Xetters t &1 letters will carefully considered general interest used Send Model Aviation 815 15th St NW Washington DC 20006 Remember Aerotrend source fine modeling hardware also offer complete line wood fiber glass field caddies other acces sories Send SASE free catalog todaylDEALERS INVITED ERO TREND PRODUCTS 44W Prospect St. New Haven CT 06515 Tele 203-397-3755 Bakers Wellington delighted thrilled see modeled December issue MA favorite airplanes Vickers Wellington What pity apparently unaware midst hobby industry have former conducteur Wellingtons entertaining line shoots RAF jargon would have formed admirable preface article Eric Startup jovial sales manager Sullivan Products guided geodetic wonder several delivery runs across Ruhr Bearing legend nose Kents Besta reference county birth sideways reference countys beer hop industry would seem trip venerable Wellington barrel fun suspect humor also hides grimmer moments Bomber Commands itinerary ever Erics tale crew night marked progress across enemy territory fertilizing little bits real estate through cockpit window bears much repeating although managed exercise can described cheeky operation major disaster mystery view close proximity propellers cockpit seems after years have last learned true meaning expression Bombers Moon Another Erics Puckish pranks wait until member assembled company safely enthroned upon Elsan named fur manufacturer item chemical furnishing give stick sharp nudge whereupon innocent victim guaranteed some own back Yesas Frank Bakers article implied redoubtable Wellington capable absorbing sorts abuse Certainly Eric can get together Toledo year nearby hostelry few hours immediately trans formed Mess should interested modeler care slide down bar donor can assured being delighted like embarrassedby humorous anecdotes Life Aboard Wimpey dark days WW 2 model pictured article obviously Mark definitely representative typical operational aircraft carried Frazer Nash turrets fore aft having paired 303 Browning machine guns characteristic conical muzzle flash eliminators yellow leading edge cowlings should purists burnt metal since actually Townend Ring exhaust collectors agree Frank geodetic structure generally visible except place builder excellent representation could add lot character model allowing geodetic structure visible dull grayish silver duraluminum show behind long plastic side windows fact provided much material contemporary cartoonists period log shows very young green literally cadet booked 90 minutes silverand-yellow post-war navigational trainer Welling ton can testify flight between spars fin stabilizer geodetic con struction became very visible fabric tended balloon outwardslooking world though aircraft covered delicate quilting fuselage course longitudinal stringers Franks model walk back smallest room house along foot-or-so-wide ply board aided piece rope handrail made easier thought layer fabric coat dope lay between green fields west England may interested embellish ing Frank Bakers design little further enclose clips Wellington Mk 1 1 C three-views indicate features mentioned hope can find space reproduce especially Profile Publications mentioned him now about scarce hens teeth Frankmany thanks few moments nostalgia us ex-RAF colloquially raft types now resident USA congratulations showing once again properly set up twins bad Jim Newman Hobart IN Schweizer TG-3 great interest read article November issue ModelAviation TG-3 Schweizer Trainer reference article about Air Force Museum Dayton OH having restored glider restored students instructors Spartan School Aeronautics Tulsa OK glider last flown 50s destroyed windstorm outside rotting away until donated museum Spartan received glider 1976 consisted twisted mess once fuselage some rotten decayed wood wings tail section Using blueprints students literally build airplane scratch wish picture enclose have associated project some months got away Continued page 128 8 Model Aviation Stainless Steel HARDWARE I OCK THE L FOR GLOW PLUG CONNECTORS US PATCHECK THESE FEATURES 1 Push twist Its lacked u Still $2952 Push twist Its off 3WIII come ff veder heevy favritewgIu vibration 4WIII sot hobby dealer nor evathPe wntv r*ect d4 SOW SI outride U t stat S Pasotow spriag catct 3O inch lead wire MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 314 PomptonPtainsNJ07444 ALL NEW 2~D 40-60 PLANESSCALE DOCUMENTATION PAINT STANDSCALE DRAWINGSPHOTOS BOOKLETS Ultra light durable stands holding fuselage RUSH MODEL PRODUCTSIINTERNATIONAL wing whil painting holding plane up off ginned tuning engine pits / Scale Astro stands also Write callJREPLATECH 1931 3242 West Cactus Road Pbmsix AZ 650290 662 H3-2115 CATALOGS $200 48600 MCKENZIE HWY DEALER INtIUINIES INVITED IVICA OREGON 87429 Read question Getting back tn-motor think have come up problem Scale builders twins have trying cope years problem building wingto-fuselage structure scale will still take high pull-test required area Since pull-test determined entire weight model wing attachment point must take total pull though may have bellcrank wing itself plus fact wing-engine combination may 60-70% total weight model fuselage remaining 30-40% fore 30-40% flight G-load wing-fuselage joint still pull have build fuselage take entire 100% area may earth-shaking problem people just thought has kicking around head long time nothing else should bring out few calculators check thoughts have some thoughts subject being active CL flier Im going button zip lip until see what comes readers about guys Any CL Scale enthusiasts care comment pull-test Ford Trimotor realistically check its structural integrity Mike Gretz Dick Byron reading Until next month think safety dont wash pants gasoline John Preston c/o Model Aviation 815 FW teenth St N W Washington DC 20005 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Neighbors/Kempf Continued page 65 loud expected person make sure invite property owner Hes now confident going wreck land become communi ty nuisance wont have worry about losing permission use property Its always pleasant afternoon everyone results genuine respect activities flying-field neighbors know exactly what noise hear also know members personally assured bunch radicals Most important someday person didnt attend event should complain about club someone can count support person knows us will probably say ought go over watch fly Its interesting theyre nice group people keeps anti-noise petitions circulat ing goes long way toward fending off complaints Well have third open house year probably people attending Wed spring forfifty cases Coke kind results get Letters Editor Continued page 8 before knew shipped Perhaps museum could supply photos Sailplane buffs might interested David R Busby Spartan School Aeronautics Tulsa OK contacted Air Force Museum see might have picture TG-3 restored Spartan buta responsefmm RE Baughman Chief Public Affairs Div says havent yet chance get together outdoor photography after will disassembled taken museum ceiling suspen sion Concerning photos documentation Mr Baughman say checking Research Divison have pictures XTG-3 TG-3 TG-3A have no drawings have structural repair erection ma tenance pilots manual TG-3A further advised pilots manual consists ofl6 pages structural repair manual 25 pages erection maintenance manual 30 pages could copied requesters cost 13 cents per page addressDepartment oftheAirForce Air Force Museum Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Aerobile Plans need set plans published 1970# 1102 Aerobile still available please send L Vance letter came address unable respond hope Mr Vance reads Apparently plan originally published American Modeler went bust 1975 AM plans taken over RC Sportsman after going through two new owners publication latter also ceased have no knowledge availability old plans originally either American Modeler RC Sportsman someone can provide us current information vailability offull-sizeplansfrom magazines 128 Model Aviation please Merlyn Ken Bates received copy Model Aviation mail other day reading articles cover-to-cover always ran through 1980 LSF Regional Tournament coverage really enjoy Gliders Sailpianes although build powered planes once saw picture Ken Bates Merlyn What beautiful model Found January 1981 issue page 23 would like know could get information sleek-looking bird kit form plans just plain scratch-built love silent flight relaxing would like build model Lyle Thompson Tacoma WA Youre luck Lyle already contacted Ken Bates about doing construction article Merlyn Youll find pages days Corben Super Ace building considering building Corben Super Ace VK kit other sources would like advise have think best scale documentation available bird can supply reprints either -in scale three-view complete set plans put out Corben 1934-35 copies available through permission Mr Paul Poberezny president EAA addition above am process indexing model magazines order provide Plans Finding Service modeling fraternity information aspect invite anyone interested write Now am asking little help modeling fraternity especially ancient modelers called letter-to-the editor writer some time ago July 1979 suffered fire house started base ment near rec room drafting equipment Needless say fire broke through partition next drafting board lost considerably drafting equip ment process developing several RC plans well preparing old magazine plans one-sheet reproduction told lost 42 tracings development stage 40-50 finished tracings old plans plus lot reference material Rather listing what am need would appreciate hearing anyone can supply reference material Thirties lost would also like hear anyone has old kits plans would like see made available todays modelers will write can work out details Incidentally have Model Aviation Model Airplane News back 1946 Air Trails back 1949all indexed Others process Richard W Gleason Rt 2 Box 125 Austin MN 55912 Willards Drake II consistently put out superior magazine feature article October 1980 issue Ken Willard Drake II stopped cold could put down drawinglet alone pictures Finally sat down some scratch paper keep roll newsprint ends handyget local newspaper less buck have large enough long enough lengths r R/C213 SPORT CARS L~R/C GOODIES OX 192 0 VAN NUYS CA 91409U I II I I I I -LHTX CHARLIES NEW 1/12 SCALE R/C CARS COME ASSEMBLED READY TO RUN COMPLETE WITH 2-CH TRANSMITTER AND WITH RECEIVER AND SERVOS IN STALLED 27 MHZ ONLY BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED DECALS ARE FURNISHED ALL CARS FEATURE FULLY PROPORTIONAL STEERING WITH AUTOMATIC NEUTRAL PLUS VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. PORSCHE 935 AND BMW-Mi ALSO HAVE OPERATING R/L TURN SIGNALS PLUS STOP LIGHTS LOW POWER TRANSMITTER BELOW 100 MW REQUIRES NO LICENSE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILYIV1S4 CATALOG -50 SHIPPING -$400 USA F RESIDENTS ADD SALES TAXJ Super Drake photo accompanies finished out span of6 ft 5 weighs 7 lb has 13-in wing chord 7 sq ft area finished off three different colors ironon fabrics best results Super May1981 129 about layout want started free hand basic outlines Kens bird ended up very smooth profiles laid out scratch-built Two weeks ago wrote Ken sent him pictures resultas modified call Coverite Basic construction 4.jn balsa longerons glued directly 1/32-in spruce plywood Titebond bulkheads A-in plywood top cabin -in ply epoxied Sig Kwik-Set place As am using K&B 65 10-4 prop also used -in ply epoxy pylon motor mount Tail -in balsa nose hollowed-out balsa block After knocking off prop turned over wheeled taxi runs because ofbeing short-coupled having rather high center-of-gravity modified tricycle gearas shown another picture nose wheel formed out steel wire threaded both ends wheel goes end other end slipped vertical brass tube anchored base block nose lower end through receiver base plywood upper An arm formed square brass piece held above free washer two nuts lock-washersand works off rudder servo gives easy way remove nose-wheel assembly water opera tions tail wheel cut off water rudder direct push-pull wire connection rudder installed R W Harvest Boulder CO Thanks information modfica tion andforthepictures Judging number orders MA has received Drake II plans res going lot ofthem out Fun/Winter Continued page 74 receiver antenna etc John tapes leads fuselage side 9V battery has wing seating tape around dampen vibration tightly rubberbanded place Make test light 6-or 12-volt auto bulb attach ignition system Mark transmitter switch off fire sure everything moves right direction Check balance rocket engine pod fuel tank empty Remove rocket make few test flights proper trim Before flight sure frequency clear have proper color pin Invert model field box make demanding range check John turns off transmitter listens glitches turns transmitter six steps follow 1 Put test light rocket clips 2 throw switch firelight should come 3 flip switch offlight should go off 4 set engine throttle best cranking 5 turn receiver off transmit ter 6 slide rocket engine tube igniter taped input microswitch clips onto igniter must have helper tralned handle model Johns dad helps him radio must kept off helper holds plane left wing upper front fuselageaway rocket just case engine started helper carries plane runway points windit taxied out Check transmitter 5th servo switch off turn transmitter Helper turns receiver gets off runway After usual control-surface check takeoff plane makes high fly-by 250 350 feet Kick rocketit takes 3 4 sec operate After 6- 8-sec boost spent rocket falls away harmlessly Turn extra-function switch offessential rocket falls fire Murdoch emphasizes caution safety procedure must followed faithfully out lined Procedure part preliminary engineering Murdochs have made nu merous rocket-assist flights Although thorough ly thought out proven such project should attempted novices John 23-year-old machinist Delta Airlines dad got him started modeling 13 years ago Cox PT-19 Numerous Guillow stick models umpteen CL jobs followed Without help John dad began RC Falcon 56 managed destroy model John 14 time After building new fuselage went AAMCO A-Ray sport Pattern types RC Sport Scale goal wishes thank dad rest old-timers Us old-timers owe young guys John keeping us intrigued ideas inspiration California has gone bananas over rubber event just-for-the-fun-of-it kind thing called Bostonian Its big Scale Staffel San Diego Flightmasters LA love main purpose construction craft has some semblance full-scalenot appearance structural integrity well Oversimplified rules allow 16-in wing maximum chord 3 inmonoplanes Max prop 6-in diameter ROG must same position model alights after hand-launched glide least 5 ft off floorso flimsy landing gears kaput Max length 14 thrust button extreme opposite point Minimum weight ubber Minimum two wheels least 3/4 diameter Fuselage must contain minimum box 15 x 25 x 3 Minimum sq projected forward visibility same side 14gram weight eliminates ghost ships encour ages detailThe first time tried 21 entries showed up indoor best flight Dick Baxter 64 sec used low-wing poly configuration required box its side giving greater width depth presumably lift advantage set Bill Noonan thinking. number designs lend themselves Bostonian rules Farman see pix Fokker Universal would good Bill has 130 Model Aviation MODEL AND CRAFT SHOW STARRING 50000 MODEL AND CRAFT ITEMS FEATURING RADIO CONTROL PLANE BOAT CAR AND HELICOPTER DEMONSTRATIONS HOUSE MINIATURES MODEL RAILROAD LAYOUTS IN ACTION LECRAFT CERAMICS MACRAME AND OTHER CRAFTS SHOWS MOVIES FREE PRIZES MODEL AND CRAFT SHOW APRIL 25-26 LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA EXHIBIT AND TICKET INFORMATION CALL 714-891-9559 R/C QUADRA PLANS-ENCLOSES ENGINE TipDo ORNI.pd 11028 0oeDItfI @38a,n0 AS6TC Cfrk dANA ft.ST w no1 522504 230 P Mnt4dOtt of. oth. $4000 PP ** SMITHSONIAN ACADEMY ******* 923 LANGLEY DL SILVER EP MD 20901 Fiberglass Materials Ssquareyards51500 choice 3/ 2 4 6 oz cloth 12 Hour Epoxy ResinSI 500 per qt Mold Release$300 l6oz Epoxy Primer fK&BJS3000 pergal Epoxy Paint Thinner K&BJS 1500 per gal California Residents add 6% Sales Tax Check Money Order onlySorry No CODs Bob Smith RIC Aircraft PO Box 33335 Granada Hills CA 91344
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/05
Page Numbers: 8, 128, 129, 130
Xetters t &1 letters will carefully considered general interest used Send Model Aviation 815 15th St NW Washington DC 20006 Remember Aerotrend source fine modeling hardware also offer complete line wood fiber glass field caddies other acces sories Send SASE free catalog todaylDEALERS INVITED ERO TREND PRODUCTS 44W Prospect St. New Haven CT 06515 Tele 203-397-3755 Bakers Wellington delighted thrilled see modeled December issue MA favorite airplanes Vickers Wellington What pity apparently unaware midst hobby industry have former conducteur Wellingtons entertaining line shoots RAF jargon would have formed admirable preface article Eric Startup jovial sales manager Sullivan Products guided geodetic wonder several delivery runs across Ruhr Bearing legend nose Kents Besta reference county birth sideways reference countys beer hop industry would seem trip venerable Wellington barrel fun suspect humor also hides grimmer moments Bomber Commands itinerary ever Erics tale crew night marked progress across enemy territory fertilizing little bits real estate through cockpit window bears much repeating although managed exercise can described cheeky operation major disaster mystery view close proximity propellers cockpit seems after years have last learned true meaning expression Bombers Moon Another Erics Puckish pranks wait until member assembled company safely enthroned upon Elsan named fur manufacturer item chemical furnishing give stick sharp nudge whereupon innocent victim guaranteed some own back Yesas Frank Bakers article implied redoubtable Wellington capable absorbing sorts abuse Certainly Eric can get together Toledo year nearby hostelry few hours immediately trans formed Mess should interested modeler care slide down bar donor can assured being delighted like embarrassedby humorous anecdotes Life Aboard Wimpey dark days WW 2 model pictured article obviously Mark definitely representative typical operational aircraft carried Frazer Nash turrets fore aft having paired 303 Browning machine guns characteristic conical muzzle flash eliminators yellow leading edge cowlings should purists burnt metal since actually Townend Ring exhaust collectors agree Frank geodetic structure generally visible except place builder excellent representation could add lot character model allowing geodetic structure visible dull grayish silver duraluminum show behind long plastic side windows fact provided much material contemporary cartoonists period log shows very young green literally cadet booked 90 minutes silverand-yellow post-war navigational trainer Welling ton can testify flight between spars fin stabilizer geodetic con struction became very visible fabric tended balloon outwardslooking world though aircraft covered delicate quilting fuselage course longitudinal stringers Franks model walk back smallest room house along foot-or-so-wide ply board aided piece rope handrail made easier thought layer fabric coat dope lay between green fields west England may interested embellish ing Frank Bakers design little further enclose clips Wellington Mk 1 1 C three-views indicate features mentioned hope can find space reproduce especially Profile Publications mentioned him now about scarce hens teeth Frankmany thanks few moments nostalgia us ex-RAF colloquially raft types now resident USA congratulations showing once again properly set up twins bad Jim Newman Hobart IN Schweizer TG-3 great interest read article November issue ModelAviation TG-3 Schweizer Trainer reference article about Air Force Museum Dayton OH having restored glider restored students instructors Spartan School Aeronautics Tulsa OK glider last flown 50s destroyed windstorm outside rotting away until donated museum Spartan received glider 1976 consisted twisted mess once fuselage some rotten decayed wood wings tail section Using blueprints students literally build airplane scratch wish picture enclose have associated project some months got away Continued page 128 8 Model Aviation Stainless Steel HARDWARE I OCK THE L FOR GLOW PLUG CONNECTORS US PATCHECK THESE FEATURES 1 Push twist Its lacked u Still $2952 Push twist Its off 3WIII come ff veder heevy favritewgIu vibration 4WIII sot hobby dealer nor evathPe wntv r*ect d4 SOW SI outride U t stat S Pasotow spriag catct 3O inch lead wire MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 314 PomptonPtainsNJ07444 ALL NEW 2~D 40-60 PLANESSCALE DOCUMENTATION PAINT STANDSCALE DRAWINGSPHOTOS BOOKLETS Ultra light durable stands holding fuselage RUSH MODEL PRODUCTSIINTERNATIONAL wing whil painting holding plane up off ginned tuning engine pits / Scale Astro stands also Write callJREPLATECH 1931 3242 West Cactus Road Pbmsix AZ 650290 662 H3-2115 CATALOGS $200 48600 MCKENZIE HWY DEALER INtIUINIES INVITED IVICA OREGON 87429 Read question Getting back tn-motor think have come up problem Scale builders twins have trying cope years problem building wingto-fuselage structure scale will still take high pull-test required area Since pull-test determined entire weight model wing attachment point must take total pull though may have bellcrank wing itself plus fact wing-engine combination may 60-70% total weight model fuselage remaining 30-40% fore 30-40% flight G-load wing-fuselage joint still pull have build fuselage take entire 100% area may earth-shaking problem people just thought has kicking around head long time nothing else should bring out few calculators check thoughts have some thoughts subject being active CL flier Im going button zip lip until see what comes readers about guys Any CL Scale enthusiasts care comment pull-test Ford Trimotor realistically check its structural integrity Mike Gretz Dick Byron reading Until next month think safety dont wash pants gasoline John Preston c/o Model Aviation 815 FW teenth St N W Washington DC 20005 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Neighbors/Kempf Continued page 65 loud expected person make sure invite property owner Hes now confident going wreck land become communi ty nuisance wont have worry about losing permission use property Its always pleasant afternoon everyone results genuine respect activities flying-field neighbors know exactly what noise hear also know members personally assured bunch radicals Most important someday person didnt attend event should complain about club someone can count support person knows us will probably say ought go over watch fly Its interesting theyre nice group people keeps anti-noise petitions circulat ing goes long way toward fending off complaints Well have third open house year probably people attending Wed spring forfifty cases Coke kind results get Letters Editor Continued page 8 before knew shipped Perhaps museum could supply photos Sailplane buffs might interested David R Busby Spartan School Aeronautics Tulsa OK contacted Air Force Museum see might have picture TG-3 restored Spartan buta responsefmm RE Baughman Chief Public Affairs Div says havent yet chance get together outdoor photography after will disassembled taken museum ceiling suspen sion Concerning photos documentation Mr Baughman say checking Research Divison have pictures XTG-3 TG-3 TG-3A have no drawings have structural repair erection ma tenance pilots manual TG-3A further advised pilots manual consists ofl6 pages structural repair manual 25 pages erection maintenance manual 30 pages could copied requesters cost 13 cents per page addressDepartment oftheAirForce Air Force Museum Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Aerobile Plans need set plans published 1970# 1102 Aerobile still available please send L Vance letter came address unable respond hope Mr Vance reads Apparently plan originally published American Modeler went bust 1975 AM plans taken over RC Sportsman after going through two new owners publication latter also ceased have no knowledge availability old plans originally either American Modeler RC Sportsman someone can provide us current information vailability offull-sizeplansfrom magazines 128 Model Aviation please Merlyn Ken Bates received copy Model Aviation mail other day reading articles cover-to-cover always ran through 1980 LSF Regional Tournament coverage really enjoy Gliders Sailpianes although build powered planes once saw picture Ken Bates Merlyn What beautiful model Found January 1981 issue page 23 would like know could get information sleek-looking bird kit form plans just plain scratch-built love silent flight relaxing would like build model Lyle Thompson Tacoma WA Youre luck Lyle already contacted Ken Bates about doing construction article Merlyn Youll find pages days Corben Super Ace building considering building Corben Super Ace VK kit other sources would like advise have think best scale documentation available bird can supply reprints either -in scale three-view complete set plans put out Corben 1934-35 copies available through permission Mr Paul Poberezny president EAA addition above am process indexing model magazines order provide Plans Finding Service modeling fraternity information aspect invite anyone interested write Now am asking little help modeling fraternity especially ancient modelers called letter-to-the editor writer some time ago July 1979 suffered fire house started base ment near rec room drafting equipment Needless say fire broke through partition next drafting board lost considerably drafting equip ment process developing several RC plans well preparing old magazine plans one-sheet reproduction told lost 42 tracings development stage 40-50 finished tracings old plans plus lot reference material Rather listing what am need would appreciate hearing anyone can supply reference material Thirties lost would also like hear anyone has old kits plans would like see made available todays modelers will write can work out details Incidentally have Model Aviation Model Airplane News back 1946 Air Trails back 1949all indexed Others process Richard W Gleason Rt 2 Box 125 Austin MN 55912 Willards Drake II consistently put out superior magazine feature article October 1980 issue Ken Willard Drake II stopped cold could put down drawinglet alone pictures Finally sat down some scratch paper keep roll newsprint ends handyget local newspaper less buck have large enough long enough lengths r R/C213 SPORT CARS L~R/C GOODIES OX 192 0 VAN NUYS CA 91409U I II I I I I -LHTX CHARLIES NEW 1/12 SCALE R/C CARS COME ASSEMBLED READY TO RUN COMPLETE WITH 2-CH TRANSMITTER AND WITH RECEIVER AND SERVOS IN STALLED 27 MHZ ONLY BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED DECALS ARE FURNISHED ALL CARS FEATURE FULLY PROPORTIONAL STEERING WITH AUTOMATIC NEUTRAL PLUS VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. PORSCHE 935 AND BMW-Mi ALSO HAVE OPERATING R/L TURN SIGNALS PLUS STOP LIGHTS LOW POWER TRANSMITTER BELOW 100 MW REQUIRES NO LICENSE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILYIV1S4 CATALOG -50 SHIPPING -$400 USA F RESIDENTS ADD SALES TAXJ Super Drake photo accompanies finished out span of6 ft 5 weighs 7 lb has 13-in wing chord 7 sq ft area finished off three different colors ironon fabrics best results Super May1981 129 about layout want started free hand basic outlines Kens bird ended up very smooth profiles laid out scratch-built Two weeks ago wrote Ken sent him pictures resultas modified call Coverite Basic construction 4.jn balsa longerons glued directly 1/32-in spruce plywood Titebond bulkheads A-in plywood top cabin -in ply epoxied Sig Kwik-Set place As am using K&B 65 10-4 prop also used -in ply epoxy pylon motor mount Tail -in balsa nose hollowed-out balsa block After knocking off prop turned over wheeled taxi runs because ofbeing short-coupled having rather high center-of-gravity modified tricycle gearas shown another picture nose wheel formed out steel wire threaded both ends wheel goes end other end slipped vertical brass tube anchored base block nose lower end through receiver base plywood upper An arm formed square brass piece held above free washer two nuts lock-washersand works off rudder servo gives easy way remove nose-wheel assembly water opera tions tail wheel cut off water rudder direct push-pull wire connection rudder installed R W Harvest Boulder CO Thanks information modfica tion andforthepictures Judging number orders MA has received Drake II plans res going lot ofthem out Fun/Winter Continued page 74 receiver antenna etc John tapes leads fuselage side 9V battery has wing seating tape around dampen vibration tightly rubberbanded place Make test light 6-or 12-volt auto bulb attach ignition system Mark transmitter switch off fire sure everything moves right direction Check balance rocket engine pod fuel tank empty Remove rocket make few test flights proper trim Before flight sure frequency clear have proper color pin Invert model field box make demanding range check John turns off transmitter listens glitches turns transmitter six steps follow 1 Put test light rocket clips 2 throw switch firelight should come 3 flip switch offlight should go off 4 set engine throttle best cranking 5 turn receiver off transmit ter 6 slide rocket engine tube igniter taped input microswitch clips onto igniter must have helper tralned handle model Johns dad helps him radio must kept off helper holds plane left wing upper front fuselageaway rocket just case engine started helper carries plane runway points windit taxied out Check transmitter 5th servo switch off turn transmitter Helper turns receiver gets off runway After usual control-surface check takeoff plane makes high fly-by 250 350 feet Kick rocketit takes 3 4 sec operate After 6- 8-sec boost spent rocket falls away harmlessly Turn extra-function switch offessential rocket falls fire Murdoch emphasizes caution safety procedure must followed faithfully out lined Procedure part preliminary engineering Murdochs have made nu merous rocket-assist flights Although thorough ly thought out proven such project should attempted novices John 23-year-old machinist Delta Airlines dad got him started modeling 13 years ago Cox PT-19 Numerous Guillow stick models umpteen CL jobs followed Without help John dad began RC Falcon 56 managed destroy model John 14 time After building new fuselage went AAMCO A-Ray sport Pattern types RC Sport Scale goal wishes thank dad rest old-timers Us old-timers owe young guys John keeping us intrigued ideas inspiration California has gone bananas over rubber event just-for-the-fun-of-it kind thing called Bostonian Its big Scale Staffel San Diego Flightmasters LA love main purpose construction craft has some semblance full-scalenot appearance structural integrity well Oversimplified rules allow 16-in wing maximum chord 3 inmonoplanes Max prop 6-in diameter ROG must same position model alights after hand-launched glide least 5 ft off floorso flimsy landing gears kaput Max length 14 thrust button extreme opposite point Minimum weight ubber Minimum two wheels least 3/4 diameter Fuselage must contain minimum box 15 x 25 x 3 Minimum sq projected forward visibility same side 14gram weight eliminates ghost ships encour ages detailThe first time tried 21 entries showed up indoor best flight Dick Baxter 64 sec used low-wing poly configuration required box its side giving greater width depth presumably lift advantage set Bill Noonan thinking. number designs lend themselves Bostonian rules Farman see pix Fokker Universal would good Bill has 130 Model Aviation MODEL AND CRAFT SHOW STARRING 50000 MODEL AND CRAFT ITEMS FEATURING RADIO CONTROL PLANE BOAT CAR AND HELICOPTER DEMONSTRATIONS HOUSE MINIATURES MODEL RAILROAD LAYOUTS IN ACTION LECRAFT CERAMICS MACRAME AND OTHER CRAFTS SHOWS MOVIES FREE PRIZES MODEL AND CRAFT SHOW APRIL 25-26 LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA EXHIBIT AND TICKET INFORMATION CALL 714-891-9559 R/C QUADRA PLANS-ENCLOSES ENGINE TipDo ORNI.pd 11028 0oeDItfI @38a,n0 AS6TC Cfrk dANA ft.ST w no1 522504 230 P Mnt4dOtt of. oth. $4000 PP ** SMITHSONIAN ACADEMY ******* 923 LANGLEY DL SILVER EP MD 20901 Fiberglass Materials Ssquareyards51500 choice 3/ 2 4 6 oz cloth 12 Hour Epoxy ResinSI 500 per qt Mold Release$300 l6oz Epoxy Primer fK&BJS3000 pergal Epoxy Paint Thinner K&BJS 1500 per gal California Residents add 6% Sales Tax Check Money Order onlySorry No CODs Bob Smith RIC Aircraft PO Box 33335 Granada Hills CA 91344
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/05
Page Numbers: 8, 128, 129, 130
Xetters t &1 letters will carefully considered general interest used Send Model Aviation 815 15th St NW Washington DC 20006 Remember Aerotrend source fine modeling hardware also offer complete line wood fiber glass field caddies other acces sories Send SASE free catalog todaylDEALERS INVITED ERO TREND PRODUCTS 44W Prospect St. New Haven CT 06515 Tele 203-397-3755 Bakers Wellington delighted thrilled see modeled December issue MA favorite airplanes Vickers Wellington What pity apparently unaware midst hobby industry have former conducteur Wellingtons entertaining line shoots RAF jargon would have formed admirable preface article Eric Startup jovial sales manager Sullivan Products guided geodetic wonder several delivery runs across Ruhr Bearing legend nose Kents Besta reference county birth sideways reference countys beer hop industry would seem trip venerable Wellington barrel fun suspect humor also hides grimmer moments Bomber Commands itinerary ever Erics tale crew night marked progress across enemy territory fertilizing little bits real estate through cockpit window bears much repeating although managed exercise can described cheeky operation major disaster mystery view close proximity propellers cockpit seems after years have last learned true meaning expression Bombers Moon Another Erics Puckish pranks wait until member assembled company safely enthroned upon Elsan named fur manufacturer item chemical furnishing give stick sharp nudge whereupon innocent victim guaranteed some own back Yesas Frank Bakers article implied redoubtable Wellington capable absorbing sorts abuse Certainly Eric can get together Toledo year nearby hostelry few hours immediately trans formed Mess should interested modeler care slide down bar donor can assured being delighted like embarrassedby humorous anecdotes Life Aboard Wimpey dark days WW 2 model pictured article obviously Mark definitely representative typical operational aircraft carried Frazer Nash turrets fore aft having paired 303 Browning machine guns characteristic conical muzzle flash eliminators yellow leading edge cowlings should purists burnt metal since actually Townend Ring exhaust collectors agree Frank geodetic structure generally visible except place builder excellent representation could add lot character model allowing geodetic structure visible dull grayish silver duraluminum show behind long plastic side windows fact provided much material contemporary cartoonists period log shows very young green literally cadet booked 90 minutes silverand-yellow post-war navigational trainer Welling ton can testify flight between spars fin stabilizer geodetic con struction became very visible fabric tended balloon outwardslooking world though aircraft covered delicate quilting fuselage course longitudinal stringers Franks model walk back smallest room house along foot-or-so-wide ply board aided piece rope handrail made easier thought layer fabric coat dope lay between green fields west England may interested embellish ing Frank Bakers design little further enclose clips Wellington Mk 1 1 C three-views indicate features mentioned hope can find space reproduce especially Profile Publications mentioned him now about scarce hens teeth Frankmany thanks few moments nostalgia us ex-RAF colloquially raft types now resident USA congratulations showing once again properly set up twins bad Jim Newman Hobart IN Schweizer TG-3 great interest read article November issue ModelAviation TG-3 Schweizer Trainer reference article about Air Force Museum Dayton OH having restored glider restored students instructors Spartan School Aeronautics Tulsa OK glider last flown 50s destroyed windstorm outside rotting away until donated museum Spartan received glider 1976 consisted twisted mess once fuselage some rotten decayed wood wings tail section Using blueprints students literally build airplane scratch wish picture enclose have associated project some months got away Continued page 128 8 Model Aviation Stainless Steel HARDWARE I OCK THE L FOR GLOW PLUG CONNECTORS US PATCHECK THESE FEATURES 1 Push twist Its lacked u Still $2952 Push twist Its off 3WIII come ff veder heevy favritewgIu vibration 4WIII sot hobby dealer nor evathPe wntv r*ect d4 SOW SI outride U t stat S Pasotow spriag catct 3O inch lead wire MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 314 PomptonPtainsNJ07444 ALL NEW 2~D 40-60 PLANESSCALE DOCUMENTATION PAINT STANDSCALE DRAWINGSPHOTOS BOOKLETS Ultra light durable stands holding fuselage RUSH MODEL PRODUCTSIINTERNATIONAL wing whil painting holding plane up off ginned tuning engine pits / Scale Astro stands also Write callJREPLATECH 1931 3242 West Cactus Road Pbmsix AZ 650290 662 H3-2115 CATALOGS $200 48600 MCKENZIE HWY DEALER INtIUINIES INVITED IVICA OREGON 87429 Read question Getting back tn-motor think have come up problem Scale builders twins have trying cope years problem building wingto-fuselage structure scale will still take high pull-test required area Since pull-test determined entire weight model wing attachment point must take total pull though may have bellcrank wing itself plus fact wing-engine combination may 60-70% total weight model fuselage remaining 30-40% fore 30-40% flight G-load wing-fuselage joint still pull have build fuselage take entire 100% area may earth-shaking problem people just thought has kicking around head long time nothing else should bring out few calculators check thoughts have some thoughts subject being active CL flier Im going button zip lip until see what comes readers about guys Any CL Scale enthusiasts care comment pull-test Ford Trimotor realistically check its structural integrity Mike Gretz Dick Byron reading Until next month think safety dont wash pants gasoline John Preston c/o Model Aviation 815 FW teenth St N W Washington DC 20005 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Neighbors/Kempf Continued page 65 loud expected person make sure invite property owner Hes now confident going wreck land become communi ty nuisance wont have worry about losing permission use property Its always pleasant afternoon everyone results genuine respect activities flying-field neighbors know exactly what noise hear also know members personally assured bunch radicals Most important someday person didnt attend event should complain about club someone can count support person knows us will probably say ought go over watch fly Its interesting theyre nice group people keeps anti-noise petitions circulat ing goes long way toward fending off complaints Well have third open house year probably people attending Wed spring forfifty cases Coke kind results get Letters Editor Continued page 8 before knew shipped Perhaps museum could supply photos Sailplane buffs might interested David R Busby Spartan School Aeronautics Tulsa OK contacted Air Force Museum see might have picture TG-3 restored Spartan buta responsefmm RE Baughman Chief Public Affairs Div says havent yet chance get together outdoor photography after will disassembled taken museum ceiling suspen sion Concerning photos documentation Mr Baughman say checking Research Divison have pictures XTG-3 TG-3 TG-3A have no drawings have structural repair erection ma tenance pilots manual TG-3A further advised pilots manual consists ofl6 pages structural repair manual 25 pages erection maintenance manual 30 pages could copied requesters cost 13 cents per page addressDepartment oftheAirForce Air Force Museum Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Aerobile Plans need set plans published 1970# 1102 Aerobile still available please send L Vance letter came address unable respond hope Mr Vance reads Apparently plan originally published American Modeler went bust 1975 AM plans taken over RC Sportsman after going through two new owners publication latter also ceased have no knowledge availability old plans originally either American Modeler RC Sportsman someone can provide us current information vailability offull-sizeplansfrom magazines 128 Model Aviation please Merlyn Ken Bates received copy Model Aviation mail other day reading articles cover-to-cover always ran through 1980 LSF Regional Tournament coverage really enjoy Gliders Sailpianes although build powered planes once saw picture Ken Bates Merlyn What beautiful model Found January 1981 issue page 23 would like know could get information sleek-looking bird kit form plans just plain scratch-built love silent flight relaxing would like build model Lyle Thompson Tacoma WA Youre luck Lyle already contacted Ken Bates about doing construction article Merlyn Youll find pages days Corben Super Ace building considering building Corben Super Ace VK kit other sources would like advise have think best scale documentation available bird can supply reprints either -in scale three-view complete set plans put out Corben 1934-35 copies available through permission Mr Paul Poberezny president EAA addition above am process indexing model magazines order provide Plans Finding Service modeling fraternity information aspect invite anyone interested write Now am asking little help modeling fraternity especially ancient modelers called letter-to-the editor writer some time ago July 1979 suffered fire house started base ment near rec room drafting equipment Needless say fire broke through partition next drafting board lost considerably drafting equip ment process developing several RC plans well preparing old magazine plans one-sheet reproduction told lost 42 tracings development stage 40-50 finished tracings old plans plus lot reference material Rather listing what am need would appreciate hearing anyone can supply reference material Thirties lost would also like hear anyone has old kits plans would like see made available todays modelers will write can work out details Incidentally have Model Aviation Model Airplane News back 1946 Air Trails back 1949all indexed Others process Richard W Gleason Rt 2 Box 125 Austin MN 55912 Willards Drake II consistently put out superior magazine feature article October 1980 issue Ken Willard Drake II stopped cold could put down drawinglet alone pictures Finally sat down some scratch paper keep roll newsprint ends handyget local newspaper less buck have large enough long enough lengths r R/C213 SPORT CARS L~R/C GOODIES OX 192 0 VAN NUYS CA 91409U I II I I I I -LHTX CHARLIES NEW 1/12 SCALE R/C CARS COME ASSEMBLED READY TO RUN COMPLETE WITH 2-CH TRANSMITTER AND WITH RECEIVER AND SERVOS IN STALLED 27 MHZ ONLY BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED DECALS ARE FURNISHED ALL CARS FEATURE FULLY PROPORTIONAL STEERING WITH AUTOMATIC NEUTRAL PLUS VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. PORSCHE 935 AND BMW-Mi ALSO HAVE OPERATING R/L TURN SIGNALS PLUS STOP LIGHTS LOW POWER TRANSMITTER BELOW 100 MW REQUIRES NO LICENSE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILYIV1S4 CATALOG -50 SHIPPING -$400 USA F RESIDENTS ADD SALES TAXJ Super Drake photo accompanies finished out span of6 ft 5 weighs 7 lb has 13-in wing chord 7 sq ft area finished off three different colors ironon fabrics best results Super May1981 129 about layout want started free hand basic outlines Kens bird ended up very smooth profiles laid out scratch-built Two weeks ago wrote Ken sent him pictures resultas modified call Coverite Basic construction 4.jn balsa longerons glued directly 1/32-in spruce plywood Titebond bulkheads A-in plywood top cabin -in ply epoxied Sig Kwik-Set place As am using K&B 65 10-4 prop also used -in ply epoxy pylon motor mount Tail -in balsa nose hollowed-out balsa block After knocking off prop turned over wheeled taxi runs because ofbeing short-coupled having rather high center-of-gravity modified tricycle gearas shown another picture nose wheel formed out steel wire threaded both ends wheel goes end other end slipped vertical brass tube anchored base block nose lower end through receiver base plywood upper An arm formed square brass piece held above free washer two nuts lock-washersand works off rudder servo gives easy way remove nose-wheel assembly water opera tions tail wheel cut off water rudder direct push-pull wire connection rudder installed R W Harvest Boulder CO Thanks information modfica tion andforthepictures Judging number orders MA has received Drake II plans res going lot ofthem out Fun/Winter Continued page 74 receiver antenna etc John tapes leads fuselage side 9V battery has wing seating tape around dampen vibration tightly rubberbanded place Make test light 6-or 12-volt auto bulb attach ignition system Mark transmitter switch off fire sure everything moves right direction Check balance rocket engine pod fuel tank empty Remove rocket make few test flights proper trim Before flight sure frequency clear have proper color pin Invert model field box make demanding range check John turns off transmitter listens glitches turns transmitter six steps follow 1 Put test light rocket clips 2 throw switch firelight should come 3 flip switch offlight should go off 4 set engine throttle best cranking 5 turn receiver off transmit ter 6 slide rocket engine tube igniter taped input microswitch clips onto igniter must have helper tralned handle model Johns dad helps him radio must kept off helper holds plane left wing upper front fuselageaway rocket just case engine started helper carries plane runway points windit taxied out Check transmitter 5th servo switch off turn transmitter Helper turns receiver gets off runway After usual control-surface check takeoff plane makes high fly-by 250 350 feet Kick rocketit takes 3 4 sec operate After 6- 8-sec boost spent rocket falls away harmlessly Turn extra-function switch offessential rocket falls fire Murdoch emphasizes caution safety procedure must followed faithfully out lined Procedure part preliminary engineering Murdochs have made nu merous rocket-assist flights Although thorough ly thought out proven such project should attempted novices John 23-year-old machinist Delta Airlines dad got him started modeling 13 years ago Cox PT-19 Numerous Guillow stick models umpteen CL jobs followed Without help John dad began RC Falcon 56 managed destroy model John 14 time After building new fuselage went AAMCO A-Ray sport Pattern types RC Sport Scale goal wishes thank dad rest old-timers Us old-timers owe young guys John keeping us intrigued ideas inspiration California has gone bananas over rubber event just-for-the-fun-of-it kind thing called Bostonian Its big Scale Staffel San Diego Flightmasters LA love main purpose construction craft has some semblance full-scalenot appearance structural integrity well Oversimplified rules allow 16-in wing maximum chord 3 inmonoplanes Max prop 6-in diameter ROG must same position model alights after hand-launched glide least 5 ft off floorso flimsy landing gears kaput Max length 14 thrust button extreme opposite point Minimum weight ubber Minimum two wheels least 3/4 diameter Fuselage must contain minimum box 15 x 25 x 3 Minimum sq projected forward visibility same side 14gram weight eliminates ghost ships encour ages detailThe first time tried 21 entries showed up indoor best flight Dick Baxter 64 sec used low-wing poly configuration required box its side giving greater width depth presumably lift advantage set Bill Noonan thinking. number designs lend themselves Bostonian rules Farman see pix Fokker Universal would good Bill has 130 Model Aviation MODEL AND CRAFT SHOW STARRING 50000 MODEL AND CRAFT ITEMS FEATURING RADIO CONTROL PLANE BOAT CAR AND HELICOPTER DEMONSTRATIONS HOUSE MINIATURES MODEL RAILROAD LAYOUTS IN ACTION LECRAFT CERAMICS MACRAME AND OTHER CRAFTS SHOWS MOVIES FREE PRIZES MODEL AND CRAFT SHOW APRIL 25-26 LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA EXHIBIT AND TICKET INFORMATION CALL 714-891-9559 R/C QUADRA PLANS-ENCLOSES ENGINE TipDo ORNI.pd 11028 0oeDItfI @38a,n0 AS6TC Cfrk dANA ft.ST w no1 522504 230 P Mnt4dOtt of. oth. $4000 PP ** SMITHSONIAN ACADEMY ******* 923 LANGLEY DL SILVER EP MD 20901 Fiberglass Materials Ssquareyards51500 choice 3/ 2 4 6 oz cloth 12 Hour Epoxy ResinSI 500 per qt Mold Release$300 l6oz Epoxy Primer fK&BJS3000 pergal Epoxy Paint Thinner K&BJS 1500 per gal California Residents add 6% Sales Tax Check Money Order onlySorry No CODs Bob Smith RIC Aircraft PO Box 33335 Granada Hills CA 91344
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/05
Page Numbers: 8, 128, 129, 130
Xetters t &1 letters will carefully considered general interest used Send Model Aviation 815 15th St NW Washington DC 20006 Remember Aerotrend source fine modeling hardware also offer complete line wood fiber glass field caddies other acces sories Send SASE free catalog todaylDEALERS INVITED ERO TREND PRODUCTS 44W Prospect St. New Haven CT 06515 Tele 203-397-3755 Bakers Wellington delighted thrilled see modeled December issue MA favorite airplanes Vickers Wellington What pity apparently unaware midst hobby industry have former conducteur Wellingtons entertaining line shoots RAF jargon would have formed admirable preface article Eric Startup jovial sales manager Sullivan Products guided geodetic wonder several delivery runs across Ruhr Bearing legend nose Kents Besta reference county birth sideways reference countys beer hop industry would seem trip venerable Wellington barrel fun suspect humor also hides grimmer moments Bomber Commands itinerary ever Erics tale crew night marked progress across enemy territory fertilizing little bits real estate through cockpit window bears much repeating although managed exercise can described cheeky operation major disaster mystery view close proximity propellers cockpit seems after years have last learned true meaning expression Bombers Moon Another Erics Puckish pranks wait until member assembled company safely enthroned upon Elsan named fur manufacturer item chemical furnishing give stick sharp nudge whereupon innocent victim guaranteed some own back Yesas Frank Bakers article implied redoubtable Wellington capable absorbing sorts abuse Certainly Eric can get together Toledo year nearby hostelry few hours immediately trans formed Mess should interested modeler care slide down bar donor can assured being delighted like embarrassedby humorous anecdotes Life Aboard Wimpey dark days WW 2 model pictured article obviously Mark definitely representative typical operational aircraft carried Frazer Nash turrets fore aft having paired 303 Browning machine guns characteristic conical muzzle flash eliminators yellow leading edge cowlings should purists burnt metal since actually Townend Ring exhaust collectors agree Frank geodetic structure generally visible except place builder excellent representation could add lot character model allowing geodetic structure visible dull grayish silver duraluminum show behind long plastic side windows fact provided much material contemporary cartoonists period log shows very young green literally cadet booked 90 minutes silverand-yellow post-war navigational trainer Welling ton can testify flight between spars fin stabilizer geodetic con struction became very visible fabric tended balloon outwardslooking world though aircraft covered delicate quilting fuselage course longitudinal stringers Franks model walk back smallest room house along foot-or-so-wide ply board aided piece rope handrail made easier thought layer fabric coat dope lay between green fields west England may interested embellish ing Frank Bakers design little further enclose clips Wellington Mk 1 1 C three-views indicate features mentioned hope can find space reproduce especially Profile Publications mentioned him now about scarce hens teeth Frankmany thanks few moments nostalgia us ex-RAF colloquially raft types now resident USA congratulations showing once again properly set up twins bad Jim Newman Hobart IN Schweizer TG-3 great interest read article November issue ModelAviation TG-3 Schweizer Trainer reference article about Air Force Museum Dayton OH having restored glider restored students instructors Spartan School Aeronautics Tulsa OK glider last flown 50s destroyed windstorm outside rotting away until donated museum Spartan received glider 1976 consisted twisted mess once fuselage some rotten decayed wood wings tail section Using blueprints students literally build airplane scratch wish picture enclose have associated project some months got away Continued page 128 8 Model Aviation Stainless Steel HARDWARE I OCK THE L FOR GLOW PLUG CONNECTORS US PATCHECK THESE FEATURES 1 Push twist Its lacked u Still $2952 Push twist Its off 3WIII come ff veder heevy favritewgIu vibration 4WIII sot hobby dealer nor evathPe wntv r*ect d4 SOW SI outride U t stat S Pasotow spriag catct 3O inch lead wire MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 314 PomptonPtainsNJ07444 ALL NEW 2~D 40-60 PLANESSCALE DOCUMENTATION PAINT STANDSCALE DRAWINGSPHOTOS BOOKLETS Ultra light durable stands holding fuselage RUSH MODEL PRODUCTSIINTERNATIONAL wing whil painting holding plane up off ginned tuning engine pits / Scale Astro stands also Write callJREPLATECH 1931 3242 West Cactus Road Pbmsix AZ 650290 662 H3-2115 CATALOGS $200 48600 MCKENZIE HWY DEALER INtIUINIES INVITED IVICA OREGON 87429 Read question Getting back tn-motor think have come up problem Scale builders twins have trying cope years problem building wingto-fuselage structure scale will still take high pull-test required area Since pull-test determined entire weight model wing attachment point must take total pull though may have bellcrank wing itself plus fact wing-engine combination may 60-70% total weight model fuselage remaining 30-40% fore 30-40% flight G-load wing-fuselage joint still pull have build fuselage take entire 100% area may earth-shaking problem people just thought has kicking around head long time nothing else should bring out few calculators check thoughts have some thoughts subject being active CL flier Im going button zip lip until see what comes readers about guys Any CL Scale enthusiasts care comment pull-test Ford Trimotor realistically check its structural integrity Mike Gretz Dick Byron reading Until next month think safety dont wash pants gasoline John Preston c/o Model Aviation 815 FW teenth St N W Washington DC 20005 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Neighbors/Kempf Continued page 65 loud expected person make sure invite property owner Hes now confident going wreck land become communi ty nuisance wont have worry about losing permission use property Its always pleasant afternoon everyone results genuine respect activities flying-field neighbors know exactly what noise hear also know members personally assured bunch radicals Most important someday person didnt attend event should complain about club someone can count support person knows us will probably say ought go over watch fly Its interesting theyre nice group people keeps anti-noise petitions circulat ing goes long way toward fending off complaints Well have third open house year probably people attending Wed spring forfifty cases Coke kind results get Letters Editor Continued page 8 before knew shipped Perhaps museum could supply photos Sailplane buffs might interested David R Busby Spartan School Aeronautics Tulsa OK contacted Air Force Museum see might have picture TG-3 restored Spartan buta responsefmm RE Baughman Chief Public Affairs Div says havent yet chance get together outdoor photography after will disassembled taken museum ceiling suspen sion Concerning photos documentation Mr Baughman say checking Research Divison have pictures XTG-3 TG-3 TG-3A have no drawings have structural repair erection ma tenance pilots manual TG-3A further advised pilots manual consists ofl6 pages structural repair manual 25 pages erection maintenance manual 30 pages could copied requesters cost 13 cents per page addressDepartment oftheAirForce Air Force Museum Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 Aerobile Plans need set plans published 1970# 1102 Aerobile still available please send L Vance letter came address unable respond hope Mr Vance reads Apparently plan originally published American Modeler went bust 1975 AM plans taken over RC Sportsman after going through two new owners publication latter also ceased have no knowledge availability old plans originally either American Modeler RC Sportsman someone can provide us current information vailability offull-sizeplansfrom magazines 128 Model Aviation please Merlyn Ken Bates received copy Model Aviation mail other day reading articles cover-to-cover always ran through 1980 LSF Regional Tournament coverage really enjoy Gliders Sailpianes although build powered planes once saw picture Ken Bates Merlyn What beautiful model Found January 1981 issue page 23 would like know could get information sleek-looking bird kit form plans just plain scratch-built love silent flight relaxing would like build model Lyle Thompson Tacoma WA Youre luck Lyle already contacted Ken Bates about doing construction article Merlyn Youll find pages days Corben Super Ace building considering building Corben Super Ace VK kit other sources would like advise have think best scale documentation available bird can supply reprints either -in scale three-view complete set plans put out Corben 1934-35 copies available through permission Mr Paul Poberezny president EAA addition above am process indexing model magazines order provide Plans Finding Service modeling fraternity information aspect invite anyone interested write Now am asking little help modeling fraternity especially ancient modelers called letter-to-the editor writer some time ago July 1979 suffered fire house started base ment near rec room drafting equipment Needless say fire broke through partition next drafting board lost considerably drafting equip ment process developing several RC plans well preparing old magazine plans one-sheet reproduction told lost 42 tracings development stage 40-50 finished tracings old plans plus lot reference material Rather listing what am need would appreciate hearing anyone can supply reference material Thirties lost would also like hear anyone has old kits plans would like see made available todays modelers will write can work out details Incidentally have Model Aviation Model Airplane News back 1946 Air Trails back 1949all indexed Others process Richard W Gleason Rt 2 Box 125 Austin MN 55912 Willards Drake II consistently put out superior magazine feature article October 1980 issue Ken Willard Drake II stopped cold could put down drawinglet alone pictures Finally sat down some scratch paper keep roll newsprint ends handyget local newspaper less buck have large enough long enough lengths r R/C213 SPORT CARS L~R/C GOODIES OX 192 0 VAN NUYS CA 91409U I II I I I I -LHTX CHARLIES NEW 1/12 SCALE R/C CARS COME ASSEMBLED READY TO RUN COMPLETE WITH 2-CH TRANSMITTER AND WITH RECEIVER AND SERVOS IN STALLED 27 MHZ ONLY BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED DECALS ARE FURNISHED ALL CARS FEATURE FULLY PROPORTIONAL STEERING WITH AUTOMATIC NEUTRAL PLUS VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. PORSCHE 935 AND BMW-Mi ALSO HAVE OPERATING R/L TURN SIGNALS PLUS STOP LIGHTS LOW POWER TRANSMITTER BELOW 100 MW REQUIRES NO LICENSE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILYIV1S4 CATALOG -50 SHIPPING -$400 USA F RESIDENTS ADD SALES TAXJ Super Drake photo accompanies finished out span of6 ft 5 weighs 7 lb has 13-in wing chord 7 sq ft area finished off three different colors ironon fabrics best results Super May1981 129 about layout want started free hand basic outlines Kens bird ended up very smooth profiles laid out scratch-built Two weeks ago wrote Ken sent him pictures resultas modified call Coverite Basic construction 4.jn balsa longerons glued directly 1/32-in spruce plywood Titebond bulkheads A-in plywood top cabin -in ply epoxied Sig Kwik-Set place As am using K&B 65 10-4 prop also used -in ply epoxy pylon motor mount Tail -in balsa nose hollowed-out balsa block After knocking off prop turned over wheeled taxi runs because ofbeing short-coupled having rather high center-of-gravity modified tricycle gearas shown another picture nose wheel formed out steel wire threaded both ends wheel goes end other end slipped vertical brass tube anchored base block nose lower end through receiver base plywood upper An arm formed square brass piece held above free washer two nuts lock-washersand works off rudder servo gives easy way remove nose-wheel assembly water opera tions tail wheel cut off water rudder direct push-pull wire connection rudder installed R W Harvest Boulder CO Thanks information modfica tion andforthepictures Judging number orders MA has received Drake II plans res going lot ofthem out Fun/Winter Continued page 74 receiver antenna etc John tapes leads fuselage side 9V battery has wing seating tape around dampen vibration tightly rubberbanded place Make test light 6-or 12-volt auto bulb attach ignition system Mark transmitter switch off fire sure everything moves right direction Check balance rocket engine pod fuel tank empty Remove rocket make few test flights proper trim Before flight sure frequency clear have proper color pin Invert model field box make demanding range check John turns off transmitter listens glitches turns transmitter six steps follow 1 Put test light rocket clips 2 throw switch firelight should come 3 flip switch offlight should go off 4 set engine throttle best cranking 5 turn receiver off transmit ter 6 slide rocket engine tube igniter taped input microswitch clips onto igniter must have helper tralned handle model Johns dad helps him radio must kept off helper holds plane left wing upper front fuselageaway rocket just case engine started helper carries plane runway points windit taxied out Check transmitter 5th servo switch off turn transmitter Helper turns receiver gets off runway After usual control-surface check takeoff plane makes high fly-by 250 350 feet Kick rocketit takes 3 4 sec operate After 6- 8-sec boost spent rocket falls away harmlessly Turn extra-function switch offessential rocket falls fire Murdoch emphasizes caution safety procedure must followed faithfully out lined Procedure part preliminary engineering Murdochs have made nu merous rocket-assist flights Although thorough ly thought out proven such project should attempted novices John 23-year-old machinist Delta Airlines dad got him started modeling 13 years ago Cox PT-19 Numerous Guillow stick models umpteen CL jobs followed Without help John dad began RC Falcon 56 managed destroy model John 14 time After building new fuselage went AAMCO A-Ray sport Pattern types RC Sport Scale goal wishes thank dad rest old-timers Us old-timers owe young guys John keeping us intrigued ideas inspiration California has gone bananas over rubber event just-for-the-fun-of-it kind thing called Bostonian Its big Scale Staffel San Diego Flightmasters LA love main purpose construction craft has some semblance full-scalenot appearance structural integrity well Oversimplified rules allow 16-in wing maximum chord 3 inmonoplanes Max prop 6-in diameter ROG must same position model alights after hand-launched glide least 5 ft off floorso flimsy landing gears kaput Max length 14 thrust button extreme opposite point Minimum weight ubber Minimum two wheels least 3/4 diameter Fuselage must contain minimum box 15 x 25 x 3 Minimum sq projected forward visibility same side 14gram weight eliminates ghost ships encour ages detailThe first time tried 21 entries showed up indoor best flight Dick Baxter 64 sec used low-wing poly configuration required box its side giving greater width depth presumably lift advantage set Bill Noonan thinking. number designs lend themselves Bostonian rules Farman see pix Fokker Universal would good Bill has 130 Model Aviation MODEL AND CRAFT SHOW STARRING 50000 MODEL AND CRAFT ITEMS FEATURING RADIO CONTROL PLANE BOAT CAR AND HELICOPTER DEMONSTRATIONS HOUSE MINIATURES MODEL RAILROAD LAYOUTS IN ACTION LECRAFT CERAMICS MACRAME AND OTHER CRAFTS SHOWS MOVIES FREE PRIZES MODEL AND CRAFT SHOW APRIL 25-26 LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA EXHIBIT AND TICKET INFORMATION CALL 714-891-9559 R/C QUADRA PLANS-ENCLOSES ENGINE TipDo ORNI.pd 11028 0oeDItfI @38a,n0 AS6TC Cfrk dANA ft.ST w no1 522504 230 P Mnt4dOtt of. oth. $4000 PP ** SMITHSONIAN ACADEMY ******* 923 LANGLEY DL SILVER EP MD 20901 Fiberglass Materials Ssquareyards51500 choice 3/ 2 4 6 oz cloth 12 Hour Epoxy ResinSI 500 per qt Mold Release$300 l6oz Epoxy Primer fK&BJS3000 pergal Epoxy Paint Thinner K&BJS 1500 per gal California Residents add 6% Sales Tax Check Money Order onlySorry No CODs Bob Smith RIC Aircraft PO Box 33335 Granada Hills CA 91344