112 MODEL AVIATION
Questions about blended fuel
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Giants Sal Calvagna
Also included in this column:
• Bill Fuori’s AC-47D
• Boeing P-26A by Fred Angel
• Lou Zackman Jr. and his
Grumman F3F
• Ron Savage’s Mitsubishi A6M
Zero
• Ziroli plans offers fiberglass
fuselages
As was the full-scale model, Fred Angel’s P-26A “Peashooter” is festooned with landing
and flying wires. It was the last Boeing fighter to enter service.
Above: Bill Fuori with his 140-inch-span Douglas AC-47D
gunship. It has a sound and light system to emulate the firing
of the Gatling guns.
Left: The business end of the AC-47D. The miniguns look as
though they could really fire. Check out the rivet detail!
WELCOME BACK to the RC Giants
column. In recent issues I have written
about ethanol-blended fuels that we have
been using in our gasoline-powered models.
This must be a popular subject, because
other publications have addressed the issue
too. Small-engine repair shops point a finger
at ethanol as the cause of fuel-systemrelated
problems.
In an e-mail I received, a reader wrote
that although his Quadra .35-powered Dr.I
triplane has experienced no issues with
blended fuels, both his leaf blower and his
weed trimmer have required repair from
dissolved plastic and gummed-up
carburetors. Could it be that gardenequipment
manufacturers use materials that
are sensitive to ethanol that we modelers are
not?
I don’t have the answer right now;
however, I do know that some of the
popular fuel lines we use become hard and
brittle in time with blended fuel use. In our
application, the most important piece of fuel
line to check and replace as needed is the
pickup line inside the tank. You know, the
one with the clunk.
06sig4.QXD 4/23/09 11:55 AM Page 112
114 MODEL AVIATION
Ziroli Plans supplies fiberglass fuselages for many of its classic
designs. Shown is the mold for the infamous Ju 87B “Stuka.”
Ron Savage built and flies this Yellow Aircraft International A6M5
Zero. It spans 80 inches and is powered by a Zenoah G-62 engine.
Lou Zackman Jr.’s 1/3-scale Grumman F3F is under construction.
The full-scale aircraft was the last Grumman biplane fighter to
enter service.
If anyone knows of a fuel line (which is appropriate for our
models) that remains flexible in ethanol-blended fuels, please notify
me so I can share the good news. Thanks!
Bill Fuori of The Villages, Florida, who splits his time between
Florida and New York, built an incredible Douglas AC-47D
gunship from Ziroli plans. Bill claims that he went the extra mile in
improving the scale outline so he could compete in this year’s Top
Gun Scale event.
Bill made all the molds for the 140-inch-span aircraft, to include
the nose cone, engine cowlings, and the smaller parts you can see
on the model. Power is provided by two Zenoah G-38 engines.
The AC-47D is covered with 1-ounce fiberglass cloth and is
finished with automotive lacquer. More than 150 paint maskings
were used to create the camouflage scheme.
In addition to landing lights, Bill installed a sound system and
special lighting to emulate the sight and noise of the three miniguns
firing. He also applied more than 30,000 simulated rivets by hand,
to create an authentic-looking finish.
Bill will enter the model in the Top Gun Team class, and at the
controls will be Dino DiGiorgio: a frequent Top Gun competitor.
Excellent work, Bill, and best of luck to both of you!
In the 1960s, the Air Force tested aircraft with side-firing
weapons for possible use in Vietnam. A Douglas C-47 cargo
aircraft was converted to the AC-47D (attack/cargo) designation.
This was a fixed-wing, side-firing gunship that could provide close
air support of ground troops or planned strikes against known
targets.
In late 1964, the first AC-47D, call sign “Spooky,” was used in
combat and became an instant success in halting enemy attacks on
hamlets and defensive positions. After that, a substantial number of
converted C-47s were put into action throughout Southeast Asia in
a relatively short time period.
The converted transports/cargo airplanes were equipped with
three 7.62mm Gatling miniguns mounted in the fifth and sixth
windows and the cargo-door area of the aircraft’s port side.
Roughly 16,500 rounds were carried on a typical mission.
During attack maneuvers, the gunship traveled at nearly 120
knots indicated airspeed. At a firing rate of 6,000 rounds per
minute, the area covered was approximately 52 yards in diameter,
placing a round within every 2.4 yards during a three-second burst.
No outpost or village under gunship protection was ever lost to
the enemy. However, the AC-47Ds were easy targets; 15 of the 53
made were shot down between 1965 and 1969.
When these aircraft fired at night, it looked as though a sheet of
flame poured from them. They soon became known as
“Dragonships” and “Puff the Magic Dragon,” after the popular song
of the time.
Fred Angel of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, built a nice Boeing P-
26A “Peashooter.” The photograph was taken at the 2009 WRAM
Show in Westchester, New York.
The model is 1/4 scale, spans 84 inches, and is powered by a
Saito 1.70 three-cylinder, four-stroke glow engine. It weighs 23
pounds and is covered with Coverite fabric. The painted finish is
aircraft dope. Very nice, Fred!
The full-scale Boeing P-26 was the first all-metal production
fighter and the first pursuit monoplane to serve the US Army Air
Corps. The prototype was flown in 1932.
Although this was the US’s first all-metal monoplane in service,
it still had externally braced wings and fixed landing gear of earlier
biplane design. But the P-26A did sport newly introduced flaps, to
reduce landing speed.
The aircraft was easy to fly, as its pilots reported, but it was
soon outclassed by European contemporaries. Philippine Army Air
Corps P-26s flew in combat against the Japanese early in World
War II, but they were soon overwhelmed by the new Zero fighters.
The P-26 was the last Boeing fighter to enter service, until the
company acquired McDonnell Douglas in 2002. Boeing went on to
build bombers and cargo aircraft for the military. It also became a
household name with its line of civilian jetliners.
Lou Zackman Jr. of Middle Island, New York, has a work in
progress: his Grumman F3F fighter. The full-scale aircraft was the
last American biplane fighter delivered to the US Navy in 1936,
and it was retired from frontline squadrons at the end of 1941.
The model is 1/3 scale with a span of 110 inches. According to
Lou, he is going to use a Desert Aircraft DA-150 twin-cylinder gas
engine for power. Louis Pentecost of Seattle, Washington,
designed the F3F’s plans.
The fuselage will be covered with fiberglass cloth, and the
wings will be covered with Solartex. Lou likes to use Rust-Oleum
paint for the finish.
Keep up the good work!
Ron Savage of Davie, Florida, built a great-looking and -flying
A6M5 Zero from a Yellow Aircraft International kit. It took Ron
06sig4.QXD 4/23/09 11:58 AM Page 114
only two months to complete and has close
to 10 flights on it as this column is being
written. The model is finished in PPG
paints, and power is provided by a Zenoah
G-62 gas engine.
Ron wrote:
“I started building and flying RC planes
when I was in my early twenties, with
limited success. After a particularly bad
crash of a plane that I built from a plan in a
magazine, I switched to RC boats. From
there I moved on to full-size boats. I built
several in-board runabouts and ended up
building a 33 foot yawl.
“At the age of 60, I happened to see a
neighbor with an RC airplane and went
down the street to check it out. I was
hooked and started building RC planes
again. I started with trainers and worked
my way up.
“I am now 71 and currently have seven
1/5 scale planes, mostly warbirds from Top
Flite and Great Planes, including an F4U
Corsair, P-47, two P-51 Mustangs, and an
OV-10 Bronco from a Rich Uravitch kit. I
fly at Markham Park in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida approximately three to four times a
week.
“I think building RC planes is a great
hobby, and is much more rewarding than
assembling an ARF, if you have the time
and the skill.”
I couldn’t agree more, Ron.
Congratulations on such fine
workmanship; I wish you well with all
your modeling projects.
Building a Ziroli plans model is now easier,
because of newly offered fiberglass
fuselages for many of the company’s
designs. Shown is the structure for the Ju
87B “Stuka” kit at the 2009 WRAM Show.
If you’ve wanted to build a Ziroli model
but needed a head start, look at the list of
models you can choose from that offer a
fiberglass fuselage. Contact Nick Ziroli
Plans and start building!
That’s all for this month. I know that the
majority of winter flying exists only in the
warmer southern climates. However, since
summer is upon us, we should be enjoying
premium flying weather from sea to shining
sea.
Get off your duff, take the model and a
camera to your local field, and send me
some nice photos of models flying. Let’s see
how good of a photographer you are! MA
Sources:
Top Gun
(863) 607-6611
www.franktiano.com
Nick Ziroli Plans
(631) 467-4765
www.ziroliplans.com
Edition: Model Aviation - 2009/06
Page Numbers: 112,114,116
Edition: Model Aviation - 2009/06
Page Numbers: 112,114,116
112 MODEL AVIATION
Questions about blended fuel
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Giants Sal Calvagna
Also included in this column:
• Bill Fuori’s AC-47D
• Boeing P-26A by Fred Angel
• Lou Zackman Jr. and his
Grumman F3F
• Ron Savage’s Mitsubishi A6M
Zero
• Ziroli plans offers fiberglass
fuselages
As was the full-scale model, Fred Angel’s P-26A “Peashooter” is festooned with landing
and flying wires. It was the last Boeing fighter to enter service.
Above: Bill Fuori with his 140-inch-span Douglas AC-47D
gunship. It has a sound and light system to emulate the firing
of the Gatling guns.
Left: The business end of the AC-47D. The miniguns look as
though they could really fire. Check out the rivet detail!
WELCOME BACK to the RC Giants
column. In recent issues I have written
about ethanol-blended fuels that we have
been using in our gasoline-powered models.
This must be a popular subject, because
other publications have addressed the issue
too. Small-engine repair shops point a finger
at ethanol as the cause of fuel-systemrelated
problems.
In an e-mail I received, a reader wrote
that although his Quadra .35-powered Dr.I
triplane has experienced no issues with
blended fuels, both his leaf blower and his
weed trimmer have required repair from
dissolved plastic and gummed-up
carburetors. Could it be that gardenequipment
manufacturers use materials that
are sensitive to ethanol that we modelers are
not?
I don’t have the answer right now;
however, I do know that some of the
popular fuel lines we use become hard and
brittle in time with blended fuel use. In our
application, the most important piece of fuel
line to check and replace as needed is the
pickup line inside the tank. You know, the
one with the clunk.
06sig4.QXD 4/23/09 11:55 AM Page 112
114 MODEL AVIATION
Ziroli Plans supplies fiberglass fuselages for many of its classic
designs. Shown is the mold for the infamous Ju 87B “Stuka.”
Ron Savage built and flies this Yellow Aircraft International A6M5
Zero. It spans 80 inches and is powered by a Zenoah G-62 engine.
Lou Zackman Jr.’s 1/3-scale Grumman F3F is under construction.
The full-scale aircraft was the last Grumman biplane fighter to
enter service.
If anyone knows of a fuel line (which is appropriate for our
models) that remains flexible in ethanol-blended fuels, please notify
me so I can share the good news. Thanks!
Bill Fuori of The Villages, Florida, who splits his time between
Florida and New York, built an incredible Douglas AC-47D
gunship from Ziroli plans. Bill claims that he went the extra mile in
improving the scale outline so he could compete in this year’s Top
Gun Scale event.
Bill made all the molds for the 140-inch-span aircraft, to include
the nose cone, engine cowlings, and the smaller parts you can see
on the model. Power is provided by two Zenoah G-38 engines.
The AC-47D is covered with 1-ounce fiberglass cloth and is
finished with automotive lacquer. More than 150 paint maskings
were used to create the camouflage scheme.
In addition to landing lights, Bill installed a sound system and
special lighting to emulate the sight and noise of the three miniguns
firing. He also applied more than 30,000 simulated rivets by hand,
to create an authentic-looking finish.
Bill will enter the model in the Top Gun Team class, and at the
controls will be Dino DiGiorgio: a frequent Top Gun competitor.
Excellent work, Bill, and best of luck to both of you!
In the 1960s, the Air Force tested aircraft with side-firing
weapons for possible use in Vietnam. A Douglas C-47 cargo
aircraft was converted to the AC-47D (attack/cargo) designation.
This was a fixed-wing, side-firing gunship that could provide close
air support of ground troops or planned strikes against known
targets.
In late 1964, the first AC-47D, call sign “Spooky,” was used in
combat and became an instant success in halting enemy attacks on
hamlets and defensive positions. After that, a substantial number of
converted C-47s were put into action throughout Southeast Asia in
a relatively short time period.
The converted transports/cargo airplanes were equipped with
three 7.62mm Gatling miniguns mounted in the fifth and sixth
windows and the cargo-door area of the aircraft’s port side.
Roughly 16,500 rounds were carried on a typical mission.
During attack maneuvers, the gunship traveled at nearly 120
knots indicated airspeed. At a firing rate of 6,000 rounds per
minute, the area covered was approximately 52 yards in diameter,
placing a round within every 2.4 yards during a three-second burst.
No outpost or village under gunship protection was ever lost to
the enemy. However, the AC-47Ds were easy targets; 15 of the 53
made were shot down between 1965 and 1969.
When these aircraft fired at night, it looked as though a sheet of
flame poured from them. They soon became known as
“Dragonships” and “Puff the Magic Dragon,” after the popular song
of the time.
Fred Angel of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, built a nice Boeing P-
26A “Peashooter.” The photograph was taken at the 2009 WRAM
Show in Westchester, New York.
The model is 1/4 scale, spans 84 inches, and is powered by a
Saito 1.70 three-cylinder, four-stroke glow engine. It weighs 23
pounds and is covered with Coverite fabric. The painted finish is
aircraft dope. Very nice, Fred!
The full-scale Boeing P-26 was the first all-metal production
fighter and the first pursuit monoplane to serve the US Army Air
Corps. The prototype was flown in 1932.
Although this was the US’s first all-metal monoplane in service,
it still had externally braced wings and fixed landing gear of earlier
biplane design. But the P-26A did sport newly introduced flaps, to
reduce landing speed.
The aircraft was easy to fly, as its pilots reported, but it was
soon outclassed by European contemporaries. Philippine Army Air
Corps P-26s flew in combat against the Japanese early in World
War II, but they were soon overwhelmed by the new Zero fighters.
The P-26 was the last Boeing fighter to enter service, until the
company acquired McDonnell Douglas in 2002. Boeing went on to
build bombers and cargo aircraft for the military. It also became a
household name with its line of civilian jetliners.
Lou Zackman Jr. of Middle Island, New York, has a work in
progress: his Grumman F3F fighter. The full-scale aircraft was the
last American biplane fighter delivered to the US Navy in 1936,
and it was retired from frontline squadrons at the end of 1941.
The model is 1/3 scale with a span of 110 inches. According to
Lou, he is going to use a Desert Aircraft DA-150 twin-cylinder gas
engine for power. Louis Pentecost of Seattle, Washington,
designed the F3F’s plans.
The fuselage will be covered with fiberglass cloth, and the
wings will be covered with Solartex. Lou likes to use Rust-Oleum
paint for the finish.
Keep up the good work!
Ron Savage of Davie, Florida, built a great-looking and -flying
A6M5 Zero from a Yellow Aircraft International kit. It took Ron
06sig4.QXD 4/23/09 11:58 AM Page 114
only two months to complete and has close
to 10 flights on it as this column is being
written. The model is finished in PPG
paints, and power is provided by a Zenoah
G-62 gas engine.
Ron wrote:
“I started building and flying RC planes
when I was in my early twenties, with
limited success. After a particularly bad
crash of a plane that I built from a plan in a
magazine, I switched to RC boats. From
there I moved on to full-size boats. I built
several in-board runabouts and ended up
building a 33 foot yawl.
“At the age of 60, I happened to see a
neighbor with an RC airplane and went
down the street to check it out. I was
hooked and started building RC planes
again. I started with trainers and worked
my way up.
“I am now 71 and currently have seven
1/5 scale planes, mostly warbirds from Top
Flite and Great Planes, including an F4U
Corsair, P-47, two P-51 Mustangs, and an
OV-10 Bronco from a Rich Uravitch kit. I
fly at Markham Park in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida approximately three to four times a
week.
“I think building RC planes is a great
hobby, and is much more rewarding than
assembling an ARF, if you have the time
and the skill.”
I couldn’t agree more, Ron.
Congratulations on such fine
workmanship; I wish you well with all
your modeling projects.
Building a Ziroli plans model is now easier,
because of newly offered fiberglass
fuselages for many of the company’s
designs. Shown is the structure for the Ju
87B “Stuka” kit at the 2009 WRAM Show.
If you’ve wanted to build a Ziroli model
but needed a head start, look at the list of
models you can choose from that offer a
fiberglass fuselage. Contact Nick Ziroli
Plans and start building!
That’s all for this month. I know that the
majority of winter flying exists only in the
warmer southern climates. However, since
summer is upon us, we should be enjoying
premium flying weather from sea to shining
sea.
Get off your duff, take the model and a
camera to your local field, and send me
some nice photos of models flying. Let’s see
how good of a photographer you are! MA
Sources:
Top Gun
(863) 607-6611
www.franktiano.com
Nick Ziroli Plans
(631) 467-4765
www.ziroliplans.com
Edition: Model Aviation - 2009/06
Page Numbers: 112,114,116
112 MODEL AVIATION
Questions about blended fuel
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Giants Sal Calvagna
Also included in this column:
• Bill Fuori’s AC-47D
• Boeing P-26A by Fred Angel
• Lou Zackman Jr. and his
Grumman F3F
• Ron Savage’s Mitsubishi A6M
Zero
• Ziroli plans offers fiberglass
fuselages
As was the full-scale model, Fred Angel’s P-26A “Peashooter” is festooned with landing
and flying wires. It was the last Boeing fighter to enter service.
Above: Bill Fuori with his 140-inch-span Douglas AC-47D
gunship. It has a sound and light system to emulate the firing
of the Gatling guns.
Left: The business end of the AC-47D. The miniguns look as
though they could really fire. Check out the rivet detail!
WELCOME BACK to the RC Giants
column. In recent issues I have written
about ethanol-blended fuels that we have
been using in our gasoline-powered models.
This must be a popular subject, because
other publications have addressed the issue
too. Small-engine repair shops point a finger
at ethanol as the cause of fuel-systemrelated
problems.
In an e-mail I received, a reader wrote
that although his Quadra .35-powered Dr.I
triplane has experienced no issues with
blended fuels, both his leaf blower and his
weed trimmer have required repair from
dissolved plastic and gummed-up
carburetors. Could it be that gardenequipment
manufacturers use materials that
are sensitive to ethanol that we modelers are
not?
I don’t have the answer right now;
however, I do know that some of the
popular fuel lines we use become hard and
brittle in time with blended fuel use. In our
application, the most important piece of fuel
line to check and replace as needed is the
pickup line inside the tank. You know, the
one with the clunk.
06sig4.QXD 4/23/09 11:55 AM Page 112
114 MODEL AVIATION
Ziroli Plans supplies fiberglass fuselages for many of its classic
designs. Shown is the mold for the infamous Ju 87B “Stuka.”
Ron Savage built and flies this Yellow Aircraft International A6M5
Zero. It spans 80 inches and is powered by a Zenoah G-62 engine.
Lou Zackman Jr.’s 1/3-scale Grumman F3F is under construction.
The full-scale aircraft was the last Grumman biplane fighter to
enter service.
If anyone knows of a fuel line (which is appropriate for our
models) that remains flexible in ethanol-blended fuels, please notify
me so I can share the good news. Thanks!
Bill Fuori of The Villages, Florida, who splits his time between
Florida and New York, built an incredible Douglas AC-47D
gunship from Ziroli plans. Bill claims that he went the extra mile in
improving the scale outline so he could compete in this year’s Top
Gun Scale event.
Bill made all the molds for the 140-inch-span aircraft, to include
the nose cone, engine cowlings, and the smaller parts you can see
on the model. Power is provided by two Zenoah G-38 engines.
The AC-47D is covered with 1-ounce fiberglass cloth and is
finished with automotive lacquer. More than 150 paint maskings
were used to create the camouflage scheme.
In addition to landing lights, Bill installed a sound system and
special lighting to emulate the sight and noise of the three miniguns
firing. He also applied more than 30,000 simulated rivets by hand,
to create an authentic-looking finish.
Bill will enter the model in the Top Gun Team class, and at the
controls will be Dino DiGiorgio: a frequent Top Gun competitor.
Excellent work, Bill, and best of luck to both of you!
In the 1960s, the Air Force tested aircraft with side-firing
weapons for possible use in Vietnam. A Douglas C-47 cargo
aircraft was converted to the AC-47D (attack/cargo) designation.
This was a fixed-wing, side-firing gunship that could provide close
air support of ground troops or planned strikes against known
targets.
In late 1964, the first AC-47D, call sign “Spooky,” was used in
combat and became an instant success in halting enemy attacks on
hamlets and defensive positions. After that, a substantial number of
converted C-47s were put into action throughout Southeast Asia in
a relatively short time period.
The converted transports/cargo airplanes were equipped with
three 7.62mm Gatling miniguns mounted in the fifth and sixth
windows and the cargo-door area of the aircraft’s port side.
Roughly 16,500 rounds were carried on a typical mission.
During attack maneuvers, the gunship traveled at nearly 120
knots indicated airspeed. At a firing rate of 6,000 rounds per
minute, the area covered was approximately 52 yards in diameter,
placing a round within every 2.4 yards during a three-second burst.
No outpost or village under gunship protection was ever lost to
the enemy. However, the AC-47Ds were easy targets; 15 of the 53
made were shot down between 1965 and 1969.
When these aircraft fired at night, it looked as though a sheet of
flame poured from them. They soon became known as
“Dragonships” and “Puff the Magic Dragon,” after the popular song
of the time.
Fred Angel of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, built a nice Boeing P-
26A “Peashooter.” The photograph was taken at the 2009 WRAM
Show in Westchester, New York.
The model is 1/4 scale, spans 84 inches, and is powered by a
Saito 1.70 three-cylinder, four-stroke glow engine. It weighs 23
pounds and is covered with Coverite fabric. The painted finish is
aircraft dope. Very nice, Fred!
The full-scale Boeing P-26 was the first all-metal production
fighter and the first pursuit monoplane to serve the US Army Air
Corps. The prototype was flown in 1932.
Although this was the US’s first all-metal monoplane in service,
it still had externally braced wings and fixed landing gear of earlier
biplane design. But the P-26A did sport newly introduced flaps, to
reduce landing speed.
The aircraft was easy to fly, as its pilots reported, but it was
soon outclassed by European contemporaries. Philippine Army Air
Corps P-26s flew in combat against the Japanese early in World
War II, but they were soon overwhelmed by the new Zero fighters.
The P-26 was the last Boeing fighter to enter service, until the
company acquired McDonnell Douglas in 2002. Boeing went on to
build bombers and cargo aircraft for the military. It also became a
household name with its line of civilian jetliners.
Lou Zackman Jr. of Middle Island, New York, has a work in
progress: his Grumman F3F fighter. The full-scale aircraft was the
last American biplane fighter delivered to the US Navy in 1936,
and it was retired from frontline squadrons at the end of 1941.
The model is 1/3 scale with a span of 110 inches. According to
Lou, he is going to use a Desert Aircraft DA-150 twin-cylinder gas
engine for power. Louis Pentecost of Seattle, Washington,
designed the F3F’s plans.
The fuselage will be covered with fiberglass cloth, and the
wings will be covered with Solartex. Lou likes to use Rust-Oleum
paint for the finish.
Keep up the good work!
Ron Savage of Davie, Florida, built a great-looking and -flying
A6M5 Zero from a Yellow Aircraft International kit. It took Ron
06sig4.QXD 4/23/09 11:58 AM Page 114
only two months to complete and has close
to 10 flights on it as this column is being
written. The model is finished in PPG
paints, and power is provided by a Zenoah
G-62 gas engine.
Ron wrote:
“I started building and flying RC planes
when I was in my early twenties, with
limited success. After a particularly bad
crash of a plane that I built from a plan in a
magazine, I switched to RC boats. From
there I moved on to full-size boats. I built
several in-board runabouts and ended up
building a 33 foot yawl.
“At the age of 60, I happened to see a
neighbor with an RC airplane and went
down the street to check it out. I was
hooked and started building RC planes
again. I started with trainers and worked
my way up.
“I am now 71 and currently have seven
1/5 scale planes, mostly warbirds from Top
Flite and Great Planes, including an F4U
Corsair, P-47, two P-51 Mustangs, and an
OV-10 Bronco from a Rich Uravitch kit. I
fly at Markham Park in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida approximately three to four times a
week.
“I think building RC planes is a great
hobby, and is much more rewarding than
assembling an ARF, if you have the time
and the skill.”
I couldn’t agree more, Ron.
Congratulations on such fine
workmanship; I wish you well with all
your modeling projects.
Building a Ziroli plans model is now easier,
because of newly offered fiberglass
fuselages for many of the company’s
designs. Shown is the structure for the Ju
87B “Stuka” kit at the 2009 WRAM Show.
If you’ve wanted to build a Ziroli model
but needed a head start, look at the list of
models you can choose from that offer a
fiberglass fuselage. Contact Nick Ziroli
Plans and start building!
That’s all for this month. I know that the
majority of winter flying exists only in the
warmer southern climates. However, since
summer is upon us, we should be enjoying
premium flying weather from sea to shining
sea.
Get off your duff, take the model and a
camera to your local field, and send me
some nice photos of models flying. Let’s see
how good of a photographer you are! MA
Sources:
Top Gun
(863) 607-6611
www.franktiano.com
Nick Ziroli Plans
(631) 467-4765
www.ziroliplans.com