Giant Scale Bob Beckman iii ii GUEST COLUMNISTS So far year business pressures have made impossible get fly-ins Unfortunate ly doesnt look like going change time soon Ive asked some other people provide some input what going out month Joan Dale Alyea Pueblo CO bailing out husband-andwife team have active modelers years got Giant Scale early Dale has Districts IMAA rep since first IMAA election particularly interested report since am originally Denver early modeling done milehigh altitudes High-Altitude Flying Joan Dale Alyea High-altitude flying Words strong enough create good case nerves RC fliers operate reasonably close sea level Flying Giant Scale aircraft higher altitudes does go onsuccess fullyand plenty Rocky Mountain States admit few secrets flying Giant Scale aircraft altitudes 5000 9000 feet above sea level build lightness well strength use engines bit heftier power what plans call example flying Balsa USA Fly Baby biplane Sachs-Dolmar 31 instead Quadra 35 would good choice lower altitudes plane doesnt go whole lot faster have power pull through maneuvers well greater stability high altitudes learned lesson younger days 60-size Pattern jobs have never let ourselves forget 400- 600-foot runways flying sites Rocky Mountain states assure safe flying too does get hot parts during summer fly ing months having learned den sity altitude lessons well know planes going eat up lot run way takeoffs landings temperature goes up has no shortage high-alti tude competitions fun-flies sum mer large percentage aircraft see events Giant Scale Memorial Day weekend started us off 1985 flying season much enthusi 52 Model Aviation photos tnis month scenes tne Iasper WY tlyin ana taken Joan Aiyea one-third scale Sopwith Pup won Spectators Choice trophy Chuck Smith Bill Turner Colorado Springs CO prepares Clyde flight Bill files original design extensively air show performances High Country Barnstormers asm particular weekend tradi- Annual Memorial Rocky Mountain Jumbo tional date Casper Aeromodelers Fly-in year marked fifth such bestflying biplanes meet Osprey designed flown Ed Carroll Bill Turner Carrolicraft Models Colorado S p rings CO Like its older brother Osprey monoplane designed specifically higher altitude Rocky Mountain states Power provided SachsDoimar 37 Cu engine event Wyoming club has hosted has become must everybodys flying calendar Judging number people planes saw arent sure whole lot Giant Scale fliers stayed home fly weekend Now Caspers field high altitude just 50 feet short real Wyoming mile 560-foot 50-foot paved run way plus diagonal runway third runway already graded out will paved ready next year Caspers city fathers definitely good friends RC city provided site large chunk improvements local businesses donate lot wherewithal getting trophies merchandise prizes city no problem getting local newspaper television people come out see whatts going come up some excellent publicity model avia tion Casper Aeromodelers have best possible worlds count Springtime Rockies can some times iffy situation comes good flying weekends no about weekend Winds dropped fairly early morning pretty close ideal weather take big birds up During week end 174 flights logged 54 en trants pifl somewhere neigh borhood 90 planes line Among fliers members Colorado IMAA Show Team two AMA Air Show Teams Denver Air Show Team known DAS Team High Coun try Barnstormers Colorado Springs power requirements flight mile above sea level met among others Sachs-Dolmars both 31 37 Kings Tartan Twins big mills able haul aircraft easily through everything loops Lomce yaks nary second hesitation few show-stoppers start ing banner-towing DAS Team streamer-cutting session set up Bill Turner Colorado Springs Try would no able chop up ribbon couple com manding Helicopter demonstrations flown Mike May Jackson WY Ever see Helicopter fly honest-togoodness vertical loop Thats what boy did chopper Chuck Sihith the able CD flew demo Continued page 126 Pilot Wile E Coyote stays ground Mike Shoemaker flies ultralight L Balsa USA Flybaby R built flown IMAA District IX director Dale Aiyea Pueblo CO Power SachsDoimar 31 has Don Harris smoke system Second Edition Most Complete Guide Market 157 Manufacturers importers etc 250 Pages postage $165 Total Cost $860 Send $860 includes shipping UPS APO ted foreign surface maul $1245 foreign air maul Consumers Guide MA 150 ott st Harrisonburg VA 22801 Drill Jig Motor Mounts Fits mount up 3 wide HAL PAYNE ENTERPRISES last have found reliable way drill tap engine mounts Simply clamp mount firewall Insert pins drop engine down pins Slide guides around desired engine location Drill holes through hardened guides Move guides aside tap holes Supports wood avoid deflection drills tap breakage Heat treated steel guides included 440 632 holes Additional support block included perfect holes hand drill Money Sack Guarantee Fully Satisfied plus $2 shipping charge Calif res add 6% Demier inquiries Welcome 1843 Torrance Blvd TorranceCA 90501 September 1985 53 typesetting error Model Aviation Correction advertising office changed Hal Payne Enterprises Drill Jig price $2500 $1400 August issue correct price remains $2500 Model Aviation regrets problems caused readers Hal Payne Enterprises error Tool ready drillIng holes Address Tables Effects propeller size Plane power-system weights Spectra Soar statistics Persuader statistics J-3 statistics Playboy statistics Wing structures Fuselage structures Motor power/model weights Recommended motor operation Battery performance old new Spectra Soar flight time Large motor performance Weight Importance Plane/power system Servo Radio Plight battery Covering Framework examples Wiring Size kind loss weight Soldering Connectors Auto chargers model 11/83 4/85 1/84 3/84 3/84 3/84 4/84 4/84 6/84 5/84 9/84 1/85 4/85 1/84 4/84 1/84 1/84 1/84 1/84 4/84 10/84 11/84 2/84 2/84 2/84 3/85 7/85 look ahead project indexing past writing has very enlightening thing its hard believe much has covered another its also hard believe much could have covered better its hard believe much has covered Theres no question mind Ive got quite huge backlog facing Next month well pick back up temporarily interrupted Basic Electrici ty mini-series months column got out handagain Ive accumulating fine read er photos quite some time Im taking opportunity share some yours didnt show up please dont disheartenedI have tried pick varied far-ranging ones could still left future use column sooo long can accommodate sooo photos Please forward questions SASE Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 Happy Electric Landings RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 53 flights F-16 fan rest us did part put own individual shows couple times three smoker-bearing aircraft air same time putting out hefty white trails performances little hard pilots wind wafted diesel drift aroma over flight line can vouch fact single insect walking flying exists anywhere near flight line Aeromodelers field Additional demos us awake functioning crack dawn provided resident antelope herd trotted through trailers motorhomes Really Joan through motorhomes bb critters showed up Sunday watch flying nearby hill Next thing know Casper fellas will have animals flying RC Static Scale competition rules re quired model flown least once Top winner 1/3-scale Rose Parakeet built flown Ron Compton Second place went Glen Trenarys Byron Pitts Olen hails Littleton CO Pitts has familiar sight area events years Masters qualifier air craft 410 flights first May Olen raised number chunk fly-in John Colley Powell WY carried home third-place trophy quarter-scale Clipped Wing Cub Glen Trenary hit again trophy Pilots Choice Specta tors Choice hardware went Chuck Smiths 1/3-scale Sopwith Pup Hard Luck prize Monocoupe 90A kit eased pain Gerald Mullock CAP 21 mishap put him books Gerald said wasnt put Sale sign windsock pole though pole appeared have magnetic attraction couple Giant Scale Models Plans Accessories 516-234-5038 by Nick ZfroIi 29 Edgar Dr Smlthtown NY 11787 USA Fiberglass CowlingsAll Balsa Canopies AvailableOur Plans sent Post-Paid within USA Send 22 stamp Full Catalog A6M5 ZERO2W191 Span$2700 F4U CORSAIR2W193 Span$2700 CURTISS P402A Span$2700For RK-20 RK-740 Ducled Fans AT-eTEXAN24 iSpan$2700 FSFBEARCAT2A Span$2700F4PHANTOM$850 FOKKERDR-127 Trips$250035Wing Span400 sq Wing Area SOPWITH TABLOID Quartar Scale77 Span$2400SAAB 37 VIGGEN8850 SOPWITHTABLOID 2W pan$180032WingSpan400sqinWingAraa Practical Sized Giant Scale Models Popular Aircraft 126 Model Aviation Microswitches2/84 1/85 3-position2/84 Size2/84 Life2/84 Master arming2/84 0-Th Twelve poge-Fully Illustrated omplets detatla MUFFLERS ENGINE MOUNTS ENGINE TESTING EQUIP SCALE ACCESSORIES SMOKE KITS ETC Send $100 Catalog SS8 S 3 planes taxied right up give close look-see Long Distance award went Barry Baxter came way Westminster CA get plane up some good Wyoming flying weather Sunday afternoons flights punc tuated drawings prizes biggie being new JR radio went home Riverton Bill Carpenter events summer Rocky Mountain Region Casper always start close enough get next year DO IT Grab plane head Rockiesyou wont regret Once again thanks Joan Dale Alyea interesting report Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 54 people KG Japan Until recently KG has stuck scale semiscale machines Dave kept insisting real market US sport/aerobatic machine So people KG Dave Robertson put heads together voila Fox created Foxs vital stats 50-61-size motor 59-in rotor span 9A lbs all-up autorotation standard rotor head newly-developed Bell/Hiller unit independent blade damping have seen R-22 rotor head Fox very reminiscent flybar added Dave told Fox has strongest mechanics available Ill have show Dave what little black powder fire will pride joy seriousness Fox does look very strong very high quality recently opportunity fly Daves prototype very impressed Fox very aerobatic loops good rolls excellent par ticularly impressed way Fox tracked has very good natural feel hovers rock steady tracks well has very good following rate cyclic con trols also liked fact Fox did show tendency pitch up ward flight happens usual tendency rotor heads style damping Fox looks like winner Ill get some information pictures soon have time build Beginners Corner As promised new addition column month will cover new topic trials tribulations mastering nasty grassthrasher most-asked question get people interested starting RC Helicopters What best machine start Helicopters lot like radiossomeone said best radio have hand RIC Ts & Caps. Get Yours Today 4 tiC Pikd ReallyP White Navy CAPS ONLY $595 ea IaOIO WILD OICdivavy T-SHIRTS ONLY $95 ea 50% cotton/500/o polyester Available small medium larg x-large SPECIAL COMBO OFFER ONLY $995! Matching shirt cap set Adjustable back mesh sides size fits ORDER TODAY! Send check money order US Please dicate item style size color Dont forget mailing address Include $2 postage & handling per item Florida residents add 5% sales tax Allow 4-6 weeks delivery $150 NEW ONLY RIG HANDI-TRIMMER idoal trimm ing iron-on covoring Bright yellow doesnt got lost workbench Great field repairs Safety-lock feature helps prevent needless accidents Refillable Add 504 post & hand per trimmer SAVE Get HANOI-TRIMMER $100 T-shirt Cap Combo Get shop field Please include 50 post & hand per trimmer IS YOUR CLUB LOOKING FOR FUNDRAISER ASK ABOUT OUR CLUB DISCOUNT PROGRAM RC NOVELTIES RO BOX 840205 PEMBROKE PINES FL 33084 working guess great extent true People will tend recommend product have success truth matter can learn fly RC Helicopter now market difference much help will have other words complex machine help can expect need successfully build machine trim learn fly would suggest become acquainted local hobby shop machines stocks go out local flying field see yourself what machines people learning Now make friends fliers find out local instructor is introduce yourself ask him advice machines Chances will suggest several has favorable experiences Now decide machine will choose learn fly must have machine within capabilities buildand within economic budget way local shop does carry spares machine doesnt net get machine cannot get parts ex tremely important beginning able spend much time possible practicing machine down waiting spares will regress have learn over again September 1985 127 * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $225 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $225 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 PkI2 Inserts Coarse $195 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $195 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and u SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Add 75 shippingMichigan residents add 4% sales tax Bru Line Industries Inc po Box 3786 Center Line Michigan 48015
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/09
Page Numbers: 52, 53, 126, 127
Giant Scale Bob Beckman iii ii GUEST COLUMNISTS So far year business pressures have made impossible get fly-ins Unfortunate ly doesnt look like going change time soon Ive asked some other people provide some input what going out month Joan Dale Alyea Pueblo CO bailing out husband-andwife team have active modelers years got Giant Scale early Dale has Districts IMAA rep since first IMAA election particularly interested report since am originally Denver early modeling done milehigh altitudes High-Altitude Flying Joan Dale Alyea High-altitude flying Words strong enough create good case nerves RC fliers operate reasonably close sea level Flying Giant Scale aircraft higher altitudes does go onsuccess fullyand plenty Rocky Mountain States admit few secrets flying Giant Scale aircraft altitudes 5000 9000 feet above sea level build lightness well strength use engines bit heftier power what plans call example flying Balsa USA Fly Baby biplane Sachs-Dolmar 31 instead Quadra 35 would good choice lower altitudes plane doesnt go whole lot faster have power pull through maneuvers well greater stability high altitudes learned lesson younger days 60-size Pattern jobs have never let ourselves forget 400- 600-foot runways flying sites Rocky Mountain states assure safe flying too does get hot parts during summer fly ing months having learned den sity altitude lessons well know planes going eat up lot run way takeoffs landings temperature goes up has no shortage high-alti tude competitions fun-flies sum mer large percentage aircraft see events Giant Scale Memorial Day weekend started us off 1985 flying season much enthusi 52 Model Aviation photos tnis month scenes tne Iasper WY tlyin ana taken Joan Aiyea one-third scale Sopwith Pup won Spectators Choice trophy Chuck Smith Bill Turner Colorado Springs CO prepares Clyde flight Bill files original design extensively air show performances High Country Barnstormers asm particular weekend tradi- Annual Memorial Rocky Mountain Jumbo tional date Casper Aeromodelers Fly-in year marked fifth such bestflying biplanes meet Osprey designed flown Ed Carroll Bill Turner Carrolicraft Models Colorado S p rings CO Like its older brother Osprey monoplane designed specifically higher altitude Rocky Mountain states Power provided SachsDoimar 37 Cu engine event Wyoming club has hosted has become must everybodys flying calendar Judging number people planes saw arent sure whole lot Giant Scale fliers stayed home fly weekend Now Caspers field high altitude just 50 feet short real Wyoming mile 560-foot 50-foot paved run way plus diagonal runway third runway already graded out will paved ready next year Caspers city fathers definitely good friends RC city provided site large chunk improvements local businesses donate lot wherewithal getting trophies merchandise prizes city no problem getting local newspaper television people come out see whatts going come up some excellent publicity model avia tion Casper Aeromodelers have best possible worlds count Springtime Rockies can some times iffy situation comes good flying weekends no about weekend Winds dropped fairly early morning pretty close ideal weather take big birds up During week end 174 flights logged 54 en trants pifl somewhere neigh borhood 90 planes line Among fliers members Colorado IMAA Show Team two AMA Air Show Teams Denver Air Show Team known DAS Team High Coun try Barnstormers Colorado Springs power requirements flight mile above sea level met among others Sachs-Dolmars both 31 37 Kings Tartan Twins big mills able haul aircraft easily through everything loops Lomce yaks nary second hesitation few show-stoppers start ing banner-towing DAS Team streamer-cutting session set up Bill Turner Colorado Springs Try would no able chop up ribbon couple com manding Helicopter demonstrations flown Mike May Jackson WY Ever see Helicopter fly honest-togoodness vertical loop Thats what boy did chopper Chuck Sihith the able CD flew demo Continued page 126 Pilot Wile E Coyote stays ground Mike Shoemaker flies ultralight L Balsa USA Flybaby R built flown IMAA District IX director Dale Aiyea Pueblo CO Power SachsDoimar 31 has Don Harris smoke system Second Edition Most Complete Guide Market 157 Manufacturers importers etc 250 Pages postage $165 Total Cost $860 Send $860 includes shipping UPS APO ted foreign surface maul $1245 foreign air maul Consumers Guide MA 150 ott st Harrisonburg VA 22801 Drill Jig Motor Mounts Fits mount up 3 wide HAL PAYNE ENTERPRISES last have found reliable way drill tap engine mounts Simply clamp mount firewall Insert pins drop engine down pins Slide guides around desired engine location Drill holes through hardened guides Move guides aside tap holes Supports wood avoid deflection drills tap breakage Heat treated steel guides included 440 632 holes Additional support block included perfect holes hand drill Money Sack Guarantee Fully Satisfied plus $2 shipping charge Calif res add 6% Demier inquiries Welcome 1843 Torrance Blvd TorranceCA 90501 September 1985 53 typesetting error Model Aviation Correction advertising office changed Hal Payne Enterprises Drill Jig price $2500 $1400 August issue correct price remains $2500 Model Aviation regrets problems caused readers Hal Payne Enterprises error Tool ready drillIng holes Address Tables Effects propeller size Plane power-system weights Spectra Soar statistics Persuader statistics J-3 statistics Playboy statistics Wing structures Fuselage structures Motor power/model weights Recommended motor operation Battery performance old new Spectra Soar flight time Large motor performance Weight Importance Plane/power system Servo Radio Plight battery Covering Framework examples Wiring Size kind loss weight Soldering Connectors Auto chargers model 11/83 4/85 1/84 3/84 3/84 3/84 4/84 4/84 6/84 5/84 9/84 1/85 4/85 1/84 4/84 1/84 1/84 1/84 1/84 4/84 10/84 11/84 2/84 2/84 2/84 3/85 7/85 look ahead project indexing past writing has very enlightening thing its hard believe much has covered another its also hard believe much could have covered better its hard believe much has covered Theres no question mind Ive got quite huge backlog facing Next month well pick back up temporarily interrupted Basic Electrici ty mini-series months column got out handagain Ive accumulating fine read er photos quite some time Im taking opportunity share some yours didnt show up please dont disheartenedI have tried pick varied far-ranging ones could still left future use column sooo long can accommodate sooo photos Please forward questions SASE Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 Happy Electric Landings RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 53 flights F-16 fan rest us did part put own individual shows couple times three smoker-bearing aircraft air same time putting out hefty white trails performances little hard pilots wind wafted diesel drift aroma over flight line can vouch fact single insect walking flying exists anywhere near flight line Aeromodelers field Additional demos us awake functioning crack dawn provided resident antelope herd trotted through trailers motorhomes Really Joan through motorhomes bb critters showed up Sunday watch flying nearby hill Next thing know Casper fellas will have animals flying RC Static Scale competition rules re quired model flown least once Top winner 1/3-scale Rose Parakeet built flown Ron Compton Second place went Glen Trenarys Byron Pitts Olen hails Littleton CO Pitts has familiar sight area events years Masters qualifier air craft 410 flights first May Olen raised number chunk fly-in John Colley Powell WY carried home third-place trophy quarter-scale Clipped Wing Cub Glen Trenary hit again trophy Pilots Choice Specta tors Choice hardware went Chuck Smiths 1/3-scale Sopwith Pup Hard Luck prize Monocoupe 90A kit eased pain Gerald Mullock CAP 21 mishap put him books Gerald said wasnt put Sale sign windsock pole though pole appeared have magnetic attraction couple Giant Scale Models Plans Accessories 516-234-5038 by Nick ZfroIi 29 Edgar Dr Smlthtown NY 11787 USA Fiberglass CowlingsAll Balsa Canopies AvailableOur Plans sent Post-Paid within USA Send 22 stamp Full Catalog A6M5 ZERO2W191 Span$2700 F4U CORSAIR2W193 Span$2700 CURTISS P402A Span$2700For RK-20 RK-740 Ducled Fans AT-eTEXAN24 iSpan$2700 FSFBEARCAT2A Span$2700F4PHANTOM$850 FOKKERDR-127 Trips$250035Wing Span400 sq Wing Area SOPWITH TABLOID Quartar Scale77 Span$2400SAAB 37 VIGGEN8850 SOPWITHTABLOID 2W pan$180032WingSpan400sqinWingAraa Practical Sized Giant Scale Models Popular Aircraft 126 Model Aviation Microswitches2/84 1/85 3-position2/84 Size2/84 Life2/84 Master arming2/84 0-Th Twelve poge-Fully Illustrated omplets detatla MUFFLERS ENGINE MOUNTS ENGINE TESTING EQUIP SCALE ACCESSORIES SMOKE KITS ETC Send $100 Catalog SS8 S 3 planes taxied right up give close look-see Long Distance award went Barry Baxter came way Westminster CA get plane up some good Wyoming flying weather Sunday afternoons flights punc tuated drawings prizes biggie being new JR radio went home Riverton Bill Carpenter events summer Rocky Mountain Region Casper always start close enough get next year DO IT Grab plane head Rockiesyou wont regret Once again thanks Joan Dale Alyea interesting report Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 54 people KG Japan Until recently KG has stuck scale semiscale machines Dave kept insisting real market US sport/aerobatic machine So people KG Dave Robertson put heads together voila Fox created Foxs vital stats 50-61-size motor 59-in rotor span 9A lbs all-up autorotation standard rotor head newly-developed Bell/Hiller unit independent blade damping have seen R-22 rotor head Fox very reminiscent flybar added Dave told Fox has strongest mechanics available Ill have show Dave what little black powder fire will pride joy seriousness Fox does look very strong very high quality recently opportunity fly Daves prototype very impressed Fox very aerobatic loops good rolls excellent par ticularly impressed way Fox tracked has very good natural feel hovers rock steady tracks well has very good following rate cyclic con trols also liked fact Fox did show tendency pitch up ward flight happens usual tendency rotor heads style damping Fox looks like winner Ill get some information pictures soon have time build Beginners Corner As promised new addition column month will cover new topic trials tribulations mastering nasty grassthrasher most-asked question get people interested starting RC Helicopters What best machine start Helicopters lot like radiossomeone said best radio have hand RIC Ts & Caps. Get Yours Today 4 tiC Pikd ReallyP White Navy CAPS ONLY $595 ea IaOIO WILD OICdivavy T-SHIRTS ONLY $95 ea 50% cotton/500/o polyester Available small medium larg x-large SPECIAL COMBO OFFER ONLY $995! Matching shirt cap set Adjustable back mesh sides size fits ORDER TODAY! Send check money order US Please dicate item style size color Dont forget mailing address Include $2 postage & handling per item Florida residents add 5% sales tax Allow 4-6 weeks delivery $150 NEW ONLY RIG HANDI-TRIMMER idoal trimm ing iron-on covoring Bright yellow doesnt got lost workbench Great field repairs Safety-lock feature helps prevent needless accidents Refillable Add 504 post & hand per trimmer SAVE Get HANOI-TRIMMER $100 T-shirt Cap Combo Get shop field Please include 50 post & hand per trimmer IS YOUR CLUB LOOKING FOR FUNDRAISER ASK ABOUT OUR CLUB DISCOUNT PROGRAM RC NOVELTIES RO BOX 840205 PEMBROKE PINES FL 33084 working guess great extent true People will tend recommend product have success truth matter can learn fly RC Helicopter now market difference much help will have other words complex machine help can expect need successfully build machine trim learn fly would suggest become acquainted local hobby shop machines stocks go out local flying field see yourself what machines people learning Now make friends fliers find out local instructor is introduce yourself ask him advice machines Chances will suggest several has favorable experiences Now decide machine will choose learn fly must have machine within capabilities buildand within economic budget way local shop does carry spares machine doesnt net get machine cannot get parts ex tremely important beginning able spend much time possible practicing machine down waiting spares will regress have learn over again September 1985 127 * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $225 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $225 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 PkI2 Inserts Coarse $195 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $195 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and u SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Add 75 shippingMichigan residents add 4% sales tax Bru Line Industries Inc po Box 3786 Center Line Michigan 48015
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/09
Page Numbers: 52, 53, 126, 127
Giant Scale Bob Beckman iii ii GUEST COLUMNISTS So far year business pressures have made impossible get fly-ins Unfortunate ly doesnt look like going change time soon Ive asked some other people provide some input what going out month Joan Dale Alyea Pueblo CO bailing out husband-andwife team have active modelers years got Giant Scale early Dale has Districts IMAA rep since first IMAA election particularly interested report since am originally Denver early modeling done milehigh altitudes High-Altitude Flying Joan Dale Alyea High-altitude flying Words strong enough create good case nerves RC fliers operate reasonably close sea level Flying Giant Scale aircraft higher altitudes does go onsuccess fullyand plenty Rocky Mountain States admit few secrets flying Giant Scale aircraft altitudes 5000 9000 feet above sea level build lightness well strength use engines bit heftier power what plans call example flying Balsa USA Fly Baby biplane Sachs-Dolmar 31 instead Quadra 35 would good choice lower altitudes plane doesnt go whole lot faster have power pull through maneuvers well greater stability high altitudes learned lesson younger days 60-size Pattern jobs have never let ourselves forget 400- 600-foot runways flying sites Rocky Mountain states assure safe flying too does get hot parts during summer fly ing months having learned den sity altitude lessons well know planes going eat up lot run way takeoffs landings temperature goes up has no shortage high-alti tude competitions fun-flies sum mer large percentage aircraft see events Giant Scale Memorial Day weekend started us off 1985 flying season much enthusi 52 Model Aviation photos tnis month scenes tne Iasper WY tlyin ana taken Joan Aiyea one-third scale Sopwith Pup won Spectators Choice trophy Chuck Smith Bill Turner Colorado Springs CO prepares Clyde flight Bill files original design extensively air show performances High Country Barnstormers asm particular weekend tradi- Annual Memorial Rocky Mountain Jumbo tional date Casper Aeromodelers Fly-in year marked fifth such bestflying biplanes meet Osprey designed flown Ed Carroll Bill Turner Carrolicraft Models Colorado S p rings CO Like its older brother Osprey monoplane designed specifically higher altitude Rocky Mountain states Power provided SachsDoimar 37 Cu engine event Wyoming club has hosted has become must everybodys flying calendar Judging number people planes saw arent sure whole lot Giant Scale fliers stayed home fly weekend Now Caspers field high altitude just 50 feet short real Wyoming mile 560-foot 50-foot paved run way plus diagonal runway third runway already graded out will paved ready next year Caspers city fathers definitely good friends RC city provided site large chunk improvements local businesses donate lot wherewithal getting trophies merchandise prizes city no problem getting local newspaper television people come out see whatts going come up some excellent publicity model avia tion Casper Aeromodelers have best possible worlds count Springtime Rockies can some times iffy situation comes good flying weekends no about weekend Winds dropped fairly early morning pretty close ideal weather take big birds up During week end 174 flights logged 54 en trants pifl somewhere neigh borhood 90 planes line Among fliers members Colorado IMAA Show Team two AMA Air Show Teams Denver Air Show Team known DAS Team High Coun try Barnstormers Colorado Springs power requirements flight mile above sea level met among others Sachs-Dolmars both 31 37 Kings Tartan Twins big mills able haul aircraft easily through everything loops Lomce yaks nary second hesitation few show-stoppers start ing banner-towing DAS Team streamer-cutting session set up Bill Turner Colorado Springs Try would no able chop up ribbon couple com manding Helicopter demonstrations flown Mike May Jackson WY Ever see Helicopter fly honest-togoodness vertical loop Thats what boy did chopper Chuck Sihith the able CD flew demo Continued page 126 Pilot Wile E Coyote stays ground Mike Shoemaker flies ultralight L Balsa USA Flybaby R built flown IMAA District IX director Dale Aiyea Pueblo CO Power SachsDoimar 31 has Don Harris smoke system Second Edition Most Complete Guide Market 157 Manufacturers importers etc 250 Pages postage $165 Total Cost $860 Send $860 includes shipping UPS APO ted foreign surface maul $1245 foreign air maul Consumers Guide MA 150 ott st Harrisonburg VA 22801 Drill Jig Motor Mounts Fits mount up 3 wide HAL PAYNE ENTERPRISES last have found reliable way drill tap engine mounts Simply clamp mount firewall Insert pins drop engine down pins Slide guides around desired engine location Drill holes through hardened guides Move guides aside tap holes Supports wood avoid deflection drills tap breakage Heat treated steel guides included 440 632 holes Additional support block included perfect holes hand drill Money Sack Guarantee Fully Satisfied plus $2 shipping charge Calif res add 6% Demier inquiries Welcome 1843 Torrance Blvd TorranceCA 90501 September 1985 53 typesetting error Model Aviation Correction advertising office changed Hal Payne Enterprises Drill Jig price $2500 $1400 August issue correct price remains $2500 Model Aviation regrets problems caused readers Hal Payne Enterprises error Tool ready drillIng holes Address Tables Effects propeller size Plane power-system weights Spectra Soar statistics Persuader statistics J-3 statistics Playboy statistics Wing structures Fuselage structures Motor power/model weights Recommended motor operation Battery performance old new Spectra Soar flight time Large motor performance Weight Importance Plane/power system Servo Radio Plight battery Covering Framework examples Wiring Size kind loss weight Soldering Connectors Auto chargers model 11/83 4/85 1/84 3/84 3/84 3/84 4/84 4/84 6/84 5/84 9/84 1/85 4/85 1/84 4/84 1/84 1/84 1/84 1/84 4/84 10/84 11/84 2/84 2/84 2/84 3/85 7/85 look ahead project indexing past writing has very enlightening thing its hard believe much has covered another its also hard believe much could have covered better its hard believe much has covered Theres no question mind Ive got quite huge backlog facing Next month well pick back up temporarily interrupted Basic Electrici ty mini-series months column got out handagain Ive accumulating fine read er photos quite some time Im taking opportunity share some yours didnt show up please dont disheartenedI have tried pick varied far-ranging ones could still left future use column sooo long can accommodate sooo photos Please forward questions SASE Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 Happy Electric Landings RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 53 flights F-16 fan rest us did part put own individual shows couple times three smoker-bearing aircraft air same time putting out hefty white trails performances little hard pilots wind wafted diesel drift aroma over flight line can vouch fact single insect walking flying exists anywhere near flight line Aeromodelers field Additional demos us awake functioning crack dawn provided resident antelope herd trotted through trailers motorhomes Really Joan through motorhomes bb critters showed up Sunday watch flying nearby hill Next thing know Casper fellas will have animals flying RC Static Scale competition rules re quired model flown least once Top winner 1/3-scale Rose Parakeet built flown Ron Compton Second place went Glen Trenarys Byron Pitts Olen hails Littleton CO Pitts has familiar sight area events years Masters qualifier air craft 410 flights first May Olen raised number chunk fly-in John Colley Powell WY carried home third-place trophy quarter-scale Clipped Wing Cub Glen Trenary hit again trophy Pilots Choice Specta tors Choice hardware went Chuck Smiths 1/3-scale Sopwith Pup Hard Luck prize Monocoupe 90A kit eased pain Gerald Mullock CAP 21 mishap put him books Gerald said wasnt put Sale sign windsock pole though pole appeared have magnetic attraction couple Giant Scale Models Plans Accessories 516-234-5038 by Nick ZfroIi 29 Edgar Dr Smlthtown NY 11787 USA Fiberglass CowlingsAll Balsa Canopies AvailableOur Plans sent Post-Paid within USA Send 22 stamp Full Catalog A6M5 ZERO2W191 Span$2700 F4U CORSAIR2W193 Span$2700 CURTISS P402A Span$2700For RK-20 RK-740 Ducled Fans AT-eTEXAN24 iSpan$2700 FSFBEARCAT2A Span$2700F4PHANTOM$850 FOKKERDR-127 Trips$250035Wing Span400 sq Wing Area SOPWITH TABLOID Quartar Scale77 Span$2400SAAB 37 VIGGEN8850 SOPWITHTABLOID 2W pan$180032WingSpan400sqinWingAraa Practical Sized Giant Scale Models Popular Aircraft 126 Model Aviation Microswitches2/84 1/85 3-position2/84 Size2/84 Life2/84 Master arming2/84 0-Th Twelve poge-Fully Illustrated omplets detatla MUFFLERS ENGINE MOUNTS ENGINE TESTING EQUIP SCALE ACCESSORIES SMOKE KITS ETC Send $100 Catalog SS8 S 3 planes taxied right up give close look-see Long Distance award went Barry Baxter came way Westminster CA get plane up some good Wyoming flying weather Sunday afternoons flights punc tuated drawings prizes biggie being new JR radio went home Riverton Bill Carpenter events summer Rocky Mountain Region Casper always start close enough get next year DO IT Grab plane head Rockiesyou wont regret Once again thanks Joan Dale Alyea interesting report Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 54 people KG Japan Until recently KG has stuck scale semiscale machines Dave kept insisting real market US sport/aerobatic machine So people KG Dave Robertson put heads together voila Fox created Foxs vital stats 50-61-size motor 59-in rotor span 9A lbs all-up autorotation standard rotor head newly-developed Bell/Hiller unit independent blade damping have seen R-22 rotor head Fox very reminiscent flybar added Dave told Fox has strongest mechanics available Ill have show Dave what little black powder fire will pride joy seriousness Fox does look very strong very high quality recently opportunity fly Daves prototype very impressed Fox very aerobatic loops good rolls excellent par ticularly impressed way Fox tracked has very good natural feel hovers rock steady tracks well has very good following rate cyclic con trols also liked fact Fox did show tendency pitch up ward flight happens usual tendency rotor heads style damping Fox looks like winner Ill get some information pictures soon have time build Beginners Corner As promised new addition column month will cover new topic trials tribulations mastering nasty grassthrasher most-asked question get people interested starting RC Helicopters What best machine start Helicopters lot like radiossomeone said best radio have hand RIC Ts & Caps. 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Send check money order US Please dicate item style size color Dont forget mailing address Include $2 postage & handling per item Florida residents add 5% sales tax Allow 4-6 weeks delivery $150 NEW ONLY RIG HANDI-TRIMMER idoal trimm ing iron-on covoring Bright yellow doesnt got lost workbench Great field repairs Safety-lock feature helps prevent needless accidents Refillable Add 504 post & hand per trimmer SAVE Get HANOI-TRIMMER $100 T-shirt Cap Combo Get shop field Please include 50 post & hand per trimmer IS YOUR CLUB LOOKING FOR FUNDRAISER ASK ABOUT OUR CLUB DISCOUNT PROGRAM RC NOVELTIES RO BOX 840205 PEMBROKE PINES FL 33084 working guess great extent true People will tend recommend product have success truth matter can learn fly RC Helicopter now market difference much help will have other words complex machine help can expect need successfully build machine trim learn fly would suggest become acquainted local hobby shop machines stocks go out local flying field see yourself what machines people learning Now make friends fliers find out local instructor is introduce yourself ask him advice machines Chances will suggest several has favorable experiences Now decide machine will choose learn fly must have machine within capabilities buildand within economic budget way local shop does carry spares machine doesnt net get machine cannot get parts ex tremely important beginning able spend much time possible practicing machine down waiting spares will regress have learn over again September 1985 127 * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $225 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $225 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 PkI2 Inserts Coarse $195 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $195 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and u SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Add 75 shippingMichigan residents add 4% sales tax Bru Line Industries Inc po Box 3786 Center Line Michigan 48015
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/09
Page Numbers: 52, 53, 126, 127
Giant Scale Bob Beckman iii ii GUEST COLUMNISTS So far year business pressures have made impossible get fly-ins Unfortunate ly doesnt look like going change time soon Ive asked some other people provide some input what going out month Joan Dale Alyea Pueblo CO bailing out husband-andwife team have active modelers years got Giant Scale early Dale has Districts IMAA rep since first IMAA election particularly interested report since am originally Denver early modeling done milehigh altitudes High-Altitude Flying Joan Dale Alyea High-altitude flying Words strong enough create good case nerves RC fliers operate reasonably close sea level Flying Giant Scale aircraft higher altitudes does go onsuccess fullyand plenty Rocky Mountain States admit few secrets flying Giant Scale aircraft altitudes 5000 9000 feet above sea level build lightness well strength use engines bit heftier power what plans call example flying Balsa USA Fly Baby biplane Sachs-Dolmar 31 instead Quadra 35 would good choice lower altitudes plane doesnt go whole lot faster have power pull through maneuvers well greater stability high altitudes learned lesson younger days 60-size Pattern jobs have never let ourselves forget 400- 600-foot runways flying sites Rocky Mountain states assure safe flying too does get hot parts during summer fly ing months having learned den sity altitude lessons well know planes going eat up lot run way takeoffs landings temperature goes up has no shortage high-alti tude competitions fun-flies sum mer large percentage aircraft see events Giant Scale Memorial Day weekend started us off 1985 flying season much enthusi 52 Model Aviation photos tnis month scenes tne Iasper WY tlyin ana taken Joan Aiyea one-third scale Sopwith Pup won Spectators Choice trophy Chuck Smith Bill Turner Colorado Springs CO prepares Clyde flight Bill files original design extensively air show performances High Country Barnstormers asm particular weekend tradi- Annual Memorial Rocky Mountain Jumbo tional date Casper Aeromodelers Fly-in year marked fifth such bestflying biplanes meet Osprey designed flown Ed Carroll Bill Turner Carrolicraft Models Colorado S p rings CO Like its older brother Osprey monoplane designed specifically higher altitude Rocky Mountain states Power provided SachsDoimar 37 Cu engine event Wyoming club has hosted has become must everybodys flying calendar Judging number people planes saw arent sure whole lot Giant Scale fliers stayed home fly weekend Now Caspers field high altitude just 50 feet short real Wyoming mile 560-foot 50-foot paved run way plus diagonal runway third runway already graded out will paved ready next year Caspers city fathers definitely good friends RC city provided site large chunk improvements local businesses donate lot wherewithal getting trophies merchandise prizes city no problem getting local newspaper television people come out see whatts going come up some excellent publicity model avia tion Casper Aeromodelers have best possible worlds count Springtime Rockies can some times iffy situation comes good flying weekends no about weekend Winds dropped fairly early morning pretty close ideal weather take big birds up During week end 174 flights logged 54 en trants pifl somewhere neigh borhood 90 planes line Among fliers members Colorado IMAA Show Team two AMA Air Show Teams Denver Air Show Team known DAS Team High Coun try Barnstormers Colorado Springs power requirements flight mile above sea level met among others Sachs-Dolmars both 31 37 Kings Tartan Twins big mills able haul aircraft easily through everything loops Lomce yaks nary second hesitation few show-stoppers start ing banner-towing DAS Team streamer-cutting session set up Bill Turner Colorado Springs Try would no able chop up ribbon couple com manding Helicopter demonstrations flown Mike May Jackson WY Ever see Helicopter fly honest-togoodness vertical loop Thats what boy did chopper Chuck Sihith the able CD flew demo Continued page 126 Pilot Wile E Coyote stays ground Mike Shoemaker flies ultralight L Balsa USA Flybaby R built flown IMAA District IX director Dale Aiyea Pueblo CO Power SachsDoimar 31 has Don Harris smoke system Second Edition Most Complete Guide Market 157 Manufacturers importers etc 250 Pages postage $165 Total Cost $860 Send $860 includes shipping UPS APO ted foreign surface maul $1245 foreign air maul Consumers Guide MA 150 ott st Harrisonburg VA 22801 Drill Jig Motor Mounts Fits mount up 3 wide HAL PAYNE ENTERPRISES last have found reliable way drill tap engine mounts Simply clamp mount firewall Insert pins drop engine down pins Slide guides around desired engine location Drill holes through hardened guides Move guides aside tap holes Supports wood avoid deflection drills tap breakage Heat treated steel guides included 440 632 holes Additional support block included perfect holes hand drill Money Sack Guarantee Fully Satisfied plus $2 shipping charge Calif res add 6% Demier inquiries Welcome 1843 Torrance Blvd TorranceCA 90501 September 1985 53 typesetting error Model Aviation Correction advertising office changed Hal Payne Enterprises Drill Jig price $2500 $1400 August issue correct price remains $2500 Model Aviation regrets problems caused readers Hal Payne Enterprises error Tool ready drillIng holes Address Tables Effects propeller size Plane power-system weights Spectra Soar statistics Persuader statistics J-3 statistics Playboy statistics Wing structures Fuselage structures Motor power/model weights Recommended motor operation Battery performance old new Spectra Soar flight time Large motor performance Weight Importance Plane/power system Servo Radio Plight battery Covering Framework examples Wiring Size kind loss weight Soldering Connectors Auto chargers model 11/83 4/85 1/84 3/84 3/84 3/84 4/84 4/84 6/84 5/84 9/84 1/85 4/85 1/84 4/84 1/84 1/84 1/84 1/84 4/84 10/84 11/84 2/84 2/84 2/84 3/85 7/85 look ahead project indexing past writing has very enlightening thing its hard believe much has covered another its also hard believe much could have covered better its hard believe much has covered Theres no question mind Ive got quite huge backlog facing Next month well pick back up temporarily interrupted Basic Electrici ty mini-series months column got out handagain Ive accumulating fine read er photos quite some time Im taking opportunity share some yours didnt show up please dont disheartenedI have tried pick varied far-ranging ones could still left future use column sooo long can accommodate sooo photos Please forward questions SASE Bob Kopski 25 West End Dr Lansdale PA 19446 Happy Electric Landings RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 53 flights F-16 fan rest us did part put own individual shows couple times three smoker-bearing aircraft air same time putting out hefty white trails performances little hard pilots wind wafted diesel drift aroma over flight line can vouch fact single insect walking flying exists anywhere near flight line Aeromodelers field Additional demos us awake functioning crack dawn provided resident antelope herd trotted through trailers motorhomes Really Joan through motorhomes bb critters showed up Sunday watch flying nearby hill Next thing know Casper fellas will have animals flying RC Static Scale competition rules re quired model flown least once Top winner 1/3-scale Rose Parakeet built flown Ron Compton Second place went Glen Trenarys Byron Pitts Olen hails Littleton CO Pitts has familiar sight area events years Masters qualifier air craft 410 flights first May Olen raised number chunk fly-in John Colley Powell WY carried home third-place trophy quarter-scale Clipped Wing Cub Glen Trenary hit again trophy Pilots Choice Specta tors Choice hardware went Chuck Smiths 1/3-scale Sopwith Pup Hard Luck prize Monocoupe 90A kit eased pain Gerald Mullock CAP 21 mishap put him books Gerald said wasnt put Sale sign windsock pole though pole appeared have magnetic attraction couple Giant Scale Models Plans Accessories 516-234-5038 by Nick ZfroIi 29 Edgar Dr Smlthtown NY 11787 USA Fiberglass CowlingsAll Balsa Canopies AvailableOur Plans sent Post-Paid within USA Send 22 stamp Full Catalog A6M5 ZERO2W191 Span$2700 F4U CORSAIR2W193 Span$2700 CURTISS P402A Span$2700For RK-20 RK-740 Ducled Fans AT-eTEXAN24 iSpan$2700 FSFBEARCAT2A Span$2700F4PHANTOM$850 FOKKERDR-127 Trips$250035Wing Span400 sq Wing Area SOPWITH TABLOID Quartar Scale77 Span$2400SAAB 37 VIGGEN8850 SOPWITHTABLOID 2W pan$180032WingSpan400sqinWingAraa Practical Sized Giant Scale Models Popular Aircraft 126 Model Aviation Microswitches2/84 1/85 3-position2/84 Size2/84 Life2/84 Master arming2/84 0-Th Twelve poge-Fully Illustrated omplets detatla MUFFLERS ENGINE MOUNTS ENGINE TESTING EQUIP SCALE ACCESSORIES SMOKE KITS ETC Send $100 Catalog SS8 S 3 planes taxied right up give close look-see Long Distance award went Barry Baxter came way Westminster CA get plane up some good Wyoming flying weather Sunday afternoons flights punc tuated drawings prizes biggie being new JR radio went home Riverton Bill Carpenter events summer Rocky Mountain Region Casper always start close enough get next year DO IT Grab plane head Rockiesyou wont regret Once again thanks Joan Dale Alyea interesting report Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 54 people KG Japan Until recently KG has stuck scale semiscale machines Dave kept insisting real market US sport/aerobatic machine So people KG Dave Robertson put heads together voila Fox created Foxs vital stats 50-61-size motor 59-in rotor span 9A lbs all-up autorotation standard rotor head newly-developed Bell/Hiller unit independent blade damping have seen R-22 rotor head Fox very reminiscent flybar added Dave told Fox has strongest mechanics available Ill have show Dave what little black powder fire will pride joy seriousness Fox does look very strong very high quality recently opportunity fly Daves prototype very impressed Fox very aerobatic loops good rolls excellent par ticularly impressed way Fox tracked has very good natural feel hovers rock steady tracks well has very good following rate cyclic con trols also liked fact Fox did show tendency pitch up ward flight happens usual tendency rotor heads style damping Fox looks like winner Ill get some information pictures soon have time build Beginners Corner As promised new addition column month will cover new topic trials tribulations mastering nasty grassthrasher most-asked question get people interested starting RC Helicopters What best machine start Helicopters lot like radiossomeone said best radio have hand RIC Ts & Caps. Get Yours Today 4 tiC Pikd ReallyP White Navy CAPS ONLY $595 ea IaOIO WILD OICdivavy T-SHIRTS ONLY $95 ea 50% cotton/500/o polyester Available small medium larg x-large SPECIAL COMBO OFFER ONLY $995! Matching shirt cap set Adjustable back mesh sides size fits ORDER TODAY! Send check money order US Please dicate item style size color Dont forget mailing address Include $2 postage & handling per item Florida residents add 5% sales tax Allow 4-6 weeks delivery $150 NEW ONLY RIG HANDI-TRIMMER idoal trimm ing iron-on covoring Bright yellow doesnt got lost workbench Great field repairs Safety-lock feature helps prevent needless accidents Refillable Add 504 post & hand per trimmer SAVE Get HANOI-TRIMMER $100 T-shirt Cap Combo Get shop field Please include 50 post & hand per trimmer IS YOUR CLUB LOOKING FOR FUNDRAISER ASK ABOUT OUR CLUB DISCOUNT PROGRAM RC NOVELTIES RO BOX 840205 PEMBROKE PINES FL 33084 working guess great extent true People will tend recommend product have success truth matter can learn fly RC Helicopter now market difference much help will have other words complex machine help can expect need successfully build machine trim learn fly would suggest become acquainted local hobby shop machines stocks go out local flying field see yourself what machines people learning Now make friends fliers find out local instructor is introduce yourself ask him advice machines Chances will suggest several has favorable experiences Now decide machine will choose learn fly must have machine within capabilities buildand within economic budget way local shop does carry spares machine doesnt net get machine cannot get parts ex tremely important beginning able spend much time possible practicing machine down waiting spares will regress have learn over again September 1985 127 * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $225 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $225 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 PkI2 Inserts Coarse $195 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $195 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and u SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Add 75 shippingMichigan residents add 4% sales tax Bru Line Industries Inc po Box 3786 Center Line Michigan 48015