THERE YOU ARE just minding own business reading interesting book air racing Thenbarn Sud denly youve fallen prey irresistible urge create Scale model whatever captivating airplane has just leapt off page heart case innocently reading through excellent book September Champions Robert Hull wasnt till page 33 lost head Laird Solu tion always favorite full-size aircraft its beauty caption infected too seems Solution built less month just nick time 1930 Thompson Trophy Race kismet Hows modeler resist Setting aside book repaired workshop quick look through balsa rack ensured deed Next mined set three-view drawings out stack books piled shop made sure everything else needed balsa began yield knife sander just short weekend meta morphosis complete Now terrificlooking model Laird photo Robert Hull book ready take air Let no lead astray modeling addictive ever thought cure know differently now fact am haunted visions profile Gold en Age air racers flyingno streaking past two three maybe four same circle bright colors dazzling eyes roaring engines tear air Whew Its over now Sometimes modelers get carried away Actually lit tle biplane Speed Holman rolled out onto flying field 1930 list build quite some time biplane Solution has lot going upper wing mounted fu selage eliminating nasty cabane struts other hassles aligning wings model both very quick build very rewarding fly hope share madness build airplane too might try talking friend building race against Continued page 74 Laird Solution Control Line profile model famous 1930 Thompson Tro phy racer excellent choice very simple fast-building first biplane Having upper wing attach fuselage means no cabane struts contend Designed 25 35 power model spunky performer EJohn Paul March 1990 73 concept original plane fair minimum amount airplane possible hind big Pratt & Whitney engine model benefits concept its minimal frontal area flies like trainer enabling novice pilot fly hot-looking ship Left Laird Solution very distinctive its gold-and-black color scheme original aircraft very hot racer built within month compete 1930 Thompson Race models lead-outs can seen exiting wing strut guides Right Spry word Laird small-size package lot flying fun designs upper wing mount makes simple alignment strong structure Viewed above Lairds great plantorm shows up well its respectable nose length model balances well right off work bench tail has slightly enlarged improve elevator response making smart flier Right pilots view control sys tem tank engine control system rugged effective yet parts easily accessible adjustment and/or replacement Left 25 35 engine will give plenty encouragement flight can see bead silicone glue used hold fuel tank place neat effective attachment method Right elevator control hookup simple nylon control horn clevis make easy adjust elevator neutral Note also extremely simple tail skid arrangement offset rudder helps keep control lines tight Left partially completed wings Construction very simple leading trailing edges joined tip sheet rib locations marked ribs glued place cardboard tip template helpful transferring shape balsa ensuring both tips will identical Right tail components ready assembly painting wire elevator joiner slips holes care fully drilled edge elevators rudder offset demonstrated pencil upper left positioned under rudder Construction Building wing very simple Begin cutting out parts top bottom wings different lengths air foil same stacked strips A-in sheet balsa together ribs band sawed once Cut ribs out A-in sheet Cut wing tips out Close-up view bellcrank details Two aluminum angles hold belicrank off fuselage side two wood screws hold angles plywood belicrank mounts same size sheeting Pin trailing edge plan glue tip pieces Add leading edge ribs Make sure space struts snug / Its helpful insert scrap A-in balsa between two ribs pin together before gluing placeContinued page 158 74 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 ing spiraling air gracefully Free Flight models performed ballet-like maneuversfor part Sometimes model would get over-banked turn would witness re kitting model member low-wing Pacemaker field very radical airplane time almost models high wingers model thought bet ter efficient flier painted bright blue yellow prewar military air craft paint scheme its first hand-launched flight screamed sky shallow arching turn model headed down down towards ground fatal maneuver plane looked smooth graceful transfixed hypnotized watch ing demise airplane just before hitting ground Pacemaker righted itself bumped hard landing suffering damage landing gear left wing tip Blankety blank low-wingers never fly right fumed owner Id sell fifty cents anybody would offer continued Quick wink took him up offer ended up snazzy repairable Gas model Later came own fly models such Cleveland Cloudster Comet Zipper finally just before interrupted war Cleveland Play boy Other fond memories revolve around Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Airport flight path lived near saw early transports landed took offthe Boeing 247 race Douglas last vintage Ford Tn-motors Stinson Model American Airlines large cumbersome bi-winged Curtiss Condor course DC-2s DC-3s saw balloon rac es great dirigibles like Graf Zepplin Hindenburg mix presents quite memory fix Modeling days compli cated now never overly concerned safety though did prac tice Safety everyones responsibil ity Liability insurance wasnt thought of Seems like nothing sueable ever hap pened us chase re trieve errant model property owners werent hostile always helpful Spectators just seemingly glad just watch inter fere went back visit Five Fields couple years ago first time 40 years No will able fly unless high school planted old fly ing field can removed sat hill watched birds imagining graceful Free Flight models once years ago executed intricate ma neuvers field can still dream 71 span 58 length 920 Sq fl wing area 35 oz per sq ft wing loading Weight 14 16 lbs Power 80 108- two cycle 12 -four cycle F4U CORSAIR Finished fuselage 062 Aircraft Quality ABS over crutch & ply bulkheads bulkheads including 3/ ply firewall installed wing design formeo ABS Gull covering makes wing snap build Built up tail feathers Complete hardware decals Complete instruction booklet plans .W1 order call write 7p GM Plastics Inc 7252 Industrial Park Blvd Mentot Ohio 44060 1216 953-1188 cant Laird Solution/Paul Continued page 74 glue dry remove wing plan trim wing tips shape Cut outline piece light cardboard form template Mark carve trim leading edge shape ra zor plane Sand leading edge tip Add 1oz weight top outboard wing tip youre finished first wing Assem ble second wing same way Tail elevator stabilizer rudder Cut out tail surface pieces elevator sta bilizer rudder Sand edges parts Join elevators wire shown plans hinge stabi lizer Ive fallen love Sigs Easy Hinges need no aligning fussing cut slots insert hinge glue Im simple kind guy Cement rudder fin A-in offset set aside Fuselage Make core single sheet %-in balsa Pick sheet thats light weight straight Cut length match fuselage splice other part WHAT 00 YOU CALl THE BEST SHEETING Tkerskins MATERIAL FOR FOAM WING CORES 0oMa p amo 00oo00000 mOOa0a00mOp0mfpo aooopopo 002 amomampoaomm 000 0000mOSOa0aLO0Ti,ki,,00 pop Op papopcopap C-PECK 00050 PEATURESCooopop oce oooogooooo Speror opreoqo 00 00000 ratoWaco Pea Sopenor 0000 oapab[oo 00 foamSoar WnOe 001 oar sq OCmparapre SOaoIaOOinpgn B Sroooporohoosa losh Soeror reosracce ronoro let 0 Y,00 Sooerorresooarceooweamrer Paso 00 apply LOOO 000000 l284 2W 35 000 lo 0a Phones 3093423009 00000 GOpppop 0P00000p1000,aaa00, OpoOOpooorprlppOrppp 000 0000Po0aoPo0oo2a00O$4S5pershssn SEOEI 5460 FOR CATApUG11000 P00 0000 ado 8 1 22o 0000 Oao WING Mfg 306 E SimmoRS Galesburg IL 61401 158 Model Aviation Sponsored Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA Co-Snsored Model Railroad Industry Association MRIA make 6-in-wide sheet Transfer out line fuselage sheet cut out core Take good look sketch plans noting cutouts core sheet notches engine mounts landing gear block upper low er wing bellcrank stabilizer looks like lot work making cutouts now will make assembly go quick ly accurately Cut out plywood doublers engine mounts landing gear block Lay first plywood doubler bench apply white glue liberally its top surface set fuselage core over Position en gine mounts landing gear block smear white glue over lay top plywood doubler place Add blind mounting nuts en gine glue %-in sheet cowl block top After checking parts well aligned generously weight en tire sandwich Take coffee breakor go wash car wings can covered finished fuselage drying Use favor ite method Im hooked dope silkspan prototype received five coats dope light sanding between coats dope drying bend land ing gear parts out music wire However dont solder together until stalled Make up bellcrank assembly less difficult might appear Its simply standard assembly addition two aluminum angle brackets glue has cured sufficiently proceed trimming fuselage Drill holes landing gear strut well J-bolts Install landing gear struts binding tightly copper wire before soldering Glue small ply wood bellcrank mounts install bellcrank Add lead-outs theyre hard stall after wings attached Fit stabilizer rudder glue place Take time make sure theyre properly aligned Install eleva tor horn hook up pushrod Test control system smooth operation slot fuselage needs enlarged now Round off fuselage corners lik ing Cut out plywood struts being sure drill holes lead-outs Trim away covering slots top bottom wing bottom top wing Check fit struts slots wings fuselage made notches well parts should fit nicely dont make em fit nicely Mix up batch one-hour epoxy glue bottom wing fuselage Pin wing place epoxy struts Add epoxy tops struts fuselage top wing will mounted Slip top wing position Mea sure gap between wings make sure parallel adjusting neces sary theyre Thats use slower setting epoxy job Once ev erything well place allow assem bly cure Covering finishing Apply few coats dope following light sand ing fuselage tail assembly full-size Laird Solution painted black gold model duplicates scheme wings rudder fin stabilizer elevator gold fuselage landing gear gloss black Just min utes before race started racing num ber 77 quickly painted white models registration letters numbers cut black trim sheet ap plied wings Flying Bolt favorite engine 25- 35 size range Add wheels fin ish off lead-outs Check balance point youre ready race suggest getting field soon can prerace fever has chance sub side crank up engine fly past Laird Solution spunky model Its got lot life youd like try bit inverted racing modifying wing air foil symmetrical section would fairly easy Hmmm me think maybe should try skywriting responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation March 1990 159 2ndAnnual M 7 / MODEL NOBLY Los Angeles County Fairplex Pomona California OS/Ors March 10 990 SIODt r/AACK MoNsAILFo 8EUCOP CA1S BOALTS GALMES & ACCESSORES Show Hours Saturday March 10 ..10 am 106 pm Sunday March1110am 5pm FREE Newsletter Call Toll-Free 800-323-5155 Illinois & Canada call 708-299-3131 AN
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
Page Numbers: 73, 74, 158, 159
THERE YOU ARE just minding own business reading interesting book air racing Thenbarn Sud denly youve fallen prey irresistible urge create Scale model whatever captivating airplane has just leapt off page heart case innocently reading through excellent book September Champions Robert Hull wasnt till page 33 lost head Laird Solu tion always favorite full-size aircraft its beauty caption infected too seems Solution built less month just nick time 1930 Thompson Trophy Race kismet Hows modeler resist Setting aside book repaired workshop quick look through balsa rack ensured deed Next mined set three-view drawings out stack books piled shop made sure everything else needed balsa began yield knife sander just short weekend meta morphosis complete Now terrificlooking model Laird photo Robert Hull book ready take air Let no lead astray modeling addictive ever thought cure know differently now fact am haunted visions profile Gold en Age air racers flyingno streaking past two three maybe four same circle bright colors dazzling eyes roaring engines tear air Whew Its over now Sometimes modelers get carried away Actually lit tle biplane Speed Holman rolled out onto flying field 1930 list build quite some time biplane Solution has lot going upper wing mounted fu selage eliminating nasty cabane struts other hassles aligning wings model both very quick build very rewarding fly hope share madness build airplane too might try talking friend building race against Continued page 74 Laird Solution Control Line profile model famous 1930 Thompson Tro phy racer excellent choice very simple fast-building first biplane Having upper wing attach fuselage means no cabane struts contend Designed 25 35 power model spunky performer EJohn Paul March 1990 73 concept original plane fair minimum amount airplane possible hind big Pratt & Whitney engine model benefits concept its minimal frontal area flies like trainer enabling novice pilot fly hot-looking ship Left Laird Solution very distinctive its gold-and-black color scheme original aircraft very hot racer built within month compete 1930 Thompson Race models lead-outs can seen exiting wing strut guides Right Spry word Laird small-size package lot flying fun designs upper wing mount makes simple alignment strong structure Viewed above Lairds great plantorm shows up well its respectable nose length model balances well right off work bench tail has slightly enlarged improve elevator response making smart flier Right pilots view control sys tem tank engine control system rugged effective yet parts easily accessible adjustment and/or replacement Left 25 35 engine will give plenty encouragement flight can see bead silicone glue used hold fuel tank place neat effective attachment method Right elevator control hookup simple nylon control horn clevis make easy adjust elevator neutral Note also extremely simple tail skid arrangement offset rudder helps keep control lines tight Left partially completed wings Construction very simple leading trailing edges joined tip sheet rib locations marked ribs glued place cardboard tip template helpful transferring shape balsa ensuring both tips will identical Right tail components ready assembly painting wire elevator joiner slips holes care fully drilled edge elevators rudder offset demonstrated pencil upper left positioned under rudder Construction Building wing very simple Begin cutting out parts top bottom wings different lengths air foil same stacked strips A-in sheet balsa together ribs band sawed once Cut ribs out A-in sheet Cut wing tips out Close-up view bellcrank details Two aluminum angles hold belicrank off fuselage side two wood screws hold angles plywood belicrank mounts same size sheeting Pin trailing edge plan glue tip pieces Add leading edge ribs Make sure space struts snug / Its helpful insert scrap A-in balsa between two ribs pin together before gluing placeContinued page 158 74 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 ing spiraling air gracefully Free Flight models performed ballet-like maneuversfor part Sometimes model would get over-banked turn would witness re kitting model member low-wing Pacemaker field very radical airplane time almost models high wingers model thought bet ter efficient flier painted bright blue yellow prewar military air craft paint scheme its first hand-launched flight screamed sky shallow arching turn model headed down down towards ground fatal maneuver plane looked smooth graceful transfixed hypnotized watch ing demise airplane just before hitting ground Pacemaker righted itself bumped hard landing suffering damage landing gear left wing tip Blankety blank low-wingers never fly right fumed owner Id sell fifty cents anybody would offer continued Quick wink took him up offer ended up snazzy repairable Gas model Later came own fly models such Cleveland Cloudster Comet Zipper finally just before interrupted war Cleveland Play boy Other fond memories revolve around Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Airport flight path lived near saw early transports landed took offthe Boeing 247 race Douglas last vintage Ford Tn-motors Stinson Model American Airlines large cumbersome bi-winged Curtiss Condor course DC-2s DC-3s saw balloon rac es great dirigibles like Graf Zepplin Hindenburg mix presents quite memory fix Modeling days compli cated now never overly concerned safety though did prac tice Safety everyones responsibil ity Liability insurance wasnt thought of Seems like nothing sueable ever hap pened us chase re trieve errant model property owners werent hostile always helpful Spectators just seemingly glad just watch inter fere went back visit Five Fields couple years ago first time 40 years No will able fly unless high school planted old fly ing field can removed sat hill watched birds imagining graceful Free Flight models once years ago executed intricate ma neuvers field can still dream 71 span 58 length 920 Sq fl wing area 35 oz per sq ft wing loading Weight 14 16 lbs Power 80 108- two cycle 12 -four cycle F4U CORSAIR Finished fuselage 062 Aircraft Quality ABS over crutch & ply bulkheads bulkheads including 3/ ply firewall installed wing design formeo ABS Gull covering makes wing snap build Built up tail feathers Complete hardware decals Complete instruction booklet plans .W1 order call write 7p GM Plastics Inc 7252 Industrial Park Blvd Mentot Ohio 44060 1216 953-1188 cant Laird Solution/Paul Continued page 74 glue dry remove wing plan trim wing tips shape Cut outline piece light cardboard form template Mark carve trim leading edge shape ra zor plane Sand leading edge tip Add 1oz weight top outboard wing tip youre finished first wing Assem ble second wing same way Tail elevator stabilizer rudder Cut out tail surface pieces elevator sta bilizer rudder Sand edges parts Join elevators wire shown plans hinge stabi lizer Ive fallen love Sigs Easy Hinges need no aligning fussing cut slots insert hinge glue Im simple kind guy Cement rudder fin A-in offset set aside Fuselage Make core single sheet %-in balsa Pick sheet thats light weight straight Cut length match fuselage splice other part WHAT 00 YOU CALl THE BEST SHEETING Tkerskins MATERIAL FOR FOAM WING CORES 0oMa p amo 00oo00000 mOOa0a00mOp0mfpo aooopopo 002 amomampoaomm 000 0000mOSOa0aLO0Ti,ki,,00 pop Op papopcopap C-PECK 00050 PEATURESCooopop oce oooogooooo Speror opreoqo 00 00000 ratoWaco Pea Sopenor 0000 oapab[oo 00 foamSoar WnOe 001 oar sq OCmparapre SOaoIaOOinpgn B Sroooporohoosa losh Soeror reosracce ronoro let 0 Y,00 Sooerorresooarceooweamrer Paso 00 apply LOOO 000000 l284 2W 35 000 lo 0a Phones 3093423009 00000 GOpppop 0P00000p1000,aaa00, OpoOOpooorprlppOrppp 000 0000Po0aoPo0oo2a00O$4S5pershssn SEOEI 5460 FOR CATApUG11000 P00 0000 ado 8 1 22o 0000 Oao WING Mfg 306 E SimmoRS Galesburg IL 61401 158 Model Aviation Sponsored Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA Co-Snsored Model Railroad Industry Association MRIA make 6-in-wide sheet Transfer out line fuselage sheet cut out core Take good look sketch plans noting cutouts core sheet notches engine mounts landing gear block upper low er wing bellcrank stabilizer looks like lot work making cutouts now will make assembly go quick ly accurately Cut out plywood doublers engine mounts landing gear block Lay first plywood doubler bench apply white glue liberally its top surface set fuselage core over Position en gine mounts landing gear block smear white glue over lay top plywood doubler place Add blind mounting nuts en gine glue %-in sheet cowl block top After checking parts well aligned generously weight en tire sandwich Take coffee breakor go wash car wings can covered finished fuselage drying Use favor ite method Im hooked dope silkspan prototype received five coats dope light sanding between coats dope drying bend land ing gear parts out music wire However dont solder together until stalled Make up bellcrank assembly less difficult might appear Its simply standard assembly addition two aluminum angle brackets glue has cured sufficiently proceed trimming fuselage Drill holes landing gear strut well J-bolts Install landing gear struts binding tightly copper wire before soldering Glue small ply wood bellcrank mounts install bellcrank Add lead-outs theyre hard stall after wings attached Fit stabilizer rudder glue place Take time make sure theyre properly aligned Install eleva tor horn hook up pushrod Test control system smooth operation slot fuselage needs enlarged now Round off fuselage corners lik ing Cut out plywood struts being sure drill holes lead-outs Trim away covering slots top bottom wing bottom top wing Check fit struts slots wings fuselage made notches well parts should fit nicely dont make em fit nicely Mix up batch one-hour epoxy glue bottom wing fuselage Pin wing place epoxy struts Add epoxy tops struts fuselage top wing will mounted Slip top wing position Mea sure gap between wings make sure parallel adjusting neces sary theyre Thats use slower setting epoxy job Once ev erything well place allow assem bly cure Covering finishing Apply few coats dope following light sand ing fuselage tail assembly full-size Laird Solution painted black gold model duplicates scheme wings rudder fin stabilizer elevator gold fuselage landing gear gloss black Just min utes before race started racing num ber 77 quickly painted white models registration letters numbers cut black trim sheet ap plied wings Flying Bolt favorite engine 25- 35 size range Add wheels fin ish off lead-outs Check balance point youre ready race suggest getting field soon can prerace fever has chance sub side crank up engine fly past Laird Solution spunky model Its got lot life youd like try bit inverted racing modifying wing air foil symmetrical section would fairly easy Hmmm me think maybe should try skywriting responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation March 1990 159 2ndAnnual M 7 / MODEL NOBLY Los Angeles County Fairplex Pomona California OS/Ors March 10 990 SIODt r/AACK MoNsAILFo 8EUCOP CA1S BOALTS GALMES & ACCESSORES Show Hours Saturday March 10 ..10 am 106 pm Sunday March1110am 5pm FREE Newsletter Call Toll-Free 800-323-5155 Illinois & Canada call 708-299-3131 AN
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
Page Numbers: 73, 74, 158, 159
THERE YOU ARE just minding own business reading interesting book air racing Thenbarn Sud denly youve fallen prey irresistible urge create Scale model whatever captivating airplane has just leapt off page heart case innocently reading through excellent book September Champions Robert Hull wasnt till page 33 lost head Laird Solu tion always favorite full-size aircraft its beauty caption infected too seems Solution built less month just nick time 1930 Thompson Trophy Race kismet Hows modeler resist Setting aside book repaired workshop quick look through balsa rack ensured deed Next mined set three-view drawings out stack books piled shop made sure everything else needed balsa began yield knife sander just short weekend meta morphosis complete Now terrificlooking model Laird photo Robert Hull book ready take air Let no lead astray modeling addictive ever thought cure know differently now fact am haunted visions profile Gold en Age air racers flyingno streaking past two three maybe four same circle bright colors dazzling eyes roaring engines tear air Whew Its over now Sometimes modelers get carried away Actually lit tle biplane Speed Holman rolled out onto flying field 1930 list build quite some time biplane Solution has lot going upper wing mounted fu selage eliminating nasty cabane struts other hassles aligning wings model both very quick build very rewarding fly hope share madness build airplane too might try talking friend building race against Continued page 74 Laird Solution Control Line profile model famous 1930 Thompson Tro phy racer excellent choice very simple fast-building first biplane Having upper wing attach fuselage means no cabane struts contend Designed 25 35 power model spunky performer EJohn Paul March 1990 73 concept original plane fair minimum amount airplane possible hind big Pratt & Whitney engine model benefits concept its minimal frontal area flies like trainer enabling novice pilot fly hot-looking ship Left Laird Solution very distinctive its gold-and-black color scheme original aircraft very hot racer built within month compete 1930 Thompson Race models lead-outs can seen exiting wing strut guides Right Spry word Laird small-size package lot flying fun designs upper wing mount makes simple alignment strong structure Viewed above Lairds great plantorm shows up well its respectable nose length model balances well right off work bench tail has slightly enlarged improve elevator response making smart flier Right pilots view control sys tem tank engine control system rugged effective yet parts easily accessible adjustment and/or replacement Left 25 35 engine will give plenty encouragement flight can see bead silicone glue used hold fuel tank place neat effective attachment method Right elevator control hookup simple nylon control horn clevis make easy adjust elevator neutral Note also extremely simple tail skid arrangement offset rudder helps keep control lines tight Left partially completed wings Construction very simple leading trailing edges joined tip sheet rib locations marked ribs glued place cardboard tip template helpful transferring shape balsa ensuring both tips will identical Right tail components ready assembly painting wire elevator joiner slips holes care fully drilled edge elevators rudder offset demonstrated pencil upper left positioned under rudder Construction Building wing very simple Begin cutting out parts top bottom wings different lengths air foil same stacked strips A-in sheet balsa together ribs band sawed once Cut ribs out A-in sheet Cut wing tips out Close-up view bellcrank details Two aluminum angles hold belicrank off fuselage side two wood screws hold angles plywood belicrank mounts same size sheeting Pin trailing edge plan glue tip pieces Add leading edge ribs Make sure space struts snug / Its helpful insert scrap A-in balsa between two ribs pin together before gluing placeContinued page 158 74 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 ing spiraling air gracefully Free Flight models performed ballet-like maneuversfor part Sometimes model would get over-banked turn would witness re kitting model member low-wing Pacemaker field very radical airplane time almost models high wingers model thought bet ter efficient flier painted bright blue yellow prewar military air craft paint scheme its first hand-launched flight screamed sky shallow arching turn model headed down down towards ground fatal maneuver plane looked smooth graceful transfixed hypnotized watch ing demise airplane just before hitting ground Pacemaker righted itself bumped hard landing suffering damage landing gear left wing tip Blankety blank low-wingers never fly right fumed owner Id sell fifty cents anybody would offer continued Quick wink took him up offer ended up snazzy repairable Gas model Later came own fly models such Cleveland Cloudster Comet Zipper finally just before interrupted war Cleveland Play boy Other fond memories revolve around Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Airport flight path lived near saw early transports landed took offthe Boeing 247 race Douglas last vintage Ford Tn-motors Stinson Model American Airlines large cumbersome bi-winged Curtiss Condor course DC-2s DC-3s saw balloon rac es great dirigibles like Graf Zepplin Hindenburg mix presents quite memory fix Modeling days compli cated now never overly concerned safety though did prac tice Safety everyones responsibil ity Liability insurance wasnt thought of Seems like nothing sueable ever hap pened us chase re trieve errant model property owners werent hostile always helpful Spectators just seemingly glad just watch inter fere went back visit Five Fields couple years ago first time 40 years No will able fly unless high school planted old fly ing field can removed sat hill watched birds imagining graceful Free Flight models once years ago executed intricate ma neuvers field can still dream 71 span 58 length 920 Sq fl wing area 35 oz per sq ft wing loading Weight 14 16 lbs Power 80 108- two cycle 12 -four cycle F4U CORSAIR Finished fuselage 062 Aircraft Quality ABS over crutch & ply bulkheads bulkheads including 3/ ply firewall installed wing design formeo ABS Gull covering makes wing snap build Built up tail feathers Complete hardware decals Complete instruction booklet plans .W1 order call write 7p GM Plastics Inc 7252 Industrial Park Blvd Mentot Ohio 44060 1216 953-1188 cant Laird Solution/Paul Continued page 74 glue dry remove wing plan trim wing tips shape Cut outline piece light cardboard form template Mark carve trim leading edge shape ra zor plane Sand leading edge tip Add 1oz weight top outboard wing tip youre finished first wing Assem ble second wing same way Tail elevator stabilizer rudder Cut out tail surface pieces elevator sta bilizer rudder Sand edges parts Join elevators wire shown plans hinge stabi lizer Ive fallen love Sigs Easy Hinges need no aligning fussing cut slots insert hinge glue Im simple kind guy Cement rudder fin A-in offset set aside Fuselage Make core single sheet %-in balsa Pick sheet thats light weight straight Cut length match fuselage splice other part WHAT 00 YOU CALl THE BEST SHEETING Tkerskins MATERIAL FOR FOAM WING CORES 0oMa p amo 00oo00000 mOOa0a00mOp0mfpo aooopopo 002 amomampoaomm 000 0000mOSOa0aLO0Ti,ki,,00 pop Op papopcopap C-PECK 00050 PEATURESCooopop oce oooogooooo Speror opreoqo 00 00000 ratoWaco Pea Sopenor 0000 oapab[oo 00 foamSoar WnOe 001 oar sq OCmparapre SOaoIaOOinpgn B Sroooporohoosa losh Soeror reosracce ronoro let 0 Y,00 Sooerorresooarceooweamrer Paso 00 apply LOOO 000000 l284 2W 35 000 lo 0a Phones 3093423009 00000 GOpppop 0P00000p1000,aaa00, OpoOOpooorprlppOrppp 000 0000Po0aoPo0oo2a00O$4S5pershssn SEOEI 5460 FOR CATApUG11000 P00 0000 ado 8 1 22o 0000 Oao WING Mfg 306 E SimmoRS Galesburg IL 61401 158 Model Aviation Sponsored Radio Control Hobby Trade Association RCHTA Co-Snsored Model Railroad Industry Association MRIA make 6-in-wide sheet Transfer out line fuselage sheet cut out core Take good look sketch plans noting cutouts core sheet notches engine mounts landing gear block upper low er wing bellcrank stabilizer looks like lot work making cutouts now will make assembly go quick ly accurately Cut out plywood doublers engine mounts landing gear block Lay first plywood doubler bench apply white glue liberally its top surface set fuselage core over Position en gine mounts landing gear block smear white glue over lay top plywood doubler place Add blind mounting nuts en gine glue %-in sheet cowl block top After checking parts well aligned generously weight en tire sandwich Take coffee breakor go wash car wings can covered finished fuselage drying Use favor ite method Im hooked dope silkspan prototype received five coats dope light sanding between coats dope drying bend land ing gear parts out music wire However dont solder together until stalled Make up bellcrank assembly less difficult might appear Its simply standard assembly addition two aluminum angle brackets glue has cured sufficiently proceed trimming fuselage Drill holes landing gear strut well J-bolts Install landing gear struts binding tightly copper wire before soldering Glue small ply wood bellcrank mounts install bellcrank Add lead-outs theyre hard stall after wings attached Fit stabilizer rudder glue place Take time make sure theyre properly aligned Install eleva tor horn hook up pushrod Test control system smooth operation slot fuselage needs enlarged now Round off fuselage corners lik ing Cut out plywood struts being sure drill holes lead-outs Trim away covering slots top bottom wing bottom top wing Check fit struts slots wings fuselage made notches well parts should fit nicely dont make em fit nicely Mix up batch one-hour epoxy glue bottom wing fuselage Pin wing place epoxy struts Add epoxy tops struts fuselage top wing will mounted Slip top wing position Mea sure gap between wings make sure parallel adjusting neces sary theyre Thats use slower setting epoxy job Once ev erything well place allow assem bly cure Covering finishing Apply few coats dope following light sand ing fuselage tail assembly full-size Laird Solution painted black gold model duplicates scheme wings rudder fin stabilizer elevator gold fuselage landing gear gloss black Just min utes before race started racing num ber 77 quickly painted white models registration letters numbers cut black trim sheet ap plied wings Flying Bolt favorite engine 25- 35 size range Add wheels fin ish off lead-outs Check balance point youre ready race suggest getting field soon can prerace fever has chance sub side crank up engine fly past Laird Solution spunky model Its got lot life youd like try bit inverted racing modifying wing air foil symmetrical section would fairly easy Hmmm me think maybe should try skywriting responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation March 1990 159 2ndAnnual M 7 / MODEL NOBLY Los Angeles County Fairplex Pomona California OS/Ors March 10 990 SIODt r/AACK MoNsAILFo 8EUCOP CA1S BOALTS GALMES & ACCESSORES Show Hours Saturday March 10 ..10 am 106 pm Sunday March1110am 5pm FREE Newsletter Call Toll-Free 800-323-5155 Illinois & Canada call 708-299-3131 AN
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/03
Page Numbers: 73, 74, 158, 159
THERE YOU ARE just minding own business reading interesting book air racing Thenbarn Sud denly youve fallen prey irresistible urge create Scale model whatever captivating airplane has just leapt off page heart case innocently reading through excellent book September Champions Robert Hull wasnt till page 33 lost head Laird Solu tion always favorite full-size aircraft its beauty caption infected too seems Solution built less month just nick time 1930 Thompson Trophy Race kismet Hows modeler resist Setting aside book repaired workshop quick look through balsa rack ensured deed Next mined set three-view drawings out stack books piled shop made sure everything else needed balsa began yield knife sander just short weekend meta morphosis complete Now terrificlooking model Laird photo Robert Hull book ready take air Let no lead astray modeling addictive ever thought cure know differently now fact am haunted visions profile Gold en Age air racers flyingno streaking past two three maybe four same circle bright colors dazzling eyes roaring engines tear air Whew Its over now Sometimes modelers get carried away Actually lit tle biplane Speed Holman rolled out onto flying field 1930 list build quite some time biplane Solution has lot going upper wing mounted fu selage eliminating nasty cabane struts other hassles aligning wings model both very quick build very rewarding fly hope share madness build airplane too might try talking friend building race against Continued page 74 Laird Solution Control Line profile model famous 1930 Thompson Tro phy racer excellent choice very simple fast-building first biplane Having upper wing attach fuselage means no cabane struts contend Designed 25 35 power model spunky performer EJohn Paul March 1990 73 concept original plane fair minimum amount airplane possible hind big Pratt & Whitney engine model benefits concept its minimal frontal area flies like trainer enabling novice pilot fly hot-looking ship Left Laird Solution very distinctive its gold-and-black color scheme original aircraft very hot racer built within month compete 1930 Thompson Race models lead-outs can seen exiting wing strut guides Right Spry word Laird small-size package lot flying fun designs upper wing mount makes simple alignment strong structure Viewed above Lairds great plantorm shows up well its respectable nose length model balances well right off work bench tail has slightly enlarged improve elevator response making smart flier Right pilots view control sys tem tank engine control system rugged effective yet parts easily accessible adjustment and/or replacement Left 25 35 engine will give plenty encouragement flight can see bead silicone glue used hold fuel tank place neat effective attachment method Right elevator control hookup simple nylon control horn clevis make easy adjust elevator neutral Note also extremely simple tail skid arrangement offset rudder helps keep control lines tight Left partially completed wings Construction very simple leading trailing edges joined tip sheet rib locations marked ribs glued place cardboard tip template helpful transferring shape balsa ensuring both tips will identical Right tail components ready assembly painting wire elevator joiner slips holes care fully drilled edge elevators rudder offset demonstrated pencil upper left positioned under rudder Construction Building wing very simple Begin cutting out parts top bottom wings different lengths air foil same stacked strips A-in sheet balsa together ribs band sawed once Cut ribs out A-in sheet Cut wing tips out Close-up view bellcrank details Two aluminum angles hold belicrank off fuselage side two wood screws hold angles plywood belicrank mounts same size sheeting Pin trailing edge plan glue tip pieces Add leading edge ribs Make sure space struts snug / Its helpful insert scrap A-in balsa between two ribs pin together before gluing placeContinued page 158 74 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 ing spiraling air gracefully Free Flight models performed ballet-like maneuversfor part Sometimes model would get over-banked turn would witness re kitting model member low-wing Pacemaker field very radical airplane time almost models high wingers model thought bet ter efficient flier painted bright blue yellow prewar military air craft paint scheme its first hand-launched flight screamed sky shallow arching turn model headed down down towards ground fatal maneuver plane looked smooth graceful transfixed hypnotized watch ing demise airplane just before hitting ground Pacemaker righted itself bumped hard landing suffering damage landing gear left wing tip Blankety blank low-wingers never fly right fumed owner Id sell fifty cents anybody would offer continued Quick wink took him up offer ended up snazzy repairable Gas model Later came own fly models such Cleveland Cloudster Comet Zipper finally just before interrupted war Cleveland Play boy Other fond memories revolve around Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Airport flight path lived near saw early transports landed took offthe Boeing 247 race Douglas last vintage Ford Tn-motors Stinson Model American Airlines large cumbersome bi-winged Curtiss Condor course DC-2s DC-3s saw balloon rac es great dirigibles like Graf Zepplin Hindenburg mix presents quite memory fix Modeling days compli cated now never overly concerned safety though did prac tice Safety everyones responsibil ity Liability insurance wasnt thought of Seems like nothing sueable ever hap pened us chase re trieve errant model property owners werent hostile always helpful Spectators just seemingly glad just watch inter fere went back visit Five Fields couple years ago first time 40 years No will able fly unless high school planted old fly ing field can removed sat hill watched birds imagining graceful Free Flight models once years ago executed intricate ma neuvers field can still dream 71 span 58 length 920 Sq fl wing area 35 oz per sq ft wing loading Weight 14 16 lbs Power 80 108- two cycle 12 -four cycle F4U CORSAIR Finished fuselage 062 Aircraft Quality ABS over crutch & ply bulkheads bulkheads including 3/ ply firewall installed wing design formeo ABS Gull covering makes wing snap build Built up tail feathers Complete hardware decals Complete instruction booklet plans .W1 order call write 7p GM Plastics Inc 7252 Industrial Park Blvd Mentot Ohio 44060 1216 953-1188 cant Laird Solution/Paul Continued page 74 glue dry remove wing plan trim wing tips shape Cut outline piece light cardboard form template Mark carve trim leading edge shape ra zor plane Sand leading edge tip Add 1oz weight top outboard wing tip youre finished first wing Assem ble second wing same way Tail elevator stabilizer rudder Cut out tail surface pieces elevator sta bilizer rudder Sand edges parts Join elevators wire shown plans hinge stabi lizer Ive fallen love Sigs 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RCHTA Co-Snsored Model Railroad Industry Association MRIA make 6-in-wide sheet Transfer out line fuselage sheet cut out core Take good look sketch plans noting cutouts core sheet notches engine mounts landing gear block upper low er wing bellcrank stabilizer looks like lot work making cutouts now will make assembly go quick ly accurately Cut out plywood doublers engine mounts landing gear block Lay first plywood doubler bench apply white glue liberally its top surface set fuselage core over Position en gine mounts landing gear block smear white glue over lay top plywood doubler place Add blind mounting nuts en gine glue %-in sheet cowl block top After checking parts well aligned generously weight en tire sandwich Take coffee breakor go wash car wings can covered finished fuselage drying Use favor ite method Im hooked dope silkspan prototype received five coats dope light sanding between coats dope drying bend land ing gear parts out music wire However dont solder together until stalled Make up bellcrank assembly less difficult might appear Its simply standard assembly addition two aluminum angle brackets glue has cured sufficiently proceed trimming fuselage Drill holes landing gear strut well J-bolts Install landing gear struts binding tightly copper wire before soldering Glue small ply wood bellcrank mounts install bellcrank Add lead-outs theyre hard stall after wings attached Fit stabilizer rudder glue place Take time make sure theyre properly aligned Install eleva tor horn hook up pushrod Test control system smooth operation slot fuselage needs enlarged now Round off fuselage corners lik ing Cut out plywood struts being sure drill holes lead-outs Trim away covering slots top bottom wing bottom top wing Check fit struts slots wings fuselage made notches well parts should fit nicely dont make em fit nicely Mix up batch one-hour epoxy glue bottom wing fuselage Pin wing place epoxy struts Add epoxy tops struts fuselage top wing will mounted Slip top wing position Mea sure gap between wings make sure parallel adjusting neces sary theyre Thats use slower setting epoxy job Once ev erything well place allow assem bly cure Covering finishing Apply few coats dope following light sand ing fuselage tail assembly full-size Laird Solution painted black gold model duplicates scheme wings rudder fin stabilizer elevator gold fuselage landing gear gloss black Just min utes before race started racing num ber 77 quickly painted white models registration letters numbers cut black trim sheet ap plied wings Flying Bolt favorite engine 25- 35 size range Add wheels fin ish off lead-outs Check balance point youre ready race suggest getting field soon can prerace fever has chance sub side crank up engine fly past Laird Solution spunky model Its got lot life youd like try bit inverted racing modifying wing air foil symmetrical section would fairly easy Hmmm me think maybe should try skywriting responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation March 1990 159 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