It was first Hitlers Terror Weapons Toward end WW II other uses found unusuallooking warbird favorite subject modelers Heres slice Stukas history followed some advice model ER J Talchik ADOLPH HITLER believed opposition would crumble face what called terror weapons culminated hightechnology V2 rocket course first terror weapons Stuka Stuka contraction German word dive bomber STUrzKAmpfflugzeug Technically could mean dive bomber German propaganda time have given label Junkers JU 87 1928 Junkers K47 design first saw light ungainly aircraft familiar bent wing under-hung ailerons flaps Due lack interest German high command further progress production ended Among men building infant German air force Ernst Udet September 1933 USA witnessed dive bombing demonstration Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Shortly thereafter four German aircraft manu facturers working prototype dive bombers Karl Pohlman designer Junkers JU 87 eventually chosen produc tion JU 87s infancy involved several variants sub-variants engine changes After rela tively short time two years JU 87A appeared model looked very similar Stuka familiar us obvious difference full fairings over entire landing gear rather simple wheel pants As history would have Spanish Civil War gave Luftwaffe place try new machine develop dive bombing tactics Three JU 87As joined Spanish Nationalists no opposition air new Stuka enjoyed great success crews constantly rotated order train maximum number Luftwaffe pilots 1939 new JU 87B-l saw service success JU 878 Stuka appearance recognize Its bomb load normally 1000August1981 71 formation JU-870 Stuka dive bombers Top showstwoME-lO9Escovering AirForce photo pound bomb mounted swing under fuselage swing necessary keep bomb out prop 500-pound bomb swing four small bombs wing pylons also common maximum bomb load 1500 pounds JU 87 Bs defenses two forward-firing wing-mounted 30-caliber ma chine guns single 30-caliber rearward firing machine gun cockpit armor plating thick Top speed 230 mph 1000pound bomb load normal operating speed 175 mph range 370 miles September 1 1939 Germany invaded Poland Luftwaffes Stuka groups supported Wehrmachts first infamous Blitzkrieg Ger enjoyed virtually total air superiority Stukas could operate highly accurate effective artillery Pockets resistance could removed will practically risk JU 87 air-driven siren dive would make screeching howl Ground troops often overwhelmed point being frozen tracks unable run cover Hitlers terror weapon really worked April 1940 Germany attacked Denmark Norway Denmark crushed immediately Norway battle progress Germany attacked France Belgium Netherlands Belgian Dutch air forces put up virtually no opposition French air force obsolete aircraft largely vintage biplanes could put up effective resistance especially Stukas escorted Messerschmitt ME 109s Again Hitlers terror weapon deci mated enemy day reckoning close hand May 1940 Allied forces began evacuating Dunkirk Hermann Goering inept com mander Luftwaffe guaranteed air force would smash French English troops Stuka introduced RAF grossly overmatched ME 109 escort fighters Stuka losses very heavy British Spitfires Hurricanes easily hundred mph faster far maneuver able July August 1940 Stuka used several ill-fated attacks England terror weapon become death trap German pilots end August JU 87s relocated Pas de Calais France never again set wing British airspace Luftwaffe finally learned hard lesson air superiority necessary condition operate Stuka left two areas operation Russia North Africa June 1941 JU 87Bs shifted Russian front time Soviet air force shambles Stuka again enjoyed great success January 1942 new JU 87D appeared eastern front Dora 72 Model Aviation Stuka rest apparently B modeldifferent oil cooler Stukas fought North Africa Europe Russia after being chased out British sky Spitfires Air Force photo Views authors RC 60-powered Stuka features sliding canopy lots cockpit detail Wheel pants cowl fiberglass else balsa Note flaps ailerons work together strip ailerons model Tip stall reduced driving outboard ailerons less inner ones equivalent washout Photos author sported streamlined cowling canopy also other features unlikely endear plane its pilots ground crews example loss elevator control dive frequent landing gear failures cracked propellers frozen fuel tanks frozen oil coolers add insult injury bombs did explode mid-1942 Wehrmacht driving hard toward Stalingrad Russians able offer stiff resistance cost Stukas very high African Soviet operations lost 150 Stukas per month success highly effective Russian T-34 tank responsible development JU 87G Tank Buster G basic D model 37mm cannon mounted left landing gear both highly effective highly mobile anti-tank weapon latter part war JU 87G Panzerknacker Stuka became much important role dive bomber Luftwaffe tried use Stuka North Africa quickly found air intakes required sand filters crews required desert survival kits Both JU 87 Bs Ds used ground crews thoughtful enough provide us modelers several very attractive color schemes long before JU 87s became lowlevel ground support Afrika Korps ever caught P-40s Stukas eaten alive Montgomery Rommel did Continued page 131 -s WING SPAN 25 LENGTH 25 WING AREA 3433sqtt JUNKERS JU87B R J TALcHIK FLUSH RIVETS ROUND ND RIVETS 0 0 {1100 xw IAKfl1tiltj4~ Y PORT6 0 0 -ST OD H T ft C T t TU wR pQ 00 STUKA August1981 73 virtually model ever kitted well pictures construction articles popular models Also included complete listing models appearing Frank Zaics 1935-38 Yearbooks need refer table contents quickly locate refresh memory over 250 Old-Timers valuable aid selecting perfect model Ten bucks postpaid Technical Tip Tom recent engine ailment encountered Tom Arden Vancou ver BC published SAM 8 Seattle Area newsletter Theres something might put SAM newsletter trouble O&R 60 weekendthe new Buccaneer C Hard starting very inconsistent running impos sible set needle valve suspected fuel feed problemsdirt constrictions improper assembly venturi etc checks failed improve situation quite sure ignition wiring new batteries didnt help noticed piece copper protruding under th moving point junction moving arm failed think what meant Finally test stand Monday darn point fell otfl Cold braze joint properly heated copper would have flowed joint protruding off edge Happy finale silver-brazed point properlyengine now runs fine Tom Cope experienced similar problem product review product review product review couple interesting tools Jarmac First universal mitre angle setter designed make easy measure angles set equipment machine small parts comes packaged small protractor costs $595 Next square plastic clamp adjust ments both sides Its quite light plastic jaws have rounded edges help avoid marring work retails $179 product review product review product review OUR AIM OF SPORT FLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT Enterprises 4 engine Spielmaker 60 would start run bit rough running noticed points continously giving off very visible sparks engine usues Super Cyke points moving point riveted arm particular rivet loose thats point sparking few careful taps reset rivetplus abit solder good measure engine ran fine Clarence Haught RL 5 Box 16 CoeurdAlene ID 83814 Stuka/Talchik Continued page 73 much pushing shoving North Africa unlikely Stuka made much difference either way Stuka started WW II Hitlers first terror weapon end obsolete largely ineffectual aircraft buff however Stuka emerges distinctive looking aircraft time Stuka model Several years ago built model JU 87B drawing presented results research construction article hope pass along some PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Ervin Rd PO Box 227 Van Wart OH 45891 knowledge gained hard way First 60-powered RC model ideally should built scale 1 foot size yields span 68 area 772 sq model can weigh nine pounds great problems keep tail light stabilizer small enough require center gravity CG approximately 25% wing root chord Stuka ailerons unique Use both ailerons outer flaps strip ailerons tendancy tip stall can reduced outboard ailerons driven less inboard reasonably accurate canopy available Complete-A-Pac plans 3 inch P-Si spinner very close scale made wheel pants cowling fiberglass otherwise construction balsa B&D kit once available could built fairly accurate model havent close look other kits case remember make landing gear stout As source material scale presentation highly recommend Profile Publications #211 #76 Stuka Story Heinz Nowara Caler Publishing Junkers JU 87 Stuka Aero Publishers Inc 1/32 Scale JU 87B Revell Model August 1981 131 SOUTHERN PRO RETRACTS SERVOFormerly ACTUATEDPRO-LINE FORand RELIABILITYSOUTHERN R/C SEE YOUR DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR DAVE BROWN PRODUCTS 8534 HUDDLESTON INNATI OHIO 45236- AREA CODE 513 791-O7 IF THE RADIO WORKS THE LANDING GEAR WORKS IF THE RADIO DOESNT WORK IT DOESNT MA TTER Joe Guylas 4191 238-2625 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS tlamp ana universai MItre rrom Jarmac Box 2785 Springfield IL 62708
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/08
Page Numbers: 71, 72, 73, 131
It was first Hitlers Terror Weapons Toward end WW II other uses found unusuallooking warbird favorite subject modelers Heres slice Stukas history followed some advice model ER J Talchik ADOLPH HITLER believed opposition would crumble face what called terror weapons culminated hightechnology V2 rocket course first terror weapons Stuka Stuka contraction German word dive bomber STUrzKAmpfflugzeug Technically could mean dive bomber German propaganda time have given label Junkers JU 87 1928 Junkers K47 design first saw light ungainly aircraft familiar bent wing under-hung ailerons flaps Due lack interest German high command further progress production ended Among men building infant German air force Ernst Udet September 1933 USA witnessed dive bombing demonstration Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Shortly thereafter four German aircraft manu facturers working prototype dive bombers Karl Pohlman designer Junkers JU 87 eventually chosen produc tion JU 87s infancy involved several variants sub-variants engine changes After rela tively short time two years JU 87A appeared model looked very similar Stuka familiar us obvious difference full fairings over entire landing gear rather simple wheel pants As history would have Spanish Civil War gave Luftwaffe place try new machine develop dive bombing tactics Three JU 87As joined Spanish Nationalists no opposition air new Stuka enjoyed great success crews constantly rotated order train maximum number Luftwaffe pilots 1939 new JU 87B-l saw service success JU 878 Stuka appearance recognize Its bomb load normally 1000August1981 71 formation JU-870 Stuka dive bombers Top showstwoME-lO9Escovering AirForce photo pound bomb mounted swing under fuselage swing necessary keep bomb out prop 500-pound bomb swing four small bombs wing pylons also common maximum bomb load 1500 pounds JU 87 Bs defenses two forward-firing wing-mounted 30-caliber ma chine guns single 30-caliber rearward firing machine gun cockpit armor plating thick Top speed 230 mph 1000pound bomb load normal operating speed 175 mph range 370 miles September 1 1939 Germany invaded Poland Luftwaffes Stuka groups supported Wehrmachts first infamous Blitzkrieg Ger enjoyed virtually total air superiority Stukas could operate highly accurate effective artillery Pockets resistance could removed will practically risk JU 87 air-driven siren dive would make screeching howl Ground troops often overwhelmed point being frozen tracks unable run cover Hitlers terror weapon really worked April 1940 Germany attacked Denmark Norway Denmark crushed immediately Norway battle progress Germany attacked France Belgium Netherlands Belgian Dutch air forces put up virtually no opposition French air force obsolete aircraft largely vintage biplanes could put up effective resistance especially Stukas escorted Messerschmitt ME 109s Again Hitlers terror weapon deci mated enemy day reckoning close hand May 1940 Allied forces began evacuating Dunkirk Hermann Goering inept com mander Luftwaffe guaranteed air force would smash French English troops Stuka introduced RAF grossly overmatched ME 109 escort fighters Stuka losses very heavy British Spitfires Hurricanes easily hundred mph faster far maneuver able July August 1940 Stuka used several ill-fated attacks England terror weapon become death trap German pilots end August JU 87s relocated Pas de Calais France never again set wing British airspace Luftwaffe finally learned hard lesson air superiority necessary condition operate Stuka left two areas operation Russia North Africa June 1941 JU 87Bs shifted Russian front time Soviet air force shambles Stuka again enjoyed great success January 1942 new JU 87D appeared eastern front Dora 72 Model Aviation Stuka rest apparently B modeldifferent oil cooler Stukas fought North Africa Europe Russia after being chased out British sky Spitfires Air Force photo Views authors RC 60-powered Stuka features sliding canopy lots cockpit detail Wheel pants cowl fiberglass else balsa Note flaps ailerons work together strip ailerons model Tip stall reduced driving outboard ailerons less inner ones equivalent washout Photos author sported streamlined cowling canopy also other features unlikely endear plane its pilots ground crews example loss elevator control dive frequent landing gear failures cracked propellers frozen fuel tanks frozen oil coolers add insult injury bombs did explode mid-1942 Wehrmacht driving hard toward Stalingrad Russians able offer stiff resistance cost Stukas very high African Soviet operations lost 150 Stukas per month success highly effective Russian T-34 tank responsible development JU 87G Tank Buster G basic D model 37mm cannon mounted left landing gear both highly effective highly mobile anti-tank weapon latter part war JU 87G Panzerknacker Stuka became much important role dive bomber Luftwaffe tried use Stuka North Africa quickly found air intakes required sand filters crews required desert survival kits Both JU 87 Bs Ds used ground crews thoughtful enough provide us modelers several very attractive color schemes long before JU 87s became lowlevel ground support Afrika Korps ever caught P-40s Stukas eaten alive Montgomery Rommel did Continued page 131 -s WING SPAN 25 LENGTH 25 WING AREA 3433sqtt JUNKERS JU87B R J TALcHIK FLUSH RIVETS ROUND ND RIVETS 0 0 {1100 xw IAKfl1tiltj4~ Y PORT6 0 0 -ST OD H T ft C T t TU wR pQ 00 STUKA August1981 73 virtually model ever kitted well pictures construction articles popular models Also included complete listing models appearing Frank Zaics 1935-38 Yearbooks need refer table contents quickly locate refresh memory over 250 Old-Timers valuable aid selecting perfect model Ten bucks postpaid Technical Tip Tom recent engine ailment encountered Tom Arden Vancou ver BC published SAM 8 Seattle Area newsletter Theres something might put SAM newsletter trouble O&R 60 weekendthe new Buccaneer C Hard starting very inconsistent running impos sible set needle valve suspected fuel feed problemsdirt constrictions improper assembly venturi etc checks failed improve situation quite sure ignition wiring new batteries didnt help noticed piece copper protruding under th moving point junction moving arm failed think what meant Finally test stand Monday darn point fell otfl Cold braze joint properly heated copper would have flowed joint protruding off edge Happy finale silver-brazed point properlyengine now runs fine Tom Cope experienced similar problem product review product review product review couple interesting tools Jarmac First universal mitre angle setter designed make easy measure angles set equipment machine small parts comes packaged small protractor costs $595 Next square plastic clamp adjust ments both sides Its quite light plastic jaws have rounded edges help avoid marring work retails $179 product review product review product review OUR AIM OF SPORT FLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT Enterprises 4 engine Spielmaker 60 would start run bit rough running noticed points continously giving off very visible sparks engine usues Super Cyke points moving point riveted arm particular rivet loose thats point sparking few careful taps reset rivetplus abit solder good measure engine ran fine Clarence Haught RL 5 Box 16 CoeurdAlene ID 83814 Stuka/Talchik Continued page 73 much pushing shoving North Africa unlikely Stuka made much difference either way Stuka started WW II Hitlers first terror weapon end obsolete largely ineffectual aircraft buff however Stuka emerges distinctive looking aircraft time Stuka model Several years ago built model JU 87B drawing presented results research construction article hope pass along some PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Ervin Rd PO Box 227 Van Wart OH 45891 knowledge gained hard way First 60-powered RC model ideally should built scale 1 foot size yields span 68 area 772 sq model can weigh nine pounds great problems keep tail light stabilizer small enough require center gravity CG approximately 25% wing root chord Stuka ailerons unique Use both ailerons outer flaps strip ailerons tendancy tip stall can reduced outboard ailerons driven less inboard reasonably accurate canopy available Complete-A-Pac plans 3 inch P-Si spinner very close scale made wheel pants cowling fiberglass otherwise construction balsa B&D kit once available could built fairly accurate model havent close look other kits case remember make landing gear stout As source material scale presentation highly recommend Profile Publications #211 #76 Stuka Story Heinz Nowara Caler Publishing Junkers JU 87 Stuka Aero Publishers Inc 1/32 Scale JU 87B Revell Model August 1981 131 SOUTHERN PRO RETRACTS SERVOFormerly ACTUATEDPRO-LINE FORand RELIABILITYSOUTHERN R/C SEE YOUR DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR DAVE BROWN PRODUCTS 8534 HUDDLESTON INNATI OHIO 45236- AREA CODE 513 791-O7 IF THE RADIO WORKS THE LANDING GEAR WORKS IF THE RADIO DOESNT WORK IT DOESNT MA TTER Joe Guylas 4191 238-2625 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS tlamp ana universai MItre rrom Jarmac Box 2785 Springfield IL 62708
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/08
Page Numbers: 71, 72, 73, 131
It was first Hitlers Terror Weapons Toward end WW II other uses found unusuallooking warbird favorite subject modelers Heres slice Stukas history followed some advice model ER J Talchik ADOLPH HITLER believed opposition would crumble face what called terror weapons culminated hightechnology V2 rocket course first terror weapons Stuka Stuka contraction German word dive bomber STUrzKAmpfflugzeug Technically could mean dive bomber German propaganda time have given label Junkers JU 87 1928 Junkers K47 design first saw light ungainly aircraft familiar bent wing under-hung ailerons flaps Due lack interest German high command further progress production ended Among men building infant German air force Ernst Udet September 1933 USA witnessed dive bombing demonstration Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Shortly thereafter four German aircraft manu facturers working prototype dive bombers Karl Pohlman designer Junkers JU 87 eventually chosen produc tion JU 87s infancy involved several variants sub-variants engine changes After rela tively short time two years JU 87A appeared model looked very similar Stuka familiar us obvious difference full fairings over entire landing gear rather simple wheel pants As history would have Spanish Civil War gave Luftwaffe place try new machine develop dive bombing tactics Three JU 87As joined Spanish Nationalists no opposition air new Stuka enjoyed great success crews constantly rotated order train maximum number Luftwaffe pilots 1939 new JU 87B-l saw service success JU 878 Stuka appearance recognize Its bomb load normally 1000August1981 71 formation JU-870 Stuka dive bombers Top showstwoME-lO9Escovering AirForce photo pound bomb mounted swing under fuselage swing necessary keep bomb out prop 500-pound bomb swing four small bombs wing pylons also common maximum bomb load 1500 pounds JU 87 Bs defenses two forward-firing wing-mounted 30-caliber ma chine guns single 30-caliber rearward firing machine gun cockpit armor plating thick Top speed 230 mph 1000pound bomb load normal operating speed 175 mph range 370 miles September 1 1939 Germany invaded Poland Luftwaffes Stuka groups supported Wehrmachts first infamous Blitzkrieg Ger enjoyed virtually total air superiority Stukas could operate highly accurate effective artillery Pockets resistance could removed will practically risk JU 87 air-driven siren dive would make screeching howl Ground troops often overwhelmed point being frozen tracks unable run cover Hitlers terror weapon really worked April 1940 Germany attacked Denmark Norway Denmark crushed immediately Norway battle progress Germany attacked France Belgium Netherlands Belgian Dutch air forces put up virtually no opposition French air force obsolete aircraft largely vintage biplanes could put up effective resistance especially Stukas escorted Messerschmitt ME 109s Again Hitlers terror weapon deci mated enemy day reckoning close hand May 1940 Allied forces began evacuating Dunkirk Hermann Goering inept com mander Luftwaffe guaranteed air force would smash French English troops Stuka introduced RAF grossly overmatched ME 109 escort fighters Stuka losses very heavy British Spitfires Hurricanes easily hundred mph faster far maneuver able July August 1940 Stuka used several ill-fated attacks England terror weapon become death trap German pilots end August JU 87s relocated Pas de Calais France never again set wing British airspace Luftwaffe finally learned hard lesson air superiority necessary condition operate Stuka left two areas operation Russia North Africa June 1941 JU 87Bs shifted Russian front time Soviet air force shambles Stuka again enjoyed great success January 1942 new JU 87D appeared eastern front Dora 72 Model Aviation Stuka rest apparently B modeldifferent oil cooler Stukas fought North Africa Europe Russia after being chased out British sky Spitfires Air Force photo Views authors RC 60-powered Stuka features sliding canopy lots cockpit detail Wheel pants cowl fiberglass else balsa Note flaps ailerons work together strip ailerons model Tip stall reduced driving outboard ailerons less inner ones equivalent washout Photos author sported streamlined cowling canopy also other features unlikely endear plane its pilots ground crews example loss elevator control dive frequent landing gear failures cracked propellers frozen fuel tanks frozen oil coolers add insult injury bombs did explode mid-1942 Wehrmacht driving hard toward Stalingrad Russians able offer stiff resistance cost Stukas very high African Soviet operations lost 150 Stukas per month success highly effective Russian T-34 tank responsible development JU 87G Tank Buster G basic D model 37mm cannon mounted left landing gear both highly effective highly mobile anti-tank weapon latter part war JU 87G Panzerknacker Stuka became much important role dive bomber Luftwaffe tried use Stuka North Africa quickly found air intakes required sand filters crews required desert survival kits Both JU 87 Bs Ds used ground crews thoughtful enough provide us modelers several very attractive color schemes long before JU 87s became lowlevel ground support Afrika Korps ever caught P-40s Stukas eaten alive Montgomery Rommel did Continued page 131 -s WING SPAN 25 LENGTH 25 WING AREA 3433sqtt JUNKERS JU87B R J TALcHIK FLUSH RIVETS ROUND ND RIVETS 0 0 {1100 xw IAKfl1tiltj4~ Y PORT6 0 0 -ST OD H T ft C T t TU wR pQ 00 STUKA August1981 73 virtually model ever kitted well pictures construction articles popular models Also included complete listing models appearing Frank Zaics 1935-38 Yearbooks need refer table contents quickly locate refresh memory over 250 Old-Timers valuable aid selecting perfect model Ten bucks postpaid Technical Tip Tom recent engine ailment encountered Tom Arden Vancou ver BC published SAM 8 Seattle Area newsletter Theres something might put SAM newsletter trouble O&R 60 weekendthe new Buccaneer C Hard starting very inconsistent running impos sible set needle valve suspected fuel feed problemsdirt constrictions improper assembly venturi etc checks failed improve situation quite sure ignition wiring new batteries didnt help noticed piece copper protruding under th moving point junction moving arm failed think what meant Finally test stand Monday darn point fell otfl Cold braze joint properly heated copper would have flowed joint protruding off edge Happy finale silver-brazed point properlyengine now runs fine Tom Cope experienced similar problem product review product review product review couple interesting tools Jarmac First universal mitre angle setter designed make easy measure angles set equipment machine small parts comes packaged small protractor costs $595 Next square plastic clamp adjust ments both sides Its quite light plastic jaws have rounded edges help avoid marring work retails $179 product review product review product review OUR AIM OF SPORT FLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT Enterprises 4 engine Spielmaker 60 would start run bit rough running noticed points continously giving off very visible sparks engine usues Super Cyke points moving point riveted arm particular rivet loose thats point sparking few careful taps reset rivetplus abit solder good measure engine ran fine Clarence Haught RL 5 Box 16 CoeurdAlene ID 83814 Stuka/Talchik Continued page 73 much pushing shoving North Africa unlikely Stuka made much difference either way Stuka started WW II Hitlers first terror weapon end obsolete largely ineffectual aircraft buff however Stuka emerges distinctive looking aircraft time Stuka model Several years ago built model JU 87B drawing presented results research construction article hope pass along some PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Ervin Rd PO Box 227 Van Wart OH 45891 knowledge gained hard way First 60-powered RC model ideally should built scale 1 foot size yields span 68 area 772 sq model can weigh nine pounds great problems keep tail light stabilizer small enough require center gravity CG approximately 25% wing root chord Stuka ailerons unique Use both ailerons outer flaps strip ailerons tendancy tip stall can reduced outboard ailerons driven less inboard reasonably accurate canopy available Complete-A-Pac plans 3 inch P-Si spinner very close scale made wheel pants cowling fiberglass otherwise construction balsa B&D kit once available could built fairly accurate model havent close look other kits case remember make landing gear stout As source material scale presentation highly recommend Profile Publications #211 #76 Stuka Story Heinz Nowara Caler Publishing Junkers JU 87 Stuka Aero Publishers Inc 1/32 Scale JU 87B Revell Model August 1981 131 SOUTHERN PRO RETRACTS SERVOFormerly ACTUATEDPRO-LINE FORand RELIABILITYSOUTHERN R/C SEE YOUR DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR DAVE BROWN PRODUCTS 8534 HUDDLESTON INNATI OHIO 45236- AREA CODE 513 791-O7 IF THE RADIO WORKS THE LANDING GEAR WORKS IF THE RADIO DOESNT WORK IT DOESNT MA TTER Joe Guylas 4191 238-2625 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS tlamp ana universai MItre rrom Jarmac Box 2785 Springfield IL 62708
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/08
Page Numbers: 71, 72, 73, 131
It was first Hitlers Terror Weapons Toward end WW II other uses found unusuallooking warbird favorite subject modelers Heres slice Stukas history followed some advice model ER J Talchik ADOLPH HITLER believed opposition would crumble face what called terror weapons culminated hightechnology V2 rocket course first terror weapons Stuka Stuka contraction German word dive bomber STUrzKAmpfflugzeug Technically could mean dive bomber German propaganda time have given label Junkers JU 87 1928 Junkers K47 design first saw light ungainly aircraft familiar bent wing under-hung ailerons flaps Due lack interest German high command further progress production ended Among men building infant German air force Ernst Udet September 1933 USA witnessed dive bombing demonstration Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Shortly thereafter four German aircraft manu facturers working prototype dive bombers Karl Pohlman designer Junkers JU 87 eventually chosen produc tion JU 87s infancy involved several variants sub-variants engine changes After rela tively short time two years JU 87A appeared model looked very similar Stuka familiar us obvious difference full fairings over entire landing gear rather simple wheel pants As history would have Spanish Civil War gave Luftwaffe place try new machine develop dive bombing tactics Three JU 87As joined Spanish Nationalists no opposition air new Stuka enjoyed great success crews constantly rotated order train maximum number Luftwaffe pilots 1939 new JU 87B-l saw service success JU 878 Stuka appearance recognize Its bomb load normally 1000August1981 71 formation JU-870 Stuka dive bombers Top showstwoME-lO9Escovering AirForce photo pound bomb mounted swing under fuselage swing necessary keep bomb out prop 500-pound bomb swing four small bombs wing pylons also common maximum bomb load 1500 pounds JU 87 Bs defenses two forward-firing wing-mounted 30-caliber ma chine guns single 30-caliber rearward firing machine gun cockpit armor plating thick Top speed 230 mph 1000pound bomb load normal operating speed 175 mph range 370 miles September 1 1939 Germany invaded Poland Luftwaffes Stuka groups supported Wehrmachts first infamous Blitzkrieg Ger enjoyed virtually total air superiority Stukas could operate highly accurate effective artillery Pockets resistance could removed will practically risk JU 87 air-driven siren dive would make screeching howl Ground troops often overwhelmed point being frozen tracks unable run cover Hitlers terror weapon really worked April 1940 Germany attacked Denmark Norway Denmark crushed immediately Norway battle progress Germany attacked France Belgium Netherlands Belgian Dutch air forces put up virtually no opposition French air force obsolete aircraft largely vintage biplanes could put up effective resistance especially Stukas escorted Messerschmitt ME 109s Again Hitlers terror weapon deci mated enemy day reckoning close hand May 1940 Allied forces began evacuating Dunkirk Hermann Goering inept com mander Luftwaffe guaranteed air force would smash French English troops Stuka introduced RAF grossly overmatched ME 109 escort fighters Stuka losses very heavy British Spitfires Hurricanes easily hundred mph faster far maneuver able July August 1940 Stuka used several ill-fated attacks England terror weapon become death trap German pilots end August JU 87s relocated Pas de Calais France never again set wing British airspace Luftwaffe finally learned hard lesson air superiority necessary condition operate Stuka left two areas operation Russia North Africa June 1941 JU 87Bs shifted Russian front time Soviet air force shambles Stuka again enjoyed great success January 1942 new JU 87D appeared eastern front Dora 72 Model Aviation Stuka rest apparently B modeldifferent oil cooler Stukas fought North Africa Europe Russia after being chased out British sky Spitfires Air Force photo Views authors RC 60-powered Stuka features sliding canopy lots cockpit detail Wheel pants cowl fiberglass else balsa Note flaps ailerons work together strip ailerons model Tip stall reduced driving outboard ailerons less inner ones equivalent washout Photos author sported streamlined cowling canopy also other features unlikely endear plane its pilots ground crews example loss elevator control dive frequent landing gear failures cracked propellers frozen fuel tanks frozen oil coolers add insult injury bombs did explode mid-1942 Wehrmacht driving hard toward Stalingrad Russians able offer stiff resistance cost Stukas very high African Soviet operations lost 150 Stukas per month success highly effective Russian T-34 tank responsible development JU 87G Tank Buster G basic D model 37mm cannon mounted left landing gear both highly effective highly mobile anti-tank weapon latter part war JU 87G Panzerknacker Stuka became much important role dive bomber Luftwaffe tried use Stuka North Africa quickly found air intakes required sand filters crews required desert survival kits Both JU 87 Bs Ds used ground crews thoughtful enough provide us modelers several very attractive color schemes long before JU 87s became lowlevel ground support Afrika Korps ever caught P-40s Stukas eaten alive Montgomery Rommel did Continued page 131 -s WING SPAN 25 LENGTH 25 WING AREA 3433sqtt JUNKERS JU87B R J TALcHIK FLUSH RIVETS ROUND ND RIVETS 0 0 {1100 xw IAKfl1tiltj4~ Y PORT6 0 0 -ST OD H T ft C T t TU wR pQ 00 STUKA August1981 73 virtually model ever kitted well pictures construction articles popular models Also included complete listing models appearing Frank Zaics 1935-38 Yearbooks need refer table contents quickly locate refresh memory over 250 Old-Timers valuable aid selecting perfect model Ten bucks postpaid Technical Tip Tom recent engine ailment encountered Tom Arden Vancou ver BC published SAM 8 Seattle Area newsletter Theres something might put SAM newsletter trouble O&R 60 weekendthe new Buccaneer C Hard starting very inconsistent running impos sible set needle valve suspected fuel feed problemsdirt constrictions improper assembly venturi etc checks failed improve situation quite sure ignition wiring new batteries didnt help noticed piece copper protruding under th moving point junction moving arm failed think what meant Finally test stand Monday darn point fell otfl Cold braze joint properly heated copper would have flowed joint protruding off edge Happy finale silver-brazed point properlyengine now runs fine Tom Cope experienced similar problem product review product review product review couple interesting tools Jarmac First universal mitre angle setter designed make easy measure angles set equipment machine small parts comes packaged small protractor costs $595 Next square plastic clamp adjust ments both sides Its quite light plastic jaws have rounded edges help avoid marring work retails $179 product review product review product review OUR AIM OF SPORT FLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT Enterprises 4 engine Spielmaker 60 would start run bit rough running noticed points continously giving off very visible sparks engine usues Super Cyke points moving point riveted arm particular rivet loose thats point sparking few careful taps reset rivetplus abit solder good measure engine ran fine Clarence Haught RL 5 Box 16 CoeurdAlene ID 83814 Stuka/Talchik Continued page 73 much pushing shoving North Africa unlikely Stuka made much difference either way Stuka started WW II Hitlers first terror weapon end obsolete largely ineffectual aircraft buff however Stuka emerges distinctive looking aircraft time Stuka model Several years ago built model JU 87B drawing presented results research construction article hope pass along some PLANES BOATS CARS TRAINS 120 E Ervin Rd PO Box 227 Van Wart OH 45891 knowledge gained hard way First 60-powered RC model ideally should built scale 1 foot size yields span 68 area 772 sq model can weigh nine pounds great problems keep tail light stabilizer small enough require center gravity CG approximately 25% wing root chord Stuka ailerons unique Use both ailerons outer flaps strip ailerons tendancy tip stall can reduced outboard ailerons driven less inboard reasonably accurate canopy available Complete-A-Pac plans 3 inch P-Si spinner very close scale made wheel pants cowling fiberglass otherwise construction balsa B&D kit once available could built fairly accurate model havent close look other kits case remember make landing gear stout As source material scale presentation highly recommend Profile Publications #211 #76 Stuka Story Heinz Nowara Caler Publishing Junkers JU 87 Stuka Aero Publishers Inc 1/32 Scale JU 87B Revell Model August 1981 131 SOUTHERN PRO RETRACTS SERVOFormerly ACTUATEDPRO-LINE FORand RELIABILITYSOUTHERN R/C SEE YOUR DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR DAVE BROWN PRODUCTS 8534 HUDDLESTON INNATI OHIO 45236- AREA CODE 513 791-O7 IF THE RADIO WORKS THE LANDING GEAR WORKS IF THE RADIO DOESNT WORK IT DOESNT MA TTER Joe Guylas 4191 238-2625 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS tlamp ana universai MItre rrom Jarmac Box 2785 Springfield IL 62708