molson author Made Canada Fairchilds Theron K Rinehard-Fairchild Republic Co author Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow R W Bradford Curator Air Space Canadian National Museum Miss Catherine D Scott Librarian Smithsonian Museum Air Space Washington DC Charles Messenger Cy Bittner Leshane Jr via tion Historical Society Central New York people sources informa tion author wishes express deep gratitude 28 X 40 copy drawing other documentary material send 25 self-addressed stamped business-size envelope list George H Clapp Box 115 Central Square NY 13036 Field Box/De Vries continued page 65 dividers can inserted 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