ONE greats Free Flight Scale gone day March making its grand en trance Walt Mooney planning trip summers Flying Aces Nats next day work 64-year adventure Earth came end Shakespeare eulogize him n us would come close describing Walt exemplified what hobby about Walt known Ole Perfes sor packed time Earth could lived 100 job de sign full-size aircraft Ryan spare time designed model aircraft built flew hun dreds em flew em well shared us through countless arti cles Bag Peanuts plans business ran almost no-profit basis promoted contests events never flew just winhe wanted have fun regular attendee indoor outdoor meets despite hundreds miles driving LA San Diego home humor vast store knowledge shared freely willingness help having problems made presence delight Walt flier wear necktie occa sionally shaking things up Mickey Mouse T-shirt prove wasnt set ways kids named after airplane compa nies Curtiss Douglas Chrislca Mooney also flew full-scale sallplanes wife Carole kids spent happy hours chasing Walt cross-country contests plucking him out places like dry lakebeds Nevada once cemetery Some may have seen him TV did stunt sequence Thrill Seekers program also glider pilot instructor Once winch tow cable wouldnt drop off Torrey Pines Walt student board did vertical S get back down slack ca ble winch attendant hacked frantically cable axe trying cut before inevitable crash three emerged unscathed cable survived because guy panic missed time What full life say Walt also found time write letters congressman painted sculpted birds built full-size gliders test flew motorized aircraft friends such origi nal Volksplane No wasnt connected Mooney Aircraft Cobut Walt had time might well have started own Ole Perfessor seemed everywhere once might run him Oshkosh Mer ced Hed show up Taft trusty Piper Vag abond way back fly-in spend night around campfire mod eling buddies Hed photographed Las Ve gas holding beer though never drank Hed hold audiences spellbound hours tales pranks MIT Army days South Pa cific Everyone knew him felt like very Left E Fillon France made MIAMA-rules Peanut Clement Aders Eole original airplane took off under its own power October 91890 13 years before Kitty Hawk E Fillon photo Right Incredible HP Hampden Charlie Newman England spans 311/2 pow ered two Telco CO2 engines Gear retracts lowers via timer One-hundred-thirty-gram model flies indoors out Photo via Howard 72 Model Aviation Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 Don Sruli launches Lippiach push-pull Jumbo Rubber ship Galeville NY Don can seen Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Malt McCarthy photo via Don Ross Ric Dittmans Wiley Post Model flies replica Mills 75Cc diesel Rio co-organizer years third annual No-Doc Scale meet August 25-26 Snohomish WA Dittman photo special personal friend first question youd hear meet Walt couldnt make Hey wheres Mooney Being missed during lifetime sure sign indispensability Well Mooney tie smile will missed meets Walt will certainly Hell able em now models will built generations never met him stories will retold until enter realm legend Contests will flown Moo ney Rules Walts memory will always won derful part lives of us shared joy him always words son Curtiss also aeronautical engineer larger life shall continue Covering products just received small sam ple new material called Litespan Idealair Models Canada Made Solarfilm stuff beats anything Ive seen yet looks just like doped Japanese tissue has textured fin ish could fool almost anyone believing real thing Best weighs half much MonoKote first thing did make light %2-sq balsa test frame apply Litespan cellu lose glue instead Balsaloc product rec ommend Dropping fork distance about eight inches produced dents promptly came out heated over stove frame did seem distort though think lightly built wing small Rubber job might Classed iron-on comes yellow orange red blue antique cream black white silver made up fibers has def mite grain should think guys have fly over terrain hard tissue will find new product greatest invention since plastic prop 20 x 36-in sheet costs $350 special troductory price $295 end March information nifty stuff write Idealair Models 21 Simcoe Rd #10 Alliston Ontario LOM lAO Canada tel 1-705/4353085 Shipping charge $3 Canadians add 15% quoted price couple issues ago mentioned Japanese fiber drink called Fibe-Mini reputedly antishrink properties used tissue 51 solution other day box arrived Capt Eric Shellenberger stationed Yokota AFB Tokyo containing eight-pack Continued page 176 Presto Chango Abracadabra Whats Canadian Dick Allen spoofs Harry Blackstone Jr July 1990 73 Twenty-gram Comet kit Stinson Hellant moa ied Paul Mcllrath Cedar Rapids IA majestIc one-minute Indoor ship Wing mod ified sliced-rib undercamber flying sur faces single-covered Paul J Mcllrath photo Dick Seifrieds Jumbo Pilatus Porter about close ideal killer Rubber Scale ma chine can get Anyone care guess Dick puts DTs models Seen Taft USFF Champs Mikkelson photo Walt Mooney 1926-1990 Fibe-Mini magic elixir Japan enables control tissue shrinkage Can anyone either translate label give us ingredients tell us can buy Thirty-two-inch Curtiss Hawk Miniature Air craft Corp plan scratch-built Tom Yanos ky Herndon VA nonflying exhibit built basswood Can see kids got excited about aviation Thirties today Yanosky photo $599 ~eJ o p Nut use Electric Starters Made 6061 Aluminum strong enough allow over tightening weighs under 1 oz 1 diameter 11/4 long 1/4 radius nose minimum AMA requirement 5/32 Torq Hole 3/4 fhread depfh can use thinnesf props 11 thread sizes fit engines market Send us order & well mail out fast MADE IN THE USA B C PRODUCTS 111 N Starkweather Pampa Texas 79065 806 665-6361 [11032 /32 [10580 m [11232 /32 L10610 m [10710 m [10810 m [18125 8-125mm LI 1012 0-125mm [11428 -28 [15162 -24 [13824 -24 VISA MASTERCARD MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED DEALER INQUIRES WELCOME slightly narrower Fourmost engine mount can sanded fair Cut A-in ply firewall shape stall blind nuts fit Fourmost engine mount see advertisers index Fourmost products epoxy firewall place Make several additional A-in ply firewalls space engine out achieving proper balance point Shuriken re quired spacer Chinese CS will re quire Carve fuselage canopy final shape sand smooth Assembly finishing Prime sand parts smooth before assembling Use thin CyA cyanoacrylate glue final sembly Fillets can made drywall joint compound Unless youre smarter am much IQ required youll have cut windows model rig controls applied Sig sanding sealer sprayed three coats Sig butyrate dope fin ish coat Black Baron clear gloss poly urethane sure apply vinyl markENYA15 5520 SS45 19 80 120 FOX 19 45 60 120 HB ALL SIZES HP40 120 others IRVING ALL K&B 19 61 OS10 15 20 21 50 60to 120 108 ROSSI ALL 8SUPERTIGER 11 15 19 60 61 to 90 5-8mm 1/428 7-1mm 8-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 1/4-28 6-1mm 5/16-24 1/4-28 1/4-28 1/4-28 5-8mm 12/32 6-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 3/8-24 125mm 5-8mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 2000 6000 10-125mm SATIO3Oto60 6-1mm 65 to90 7-1mm 120 270 8-125mm WEBRA 28 61 1/4-28 80 90 8-125mm MALONEY 1003/8-24 ings before gloss coat landing gear can mounted tween engine mount firewall opted drill engine mount insert gear system seems indestruc tible Rather use wheel collars assuming youre using %2 landing gear wire try coumterdrilling A-in bit aluminumhub wheels % deep both sides Solder A-in-long A-in brass tube place serve inner retainer Next slip another longer A-in tube wheel solder place Cut tube protrud ing axle flush wheel hub makes sleek installation Flying Install extra A-in spacer tween engine mount firewall first flights will make model nose-heavy less sensitive controls shim can removed later greater controllability desired Start relatively short lines about 35 ft use braided Dacron lines Monoline controls Only solid lines will work available Kustom Kraftsman ship AMA rules permit 014 lines its recommended begin 018 better control good method ensuring Monoline controls neutral before flying re lax line see whether has curls straighten out twisting unit hand can center con trol knob spinning center trav el Use typical precautions taking off Dont apply too much up control until speed increases Monoline youll still have control momentarily slack line dont panic Shuriken Streak will fast stable flier Have fun FF Scale/Warner Continued page 73 magic elixir Eric flies C-130 well RC Pattern says reads column because hes fascinated FF Scale great uo hear Anyway applied square Pecks finest Jap anese uissue ol uesu frame apptied Fibe-Mini solution too tight covering job Alas tightened up just like water Undaunted tried Fibe-Mini straight out bottle guess what performed advertised loos ened tissue cant see possibilities youve never tissue-induced warp trick get just right strength what want Now have find domestic source As labet information almost sf1 Japanese cant give ya Japanese source other base commissary Yokota Keep eyes open next time youre market Little Tokyo LA elsewhere Fiskars drill Another product think model ers wilt find useful available hardware stores Its plastic hand drill about 8 long 3-in throw handte will pack windings 3 1 has pistol grip dead-smooth gearing put bent nail head behind chuck jaws #10 flat washer slipped down head helps tested out short motor three loops A-in rub ber no trouble putting full winds dont know long will tast under kind pun ishment seems pretty sturdy $9 little black beauty should make nice addi tion go box Continued page 179 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION teatunng IEQN1LJX QEQLLE SPARK ADVANCE! No moving parts No engine modifications Sasic unit $ 9995 Oppasedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII 176 Model Aviation ] W i@iXi i Hundreds cowls kits plans Strong lightweight one-piece construction Exact duplicates manufacturers original Also radial cowls wheelpants SendSl OOfor8-pg brochure Orcall 703-890-6017 9am-9 pm EDT phone orders information FIBERGLASS MOOPtMARtl Box 530 Goodview VA 24095LJ THE SUPERIOR GLOW PLUGS GO FAST FLYERS ARE BA CK II Puts sting engine Unique flat-wound spiral coil element high temperature glass-to-metal seal add up aster ignition increased RPM 1 /2A GloBee plugs designed exclusivelyfor 0491051 Cox engines Ask tor new GB-5RX Speed Plug GB-SR Racing Plug GB-5P Sport Plug local dealer today unavailable locally write call Twinn-K collect pricing delivery information FREE GloBee Catalog MAKE THE GLOBEE / INDY CONNECTION Twinn-K Inc 10296W Washington St Indianapolis IN 46231 Telephone 317-839-6579 FAX 317-839-8928 WarningDanger Beware vicious ROG Formerly thought harmless its -oz weight loop rubber model can serious damage according large warn ing label new Sig Cub Let quote model airplane gets very hot can cause seri ous burns touch motor during after operation Keep clear propeller Remem ber its possible lose control model air plane fly locations model may hit people damage property loss con trol occurs label also goes caution about model fuel being poisonous flammable am likely get fried get closer length football field power lines lit tle pussycat Rubber stick model can terrible things flying about 7 mph just imagine what hazards some big models may pose shudder thought contacted Count Alex Pisana regarding caution label made up several years ago never used gladly furnished reference copy Warning Danger Easy Bee can cause serious damage insist walking about looking up may trip over another modeler step model case loss teeth may occur Avoid ingestion model costs rubber lube has known have powerful laxative effect Keep well away in-flight models have long hair wound rubber motor no matter small can wind up enough hair cause serious inconve nience Climbing gym rafters retrieve stuck models can also cause minor bruises fall height over 30 ft Final caution Never fly model other people law yers present So much months safety lesson Eat heart out John Preston Scale Data Source NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers has neat new booklet Claude McCullough listing sorts places can get Scale information cluding drawings museums book dealers valuable list free membership NASA $8 also get bimonthly newsletter embroidered shoulder patch decal Send check Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Dr Clio MI 48420 Free Flight Scale galore Tennessee New York Illinois Ninth US Indoor Champion ships combined AMA door Nats MIAMA door Grand Prix East Ten nessee University Mini-Dome Johnson City Phone USIC 1-414/782-6256 after 7 pm Mil waukee time Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Write CD Vic Didelot 4410 Larna Ln Erie PA 16506 1-814/838-3263 Mid-America Nats Scale events July 18-19 official un official AMA FAC events Contact John Guenther 1812/967-2814 Stan Alexander 1-615/834-1879 Washington Third Annual No-Doc Scale Meet Snohomish WA Aug 2526 Lots laid-back fun no documentation required $100 prize best WW fighter Phone Ric Dittman 1-206/7766519 Larry Olson 1-206/6314832 RC corner Glow Plug Aviators Club Por terville CA recently held contest publicized page local paper contest conPRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzz77 Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part No Size fl150B .. 1-1/2 TT175-B .. 1-3/4 fl200-B 11-225-B /4 TT-226-B .. 21/4 FAIl . 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air using radio Twenty seconds long time airplane its own club secretary quoted saying Well guess some Free Flight events can include some RC assist vice-versa movement get RC lighten up will meet approval FF cir cles Ill leave thought suggested tute reader picture rather ragged model printed over caption flies good looks wasnt sure whether should take offense FF Duration/Kruse Continued page 75 will yield full-size NosGas plans very small expenditure time Richard simply uses Xerox machine make transparency have get sheet special transparent material marketed making such transparencies RMcM plan wants uses overhead projector enlarge transparency appropriate size Most published plans have scale someplace drawing really sim plifies process some danger familiar keyston ing effect straight lines becoming bowed inher ent using overhead projectors can minimized careful measurement draw ing wings one-half stabilizer plan used Richards technique somewhat older subject 1936 Flying Aces Stick found tiny three-view form enlarged 20-in span Obviously larger craft greater possibility keystoning ap pears useful technique thought just occurred George Perrymans older designs could enlarged using method fear curving line intended straight Think about Two items interest modelers available NFFS Official Nostalgia Model Index NFFS List Nostalgia Gas rules Im sorry dont have cost hand stamped self-addressed envelope sent Fred Terzian 4858 Moorpark Ave San Jose CA 95129 should get information Simply superior Commentary well-known Texas FFer Mark Valerius struck responsive chord some time back presented Rum Runner 405 NEES Digest Mark argues con vincingly efficiency simple reliable AMA Gas design doesnt need go whizbuzz-click-click Author Larry Kruse imitat ing noises made timing mechanisms needed actuate autorudder variableincidence tailplanes [VITs] RMcM order get power glide mode still being extremely competitive What Mark re flecting notion seems more prevalent FAI-style hightech 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/07
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ONE greats Free Flight Scale gone day March making its grand en trance Walt Mooney planning trip summers Flying Aces Nats next day work 64-year adventure Earth came end Shakespeare eulogize him n us would come close describing Walt exemplified what hobby about Walt known Ole Perfes sor packed time Earth could lived 100 job de sign full-size aircraft Ryan spare time designed model aircraft built flew hun dreds em flew em well shared us through countless arti cles Bag Peanuts plans business ran almost no-profit basis promoted contests events never flew just winhe wanted have fun regular attendee indoor outdoor meets despite hundreds miles driving LA San Diego home humor vast store knowledge shared freely willingness help having problems made presence delight Walt flier wear necktie occa sionally shaking things up Mickey Mouse T-shirt prove wasnt set ways kids named after airplane compa nies Curtiss Douglas Chrislca Mooney also flew full-scale sallplanes wife Carole kids spent happy hours chasing Walt cross-country contests plucking him out places like dry lakebeds Nevada once cemetery Some may have seen him TV did stunt sequence Thrill Seekers program also glider pilot instructor Once winch tow cable wouldnt drop off Torrey Pines Walt student board did vertical S get back down slack ca ble winch attendant hacked frantically cable axe trying cut before inevitable crash three emerged unscathed cable survived because guy panic missed time What full life say Walt also found time write letters congressman painted sculpted birds built full-size gliders test flew motorized aircraft friends such origi nal Volksplane No wasnt connected Mooney Aircraft Cobut Walt had time might well have started own Ole Perfessor seemed everywhere once might run him Oshkosh Mer ced Hed show up Taft trusty Piper Vag abond way back fly-in spend night around campfire mod eling buddies Hed photographed Las Ve gas holding beer though never drank Hed hold audiences spellbound hours tales pranks MIT Army days South Pa cific Everyone knew him felt like very Left E Fillon France made MIAMA-rules Peanut Clement Aders Eole original airplane took off under its own power October 91890 13 years before Kitty Hawk E Fillon photo Right Incredible HP Hampden Charlie Newman England spans 311/2 pow ered two Telco CO2 engines Gear retracts lowers via timer One-hundred-thirty-gram model flies indoors out Photo via Howard 72 Model Aviation Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 Don Sruli launches Lippiach push-pull Jumbo Rubber ship Galeville NY Don can seen Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Malt McCarthy photo via Don Ross Ric Dittmans Wiley Post Model flies replica Mills 75Cc diesel Rio co-organizer years third annual No-Doc Scale meet August 25-26 Snohomish WA Dittman photo special personal friend first question youd hear meet Walt couldnt make Hey wheres Mooney Being missed during lifetime sure sign indispensability Well Mooney tie smile will missed meets Walt will certainly Hell able em now models will built generations never met him stories will retold until enter realm legend Contests will flown Moo ney Rules Walts memory will always won derful part lives of us shared joy him always words son Curtiss also aeronautical engineer larger life shall continue Covering products just received small sam ple new material called Litespan Idealair Models Canada Made Solarfilm stuff beats anything Ive seen yet looks just like doped Japanese tissue has textured fin ish could fool almost anyone believing real thing Best weighs half much MonoKote first thing did make light %2-sq balsa test frame apply Litespan cellu lose glue instead Balsaloc product rec ommend Dropping fork distance about eight inches produced dents promptly came out heated over stove frame did seem distort though think lightly built wing small Rubber job might Classed iron-on comes yellow orange red blue antique cream black white silver made up fibers has def mite grain should think guys have fly over terrain hard tissue will find new product greatest invention since plastic prop 20 x 36-in sheet costs $350 special troductory price $295 end March information nifty stuff write Idealair Models 21 Simcoe Rd #10 Alliston Ontario LOM lAO Canada tel 1-705/4353085 Shipping charge $3 Canadians add 15% quoted price couple issues ago mentioned Japanese fiber drink called Fibe-Mini reputedly antishrink properties used tissue 51 solution other day box arrived Capt Eric Shellenberger stationed Yokota AFB Tokyo containing eight-pack Continued page 176 Presto Chango Abracadabra Whats Canadian Dick Allen spoofs Harry Blackstone Jr July 1990 73 Twenty-gram Comet kit Stinson Hellant moa ied Paul Mcllrath Cedar Rapids IA majestIc one-minute Indoor ship Wing mod ified sliced-rib undercamber flying sur faces single-covered Paul J Mcllrath photo Dick Seifrieds Jumbo Pilatus Porter about close ideal killer Rubber Scale ma chine can get Anyone care guess Dick puts DTs models Seen Taft USFF Champs Mikkelson photo Walt Mooney 1926-1990 Fibe-Mini magic elixir Japan enables control tissue shrinkage Can anyone either translate label give us ingredients tell us can buy Thirty-two-inch Curtiss Hawk Miniature Air craft Corp plan scratch-built Tom Yanos ky Herndon VA nonflying exhibit built basswood Can see kids got excited about aviation Thirties today Yanosky photo $599 ~eJ o p Nut use Electric Starters Made 6061 Aluminum strong enough allow over tightening weighs under 1 oz 1 diameter 11/4 long 1/4 radius nose minimum AMA requirement 5/32 Torq Hole 3/4 fhread depfh can use thinnesf props 11 thread sizes fit engines market Send us order & well mail out fast MADE IN THE USA B C PRODUCTS 111 N Starkweather Pampa Texas 79065 806 665-6361 [11032 /32 [10580 m [11232 /32 L10610 m [10710 m [10810 m [18125 8-125mm LI 1012 0-125mm [11428 -28 [15162 -24 [13824 -24 VISA MASTERCARD MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED DEALER INQUIRES WELCOME slightly narrower Fourmost engine mount can sanded fair Cut A-in ply firewall shape stall blind nuts fit Fourmost engine mount see advertisers index Fourmost products epoxy firewall place Make several additional A-in ply firewalls space engine out achieving proper balance point Shuriken re quired spacer Chinese CS will re quire Carve fuselage canopy final shape sand smooth Assembly finishing Prime sand parts smooth before assembling Use thin CyA cyanoacrylate glue final sembly Fillets can made drywall joint compound Unless youre smarter am much IQ required youll have cut windows model rig controls applied Sig sanding sealer sprayed three coats Sig butyrate dope fin ish coat Black Baron clear gloss poly urethane sure apply vinyl markENYA15 5520 SS45 19 80 120 FOX 19 45 60 120 HB ALL SIZES HP40 120 others IRVING ALL K&B 19 61 OS10 15 20 21 50 60to 120 108 ROSSI ALL 8SUPERTIGER 11 15 19 60 61 to 90 5-8mm 1/428 7-1mm 8-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 1/4-28 6-1mm 5/16-24 1/4-28 1/4-28 1/4-28 5-8mm 12/32 6-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 3/8-24 125mm 5-8mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 2000 6000 10-125mm SATIO3Oto60 6-1mm 65 to90 7-1mm 120 270 8-125mm WEBRA 28 61 1/4-28 80 90 8-125mm MALONEY 1003/8-24 ings before gloss coat landing gear can mounted tween engine mount firewall opted drill engine mount insert gear system seems indestruc tible Rather use wheel collars assuming youre using %2 landing gear wire try coumterdrilling A-in bit aluminumhub wheels % deep both sides Solder A-in-long A-in brass tube place serve inner retainer Next slip another longer A-in tube wheel solder place Cut tube protrud ing axle flush wheel hub makes sleek installation Flying Install extra A-in spacer tween engine mount firewall first flights will make model nose-heavy less sensitive controls shim can removed later greater controllability desired Start relatively short lines about 35 ft use braided Dacron lines Monoline controls Only solid lines will work available Kustom Kraftsman ship AMA rules permit 014 lines its recommended begin 018 better control good method ensuring Monoline controls neutral before flying re lax line see whether has curls straighten out twisting unit hand can center con trol knob spinning center trav el Use typical precautions taking off Dont apply too much up control until speed increases Monoline youll still have control momentarily slack line dont panic Shuriken Streak will fast stable flier Have fun FF Scale/Warner Continued page 73 magic elixir Eric flies C-130 well RC Pattern says reads column because hes fascinated FF Scale great uo hear Anyway applied square Pecks finest Jap anese uissue ol uesu frame apptied Fibe-Mini solution too tight covering job Alas tightened up just like water Undaunted tried Fibe-Mini straight out bottle guess what performed advertised loos ened tissue cant see possibilities youve never tissue-induced warp trick get just right strength what want Now have find domestic source As labet information almost sf1 Japanese cant give ya Japanese source other base commissary Yokota Keep eyes open next time youre market Little Tokyo LA elsewhere Fiskars drill Another product think model ers wilt find useful available hardware stores Its plastic hand drill about 8 long 3-in throw handte will pack windings 3 1 has pistol grip dead-smooth gearing put bent nail head behind chuck jaws #10 flat washer slipped down head helps tested out short motor three loops A-in rub ber no trouble putting full winds dont know long will tast under kind pun ishment seems pretty sturdy $9 little black beauty should make nice addi tion go box Continued page 179 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION teatunng IEQN1LJX QEQLLE SPARK ADVANCE! No moving parts No engine modifications Sasic unit $ 9995 Oppasedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII 176 Model Aviation ] W i@iXi i Hundreds cowls kits plans Strong lightweight one-piece construction Exact duplicates manufacturers original Also radial cowls wheelpants SendSl OOfor8-pg brochure Orcall 703-890-6017 9am-9 pm EDT phone orders information FIBERGLASS MOOPtMARtl Box 530 Goodview VA 24095LJ THE SUPERIOR GLOW PLUGS GO FAST FLYERS ARE BA CK II Puts sting engine Unique flat-wound spiral coil element high temperature glass-to-metal seal add up aster ignition increased RPM 1 /2A GloBee plugs designed exclusivelyfor 0491051 Cox engines Ask tor new GB-5RX Speed Plug GB-SR Racing Plug GB-5P Sport Plug local dealer today unavailable locally write call Twinn-K collect pricing delivery information FREE GloBee Catalog MAKE THE GLOBEE / INDY CONNECTION Twinn-K Inc 10296W Washington St Indianapolis IN 46231 Telephone 317-839-6579 FAX 317-839-8928 WarningDanger Beware vicious ROG Formerly thought harmless its -oz weight loop rubber model can serious damage according large warn ing label new Sig Cub Let quote model airplane gets very hot can cause seri ous burns touch motor during after operation Keep clear propeller Remem ber its possible lose control model air plane fly locations model may hit people damage property loss con trol occurs label also goes caution about model fuel being poisonous flammable am likely get fried get closer length football field power lines lit tle pussycat Rubber stick model can terrible things flying about 7 mph just imagine what hazards some big models may pose shudder thought contacted Count Alex Pisana regarding caution label made up several years ago never used gladly furnished reference copy Warning Danger Easy Bee can cause serious damage insist walking about looking up may trip over another modeler step model case loss teeth may occur Avoid ingestion model costs rubber lube has known have powerful laxative effect Keep well away in-flight models have long hair wound rubber motor no matter small can wind up enough hair cause serious inconve nience Climbing gym rafters retrieve stuck models can also cause minor bruises fall height over 30 ft Final caution Never fly model other people law yers present So much months safety lesson Eat heart out John Preston Scale Data Source NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers has neat new booklet Claude McCullough listing sorts places can get Scale information cluding drawings museums book dealers valuable list free membership NASA $8 also get bimonthly newsletter embroidered shoulder patch decal Send check Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Dr Clio MI 48420 Free Flight Scale galore Tennessee New York Illinois Ninth US Indoor Champion ships combined AMA door Nats MIAMA door Grand Prix East Ten nessee University Mini-Dome Johnson City Phone USIC 1-414/782-6256 after 7 pm Mil waukee time Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Write CD Vic Didelot 4410 Larna Ln Erie PA 16506 1-814/838-3263 Mid-America Nats Scale events July 18-19 official un official AMA FAC events Contact John Guenther 1812/967-2814 Stan Alexander 1-615/834-1879 Washington Third Annual No-Doc Scale Meet Snohomish WA Aug 2526 Lots laid-back fun no documentation required $100 prize best WW fighter Phone Ric Dittman 1-206/7766519 Larry Olson 1-206/6314832 RC corner Glow Plug Aviators Club Por terville CA recently held contest publicized page local paper contest conPRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzz77 Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part No Size fl150B .. 1-1/2 TT175-B .. 1-3/4 fl200-B 11-225-B /4 TT-226-B .. 21/4 FAIl . TT-250-B /2 11-251B .. 21/2FAI 5B /4 11-276-B .. 2-3/4 FAI 013-B 3 11-301-B FAIl 11-325-B .. 3-1/4 11350-B .. 31/2 11-375-B /4 11-400-B RetailAppros PriceWeight S1395058 ez 1495095 az 1595100 az 1695160 ez 1895150 1895190 sz 2095170 sz 2295220 Os 2495200 2695260 2895250 3695340 oz 4995470 05 5995520 02 6995570 02 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add S30U Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Part No 11-140-A 11-147-A 11-6 10-A 11-710-A 11-S 16-A 11-518-A 11-810-A 11-825-A 11-375-A TI-12 5-A Size 11428. .6x1Omm 7x1Omw 5/16-24 . 5/16-24/8nm 8x1Owm 8 x 12Snw 3/8-24 lOx 125nm RelailApprox PriceWeight $495061 02 495 061 oz 495..063 oz 495 .082 az 495 az 495.076 az 495076 495075 az 595117 sz 595 02 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 July 1990 179 1 NEW FAI TAN RUBBER 1/4 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick 1 lb box $1475 lincludes 4 oz Slick Lubel $1375 Inc lube k costa *1751 10 lb box $11000 uPS Deliveredl Postpaid US via UPS Cal rea add 8% sales tax Made UsA Slow cure consiatant quality Ask tor PAl-TAN 89190 catalog lists 100 FF kital CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI FAI Model Supply SEND *150 FOR CATALOG P0 Box 3867 Torrance CA 90610 KITS 5rRVAiI-A85E WRITE FOR INFO Kflight iMustris Cistt,og TI 17111 Four Great Days Oshkosh WI Wlttman Field Over 30 Manufacturers & Dealers Indoors HOME OF THE ERA T THE EAR MUSEUMI InternoUoeoIwirruAw FIELD OSI4KOSH WI % KR ALLY OF GIANTS 19901 It\WORLO IMAAS 10th ANNIVERSARY FUNFLY WiDE Bob Moore RR2 Box 21AJune 28-29-30 July 11990 Complete Information write Council BluffS IA 51503IMAA Sanctioned FELLOW WJDELERS TharAs making Mt 3pIW ftutuMSr some popular new products 89 New manuf acturer new WATTS lines some excrnng new products will make 1990 belier year get Neat Studf U MADE W THE USA Pit Special COMPLETELY ENCLOSES Valuabie Equipment holds props IS Accepts cans jugs Most Useful Enclosed Stonge Smaliest SIze Youll LOVE l KITS ASSEMBLED WITH FUEL PROOF FINISH INSIDE OUTS KIT ... $4996 ASSMiFINISHED ... $7996 Ohms avslabe SA hinto Sterbly Engineered Hand Crafted 1-11gm Stport Unts Available Finlehed Unfinlehed Kit Assembled Assembled units Inckude gal METAL CAN Attractive Durable Oak 114 Ply Construcilen Measures 19 x 10s 135 -Holds youd think Protektor Transmitter TopqualIyconstruction attractive&durableoakplywitfithick black textured foam protect valuable radio equip ment Single dual-transmitter units very besll Kit finished S assembled SINGLE KIT ........ $2996 DUAL Kfl... 3496 SOL FirvAssm ... $3996 DUAL Fin Assin .. $4596 Dual Unit w PERFECT rmftter & chargers Ball PecM Tacft tools SASE FREE BROCHURE SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALER OR CALL US I11s i Continental US Sat 8-5 MST OR- dsdr cmoneyordwfc NEAT STUFF 45 16th Street West Billings MT 59102 sisted three tasks two loops fly long can using radio spot landing second part triathlon interested got two points second airplane air using radio Twenty seconds long time airplane its own club secretary quoted saying Well guess some Free Flight events can include some RC assist vice-versa movement get RC lighten up will meet approval FF cir cles Ill leave thought suggested tute reader picture rather ragged model printed over caption flies good looks wasnt sure whether should take offense FF Duration/Kruse Continued page 75 will yield full-size NosGas plans very small expenditure time Richard simply uses Xerox machine make transparency have get sheet special transparent material marketed making such transparencies RMcM plan wants uses overhead projector enlarge transparency appropriate size Most published plans have scale someplace drawing really sim plifies process some danger familiar keyston ing effect straight lines becoming bowed inher ent using overhead projectors can minimized careful measurement draw ing wings one-half stabilizer plan used Richards technique somewhat older subject 1936 Flying Aces Stick found tiny three-view form enlarged 20-in span Obviously larger craft greater possibility keystoning ap pears useful technique thought just occurred George Perrymans older designs could enlarged using method fear curving line intended straight Think about Two items interest modelers available NFFS Official Nostalgia Model Index NFFS List Nostalgia Gas rules Im sorry dont have cost hand stamped self-addressed envelope sent Fred Terzian 4858 Moorpark Ave San Jose CA 95129 should get information Simply superior Commentary well-known Texas FFer Mark Valerius struck responsive chord some time back presented Rum Runner 405 NEES Digest Mark argues con vincingly efficiency simple reliable AMA Gas design doesnt need go whizbuzz-click-click Author Larry Kruse imitat ing noises made timing mechanisms needed actuate autorudder variableincidence tailplanes [VITs] RMcM order get power glide mode still being extremely competitive What Mark re flecting notion seems more prevalent FAI-style hightech complex exotic-component aircraft now good subjects AMA events Bruce Augustus writing San Valeers Satellite obviously agrees Mark uses very successful version Sal Taibis Starduster 900 case point Says Bruce - all-time favorite airplane stock Starduster except thinning stab airfoil /s off top per Sals instruc tions used die-cut ribs provided Sal kits did build light airplane designed about 30 years ago truth its still alltime best Mine has washin left di hedral break zero thrust offsets small left rudder tab wing stab silk covered fuselage tissue covered glassed firewall Bruce powers Dusters stock K&Bs us ing crankcase pressure pressurize fuel tank starts hand stops pinching fuel line As says very con ventional low-tech no arguing respective suc cesses Mark Bruce top-level FF compe tition using simple reliable equipment wellproven designs Occasionally like rest world tend equate new better siz zle substance Its nice reminded time time good FF based inimitable principles cannot mastered entirely 180 Model Aviation 10 FT B-17 PLANS $4200 EPOXY GLASS COWLS TIC NOSE TURRETS 85500 POWER 4 x 40-45 -1r34A 3 CATALOns 5900 ThE SEsT IN SCALE-SOS KOLMAN PO BOX 701 MA NAB NONO CA 02402 IIII FOAM CORE FLOATS FOR AIRPLANES AND HELICOPTERS V HULL DESIGN FLOAT PLANS AND KITS FOR 4 OUND AIRPLANES AND READY TO MOUNT FLOATS FOR 4 10 POUND HELICOPTERS SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEETS KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS INC 9 SNEFTIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/07
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 176, 179, 180
ONE greats Free Flight Scale gone day March making its grand en trance Walt Mooney planning trip summers Flying Aces Nats next day work 64-year adventure Earth came end Shakespeare eulogize him n us would come close describing Walt exemplified what hobby about Walt known Ole Perfes sor packed time Earth could lived 100 job de sign full-size aircraft Ryan spare time designed model aircraft built flew hun dreds em flew em well shared us through countless arti cles Bag Peanuts plans business ran almost no-profit basis promoted contests events never flew just winhe wanted have fun regular attendee indoor outdoor meets despite hundreds miles driving LA San Diego home humor vast store knowledge shared freely willingness help having problems made presence delight Walt flier wear necktie occa sionally shaking things up Mickey Mouse T-shirt prove wasnt set ways kids named after airplane compa nies Curtiss Douglas Chrislca Mooney also flew full-scale sallplanes wife Carole kids spent happy hours chasing Walt cross-country contests plucking him out places like dry lakebeds Nevada once cemetery Some may have seen him TV did stunt sequence Thrill Seekers program also glider pilot instructor Once winch tow cable wouldnt drop off Torrey Pines Walt student board did vertical S get back down slack ca ble winch attendant hacked frantically cable axe trying cut before inevitable crash three emerged unscathed cable survived because guy panic missed time What full life say Walt also found time write letters congressman painted sculpted birds built full-size gliders test flew motorized aircraft friends such origi nal Volksplane No wasnt connected Mooney Aircraft Cobut Walt had time might well have started own Ole Perfessor seemed everywhere once might run him Oshkosh Mer ced Hed show up Taft trusty Piper Vag abond way back fly-in spend night around campfire mod eling buddies Hed photographed Las Ve gas holding beer though never drank Hed hold audiences spellbound hours tales pranks MIT Army days South Pa cific Everyone knew him felt like very Left E Fillon France made MIAMA-rules Peanut Clement Aders Eole original airplane took off under its own power October 91890 13 years before Kitty Hawk E Fillon photo Right Incredible HP Hampden Charlie Newman England spans 311/2 pow ered two Telco CO2 engines Gear retracts lowers via timer One-hundred-thirty-gram model flies indoors out Photo via Howard 72 Model Aviation Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 Don Sruli launches Lippiach push-pull Jumbo Rubber ship Galeville NY Don can seen Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Malt McCarthy photo via Don Ross Ric Dittmans Wiley Post Model flies replica Mills 75Cc diesel Rio co-organizer years third annual No-Doc Scale meet August 25-26 Snohomish WA Dittman photo special personal friend first question youd hear meet Walt couldnt make Hey wheres Mooney Being missed during lifetime sure sign indispensability Well Mooney tie smile will missed meets Walt will certainly Hell able em now models will built generations never met him stories will retold until enter realm legend Contests will flown Moo ney Rules Walts memory will always won derful part lives of us shared joy him always words son Curtiss also aeronautical engineer larger life shall continue Covering products just received small sam ple new material called Litespan Idealair Models Canada Made Solarfilm stuff beats anything Ive seen yet looks just like doped Japanese tissue has textured fin ish could fool almost anyone believing real thing Best weighs half much MonoKote first thing did make light %2-sq balsa test frame apply Litespan cellu lose glue instead Balsaloc product rec ommend Dropping fork distance about eight inches produced dents promptly came out heated over stove frame did seem distort though think lightly built wing small Rubber job might Classed iron-on comes yellow orange red blue antique cream black white silver made up fibers has def mite grain should think guys have fly over terrain hard tissue will find new product greatest invention since plastic prop 20 x 36-in sheet costs $350 special troductory price $295 end March information nifty stuff write Idealair Models 21 Simcoe Rd #10 Alliston Ontario LOM lAO Canada tel 1-705/4353085 Shipping charge $3 Canadians add 15% quoted price couple issues ago mentioned Japanese fiber drink called Fibe-Mini reputedly antishrink properties used tissue 51 solution other day box arrived Capt Eric Shellenberger stationed Yokota AFB Tokyo containing eight-pack Continued page 176 Presto Chango Abracadabra Whats Canadian Dick Allen spoofs Harry Blackstone Jr July 1990 73 Twenty-gram Comet kit Stinson Hellant moa ied Paul Mcllrath Cedar Rapids IA majestIc one-minute Indoor ship Wing mod ified sliced-rib undercamber flying sur faces single-covered Paul J Mcllrath photo Dick Seifrieds Jumbo Pilatus Porter about close ideal killer Rubber Scale ma chine can get Anyone care guess Dick puts DTs models Seen Taft USFF Champs Mikkelson photo Walt Mooney 1926-1990 Fibe-Mini magic elixir Japan enables control tissue shrinkage Can anyone either translate label give us ingredients tell us can buy Thirty-two-inch Curtiss Hawk Miniature Air craft Corp plan scratch-built Tom Yanos ky Herndon VA nonflying exhibit built basswood Can see kids got excited about aviation Thirties today Yanosky photo $599 ~eJ o p Nut use Electric Starters Made 6061 Aluminum strong enough allow over tightening weighs under 1 oz 1 diameter 11/4 long 1/4 radius nose minimum AMA requirement 5/32 Torq Hole 3/4 fhread depfh can use thinnesf props 11 thread sizes fit engines market Send us order & well mail out fast MADE IN THE USA B C PRODUCTS 111 N Starkweather Pampa Texas 79065 806 665-6361 [11032 /32 [10580 m [11232 /32 L10610 m [10710 m [10810 m [18125 8-125mm LI 1012 0-125mm [11428 -28 [15162 -24 [13824 -24 VISA MASTERCARD MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED DEALER INQUIRES WELCOME slightly narrower Fourmost engine mount can sanded fair Cut A-in ply firewall shape stall blind nuts fit Fourmost engine mount see advertisers index Fourmost products epoxy firewall place Make several additional A-in ply firewalls space engine out achieving proper balance point Shuriken re quired spacer Chinese CS will re quire Carve fuselage canopy final shape sand smooth Assembly finishing Prime sand parts smooth before assembling Use thin CyA cyanoacrylate glue final sembly Fillets can made drywall joint compound Unless youre smarter am much IQ required youll have cut windows model rig controls applied Sig sanding sealer sprayed three coats Sig butyrate dope fin ish coat Black Baron clear gloss poly urethane sure apply vinyl markENYA15 5520 SS45 19 80 120 FOX 19 45 60 120 HB ALL SIZES HP40 120 others IRVING ALL K&B 19 61 OS10 15 20 21 50 60to 120 108 ROSSI ALL 8SUPERTIGER 11 15 19 60 61 to 90 5-8mm 1/428 7-1mm 8-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 1/4-28 6-1mm 5/16-24 1/4-28 1/4-28 1/4-28 5-8mm 12/32 6-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 3/8-24 125mm 5-8mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 2000 6000 10-125mm SATIO3Oto60 6-1mm 65 to90 7-1mm 120 270 8-125mm WEBRA 28 61 1/4-28 80 90 8-125mm MALONEY 1003/8-24 ings before gloss coat landing gear can mounted tween engine mount firewall opted drill engine mount insert gear system seems indestruc tible Rather use wheel collars assuming youre using %2 landing gear wire try coumterdrilling A-in bit aluminumhub wheels % deep both sides Solder A-in-long A-in brass tube place serve inner retainer Next slip another longer A-in tube wheel solder place Cut tube protrud ing axle flush wheel hub makes sleek installation Flying Install extra A-in spacer tween engine mount firewall first flights will make model nose-heavy less sensitive controls shim can removed later greater controllability desired Start relatively short lines about 35 ft use braided Dacron lines Monoline controls Only solid lines will work available Kustom Kraftsman ship AMA rules permit 014 lines its recommended begin 018 better control good method ensuring Monoline controls neutral before flying re lax line see whether has curls straighten out twisting unit hand can center con trol knob spinning center trav el Use typical precautions taking off Dont apply too much up control until speed increases Monoline youll still have control momentarily slack line dont panic Shuriken Streak will fast stable flier Have fun FF Scale/Warner Continued page 73 magic elixir Eric flies C-130 well RC Pattern says reads column because hes fascinated FF Scale great uo hear Anyway applied square Pecks finest Jap anese uissue ol uesu frame apptied Fibe-Mini solution too tight covering job Alas tightened up just like water Undaunted tried Fibe-Mini straight out bottle guess what performed advertised loos ened tissue cant see possibilities youve never tissue-induced warp trick get just right strength what want Now have find domestic source As labet information almost sf1 Japanese cant give ya Japanese source other base commissary Yokota Keep eyes open next time youre market Little Tokyo LA elsewhere Fiskars drill Another product think model ers wilt find useful available hardware stores Its plastic hand drill about 8 long 3-in throw handte will pack windings 3 1 has pistol grip dead-smooth gearing put bent nail head behind chuck jaws #10 flat washer slipped down head helps tested out short motor three loops A-in rub ber no trouble putting full winds dont know long will tast under kind pun ishment seems pretty sturdy $9 little black beauty should make nice addi tion go box Continued page 179 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION teatunng IEQN1LJX QEQLLE SPARK ADVANCE! No moving parts No engine modifications Sasic unit $ 9995 Oppasedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII 176 Model Aviation ] W i@iXi i Hundreds cowls kits plans Strong lightweight one-piece construction Exact duplicates manufacturers original Also radial cowls wheelpants SendSl OOfor8-pg brochure Orcall 703-890-6017 9am-9 pm EDT phone orders information FIBERGLASS MOOPtMARtl Box 530 Goodview VA 24095LJ THE SUPERIOR GLOW PLUGS GO FAST FLYERS ARE BA CK II Puts sting engine Unique flat-wound spiral coil element high temperature glass-to-metal seal add up aster ignition increased RPM 1 /2A GloBee plugs designed exclusivelyfor 0491051 Cox engines Ask tor new GB-5RX Speed Plug GB-SR Racing Plug GB-5P Sport Plug local dealer today unavailable locally write call Twinn-K collect pricing delivery information FREE GloBee Catalog MAKE THE GLOBEE / INDY CONNECTION Twinn-K Inc 10296W Washington St Indianapolis IN 46231 Telephone 317-839-6579 FAX 317-839-8928 WarningDanger Beware vicious ROG Formerly thought harmless its -oz weight loop rubber model can serious damage according large warn ing label new Sig Cub Let quote model airplane gets very hot can cause seri ous burns touch motor during after operation Keep clear propeller Remem ber its possible lose control model air plane fly locations model may hit people damage property loss con trol occurs label also goes caution about model fuel being poisonous flammable am likely get fried get closer length football field power lines lit tle pussycat Rubber stick model can terrible things flying about 7 mph just imagine what hazards some big models may pose shudder thought contacted Count Alex Pisana regarding caution label made up several years ago never used gladly furnished reference copy Warning Danger Easy Bee can cause serious damage insist walking about looking up may trip over another modeler step model case loss teeth may occur Avoid ingestion model costs rubber lube has known have powerful laxative effect Keep well away in-flight models have long hair wound rubber motor no matter small can wind up enough hair cause serious inconve nience Climbing gym rafters retrieve stuck models can also cause minor bruises fall height over 30 ft Final caution Never fly model other people law yers present So much months safety lesson Eat heart out John Preston Scale Data Source NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers has neat new booklet Claude McCullough listing sorts places can get Scale information cluding drawings museums book dealers valuable list free membership NASA $8 also get bimonthly newsletter embroidered shoulder patch decal Send check Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Dr Clio MI 48420 Free Flight Scale galore Tennessee New York Illinois Ninth US Indoor Champion ships combined AMA door Nats MIAMA door Grand Prix East Ten nessee University Mini-Dome Johnson City Phone USIC 1-414/782-6256 after 7 pm Mil waukee time Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Write CD Vic Didelot 4410 Larna Ln Erie PA 16506 1-814/838-3263 Mid-America Nats Scale events July 18-19 official un official AMA FAC events Contact John Guenther 1812/967-2814 Stan Alexander 1-615/834-1879 Washington Third Annual No-Doc Scale Meet Snohomish WA Aug 2526 Lots laid-back fun no documentation required $100 prize best WW fighter Phone Ric Dittman 1-206/7766519 Larry Olson 1-206/6314832 RC corner Glow Plug Aviators Club Por terville CA recently held contest publicized page local paper contest conPRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzz77 Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part No Size fl150B .. 1-1/2 TT175-B .. 1-3/4 fl200-B 11-225-B /4 TT-226-B .. 21/4 FAIl . TT-250-B /2 11-251B .. 21/2FAI 5B /4 11-276-B .. 2-3/4 FAI 013-B 3 11-301-B FAIl 11-325-B .. 3-1/4 11350-B .. 31/2 11-375-B /4 11-400-B RetailAppros PriceWeight S1395058 ez 1495095 az 1595100 az 1695160 ez 1895150 1895190 sz 2095170 sz 2295220 Os 2495200 2695260 2895250 3695340 oz 4995470 05 5995520 02 6995570 02 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add S30U Per Spinner PROP NUT ADAPTORS Part No 11-140-A 11-147-A 11-6 10-A 11-710-A 11-S 16-A 11-518-A 11-810-A 11-825-A 11-375-A TI-12 5-A Size 11428. .6x1Omm 7x1Omw 5/16-24 . 5/16-24/8nm 8x1Owm 8 x 12Snw 3/8-24 lOx 125nm RelailApprox PriceWeight $495061 02 495 061 oz 495..063 oz 495 .082 az 495 az 495.076 az 495076 495075 az 595117 sz 595 02 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 July 1990 179 1 NEW FAI TAN RUBBER 1/4 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick 1 lb box $1475 lincludes 4 oz Slick Lubel $1375 Inc lube k costa *1751 10 lb box $11000 uPS Deliveredl Postpaid US via UPS Cal rea add 8% sales tax Made UsA Slow cure consiatant quality Ask tor PAl-TAN 89190 catalog lists 100 FF kital CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI FAI Model Supply SEND *150 FOR CATALOG P0 Box 3867 Torrance CA 90610 KITS 5rRVAiI-A85E WRITE FOR INFO Kflight iMustris Cistt,og TI 17111 Four Great Days Oshkosh WI Wlttman Field Over 30 Manufacturers & Dealers Indoors HOME OF THE ERA T THE EAR MUSEUMI InternoUoeoIwirruAw FIELD OSI4KOSH WI % KR ALLY OF GIANTS 19901 It\WORLO IMAAS 10th ANNIVERSARY FUNFLY WiDE Bob Moore RR2 Box 21AJune 28-29-30 July 11990 Complete Information write Council BluffS IA 51503IMAA Sanctioned FELLOW WJDELERS TharAs making Mt 3pIW ftutuMSr some popular new products 89 New manuf acturer new WATTS lines some excrnng new products will make 1990 belier year get Neat Studf U MADE W THE USA Pit Special COMPLETELY ENCLOSES Valuabie Equipment holds props IS Accepts cans jugs Most Useful Enclosed Stonge Smaliest SIze Youll LOVE l KITS ASSEMBLED WITH FUEL PROOF FINISH INSIDE OUTS KIT ... $4996 ASSMiFINISHED ... $7996 Ohms avslabe SA hinto Sterbly Engineered Hand Crafted 1-11gm Stport Unts Available Finlehed Unfinlehed Kit Assembled Assembled units Inckude gal METAL CAN Attractive Durable Oak 114 Ply Construcilen Measures 19 x 10s 135 -Holds youd think Protektor Transmitter TopqualIyconstruction attractive&durableoakplywitfithick black textured foam protect valuable radio equip ment Single dual-transmitter units very besll Kit finished S assembled SINGLE KIT ........ $2996 DUAL Kfl... 3496 SOL FirvAssm ... $3996 DUAL Fin Assin .. $4596 Dual Unit w PERFECT rmftter & chargers Ball PecM Tacft tools SASE FREE BROCHURE SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALER OR CALL US I11s i Continental US Sat 8-5 MST OR- dsdr cmoneyordwfc NEAT STUFF 45 16th Street West Billings MT 59102 sisted three tasks two loops fly long can using radio spot landing second part triathlon interested got two points second airplane air using radio Twenty seconds long time airplane its own club secretary quoted saying Well guess some Free Flight events can include some RC assist vice-versa movement get RC lighten up will meet approval FF cir cles Ill leave thought suggested tute reader picture rather ragged model printed over caption flies good looks wasnt sure whether should take offense FF Duration/Kruse Continued page 75 will yield full-size NosGas plans very small expenditure time Richard simply uses Xerox machine make transparency have get sheet special transparent material marketed making such transparencies RMcM plan wants uses overhead projector enlarge transparency appropriate size Most published plans have scale someplace drawing really sim plifies process some danger familiar keyston ing effect straight lines becoming bowed inher ent using overhead projectors can minimized careful measurement draw ing wings one-half stabilizer plan used Richards technique somewhat older subject 1936 Flying Aces Stick found tiny three-view form enlarged 20-in span Obviously larger craft greater possibility keystoning ap pears useful technique thought just occurred George Perrymans older designs could enlarged using method fear curving line intended straight Think about Two items interest modelers available NFFS Official Nostalgia Model Index NFFS List Nostalgia Gas rules Im sorry dont have cost hand stamped self-addressed envelope sent Fred Terzian 4858 Moorpark Ave San Jose CA 95129 should get information Simply superior Commentary well-known Texas FFer Mark Valerius struck responsive chord some time back presented Rum Runner 405 NEES Digest Mark argues con vincingly efficiency simple reliable AMA Gas design doesnt need go whizbuzz-click-click Author Larry Kruse imitat ing noises made timing mechanisms needed actuate autorudder variableincidence tailplanes [VITs] RMcM order get power glide mode still being extremely competitive What Mark re flecting notion seems more prevalent FAI-style hightech complex exotic-component aircraft now good subjects AMA events Bruce Augustus writing San Valeers Satellite obviously agrees Mark uses very successful version Sal Taibis Starduster 900 case point Says Bruce - all-time favorite airplane stock Starduster except thinning stab airfoil /s off top per Sals instruc tions used die-cut ribs provided Sal kits did build light airplane designed about 30 years ago truth its still alltime best Mine has washin left di hedral break zero thrust offsets small left rudder tab wing stab silk covered fuselage tissue covered glassed firewall Bruce powers Dusters stock K&Bs us ing crankcase pressure pressurize fuel tank starts hand stops pinching fuel line As says very con ventional low-tech no arguing respective suc cesses Mark Bruce top-level FF compe tition using simple reliable equipment wellproven designs Occasionally like rest world tend equate new better siz zle substance Its nice reminded time time good FF based inimitable principles cannot mastered entirely 180 Model Aviation 10 FT B-17 PLANS $4200 EPOXY GLASS COWLS TIC NOSE TURRETS 85500 POWER 4 x 40-45 -1r34A 3 CATALOns 5900 ThE SEsT IN SCALE-SOS KOLMAN PO BOX 701 MA NAB NONO CA 02402 IIII FOAM CORE FLOATS FOR AIRPLANES AND HELICOPTERS V HULL DESIGN FLOAT PLANS AND KITS FOR 4 OUND AIRPLANES AND READY TO MOUNT FLOATS FOR 4 10 POUND HELICOPTERS SEND SASE FOR CATALOG SHEETS KIRCHER R/C PRODUCTS INC 9 SNEFTIELD WAY CLARK NJ 07066
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/07
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 176, 179, 180
ONE greats Free Flight Scale gone day March making its grand en trance Walt Mooney planning trip summers Flying Aces Nats next day work 64-year adventure Earth came end Shakespeare eulogize him n us would come close describing Walt exemplified what hobby about Walt known Ole Perfes sor packed time Earth could lived 100 job de sign full-size aircraft Ryan spare time designed model aircraft built flew hun dreds em flew em well shared us through countless arti cles Bag Peanuts plans business ran almost no-profit basis promoted contests events never flew just winhe wanted have fun regular attendee indoor outdoor meets despite hundreds miles driving LA San Diego home humor vast store knowledge shared freely willingness help having problems made presence delight Walt flier wear necktie occa sionally shaking things up Mickey Mouse T-shirt prove wasnt set ways kids named after airplane compa nies Curtiss Douglas Chrislca Mooney also flew full-scale sallplanes wife Carole kids spent happy hours chasing Walt cross-country contests plucking him out places like dry lakebeds Nevada once cemetery Some may have seen him TV did stunt sequence Thrill Seekers program also glider pilot instructor Once winch tow cable wouldnt drop off Torrey Pines Walt student board did vertical S get back down slack ca ble winch attendant hacked frantically cable axe trying cut before inevitable crash three emerged unscathed cable survived because guy panic missed time What full life say Walt also found time write letters congressman painted sculpted birds built full-size gliders test flew motorized aircraft friends such origi nal Volksplane No wasnt connected Mooney Aircraft Cobut Walt had time might well have started own Ole Perfessor seemed everywhere once might run him Oshkosh Mer ced Hed show up Taft trusty Piper Vag abond way back fly-in spend night around campfire mod eling buddies Hed photographed Las Ve gas holding beer though never drank Hed hold audiences spellbound hours tales pranks MIT Army days South Pa cific Everyone knew him felt like very Left E Fillon France made MIAMA-rules Peanut Clement Aders Eole original airplane took off under its own power October 91890 13 years before Kitty Hawk E Fillon photo Right Incredible HP Hampden Charlie Newman England spans 311/2 pow ered two Telco CO2 engines Gear retracts lowers via timer One-hundred-thirty-gram model flies indoors out Photo via Howard 72 Model Aviation Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 Don Sruli launches Lippiach push-pull Jumbo Rubber ship Galeville NY Don can seen Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Malt McCarthy photo via Don Ross Ric Dittmans Wiley Post Model flies replica Mills 75Cc diesel Rio co-organizer years third annual No-Doc Scale meet August 25-26 Snohomish WA Dittman photo special personal friend first question youd hear meet Walt couldnt make Hey wheres Mooney Being missed during lifetime sure sign indispensability Well Mooney tie smile will missed meets Walt will certainly Hell able em now models will built generations never met him stories will retold until enter realm legend Contests will flown Moo ney Rules Walts memory will always won derful part lives of us shared joy him always words son Curtiss also aeronautical engineer larger life shall continue Covering products just received small sam ple new material called Litespan Idealair Models Canada Made Solarfilm stuff beats anything Ive seen yet looks just like doped Japanese tissue has textured fin ish could fool almost anyone believing real thing Best weighs half much MonoKote first thing did make light %2-sq balsa test frame apply Litespan cellu lose glue instead Balsaloc product rec ommend Dropping fork distance about eight inches produced dents promptly came out heated over stove frame did seem distort though think lightly built wing small Rubber job might Classed iron-on comes yellow orange red blue antique cream black white silver made up fibers has def mite grain should think guys have fly over terrain hard tissue will find new product greatest invention since plastic prop 20 x 36-in sheet costs $350 special troductory price $295 end March information nifty stuff write Idealair Models 21 Simcoe Rd #10 Alliston Ontario LOM lAO Canada tel 1-705/4353085 Shipping charge $3 Canadians add 15% quoted price couple issues ago mentioned Japanese fiber drink called Fibe-Mini reputedly antishrink properties used tissue 51 solution other day box arrived Capt Eric Shellenberger stationed Yokota AFB Tokyo containing eight-pack Continued page 176 Presto Chango Abracadabra Whats Canadian Dick Allen spoofs Harry Blackstone Jr July 1990 73 Twenty-gram Comet kit Stinson Hellant moa ied Paul Mcllrath Cedar Rapids IA majestIc one-minute Indoor ship Wing mod ified sliced-rib undercamber flying sur faces single-covered Paul J Mcllrath photo Dick Seifrieds Jumbo Pilatus Porter about close ideal killer Rubber Scale ma chine can get Anyone care guess Dick puts DTs models Seen Taft USFF Champs Mikkelson photo Walt Mooney 1926-1990 Fibe-Mini magic elixir Japan enables control tissue shrinkage Can anyone either translate label give us ingredients tell us can buy Thirty-two-inch Curtiss Hawk Miniature Air craft Corp plan scratch-built Tom Yanos ky Herndon VA nonflying exhibit built basswood Can see kids got excited about aviation Thirties today Yanosky photo $599 ~eJ o p Nut use Electric Starters Made 6061 Aluminum strong enough allow over tightening weighs under 1 oz 1 diameter 11/4 long 1/4 radius nose minimum AMA requirement 5/32 Torq Hole 3/4 fhread depfh can use thinnesf props 11 thread sizes fit engines market Send us order & well mail out fast MADE IN THE USA B C PRODUCTS 111 N Starkweather Pampa Texas 79065 806 665-6361 [11032 /32 [10580 m [11232 /32 L10610 m [10710 m [10810 m [18125 8-125mm LI 1012 0-125mm [11428 -28 [15162 -24 [13824 -24 VISA MASTERCARD MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED DEALER INQUIRES WELCOME slightly narrower Fourmost engine mount can sanded fair Cut A-in ply firewall shape stall blind nuts fit Fourmost engine mount see advertisers index Fourmost products epoxy firewall place Make several additional A-in ply firewalls space engine out achieving proper balance point Shuriken re quired spacer Chinese CS will re quire Carve fuselage canopy final shape sand smooth Assembly finishing Prime sand parts smooth before assembling Use thin CyA cyanoacrylate glue final sembly Fillets can made drywall joint compound Unless youre smarter am much IQ required youll have cut windows model rig controls applied Sig sanding sealer sprayed three coats Sig butyrate dope fin ish coat Black Baron clear gloss poly urethane sure apply vinyl markENYA15 5520 SS45 19 80 120 FOX 19 45 60 120 HB ALL SIZES HP40 120 others IRVING ALL K&B 19 61 OS10 15 20 21 50 60to 120 108 ROSSI ALL 8SUPERTIGER 11 15 19 60 61 to 90 5-8mm 1/428 7-1mm 8-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 1/4-28 6-1mm 5/16-24 1/4-28 1/4-28 1/4-28 5-8mm 12/32 6-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 3/8-24 125mm 5-8mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 2000 6000 10-125mm SATIO3Oto60 6-1mm 65 to90 7-1mm 120 270 8-125mm WEBRA 28 61 1/4-28 80 90 8-125mm MALONEY 1003/8-24 ings before gloss coat landing gear can mounted tween engine mount firewall opted drill engine mount insert gear system seems indestruc tible Rather use wheel collars assuming youre using %2 landing gear wire try coumterdrilling A-in bit aluminumhub wheels % deep both sides Solder A-in-long A-in brass tube place serve inner retainer Next slip another longer A-in tube wheel solder place Cut tube protrud ing axle flush wheel hub makes sleek installation Flying Install extra A-in spacer tween engine mount firewall first flights will make model nose-heavy less sensitive controls shim can removed later greater controllability desired Start relatively short lines about 35 ft use braided Dacron lines Monoline controls Only solid lines will work available Kustom Kraftsman ship AMA rules permit 014 lines its recommended begin 018 better control good method ensuring Monoline controls neutral before flying re lax line see whether has curls straighten out twisting unit hand can center con trol knob spinning center trav el Use typical precautions taking off Dont apply too much up control until speed increases Monoline youll still have control momentarily slack line dont panic Shuriken Streak will fast stable flier Have fun FF Scale/Warner Continued page 73 magic elixir Eric flies C-130 well RC Pattern says reads column because hes fascinated FF Scale great uo hear Anyway applied square Pecks finest Jap anese uissue ol uesu frame apptied Fibe-Mini solution too tight covering job Alas tightened up just like water Undaunted tried Fibe-Mini straight out bottle guess what performed advertised loos ened tissue cant see possibilities youve never tissue-induced warp trick get just right strength what want Now have find domestic source As labet information almost sf1 Japanese cant give ya Japanese source other base commissary Yokota Keep eyes open next time youre market Little Tokyo LA elsewhere Fiskars drill Another product think model ers wilt find useful available hardware stores Its plastic hand drill about 8 long 3-in throw handte will pack windings 3 1 has pistol grip dead-smooth gearing put bent nail head behind chuck jaws #10 flat washer slipped down head helps tested out short motor three loops A-in rub ber no trouble putting full winds dont know long will tast under kind pun ishment seems pretty sturdy $9 little black beauty should make nice addi tion go box Continued page 179 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION teatunng IEQN1LJX QEQLLE SPARK ADVANCE! No moving parts No engine modifications Sasic unit $ 9995 Oppasedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII 176 Model Aviation ] W i@iXi i Hundreds cowls kits plans Strong lightweight one-piece construction Exact duplicates manufacturers original Also radial cowls wheelpants SendSl OOfor8-pg brochure Orcall 703-890-6017 9am-9 pm EDT phone orders information FIBERGLASS MOOPtMARtl Box 530 Goodview VA 24095LJ THE SUPERIOR GLOW PLUGS GO FAST FLYERS ARE BA CK II Puts sting engine Unique flat-wound spiral coil element high temperature glass-to-metal seal add up aster ignition increased RPM 1 /2A GloBee plugs designed exclusivelyfor 0491051 Cox engines Ask tor new GB-5RX Speed Plug GB-SR Racing Plug GB-5P Sport Plug local dealer today unavailable locally write call Twinn-K collect pricing delivery information FREE GloBee Catalog MAKE THE GLOBEE / INDY CONNECTION Twinn-K Inc 10296W Washington St Indianapolis IN 46231 Telephone 317-839-6579 FAX 317-839-8928 WarningDanger Beware vicious ROG Formerly thought harmless its -oz weight loop rubber model can serious damage according large warn ing label new Sig Cub Let quote model airplane gets very hot can cause seri ous burns touch motor during after operation Keep clear propeller Remem ber its possible lose control model air plane fly locations model may hit people damage property loss con trol occurs label also goes caution about model fuel being poisonous flammable am likely get fried get closer length football field power lines lit tle pussycat Rubber stick model can terrible things flying about 7 mph just imagine what hazards some big models may pose shudder thought contacted Count Alex Pisana regarding caution label made up several years ago never used gladly furnished reference copy Warning Danger Easy Bee can cause serious damage insist walking about looking up may trip over another modeler step model case loss teeth may occur Avoid ingestion model costs rubber lube has known have powerful laxative effect Keep well away in-flight models have long hair wound rubber motor no matter small can wind up enough hair cause serious inconve nience Climbing gym rafters retrieve stuck models can also cause minor bruises fall height over 30 ft Final caution Never fly model other people law yers present So much months safety lesson Eat heart out John Preston Scale Data Source NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers has neat new booklet Claude McCullough listing sorts places can get Scale information cluding drawings museums book dealers valuable list free membership NASA $8 also get bimonthly newsletter embroidered shoulder patch decal Send check Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Dr Clio MI 48420 Free Flight Scale galore Tennessee New York Illinois Ninth US Indoor Champion ships combined AMA door Nats MIAMA door Grand Prix East Ten nessee University Mini-Dome Johnson City Phone USIC 1-414/782-6256 after 7 pm Mil waukee time Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Write CD Vic Didelot 4410 Larna Ln Erie PA 16506 1-814/838-3263 Mid-America Nats Scale events July 18-19 official un official AMA FAC events Contact John Guenther 1812/967-2814 Stan Alexander 1-615/834-1879 Washington Third Annual No-Doc Scale Meet Snohomish WA Aug 2526 Lots laid-back fun no documentation required $100 prize best WW fighter Phone Ric Dittman 1-206/7766519 Larry Olson 1-206/6314832 RC corner Glow Plug Aviators Club Por terville CA recently held contest publicized page local paper contest conPRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzz77 Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part No Size fl150B .. 1-1/2 TT175-B .. 1-3/4 fl200-B 11-225-B /4 TT-226-B .. 21/4 FAIl . 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air using radio Twenty seconds long time airplane its own club secretary quoted saying Well guess some Free Flight events can include some RC assist vice-versa movement get RC lighten up will meet approval FF cir cles Ill leave thought suggested tute reader picture rather ragged model printed over caption flies good looks wasnt sure whether should take offense FF Duration/Kruse Continued page 75 will yield full-size NosGas plans very small expenditure time Richard simply uses Xerox machine make transparency have get sheet special transparent material marketed making such transparencies RMcM plan wants uses overhead projector enlarge transparency appropriate size Most published plans have scale someplace drawing really sim plifies process some danger familiar keyston ing effect straight lines becoming bowed inher ent using overhead projectors can minimized careful measurement draw ing wings one-half stabilizer plan used Richards technique somewhat older subject 1936 Flying Aces Stick found tiny three-view form enlarged 20-in span Obviously larger craft greater possibility keystoning ap pears useful technique thought just occurred George Perrymans older designs could enlarged using method fear curving line intended straight Think about Two items interest modelers available NFFS Official Nostalgia Model Index NFFS List Nostalgia Gas rules Im sorry dont have cost hand stamped self-addressed envelope sent Fred Terzian 4858 Moorpark Ave San Jose CA 95129 should get information Simply superior Commentary well-known Texas FFer Mark Valerius struck responsive chord some time back presented Rum Runner 405 NEES Digest Mark argues con vincingly efficiency simple reliable AMA Gas design doesnt need go whizbuzz-click-click Author Larry Kruse imitat ing noises made timing mechanisms needed actuate autorudder variableincidence tailplanes [VITs] RMcM order get power glide mode still being extremely competitive What Mark re flecting notion seems more prevalent FAI-style hightech 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/07
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 176, 179, 180
ONE greats Free Flight Scale gone day March making its grand en trance Walt Mooney planning trip summers Flying Aces Nats next day work 64-year adventure Earth came end Shakespeare eulogize him n us would come close describing Walt exemplified what hobby about Walt known Ole Perfes sor packed time Earth could lived 100 job de sign full-size aircraft Ryan spare time designed model aircraft built flew hun dreds em flew em well shared us through countless arti cles Bag Peanuts plans business ran almost no-profit basis promoted contests events never flew just winhe wanted have fun regular attendee indoor outdoor meets despite hundreds miles driving LA San Diego home humor vast store knowledge shared freely willingness help having problems made presence delight Walt flier wear necktie occa sionally shaking things up Mickey Mouse T-shirt prove wasnt set ways kids named after airplane compa nies Curtiss Douglas Chrislca Mooney also flew full-scale sallplanes wife Carole kids spent happy hours chasing Walt cross-country contests plucking him out places like dry lakebeds Nevada once cemetery Some may have seen him TV did stunt sequence Thrill Seekers program also glider pilot instructor Once winch tow cable wouldnt drop off Torrey Pines Walt student board did vertical S get back down slack ca ble winch attendant hacked frantically cable axe trying cut before inevitable crash three emerged unscathed cable survived because guy panic missed time What full life say Walt also found time write letters congressman painted sculpted birds built full-size gliders test flew motorized aircraft friends such origi nal Volksplane No wasnt connected Mooney Aircraft Cobut Walt had time might well have started own Ole Perfessor seemed everywhere once might run him Oshkosh Mer ced Hed show up Taft trusty Piper Vag abond way back fly-in spend night around campfire mod eling buddies Hed photographed Las Ve gas holding beer though never drank Hed hold audiences spellbound hours tales pranks MIT Army days South Pa cific Everyone knew him felt like very Left E Fillon France made MIAMA-rules Peanut Clement Aders Eole original airplane took off under its own power October 91890 13 years before Kitty Hawk E Fillon photo Right Incredible HP Hampden Charlie Newman England spans 311/2 pow ered two Telco CO2 engines Gear retracts lowers via timer One-hundred-thirty-gram model flies indoors out Photo via Howard 72 Model Aviation Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 Don Sruli launches Lippiach push-pull Jumbo Rubber ship Galeville NY Don can seen Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Malt McCarthy photo via Don Ross Ric Dittmans Wiley Post Model flies replica Mills 75Cc diesel Rio co-organizer years third annual No-Doc Scale meet August 25-26 Snohomish WA Dittman photo special personal friend first question youd hear meet Walt couldnt make Hey wheres Mooney Being missed during lifetime sure sign indispensability Well Mooney tie smile will missed meets Walt will certainly Hell able em now models will built generations never met him stories will retold until enter realm legend Contests will flown Moo ney Rules Walts memory will always won derful part lives of us shared joy him always words son Curtiss also aeronautical engineer larger life shall continue Covering products just received small sam ple new material called Litespan Idealair Models Canada Made Solarfilm stuff beats anything Ive seen yet looks just like doped Japanese tissue has textured fin ish could fool almost anyone believing real thing Best weighs half much MonoKote first thing did make light %2-sq balsa test frame apply Litespan cellu lose glue instead Balsaloc product rec ommend Dropping fork distance about eight inches produced dents promptly came out heated over stove frame did seem distort though think lightly built wing small Rubber job might Classed iron-on comes yellow orange red blue antique cream black white silver made up fibers has def mite grain should think guys have fly over terrain hard tissue will find new product greatest invention since plastic prop 20 x 36-in sheet costs $350 special troductory price $295 end March information nifty stuff write Idealair Models 21 Simcoe Rd #10 Alliston Ontario LOM lAO Canada tel 1-705/4353085 Shipping charge $3 Canadians add 15% quoted price couple issues ago mentioned Japanese fiber drink called Fibe-Mini reputedly antishrink properties used tissue 51 solution other day box arrived Capt Eric Shellenberger stationed Yokota AFB Tokyo containing eight-pack Continued page 176 Presto Chango Abracadabra Whats Canadian Dick Allen spoofs Harry Blackstone Jr July 1990 73 Twenty-gram Comet kit Stinson Hellant moa ied Paul Mcllrath Cedar Rapids IA majestIc one-minute Indoor ship Wing mod ified sliced-rib undercamber flying sur faces single-covered Paul J Mcllrath photo Dick Seifrieds Jumbo Pilatus Porter about close ideal killer Rubber Scale ma chine can get Anyone care guess Dick puts DTs models Seen Taft USFF Champs Mikkelson photo Walt Mooney 1926-1990 Fibe-Mini magic elixir Japan enables control tissue shrinkage Can anyone either translate label give us ingredients tell us can buy Thirty-two-inch Curtiss Hawk Miniature Air craft Corp plan scratch-built Tom Yanos ky Herndon VA nonflying exhibit built basswood Can see kids got excited about aviation Thirties today Yanosky photo $599 ~eJ o p Nut use Electric Starters Made 6061 Aluminum strong enough allow over tightening weighs under 1 oz 1 diameter 11/4 long 1/4 radius nose minimum AMA requirement 5/32 Torq Hole 3/4 fhread depfh can use thinnesf props 11 thread sizes fit engines market Send us order & well mail out fast MADE IN THE USA B C PRODUCTS 111 N Starkweather Pampa Texas 79065 806 665-6361 [11032 /32 [10580 m [11232 /32 L10610 m [10710 m [10810 m [18125 8-125mm LI 1012 0-125mm [11428 -28 [15162 -24 [13824 -24 VISA MASTERCARD MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED DEALER INQUIRES WELCOME slightly narrower Fourmost engine mount can sanded fair Cut A-in ply firewall shape stall blind nuts fit Fourmost engine mount see advertisers index Fourmost products epoxy firewall place Make several additional A-in ply firewalls space engine out achieving proper balance point Shuriken re quired spacer Chinese CS will re quire Carve fuselage canopy final shape sand smooth Assembly finishing Prime sand parts smooth before assembling Use thin CyA cyanoacrylate glue final sembly Fillets can made drywall joint compound Unless youre smarter am much IQ required youll have cut windows model rig controls applied Sig sanding sealer sprayed three coats Sig butyrate dope fin ish coat Black Baron clear gloss poly urethane sure apply vinyl markENYA15 5520 SS45 19 80 120 FOX 19 45 60 120 HB ALL SIZES HP40 120 others IRVING ALL K&B 19 61 OS10 15 20 21 50 60to 120 108 ROSSI ALL 8SUPERTIGER 11 15 19 60 61 to 90 5-8mm 1/428 7-1mm 8-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 1/4-28 6-1mm 5/16-24 1/4-28 1/4-28 1/4-28 5-8mm 12/32 6-1mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 3/8-24 125mm 5-8mm 1/4-28 5/16-24 2000 6000 10-125mm SATIO3Oto60 6-1mm 65 to90 7-1mm 120 270 8-125mm WEBRA 28 61 1/4-28 80 90 8-125mm MALONEY 1003/8-24 ings before gloss coat landing gear can mounted tween engine mount firewall opted drill engine mount insert gear system seems indestruc tible Rather use wheel collars assuming youre using %2 landing gear wire try coumterdrilling A-in bit aluminumhub wheels % deep both sides Solder A-in-long A-in brass tube place serve inner retainer Next slip another longer A-in tube wheel solder place Cut tube protrud ing axle flush wheel hub makes sleek installation Flying Install extra A-in spacer tween engine mount firewall first flights will make model nose-heavy less sensitive controls shim can removed later greater controllability desired Start relatively short lines about 35 ft use braided Dacron lines Monoline controls Only solid lines will work available Kustom Kraftsman ship AMA rules permit 014 lines its recommended begin 018 better control good method ensuring Monoline controls neutral before flying re lax line see whether has curls straighten out twisting unit hand can center con trol knob spinning center trav el Use typical precautions taking off Dont apply too much up control until speed increases Monoline youll still have control momentarily slack line dont panic Shuriken Streak will fast stable flier Have fun FF Scale/Warner Continued page 73 magic elixir Eric flies C-130 well RC Pattern says reads column because hes fascinated FF Scale great uo hear Anyway applied square Pecks finest Jap anese uissue ol uesu frame apptied Fibe-Mini solution too tight covering job Alas tightened up just like water Undaunted tried Fibe-Mini straight out bottle guess what performed advertised loos ened tissue cant see possibilities youve never tissue-induced warp trick get just right strength what want Now have find domestic source As labet information almost sf1 Japanese cant give ya Japanese source other base commissary Yokota Keep eyes open next time youre market Little Tokyo LA elsewhere Fiskars drill Another product think model ers wilt find useful available hardware stores Its plastic hand drill about 8 long 3-in throw handte will pack windings 3 1 has pistol grip dead-smooth gearing put bent nail head behind chuck jaws #10 flat washer slipped down head helps tested out short motor three loops A-in rub ber no trouble putting full winds dont know long will tast under kind pun ishment seems pretty sturdy $9 little black beauty should make nice addi tion go box Continued page 179 CAPACITIVE-DISCHARGE IGNITION teatunng IEQN1LJX QEQLLE SPARK ADVANCE! No moving parts No engine modifications Sasic unit $ 9995 Oppasedcylinder twin $ 11995 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY REPLACES ANY MECHANICAL ADVANCE MAKES MAGNETO CONVERSIONS SNAPII 176 Model Aviation ] W i@iXi i Hundreds cowls kits plans Strong lightweight one-piece construction Exact duplicates manufacturers original Also radial cowls wheelpants SendSl OOfor8-pg brochure Orcall 703-890-6017 9am-9 pm EDT phone orders information FIBERGLASS MOOPtMARtl Box 530 Goodview VA 24095LJ THE SUPERIOR GLOW PLUGS GO FAST FLYERS ARE BA CK II Puts sting engine Unique flat-wound spiral coil element high temperature glass-to-metal seal add up aster ignition increased RPM 1 /2A GloBee plugs designed exclusivelyfor 0491051 Cox engines Ask tor new GB-5RX Speed Plug GB-SR Racing Plug GB-5P Sport Plug local dealer today unavailable locally write call Twinn-K collect pricing delivery information FREE GloBee Catalog MAKE THE GLOBEE / INDY CONNECTION Twinn-K Inc 10296W Washington St Indianapolis IN 46231 Telephone 317-839-6579 FAX 317-839-8928 WarningDanger Beware vicious ROG Formerly thought harmless its -oz weight loop rubber model can serious damage according large warn ing label new Sig Cub Let quote model airplane gets very hot can cause seri ous burns touch motor during after operation Keep clear propeller Remem ber its possible lose control model air plane fly locations model may hit people damage property loss con trol occurs label also goes caution about model fuel being poisonous flammable am likely get fried get closer length football field power lines lit tle pussycat Rubber stick model can terrible things flying about 7 mph just imagine what hazards some big models may pose shudder thought contacted Count Alex Pisana regarding caution label made up several years ago never used gladly furnished reference copy Warning Danger Easy Bee can cause serious damage insist walking about looking up may trip over another modeler step model case loss teeth may occur Avoid ingestion model costs rubber lube has known have powerful laxative effect Keep well away in-flight models have long hair wound rubber motor no matter small can wind up enough hair cause serious inconve nience Climbing gym rafters retrieve stuck models can also cause minor bruises fall height over 30 ft Final caution Never fly model other people law yers present So much months safety lesson Eat heart out John Preston Scale Data Source NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers has neat new booklet Claude McCullough listing sorts places can get Scale information cluding drawings museums book dealers valuable list free membership NASA $8 also get bimonthly newsletter embroidered shoulder patch decal Send check Bert Dugan 11090 Phyllis Dr Clio MI 48420 Free Flight Scale galore Tennessee New York Illinois Ninth US Indoor Champion ships combined AMA door Nats MIAMA door Grand Prix East Ten nessee University Mini-Dome Johnson City Phone USIC 1-414/782-6256 after 7 pm Mil waukee time Flying Aces Nats Geneseo NY July 13-15 Write CD Vic Didelot 4410 Larna Ln Erie PA 16506 1-814/838-3263 Mid-America Nats Scale events July 18-19 official un official AMA FAC events Contact John Guenther 1812/967-2814 Stan Alexander 1-615/834-1879 Washington Third Annual No-Doc Scale Meet Snohomish WA Aug 2526 Lots laid-back fun no documentation required $100 prize best WW fighter Phone Ric Dittman 1-206/7766519 Larry Olson 1-206/6314832 RC corner Glow Plug Aviators Club Por terville CA recently held contest publicized page local paper contest conPRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS zzz77 Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part No Size fl150B .. 1-1/2 TT175-B .. 1-3/4 fl200-B 11-225-B /4 TT-226-B .. 21/4 FAIl . 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air using radio Twenty seconds long time airplane its own club secretary quoted saying Well guess some Free Flight events can include some RC assist vice-versa movement get RC lighten up will meet approval FF cir cles Ill leave thought suggested tute reader picture rather ragged model printed over caption flies good looks wasnt sure whether should take offense FF Duration/Kruse Continued page 75 will yield full-size NosGas plans very small expenditure time Richard simply uses Xerox machine make transparency have get sheet special transparent material marketed making such transparencies RMcM plan wants uses overhead projector enlarge transparency appropriate size Most published plans have scale someplace drawing really sim plifies process some danger familiar keyston ing effect straight lines becoming bowed inher ent using overhead projectors can minimized careful measurement draw ing wings one-half stabilizer plan used Richards technique somewhat older subject 1936 Flying Aces Stick 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