GIANT SCALE Bob Beckman THIS first monthly series big airplanes Oh greatyou say another Monster Man What qualifications tell anything about hobby reasonable question deserves reasonable answer have building models over 40 years starting pine balsa solid models about six Soon builtup rubberpowered scale models Remember beautiful Comet Megow kits dime really flush laid out buck Cleveland kit After WW III pretty heavily controlline did little free flight what really needed outlet frustrated hot-shot pilot inevitable radio control would next 48 49 built first RC models some semi-successfuL Translation dismal failures 1950 moved San Francisco area hog heaven RCer time modelers areas country still using single-channel escapements some form pulse proportional flying Ed Rockwood designed resonant reed equipment basis RC explosion late SOs Add influence threetime Nats winner Alex Schneider could learn lot hurry Incidentally planes routinely built flew days larger todays -scale models wingspans 7 9 feet semi-scale Cub Super Cruisers flew would certainly qualify todays scale fly-ins 1956 series ofjob assignments moves far west China far east Turkey put crimp modeling about ten years However maintained AMA member ship Ive Leader Member since 1948 magazine subscriptions wasnt completely Out touch again time devote best sports RC really come age past 12 13 years rye avid sport flier revelling equip ment accessories never dreamed back ealy SOs 1976 Toledo first look Andy Sheber Pitts first reaction needs seemed lot trouble material just something different seed must have planted because found myself thinking more about big birds thing really tipped over edge fuel Gb fuel prices started skyrocket gasoline doing same gasolinefueled engine started sound good About time Kirby Crawford fellow NVRC member bought chainsaw sale about $70 threw away saw parts converted engine pull Nosen Mr Mulligan first time saw Mulligan fly hooked good once started serious consideration quarter-scale model advantages involved became obvious opinion best aspects big birds kind events have generated Continued page 107 March 1980 31 JosTaigIa Timeat Thb4 liaats 3lenvlew IL L Ii Alex Schneiderhe Nats winner big Cub foregroundBill MacKerracher author Bob Beckman radio equipment used late Ed Rockwoods reed system developed just before war parrownaw power snis nome- brew conver sion 16 cu Homelite chainsaw engine obs quarter-scale Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk under construction weighs 10A pounds stage Bob shooting 20-pound total final weight POWER TO START ALMOST ANYTHING youve got hard-to-start en gine airplane boat car youre working big monsters -scale youre going love big tough brother world-famous Sullivan Starter Its got torque start almost thing new Sullivan 24-Volt Starter has features original Once again Sullivan first finesta real revolutionary NOW ThERES FUELER WITh TRUE FILTER SYSTEM TOO Get double filtration perform ance Sullivan Crap Trap fuel up too Two different sized filters keep particles out tank Fueler comes complete 4 feet Sulli-Cone tubing 3 feet lesser quality tubing tubing WONT COLLAPSE defueling Only $250 GOLDN PUSH RODS / rods beat clog Pat ented splines /inner rod cut right through mess Temperature compen sated prevent elongation Good gold /7,Insist Gold-N-Rod cless included fIItkcu& PRODUCTS WARNING Modelers Fly Near Overhead Power Lines N C su DAVISYILLE ROAD OW GROVE PA 1SOU USA 215 656-NW ters Guy Revel-Muroz 14 Bd Gouvion St Cyr F75017 Paris France Guy mentioned F3 B popular type sailplane competition France other forms growing Among airtowing Semi-scale tow planes powered engines 61 90 cubic inches tow semiscale sailplanes weighing between eight 15 pounds fifth quarter scale Spans 12 16 feet towed 800 feet measured range tinder About 20 meters towline used launching ROG After release glider has fly two circuits 3000-foot triangular course Fastest time wins about 80 seconds average two circuits Now sounds like natural club project clubs varied RC interests Dan Pruss Ri 2 Box 490 Plainfielo IL 60544 RC Giant Scale/Beckman continued page 31 able get Hill Country Fliers Mammoth Scale Fly-in last August Quarter Scale Association America Fly-in Las Vegas October cant imagine relaxed yet stimulating way enjoy hobby Beautiful airplanes exciting flights people meet talk best lots new things see learn Las Vegas fortunate enough meet talk both Ron Shettler Dick Phillips Ron course Quadra man writes Mammoth Scale column Model Builder Dick does Big Beautiful RCM told would doing column reactions identicaL both expressed pleasure Model viation would expand ing coverage big birds quickly offered help way could thing certain theres going going three ofus will able cover rapid steady growth interest big airplanes shows no sign tapering off Close 200 big birds showed up Las Vegas has just tip iceberg am basically tinkerer Figuring out make something till need solve problem bag Over next few months Ill writing mostly about technical details new phase modeling taking look problems involved passing what learn about solutions Let know about problems need help solutions youve found might help someone else Ill need inputs because though Im quite capable stumbling onto problems Ill never come up solutions myself now Ill leave few pictures some projects look forward seeing pictures some yours Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manas sas VA 22110 CL Scale/Gretz continued page 42 participating 1979 Nats case full-scale planes chance World Champ team 1980 Unfortunately gas shortage odd-and-even days distance New York prevented club making trip Perhaps well have chance another year models have flown local competition have taken awards club team informal nature L H OLD TIMER KITS Full Partial Kits Tyro Models-Fail Kits 20 10 32 engines 1041 Playboy Sr span $4005 Special5O3O961 1036 Turner Special 94 OP 55995 Special*$4706 4K Models--Fall Kits Cas Rubbe 1040Buzzard Bombshell 72 Span RIG orFF54295 1040Buzzard Bombahell 020 Replica 36$1295 1030Korda Wakefield 44 Span Rubber$1395 1043climber Lambs 44 Span Rubber$1395 R/R Models--Fall Kit 040 FF K/C 1041 Simplex Sealed 40 Span $2066 P 5 W Semi Kits- partial Kits- moeltine Cal 1038 Clipper MK 72 Span Plan extra $1075 1941 Playboy Jr 54 Span Plan extra 91050 1936 Buccaneer 64 Span Plan extra $1510 Strip mood Buc Stick Kit $2600 1940 Sailplane 78 Span Pose Plan loct $3410 Plans-Clipper 9450 Playboy Jr $200 Buc $450 Sailplane Wing Plan $200 Midway Model Cs Fall Kits--20 Span 1022 K/C 040 10 Sport FF & 05 Electric 1938Pomerhouse Taibi design$3506 1041Air Trails Sportster$3506 GAS POWERED FREE FLIGHT KITS & ACCESSORIES Satellite 320 4K Models 48 span 049 001 $1395 Satellite 410 4K Models 56 Span 1130 $2460 Satellite 789 4K Mokels Partial Kit 74$ $2800 Country Boy Jim Clams 47 Span $A $1005 Okie Bird Jim Clems 45 Span enginas$t0S5 B-70valkyrie Coop Models 020049$1095 RUBBER AND HAND LAUNCH GLIDER KITS FTC Too Step R/N Models Coupe Rubber Class$1256 Sweepette US Kid AME HLG Kits $280 ELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND KITS Astro 020 fully mired system 9279S[Special0S2S39] Astro 05 fully mired system $5405 Special0Si3 06] Astro Flight Prop Reduction drive 020 $1346 Astro Flight Prop Reduction drive 05 $1796 Astro Flight Rapid Charger $2000 [Special5$23061 Electra Lila Mid Night Mod 03 Span 05 $3996 Drifter Craft Air 72 Glider ElecI inst$1606 WOOD Sizes balsa Ply & Spruce stocked mcI 60 balsa strios & TB spruce Strips Shipping Handling Send $100 latest Up $t5Ot add $150 Catalogue copy $1101 $4000 add $200mill sent free $4001 $6000 add $250upon request aver $0000 add 0300an order Calif Addressees add 6% bby Horn State sales tam Sendashobby specialties5 MO. Check visa/MC oa 3069 9 COD ExactSeal Beach Ca 96790 postage Fee 898-6223 March 1980 107
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/03
Page Numbers: 31, 107
GIANT SCALE Bob Beckman THIS first monthly series big airplanes Oh greatyou say another Monster Man What qualifications tell anything about hobby reasonable question deserves reasonable answer have building models over 40 years starting pine balsa solid models about six Soon builtup rubberpowered scale models Remember beautiful Comet Megow kits dime really flush laid out buck Cleveland kit After WW III pretty heavily controlline did little free flight what really needed outlet frustrated hot-shot pilot inevitable radio control would next 48 49 built first RC models some semi-successfuL Translation dismal failures 1950 moved San Francisco area hog heaven RCer time modelers areas country still using single-channel escapements some form pulse proportional flying Ed Rockwood designed resonant reed equipment basis RC explosion late SOs Add influence threetime Nats winner Alex Schneider could learn lot hurry Incidentally planes routinely built flew days larger todays -scale models wingspans 7 9 feet semi-scale Cub Super Cruisers flew would certainly qualify todays scale fly-ins 1956 series ofjob assignments moves far west China far east Turkey put crimp modeling about ten years However maintained AMA member ship Ive Leader Member since 1948 magazine subscriptions wasnt completely Out touch again time devote best sports RC really come age past 12 13 years rye avid sport flier revelling equip ment accessories never dreamed back ealy SOs 1976 Toledo first look Andy Sheber Pitts first reaction needs seemed lot trouble material just something different seed must have planted because found myself thinking more about big birds thing really tipped over edge fuel Gb fuel prices started skyrocket gasoline doing same gasolinefueled engine started sound good About time Kirby Crawford fellow NVRC member bought chainsaw sale about $70 threw away saw parts converted engine pull Nosen Mr Mulligan first time saw Mulligan fly hooked good once started serious consideration quarter-scale model advantages involved became obvious opinion best aspects big birds kind events have generated Continued page 107 March 1980 31 JosTaigIa Timeat Thb4 liaats 3lenvlew IL L Ii Alex Schneiderhe Nats winner big Cub foregroundBill MacKerracher author Bob Beckman radio equipment used late Ed Rockwoods reed system developed just before war parrownaw power snis nome- brew conver sion 16 cu Homelite chainsaw engine obs quarter-scale Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk under construction weighs 10A pounds stage Bob shooting 20-pound total final weight POWER TO START ALMOST ANYTHING youve got hard-to-start en gine airplane boat car youre working big monsters -scale youre going love big tough brother world-famous Sullivan Starter Its got torque start almost thing new Sullivan 24-Volt Starter has features original Once again Sullivan first finesta real revolutionary NOW ThERES FUELER WITh TRUE FILTER SYSTEM TOO Get double filtration perform ance Sullivan Crap Trap fuel up too Two different sized filters keep particles out tank Fueler comes complete 4 feet Sulli-Cone tubing 3 feet lesser quality tubing tubing WONT COLLAPSE defueling Only $250 GOLDN PUSH RODS / rods beat clog Pat ented splines /inner rod cut right through mess Temperature compen sated prevent elongation Good gold /7,Insist Gold-N-Rod cless included fIItkcu& PRODUCTS WARNING Modelers Fly Near Overhead Power Lines N C su DAVISYILLE ROAD OW GROVE PA 1SOU USA 215 656-NW ters Guy Revel-Muroz 14 Bd Gouvion St Cyr F75017 Paris France Guy mentioned F3 B popular type sailplane competition France other forms growing Among airtowing Semi-scale tow planes powered engines 61 90 cubic inches tow semiscale sailplanes weighing between eight 15 pounds fifth quarter scale Spans 12 16 feet towed 800 feet measured range tinder About 20 meters towline used launching ROG After release glider has fly two circuits 3000-foot triangular course Fastest time wins about 80 seconds average two circuits Now sounds like natural club project clubs varied RC interests Dan Pruss Ri 2 Box 490 Plainfielo IL 60544 RC Giant Scale/Beckman continued page 31 able get Hill Country Fliers Mammoth Scale Fly-in last August Quarter Scale Association America Fly-in Las Vegas October cant imagine relaxed yet stimulating way enjoy hobby Beautiful airplanes exciting flights people meet talk best lots new things see learn Las Vegas fortunate enough meet talk both Ron Shettler Dick Phillips Ron course Quadra man writes Mammoth Scale column Model Builder Dick does Big Beautiful RCM told would doing column reactions identicaL both expressed pleasure Model viation would expand ing coverage big birds quickly offered help way could thing certain theres going going three ofus will able cover rapid steady growth interest big airplanes shows no sign tapering off Close 200 big birds showed up Las Vegas has just tip iceberg am basically tinkerer Figuring out make something till need solve problem bag Over next few months Ill writing mostly about technical details new phase modeling taking look problems involved passing what learn about solutions Let know about problems need help solutions youve found might help someone else Ill need inputs because though Im quite capable stumbling onto problems Ill never come up solutions myself now Ill leave few pictures some projects look forward seeing pictures some yours Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manas sas VA 22110 CL Scale/Gretz continued page 42 participating 1979 Nats case full-scale planes chance World Champ team 1980 Unfortunately gas shortage odd-and-even days distance New York prevented club making trip Perhaps well have chance another year models have flown local competition have taken awards club team informal nature L H OLD TIMER KITS Full Partial Kits Tyro Models-Fail Kits 20 10 32 engines 1041 Playboy Sr span $4005 Special5O3O961 1036 Turner Special 94 OP 55995 Special*$4706 4K Models--Fall Kits Cas Rubbe 1040Buzzard Bombshell 72 Span RIG orFF54295 1040Buzzard Bombahell 020 Replica 36$1295 1030Korda Wakefield 44 Span Rubber$1395 1043climber Lambs 44 Span Rubber$1395 R/R Models--Fall Kit 040 FF K/C 1041 Simplex Sealed 40 Span $2066 P 5 W Semi Kits- partial Kits- moeltine Cal 1038 Clipper MK 72 Span Plan extra $1075 1941 Playboy Jr 54 Span Plan extra 91050 1936 Buccaneer 64 Span Plan extra $1510 Strip mood Buc Stick Kit $2600 1940 Sailplane 78 Span Pose Plan loct $3410 Plans-Clipper 9450 Playboy Jr $200 Buc $450 Sailplane Wing Plan $200 Midway Model Cs Fall Kits--20 Span 1022 K/C 040 10 Sport FF & 05 Electric 1938Pomerhouse Taibi design$3506 1041Air Trails Sportster$3506 GAS POWERED FREE FLIGHT KITS & ACCESSORIES Satellite 320 4K Models 48 span 049 001 $1395 Satellite 410 4K Models 56 Span 1130 $2460 Satellite 789 4K Mokels Partial Kit 74$ $2800 Country Boy Jim Clams 47 Span $A $1005 Okie Bird Jim Clems 45 Span enginas$t0S5 B-70valkyrie Coop Models 020049$1095 RUBBER AND HAND LAUNCH GLIDER KITS FTC Too Step R/N Models Coupe Rubber Class$1256 Sweepette US Kid AME HLG Kits $280 ELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND KITS Astro 020 fully mired system 9279S[Special0S2S39] Astro 05 fully mired system $5405 Special0Si3 06] Astro Flight Prop Reduction drive 020 $1346 Astro Flight Prop Reduction drive 05 $1796 Astro Flight Rapid Charger $2000 [Special5$23061 Electra Lila Mid Night Mod 03 Span 05 $3996 Drifter Craft Air 72 Glider ElecI inst$1606 WOOD Sizes balsa Ply & Spruce stocked mcI 60 balsa strios & TB spruce Strips Shipping Handling Send $100 latest Up $t5Ot add $150 Catalogue copy $1101 $4000 add $200mill sent free $4001 $6000 add $250upon request aver $0000 add 0300an order Calif Addressees add 6% bby Horn State sales tam Sendashobby specialties5 MO. Check visa/MC oa 3069 9 COD ExactSeal Beach Ca 96790 postage Fee 898-6223 March 1980 107