FREE FLIGHT OLD-TIMERS 111 IN HE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED T questions receive have can get so-and-so types Thats plug cottage industries how-to questions plug various books During past year have trying provide some basic information about rubber power questions Ive received show lot people need really basic informa tion would well advised read Rubber Powered Model Airplanes Don Ross second edition $1395 Zenith toll-free number 800 8266600 booksellers have might try Peck-Polymers Hannans etc guy flew rubber models youth now retired wants fly again very frequent scenario way puzzled changes have taken place way rubber models flown can everything like wuz everyone else using modem techniques doing much better old days present-day flier Old-Timer designs likely use winding tube hook well stooge hold model aluminum tube has replaced dowel wire hook propeller removed during winding process keeps out line fire should blown motor fly direction also eliminates strain prop hinges propeller turned rubber wound High-quality winders torque meters allow winding last turn minus motors available energy obtained old days too risky Models dethermalizers often last years get really fine trim need well made die hangar rash have broken models care think about just trying get out doors .. Basics use old 2 x 4 holes drilled dowels spaced motors use distance rear peg front hook 30 inches usually space dowels about 34 inches apart rubber strip placed around dowel under no tension much slack tie tight overhand knot using saliva lubricant put square knot top trim excess leaving about 1/2 inch ends use small rubber bands like might use dethermalizer bands around end motor keep loops together Before motor used like break attaching end something really trust will hold place stretch motor far feels like will go quits stretching thats hold point couple minutes rubber came packed talcum powder should washed off water like lubricant FAI Model Supply sells PO Box 3957 Torrance California 90510 Tel [310] 830-8939 catalog $150 think basic soap glycerine formula past tried using certain shampoos dry out too fast glycerine hydroscopicthat means retains moisture motors few two eight strands think lubricants such Armor okay very popular scale fliers because absence splatter However found big motors like 28 strands 1/g lot one- twostrand breaks went back soap glycerine important thing use some lubricant otherwise will break lot motors have poor power have very short motor life So lube motor put bottle rubbing alcohol field box works fine getting soap off hands after lube motor like 1/8-inch rubber purposes use 1/4-inch its fine until get situation 12 strands too few 14 too Unless people can hear sound hand Rubber motor winding tube stuffng stick details L-shaped slot locks tube place winding Stuffing stick dowel plywood ends iIIiIIZ5L clapping won t able use 13 strands .so use 26 strands 1/8 once Coupe flew best 14 strands I32 cut /16 because six strands too short eight didnt have enough torque People confused term braiding regard rubber motors braiding like pigtails little girls what amounts shortening very long motor lots turns much torque remember previous lessons doesnt flop around after unwound mess up center gravity CC spoil glide Peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches hit floor jelly-side down rubber collects aft CC causing stalls two things can happen worst two likelyand worst possible timelike going third max Peck-Polymers Dietrich Convertable has very clear instructions braiding First Peck explains make 12-strand /16 22/2-inch motor will have little slack tell make up 35-inch motor braid down 22 inches stead six loops 1/2 inches long lay out three loops 35 inches long braid motor take three loops hook end over well-anchored smooth projection Put 100 clockwise turns rubber 27 turns 3751 winder Now fold motor over keeping stretch ed Remove winding hook attach hook end motor same projection other end Now place winder middle motor folded Wind another 100 clockwise turns gradually letting motor shorten 221/2 inches Holding 2212 inch length September 1993 107 variety 11s-inch aluminum winding hooks designed author details text Square corners keep motor place II Ut Space aluminum tube Space rubber meter Author added screw eyes RC field box make simple rubber-model stooge Eyes point forward safety U U LU 395O-AVa11etB1vd WALNUTCA91789 909 5941471 U U W T PE RR 00 F CI N G 10 t CALL OR WRITE FOR FREE BROCHURE gradually unwind motor As unwinds will braid itself proper length Now winding Most inexperienced winderpersons stretch rubber far enough winding will get maximum possible turns old buddy George Perryman stretches bejesus out rubber winds tight can see lube come squeezing out Pull until feels no elasticity left give few inches wind After few winds pull again no elasticity give up another few inches way will get turns possible stretch rubber might break partial winds rubber will get overstressed some local spot instead evenly distributed stretch will try draw tools tradea stuffing stick winding tube retrieval hook winding hook winder stooge things used tubesometimes called blast tube model during winding shattered motor wont make shattered model Very seldom break motor confidence having tube allows motor fully wound fear blown motors destructive force L-shaped slot end wind ing tube will twist-lock onto aluminum rear motor-holding tube tube will stay fuselage motor stretched Tubes may made paper plastic tubes PVC pipe smaller models model rocket tubes Stuffing sticks dowels plywood ends aluminum rod used years because kept stepping wooden ones use tfs-inch aluminum winding hooks see photo rubber centers itself narrow spot wont climb square corners can happen round-cornered hook shown Commercial Crocket hooks highly recommended Note two holes hook end hook prop shaft other hand-held piece wire inserted control wound motor transfer winder prop made winding sequence 1 Insert motor stuffing stick 2 Place tube over retrieval hook hook onto winding hook motor slide tube over motor model 3 Remove retrieval hook 4 Attach winder wind 5 Transfer winding hook retrieval hook remove tube attach propeller remove model stooge fly column appears other month because special NATS issue strange way Model Aviation counts other will January issue before meet again Keep cranking Model Aviation fl/ IITEGRIIY SERVICE QUALTTY INTEGRITY SERVICE UAL17Y INTEGRITY SERVICE 0 S T F RN ED EI HANDS ON PRO-BOW THIS UNIQUE DEVICE ALLOWS YOU TO CUT ACCU RATE WING CORES WITHOUT EXPENSIVE AND COMPLICATED EQUIPMENT WITH THE PRO-BOW THE CUTTING WIRE IS GUIDED DIRECTLY AT THE TEMPLATES BY HAND HELD INSULATOR CLIPS THE HEAVYDUTY CONSTRUCTION GIVES GOOD FEEL TO THE BOW AND WITH THE ADJUSTABLE HEAT PROBE THE WIRE TEMPERATURE CAN BE CONTROLLED FOR PERFECT CUTTING RESULTS sale $4295 WORKS DIRECTLY OFF OF 12 VOLT BATTERY OR 10 AMP BATTERY CHARGER S COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED STRAIGHT OR TAPERED CORES IAL PASSIVE RESISTANCE CUTTING WIRE LATED STEEL FRAME CUTTING TECHNIQUES S OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED UP TO 4I SEND $500 FOR SO PAGE CATALOG VISA & MASTER CARD ACCEP TEDADD $500 SHIPPING IN USAIL RESIDENTS ADD 7% TAX WING MFG 306 E SIMMONS GALESBURG IL 61401 CALL 3G9-342-300g
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/09
Page Numbers: 107, 108
FREE FLIGHT OLD-TIMERS 111 IN HE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED T questions receive have can get so-and-so types Thats plug cottage industries how-to questions plug various books During past year have trying provide some basic information about rubber power questions Ive received show lot people need really basic informa tion would well advised read Rubber Powered Model Airplanes Don Ross second edition $1395 Zenith toll-free number 800 8266600 booksellers have might try Peck-Polymers Hannans etc guy flew rubber models youth now retired wants fly again very frequent scenario way puzzled changes have taken place way rubber models flown can everything like wuz everyone else using modem techniques doing much better old days present-day flier Old-Timer designs likely use winding tube hook well stooge hold model aluminum tube has replaced dowel wire hook propeller removed during winding process keeps out line fire should blown motor fly direction also eliminates strain prop hinges propeller turned rubber wound High-quality winders torque meters allow winding last turn minus motors available energy obtained old days too risky Models dethermalizers often last years get really fine trim need well made die hangar rash have broken models care think about just trying get out doors .. Basics use old 2 x 4 holes drilled dowels spaced motors use distance rear peg front hook 30 inches usually space dowels about 34 inches apart rubber strip placed around dowel under no tension much slack tie tight overhand knot using saliva lubricant put square knot top trim excess leaving about 1/2 inch ends use small rubber bands like might use dethermalizer bands around end motor keep loops together Before motor used like break attaching end something really trust will hold place stretch motor far feels like will go quits stretching thats hold point couple minutes rubber came packed talcum powder should washed off water like lubricant FAI Model Supply sells PO Box 3957 Torrance California 90510 Tel [310] 830-8939 catalog $150 think basic soap glycerine formula past tried using certain shampoos dry out too fast glycerine hydroscopicthat means retains moisture motors few two eight strands think lubricants such Armor okay very popular scale fliers because absence splatter However found big motors like 28 strands 1/g lot one- twostrand breaks went back soap glycerine important thing use some lubricant otherwise will break lot motors have poor power have very short motor life So lube motor put bottle rubbing alcohol field box works fine getting soap off hands after lube motor like 1/8-inch rubber purposes use 1/4-inch its fine until get situation 12 strands too few 14 too Unless people can hear sound hand Rubber motor winding tube stuffng stick details L-shaped slot locks tube place winding Stuffing stick dowel plywood ends iIIiIIZ5L clapping won t able use 13 strands .so use 26 strands 1/8 once Coupe flew best 14 strands I32 cut /16 because six strands too short eight didnt have enough torque People confused term braiding regard rubber motors braiding like pigtails little girls what amounts shortening very long motor lots turns much torque remember previous lessons doesnt flop around after unwound mess up center gravity CC spoil glide Peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches hit floor jelly-side down rubber collects aft CC causing stalls two things can happen worst two likelyand worst possible timelike going third max Peck-Polymers Dietrich Convertable has very clear instructions braiding First Peck explains make 12-strand /16 22/2-inch motor will have little slack tell make up 35-inch motor braid down 22 inches stead six loops 1/2 inches long lay out three loops 35 inches long braid motor take three loops hook end over well-anchored smooth projection Put 100 clockwise turns rubber 27 turns 3751 winder Now fold motor over keeping stretch ed Remove winding hook attach hook end motor same projection other end Now place winder middle motor folded Wind another 100 clockwise turns gradually letting motor shorten 221/2 inches Holding 2212 inch length September 1993 107 variety 11s-inch aluminum winding hooks designed author details text Square corners keep motor place II Ut Space aluminum tube Space rubber meter Author added screw eyes RC field box make simple rubber-model stooge Eyes point forward safety U U LU 395O-AVa11etB1vd WALNUTCA91789 909 5941471 U U W T PE RR 00 F CI N G 10 t CALL OR WRITE FOR FREE BROCHURE gradually unwind motor As unwinds will braid itself proper length Now winding Most inexperienced winderpersons stretch rubber far enough winding will get maximum possible turns old buddy George Perryman stretches bejesus out rubber winds tight can see lube come squeezing out Pull until feels no elasticity left give few inches wind After few winds pull again no elasticity give up another few inches way will get turns possible stretch rubber might break partial winds rubber will get overstressed some local spot instead evenly distributed stretch will try draw tools tradea stuffing stick winding tube retrieval hook winding hook winder stooge things used tubesometimes called blast tube model during winding shattered motor wont make shattered model Very seldom break motor confidence having tube allows motor fully wound fear blown motors destructive force L-shaped slot end wind ing tube will twist-lock onto aluminum rear motor-holding tube tube will stay fuselage motor stretched Tubes may made paper plastic tubes PVC pipe smaller models model rocket tubes Stuffing sticks dowels plywood ends aluminum rod used years because kept stepping wooden ones use tfs-inch aluminum winding hooks see photo rubber centers itself narrow spot wont climb square corners can happen round-cornered hook shown Commercial Crocket hooks highly recommended Note two holes hook end hook prop shaft other hand-held piece wire inserted control wound motor transfer winder prop made winding sequence 1 Insert motor stuffing stick 2 Place tube over retrieval hook hook onto winding hook motor slide tube over motor model 3 Remove retrieval hook 4 Attach winder wind 5 Transfer winding hook retrieval hook remove tube attach propeller remove model stooge fly column appears other month because special NATS issue strange way Model Aviation counts other will January issue before meet again Keep cranking Model Aviation fl/ IITEGRIIY SERVICE QUALTTY INTEGRITY SERVICE UAL17Y INTEGRITY SERVICE 0 S T F RN ED EI HANDS ON PRO-BOW THIS UNIQUE DEVICE ALLOWS YOU TO CUT ACCU RATE WING CORES WITHOUT EXPENSIVE AND COMPLICATED EQUIPMENT WITH THE PRO-BOW THE CUTTING WIRE IS GUIDED DIRECTLY AT THE TEMPLATES BY HAND HELD INSULATOR CLIPS THE HEAVYDUTY CONSTRUCTION GIVES GOOD FEEL TO THE BOW AND WITH THE ADJUSTABLE HEAT PROBE THE WIRE TEMPERATURE CAN BE CONTROLLED FOR PERFECT CUTTING RESULTS sale $4295 WORKS DIRECTLY OFF OF 12 VOLT BATTERY OR 10 AMP BATTERY CHARGER S COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED STRAIGHT OR TAPERED CORES IAL PASSIVE RESISTANCE CUTTING WIRE LATED STEEL FRAME CUTTING TECHNIQUES S OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED UP TO 4I SEND $500 FOR SO PAGE CATALOG VISA & MASTER CARD ACCEP TEDADD $500 SHIPPING IN USAIL RESIDENTS ADD 7% TAX WING MFG 306 E SIMMONS GALESBURG IL 61401 CALL 3G9-342-300g