October 2004 127
I TOOK MY FAMILY on a short vacation
(a long weekend) to visit a good friend on
the West Coast. We managed to do all the
tourist stuff such as visit the local museums.
My 8-year-old son was thrilled to do some
boogie-boarding in the Pacific Ocean.
Although it was only a short vacation, I
wanted to squeeze some RC flying in during
the trip and it wasn’t difficult!
My friend Brad Hensley is an avid
modeler and member of the Santa Barbara
Radio Control Modelers. We met 20 years ago on Clark Air Base
in the Philippines, where we flew at the model-airplane club on
the base. We became close friends and kept in touch after I left
the Philippines to continue my Foreign Service career. Brad left
the Air Force and eventually started his own civil-aviation
maintenance business—Naviation—at Santa Barbara Airport.
Before heading to the local field for some West Coast RC
flying, Brad took me to see a special project that some of his club
members have been working on for the past two years. In the rear
loading dock of a commercial building, a short ride from the
airport, sat a 1⁄4-scale Loughead F-1 Flying Boat under
construction.
I met club member Jerry Livers, who briefed me on the
project. A group of club members have been building this flying
replica as a public-service project for the Santa Barbara Maritime
Museum. The museum wants to preserve a rendition of the
famous Loughead brothers’ successful F-1 that was constructed in
Santa Barbara in 1918.
Sal Calvagna, 1335 Broadway Ave., Holbrook NY 11741; E-mail: [email protected]
RADIO CONTROL GIANTS
The 1⁄4-scale Loughead F-1 Flying Boat being prepared for final rigging. Two AstroFlight
geared 90 electric motors will power this large model.
This is a close-up view of the F-1 engine
nacelle. Note the fine copper
workmanship on the faux radiator.
The F-1 Flying Boat being transported to Santa Barbara’s West Beach ramp in 1918.
Able to carry 10 people, it was the world’s largest seaplane.
The museum has provided the funds for all the materials to
build the model—$12,000 so far—and the club has been
providing the free labor to complete the project.
As I write this, the model is nearly finished. It has an 18.5-
foot upper wingspan, an 11-foot, 9-inch lower wingspan, and is
9 feet long. It is covered with Nelson fabric and Classic Coat
epoxy paint. The F-1 is powered by two AstroFlight geared 90
electric motors spinning 26 x 14 Zinger propellers.
Using a number of old photographs, the club members have
endeavored to replicate scale detail. All of the metal fittings
were made using a water-cutting CNC machine. A smaller
rendition of this model was built and flown to prove the
feasibility of the project, and it is displayed in the museum. Jerry
says that from its inception, the model was built to be flown and
will do so before it is displayed in the museum.
Loughead Brothers and F-1 History: The Lockheed Company,
one of today’s aerospace giants, saw its humble beginnings in
10sig4.QXD 7/23/04 10:51 am Page 127
128 MODEL AVIATION
The fully aerobatic 1⁄3-scale Pitts is powered by a U.S. Engines
41cc gas engine and has a 68.5-inch wingspan.
Brad Hensley’s Quadra-powered, 80-inch-wingspan World
Models Zero ARF with its flaps down and preparing to land.
The engine’s crankcase pressure runs the B&B smoke system on
Ted Gilbertson’s Great Planes Pitts Special.
San Francisco, California, in 1912 as the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane
Company. It was started by the Loughead brothers, Allan and
Malcolm, after they borrowed $4,000 from a cab company. Their
first airplane, the Model G seaplane, debuted on June 15, 1913.
Unable to make enough money offering rides at $10 apiece—
a hefty sum in 1913—the brothers lost the airplane to their
creditors. For the next two years the Loughead brothers tried
anything to earn the money to buy back the Model G.
Eventually they were successful, and they took the seaplane
to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco,
where they found plenty of willing (paying) passengers. With the
money they made at the exposition, they moved to Santa Barbara
and started the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company in
1916.
The Loughead brothers’ first project in Santa Barbara was the
F-1 Flying Boat. At the time, it was the world’s largest seaplane,
able to hold 10 passengers. They hired a young draftsman named
Jack Northrop to help with the project.
The F-1 was a twin-engine biplane that spanned 74 feet and
had a twin boom and a triple tail. In 1918 the F-1 had a recordsetting
flight, flying 211 miles in 181 minutes. The US Navy
took delivery of the F-1, and the brothers soon received a request
from the Navy to build flying boats.
As things were looking up for the Loughead brothers, World
War I ended and so did the aircraft orders. Surplus warplanes
flooded the market, and in 1921 Loughead Aircraft
Manufacturing Company went into liquidation.
Malcolm Loughead left the field of aviation and moved to
Detroit, Michigan. He was very successful with a hydraulic
brake system he developed for automobiles. It was during this
time that Malcolm changed his last name to Lockheed because it
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October 2004 129
HYDE SOFT MOUNTS
3 Years/3000 flights guarantee
*plus, double refund trial offer
140+ types, styles, sizes for engines .049-20.0cuin
Independent Engineering testing conclusion: "Single
Isolator Hyde Mounts" extends the life considerably or
completely eliminates failure of crankshaft, rod,and
crankcase, of both large and small single and multicylinder
engines. Also increases RPM/power!!
FREE SHIPPING SPECIALS: (ready for installation)
DA50/3W50/ZDZ50/YW48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159.95
DA100/BME110/Q100/ZDZ80 . . . . . . . . . . . . $184.95
DA150/3W150/ZDZ160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $199.95
3W200/212 - $219.95 - - - 3W240 . . . . . . . . $229.95
• Enjoy 500-1500 flights on servos, pots, gears, etc..
• Superior vibration current reduction for digitial servos.
• Initial cost comparison of a Hyde Mount to value of
equipment saved. There really is no comparison!!!!
*Simply return within 1 year with verifiable data that a
Hyde Mount is not best for major components of plane
or engine.
$64.95 - $344.95 + $10 S&H
(-25% for many undrilled versions)
Orders/Info: Merle Hyde - ph/fax 702-269-7829
e-mail: [email protected]
BME50 . . . . . . . $199.95
.20/30 . . . . . . . . $ 59.95
.60/70 . . . . . . . . $ 79.95
Q75 . . . . . . . . . $174.95
.40/50 . . . . . . . . $ 69.95
.80/1.1 . . . . . . . $ 89.95
PATENTED
IMITATED
NEVER
DUPLICATED
Visit the AMA Education Committee
Web site at www.buildandfly.com.
was easier to pronounce.
In 1926, Allan Loughead and Jack
Northrop started the Lockheed Aircraft
Corporation using the name Lockheed, to
associate themselves with the successful
brake company that Malcolm owned. Allan
sold the company in 1929, and in 1934 he
legally changed his name to Lockheed, as
did his brother.
By car, Santa Barbara is approximately
two hours northwest of Los Angeles in
Southern California. The city of Santa
Barbara is long and narrow and lies
between the ocean and the Santa Ynez
Mountains. Most of the property is rolling
hills, where the view down to the ocean or
up to the mountains is breathtaking.
As far as I could tell, there is no
available space for flying fields anywhere
near Santa Barbara proper. The Santa
Barbara Radio Control Modelers fly off of
private property—the San Lucas Ranch—
which is roughly a 30-minute ride across
the mountains. It is just past Lake
Cachuma, which is one of the major water
sources for the region. The owners of the
property allow free use of the existing
runway for club members; however, AMA
insurance is a must.
While visiting the flying field, I had the
opportunity to photograph a couple of RC
Giants in flight and enjoy some stick time
flying Brad’s World Models
Manufacturing Co. LTD Zero ARF with an
80-inch wingspan. The model has 1,085
square inches of wing area and is powered
by a Quadra 40 gas engine. It comes with
mechanical retracts and requires a sixchannel
radio and nine servos.
The Quadra 40 was a perfect match for
the Zero, and it flew quite realistically. For
more information about the World Models
Zero ARF, you can visit the company’s
Web site at www.theworldmodels.com.
The next model I photographed was a
Great Planes 1⁄3-scale Pitts Special ARF
flown by Ted Gilbertson of Santa Barbara.
Ted has only been flying RC for two years,
and he purchased the Pitts Special as his
first RC Giant. His model is powered by a
U.S. Engines 41cc gas engine. Ted
installed a B&B smoke system, and as you
can see in the photograph, it worked well.
The Pitts is a fully aerobatic biplane
that has a top wingspan of 68.5 inches. It
weighs between 14 and 16 pounds. The
model is covered in MonoKote film and
has a fiberglass cowl and wheel pants
painted to match.
For more information about the Pitts
Special ARF, visit the Great Planes Web
site at www.greatplanes.com.
I want to thank all the Santa Barbara
Radio Control Modelers members for
extending their courtesy and allowing me
to fly at their field. I wish them all the best
with the F-1 project and would love to
have some photographs of the Flying Boat
on its maiden voyage.
I offer a big thank you to my friend
Brad for playing tour guide all weekend
and allowing me to crash one of his RC
models. Of course, all of the club members
present agree that it was Brad’s fault!
Til next month. MA
ULTRA BRITE LITES
NEW
NEED
MORE
INFO?
See your hobby retailer or send a #10 S.A.S.E. to
229 E. Rollins Rd. Round Lake Beach, IL 60073
847-740-8726 Fax 847-740-8727
www.RamRCandRamTrack.com
• W h i t e L E D ’ s
•Br i g h t e r • Tougher
• 5 X B a t t e r y L i f e
Flashing Navigation, (3) Lites,
Adj. rate, to 96”, 9V.......................RAM 121 $44.95
“Strobe” Lite, Adj. rate, 9V...............RAM 122 29.95
Landing Lites, (2) w/switch, 9V.......RAM 123 29.95
Giant Scale Nav., (3) to 168”, 9V...RAM 124 39.95
Non Flash Nav., (3) to 96”, 9V.......RAM 125 34.95
Park Flyer Nav., (3) to 48”,
6 grams, 5-8 cells .........................RAM 132 24.95
10sig5.QXD 7/23/04 9:18 am Page 129
Edition: Model Aviation - 2004/10
Page Numbers: 127,128,129
Edition: Model Aviation - 2004/10
Page Numbers: 127,128,129
October 2004 127
I TOOK MY FAMILY on a short vacation
(a long weekend) to visit a good friend on
the West Coast. We managed to do all the
tourist stuff such as visit the local museums.
My 8-year-old son was thrilled to do some
boogie-boarding in the Pacific Ocean.
Although it was only a short vacation, I
wanted to squeeze some RC flying in during
the trip and it wasn’t difficult!
My friend Brad Hensley is an avid
modeler and member of the Santa Barbara
Radio Control Modelers. We met 20 years ago on Clark Air Base
in the Philippines, where we flew at the model-airplane club on
the base. We became close friends and kept in touch after I left
the Philippines to continue my Foreign Service career. Brad left
the Air Force and eventually started his own civil-aviation
maintenance business—Naviation—at Santa Barbara Airport.
Before heading to the local field for some West Coast RC
flying, Brad took me to see a special project that some of his club
members have been working on for the past two years. In the rear
loading dock of a commercial building, a short ride from the
airport, sat a 1⁄4-scale Loughead F-1 Flying Boat under
construction.
I met club member Jerry Livers, who briefed me on the
project. A group of club members have been building this flying
replica as a public-service project for the Santa Barbara Maritime
Museum. The museum wants to preserve a rendition of the
famous Loughead brothers’ successful F-1 that was constructed in
Santa Barbara in 1918.
Sal Calvagna, 1335 Broadway Ave., Holbrook NY 11741; E-mail: [email protected]
RADIO CONTROL GIANTS
The 1⁄4-scale Loughead F-1 Flying Boat being prepared for final rigging. Two AstroFlight
geared 90 electric motors will power this large model.
This is a close-up view of the F-1 engine
nacelle. Note the fine copper
workmanship on the faux radiator.
The F-1 Flying Boat being transported to Santa Barbara’s West Beach ramp in 1918.
Able to carry 10 people, it was the world’s largest seaplane.
The museum has provided the funds for all the materials to
build the model—$12,000 so far—and the club has been
providing the free labor to complete the project.
As I write this, the model is nearly finished. It has an 18.5-
foot upper wingspan, an 11-foot, 9-inch lower wingspan, and is
9 feet long. It is covered with Nelson fabric and Classic Coat
epoxy paint. The F-1 is powered by two AstroFlight geared 90
electric motors spinning 26 x 14 Zinger propellers.
Using a number of old photographs, the club members have
endeavored to replicate scale detail. All of the metal fittings
were made using a water-cutting CNC machine. A smaller
rendition of this model was built and flown to prove the
feasibility of the project, and it is displayed in the museum. Jerry
says that from its inception, the model was built to be flown and
will do so before it is displayed in the museum.
Loughead Brothers and F-1 History: The Lockheed Company,
one of today’s aerospace giants, saw its humble beginnings in
10sig4.QXD 7/23/04 10:51 am Page 127
128 MODEL AVIATION
The fully aerobatic 1⁄3-scale Pitts is powered by a U.S. Engines
41cc gas engine and has a 68.5-inch wingspan.
Brad Hensley’s Quadra-powered, 80-inch-wingspan World
Models Zero ARF with its flaps down and preparing to land.
The engine’s crankcase pressure runs the B&B smoke system on
Ted Gilbertson’s Great Planes Pitts Special.
San Francisco, California, in 1912 as the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane
Company. It was started by the Loughead brothers, Allan and
Malcolm, after they borrowed $4,000 from a cab company. Their
first airplane, the Model G seaplane, debuted on June 15, 1913.
Unable to make enough money offering rides at $10 apiece—
a hefty sum in 1913—the brothers lost the airplane to their
creditors. For the next two years the Loughead brothers tried
anything to earn the money to buy back the Model G.
Eventually they were successful, and they took the seaplane
to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco,
where they found plenty of willing (paying) passengers. With the
money they made at the exposition, they moved to Santa Barbara
and started the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company in
1916.
The Loughead brothers’ first project in Santa Barbara was the
F-1 Flying Boat. At the time, it was the world’s largest seaplane,
able to hold 10 passengers. They hired a young draftsman named
Jack Northrop to help with the project.
The F-1 was a twin-engine biplane that spanned 74 feet and
had a twin boom and a triple tail. In 1918 the F-1 had a recordsetting
flight, flying 211 miles in 181 minutes. The US Navy
took delivery of the F-1, and the brothers soon received a request
from the Navy to build flying boats.
As things were looking up for the Loughead brothers, World
War I ended and so did the aircraft orders. Surplus warplanes
flooded the market, and in 1921 Loughead Aircraft
Manufacturing Company went into liquidation.
Malcolm Loughead left the field of aviation and moved to
Detroit, Michigan. He was very successful with a hydraulic
brake system he developed for automobiles. It was during this
time that Malcolm changed his last name to Lockheed because it
10sig4.QXD 7/23/04 10:52 am Page 128
October 2004 129
HYDE SOFT MOUNTS
3 Years/3000 flights guarantee
*plus, double refund trial offer
140+ types, styles, sizes for engines .049-20.0cuin
Independent Engineering testing conclusion: "Single
Isolator Hyde Mounts" extends the life considerably or
completely eliminates failure of crankshaft, rod,and
crankcase, of both large and small single and multicylinder
engines. Also increases RPM/power!!
FREE SHIPPING SPECIALS: (ready for installation)
DA50/3W50/ZDZ50/YW48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159.95
DA100/BME110/Q100/ZDZ80 . . . . . . . . . . . . $184.95
DA150/3W150/ZDZ160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $199.95
3W200/212 - $219.95 - - - 3W240 . . . . . . . . $229.95
• Enjoy 500-1500 flights on servos, pots, gears, etc..
• Superior vibration current reduction for digitial servos.
• Initial cost comparison of a Hyde Mount to value of
equipment saved. There really is no comparison!!!!
*Simply return within 1 year with verifiable data that a
Hyde Mount is not best for major components of plane
or engine.
$64.95 - $344.95 + $10 S&H
(-25% for many undrilled versions)
Orders/Info: Merle Hyde - ph/fax 702-269-7829
e-mail: [email protected]
BME50 . . . . . . . $199.95
.20/30 . . . . . . . . $ 59.95
.60/70 . . . . . . . . $ 79.95
Q75 . . . . . . . . . $174.95
.40/50 . . . . . . . . $ 69.95
.80/1.1 . . . . . . . $ 89.95
PATENTED
IMITATED
NEVER
DUPLICATED
Visit the AMA Education Committee
Web site at www.buildandfly.com.
was easier to pronounce.
In 1926, Allan Loughead and Jack
Northrop started the Lockheed Aircraft
Corporation using the name Lockheed, to
associate themselves with the successful
brake company that Malcolm owned. Allan
sold the company in 1929, and in 1934 he
legally changed his name to Lockheed, as
did his brother.
By car, Santa Barbara is approximately
two hours northwest of Los Angeles in
Southern California. The city of Santa
Barbara is long and narrow and lies
between the ocean and the Santa Ynez
Mountains. Most of the property is rolling
hills, where the view down to the ocean or
up to the mountains is breathtaking.
As far as I could tell, there is no
available space for flying fields anywhere
near Santa Barbara proper. The Santa
Barbara Radio Control Modelers fly off of
private property—the San Lucas Ranch—
which is roughly a 30-minute ride across
the mountains. It is just past Lake
Cachuma, which is one of the major water
sources for the region. The owners of the
property allow free use of the existing
runway for club members; however, AMA
insurance is a must.
While visiting the flying field, I had the
opportunity to photograph a couple of RC
Giants in flight and enjoy some stick time
flying Brad’s World Models
Manufacturing Co. LTD Zero ARF with an
80-inch wingspan. The model has 1,085
square inches of wing area and is powered
by a Quadra 40 gas engine. It comes with
mechanical retracts and requires a sixchannel
radio and nine servos.
The Quadra 40 was a perfect match for
the Zero, and it flew quite realistically. For
more information about the World Models
Zero ARF, you can visit the company’s
Web site at www.theworldmodels.com.
The next model I photographed was a
Great Planes 1⁄3-scale Pitts Special ARF
flown by Ted Gilbertson of Santa Barbara.
Ted has only been flying RC for two years,
and he purchased the Pitts Special as his
first RC Giant. His model is powered by a
U.S. Engines 41cc gas engine. Ted
installed a B&B smoke system, and as you
can see in the photograph, it worked well.
The Pitts is a fully aerobatic biplane
that has a top wingspan of 68.5 inches. It
weighs between 14 and 16 pounds. The
model is covered in MonoKote film and
has a fiberglass cowl and wheel pants
painted to match.
For more information about the Pitts
Special ARF, visit the Great Planes Web
site at www.greatplanes.com.
I want to thank all the Santa Barbara
Radio Control Modelers members for
extending their courtesy and allowing me
to fly at their field. I wish them all the best
with the F-1 project and would love to
have some photographs of the Flying Boat
on its maiden voyage.
I offer a big thank you to my friend
Brad for playing tour guide all weekend
and allowing me to crash one of his RC
models. Of course, all of the club members
present agree that it was Brad’s fault!
Til next month. MA
ULTRA BRITE LITES
NEW
NEED
MORE
INFO?
See your hobby retailer or send a #10 S.A.S.E. to
229 E. Rollins Rd. Round Lake Beach, IL 60073
847-740-8726 Fax 847-740-8727
www.RamRCandRamTrack.com
• W h i t e L E D ’ s
•Br i g h t e r • Tougher
• 5 X B a t t e r y L i f e
Flashing Navigation, (3) Lites,
Adj. rate, to 96”, 9V.......................RAM 121 $44.95
“Strobe” Lite, Adj. rate, 9V...............RAM 122 29.95
Landing Lites, (2) w/switch, 9V.......RAM 123 29.95
Giant Scale Nav., (3) to 168”, 9V...RAM 124 39.95
Non Flash Nav., (3) to 96”, 9V.......RAM 125 34.95
Park Flyer Nav., (3) to 48”,
6 grams, 5-8 cells .........................RAM 132 24.95
10sig5.QXD 7/23/04 9:18 am Page 129
Edition: Model Aviation - 2004/10
Page Numbers: 127,128,129
October 2004 127
I TOOK MY FAMILY on a short vacation
(a long weekend) to visit a good friend on
the West Coast. We managed to do all the
tourist stuff such as visit the local museums.
My 8-year-old son was thrilled to do some
boogie-boarding in the Pacific Ocean.
Although it was only a short vacation, I
wanted to squeeze some RC flying in during
the trip and it wasn’t difficult!
My friend Brad Hensley is an avid
modeler and member of the Santa Barbara
Radio Control Modelers. We met 20 years ago on Clark Air Base
in the Philippines, where we flew at the model-airplane club on
the base. We became close friends and kept in touch after I left
the Philippines to continue my Foreign Service career. Brad left
the Air Force and eventually started his own civil-aviation
maintenance business—Naviation—at Santa Barbara Airport.
Before heading to the local field for some West Coast RC
flying, Brad took me to see a special project that some of his club
members have been working on for the past two years. In the rear
loading dock of a commercial building, a short ride from the
airport, sat a 1⁄4-scale Loughead F-1 Flying Boat under
construction.
I met club member Jerry Livers, who briefed me on the
project. A group of club members have been building this flying
replica as a public-service project for the Santa Barbara Maritime
Museum. The museum wants to preserve a rendition of the
famous Loughead brothers’ successful F-1 that was constructed in
Santa Barbara in 1918.
Sal Calvagna, 1335 Broadway Ave., Holbrook NY 11741; E-mail: [email protected]
RADIO CONTROL GIANTS
The 1⁄4-scale Loughead F-1 Flying Boat being prepared for final rigging. Two AstroFlight
geared 90 electric motors will power this large model.
This is a close-up view of the F-1 engine
nacelle. Note the fine copper
workmanship on the faux radiator.
The F-1 Flying Boat being transported to Santa Barbara’s West Beach ramp in 1918.
Able to carry 10 people, it was the world’s largest seaplane.
The museum has provided the funds for all the materials to
build the model—$12,000 so far—and the club has been
providing the free labor to complete the project.
As I write this, the model is nearly finished. It has an 18.5-
foot upper wingspan, an 11-foot, 9-inch lower wingspan, and is
9 feet long. It is covered with Nelson fabric and Classic Coat
epoxy paint. The F-1 is powered by two AstroFlight geared 90
electric motors spinning 26 x 14 Zinger propellers.
Using a number of old photographs, the club members have
endeavored to replicate scale detail. All of the metal fittings
were made using a water-cutting CNC machine. A smaller
rendition of this model was built and flown to prove the
feasibility of the project, and it is displayed in the museum. Jerry
says that from its inception, the model was built to be flown and
will do so before it is displayed in the museum.
Loughead Brothers and F-1 History: The Lockheed Company,
one of today’s aerospace giants, saw its humble beginnings in
10sig4.QXD 7/23/04 10:51 am Page 127
128 MODEL AVIATION
The fully aerobatic 1⁄3-scale Pitts is powered by a U.S. Engines
41cc gas engine and has a 68.5-inch wingspan.
Brad Hensley’s Quadra-powered, 80-inch-wingspan World
Models Zero ARF with its flaps down and preparing to land.
The engine’s crankcase pressure runs the B&B smoke system on
Ted Gilbertson’s Great Planes Pitts Special.
San Francisco, California, in 1912 as the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane
Company. It was started by the Loughead brothers, Allan and
Malcolm, after they borrowed $4,000 from a cab company. Their
first airplane, the Model G seaplane, debuted on June 15, 1913.
Unable to make enough money offering rides at $10 apiece—
a hefty sum in 1913—the brothers lost the airplane to their
creditors. For the next two years the Loughead brothers tried
anything to earn the money to buy back the Model G.
Eventually they were successful, and they took the seaplane
to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco,
where they found plenty of willing (paying) passengers. With the
money they made at the exposition, they moved to Santa Barbara
and started the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company in
1916.
The Loughead brothers’ first project in Santa Barbara was the
F-1 Flying Boat. At the time, it was the world’s largest seaplane,
able to hold 10 passengers. They hired a young draftsman named
Jack Northrop to help with the project.
The F-1 was a twin-engine biplane that spanned 74 feet and
had a twin boom and a triple tail. In 1918 the F-1 had a recordsetting
flight, flying 211 miles in 181 minutes. The US Navy
took delivery of the F-1, and the brothers soon received a request
from the Navy to build flying boats.
As things were looking up for the Loughead brothers, World
War I ended and so did the aircraft orders. Surplus warplanes
flooded the market, and in 1921 Loughead Aircraft
Manufacturing Company went into liquidation.
Malcolm Loughead left the field of aviation and moved to
Detroit, Michigan. He was very successful with a hydraulic
brake system he developed for automobiles. It was during this
time that Malcolm changed his last name to Lockheed because it
10sig4.QXD 7/23/04 10:52 am Page 128
October 2004 129
HYDE SOFT MOUNTS
3 Years/3000 flights guarantee
*plus, double refund trial offer
140+ types, styles, sizes for engines .049-20.0cuin
Independent Engineering testing conclusion: "Single
Isolator Hyde Mounts" extends the life considerably or
completely eliminates failure of crankshaft, rod,and
crankcase, of both large and small single and multicylinder
engines. Also increases RPM/power!!
FREE SHIPPING SPECIALS: (ready for installation)
DA50/3W50/ZDZ50/YW48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159.95
DA100/BME110/Q100/ZDZ80 . . . . . . . . . . . . $184.95
DA150/3W150/ZDZ160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $199.95
3W200/212 - $219.95 - - - 3W240 . . . . . . . . $229.95
• Enjoy 500-1500 flights on servos, pots, gears, etc..
• Superior vibration current reduction for digitial servos.
• Initial cost comparison of a Hyde Mount to value of
equipment saved. There really is no comparison!!!!
*Simply return within 1 year with verifiable data that a
Hyde Mount is not best for major components of plane
or engine.
$64.95 - $344.95 + $10 S&H
(-25% for many undrilled versions)
Orders/Info: Merle Hyde - ph/fax 702-269-7829
e-mail: [email protected]
BME50 . . . . . . . $199.95
.20/30 . . . . . . . . $ 59.95
.60/70 . . . . . . . . $ 79.95
Q75 . . . . . . . . . $174.95
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was easier to pronounce.
In 1926, Allan Loughead and Jack
Northrop started the Lockheed Aircraft
Corporation using the name Lockheed, to
associate themselves with the successful
brake company that Malcolm owned. Allan
sold the company in 1929, and in 1934 he
legally changed his name to Lockheed, as
did his brother.
By car, Santa Barbara is approximately
two hours northwest of Los Angeles in
Southern California. The city of Santa
Barbara is long and narrow and lies
between the ocean and the Santa Ynez
Mountains. Most of the property is rolling
hills, where the view down to the ocean or
up to the mountains is breathtaking.
As far as I could tell, there is no
available space for flying fields anywhere
near Santa Barbara proper. The Santa
Barbara Radio Control Modelers fly off of
private property—the San Lucas Ranch—
which is roughly a 30-minute ride across
the mountains. It is just past Lake
Cachuma, which is one of the major water
sources for the region. The owners of the
property allow free use of the existing
runway for club members; however, AMA
insurance is a must.
While visiting the flying field, I had the
opportunity to photograph a couple of RC
Giants in flight and enjoy some stick time
flying Brad’s World Models
Manufacturing Co. LTD Zero ARF with an
80-inch wingspan. The model has 1,085
square inches of wing area and is powered
by a Quadra 40 gas engine. It comes with
mechanical retracts and requires a sixchannel
radio and nine servos.
The Quadra 40 was a perfect match for
the Zero, and it flew quite realistically. For
more information about the World Models
Zero ARF, you can visit the company’s
Web site at www.theworldmodels.com.
The next model I photographed was a
Great Planes 1⁄3-scale Pitts Special ARF
flown by Ted Gilbertson of Santa Barbara.
Ted has only been flying RC for two years,
and he purchased the Pitts Special as his
first RC Giant. His model is powered by a
U.S. Engines 41cc gas engine. Ted
installed a B&B smoke system, and as you
can see in the photograph, it worked well.
The Pitts is a fully aerobatic biplane
that has a top wingspan of 68.5 inches. It
weighs between 14 and 16 pounds. The
model is covered in MonoKote film and
has a fiberglass cowl and wheel pants
painted to match.
For more information about the Pitts
Special ARF, visit the Great Planes Web
site at www.greatplanes.com.
I want to thank all the Santa Barbara
Radio Control Modelers members for
extending their courtesy and allowing me
to fly at their field. I wish them all the best
with the F-1 project and would love to
have some photographs of the Flying Boat
on its maiden voyage.
I offer a big thank you to my friend
Brad for playing tour guide all weekend
and allowing me to crash one of his RC
models. Of course, all of the club members
present agree that it was Brad’s fault!
Til next month. MA
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