Supersonic transport models air snow Paris should come no surprise tp0S Almost two dozen acres indoor outdoor space brimming latest best full-scale aircraft accessories plus lots miniaturized replicas added up biggest aerospace trade show ever held EDon Berliner AIIV wixn Drigni lights gleaming hardware indoor displays auracied aerospace enthusiasts industry proessIOnaIS alike Right Offered sale indoor displays aircraft conceivable gadget stuffed around 22 Model Aviation THE 1991 Salon International de obstacles organizers exhibitors lAeronautique et de lEspaceotherwise surmountan aerospace industry known Paris Air Showwas recession indecision caused Gulf biggest aerospace trade show ever held War bad weather Paris anywhere else Colorful banners At 39th show series dating back brilliant array hardware belied 1909 over 1700 exhibitors 38 Left variety French models Right Looking unlike seabirds tail display stalks group ot models attracts some kibitzers Left Morn permanent buildings indoor displays added running biennial Paris Air Show called Salon International de lAsronautique et de lEspace its organizers Right Current future projects British Aerospace corporation countries filled 21 acres indoor outdoor space field north Paris best products being seen first time approximately 200 different types aircraft display dozen maldng debut show Theoretically least Paris Air Show strictly commercial event announcements orders millions billions dollars worth aircraft missiles associated equipment 1991 exhibition decided success no stretch imagination could Paris Air Show called model airplane event Except hundreds miniaturized versions full-scale craft missiles however show would have sprawled over France parts Belgium Luxembourg invaded eastern suburbs Philadelphia good measure Join quick tour oldest largest glamorous aerospace event Static aircraft display After pushing through gate security check first thing see large ramp crowded airplanes helicopters sallplanes missile launchers countries far apart USSR Brazil Australia Ranging single-seat December 1991 23 Aerospatiale shows off models part ci Its Airbus line prop-driven craft giant airliners pristine condition theyre visual highlight show Most craft such proximity taking clean photograph quite challenge spotlight brightly painted MiG-3 1 huge Soviet flying boat gaggle American planes helicopters fresh Operation Desert Storm several advanced fighter prototypes mock-ups Flying display Organizers show increasingly concerned about reputation wrecking airplanes public combined definite shift entertainment sales has caused decline flying activity compared past shows Formation teams have eliminated completely daily flying Left mock-up new European coilaborstion ngrner rdght er VTOL mix smart info aumb WOUpOrIa 24 Model Aviation group executive jets attached row houses called chaiets background tull-size m-rencn AflEIiW satelilte iauncher Au jutting angles fiat panels Lockheed F-117A stealth fighter drew steadiest crowds show Gis hand answer questions accept congratulations Left A new Soviet Kamov Ka42 helicopter contrarotating rotors Right first aircraft visitors saw after pushing through entrance gate 91 show brightly painted MiG-31 static display visual highlight exhibit Left An P-iS Eagle part popular US DOD-sponsored display Gulf War aircraft Right lineup acrobatic airplanes fore ground Ziin 50L5 Yak-55 Su-26M rear Forty-five minutes Unlimited aerobatics staged day show year lasted little over hour Still French Mirage delta-winged fighter occasionally rips through general hubbub remind really Paris Air Show High-performance fighters often flown upside down landing gear extended still dont know Maybe cadre high-powered engineers has figured out future wars will fought way Pavilions large permanent buildings jammed exhibits can find expensive gadget could possibly stuffed around airplane spacecraft added show year Theres profusion colors shapes bright lights accessories interest industry professionals enough have general appeal keep crowds flowing through aisles Sales stands isnt air show dozens little umbrella-topped stands selling T-shirts caps badges airplane magazines other standard air show paraphernalia Especially popular year items related Operation Desert Storm including US Navy-style caps emblazoned names combat ships Chalets Several hundred row houses called chalets rented manufacturers purpose entertaining prospective customers classiest part show finest French wines some truly spectacular buffets catered Parisian specialists drew government private VIPs countries along vintage collection freeloaders Its real challenge convince ladies front desk have legitimate reason being admitted dining room Photographers includes everyone over age five professionals assignment aviation magazines world over others simply enthusiasts Some amateurs have expensive equipment pros conservatively dressed executive has camera hidden somewhere After may need convince IRS really business December 1991 25 Continued page lOS huge Soviet turbofan flying boat part static aircraft display Ill oregrouna arethe Gulf War exhibit DC-a background yellow Canadian fireuomoer novers hind lineup Soviet aircraft show roads inside public park farm roads trails through woods wanted know names county AMA District H New York New Jersey minutes AUTOMAPTM printed out couple pages maps showed county names boundaries wanted spot reported flying sites map District II get idea distributed AUTOMAPTh showed locations fast able type place names given AMA files Yes could have used Rand-McNally road atlas would have difficult would have taken longer AUTOMAPTM very useful tool would useful printed lat/lon six-digit format 365821/772345 government database AUTOMAPTM derived WHERE TO BUY LORAN EJ c FOR R/C PLANES HELICOPTERS & ENGINES 7- w 7040 W PALMElTO PARK RD -NORTH AMERICA TOLL-FREE- SUITE 2304 HA 1-800-332-3256 US 1-800-553-3256 CANADA BOCA RATON FL 33433 Several readers have asked bought LORAN does report lat/lon six-digit format bought EBM can call ERM 1-800533-5007 order Ray Jefferson L-100 LORAN-C $23995 unless price changes business hours Monday through Friday 800 am-800 pm Saturday 900 am-200 pm Eastern time sure get antenna too use five-foot stainless steel whip $1295 standing vertically rear bumper doesnt seem affected fact parallel four five inches away metal body van Tell George sent Science Academy/Kruse Continued page 17 hobby find fascinating gratifying Special thanks bringing project successful conclusion go Charles Brownlee Seward County Community College Jim Stoddard Hubbard Foundation RD Joan Dale Hubbard continue show support young people providing funds expand students educational horizonsE Paris Air Show/Berliner Continued page 25 Food Surprisingly ordinary sandwiches soft drinks sold concession stands ramp aside delectable goodies offered chalets several restaurants served meals well above air show standardand much higher prices fact prices seriously out line restraint orderat least until could get back city its uncountable thousands mostly terrific restaurants Dogs babies Like air shows draws people cant bring themselves leave Junior Fido homenever mind billions dollars worth hardware display cannot expected appeal infants poodles Fortunately both groups kept short leashes caused no discernible problems Traffic Paris famous drivers obviously trained New York City cabbies takes brave tourist rent car city has wonderful subway system Le Metro connects special air show buses Total cost can little $150 way drivers absorbing stress Noise Time Paris Air shows wonderfully noisy Throaty radial engines echoed off buildings screaming jets blotted out conversation Its lot quieter days yet far silent Visitors 1991 exhibition treated aerobatic flying six-cylinder Lycoming engines shrieking through aira fine sound sure didnt quite fit image classic show Museum Musee de lAir Museum Air second National Air Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington DC number truly historic interesting aircraft display French collection now housed string hangars left vacant Bourget Aeroport lost its airline service new De Gaulle Aeroport well-restored craft easy view up close easy photograph Another plus Charles Lindbergh ended historic 1927 flight Bourget Collectors show officially strictly business countless people seem attend primary purpose collecting things Lapel badges literature everywhere manufacturers distribute neat little pins latest creations people want impress Collectors snap up wear caps jackets As literature display booth huge buildings least December 1991 105 AJ WE ARE REARING SPECIALISTS CALL OR WRITE FOR BEST PRICES OR SEND $300 FOR BEARING GUIDE FOR MODELS & ENGINES PHONE 407 998-0004~ FAX 407 998-0119 BOCA BEARING CO #19 91 Top Gun W roes ucs H Las Vegas W Modal Fops2 ..S1995 #9 99 Scalemasters Champs living TX hidhey 101 Scalemasters an Diegs Aersopace Mao 2 . $1995 - 99 NW Intl Scalemasters Farragat Park-Athol ID Champlin Fightor Museum in/Lou Proctor w Seaplane ps Santa Monica Mao Flying 2 His 1995 0 Top Gun Invitational Mesa AZ W Model tnps2HrsS1995 - 89 Scalemasters Champs St Losis ake Hanasa Schoeider Cup Races2 His1995 #5 89 US Nulls Scale & Seaplanes W Seaplase ps Plaoes Fame East Mon EAA Mus Oshkosh Visit in/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu ot Sd & Ind 2 96 89 lop Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Alhatros OVA Preview atlo Seaplaoe Site NW ntl Scalemasters tor N-ti Test Flight Boh Martins ROC Curtiso Racer2Hrs1995 #3 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Test Flight calemasters Champs Ft Knox Maseam Sig Mtg USAF Museum WoThi Engines tor N-28 o Conot & Tent Flight Seaplanes4 His2995 - 88 Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig MIg Tour USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N@28 Test Flight 88 NW Seaplane ChampsProctorN-28 Conot n Hanger Tour2 His1995 - 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Prototype Toar Proctor Enterprises ProctorJeonylest Flights • 82 NW Seaplane Champs 3 45 Mm Special Edition Proctor Enterprises Alhatros OVA Brief Constr. Engine & Radio lxutal/& Tent Flights 2 Hrs .$10g5 Curtiss JN4D Jenny Plans- FUN SCALE 190 inches 1804 sg 11 ho 8 sheets in/instractions$1995 10807 SE STACY CT PORTLAND OR 97266 PHONE 503 653-2578 PAL & SECAM ORDERS ENTERPRISES 17 MILPERA CRESCENT WANTIRNA VIC 3152 AUSTRALIA 0t -3899 BETA Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weve admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend stack slick brochures brimming facts fancies about its latest airplane rivet-tester computer program Sober faces Youd expect people having great time worlds fanciest aerospace exposition doesnt seem case Hardly soul shows smile Stem faces rule lot sobriety no doubt intended communicate serious attitude expected businessman woman its really too bad that shiny hardware cant evoke little sense fun Daily publications live city can boast three daily newspapers Paris Air Show can voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 8006-FLYING CARL GOLDBERG order directMODELS INC Dailies published onsite staffs Aviation Magazine International Flight International Aviation Week cover such matters just announced almost certain sale dozen wide-body airliners MiG-31 has its nose off show its big radar Public address system Usually voice booming out over air show loudspeaker helpful telling about what Paris serves function understand rapidly spoken French although daily aerobatics displays also described British dont understand word whats being announced sound reminds youre Paris Air Show French language customs prevail Languages Much else besides French spoken identified English Arabic German Russian certain along what sounded like Polish Swedish Italian Spanish makes American feel downright illiterate especially hears people switching language another midsentence Still increasing number people speak least little English involved international commerce fluent background babble languages yet another element Paris Air Show missing elsewhere also makes resolve once again learn another language Weather wasnt very good fact Europe pretty crummy spring spilled over air show lots cloud cover frequent light rain temperatures rarely climbed above sixties thats bad youre perusing indoor displays its real nuisance youre outside trying take pretty pictures patience readiness move fast whenever sun poked through overcast determined photographer could manage Credentials Important people Paris Air Show wear 2 x 3-in badges modestly indicate nature importance since practically everyone has some sort badge theres little distinguish notables rest Can really important people Apparently least Parisa city attracts truly important self-important great numbers Desert Storm far less fanfare accompanied displays Gulf War equipment home Department Defense filled large section ramp fighters bombers attack planes helicopters used Operation Desert Storm popular exhibit show Lockheed F-177A stealth fighter drew attention sharp corners flat panels jagged projections flat black attack bomber looks menacing ground group GIs answer questions accept thanks people around world Aerobatics Some top competitors world flew Unlimited aerobatics 45 minutes day show Such pilots Lynda Meyers Yurgis Kairis Petr Jirmus performed Pitts S-2B CAP 231 Yak-55 Sukhoi Su-26M Zlin SOLS other aircraft bright colors violent maneuvers contrasted sharply tamer flying otherwise prevailed everlasting credit Breitling Swiss watch manufacturer crowd got taste kind flying once popular shows 106 Model Aviation Its Wring Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Metric Remember USA its way becoming metric country step rest world What happened anyway Paris must able understand meters kmph jet engines produce thrust measured kN Sometimes English equivalent can found usually its up either translate think metric Converting can tedious youre about buy gas costs 529 French francs per liter want know thats bargain isnt way since works out around $340 gallon Ugh Spottersand other airplane nuts During week Paris Air Show supposedly restricted industry people press So come place full guys notebooks binoculars Somehow dedicated European enthusiast has figured out get through gate days crowds low airplanes seen photographed hobbyist will find way After seven decades running Paris Air Show French know flair much efficiency can expected such huge event Most things go off schedule although some gates dont open theyre supposed displays thoroughly professional long-prepared announcements sales made schedule show didnt work well wouldnt continue grow next editionnumber 40is planned June 10-20 1993 same venue International political economic developments will partly determine whats display As always however show will big bright loaded very latest aerospace world including some designs have never shown beforeD Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 37 times larger blimps flown over football games today Good grief Can believe happened 57 years ago examining construction article Files Towline Glider astonished discover stab mounted inverted curved portion airfoil bottom Folks OldTimer designs will quickly grasp significance inversion Most us have thought inverting stab peculiar Sal Taibi Pacer 1940 didnt notice time contact Bob File explanation Sal has often said did no apparent reason Pacer likely just coincidencebut very interesting Bob File says stopped building ThkeA Load Off needs carry around deadweight Sullivan Skylite Its lightest conventional style wheel can buy Engineered unique foam core thin tough rubber skin Skylite cuts weight conventional wheel about half So can take off easier fly longer maneuver better Whats Skylites rugged build hand[es repeated take-offs landings bit well its heftiest competitors never fails spring back round atter long model sits runway workbench So youve thinking about taking off weight talk dealer about seeingPRODUCTS light Skylite isP0 Box5166 BaltimoreMD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground models 1940 retired job 1980 got back hobby Kadet Senior Playboy truly astonishing former modelers returning modeling after being away years finding fun ever before Something easy made difficult Ive recently noticed several magazine features showing use sharpened sawedged piece brass tubing cut slots sheet balsa parts pushrod exits will certainly work wonder complexity Ive using 6- 12-in drills successfully years So make own such drills easily obtainable several sources including Ace R/C mark center exit drill through perpendicular surface lay drill out angle want rod have develops hole flared inside front outside back Its neat simple effective pushrod nylon-tubewithin-a-tube type roughen exterior outer tube course sandpaper hold tubing against fuselage side thick CyA glue After adhesive has set excess tubing cut flush sanded makes neat exit stable proper angle avoid binding pushrod Continued page 109 December 1991 107
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 22, 23, 24, 25, 105, 106, 107
Supersonic transport models air snow Paris should come no surprise tp0S Almost two dozen acres indoor outdoor space brimming latest best full-scale aircraft accessories plus lots miniaturized replicas added up biggest aerospace trade show ever held EDon Berliner AIIV wixn Drigni lights gleaming hardware indoor displays auracied aerospace enthusiasts industry proessIOnaIS alike Right Offered sale indoor displays aircraft conceivable gadget stuffed around 22 Model Aviation THE 1991 Salon International de obstacles organizers exhibitors lAeronautique et de lEspaceotherwise surmountan aerospace industry known Paris Air Showwas recession indecision caused Gulf biggest aerospace trade show ever held War bad weather Paris anywhere else Colorful banners At 39th show series dating back brilliant array hardware belied 1909 over 1700 exhibitors 38 Left variety French models Right Looking unlike seabirds tail display stalks group ot models attracts some kibitzers Left Morn permanent buildings indoor displays added running biennial Paris Air Show called Salon International de lAsronautique et de lEspace its organizers Right Current future projects British Aerospace corporation countries filled 21 acres indoor outdoor space field north Paris best products being seen first time approximately 200 different types aircraft display dozen maldng debut show Theoretically least Paris Air Show strictly commercial event announcements orders millions billions dollars worth aircraft missiles associated equipment 1991 exhibition decided success no stretch imagination could Paris Air Show called model airplane event Except hundreds miniaturized versions full-scale craft missiles however show would have sprawled over France parts Belgium Luxembourg invaded eastern suburbs Philadelphia good measure Join quick tour oldest largest glamorous aerospace event Static aircraft display After pushing through gate security check first thing see large ramp crowded airplanes helicopters sallplanes missile launchers countries far apart USSR Brazil Australia Ranging single-seat December 1991 23 Aerospatiale shows off models part ci Its Airbus line prop-driven craft giant airliners pristine condition theyre visual highlight show Most craft such proximity taking clean photograph quite challenge spotlight brightly painted MiG-3 1 huge Soviet flying boat gaggle American planes helicopters fresh Operation Desert Storm several advanced fighter prototypes mock-ups Flying display Organizers show increasingly concerned about reputation wrecking airplanes public combined definite shift entertainment sales has caused decline flying activity compared past shows Formation teams have eliminated completely daily flying Left mock-up new European coilaborstion ngrner rdght er VTOL mix smart info aumb WOUpOrIa 24 Model Aviation group executive jets attached row houses called chaiets background tull-size m-rencn AflEIiW satelilte iauncher Au jutting angles fiat panels Lockheed F-117A stealth fighter drew steadiest crowds show Gis hand answer questions accept congratulations Left A new Soviet Kamov Ka42 helicopter contrarotating rotors Right first aircraft visitors saw after pushing through entrance gate 91 show brightly painted MiG-31 static display visual highlight exhibit Left An P-iS Eagle part popular US DOD-sponsored display Gulf War aircraft Right lineup acrobatic airplanes fore ground Ziin 50L5 Yak-55 Su-26M rear Forty-five minutes Unlimited aerobatics staged day show year lasted little over hour Still French Mirage delta-winged fighter occasionally rips through general hubbub remind really Paris Air Show High-performance fighters often flown upside down landing gear extended still dont know Maybe cadre high-powered engineers has figured out future wars will fought way Pavilions large permanent buildings jammed exhibits can find expensive gadget could possibly stuffed around airplane spacecraft added show year Theres profusion colors shapes bright lights accessories interest industry professionals enough have general appeal keep crowds flowing through aisles Sales stands isnt air show dozens little umbrella-topped stands selling T-shirts caps badges airplane magazines other standard air show paraphernalia Especially popular year items related Operation Desert Storm including US Navy-style caps emblazoned names combat ships Chalets Several hundred row houses called chalets rented manufacturers purpose entertaining prospective customers classiest part show finest French wines some truly spectacular buffets catered Parisian specialists drew government private VIPs countries along vintage collection freeloaders Its real challenge convince ladies front desk have legitimate reason being admitted dining room Photographers includes everyone over age five professionals assignment aviation magazines world over others simply enthusiasts Some amateurs have expensive equipment pros conservatively dressed executive has camera hidden somewhere After may need convince IRS really business December 1991 25 Continued page lOS huge Soviet turbofan flying boat part static aircraft display Ill oregrouna arethe Gulf War exhibit DC-a background yellow Canadian fireuomoer novers hind lineup Soviet aircraft show roads inside public park farm roads trails through woods wanted know names county AMA District H New York New Jersey minutes AUTOMAPTM printed out couple pages maps showed county names boundaries wanted spot reported flying sites map District II get idea distributed AUTOMAPTh showed locations fast able type place names given AMA files Yes could have used Rand-McNally road atlas would have difficult would have taken longer AUTOMAPTM very useful tool would useful printed lat/lon six-digit format 365821/772345 government database AUTOMAPTM derived WHERE TO BUY LORAN EJ c FOR R/C PLANES HELICOPTERS & ENGINES 7- w 7040 W PALMElTO PARK RD -NORTH AMERICA TOLL-FREE- SUITE 2304 HA 1-800-332-3256 US 1-800-553-3256 CANADA BOCA RATON FL 33433 Several readers have asked bought LORAN does report lat/lon six-digit format bought EBM can call ERM 1-800533-5007 order Ray Jefferson L-100 LORAN-C $23995 unless price changes business hours Monday through Friday 800 am-800 pm Saturday 900 am-200 pm Eastern time sure get antenna too use five-foot stainless steel whip $1295 standing vertically rear bumper doesnt seem affected fact parallel four five inches away metal body van Tell George sent Science Academy/Kruse Continued page 17 hobby find fascinating gratifying Special thanks bringing project successful conclusion go Charles Brownlee Seward County Community College Jim Stoddard Hubbard Foundation RD Joan Dale Hubbard continue show support young people providing funds expand students educational horizonsE Paris Air Show/Berliner Continued page 25 Food Surprisingly ordinary sandwiches soft drinks sold concession stands ramp aside delectable goodies offered chalets several restaurants served meals well above air show standardand much higher prices fact prices seriously out line restraint orderat least until could get back city its uncountable thousands mostly terrific restaurants Dogs babies Like air shows draws people cant bring themselves leave Junior Fido homenever mind billions dollars worth hardware display cannot expected appeal infants poodles Fortunately both groups kept short leashes caused no discernible problems Traffic Paris famous drivers obviously trained New York City cabbies takes brave tourist rent car city has wonderful subway system Le Metro connects special air show buses Total cost can little $150 way drivers absorbing stress Noise Time Paris Air shows wonderfully noisy Throaty radial engines echoed off buildings screaming jets blotted out conversation Its lot quieter days yet far silent Visitors 1991 exhibition treated aerobatic flying six-cylinder Lycoming engines shrieking through aira fine sound sure didnt quite fit image classic show Museum Musee de lAir Museum Air second National Air Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington DC number truly historic interesting aircraft display French collection now housed string hangars left vacant Bourget Aeroport lost its airline service new De Gaulle Aeroport well-restored craft easy view up close easy photograph Another plus Charles Lindbergh ended historic 1927 flight Bourget Collectors show officially strictly business countless people seem attend primary purpose collecting things Lapel badges literature everywhere manufacturers distribute neat little pins latest creations people want impress Collectors snap up wear caps jackets As literature display booth huge buildings least December 1991 105 AJ WE ARE REARING SPECIALISTS CALL OR WRITE FOR BEST PRICES OR SEND $300 FOR BEARING GUIDE FOR MODELS & ENGINES PHONE 407 998-0004~ FAX 407 998-0119 BOCA BEARING CO #19 91 Top Gun W roes ucs H Las Vegas W Modal Fops2 ..S1995 #9 99 Scalemasters Champs living TX hidhey 101 Scalemasters an Diegs Aersopace Mao 2 . $1995 - 99 NW Intl Scalemasters Farragat Park-Athol ID Champlin Fightor Museum in/Lou Proctor w Seaplane ps Santa Monica Mao Flying 2 His 1995 0 Top Gun Invitational Mesa AZ W Model tnps2HrsS1995 - 89 Scalemasters Champs St Losis ake Hanasa Schoeider Cup Races2 His1995 #5 89 US Nulls Scale & Seaplanes W Seaplase ps Plaoes Fame East Mon EAA Mus Oshkosh Visit in/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu ot Sd & Ind 2 96 89 lop Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Alhatros OVA Preview atlo Seaplaoe Site NW ntl Scalemasters tor N-ti Test Flight Boh Martins ROC Curtiso Racer2Hrs1995 #3 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Test Flight calemasters Champs Ft Knox Maseam Sig Mtg USAF Museum WoThi Engines tor N-28 o Conot & Tent Flight Seaplanes4 His2995 - 88 Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig MIg Tour USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N@28 Test Flight 88 NW Seaplane ChampsProctorN-28 Conot n Hanger Tour2 His1995 - 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Prototype Toar Proctor Enterprises ProctorJeonylest Flights • 82 NW Seaplane Champs 3 45 Mm Special Edition Proctor Enterprises Alhatros OVA Brief Constr. Engine & Radio lxutal/& Tent Flights 2 Hrs .$10g5 Curtiss JN4D Jenny Plans- FUN SCALE 190 inches 1804 sg 11 ho 8 sheets in/instractions$1995 10807 SE STACY CT PORTLAND OR 97266 PHONE 503 653-2578 PAL & SECAM ORDERS ENTERPRISES 17 MILPERA CRESCENT WANTIRNA VIC 3152 AUSTRALIA 0t -3899 BETA Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weve admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend stack slick brochures brimming facts fancies about its latest airplane rivet-tester computer program Sober faces Youd expect people having great time worlds fanciest aerospace exposition doesnt seem case Hardly soul shows smile Stem faces rule lot sobriety no doubt intended communicate serious attitude expected businessman woman its really too bad that shiny hardware cant evoke little sense fun Daily publications live city can boast three daily newspapers Paris Air Show can voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 8006-FLYING CARL GOLDBERG order directMODELS INC Dailies published onsite staffs Aviation Magazine International Flight International Aviation Week cover such matters just announced almost certain sale dozen wide-body airliners MiG-31 has its nose off show its big radar Public address system Usually voice booming out over air show loudspeaker helpful telling about what Paris serves function understand rapidly spoken French although daily aerobatics displays also described British dont understand word whats being announced sound reminds youre Paris Air Show French language customs prevail Languages Much else besides French spoken identified English Arabic German Russian certain along what sounded like Polish Swedish Italian Spanish makes American feel downright illiterate especially hears people switching language another midsentence Still increasing number people speak least little English involved international commerce fluent background babble languages yet another element Paris Air Show missing elsewhere also makes resolve once again learn another language Weather wasnt very good fact Europe pretty crummy spring spilled over air show lots cloud cover frequent light rain temperatures rarely climbed above sixties thats bad youre perusing indoor displays its real nuisance youre outside trying take pretty pictures patience readiness move fast whenever sun poked through overcast determined photographer could manage Credentials Important people Paris Air Show wear 2 x 3-in badges modestly indicate nature importance since practically everyone has some sort badge theres little distinguish notables rest Can really important people Apparently least Parisa city attracts truly important self-important great numbers Desert Storm far less fanfare accompanied displays Gulf War equipment home Department Defense filled large section ramp fighters bombers attack planes helicopters used Operation Desert Storm popular exhibit show Lockheed F-177A stealth fighter drew attention sharp corners flat panels jagged projections flat black attack bomber looks menacing ground group GIs answer questions accept thanks people around world Aerobatics Some top competitors world flew Unlimited aerobatics 45 minutes day show Such pilots Lynda Meyers Yurgis Kairis Petr Jirmus performed Pitts S-2B CAP 231 Yak-55 Sukhoi Su-26M Zlin SOLS other aircraft bright colors violent maneuvers contrasted sharply tamer flying otherwise prevailed everlasting credit Breitling Swiss watch manufacturer crowd got taste kind flying once popular shows 106 Model Aviation Its Wring Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Metric Remember USA its way becoming metric country step rest world What happened anyway Paris must able understand meters kmph jet engines produce thrust measured kN Sometimes English equivalent can found usually its up either translate think metric Converting can tedious youre about buy gas costs 529 French francs per liter want know thats bargain isnt way since works out around $340 gallon Ugh Spottersand other airplane nuts During week Paris Air Show supposedly restricted industry people press So come place full guys notebooks binoculars Somehow dedicated European enthusiast has figured out get through gate days crowds low airplanes seen photographed hobbyist will find way After seven decades running Paris Air Show French know flair much efficiency can expected such huge event Most things go off schedule although some gates dont open theyre supposed displays thoroughly professional long-prepared announcements sales made schedule show didnt work well wouldnt continue grow next editionnumber 40is planned June 10-20 1993 same venue International political economic developments will partly determine whats display As always however show will big bright loaded very latest aerospace world including some designs have never shown beforeD Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 37 times larger blimps flown over football games today Good grief Can believe happened 57 years ago examining construction article Files Towline Glider astonished discover stab mounted inverted curved portion airfoil bottom Folks OldTimer designs will quickly grasp significance inversion Most us have thought inverting stab peculiar Sal Taibi Pacer 1940 didnt notice time contact Bob File explanation Sal has often said did no apparent reason Pacer likely just coincidencebut very interesting Bob File says stopped building ThkeA Load Off needs carry around deadweight Sullivan Skylite Its lightest conventional style wheel can buy Engineered unique foam core thin tough rubber skin Skylite cuts weight conventional wheel about half So can take off easier fly longer maneuver better Whats Skylites rugged build hand[es repeated take-offs landings bit well its heftiest competitors never fails spring back round atter long model sits runway workbench So youve thinking about taking off weight talk dealer about seeingPRODUCTS light Skylite isP0 Box5166 BaltimoreMD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground models 1940 retired job 1980 got back hobby Kadet Senior Playboy truly astonishing former modelers returning modeling after being away years finding fun ever before Something easy made difficult Ive recently noticed several magazine features showing use sharpened sawedged piece brass tubing cut slots sheet balsa parts pushrod exits will certainly work wonder complexity Ive using 6- 12-in drills successfully years So make own such drills easily obtainable several sources including Ace R/C mark center exit drill through perpendicular surface lay drill out angle want rod have develops hole flared inside front outside back Its neat simple effective pushrod nylon-tubewithin-a-tube type roughen exterior outer tube course sandpaper hold tubing against fuselage side thick CyA glue After adhesive has set excess tubing cut flush sanded makes neat exit stable proper angle avoid binding pushrod Continued page 109 December 1991 107
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 22, 23, 24, 25, 105, 106, 107
Supersonic transport models air snow Paris should come no surprise tp0S Almost two dozen acres indoor outdoor space brimming latest best full-scale aircraft accessories plus lots miniaturized replicas added up biggest aerospace trade show ever held EDon Berliner AIIV wixn Drigni lights gleaming hardware indoor displays auracied aerospace enthusiasts industry proessIOnaIS alike Right Offered sale indoor displays aircraft conceivable gadget stuffed around 22 Model Aviation THE 1991 Salon International de obstacles organizers exhibitors lAeronautique et de lEspaceotherwise surmountan aerospace industry known Paris Air Showwas recession indecision caused Gulf biggest aerospace trade show ever held War bad weather Paris anywhere else Colorful banners At 39th show series dating back brilliant array hardware belied 1909 over 1700 exhibitors 38 Left variety French models Right Looking unlike seabirds tail display stalks group ot models attracts some kibitzers Left Morn permanent buildings indoor displays added running biennial Paris Air Show called Salon International de lAsronautique et de lEspace its organizers Right Current future projects British Aerospace corporation countries filled 21 acres indoor outdoor space field north Paris best products being seen first time approximately 200 different types aircraft display dozen maldng debut show Theoretically least Paris Air Show strictly commercial event announcements orders millions billions dollars worth aircraft missiles associated equipment 1991 exhibition decided success no stretch imagination could Paris Air Show called model airplane event Except hundreds miniaturized versions full-scale craft missiles however show would have sprawled over France parts Belgium Luxembourg invaded eastern suburbs Philadelphia good measure Join quick tour oldest largest glamorous aerospace event Static aircraft display After pushing through gate security check first thing see large ramp crowded airplanes helicopters sallplanes missile launchers countries far apart USSR Brazil Australia Ranging single-seat December 1991 23 Aerospatiale shows off models part ci Its Airbus line prop-driven craft giant airliners pristine condition theyre visual highlight show Most craft such proximity taking clean photograph quite challenge spotlight brightly painted MiG-3 1 huge Soviet flying boat gaggle American planes helicopters fresh Operation Desert Storm several advanced fighter prototypes mock-ups Flying display Organizers show increasingly concerned about reputation wrecking airplanes public combined definite shift entertainment sales has caused decline flying activity compared past shows Formation teams have eliminated completely daily flying Left mock-up new European coilaborstion ngrner rdght er VTOL mix smart info aumb WOUpOrIa 24 Model Aviation group executive jets attached row houses called chaiets background tull-size m-rencn AflEIiW satelilte iauncher Au jutting angles fiat panels Lockheed F-117A stealth fighter drew steadiest crowds show Gis hand answer questions accept congratulations Left A new Soviet Kamov Ka42 helicopter contrarotating rotors Right first aircraft visitors saw after pushing through entrance gate 91 show brightly painted MiG-31 static display visual highlight exhibit Left An P-iS Eagle part popular US DOD-sponsored display Gulf War aircraft Right lineup acrobatic airplanes fore ground Ziin 50L5 Yak-55 Su-26M rear Forty-five minutes Unlimited aerobatics staged day show year lasted little over hour Still French Mirage delta-winged fighter occasionally rips through general hubbub remind really Paris Air Show High-performance fighters often flown upside down landing gear extended still dont know Maybe cadre high-powered engineers has figured out future wars will fought way Pavilions large permanent buildings jammed exhibits can find expensive gadget could possibly stuffed around airplane spacecraft added show year Theres profusion colors shapes bright lights accessories interest industry professionals enough have general appeal keep crowds flowing through aisles Sales stands isnt air show dozens little umbrella-topped stands selling T-shirts caps badges airplane magazines other standard air show paraphernalia Especially popular year items related Operation Desert Storm including US Navy-style caps emblazoned names combat ships Chalets Several hundred row houses called chalets rented manufacturers purpose entertaining prospective customers classiest part show finest French wines some truly spectacular buffets catered Parisian specialists drew government private VIPs countries along vintage collection freeloaders Its real challenge convince ladies front desk have legitimate reason being admitted dining room Photographers includes everyone over age five professionals assignment aviation magazines world over others simply enthusiasts Some amateurs have expensive equipment pros conservatively dressed executive has camera hidden somewhere After may need convince IRS really business December 1991 25 Continued page lOS huge Soviet turbofan flying boat part static aircraft display Ill oregrouna arethe Gulf War exhibit DC-a background yellow Canadian fireuomoer novers hind lineup Soviet aircraft show roads inside public park farm roads trails through woods wanted know names county AMA District H New York New Jersey minutes AUTOMAPTM printed out couple pages maps showed county names boundaries wanted spot reported flying sites map District II get idea distributed AUTOMAPTh showed locations fast able type place names given AMA files Yes could have used Rand-McNally road atlas would have difficult would have taken longer AUTOMAPTM very useful tool would useful printed lat/lon six-digit format 365821/772345 government database AUTOMAPTM derived WHERE TO BUY LORAN EJ c FOR R/C PLANES HELICOPTERS & ENGINES 7- w 7040 W PALMElTO PARK RD -NORTH AMERICA TOLL-FREE- SUITE 2304 HA 1-800-332-3256 US 1-800-553-3256 CANADA BOCA RATON FL 33433 Several readers have asked bought LORAN does report lat/lon six-digit format bought EBM can call ERM 1-800533-5007 order Ray Jefferson L-100 LORAN-C $23995 unless price changes business hours Monday through Friday 800 am-800 pm Saturday 900 am-200 pm Eastern time sure get antenna too use five-foot stainless steel whip $1295 standing vertically rear bumper doesnt seem affected fact parallel four five inches away metal body van Tell George sent Science Academy/Kruse Continued page 17 hobby find fascinating gratifying Special thanks bringing project successful conclusion go Charles Brownlee Seward County Community College Jim Stoddard Hubbard Foundation RD Joan Dale Hubbard continue show support young people providing funds expand students educational horizonsE Paris Air Show/Berliner Continued page 25 Food Surprisingly ordinary sandwiches soft drinks sold concession stands ramp aside delectable goodies offered chalets several restaurants served meals well above air show standardand much higher prices fact prices seriously out line restraint orderat least until could get back city its uncountable thousands mostly terrific restaurants Dogs babies Like air shows draws people cant bring themselves leave Junior Fido homenever mind billions dollars worth hardware display cannot expected appeal infants poodles Fortunately both groups kept short leashes caused no discernible problems Traffic Paris famous drivers obviously trained New York City cabbies takes brave tourist rent car city has wonderful subway system Le Metro connects special air show buses Total cost can little $150 way drivers absorbing stress Noise Time Paris Air shows wonderfully noisy Throaty radial engines echoed off buildings screaming jets blotted out conversation Its lot quieter days yet far silent Visitors 1991 exhibition treated aerobatic flying six-cylinder Lycoming engines shrieking through aira fine sound sure didnt quite fit image classic show Museum Musee de lAir Museum Air second National Air Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington DC number truly historic interesting aircraft display French collection now housed string hangars left vacant Bourget Aeroport lost its airline service new De Gaulle Aeroport well-restored craft easy view up close easy photograph Another plus Charles Lindbergh ended historic 1927 flight Bourget Collectors show officially strictly business countless people seem attend primary purpose collecting things Lapel badges literature everywhere manufacturers distribute neat little pins latest creations people want impress Collectors snap up wear caps jackets As literature display booth huge buildings least December 1991 105 AJ WE ARE REARING SPECIALISTS CALL OR WRITE FOR BEST PRICES OR SEND $300 FOR BEARING GUIDE FOR MODELS & ENGINES PHONE 407 998-0004~ FAX 407 998-0119 BOCA BEARING CO #19 91 Top Gun W roes ucs H Las Vegas W Modal Fops2 ..S1995 #9 99 Scalemasters Champs living TX hidhey 101 Scalemasters an Diegs Aersopace Mao 2 . $1995 - 99 NW Intl Scalemasters Farragat Park-Athol ID Champlin Fightor Museum in/Lou Proctor w Seaplane ps Santa Monica Mao Flying 2 His 1995 0 Top Gun Invitational Mesa AZ W Model tnps2HrsS1995 - 89 Scalemasters Champs St Losis ake Hanasa Schoeider Cup Races2 His1995 #5 89 US Nulls Scale & Seaplanes W Seaplase ps Plaoes Fame East Mon EAA Mus Oshkosh Visit in/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu ot Sd & Ind 2 96 89 lop Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Alhatros OVA Preview atlo Seaplaoe Site NW ntl Scalemasters tor N-ti Test Flight Boh Martins ROC Curtiso Racer2Hrs1995 #3 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Test Flight calemasters Champs Ft Knox Maseam Sig Mtg USAF Museum WoThi Engines tor N-28 o Conot & Tent Flight Seaplanes4 His2995 - 88 Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig MIg Tour USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N@28 Test Flight 88 NW Seaplane ChampsProctorN-28 Conot n Hanger Tour2 His1995 - 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Prototype Toar Proctor Enterprises ProctorJeonylest Flights • 82 NW Seaplane Champs 3 45 Mm Special Edition Proctor Enterprises Alhatros OVA Brief Constr. Engine & Radio lxutal/& Tent Flights 2 Hrs .$10g5 Curtiss JN4D Jenny Plans- FUN SCALE 190 inches 1804 sg 11 ho 8 sheets in/instractions$1995 10807 SE STACY CT PORTLAND OR 97266 PHONE 503 653-2578 PAL & SECAM ORDERS ENTERPRISES 17 MILPERA CRESCENT WANTIRNA VIC 3152 AUSTRALIA 0t -3899 BETA Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weve admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend stack slick brochures brimming facts fancies about its latest airplane rivet-tester computer program Sober faces Youd expect people having great time worlds fanciest aerospace exposition doesnt seem case Hardly soul shows smile Stem faces rule lot sobriety no doubt intended communicate serious attitude expected businessman woman its really too bad that shiny hardware cant evoke little sense fun Daily publications live city can boast three daily newspapers Paris Air Show can voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 8006-FLYING CARL GOLDBERG order directMODELS INC Dailies published onsite staffs Aviation Magazine International Flight International Aviation Week cover such matters just announced almost certain sale dozen wide-body airliners MiG-31 has its nose off show its big radar Public address system Usually voice booming out over air show loudspeaker helpful telling about what Paris serves function understand rapidly spoken French although daily aerobatics displays also described British dont understand word whats being announced sound reminds youre Paris Air Show French language customs prevail Languages Much else besides French spoken identified English Arabic German Russian certain along what sounded like Polish Swedish Italian Spanish makes American feel downright illiterate especially hears people switching language another midsentence Still increasing number people speak least little English involved international commerce fluent background babble languages yet another element Paris Air Show missing elsewhere also makes resolve once again learn another language Weather wasnt very good fact Europe pretty crummy spring spilled over air show lots cloud cover frequent light rain temperatures rarely climbed above sixties thats bad youre perusing indoor displays its real nuisance youre outside trying take pretty pictures patience readiness move fast whenever sun poked through overcast determined photographer could manage Credentials Important people Paris Air Show wear 2 x 3-in badges modestly indicate nature importance since practically everyone has some sort badge theres little distinguish notables rest Can really important people Apparently least Parisa city attracts truly important self-important great numbers Desert Storm far less fanfare accompanied displays Gulf War equipment home Department Defense filled large section ramp fighters bombers attack planes helicopters used Operation Desert Storm popular exhibit show Lockheed F-177A stealth fighter drew attention sharp corners flat panels jagged projections flat black attack bomber looks menacing ground group GIs answer questions accept thanks people around world Aerobatics Some top competitors world flew Unlimited aerobatics 45 minutes day show Such pilots Lynda Meyers Yurgis Kairis Petr Jirmus performed Pitts S-2B CAP 231 Yak-55 Sukhoi Su-26M Zlin SOLS other aircraft bright colors violent maneuvers contrasted sharply tamer flying otherwise prevailed everlasting credit Breitling Swiss watch manufacturer crowd got taste kind flying once popular shows 106 Model Aviation Its Wring Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Metric Remember USA its way becoming metric country step rest world What happened anyway Paris must able understand meters kmph jet engines produce thrust measured kN Sometimes English equivalent can found usually its up either translate think metric Converting can tedious youre about buy gas costs 529 French francs per liter want know thats bargain isnt way since works out around $340 gallon Ugh Spottersand other airplane nuts During week Paris Air Show supposedly restricted industry people press So come place full guys notebooks binoculars Somehow dedicated European enthusiast has figured out get through gate days crowds low airplanes seen photographed hobbyist will find way After seven decades running Paris Air Show French know flair much efficiency can expected such huge event Most things go off schedule although some gates dont open theyre supposed displays thoroughly professional long-prepared announcements sales made schedule show didnt work well wouldnt continue grow next editionnumber 40is planned June 10-20 1993 same venue International political economic developments will partly determine whats display As always however show will big bright loaded very latest aerospace world including some designs have never shown beforeD Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 37 times larger blimps flown over football games today Good grief Can believe happened 57 years ago examining construction article Files Towline Glider astonished discover stab mounted inverted curved portion airfoil bottom Folks OldTimer designs will quickly grasp significance inversion Most us have thought inverting stab peculiar Sal Taibi Pacer 1940 didnt notice time contact Bob File explanation Sal has often said did no apparent reason Pacer likely just coincidencebut very interesting Bob File says stopped building ThkeA Load Off needs carry around deadweight Sullivan Skylite Its lightest conventional style wheel can buy Engineered unique foam core thin tough rubber skin Skylite cuts weight conventional wheel about half So can take off easier fly longer maneuver better Whats Skylites rugged build hand[es repeated take-offs landings bit well its heftiest competitors never fails spring back round atter long model sits runway workbench So youve thinking about taking off weight talk dealer about seeingPRODUCTS light Skylite isP0 Box5166 BaltimoreMD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground models 1940 retired job 1980 got back hobby Kadet Senior Playboy truly astonishing former modelers returning modeling after being away years finding fun ever before Something easy made difficult Ive recently noticed several magazine features showing use sharpened sawedged piece brass tubing cut slots sheet balsa parts pushrod exits will certainly work wonder complexity Ive using 6- 12-in drills successfully years So make own such drills easily obtainable several sources including Ace R/C mark center exit drill through perpendicular surface lay drill out angle want rod have develops hole flared inside front outside back Its neat simple effective pushrod nylon-tubewithin-a-tube type roughen exterior outer tube course sandpaper hold tubing against fuselage side thick CyA glue After adhesive has set excess tubing cut flush sanded makes neat exit stable proper angle avoid binding pushrod Continued page 109 December 1991 107
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 22, 23, 24, 25, 105, 106, 107
Supersonic transport models air snow Paris should come no surprise tp0S Almost two dozen acres indoor outdoor space brimming latest best full-scale aircraft accessories plus lots miniaturized replicas added up biggest aerospace trade show ever held EDon Berliner AIIV wixn Drigni lights gleaming hardware indoor displays auracied aerospace enthusiasts industry proessIOnaIS alike Right Offered sale indoor displays aircraft conceivable gadget stuffed around 22 Model Aviation THE 1991 Salon International de obstacles organizers exhibitors lAeronautique et de lEspaceotherwise surmountan aerospace industry known Paris Air Showwas recession indecision caused Gulf biggest aerospace trade show ever held War bad weather Paris anywhere else Colorful banners At 39th show series dating back brilliant array hardware belied 1909 over 1700 exhibitors 38 Left variety French models Right Looking unlike seabirds tail display stalks group ot models attracts some kibitzers Left Morn permanent buildings indoor displays added running biennial Paris Air Show called Salon International de lAsronautique et de lEspace its organizers Right Current future projects British Aerospace corporation countries filled 21 acres indoor outdoor space field north Paris best products being seen first time approximately 200 different types aircraft display dozen maldng debut show Theoretically least Paris Air Show strictly commercial event announcements orders millions billions dollars worth aircraft missiles associated equipment 1991 exhibition decided success no stretch imagination could Paris Air Show called model airplane event Except hundreds miniaturized versions full-scale craft missiles however show would have sprawled over France parts Belgium Luxembourg invaded eastern suburbs Philadelphia good measure Join quick tour oldest largest glamorous aerospace event Static aircraft display After pushing through gate security check first thing see large ramp crowded airplanes helicopters sallplanes missile launchers countries far apart USSR Brazil Australia Ranging single-seat December 1991 23 Aerospatiale shows off models part ci Its Airbus line prop-driven craft giant airliners pristine condition theyre visual highlight show Most craft such proximity taking clean photograph quite challenge spotlight brightly painted MiG-3 1 huge Soviet flying boat gaggle American planes helicopters fresh Operation Desert Storm several advanced fighter prototypes mock-ups Flying display Organizers show increasingly concerned about reputation wrecking airplanes public combined definite shift entertainment sales has caused decline flying activity compared past shows Formation teams have eliminated completely daily flying Left mock-up new European coilaborstion ngrner rdght er VTOL mix smart info aumb WOUpOrIa 24 Model Aviation group executive jets attached row houses called chaiets background tull-size m-rencn AflEIiW satelilte iauncher Au jutting angles fiat panels Lockheed F-117A stealth fighter drew steadiest crowds show Gis hand answer questions accept congratulations Left A new Soviet Kamov Ka42 helicopter contrarotating rotors Right first aircraft visitors saw after pushing through entrance gate 91 show brightly painted MiG-31 static display visual highlight exhibit Left An P-iS Eagle part popular US DOD-sponsored display Gulf War aircraft Right lineup acrobatic airplanes fore ground Ziin 50L5 Yak-55 Su-26M rear Forty-five minutes Unlimited aerobatics staged day show year lasted little over hour Still French Mirage delta-winged fighter occasionally rips through general hubbub remind really Paris Air Show High-performance fighters often flown upside down landing gear extended still dont know Maybe cadre high-powered engineers has figured out future wars will fought way Pavilions large permanent buildings jammed exhibits can find expensive gadget could possibly stuffed around airplane spacecraft added show year Theres profusion colors shapes bright lights accessories interest industry professionals enough have general appeal keep crowds flowing through aisles Sales stands isnt air show dozens little umbrella-topped stands selling T-shirts caps badges airplane magazines other standard air show paraphernalia Especially popular year items related Operation Desert Storm including US Navy-style caps emblazoned names combat ships Chalets Several hundred row houses called chalets rented manufacturers purpose entertaining prospective customers classiest part show finest French wines some truly spectacular buffets catered Parisian specialists drew government private VIPs countries along vintage collection freeloaders Its real challenge convince ladies front desk have legitimate reason being admitted dining room Photographers includes everyone over age five professionals assignment aviation magazines world over others simply enthusiasts Some amateurs have expensive equipment pros conservatively dressed executive has camera hidden somewhere After may need convince IRS really business December 1991 25 Continued page lOS huge Soviet turbofan flying boat part static aircraft display Ill oregrouna arethe Gulf War exhibit DC-a background yellow Canadian fireuomoer novers hind lineup Soviet aircraft show roads inside public park farm roads trails through woods wanted know names county AMA District H New York New Jersey minutes AUTOMAPTM printed out couple pages maps showed county names boundaries wanted spot reported flying sites map District II get idea distributed AUTOMAPTh showed locations fast able type place names given AMA files Yes could have used Rand-McNally road atlas would have difficult would have taken longer AUTOMAPTM very useful tool would useful printed lat/lon six-digit format 365821/772345 government database AUTOMAPTM derived WHERE TO BUY LORAN EJ c FOR R/C PLANES HELICOPTERS & ENGINES 7- w 7040 W PALMElTO PARK RD -NORTH AMERICA TOLL-FREE- SUITE 2304 HA 1-800-332-3256 US 1-800-553-3256 CANADA BOCA RATON FL 33433 Several readers have asked bought LORAN does report lat/lon six-digit format bought EBM can call ERM 1-800533-5007 order Ray Jefferson L-100 LORAN-C $23995 unless price changes business hours Monday through Friday 800 am-800 pm Saturday 900 am-200 pm Eastern time sure get antenna too use five-foot stainless steel whip $1295 standing vertically rear bumper doesnt seem affected fact parallel four five inches away metal body van Tell George sent Science Academy/Kruse Continued page 17 hobby find fascinating gratifying Special thanks bringing project successful conclusion go Charles Brownlee Seward County Community College Jim Stoddard Hubbard Foundation RD Joan Dale Hubbard continue show support young people providing funds expand students educational horizonsE Paris Air Show/Berliner Continued page 25 Food Surprisingly ordinary sandwiches soft drinks sold concession stands ramp aside delectable goodies offered chalets several restaurants served meals well above air show standardand much higher prices fact prices seriously out line restraint orderat least until could get back city its uncountable thousands mostly terrific restaurants Dogs babies Like air shows draws people cant bring themselves leave Junior Fido homenever mind billions dollars worth hardware display cannot expected appeal infants poodles Fortunately both groups kept short leashes caused no discernible problems Traffic Paris famous drivers obviously trained New York City cabbies takes brave tourist rent car city has wonderful subway system Le Metro connects special air show buses Total cost can little $150 way drivers absorbing stress Noise Time Paris Air shows wonderfully noisy Throaty radial engines echoed off buildings screaming jets blotted out conversation Its lot quieter days yet far silent Visitors 1991 exhibition treated aerobatic flying six-cylinder Lycoming engines shrieking through aira fine sound sure didnt quite fit image classic show Museum Musee de lAir Museum Air second National Air Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington DC number truly historic interesting aircraft display French collection now housed string hangars left vacant Bourget Aeroport lost its airline service new De Gaulle Aeroport well-restored craft easy view up close easy photograph Another plus Charles Lindbergh ended historic 1927 flight Bourget Collectors show officially strictly business countless people seem attend primary purpose collecting things Lapel badges literature everywhere manufacturers distribute neat little pins latest creations people want impress Collectors snap up wear caps jackets As literature display booth huge buildings least December 1991 105 AJ WE ARE REARING SPECIALISTS CALL OR WRITE FOR BEST PRICES OR SEND $300 FOR BEARING GUIDE FOR MODELS & ENGINES PHONE 407 998-0004~ FAX 407 998-0119 BOCA BEARING CO #19 91 Top Gun W roes ucs H Las Vegas W Modal Fops2 ..S1995 #9 99 Scalemasters Champs living TX hidhey 101 Scalemasters an Diegs Aersopace Mao 2 . $1995 - 99 NW Intl Scalemasters Farragat Park-Athol ID Champlin Fightor Museum in/Lou Proctor w Seaplane ps Santa Monica Mao Flying 2 His 1995 0 Top Gun Invitational Mesa AZ W Model tnps2HrsS1995 - 89 Scalemasters Champs St Losis ake Hanasa Schoeider Cup Races2 His1995 #5 89 US Nulls Scale & Seaplanes W Seaplase ps Plaoes Fame East Mon EAA Mus Oshkosh Visit in/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu ot Sd & Ind 2 96 89 lop Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Alhatros OVA Preview atlo Seaplaoe Site NW ntl Scalemasters tor N-ti Test Flight Boh Martins ROC Curtiso Racer2Hrs1995 #3 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Test Flight calemasters Champs Ft Knox Maseam Sig Mtg USAF Museum WoThi Engines tor N-28 o Conot & Tent Flight Seaplanes4 His2995 - 88 Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig MIg Tour USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N@28 Test Flight 88 NW Seaplane ChampsProctorN-28 Conot n Hanger Tour2 His1995 - 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Prototype Toar Proctor Enterprises ProctorJeonylest Flights • 82 NW Seaplane Champs 3 45 Mm Special Edition Proctor Enterprises Alhatros OVA Brief Constr. Engine & Radio lxutal/& Tent Flights 2 Hrs .$10g5 Curtiss JN4D Jenny Plans- FUN SCALE 190 inches 1804 sg 11 ho 8 sheets in/instractions$1995 10807 SE STACY CT PORTLAND OR 97266 PHONE 503 653-2578 PAL & SECAM ORDERS ENTERPRISES 17 MILPERA CRESCENT WANTIRNA VIC 3152 AUSTRALIA 0t -3899 BETA Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weve admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend stack slick brochures brimming facts fancies about its latest airplane rivet-tester computer program Sober faces Youd expect people having great time worlds fanciest aerospace exposition doesnt seem case Hardly soul shows smile Stem faces rule lot sobriety no doubt intended communicate serious attitude expected businessman woman its really too bad that shiny hardware cant evoke little sense fun Daily publications live city can boast three daily newspapers Paris Air Show can voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 8006-FLYING CARL GOLDBERG order directMODELS INC Dailies published onsite staffs Aviation Magazine International Flight International Aviation Week cover such matters just announced almost certain sale dozen wide-body airliners MiG-31 has its nose off show its big radar Public address system Usually voice booming out over air show loudspeaker helpful telling about what Paris serves function understand rapidly spoken French although daily aerobatics displays also described British dont understand word whats being announced sound reminds youre Paris Air Show French language customs prevail Languages Much else besides French spoken identified English Arabic German Russian certain along what sounded like Polish Swedish Italian Spanish makes American feel downright illiterate especially hears people switching language another midsentence Still increasing number people speak least little English involved international commerce fluent background babble languages yet another element Paris Air Show missing elsewhere also makes resolve once again learn another language Weather wasnt very good fact Europe pretty crummy spring spilled over air show lots cloud cover frequent light rain temperatures rarely climbed above sixties thats bad youre perusing indoor displays its real nuisance youre outside trying take pretty pictures patience readiness move fast whenever sun poked through overcast determined photographer could manage Credentials Important people Paris Air Show wear 2 x 3-in badges modestly indicate nature importance since practically everyone has some sort badge theres little distinguish notables rest Can really important people Apparently least Parisa city attracts truly important self-important great numbers Desert Storm far less fanfare accompanied displays Gulf War equipment home Department Defense filled large section ramp fighters bombers attack planes helicopters used Operation Desert Storm popular exhibit show Lockheed F-177A stealth fighter drew attention sharp corners flat panels jagged projections flat black attack bomber looks menacing ground group GIs answer questions accept thanks people around world Aerobatics Some top competitors world flew Unlimited aerobatics 45 minutes day show Such pilots Lynda Meyers Yurgis Kairis Petr Jirmus performed Pitts S-2B CAP 231 Yak-55 Sukhoi Su-26M Zlin SOLS other aircraft bright colors violent maneuvers contrasted sharply tamer flying otherwise prevailed everlasting credit Breitling Swiss watch manufacturer crowd got taste kind flying once popular shows 106 Model Aviation Its Wring Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Metric Remember USA its way becoming metric country step rest world What happened anyway Paris must able understand meters kmph jet engines produce thrust measured kN Sometimes English equivalent can found usually its up either translate think metric Converting can tedious youre about buy gas costs 529 French francs per liter want know thats bargain isnt way since works out around $340 gallon Ugh Spottersand other airplane nuts During week Paris Air Show supposedly restricted industry people press So come place full guys notebooks binoculars Somehow dedicated European enthusiast has figured out get through gate days crowds low airplanes seen photographed hobbyist will find way After seven decades running Paris Air Show French know flair much efficiency can expected such huge event Most things go off schedule although some gates dont open theyre supposed displays thoroughly professional long-prepared announcements sales made schedule show didnt work well wouldnt continue grow next editionnumber 40is planned June 10-20 1993 same venue International political economic developments will partly determine whats display As always however show will big bright loaded very latest aerospace world including some designs have never shown beforeD Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 37 times larger blimps flown over football games today Good grief Can believe happened 57 years ago examining construction article Files Towline Glider astonished discover stab mounted inverted curved portion airfoil bottom Folks OldTimer designs will quickly grasp significance inversion Most us have thought inverting stab peculiar Sal Taibi Pacer 1940 didnt notice time contact Bob File explanation Sal has often said did no apparent reason Pacer likely just coincidencebut very interesting Bob File says stopped building ThkeA Load Off needs carry around deadweight Sullivan Skylite Its lightest conventional style wheel can buy Engineered unique foam core thin tough rubber skin Skylite cuts weight conventional wheel about half So can take off easier fly longer maneuver better Whats Skylites rugged build hand[es repeated take-offs landings bit well its heftiest competitors never fails spring back round atter long model sits runway workbench So youve thinking about taking off weight talk dealer about seeingPRODUCTS light Skylite isP0 Box5166 BaltimoreMD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground models 1940 retired job 1980 got back hobby Kadet Senior Playboy truly astonishing former modelers returning modeling after being away years finding fun ever before Something easy made difficult Ive recently noticed several magazine features showing use sharpened sawedged piece brass tubing cut slots sheet balsa parts pushrod exits will certainly work wonder complexity Ive using 6- 12-in drills successfully years So make own such drills easily obtainable several sources including Ace R/C mark center exit drill through perpendicular surface lay drill out angle want rod have develops hole flared inside front outside back Its neat simple effective pushrod nylon-tubewithin-a-tube type roughen exterior outer tube course sandpaper hold tubing against fuselage side thick CyA glue After adhesive has set excess tubing cut flush sanded makes neat exit stable proper angle avoid binding pushrod Continued page 109 December 1991 107
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 22, 23, 24, 25, 105, 106, 107
Supersonic transport models air snow Paris should come no surprise tp0S Almost two dozen acres indoor outdoor space brimming latest best full-scale aircraft accessories plus lots miniaturized replicas added up biggest aerospace trade show ever held EDon Berliner AIIV wixn Drigni lights gleaming hardware indoor displays auracied aerospace enthusiasts industry proessIOnaIS alike Right Offered sale indoor displays aircraft conceivable gadget stuffed around 22 Model Aviation THE 1991 Salon International de obstacles organizers exhibitors lAeronautique et de lEspaceotherwise surmountan aerospace industry known Paris Air Showwas recession indecision caused Gulf biggest aerospace trade show ever held War bad weather Paris anywhere else Colorful banners At 39th show series dating back brilliant array hardware belied 1909 over 1700 exhibitors 38 Left variety French models Right Looking unlike seabirds tail display stalks group ot models attracts some kibitzers Left Morn permanent buildings indoor displays added running biennial Paris Air Show called Salon International de lAsronautique et de lEspace its organizers Right Current future projects British Aerospace corporation countries filled 21 acres indoor outdoor space field north Paris best products being seen first time approximately 200 different types aircraft display dozen maldng debut show Theoretically least Paris Air Show strictly commercial event announcements orders millions billions dollars worth aircraft missiles associated equipment 1991 exhibition decided success no stretch imagination could Paris Air Show called model airplane event Except hundreds miniaturized versions full-scale craft missiles however show would have sprawled over France parts Belgium Luxembourg invaded eastern suburbs Philadelphia good measure Join quick tour oldest largest glamorous aerospace event Static aircraft display After pushing through gate security check first thing see large ramp crowded airplanes helicopters sallplanes missile launchers countries far apart USSR Brazil Australia Ranging single-seat December 1991 23 Aerospatiale shows off models part ci Its Airbus line prop-driven craft giant airliners pristine condition theyre visual highlight show Most craft such proximity taking clean photograph quite challenge spotlight brightly painted MiG-3 1 huge Soviet flying boat gaggle American planes helicopters fresh Operation Desert Storm several advanced fighter prototypes mock-ups Flying display Organizers show increasingly concerned about reputation wrecking airplanes public combined definite shift entertainment sales has caused decline flying activity compared past shows Formation teams have eliminated completely daily flying Left mock-up new European coilaborstion ngrner rdght er VTOL mix smart info aumb WOUpOrIa 24 Model Aviation group executive jets attached row houses called chaiets background tull-size m-rencn AflEIiW satelilte iauncher Au jutting angles fiat panels Lockheed F-117A stealth fighter drew steadiest crowds show Gis hand answer questions accept congratulations Left A new Soviet Kamov Ka42 helicopter contrarotating rotors Right first aircraft visitors saw after pushing through entrance gate 91 show brightly painted MiG-31 static display visual highlight exhibit Left An P-iS Eagle part popular US DOD-sponsored display Gulf War aircraft Right lineup acrobatic airplanes fore ground Ziin 50L5 Yak-55 Su-26M rear Forty-five minutes Unlimited aerobatics staged day show year lasted little over hour Still French Mirage delta-winged fighter occasionally rips through general hubbub remind really Paris Air Show High-performance fighters often flown upside down landing gear extended still dont know Maybe cadre high-powered engineers has figured out future wars will fought way Pavilions large permanent buildings jammed exhibits can find expensive gadget could possibly stuffed around airplane spacecraft added show year Theres profusion colors shapes bright lights accessories interest industry professionals enough have general appeal keep crowds flowing through aisles Sales stands isnt air show dozens little umbrella-topped stands selling T-shirts caps badges airplane magazines other standard air show paraphernalia Especially popular year items related Operation Desert Storm including US Navy-style caps emblazoned names combat ships Chalets Several hundred row houses called chalets rented manufacturers purpose entertaining prospective customers classiest part show finest French wines some truly spectacular buffets catered Parisian specialists drew government private VIPs countries along vintage collection freeloaders Its real challenge convince ladies front desk have legitimate reason being admitted dining room Photographers includes everyone over age five professionals assignment aviation magazines world over others simply enthusiasts Some amateurs have expensive equipment pros conservatively dressed executive has camera hidden somewhere After may need convince IRS really business December 1991 25 Continued page lOS huge Soviet turbofan flying boat part static aircraft display Ill oregrouna arethe Gulf War exhibit DC-a background yellow Canadian fireuomoer novers hind lineup Soviet aircraft show roads inside public park farm roads trails through woods wanted know names county AMA District H New York New Jersey minutes AUTOMAPTM printed out couple pages maps showed county names boundaries wanted spot reported flying sites map District II get idea distributed AUTOMAPTh showed locations fast able type place names given AMA files Yes could have used Rand-McNally road atlas would have difficult would have taken longer AUTOMAPTM very useful tool would useful printed lat/lon six-digit format 365821/772345 government database AUTOMAPTM derived WHERE TO BUY LORAN EJ c FOR R/C PLANES HELICOPTERS & ENGINES 7- w 7040 W PALMElTO PARK RD -NORTH AMERICA TOLL-FREE- SUITE 2304 HA 1-800-332-3256 US 1-800-553-3256 CANADA BOCA RATON FL 33433 Several readers have asked bought LORAN does report lat/lon six-digit format bought EBM can call ERM 1-800533-5007 order Ray Jefferson L-100 LORAN-C $23995 unless price changes business hours Monday through Friday 800 am-800 pm Saturday 900 am-200 pm Eastern time sure get antenna too use five-foot stainless steel whip $1295 standing vertically rear bumper doesnt seem affected fact parallel four five inches away metal body van Tell George sent Science Academy/Kruse Continued page 17 hobby find fascinating gratifying Special thanks bringing project successful conclusion go Charles Brownlee Seward County Community College Jim Stoddard Hubbard Foundation RD Joan Dale Hubbard continue show support young people providing funds expand students educational horizonsE Paris Air Show/Berliner Continued page 25 Food Surprisingly ordinary sandwiches soft drinks sold concession stands ramp aside delectable goodies offered chalets several restaurants served meals well above air show standardand much higher prices fact prices seriously out line restraint orderat least until could get back city its uncountable thousands mostly terrific restaurants Dogs babies Like air shows draws people cant bring themselves leave Junior Fido homenever mind billions dollars worth hardware display cannot expected appeal infants poodles Fortunately both groups kept short leashes caused no discernible problems Traffic Paris famous drivers obviously trained New York City cabbies takes brave tourist rent car city has wonderful subway system Le Metro connects special air show buses Total cost can little $150 way drivers absorbing stress Noise Time Paris Air shows wonderfully noisy Throaty radial engines echoed off buildings screaming jets blotted out conversation Its lot quieter days yet far silent Visitors 1991 exhibition treated aerobatic flying six-cylinder Lycoming engines shrieking through aira fine sound sure didnt quite fit image classic show Museum Musee de lAir Museum Air second National Air Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington DC number truly historic interesting aircraft display French collection now housed string hangars left vacant Bourget Aeroport lost its airline service new De Gaulle Aeroport well-restored craft easy view up close easy photograph Another plus Charles Lindbergh ended historic 1927 flight Bourget Collectors show officially strictly business countless people seem attend primary purpose collecting things Lapel badges literature everywhere manufacturers distribute neat little pins latest creations people want impress Collectors snap up wear caps jackets As literature display booth huge buildings least December 1991 105 AJ WE ARE REARING SPECIALISTS CALL OR WRITE FOR BEST PRICES OR SEND $300 FOR BEARING GUIDE FOR MODELS & ENGINES PHONE 407 998-0004~ FAX 407 998-0119 BOCA BEARING CO #19 91 Top Gun W roes ucs H Las Vegas W Modal Fops2 ..S1995 #9 99 Scalemasters Champs living TX hidhey 101 Scalemasters an Diegs Aersopace Mao 2 . $1995 - 99 NW Intl Scalemasters Farragat Park-Athol ID Champlin Fightor Museum in/Lou Proctor w Seaplane ps Santa Monica Mao Flying 2 His 1995 0 Top Gun Invitational Mesa AZ W Model tnps2HrsS1995 - 89 Scalemasters Champs St Losis ake Hanasa Schoeider Cup Races2 His1995 #5 89 US Nulls Scale & Seaplanes W Seaplase ps Plaoes Fame East Mon EAA Mus Oshkosh Visit in/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu ot Sd & Ind 2 96 89 lop Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Alhatros OVA Preview atlo Seaplaoe Site NW ntl Scalemasters tor N-ti Test Flight Boh Martins ROC Curtiso Racer2Hrs1995 #3 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Test Flight calemasters Champs Ft Knox Maseam Sig Mtg USAF Museum WoThi Engines tor N-28 o Conot & Tent Flight Seaplanes4 His2995 - 88 Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig MIg Tour USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N@28 Test Flight 88 NW Seaplane ChampsProctorN-28 Conot n Hanger Tour2 His1995 - 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Prototype Toar Proctor Enterprises ProctorJeonylest Flights • 82 NW Seaplane Champs 3 45 Mm Special Edition Proctor Enterprises Alhatros OVA Brief Constr. Engine & Radio lxutal/& Tent Flights 2 Hrs .$10g5 Curtiss JN4D Jenny Plans- FUN SCALE 190 inches 1804 sg 11 ho 8 sheets in/instractions$1995 10807 SE STACY CT PORTLAND OR 97266 PHONE 503 653-2578 PAL & SECAM ORDERS ENTERPRISES 17 MILPERA CRESCENT WANTIRNA VIC 3152 AUSTRALIA 0t -3899 BETA Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weve admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend stack slick brochures brimming facts fancies about its latest airplane rivet-tester computer program Sober faces Youd expect people having great time worlds fanciest aerospace exposition doesnt seem case Hardly soul shows smile Stem faces rule lot sobriety no doubt intended communicate serious attitude expected businessman woman its really too bad that shiny hardware cant evoke little sense fun Daily publications live city can boast three daily newspapers Paris Air Show can voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 8006-FLYING CARL GOLDBERG order directMODELS INC Dailies published onsite staffs Aviation Magazine International Flight International Aviation Week cover such matters just announced almost certain sale dozen wide-body airliners MiG-31 has its nose off show its big radar Public address system Usually voice booming out over air show loudspeaker helpful telling about what Paris serves function understand rapidly spoken French although daily aerobatics displays also described British dont understand word whats being announced sound reminds youre Paris Air Show French language customs prevail Languages Much else besides French spoken identified English Arabic German Russian certain along what sounded like Polish Swedish Italian Spanish makes American feel downright illiterate especially hears people switching language another midsentence Still increasing number people speak least little English involved international commerce fluent background babble languages yet another element Paris Air Show missing elsewhere also makes resolve once again learn another language Weather wasnt very good fact Europe pretty crummy spring spilled over air show lots cloud cover frequent light rain temperatures rarely climbed above sixties thats bad youre perusing indoor displays its real nuisance youre outside trying take pretty pictures patience readiness move fast whenever sun poked through overcast determined photographer could manage Credentials Important people Paris Air Show wear 2 x 3-in badges modestly indicate nature importance since practically everyone has some sort badge theres little distinguish notables rest Can really important people Apparently least Parisa city attracts truly important self-important great numbers Desert Storm far less fanfare accompanied displays Gulf War equipment home Department Defense filled large section ramp fighters bombers attack planes helicopters used Operation Desert Storm popular exhibit show Lockheed F-177A stealth fighter drew attention sharp corners flat panels jagged projections flat black attack bomber looks menacing ground group GIs answer questions accept thanks people around world Aerobatics Some top competitors world flew Unlimited aerobatics 45 minutes day show Such pilots Lynda Meyers Yurgis Kairis Petr Jirmus performed Pitts S-2B CAP 231 Yak-55 Sukhoi Su-26M Zlin SOLS other aircraft bright colors violent maneuvers contrasted sharply tamer flying otherwise prevailed everlasting credit Breitling Swiss watch manufacturer crowd got taste kind flying once popular shows 106 Model Aviation Its Wring Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Metric Remember USA its way becoming metric country step rest world What happened anyway Paris must able understand meters kmph jet engines produce thrust measured kN Sometimes English equivalent can found usually its up either translate think metric Converting can tedious youre about buy gas costs 529 French francs per liter want know thats bargain isnt way since works out around $340 gallon Ugh Spottersand other airplane nuts During week Paris Air Show supposedly restricted industry people press So come place full guys notebooks binoculars Somehow dedicated European enthusiast has figured out get through gate days crowds low airplanes seen photographed hobbyist will find way After seven decades running Paris Air Show French know flair much efficiency can expected such huge event Most things go off schedule although some gates dont open theyre supposed displays thoroughly professional long-prepared announcements sales made schedule show didnt work well wouldnt continue grow next editionnumber 40is planned June 10-20 1993 same venue International political economic developments will partly determine whats display As always however show will big bright loaded very latest aerospace world including some designs have never shown beforeD Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 37 times larger blimps flown over football games today Good grief Can believe happened 57 years ago examining construction article Files Towline Glider astonished discover stab mounted inverted curved portion airfoil bottom Folks OldTimer designs will quickly grasp significance inversion Most us have thought inverting stab peculiar Sal Taibi Pacer 1940 didnt notice time contact Bob File explanation Sal has often said did no apparent reason Pacer likely just coincidencebut very interesting Bob File says stopped building ThkeA Load Off needs carry around deadweight Sullivan Skylite Its lightest conventional style wheel can buy Engineered unique foam core thin tough rubber skin Skylite cuts weight conventional wheel about half So can take off easier fly longer maneuver better Whats Skylites rugged build hand[es repeated take-offs landings bit well its heftiest competitors never fails spring back round atter long model sits runway workbench So youve thinking about taking off weight talk dealer about seeingPRODUCTS light Skylite isP0 Box5166 BaltimoreMD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground models 1940 retired job 1980 got back hobby Kadet Senior Playboy truly astonishing former modelers returning modeling after being away years finding fun ever before Something easy made difficult Ive recently noticed several magazine features showing use sharpened sawedged piece brass tubing cut slots sheet balsa parts pushrod exits will certainly work wonder complexity Ive using 6- 12-in drills successfully years So make own such drills easily obtainable several sources including Ace R/C mark center exit drill through perpendicular surface lay drill out angle want rod have develops hole flared inside front outside back Its neat simple effective pushrod nylon-tubewithin-a-tube type roughen exterior outer tube course sandpaper hold tubing against fuselage side thick CyA glue After adhesive has set excess tubing cut flush sanded makes neat exit stable proper angle avoid binding pushrod Continued page 109 December 1991 107
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 22, 23, 24, 25, 105, 106, 107
Supersonic transport models air snow Paris should come no surprise tp0S Almost two dozen acres indoor outdoor space brimming latest best full-scale aircraft accessories plus lots miniaturized replicas added up biggest aerospace trade show ever held EDon Berliner AIIV wixn Drigni lights gleaming hardware indoor displays auracied aerospace enthusiasts industry proessIOnaIS alike Right Offered sale indoor displays aircraft conceivable gadget stuffed around 22 Model Aviation THE 1991 Salon International de obstacles organizers exhibitors lAeronautique et de lEspaceotherwise surmountan aerospace industry known Paris Air Showwas recession indecision caused Gulf biggest aerospace trade show ever held War bad weather Paris anywhere else Colorful banners At 39th show series dating back brilliant array hardware belied 1909 over 1700 exhibitors 38 Left variety French models Right Looking unlike seabirds tail display stalks group ot models attracts some kibitzers Left Morn permanent buildings indoor displays added running biennial Paris Air Show called Salon International de lAsronautique et de lEspace its organizers Right Current future projects British Aerospace corporation countries filled 21 acres indoor outdoor space field north Paris best products being seen first time approximately 200 different types aircraft display dozen maldng debut show Theoretically least Paris Air Show strictly commercial event announcements orders millions billions dollars worth aircraft missiles associated equipment 1991 exhibition decided success no stretch imagination could Paris Air Show called model airplane event Except hundreds miniaturized versions full-scale craft missiles however show would have sprawled over France parts Belgium Luxembourg invaded eastern suburbs Philadelphia good measure Join quick tour oldest largest glamorous aerospace event Static aircraft display After pushing through gate security check first thing see large ramp crowded airplanes helicopters sallplanes missile launchers countries far apart USSR Brazil Australia Ranging single-seat December 1991 23 Aerospatiale shows off models part ci Its Airbus line prop-driven craft giant airliners pristine condition theyre visual highlight show Most craft such proximity taking clean photograph quite challenge spotlight brightly painted MiG-3 1 huge Soviet flying boat gaggle American planes helicopters fresh Operation Desert Storm several advanced fighter prototypes mock-ups Flying display Organizers show increasingly concerned about reputation wrecking airplanes public combined definite shift entertainment sales has caused decline flying activity compared past shows Formation teams have eliminated completely daily flying Left mock-up new European coilaborstion ngrner rdght er VTOL mix smart info aumb WOUpOrIa 24 Model Aviation group executive jets attached row houses called chaiets background tull-size m-rencn AflEIiW satelilte iauncher Au jutting angles fiat panels Lockheed F-117A stealth fighter drew steadiest crowds show Gis hand answer questions accept congratulations Left A new Soviet Kamov Ka42 helicopter contrarotating rotors Right first aircraft visitors saw after pushing through entrance gate 91 show brightly painted MiG-31 static display visual highlight exhibit Left An P-iS Eagle part popular US DOD-sponsored display Gulf War aircraft Right lineup acrobatic airplanes fore ground Ziin 50L5 Yak-55 Su-26M rear Forty-five minutes Unlimited aerobatics staged day show year lasted little over hour Still French Mirage delta-winged fighter occasionally rips through general hubbub remind really Paris Air Show High-performance fighters often flown upside down landing gear extended still dont know Maybe cadre high-powered engineers has figured out future wars will fought way Pavilions large permanent buildings jammed exhibits can find expensive gadget could possibly stuffed around airplane spacecraft added show year Theres profusion colors shapes bright lights accessories interest industry professionals enough have general appeal keep crowds flowing through aisles Sales stands isnt air show dozens little umbrella-topped stands selling T-shirts caps badges airplane magazines other standard air show paraphernalia Especially popular year items related Operation Desert Storm including US Navy-style caps emblazoned names combat ships Chalets Several hundred row houses called chalets rented manufacturers purpose entertaining prospective customers classiest part show finest French wines some truly spectacular buffets catered Parisian specialists drew government private VIPs countries along vintage collection freeloaders Its real challenge convince ladies front desk have legitimate reason being admitted dining room Photographers includes everyone over age five professionals assignment aviation magazines world over others simply enthusiasts Some amateurs have expensive equipment pros conservatively dressed executive has camera hidden somewhere After may need convince IRS really business December 1991 25 Continued page lOS huge Soviet turbofan flying boat part static aircraft display Ill oregrouna arethe Gulf War exhibit DC-a background yellow Canadian fireuomoer novers hind lineup Soviet aircraft show roads inside public park farm roads trails through woods wanted know names county AMA District H New York New Jersey minutes AUTOMAPTM printed out couple pages maps showed county names boundaries wanted spot reported flying sites map District II get idea distributed AUTOMAPTh showed locations fast able type place names given AMA files Yes could have used Rand-McNally road atlas would have difficult would have taken longer AUTOMAPTM very useful tool would useful printed lat/lon six-digit format 365821/772345 government database AUTOMAPTM derived WHERE TO BUY LORAN EJ c FOR R/C PLANES HELICOPTERS & ENGINES 7- w 7040 W PALMElTO PARK RD -NORTH AMERICA TOLL-FREE- SUITE 2304 HA 1-800-332-3256 US 1-800-553-3256 CANADA BOCA RATON FL 33433 Several readers have asked bought LORAN does report lat/lon six-digit format bought EBM can call ERM 1-800533-5007 order Ray Jefferson L-100 LORAN-C $23995 unless price changes business hours Monday through Friday 800 am-800 pm Saturday 900 am-200 pm Eastern time sure get antenna too use five-foot stainless steel whip $1295 standing vertically rear bumper doesnt seem affected fact parallel four five inches away metal body van Tell George sent Science Academy/Kruse Continued page 17 hobby find fascinating gratifying Special thanks bringing project successful conclusion go Charles Brownlee Seward County Community College Jim Stoddard Hubbard Foundation RD Joan Dale Hubbard continue show support young people providing funds expand students educational horizonsE Paris Air Show/Berliner Continued page 25 Food Surprisingly ordinary sandwiches soft drinks sold concession stands ramp aside delectable goodies offered chalets several restaurants served meals well above air show standardand much higher prices fact prices seriously out line restraint orderat least until could get back city its uncountable thousands mostly terrific restaurants Dogs babies Like air shows draws people cant bring themselves leave Junior Fido homenever mind billions dollars worth hardware display cannot expected appeal infants poodles Fortunately both groups kept short leashes caused no discernible problems Traffic Paris famous drivers obviously trained New York City cabbies takes brave tourist rent car city has wonderful subway system Le Metro connects special air show buses Total cost can little $150 way drivers absorbing stress Noise Time Paris Air shows wonderfully noisy Throaty radial engines echoed off buildings screaming jets blotted out conversation Its lot quieter days yet far silent Visitors 1991 exhibition treated aerobatic flying six-cylinder Lycoming engines shrieking through aira fine sound sure didnt quite fit image classic show Museum Musee de lAir Museum Air second National Air Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington DC number truly historic interesting aircraft display French collection now housed string hangars left vacant Bourget Aeroport lost its airline service new De Gaulle Aeroport well-restored craft easy view up close easy photograph Another plus Charles Lindbergh ended historic 1927 flight Bourget Collectors show officially strictly business countless people seem attend primary purpose collecting things Lapel badges literature everywhere manufacturers distribute neat little pins latest creations people want impress Collectors snap up wear caps jackets As literature display booth huge buildings least December 1991 105 AJ WE ARE REARING SPECIALISTS CALL OR WRITE FOR BEST PRICES OR SEND $300 FOR BEARING GUIDE FOR MODELS & ENGINES PHONE 407 998-0004~ FAX 407 998-0119 BOCA BEARING CO #19 91 Top Gun W roes ucs H Las Vegas W Modal Fops2 ..S1995 #9 99 Scalemasters Champs living TX hidhey 101 Scalemasters an Diegs Aersopace Mao 2 . $1995 - 99 NW Intl Scalemasters Farragat Park-Athol ID Champlin Fightor Museum in/Lou Proctor w Seaplane ps Santa Monica Mao Flying 2 His 1995 0 Top Gun Invitational Mesa AZ W Model tnps2HrsS1995 - 89 Scalemasters Champs St Losis ake Hanasa Schoeider Cup Races2 His1995 #5 89 US Nulls Scale & Seaplanes W Seaplase ps Plaoes Fame East Mon EAA Mus Oshkosh Visit in/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu ot Sd & Ind 2 96 89 lop Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Alhatros OVA Preview atlo Seaplaoe Site NW ntl Scalemasters tor N-ti Test Flight Boh Martins ROC Curtiso Racer2Hrs1995 #3 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Test Flight calemasters Champs Ft Knox Maseam Sig Mtg USAF Museum WoThi Engines tor N-28 o Conot & Tent Flight Seaplanes4 His2995 - 88 Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig MIg Tour USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N@28 Test Flight 88 NW Seaplane ChampsProctorN-28 Conot n Hanger Tour2 His1995 - 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Prototype Toar Proctor Enterprises ProctorJeonylest Flights • 82 NW Seaplane Champs 3 45 Mm Special Edition Proctor Enterprises Alhatros OVA Brief Constr. Engine & Radio lxutal/& Tent Flights 2 Hrs .$10g5 Curtiss JN4D Jenny Plans- FUN SCALE 190 inches 1804 sg 11 ho 8 sheets in/instractions$1995 10807 SE STACY CT PORTLAND OR 97266 PHONE 503 653-2578 PAL & SECAM ORDERS ENTERPRISES 17 MILPERA CRESCENT WANTIRNA VIC 3152 AUSTRALIA 0t -3899 BETA Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weve admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend stack slick brochures brimming facts fancies about its latest airplane rivet-tester computer program Sober faces Youd expect people having great time worlds fanciest aerospace exposition doesnt seem case Hardly soul shows smile Stem faces rule lot sobriety no doubt intended communicate serious attitude expected businessman woman its really too bad that shiny hardware cant evoke little sense fun Daily publications live city can boast three daily newspapers Paris Air Show can voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 8006-FLYING CARL GOLDBERG order directMODELS INC Dailies published onsite staffs Aviation Magazine International Flight International Aviation Week cover such matters just announced almost certain sale dozen wide-body airliners MiG-31 has its nose off show its big radar Public address system Usually voice booming out over air show loudspeaker helpful telling about what Paris serves function understand rapidly spoken French although daily aerobatics displays also described British dont understand word whats being announced sound reminds youre Paris Air Show French language customs prevail Languages Much else besides French spoken identified English Arabic German Russian certain along what sounded like Polish Swedish Italian Spanish makes American feel downright illiterate especially hears people switching language another midsentence Still increasing number people speak least little English involved international commerce fluent background babble languages yet another element Paris Air Show missing elsewhere also makes resolve once again learn another language Weather wasnt very good fact Europe pretty crummy spring spilled over air show lots cloud cover frequent light rain temperatures rarely climbed above sixties thats bad youre perusing indoor displays its real nuisance youre outside trying take pretty pictures patience readiness move fast whenever sun poked through overcast determined photographer could manage Credentials Important people Paris Air Show wear 2 x 3-in badges modestly indicate nature importance since practically everyone has some sort badge theres little distinguish notables rest Can really important people Apparently least Parisa city attracts truly important self-important great numbers Desert Storm far less fanfare accompanied displays Gulf War equipment home Department Defense filled large section ramp fighters bombers attack planes helicopters used Operation Desert Storm popular exhibit show Lockheed F-177A stealth fighter drew attention sharp corners flat panels jagged projections flat black attack bomber looks menacing ground group GIs answer questions accept thanks people around world Aerobatics Some top competitors world flew Unlimited aerobatics 45 minutes day show Such pilots Lynda Meyers Yurgis Kairis Petr Jirmus performed Pitts S-2B CAP 231 Yak-55 Sukhoi Su-26M Zlin SOLS other aircraft bright colors violent maneuvers contrasted sharply tamer flying otherwise prevailed everlasting credit Breitling Swiss watch manufacturer crowd got taste kind flying once popular shows 106 Model Aviation Its Wring Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Metric Remember USA its way becoming metric country step rest world What happened anyway Paris must able understand meters kmph jet engines produce thrust measured kN Sometimes English equivalent can found usually its up either translate think metric Converting can tedious youre about buy gas costs 529 French francs per liter want know thats bargain isnt way since works out around $340 gallon Ugh Spottersand other airplane nuts During week Paris Air Show supposedly restricted industry people press So come place full guys notebooks binoculars Somehow dedicated European enthusiast has figured out get through gate days crowds low airplanes seen photographed hobbyist will find way After seven decades running Paris Air Show French know flair much efficiency can expected such huge event Most things go off schedule although some gates dont open theyre supposed displays thoroughly professional long-prepared announcements sales made schedule show didnt work well wouldnt continue grow next editionnumber 40is planned June 10-20 1993 same venue International political economic developments will partly determine whats display As always however show will big bright loaded very latest aerospace world including some designs have never shown beforeD Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 37 times larger blimps flown over football games today Good grief Can believe happened 57 years ago examining construction article Files Towline Glider astonished discover stab mounted inverted curved portion airfoil bottom Folks OldTimer designs will quickly grasp significance inversion Most us have thought inverting stab peculiar Sal Taibi Pacer 1940 didnt notice time contact Bob File explanation Sal has often said did no apparent reason Pacer likely just coincidencebut very interesting Bob File says stopped building ThkeA Load Off needs carry around deadweight Sullivan Skylite Its lightest conventional style wheel can buy Engineered unique foam core thin tough rubber skin Skylite cuts weight conventional wheel about half So can take off easier fly longer maneuver better Whats Skylites rugged build hand[es repeated take-offs landings bit well its heftiest competitors never fails spring back round atter long model sits runway workbench So youve thinking about taking off weight talk dealer about seeingPRODUCTS light Skylite isP0 Box5166 BaltimoreMD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground models 1940 retired job 1980 got back hobby Kadet Senior Playboy truly astonishing former modelers returning modeling after being away years finding fun ever before Something easy made difficult Ive recently noticed several magazine features showing use sharpened sawedged piece brass tubing cut slots sheet balsa parts pushrod exits will certainly work wonder complexity Ive using 6- 12-in drills successfully years So make own such drills easily obtainable several sources including Ace R/C mark center exit drill through perpendicular surface lay drill out angle want rod have develops hole flared inside front outside back Its neat simple effective pushrod nylon-tubewithin-a-tube type roughen exterior outer tube course sandpaper hold tubing against fuselage side thick CyA glue After adhesive has set excess tubing cut flush sanded makes neat exit stable proper angle avoid binding pushrod Continued page 109 December 1991 107
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/12
Page Numbers: 22, 23, 24, 25, 105, 106, 107
Supersonic transport models air snow Paris should come no surprise tp0S Almost two dozen acres indoor outdoor space brimming latest best full-scale aircraft accessories plus lots miniaturized replicas added up biggest aerospace trade show ever held EDon Berliner AIIV wixn Drigni lights gleaming hardware indoor displays auracied aerospace enthusiasts industry proessIOnaIS alike Right Offered sale indoor displays aircraft conceivable gadget stuffed around 22 Model Aviation THE 1991 Salon International de obstacles organizers exhibitors lAeronautique et de lEspaceotherwise surmountan aerospace industry known Paris Air Showwas recession indecision caused Gulf biggest aerospace trade show ever held War bad weather Paris anywhere else Colorful banners At 39th show series dating back brilliant array hardware belied 1909 over 1700 exhibitors 38 Left variety French models Right Looking unlike seabirds tail display stalks group ot models attracts some kibitzers Left Morn permanent buildings indoor displays added running biennial Paris Air Show called Salon International de lAsronautique et de lEspace its organizers Right Current future projects British Aerospace corporation countries filled 21 acres indoor outdoor space field north Paris best products being seen first time approximately 200 different types aircraft display dozen maldng debut show Theoretically least Paris Air Show strictly commercial event announcements orders millions billions dollars worth aircraft missiles associated equipment 1991 exhibition decided success no stretch imagination could Paris Air Show called model airplane event Except hundreds miniaturized versions full-scale craft missiles however show would have sprawled over France parts Belgium Luxembourg invaded eastern suburbs Philadelphia good measure Join quick tour oldest largest glamorous aerospace event Static aircraft display After pushing through gate security check first thing see large ramp crowded airplanes helicopters sallplanes missile launchers countries far apart USSR Brazil Australia Ranging single-seat December 1991 23 Aerospatiale shows off models part ci Its Airbus line prop-driven craft giant airliners pristine condition theyre visual highlight show Most craft such proximity taking clean photograph quite challenge spotlight brightly painted MiG-3 1 huge Soviet flying boat gaggle American planes helicopters fresh Operation Desert Storm several advanced fighter prototypes mock-ups Flying display Organizers show increasingly concerned about reputation wrecking airplanes public combined definite shift entertainment sales has caused decline flying activity compared past shows Formation teams have eliminated completely daily flying Left mock-up new European coilaborstion ngrner rdght er VTOL mix smart info aumb WOUpOrIa 24 Model Aviation group executive jets attached row houses called chaiets background tull-size m-rencn AflEIiW satelilte iauncher Au jutting angles fiat panels Lockheed F-117A stealth fighter drew steadiest crowds show Gis hand answer questions accept congratulations Left A new Soviet Kamov Ka42 helicopter contrarotating rotors Right first aircraft visitors saw after pushing through entrance gate 91 show brightly painted MiG-31 static display visual highlight exhibit Left An P-iS Eagle part popular US DOD-sponsored display Gulf War aircraft Right lineup acrobatic airplanes fore ground Ziin 50L5 Yak-55 Su-26M rear Forty-five minutes Unlimited aerobatics staged day show year lasted little over hour Still French Mirage delta-winged fighter occasionally rips through general hubbub remind really Paris Air Show High-performance fighters often flown upside down landing gear extended still dont know Maybe cadre high-powered engineers has figured out future wars will fought way Pavilions large permanent buildings jammed exhibits can find expensive gadget could possibly stuffed around airplane spacecraft added show year Theres profusion colors shapes bright lights accessories interest industry professionals enough have general appeal keep crowds flowing through aisles Sales stands isnt air show dozens little umbrella-topped stands selling T-shirts caps badges airplane magazines other standard air show paraphernalia Especially popular year items related Operation Desert Storm including US Navy-style caps emblazoned names combat ships Chalets Several hundred row houses called chalets rented manufacturers purpose entertaining prospective customers classiest part show finest French wines some truly spectacular buffets catered Parisian specialists drew government private VIPs countries along vintage collection freeloaders Its real challenge convince ladies front desk have legitimate reason being admitted dining room Photographers includes everyone over age five professionals assignment aviation magazines world over others simply enthusiasts Some amateurs have expensive equipment pros conservatively dressed executive has camera hidden somewhere After may need convince IRS really business December 1991 25 Continued page lOS huge Soviet turbofan flying boat part static aircraft display Ill oregrouna arethe Gulf War exhibit DC-a background yellow Canadian fireuomoer novers hind lineup Soviet aircraft show roads inside public park farm roads trails through woods wanted know names county AMA District H New York New Jersey minutes AUTOMAPTM printed out couple pages maps showed county names boundaries wanted spot reported flying sites map District II get idea distributed AUTOMAPTh showed locations fast able type place names given AMA files Yes could have used Rand-McNally road atlas would have difficult would have taken longer AUTOMAPTM very useful tool would useful printed lat/lon six-digit format 365821/772345 government database AUTOMAPTM derived WHERE TO BUY LORAN EJ c FOR R/C PLANES HELICOPTERS & ENGINES 7- w 7040 W PALMElTO PARK RD -NORTH AMERICA TOLL-FREE- SUITE 2304 HA 1-800-332-3256 US 1-800-553-3256 CANADA BOCA RATON FL 33433 Several readers have asked bought LORAN does report lat/lon six-digit format bought EBM can call ERM 1-800533-5007 order Ray Jefferson L-100 LORAN-C $23995 unless price changes business hours Monday through Friday 800 am-800 pm Saturday 900 am-200 pm Eastern time sure get antenna too use five-foot stainless steel whip $1295 standing vertically rear bumper doesnt seem affected fact parallel four five inches away metal body van Tell George sent Science Academy/Kruse Continued page 17 hobby find fascinating gratifying Special thanks bringing project successful conclusion go Charles Brownlee Seward County Community College Jim Stoddard Hubbard Foundation RD Joan Dale Hubbard continue show support young people providing funds expand students educational horizonsE Paris Air Show/Berliner Continued page 25 Food Surprisingly ordinary sandwiches soft drinks sold concession stands ramp aside delectable goodies offered chalets several restaurants served meals well above air show standardand much higher prices fact prices seriously out line restraint orderat least until could get back city its uncountable thousands mostly terrific restaurants Dogs babies Like air shows draws people cant bring themselves leave Junior Fido homenever mind billions dollars worth hardware display cannot expected appeal infants poodles Fortunately both groups kept short leashes caused no discernible problems Traffic Paris famous drivers obviously trained New York City cabbies takes brave tourist rent car city has wonderful subway system Le Metro connects special air show buses Total cost can little $150 way drivers absorbing stress Noise Time Paris Air shows wonderfully noisy Throaty radial engines echoed off buildings screaming jets blotted out conversation Its lot quieter days yet far silent Visitors 1991 exhibition treated aerobatic flying six-cylinder Lycoming engines shrieking through aira fine sound sure didnt quite fit image classic show Museum Musee de lAir Museum Air second National Air Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington DC number truly historic interesting aircraft display French collection now housed string hangars left vacant Bourget Aeroport lost its airline service new De Gaulle Aeroport well-restored craft easy view up close easy photograph Another plus Charles Lindbergh ended historic 1927 flight Bourget Collectors show officially strictly business countless people seem attend primary purpose collecting things Lapel badges literature everywhere manufacturers distribute neat little pins latest creations people want impress Collectors snap up wear caps jackets As literature display booth huge buildings least December 1991 105 AJ WE ARE REARING SPECIALISTS CALL OR WRITE FOR BEST PRICES OR SEND $300 FOR BEARING GUIDE FOR MODELS & ENGINES PHONE 407 998-0004~ FAX 407 998-0119 BOCA BEARING CO #19 91 Top Gun W roes ucs H Las Vegas W Modal Fops2 ..S1995 #9 99 Scalemasters Champs living TX hidhey 101 Scalemasters an Diegs Aersopace Mao 2 . $1995 - 99 NW Intl Scalemasters Farragat Park-Athol ID Champlin Fightor Museum in/Lou Proctor w Seaplane ps Santa Monica Mao Flying 2 His 1995 0 Top Gun Invitational Mesa AZ W Model tnps2HrsS1995 - 89 Scalemasters Champs St Losis ake Hanasa Schoeider Cup Races2 His1995 #5 89 US Nulls Scale & Seaplanes W Seaplase ps Plaoes Fame East Mon EAA Mus Oshkosh Visit in/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu ot Sd & Ind 2 96 89 lop Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Alhatros OVA Preview atlo Seaplaoe Site NW ntl Scalemasters tor N-ti Test Flight Boh Martins ROC Curtiso Racer2Hrs1995 #3 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Test Flight calemasters Champs Ft Knox Maseam Sig Mtg USAF Museum WoThi Engines tor N-28 o Conot & Tent Flight Seaplanes4 His2995 - 88 Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig MIg Tour USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N@28 Test Flight 88 NW Seaplane ChampsProctorN-28 Conot n Hanger Tour2 His1995 - 87 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Prototype Toar Proctor Enterprises ProctorJeonylest Flights • 82 NW Seaplane Champs 3 45 Mm Special Edition Proctor Enterprises Alhatros OVA Brief Constr. Engine & Radio lxutal/& Tent Flights 2 Hrs .$10g5 Curtiss JN4D Jenny Plans- FUN SCALE 190 inches 1804 sg 11 ho 8 sheets in/instractions$1995 10807 SE STACY CT PORTLAND OR 97266 PHONE 503 653-2578 PAL & SECAM ORDERS ENTERPRISES 17 MILPERA CRESCENT WANTIRNA VIC 3152 AUSTRALIA 0t -3899 BETA Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weve admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend stack slick brochures brimming facts fancies about its latest airplane rivet-tester computer program Sober faces Youd expect people having great time worlds fanciest aerospace exposition doesnt seem case Hardly soul shows smile Stem faces rule lot sobriety no doubt intended communicate serious attitude expected businessman woman its really too bad that shiny hardware cant evoke little sense fun Daily publications live city can boast three daily newspapers Paris Air Show can voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 8006-FLYING CARL GOLDBERG order directMODELS INC Dailies published onsite staffs Aviation Magazine International Flight International Aviation Week cover such matters just announced almost certain sale dozen wide-body airliners MiG-31 has its nose off show its big radar Public address system Usually voice booming out over air show loudspeaker helpful telling about what Paris serves function understand rapidly spoken French although daily aerobatics displays also described British dont understand word whats being announced sound reminds youre Paris Air Show French language customs prevail Languages Much else besides French spoken identified English Arabic German Russian certain along what sounded like Polish Swedish Italian Spanish makes American feel downright illiterate especially hears people switching language another midsentence Still increasing number people speak least little English involved international commerce fluent background babble languages yet another element Paris Air Show missing elsewhere also makes resolve once again learn another language Weather wasnt very good fact Europe pretty crummy spring spilled over air show lots cloud cover frequent light rain temperatures rarely climbed above sixties thats bad youre perusing indoor displays its real nuisance youre outside trying take pretty pictures patience readiness move fast whenever sun poked through overcast determined photographer could manage Credentials Important people Paris Air Show wear 2 x 3-in badges modestly indicate nature importance since practically everyone has some sort badge theres little distinguish notables rest Can really important people Apparently least Parisa city attracts truly important self-important great numbers Desert Storm far less fanfare accompanied displays Gulf War equipment home Department Defense filled large section ramp fighters bombers attack planes helicopters used Operation Desert Storm popular exhibit show Lockheed F-177A stealth fighter drew attention sharp corners flat panels jagged projections flat black attack bomber looks menacing ground group GIs answer questions accept thanks people around world Aerobatics Some top competitors world flew Unlimited aerobatics 45 minutes day show Such pilots Lynda Meyers Yurgis Kairis Petr Jirmus performed Pitts S-2B CAP 231 Yak-55 Sukhoi Su-26M Zlin SOLS other aircraft bright colors violent maneuvers contrasted sharply tamer flying otherwise prevailed everlasting credit Breitling Swiss watch manufacturer crowd got taste kind flying once popular shows 106 Model Aviation Its Wring Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Metric Remember USA its way becoming metric country step rest world What happened anyway Paris must able understand meters kmph jet engines produce thrust measured kN Sometimes English equivalent can found usually its up either translate think metric Converting can tedious youre about buy gas costs 529 French francs per liter want know thats bargain isnt way since works out around $340 gallon Ugh Spottersand other airplane nuts During week Paris Air Show supposedly restricted industry people press So come place full guys notebooks binoculars Somehow dedicated European enthusiast has figured out get through gate days crowds low airplanes seen photographed hobbyist will find way After seven decades running Paris Air Show French know flair much efficiency can expected such huge event Most things go off schedule although some gates dont open theyre supposed displays thoroughly professional long-prepared announcements sales made schedule show didnt work well wouldnt continue grow next editionnumber 40is planned June 10-20 1993 same venue International political economic developments will partly determine whats display As always however show will big bright loaded very latest aerospace world including some designs have never shown beforeD Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 37 times larger blimps flown over football games today Good grief Can believe happened 57 years ago examining construction article Files Towline Glider astonished discover stab mounted inverted curved portion airfoil bottom Folks OldTimer designs will quickly grasp significance inversion Most us have thought inverting stab peculiar Sal Taibi Pacer 1940 didnt notice time contact Bob File explanation Sal has often said did no apparent reason Pacer likely just coincidencebut very interesting Bob File says stopped building ThkeA Load Off needs carry around deadweight Sullivan Skylite Its lightest conventional style wheel can buy Engineered unique foam core thin tough rubber skin Skylite cuts weight conventional wheel about half So can take off easier fly longer maneuver better Whats Skylites rugged build hand[es repeated take-offs landings bit well its heftiest competitors never fails spring back round atter long model sits runway workbench So youve thinking about taking off weight talk dealer about seeingPRODUCTS light Skylite isP0 Box5166 BaltimoreMD 21224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground models 1940 retired job 1980 got back hobby Kadet Senior Playboy truly astonishing former modelers returning modeling after being away years finding fun ever before Something easy made difficult Ive recently noticed several magazine features showing use sharpened sawedged piece brass tubing cut slots sheet balsa parts pushrod exits will certainly work wonder complexity Ive using 6- 12-in drills successfully years So make own such drills easily obtainable several sources including Ace R/C mark center exit drill through perpendicular surface lay drill out angle want rod have develops hole flared inside front outside back Its neat simple effective pushrod nylon-tubewithin-a-tube type roughen exterior outer tube course sandpaper hold tubing against fuselage side thick CyA glue After adhesive has set excess tubing cut flush sanded makes neat exit stable proper angle avoid binding pushrod Continued page 109 December 1991 107