Contemporary pre war days Japanese Nate American P-26 peashooter make colorful subjects Half-A power Anyone mock combatE Fred Reese THE BOEING P-26 Peashooter Japanese Nakajima KI-27 Nate fighters early stages World War II designed produced 1930s camouflaged paint schemes favor Peashooter Nates painted bright distinc tive markings colors making very attractive models Models aircraft seldom seen because very short noses profiles both balance just right times have looked aircraft build models took some neighbor hood kids flying profiles prompt build could play too TD 049s both fly very fast 26 wire control lines lot fun fly P-26 designed Boeing 1931 first all-metal low-winged fighter accepted US Army Air Corps wing wire braced like older biplanes order make lighter airplane much faster biplanes replaced P-26 very maneuverable mid 1930s standard pursuit plane US bases Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Eleven P-26s sold China used against raiding Japa nese fighters 1937 Fourteen P-26s ground Pearl Harbor destroyed stood neatly lined up runway Japanese struck December 7 1941 group P-26 pursuits sold Philippines used against Japanese tackers early Pacific War 1940 P-26 obsolete replaced 28 Model Aviation maIl models easy decorate insignias Cut Monokote trim sheets colored contact paper ink lines can applied Pentel Rolling Writer drafting pen covered clear dope seal protect decorations Nate foreshadowed famous Zero fighter P-35 P-36 P-40 featured internally braced cantilevered wings retractable landing gears Nakajima KI-27 Type 97 fighter called 97 sen pilots nick named Nate allies designed 1935 Because its lightness maneu verability K 1-27 chosen duty Japanese Army Air Force air trials 1936 Nate became JAAFs first-line fighter Over 3000 produced up end war 1945 KI-27 first used combat against Russia Manchuria ac counted 1252 Soviet air craft destroyed loss about 100 KI-27s WW II JAAF Nates established early air superiority Pacific over Malaya Indochina Philippines Nate fast maneuverable lacked armour protec tion pilot self-sealing fuel tanks 1942 Nates combat replaced newer faster KI-43 Hayabusa Oscar JAAF Japanese Navy pilots flew Mitsubishi A6M Zeros remaining Nates used trainers until end war Construction KI-27 Nate Select light piece 3/16 X 3 X 36 balsa cut 18 length wing II th fuselage two 2 lengths parts B Lay 3 X 18 wing piece over KI-27 top view plan note dotted-line marks wing tips Use outer marks posi tion wing mark wood inner marks draw wing outline wood ball-point pen will see wing little wider cen ter wood piece cut off wing tip will fill gap Glue two slender triangles wood place along back edge wing round off wing tips using small tin can glass mark outlines wing tips Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Place fuselage wood under plan July1978 29 Seen tram rear veasnooxer makes interesting comparison Nate Air Force Army Air Corps P-26s day P-26s color scheme unwar-like Fuselage blue wings tail bright yellow highly visible red-and-white stars rudder stripes P-26 PEASHOOTER aligning bottom front back pin plan wood another pin go around fuselage outline sticking pin through plan wood mark outline shown photo graph sure mark around wing slot stabilizer motor mounts front fuselage same part B same way mark parts B cut out may easier trace over pin marks pen fore cutting out parts Glue part onto left side fuselage part B right side Glue hardwood motor mounts fuselage sand rear portions parts B until fair fuselage side using top view plan photograph guide Although shown plan models can built dihedral give scale-like appearance Nate built dihedral flies well straight-winged version dihe dral model flies level ground tilted up might expected di hedral desired cut wing half after sanding airfoil bevel edges center joint sanding block epoxy wing halves back together after blocking tip up about 2 glue dries Glue wing fuselage Cut out 3/32 balsa fin rudder elevator stabilizer again using pin through plan mark outlines Glue stabilizer slot rear fuselage hinge line back edge fuselage 1/16 plywood cut out two wheel covers two landing gear mounts two bellcrank supports control horn Bend landing gear wires 1/16 piano wire making right left side Drill both landing gear mounts wheel covers 1/16 drill shown plan can bound wire landing gear needle thread shown photograph wing must notched wire landing gear under plywood landing gear mounts Mark wing notches pushing completed landing gear against wing just hard enough wire dent wood cut out notches X-acto knife landing gear mounts fit evenly against wing glue place Mark center 1/16 bellcrank mounts bottom wing push pin up through wing mark top wing same place Glue two 1/16 plywood bellcrank mounts place centering holes over marks wing dry drill through wing /8 drill using holes bellcrank mounts guide Glue 1/16 plywood control horn onto bot tom elevator size shape control horn can seen side view P-26 plan Make 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire model now ready final sanding painting Construction P-26 Peashooter piece light 3/16 36 balsa cut 18 length wing lO/8 fuselage 25A length part B Place wing piece under plan use pin through plan mark wing tip outlines Similarly mark fuse lage outline sure mark stabilizer slot cut out wing cut out around motor mounts shown photo30 Model Aviation Step 1 Peashooters Construction Mark cut out balsa parts using pin through plan mark woodas shown Step 2 Nate construction Lay parts over plan check accuracy Step 2 Bevel-sand back edge part B Glue part B Part fuselage shown make-believe cowl quite simple Note tapering wedge piece balsa laminated fuselage butted behind cowl piece extends over wing strengthen joint Step 3 Glue 3/8 sq pine motor mounts fuselage Add two parts C above below motor mounts Round off edges sandpaper Hole wing must accuratewings slides through iep out remaining parts assemble shown Note lead out holes plywood landing gear plywood bellcrank mount glued wing bellcrank itself must able rotate freely 11-27 NATE Step 3 Cut out fuselage parts shown Note cutouts wing stabilizer small piece dowel just forward can opy s plan cts gun sight typical period Step 4 Bevel back edges parts B before gluing fuselege Glue pine other hardwood motor mounts fuse lage dry round off edges sandpaper Very strong Step 6 Bent wire landing gear bound mounts wheelcovers needle thread run through small holes drilled plywood parts Wing marked notch pressing wire against Notch enlarged X-Acto knife until gear fits tightly against wing Glue place glue covers wire keep twisting graph Go over pin marks wood ball-point pen easier line follow cutting out parts scrap 3/16 balsa cut out two part C cut out part 3/32 balsa First glue part B left side fuselage sand back edge fair fuselage side See top view plan photographs details Glue part simulate ringed en gine cowl Glue /t sq pine hard wood engine mounts fuselage add parts C finish front end Sand round endges fuselage cowl Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Lay wing over plan mark center wing along front back edge align fuselage Slip wing slot fuselage glue place Cut out July1978 31 Step 1 Nate construction Lay 3/16 x 3 x 18 balsa over plan using dotted lines guide mark tips using inner lines Piece cut back edge wing tip glued center fill gap Step 2 Shapes wood parts marked placing wood under plan marking outline pin pushed through plan wood Go over pin marks pen making easier cut out atep Now things looking upl Once wing stabilizer fin glued fuselage begins feel flying fever Sand parts smooth #220 sandpaper glue still wet check alignment plane over plan Also sight front back helps get stab set true first use reference tail parts 3/3 2 balsa glue stabilizer slot fuselage Glue fin place top fuselage Cut out 1/16 plywood landing gears tail skid bellcrank mounts control horn Drill 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire /8 holes bellcrank mounts landing gears Also drill two holes right side landing gear control wires Glue plywood landing gears wing add / triangle side gear Mark bottom wing center bellcrank mounts push pin through wing mark locate same spot top wing Glue plywood bellcrank mounts tip bottom wing centering hole over mark Glue plywood tailskid place Glue plywood control horn bottom elevator P-26 now ready sanding finishing Finishing models Shape round edges models using #80 #100 grit garnet aluminum oxide sandpaper Sand edges elevator tail parts round except rudder fin hinge linewhich glued after painting Finish sand entire model #220 garnet aluminum oxide sandpa per direction wood grain until smooth Brush coat clear dope over entire model tail parts allow dry Sand entire model #220 sand paper until wood feels smooth again Brush second coat clear dry sand smooth third coat clear may needed some areas Additional coats sanding sealer clear dope mixed baby powder can applied want fill grain Sand between coats overall color Nate pale gray greenish gray Use Pactra Aero gloss Military Flats hot-fuel-proof dope Cloud Gray base color Regular Aerogloss colors can used Mili tary Flats available although gray little too dark part gray two parts white would close enough Nates simply painted gray round red insignia wing fuselage additional stripes designs window masked off tape painted light blue Mask off white bands paint Swift White nose fuselage stripe red dope applied after first masking tape best masking tape Sig striping tape h otherwise use plastic electricians tape Scotch Tape P-26 Peashooters bright yellow wings tails either dark green blue fuselages First paint wings fin stab elevators Aerogloss Cub Yellow applying successive coat different direction Sand lightly #220 sandpaper between coat Cub Yellow also available spray cans standard colors Allow yellow dry several hours mask off fuselage junction spraying wings can covered paper paper bags masking tape protect overspray Paint fuselage either Curtiss Blue Stinson Green Paint separate rudder white insignia stripes cut either Monokote Trim sheets contact shelf paper Contact paper fuel-proof inexpensive easy use ideal masking complex shapes can cut out first Draw stars plac ing white trim under plan marking star points pin through plan Connect points pencil cut out stars Stick stars onto blue trim draw circles cut out Apply small red circles center stars stick completed insignia onto model blue stripe fin red stripes rudder cut trim sheets stuck lines rivet dots models applied #1 rapidograph draft ing pen Pelikan drafting ink ink water soluble can washed off make mistake Use ruler raised edge apply lines dots applied freehand experimented black pentel roll ing writer worked very well much Continued page 89 32 Model Aviation Cox TD 049 5-3 prop mounted P-26 Use 1/2 5/8-in #3 screws attach engine hardwood mounting pieces Wire fuel tank mount pushed through fuselage ends bent hooks take rubberbands hold tank place Tank feed must line engine needle valve proper running Also keep tank close engine engine installation Nate Cox TD Medallion 049 give faster perform ance Baby Bee Black Widow engines What said about P-26 engine installa tion also holds true tank Perfect #2 Wedgetank dont mean belabor obvious centrifugal forces pushes fuel toward narrow side tank good fuel feed DUmBRO PRODUCTS INC WAUCONDA ILLINOIS Field Dayton Ohio site 76 National Championships Discussions currentip underway possible use site No problem other end Kitty Hawk has airstrip Wright Brothers Memorial Also being explored time period attempts perhaps between August 19 National Aviation Day Decem ber 17 anniversary Wright broth ers flight 1903 Obviously details need developed meantime lots dreaming scheming can done would-be record-setters maybe model building test flying ba sic need practice cross-country fly ing short distances Fly ing car plane obviously different situation flying con test club field will reported next month Until anyone interested getting involved requested write note AMA HQwe will try get information exchange going keep interested parties up-to-date project progress meantime might refer August 1975 issue Model Aviation regarding transcontinental fly ing recent issues describing record breaking distance duration flights Note October 76 issue tells Richard Weber flew 10 hours 48 minutes closed course distance miles setting new record 424 Fighters Two/Reese continued page 32 easier use drafting pen lines ink marks must sealed spray coats clear after model finished Apply first coat very lightly spray can prevent ink bleeding Pentel pen bled much less Flair pen Assembly Hinge elevators stab large needle carpet thread using figure-8 stitch Leave about 6 thread end hinge until done using needle pick pull threads until hinge tight thread hinges tight apply glue both sides hinges clip loose ends flush wood Bend 1/16 wire pushrod attach control horn elevator Cut 1/32 wire leadout wires attach bellcrank along pushrod Bolt bellcrank wing keeping en tire linkage free binding Bend wire leadout guide glue wing Predrill four mounting holes 1/16 drill mount engine four #2 screws Drill two 1/16 holes through fuselage tank mount wire Slip wire tank mount through holes bend ends over form hooks Place tank place secure rubberband Drill 5/32 hole up through wing directly under fuel tank vent tube push length fuel tubing up through hole over vent tube Glue two pennies underside outboard wing tip help maintain line tension flying Enlarge cutout rudder clear elevator needed glue rudder fin angle shown plan Put wheels youare ready fly Flying Use 26 X 008 wire lines fly ing possible rather Dacron flying lines positive control Use Cox 5 X 3 gray plastic prop Cox 5 ack plastic prop Cox Glow Fuel higher nitro content Cox Racing Fuel will take off paint CL Scale/Gretz continued page 34 Louis sole remaining example Ryan M-lnow lost forever best way will able help spread word new museum looking donations full-size aircraft models aviation artifacts begin new collection July1978 89 y i NOSH RINK NO-STRETCH FREE RUNNING PUSH ROD ASSEMBLYPERFECT FOR 112 AIRPLANES CAT NO 113 2 COMPLETE SETS $149
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/07
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 89
Contemporary pre war days Japanese Nate American P-26 peashooter make colorful subjects Half-A power Anyone mock combatE Fred Reese THE BOEING P-26 Peashooter Japanese Nakajima KI-27 Nate fighters early stages World War II designed produced 1930s camouflaged paint schemes favor Peashooter Nates painted bright distinc tive markings colors making very attractive models Models aircraft seldom seen because very short noses profiles both balance just right times have looked aircraft build models took some neighbor hood kids flying profiles prompt build could play too TD 049s both fly very fast 26 wire control lines lot fun fly P-26 designed Boeing 1931 first all-metal low-winged fighter accepted US Army Air Corps wing wire braced like older biplanes order make lighter airplane much faster biplanes replaced P-26 very maneuverable mid 1930s standard pursuit plane US bases Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Eleven P-26s sold China used against raiding Japa nese fighters 1937 Fourteen P-26s ground Pearl Harbor destroyed stood neatly lined up runway Japanese struck December 7 1941 group P-26 pursuits sold Philippines used against Japanese tackers early Pacific War 1940 P-26 obsolete replaced 28 Model Aviation maIl models easy decorate insignias Cut Monokote trim sheets colored contact paper ink lines can applied Pentel Rolling Writer drafting pen covered clear dope seal protect decorations Nate foreshadowed famous Zero fighter P-35 P-36 P-40 featured internally braced cantilevered wings retractable landing gears Nakajima KI-27 Type 97 fighter called 97 sen pilots nick named Nate allies designed 1935 Because its lightness maneu verability K 1-27 chosen duty Japanese Army Air Force air trials 1936 Nate became JAAFs first-line fighter Over 3000 produced up end war 1945 KI-27 first used combat against Russia Manchuria ac counted 1252 Soviet air craft destroyed loss about 100 KI-27s WW II JAAF Nates established early air superiority Pacific over Malaya Indochina Philippines Nate fast maneuverable lacked armour protec tion pilot self-sealing fuel tanks 1942 Nates combat replaced newer faster KI-43 Hayabusa Oscar JAAF Japanese Navy pilots flew Mitsubishi A6M Zeros remaining Nates used trainers until end war Construction KI-27 Nate Select light piece 3/16 X 3 X 36 balsa cut 18 length wing II th fuselage two 2 lengths parts B Lay 3 X 18 wing piece over KI-27 top view plan note dotted-line marks wing tips Use outer marks posi tion wing mark wood inner marks draw wing outline wood ball-point pen will see wing little wider cen ter wood piece cut off wing tip will fill gap Glue two slender triangles wood place along back edge wing round off wing tips using small tin can glass mark outlines wing tips Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Place fuselage wood under plan July1978 29 Seen tram rear veasnooxer makes interesting comparison Nate Air Force Army Air Corps P-26s day P-26s color scheme unwar-like Fuselage blue wings tail bright yellow highly visible red-and-white stars rudder stripes P-26 PEASHOOTER aligning bottom front back pin plan wood another pin go around fuselage outline sticking pin through plan wood mark outline shown photo graph sure mark around wing slot stabilizer motor mounts front fuselage same part B same way mark parts B cut out may easier trace over pin marks pen fore cutting out parts Glue part onto left side fuselage part B right side Glue hardwood motor mounts fuselage sand rear portions parts B until fair fuselage side using top view plan photograph guide Although shown plan models can built dihedral give scale-like appearance Nate built dihedral flies well straight-winged version dihe dral model flies level ground tilted up might expected di hedral desired cut wing half after sanding airfoil bevel edges center joint sanding block epoxy wing halves back together after blocking tip up about 2 glue dries Glue wing fuselage Cut out 3/32 balsa fin rudder elevator stabilizer again using pin through plan mark outlines Glue stabilizer slot rear fuselage hinge line back edge fuselage 1/16 plywood cut out two wheel covers two landing gear mounts two bellcrank supports control horn Bend landing gear wires 1/16 piano wire making right left side Drill both landing gear mounts wheel covers 1/16 drill shown plan can bound wire landing gear needle thread shown photograph wing must notched wire landing gear under plywood landing gear mounts Mark wing notches pushing completed landing gear against wing just hard enough wire dent wood cut out notches X-acto knife landing gear mounts fit evenly against wing glue place Mark center 1/16 bellcrank mounts bottom wing push pin up through wing mark top wing same place Glue two 1/16 plywood bellcrank mounts place centering holes over marks wing dry drill through wing /8 drill using holes bellcrank mounts guide Glue 1/16 plywood control horn onto bot tom elevator size shape control horn can seen side view P-26 plan Make 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire model now ready final sanding painting Construction P-26 Peashooter piece light 3/16 36 balsa cut 18 length wing lO/8 fuselage 25A length part B Place wing piece under plan use pin through plan mark wing tip outlines Similarly mark fuse lage outline sure mark stabilizer slot cut out wing cut out around motor mounts shown photo30 Model Aviation Step 1 Peashooters Construction Mark cut out balsa parts using pin through plan mark woodas shown Step 2 Nate construction Lay parts over plan check accuracy Step 2 Bevel-sand back edge part B Glue part B Part fuselage shown make-believe cowl quite simple Note tapering wedge piece balsa laminated fuselage butted behind cowl piece extends over wing strengthen joint Step 3 Glue 3/8 sq pine motor mounts fuselage Add two parts C above below motor mounts Round off edges sandpaper Hole wing must accuratewings slides through iep out remaining parts assemble shown Note lead out holes plywood landing gear plywood bellcrank mount glued wing bellcrank itself must able rotate freely 11-27 NATE Step 3 Cut out fuselage parts shown Note cutouts wing stabilizer small piece dowel just forward can opy s plan cts gun sight typical period Step 4 Bevel back edges parts B before gluing fuselege Glue pine other hardwood motor mounts fuse lage dry round off edges sandpaper Very strong Step 6 Bent wire landing gear bound mounts wheelcovers needle thread run through small holes drilled plywood parts Wing marked notch pressing wire against Notch enlarged X-Acto knife until gear fits tightly against wing Glue place glue covers wire keep twisting graph Go over pin marks wood ball-point pen easier line follow cutting out parts scrap 3/16 balsa cut out two part C cut out part 3/32 balsa First glue part B left side fuselage sand back edge fair fuselage side See top view plan photographs details Glue part simulate ringed en gine cowl Glue /t sq pine hard wood engine mounts fuselage add parts C finish front end Sand round endges fuselage cowl Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Lay wing over plan mark center wing along front back edge align fuselage Slip wing slot fuselage glue place Cut out July1978 31 Step 1 Nate construction Lay 3/16 x 3 x 18 balsa over plan using dotted lines guide mark tips using inner lines Piece cut back edge wing tip glued center fill gap Step 2 Shapes wood parts marked placing wood under plan marking outline pin pushed through plan wood Go over pin marks pen making easier cut out atep Now things looking upl Once wing stabilizer fin glued fuselage begins feel flying fever Sand parts smooth #220 sandpaper glue still wet check alignment plane over plan Also sight front back helps get stab set true first use reference tail parts 3/3 2 balsa glue stabilizer slot fuselage Glue fin place top fuselage Cut out 1/16 plywood landing gears tail skid bellcrank mounts control horn Drill 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire /8 holes bellcrank mounts landing gears Also drill two holes right side landing gear control wires Glue plywood landing gears wing add / triangle side gear Mark bottom wing center bellcrank mounts push pin through wing mark locate same spot top wing Glue plywood bellcrank mounts tip bottom wing centering hole over mark Glue plywood tailskid place Glue plywood control horn bottom elevator P-26 now ready sanding finishing Finishing models Shape round edges models using #80 #100 grit garnet aluminum oxide sandpaper Sand edges elevator tail parts round except rudder fin hinge linewhich glued after painting Finish sand entire model #220 garnet aluminum oxide sandpa per direction wood grain until smooth Brush coat clear dope over entire model tail parts allow dry Sand entire model #220 sand paper until wood feels smooth again Brush second coat clear dry sand smooth third coat clear may needed some areas Additional coats sanding sealer clear dope mixed baby powder can applied want fill grain Sand between coats overall color Nate pale gray greenish gray Use Pactra Aero gloss Military Flats hot-fuel-proof dope Cloud Gray base color Regular Aerogloss colors can used Mili tary Flats available although gray little too dark part gray two parts white would close enough Nates simply painted gray round red insignia wing fuselage additional stripes designs window masked off tape painted light blue Mask off white bands paint Swift White nose fuselage stripe red dope applied after first masking tape best masking tape Sig striping tape h otherwise use plastic electricians tape Scotch Tape P-26 Peashooters bright yellow wings tails either dark green blue fuselages First paint wings fin stab elevators Aerogloss Cub Yellow applying successive coat different direction Sand lightly #220 sandpaper between coat Cub Yellow also available spray cans standard colors Allow yellow dry several hours mask off fuselage junction spraying wings can covered paper paper bags masking tape protect overspray Paint fuselage either Curtiss Blue Stinson Green Paint separate rudder white insignia stripes cut either Monokote Trim sheets contact shelf paper Contact paper fuel-proof inexpensive easy use ideal masking complex shapes can cut out first Draw stars plac ing white trim under plan marking star points pin through plan Connect points pencil cut out stars Stick stars onto blue trim draw circles cut out Apply small red circles center stars stick completed insignia onto model blue stripe fin red stripes rudder cut trim sheets stuck lines rivet dots models applied #1 rapidograph draft ing pen Pelikan drafting ink ink water soluble can washed off make mistake Use ruler raised edge apply lines dots applied freehand experimented black pentel roll ing writer worked very well much Continued page 89 32 Model Aviation Cox TD 049 5-3 prop mounted P-26 Use 1/2 5/8-in #3 screws attach engine hardwood mounting pieces Wire fuel tank mount pushed through fuselage ends bent hooks take rubberbands hold tank place Tank feed must line engine needle valve proper running Also keep tank close engine engine installation Nate Cox TD Medallion 049 give faster perform ance Baby Bee Black Widow engines What said about P-26 engine installa tion also holds true tank Perfect #2 Wedgetank dont mean belabor obvious centrifugal forces pushes fuel toward narrow side tank good fuel feed DUmBRO PRODUCTS INC WAUCONDA ILLINOIS Field Dayton Ohio site 76 National Championships Discussions currentip underway possible use site No problem other end Kitty Hawk has airstrip Wright Brothers Memorial Also being explored time period attempts perhaps between August 19 National Aviation Day Decem ber 17 anniversary Wright broth ers flight 1903 Obviously details need developed meantime lots dreaming scheming can done would-be record-setters maybe model building test flying ba sic need practice cross-country fly ing short distances Fly ing car plane obviously different situation flying con test club field will reported next month Until anyone interested getting involved requested write note AMA HQwe will try get information exchange going keep interested parties up-to-date project progress meantime might refer August 1975 issue Model Aviation regarding transcontinental fly ing recent issues describing record breaking distance duration flights Note October 76 issue tells Richard Weber flew 10 hours 48 minutes closed course distance miles setting new record 424 Fighters Two/Reese continued page 32 easier use drafting pen lines ink marks must sealed spray coats clear after model finished Apply first coat very lightly spray can prevent ink bleeding Pentel pen bled much less Flair pen Assembly Hinge elevators stab large needle carpet thread using figure-8 stitch Leave about 6 thread end hinge until done using needle pick pull threads until hinge tight thread hinges tight apply glue both sides hinges clip loose ends flush wood Bend 1/16 wire pushrod attach control horn elevator Cut 1/32 wire leadout wires attach bellcrank along pushrod Bolt bellcrank wing keeping en tire linkage free binding Bend wire leadout guide glue wing Predrill four mounting holes 1/16 drill mount engine four #2 screws Drill two 1/16 holes through fuselage tank mount wire Slip wire tank mount through holes bend ends over form hooks Place tank place secure rubberband Drill 5/32 hole up through wing directly under fuel tank vent tube push length fuel tubing up through hole over vent tube Glue two pennies underside outboard wing tip help maintain line tension flying Enlarge cutout rudder clear elevator needed glue rudder fin angle shown plan Put wheels youare ready fly Flying Use 26 X 008 wire lines fly ing possible rather Dacron flying lines positive control Use Cox 5 X 3 gray plastic prop Cox 5 ack plastic prop Cox Glow Fuel higher nitro content Cox Racing Fuel will take off paint CL Scale/Gretz continued page 34 Louis sole remaining example Ryan M-lnow lost forever best way will able help spread word new museum looking donations full-size aircraft models aviation artifacts begin new collection July1978 89 y i NOSH RINK NO-STRETCH FREE RUNNING PUSH ROD ASSEMBLYPERFECT FOR 112 AIRPLANES CAT NO 113 2 COMPLETE SETS $149
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/07
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 89
Contemporary pre war days Japanese Nate American P-26 peashooter make colorful subjects Half-A power Anyone mock combatE Fred Reese THE BOEING P-26 Peashooter Japanese Nakajima KI-27 Nate fighters early stages World War II designed produced 1930s camouflaged paint schemes favor Peashooter Nates painted bright distinc tive markings colors making very attractive models Models aircraft seldom seen because very short noses profiles both balance just right times have looked aircraft build models took some neighbor hood kids flying profiles prompt build could play too TD 049s both fly very fast 26 wire control lines lot fun fly P-26 designed Boeing 1931 first all-metal low-winged fighter accepted US Army Air Corps wing wire braced like older biplanes order make lighter airplane much faster biplanes replaced P-26 very maneuverable mid 1930s standard pursuit plane US bases Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Eleven P-26s sold China used against raiding Japa nese fighters 1937 Fourteen P-26s ground Pearl Harbor destroyed stood neatly lined up runway Japanese struck December 7 1941 group P-26 pursuits sold Philippines used against Japanese tackers early Pacific War 1940 P-26 obsolete replaced 28 Model Aviation maIl models easy decorate insignias Cut Monokote trim sheets colored contact paper ink lines can applied Pentel Rolling Writer drafting pen covered clear dope seal protect decorations Nate foreshadowed famous Zero fighter P-35 P-36 P-40 featured internally braced cantilevered wings retractable landing gears Nakajima KI-27 Type 97 fighter called 97 sen pilots nick named Nate allies designed 1935 Because its lightness maneu verability K 1-27 chosen duty Japanese Army Air Force air trials 1936 Nate became JAAFs first-line fighter Over 3000 produced up end war 1945 KI-27 first used combat against Russia Manchuria ac counted 1252 Soviet air craft destroyed loss about 100 KI-27s WW II JAAF Nates established early air superiority Pacific over Malaya Indochina Philippines Nate fast maneuverable lacked armour protec tion pilot self-sealing fuel tanks 1942 Nates combat replaced newer faster KI-43 Hayabusa Oscar JAAF Japanese Navy pilots flew Mitsubishi A6M Zeros remaining Nates used trainers until end war Construction KI-27 Nate Select light piece 3/16 X 3 X 36 balsa cut 18 length wing II th fuselage two 2 lengths parts B Lay 3 X 18 wing piece over KI-27 top view plan note dotted-line marks wing tips Use outer marks posi tion wing mark wood inner marks draw wing outline wood ball-point pen will see wing little wider cen ter wood piece cut off wing tip will fill gap Glue two slender triangles wood place along back edge wing round off wing tips using small tin can glass mark outlines wing tips Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Place fuselage wood under plan July1978 29 Seen tram rear veasnooxer makes interesting comparison Nate Air Force Army Air Corps P-26s day P-26s color scheme unwar-like Fuselage blue wings tail bright yellow highly visible red-and-white stars rudder stripes P-26 PEASHOOTER aligning bottom front back pin plan wood another pin go around fuselage outline sticking pin through plan wood mark outline shown photo graph sure mark around wing slot stabilizer motor mounts front fuselage same part B same way mark parts B cut out may easier trace over pin marks pen fore cutting out parts Glue part onto left side fuselage part B right side Glue hardwood motor mounts fuselage sand rear portions parts B until fair fuselage side using top view plan photograph guide Although shown plan models can built dihedral give scale-like appearance Nate built dihedral flies well straight-winged version dihe dral model flies level ground tilted up might expected di hedral desired cut wing half after sanding airfoil bevel edges center joint sanding block epoxy wing halves back together after blocking tip up about 2 glue dries Glue wing fuselage Cut out 3/32 balsa fin rudder elevator stabilizer again using pin through plan mark outlines Glue stabilizer slot rear fuselage hinge line back edge fuselage 1/16 plywood cut out two wheel covers two landing gear mounts two bellcrank supports control horn Bend landing gear wires 1/16 piano wire making right left side Drill both landing gear mounts wheel covers 1/16 drill shown plan can bound wire landing gear needle thread shown photograph wing must notched wire landing gear under plywood landing gear mounts Mark wing notches pushing completed landing gear against wing just hard enough wire dent wood cut out notches X-acto knife landing gear mounts fit evenly against wing glue place Mark center 1/16 bellcrank mounts bottom wing push pin up through wing mark top wing same place Glue two 1/16 plywood bellcrank mounts place centering holes over marks wing dry drill through wing /8 drill using holes bellcrank mounts guide Glue 1/16 plywood control horn onto bot tom elevator size shape control horn can seen side view P-26 plan Make 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire model now ready final sanding painting Construction P-26 Peashooter piece light 3/16 36 balsa cut 18 length wing lO/8 fuselage 25A length part B Place wing piece under plan use pin through plan mark wing tip outlines Similarly mark fuse lage outline sure mark stabilizer slot cut out wing cut out around motor mounts shown photo30 Model Aviation Step 1 Peashooters Construction Mark cut out balsa parts using pin through plan mark woodas shown Step 2 Nate construction Lay parts over plan check accuracy Step 2 Bevel-sand back edge part B Glue part B Part fuselage shown make-believe cowl quite simple Note tapering wedge piece balsa laminated fuselage butted behind cowl piece extends over wing strengthen joint Step 3 Glue 3/8 sq pine motor mounts fuselage Add two parts C above below motor mounts Round off edges sandpaper Hole wing must accuratewings slides through iep out remaining parts assemble shown Note lead out holes plywood landing gear plywood bellcrank mount glued wing bellcrank itself must able rotate freely 11-27 NATE Step 3 Cut out fuselage parts shown Note cutouts wing stabilizer small piece dowel just forward can opy s plan cts gun sight typical period Step 4 Bevel back edges parts B before gluing fuselege Glue pine other hardwood motor mounts fuse lage dry round off edges sandpaper Very strong Step 6 Bent wire landing gear bound mounts wheelcovers needle thread run through small holes drilled plywood parts Wing marked notch pressing wire against Notch enlarged X-Acto knife until gear fits tightly against wing Glue place glue covers wire keep twisting graph Go over pin marks wood ball-point pen easier line follow cutting out parts scrap 3/16 balsa cut out two part C cut out part 3/32 balsa First glue part B left side fuselage sand back edge fair fuselage side See top view plan photographs details Glue part simulate ringed en gine cowl Glue /t sq pine hard wood engine mounts fuselage add parts C finish front end Sand round endges fuselage cowl Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Lay wing over plan mark center wing along front back edge align fuselage Slip wing slot fuselage glue place Cut out July1978 31 Step 1 Nate construction Lay 3/16 x 3 x 18 balsa over plan using dotted lines guide mark tips using inner lines Piece cut back edge wing tip glued center fill gap Step 2 Shapes wood parts marked placing wood under plan marking outline pin pushed through plan wood Go over pin marks pen making easier cut out atep Now things looking upl Once wing stabilizer fin glued fuselage begins feel flying fever Sand parts smooth #220 sandpaper glue still wet check alignment plane over plan Also sight front back helps get stab set true first use reference tail parts 3/3 2 balsa glue stabilizer slot fuselage Glue fin place top fuselage Cut out 1/16 plywood landing gears tail skid bellcrank mounts control horn Drill 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire /8 holes bellcrank mounts landing gears Also drill two holes right side landing gear control wires Glue plywood landing gears wing add / triangle side gear Mark bottom wing center bellcrank mounts push pin through wing mark locate same spot top wing Glue plywood bellcrank mounts tip bottom wing centering hole over mark Glue plywood tailskid place Glue plywood control horn bottom elevator P-26 now ready sanding finishing Finishing models Shape round edges models using #80 #100 grit garnet aluminum oxide sandpaper Sand edges elevator tail parts round except rudder fin hinge linewhich glued after painting Finish sand entire model #220 garnet aluminum oxide sandpa per direction wood grain until smooth Brush coat clear dope over entire model tail parts allow dry Sand entire model #220 sand paper until wood feels smooth again Brush second coat clear dry sand smooth third coat clear may needed some areas Additional coats sanding sealer clear dope mixed baby powder can applied want fill grain Sand between coats overall color Nate pale gray greenish gray Use Pactra Aero gloss Military Flats hot-fuel-proof dope Cloud Gray base color Regular Aerogloss colors can used Mili tary Flats available although gray little too dark part gray two parts white would close enough Nates simply painted gray round red insignia wing fuselage additional stripes designs window masked off tape painted light blue Mask off white bands paint Swift White nose fuselage stripe red dope applied after first masking tape best masking tape Sig striping tape h otherwise use plastic electricians tape Scotch Tape P-26 Peashooters bright yellow wings tails either dark green blue fuselages First paint wings fin stab elevators Aerogloss Cub Yellow applying successive coat different direction Sand lightly #220 sandpaper between coat Cub Yellow also available spray cans standard colors Allow yellow dry several hours mask off fuselage junction spraying wings can covered paper paper bags masking tape protect overspray Paint fuselage either Curtiss Blue Stinson Green Paint separate rudder white insignia stripes cut either Monokote Trim sheets contact shelf paper Contact paper fuel-proof inexpensive easy use ideal masking complex shapes can cut out first Draw stars plac ing white trim under plan marking star points pin through plan Connect points pencil cut out stars Stick stars onto blue trim draw circles cut out Apply small red circles center stars stick completed insignia onto model blue stripe fin red stripes rudder cut trim sheets stuck lines rivet dots models applied #1 rapidograph draft ing pen Pelikan drafting ink ink water soluble can washed off make mistake Use ruler raised edge apply lines dots applied freehand experimented black pentel roll ing writer worked very well much Continued page 89 32 Model Aviation Cox TD 049 5-3 prop mounted P-26 Use 1/2 5/8-in #3 screws attach engine hardwood mounting pieces Wire fuel tank mount pushed through fuselage ends bent hooks take rubberbands hold tank place Tank feed must line engine needle valve proper running Also keep tank close engine engine installation Nate Cox TD Medallion 049 give faster perform ance Baby Bee Black Widow engines What said about P-26 engine installa tion also holds true tank Perfect #2 Wedgetank dont mean belabor obvious centrifugal forces pushes fuel toward narrow side tank good fuel feed DUmBRO PRODUCTS INC WAUCONDA ILLINOIS Field Dayton Ohio site 76 National Championships Discussions currentip underway possible use site No problem other end Kitty Hawk has airstrip Wright Brothers Memorial Also being explored time period attempts perhaps between August 19 National Aviation Day Decem ber 17 anniversary Wright broth ers flight 1903 Obviously details need developed meantime lots dreaming scheming can done would-be record-setters maybe model building test flying ba sic need practice cross-country fly ing short distances Fly ing car plane obviously different situation flying con test club field will reported next month Until anyone interested getting involved requested write note AMA HQwe will try get information exchange going keep interested parties up-to-date project progress meantime might refer August 1975 issue Model Aviation regarding transcontinental fly ing recent issues describing record breaking distance duration flights Note October 76 issue tells Richard Weber flew 10 hours 48 minutes closed course distance miles setting new record 424 Fighters Two/Reese continued page 32 easier use drafting pen lines ink marks must sealed spray coats clear after model finished Apply first coat very lightly spray can prevent ink bleeding Pentel pen bled much less Flair pen Assembly Hinge elevators stab large needle carpet thread using figure-8 stitch Leave about 6 thread end hinge until done using needle pick pull threads until hinge tight thread hinges tight apply glue both sides hinges clip loose ends flush wood Bend 1/16 wire pushrod attach control horn elevator Cut 1/32 wire leadout wires attach bellcrank along pushrod Bolt bellcrank wing keeping en tire linkage free binding Bend wire leadout guide glue wing Predrill four mounting holes 1/16 drill mount engine four #2 screws Drill two 1/16 holes through fuselage tank mount wire Slip wire tank mount through holes bend ends over form hooks Place tank place secure rubberband Drill 5/32 hole up through wing directly under fuel tank vent tube push length fuel tubing up through hole over vent tube Glue two pennies underside outboard wing tip help maintain line tension flying Enlarge cutout rudder clear elevator needed glue rudder fin angle shown plan Put wheels youare ready fly Flying Use 26 X 008 wire lines fly ing possible rather Dacron flying lines positive control Use Cox 5 X 3 gray plastic prop Cox 5 ack plastic prop Cox Glow Fuel higher nitro content Cox Racing Fuel will take off paint CL Scale/Gretz continued page 34 Louis sole remaining example Ryan M-lnow lost forever best way will able help spread word new museum looking donations full-size aircraft models aviation artifacts begin new collection July1978 89 y i NOSH RINK NO-STRETCH FREE RUNNING PUSH ROD ASSEMBLYPERFECT FOR 112 AIRPLANES CAT NO 113 2 COMPLETE SETS $149
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/07
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 89
Contemporary pre war days Japanese Nate American P-26 peashooter make colorful subjects Half-A power Anyone mock combatE Fred Reese THE BOEING P-26 Peashooter Japanese Nakajima KI-27 Nate fighters early stages World War II designed produced 1930s camouflaged paint schemes favor Peashooter Nates painted bright distinc tive markings colors making very attractive models Models aircraft seldom seen because very short noses profiles both balance just right times have looked aircraft build models took some neighbor hood kids flying profiles prompt build could play too TD 049s both fly very fast 26 wire control lines lot fun fly P-26 designed Boeing 1931 first all-metal low-winged fighter accepted US Army Air Corps wing wire braced like older biplanes order make lighter airplane much faster biplanes replaced P-26 very maneuverable mid 1930s standard pursuit plane US bases Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Eleven P-26s sold China used against raiding Japa nese fighters 1937 Fourteen P-26s ground Pearl Harbor destroyed stood neatly lined up runway Japanese struck December 7 1941 group P-26 pursuits sold Philippines used against Japanese tackers early Pacific War 1940 P-26 obsolete replaced 28 Model Aviation maIl models easy decorate insignias Cut Monokote trim sheets colored contact paper ink lines can applied Pentel Rolling Writer drafting pen covered clear dope seal protect decorations Nate foreshadowed famous Zero fighter P-35 P-36 P-40 featured internally braced cantilevered wings retractable landing gears Nakajima KI-27 Type 97 fighter called 97 sen pilots nick named Nate allies designed 1935 Because its lightness maneu verability K 1-27 chosen duty Japanese Army Air Force air trials 1936 Nate became JAAFs first-line fighter Over 3000 produced up end war 1945 KI-27 first used combat against Russia Manchuria ac counted 1252 Soviet air craft destroyed loss about 100 KI-27s WW II JAAF Nates established early air superiority Pacific over Malaya Indochina Philippines Nate fast maneuverable lacked armour protec tion pilot self-sealing fuel tanks 1942 Nates combat replaced newer faster KI-43 Hayabusa Oscar JAAF Japanese Navy pilots flew Mitsubishi A6M Zeros remaining Nates used trainers until end war Construction KI-27 Nate Select light piece 3/16 X 3 X 36 balsa cut 18 length wing II th fuselage two 2 lengths parts B Lay 3 X 18 wing piece over KI-27 top view plan note dotted-line marks wing tips Use outer marks posi tion wing mark wood inner marks draw wing outline wood ball-point pen will see wing little wider cen ter wood piece cut off wing tip will fill gap Glue two slender triangles wood place along back edge wing round off wing tips using small tin can glass mark outlines wing tips Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Place fuselage wood under plan July1978 29 Seen tram rear veasnooxer makes interesting comparison Nate Air Force Army Air Corps P-26s day P-26s color scheme unwar-like Fuselage blue wings tail bright yellow highly visible red-and-white stars rudder stripes P-26 PEASHOOTER aligning bottom front back pin plan wood another pin go around fuselage outline sticking pin through plan wood mark outline shown photo graph sure mark around wing slot stabilizer motor mounts front fuselage same part B same way mark parts B cut out may easier trace over pin marks pen fore cutting out parts Glue part onto left side fuselage part B right side Glue hardwood motor mounts fuselage sand rear portions parts B until fair fuselage side using top view plan photograph guide Although shown plan models can built dihedral give scale-like appearance Nate built dihedral flies well straight-winged version dihe dral model flies level ground tilted up might expected di hedral desired cut wing half after sanding airfoil bevel edges center joint sanding block epoxy wing halves back together after blocking tip up about 2 glue dries Glue wing fuselage Cut out 3/32 balsa fin rudder elevator stabilizer again using pin through plan mark outlines Glue stabilizer slot rear fuselage hinge line back edge fuselage 1/16 plywood cut out two wheel covers two landing gear mounts two bellcrank supports control horn Bend landing gear wires 1/16 piano wire making right left side Drill both landing gear mounts wheel covers 1/16 drill shown plan can bound wire landing gear needle thread shown photograph wing must notched wire landing gear under plywood landing gear mounts Mark wing notches pushing completed landing gear against wing just hard enough wire dent wood cut out notches X-acto knife landing gear mounts fit evenly against wing glue place Mark center 1/16 bellcrank mounts bottom wing push pin up through wing mark top wing same place Glue two 1/16 plywood bellcrank mounts place centering holes over marks wing dry drill through wing /8 drill using holes bellcrank mounts guide Glue 1/16 plywood control horn onto bot tom elevator size shape control horn can seen side view P-26 plan Make 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire model now ready final sanding painting Construction P-26 Peashooter piece light 3/16 36 balsa cut 18 length wing lO/8 fuselage 25A length part B Place wing piece under plan use pin through plan mark wing tip outlines Similarly mark fuse lage outline sure mark stabilizer slot cut out wing cut out around motor mounts shown photo30 Model Aviation Step 1 Peashooters Construction Mark cut out balsa parts using pin through plan mark woodas shown Step 2 Nate construction Lay parts over plan check accuracy Step 2 Bevel-sand back edge part B Glue part B Part fuselage shown make-believe cowl quite simple Note tapering wedge piece balsa laminated fuselage butted behind cowl piece extends over wing strengthen joint Step 3 Glue 3/8 sq pine motor mounts fuselage Add two parts C above below motor mounts Round off edges sandpaper Hole wing must accuratewings slides through iep out remaining parts assemble shown Note lead out holes plywood landing gear plywood bellcrank mount glued wing bellcrank itself must able rotate freely 11-27 NATE Step 3 Cut out fuselage parts shown Note cutouts wing stabilizer small piece dowel just forward can opy s plan cts gun sight typical period Step 4 Bevel back edges parts B before gluing fuselege Glue pine other hardwood motor mounts fuse lage dry round off edges sandpaper Very strong Step 6 Bent wire landing gear bound mounts wheelcovers needle thread run through small holes drilled plywood parts Wing marked notch pressing wire against Notch enlarged X-Acto knife until gear fits tightly against wing Glue place glue covers wire keep twisting graph Go over pin marks wood ball-point pen easier line follow cutting out parts scrap 3/16 balsa cut out two part C cut out part 3/32 balsa First glue part B left side fuselage sand back edge fair fuselage side See top view plan photographs details Glue part simulate ringed en gine cowl Glue /t sq pine hard wood engine mounts fuselage add parts C finish front end Sand round endges fuselage cowl Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Lay wing over plan mark center wing along front back edge align fuselage Slip wing slot fuselage glue place Cut out July1978 31 Step 1 Nate construction Lay 3/16 x 3 x 18 balsa over plan using dotted lines guide mark tips using inner lines Piece cut back edge wing tip glued center fill gap Step 2 Shapes wood parts marked placing wood under plan marking outline pin pushed through plan wood Go over pin marks pen making easier cut out atep Now things looking upl Once wing stabilizer fin glued fuselage begins feel flying fever Sand parts smooth #220 sandpaper glue still wet check alignment plane over plan Also sight front back helps get stab set true first use reference tail parts 3/3 2 balsa glue stabilizer slot fuselage Glue fin place top fuselage Cut out 1/16 plywood landing gears tail skid bellcrank mounts control horn Drill 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire /8 holes bellcrank mounts landing gears Also drill two holes right side landing gear control wires Glue plywood landing gears wing add / triangle side gear Mark bottom wing center bellcrank mounts push pin through wing mark locate same spot top wing Glue plywood bellcrank mounts tip bottom wing centering hole over mark Glue plywood tailskid place Glue plywood control horn bottom elevator P-26 now ready sanding finishing Finishing models Shape round edges models using #80 #100 grit garnet aluminum oxide sandpaper Sand edges elevator tail parts round except rudder fin hinge linewhich glued after painting Finish sand entire model #220 garnet aluminum oxide sandpa per direction wood grain until smooth Brush coat clear dope over entire model tail parts allow dry Sand entire model #220 sand paper until wood feels smooth again Brush second coat clear dry sand smooth third coat clear may needed some areas Additional coats sanding sealer clear dope mixed baby powder can applied want fill grain Sand between coats overall color Nate pale gray greenish gray Use Pactra Aero gloss Military Flats hot-fuel-proof dope Cloud Gray base color Regular Aerogloss colors can used Mili tary Flats available although gray little too dark part gray two parts white would close enough Nates simply painted gray round red insignia wing fuselage additional stripes designs window masked off tape painted light blue Mask off white bands paint Swift White nose fuselage stripe red dope applied after first masking tape best masking tape Sig striping tape h otherwise use plastic electricians tape Scotch Tape P-26 Peashooters bright yellow wings tails either dark green blue fuselages First paint wings fin stab elevators Aerogloss Cub Yellow applying successive coat different direction Sand lightly #220 sandpaper between coat Cub Yellow also available spray cans standard colors Allow yellow dry several hours mask off fuselage junction spraying wings can covered paper paper bags masking tape protect overspray Paint fuselage either Curtiss Blue Stinson Green Paint separate rudder white insignia stripes cut either Monokote Trim sheets contact shelf paper Contact paper fuel-proof inexpensive easy use ideal masking complex shapes can cut out first Draw stars plac ing white trim under plan marking star points pin through plan Connect points pencil cut out stars Stick stars onto blue trim draw circles cut out Apply small red circles center stars stick completed insignia onto model blue stripe fin red stripes rudder cut trim sheets stuck lines rivet dots models applied #1 rapidograph draft ing pen Pelikan drafting ink ink water soluble can washed off make mistake Use ruler raised edge apply lines dots applied freehand experimented black pentel roll ing writer worked very well much Continued page 89 32 Model Aviation Cox TD 049 5-3 prop mounted P-26 Use 1/2 5/8-in #3 screws attach engine hardwood mounting pieces Wire fuel tank mount pushed through fuselage ends bent hooks take rubberbands hold tank place Tank feed must line engine needle valve proper running Also keep tank close engine engine installation Nate Cox TD Medallion 049 give faster perform ance Baby Bee Black Widow engines What said about P-26 engine installa tion also holds true tank Perfect #2 Wedgetank dont mean belabor obvious centrifugal forces pushes fuel toward narrow side tank good fuel feed DUmBRO PRODUCTS INC WAUCONDA ILLINOIS Field Dayton Ohio site 76 National Championships Discussions currentip underway possible use site No problem other end Kitty Hawk has airstrip Wright Brothers Memorial Also being explored time period attempts perhaps between August 19 National Aviation Day Decem ber 17 anniversary Wright broth ers flight 1903 Obviously details need developed meantime lots dreaming scheming can done would-be record-setters maybe model building test flying ba sic need practice cross-country fly ing short distances Fly ing car plane obviously different situation flying con test club field will reported next month Until anyone interested getting involved requested write note AMA HQwe will try get information exchange going keep interested parties up-to-date project progress meantime might refer August 1975 issue Model Aviation regarding transcontinental fly ing recent issues describing record breaking distance duration flights Note October 76 issue tells Richard Weber flew 10 hours 48 minutes closed course distance miles setting new record 424 Fighters Two/Reese continued page 32 easier use drafting pen lines ink marks must sealed spray coats clear after model finished Apply first coat very lightly spray can prevent ink bleeding Pentel pen bled much less Flair pen Assembly Hinge elevators stab large needle carpet thread using figure-8 stitch Leave about 6 thread end hinge until done using needle pick pull threads until hinge tight thread hinges tight apply glue both sides hinges clip loose ends flush wood Bend 1/16 wire pushrod attach control horn elevator Cut 1/32 wire leadout wires attach bellcrank along pushrod Bolt bellcrank wing keeping en tire linkage free binding Bend wire leadout guide glue wing Predrill four mounting holes 1/16 drill mount engine four #2 screws Drill two 1/16 holes through fuselage tank mount wire Slip wire tank mount through holes bend ends over form hooks Place tank place secure rubberband Drill 5/32 hole up through wing directly under fuel tank vent tube push length fuel tubing up through hole over vent tube Glue two pennies underside outboard wing tip help maintain line tension flying Enlarge cutout rudder clear elevator needed glue rudder fin angle shown plan Put wheels youare ready fly Flying Use 26 X 008 wire lines fly ing possible rather Dacron flying lines positive control Use Cox 5 X 3 gray plastic prop Cox 5 ack plastic prop Cox Glow Fuel higher nitro content Cox Racing Fuel will take off paint CL Scale/Gretz continued page 34 Louis sole remaining example Ryan M-lnow lost forever best way will able help spread word new museum looking donations full-size aircraft models aviation artifacts begin new collection July1978 89 y i NOSH RINK NO-STRETCH FREE RUNNING PUSH ROD ASSEMBLYPERFECT FOR 112 AIRPLANES CAT NO 113 2 COMPLETE SETS $149
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/07
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 89
Contemporary pre war days Japanese Nate American P-26 peashooter make colorful subjects Half-A power Anyone mock combatE Fred Reese THE BOEING P-26 Peashooter Japanese Nakajima KI-27 Nate fighters early stages World War II designed produced 1930s camouflaged paint schemes favor Peashooter Nates painted bright distinc tive markings colors making very attractive models Models aircraft seldom seen because very short noses profiles both balance just right times have looked aircraft build models took some neighbor hood kids flying profiles prompt build could play too TD 049s both fly very fast 26 wire control lines lot fun fly P-26 designed Boeing 1931 first all-metal low-winged fighter accepted US Army Air Corps wing wire braced like older biplanes order make lighter airplane much faster biplanes replaced P-26 very maneuverable mid 1930s standard pursuit plane US bases Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Eleven P-26s sold China used against raiding Japa nese fighters 1937 Fourteen P-26s ground Pearl Harbor destroyed stood neatly lined up runway Japanese struck December 7 1941 group P-26 pursuits sold Philippines used against Japanese tackers early Pacific War 1940 P-26 obsolete replaced 28 Model Aviation maIl models easy decorate insignias Cut Monokote trim sheets colored contact paper ink lines can applied Pentel Rolling Writer drafting pen covered clear dope seal protect decorations Nate foreshadowed famous Zero fighter P-35 P-36 P-40 featured internally braced cantilevered wings retractable landing gears Nakajima KI-27 Type 97 fighter called 97 sen pilots nick named Nate allies designed 1935 Because its lightness maneu verability K 1-27 chosen duty Japanese Army Air Force air trials 1936 Nate became JAAFs first-line fighter Over 3000 produced up end war 1945 KI-27 first used combat against Russia Manchuria ac counted 1252 Soviet air craft destroyed loss about 100 KI-27s WW II JAAF Nates established early air superiority Pacific over Malaya Indochina Philippines Nate fast maneuverable lacked armour protec tion pilot self-sealing fuel tanks 1942 Nates combat replaced newer faster KI-43 Hayabusa Oscar JAAF Japanese Navy pilots flew Mitsubishi A6M Zeros remaining Nates used trainers until end war Construction KI-27 Nate Select light piece 3/16 X 3 X 36 balsa cut 18 length wing II th fuselage two 2 lengths parts B Lay 3 X 18 wing piece over KI-27 top view plan note dotted-line marks wing tips Use outer marks posi tion wing mark wood inner marks draw wing outline wood ball-point pen will see wing little wider cen ter wood piece cut off wing tip will fill gap Glue two slender triangles wood place along back edge wing round off wing tips using small tin can glass mark outlines wing tips Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Place fuselage wood under plan July1978 29 Seen tram rear veasnooxer makes interesting comparison Nate Air Force Army Air Corps P-26s day P-26s color scheme unwar-like Fuselage blue wings tail bright yellow highly visible red-and-white stars rudder stripes P-26 PEASHOOTER aligning bottom front back pin plan wood another pin go around fuselage outline sticking pin through plan wood mark outline shown photo graph sure mark around wing slot stabilizer motor mounts front fuselage same part B same way mark parts B cut out may easier trace over pin marks pen fore cutting out parts Glue part onto left side fuselage part B right side Glue hardwood motor mounts fuselage sand rear portions parts B until fair fuselage side using top view plan photograph guide Although shown plan models can built dihedral give scale-like appearance Nate built dihedral flies well straight-winged version dihe dral model flies level ground tilted up might expected di hedral desired cut wing half after sanding airfoil bevel edges center joint sanding block epoxy wing halves back together after blocking tip up about 2 glue dries Glue wing fuselage Cut out 3/32 balsa fin rudder elevator stabilizer again using pin through plan mark outlines Glue stabilizer slot rear fuselage hinge line back edge fuselage 1/16 plywood cut out two wheel covers two landing gear mounts two bellcrank supports control horn Bend landing gear wires 1/16 piano wire making right left side Drill both landing gear mounts wheel covers 1/16 drill shown plan can bound wire landing gear needle thread shown photograph wing must notched wire landing gear under plywood landing gear mounts Mark wing notches pushing completed landing gear against wing just hard enough wire dent wood cut out notches X-acto knife landing gear mounts fit evenly against wing glue place Mark center 1/16 bellcrank mounts bottom wing push pin up through wing mark top wing same place Glue two 1/16 plywood bellcrank mounts place centering holes over marks wing dry drill through wing /8 drill using holes bellcrank mounts guide Glue 1/16 plywood control horn onto bot tom elevator size shape control horn can seen side view P-26 plan Make 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire model now ready final sanding painting Construction P-26 Peashooter piece light 3/16 36 balsa cut 18 length wing lO/8 fuselage 25A length part B Place wing piece under plan use pin through plan mark wing tip outlines Similarly mark fuse lage outline sure mark stabilizer slot cut out wing cut out around motor mounts shown photo30 Model Aviation Step 1 Peashooters Construction Mark cut out balsa parts using pin through plan mark woodas shown Step 2 Nate construction Lay parts over plan check accuracy Step 2 Bevel-sand back edge part B Glue part B Part fuselage shown make-believe cowl quite simple Note tapering wedge piece balsa laminated fuselage butted behind cowl piece extends over wing strengthen joint Step 3 Glue 3/8 sq pine motor mounts fuselage Add two parts C above below motor mounts Round off edges sandpaper Hole wing must accuratewings slides through iep out remaining parts assemble shown Note lead out holes plywood landing gear plywood bellcrank mount glued wing bellcrank itself must able rotate freely 11-27 NATE Step 3 Cut out fuselage parts shown Note cutouts wing stabilizer small piece dowel just forward can opy s plan cts gun sight typical period Step 4 Bevel back edges parts B before gluing fuselege Glue pine other hardwood motor mounts fuse lage dry round off edges sandpaper Very strong Step 6 Bent wire landing gear bound mounts wheelcovers needle thread run through small holes drilled plywood parts Wing marked notch pressing wire against Notch enlarged X-Acto knife until gear fits tightly against wing Glue place glue covers wire keep twisting graph Go over pin marks wood ball-point pen easier line follow cutting out parts scrap 3/16 balsa cut out two part C cut out part 3/32 balsa First glue part B left side fuselage sand back edge fair fuselage side See top view plan photographs details Glue part simulate ringed en gine cowl Glue /t sq pine hard wood engine mounts fuselage add parts C finish front end Sand round endges fuselage cowl Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Lay wing over plan mark center wing along front back edge align fuselage Slip wing slot fuselage glue place Cut out July1978 31 Step 1 Nate construction Lay 3/16 x 3 x 18 balsa over plan using dotted lines guide mark tips using inner lines Piece cut back edge wing tip glued center fill gap Step 2 Shapes wood parts marked placing wood under plan marking outline pin pushed through plan wood Go over pin marks pen making easier cut out atep Now things looking upl Once wing stabilizer fin glued fuselage begins feel flying fever Sand parts smooth #220 sandpaper glue still wet check alignment plane over plan Also sight front back helps get stab set true first use reference tail parts 3/3 2 balsa glue stabilizer slot fuselage Glue fin place top fuselage Cut out 1/16 plywood landing gears tail skid bellcrank mounts control horn Drill 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire /8 holes bellcrank mounts landing gears Also drill two holes right side landing gear control wires Glue plywood landing gears wing add / triangle side gear Mark bottom wing center bellcrank mounts push pin through wing mark locate same spot top wing Glue plywood bellcrank mounts tip bottom wing centering hole over mark Glue plywood tailskid place Glue plywood control horn bottom elevator P-26 now ready sanding finishing Finishing models Shape round edges models using #80 #100 grit garnet aluminum oxide sandpaper Sand edges elevator tail parts round except rudder fin hinge linewhich glued after painting Finish sand entire model #220 garnet aluminum oxide sandpa per direction wood grain until smooth Brush coat clear dope over entire model tail parts allow dry Sand entire model #220 sand paper until wood feels smooth again Brush second coat clear dry sand smooth third coat clear may needed some areas Additional coats sanding sealer clear dope mixed baby powder can applied want fill grain Sand between coats overall color Nate pale gray greenish gray Use Pactra Aero gloss Military Flats hot-fuel-proof dope Cloud Gray base color Regular Aerogloss colors can used Mili tary Flats available although gray little too dark part gray two parts white would close enough Nates simply painted gray round red insignia wing fuselage additional stripes designs window masked off tape painted light blue Mask off white bands paint Swift White nose fuselage stripe red dope applied after first masking tape best masking tape Sig striping tape h otherwise use plastic electricians tape Scotch Tape P-26 Peashooters bright yellow wings tails either dark green blue fuselages First paint wings fin stab elevators Aerogloss Cub Yellow applying successive coat different direction Sand lightly #220 sandpaper between coat Cub Yellow also available spray cans standard colors Allow yellow dry several hours mask off fuselage junction spraying wings can covered paper paper bags masking tape protect overspray Paint fuselage either Curtiss Blue Stinson Green Paint separate rudder white insignia stripes cut either Monokote Trim sheets contact shelf paper Contact paper fuel-proof inexpensive easy use ideal masking complex shapes can cut out first Draw stars plac ing white trim under plan marking star points pin through plan Connect points pencil cut out stars Stick stars onto blue trim draw circles cut out Apply small red circles center stars stick completed insignia onto model blue stripe fin red stripes rudder cut trim sheets stuck lines rivet dots models applied #1 rapidograph draft ing pen Pelikan drafting ink ink water soluble can washed off make mistake Use ruler raised edge apply lines dots applied freehand experimented black pentel roll ing writer worked very well much Continued page 89 32 Model Aviation Cox TD 049 5-3 prop mounted P-26 Use 1/2 5/8-in #3 screws attach engine hardwood mounting pieces Wire fuel tank mount pushed through fuselage ends bent hooks take rubberbands hold tank place Tank feed must line engine needle valve proper running Also keep tank close engine engine installation Nate Cox TD Medallion 049 give faster perform ance Baby Bee Black Widow engines What said about P-26 engine installa tion also holds true tank Perfect #2 Wedgetank dont mean belabor obvious centrifugal forces pushes fuel toward narrow side tank good fuel feed DUmBRO PRODUCTS INC WAUCONDA ILLINOIS Field Dayton Ohio site 76 National Championships Discussions currentip underway possible use site No problem other end Kitty Hawk has airstrip Wright Brothers Memorial Also being explored time period attempts perhaps between August 19 National Aviation Day Decem ber 17 anniversary Wright broth ers flight 1903 Obviously details need developed meantime lots dreaming scheming can done would-be record-setters maybe model building test flying ba sic need practice cross-country fly ing short distances Fly ing car plane obviously different situation flying con test club field will reported next month Until anyone interested getting involved requested write note AMA HQwe will try get information exchange going keep interested parties up-to-date project progress meantime might refer August 1975 issue Model Aviation regarding transcontinental fly ing recent issues describing record breaking distance duration flights Note October 76 issue tells Richard Weber flew 10 hours 48 minutes closed course distance miles setting new record 424 Fighters Two/Reese continued page 32 easier use drafting pen lines ink marks must sealed spray coats clear after model finished Apply first coat very lightly spray can prevent ink bleeding Pentel pen bled much less Flair pen Assembly Hinge elevators stab large needle carpet thread using figure-8 stitch Leave about 6 thread end hinge until done using needle pick pull threads until hinge tight thread hinges tight apply glue both sides hinges clip loose ends flush wood Bend 1/16 wire pushrod attach control horn elevator Cut 1/32 wire leadout wires attach bellcrank along pushrod Bolt bellcrank wing keeping en tire linkage free binding Bend wire leadout guide glue wing Predrill four mounting holes 1/16 drill mount engine four #2 screws Drill two 1/16 holes through fuselage tank mount wire Slip wire tank mount through holes bend ends over form hooks Place tank place secure rubberband Drill 5/32 hole up through wing directly under fuel tank vent tube push length fuel tubing up through hole over vent tube Glue two pennies underside outboard wing tip help maintain line tension flying Enlarge cutout rudder clear elevator needed glue rudder fin angle shown plan Put wheels youare ready fly Flying Use 26 X 008 wire lines fly ing possible rather Dacron flying lines positive control Use Cox 5 X 3 gray plastic prop Cox 5 ack plastic prop Cox Glow Fuel higher nitro content Cox Racing Fuel will take off paint CL Scale/Gretz continued page 34 Louis sole remaining example Ryan M-lnow lost forever best way will able help spread word new museum looking donations full-size aircraft models aviation artifacts begin new collection July1978 89 y i NOSH RINK NO-STRETCH FREE RUNNING PUSH ROD ASSEMBLYPERFECT FOR 112 AIRPLANES CAT NO 113 2 COMPLETE SETS $149
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/07
Page Numbers: 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 89
Contemporary pre war days Japanese Nate American P-26 peashooter make colorful subjects Half-A power Anyone mock combatE Fred Reese THE BOEING P-26 Peashooter Japanese Nakajima KI-27 Nate fighters early stages World War II designed produced 1930s camouflaged paint schemes favor Peashooter Nates painted bright distinc tive markings colors making very attractive models Models aircraft seldom seen because very short noses profiles both balance just right times have looked aircraft build models took some neighbor hood kids flying profiles prompt build could play too TD 049s both fly very fast 26 wire control lines lot fun fly P-26 designed Boeing 1931 first all-metal low-winged fighter accepted US Army Air Corps wing wire braced like older biplanes order make lighter airplane much faster biplanes replaced P-26 very maneuverable mid 1930s standard pursuit plane US bases Hawaii Panama Canal Zone Eleven P-26s sold China used against raiding Japa nese fighters 1937 Fourteen P-26s ground Pearl Harbor destroyed stood neatly lined up runway Japanese struck December 7 1941 group P-26 pursuits sold Philippines used against Japanese tackers early Pacific War 1940 P-26 obsolete replaced 28 Model Aviation maIl models easy decorate insignias Cut Monokote trim sheets colored contact paper ink lines can applied Pentel Rolling Writer drafting pen covered clear dope seal protect decorations Nate foreshadowed famous Zero fighter P-35 P-36 P-40 featured internally braced cantilevered wings retractable landing gears Nakajima KI-27 Type 97 fighter called 97 sen pilots nick named Nate allies designed 1935 Because its lightness maneu verability K 1-27 chosen duty Japanese Army Air Force air trials 1936 Nate became JAAFs first-line fighter Over 3000 produced up end war 1945 KI-27 first used combat against Russia Manchuria ac counted 1252 Soviet air craft destroyed loss about 100 KI-27s WW II JAAF Nates established early air superiority Pacific over Malaya Indochina Philippines Nate fast maneuverable lacked armour protec tion pilot self-sealing fuel tanks 1942 Nates combat replaced newer faster KI-43 Hayabusa Oscar JAAF Japanese Navy pilots flew Mitsubishi A6M Zeros remaining Nates used trainers until end war Construction KI-27 Nate Select light piece 3/16 X 3 X 36 balsa cut 18 length wing II th fuselage two 2 lengths parts B Lay 3 X 18 wing piece over KI-27 top view plan note dotted-line marks wing tips Use outer marks posi tion wing mark wood inner marks draw wing outline wood ball-point pen will see wing little wider cen ter wood piece cut off wing tip will fill gap Glue two slender triangles wood place along back edge wing round off wing tips using small tin can glass mark outlines wing tips Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Place fuselage wood under plan July1978 29 Seen tram rear veasnooxer makes interesting comparison Nate Air Force Army Air Corps P-26s day P-26s color scheme unwar-like Fuselage blue wings tail bright yellow highly visible red-and-white stars rudder stripes P-26 PEASHOOTER aligning bottom front back pin plan wood another pin go around fuselage outline sticking pin through plan wood mark outline shown photo graph sure mark around wing slot stabilizer motor mounts front fuselage same part B same way mark parts B cut out may easier trace over pin marks pen fore cutting out parts Glue part onto left side fuselage part B right side Glue hardwood motor mounts fuselage sand rear portions parts B until fair fuselage side using top view plan photograph guide Although shown plan models can built dihedral give scale-like appearance Nate built dihedral flies well straight-winged version dihe dral model flies level ground tilted up might expected di hedral desired cut wing half after sanding airfoil bevel edges center joint sanding block epoxy wing halves back together after blocking tip up about 2 glue dries Glue wing fuselage Cut out 3/32 balsa fin rudder elevator stabilizer again using pin through plan mark outlines Glue stabilizer slot rear fuselage hinge line back edge fuselage 1/16 plywood cut out two wheel covers two landing gear mounts two bellcrank supports control horn Bend landing gear wires 1/16 piano wire making right left side Drill both landing gear mounts wheel covers 1/16 drill shown plan can bound wire landing gear needle thread shown photograph wing must notched wire landing gear under plywood landing gear mounts Mark wing notches pushing completed landing gear against wing just hard enough wire dent wood cut out notches X-acto knife landing gear mounts fit evenly against wing glue place Mark center 1/16 bellcrank mounts bottom wing push pin up through wing mark top wing same place Glue two 1/16 plywood bellcrank mounts place centering holes over marks wing dry drill through wing /8 drill using holes bellcrank mounts guide Glue 1/16 plywood control horn onto bot tom elevator size shape control horn can seen side view P-26 plan Make 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire model now ready final sanding painting Construction P-26 Peashooter piece light 3/16 36 balsa cut 18 length wing lO/8 fuselage 25A length part B Place wing piece under plan use pin through plan mark wing tip outlines Similarly mark fuse lage outline sure mark stabilizer slot cut out wing cut out around motor mounts shown photo30 Model Aviation Step 1 Peashooters Construction Mark cut out balsa parts using pin through plan mark woodas shown Step 2 Nate construction Lay parts over plan check accuracy Step 2 Bevel-sand back edge part B Glue part B Part fuselage shown make-believe cowl quite simple Note tapering wedge piece balsa laminated fuselage butted behind cowl piece extends over wing strengthen joint Step 3 Glue 3/8 sq pine motor mounts fuselage Add two parts C above below motor mounts Round off edges sandpaper Hole wing must accuratewings slides through iep out remaining parts assemble shown Note lead out holes plywood landing gear plywood bellcrank mount glued wing bellcrank itself must able rotate freely 11-27 NATE Step 3 Cut out fuselage parts shown Note cutouts wing stabilizer small piece dowel just forward can opy s plan cts gun sight typical period Step 4 Bevel back edges parts B before gluing fuselege Glue pine other hardwood motor mounts fuse lage dry round off edges sandpaper Very strong Step 6 Bent wire landing gear bound mounts wheelcovers needle thread run through small holes drilled plywood parts Wing marked notch pressing wire against Notch enlarged X-Acto knife until gear fits tightly against wing Glue place glue covers wire keep twisting graph Go over pin marks wood ball-point pen easier line follow cutting out parts scrap 3/16 balsa cut out two part C cut out part 3/32 balsa First glue part B left side fuselage sand back edge fair fuselage side See top view plan photographs details Glue part simulate ringed en gine cowl Glue /t sq pine hard wood engine mounts fuselage add parts C finish front end Sand round endges fuselage cowl Sand wing airfoil shape match cross section wing side view plan Lay wing over plan mark center wing along front back edge align fuselage Slip wing slot fuselage glue place Cut out July1978 31 Step 1 Nate construction Lay 3/16 x 3 x 18 balsa over plan using dotted lines guide mark tips using inner lines Piece cut back edge wing tip glued center fill gap Step 2 Shapes wood parts marked placing wood under plan marking outline pin pushed through plan wood Go over pin marks pen making easier cut out atep Now things looking upl Once wing stabilizer fin glued fuselage begins feel flying fever Sand parts smooth #220 sandpaper glue still wet check alignment plane over plan Also sight front back helps get stab set true first use reference tail parts 3/3 2 balsa glue stabilizer slot fuselage Glue fin place top fuselage Cut out 1/16 plywood landing gears tail skid bellcrank mounts control horn Drill 1/16 hole control horn pushrod wire /8 holes bellcrank mounts landing gears Also drill two holes right side landing gear control wires Glue plywood landing gears wing add / triangle side gear Mark bottom wing center bellcrank mounts push pin through wing mark locate same spot top wing Glue plywood bellcrank mounts tip bottom wing centering hole over mark Glue plywood tailskid place Glue plywood control horn bottom elevator P-26 now ready sanding finishing Finishing models Shape round edges models using #80 #100 grit garnet aluminum oxide sandpaper Sand edges elevator tail parts round except rudder fin hinge linewhich glued after painting Finish sand entire model #220 garnet aluminum oxide sandpa per direction wood grain until smooth Brush coat clear dope over entire model tail parts allow dry Sand entire model #220 sand paper until wood feels smooth again Brush second coat clear dry sand smooth third coat clear may needed some areas Additional coats sanding sealer clear dope mixed baby powder can applied want fill grain Sand between coats overall color Nate pale gray greenish gray Use Pactra Aero gloss Military Flats hot-fuel-proof dope Cloud Gray base color Regular Aerogloss colors can used Mili tary Flats available although gray little too dark part gray two parts white would close enough Nates simply painted gray round red insignia wing fuselage additional stripes designs window masked off tape painted light blue Mask off white bands paint Swift White nose fuselage stripe red dope applied after first masking tape best masking tape Sig striping tape h otherwise use plastic electricians tape Scotch Tape P-26 Peashooters bright yellow wings tails either dark green blue fuselages First paint wings fin stab elevators Aerogloss Cub Yellow applying successive coat different direction Sand lightly #220 sandpaper between coat Cub Yellow also available spray cans standard colors Allow yellow dry several hours mask off fuselage junction spraying wings can covered paper paper bags masking tape protect overspray Paint fuselage either Curtiss Blue Stinson Green Paint separate rudder white insignia stripes cut either Monokote Trim sheets contact shelf paper Contact paper fuel-proof inexpensive easy use ideal masking complex shapes can cut out first Draw stars plac ing white trim under plan marking star points pin through plan Connect points pencil cut out stars Stick stars onto blue trim draw circles cut out Apply small red circles center stars stick completed insignia onto model blue stripe fin red stripes rudder cut trim sheets stuck lines rivet dots models applied #1 rapidograph draft ing pen Pelikan drafting ink ink water soluble can washed off make mistake Use ruler raised edge apply lines dots applied freehand experimented black pentel roll ing writer worked very well much Continued page 89 32 Model Aviation Cox TD 049 5-3 prop mounted P-26 Use 1/2 5/8-in #3 screws attach engine hardwood mounting pieces Wire fuel tank mount pushed through fuselage ends bent hooks take rubberbands hold tank place Tank feed must line engine needle valve proper running Also keep tank close engine engine installation Nate Cox TD Medallion 049 give faster perform ance Baby Bee Black Widow engines What said about P-26 engine installa tion also holds true tank Perfect #2 Wedgetank dont mean belabor obvious centrifugal forces pushes fuel toward narrow side tank good fuel feed DUmBRO PRODUCTS INC WAUCONDA ILLINOIS Field Dayton Ohio site 76 National Championships Discussions currentip underway possible use site No problem other end Kitty Hawk has airstrip Wright Brothers Memorial Also being explored time period attempts perhaps between August 19 National Aviation Day Decem ber 17 anniversary Wright broth ers flight 1903 Obviously details need developed meantime lots dreaming scheming can done would-be record-setters maybe model building test flying ba sic need practice cross-country fly ing short distances Fly ing car plane obviously different situation flying con test club field will reported next month Until anyone interested getting involved requested write note AMA HQwe will try get information exchange going keep interested parties up-to-date project progress meantime might refer August 1975 issue Model Aviation regarding transcontinental fly ing recent issues describing record breaking distance duration flights Note October 76 issue tells Richard Weber flew 10 hours 48 minutes closed course distance miles setting new record 424 Fighters Two/Reese continued page 32 easier use drafting pen lines ink marks must sealed spray coats clear after model finished Apply first coat very lightly spray can prevent ink bleeding Pentel pen bled much less Flair pen Assembly Hinge elevators stab large needle carpet thread using figure-8 stitch Leave about 6 thread end hinge until done using needle pick pull threads until hinge tight thread hinges tight apply glue both sides hinges clip loose ends flush wood Bend 1/16 wire pushrod attach control horn elevator Cut 1/32 wire leadout wires attach bellcrank along pushrod Bolt bellcrank wing keeping en tire linkage free binding Bend wire leadout guide glue wing Predrill four mounting holes 1/16 drill mount engine four #2 screws Drill two 1/16 holes through fuselage tank mount wire Slip wire tank mount through holes bend ends over form hooks Place tank place secure rubberband Drill 5/32 hole up through wing directly under fuel tank vent tube push length fuel tubing up through hole over vent tube Glue two pennies underside outboard wing tip help maintain line tension flying Enlarge cutout rudder clear elevator needed glue rudder fin angle shown plan Put wheels youare ready fly Flying Use 26 X 008 wire lines fly ing possible rather Dacron flying lines positive control Use Cox 5 X 3 gray plastic prop Cox 5 ack plastic prop Cox Glow Fuel higher nitro content Cox Racing Fuel will take off paint CL Scale/Gretz continued page 34 Louis sole remaining example Ryan M-lnow lost forever best way will able help spread word new museum looking donations full-size aircraft models aviation artifacts begin new collection July1978 89 y i NOSH RINK NO-STRETCH FREE RUNNING PUSH ROD ASSEMBLYPERFECT FOR 112 AIRPLANES CAT NO 113 2 COMPLETE SETS $149