RADIO CONTROL GIANTS 111 II IT IS VVITII greatest degree regret announce passing valiant warrior Dick Smiths Ziroli Zero no longer among us Pictured earlier column Robarts retract ads Spider Smiths Giant set some sort record longevity went West 729 flights its final flight recorded 90s Bamstonner newsletter Hemet CA Model Masters Dick Smith announced demise Ziroli Zero after 729 flights Dick diving Elsinore CA field make inverted low pass down elevator applied recover dive wing broke center airplane went violent roll wreckage spread over 100 feet spark plug torn engine threads Sincere sympathies ol buddy Dick Smithbut enough sadness surprised delighted response October 97 column about failed Giant Scale designsspecifically Henschel Hs 121 designed built MA Fallandy Canoga Park CA asked readers suggestions about cure models squirrelly flight antics mail poured consensus moving center gravity bunch should help tame Henschel writer went far suggest model balanced 13% Mean Aerodynamic Chordas opposed ruleof-thumb 24-25% Ive shipped letters Mr Fallandy consideration really miss Model Builder quit publication about year ago modeling high points month reading Bill Hannans column old friend Bill still vertical taking nourishment better news continuing publish very professional series books though books feature Peanut models scale three-views included can enlarged Giant size Theyre accurate Bill usually includes prototype specifics document drawings latest effort Modelers & International Modelers features variety drawings Farman Moustique 1910 Nieuport Logo airplane Bills modeling autobiography also included book costs $1095 plus $250 postage handling Hannans Runway Box 210 Magalia CA 95954 As modelers use considerable amount cyanoacrylate CyA glue Its fast strongtwo important factors building balsa-and-plywood model airplanes times however maximum strength glued joints important such around plywood firewalls landing gear mounts calls strong waterproof stickums Ive never big fan epoxies purpose primarily because require mixing equal parts glue hardener Getting amounts out tube equal portions delaying tactic particularly need glue immediately late Ive using Weldbond Adhesive critical joints Its catalyzed polyvinyl acetate glue goes white dries crystal clear does require setting ovemight complete cure its strongespecially plywood-to-plywood joints has no smell its easy peel fingers Good stuff FMA Direct 9607 Dr Perry Rd #109 Ijamsville MD 21754 has come up unique item far Radio Control RC installations concemed Its series shock-mounted switch hamesses compatible radios Futaba JR Airtronics us shock-mount servos rubber grommets protect receivers batteries foam rubber ubiquitous switch/charging hamess usually bolted directly models structure Its subjected vagaries squiggle quiver transmitted model engines 86 Model Aviation n Allens -scale J4 Sportster designed Emil Agosta Jesse Anglin designed prototype Spacewalker 120 Gemini power Futaba 5UAP control Brian Allens Sterling VA Nosen Citabria bought kit 1980 finished model 1994 OS 120 Gemini power Futaba 7FGK provides control power pulses FMA Direct harnesses isolate switch vibration also provide redundant multiple power paths switch assembly itself four models FMA harnesses specifically designed Giant Scale models will handle quarter-scale servos can stick big modeland some Whatta deal John Fredriksen process compiling new edition detail-packed Model Warplanes series As part exercise wants reduce inventory 1996 volumes offers five books attractive price $25 plus $3 postage handlinga 50% savings Fredriksen books great starting point documenting military aircraft beginnings aviation history present really fortunate came flying North American Companys Mustangs including four versions great P-Si P-s 1 D its Hamilton Standard propeller plagued oil windshield affected forward visibility Mustang P-S 1K Aeroproducts propeller slightly faster about three mph usual D much easier see out no oil windshield old No 56 leaky propellers TP-S lD fuselage fuel tank removed second seat installed behind pilot eighty gallons less fuel backseater effectively moved center gravity rear aerobatics essentially no-no Although D K versions Mustangs capable high speed Merlins full song normal indicated cross-country airspeed 200 mph totally different airplane FtP S1H full 600 pounds lighter D K straight wing leading edge bunch maneuverable cross countried 220 mph although much faster throttle bent around quadrant Bob Holman has new fiberglass almostGiant kit Mustang Designed Englands Brian Taylor sporty P-Sl spans 69 inches takes 75 two-stroke power Bob course really giving new laser-cuffing machine workout Hes offering five WW Giant kits include precise curved bits pieces include 80inch Fokker DVII biplane quarter-scale versions Fokker DVIII Fokker E-Jfl monoplane Albatros DVa /6-scale Pfalz DXII bipe snow beginning swirl around northern climes approaching zenith building season bunch modelers Regardless weather hope winters RC project Giant b dUE Fm 1 U E U U W 3 rU VA 88 Model Aviation rglass almost Giant Mustang Bob Holman kit Brian Taylor England design P-51 takes 75 two-stroke Wingspan 69 inches II I ontwaitanylonger experience awesome thrill ofpaintinthe sky SUPER0ORI SUPERDRI AVIATION SMO9tE OIL penior, seoke oil nodeleo Wity 0 Supenor Inteese smoke 0 ~IIet pesisteoe tisteot pefomsce repototion es beet fret, beet Ask Dene P010k e Striolte Ask indosty eeofedoens like AMP end TME
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/02
Page Numbers: 86, 88
RADIO CONTROL GIANTS 111 II IT IS VVITII greatest degree regret announce passing valiant warrior Dick Smiths Ziroli Zero no longer among us Pictured earlier column Robarts retract ads Spider Smiths Giant set some sort record longevity went West 729 flights its final flight recorded 90s Bamstonner newsletter Hemet CA Model Masters Dick Smith announced demise Ziroli Zero after 729 flights Dick diving Elsinore CA field make inverted low pass down elevator applied recover dive wing broke center airplane went violent roll wreckage spread over 100 feet spark plug torn engine threads Sincere sympathies ol buddy Dick Smithbut enough sadness surprised delighted response October 97 column about failed Giant Scale designsspecifically Henschel Hs 121 designed built MA Fallandy Canoga Park CA asked readers suggestions about cure models squirrelly flight antics mail poured consensus moving center gravity bunch should help tame Henschel writer went far suggest model balanced 13% Mean Aerodynamic Chordas opposed ruleof-thumb 24-25% Ive shipped letters Mr Fallandy consideration really miss Model Builder quit publication about year ago modeling high points month reading Bill Hannans column old friend Bill still vertical taking nourishment better news continuing publish very professional series books though books feature Peanut models scale three-views included can enlarged Giant size Theyre accurate Bill usually includes prototype specifics document drawings latest effort Modelers & International Modelers features variety drawings Farman Moustique 1910 Nieuport Logo airplane Bills modeling autobiography also included book costs $1095 plus $250 postage handling Hannans Runway Box 210 Magalia CA 95954 As modelers use considerable amount cyanoacrylate CyA glue Its fast strongtwo important factors building balsa-and-plywood model airplanes times however maximum strength glued joints important such around plywood firewalls landing gear mounts calls strong waterproof stickums Ive never big fan epoxies purpose primarily because require mixing equal parts glue hardener Getting amounts out tube equal portions delaying tactic particularly need glue immediately late Ive using Weldbond Adhesive critical joints Its catalyzed polyvinyl acetate glue goes white dries crystal clear does require setting ovemight complete cure its strongespecially plywood-to-plywood joints has no smell its easy peel fingers Good stuff FMA Direct 9607 Dr Perry Rd #109 Ijamsville MD 21754 has come up unique item far Radio Control RC installations concemed Its series shock-mounted switch hamesses compatible radios Futaba JR Airtronics us shock-mount servos rubber grommets protect receivers batteries foam rubber ubiquitous switch/charging hamess usually bolted directly models structure Its subjected vagaries squiggle quiver transmitted model engines 86 Model Aviation n Allens -scale J4 Sportster designed Emil Agosta Jesse Anglin designed prototype Spacewalker 120 Gemini power Futaba 5UAP control Brian Allens Sterling VA Nosen Citabria bought kit 1980 finished model 1994 OS 120 Gemini power Futaba 7FGK provides control power pulses FMA Direct harnesses isolate switch vibration also provide redundant multiple power paths switch assembly itself four models FMA harnesses specifically designed Giant Scale models will handle quarter-scale servos can stick big modeland some Whatta deal John Fredriksen process compiling new edition detail-packed Model Warplanes series As part exercise wants reduce inventory 1996 volumes offers five books attractive price $25 plus $3 postage handlinga 50% savings Fredriksen books great starting point documenting military aircraft beginnings aviation history present really fortunate came flying North American Companys Mustangs including four versions great P-Si P-s 1 D its Hamilton Standard propeller plagued oil windshield affected forward visibility Mustang P-S 1K Aeroproducts propeller slightly faster about three mph usual D much easier see out no oil windshield old No 56 leaky propellers TP-S lD fuselage fuel tank removed second seat installed behind pilot eighty gallons less fuel backseater effectively moved center gravity rear aerobatics essentially no-no Although D K versions Mustangs capable high speed Merlins full song normal indicated cross-country airspeed 200 mph totally different airplane FtP S1H full 600 pounds lighter D K straight wing leading edge bunch maneuverable cross countried 220 mph although much faster throttle bent around quadrant Bob Holman has new fiberglass almostGiant kit Mustang Designed Englands Brian Taylor sporty P-Sl spans 69 inches takes 75 two-stroke power Bob course really giving new laser-cuffing machine workout Hes offering five WW Giant kits include precise curved bits pieces include 80inch Fokker DVII biplane quarter-scale versions Fokker DVIII Fokker E-Jfl monoplane Albatros DVa /6-scale Pfalz DXII bipe snow beginning swirl around northern climes approaching zenith building season bunch modelers Regardless weather hope winters RC project Giant b dUE Fm 1 U E U U W 3 rU VA 88 Model Aviation rglass almost Giant Mustang Bob Holman kit Brian Taylor England design P-51 takes 75 two-stroke Wingspan 69 inches II I ontwaitanylonger experience awesome thrill ofpaintinthe sky SUPER0ORI SUPERDRI AVIATION SMO9tE OIL penior, seoke oil nodeleo Wity 0 Supenor Inteese smoke 0 ~IIet pesisteoe tisteot pefomsce repototion es beet fret, beet Ask Dene P010k e Striolte Ask indosty eeofedoens like AMP end TME