TALL BUT TRUE stories Whenever modelers get together stories strange wonderful emerge such story Fred Griffiths legendary sevenhour flight launched official flight Nationals coming down back-yard barbecue 7 pm ice crystals wings Another Walt Mooneys start Sleek Streek flew across nose flying sailplane 7000 feet funniest Ive heard related San Diego Scale Staffel Annual About four years ago clubs meets flying field across street baseball field seems Don Munns Bostonian rubber ship meandered across road glided onto diamond over pitchers head right across plate belt height batter what would have done Yup did ousand pieces Witnesses say memorable moment Don incident about 25 years ago first time Flightmasters held Jumbo Rubber contest brainchild Ken Hamilton longed bigger ships youth minimum span set 48 inches flying Sepulveda Basin near U-Control CL circles since changing wind pattern made wise fly close center field John Laycocks huge Westland Wigeon victim unforeseen wind power stalling problems MH-152 traced shift nose block tight enough Shoving straight pin through side nose plug provided temporary fix carved pilots add special charm Otto Kuhnls Westland-Hill Pterodactyl Pilots looking side always score over staring woodenly ahead open-cockpit model complete 58 Model Aviation Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Portervitle CA 93257 -in Curtiss SBC-4 weighs four oz spans 25 Jack McCrackens rubber ship aw aits tall grass testing Jack associated planes Navy Reserve Long Beach before shipped France 1940 Incidentally never arrived Don Munn left San Diego CA hooks up Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 Clean lines low wing loading good placement wing regard thrust line make great subject several-minute-flight category Silk-covered fuselage tissue-covered wings Photo right shows Don Munn again winding Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 twenty-strand motor leaning back about 15 off vertical rubber ever breaks certain laws physics may well assert themselvesvery likely dire consequences Careful Don shifts found its way Ukie circles collided fast heavy noisy buggers Guess what happened Ukie destroyed Johns frail rubber ship came out small scratch 18-in propeller favorite story though comes back early sixties told guy West Virginia out himself flying Class B size Kiwi pretty bad stall glide nothing ballast nose cept bright idea car keys Nuff said Shall say cured problem well never saw again Tough walk home tougher time explaining dad car mysterious little stall can drive ya nuts usual remedies having no effect Max Holste rubber ship stalling under power gliding okay meant its CG decalage about should added some downthrust nothing happened Tried little morestill nothing Out frustration tried reducing decalage adding little clay nose gave great climb out dive power cut Obviously wrong thing nose block appeared fairly snug-fitting spent about hour two messing around various tricks Finally out desperation figured high thrustline nose block moving forward bottom under tension vibration giving up-thrust condition spite thickness down thrust shims stuck After next wind-up shoved straight pin right through side models nose nose plug could moveeven wanted did trick What moral story Use rubber band straight pin dress snap screw Velcro chewing gum fix nose block place Ive seen loose blocks pop OOPSI Sorry Mister Continued page 167 Would pay $50 experts paper model kit art paper airplanes has come long way Ray Roberts carries just about flying non-flying ever made February 1992 59 Bill Warners 24-in span Max Hoiste MH 152 Aeromodeller plans mysterious trim ming problems columnists attempts solve Well thats quite story Otto Kuhnis daring Weatiand-HiIi Pterodactyl No 116 good flying museum piece CO2 mo tor Washed out elevons angled wing tips stability Did right tip really fly positive forward flight turn 1800 re-insert worth Having finished covered tested themselves model changing down model ten years ago put box thrust upthrust right thrust left forgot about decade later thrust certainly introduces some novelty found 42-in ribs too flight pattern soft some ribs buckled learned thing same dope tightened up model Ill pass along what its -e4Iu36eur liiiA w I72204 channel carburetors rotating air valve vents fuel tank pressure throttle closed channel can seen upper end throttle barrel look intake have described type on/off pressure system times Ive anything elegant Johns approach type system requires pressure line tank immersed fuel time opening vent valve would cause fuel rather air pressure released case Johns carburetor such situation would serve excellent flood-off type engine shutoffi regulating cylinder serves control pressure fuel tank cylinder contains internal screw tapered end acts needle valve allow pressure escape tank ratio area pressure tap engine area bleed valve regulating cylinder determines actual pressure tank Opening bleed valve reduces tank pressure requiring fuel needle valve carburetor opened compensate way mid-range fuel mixture can managed carburetor needle valve controls both wide open fuel flow under pressure mid-range fuel flow suction mid-range mixture too lean John opens bleed valve regulating cylinder adjustment dictates open fuel needle valve optimum high PE crsiinto AirplaneMarine K&B FUELS K&B GLOW PLUGS U Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Eallosos FILLER K&B SUPER FOXY RESIN K&ff SUPER FOXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&P PilOPO anvv SuiNT speed setting new high speed setting also richens mid-range fuel mixture Johns system worked great Nationals Another innovation John showed set sleeves has machined throat Perry pressure carburetor throat Perry pressure carb nominal %-in diameter 95 mm area 65 mm2 too large function adequately suction Using sleeve inside diameter 310 inches 79 mm produces throat area 45 mm2 John says should adequate high speed Schnuerle 40 engine Larger throat diameters should suffice 65 John machines sleeves aluminum turns blank press fit carburetor throat mills wide channel parallel axis cylinder extending about 230 end blank channel results cutout finished sleeve slides over spray bar carburetor John drills machines inside diameter sleeve tapers entrance cuts off finished sleeve 390-in length John inserts removes sleeves tool turned %-in rod end rod turned down fit inside smallest throat diameter leaving shoulder pushes against sleeve A-in-wide 200-in-deep channel cut end just making sleeves allow tool clear spray bar press fit sleeves should keep place added insurance should inserted direction airflow way spray bar will prevent ever being sucked engine Westover Nationals now should have seen announcement 1992 Nationals will centered Chickopee Massachusetts Westover Air Force Base facilities Westover Chickopee Springfield have sufficient past 1983 1985 Nationals also held allow AMA events held same location dates 20-29 June about month earlier past years Its too early start planning vacations include Navy Carrier Nationals Ill see D FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 59 should have added TCP plasticiser dope guess used heavier ribs Being too lazy re-cover top wing painted registration letters cleverly removed bottom tissue cut re-glued 5curved ribs adding A6-in square doubler prevent re-occurrence buckling re-covered bottom doped didnt notice wrinkles Continued page 168 February 1992 167 THREE INTRODUCING Tn-F/i GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE no has designed eng neered field tested outstanding performance THREE different configurations Tn-FIrs 48 fully symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing change wing converts TniFfi ave solidTriFfi youve got yourself esoep wngu groowsportplanethatgoeswhereyouandtional bi-plane Its slightly point Take-offoand landings slowchallenging single sport wing predictable esperle,ced flierbut takes off lands very slowly will find joyThis aerobahccombination sure favorite TriFI I a total system flying Designed engineered thoroughly field tested give sport flier airplane yoa wont grow tired hit contains semi-built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40 50 Speciaf Introductory Price $12900 v 700 P&H Credt Card CO 0 Orders call 3t3-254-053t1 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor informabon send SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 49314YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOThER AIRPLANEt Ewuchiete3uthlmtI 5 terle metraove'9O3SeTS 990 ~SET pL sa NIN0 ssssIo4OFTh5 - uNA~oneafr1Owur AIRCRAFTIRADIO ID LABEL SETS Identify aircraft pew AMA safety nil. Selt-sOch IrOns urv oasniuuwh wimanen ssndcrccsisronssei$Ssvvius55Ps5iS4Snsnseuses fuss pius i pup tinny v uaisasusr5 Snurvsss P08078 NSwVsk Sn insur Obechi Large Sheets Please call 404 642-0645 send SASE #7 Creekpark Ct Roaweli GA 30076 UNIVERSAL RADIO CONNECTOR i* MCEU Connector 4 pin 3 wire female radio connector 4r30# will mate Airtronlcs 1 aba J% Hitec JR World Eng servos airborne battery packs Wires soldered CEU5 Connector No splicing necessary Ideal Battery Chargers Servo Drivers ? $250 ea OR $300 wiUt 6 wires Mtachsd Md $050 shipping per order Calif res add sales tax Send check money order Visa & Mastercard Ok $1500 mm CUSTOM ELECTRONICS P0 Box 1332 Alta Loins CA 91701 714 980-4244 Saivo Owivers d chargers Servo End Adjust Unit Redundant Radio System S FLIGHT SYSTEMS BEST IN ELECTRIC FLIGHT specraIrzinq 0 ASTRO FLIGHT SYSTEMS Sales & drStrbuVon WE CATER TO ThE ELECTRIC FLYER EXPERT 00 rears VT Epereoco 10 0000 ErecIrro Fight aopereroetoaassr ADVISE00ThyOri reeds WOYPAYosvoarroroes orari eros roryst Specras MORE FASTESTUPS poll Ua 0 veVoral Eopreso DELIVERY LARGEST STOCK OF ELECTRIC FLIGHT EQUIPMENT IN THE NORTHEAST CabbY USA 5000 Forego5000 VISA & Mosler Card CS FLIGHT SYSTEMS VDIIDo S SylVia Jr Ferry Tlreor IVO0r0 MA 02340 Phone 150V1 947 2805 00 FM Eventros FM WoFrerVo CTRICS ARE NOW ERS ONLY 1-800-446-FLYE top tissue until 1 got Contest What would differently next time would still want re-do decorated top tissue think would shove few tightly-fitting temporary braces between leading trailing edges hold original tissue taut repaired buckled ribs Once ribs done bracing could pulled out bottom covered tune up tired electric motors may just thing get some altitude old bus Tom Schmitt Hi-Line Ltd suggests shot television tuner cleaner armature motor running says can see revs pick up right away Thanks Tom Quickie stuffer stick Gene Pierre sends novel idea putting thin rubber loop single small models Take length hard stick like shish-kebab skewer tape 1-in length plastic straw way end like gun sight Shove end motor loop through stick end just enough loop protruding shove rear motor peg pin through insert model Once connected pulls right out over rubber Good idea Gene Hot Dope Doug Dahlkes solution high cost thinner uses light bulb hot water dope container no open flames please thin out dope before applying swears doesnt soak much therefore lighter Fewer fumes too Having painted 1937 Buick heated paint gun forty years ago getting fine job think Ill give Dougs bright idea try Bravo Doug Sanfords Sharpie pens because permanent ink have long used line decorate models Problem lines sort fat side Well new Ultra Fine Point permanent marker wonder local stationery store doesnt carry em picket until Bobby Haight called attention hot new item Way go Bobby Paper airplanes certainly something us familiar having made em grade school notebook paper occasionally cereal box premium such intrepid scale modeler would tackle some card stock models available today Ray Roberts has put together what may well extensive catalog kits books subject listings include models can made post cards superscale stuff costing over hundred bucks come over world listed static flying degree difficulty type model etc illustrations 600QUALITY FIBERGLASS FRENCH TR-260 * Four-Stroke Engine* KITS1 II 416 587-3610I ITR-260* SPAN 71~ AREA 858 sq inH ENG 90-120 4 CYCLEH WT APPROX 758 5].K1T FEATURESN $18499 US LIGHTWEIGHT FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE COWL CANOPY AND U ORDER BY PHONE SAYS WHEEL PANTS BALSA COVE REO FOAM WING WITH LE-TE IN PLACE AND SANDED SELECTED BALSA 416 5204192CUT STAB RUDDER ELEVATORS & AILERONS T6 ALUMINUM IADD $1500 postageLANOING GEARS HARDWARE ANO INSTRUCTIONSInfo $2003 QUADR@TECH Fax 416 283-6538 Alloo 2 OVAlS delIVery 3148 KINGSTON RD STE 202 Box 158 SCARBOROUGH ONT MiM 1P4 CANADA p plus goodies has also buys paper planes completed otherwise large catalog including sample model $1800 deducted first order over $2500 looking change pace might lot involved might think Rays address AIR 433 Nihoa St Kahului Hawaii 96732 Tel 808/2444667 Ray also runs bed breakfast planning trip Maui New Plans List Allen Hunt just out costs $300 refundable order lists over 2400 plans mostly flying scale rubber profusely illustrated know what youre ordering Ace Whitman Joe Ott Bill Winter Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Comet Megow Peerless Nieto Scientific Booton many great names represented Send Allen Hunt Box 726 Dunbar WV 25064 Tel 304/776-4949 Hannan Fans will delighted know great Peanut Power book back 168 Model Aviation U 21 x 1 2 x i Iegs removable o Can traced cut & assembled evening O No sore backs knees 0 No measuring necessary jig saw drill & hammer tools required Construction O Designed hold Fuel tank & pump trans starter battery fuse hold adj tools etc 0 Ideal remote control planes cars boats Only $1295 complete pattern plans Select-a-Products PO BOX 259/ Palo Codro CA 96073Cal tax KINGSWAY RIC HOBBY SUPPLY SpecialIzIng RIC AJrceatI SupplIes 5561 Ryctuisund7139778141 HOUSIDO TX 77056US WATTS 18008217783 Electric F ight / Has Brake oath LIghtweight 12 OXmoney back Adjustable switching point guarantee Solderless terminal easy hookup ON/OFF Controller $2995 Power save weight 20 SIze Z2s137s63 Very hagh efficiency 00651 loss Add SOW foe shipping Califoooio rooldeors odd 7255 $217 Tao Send Check money order Comesooish1/High Sky Fataba eonseoIor3929 Kansas St #9 oIlier OVOOVOOVOS seefliiA 92104 olso available0an ~wg REcHARO ABLE B ATTERIES CALL 800/833-5680 print available Hannans Runway Box 210 Magalia CA 95954 must have classic inspiration Bill also has brand new add line printers end October Send lovely wife Joan buck new catalog including best books available what including beginners books yours truly Don Ross Flying Model Warplanes name given John Fredriksen new 300page book devoted giving general information 8656 warplane plans kits semi-kits does sell stuff tells you can get much costs well wingspan length motor flight mode availability cowls etc guys mainly RCers would rather buy stuff make lists 424 manufacturers 15 countries has appendix chock full documentation includes model magazines worldwide well international organizations John librarian has really put lot work club should have Cost mere $1495 Available aviation book dealers check John 69 Flamingo Dr Warwick RI Tel 401/737-7983 own cottage wings list available 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 buck large SASE consists constantlyupdated personal recommendations materials plans clubs other useful stuff interest readers column takes up too much space non-profit operation newsletter editors encouraged reprint see fit Well Gang until next time dont fly snow over head always keep some hot dope thermos E FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 61 wing merely defines airfoil shape therefore built lightly possible leading edge built soft balsa 003 carbon reinforcement sandwiched nick resistance trailing edge 10-inwide hollow structure built up /16 balsa ribs turbulator spars cut light balsa initial wing weighed 139 grams covered Micafilm wing flown contest season proved too flexible ship would zero out three seconds engine run result tips washing out yielded spectacular bunt-like pullout four-second runs impracticable longer runs wing rebuilt adding fulldepth vertical webs front back main spar recovered MonoKote wing configuration weight 188 grams does flexeven 12-second engine runs stab built light balsa covered mil Mylar overall weight just under 25 ounces makes very light ship model flown right/right pattern variable incidence rudder stab ship very fast performs well strong winds Since resolving consistency problems beefed up wing model has begun accumulate contest hardware Category III record attempt made last year fell short string 14 maxes totaling 31 minutes 35 seconds models mission try capture record coming flying seasons Thank Norm kindly supplying three-view story line design says a1d trophies continue pile up Should have fleeting interest Norms model can send SASE him 5695 Marshall Road Dayton OH 45429 CO2 Electric Carl Stokes recently took task relative off-hand comments suggested rule change two might order thwart resultant marathon flyoff situations Continued page 172 February 1992 169 gbE tile fun fly craze. .Sheheenieoneofthemost sought after sport aicraftever. iuw backl NCED AERO PRODUCTS ys & Os SINiPASS 120 EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOA MTTEN AIRCRAFT AND ULTIMATE BIPE ISILICONE COUPLERS AND TAIL PWES AIZO AVAILABLE CALL O ~RITE F IMOAAATE# ER NamEs WATEO RT 1 BOX 355-C ANNA TX 75409 n14 924-3940 SIG MANUFACTURING CO now imports complete line world record holding ROSSI aircraft marine helicopter race car engines includes full line parts accessories plus full time ROSSI REPAIR CENTER US SIG-im ported ROSSI engines come full 90 day SIG WARRANTY against work manship manufacturing defects SIG MANUFACTURING CO INC . Montezuma IA 50171 PH 515-623-5154FAX 515-623-3922ToIl Free Orders 800-247-5008
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/02
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 167, 168, 169
TALL BUT TRUE stories Whenever modelers get together stories strange wonderful emerge such story Fred Griffiths legendary sevenhour flight launched official flight Nationals coming down back-yard barbecue 7 pm ice crystals wings Another Walt Mooneys start Sleek Streek flew across nose flying sailplane 7000 feet funniest Ive heard related San Diego Scale Staffel Annual About four years ago clubs meets flying field across street baseball field seems Don Munns Bostonian rubber ship meandered across road glided onto diamond over pitchers head right across plate belt height batter what would have done Yup did ousand pieces Witnesses say memorable moment Don incident about 25 years ago first time Flightmasters held Jumbo Rubber contest brainchild Ken Hamilton longed bigger ships youth minimum span set 48 inches flying Sepulveda Basin near U-Control CL circles since changing wind pattern made wise fly close center field John Laycocks huge Westland Wigeon victim unforeseen wind power stalling problems MH-152 traced shift nose block tight enough Shoving straight pin through side nose plug provided temporary fix carved pilots add special charm Otto Kuhnls Westland-Hill Pterodactyl Pilots looking side always score over staring woodenly ahead open-cockpit model complete 58 Model Aviation Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Portervitle CA 93257 -in Curtiss SBC-4 weighs four oz spans 25 Jack McCrackens rubber ship aw aits tall grass testing Jack associated planes Navy Reserve Long Beach before shipped France 1940 Incidentally never arrived Don Munn left San Diego CA hooks up Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 Clean lines low wing loading good placement wing regard thrust line make great subject several-minute-flight category Silk-covered fuselage tissue-covered wings Photo right shows Don Munn again winding Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 twenty-strand motor leaning back about 15 off vertical rubber ever breaks certain laws physics may well assert themselvesvery likely dire consequences Careful Don shifts found its way Ukie circles collided fast heavy noisy buggers Guess what happened Ukie destroyed Johns frail rubber ship came out small scratch 18-in propeller favorite story though comes back early sixties told guy West Virginia out himself flying Class B size Kiwi pretty bad stall glide nothing ballast nose cept bright idea car keys Nuff said Shall say cured problem well never saw again Tough walk home tougher time explaining dad car mysterious little stall can drive ya nuts usual remedies having no effect Max Holste rubber ship stalling under power gliding okay meant its CG decalage about should added some downthrust nothing happened Tried little morestill nothing Out frustration tried reducing decalage adding little clay nose gave great climb out dive power cut Obviously wrong thing nose block appeared fairly snug-fitting spent about hour two messing around various tricks Finally out desperation figured high thrustline nose block moving forward bottom under tension vibration giving up-thrust condition spite thickness down thrust shims stuck After next wind-up shoved straight pin right through side models nose nose plug could moveeven wanted did trick What moral story Use rubber band straight pin dress snap screw Velcro chewing gum fix nose block place Ive seen loose blocks pop OOPSI Sorry Mister Continued page 167 Would pay $50 experts paper model kit art paper airplanes has come long way Ray Roberts carries just about flying non-flying ever made February 1992 59 Bill Warners 24-in span Max Hoiste MH 152 Aeromodeller plans mysterious trim ming problems columnists attempts solve Well thats quite story Otto Kuhnis daring Weatiand-HiIi Pterodactyl No 116 good flying museum piece CO2 mo tor Washed out elevons angled wing tips stability Did right tip really fly positive forward flight turn 1800 re-insert worth Having finished covered tested themselves model changing down model ten years ago put box thrust upthrust right thrust left forgot about decade later thrust certainly introduces some novelty found 42-in ribs too flight pattern soft some ribs buckled learned thing same dope tightened up model Ill pass along what its -e4Iu36eur liiiA w I72204 channel carburetors rotating air valve vents fuel tank pressure throttle closed channel can seen upper end throttle barrel look intake have described type on/off pressure system times Ive anything elegant Johns approach type system requires pressure line tank immersed fuel time opening vent valve would cause fuel rather air pressure released case Johns carburetor such situation would serve excellent flood-off type engine shutoffi regulating cylinder serves control pressure fuel tank cylinder contains internal screw tapered end acts needle valve allow pressure escape tank ratio area pressure tap engine area bleed valve regulating cylinder determines actual pressure tank Opening bleed valve reduces tank pressure requiring fuel needle valve carburetor opened compensate way mid-range fuel mixture can managed carburetor needle valve controls both wide open fuel flow under pressure mid-range fuel flow suction mid-range mixture too lean John opens bleed valve regulating cylinder adjustment dictates open fuel needle valve optimum high PE crsiinto AirplaneMarine K&B FUELS K&B GLOW PLUGS U Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Eallosos FILLER K&B SUPER FOXY RESIN K&ff SUPER FOXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&P PilOPO anvv SuiNT speed setting new high speed setting also richens mid-range fuel mixture Johns system worked great Nationals Another innovation John showed set sleeves has machined throat Perry pressure carburetor throat Perry pressure carb nominal %-in diameter 95 mm area 65 mm2 too large function adequately suction Using sleeve inside diameter 310 inches 79 mm produces throat area 45 mm2 John says should adequate high speed Schnuerle 40 engine Larger throat diameters should suffice 65 John machines sleeves aluminum turns blank press fit carburetor throat mills wide channel parallel axis cylinder extending about 230 end blank channel results cutout finished sleeve slides over spray bar carburetor John drills machines inside diameter sleeve tapers entrance cuts off finished sleeve 390-in length John inserts removes sleeves tool turned %-in rod end rod turned down fit inside smallest throat diameter leaving shoulder pushes against sleeve A-in-wide 200-in-deep channel cut end just making sleeves allow tool clear spray bar press fit sleeves should keep place added insurance should inserted direction airflow way spray bar will prevent ever being sucked engine Westover Nationals now should have seen announcement 1992 Nationals will centered Chickopee Massachusetts Westover Air Force Base facilities Westover Chickopee Springfield have sufficient past 1983 1985 Nationals also held allow AMA events held same location dates 20-29 June about month earlier past years Its too early start planning vacations include Navy Carrier Nationals Ill see D FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 59 should have added TCP plasticiser dope guess used heavier ribs Being too lazy re-cover top wing painted registration letters cleverly removed bottom tissue cut re-glued 5curved ribs adding A6-in square doubler prevent re-occurrence buckling re-covered bottom doped didnt notice wrinkles Continued page 168 February 1992 167 THREE INTRODUCING Tn-F/i GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE no has designed eng neered field tested outstanding performance THREE different configurations Tn-FIrs 48 fully symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing change wing converts TniFfi ave solidTriFfi youve got yourself esoep wngu groowsportplanethatgoeswhereyouandtional bi-plane Its slightly point Take-offoand landings slowchallenging single sport wing predictable esperle,ced flierbut takes off lands very slowly will find joyThis aerobahccombination sure favorite TriFI I a total system flying Designed engineered thoroughly field tested give sport flier airplane yoa wont grow tired hit contains semi-built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40 50 Speciaf Introductory Price $12900 v 700 P&H Credt Card CO 0 Orders call 3t3-254-053t1 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor informabon send SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 49314YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOThER AIRPLANEt Ewuchiete3uthlmtI 5 terle metraove'9O3SeTS 990 ~SET pL sa NIN0 ssssIo4OFTh5 - uNA~oneafr1Owur AIRCRAFTIRADIO ID LABEL SETS Identify aircraft pew AMA safety nil. Selt-sOch IrOns urv oasniuuwh wimanen ssndcrccsisronssei$Ssvvius55Ps5iS4Snsnseuses fuss pius i pup tinny v uaisasusr5 Snurvsss P08078 NSwVsk Sn insur Obechi Large Sheets Please call 404 642-0645 send SASE #7 Creekpark Ct Roaweli GA 30076 UNIVERSAL RADIO CONNECTOR i* MCEU Connector 4 pin 3 wire female radio connector 4r30# will mate Airtronlcs 1 aba J% Hitec JR World Eng servos airborne battery packs Wires soldered CEU5 Connector No splicing necessary Ideal Battery Chargers Servo Drivers ? $250 ea OR $300 wiUt 6 wires Mtachsd Md $050 shipping per order Calif res add sales tax Send check money order Visa & Mastercard Ok $1500 mm CUSTOM ELECTRONICS P0 Box 1332 Alta Loins CA 91701 714 980-4244 Saivo Owivers d chargers Servo End Adjust Unit Redundant Radio System S FLIGHT SYSTEMS BEST IN ELECTRIC FLIGHT specraIrzinq 0 ASTRO FLIGHT SYSTEMS Sales & drStrbuVon WE CATER TO ThE ELECTRIC FLYER EXPERT 00 rears VT Epereoco 10 0000 ErecIrro Fight aopereroetoaassr ADVISE00ThyOri reeds WOYPAYosvoarroroes orari eros roryst Specras MORE FASTESTUPS poll Ua 0 veVoral Eopreso DELIVERY LARGEST STOCK OF ELECTRIC FLIGHT EQUIPMENT IN THE NORTHEAST CabbY USA 5000 Forego5000 VISA & Mosler Card CS FLIGHT SYSTEMS VDIIDo S SylVia Jr Ferry Tlreor IVO0r0 MA 02340 Phone 150V1 947 2805 00 FM Eventros FM WoFrerVo CTRICS ARE NOW ERS ONLY 1-800-446-FLYE top tissue until 1 got Contest What would differently next time would still want re-do decorated top tissue think would shove few tightly-fitting temporary braces between leading trailing edges hold original tissue taut repaired buckled ribs Once ribs done bracing could pulled out bottom covered tune up tired electric motors may just thing get some altitude old bus Tom Schmitt Hi-Line Ltd suggests shot television tuner cleaner armature motor running says can see revs pick up right away Thanks Tom Quickie stuffer stick Gene Pierre sends novel idea putting thin rubber loop single small models Take length hard stick like shish-kebab skewer tape 1-in length plastic straw way end like gun sight Shove end motor loop through stick end just enough loop protruding shove rear motor peg pin through insert model Once connected pulls right out over rubber Good idea Gene Hot Dope Doug Dahlkes solution high cost thinner uses light bulb hot water dope container no open flames please thin out dope before applying swears doesnt soak much therefore lighter Fewer fumes too Having painted 1937 Buick heated paint gun forty years ago getting fine job think Ill give Dougs bright idea try Bravo Doug Sanfords Sharpie pens because permanent ink have long used line decorate models Problem lines sort fat side Well new Ultra Fine Point permanent marker wonder local stationery store doesnt carry em picket until Bobby Haight called attention hot new item Way go Bobby Paper airplanes certainly something us familiar having made em grade school notebook paper occasionally cereal box premium such intrepid scale modeler would tackle some card stock models available today Ray Roberts has put together what may well extensive catalog kits books subject listings include models can made post cards superscale stuff costing over hundred bucks come over world listed static flying degree difficulty type model etc illustrations 600QUALITY FIBERGLASS FRENCH TR-260 * Four-Stroke Engine* KITS1 II 416 587-3610I ITR-260* SPAN 71~ AREA 858 sq inH ENG 90-120 4 CYCLEH WT APPROX 758 5].K1T FEATURESN $18499 US LIGHTWEIGHT FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE COWL CANOPY AND U ORDER BY PHONE SAYS WHEEL PANTS BALSA COVE REO FOAM WING WITH LE-TE IN PLACE AND SANDED SELECTED BALSA 416 5204192CUT STAB RUDDER ELEVATORS & AILERONS T6 ALUMINUM IADD $1500 postageLANOING GEARS HARDWARE ANO INSTRUCTIONSInfo $2003 QUADR@TECH Fax 416 283-6538 Alloo 2 OVAlS delIVery 3148 KINGSTON RD STE 202 Box 158 SCARBOROUGH ONT MiM 1P4 CANADA p plus goodies has also buys paper planes completed otherwise large catalog including sample model $1800 deducted first order over $2500 looking change pace might lot involved might think Rays address AIR 433 Nihoa St Kahului Hawaii 96732 Tel 808/2444667 Ray also runs bed breakfast planning trip Maui New Plans List Allen Hunt just out costs $300 refundable order lists over 2400 plans mostly flying scale rubber profusely illustrated know what youre ordering Ace Whitman Joe Ott Bill Winter Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Comet Megow Peerless Nieto Scientific Booton many great names represented Send Allen Hunt Box 726 Dunbar WV 25064 Tel 304/776-4949 Hannan Fans will delighted know great Peanut Power book back 168 Model Aviation U 21 x 1 2 x i Iegs removable o Can traced cut & assembled evening O No sore backs knees 0 No measuring necessary jig saw drill & hammer tools required Construction O Designed hold Fuel tank & pump trans starter battery fuse hold adj tools etc 0 Ideal remote control planes cars boats Only $1295 complete pattern plans Select-a-Products PO BOX 259/ Palo Codro CA 96073Cal tax KINGSWAY RIC HOBBY SUPPLY SpecialIzIng RIC AJrceatI SupplIes 5561 Ryctuisund7139778141 HOUSIDO TX 77056US WATTS 18008217783 Electric F ight / Has Brake oath LIghtweight 12 OXmoney back Adjustable switching point guarantee Solderless terminal easy hookup ON/OFF Controller $2995 Power save weight 20 SIze Z2s137s63 Very hagh efficiency 00651 loss Add SOW foe shipping Califoooio rooldeors odd 7255 $217 Tao Send Check money order Comesooish1/High Sky Fataba eonseoIor3929 Kansas St #9 oIlier OVOOVOOVOS seefliiA 92104 olso available0an ~wg REcHARO ABLE B ATTERIES CALL 800/833-5680 print available Hannans Runway Box 210 Magalia CA 95954 must have classic inspiration Bill also has brand new add line printers end October Send lovely wife Joan buck new catalog including best books available what including beginners books yours truly Don Ross Flying Model Warplanes name given John Fredriksen new 300page book devoted giving general information 8656 warplane plans kits semi-kits does sell stuff tells you can get much costs well wingspan length motor flight mode availability cowls etc guys mainly RCers would rather buy stuff make lists 424 manufacturers 15 countries has appendix chock full documentation includes model magazines worldwide well international organizations John librarian has really put lot work club should have Cost mere $1495 Available aviation book dealers check John 69 Flamingo Dr Warwick RI Tel 401/737-7983 own cottage wings list available 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 buck large SASE consists constantlyupdated personal recommendations materials plans clubs other useful stuff interest readers column takes up too much space non-profit operation newsletter editors encouraged reprint see fit Well Gang until next time dont fly snow over head always keep some hot dope thermos E FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 61 wing merely defines airfoil shape therefore built lightly possible leading edge built soft balsa 003 carbon reinforcement sandwiched nick resistance trailing edge 10-inwide hollow structure built up /16 balsa ribs turbulator spars cut light balsa initial wing weighed 139 grams covered Micafilm wing flown contest season proved too flexible ship would zero out three seconds engine run result tips washing out yielded spectacular bunt-like pullout four-second runs impracticable longer runs wing rebuilt adding fulldepth vertical webs front back main spar recovered MonoKote wing configuration weight 188 grams does flexeven 12-second engine runs stab built light balsa covered mil Mylar overall weight just under 25 ounces makes very light ship model flown right/right pattern variable incidence rudder stab ship very fast performs well strong winds Since resolving consistency problems beefed up wing model has begun accumulate contest hardware Category III record attempt made last year fell short string 14 maxes totaling 31 minutes 35 seconds models mission try capture record coming flying seasons Thank Norm kindly supplying three-view story line design says a1d trophies continue pile up Should have fleeting interest Norms model can send SASE him 5695 Marshall Road Dayton OH 45429 CO2 Electric Carl Stokes recently took task relative off-hand comments suggested rule change two might order thwart resultant marathon flyoff situations Continued page 172 February 1992 169 gbE tile fun fly craze. .Sheheenieoneofthemost sought after sport aicraftever. iuw backl NCED AERO PRODUCTS ys & Os SINiPASS 120 EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOA MTTEN AIRCRAFT AND ULTIMATE BIPE ISILICONE COUPLERS AND TAIL PWES AIZO AVAILABLE CALL O ~RITE F IMOAAATE# ER NamEs WATEO RT 1 BOX 355-C ANNA TX 75409 n14 924-3940 SIG MANUFACTURING CO now imports complete line world record holding ROSSI aircraft marine helicopter race car engines includes full line parts accessories plus full time ROSSI REPAIR CENTER US SIG-im ported ROSSI engines come full 90 day SIG WARRANTY against work manship manufacturing defects SIG MANUFACTURING CO INC . Montezuma IA 50171 PH 515-623-5154FAX 515-623-3922ToIl Free Orders 800-247-5008
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/02
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 167, 168, 169
TALL BUT TRUE stories Whenever modelers get together stories strange wonderful emerge such story Fred Griffiths legendary sevenhour flight launched official flight Nationals coming down back-yard barbecue 7 pm ice crystals wings Another Walt Mooneys start Sleek Streek flew across nose flying sailplane 7000 feet funniest Ive heard related San Diego Scale Staffel Annual About four years ago clubs meets flying field across street baseball field seems Don Munns Bostonian rubber ship meandered across road glided onto diamond over pitchers head right across plate belt height batter what would have done Yup did ousand pieces Witnesses say memorable moment Don incident about 25 years ago first time Flightmasters held Jumbo Rubber contest brainchild Ken Hamilton longed bigger ships youth minimum span set 48 inches flying Sepulveda Basin near U-Control CL circles since changing wind pattern made wise fly close center field John Laycocks huge Westland Wigeon victim unforeseen wind power stalling problems MH-152 traced shift nose block tight enough Shoving straight pin through side nose plug provided temporary fix carved pilots add special charm Otto Kuhnls Westland-Hill Pterodactyl Pilots looking side always score over staring woodenly ahead open-cockpit model complete 58 Model Aviation Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Portervitle CA 93257 -in Curtiss SBC-4 weighs four oz spans 25 Jack McCrackens rubber ship aw aits tall grass testing Jack associated planes Navy Reserve Long Beach before shipped France 1940 Incidentally never arrived Don Munn left San Diego CA hooks up Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 Clean lines low wing loading good placement wing regard thrust line make great subject several-minute-flight category Silk-covered fuselage tissue-covered wings Photo right shows Don Munn again winding Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 twenty-strand motor leaning back about 15 off vertical rubber ever breaks certain laws physics may well assert themselvesvery likely dire consequences Careful Don shifts found its way Ukie circles collided fast heavy noisy buggers Guess what happened Ukie destroyed Johns frail rubber ship came out small scratch 18-in propeller favorite story though comes back early sixties told guy West Virginia out himself flying Class B size Kiwi pretty bad stall glide nothing ballast nose cept bright idea car keys Nuff said Shall say cured problem well never saw again Tough walk home tougher time explaining dad car mysterious little stall can drive ya nuts usual remedies having no effect Max Holste rubber ship stalling under power gliding okay meant its CG decalage about should added some downthrust nothing happened Tried little morestill nothing Out frustration tried reducing decalage adding little clay nose gave great climb out dive power cut Obviously wrong thing nose block appeared fairly snug-fitting spent about hour two messing around various tricks Finally out desperation figured high thrustline nose block moving forward bottom under tension vibration giving up-thrust condition spite thickness down thrust shims stuck After next wind-up shoved straight pin right through side models nose nose plug could moveeven wanted did trick What moral story Use rubber band straight pin dress snap screw Velcro chewing gum fix nose block place Ive seen loose blocks pop OOPSI Sorry Mister Continued page 167 Would pay $50 experts paper model kit art paper airplanes has come long way Ray Roberts carries just about flying non-flying ever made February 1992 59 Bill Warners 24-in span Max Hoiste MH 152 Aeromodeller plans mysterious trim ming problems columnists attempts solve Well thats quite story Otto Kuhnis daring Weatiand-HiIi Pterodactyl No 116 good flying museum piece CO2 mo tor Washed out elevons angled wing tips stability Did right tip really fly positive forward flight turn 1800 re-insert worth Having finished covered tested themselves model changing down model ten years ago put box thrust upthrust right thrust left forgot about decade later thrust certainly introduces some novelty found 42-in ribs too flight pattern soft some ribs buckled learned thing same dope tightened up model Ill pass along what its -e4Iu36eur liiiA w I72204 channel carburetors rotating air valve vents fuel tank pressure throttle closed channel can seen upper end throttle barrel look intake have described type on/off pressure system times Ive anything elegant Johns approach type system requires pressure line tank immersed fuel time opening vent valve would cause fuel rather air pressure released case Johns carburetor such situation would serve excellent flood-off type engine shutoffi regulating cylinder serves control pressure fuel tank cylinder contains internal screw tapered end acts needle valve allow pressure escape tank ratio area pressure tap engine area bleed valve regulating cylinder determines actual pressure tank Opening bleed valve reduces tank pressure requiring fuel needle valve carburetor opened compensate way mid-range fuel mixture can managed carburetor needle valve controls both wide open fuel flow under pressure mid-range fuel flow suction mid-range mixture too lean John opens bleed valve regulating cylinder adjustment dictates open fuel needle valve optimum high PE crsiinto AirplaneMarine K&B FUELS K&B GLOW PLUGS U Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Eallosos FILLER K&B SUPER FOXY RESIN K&ff SUPER FOXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&P PilOPO anvv SuiNT speed setting new high speed setting also richens mid-range fuel mixture Johns system worked great Nationals Another innovation John showed set sleeves has machined throat Perry pressure carburetor throat Perry pressure carb nominal %-in diameter 95 mm area 65 mm2 too large function adequately suction Using sleeve inside diameter 310 inches 79 mm produces throat area 45 mm2 John says should adequate high speed Schnuerle 40 engine Larger throat diameters should suffice 65 John machines sleeves aluminum turns blank press fit carburetor throat mills wide channel parallel axis cylinder extending about 230 end blank channel results cutout finished sleeve slides over spray bar carburetor John drills machines inside diameter sleeve tapers entrance cuts off finished sleeve 390-in length John inserts removes sleeves tool turned %-in rod end rod turned down fit inside smallest throat diameter leaving shoulder pushes against sleeve A-in-wide 200-in-deep channel cut end just making sleeves allow tool clear spray bar press fit sleeves should keep place added insurance should inserted direction airflow way spray bar will prevent ever being sucked engine Westover Nationals now should have seen announcement 1992 Nationals will centered Chickopee Massachusetts Westover Air Force Base facilities Westover Chickopee Springfield have sufficient past 1983 1985 Nationals also held allow AMA events held same location dates 20-29 June about month earlier past years Its too early start planning vacations include Navy Carrier Nationals Ill see D FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 59 should have added TCP plasticiser dope guess used heavier ribs Being too lazy re-cover top wing painted registration letters cleverly removed bottom tissue cut re-glued 5curved ribs adding A6-in square doubler prevent re-occurrence buckling re-covered bottom doped didnt notice wrinkles Continued page 168 February 1992 167 THREE INTRODUCING Tn-F/i GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE no has designed eng neered field tested outstanding performance THREE different configurations Tn-FIrs 48 fully symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing change wing converts TniFfi ave solidTriFfi youve got yourself esoep wngu groowsportplanethatgoeswhereyouandtional bi-plane Its slightly point Take-offoand landings slowchallenging single sport wing predictable esperle,ced flierbut takes off lands very slowly will find joyThis aerobahccombination sure favorite TriFI I a total system flying Designed engineered thoroughly field tested give sport flier airplane yoa wont grow tired hit contains semi-built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40 50 Speciaf Introductory Price $12900 v 700 P&H Credt Card CO 0 Orders call 3t3-254-053t1 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor informabon send SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 49314YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOThER AIRPLANEt Ewuchiete3uthlmtI 5 terle metraove'9O3SeTS 990 ~SET pL sa NIN0 ssssIo4OFTh5 - uNA~oneafr1Owur AIRCRAFTIRADIO ID LABEL SETS Identify aircraft pew AMA safety nil. Selt-sOch IrOns urv oasniuuwh wimanen ssndcrccsisronssei$Ssvvius55Ps5iS4Snsnseuses fuss pius i pup tinny v uaisasusr5 Snurvsss P08078 NSwVsk Sn insur Obechi Large Sheets Please call 404 642-0645 send SASE #7 Creekpark Ct Roaweli GA 30076 UNIVERSAL RADIO CONNECTOR i* MCEU Connector 4 pin 3 wire female radio connector 4r30# will mate Airtronlcs 1 aba J% Hitec JR World Eng servos airborne battery packs Wires soldered CEU5 Connector No splicing necessary Ideal Battery Chargers Servo Drivers ? $250 ea OR $300 wiUt 6 wires Mtachsd Md $050 shipping per order Calif res add sales tax Send check money order Visa & Mastercard Ok $1500 mm CUSTOM ELECTRONICS P0 Box 1332 Alta Loins CA 91701 714 980-4244 Saivo Owivers d chargers Servo End Adjust Unit Redundant Radio System S FLIGHT SYSTEMS BEST IN ELECTRIC FLIGHT specraIrzinq 0 ASTRO FLIGHT SYSTEMS Sales & drStrbuVon WE CATER TO ThE ELECTRIC FLYER EXPERT 00 rears VT Epereoco 10 0000 ErecIrro Fight aopereroetoaassr ADVISE00ThyOri reeds WOYPAYosvoarroroes orari eros roryst Specras MORE FASTESTUPS poll Ua 0 veVoral Eopreso DELIVERY LARGEST STOCK OF ELECTRIC FLIGHT EQUIPMENT IN THE NORTHEAST CabbY USA 5000 Forego5000 VISA & Mosler Card CS FLIGHT SYSTEMS VDIIDo S SylVia Jr Ferry Tlreor IVO0r0 MA 02340 Phone 150V1 947 2805 00 FM Eventros FM WoFrerVo CTRICS ARE NOW ERS ONLY 1-800-446-FLYE top tissue until 1 got Contest What would differently next time would still want re-do decorated top tissue think would shove few tightly-fitting temporary braces between leading trailing edges hold original tissue taut repaired buckled ribs Once ribs done bracing could pulled out bottom covered tune up tired electric motors may just thing get some altitude old bus Tom Schmitt Hi-Line Ltd suggests shot television tuner cleaner armature motor running says can see revs pick up right away Thanks Tom Quickie stuffer stick Gene Pierre sends novel idea putting thin rubber loop single small models Take length hard stick like shish-kebab skewer tape 1-in length plastic straw way end like gun sight Shove end motor loop through stick end just enough loop protruding shove rear motor peg pin through insert model Once connected pulls right out over rubber Good idea Gene Hot Dope Doug Dahlkes solution high cost thinner uses light bulb hot water dope container no open flames please thin out dope before applying swears doesnt soak much therefore lighter Fewer fumes too Having painted 1937 Buick heated paint gun forty years ago getting fine job think Ill give Dougs bright idea try Bravo Doug Sanfords Sharpie pens because permanent ink have long used line decorate models Problem lines sort fat side Well new Ultra Fine Point permanent marker wonder local stationery store doesnt carry em picket until Bobby Haight called attention hot new item Way go Bobby Paper airplanes certainly something us familiar having made em grade school notebook paper occasionally cereal box premium such intrepid scale modeler would tackle some card stock models available today Ray Roberts has put together what may well extensive catalog kits books subject listings include models can made post cards superscale stuff costing over hundred bucks come over world listed static flying degree difficulty type model etc illustrations 600QUALITY FIBERGLASS FRENCH TR-260 * Four-Stroke Engine* KITS1 II 416 587-3610I ITR-260* SPAN 71~ AREA 858 sq inH ENG 90-120 4 CYCLEH WT APPROX 758 5].K1T FEATURESN $18499 US LIGHTWEIGHT FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE COWL CANOPY AND U ORDER BY PHONE SAYS WHEEL PANTS BALSA COVE REO FOAM WING WITH LE-TE IN PLACE AND SANDED SELECTED BALSA 416 5204192CUT STAB RUDDER ELEVATORS & AILERONS T6 ALUMINUM IADD $1500 postageLANOING GEARS HARDWARE ANO INSTRUCTIONSInfo $2003 QUADR@TECH Fax 416 283-6538 Alloo 2 OVAlS delIVery 3148 KINGSTON RD STE 202 Box 158 SCARBOROUGH ONT MiM 1P4 CANADA p plus goodies has also buys paper planes completed otherwise large catalog including sample model $1800 deducted first order over $2500 looking change pace might lot involved might think Rays address AIR 433 Nihoa St Kahului Hawaii 96732 Tel 808/2444667 Ray also runs bed breakfast planning trip Maui New Plans List Allen Hunt just out costs $300 refundable order lists over 2400 plans mostly flying scale rubber profusely illustrated know what youre ordering Ace Whitman Joe Ott Bill Winter Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Comet Megow Peerless Nieto Scientific Booton many great names represented Send Allen Hunt Box 726 Dunbar WV 25064 Tel 304/776-4949 Hannan Fans will delighted know great Peanut Power book back 168 Model Aviation U 21 x 1 2 x i Iegs removable o Can traced cut & assembled evening O No sore backs knees 0 No measuring necessary jig saw drill & hammer tools required Construction O Designed hold Fuel tank & pump trans starter battery fuse hold adj tools etc 0 Ideal remote control planes cars boats Only $1295 complete pattern plans Select-a-Products PO BOX 259/ Palo Codro CA 96073Cal tax KINGSWAY RIC HOBBY SUPPLY SpecialIzIng RIC AJrceatI SupplIes 5561 Ryctuisund7139778141 HOUSIDO TX 77056US WATTS 18008217783 Electric F ight / Has Brake oath LIghtweight 12 OXmoney back Adjustable switching point guarantee Solderless terminal easy hookup ON/OFF Controller $2995 Power save weight 20 SIze Z2s137s63 Very hagh efficiency 00651 loss Add SOW foe shipping Califoooio rooldeors odd 7255 $217 Tao Send Check money order Comesooish1/High Sky Fataba eonseoIor3929 Kansas St #9 oIlier OVOOVOOVOS seefliiA 92104 olso available0an ~wg REcHARO ABLE B ATTERIES CALL 800/833-5680 print available Hannans Runway Box 210 Magalia CA 95954 must have classic inspiration Bill also has brand new add line printers end October Send lovely wife Joan buck new catalog including best books available what including beginners books yours truly Don Ross Flying Model Warplanes name given John Fredriksen new 300page book devoted giving general information 8656 warplane plans kits semi-kits does sell stuff tells you can get much costs well wingspan length motor flight mode availability cowls etc guys mainly RCers would rather buy stuff make lists 424 manufacturers 15 countries has appendix chock full documentation includes model magazines worldwide well international organizations John librarian has really put lot work club should have Cost mere $1495 Available aviation book dealers check John 69 Flamingo Dr Warwick RI Tel 401/737-7983 own cottage wings list available 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 buck large SASE consists constantlyupdated personal recommendations materials plans clubs other useful stuff interest readers column takes up too much space non-profit operation newsletter editors encouraged reprint see fit Well Gang until next time dont fly snow over head always keep some hot dope thermos E FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 61 wing merely defines airfoil shape therefore built lightly possible leading edge built soft balsa 003 carbon reinforcement sandwiched nick resistance trailing edge 10-inwide hollow structure built up /16 balsa ribs turbulator spars cut light balsa initial wing weighed 139 grams covered Micafilm wing flown contest season proved too flexible ship would zero out three seconds engine run result tips washing out yielded spectacular bunt-like pullout four-second runs impracticable longer runs wing rebuilt adding fulldepth vertical webs front back main spar recovered MonoKote wing configuration weight 188 grams does flexeven 12-second engine runs stab built light balsa covered mil Mylar overall weight just under 25 ounces makes very light ship model flown right/right pattern variable incidence rudder stab ship very fast performs well strong winds Since resolving consistency problems beefed up wing model has begun accumulate contest hardware Category III record attempt made last year fell short string 14 maxes totaling 31 minutes 35 seconds models mission try capture record coming flying seasons Thank Norm kindly supplying three-view story line design says a1d trophies continue pile up Should have fleeting interest Norms model can send SASE him 5695 Marshall Road Dayton OH 45429 CO2 Electric Carl Stokes recently took task relative off-hand comments suggested rule change two might order thwart resultant marathon flyoff situations Continued page 172 February 1992 169 gbE tile fun fly craze. .Sheheenieoneofthemost sought after sport aicraftever. iuw backl NCED AERO PRODUCTS ys & Os SINiPASS 120 EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOA MTTEN AIRCRAFT AND ULTIMATE BIPE ISILICONE COUPLERS AND TAIL PWES AIZO AVAILABLE CALL O ~RITE F IMOAAATE# ER NamEs WATEO RT 1 BOX 355-C ANNA TX 75409 n14 924-3940 SIG MANUFACTURING CO now imports complete line world record holding ROSSI aircraft marine helicopter race car engines includes full line parts accessories plus full time ROSSI REPAIR CENTER US SIG-im ported ROSSI engines come full 90 day SIG WARRANTY against work manship manufacturing defects SIG MANUFACTURING CO INC . Montezuma IA 50171 PH 515-623-5154FAX 515-623-3922ToIl Free Orders 800-247-5008
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/02
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 167, 168, 169
TALL BUT TRUE stories Whenever modelers get together stories strange wonderful emerge such story Fred Griffiths legendary sevenhour flight launched official flight Nationals coming down back-yard barbecue 7 pm ice crystals wings Another Walt Mooneys start Sleek Streek flew across nose flying sailplane 7000 feet funniest Ive heard related San Diego Scale Staffel Annual About four years ago clubs meets flying field across street baseball field seems Don Munns Bostonian rubber ship meandered across road glided onto diamond over pitchers head right across plate belt height batter what would have done Yup did ousand pieces Witnesses say memorable moment Don incident about 25 years ago first time Flightmasters held Jumbo Rubber contest brainchild Ken Hamilton longed bigger ships youth minimum span set 48 inches flying Sepulveda Basin near U-Control CL circles since changing wind pattern made wise fly close center field John Laycocks huge Westland Wigeon victim unforeseen wind power stalling problems MH-152 traced shift nose block tight enough Shoving straight pin through side nose plug provided temporary fix carved pilots add special charm Otto Kuhnls Westland-Hill Pterodactyl Pilots looking side always score over staring woodenly ahead open-cockpit model complete 58 Model Aviation Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Portervitle CA 93257 -in Curtiss SBC-4 weighs four oz spans 25 Jack McCrackens rubber ship aw aits tall grass testing Jack associated planes Navy Reserve Long Beach before shipped France 1940 Incidentally never arrived Don Munn left San Diego CA hooks up Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 Clean lines low wing loading good placement wing regard thrust line make great subject several-minute-flight category Silk-covered fuselage tissue-covered wings Photo right shows Don Munn again winding Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 twenty-strand motor leaning back about 15 off vertical rubber ever breaks certain laws physics may well assert themselvesvery likely dire consequences Careful Don shifts found its way Ukie circles collided fast heavy noisy buggers Guess what happened Ukie destroyed Johns frail rubber ship came out small scratch 18-in propeller favorite story though comes back early sixties told guy West Virginia out himself flying Class B size Kiwi pretty bad stall glide nothing ballast nose cept bright idea car keys Nuff said Shall say cured problem well never saw again Tough walk home tougher time explaining dad car mysterious little stall can drive ya nuts usual remedies having no effect Max Holste rubber ship stalling under power gliding okay meant its CG decalage about should added some downthrust nothing happened Tried little morestill nothing Out frustration tried reducing decalage adding little clay nose gave great climb out dive power cut Obviously wrong thing nose block appeared fairly snug-fitting spent about hour two messing around various tricks Finally out desperation figured high thrustline nose block moving forward bottom under tension vibration giving up-thrust condition spite thickness down thrust shims stuck After next wind-up shoved straight pin right through side models nose nose plug could moveeven wanted did trick What moral story Use rubber band straight pin dress snap screw Velcro chewing gum fix nose block place Ive seen loose blocks pop OOPSI Sorry Mister Continued page 167 Would pay $50 experts paper model kit art paper airplanes has come long way Ray Roberts carries just about flying non-flying ever made February 1992 59 Bill Warners 24-in span Max Hoiste MH 152 Aeromodeller plans mysterious trim ming problems columnists attempts solve Well thats quite story Otto Kuhnis daring Weatiand-HiIi Pterodactyl No 116 good flying museum piece CO2 mo tor Washed out elevons angled wing tips stability Did right tip really fly positive forward flight turn 1800 re-insert worth Having finished covered tested themselves model changing down model ten years ago put box thrust upthrust right thrust left forgot about decade later thrust certainly introduces some novelty found 42-in ribs too flight pattern soft some ribs buckled learned thing same dope tightened up model Ill pass along what its -e4Iu36eur liiiA w I72204 channel carburetors rotating air valve vents fuel tank pressure throttle closed channel can seen upper end throttle barrel look intake have described type on/off pressure system times Ive anything elegant Johns approach type system requires pressure line tank immersed fuel time opening vent valve would cause fuel rather air pressure released case Johns carburetor such situation would serve excellent flood-off type engine shutoffi regulating cylinder serves control pressure fuel tank cylinder contains internal screw tapered end acts needle valve allow pressure escape tank ratio area pressure tap engine area bleed valve regulating cylinder determines actual pressure tank Opening bleed valve reduces tank pressure requiring fuel needle valve carburetor opened compensate way mid-range fuel mixture can managed carburetor needle valve controls both wide open fuel flow under pressure mid-range fuel flow suction mid-range mixture too lean John opens bleed valve regulating cylinder adjustment dictates open fuel needle valve optimum high PE crsiinto AirplaneMarine K&B FUELS K&B GLOW PLUGS U Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Eallosos FILLER K&B SUPER FOXY RESIN K&ff SUPER FOXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&P PilOPO anvv SuiNT speed setting new high speed setting also richens mid-range fuel mixture Johns system worked great Nationals Another innovation John showed set sleeves has machined throat Perry pressure carburetor throat Perry pressure carb nominal %-in diameter 95 mm area 65 mm2 too large function adequately suction Using sleeve inside diameter 310 inches 79 mm produces throat area 45 mm2 John says should adequate high speed Schnuerle 40 engine Larger throat diameters should suffice 65 John machines sleeves aluminum turns blank press fit carburetor throat mills wide channel parallel axis cylinder extending about 230 end blank channel results cutout finished sleeve slides over spray bar carburetor John drills machines inside diameter sleeve tapers entrance cuts off finished sleeve 390-in length John inserts removes sleeves tool turned %-in rod end rod turned down fit inside smallest throat diameter leaving shoulder pushes against sleeve A-in-wide 200-in-deep channel cut end just making sleeves allow tool clear spray bar press fit sleeves should keep place added insurance should inserted direction airflow way spray bar will prevent ever being sucked engine Westover Nationals now should have seen announcement 1992 Nationals will centered Chickopee Massachusetts Westover Air Force Base facilities Westover Chickopee Springfield have sufficient past 1983 1985 Nationals also held allow AMA events held same location dates 20-29 June about month earlier past years Its too early start planning vacations include Navy Carrier Nationals Ill see D FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 59 should have added TCP plasticiser dope guess used heavier ribs Being too lazy re-cover top wing painted registration letters cleverly removed bottom tissue cut re-glued 5curved ribs adding A6-in square doubler prevent re-occurrence buckling re-covered bottom doped didnt notice wrinkles Continued page 168 February 1992 167 THREE INTRODUCING Tn-F/i GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE no has designed eng neered field tested outstanding performance THREE different configurations Tn-FIrs 48 fully symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing change wing converts TniFfi ave solidTriFfi youve got yourself esoep wngu groowsportplanethatgoeswhereyouandtional bi-plane Its slightly point Take-offoand landings slowchallenging single sport wing predictable esperle,ced flierbut takes off lands very slowly will find joyThis aerobahccombination sure favorite TriFI I a total system flying Designed engineered thoroughly field tested give sport flier airplane yoa wont grow tired hit contains semi-built fuse three pre-sheeted foam wings Assorted hardware included Recommended engine 40 50 Speciaf Introductory Price $12900 v 700 P&H Credt Card CO 0 Orders call 3t3-254-053t1 Send check Money Order TRS IndustriesFor informabon send SASE 42700 Mound Rd Sterling Hts Ml 49314YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO BUY ANOThER AIRPLANEt Ewuchiete3uthlmtI 5 terle metraove'9O3SeTS 990 ~SET pL sa NIN0 ssssIo4OFTh5 - uNA~oneafr1Owur AIRCRAFTIRADIO ID LABEL SETS Identify aircraft pew AMA safety nil. Selt-sOch IrOns urv oasniuuwh wimanen ssndcrccsisronssei$Ssvvius55Ps5iS4Snsnseuses fuss pius i pup tinny v uaisasusr5 Snurvsss P08078 NSwVsk Sn insur Obechi Large Sheets Please call 404 642-0645 send SASE #7 Creekpark Ct Roaweli GA 30076 UNIVERSAL RADIO CONNECTOR i* MCEU Connector 4 pin 3 wire female radio connector 4r30# will mate Airtronlcs 1 aba J% Hitec JR World Eng servos airborne battery packs Wires soldered CEU5 Connector No splicing necessary Ideal Battery Chargers Servo Drivers ? $250 ea OR $300 wiUt 6 wires Mtachsd Md $050 shipping per order Calif res add sales tax Send check money order Visa & Mastercard Ok $1500 mm CUSTOM ELECTRONICS P0 Box 1332 Alta Loins CA 91701 714 980-4244 Saivo Owivers d chargers Servo End Adjust Unit Redundant Radio System S FLIGHT SYSTEMS BEST IN ELECTRIC FLIGHT specraIrzinq 0 ASTRO FLIGHT SYSTEMS Sales & drStrbuVon WE CATER TO ThE ELECTRIC FLYER EXPERT 00 rears VT Epereoco 10 0000 ErecIrro Fight aopereroetoaassr ADVISE00ThyOri reeds WOYPAYosvoarroroes orari eros roryst Specras MORE FASTESTUPS poll Ua 0 veVoral Eopreso DELIVERY LARGEST STOCK OF ELECTRIC FLIGHT EQUIPMENT IN THE NORTHEAST CabbY USA 5000 Forego5000 VISA & Mosler Card CS FLIGHT SYSTEMS VDIIDo S SylVia Jr Ferry Tlreor IVO0r0 MA 02340 Phone 150V1 947 2805 00 FM Eventros FM WoFrerVo CTRICS ARE NOW ERS ONLY 1-800-446-FLYE top tissue until 1 got Contest What would differently next time would still want re-do decorated top tissue think would shove few tightly-fitting temporary braces between leading trailing edges hold original tissue taut repaired buckled ribs Once ribs done bracing could pulled out bottom covered tune up tired electric motors may just thing get some altitude old bus Tom Schmitt Hi-Line Ltd suggests shot television tuner cleaner armature motor running says can see revs pick up right away Thanks Tom Quickie stuffer stick Gene Pierre sends novel idea putting thin rubber loop single small models Take length hard stick like shish-kebab skewer tape 1-in length plastic straw way end like gun sight Shove end motor loop through stick end just enough loop protruding shove rear motor peg pin through insert model Once connected pulls right out over rubber Good idea Gene Hot Dope Doug Dahlkes solution high cost thinner uses light bulb hot water dope container no open flames please thin out dope before applying swears doesnt soak much therefore lighter Fewer fumes too Having painted 1937 Buick heated paint gun forty years ago getting fine job think Ill give Dougs bright idea try Bravo Doug Sanfords Sharpie pens because permanent ink have long used line decorate models Problem lines sort fat side Well new Ultra Fine Point permanent marker wonder local stationery store doesnt carry em picket until Bobby Haight called attention hot new item Way go Bobby Paper airplanes certainly something us familiar having made em grade school notebook paper occasionally cereal box premium such intrepid scale modeler would tackle some card stock models available today Ray Roberts has put together what may well extensive catalog kits books subject listings include models can made post cards superscale stuff costing over hundred bucks come over world listed static flying degree difficulty type model etc illustrations 600QUALITY FIBERGLASS FRENCH TR-260 * Four-Stroke Engine* KITS1 II 416 587-3610I ITR-260* SPAN 71~ AREA 858 sq inH ENG 90-120 4 CYCLEH WT APPROX 758 5].K1T FEATURESN $18499 US LIGHTWEIGHT FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE COWL CANOPY AND U ORDER BY PHONE SAYS WHEEL PANTS BALSA COVE REO FOAM WING WITH LE-TE IN PLACE AND SANDED SELECTED BALSA 416 5204192CUT STAB RUDDER ELEVATORS & AILERONS T6 ALUMINUM IADD $1500 postageLANOING GEARS HARDWARE ANO INSTRUCTIONSInfo $2003 QUADR@TECH Fax 416 283-6538 Alloo 2 OVAlS delIVery 3148 KINGSTON RD STE 202 Box 158 SCARBOROUGH ONT MiM 1P4 CANADA p plus goodies has also buys paper planes completed otherwise large catalog including sample model $1800 deducted first order over $2500 looking change pace might lot involved might think Rays address AIR 433 Nihoa St Kahului Hawaii 96732 Tel 808/2444667 Ray also runs bed breakfast planning trip Maui New Plans List Allen Hunt just out costs $300 refundable order lists over 2400 plans mostly flying scale rubber profusely illustrated know what youre ordering Ace Whitman Joe Ott Bill Winter Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Comet Megow Peerless Nieto Scientific Booton many great names represented Send Allen Hunt Box 726 Dunbar WV 25064 Tel 304/776-4949 Hannan Fans will delighted know great Peanut Power book back 168 Model Aviation U 21 x 1 2 x i Iegs removable o Can traced cut & assembled evening O No sore backs knees 0 No measuring necessary jig saw drill & hammer tools required Construction O Designed hold Fuel tank & pump trans starter battery fuse hold adj tools etc 0 Ideal remote control planes cars boats Only $1295 complete pattern plans Select-a-Products PO BOX 259/ Palo Codro CA 96073Cal tax KINGSWAY RIC HOBBY SUPPLY SpecialIzIng RIC AJrceatI SupplIes 5561 Ryctuisund7139778141 HOUSIDO TX 77056US WATTS 18008217783 Electric F ight / Has Brake oath LIghtweight 12 OXmoney back Adjustable switching point guarantee Solderless terminal easy hookup ON/OFF Controller $2995 Power save weight 20 SIze Z2s137s63 Very hagh efficiency 00651 loss Add SOW foe shipping Califoooio rooldeors odd 7255 $217 Tao Send Check money order Comesooish1/High Sky Fataba eonseoIor3929 Kansas St #9 oIlier OVOOVOOVOS seefliiA 92104 olso available0an ~wg REcHARO ABLE B ATTERIES CALL 800/833-5680 print available Hannans Runway Box 210 Magalia CA 95954 must have classic inspiration Bill also has brand new add line printers end October Send lovely wife Joan buck new catalog including best books available what including beginners books yours truly Don Ross Flying Model Warplanes name given John Fredriksen new 300page book devoted giving general information 8656 warplane plans kits semi-kits does sell stuff tells you can get much costs well wingspan length motor flight mode availability cowls etc guys mainly RCers would rather buy stuff make lists 424 manufacturers 15 countries has appendix chock full documentation includes model magazines worldwide well international organizations John librarian has really put lot work club should have Cost mere $1495 Available aviation book dealers check John 69 Flamingo Dr Warwick RI Tel 401/737-7983 own cottage wings list available 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 buck large SASE consists constantlyupdated personal recommendations materials plans clubs other useful stuff interest readers column takes up too much space non-profit operation newsletter editors encouraged reprint see fit Well Gang until next time dont fly snow over head always keep some hot dope thermos E FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 61 wing merely defines airfoil shape therefore built lightly possible leading edge built soft balsa 003 carbon reinforcement sandwiched nick resistance trailing edge 10-inwide hollow structure built up /16 balsa ribs turbulator spars cut light balsa initial wing weighed 139 grams covered Micafilm wing flown contest season proved too flexible ship would zero out three seconds engine run result tips washing out yielded spectacular bunt-like pullout four-second runs impracticable longer runs wing rebuilt adding fulldepth vertical webs front back main spar recovered MonoKote wing configuration weight 188 grams does flexeven 12-second engine runs stab built light balsa covered mil Mylar overall weight just under 25 ounces makes very light ship model flown right/right pattern variable incidence rudder stab ship very fast performs well strong winds Since resolving consistency problems beefed up wing model has begun accumulate contest hardware Category III record attempt made last year fell short string 14 maxes totaling 31 minutes 35 seconds models mission try capture record coming flying seasons Thank Norm kindly supplying three-view story line design says a1d trophies continue pile up Should have fleeting interest Norms model can send SASE him 5695 Marshall Road Dayton OH 45429 CO2 Electric Carl Stokes recently took task relative off-hand comments suggested rule change two might order thwart resultant marathon flyoff situations Continued page 172 February 1992 169 gbE tile fun fly craze. .Sheheenieoneofthemost sought after sport aicraftever. iuw backl NCED AERO PRODUCTS ys & Os SINiPASS 120 EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOA MTTEN AIRCRAFT AND ULTIMATE BIPE ISILICONE COUPLERS AND TAIL PWES AIZO AVAILABLE CALL O ~RITE F IMOAAATE# ER NamEs WATEO RT 1 BOX 355-C ANNA TX 75409 n14 924-3940 SIG MANUFACTURING CO now imports complete line world record holding ROSSI aircraft marine helicopter race car engines includes full line parts accessories plus full time ROSSI REPAIR CENTER US SIG-im ported ROSSI engines come full 90 day SIG WARRANTY against work manship manufacturing defects SIG MANUFACTURING CO INC . Montezuma IA 50171 PH 515-623-5154FAX 515-623-3922ToIl Free Orders 800-247-5008
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/02
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 167, 168, 169
TALL BUT TRUE stories Whenever modelers get together stories strange wonderful emerge such story Fred Griffiths legendary sevenhour flight launched official flight Nationals coming down back-yard barbecue 7 pm ice crystals wings Another Walt Mooneys start Sleek Streek flew across nose flying sailplane 7000 feet funniest Ive heard related San Diego Scale Staffel Annual About four years ago clubs meets flying field across street baseball field seems Don Munns Bostonian rubber ship meandered across road glided onto diamond over pitchers head right across plate belt height batter what would have done Yup did ousand pieces Witnesses say memorable moment Don incident about 25 years ago first time Flightmasters held Jumbo Rubber contest brainchild Ken Hamilton longed bigger ships youth minimum span set 48 inches flying Sepulveda Basin near U-Control CL circles since changing wind pattern made wise fly close center field John Laycocks huge Westland Wigeon victim unforeseen wind power stalling problems MH-152 traced shift nose block tight enough Shoving straight pin through side nose plug provided temporary fix carved pilots add special charm Otto Kuhnls Westland-Hill Pterodactyl Pilots looking side always score over staring woodenly ahead open-cockpit model complete 58 Model Aviation Sport & Scale Bill Warner 1370 Monache Ave Portervitle CA 93257 -in Curtiss SBC-4 weighs four oz spans 25 Jack McCrackens rubber ship aw aits tall grass testing Jack associated planes Navy Reserve Long Beach before shipped France 1940 Incidentally never arrived Don Munn left San Diego CA hooks up Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 Clean lines low wing loading good placement wing regard thrust line make great subject several-minute-flight category Silk-covered fuselage tissue-covered wings Photo right shows Don Munn again winding Jumbo Folkerts SK-3 twenty-strand motor leaning back about 15 off vertical rubber ever breaks certain laws physics may well assert themselvesvery likely dire consequences Careful Don shifts found its way Ukie circles collided fast heavy noisy buggers Guess what happened Ukie destroyed Johns frail rubber ship came out small scratch 18-in propeller favorite story though comes back early sixties told guy West Virginia out himself flying Class B size Kiwi pretty bad stall glide nothing ballast nose cept bright idea car keys Nuff said Shall say cured problem well never saw again Tough walk home tougher time explaining dad car mysterious little stall can drive ya nuts usual remedies having no effect Max Holste rubber ship stalling under power gliding okay meant its CG decalage about should added some downthrust nothing happened Tried little morestill nothing Out frustration tried reducing decalage adding little clay nose gave great climb out dive power cut Obviously wrong thing nose block appeared fairly snug-fitting spent about hour two messing around various tricks Finally out desperation figured high thrustline nose block moving forward bottom under tension vibration giving up-thrust condition spite thickness down thrust shims stuck After next wind-up shoved straight pin right through side models nose nose plug could moveeven wanted did trick What moral story Use rubber band straight pin dress snap screw Velcro chewing gum fix nose block place Ive seen loose blocks pop OOPSI Sorry Mister Continued page 167 Would pay $50 experts paper model kit art paper airplanes has come long way Ray Roberts carries just about flying non-flying ever made February 1992 59 Bill Warners 24-in span Max Hoiste MH 152 Aeromodeller plans mysterious trim ming problems columnists attempts solve Well thats quite story Otto Kuhnis daring Weatiand-HiIi Pterodactyl No 116 good flying museum piece CO2 mo tor Washed out elevons angled wing tips stability Did right tip really fly positive forward flight turn 1800 re-insert worth Having finished covered tested themselves model changing down model ten years ago put box thrust upthrust right thrust left forgot about decade later thrust certainly introduces some novelty found 42-in ribs too flight pattern soft some ribs buckled learned thing same dope tightened up model Ill pass along what its -e4Iu36eur liiiA w I72204 channel carburetors rotating air valve vents fuel tank pressure throttle closed channel can seen upper end throttle barrel look intake have described type on/off pressure system times Ive anything elegant Johns approach type system requires pressure line tank immersed fuel time opening vent valve would cause fuel rather air pressure released case Johns carburetor such situation would serve excellent flood-off type engine shutoffi regulating cylinder serves control pressure fuel tank cylinder contains internal screw tapered end acts needle valve allow pressure escape tank ratio area pressure tap engine area bleed valve regulating cylinder determines actual pressure tank Opening bleed valve reduces tank pressure requiring fuel needle valve carburetor opened compensate way mid-range fuel mixture can managed carburetor needle valve controls both wide open fuel flow under pressure mid-range fuel flow suction mid-range mixture too lean John opens bleed valve regulating cylinder adjustment dictates open fuel needle valve optimum high PE crsiinto AirplaneMarine K&B FUELS K&B GLOW PLUGS U Blends4 Choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Eallosos FILLER K&B SUPER FOXY RESIN K&ff SUPER FOXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&P PilOPO anvv SuiNT speed setting new high speed setting also richens mid-range fuel mixture Johns system worked great Nationals Another innovation John showed set sleeves has machined throat Perry pressure carburetor throat Perry pressure carb nominal %-in diameter 95 mm area 65 mm2 too large function adequately suction Using sleeve inside diameter 310 inches 79 mm produces throat area 45 mm2 John says should adequate high speed Schnuerle 40 engine Larger throat diameters should suffice 65 John machines sleeves aluminum turns blank press fit carburetor throat mills wide channel parallel axis cylinder extending about 230 end blank channel results cutout finished sleeve slides over spray bar carburetor John drills machines inside diameter sleeve tapers entrance cuts off finished sleeve 390-in length John inserts removes sleeves tool turned %-in rod end rod turned down fit inside smallest throat diameter leaving shoulder pushes against sleeve A-in-wide 200-in-deep channel cut end just making sleeves allow tool clear spray bar press fit sleeves should keep place added insurance should inserted direction airflow way spray bar will prevent ever being sucked engine Westover Nationals now should have seen announcement 1992 Nationals will centered Chickopee Massachusetts Westover Air Force Base facilities Westover Chickopee Springfield have sufficient past 1983 1985 Nationals also held allow AMA events held same location dates 20-29 June about month earlier past years Its too early start planning vacations include Navy Carrier Nationals Ill see D FF Sport & Scale/Warner Continued page 59 should have added TCP plasticiser dope guess used heavier ribs Being too lazy re-cover top wing painted registration letters cleverly removed bottom tissue cut re-glued 5curved ribs adding A6-in square doubler prevent re-occurrence buckling re-covered bottom doped didnt notice wrinkles Continued page 168 February 1992 167 THREE INTRODUCING Tn-F/i GREAT WAYS TO FLI ONE AMAZING AIRPLANE no has designed eng neered field tested outstanding performance THREE different configurations Tn-FIrs 48 fully symmetrical sportBy adding second sport wing change wing converts TniFfi ave solidTriFfi youve got yourself esoep wngu groowsportplanethatgoeswhereyouandtional bi-plane Its slightly point Take-offoand landings slowchallenging single sport wing predictable esperle,ced flierbut takes off lands very slowly will find joyThis aerobahccombination sure favorite TriFI I a total system flying Designed engineered thoroughly field tested 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tape 1-in length plastic straw way end like gun sight Shove end motor loop through stick end just enough loop protruding shove rear motor peg pin through insert model Once connected pulls right out over rubber Good idea Gene Hot Dope Doug Dahlkes solution high cost thinner uses light bulb hot water dope container no open flames please thin out dope before applying swears doesnt soak much therefore lighter Fewer fumes too Having painted 1937 Buick heated paint gun forty years ago getting fine job think Ill give Dougs bright idea try Bravo Doug Sanfords Sharpie pens because permanent ink have long used line decorate models Problem lines sort fat side Well new Ultra Fine Point permanent marker wonder local stationery store doesnt carry em picket until Bobby Haight called attention hot new item Way go Bobby Paper airplanes certainly something us familiar having made em grade school notebook paper occasionally cereal box premium such intrepid scale modeler would tackle some card stock 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structure built up /16 balsa ribs turbulator spars cut light balsa initial wing weighed 139 grams covered Micafilm wing flown contest season proved too flexible ship would zero out three seconds engine run result tips washing out yielded spectacular bunt-like pullout four-second runs impracticable longer runs wing rebuilt adding fulldepth vertical webs front back main spar recovered MonoKote wing configuration weight 188 grams does flexeven 12-second engine runs stab built light balsa covered mil Mylar overall weight just under 25 ounces makes very light ship model flown right/right pattern variable incidence rudder stab ship very fast performs well strong winds Since resolving consistency problems beefed up wing model has begun accumulate contest hardware Category III record attempt made last year fell short string 14 maxes totaling 31 minutes 35 seconds models mission try capture record coming flying seasons Thank Norm kindly supplying three-view story line design says a1d trophies 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