BILL WINTERS ION LILE3 little inno cent fun always good soul Weve poking fun Mother Aerodynam ics N ature far have deaf ened thunder blinded lightning Thats probably cause like wood chuck weve careful have hidden escape tunnels fine print always states apparent contradictions seemingly unexplain able things always come full circle bow decrees aerodynamic laws plain English dont relish having ears pinned wall erudite engineers among audi ence So go again Considerthe flat plate stated increasing angle attack its center pressure moves rearward forward normal airfoil happens true perhaps makes good argument flat stabilizer statement prodded whimsical mind Warren Shipp frequently astounds usas guys like Kragness Schoaf encyclopedic lore aircraft history way things fly Unfortunately single column cant begin deal lode fascinating stuff just laid us Besides running novel little tests parlor-laboratorywhich would baffle magician like Orson Wellshe con structed flotilla tiny mean tiny scale profile gliders have flat plate wings scale stabilizers crates like Aristocrat some old Morane Saulniers iscompletely ridiculous fly try tell us baffling things Now fond mixed metaphors picked up ball ran vanished over horizon lfaerodynamic oddities come full circle logic tells us iso put Einstein cap scribbled sort E equals MC squared Naturally neither us understands figures Will show some stuff subsequent issues FO holding hand right now type no-hands Japanese Superfine tissue covered rectangle measures 612 X 2% inches cross piece rib center semi-span blob clay attached centerline leading edge wing board flat covering side just done tissue ROG know single-surfaced wings always covered top Right launch thing paper side up will instantly half outside loop glide inverted across room Launch paper side down glides across room shenanigans nothing stabilize Yet can launched dropped attitude will level off glide paper side down can launch wing tipfirst HENDERTOON K frp J4z A1t op ot drop vertically wing tip first same thing happens took thing informal gettogether some Maxecuters people like Schanzel Scrull Daily Bowerswho never take wooden nickels evening went up smoke literally Does air turbulate around exposed leading edge thus provide lift inverted flight Well cover both sides wing will always glide smoothersurface down challeng ing thought bet cant cathredal did dihedral too Always smooth side down crazy thing seems completely stable least indoors anything stabilize weight can moved back much one-third chord must heavier launch ordinary glider bit fast will stall recover stall recover eventually dampen out flat plate appears oscillate imper ceptibly peaks about chord length apart appears flutter slightly may notice Warren ponders would interesting see what effect disturbing gust air might have whether wing has stability recover quicklyAnd sym metrical airfoil wing stabilizer would react does flat plate thinks Going says However Mooney has completed recently model Stevenson Owl racer used symmetrical airfoil order able use scale size horizontal stab ilizer remarking scale stab very adequate possibly oversize supposes have putting wing ROG upside down yearsand make fly way doesnt want fly adding incidence angular difference between wing stab ma recent column remarked about demo model cambered single surfaced wingit behaved like Shipps flat plate indeed Mother Natures laws come full circle old gal obviously knows square circle As us getting out still have marbles about guy named McMullen Call him Ross collect frame magazine content pages perhaps did note addition Ross name staff Assistant Continued page 123 May 1980 3 Openers/Winter continued page 3 Editor will get know him better months roll Hes big affable guy milelong track record like him course foresight born same month ye editor February 13th 1932 appropriately Washing ton DC has eight kids three 14 four boys four girls balance hints perfectionalism though two girls twins diplomat FO thinks because Ross gracefully stopped short FOs nine Seventeen kids between two editors makes MA Number sure Like FO obvious reasons never dinero pursue RC ardently though dabbled during its early days escapements RK-61s baffling junk RC pioneers will never forget Dont dis couraged Ross trick get rid kids [FOs youngest 231 youll rate roll buttons wat heavy FFwhere short-fused flight separated him membership USA international team CL stunt forte has much common hes fair go indoor rubber anything else wings forever finding engines some dream project someday may build once year holds engine picnic disturbing woodland peace running dawn dusk find him unflappable Hes dignified humorous glint eye FO suspects Ross also qualified kookyou must model editor jokes give him away Ross aboard today because buzzards chase th editors Sniffer After long summers afternoon riding lift thinking Jim Walkers admonition us after fantastic air-show feats Quit youre ahead decided inverse proportion between fun things time ~retired last January 1 now three-day-a-week schedule editor havent checked out buzzards yet 1980 dont understand either foot lotus land head full dreams ran afoul pragmatic Director So Ross persuaded leave fine job industry find story like writing Lords prayer head pin Will settle highlights first aeronautical engineer having obtained BA Catholic University America 1955 Air Force ROTC program college served two-year tour active duty 1955-1957 SAC B-47 wing Whiteman AFB Missouri assign ments having aircraft maintenance engineering officer functions back engineeringjob Martin Company career man aero-apace cyclic layoffs geared nations defense posture natural hazard Ross went ACF Industries ERCO also made Ercoupe 1967 Conductron after donothing period starting layoff axe 1970 Challenger Research two years Links Silver Spring MD operation before axe caught up him yet again four years commuted between Silver Sorina weekends Hydrosystems Farmingdale NY merged became Gould Gould Simulation Systems Division FO decided 48 years full-time editing enough Ross first job age 12 soda jerker delivered newspapers did acetylene welding delivered dry cleaner warehouseman Corrs hobby distribution operation DC worked several hobby shops did Model Builders column Flying Models back 1953-54 hobby shops Car sales time Ross left ACF after 8-year stint achieved Senior Engineer level left Gould join MA title Senior Engineer Ross first plane ride Luscombe Because parents said airplanes always crashing killing people wait until age 21 take flying lessons Like FO soloed 1-3 time being simultaneously current J-3 Tn-Pacer Champ Ercoupe Checked Out Cessna 172 150 Piper Cherokee D little stick time awesome war machines first awareness models age three some men flew gliders rubberjobs nearby schoolyard Washington age five Oklahoma City family next door included four boys built models did gentleman down block So Ross began building 10-cent Comet models before could read instruc tions wanted gas engine disappeared WW II dad bought him used Ohlsson 19 FFhe never got running Chicago after war swept up U-control craze member Evanston Control Line Club 1949-50 competition speaking terms golden oldie loss McMUllen sne ssiszant L May 1980 123 CHIPSHIP 901/5 Scale Size 80 Wingspan Sleek Fast and1126 Wing Are Super AerobaticPrice $129 95 TWO EASYt Truly Aerobatic Twin 40 Model High Quality Throughout Price $8995 EASY 90 NEW HIGH-WING SPORT 90 1/5 Scale 50 Wingspan Flying Weight 10/2 lbs Fast Building no die-cut parts 15 hrs Inc Custom Alum landing Gear$1 2995 K rudEr UE C dl EU uaisa RIEEbW * Machine cut selected balsa ply* * Attractive molded canopy* . * 5132 die pre-fomied gear* * Complete hardware package* b-lIZ lbs * Rolled full size p lan Isometrics*40 50 * Illustrated step-bystep instructions* - -.u...Ol RIC An aircraft style grace beautiful V tailed machine designed Sunday sport flyer Du Bro Mixer controls tail surfaces performance outstanding Like sister-ship Executive structure mostly balsa 114 siding absorbs rioors active practice Youll like way parts fit Its good kit value real performer beautiful bird fly DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED OItp crates engines name knows got tangled up free flight guys Korea ended Active duty Air Force subsequent jobs didnt allow active competi tion However kept hand marginally active flier ever since kept up things through magazines visiting hobby shops trips flying sites occasional contest Ross knows what like official paid official 1953 Plymouth Inter nationals sole stunt judge last Andrews Field meets Chief stunt judge first East Coast FAI Stunt Eliminations early sixties guys 1961 Willow Grove Natswhere publisher Wheeley FF Events Director Ross FF Power Events Director Wed like quote Ross love aviation love model airplanes love modelers have enduring friends among modeling community memories endure too As must have noted various com ments official section maga zine corrosive issue optional versus compulsory magazine has risen yet again have something say should also know writer reduced work week basis full retirement perhaps far off what eventually transpires will affect him anyway should therefore obvious what now says weight ed way other Unfortunately reader has never benefit complete facts What need know serious consideration effect magazine optional between 70 75% members said would take required will same Heres simple math 25% readers take magazine budget would decreased 15000 times $800 $120000 annually Say $10000 month translates reduction number pages per issuea minimum 24 maximum 32 pages less Look April issue Deleted contents would include Openers Letters Brad Powers CG Normans Tigercat Alpha RC Pits Pendulum Fairey Long Range Monoplane Robinson drawings some Musee de lAir mini mum maximum would include FAWF Combat condensation what remains Clark page instead two Now know what people really talking aboutand perhaps whyin terms optional magazine No further comment Letters Editor continued page 8 busted airplanes un-built kits enjoy dont join clubs tho go watch have card license have great time down sunshine Tho try stay current heart old planes older modelsthese predictable Everyone loves Old timer bit have memories good times good flights friendsand sometimes rare fullscale birds flew briefly out lives miss May fly forever directing attention Bill Noonans great Fokker Universal MA stirred spirit keep seeing thingsboth model full-scale two synonymous Like flash-backs huge OX-5-powered hi-winged open-seat Travelaires big robust Stearmans romantic what nots dropping down out nowhere sideslipping final little field rippling across open sea broom-sage settle gas-up find out just pilots good could never tell just big planes quit flying shifted weight wings wheels hardly realize have known 50 years modeling pleasure remember first taste modeling through Model Airplane League America First successful flights little Wanner kitsboxes packed neatly marked Out attractive red yellow black indoor models flew well tracked around like U-Control Now have much nothing can replace old dreams Yes modeling does bring back past. am putting away pins paste now evening sun slanting low southwest can feel chill evening breeze stealing Old Tampa Bay what memories come back hoping moments rebirth through glue tube patient hands Dont see coming Clyde Wiley 6912 N 21st Street Tampa FL 33610 happy publish letterand regret could include beautiful things Clydes buddy oilot passed away recently dtfflcult him operate much impressed large stable ofnumerous very beautifulRCjobs colored pix Clyde showed us dont Tampa area guys look him up think him great guy knowand fly CL Combat/Johnson continued page 43 much faster tighter Tantrum equal power Tantrum competitive against anything world Monoboom really exhibition plane designed dazzle friends competitors 13 ounce weight Monoboom versus 15 Tantrum biggest difference violence level two models Theres no problem assembling Tantrum other models marketed C artier since theyre almost-ready-to-go genuine lap models properly build Monoboom requires build ing board bought table local restaurant covered Cellotex thought table flatter turned out sol shimmed up Cellotex scrap sheets balsa just kept moving adding until everything perfectly flat kit instruction book shows construct angled block used support trailing edge during construction used some wood screws hold board block Cellotex together instruction booklet Monoboom really loaded lots good ideas building techniques An example something simple often overlooked recommendation pins wedge-headed pins made great chisels split balsa sheeting end end went out found appropriate type pins thanks gentle taper sharp point no longer have problem Back flying impressions Tantrum never becomes full-time job flying lot power nose Id say about jhe best low altitude model Ive flown whether 100 mph backed off 75 mph model gives confidence go little lower Monoboom once breaks gives Great Train Robberies Stolen Amens PA locked car Amens Department Store Red/white/blue Aeromaster 7-channel 2-stick 05 Blackhead 60 large flight box 12V bat tery starter power panelalso 5-channel re ceiver Kraft servos K&B 35 RC Nobler kit Excalibur kit miscellaneous planes balsa Amens Police Department 1-71 7885-1401 owner Dave Lant RD 1 Box 43C Nichols NY 1407499-3144 Stolen Canoga Park CA Bill Evans Aircraft $16000 radio equipment well known planes like Simitars Astronscleaned out Bill Evans 208251z Roscoe Blvd Canoga Park CA 91306 213-3444491 124 Model Aviation $6495 I
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/05
Page Numbers: 3, 123, 124
BILL WINTERS ION LILE3 little inno cent fun always good soul Weve poking fun Mother Aerodynam ics N ature far have deaf ened thunder blinded lightning Thats probably cause like wood chuck weve careful have hidden escape tunnels fine print always states apparent contradictions seemingly unexplain able things always come full circle bow decrees aerodynamic laws plain English dont relish having ears pinned wall erudite engineers among audi ence So go again Considerthe flat plate stated increasing angle attack its center pressure moves rearward forward normal airfoil happens true perhaps makes good argument flat stabilizer statement prodded whimsical mind Warren Shipp frequently astounds usas guys like Kragness Schoaf encyclopedic lore aircraft history way things fly Unfortunately single column cant begin deal lode fascinating stuff just laid us Besides running novel little tests parlor-laboratorywhich would baffle magician like Orson Wellshe con structed flotilla tiny mean tiny scale profile gliders have flat plate wings scale stabilizers crates like Aristocrat some old Morane Saulniers iscompletely ridiculous fly try tell us baffling things Now fond mixed metaphors picked up ball ran vanished over horizon lfaerodynamic oddities come full circle logic tells us iso put Einstein cap scribbled sort E equals MC squared Naturally neither us understands figures Will show some stuff subsequent issues FO holding hand right now type no-hands Japanese Superfine tissue covered rectangle measures 612 X 2% inches cross piece rib center semi-span blob clay attached centerline leading edge wing board flat covering side just done tissue ROG know single-surfaced wings always covered top Right launch thing paper side up will instantly half outside loop glide inverted across room Launch paper side down glides across room shenanigans nothing stabilize Yet can launched dropped attitude will level off glide paper side down can launch wing tipfirst HENDERTOON K frp J4z A1t op ot drop vertically wing tip first same thing happens took thing informal gettogether some Maxecuters people like Schanzel Scrull Daily Bowerswho never take wooden nickels evening went up smoke literally Does air turbulate around exposed leading edge thus provide lift inverted flight Well cover both sides wing will always glide smoothersurface down challeng ing thought bet cant cathredal did dihedral too Always smooth side down crazy thing seems completely stable least indoors anything stabilize weight can moved back much one-third chord must heavier launch ordinary glider bit fast will stall recover stall recover eventually dampen out flat plate appears oscillate imper ceptibly peaks about chord length apart appears flutter slightly may notice Warren ponders would interesting see what effect disturbing gust air might have whether wing has stability recover quicklyAnd sym metrical airfoil wing stabilizer would react does flat plate thinks Going says However Mooney has completed recently model Stevenson Owl racer used symmetrical airfoil order able use scale size horizontal stab ilizer remarking scale stab very adequate possibly oversize supposes have putting wing ROG upside down yearsand make fly way doesnt want fly adding incidence angular difference between wing stab ma recent column remarked about demo model cambered single surfaced wingit behaved like Shipps flat plate indeed Mother Natures laws come full circle old gal obviously knows square circle As us getting out still have marbles about guy named McMullen Call him Ross collect frame magazine content pages perhaps did note addition Ross name staff Assistant Continued page 123 May 1980 3 Openers/Winter continued page 3 Editor will get know him better months roll Hes big affable guy milelong track record like him course foresight born same month ye editor February 13th 1932 appropriately Washing ton DC has eight kids three 14 four boys four girls balance hints perfectionalism though two girls twins diplomat FO thinks because Ross gracefully stopped short FOs nine Seventeen kids between two editors makes MA Number sure Like FO obvious reasons never dinero pursue RC ardently though dabbled during its early days escapements RK-61s baffling junk RC pioneers will never forget Dont dis couraged Ross trick get rid kids [FOs youngest 231 youll rate roll buttons wat heavy FFwhere short-fused flight separated him membership USA international team CL stunt forte has much common hes fair go indoor rubber anything else wings forever finding engines some dream project someday may build once year holds engine picnic disturbing woodland peace running dawn dusk find him unflappable Hes dignified humorous glint eye FO suspects Ross also qualified kookyou must model editor jokes give him away Ross aboard today because buzzards chase th editors Sniffer After long summers afternoon riding lift thinking Jim Walkers admonition us after fantastic air-show feats Quit youre ahead decided inverse proportion between fun things time ~retired last January 1 now three-day-a-week schedule editor havent checked out buzzards yet 1980 dont understand either foot lotus land head full dreams ran afoul pragmatic Director So Ross persuaded leave fine job industry find story like writing Lords prayer head pin Will settle highlights first aeronautical engineer having obtained BA Catholic University America 1955 Air Force ROTC program college served two-year tour active duty 1955-1957 SAC B-47 wing Whiteman AFB Missouri assign ments having aircraft maintenance engineering officer functions back engineeringjob Martin Company career man aero-apace cyclic layoffs geared nations defense posture natural hazard Ross went ACF Industries ERCO also made Ercoupe 1967 Conductron after donothing period starting layoff axe 1970 Challenger Research two years Links Silver Spring MD operation before axe caught up him yet again four years commuted between Silver Sorina weekends Hydrosystems Farmingdale NY merged became Gould Gould Simulation Systems Division FO decided 48 years full-time editing enough Ross first job age 12 soda jerker delivered newspapers did acetylene welding delivered dry cleaner warehouseman Corrs hobby distribution operation DC worked several hobby shops did Model Builders column Flying Models back 1953-54 hobby shops Car sales time Ross left ACF after 8-year stint achieved Senior Engineer level left Gould join MA title Senior Engineer Ross first plane ride Luscombe Because parents said airplanes always crashing killing people wait until age 21 take flying lessons Like FO soloed 1-3 time being simultaneously current J-3 Tn-Pacer Champ Ercoupe Checked Out Cessna 172 150 Piper Cherokee D little stick time awesome war machines first awareness models age three some men flew gliders rubberjobs nearby schoolyard Washington age five Oklahoma City family next door included four boys built models did gentleman down block So Ross began building 10-cent Comet models before could read instruc tions wanted gas engine disappeared WW II dad bought him used Ohlsson 19 FFhe never got running Chicago after war swept up U-control craze member Evanston Control Line Club 1949-50 competition speaking terms golden oldie loss McMUllen sne ssiszant L May 1980 123 CHIPSHIP 901/5 Scale Size 80 Wingspan Sleek Fast and1126 Wing Are Super AerobaticPrice $129 95 TWO EASYt Truly Aerobatic Twin 40 Model High Quality Throughout Price $8995 EASY 90 NEW HIGH-WING SPORT 90 1/5 Scale 50 Wingspan Flying Weight 10/2 lbs Fast Building no die-cut parts 15 hrs Inc Custom Alum landing Gear$1 2995 K rudEr UE C dl EU uaisa RIEEbW * Machine cut selected balsa ply* * Attractive molded canopy* . * 5132 die pre-fomied gear* * Complete hardware package* b-lIZ lbs * Rolled full size p lan Isometrics*40 50 * Illustrated step-bystep instructions* - -.u...Ol RIC An aircraft style grace beautiful V tailed machine designed Sunday sport flyer Du Bro Mixer controls tail surfaces performance outstanding Like sister-ship Executive structure mostly balsa 114 siding absorbs rioors active practice Youll like way parts fit Its good kit value real performer beautiful bird fly DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED OItp crates engines name knows got tangled up free flight guys Korea ended Active duty Air Force subsequent jobs didnt allow active competi tion However kept hand marginally active flier ever since kept up things through magazines visiting hobby shops trips flying sites occasional contest Ross knows what like official paid official 1953 Plymouth Inter nationals sole stunt judge last Andrews Field meets Chief stunt judge first East Coast FAI Stunt Eliminations early sixties guys 1961 Willow Grove Natswhere publisher Wheeley FF Events Director Ross FF Power Events Director Wed like quote Ross love aviation love model airplanes love modelers have enduring friends among modeling community memories endure too As must have noted various com ments official section maga zine corrosive issue optional versus compulsory magazine has risen yet again have something say should also know writer reduced work week basis full retirement perhaps far off what eventually transpires will affect him anyway should therefore obvious what now says weight ed way other Unfortunately reader has never benefit complete facts What need know serious consideration effect magazine optional between 70 75% members said would take required will same Heres simple math 25% readers take magazine budget would decreased 15000 times $800 $120000 annually Say $10000 month translates reduction number pages per issuea minimum 24 maximum 32 pages less Look April issue Deleted contents would include Openers Letters Brad Powers CG Normans Tigercat Alpha RC Pits Pendulum Fairey Long Range Monoplane Robinson drawings some Musee de lAir mini mum maximum would include FAWF Combat condensation what remains Clark page instead two Now know what people really talking aboutand perhaps whyin terms optional magazine No further comment Letters Editor continued page 8 busted airplanes un-built kits enjoy dont join clubs tho go watch have card license have great time down sunshine Tho try stay current heart old planes older modelsthese predictable Everyone loves Old timer bit have memories good times good flights friendsand sometimes rare fullscale birds flew briefly out lives miss May fly forever directing attention Bill Noonans great Fokker Universal MA stirred spirit keep seeing thingsboth model full-scale two synonymous Like flash-backs huge OX-5-powered hi-winged open-seat Travelaires big robust Stearmans romantic what nots dropping down out nowhere sideslipping final little field rippling across open sea broom-sage settle gas-up find out just pilots good could never tell just big planes quit flying shifted weight wings wheels hardly realize have known 50 years modeling pleasure remember first taste modeling through Model Airplane League America First successful flights little Wanner kitsboxes packed neatly marked Out attractive red yellow black indoor models flew well tracked around like U-Control Now have much nothing can replace old dreams Yes modeling does bring back past. am putting away pins paste now evening sun slanting low southwest can feel chill evening breeze stealing Old Tampa Bay what memories come back hoping moments rebirth through glue tube patient hands Dont see coming Clyde Wiley 6912 N 21st Street Tampa FL 33610 happy publish letterand regret could include beautiful things Clydes buddy oilot passed away recently dtfflcult him operate much impressed large stable ofnumerous very beautifulRCjobs colored pix Clyde showed us dont Tampa area guys look him up think him great guy knowand fly CL Combat/Johnson continued page 43 much faster tighter Tantrum equal power Tantrum competitive against anything world Monoboom really exhibition plane designed dazzle friends competitors 13 ounce weight Monoboom versus 15 Tantrum biggest difference violence level two models Theres no problem assembling Tantrum other models marketed C artier since theyre almost-ready-to-go genuine lap models properly build Monoboom requires build ing board bought table local restaurant covered Cellotex thought table flatter turned out sol shimmed up Cellotex scrap sheets balsa just kept moving adding until everything perfectly flat kit instruction book shows construct angled block used support trailing edge during construction used some wood screws hold board block Cellotex together instruction booklet Monoboom really loaded lots good ideas building techniques An example something simple often overlooked recommendation pins wedge-headed pins made great chisels split balsa sheeting end end went out found appropriate type pins thanks gentle taper sharp point no longer have problem Back flying impressions Tantrum never becomes full-time job flying lot power nose Id say about jhe best low altitude model Ive flown whether 100 mph backed off 75 mph model gives confidence go little lower Monoboom once breaks gives Great Train Robberies Stolen Amens PA locked car Amens Department Store Red/white/blue Aeromaster 7-channel 2-stick 05 Blackhead 60 large flight box 12V bat tery starter power panelalso 5-channel re ceiver Kraft servos K&B 35 RC Nobler kit Excalibur kit miscellaneous planes balsa Amens Police Department 1-71 7885-1401 owner Dave Lant RD 1 Box 43C Nichols NY 1407499-3144 Stolen Canoga Park CA Bill Evans Aircraft $16000 radio equipment well known planes like Simitars Astronscleaned out Bill Evans 208251z Roscoe Blvd Canoga Park CA 91306 213-3444491 124 Model Aviation $6495 I
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/05
Page Numbers: 3, 123, 124
BILL WINTERS ION LILE3 little inno cent fun always good soul Weve poking fun Mother Aerodynam ics N ature far have deaf ened thunder blinded lightning Thats probably cause like wood chuck weve careful have hidden escape tunnels fine print always states apparent contradictions seemingly unexplain able things always come full circle bow decrees aerodynamic laws plain English dont relish having ears pinned wall erudite engineers among audi ence So go again Considerthe flat plate stated increasing angle attack its center pressure moves rearward forward normal airfoil happens true perhaps makes good argument flat stabilizer statement prodded whimsical mind Warren Shipp frequently astounds usas guys like Kragness Schoaf encyclopedic lore aircraft history way things fly Unfortunately single column cant begin deal lode fascinating stuff just laid us Besides running novel little tests parlor-laboratorywhich would baffle magician like Orson Wellshe con structed flotilla tiny mean tiny scale profile gliders have flat plate wings scale stabilizers crates like Aristocrat some old Morane Saulniers iscompletely ridiculous fly try tell us baffling things Now fond mixed metaphors picked up ball ran vanished over horizon lfaerodynamic oddities come full circle logic tells us iso put Einstein cap scribbled sort E equals MC squared Naturally neither us understands figures Will show some stuff subsequent issues FO holding hand right now type no-hands Japanese Superfine tissue covered rectangle measures 612 X 2% inches cross piece rib center semi-span blob clay attached centerline leading edge wing board flat covering side just done tissue ROG know single-surfaced wings always covered top Right launch thing paper side up will instantly half outside loop glide inverted across room Launch paper side down glides across room shenanigans nothing stabilize Yet can launched dropped attitude will level off glide paper side down can launch wing tipfirst HENDERTOON K frp J4z A1t op ot drop vertically wing tip first same thing happens took thing informal gettogether some Maxecuters people like Schanzel Scrull Daily Bowerswho never take wooden nickels evening went up smoke literally Does air turbulate around exposed leading edge thus provide lift inverted flight Well cover both sides wing will always glide smoothersurface down challeng ing thought bet cant cathredal did dihedral too Always smooth side down crazy thing seems completely stable least indoors anything stabilize weight can moved back much one-third chord must heavier launch ordinary glider bit fast will stall recover stall recover eventually dampen out flat plate appears oscillate imper ceptibly peaks about chord length apart appears flutter slightly may notice Warren ponders would interesting see what effect disturbing gust air might have whether wing has stability recover quicklyAnd sym metrical airfoil wing stabilizer would react does flat plate thinks Going says However Mooney has completed recently model Stevenson Owl racer used symmetrical airfoil order able use scale size horizontal stab ilizer remarking scale stab very adequate possibly oversize supposes have putting wing ROG upside down yearsand make fly way doesnt want fly adding incidence angular difference between wing stab ma recent column remarked about demo model cambered single surfaced wingit behaved like Shipps flat plate indeed Mother Natures laws come full circle old gal obviously knows square circle As us getting out still have marbles about guy named McMullen Call him Ross collect frame magazine content pages perhaps did note addition Ross name staff Assistant Continued page 123 May 1980 3 Openers/Winter continued page 3 Editor will get know him better months roll Hes big affable guy milelong track record like him course foresight born same month ye editor February 13th 1932 appropriately Washing ton DC has eight kids three 14 four boys four girls balance hints perfectionalism though two girls twins diplomat FO thinks because Ross gracefully stopped short FOs nine Seventeen kids between two editors makes MA Number sure Like FO obvious reasons never dinero pursue RC ardently though dabbled during its early days escapements RK-61s baffling junk RC pioneers will never forget Dont dis couraged Ross trick get rid kids [FOs youngest 231 youll rate roll buttons wat heavy FFwhere short-fused flight separated him membership USA international team CL stunt forte has much common hes fair go indoor rubber anything else wings forever finding engines some dream project someday may build once year holds engine picnic disturbing woodland peace running dawn dusk find him unflappable Hes dignified humorous glint eye FO suspects Ross also qualified kookyou must model editor jokes give him away Ross aboard today because buzzards chase th editors Sniffer After long summers afternoon riding lift thinking Jim Walkers admonition us after fantastic air-show feats Quit youre ahead decided inverse proportion between fun things time ~retired last January 1 now three-day-a-week schedule editor havent checked out buzzards yet 1980 dont understand either foot lotus land head full dreams ran afoul pragmatic Director So Ross persuaded leave fine job industry find story like writing Lords prayer head pin Will settle highlights first aeronautical engineer having obtained BA Catholic University America 1955 Air Force ROTC program college served two-year tour active duty 1955-1957 SAC B-47 wing Whiteman AFB Missouri assign ments having aircraft maintenance engineering officer functions back engineeringjob Martin Company career man aero-apace cyclic layoffs geared nations defense posture natural hazard Ross went ACF Industries ERCO also made Ercoupe 1967 Conductron after donothing period starting layoff axe 1970 Challenger Research two years Links Silver Spring MD operation before axe caught up him yet again four years commuted between Silver Sorina weekends Hydrosystems Farmingdale NY merged became Gould Gould Simulation Systems Division FO decided 48 years full-time editing enough Ross first job age 12 soda jerker delivered newspapers did acetylene welding delivered dry cleaner warehouseman Corrs hobby distribution operation DC worked several hobby shops did Model Builders column Flying Models back 1953-54 hobby shops Car sales time Ross left ACF after 8-year stint achieved Senior Engineer level left Gould join MA title Senior Engineer Ross first plane ride Luscombe Because parents said airplanes always crashing killing people wait until age 21 take flying lessons Like FO soloed 1-3 time being simultaneously current J-3 Tn-Pacer Champ Ercoupe Checked Out Cessna 172 150 Piper Cherokee D little stick time awesome war machines first awareness models age three some men flew gliders rubberjobs nearby schoolyard Washington age five Oklahoma City family next door included four boys built models did gentleman down block So Ross began building 10-cent Comet models before could read instruc tions wanted gas engine disappeared WW II dad bought him used Ohlsson 19 FFhe never got running Chicago after war swept up U-control craze member Evanston Control Line Club 1949-50 competition speaking terms golden oldie loss McMUllen sne ssiszant L May 1980 123 CHIPSHIP 901/5 Scale Size 80 Wingspan Sleek Fast and1126 Wing Are Super AerobaticPrice $129 95 TWO EASYt Truly Aerobatic Twin 40 Model High Quality Throughout Price $8995 EASY 90 NEW HIGH-WING SPORT 90 1/5 Scale 50 Wingspan Flying Weight 10/2 lbs Fast Building no die-cut parts 15 hrs Inc Custom Alum landing Gear$1 2995 K rudEr UE C dl EU uaisa RIEEbW * Machine cut selected balsa ply* * Attractive molded canopy* . * 5132 die pre-fomied gear* * Complete hardware package* b-lIZ lbs * Rolled full size p lan Isometrics*40 50 * Illustrated step-bystep instructions* - -.u...Ol RIC An aircraft style grace beautiful V tailed machine designed Sunday sport flyer Du Bro Mixer controls tail surfaces performance outstanding Like sister-ship Executive structure mostly balsa 114 siding absorbs rioors active practice Youll like way parts fit Its good kit value real performer beautiful bird fly DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED OItp crates engines name knows got tangled up free flight guys Korea ended Active duty Air Force subsequent jobs didnt allow active competi tion However kept hand marginally active flier ever since kept up things through magazines visiting hobby shops trips flying sites occasional contest Ross knows what like official paid official 1953 Plymouth Inter nationals sole stunt judge last Andrews Field meets Chief stunt judge first East Coast FAI Stunt Eliminations early sixties guys 1961 Willow Grove Natswhere publisher Wheeley FF Events Director Ross FF Power Events Director Wed like quote Ross love aviation love model airplanes love modelers have enduring friends among modeling community memories endure too As must have noted various com ments official section maga zine corrosive issue optional versus compulsory magazine has risen yet again have something say should also know writer reduced work week basis full retirement perhaps far off what eventually transpires will affect him anyway should therefore obvious what now says weight ed way other Unfortunately reader has never benefit complete facts What need know serious consideration effect magazine optional between 70 75% members said would take required will same Heres simple math 25% readers take magazine budget would decreased 15000 times $800 $120000 annually Say $10000 month translates reduction number pages per issuea minimum 24 maximum 32 pages less Look April issue Deleted contents would include Openers Letters Brad Powers CG Normans Tigercat Alpha RC Pits Pendulum Fairey Long Range Monoplane Robinson drawings some Musee de lAir mini mum maximum would include FAWF Combat condensation what remains Clark page instead two Now know what people really talking aboutand perhaps whyin terms optional magazine No further comment Letters Editor continued page 8 busted airplanes un-built kits enjoy dont join clubs tho go watch have card license have great time down sunshine Tho try stay current heart old planes older modelsthese predictable Everyone loves Old timer bit have memories good times good flights friendsand sometimes rare fullscale birds flew briefly out lives miss May fly forever directing attention Bill Noonans great Fokker Universal MA stirred spirit keep seeing thingsboth model full-scale two synonymous Like flash-backs huge OX-5-powered hi-winged open-seat Travelaires big robust Stearmans romantic what nots dropping down out nowhere sideslipping final little field rippling across open sea broom-sage settle gas-up find out just pilots good could never tell just big planes quit flying shifted weight wings wheels hardly realize have known 50 years modeling pleasure remember first taste modeling through Model Airplane League America First successful flights little Wanner kitsboxes packed neatly marked Out attractive red yellow black indoor models flew well tracked around like U-Control Now have much nothing can replace old dreams Yes modeling does bring back past. am putting away pins paste now evening sun slanting low southwest can feel chill evening breeze stealing Old Tampa Bay what memories come back hoping moments rebirth through glue tube patient hands Dont see coming Clyde Wiley 6912 N 21st Street Tampa FL 33610 happy publish letterand regret could include beautiful things Clydes buddy oilot passed away recently dtfflcult him operate much impressed large stable ofnumerous very beautifulRCjobs colored pix Clyde showed us dont Tampa area guys look him up think him great guy knowand fly CL Combat/Johnson continued page 43 much faster tighter Tantrum equal power Tantrum competitive against anything world Monoboom really exhibition plane designed dazzle friends competitors 13 ounce weight Monoboom versus 15 Tantrum biggest difference violence level two models Theres no problem assembling Tantrum other models marketed C artier since theyre almost-ready-to-go genuine lap models properly build Monoboom requires build ing board bought table local restaurant covered Cellotex thought table flatter turned out sol shimmed up Cellotex scrap sheets balsa just kept moving adding until everything perfectly flat kit instruction book shows construct angled block used support trailing edge during construction used some wood screws hold board block Cellotex together instruction booklet Monoboom really loaded lots good ideas building techniques An example something simple often overlooked recommendation pins wedge-headed pins made great chisels split balsa sheeting end end went out found appropriate type pins thanks gentle taper sharp point no longer have problem Back flying impressions Tantrum never becomes full-time job flying lot power nose Id say about jhe best low altitude model Ive flown whether 100 mph backed off 75 mph model gives confidence go little lower Monoboom once breaks gives 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