DOCUMENTATION Youve heard about before will again ideal form Scale model documentation have hand outstanding example isnt difficult achieve might imagine Any Giant Scale model worth its salt replica specific prototype What better way produce winning miniature aircraft have real thing available com parison Thats what Tony Paul did set out build dead-on quarter-scale J 3 Cub Tony located Cub Meadowlake Airport about 10 miles east Colorado Springs CO full-scale airplanes owner Jonnie Pinell Jr also owns operates Hangar Restaurant Mea dowlake willing cooperate Tonys modeling efforts Jonnies Cub N-3485K built 1947 bought 10 years later 1957 300 hours its logbook Flown very fre quently J-3 now has 1500 hours clock bird has metal wing spar may flown solo front cockpit Tonys Cub started out Balsa USA kit Before box opened however spent pleasant day 35mm camera hand photographing Jonnies craft angles concentrated de tails popped kit box cover went work year later model Cub completed weighs 17 lb powered Zenoah G-38 driving 18 x Solder J I 1/s Proctor Flat Steel iiui Brass Du-Bro #212 Threaded Couplers Win Blind Nut 2-56 RTV Silicone UjVA4 Plate ClevisFuselage Ron Peterkas method anchoring flying wires silicone Method permits tightening wires inherently dont stretch Idea came about Ron tried duplicate Gee Bee Y scale 6 prop Covering Ceconite paint job dope Throughout building process Tony made several trips Meadowlake Airport make sure model duplicated Jonnies full-scale Cub precisely minor flap model almost completed Jonnie changed propellers Tony made scale prop static judging purposes no longer scale thing make new prop Tony has flown model much delight duplicates Jonnies air Its first flight exceptional no trim changes necessary As noted above ideal form model left photo Bob Martin Lake Havasu City AZ 1/3-scale Curtiss R3C-2 model Itll flown November 89 Schneider Cup reenactment Weve also heard Bob Heitkamp Juneau AK friends building three 100-in-span Supermarine S-5s partic ipate Arizona event R Ron Weiss Y3-scale 1930 Fleet biplane Model 2 Models span 111 Zenoah 62 up front Ready fly 24 oz fuel model weighs 30 lb Ron offers drawings bipe says flies just like real Fleet hands-off trainer 42 Model Aviation Radio Control Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret 4610 Moffat Ln Colorado Springs CO 80915 Tony Pauls quarter-scale Cub model front Jonnie Pinells real Cub excel lent example direct documentationthe best way go Jonnie extremely cooperative documentation build real thingavailable whenever have ques tion about specific detail Tony Paul isnt unique employing superior model documentation method Scale master Nor man Rosenstock has used developing magnificent quarter-scale Waco Paul Weigand Rochester NY used tech nique dead-on Scale Culver Dart model have other modelers Its perfect having prototype aircraft just down road Tonys case ever bit extra effort good camera us Giant Scalers can dupli cate process Since full-scale prototypes still ex ist subjects direct duplication model form arent too difficultto locate may mean trip two find photograph subject youre interested modeling Veteran Vintage Aircraft compiled Leslie Hunt notes location exotic prototypes museums dis plays throughout world Closer home however small airports suitable modeling subjects both clas sic modern can found Ive found direct approach aircraft owners best purpose document mod el Most flattered having craft duplicated miniature case museums other dis plays its always advisable write ahead asking permission photograph air craft interest Ofttimes taking ap proach youll permitted go behind ropes order get complete photographic coverage Example visited Shut tleworth Collection last year noted mod eler work RC SE-SA inside display right next real thing museum provided docent help him comparative study may have museum guide help gentle man did happens know youre elite next time choose subject Gi ant treatment consider going out finding suitable prototype duplicate Whether choose restored original skillfully built replica model will fully documented best possible formation Racers Readers column know Im thoroughly totally fascinated racing airplanes Thirties colors power history Golden Age racingthe unique speedsters have always great modeling subjects share enthusiasm Bert Thompson Spring field IL has drawing collection thatll knock socks completely off Toiling quietly over years Bert has produced Gi ant Scale drawings Benny Howards Ike quarter-scale Art Chesters Goon quarter-scale Chesters Jeep half-scale Roscoe Turners Miss Champion quarter scale Roscoe Turners 57 Wedell-Williams Continued page 147 Engineering 6917 W 59th St Soldering Tools Chicago IL 60638 Model 910 WV * Model 212 il type iron gives 30 watts capacity fast heat br field repairs using 12 volt battery power * Model 300 Iron gives 30 watts capacity light weight pencil type iron * Model 910 Iron has capacity 60 watts heavy duty iron * Model 1210 Gun provides 100 watts capacity heats instantly Send $100 catalog prices phone 312/5868503 Model 300 Model 212 P2 PILOT GLASSES. HOW VALUABLE IS YOUR EYESIGHT Adjustable side frames free-flow ventilation Extremely light weight added comfort Blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation Attractive case included _________Wraparound frame fits comfortably over prescription glasses Quartz mist coated scratch resistance Made entirely Polycarbonate impact protection ANSI Z871 specifications Available in Clear shop work $1325 Amber overcast days & late afternoons $14~ Gray S14~ & Mirror $19~ sunny days CA Mask S1595 Paint Mask S2O~ member club hit prop blade thrown 60 engine close range tip blade struck Safety Plus glasses saved him serious jury possibly loss eye incident convinced everyone should wear safety glasses near model airplane engines being run upEd Saul Secretary Treasurer ____________Pikes Peak RC Club P ces nc ude shipping handling See hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct SAFETY PLUS PO Box 1173 Dept iM Clinton MS 39056 ORDERS ONLY 1-800-842-7233 Cant US Mississippi 601 924-9640VISAIMC September 1989 43 Europes leading manufacturer pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include helmets goggles sunglasses bobble hats baseball caps floppy hats bone domes oxygen masks maewests popular types WWI WWII Sports piece suit stripes colours NATO piece suit map pockets olive green Glider pilots turtle neck sweaters floppy hat sunglasses Standard pilots tan pants simulated leather jacket fur collar baseball hat sunglasses pilots lightest ever come painted dressed ready fly 1/6 scale 2 oz $2000 1/4 scale 4 oz $2800 1/5 scale 3 oz $24001/3 scale 9 az $3200 Plus S5OO postage packIng AIrmaIl z fast delivery send phone Visa Mastercharge number AH DESIGNS 79 Peay-Mees Ave Ehyl clwyd ILlS 41D UK Tel 745353917 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 39 14 years ago Im little interested next years Nats will held So far Ive heard rumor its true string Nats attendance will intact rumor 1990 Nats will held Sebring FL comes true can say read first Another thing read first RC Pattern Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament would Sauffley Field Pensa cola FL Contest Director Tony Stillman told about shift another field near Gulf Shores AL Sauffley Field just before May column due Unfortunately magazine staff didnt know about shift corrected announcement regarding site Masters Tournament make agree contest sanction application will covering Masters Tournament report will appear Competition Newsletter section magazine possibly issue Carl Wheeley MAs editor pub lisher called tell make report too large include too pictures feels should difference handling team fi nals reports vs reporting world champion ships love Pattern competition love go con tests June 3-4 present birth new Pattern contest Mobile AL promises very popular event Azalea City Model Aeronautics Club acquired its field north west Mobile just last year magnifi cent runway because club members laid golfgreen Bermuda sod after grading raking field first time ever took airplane off putting green Contest Director John Simms fellow club members ran friendly technically sound contest featured Saturday night barbecue supper free contestants help ers bad $20 entry fee Hot dog Now Ive got another good Pattern contest go year RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 43 quarter-scale Tony Leviers Schoenfeldt Firecracker 4 1 ft scale Howard Hughes 1-B Racer quarter scale present hes working British Napier-Heston Racer A-scale Crosby CR-4 1/3-scale Tsunami Racer 14 scale Tsunami should completed fall youre racer fan long SASE Bert Thompsons Vintage Era Race Plane Classics 219 White City Blvd Springfield IL 62703 will bring der form Bert gives bona fide AMA mem bers 12% discount off list prices drawings drawings diazo bluelines sent rolled sturdy mailing tubes Yours truly ordered set ard Ike drawings intends duplicate early version its four-wheel land ing gear Speaking about racers Ron Peterka Continued page 151 Bomber Field has scheduled first gathering majestic old War-Birds practice formation flying air-borne photography bombing missions over Monaville Texas conjunction Annual Big Bird Meet have decided make annual event its kind worldi have seven B-iTs confirmed want 15 Come help make nostalgic event conducted RC World Mr Wesley Hartberg Westcraft owner designer & producer B-17 kit will attend bringing least B-17s California Trophys will awarded Spectacular air-borne VHS nose camera footage taken B-17 @ Bomber Field available Witness bombardiers viewpoint B-17 lifting off asphalt runway misting rain hear sounds 2-engines failing resulting stunning inverted crash landing demolishing B-17 Bomber Fields runway 5Ox 600 asphalt paved taxiways auxiliary runway is75x400 Bermuda grass hangar 50 150 covered upper observation deck spectators entire flying area flat farmland no obstructions specific information tape availability call write B B Weber President Bomber Field Inc PO Box 721950Office 713 498-7935 Houston Texas 77272Fax 713 495-1203 BOMBER FIELD MONAVILLETEXAS~jp 2 K HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO METER SPAN AREA WEIGYT LAVTN AIRFOIL CGVTROLS FOR INFO SEND SASE CONPTI TION PRODUCTS 921 DIRDE WAY APOLLO PEACH FL 33573 S13 45 5171 U 785 390 50 IN 33 38 LiZ 456 $4061 RUDLV AIL FLAPS September 1989 147 Electric Flight f Controller Perfect 05 Motors 510 cells 2 month Lightweight 12 onmoney back Adjustable witching point Snideness terminal easy hookupViarantee ON/OFF Controller $2495 Power save weight Very high eftidency 006V loss 20 Size 22x13x63 Add $100 ehippiog Coliforola residents add 65% $163 Too Send Check maney arder mm snidejjyHIgh Sky rutaba eanneotor o50~ 3929 Kansas St #9 DlegoCA 92104 RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 147 Glendale CA has working Gee Bee Y old American Modeler plans flying wires described drawings specified being made elastic cord Since Ron wanted wires looked scale come up method making found Proctor A-in wide flat steel strips Du-Bro threaded connectors duplicated prototypes wires able slit brass connec tors X-Acto saw blade solder tapered ends wires flowing solder indulging bit filing produced scale braces ran problem anchor points bracing wires located inside wing structureand steel wires wouldnt stretch solved difficulty screwing blind nut onto wing end wire protected rest threaded portion connector bits plastic tubing covered entire end bracing wire RTV silicone rubber within wing structure silicone set up able un screw wire fuselage end bracing wire attached plate ran through models fuselage Since end brace exposed Ron used clevis tachment Assembling model flight comparatively simple screws wire wing socket clips clevis fuselage fitting Id sug gest thing complete Rons great idea tensioning bracing wires nut screwed onto fuselage end wire before clevis put will lock wire streamlined position lock nut will also prevent vibration unscrewing wire models flight Thanks great idea Ron What Cub monoplanes Fleet Trainer bipes Ron Weiss 20 Linda Place Huntington NY 11743 has pro duced set drawings A-scale venerable craftspecifically 1930 Model 2 span nine feet four inches its biggie 24- 35-cu-in Two NEW FLIGHT BOXES Completely aSsembled sod finished Mode USA Both fop qoallip wood nonslonfion Two large drawers Unique drawer looks Small boo 0 pbs shippiog Large boo Sf2500 pIns shipping includes lout comparlmenlbaiferytpnwer panel oompartmenfadjosiable losefage cradles Money bank guarantee Seed Si br upeen call 415 7474ie47 leave measage Flights Fancy AerOmOdellng P0 Boo f La Honda Ca 94020 engines youre interested Ron also has fiberglass cowling available Back Giant builder/fliers next month Till fly safely RC Slope Soaring/Triebes Continued page 45 still falls short ideal Twisting wing builds significant amount washout en abling wing track along straight line achieves stability around vertical axis Unfor tunately great gains stability counter acted increased drag accompanying loss speed third solution comes close go ing get perfection short adding onboard computer other electronic gadgets sort keep B-2 falling out sky Its actually variant second solution definite improvements Rather building twist wing use reflexed control sur faces elevons augment stability reflexing devon slightly higher its normal posi tion achieve essentially same effect twisting wing Dont reflexed elevons produce same nega tive effects twisted wing ask Yes no Although reflexing elevons wing will produce almost much drag wing its normal configuration youll see twisted wing problem can overcome moving CG toward back eliminate lit tle reflex Move CG back little farther little reflex removed Go back bit moreand oops too far want really careful adjusting CG fly ing wing things theyll CG too far back truly amazing kinda looks like leaf dust devil As long move CG back gradual crements take time learn different flying characteristics step can elimi nate almost reflex elevons Per formance aft CG quite improved over conservative location aircraft Just remember carries built-in risk Its much easier find yourself edge en velope beyond canard subject canards comes up people mention such aircraft Rutan Vari-Eze Beech Starship Although people believe canard new de velopment aviation nothing could further truth early pioneers avi ation including Wright brothers used ca nard configuration know great success Continued page 152 WOULD YOU SAW HOLE IN THIS FUSELAGE Der Svitch direct replacement on-board on/off switch radio equipment hides inside fuselage activated outside included bar magnet vibration proof reliable submers ible consumes no power easy use install Ideal scale sport float planes boats sail planes helicopters Dont ugly up fuselage Der Svitch / TO BATTERY / / DER sOITcHBAR MAGNET Hides inside modelSters n bond CHARGING JAcK peterS rerd~JTo REcEIVER two basic models Model 1401 comes connectors use old ones $1995 Model 1402 comes connectors Futaba rJr G0 Airtronics $2995 Both models include installation instructions bar magnet Optionally available Model 1405 LED $895 red LED lamp 20 leads indicates radio state can installed instrument panel realistic effect Order Include name address specify models needed include check money order sendlo Ragan/Barker Group SOsOQuorum Drive #741 Dallas TX 75240 Please add $250 per orderto cover UPS charges & TX residents add sales tax credit card orders call between 900 500 central M-F Please allow 2-4 weeks delivery ui September 1989 151 Introducing Invisible SvitchTM Mado usA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
Page Numbers: 42, 43, 147, 151
DOCUMENTATION Youve heard about before will again ideal form Scale model documentation have hand outstanding example isnt difficult achieve might imagine Any Giant Scale model worth its salt replica specific prototype What better way produce winning miniature aircraft have real thing available com parison Thats what Tony Paul did set out build dead-on quarter-scale J 3 Cub Tony located Cub Meadowlake Airport about 10 miles east Colorado Springs CO full-scale airplanes owner Jonnie Pinell Jr also owns operates Hangar Restaurant Mea dowlake willing cooperate Tonys modeling efforts Jonnies Cub N-3485K built 1947 bought 10 years later 1957 300 hours its logbook Flown very fre quently J-3 now has 1500 hours clock bird has metal wing spar may flown solo front cockpit Tonys Cub started out Balsa USA kit Before box opened however spent pleasant day 35mm camera hand photographing Jonnies craft angles concentrated de tails popped kit box cover went work year later model Cub completed weighs 17 lb powered Zenoah G-38 driving 18 x Solder J I 1/s Proctor Flat Steel iiui Brass Du-Bro #212 Threaded Couplers Win Blind Nut 2-56 RTV Silicone UjVA4 Plate ClevisFuselage Ron Peterkas method anchoring flying wires silicone Method permits tightening wires inherently dont stretch Idea came about Ron tried duplicate Gee Bee Y scale 6 prop Covering Ceconite paint job dope Throughout building process Tony made several trips Meadowlake Airport make sure model duplicated Jonnies full-scale Cub precisely minor flap model almost completed Jonnie changed propellers Tony made scale prop static judging purposes no longer scale thing make new prop Tony has flown model much delight duplicates Jonnies air Its first flight exceptional no trim changes necessary As noted above ideal form model left photo Bob Martin Lake Havasu City AZ 1/3-scale Curtiss R3C-2 model Itll flown November 89 Schneider Cup reenactment Weve also heard Bob Heitkamp Juneau AK friends building three 100-in-span Supermarine S-5s partic ipate Arizona event R Ron Weiss Y3-scale 1930 Fleet biplane Model 2 Models span 111 Zenoah 62 up front Ready fly 24 oz fuel model weighs 30 lb Ron offers drawings bipe says flies just like real Fleet hands-off trainer 42 Model Aviation Radio Control Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret 4610 Moffat Ln Colorado Springs CO 80915 Tony Pauls quarter-scale Cub model front Jonnie Pinells real Cub excel lent example direct documentationthe best way go Jonnie extremely cooperative documentation build real thingavailable whenever have ques tion about specific detail Tony Paul isnt unique employing superior model documentation method Scale master Nor man Rosenstock has used developing magnificent quarter-scale Waco Paul Weigand Rochester NY used tech nique dead-on Scale Culver Dart model have other modelers Its perfect having prototype aircraft just down road Tonys case ever bit extra effort good camera us Giant Scalers can dupli cate process Since full-scale prototypes still ex ist subjects direct duplication model form arent too difficultto locate may mean trip two find photograph subject youre interested modeling Veteran Vintage Aircraft compiled Leslie Hunt notes location exotic prototypes museums dis plays throughout world Closer home however small airports suitable modeling subjects both clas sic modern can found Ive found direct approach aircraft owners best purpose document mod el Most flattered having craft duplicated miniature case museums other dis plays its always advisable write ahead asking permission photograph air craft interest Ofttimes taking ap proach youll permitted go behind ropes order get complete photographic coverage Example visited Shut tleworth Collection last year noted mod eler work RC SE-SA inside display right next real thing museum provided docent help him comparative study may have museum guide help gentle man did happens know youre elite next time choose subject Gi ant treatment consider going out finding suitable prototype duplicate Whether choose restored original skillfully built replica model will fully documented best possible formation Racers Readers column know Im thoroughly totally fascinated racing airplanes Thirties colors power history Golden Age racingthe unique speedsters have always great modeling subjects share enthusiasm Bert Thompson Spring field IL has drawing collection thatll knock socks completely off Toiling quietly over years Bert has produced Gi ant Scale drawings Benny Howards Ike quarter-scale Art Chesters Goon quarter-scale Chesters Jeep half-scale Roscoe Turners Miss Champion quarter scale Roscoe Turners 57 Wedell-Williams Continued page 147 Engineering 6917 W 59th St Soldering Tools Chicago IL 60638 Model 910 WV * Model 212 il type iron gives 30 watts capacity fast heat br field repairs using 12 volt battery power * Model 300 Iron gives 30 watts capacity light weight pencil type iron * Model 910 Iron has capacity 60 watts heavy duty iron * Model 1210 Gun provides 100 watts capacity heats instantly Send $100 catalog prices phone 312/5868503 Model 300 Model 212 P2 PILOT GLASSES. HOW VALUABLE IS YOUR EYESIGHT Adjustable side frames free-flow ventilation Extremely light weight added comfort Blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation Attractive case included _________Wraparound frame fits comfortably over prescription glasses Quartz mist coated scratch resistance Made entirely Polycarbonate impact protection ANSI Z871 specifications Available in Clear shop work $1325 Amber overcast days & late afternoons $14~ Gray S14~ & Mirror $19~ sunny days CA Mask S1595 Paint Mask S2O~ member club hit prop blade thrown 60 engine close range tip blade struck Safety Plus glasses saved him serious jury possibly loss eye incident convinced everyone should wear safety glasses near model airplane engines being run upEd Saul Secretary Treasurer ____________Pikes Peak RC Club P ces nc ude shipping handling See hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct SAFETY PLUS PO Box 1173 Dept iM Clinton MS 39056 ORDERS ONLY 1-800-842-7233 Cant US Mississippi 601 924-9640VISAIMC September 1989 43 Europes leading manufacturer pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include helmets goggles sunglasses bobble hats baseball caps floppy hats bone domes oxygen masks maewests popular types WWI WWII Sports piece suit stripes colours NATO piece suit map pockets olive green Glider pilots turtle neck sweaters floppy hat sunglasses Standard pilots tan pants simulated leather jacket fur collar baseball hat sunglasses pilots lightest ever come painted dressed ready fly 1/6 scale 2 oz $2000 1/4 scale 4 oz $2800 1/5 scale 3 oz $24001/3 scale 9 az $3200 Plus S5OO postage packIng AIrmaIl z fast delivery send phone Visa Mastercharge number AH DESIGNS 79 Peay-Mees Ave Ehyl clwyd ILlS 41D UK Tel 745353917 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 39 14 years ago Im little interested next years Nats will held So far Ive heard rumor its true string Nats attendance will intact rumor 1990 Nats will held Sebring FL comes true can say read first Another thing read first RC Pattern Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament would Sauffley Field Pensa cola FL Contest Director Tony Stillman told about shift another field near Gulf Shores AL Sauffley Field just before May column due Unfortunately magazine staff didnt know about shift corrected announcement regarding site Masters Tournament make agree contest sanction application will covering Masters Tournament report will appear Competition Newsletter section magazine possibly issue Carl Wheeley MAs editor pub lisher called tell make report too large include too pictures feels should difference handling team fi nals reports vs reporting world champion ships love Pattern competition love go con tests June 3-4 present birth new Pattern contest Mobile AL promises very popular event Azalea City Model Aeronautics Club acquired its field north west Mobile just last year magnifi cent runway because club members laid golfgreen Bermuda sod after grading raking field first time ever took airplane off putting green Contest Director John Simms fellow club members ran friendly technically sound contest featured Saturday night barbecue supper free contestants help ers bad $20 entry fee Hot dog Now Ive got another good Pattern contest go year RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 43 quarter-scale Tony Leviers Schoenfeldt Firecracker 4 1 ft scale Howard Hughes 1-B Racer quarter scale present hes working British Napier-Heston Racer A-scale Crosby CR-4 1/3-scale Tsunami Racer 14 scale Tsunami should completed fall youre racer fan long SASE Bert Thompsons Vintage Era Race Plane Classics 219 White City Blvd Springfield IL 62703 will bring der form Bert gives bona fide AMA mem bers 12% discount off list prices drawings drawings diazo bluelines sent rolled sturdy mailing tubes Yours truly ordered set ard Ike drawings intends duplicate early version its four-wheel land ing gear Speaking about racers Ron Peterka Continued page 151 Bomber Field has scheduled first gathering majestic old War-Birds practice formation flying air-borne photography bombing missions over Monaville Texas conjunction Annual Big Bird Meet have decided make annual event its kind worldi have seven B-iTs confirmed want 15 Come help make nostalgic event conducted RC World Mr Wesley Hartberg Westcraft owner designer & producer B-17 kit will attend bringing least B-17s California Trophys will awarded Spectacular air-borne VHS nose camera footage taken B-17 @ Bomber Field available Witness bombardiers viewpoint B-17 lifting off asphalt runway misting rain hear sounds 2-engines failing resulting stunning inverted crash landing demolishing B-17 Bomber Fields runway 5Ox 600 asphalt paved taxiways auxiliary runway is75x400 Bermuda grass hangar 50 150 covered upper observation deck spectators entire flying area flat farmland no obstructions specific information tape availability call write B B Weber President Bomber Field Inc PO Box 721950Office 713 498-7935 Houston Texas 77272Fax 713 495-1203 BOMBER FIELD MONAVILLETEXAS~jp 2 K HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO METER SPAN AREA WEIGYT LAVTN AIRFOIL CGVTROLS FOR INFO SEND SASE CONPTI TION PRODUCTS 921 DIRDE WAY APOLLO PEACH FL 33573 S13 45 5171 U 785 390 50 IN 33 38 LiZ 456 $4061 RUDLV AIL FLAPS September 1989 147 Electric Flight f Controller Perfect 05 Motors 510 cells 2 month Lightweight 12 onmoney back Adjustable witching point Snideness terminal easy hookupViarantee ON/OFF Controller $2495 Power save weight Very high eftidency 006V loss 20 Size 22x13x63 Add $100 ehippiog Coliforola residents add 65% $163 Too Send Check maney arder mm snidejjyHIgh Sky rutaba eanneotor o50~ 3929 Kansas St #9 DlegoCA 92104 RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 147 Glendale CA has working Gee Bee Y old American Modeler plans flying wires described drawings specified being made elastic cord Since Ron wanted wires looked scale come up method making found Proctor A-in wide flat steel strips Du-Bro threaded connectors duplicated prototypes wires able slit brass connec tors X-Acto saw blade solder tapered ends wires flowing solder indulging bit filing produced scale braces ran problem anchor points bracing wires located inside wing structureand steel wires wouldnt stretch solved difficulty screwing blind nut onto wing end wire protected rest threaded portion connector bits plastic tubing covered entire end bracing wire RTV silicone rubber within wing structure silicone set up able un screw wire fuselage end bracing wire attached plate ran through models fuselage Since end brace exposed Ron used clevis tachment Assembling model flight comparatively simple screws wire wing socket clips clevis fuselage fitting Id sug gest thing complete Rons great idea tensioning bracing wires nut screwed onto fuselage end wire before clevis put will lock wire streamlined position lock nut will also prevent vibration unscrewing wire models flight Thanks great idea Ron What Cub monoplanes Fleet Trainer bipes Ron Weiss 20 Linda Place Huntington NY 11743 has pro duced set drawings A-scale venerable craftspecifically 1930 Model 2 span nine feet four inches its biggie 24- 35-cu-in Two NEW FLIGHT BOXES Completely aSsembled sod finished Mode USA Both fop qoallip wood nonslonfion Two large drawers Unique drawer looks Small boo 0 pbs shippiog Large boo Sf2500 pIns shipping includes lout comparlmenlbaiferytpnwer panel oompartmenfadjosiable losefage cradles Money bank guarantee Seed Si br upeen call 415 7474ie47 leave measage Flights Fancy AerOmOdellng P0 Boo f La Honda Ca 94020 engines youre interested Ron also has fiberglass cowling available Back Giant builder/fliers next month Till fly safely RC Slope Soaring/Triebes Continued page 45 still falls short ideal Twisting wing builds significant amount washout en abling wing track along straight line achieves stability around vertical axis Unfor tunately great gains stability counter acted increased drag accompanying loss speed third solution comes close go ing get perfection short adding onboard computer other electronic gadgets sort keep B-2 falling out sky Its actually variant second solution definite improvements Rather building twist wing use reflexed control sur faces elevons augment stability reflexing devon slightly higher its normal posi tion achieve essentially same effect twisting wing Dont reflexed elevons produce same nega tive effects twisted wing ask Yes no Although reflexing elevons wing will produce almost much drag wing its normal configuration youll see twisted wing problem can overcome moving CG toward back eliminate lit tle reflex Move CG back little farther little reflex removed Go back bit moreand oops too far want really careful adjusting CG fly ing wing things theyll CG too far back truly amazing kinda looks like leaf dust devil As long move CG back gradual crements take time learn different flying characteristics step can elimi nate almost reflex elevons Per formance aft CG quite improved over conservative location aircraft Just remember carries built-in risk Its much easier find yourself edge en velope beyond canard subject canards comes up people mention such aircraft Rutan Vari-Eze Beech Starship Although people believe canard new de velopment aviation nothing could further truth early pioneers avi ation including Wright brothers used ca nard configuration know great success Continued page 152 WOULD YOU SAW HOLE IN THIS FUSELAGE Der Svitch direct replacement on-board on/off switch radio equipment hides inside fuselage activated outside included bar magnet vibration proof reliable submers ible consumes no power easy use install Ideal scale sport float planes boats sail planes helicopters Dont ugly up fuselage Der Svitch / TO BATTERY / / DER sOITcHBAR MAGNET Hides inside modelSters n bond CHARGING JAcK peterS rerd~JTo REcEIVER two basic models Model 1401 comes connectors use old ones $1995 Model 1402 comes connectors Futaba rJr G0 Airtronics $2995 Both models include installation instructions bar magnet Optionally available Model 1405 LED $895 red LED lamp 20 leads indicates radio state can installed instrument panel realistic effect Order Include name address specify models needed include check money order sendlo Ragan/Barker Group SOsOQuorum Drive #741 Dallas TX 75240 Please add $250 per orderto cover UPS charges & TX residents add sales tax credit card orders call between 900 500 central M-F Please allow 2-4 weeks delivery ui September 1989 151 Introducing Invisible SvitchTM Mado usA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
Page Numbers: 42, 43, 147, 151
DOCUMENTATION Youve heard about before will again ideal form Scale model documentation have hand outstanding example isnt difficult achieve might imagine Any Giant Scale model worth its salt replica specific prototype What better way produce winning miniature aircraft have real thing available com parison Thats what Tony Paul did set out build dead-on quarter-scale J 3 Cub Tony located Cub Meadowlake Airport about 10 miles east Colorado Springs CO full-scale airplanes owner Jonnie Pinell Jr also owns operates Hangar Restaurant Mea dowlake willing cooperate Tonys modeling efforts Jonnies Cub N-3485K built 1947 bought 10 years later 1957 300 hours its logbook Flown very fre quently J-3 now has 1500 hours clock bird has metal wing spar may flown solo front cockpit Tonys Cub started out Balsa USA kit Before box opened however spent pleasant day 35mm camera hand photographing Jonnies craft angles concentrated de tails popped kit box cover went work year later model Cub completed weighs 17 lb powered Zenoah G-38 driving 18 x Solder J I 1/s Proctor Flat Steel iiui Brass Du-Bro #212 Threaded Couplers Win Blind Nut 2-56 RTV Silicone UjVA4 Plate ClevisFuselage Ron Peterkas method anchoring flying wires silicone Method permits tightening wires inherently dont stretch Idea came about Ron tried duplicate Gee Bee Y scale 6 prop Covering Ceconite paint job dope Throughout building process Tony made several trips Meadowlake Airport make sure model duplicated Jonnies full-scale Cub precisely minor flap model almost completed Jonnie changed propellers Tony made scale prop static judging purposes no longer scale thing make new prop Tony has flown model much delight duplicates Jonnies air Its first flight exceptional no trim changes necessary As noted above ideal form model left photo Bob Martin Lake Havasu City AZ 1/3-scale Curtiss R3C-2 model Itll flown November 89 Schneider Cup reenactment Weve also heard Bob Heitkamp Juneau AK friends building three 100-in-span Supermarine S-5s partic ipate Arizona event R Ron Weiss Y3-scale 1930 Fleet biplane Model 2 Models span 111 Zenoah 62 up front Ready fly 24 oz fuel model weighs 30 lb Ron offers drawings bipe says flies just like real Fleet hands-off trainer 42 Model Aviation Radio Control Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret 4610 Moffat Ln Colorado Springs CO 80915 Tony Pauls quarter-scale Cub model front Jonnie Pinells real Cub excel lent example direct documentationthe best way go Jonnie extremely cooperative documentation build real thingavailable whenever have ques tion about specific detail Tony Paul isnt unique employing superior model documentation method Scale master Nor man Rosenstock has used developing magnificent quarter-scale Waco Paul Weigand Rochester NY used tech nique dead-on Scale Culver Dart model have other modelers Its perfect having prototype aircraft just down road Tonys case ever bit extra effort good camera us Giant Scalers can dupli cate process Since full-scale prototypes still ex ist subjects direct duplication model form arent too difficultto locate may mean trip two find photograph subject youre interested modeling Veteran Vintage Aircraft compiled Leslie Hunt notes location exotic prototypes museums dis plays throughout world Closer home however small airports suitable modeling subjects both clas sic modern can found Ive found direct approach aircraft owners best purpose document mod el Most flattered having craft duplicated miniature case museums other dis plays its always advisable write ahead asking permission photograph air craft interest Ofttimes taking ap proach youll permitted go behind ropes order get complete photographic coverage Example visited Shut tleworth Collection last year noted mod eler work RC SE-SA inside display right next real thing museum provided docent help him comparative study may have museum guide help gentle man did happens know youre elite next time choose subject Gi ant treatment consider going out finding suitable prototype duplicate Whether choose restored original skillfully built replica model will fully documented best possible formation Racers Readers column know Im thoroughly totally fascinated racing airplanes Thirties colors power history Golden Age racingthe unique speedsters have always great modeling subjects share enthusiasm Bert Thompson Spring field IL has drawing collection thatll knock socks completely off Toiling quietly over years Bert has produced Gi ant Scale drawings Benny Howards Ike quarter-scale Art Chesters Goon quarter-scale Chesters Jeep half-scale Roscoe Turners Miss Champion quarter scale Roscoe Turners 57 Wedell-Williams Continued page 147 Engineering 6917 W 59th St Soldering Tools Chicago IL 60638 Model 910 WV * Model 212 il type iron gives 30 watts capacity fast heat br field repairs using 12 volt battery power * Model 300 Iron gives 30 watts capacity light weight pencil type iron * Model 910 Iron has capacity 60 watts heavy duty iron * Model 1210 Gun provides 100 watts capacity heats instantly Send $100 catalog prices phone 312/5868503 Model 300 Model 212 P2 PILOT GLASSES. HOW VALUABLE IS YOUR EYESIGHT Adjustable side frames free-flow ventilation Extremely light weight added comfort Blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation Attractive case included _________Wraparound frame fits comfortably over prescription glasses Quartz mist coated scratch resistance Made entirely Polycarbonate impact protection ANSI Z871 specifications Available in Clear shop work $1325 Amber overcast days & late afternoons $14~ Gray S14~ & Mirror $19~ sunny days CA Mask S1595 Paint Mask S2O~ member club hit prop blade thrown 60 engine close range tip blade struck Safety Plus glasses saved him serious jury possibly loss eye incident convinced everyone should wear safety glasses near model airplane engines being run upEd Saul Secretary Treasurer ____________Pikes Peak RC Club P ces nc ude shipping handling See hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct SAFETY PLUS PO Box 1173 Dept iM Clinton MS 39056 ORDERS ONLY 1-800-842-7233 Cant US Mississippi 601 924-9640VISAIMC September 1989 43 Europes leading manufacturer pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include helmets goggles sunglasses bobble hats baseball caps floppy hats bone domes oxygen masks maewests popular types WWI WWII Sports piece suit stripes colours NATO piece suit map pockets olive green Glider pilots turtle neck sweaters floppy hat sunglasses Standard pilots tan pants simulated leather jacket fur collar baseball hat sunglasses pilots lightest ever come painted dressed ready fly 1/6 scale 2 oz $2000 1/4 scale 4 oz $2800 1/5 scale 3 oz $24001/3 scale 9 az $3200 Plus S5OO postage packIng AIrmaIl z fast delivery send phone Visa Mastercharge number AH DESIGNS 79 Peay-Mees Ave Ehyl clwyd ILlS 41D UK Tel 745353917 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 39 14 years ago Im little interested next years Nats will held So far Ive heard rumor its true string Nats attendance will intact rumor 1990 Nats will held Sebring FL comes true can say read first Another thing read first RC Pattern Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament would Sauffley Field Pensa cola FL Contest Director Tony Stillman told about shift another field near Gulf Shores AL Sauffley Field just before May column due Unfortunately magazine staff didnt know about shift corrected announcement regarding site Masters Tournament make agree contest sanction application will covering Masters Tournament report will appear Competition Newsletter section magazine possibly issue Carl Wheeley MAs editor pub lisher called tell make report too large include too pictures feels should difference handling team fi nals reports vs reporting world champion ships love Pattern competition love go con tests June 3-4 present birth new Pattern contest Mobile AL promises very popular event Azalea City Model Aeronautics Club acquired its field north west Mobile just last year magnifi cent runway because club members laid golfgreen Bermuda sod after grading raking field first time ever took airplane off putting green Contest Director John Simms fellow club members ran friendly technically sound contest featured Saturday night barbecue supper free contestants help ers bad $20 entry fee Hot dog Now Ive got another good Pattern contest go year RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 43 quarter-scale Tony Leviers Schoenfeldt Firecracker 4 1 ft scale Howard Hughes 1-B Racer quarter scale present hes working British Napier-Heston Racer A-scale Crosby CR-4 1/3-scale Tsunami Racer 14 scale Tsunami should completed fall youre racer fan long SASE Bert Thompsons Vintage Era Race Plane Classics 219 White City Blvd Springfield IL 62703 will bring der form Bert gives bona fide AMA mem bers 12% discount off list prices drawings drawings diazo bluelines sent rolled sturdy mailing tubes Yours truly ordered set ard Ike drawings intends duplicate early version its four-wheel land ing gear Speaking about racers Ron Peterka Continued page 151 Bomber Field has scheduled first gathering majestic old War-Birds practice formation flying air-borne photography bombing missions over Monaville Texas conjunction Annual Big Bird Meet have decided make annual event its kind worldi have seven B-iTs confirmed want 15 Come help make nostalgic event conducted RC World Mr Wesley Hartberg Westcraft owner designer & producer B-17 kit will attend bringing least B-17s California Trophys will awarded Spectacular air-borne VHS nose camera footage taken B-17 @ Bomber Field available Witness bombardiers viewpoint B-17 lifting off asphalt runway misting rain hear sounds 2-engines failing resulting stunning inverted crash landing demolishing B-17 Bomber Fields runway 5Ox 600 asphalt paved taxiways auxiliary runway is75x400 Bermuda grass hangar 50 150 covered upper observation deck spectators entire flying area flat farmland no obstructions specific information tape availability call write B B Weber President Bomber Field Inc PO Box 721950Office 713 498-7935 Houston Texas 77272Fax 713 495-1203 BOMBER FIELD MONAVILLETEXAS~jp 2 K HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO METER SPAN AREA WEIGYT LAVTN AIRFOIL CGVTROLS FOR INFO SEND SASE CONPTI TION PRODUCTS 921 DIRDE WAY APOLLO PEACH FL 33573 S13 45 5171 U 785 390 50 IN 33 38 LiZ 456 $4061 RUDLV AIL FLAPS September 1989 147 Electric Flight f Controller Perfect 05 Motors 510 cells 2 month Lightweight 12 onmoney back Adjustable witching point Snideness terminal easy hookupViarantee ON/OFF Controller $2495 Power save weight Very high eftidency 006V loss 20 Size 22x13x63 Add $100 ehippiog Coliforola residents add 65% $163 Too Send Check maney arder mm snidejjyHIgh Sky rutaba eanneotor o50~ 3929 Kansas St #9 DlegoCA 92104 RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 147 Glendale CA has working Gee Bee Y old American Modeler plans flying wires described drawings specified being made elastic cord Since Ron wanted wires looked scale come up method making found Proctor A-in wide flat steel strips Du-Bro threaded connectors duplicated prototypes wires able slit brass connec tors X-Acto saw blade solder tapered ends wires flowing solder indulging bit filing produced scale braces ran problem anchor points bracing wires located inside wing structureand steel wires wouldnt stretch solved difficulty screwing blind nut onto wing end wire protected rest threaded portion connector bits plastic tubing covered entire end bracing wire RTV silicone rubber within wing structure silicone set up able un screw wire fuselage end bracing wire attached plate ran through models fuselage Since end brace exposed Ron used clevis tachment Assembling model flight comparatively simple screws wire wing socket clips clevis fuselage fitting Id sug gest thing complete Rons great idea tensioning bracing wires nut screwed onto fuselage end wire before clevis put will lock wire streamlined position lock nut will also prevent vibration unscrewing wire models flight Thanks great idea Ron What Cub monoplanes Fleet Trainer bipes Ron Weiss 20 Linda Place Huntington NY 11743 has pro duced set drawings A-scale venerable craftspecifically 1930 Model 2 span nine feet four inches its biggie 24- 35-cu-in Two NEW FLIGHT BOXES Completely aSsembled sod finished Mode USA Both fop qoallip wood nonslonfion Two large drawers Unique drawer looks Small boo 0 pbs shippiog Large boo Sf2500 pIns shipping includes lout comparlmenlbaiferytpnwer panel oompartmenfadjosiable losefage cradles Money bank guarantee Seed Si br upeen call 415 7474ie47 leave measage Flights Fancy AerOmOdellng P0 Boo f La Honda Ca 94020 engines youre interested Ron also has fiberglass cowling available Back Giant builder/fliers next month Till fly safely RC Slope Soaring/Triebes Continued page 45 still falls short ideal Twisting wing builds significant amount washout en abling wing track along straight line achieves stability around vertical axis Unfor tunately great gains stability counter acted increased drag accompanying loss speed third solution comes close go ing get perfection short adding onboard computer other electronic gadgets sort keep B-2 falling out sky Its actually variant second solution definite improvements Rather building twist wing use reflexed control sur faces elevons augment stability reflexing devon slightly higher its normal posi tion achieve essentially same effect twisting wing Dont reflexed elevons produce same nega tive effects twisted wing ask Yes no Although reflexing elevons wing will produce almost much drag wing its normal configuration youll see twisted wing problem can overcome moving CG toward back eliminate lit tle reflex Move CG back little farther little reflex removed Go back bit moreand oops too far want really careful adjusting CG fly ing wing things theyll CG too far back truly amazing kinda looks like leaf dust devil As long move CG back gradual crements take time learn different flying characteristics step can elimi nate almost reflex elevons Per formance aft CG quite improved over conservative location aircraft Just remember carries built-in risk Its much easier find yourself edge en velope beyond canard subject canards comes up people mention such aircraft Rutan Vari-Eze Beech Starship Although people believe canard new de velopment aviation nothing could further truth early pioneers avi ation including Wright brothers used ca nard configuration know great success Continued page 152 WOULD YOU SAW HOLE IN THIS FUSELAGE Der Svitch direct replacement on-board on/off switch radio equipment hides inside fuselage activated outside included bar magnet vibration proof reliable submers ible consumes no power easy use install Ideal scale sport float planes boats sail planes helicopters Dont ugly up fuselage Der Svitch / TO BATTERY / / DER sOITcHBAR MAGNET Hides inside modelSters n bond CHARGING JAcK peterS rerd~JTo REcEIVER two basic models Model 1401 comes connectors use old ones $1995 Model 1402 comes connectors Futaba rJr G0 Airtronics $2995 Both models include installation instructions bar magnet Optionally available Model 1405 LED $895 red LED lamp 20 leads indicates radio state can installed instrument panel realistic effect Order Include name address specify models needed include check money order sendlo Ragan/Barker Group SOsOQuorum Drive #741 Dallas TX 75240 Please add $250 per orderto cover UPS charges & TX residents add sales tax credit card orders call between 900 500 central M-F Please allow 2-4 weeks delivery ui September 1989 151 Introducing Invisible SvitchTM Mado usA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/09
Page Numbers: 42, 43, 147, 151
DOCUMENTATION Youve heard about before will again ideal form Scale model documentation have hand outstanding example isnt difficult achieve might imagine Any Giant Scale model worth its salt replica specific prototype What better way produce winning miniature aircraft have real thing available com parison Thats what Tony Paul did set out build dead-on quarter-scale J 3 Cub Tony located Cub Meadowlake Airport about 10 miles east Colorado Springs CO full-scale airplanes owner Jonnie Pinell Jr also owns operates Hangar Restaurant Mea dowlake willing cooperate Tonys modeling efforts Jonnies Cub N-3485K built 1947 bought 10 years later 1957 300 hours its logbook Flown very fre quently J-3 now has 1500 hours clock bird has metal wing spar may flown solo front cockpit Tonys Cub started out Balsa USA kit Before box opened however spent pleasant day 35mm camera hand photographing Jonnies craft angles concentrated de tails popped kit box cover went work year later model Cub completed weighs 17 lb powered Zenoah G-38 driving 18 x Solder J I 1/s Proctor Flat Steel iiui Brass Du-Bro #212 Threaded Couplers Win Blind Nut 2-56 RTV Silicone UjVA4 Plate ClevisFuselage Ron Peterkas method anchoring flying wires silicone Method permits tightening wires inherently dont stretch Idea came about Ron tried duplicate Gee Bee Y scale 6 prop Covering Ceconite paint job dope Throughout building process Tony made several trips Meadowlake Airport make sure model duplicated Jonnies full-scale Cub precisely minor flap model almost completed Jonnie changed propellers Tony made scale prop static judging purposes no longer scale thing make new prop Tony has flown model much delight duplicates Jonnies air Its first flight exceptional no trim changes necessary As noted above ideal form model left photo Bob Martin Lake Havasu City AZ 1/3-scale Curtiss R3C-2 model Itll flown November 89 Schneider Cup reenactment Weve also heard Bob Heitkamp Juneau AK friends building three 100-in-span Supermarine S-5s partic ipate Arizona event R Ron Weiss Y3-scale 1930 Fleet biplane Model 2 Models span 111 Zenoah 62 up front Ready fly 24 oz fuel model weighs 30 lb Ron offers drawings bipe says flies just like real Fleet hands-off trainer 42 Model Aviation Radio Control Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret 4610 Moffat Ln Colorado Springs CO 80915 Tony Pauls quarter-scale Cub model front Jonnie Pinells real Cub excel lent example direct documentationthe best way go Jonnie extremely cooperative documentation build real thingavailable whenever have ques tion about specific detail Tony Paul isnt unique employing superior model documentation method Scale master Nor man Rosenstock has used developing magnificent quarter-scale Waco Paul Weigand Rochester NY used tech nique dead-on Scale Culver Dart model have other modelers Its perfect having prototype aircraft just down road Tonys case ever bit extra effort good camera us Giant Scalers can dupli cate process Since full-scale prototypes still ex ist subjects direct duplication model form arent too difficultto locate may mean trip two find photograph subject youre interested modeling Veteran Vintage Aircraft compiled Leslie Hunt notes location exotic prototypes museums dis plays throughout world Closer home however small airports suitable modeling subjects both clas sic modern can found Ive found direct approach aircraft owners best purpose document mod el Most flattered having craft duplicated miniature case museums other dis plays its always advisable write ahead asking permission photograph air craft interest Ofttimes taking ap proach youll permitted go behind ropes order get complete photographic coverage Example visited Shut tleworth Collection last year noted mod eler work RC SE-SA inside display right next real thing museum provided docent help him comparative study may have museum guide help gentle man did happens know youre elite next time choose subject Gi ant treatment consider going out finding suitable prototype duplicate Whether choose restored original skillfully built replica model will fully documented best possible formation Racers Readers column know Im thoroughly totally fascinated racing airplanes Thirties colors power history Golden Age racingthe unique speedsters have always great modeling subjects share enthusiasm Bert Thompson Spring field IL has drawing collection thatll knock socks completely off Toiling quietly over years Bert has produced Gi ant Scale drawings Benny Howards Ike quarter-scale Art Chesters Goon quarter-scale Chesters Jeep half-scale Roscoe Turners Miss Champion quarter scale Roscoe Turners 57 Wedell-Williams Continued page 147 Engineering 6917 W 59th St Soldering Tools Chicago IL 60638 Model 910 WV * Model 212 il type iron gives 30 watts capacity fast heat br field repairs using 12 volt battery power * Model 300 Iron gives 30 watts capacity light weight pencil type iron * Model 910 Iron has capacity 60 watts heavy duty iron * Model 1210 Gun provides 100 watts capacity heats instantly Send $100 catalog prices phone 312/5868503 Model 300 Model 212 P2 PILOT GLASSES. HOW VALUABLE IS YOUR EYESIGHT Adjustable side frames free-flow ventilation Extremely light weight added comfort Blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation Attractive case included _________Wraparound frame fits comfortably over prescription glasses Quartz mist coated scratch resistance Made entirely Polycarbonate impact protection ANSI Z871 specifications Available in Clear shop work $1325 Amber overcast days & late afternoons $14~ Gray S14~ & Mirror $19~ sunny days CA Mask S1595 Paint Mask S2O~ member club hit prop blade thrown 60 engine close range tip blade struck Safety Plus glasses saved him serious jury possibly loss eye incident convinced everyone should wear safety glasses near model airplane engines being run upEd Saul Secretary Treasurer ____________Pikes Peak RC Club P ces nc ude shipping handling See hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct SAFETY PLUS PO Box 1173 Dept iM Clinton MS 39056 ORDERS ONLY 1-800-842-7233 Cant US Mississippi 601 924-9640VISAIMC September 1989 43 Europes leading manufacturer pilots supply fully positional figures National Scale Champs dress pilots known apparel Accessories include helmets goggles sunglasses bobble hats baseball caps floppy hats bone domes oxygen masks maewests popular types WWI WWII Sports piece suit stripes colours NATO piece suit map pockets olive green Glider pilots turtle neck sweaters floppy hat sunglasses Standard pilots tan pants simulated leather jacket fur collar baseball hat sunglasses pilots lightest ever come painted dressed ready fly 1/6 scale 2 oz $2000 1/4 scale 4 oz $2800 1/5 scale 3 oz $24001/3 scale 9 az $3200 Plus S5OO postage packIng AIrmaIl z fast delivery send phone Visa Mastercharge number AH DESIGNS 79 Peay-Mees Ave Ehyl clwyd ILlS 41D UK Tel 745353917 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 39 14 years ago Im little interested next years Nats will held So far Ive heard rumor its true string Nats attendance will intact rumor 1990 Nats will held Sebring FL comes true can say read first Another thing read first RC Pattern Team Selection Finals Masters Tournament would Sauffley Field Pensa cola FL Contest Director Tony Stillman told about shift another field near Gulf Shores AL Sauffley Field just before May column due Unfortunately magazine staff didnt know about shift corrected announcement regarding site Masters Tournament make agree contest sanction application will covering Masters Tournament report will appear Competition Newsletter section magazine possibly issue Carl Wheeley MAs editor pub lisher called tell make report too large include too pictures feels should difference handling team fi nals reports vs reporting world champion ships love Pattern competition love go con tests June 3-4 present birth new Pattern contest Mobile AL promises very popular event Azalea City Model Aeronautics Club acquired its field north west Mobile just last year magnifi cent runway because club members laid golfgreen Bermuda sod after grading raking field first time ever took airplane off putting green Contest Director John Simms fellow club members ran friendly technically sound contest featured Saturday night barbecue supper free contestants help ers bad $20 entry fee Hot dog Now Ive got another good Pattern contest go year RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 43 quarter-scale Tony Leviers Schoenfeldt Firecracker 4 1 ft scale Howard Hughes 1-B Racer quarter scale present hes working British Napier-Heston Racer A-scale Crosby CR-4 1/3-scale Tsunami Racer 14 scale Tsunami should completed fall youre racer fan long SASE Bert Thompsons Vintage Era Race Plane Classics 219 White City Blvd Springfield IL 62703 will bring der form Bert gives bona fide AMA mem bers 12% discount off list prices drawings drawings diazo bluelines sent rolled sturdy mailing tubes Yours truly ordered set ard Ike drawings intends duplicate early version its four-wheel land ing gear Speaking about racers Ron Peterka Continued page 151 Bomber Field has scheduled first gathering majestic old War-Birds practice formation flying air-borne photography bombing missions over Monaville Texas conjunction Annual Big Bird Meet have decided make annual event its kind worldi have seven B-iTs confirmed want 15 Come help make nostalgic event conducted RC World Mr Wesley Hartberg Westcraft owner designer & producer B-17 kit will attend bringing least B-17s California Trophys will awarded Spectacular air-borne VHS nose camera footage taken B-17 @ Bomber Field available Witness bombardiers viewpoint B-17 lifting off asphalt runway misting rain hear sounds 2-engines failing resulting stunning inverted crash landing demolishing B-17 Bomber Fields runway 5Ox 600 asphalt paved taxiways auxiliary runway is75x400 Bermuda grass hangar 50 150 covered upper observation deck spectators entire flying area flat farmland no obstructions specific information tape availability call write B B Weber President Bomber Field Inc PO Box 721950Office 713 498-7935 Houston Texas 77272Fax 713 495-1203 BOMBER FIELD MONAVILLETEXAS~jp 2 K HIGH PERFORMANCE TWO METER SPAN AREA WEIGYT LAVTN AIRFOIL CGVTROLS FOR INFO SEND SASE CONPTI TION PRODUCTS 921 DIRDE WAY APOLLO PEACH FL 33573 S13 45 5171 U 785 390 50 IN 33 38 LiZ 456 $4061 RUDLV AIL FLAPS September 1989 147 Electric Flight f Controller Perfect 05 Motors 510 cells 2 month Lightweight 12 onmoney back Adjustable witching point Snideness terminal easy hookupViarantee ON/OFF Controller $2495 Power save weight Very high eftidency 006V loss 20 Size 22x13x63 Add $100 ehippiog Coliforola residents add 65% $163 Too Send Check maney arder mm snidejjyHIgh Sky rutaba eanneotor o50~ 3929 Kansas St #9 DlegoCA 92104 RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 147 Glendale CA has working Gee Bee Y old American Modeler plans flying wires described drawings specified being made elastic cord Since Ron wanted wires looked scale come up method making found Proctor A-in wide flat steel strips Du-Bro threaded connectors duplicated prototypes wires able slit brass connec tors X-Acto saw blade solder tapered ends wires flowing solder indulging bit filing produced scale braces ran problem anchor points bracing wires located inside wing structureand steel wires wouldnt stretch solved difficulty screwing blind nut onto wing end wire protected rest threaded portion connector bits plastic tubing covered entire end bracing wire RTV silicone rubber within wing structure silicone set up able un screw wire fuselage end bracing wire attached plate ran through models fuselage Since end brace exposed Ron used clevis tachment Assembling model flight comparatively simple screws wire wing socket clips clevis fuselage fitting Id sug gest thing complete Rons great idea tensioning bracing wires nut screwed onto fuselage end wire before clevis put will lock wire streamlined position lock nut will also prevent vibration unscrewing wire models flight Thanks great idea Ron What Cub monoplanes Fleet Trainer bipes Ron Weiss 20 Linda Place Huntington NY 11743 has pro duced set drawings A-scale venerable craftspecifically 1930 Model 2 span nine feet four inches its biggie 24- 35-cu-in Two NEW FLIGHT BOXES Completely aSsembled sod finished Mode USA Both fop qoallip wood nonslonfion Two large drawers Unique drawer looks Small boo 0 pbs shippiog Large boo Sf2500 pIns shipping includes lout comparlmenlbaiferytpnwer panel oompartmenfadjosiable losefage cradles Money bank guarantee Seed Si br upeen call 415 7474ie47 leave measage Flights Fancy AerOmOdellng P0 Boo f La Honda Ca 94020 engines youre interested Ron also has fiberglass cowling available Back Giant builder/fliers next month Till fly safely RC Slope Soaring/Triebes Continued page 45 still falls short ideal Twisting wing builds significant amount washout en abling wing track along straight line achieves stability around vertical axis Unfor tunately great gains stability counter acted increased drag accompanying loss speed third solution comes close go ing get perfection short adding onboard computer other electronic gadgets sort keep B-2 falling out sky Its actually variant second solution definite improvements Rather building twist wing use reflexed control sur faces elevons augment stability reflexing devon slightly higher its normal posi tion achieve essentially same effect twisting wing Dont reflexed elevons produce same nega tive effects twisted wing ask Yes no Although reflexing elevons wing will produce almost much drag wing its normal configuration youll see twisted wing problem can overcome moving CG toward back eliminate lit tle reflex Move CG back little farther little reflex removed Go back bit moreand oops too far want really careful adjusting CG fly ing wing things theyll CG too far back truly amazing kinda looks like leaf dust devil As long move CG back gradual crements take time learn different flying characteristics step can elimi nate almost reflex elevons Per formance aft CG quite improved over conservative location aircraft Just remember carries built-in risk Its much easier find yourself edge en velope beyond canard subject canards comes up people mention such aircraft Rutan Vari-Eze Beech Starship Although people believe canard new de velopment aviation nothing could further truth early pioneers avi ation including Wright brothers used ca nard configuration know great success Continued page 152 WOULD YOU SAW HOLE IN THIS FUSELAGE Der Svitch direct replacement on-board on/off switch radio equipment hides inside fuselage activated outside included bar magnet vibration proof reliable submers ible consumes no power easy use install Ideal scale sport float planes boats sail planes helicopters Dont ugly up fuselage Der Svitch / TO BATTERY / / DER sOITcHBAR MAGNET Hides inside modelSters n bond CHARGING JAcK peterS rerd~JTo REcEIVER two basic models Model 1401 comes connectors use old ones $1995 Model 1402 comes connectors Futaba rJr G0 Airtronics $2995 Both models include installation instructions bar magnet Optionally available Model 1405 LED $895 red LED lamp 20 leads indicates radio state can installed instrument panel realistic effect Order Include name address specify models needed include check money order sendlo Ragan/Barker Group SOsOQuorum Drive #741 Dallas TX 75240 Please add $250 per orderto cover UPS charges & TX residents add sales tax credit card orders call between 900 500 central M-F Please allow 2-4 weeks delivery ui September 1989 151 Introducing Invisible SvitchTM Mado usA