GIANT SCALE Bob Beckman TENNIS anyone enormous loss suffer growing upwe stop playing things adults call play very seldom hardly exception theyre competitions hunting fishing golf alone Rarely ever again us experience pure play doing something its own sake completely utterly absorbed lost nothing else mattering anything wrong competi tion per Se Its just us get much competition everyday lives some real play can very valuable Could real reason majority RC modelers Fun Fliers Giant Quarter MammothMonster Scale movement has vociferously anti-competition start Weve fighting Toy image years get right down arent things like modeling furnishing real play course competition too want Competition-oriented people come interested Giant Scale going have competitions established category within AMA competition structure now more contests being scheduled monster models Im Im looking forward observing reporting activity Im much interested observing reporting participating kind Giant Scale funfly activity has popular last few years think big bird buffs feel same means lets let competitors compete lets let competition interfere play Sparrowhawk Project have getting lot inquiries about Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk since pictures published March issue reactions range Thats favorite airplane can get What dont know Sparrowhawk Navy biplane fighter early 30s designed carried operated rigid airships dirigibles used flying aircraft carriers aircraft fairly successful basic idea wasnt program dropped after two airships USS Macon USS Akron destroyed storms seven F9C-2s built remains restored display National Air Space Museum NASM Sparrowhawk has much same colorful early 30s biplane appeal P6-E has never same popularity modelers difficult subject both building flying standpoints Gull wing roots extensive complicated strut fairings short nose moment just few factors involved other hand has always favorite airplanes examined quarter scale version mind didnt look too unreasonable sure looked like interesting challange decision go Sparrowhawk made fall 1978 just started laying out preliminary plans working Wylam drawings Peter Westburgs far superior Continued page 102 24 Model Aviation Leo Hopper Pomona CA assembles Fleet biplane much-modifiedsuperdetailed version Concept kit Leo powers Rhino 140 glow engine turning 20-5 prop model has dry weight 225 lbs reported very realistic air Ralph Heaths Balsa USA Cub wh onverted Homelite 16 Cu 262 cc engine Prop adapter stock Rual Engineering item disadvantage engine-plane combination carburetor sticks up through cowl no problem radial-type cowls Bob Morse prototype latest plan offering Boeing F4B2 model spans go has 2114 sq wing area weighs 22 lbs Bob uses newC BAssociates Kawasaki22cu 361 ccl engine Sparrowhawk framework stringers spars lumber yard power reports delivers 24 lb static thrust 20-8 spruce Load-bearing bulkheads ribs 1/8 1/4 1/2 plywood propeller starts first flip time him remaining bulkheads ribs foam core board IwIEtxE z9ruui 4I1 0- S0S0gS can greatly simplified electronically revers ing flight controls instant helicopter achieves inverted position believe feature would cut down pilot errors training time 90% Some transmitters cannot modified reversing switches have feature already installed need have switches mounted externally gang controls can reversed quickly Still throttle control servo must modified noted either throttle hold installation Tach-Tron Remember trim positions critical reversing switches installed instance trim say right tail rotor upright flip switch youll have left tail rotor trims should done helicopter trans mitter article tried outline briefly what takes fly inverted give some general settings will get air desire fly inverted forsee near future helicopter radios reversing feature builtin helicopter kits inverted set-up instruc tions enclosed skys limit Dont give up ship Youll probably see hear about inverted flight RC choppers other beginners already know inverted flight comes just before inverted landing Boy thats rough rotor blades next month its back basics Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 IWhen writing advertisers mention reed about Model Aviation RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 24 drawings published Model Builder junked what started over model now based Westburg drawings addi tional pictures info NASM original target date finishing August 1979 still looked makeable spring 79 designed built landing gear converted Homelite 16 cu engine obtained learned cut spruce started build fuselage point decided should taking some pictures dug out 30 year old Argus C3 shot some black white pictures shop took film photographer friend processing started giving advice taking pictures led getting interested making good pictures led SLR cameras lenses lights tripods meters etc etc led wanting process own pictures led present Jekyl Hyde basement sometimes model shop sometimes darkroom between its photo studio somewhere along line found myself doing articles Model Aviation After have excuse forI mean help pay forall gear didnt turn led doing column what about Sparrowhawk guessed Im almost year behind schedule losing ground rapidly Im still making some progress Jam going finish original Curtiss F9C first flew February 12 1931 Maybe should shoot Golden Anniversary First Flight model Plans Bob Morse Several Giant Scale plans Bob Morse available Accounting Clerical Services Santa Clara CA mentioned Cessna 180 plans last month com ments appear below addition Ive chance review Bobs Berliner-Joyce P-16 P-16 particular interest cause its gulled wing roots similar Curtiss Sparrowhawk As might expect Bob have come up completely different solutions same problem Bobs wing panels fit Onto wire pins much like current sailplane practice wires two wing pass through anchored fuselage Because gull wings wires require some fancy bending no difficult bending up landing gear first glance either sets plans might seem little overwhelming two sheets 40 wide seven eight ft long addition some big structural drawings lot detailed information packed doesnt take long things start making sense however once youve taken time look over properly thing found disappointing about both plans something applies big bird plan Ive seen far materials used basically old standbys balsa plywood some spruce used good ad vantage nothing really new Its really plan developers fault expect sell plansthey cant afford go too far out techniques unfamiliar potential customers Heres area innovative planbuilder can try new things example balsa wing ribs two big birds could replaced much less expensive foam-core board Bobs use traditional materials master ful has lot comment about big birds cant just blown up versions smaller models full scale building 102 Model Aviation flOdO WARE WORKING TURNBUCKLES RIGGING & CONTROL CABLE eCONTROL HORNS e STRUT FITTINGS SHOCK CORD COCKPIT TRIM PULLEYS e INSTRUMENT HOUSINGS information catalogue en d $1 00 IlQctovENT CORP PO BOX 9641 SAN DIEGOCA32109 complete switch mounting set enables install battery switch minutes anywhere fuselage drilling ONE 3I16 hole! Excellent use planes helicopters boats cars attractive black nylon switch mount adaptable wall thickness up 3/8 No 203 Designed fit radio switches used today!No alterations switch mount required CD DUBRO PRODUCTS INC ROAD WAUcONDA ILL 60084 techniques must used have examples its done building techniques mostly model-oriented therefore familiar modelers Bobs eye stress areas ability combine right structure materials handle result projects average modeler can tackle confidence end result thing particularly appreciate wealth detail things like hinges tail wheel assemblies control cable systems flying wire fittings etc Bob uses lot CB Associates items hinges motor mounts cable pulleys etc Unlike some things have hit market CBs quarter scale accessories designed ground up use big birds rugged dependable work Bobs plans shows use Berliner-Joyce P-i 6 intriguing air plane dedicated early thirties Rosies D&R Power Pod Fits COX T D & Med 049 051 Engs Rubber Band Screw Mounting Eng mts upright inverted Running time appx 4 mm Nylon injection mouidedColors Power 3 lb airplanes total weight 3A oz$595RED BLACK WEYELLOW ALSOORANGE MAKE BANTAM ServosWrite D&R SticksForA Free Connectors talog Bulkhead SwitchFine Products mounts TXfety Switch duty gear Wedd id ueremg D fr ii ether 1mg prod wu 3501-C V Moore St Santa Ana CA 92704 biplane fetishist like its hard resist its beginners project would labor love could give stand-out airplane isnt lost among Pitts Rearwins Fleets Cessna 180 easier project less experienced builder prepared clean up lot balsa shavings though fuselage basically octagonal structure 3/ sheet balsa carved sanded final shape simple easy rugged An excellent article model built plans appeared Giant Scale Models Vol 1 following plans Bob available Cessna 180 Berliner-Joyce P-16 Fock-WuIf FW 44J Boeing F4B-2/P-12B plans $2150 plus $200 postage Available Accounting/Clerical Services 3351 Pruneridge Ave Santa Clara CA 95051 Bob presently working plans 275 ini ft scale Curtis P-40 plans will available summer price will $2950 can heartily recommend two plans have seen would expect others same high caliber Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Gmve Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 26 Simprop RF section removable can impound during contest still use transmitter jumper cord play models controls pit area also insures against whistles bells being out adjustment comes time pick up frequency clip speaking frequencies youre impound hancho Germany youll have watch over 58 clips Some above features available domestic radios mentioned because state art top line foreign manufacturers As sailplanes pictures tell story Some might have impression F3B kind flying goes Europe main competition circuit circuit represents very small percentage European sailplanes Example nearly 500 Low Speed Flight LSF members Europe over 200 Germany judging know flying seems dominate soaring scene both slopes flatlands Sunday get-together family outing judging movies shown gatherings contests sailplanes display Nuremberg very few competition oriented majority scaleor near scaleand large variety F3B line Austrian Dassel Deckers Optima name given Belgian entry since world championships Pawlenkos Sidewind will available Prices delivery schedules carry big question mark now indications flying season will well underway before available Cost Between 400 1000 Deutsche Marks DM February 1 exchange rate 17 DM $100 means planes cost range 235-588 dollars Back what available First bought anything cuckoo clock Mercedes Benz ten years ago shopping same items today wallet will have about three times thick Graupner Cirrus set standard sailplanes ten years ago sold about $45 back Its updated T tail ailerons its truly beauty 260 DM Booth display areas ranged lOx loft cubicles displays laige well stocked hobby shop Carreras display like better hobby shops Two years ago introduced line stand-offish scale birds ranged up 16 ft 8 SB-b year besides line power electric models Carrera introduced series V tailed sailplanes scribes opinion sleeker looking anything flying big bird category several manufacturers bandwagon include Rodemodel 145 scale ASK-2 1 also showed 136 KA6E Films showed both birds being towed altitude 60-powered Super Cub type bird tow effortless frequent winch-launched fun flys Both models performed aerobatics landed 104 Model Aviation THE SIMPLEST FASTEST AND EASIEST WAY TO MOUNT YOUR BATTERY SWITCH
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 24, 102, 104
GIANT SCALE Bob Beckman TENNIS anyone enormous loss suffer growing upwe stop playing things adults call play very seldom hardly exception theyre competitions hunting fishing golf alone Rarely ever again us experience pure play doing something its own sake completely utterly absorbed lost nothing else mattering anything wrong competi tion per Se Its just us get much competition everyday lives some real play can very valuable Could real reason majority RC modelers Fun Fliers Giant Quarter MammothMonster Scale movement has vociferously anti-competition start Weve fighting Toy image years get right down arent things like modeling furnishing real play course competition too want Competition-oriented people come interested Giant Scale going have competitions established category within AMA competition structure now more contests being scheduled monster models Im Im looking forward observing reporting activity Im much interested observing reporting participating kind Giant Scale funfly activity has popular last few years think big bird buffs feel same means lets let competitors compete lets let competition interfere play Sparrowhawk Project have getting lot inquiries about Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk since pictures published March issue reactions range Thats favorite airplane can get What dont know Sparrowhawk Navy biplane fighter early 30s designed carried operated rigid airships dirigibles used flying aircraft carriers aircraft fairly successful basic idea wasnt program dropped after two airships USS Macon USS Akron destroyed storms seven F9C-2s built remains restored display National Air Space Museum NASM Sparrowhawk has much same colorful early 30s biplane appeal P6-E has never same popularity modelers difficult subject both building flying standpoints Gull wing roots extensive complicated strut fairings short nose moment just few factors involved other hand has always favorite airplanes examined quarter scale version mind didnt look too unreasonable sure looked like interesting challange decision go Sparrowhawk made fall 1978 just started laying out preliminary plans working Wylam drawings Peter Westburgs far superior Continued page 102 24 Model Aviation Leo Hopper Pomona CA assembles Fleet biplane much-modifiedsuperdetailed version Concept kit Leo powers Rhino 140 glow engine turning 20-5 prop model has dry weight 225 lbs reported very realistic air Ralph Heaths Balsa USA Cub wh onverted Homelite 16 Cu 262 cc engine Prop adapter stock Rual Engineering item disadvantage engine-plane combination carburetor sticks up through cowl no problem radial-type cowls Bob Morse prototype latest plan offering Boeing F4B2 model spans go has 2114 sq wing area weighs 22 lbs Bob uses newC BAssociates Kawasaki22cu 361 ccl engine Sparrowhawk framework stringers spars lumber yard power reports delivers 24 lb static thrust 20-8 spruce Load-bearing bulkheads ribs 1/8 1/4 1/2 plywood propeller starts first flip time him remaining bulkheads ribs foam core board IwIEtxE z9ruui 4I1 0- S0S0gS can greatly simplified electronically revers ing flight controls instant helicopter achieves inverted position believe feature would cut down pilot errors training time 90% Some transmitters cannot modified reversing switches have feature already installed need have switches mounted externally gang controls can reversed quickly Still throttle control servo must modified noted either throttle hold installation Tach-Tron Remember trim positions critical reversing switches installed instance trim say right tail rotor upright flip switch youll have left tail rotor trims should done helicopter trans mitter article tried outline briefly what takes fly inverted give some general settings will get air desire fly inverted forsee near future helicopter radios reversing feature builtin helicopter kits inverted set-up instruc tions enclosed skys limit Dont give up ship Youll probably see hear about inverted flight RC choppers other beginners already know inverted flight comes just before inverted landing Boy thats rough rotor blades next month its back basics Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 IWhen writing advertisers mention reed about Model Aviation RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 24 drawings published Model Builder junked what started over model now based Westburg drawings addi tional pictures info NASM original target date finishing August 1979 still looked makeable spring 79 designed built landing gear converted Homelite 16 cu engine obtained learned cut spruce started build fuselage point decided should taking some pictures dug out 30 year old Argus C3 shot some black white pictures shop took film photographer friend processing started giving advice taking pictures led getting interested making good pictures led SLR cameras lenses lights tripods meters etc etc led wanting process own pictures led present Jekyl Hyde basement sometimes model shop sometimes darkroom between its photo studio somewhere along line found myself doing articles Model Aviation After have excuse forI mean help pay forall gear didnt turn led doing column what about Sparrowhawk guessed Im almost year behind schedule losing ground rapidly Im still making some progress Jam going finish original Curtiss F9C first flew February 12 1931 Maybe should shoot Golden Anniversary First Flight model Plans Bob Morse Several Giant Scale plans Bob Morse available Accounting Clerical Services Santa Clara CA mentioned Cessna 180 plans last month com ments appear below addition Ive chance review Bobs Berliner-Joyce P-16 P-16 particular interest cause its gulled wing roots similar Curtiss Sparrowhawk As might expect Bob have come up completely different solutions same problem Bobs wing panels fit Onto wire pins much like current sailplane practice wires two wing pass through anchored fuselage Because gull wings wires require some fancy bending no difficult bending up landing gear first glance either sets plans might seem little overwhelming two sheets 40 wide seven eight ft long addition some big structural drawings lot detailed information packed doesnt take long things start making sense however once youve taken time look over properly thing found disappointing about both plans something applies big bird plan Ive seen far materials used basically old standbys balsa plywood some spruce used good ad vantage nothing really new Its really plan developers fault expect sell plansthey cant afford go too far out techniques unfamiliar potential customers Heres area innovative planbuilder can try new things example balsa wing ribs two big birds could replaced much less expensive foam-core board Bobs use traditional materials master ful has lot comment about big birds cant just blown up versions smaller models full scale building 102 Model Aviation flOdO WARE WORKING TURNBUCKLES RIGGING & CONTROL CABLE eCONTROL HORNS e STRUT FITTINGS SHOCK CORD COCKPIT TRIM PULLEYS e INSTRUMENT HOUSINGS information catalogue en d $1 00 IlQctovENT CORP PO BOX 9641 SAN DIEGOCA32109 complete switch mounting set enables install battery switch minutes anywhere fuselage drilling ONE 3I16 hole! Excellent use planes helicopters boats cars attractive black nylon switch mount adaptable wall thickness up 3/8 No 203 Designed fit radio switches used today!No alterations switch mount required CD DUBRO PRODUCTS INC ROAD WAUcONDA ILL 60084 techniques must used have examples its done building techniques mostly model-oriented therefore familiar modelers Bobs eye stress areas ability combine right structure materials handle result projects average modeler can tackle confidence end result thing particularly appreciate wealth detail things like hinges tail wheel assemblies control cable systems flying wire fittings etc Bob uses lot CB Associates items hinges motor mounts cable pulleys etc Unlike some things have hit market CBs quarter scale accessories designed ground up use big birds rugged dependable work Bobs plans shows use Berliner-Joyce P-i 6 intriguing air plane dedicated early thirties Rosies D&R Power Pod Fits COX T D & Med 049 051 Engs Rubber Band Screw Mounting Eng mts upright inverted Running time appx 4 mm Nylon injection mouidedColors Power 3 lb airplanes total weight 3A oz$595RED BLACK WEYELLOW ALSOORANGE MAKE BANTAM ServosWrite D&R SticksForA Free Connectors talog Bulkhead SwitchFine Products mounts TXfety Switch duty gear Wedd id ueremg D fr ii ether 1mg prod wu 3501-C V Moore St Santa Ana CA 92704 biplane fetishist like its hard resist its beginners project would labor love could give stand-out airplane isnt lost among Pitts Rearwins Fleets Cessna 180 easier project less experienced builder prepared clean up lot balsa shavings though fuselage basically octagonal structure 3/ sheet balsa carved sanded final shape simple easy rugged An excellent article model built plans appeared Giant Scale Models Vol 1 following plans Bob available Cessna 180 Berliner-Joyce P-16 Fock-WuIf FW 44J Boeing F4B-2/P-12B plans $2150 plus $200 postage Available Accounting/Clerical Services 3351 Pruneridge Ave Santa Clara CA 95051 Bob presently working plans 275 ini ft scale Curtis P-40 plans will available summer price will $2950 can heartily recommend two plans have seen would expect others same high caliber Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Gmve Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 26 Simprop RF section removable can impound during contest still use transmitter jumper cord play models controls pit area also insures against whistles bells being out adjustment comes time pick up frequency clip speaking frequencies youre impound hancho Germany youll have watch over 58 clips Some above features available domestic radios mentioned because state art top line foreign manufacturers As sailplanes pictures tell story Some might have impression F3B kind flying goes Europe main competition circuit circuit represents very small percentage European sailplanes Example nearly 500 Low Speed Flight LSF members Europe over 200 Germany judging know flying seems dominate soaring scene both slopes flatlands Sunday get-together family outing judging movies shown gatherings contests sailplanes display Nuremberg very few competition oriented majority scaleor near scaleand large variety F3B line Austrian Dassel Deckers Optima name given Belgian entry since world championships Pawlenkos Sidewind will available Prices delivery schedules carry big question mark now indications flying season will well underway before available Cost Between 400 1000 Deutsche Marks DM February 1 exchange rate 17 DM $100 means planes cost range 235-588 dollars Back what available First bought anything cuckoo clock Mercedes Benz ten years ago shopping same items today wallet will have about three times thick Graupner Cirrus set standard sailplanes ten years ago sold about $45 back Its updated T tail ailerons its truly beauty 260 DM Booth display areas ranged lOx loft cubicles displays laige well stocked hobby shop Carreras display like better hobby shops Two years ago introduced line stand-offish scale birds ranged up 16 ft 8 SB-b year besides line power electric models Carrera introduced series V tailed sailplanes scribes opinion sleeker looking anything flying big bird category several manufacturers bandwagon include Rodemodel 145 scale ASK-2 1 also showed 136 KA6E Films showed both birds being towed altitude 60-powered Super Cub type bird tow effortless frequent winch-launched fun flys Both models performed aerobatics landed 104 Model Aviation THE SIMPLEST FASTEST AND EASIEST WAY TO MOUNT YOUR BATTERY SWITCH
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 24, 102, 104
GIANT SCALE Bob Beckman TENNIS anyone enormous loss suffer growing upwe stop playing things adults call play very seldom hardly exception theyre competitions hunting fishing golf alone Rarely ever again us experience pure play doing something its own sake completely utterly absorbed lost nothing else mattering anything wrong competi tion per Se Its just us get much competition everyday lives some real play can very valuable Could real reason majority RC modelers Fun Fliers Giant Quarter MammothMonster Scale movement has vociferously anti-competition start Weve fighting Toy image years get right down arent things like modeling furnishing real play course competition too want Competition-oriented people come interested Giant Scale going have competitions established category within AMA competition structure now more contests being scheduled monster models Im Im looking forward observing reporting activity Im much interested observing reporting participating kind Giant Scale funfly activity has popular last few years think big bird buffs feel same means lets let competitors compete lets let competition interfere play Sparrowhawk Project have getting lot inquiries about Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk since pictures published March issue reactions range Thats favorite airplane can get What dont know Sparrowhawk Navy biplane fighter early 30s designed carried operated rigid airships dirigibles used flying aircraft carriers aircraft fairly successful basic idea wasnt program dropped after two airships USS Macon USS Akron destroyed storms seven F9C-2s built remains restored display National Air Space Museum NASM Sparrowhawk has much same colorful early 30s biplane appeal P6-E has never same popularity modelers difficult subject both building flying standpoints Gull wing roots extensive complicated strut fairings short nose moment just few factors involved other hand has always favorite airplanes examined quarter scale version mind didnt look too unreasonable sure looked like interesting challange decision go Sparrowhawk made fall 1978 just started laying out preliminary plans working Wylam drawings Peter Westburgs far superior Continued page 102 24 Model Aviation Leo Hopper Pomona CA assembles Fleet biplane much-modifiedsuperdetailed version Concept kit Leo powers Rhino 140 glow engine turning 20-5 prop model has dry weight 225 lbs reported very realistic air Ralph Heaths Balsa USA Cub wh onverted Homelite 16 Cu 262 cc engine Prop adapter stock Rual Engineering item disadvantage engine-plane combination carburetor sticks up through cowl no problem radial-type cowls Bob Morse prototype latest plan offering Boeing F4B2 model spans go has 2114 sq wing area weighs 22 lbs Bob uses newC BAssociates Kawasaki22cu 361 ccl engine Sparrowhawk framework stringers spars lumber yard power reports delivers 24 lb static thrust 20-8 spruce Load-bearing bulkheads ribs 1/8 1/4 1/2 plywood propeller starts first flip time him remaining bulkheads ribs foam core board IwIEtxE z9ruui 4I1 0- S0S0gS can greatly simplified electronically revers ing flight controls instant helicopter achieves inverted position believe feature would cut down pilot errors training time 90% Some transmitters cannot modified reversing switches have feature already installed need have switches mounted externally gang controls can reversed quickly Still throttle control servo must modified noted either throttle hold installation Tach-Tron Remember trim positions critical reversing switches installed instance trim say right tail rotor upright flip switch youll have left tail rotor trims should done helicopter trans mitter article tried outline briefly what takes fly inverted give some general settings will get air desire fly inverted forsee near future helicopter radios reversing feature builtin helicopter kits inverted set-up instruc tions enclosed skys limit Dont give up ship Youll probably see hear about inverted flight RC choppers other beginners already know inverted flight comes just before inverted landing Boy thats rough rotor blades next month its back basics Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 IWhen writing advertisers mention reed about Model Aviation RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 24 drawings published Model Builder junked what started over model now based Westburg drawings addi tional pictures info NASM original target date finishing August 1979 still looked makeable spring 79 designed built landing gear converted Homelite 16 cu engine obtained learned cut spruce started build fuselage point decided should taking some pictures dug out 30 year old Argus C3 shot some black white pictures shop took film photographer friend processing started giving advice taking pictures led getting interested making good pictures led SLR cameras lenses lights tripods meters etc etc led wanting process own pictures led present Jekyl Hyde basement sometimes model shop sometimes darkroom between its photo studio somewhere along line found myself doing articles Model Aviation After have excuse forI mean help pay forall gear didnt turn led doing column what about Sparrowhawk guessed Im almost year behind schedule losing ground rapidly Im still making some progress Jam going finish original Curtiss F9C first flew February 12 1931 Maybe should shoot Golden Anniversary First Flight model Plans Bob Morse Several Giant Scale plans Bob Morse available Accounting Clerical Services Santa Clara CA mentioned Cessna 180 plans last month com ments appear below addition Ive chance review Bobs Berliner-Joyce P-16 P-16 particular interest cause its gulled wing roots similar Curtiss Sparrowhawk As might expect Bob have come up completely different solutions same problem Bobs wing panels fit Onto wire pins much like current sailplane practice wires two wing pass through anchored fuselage Because gull wings wires require some fancy bending no difficult bending up landing gear first glance either sets plans might seem little overwhelming two sheets 40 wide seven eight ft long addition some big structural drawings lot detailed information packed doesnt take long things start making sense however once youve taken time look over properly thing found disappointing about both plans something applies big bird plan Ive seen far materials used basically old standbys balsa plywood some spruce used good ad vantage nothing really new Its really plan developers fault expect sell plansthey cant afford go too far out techniques unfamiliar potential customers Heres area innovative planbuilder can try new things example balsa wing ribs two big birds could replaced much less expensive foam-core board Bobs use traditional materials master ful has lot comment about big birds cant just blown up versions smaller models full scale building 102 Model Aviation flOdO WARE WORKING TURNBUCKLES RIGGING & CONTROL CABLE eCONTROL HORNS e STRUT FITTINGS SHOCK CORD COCKPIT TRIM PULLEYS e INSTRUMENT HOUSINGS information catalogue en d $1 00 IlQctovENT CORP PO BOX 9641 SAN DIEGOCA32109 complete switch mounting set enables install battery switch minutes anywhere fuselage drilling ONE 3I16 hole! Excellent use planes helicopters boats cars attractive black nylon switch mount adaptable wall thickness up 3/8 No 203 Designed fit radio switches used today!No alterations switch mount required CD DUBRO PRODUCTS INC ROAD WAUcONDA ILL 60084 techniques must used have examples its done building techniques mostly model-oriented therefore familiar modelers Bobs eye stress areas ability combine right structure materials handle result projects average modeler can tackle confidence end result thing particularly appreciate wealth detail things like hinges tail wheel assemblies control cable systems flying wire fittings etc Bob uses lot CB Associates items hinges motor mounts cable pulleys etc Unlike some things have hit market CBs quarter scale accessories designed ground up use big birds rugged dependable work Bobs plans shows use Berliner-Joyce P-i 6 intriguing air plane dedicated early thirties Rosies D&R Power Pod Fits COX T D & Med 049 051 Engs Rubber Band Screw Mounting Eng mts upright inverted Running time appx 4 mm Nylon injection mouidedColors Power 3 lb airplanes total weight 3A oz$595RED BLACK WEYELLOW ALSOORANGE MAKE BANTAM ServosWrite D&R SticksForA Free Connectors talog Bulkhead SwitchFine Products mounts TXfety Switch duty gear Wedd id ueremg D fr ii ether 1mg prod wu 3501-C V Moore St Santa Ana CA 92704 biplane fetishist like its hard resist its beginners project would labor love could give stand-out airplane isnt lost among Pitts Rearwins Fleets Cessna 180 easier project less experienced builder prepared clean up lot balsa shavings though fuselage basically octagonal structure 3/ sheet balsa carved sanded final shape simple easy rugged An excellent article model built plans appeared Giant Scale Models Vol 1 following plans Bob available Cessna 180 Berliner-Joyce P-16 Fock-WuIf FW 44J Boeing F4B-2/P-12B plans $2150 plus $200 postage Available Accounting/Clerical Services 3351 Pruneridge Ave Santa Clara CA 95051 Bob presently working plans 275 ini ft scale Curtis P-40 plans will available summer price will $2950 can heartily recommend two plans have seen would expect others same high caliber Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Gmve Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 26 Simprop RF section removable can impound during contest still use transmitter jumper cord play models controls pit area also insures against whistles bells being out adjustment comes time pick up frequency clip speaking frequencies youre impound hancho Germany youll have watch over 58 clips Some above features available domestic radios mentioned because state art top line foreign manufacturers As sailplanes pictures tell story Some might have impression F3B kind flying goes Europe main competition circuit circuit represents very small percentage European sailplanes Example nearly 500 Low Speed Flight LSF members Europe over 200 Germany judging know flying seems dominate soaring scene both slopes flatlands Sunday get-together family outing judging movies shown gatherings contests sailplanes display Nuremberg very few competition oriented majority scaleor near scaleand large variety F3B line Austrian Dassel Deckers Optima name given Belgian entry since world championships Pawlenkos Sidewind will available Prices delivery schedules carry big question mark now indications flying season will well underway before available Cost Between 400 1000 Deutsche Marks DM February 1 exchange rate 17 DM $100 means planes cost range 235-588 dollars Back what available First bought anything cuckoo clock Mercedes Benz ten years ago shopping same items today wallet will have about three times thick Graupner Cirrus set standard sailplanes ten years ago sold about $45 back Its updated T tail ailerons its truly beauty 260 DM Booth display areas ranged lOx loft cubicles displays laige well stocked hobby shop Carreras display like better hobby shops Two years ago introduced line stand-offish scale birds ranged up 16 ft 8 SB-b year besides line power electric models Carrera introduced series V tailed sailplanes scribes opinion sleeker looking anything flying big bird category several manufacturers bandwagon include Rodemodel 145 scale ASK-2 1 also showed 136 KA6E Films showed both birds being towed altitude 60-powered Super Cub type bird tow effortless frequent winch-launched fun flys Both models performed aerobatics landed 104 Model Aviation THE SIMPLEST FASTEST AND EASIEST WAY TO MOUNT YOUR BATTERY SWITCH