FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE S 20 years since took up column good friend Von Rottensox Ralph Kuenz does time fly having fun tends forget never-ending search new things write newcomers Free Flight FF Scale reading what wrote 10 15 years ago few useful hints might need repeated After good deal thought about what would like know starting fascinating hobby again came up I Get hands Cottage Wings resource guide lists almost everything youll need get modeling See below Get beginners book sources listed Bill McCombs Don Ross books must haves 2 Stuff Will Find Useful Testors Green tube glue X ActoiM #8 retractable-blade knife single-edge razor blades sanding block 100-grit garnet paper glued 220-grit garnet paper general fine sanding sewing pins piece /2-inch Celotex wallboard build Saran WrapTM keep plan model parts building separate Dremel Moto ToolTM thin cutoff wheels needle-nose pliers 5-to-I 16-to-l winder rubber motors essential flying 3 Choose model subjects eye flying ability Highwing monoplanes box fuselages fly well beginners Lacey M-1O Peanut may ugly cinch build fly once made Peck kit flew indoors during contest less 3 hours Go models box fuselage light structure large horizontal tail long nose inline engine design rubber motor position extends about equal distance fuselage point /3 way back wings leading edge large enough hole front fuselage get stretch-wound rubber motor back through nose plug assembly should snug yet easily removable stretch-winding Get some experience simple non-Scale models before going complicated Scale aircraft 4 Build fly unwanted warps very light structures preshrink tissue gluing picture frame spraying water mist Tissue already model should shrunk rubbing alcohol because low percentage water will shrink tissue less straight water Use clear dope diluted 50% thinner Apply two coats using non-tautening dope prevent warps add about nine drops per ounce TCPtricresyl phosphate raw dope Castor oil will work pinch sometimes blushes Sight underneath flying surfaces test flat surface remove warps steaming twisting opposite direction warp little washin just noticeable left wing pilots left okay gives extra lift help counteract torque wound Copy vintage model magazine covers nice Scale trophies Bob Schlosbergs Scottsdale AZ 24-inch Rearwin Speedster Tom Hallman did Reading PA Indoor Air Races photo 600086 grams Brown B-100 C02 10cc tank Schlosberg photo August 1998 131 Louis Vargo built Comet Curtiss Robin 049 Black Widow Its great beginners gas model Vargo photo Lacey M-10 perfect beginnersbox fuselage slab wing indestructible landing gear Great flier Warner photo rubber motor spinning propeller 5 Pay attention balance Pick model up wingtips point about 30% way back wing leading edge roughly center lift invisible going Unless airplanes fuselage level going have add weight probably nose make hang level means center gravity CG about center lift dont believe important add big hunk modeling clay nose watch model dive tail watch stall Balance model rubber motor inside wound enough have off floor airplane no bunching Use pin keep propeller turning doing balance testing 6 You should fly over soft grass expect few crashes dont wind motor too much first few flights Testing works best no wind early morning dusk Have partner hold model stretch motor out front model wind up bit gradually working up full turns flies well Use rubber lube Son GunTM auto parts store popular easy get motor Bending rear horizontal tail upward cures dives vice versa bending rear vertical tail left makes model turn left etc Note exactly what model does test flight know what to make corrections dives left give little right rudder compensate dropping wing lift can increased low wing twisting wing have washin Walt Mooney used call washup want raise leading edge little breathing wing applying heat Moving CG forward adding weight nose giving model little up elevator compensate often good way stabilize hard-to-trim model tamed unruly kite once adding weight top central keel stick nothing seems working wings tail parts unwarped check CG location Good luck Polyspan Revisited Dave Platt wrote Aero Modellers Brevard newsletter experience Polyspan miracle covering has couple advantages over tissue silk wings will hold adjustment warp forever Dave believes Polyspanned models glide better glossy plastic-covered models Boundary layer turbulation Its best apply Polyspan nitrate dope shrink out wrinkles dope whole thing difficulty sticking material over edge tissue would have dampened make limp before folding over can leave little Polyspan overlap iron over does want stick brush little nitrate dope underneath try again According Dave selling stock Japanese tissue now has started using Polyspan Optimizing Indoor Rubber Motor Size Bat Sheet Boeing Strat-O Bats comes following advice king Indoor Scale modelers Jack McGillivray model runs out aims above floor level overpowered Use rubber motor smaller cross-section maintaining increasing its original length have smaller size rubber use longer loop what using Increased propeller pitch will also help solve problem model lands unused turns motor opposite above old modelers adage best make change time will know what causing change performance Ideally rubber motor weight should exceed model weight should exceed double airframe weight assumes low wing loading motor length exceeds airframe motor base length 2/2 times risk vibration rubber bunching can shift models CG winds down 132 Model Aviation k Sullivan Los Angeles CA demonstrates ideal beginners first Scale model Guillows Super Cub Heavy flies Bill Warner photo Late Carl Goldberg authors Peck Druine Turbulent Good beginners Flew ROW 1 8-inch 2mm rubber loop Bill Hannan photo Bob Lopshires fine Mr Mulligan Sig kit kind beginners avoid round heavy easily damaged Lopshire photo Trophies Class blind sow can pick up few acorns sooner later modelers wind up shelf dust collectors known trophiesoften plastic replicas nondescript airplanes golden-winged women top Medals plaques nice change pace need less maintenance nicest trophy treatments incorporating vintage model magazine cover color copiers have made possible cheaply reduce image size Coating resin wooden backing sandwiching frame makes trophy can proud own display Cottage Wings Resource Guide Probably useful thing Free Flight Scaler days knowing find good stuffmaterials plans good kits documentation clubs area etc can get information obtaining copy Cottage Wings Send large selfaddressed stamped envelope two ounces postage 55 April $150 cover printing costs Carlo Godel 2873 Unaweep Ave Grand Junction CO 81503 Having done listing myself long time suggest sending him two dollar bills saves hassle checks wrapping quarters Its worth Cottage Wings non-profit oftupdated service modelers contains comments product service may useful Youll find everything source Polyspan books mentioned earlier addresses previously mentioned Aeromodelers Brevard Boeing Strat-O-Bats Well until next time remember keep rubber out sun sand dont overdo long chases youre older 70 help kid get started modeling month S FREE COLOR CATALOG Choose over 200 exc t ng k tes 0 Many unusual & innovat ye des gns Call write catalog todl Into Wind 541-0314 MA Pe3N 08- oulder CO 80302 ONA[rA HOBBY STORES ASSOCIATION NC LOOK FOR YOUR LOCAL NRHSA HOBBY SHOP ON SITE EXPERT ADVICE AND INFORMATION QUALITY MODELING PRODUCTS WERE THERE WHEN YOU NEED US WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GET THAT GLOW PLUG ON SATURDAY MORNING AMA FAX APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE LOCAL CLUB NEWS AND HAPPENINGS PART OF NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE HOBBY INDUSTRY HAVE YOU EVER RACED ON MAIL ORDER TRACK REMEMBER WHO GOT YOU STARTED IN R/C August1998 133 BUILD FIGHTER WIND VANES PROPS Build Great Fighter Wind Vanes Yard Field 24 Inch Wing Span Color Pics Plan Info Send $200 -30Z LKIAI IV 4338 Auslin Blvd Island Park NY 11558 CANOPIESTel 516/431-4127 Fax 5161889-2182 marullivee & seck several slier SyslarrO -have lull irs ol azces sCner wit Sw velOur order 10 Ii receive yur free calalug Rubber & Engine Power Free Flight DIsplay Control Line Electric Power RIC Airpenee Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19448 215- 3694770 The_Worlds Best 1/2-A RIC Laser Cut Kits kit designed 2 4 channel R/C using 049 061 engine outstanding kits feature wood construction Laser Cut Parts Tab Notch construction quick accurate assembly 3-D Cad design precision parts fit Quality hardware pack Computer drawn plans Peel stick markings Complete step step instruction manual Made USA K Biz airplane verformance small model bud2et Herr Engineering Corp 1431 Chaffee Dr Suite 3 Titusville FL 32780 407 264-2488 worlds leader Laser Cut model aircratt WWWIFLYHERRCOM /
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/08
Page Numbers: 131, 132, 133
FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE S 20 years since took up column good friend Von Rottensox Ralph Kuenz does time fly having fun tends forget never-ending search new things write newcomers Free Flight FF Scale reading what wrote 10 15 years ago few useful hints might need repeated After good deal thought about what would like know starting fascinating hobby again came up I Get hands Cottage Wings resource guide lists almost everything youll need get modeling See below Get beginners book sources listed Bill McCombs Don Ross books must haves 2 Stuff Will Find Useful Testors Green tube glue X ActoiM #8 retractable-blade knife single-edge razor blades sanding block 100-grit garnet paper glued 220-grit garnet paper general fine sanding sewing pins piece /2-inch Celotex wallboard build Saran WrapTM keep plan model parts building separate Dremel Moto ToolTM thin cutoff wheels needle-nose pliers 5-to-I 16-to-l winder rubber motors essential flying 3 Choose model subjects eye flying ability Highwing monoplanes box fuselages fly well beginners Lacey M-1O Peanut may ugly cinch build fly once made Peck kit flew indoors during contest less 3 hours Go models box fuselage light structure large horizontal tail long nose inline engine design rubber motor position extends about equal distance fuselage point /3 way back wings leading edge large enough hole front fuselage get stretch-wound rubber motor back through nose plug assembly should snug yet easily removable stretch-winding Get some experience simple non-Scale models before going complicated Scale aircraft 4 Build fly unwanted warps very light structures preshrink tissue gluing picture frame spraying water mist Tissue already model should shrunk rubbing alcohol because low percentage water will shrink tissue less straight water Use clear dope diluted 50% thinner Apply two coats using non-tautening dope prevent warps add about nine drops per ounce TCPtricresyl phosphate raw dope Castor oil will work pinch sometimes blushes Sight underneath flying surfaces test flat surface remove warps steaming twisting opposite direction warp little washin just noticeable left wing pilots left okay gives extra lift help counteract torque wound Copy vintage model magazine covers nice Scale trophies Bob Schlosbergs Scottsdale AZ 24-inch Rearwin Speedster Tom Hallman did Reading PA Indoor Air Races photo 600086 grams Brown B-100 C02 10cc tank Schlosberg photo August 1998 131 Louis Vargo built Comet Curtiss Robin 049 Black Widow Its great beginners gas model Vargo photo Lacey M-10 perfect beginnersbox fuselage slab wing indestructible landing gear Great flier Warner photo rubber motor spinning propeller 5 Pay attention balance Pick model up wingtips point about 30% way back wing leading edge roughly center lift invisible going Unless airplanes fuselage level going have add weight probably nose make hang level means center gravity CG about center lift dont believe important add big hunk modeling clay nose watch model dive tail watch stall Balance model rubber motor inside wound enough have off floor airplane no bunching Use pin keep propeller turning doing balance testing 6 You should fly over soft grass expect few crashes dont wind motor too much first few flights Testing works best no wind early morning dusk Have partner hold model stretch motor out front model wind up bit gradually working up full turns flies well Use rubber lube Son GunTM auto parts store popular easy get motor Bending rear horizontal tail upward cures dives vice versa bending rear vertical tail left makes model turn left etc Note exactly what model does test flight know what to make corrections dives left give little right rudder compensate dropping wing lift can increased low wing twisting wing have washin Walt Mooney used call washup want raise leading edge little breathing wing applying heat Moving CG forward adding weight nose giving model little up elevator compensate often good way stabilize hard-to-trim model tamed unruly kite once adding weight top central keel stick nothing seems working wings tail parts unwarped check CG location Good luck Polyspan Revisited Dave Platt wrote Aero Modellers Brevard newsletter experience Polyspan miracle covering has couple advantages over tissue silk wings will hold adjustment warp forever Dave believes Polyspanned models glide better glossy plastic-covered models Boundary layer turbulation Its best apply Polyspan nitrate dope shrink out wrinkles dope whole thing difficulty sticking material over edge tissue would have dampened make limp before folding over can leave little Polyspan overlap iron over does want stick brush little nitrate dope underneath try again According Dave selling stock Japanese tissue now has started using Polyspan Optimizing Indoor Rubber Motor Size Bat Sheet Boeing Strat-O Bats comes following advice king Indoor Scale modelers Jack McGillivray model runs out aims above floor level overpowered Use rubber motor smaller cross-section maintaining increasing its original length have smaller size rubber use longer loop what using Increased propeller pitch will also help solve problem model lands unused turns motor opposite above old modelers adage best make change time will know what causing change performance Ideally rubber motor weight should exceed model weight should exceed double airframe weight assumes low wing loading motor length exceeds airframe motor base length 2/2 times risk vibration rubber bunching can shift models CG winds down 132 Model Aviation k Sullivan Los Angeles CA demonstrates ideal beginners first Scale model Guillows Super Cub Heavy flies Bill Warner photo Late Carl Goldberg authors Peck Druine Turbulent Good beginners Flew ROW 1 8-inch 2mm rubber loop Bill Hannan photo Bob Lopshires fine Mr Mulligan Sig kit kind beginners avoid round heavy easily damaged Lopshire photo Trophies Class blind sow can pick up few acorns sooner later modelers wind up shelf dust collectors known trophiesoften plastic replicas nondescript airplanes golden-winged women top Medals plaques nice change pace need less maintenance nicest trophy treatments incorporating vintage model magazine cover color copiers have made possible cheaply reduce image size Coating resin wooden backing sandwiching frame makes trophy can proud own display Cottage Wings Resource Guide Probably useful thing Free Flight Scaler days knowing find good stuffmaterials plans good kits documentation clubs area etc can get information obtaining copy Cottage Wings Send large selfaddressed stamped envelope two ounces postage 55 April $150 cover printing costs Carlo Godel 2873 Unaweep Ave Grand Junction CO 81503 Having done listing myself long time suggest sending him two dollar bills saves hassle checks wrapping quarters Its worth Cottage Wings non-profit oftupdated service modelers contains comments product service may useful Youll find everything source Polyspan books mentioned earlier addresses previously mentioned Aeromodelers Brevard Boeing Strat-O-Bats Well until next time remember keep rubber out sun sand dont overdo long chases youre older 70 help kid get started modeling month S FREE COLOR CATALOG Choose over 200 exc t ng k tes 0 Many unusual & innovat ye des gns Call write catalog todl Into Wind 541-0314 MA Pe3N 08- oulder CO 80302 ONA[rA HOBBY STORES ASSOCIATION NC LOOK FOR YOUR LOCAL NRHSA HOBBY SHOP ON SITE EXPERT ADVICE AND INFORMATION QUALITY MODELING PRODUCTS WERE THERE WHEN YOU NEED US WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GET THAT GLOW PLUG ON SATURDAY MORNING AMA FAX APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE LOCAL CLUB NEWS AND HAPPENINGS PART OF NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE HOBBY INDUSTRY HAVE YOU EVER RACED ON MAIL ORDER TRACK REMEMBER WHO GOT YOU STARTED IN R/C August1998 133 BUILD FIGHTER WIND VANES PROPS Build Great Fighter Wind Vanes Yard Field 24 Inch Wing Span Color Pics Plan Info Send $200 -30Z LKIAI IV 4338 Auslin Blvd Island Park NY 11558 CANOPIESTel 516/431-4127 Fax 5161889-2182 marullivee & seck several slier SyslarrO -have lull irs ol azces sCner wit Sw velOur order 10 Ii receive yur free calalug Rubber & Engine Power Free Flight DIsplay Control Line Electric Power RIC Airpenee Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19448 215- 3694770 The_Worlds Best 1/2-A RIC Laser Cut Kits kit designed 2 4 channel R/C using 049 061 engine outstanding kits feature wood construction Laser Cut Parts Tab Notch construction quick accurate assembly 3-D Cad design precision parts fit Quality hardware pack Computer drawn plans Peel stick markings Complete step step instruction manual Made USA K Biz airplane verformance small model bud2et Herr Engineering Corp 1431 Chaffee Dr Suite 3 Titusville FL 32780 407 264-2488 worlds leader Laser Cut model aircratt WWWIFLYHERRCOM /
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/08
Page Numbers: 131, 132, 133
FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE S 20 years since took up column good friend Von Rottensox Ralph Kuenz does time fly having fun tends forget never-ending search new things write newcomers Free Flight FF Scale reading what wrote 10 15 years ago few useful hints might need repeated After good deal thought about what would like know starting fascinating hobby again came up I Get hands Cottage Wings resource guide lists almost everything youll need get modeling See below Get beginners book sources listed Bill McCombs Don Ross books must haves 2 Stuff Will Find Useful Testors Green tube glue X ActoiM #8 retractable-blade knife single-edge razor blades sanding block 100-grit garnet paper glued 220-grit garnet paper general fine sanding sewing pins piece /2-inch Celotex wallboard build Saran WrapTM keep plan model parts building separate Dremel Moto ToolTM thin cutoff wheels needle-nose pliers 5-to-I 16-to-l winder rubber motors essential flying 3 Choose model subjects eye flying ability Highwing monoplanes box fuselages fly well beginners Lacey M-1O Peanut may ugly cinch build fly once made Peck kit flew indoors during contest less 3 hours Go models box fuselage light structure large horizontal tail long nose inline engine design rubber motor position extends about equal distance fuselage point /3 way back wings leading edge large enough hole front fuselage get stretch-wound rubber motor back through nose plug assembly should snug yet easily removable stretch-winding Get some experience simple non-Scale models before going complicated Scale aircraft 4 Build fly unwanted warps very light structures preshrink tissue gluing picture frame spraying water mist Tissue already model should shrunk rubbing alcohol because low percentage water will shrink tissue less straight water Use clear dope diluted 50% thinner Apply two coats using non-tautening dope prevent warps add about nine drops per ounce TCPtricresyl phosphate raw dope Castor oil will work pinch sometimes blushes Sight underneath flying surfaces test flat surface remove warps steaming twisting opposite direction warp little washin just noticeable left wing pilots left okay gives extra lift help counteract torque wound Copy vintage model magazine covers nice Scale trophies Bob Schlosbergs Scottsdale AZ 24-inch Rearwin Speedster Tom Hallman did Reading PA Indoor Air Races photo 600086 grams Brown B-100 C02 10cc tank Schlosberg photo August 1998 131 Louis Vargo built Comet Curtiss Robin 049 Black Widow Its great beginners gas model Vargo photo Lacey M-10 perfect beginnersbox fuselage slab wing indestructible landing gear Great flier Warner photo rubber motor spinning propeller 5 Pay attention balance Pick model up wingtips point about 30% way back wing leading edge roughly center lift invisible going Unless airplanes fuselage level going have add weight probably nose make hang level means center gravity CG about center lift dont believe important add big hunk modeling clay nose watch model dive tail watch stall Balance model rubber motor inside wound enough have off floor airplane no bunching Use pin keep propeller turning doing balance testing 6 You should fly over soft grass expect few crashes dont wind motor too much first few flights Testing works best no wind early morning dusk Have partner hold model stretch motor out front model wind up bit gradually working up full turns flies well Use rubber lube Son GunTM auto parts store popular easy get motor Bending rear horizontal tail upward cures dives vice versa bending rear vertical tail left makes model turn left etc Note exactly what model does test flight know what to make corrections dives left give little right rudder compensate dropping wing lift can increased low wing twisting wing have washin Walt Mooney used call washup want raise leading edge little breathing wing applying heat Moving CG forward adding weight nose giving model little up elevator compensate often good way stabilize hard-to-trim model tamed unruly kite once adding weight top central keel stick nothing seems working wings tail parts unwarped check CG location Good luck Polyspan Revisited Dave Platt wrote Aero Modellers Brevard newsletter experience Polyspan miracle covering has couple advantages over tissue silk wings will hold adjustment warp forever Dave believes Polyspanned models glide better glossy plastic-covered models Boundary layer turbulation Its best apply Polyspan nitrate dope shrink out wrinkles dope whole thing difficulty sticking material over edge tissue would have dampened make limp before folding over can leave little Polyspan overlap iron over does want stick brush little nitrate dope underneath try again According Dave selling stock Japanese tissue now has started using Polyspan Optimizing Indoor Rubber Motor Size Bat Sheet Boeing Strat-O Bats comes following advice king Indoor Scale modelers Jack McGillivray model runs out aims above floor level overpowered Use rubber motor smaller cross-section maintaining increasing its original length have smaller size rubber use longer loop what using Increased propeller pitch will also help solve problem model lands unused turns motor opposite above old modelers adage best make change time will know what causing change performance Ideally rubber motor weight should exceed model weight should exceed double airframe weight assumes low wing loading motor length exceeds airframe motor base length 2/2 times risk vibration rubber bunching can shift models CG winds down 132 Model Aviation k Sullivan Los Angeles CA demonstrates ideal beginners first Scale model Guillows Super Cub Heavy flies Bill Warner photo Late Carl Goldberg authors Peck Druine Turbulent Good beginners Flew ROW 1 8-inch 2mm rubber loop Bill Hannan photo Bob Lopshires fine Mr Mulligan Sig kit kind beginners avoid round heavy easily damaged Lopshire photo Trophies Class blind sow can pick up few acorns sooner later modelers wind up shelf dust collectors known trophiesoften plastic replicas nondescript airplanes golden-winged women top Medals plaques nice change pace need less maintenance nicest trophy treatments incorporating vintage model magazine cover color copiers have made possible cheaply reduce image size Coating resin wooden backing sandwiching frame makes trophy can proud own display Cottage Wings Resource Guide Probably useful thing Free Flight Scaler days knowing find good stuffmaterials plans good kits documentation clubs area etc can get information obtaining copy Cottage Wings Send large selfaddressed stamped envelope two ounces postage 55 April $150 cover printing costs Carlo Godel 2873 Unaweep Ave Grand Junction CO 81503 Having done listing myself long time suggest sending him two dollar bills saves hassle checks wrapping quarters Its worth Cottage Wings non-profit oftupdated service modelers contains comments product service may useful Youll find everything source Polyspan books mentioned earlier addresses previously mentioned Aeromodelers Brevard Boeing Strat-O-Bats Well until next time remember keep rubber out sun sand dont overdo long chases youre older 70 help kid get started modeling month S FREE COLOR CATALOG Choose over 200 exc t ng k tes 0 Many unusual & innovat ye des gns Call write catalog todl Into Wind 541-0314 MA Pe3N 08- oulder CO 80302 ONA[rA HOBBY STORES ASSOCIATION NC LOOK FOR YOUR LOCAL NRHSA HOBBY SHOP ON SITE EXPERT ADVICE AND INFORMATION QUALITY MODELING PRODUCTS WERE THERE WHEN YOU NEED US WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GET THAT GLOW PLUG ON SATURDAY MORNING AMA FAX APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE LOCAL CLUB NEWS AND HAPPENINGS PART OF NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE HOBBY INDUSTRY HAVE YOU EVER RACED ON MAIL ORDER TRACK REMEMBER WHO GOT YOU STARTED IN R/C August1998 133 BUILD FIGHTER WIND VANES PROPS Build Great Fighter Wind Vanes Yard Field 24 Inch Wing Span Color Pics Plan Info Send $200 -30Z LKIAI IV 4338 Auslin Blvd Island Park NY 11558 CANOPIESTel 516/431-4127 Fax 5161889-2182 marullivee & seck several slier SyslarrO -have lull irs ol azces sCner wit Sw velOur order 10 Ii receive yur free calalug Rubber & Engine Power Free Flight DIsplay Control Line Electric Power RIC Airpenee Penn Valley Hobby Center 837-A W Main St Lanadale PA 19448 215- 3694770 The_Worlds Best 1/2-A RIC Laser Cut Kits kit designed 2 4 channel R/C using 049 061 engine outstanding kits feature wood construction Laser Cut Parts Tab Notch construction quick accurate assembly 3-D Cad design precision parts fit Quality hardware pack Computer drawn plans Peel stick markings Complete step step instruction manual Made USA K Biz airplane verformance small model bud2et Herr Engineering Corp 1431 Chaffee Dr Suite 3 Titusville FL 32780 407 264-2488 worlds leader Laser Cut model aircratt WWWIFLYHERRCOM /