IF YOU DONT know story Mel Anderson dont know about man designed built first crankshaft rotory valve model power plant made first needle valve model engine built flew first twinengine model born 1902 Minneapolis family moved California 1908 first job Los Angeles jewelry store exposed him metal crafts set stage biggest accomplishments job learned run lathe make castings lap hone parts no model kits days Mels first scratch-built models rubber-powered made bamboo wire silk 1919 no longer satisfied around early days gas model ing probably owned engine designed man Forthose dont know about him read important stepping stone today U Bill Simpson rubber power source made twocylinder compressed-air motor out brass fishing-rod ferrules motor first used crankshaft rotory valve something would carry over other projects motor required large air tank whole thing quite heavy model flew Besides interest modeling Mel like others day involved hopping up racing Model T cars motorcycles Careful scrutiny revealed him piston Indian motorcycle fit cylinder tighter top dead center bottom trok increased heat top caused expansion cylinder made piston/cylin der fit uniformly throughout stroke 1932 Mel started work first gas model engine crankshaft rotory valve worked well compressed-air motor tried gas engine made own patterns core boxes castings lapped piston cylinder learned Welks jewelry store made fit tighter top dead center learned Indian motorcycle engine 7A-in bore stroke 60 Model Aviation Anderson Above i ne auinorwiin Mel Anderson i9i displacement 525 Cu fl updraft intake first true needle valve Made aluminum cast iron sleeve used miniature spark plug AC built use advertising campaign result Mels talents observations ran perfectly following year saw completion Mels second engine also made aluminum featured cast iron lapped piston sleeve cylinder case piece something unheard days displacement 363 cu slightly downsized its predecessorbut ran better Concurrently Mels friend neighbor Bill Atwood making own model engines Bills flying sessions Major Corliss C Moseley WW fighter pilot co-founder Western Air Ex press now Western Airlines asked Bill go work him manufacture model engines month later Bill asked Mel join him Moseleys Grand Central facilities Mels starting salary $20 week plus l5 per engine month after Mel started another local modeler also making own enginesIra Hassadwas hired couldnt known quite team assembled three would later make name himself modeling circles Moseleys Grand Central plant West Coast overhaul facility Wright Cyclone engines Major Moseley himself suggested name Baby Cyclone new engine first Baby Cykes called went sale December 1935 made pot metal equipped fixed ignition points first production engine have crankshaft rotary valve Seven different models 363 cu displacement com prised production run lasted through 1938 told 15000 Baby Cykes sold 1936 gas powered model boat racing became popular among modelers LA area Pops Willow Lake Big Tujunga Canyon became local hot spot Mel put together boat engine what known Class B engine aluminum aluminum piston conrod machined piece Chevrolet drive shaft Three ball bearings supported crankshaft used standard auto breaker points water cooled two carbu retors both front rear downdraft spark plug Packard coil hand wound Model T coil Class B racing boats ran tether timed 16 laps exactly mile Mels engine ran straight gas lubricate engine castor oil fed crankcase tank pressurized balloon asked didnt mix oil gas like everyone else Mels standard answer Because ran faster Boat made 1936 Front rear rotary valves oil injected pressure bal loon Completely dominated its category straight gas brute force Mels engine too much boat tendency flip over onto its back during launch Mel took timer Kodak camera attached front carb engine started back carb second lap timer would open front carb thing would take off like afterburners lit boat won contest entered Soon Mels timed Continued page 156 October 1986 61 two-cyIinor uurtpresed-air motor Mel made 1919 believed worlds first model motortouseacrankshaftrotaryvalve Mel last model ever built Perhaps best way rememberthis pioneer geared Baby Cyke went production 1939 Itwasthe first geared model engine Mels first gas model engine made 1932 First engine crankshaft rotory valve ~iu .an y re powerful engine made 1933 one-piece cylinder/case 3 4 28 3 3* 4 5 6 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 6 6* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 7 8W 6EW 4 6 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 6EW 6 7 4W 5 5W 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 78 10*6 6* 7 NEW 126 6* 7 7* 8 13677*8 14677*8 1567 16678 PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $459 $659 $949 $239 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 PYLON RACING 7SN 5*N 8&3/86&3/4 7 7* 8 NEW 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 $279 $299 $289 $289 W Wide blade EW Extra wide N Narrow OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBOY SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO R/C FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S K & B CUSTOMIZED ENGINES FOR FF OR OLD TIMER ALSO COMPLETE LINE OF U/C & R/C RACING PARTS about clubs put races people very dedicated modeling com munity racers owe big vote thanks would have races Again people sit watch comers flagmen timers great big Thanks Well thats month See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 Structures/Myers Continued page 58 grain will about 2800 psi failure Figure 6 shows average data range balsa wood densities Fig 7 presents data species test data may may coincide material have way using careful use numbers makes some difference wood cut use Figure 8 shows various stresses may found typical wing joint Next time well break some wood such ajoint Remember no such thing average piece wood George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY11801 Mel Anderson/Simpson Continued page 61 mile faster world record held England officials meet signed notarized statement giving official time claiming title British commission wrote back said Mel would bring boat England let time would give him official record Otherwise forget middle Depression out question 1939 both Bill Atwood Ira Hassad left Grand Central manufacture engines own Major Moseley came Mel said time design completely new engine After 12 proto types engine finally ready major thought name Super Cyclone would appropriate engines Tuner Save old I~giuOS f06Uc1 0 petSl~4G 9r .. spa PIU5to Over 600 items Send $200 current catalog made both 647 603 cu sizes arrived market early 1940 end year records 60-class engines held Super Cyclone 50000 sold first year World War II began model engine production ceased Mel got manufacturing job war effort war ended Mel told major would like go business himself ideas still better engine Moseley tried talk him staying making engine him Mel declined saying wanted own boss Two years designing setting up production resulted Ander son Spitfire Called engine reviewer Peter Chin Rolls-Royce spark ignition era engine also well ahead its time marvelous piece craftsmanship expensive make timer alone twice parts others engine priced twice cost other 60s market same time smaller displacement engines began gain popularity Anderson Spitfire financial success company soon trouble 1949 two men local news paper walked Mels shop wanted know engine could made inex pensively enough could given away new subscription promotion gimmick glow plug just arriving scene timer coil condenser batteries no longer re quired Mel believed could done set work 045 engine called Baby Spitfire Just development tooling completed paper changed its plans cancelled order Mel decided go ahead production sell through jobbers Mel using glow plug made K&B engines day called John Brodbeck K&B order 10000 plugs What guys doing down asked John ordered 17000 plugs last week Mel realized made mistake cat out bag number engines selling Mel decided begin making own plugs 156 Model Aviation OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 12000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES PITCH BALSARI TE R/C WONDER JUICE Balsarite makes covering stick better also moisture-proofs wood adds little extra structural strength plus W prevents fuelcreep under seams LI fuelproofs engine compartments bALeLI attaches raw dacron k paper tissue CVERITE 420 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 11 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 DECIBAN SOUND LEVEL 95 5* 6NEW$209 10*6 6* 7NEW$239 11*7*8NEW$269 12 7* 8 NEW $299 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 8305 162 fSORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INOUIRIES INVITED ALL PRICES POSTPAID MINIMUM ORDER $1000 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS CALIF RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX too late 1950 K&B market own 049 Over half-amillion Baby Spitfires sold 1950 Mel next design 045 integral tank called Spitzy followed Royal Spitfire Royal Baby Spitfire 1953 market saturated engines Mel Anderson Manu facturing developing internal problems Thirty thousand dollars large sum days spent fuel facility never turned profit matter time before doors closed assets auctioned Mel went work Henry Engineering designed 100 series Veco 19 29 35 eventually falling out Gil Henry owner business quit work tool engineer firm made gyro components aerospace stayed until retirement 1970 1981 Mel Anderson bestowed modelings highest honor inducted Model Aviation Hall Fame Modeling experienced great loss though recent death Mel An derson June 9 1986 work did much make possible reliable powerful model engines now take granted will miss him big difference between collecting individual books have done cost about 5180 new single volume can obtained sale about $50 havent collected individual books new single volume will great addition aeronautical library savings some $1 30 Something new During past month mailbox contained sample new lubricant might just thing can use balky snap connectors ball joints control rods wheel bearings just about other linkage models lubricant suspended medium penetrates minute openings evaporates readily leaving very fine lubricating coating surface applied product called Slip-It works equally well plastics metals composite materials time read Slip-It should available local hobby shop write Micro Research Inc PO Box 2777 Dan bury CT 06813 information availability Aviation nostalgia Are looking infor mation classic rare aircraft yesteryear suggest drop line Little Hangar run Jack Little 1414 Brewster Ave Redwood City CA 94062 Jack former producer Littlecraft aircraft engine profiles has after several years rest relaxation again put together catalog listing three-views vintage alrcraft engine draw ings Jack also has avallable set 24 profession ally-drawn black-and-white pencil sketches published during WW II Fuller Paint Co drawings feature combat planes such Spitfire Hurricane Vanguard 11 x 8-inches size suitable framing complete listing information avail able Little Hangar write Jack Little address given earlier Please send correspondenceand espe ciallypliotosrelatingto CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 63 Out some point development Usual ly encounter obstacle unable overcome help too often help simply isnt made available enlightening discovery made seminar came flying airplanes of advanced fliers Without excep tion pilots doing pretty fair job flying ships obvious flaws patterns would have easy criticize Hey dummy thats wrong Dont no aint simple fact pilots capa ble flying much better current ly doingbut equipment holding back So often hear pilot say self-deprecat ingly airplane great Only problem nut holding handle something sim ilar Because ship turns instantly believe trimmed though cant break 450 points think since has trick stuff stars using must great therefore accept average performance October 1986 157 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 62 responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/10
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 156, 157
IF YOU DONT know story Mel Anderson dont know about man designed built first crankshaft rotory valve model power plant made first needle valve model engine built flew first twinengine model born 1902 Minneapolis family moved California 1908 first job Los Angeles jewelry store exposed him metal crafts set stage biggest accomplishments job learned run lathe make castings lap hone parts no model kits days Mels first scratch-built models rubber-powered made bamboo wire silk 1919 no longer satisfied around early days gas model ing probably owned engine designed man Forthose dont know about him read important stepping stone today U Bill Simpson rubber power source made twocylinder compressed-air motor out brass fishing-rod ferrules motor first used crankshaft rotory valve something would carry over other projects motor required large air tank whole thing quite heavy model flew Besides interest modeling Mel like others day involved hopping up racing Model T cars motorcycles Careful scrutiny revealed him piston Indian motorcycle fit cylinder tighter top dead center bottom trok increased heat top caused expansion cylinder made piston/cylin der fit uniformly throughout stroke 1932 Mel started work first gas model engine crankshaft rotory valve worked well compressed-air motor tried gas engine made own patterns core boxes castings lapped piston cylinder learned Welks jewelry store made fit tighter top dead center learned Indian motorcycle engine 7A-in bore stroke 60 Model Aviation Anderson Above i ne auinorwiin Mel Anderson i9i displacement 525 Cu fl updraft intake first true needle valve Made aluminum cast iron sleeve used miniature spark plug AC built use advertising campaign result Mels talents observations ran perfectly following year saw completion Mels second engine also made aluminum featured cast iron lapped piston sleeve cylinder case piece something unheard days displacement 363 cu slightly downsized its predecessorbut ran better Concurrently Mels friend neighbor Bill Atwood making own model engines Bills flying sessions Major Corliss C Moseley WW fighter pilot co-founder Western Air Ex press now Western Airlines asked Bill go work him manufacture model engines month later Bill asked Mel join him Moseleys Grand Central facilities Mels starting salary $20 week plus l5 per engine month after Mel started another local modeler also making own enginesIra Hassadwas hired couldnt known quite team assembled three would later make name himself modeling circles Moseleys Grand Central plant West Coast overhaul facility Wright Cyclone engines Major Moseley himself suggested name Baby Cyclone new engine first Baby Cykes called went sale December 1935 made pot metal equipped fixed ignition points first production engine have crankshaft rotary valve Seven different models 363 cu displacement com prised production run lasted through 1938 told 15000 Baby Cykes sold 1936 gas powered model boat racing became popular among modelers LA area Pops Willow Lake Big Tujunga Canyon became local hot spot Mel put together boat engine what known Class B engine aluminum aluminum piston conrod machined piece Chevrolet drive shaft Three ball bearings supported crankshaft used standard auto breaker points water cooled two carbu retors both front rear downdraft spark plug Packard coil hand wound Model T coil Class B racing boats ran tether timed 16 laps exactly mile Mels engine ran straight gas lubricate engine castor oil fed crankcase tank pressurized balloon asked didnt mix oil gas like everyone else Mels standard answer Because ran faster Boat made 1936 Front rear rotary valves oil injected pressure bal loon Completely dominated its category straight gas brute force Mels engine too much boat tendency flip over onto its back during launch Mel took timer Kodak camera attached front carb engine started back carb second lap timer would open front carb thing would take off like afterburners lit boat won contest entered Soon Mels timed Continued page 156 October 1986 61 two-cyIinor uurtpresed-air motor Mel made 1919 believed worlds first model motortouseacrankshaftrotaryvalve Mel last model ever built Perhaps best way rememberthis pioneer geared Baby Cyke went production 1939 Itwasthe first geared model engine Mels first gas model engine made 1932 First engine crankshaft rotory valve ~iu .an y re powerful engine made 1933 one-piece cylinder/case 3 4 28 3 3* 4 5 6 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 6 6* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 7 8W 6EW 4 6 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 6EW 6 7 4W 5 5W 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 78 10*6 6* 7 NEW 126 6* 7 7* 8 13677*8 14677*8 1567 16678 PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $459 $659 $949 $239 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 PYLON RACING 7SN 5*N 8&3/86&3/4 7 7* 8 NEW 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 $279 $299 $289 $289 W Wide blade EW Extra wide N Narrow OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBOY SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO R/C FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S K & B CUSTOMIZED ENGINES FOR FF OR OLD TIMER ALSO COMPLETE LINE OF U/C & R/C RACING PARTS about clubs put races people very dedicated modeling com munity racers owe big vote thanks would have races Again people sit watch comers flagmen timers great big Thanks Well thats month See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 Structures/Myers Continued page 58 grain will about 2800 psi failure Figure 6 shows average data range balsa wood densities Fig 7 presents data species test data may may coincide material have way using careful use numbers makes some difference wood cut use Figure 8 shows various stresses may found typical wing joint Next time well break some wood such ajoint Remember no such thing average piece wood George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY11801 Mel Anderson/Simpson Continued page 61 mile faster world record held England officials meet signed notarized statement giving official time claiming title British commission wrote back said Mel would bring boat England let time would give him official record Otherwise forget middle Depression out question 1939 both Bill Atwood Ira Hassad left Grand Central manufacture engines own Major Moseley came Mel said time design completely new engine After 12 proto types engine finally ready major thought name Super Cyclone would appropriate engines Tuner Save old I~giuOS f06Uc1 0 petSl~4G 9r .. spa PIU5to Over 600 items Send $200 current catalog made both 647 603 cu sizes arrived market early 1940 end year records 60-class engines held Super Cyclone 50000 sold first year World War II began model engine production ceased Mel got manufacturing job war effort war ended Mel told major would like go business himself ideas still better engine Moseley tried talk him staying making engine him Mel declined saying wanted own boss Two years designing setting up production resulted Ander son Spitfire Called engine reviewer Peter Chin Rolls-Royce spark ignition era engine also well ahead its time marvelous piece craftsmanship expensive make timer alone twice parts others engine priced twice cost other 60s market same time smaller displacement engines began gain popularity Anderson Spitfire financial success company soon trouble 1949 two men local news paper walked Mels shop wanted know engine could made inex pensively enough could given away new subscription promotion gimmick glow plug just arriving scene timer coil condenser batteries no longer re quired Mel believed could done set work 045 engine called Baby Spitfire Just development tooling completed paper changed its plans cancelled order Mel decided go ahead production sell through jobbers Mel using glow plug made K&B engines day called John Brodbeck K&B order 10000 plugs What guys doing down asked John ordered 17000 plugs last week Mel realized made mistake cat out bag number engines selling Mel decided begin making own plugs 156 Model Aviation OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 12000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES PITCH BALSARI TE R/C WONDER JUICE Balsarite makes covering stick better also moisture-proofs wood adds little extra structural strength plus W prevents fuelcreep under seams LI fuelproofs engine compartments bALeLI attaches raw dacron k paper tissue CVERITE 420 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 11 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 DECIBAN SOUND LEVEL 95 5* 6NEW$209 10*6 6* 7NEW$239 11*7*8NEW$269 12 7* 8 NEW $299 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 8305 162 fSORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INOUIRIES INVITED ALL PRICES POSTPAID MINIMUM ORDER $1000 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS CALIF RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX too late 1950 K&B market own 049 Over half-amillion Baby Spitfires sold 1950 Mel next design 045 integral tank called Spitzy followed Royal Spitfire Royal Baby Spitfire 1953 market saturated engines Mel Anderson Manu facturing developing internal problems Thirty thousand dollars large sum days spent fuel facility never turned profit matter time before doors closed assets auctioned Mel went work Henry Engineering designed 100 series Veco 19 29 35 eventually falling out Gil Henry owner business quit work tool engineer firm made gyro components aerospace stayed until retirement 1970 1981 Mel Anderson bestowed modelings highest honor inducted Model Aviation Hall Fame Modeling experienced great loss though recent death Mel An derson June 9 1986 work did much make possible reliable powerful model engines now take granted will miss him big difference between collecting individual books have done cost about 5180 new single volume can obtained sale about $50 havent collected individual books new single volume will great addition aeronautical library savings some $1 30 Something new During past month mailbox contained sample new lubricant might just thing can use balky snap connectors ball joints control rods wheel bearings just about other linkage models lubricant suspended medium penetrates minute openings evaporates readily leaving very fine lubricating coating surface applied product called Slip-It works equally well plastics metals composite materials time read Slip-It should available local hobby shop write Micro Research Inc PO Box 2777 Dan bury CT 06813 information availability Aviation nostalgia Are looking infor mation classic rare aircraft yesteryear suggest drop line Little Hangar run Jack Little 1414 Brewster Ave Redwood City CA 94062 Jack former producer Littlecraft aircraft engine profiles has after several years rest relaxation again put together catalog listing three-views vintage alrcraft engine draw ings Jack also has avallable set 24 profession ally-drawn black-and-white pencil sketches published during WW II Fuller Paint Co drawings feature combat planes such Spitfire Hurricane Vanguard 11 x 8-inches size suitable framing complete listing information avail able Little Hangar write Jack Little address given earlier Please send correspondenceand espe ciallypliotosrelatingto CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 63 Out some point development Usual ly encounter obstacle unable overcome help too often help simply isnt made available enlightening discovery made seminar came flying airplanes of advanced fliers Without excep tion pilots doing pretty fair job flying ships obvious flaws patterns would have easy criticize Hey dummy thats wrong Dont no aint simple fact pilots capa ble flying much better current ly doingbut equipment holding back So often hear pilot say self-deprecat ingly airplane great Only problem nut holding handle something sim ilar Because ship turns instantly believe trimmed though cant break 450 points think since has trick stuff stars using must great therefore accept average performance October 1986 157 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 62 responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/10
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 156, 157
IF YOU DONT know story Mel Anderson dont know about man designed built first crankshaft rotory valve model power plant made first needle valve model engine built flew first twinengine model born 1902 Minneapolis family moved California 1908 first job Los Angeles jewelry store exposed him metal crafts set stage biggest accomplishments job learned run lathe make castings lap hone parts no model kits days Mels first scratch-built models rubber-powered made bamboo wire silk 1919 no longer satisfied around early days gas model ing probably owned engine designed man Forthose dont know about him read important stepping stone today U Bill Simpson rubber power source made twocylinder compressed-air motor out brass fishing-rod ferrules motor first used crankshaft rotory valve something would carry over other projects motor required large air tank whole thing quite heavy model flew Besides interest modeling Mel like others day involved hopping up racing Model T cars motorcycles Careful scrutiny revealed him piston Indian motorcycle fit cylinder tighter top dead center bottom trok increased heat top caused expansion cylinder made piston/cylin der fit uniformly throughout stroke 1932 Mel started work first gas model engine crankshaft rotory valve worked well compressed-air motor tried gas engine made own patterns core boxes castings lapped piston cylinder learned Welks jewelry store made fit tighter top dead center learned Indian motorcycle engine 7A-in bore stroke 60 Model Aviation Anderson Above i ne auinorwiin Mel Anderson i9i displacement 525 Cu fl updraft intake first true needle valve Made aluminum cast iron sleeve used miniature spark plug AC built use advertising campaign result Mels talents observations ran perfectly following year saw completion Mels second engine also made aluminum featured cast iron lapped piston sleeve cylinder case piece something unheard days displacement 363 cu slightly downsized its predecessorbut ran better Concurrently Mels friend neighbor Bill Atwood making own model engines Bills flying sessions Major Corliss C Moseley WW fighter pilot co-founder Western Air Ex press now Western Airlines asked Bill go work him manufacture model engines month later Bill asked Mel join him Moseleys Grand Central facilities Mels starting salary $20 week plus l5 per engine month after Mel started another local modeler also making own enginesIra Hassadwas hired couldnt known quite team assembled three would later make name himself modeling circles Moseleys Grand Central plant West Coast overhaul facility Wright Cyclone engines Major Moseley himself suggested name Baby Cyclone new engine first Baby Cykes called went sale December 1935 made pot metal equipped fixed ignition points first production engine have crankshaft rotary valve Seven different models 363 cu displacement com prised production run lasted through 1938 told 15000 Baby Cykes sold 1936 gas powered model boat racing became popular among modelers LA area Pops Willow Lake Big Tujunga Canyon became local hot spot Mel put together boat engine what known Class B engine aluminum aluminum piston conrod machined piece Chevrolet drive shaft Three ball bearings supported crankshaft used standard auto breaker points water cooled two carbu retors both front rear downdraft spark plug Packard coil hand wound Model T coil Class B racing boats ran tether timed 16 laps exactly mile Mels engine ran straight gas lubricate engine castor oil fed crankcase tank pressurized balloon asked didnt mix oil gas like everyone else Mels standard answer Because ran faster Boat made 1936 Front rear rotary valves oil injected pressure bal loon Completely dominated its category straight gas brute force Mels engine too much boat tendency flip over onto its back during launch Mel took timer Kodak camera attached front carb engine started back carb second lap timer would open front carb thing would take off like afterburners lit boat won contest entered Soon Mels timed Continued page 156 October 1986 61 two-cyIinor uurtpresed-air motor Mel made 1919 believed worlds first model motortouseacrankshaftrotaryvalve Mel last model ever built Perhaps best way rememberthis pioneer geared Baby Cyke went production 1939 Itwasthe first geared model engine Mels first gas model engine made 1932 First engine crankshaft rotory valve ~iu .an y re powerful engine made 1933 one-piece cylinder/case 3 4 28 3 3* 4 5 6 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 6 6* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 7 8W 6EW 4 6 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 6EW 6 7 4W 5 5W 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 78 10*6 6* 7 NEW 126 6* 7 7* 8 13677*8 14677*8 1567 16678 PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $459 $659 $949 $239 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 PYLON RACING 7SN 5*N 8&3/86&3/4 7 7* 8 NEW 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 $279 $299 $289 $289 W Wide blade EW Extra wide N Narrow OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBOY SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO R/C FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S K & B CUSTOMIZED ENGINES FOR FF OR OLD TIMER ALSO COMPLETE LINE OF U/C & R/C RACING PARTS about clubs put races people very dedicated modeling com munity racers owe big vote thanks would have races Again people sit watch comers flagmen timers great big Thanks Well thats month See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 Structures/Myers Continued page 58 grain will about 2800 psi failure Figure 6 shows average data range balsa wood densities Fig 7 presents data species test data may may coincide material have way using careful use numbers makes some difference wood cut use Figure 8 shows various stresses may found typical wing joint Next time well break some wood such ajoint Remember no such thing average piece wood George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY11801 Mel Anderson/Simpson Continued page 61 mile faster world record held England officials meet signed notarized statement giving official time claiming title British commission wrote back said Mel would bring boat England let time would give him official record Otherwise forget middle Depression out question 1939 both Bill Atwood Ira Hassad left Grand Central manufacture engines own Major Moseley came Mel said time design completely new engine After 12 proto types engine finally ready major thought name Super Cyclone would appropriate engines Tuner Save old I~giuOS f06Uc1 0 petSl~4G 9r .. spa PIU5to Over 600 items Send $200 current catalog made both 647 603 cu sizes arrived market early 1940 end year records 60-class engines held Super Cyclone 50000 sold first year World War II began model engine production ceased Mel got manufacturing job war effort war ended Mel told major would like go business himself ideas still better engine Moseley tried talk him staying making engine him Mel declined saying wanted own boss Two years designing setting up production resulted Ander son Spitfire Called engine reviewer Peter Chin Rolls-Royce spark ignition era engine also well ahead its time marvelous piece craftsmanship expensive make timer alone twice parts others engine priced twice cost other 60s market same time smaller displacement engines began gain popularity Anderson Spitfire financial success company soon trouble 1949 two men local news paper walked Mels shop wanted know engine could made inex pensively enough could given away new subscription promotion gimmick glow plug just arriving scene timer coil condenser batteries no longer re quired Mel believed could done set work 045 engine called Baby Spitfire Just development tooling completed paper changed its plans cancelled order Mel decided go ahead production sell through jobbers Mel using glow plug made K&B engines day called John Brodbeck K&B order 10000 plugs What guys doing down asked John ordered 17000 plugs last week Mel realized made mistake cat out bag number engines selling Mel decided begin making own plugs 156 Model Aviation OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 12000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES PITCH BALSARI TE R/C WONDER JUICE Balsarite makes covering stick better also moisture-proofs wood adds little extra structural strength plus W prevents fuelcreep under seams LI fuelproofs engine compartments bALeLI attaches raw dacron k paper tissue CVERITE 420 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 11 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 DECIBAN SOUND LEVEL 95 5* 6NEW$209 10*6 6* 7NEW$239 11*7*8NEW$269 12 7* 8 NEW $299 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 8305 162 fSORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INOUIRIES INVITED ALL PRICES POSTPAID MINIMUM ORDER $1000 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS CALIF RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX too late 1950 K&B market own 049 Over half-amillion Baby Spitfires sold 1950 Mel next design 045 integral tank called Spitzy followed Royal Spitfire Royal Baby Spitfire 1953 market saturated engines Mel Anderson Manu facturing developing internal problems Thirty thousand dollars large sum days spent fuel facility never turned profit matter time before doors closed assets auctioned Mel went work Henry Engineering designed 100 series Veco 19 29 35 eventually falling out Gil Henry owner business quit work tool engineer firm made gyro components aerospace stayed until retirement 1970 1981 Mel Anderson bestowed modelings highest honor inducted Model Aviation Hall Fame Modeling experienced great loss though recent death Mel An derson June 9 1986 work did much make possible reliable powerful model engines now take granted will miss him big difference between collecting individual books have done cost about 5180 new single volume can obtained sale about $50 havent collected individual books new single volume will great addition aeronautical library savings some $1 30 Something new During past month mailbox contained sample new lubricant might just thing can use balky snap connectors ball joints control rods wheel bearings just about other linkage models lubricant suspended medium penetrates minute openings evaporates readily leaving very fine lubricating coating surface applied product called Slip-It works equally well plastics metals composite materials time read Slip-It should available local hobby shop write Micro Research Inc PO Box 2777 Dan bury CT 06813 information availability Aviation nostalgia Are looking infor mation classic rare aircraft yesteryear suggest drop line Little Hangar run Jack Little 1414 Brewster Ave Redwood City CA 94062 Jack former producer Littlecraft aircraft engine profiles has after several years rest relaxation again put together catalog listing three-views vintage alrcraft engine draw ings Jack also has avallable set 24 profession ally-drawn black-and-white pencil sketches published during WW II Fuller Paint Co drawings feature combat planes such Spitfire Hurricane Vanguard 11 x 8-inches size suitable framing complete listing information avail able Little Hangar write Jack Little address given earlier Please send correspondenceand espe ciallypliotosrelatingto CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 63 Out some point development Usual ly encounter obstacle unable overcome help too often help simply isnt made available enlightening discovery made seminar came flying airplanes of advanced fliers Without excep tion pilots doing pretty fair job flying ships obvious flaws patterns would have easy criticize Hey dummy thats wrong Dont no aint simple fact pilots capa ble flying much better current ly doingbut equipment holding back So often hear pilot say self-deprecat ingly airplane great Only problem nut holding handle something sim ilar Because ship turns instantly believe trimmed though cant break 450 points think since has trick stuff stars using must great therefore accept average performance October 1986 157 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 62 responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/10
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 156, 157
IF YOU DONT know story Mel Anderson dont know about man designed built first crankshaft rotory valve model power plant made first needle valve model engine built flew first twinengine model born 1902 Minneapolis family moved California 1908 first job Los Angeles jewelry store exposed him metal crafts set stage biggest accomplishments job learned run lathe make castings lap hone parts no model kits days Mels first scratch-built models rubber-powered made bamboo wire silk 1919 no longer satisfied around early days gas model ing probably owned engine designed man Forthose dont know about him read important stepping stone today U Bill Simpson rubber power source made twocylinder compressed-air motor out brass fishing-rod ferrules motor first used crankshaft rotory valve something would carry over other projects motor required large air tank whole thing quite heavy model flew Besides interest modeling Mel like others day involved hopping up racing Model T cars motorcycles Careful scrutiny revealed him piston Indian motorcycle fit cylinder tighter top dead center bottom trok increased heat top caused expansion cylinder made piston/cylin der fit uniformly throughout stroke 1932 Mel started work first gas model engine crankshaft rotory valve worked well compressed-air motor tried gas engine made own patterns core boxes castings lapped piston cylinder learned Welks jewelry store made fit tighter top dead center learned Indian motorcycle engine 7A-in bore stroke 60 Model Aviation Anderson Above i ne auinorwiin Mel Anderson i9i displacement 525 Cu fl updraft intake first true needle valve Made aluminum cast iron sleeve used miniature spark plug AC built use advertising campaign result Mels talents observations ran perfectly following year saw completion Mels second engine also made aluminum featured cast iron lapped piston sleeve cylinder case piece something unheard days displacement 363 cu slightly downsized its predecessorbut ran better Concurrently Mels friend neighbor Bill Atwood making own model engines Bills flying sessions Major Corliss C Moseley WW fighter pilot co-founder Western Air Ex press now Western Airlines asked Bill go work him manufacture model engines month later Bill asked Mel join him Moseleys Grand Central facilities Mels starting salary $20 week plus l5 per engine month after Mel started another local modeler also making own enginesIra Hassadwas hired couldnt known quite team assembled three would later make name himself modeling circles Moseleys Grand Central plant West Coast overhaul facility Wright Cyclone engines Major Moseley himself suggested name Baby Cyclone new engine first Baby Cykes called went sale December 1935 made pot metal equipped fixed ignition points first production engine have crankshaft rotary valve Seven different models 363 cu displacement com prised production run lasted through 1938 told 15000 Baby Cykes sold 1936 gas powered model boat racing became popular among modelers LA area Pops Willow Lake Big Tujunga Canyon became local hot spot Mel put together boat engine what known Class B engine aluminum aluminum piston conrod machined piece Chevrolet drive shaft Three ball bearings supported crankshaft used standard auto breaker points water cooled two carbu retors both front rear downdraft spark plug Packard coil hand wound Model T coil Class B racing boats ran tether timed 16 laps exactly mile Mels engine ran straight gas lubricate engine castor oil fed crankcase tank pressurized balloon asked didnt mix oil gas like everyone else Mels standard answer Because ran faster Boat made 1936 Front rear rotary valves oil injected pressure bal loon Completely dominated its category straight gas brute force Mels engine too much boat tendency flip over onto its back during launch Mel took timer Kodak camera attached front carb engine started back carb second lap timer would open front carb thing would take off like afterburners lit boat won contest entered Soon Mels timed Continued page 156 October 1986 61 two-cyIinor uurtpresed-air motor Mel made 1919 believed worlds first model motortouseacrankshaftrotaryvalve Mel last model ever built Perhaps best way rememberthis pioneer geared Baby Cyke went production 1939 Itwasthe first geared model engine Mels first gas model engine made 1932 First engine crankshaft rotory valve ~iu .an y re powerful engine made 1933 one-piece cylinder/case 3 4 28 3 3* 4 5 6 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 6 6* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 7 8W 6EW 4 6 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 6EW 6 7 4W 5 5W 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 78 10*6 6* 7 NEW 126 6* 7 7* 8 13677*8 14677*8 1567 16678 PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $459 $659 $949 $239 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 PYLON RACING 7SN 5*N 8&3/86&3/4 7 7* 8 NEW 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 $279 $299 $289 $289 W Wide blade EW Extra wide N Narrow OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBOY SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO R/C FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S K & B CUSTOMIZED ENGINES FOR FF OR OLD TIMER ALSO COMPLETE LINE OF U/C & R/C RACING PARTS about clubs put races people very dedicated modeling com munity racers owe big vote thanks would have races Again people sit watch comers flagmen timers great big Thanks Well thats month See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 Structures/Myers Continued page 58 grain will about 2800 psi failure Figure 6 shows average data range balsa wood densities Fig 7 presents data species test data may may coincide material have way using careful use numbers makes some difference wood cut use Figure 8 shows various stresses may found typical wing joint Next time well break some wood such ajoint Remember no such thing average piece wood George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY11801 Mel Anderson/Simpson Continued page 61 mile faster world record held England officials meet signed notarized statement giving official time claiming title British commission wrote back said Mel would bring boat England let time would give him official record Otherwise forget middle Depression out question 1939 both Bill Atwood Ira Hassad left Grand Central manufacture engines own Major Moseley came Mel said time design completely new engine After 12 proto types engine finally ready major thought name Super Cyclone would appropriate engines Tuner Save old I~giuOS f06Uc1 0 petSl~4G 9r .. spa PIU5to Over 600 items Send $200 current catalog made both 647 603 cu sizes arrived market early 1940 end year records 60-class engines held Super Cyclone 50000 sold first year World War II began model engine production ceased Mel got manufacturing job war effort war ended Mel told major would like go business himself ideas still better engine Moseley tried talk him staying making engine him Mel declined saying wanted own boss Two years designing setting up production resulted Ander son Spitfire Called engine reviewer Peter Chin Rolls-Royce spark ignition era engine also well ahead its time marvelous piece craftsmanship expensive make timer alone twice parts others engine priced twice cost other 60s market same time smaller displacement engines began gain popularity Anderson Spitfire financial success company soon trouble 1949 two men local news paper walked Mels shop wanted know engine could made inex pensively enough could given away new subscription promotion gimmick glow plug just arriving scene timer coil condenser batteries no longer re quired Mel believed could done set work 045 engine called Baby Spitfire Just development tooling completed paper changed its plans cancelled order Mel decided go ahead production sell through jobbers Mel using glow plug made K&B engines day called John Brodbeck K&B order 10000 plugs What guys doing down asked John ordered 17000 plugs last week Mel realized made mistake cat out bag number engines selling Mel decided begin making own plugs 156 Model Aviation OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 12000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES PITCH BALSARI TE R/C WONDER JUICE Balsarite makes covering stick better also moisture-proofs wood adds little extra structural strength plus W prevents fuelcreep under seams LI fuelproofs engine compartments bALeLI attaches raw dacron k paper tissue CVERITE 420 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 11 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 DECIBAN SOUND LEVEL 95 5* 6NEW$209 10*6 6* 7NEW$239 11*7*8NEW$269 12 7* 8 NEW $299 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 8305 162 fSORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INOUIRIES INVITED ALL PRICES POSTPAID MINIMUM ORDER $1000 FOR INSURANCE ADD $100 ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS CALIF RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX too late 1950 K&B market own 049 Over half-amillion Baby Spitfires sold 1950 Mel next design 045 integral tank called Spitzy followed Royal Spitfire Royal Baby Spitfire 1953 market saturated engines Mel Anderson Manu facturing developing internal problems Thirty thousand dollars large sum days spent fuel facility never turned profit matter time before doors closed assets auctioned Mel went work Henry Engineering designed 100 series Veco 19 29 35 eventually falling out Gil Henry owner business quit work tool engineer firm made gyro components aerospace stayed until retirement 1970 1981 Mel Anderson bestowed modelings highest honor inducted Model Aviation Hall Fame Modeling experienced great loss though recent death Mel An derson June 9 1986 work did much make possible reliable powerful model engines now take granted will miss him big difference between collecting individual books have done cost about 5180 new single volume can obtained sale about $50 havent collected individual books new single volume will great addition aeronautical library savings some $1 30 Something new During past month mailbox contained sample new lubricant might just thing can use balky snap connectors ball joints control rods wheel bearings just about other linkage models lubricant suspended medium penetrates minute openings evaporates readily leaving very fine lubricating coating surface applied product called Slip-It works equally well plastics metals composite materials time read Slip-It should available local hobby shop write Micro Research Inc PO Box 2777 Dan bury CT 06813 information availability Aviation nostalgia Are looking infor mation classic rare aircraft yesteryear suggest drop line Little Hangar run Jack Little 1414 Brewster Ave Redwood City CA 94062 Jack former producer Littlecraft aircraft engine profiles has after several years rest relaxation again put together catalog listing three-views vintage alrcraft engine draw ings Jack also has avallable set 24 profession ally-drawn black-and-white pencil sketches published during WW II Fuller Paint Co drawings feature combat planes such Spitfire Hurricane Vanguard 11 x 8-inches size suitable framing complete listing information avail able Little Hangar write Jack Little address given earlier Please send correspondenceand espe ciallypliotosrelatingto CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 63 Out some point development Usual ly encounter obstacle unable overcome help too often help simply isnt made available enlightening discovery made seminar came flying airplanes of advanced fliers Without excep tion pilots doing pretty fair job flying ships obvious flaws patterns would have easy criticize Hey dummy thats wrong Dont no aint simple fact pilots capa ble flying much better current ly doingbut equipment holding back So often hear pilot say self-deprecat ingly airplane great Only problem nut holding handle something sim ilar Because ship turns instantly believe trimmed though cant break 450 points think since has trick stuff stars using must great therefore accept average performance October 1986 157 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 62 responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation