OLD TIMERS Dee B Mathews OLD-TIMER month Published July 1940 issue Model Airplane News Hornet Sal Taibis lesser known designs Seldom modeled nonetheless eminently suited conversion RC assist Its large size coupled simple construction makes potentially highly competitive machine Quoting construction article AMA met some time ago 1940 Gas Model rules devised immediately sat ourselves old drawing board scratched head search design would tops under new regulations course favor big ships plenty area maximum stability per formance prime considerations Hornet finally emerged plane wanted combines features desired plus streamlining design simple build easy adjust pleasing eye Under power climbs left corkscrew As top climb rolls out flat level glide right Hornet really performs like champion its top ship 1940 rule changes Sal mentioned also responsible Strucks New Ruler Goldbergs Zipper Although have no record contest success Hornet patently obvious Sal pleased design since built another SAM events came along 1960s Interestingly MANdrawings show singlewheel gear three-views illustrate two-wheel unit dashed lines Obviously Sal used optional unit SAM model wing construction utilizes four-spar poly dihedral design easily can beefed up RC substituting spruce balsa cowl could constructed blocks per original glass/epoxy-over-foam technique could used Hinge lines could points used Powerhouse conversions rudder stabilizer very similar outline con struction method placing rudder horn below stab model type like involves use strip aileron bellcrank unit brass nylon cover pre-formed horn epoxied fin wire run down through stab scrap balsa box built around projecting horn allowing stick out fuselage side below stab Nyrod used adjustable clevis complete neat practical installation course rod could run over top stab rather unsightly way Frankly find rather odd Hornet seen contests often Hopefully brief look will stimulate some interest Plans available John Pond short kit available Schmidt Custom Kits 11948 Franklin Blvd Elk Grove CA 95624 Needless say Sal Taibis Hornet should always finished green Get Kato 2 WHEEL GEAR J II i-i-i-i-Sal Taibithe legend pleasure seeing Sals Hornet flown years ago Its size impressive certainly simplifies keeping sight Forster 99 started 4 TAIBIS HORNET MAN July 1940 SPAN 88 CHORD 6 LENGTH 6l-3/4 POWER FOSTER 99 9 16 20 24 mj choke flip creating sound produced ignition engine large prop power pattern Sal doesnt desecrate flying radio rock-steady glide im 36 Model Aviation sal aiw prepares launch Hornet 65 Philadelphia Nats Tiny delicate isnt growl power its Forster 99 ignition engine unforgettable Doc pressive two sons Sal preparing fly Hornet said Boys man designed airplane nearly 30 years ago Sal looked up great big grin said Yes mere slip boy time exemplifies Sal Taibi ways perpetually young heart enjoys modeling fullest has reputation being winningest Free Flight contestant time man has continuously active hobby whole lifetime son Mike has followed footsteps National Junior Champion safe say Sals Starduster kits have introduced modelers Free Flight other kit history also must winningest design ever anyone deserves title Mr Free Flight USA man SAM Champs 81At SAM annual meeting held Dayton part 1980 Champs Al Hellman presented bid 1981 Champs West Coast chapters accepted tentative dates during last weekend ofJune 1981 Taft Taft CA reputed premier FF site USA should excellent venue RC Old-Timer fliers well advance motel reservations strongly advised Taft small oil-and-college town rather limited motel accommodations Camping site permitted some contestants often merely roll out sleeping bag using starstudded desert sky blanket Phil Bemhardt Arcing Point SAM 49 says .. whole idea behind West Coast RC Champs Memorial Day weekend Continued page 105 March 1981 37 Feeney 4-cycle photo blow-up ad 1938 Berkeley catalog Doc remarkstllat either quite small its 12 cu someone big hand column Scale message getting across lightly-built Scale model can actually fun fly Expect lot less victims Ground Monster final issue Has anyone besides called local Piper Cessna Beech dealers got book reading prop pitch say 75% whatever matched rated rpm run figures through calculator found Out doesnt work Try Now about scale speed HA thanks Doug ideas weight reduction use hot dope have never tried heating dope although have heard heating epoxies reduce weight use thinner spread dope probaby quite waste ful because thinner evaporates does nothing build finish $700 gallon thinner money evaporates would inter esting make some test panels using heated cold dope get some comparative data es pecially water treatment subject scale speed has largely beaten death other columns find hard understand relationship between prop pitch rpm effect scale speed boils down simple fact know what scale speed should dont know attain well-detailed models tend toward weightiness Without detail really Scale Hobby tools tool delight modeler fortuante purchase 16 years ago Atlas 6in swing lathe milling attachment has factor has given us cap ability build scale reproductions complex aircraft parts Turned metal wood parts occasionally made find 75% machining milling process have no training use machine tools Using lathe its attachments has continuing educational process imagination plays apart Scale modelers seem particularly blessed necessary desire imagination inquisitiveness produce quality miniatures machine tool ultimate step equipping ourselves create Much work has easily machineable materials aluminum alloys used Special engine mounts readily available hobby sources mufflers fit within scale cowlings operating oleo-type landing gears few examples unlimited possibilities Retract servos needed would swing heavy wheels through 1200 angle reproduce gear movement bomber help lathe three mechanisms made using servo motors rotate threaded rod along special nut travels linear motion lathe can used wind special springs specifications Scale prop hubs spinners prop itselfcan partially completely machined accuracy milling attachment also serves precision boring machine produce exactly parallel holes pre cisely spaced within limits machine Mating parts fit screws need oversized holes Because lathe uses tapered roller bearings its headstock avoid over heating high speed can also used wood turning Bob Dolly Wischer 1 S-221 Lapliam Peak Road Delafield WI 53018 DISCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTI V well FUELyouI New high film strength lubricantU increased power engine lifeI Highest quality ingredientsI Deteraent action cut varnish J I II II II II II II II II II II IHOUPS Monday thru Wednesday 930-630 Thursday & Friday 9 30-800 rday 930-600 Sunday 12 00-5 00 have big once-a-year shindig couldnt travel halfway across country attend regular SAM Champs Phil therefore proposes nor held 1981 West Coast SAM chapters put efforts hosting SAM Champs Carrying Phils logic step further perhaps something should done assure Midwest East Coast SAM types alternate traveling half way across country CIA folks Indiana-Ohio Fort Worth Plainsmen hold large well-attended annuals SAM events unable go West might wish check Contest Calendar Bill Hannan youre right Project Three View July80 issue must reading anyone ever enlarges plans currently using Brumberger No 290 Project 0-Scope paid $795 stainedglass shop mentioned Bill Hs article darn thing works quite well enlarg ing airfoils such optics quality expensive units pro jected image perfectly adequate require ments hang piece paper wall place projector over drawing wheeled secretarys chair move about get desired size pencil used trace rough outline roughness cleaned up board adjustable French curve rubber-covered wire thing drafting store ball point Simple Continued page 108 March 1981 105 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 37 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT THE chose Waco F-3 biplane flagship because represents Golden Era 1930s flying adventure Add easy snag-free building safe gentle flyingthe result thorough kit engineering careful prototype development features Platt Kits have satisfying building flying experience ahead Kit features Top-quality diecut machined balsa plywood Full size plans Separate instruction book isometrics Decals Vacuum-formed plastic cowl cowl blisters wheel pants required nylon fittings Formed wire landing gear & struts Span 60 Area 950 sq channel Engine good 40 60 2657 NE l8Btrt Street IMiami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 NEW 6gOLT pROp eiUI Quadra McCulloch Super Hustler new prop hub will fit , inuu ones 5/16-24 shah Bolt plate serves usa drill jig tapped spinner bolt Only $1495ROUSH MFG Dealer 5 DistrihotorPA Box 251 Inquiries WelcomeSandyville Ohio 44671 Monkey Coat presume readers have tried Koverall/white glue tron-on technique described August column call Monkey Coat havent means consider using winter project As continue use technique become increasingly enthusiastic Some thing worth mentioning additional structural strength white glue adds wood torsional rigidity gained polyester recently constructed two identical wings covering heat-shrink other Monkey Coat shiny stuff required shear webs equal twist resistance ofthe polyester finished clear nitrate polyurethane paints finished weights within ounce polyester unit providing added ad vantage durability fuel resistance Koverall like polyester materials has tendency unravel along cut edge super-sharp blade used have found coat cellulose cement Ambroid etc rubbed edges will harden ravels making much easier sand smooth Rubbing cement direction feathers also helps hold place cement also excellent sticking polyester onto epoxy/tape fiberglass surfaces still monkeying around stuff Lets hear about efforts results first Kraft radios Back 1948 flying buddies ham license con structed Aerotrol single channel RC unit Berkeleys kits having access thing better transmitter housing used one-pound wooden Velveeta cheese box Since thing Kraft hrand cheese labeled over it possible Gail Scheurman LaCrosse KS first Kraft transmitter Aerotrol designed Ed Lorenz wrote RC column MAN years originally manufactured hy Ben Selbst company also manufactured Aero Spark ignition coils advent WW II Ben made tens thousands flame throwers used same coil ignitor Berkeley acquired Aerotrol line Selbst 1946 Joe Dale Bill Effinger made units available licensed users $5000 complete became apparent exam ination-free licenses would become available Effinger gambled thousand units ready announcement will notice use term examina tion-free knowledge has never legal use airwaves license Prior AMAs success obtaining 27 MHz 465MHz frequencies available radio control bands 6-meter ham fre quencies some UHF stuff obtain ham license have knowledge electronics able pass written exam subject werent obstacle enough also necessary able receive transmit Morse code Needless say advent exam-free frequencies good news indeed Bill Eftingers Berkeley Aerotrol Vernon McNabbs Citizen ship others earliest efforts available us Bill shared inside piece worth telling secrets getting gasfilled XFG-1 tubes England replace unreliable RK-61 tubes used originally sub-miniature units performed similar RK-6 1 found could get ionize put inside high-voltage Tesla coil several hours secret reason XFG-1s worked others wouldnt know always wondered replace ment tube Berkeley would oscillate ordering someone else produced nothing tubes Now know Believe youve never spent afternoon meter adjusting coil slug Super Aerotrol receiver maximum drop signal have missed out thing whatsit sister magazines runs mystery model month feature temptation strong run engine photo same manner However find often have forgotten model time identi fied next issue Therefore will resist temptation identify oddball engine months photo Feeney 4-cycle featured 1938 Berkeley catalog Available Model 20cc displacement model C 10cc true overhead valve four-cycle ignition engines designed planes cars boats larger Feeney weighed 15 oz smaller 13 Model stated produce e ad copy says Feeney 4-cycle engine gives features assure de livery championship performance other engine market 4-cycle design pro vides full throttle control idling top speed price An unbelievable $2950in same era Bantam $1650 108 Model Aviation THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $1 10 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayn eNA 07470 O&R $2150 No wonder Feeney did become household word Anyone knowledge truly unusual power plant invited share readers Japanese first assistant editor recently sent us copy OS ad Japanese model mag double page illustrated photos engines produced OS company through history Interestingly Type 1 presume first commercial engine ignition unit 166cc Using rule sixes convert metric inches 166cc X 06 099 in3 other words first OS Max 099 in3 ignition unit produced sold 1936 Ray Ardens immortal Atom same size has years considered first commercial small-bore engine advertized until several years after 1936 Hmm! L&L Electronics rather embarrassing test report equipment manufacturer find have ceased production after copy print Unfortunately exactly what happened L&L Electronics Oh well could just ignore little garage-type industries would anyone know about home town populated secondgeneration Volga Russians kid wanted really emphasize something lost would say its gonner went Thats what happened L&L Thanks AMA will close another quote 1939 Berkeley Catalog NOTICE. absolutely necessary owner radio equipment have licensed amateuron hand times flying radio control model Enjoy Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 39 beginners less experienced builders need Follow Dougs instructions procedures wont go wrong construction photographs particularly valuable aid inexperienced builder high quality reproductions good clear black-and-white pictures cover progress project bare fuselage sides up model flight kind presentation can go long way toward clearing up questions plaguing newcomers model building three sheets plans well drawn adequately detailed easy read Construction balsa spruce plywood Stress areas handled well no unneces sary beefing up just adds weight As usual feel lot balsa could replaced foam-core board cut down cost model designed Quadra engine its inverted mounting well detailed 24 Kioritz will go inverted 222 Kawasaki will mount nicely horizontally Any thing larger would hard ot get cowl isnt needed anyway plane fine performer Quadra could really zip K-engines can heartily recommend Turbulent es pecially first venture Giant Scale Price $3000 including shipping Available Douglas V MacBrien 24 Truby St Granby MA 01033 Clarification January issue mentioned No other prop pulls biggie like a RUST Now experience full motor potential Dynathrusts 100% accurate pitch airfoil Costs less buy fly because its unequaled durability $ 700 $1000 $1400 Prices include UPS charges MC 0 VISA 0 COD 0 CHECK 0 MO See dealer order dIrect PROPS INC 2541 NE 11th Court Pompano Beach Florida 33062 1-305-941-9119 ~PATTERNPNS NO MEASURING NEEDED TRACE-CUT-ASSEMBLE Material Lists & Instructions Included Stand-Up Flight Box Designed Hold Fuel Tank Transmitter Starter etc Legs Removable 21x12x39 $398 Send to- Heavy Duty Stand-Up Engine Test Stand Friction Guide 40 Hgh $298 SELECT-A-PRODUCTS 0 550 E LINCOLN 0 POMONA CA 91767 Higgens Aero Composites Some people have mistakenly linked just plain Aero Composites Dayton OH two no way connected Scale model research photos Dale Willoughby travels lot lugs camera around him Whenever sees airplane crawls over taking pictures Hes fairly orderly guy files negatives way lets him find again insteadof shufflingthrough like result has available lot valuable photos can help detailing and/or docu menting Scale model taken modelers needs mind latest catalog has 265 different photo packs listed 5 50 photos current project isnt included just browsing through list can suggest kinds possibilities get catalog send $100 Scale Model Research Photos P0 Box 675 Orange CA 92666 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grore Court Man assas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 irony plane deseign came Ned Smith Virginia showed up Jerry Nelsons old KA-6s marvel slippery birds coming out Europe tune $800 should remembered that old KA 6 market about dozen years ago Construction design techniques good mentioned above cost about $250 remember over 10 years ago March 1981 109 QUICK & EASY
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/03
Page Numbers: 36, 37, 105, 108, 109
OLD TIMERS Dee B Mathews OLD-TIMER month Published July 1940 issue Model Airplane News Hornet Sal Taibis lesser known designs Seldom modeled nonetheless eminently suited conversion RC assist Its large size coupled simple construction makes potentially highly competitive machine Quoting construction article AMA met some time ago 1940 Gas Model rules devised immediately sat ourselves old drawing board scratched head search design would tops under new regulations course favor big ships plenty area maximum stability per formance prime considerations Hornet finally emerged plane wanted combines features desired plus streamlining design simple build easy adjust pleasing eye Under power climbs left corkscrew As top climb rolls out flat level glide right Hornet really performs like champion its top ship 1940 rule changes Sal mentioned also responsible Strucks New Ruler Goldbergs Zipper Although have no record contest success Hornet patently obvious Sal pleased design since built another SAM events came along 1960s Interestingly MANdrawings show singlewheel gear three-views illustrate two-wheel unit dashed lines Obviously Sal used optional unit SAM model wing construction utilizes four-spar poly dihedral design easily can beefed up RC substituting spruce balsa cowl could constructed blocks per original glass/epoxy-over-foam technique could used Hinge lines could points used Powerhouse conversions rudder stabilizer very similar outline con struction method placing rudder horn below stab model type like involves use strip aileron bellcrank unit brass nylon cover pre-formed horn epoxied fin wire run down through stab scrap balsa box built around projecting horn allowing stick out fuselage side below stab Nyrod used adjustable clevis complete neat practical installation course rod could run over top stab rather unsightly way Frankly find rather odd Hornet seen contests often Hopefully brief look will stimulate some interest Plans available John Pond short kit available Schmidt Custom Kits 11948 Franklin Blvd Elk Grove CA 95624 Needless say Sal Taibis Hornet should always finished green Get Kato 2 WHEEL GEAR J II i-i-i-i-Sal Taibithe legend pleasure seeing Sals Hornet flown years ago Its size impressive certainly simplifies keeping sight Forster 99 started 4 TAIBIS HORNET MAN July 1940 SPAN 88 CHORD 6 LENGTH 6l-3/4 POWER FOSTER 99 9 16 20 24 mj choke flip creating sound produced ignition engine large prop power pattern Sal doesnt desecrate flying radio rock-steady glide im 36 Model Aviation sal aiw prepares launch Hornet 65 Philadelphia Nats Tiny delicate isnt growl power its Forster 99 ignition engine unforgettable Doc pressive two sons Sal preparing fly Hornet said Boys man designed airplane nearly 30 years ago Sal looked up great big grin said Yes mere slip boy time exemplifies Sal Taibi ways perpetually young heart enjoys modeling fullest has reputation being winningest Free Flight contestant time man has continuously active hobby whole lifetime son Mike has followed footsteps National Junior Champion safe say Sals Starduster kits have introduced modelers Free Flight other kit history also must winningest design ever anyone deserves title Mr Free Flight USA man SAM Champs 81At SAM annual meeting held Dayton part 1980 Champs Al Hellman presented bid 1981 Champs West Coast chapters accepted tentative dates during last weekend ofJune 1981 Taft Taft CA reputed premier FF site USA should excellent venue RC Old-Timer fliers well advance motel reservations strongly advised Taft small oil-and-college town rather limited motel accommodations Camping site permitted some contestants often merely roll out sleeping bag using starstudded desert sky blanket Phil Bemhardt Arcing Point SAM 49 says .. whole idea behind West Coast RC Champs Memorial Day weekend Continued page 105 March 1981 37 Feeney 4-cycle photo blow-up ad 1938 Berkeley catalog Doc remarkstllat either quite small its 12 cu someone big hand column Scale message getting across lightly-built Scale model can actually fun fly Expect lot less victims Ground Monster final issue Has anyone besides called local Piper Cessna Beech dealers got book reading prop pitch say 75% whatever matched rated rpm run figures through calculator found Out doesnt work Try Now about scale speed HA thanks Doug ideas weight reduction use hot dope have never tried heating dope although have heard heating epoxies reduce weight use thinner spread dope probaby quite waste ful because thinner evaporates does nothing build finish $700 gallon thinner money evaporates would inter esting make some test panels using heated cold dope get some comparative data es pecially water treatment subject scale speed has largely beaten death other columns find hard understand relationship between prop pitch rpm effect scale speed boils down simple fact know what scale speed should dont know attain well-detailed models tend toward weightiness Without detail really Scale Hobby tools tool delight modeler fortuante purchase 16 years ago Atlas 6in swing lathe milling attachment has factor has given us cap ability build scale reproductions complex aircraft parts Turned metal wood parts occasionally made find 75% machining milling process have no training use machine tools Using lathe its attachments has continuing educational process imagination plays apart Scale modelers seem particularly blessed necessary desire imagination inquisitiveness produce quality miniatures machine tool ultimate step equipping ourselves create Much work has easily machineable materials aluminum alloys used Special engine mounts readily available hobby sources mufflers fit within scale cowlings operating oleo-type landing gears few examples unlimited possibilities Retract servos needed would swing heavy wheels through 1200 angle reproduce gear movement bomber help lathe three mechanisms made using servo motors rotate threaded rod along special nut travels linear motion lathe can used wind special springs specifications Scale prop hubs spinners prop itselfcan partially completely machined accuracy milling attachment also serves precision boring machine produce exactly parallel holes pre cisely spaced within limits machine Mating parts fit screws need oversized holes Because lathe uses tapered roller bearings its headstock avoid over heating high speed can also used wood turning Bob Dolly Wischer 1 S-221 Lapliam Peak Road Delafield WI 53018 DISCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTI V well FUELyouI New high film strength lubricantU increased power engine lifeI Highest quality ingredientsI Deteraent action cut varnish J I II II II II II II II II II II IHOUPS Monday thru Wednesday 930-630 Thursday & Friday 9 30-800 rday 930-600 Sunday 12 00-5 00 have big once-a-year shindig couldnt travel halfway across country attend regular SAM Champs Phil therefore proposes nor held 1981 West Coast SAM chapters put efforts hosting SAM Champs Carrying Phils logic step further perhaps something should done assure Midwest East Coast SAM types alternate traveling half way across country CIA folks Indiana-Ohio Fort Worth Plainsmen hold large well-attended annuals SAM events unable go West might wish check Contest Calendar Bill Hannan youre right Project Three View July80 issue must reading anyone ever enlarges plans currently using Brumberger No 290 Project 0-Scope paid $795 stainedglass shop mentioned Bill Hs article darn thing works quite well enlarg ing airfoils such optics quality expensive units pro jected image perfectly adequate require ments hang piece paper wall place projector over drawing wheeled secretarys chair move about get desired size pencil used trace rough outline roughness cleaned up board adjustable French curve rubber-covered wire thing drafting store ball point Simple Continued page 108 March 1981 105 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 37 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT THE chose Waco F-3 biplane flagship because represents Golden Era 1930s flying adventure Add easy snag-free building safe gentle flyingthe result thorough kit engineering careful prototype development features Platt Kits have satisfying building flying experience ahead Kit features Top-quality diecut machined balsa plywood Full size plans Separate instruction book isometrics Decals Vacuum-formed plastic cowl cowl blisters wheel pants required nylon fittings Formed wire landing gear & struts Span 60 Area 950 sq channel Engine good 40 60 2657 NE l8Btrt Street IMiami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 NEW 6gOLT pROp eiUI Quadra McCulloch Super Hustler new prop hub will fit , inuu ones 5/16-24 shah Bolt plate serves usa drill jig tapped spinner bolt Only $1495ROUSH MFG Dealer 5 DistrihotorPA Box 251 Inquiries WelcomeSandyville Ohio 44671 Monkey Coat presume readers have tried Koverall/white glue tron-on technique described August column call Monkey Coat havent means consider using winter project As continue use technique become increasingly enthusiastic Some thing worth mentioning additional structural strength white glue adds wood torsional rigidity gained polyester recently constructed two identical wings covering heat-shrink other Monkey Coat shiny stuff required shear webs equal twist resistance ofthe polyester finished clear nitrate polyurethane paints finished weights within ounce polyester unit providing added ad vantage durability fuel resistance Koverall like polyester materials has tendency unravel along cut edge super-sharp blade used have found coat cellulose cement Ambroid etc rubbed edges will harden ravels making much easier sand smooth Rubbing cement direction feathers also helps hold place cement also excellent sticking polyester onto epoxy/tape fiberglass surfaces still monkeying around stuff Lets hear about efforts results first Kraft radios Back 1948 flying buddies ham license con structed Aerotrol single channel RC unit Berkeleys kits having access thing better transmitter housing used one-pound wooden Velveeta cheese box Since thing Kraft hrand cheese labeled over it possible Gail Scheurman LaCrosse KS first Kraft transmitter Aerotrol designed Ed Lorenz wrote RC column MAN years originally manufactured hy Ben Selbst company also manufactured Aero Spark ignition coils advent WW II Ben made tens thousands flame throwers used same coil ignitor Berkeley acquired Aerotrol line Selbst 1946 Joe Dale Bill Effinger made units available licensed users $5000 complete became apparent exam ination-free licenses would become available Effinger gambled thousand units ready announcement will notice use term examina tion-free knowledge has never legal use airwaves license Prior AMAs success obtaining 27 MHz 465MHz frequencies available radio control bands 6-meter ham fre quencies some UHF stuff obtain ham license have knowledge electronics able pass written exam subject werent obstacle enough also necessary able receive transmit Morse code Needless say advent exam-free frequencies good news indeed Bill Eftingers Berkeley Aerotrol Vernon McNabbs Citizen ship others earliest efforts available us Bill shared inside piece worth telling secrets getting gasfilled XFG-1 tubes England replace unreliable RK-61 tubes used originally sub-miniature units performed similar RK-6 1 found could get ionize put inside high-voltage Tesla coil several hours secret reason XFG-1s worked others wouldnt know always wondered replace ment tube Berkeley would oscillate ordering someone else produced nothing tubes Now know Believe youve never spent afternoon meter adjusting coil slug Super Aerotrol receiver maximum drop signal have missed out thing whatsit sister magazines runs mystery model month feature temptation strong run engine photo same manner However find often have forgotten model time identi fied next issue Therefore will resist temptation identify oddball engine months photo Feeney 4-cycle featured 1938 Berkeley catalog Available Model 20cc displacement model C 10cc true overhead valve four-cycle ignition engines designed planes cars boats larger Feeney weighed 15 oz smaller 13 Model stated produce e ad copy says Feeney 4-cycle engine gives features assure de livery championship performance other engine market 4-cycle design pro vides full throttle control idling top speed price An unbelievable $2950in same era Bantam $1650 108 Model Aviation THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $1 10 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayn eNA 07470 O&R $2150 No wonder Feeney did become household word Anyone knowledge truly unusual power plant invited share readers Japanese first assistant editor recently sent us copy OS ad Japanese model mag double page illustrated photos engines produced OS company through history Interestingly Type 1 presume first commercial engine ignition unit 166cc Using rule sixes convert metric inches 166cc X 06 099 in3 other words first OS Max 099 in3 ignition unit produced sold 1936 Ray Ardens immortal Atom same size has years considered first commercial small-bore engine advertized until several years after 1936 Hmm! L&L Electronics rather embarrassing test report equipment manufacturer find have ceased production after copy print Unfortunately exactly what happened L&L Electronics Oh well could just ignore little garage-type industries would anyone know about home town populated secondgeneration Volga Russians kid wanted really emphasize something lost would say its gonner went Thats what happened L&L Thanks AMA will close another quote 1939 Berkeley Catalog NOTICE. absolutely necessary owner radio equipment have licensed amateuron hand times flying radio control model Enjoy Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 39 beginners less experienced builders need Follow Dougs instructions procedures wont go wrong construction photographs particularly valuable aid inexperienced builder high quality reproductions good clear black-and-white pictures cover progress project bare fuselage sides up model flight kind presentation can go long way toward clearing up questions plaguing newcomers model building three sheets plans well drawn adequately detailed easy read Construction balsa spruce plywood Stress areas handled well no unneces sary beefing up just adds weight As usual feel lot balsa could replaced foam-core board cut down cost model designed Quadra engine its inverted mounting well detailed 24 Kioritz will go inverted 222 Kawasaki will mount nicely horizontally Any thing larger would hard ot get cowl isnt needed anyway plane fine performer Quadra could really zip K-engines can heartily recommend Turbulent es pecially first venture Giant Scale Price $3000 including shipping Available Douglas V MacBrien 24 Truby St Granby MA 01033 Clarification January issue mentioned No other prop pulls biggie like a RUST Now experience full motor potential Dynathrusts 100% accurate pitch airfoil Costs less buy fly because its unequaled durability $ 700 $1000 $1400 Prices include UPS charges MC 0 VISA 0 COD 0 CHECK 0 MO See dealer order dIrect PROPS INC 2541 NE 11th Court Pompano Beach Florida 33062 1-305-941-9119 ~PATTERNPNS NO MEASURING NEEDED TRACE-CUT-ASSEMBLE Material Lists & Instructions Included Stand-Up Flight Box Designed Hold Fuel Tank Transmitter Starter etc Legs Removable 21x12x39 $398 Send to- Heavy Duty Stand-Up Engine Test Stand Friction Guide 40 Hgh $298 SELECT-A-PRODUCTS 0 550 E LINCOLN 0 POMONA CA 91767 Higgens Aero Composites Some people have mistakenly linked just plain Aero Composites Dayton OH two no way connected Scale model research photos Dale Willoughby travels lot lugs camera around him Whenever sees airplane crawls over taking pictures Hes fairly orderly guy files negatives way lets him find again insteadof shufflingthrough like result has available lot valuable photos can help detailing and/or docu menting Scale model taken modelers needs mind latest catalog has 265 different photo packs listed 5 50 photos current project isnt included just browsing through list can suggest kinds possibilities get catalog send $100 Scale Model Research Photos P0 Box 675 Orange CA 92666 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grore Court Man assas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 irony plane deseign came Ned Smith Virginia showed up Jerry Nelsons old KA-6s marvel slippery birds coming out Europe tune $800 should remembered that old KA 6 market about dozen years ago Construction design techniques good mentioned above cost about $250 remember over 10 years ago March 1981 109 QUICK & EASY
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/03
Page Numbers: 36, 37, 105, 108, 109
OLD TIMERS Dee B Mathews OLD-TIMER month Published July 1940 issue Model Airplane News Hornet Sal Taibis lesser known designs Seldom modeled nonetheless eminently suited conversion RC assist Its large size coupled simple construction makes potentially highly competitive machine Quoting construction article AMA met some time ago 1940 Gas Model rules devised immediately sat ourselves old drawing board scratched head search design would tops under new regulations course favor big ships plenty area maximum stability per formance prime considerations Hornet finally emerged plane wanted combines features desired plus streamlining design simple build easy adjust pleasing eye Under power climbs left corkscrew As top climb rolls out flat level glide right Hornet really performs like champion its top ship 1940 rule changes Sal mentioned also responsible Strucks New Ruler Goldbergs Zipper Although have no record contest success Hornet patently obvious Sal pleased design since built another SAM events came along 1960s Interestingly MANdrawings show singlewheel gear three-views illustrate two-wheel unit dashed lines Obviously Sal used optional unit SAM model wing construction utilizes four-spar poly dihedral design easily can beefed up RC substituting spruce balsa cowl could constructed blocks per original glass/epoxy-over-foam technique could used Hinge lines could points used Powerhouse conversions rudder stabilizer very similar outline con struction method placing rudder horn below stab model type like involves use strip aileron bellcrank unit brass nylon cover pre-formed horn epoxied fin wire run down through stab scrap balsa box built around projecting horn allowing stick out fuselage side below stab Nyrod used adjustable clevis complete neat practical installation course rod could run over top stab rather unsightly way Frankly find rather odd Hornet seen contests often Hopefully brief look will stimulate some interest Plans available John Pond short kit available Schmidt Custom Kits 11948 Franklin Blvd Elk Grove CA 95624 Needless say Sal Taibis Hornet should always finished green Get Kato 2 WHEEL GEAR J II i-i-i-i-Sal Taibithe legend pleasure seeing Sals Hornet flown years ago Its size impressive certainly simplifies keeping sight Forster 99 started 4 TAIBIS HORNET MAN July 1940 SPAN 88 CHORD 6 LENGTH 6l-3/4 POWER FOSTER 99 9 16 20 24 mj choke flip creating sound produced ignition engine large prop power pattern Sal doesnt desecrate flying radio rock-steady glide im 36 Model Aviation sal aiw prepares launch Hornet 65 Philadelphia Nats Tiny delicate isnt growl power its Forster 99 ignition engine unforgettable Doc pressive two sons Sal preparing fly Hornet said Boys man designed airplane nearly 30 years ago Sal looked up great big grin said Yes mere slip boy time exemplifies Sal Taibi ways perpetually young heart enjoys modeling fullest has reputation being winningest Free Flight contestant time man has continuously active hobby whole lifetime son Mike has followed footsteps National Junior Champion safe say Sals Starduster kits have introduced modelers Free Flight other kit history also must winningest design ever anyone deserves title Mr Free Flight USA man SAM Champs 81At SAM annual meeting held Dayton part 1980 Champs Al Hellman presented bid 1981 Champs West Coast chapters accepted tentative dates during last weekend ofJune 1981 Taft Taft CA reputed premier FF site USA should excellent venue RC Old-Timer fliers well advance motel reservations strongly advised Taft small oil-and-college town rather limited motel accommodations Camping site permitted some contestants often merely roll out sleeping bag using starstudded desert sky blanket Phil Bemhardt Arcing Point SAM 49 says .. whole idea behind West Coast RC Champs Memorial Day weekend Continued page 105 March 1981 37 Feeney 4-cycle photo blow-up ad 1938 Berkeley catalog Doc remarkstllat either quite small its 12 cu someone big hand column Scale message getting across lightly-built Scale model can actually fun fly Expect lot less victims Ground Monster final issue Has anyone besides called local Piper Cessna Beech dealers got book reading prop pitch say 75% whatever matched rated rpm run figures through calculator found Out doesnt work Try Now about scale speed HA thanks Doug ideas weight reduction use hot dope have never tried heating dope although have heard heating epoxies reduce weight use thinner spread dope probaby quite waste ful because thinner evaporates does nothing build finish $700 gallon thinner money evaporates would inter esting make some test panels using heated cold dope get some comparative data es pecially water treatment subject scale speed has largely beaten death other columns find hard understand relationship between prop pitch rpm effect scale speed boils down simple fact know what scale speed should dont know attain well-detailed models tend toward weightiness Without detail really Scale Hobby tools tool delight modeler fortuante purchase 16 years ago Atlas 6in swing lathe milling attachment has factor has given us cap ability build scale reproductions complex aircraft parts Turned metal wood parts occasionally made find 75% machining milling process have no training use machine tools Using lathe its attachments has continuing educational process imagination plays apart Scale modelers seem particularly blessed necessary desire imagination inquisitiveness produce quality miniatures machine tool ultimate step equipping ourselves create Much work has easily machineable materials aluminum alloys used Special engine mounts readily available hobby sources mufflers fit within scale cowlings operating oleo-type landing gears few examples unlimited possibilities Retract servos needed would swing heavy wheels through 1200 angle reproduce gear movement bomber help lathe three mechanisms made using servo motors rotate threaded rod along special nut travels linear motion lathe can used wind special springs specifications Scale prop hubs spinners prop itselfcan partially completely machined accuracy milling attachment also serves precision boring machine produce exactly parallel holes pre cisely spaced within limits machine Mating parts fit screws need oversized holes Because lathe uses tapered roller bearings its headstock avoid over heating high speed can also used wood turning Bob Dolly Wischer 1 S-221 Lapliam Peak Road Delafield WI 53018 DISCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTI V well FUELyouI New high film strength lubricantU increased power engine lifeI Highest quality ingredientsI Deteraent action cut varnish J I II II II II II II II II II II IHOUPS Monday thru Wednesday 930-630 Thursday & Friday 9 30-800 rday 930-600 Sunday 12 00-5 00 have big once-a-year shindig couldnt travel halfway across country attend regular SAM Champs Phil therefore proposes nor held 1981 West Coast SAM chapters put efforts hosting SAM Champs Carrying Phils logic step further perhaps something should done assure Midwest East Coast SAM types alternate traveling half way across country CIA folks Indiana-Ohio Fort Worth Plainsmen hold large well-attended annuals SAM events unable go West might wish check Contest Calendar Bill Hannan youre right Project Three View July80 issue must reading anyone ever enlarges plans currently using Brumberger No 290 Project 0-Scope paid $795 stainedglass shop mentioned Bill Hs article darn thing works quite well enlarg ing airfoils such optics quality expensive units pro jected image perfectly adequate require ments hang piece paper wall place projector over drawing wheeled secretarys chair move about get desired size pencil used trace rough outline roughness cleaned up board adjustable French curve rubber-covered wire thing drafting store ball point Simple Continued page 108 March 1981 105 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 37 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT THE chose Waco F-3 biplane flagship because represents Golden Era 1930s flying adventure Add easy snag-free building safe gentle flyingthe result thorough kit engineering careful prototype development features Platt Kits have satisfying building flying experience ahead Kit features Top-quality diecut machined balsa plywood Full size plans Separate instruction book isometrics Decals Vacuum-formed plastic cowl cowl blisters wheel pants required nylon fittings Formed wire landing gear & struts Span 60 Area 950 sq channel Engine good 40 60 2657 NE l8Btrt Street IMiami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 NEW 6gOLT pROp eiUI Quadra McCulloch Super Hustler new prop hub will fit , inuu ones 5/16-24 shah Bolt plate serves usa drill jig tapped spinner bolt Only $1495ROUSH MFG Dealer 5 DistrihotorPA Box 251 Inquiries WelcomeSandyville Ohio 44671 Monkey Coat presume readers have tried Koverall/white glue tron-on technique described August column call Monkey Coat havent means consider using winter project As continue use technique become increasingly enthusiastic Some thing worth mentioning additional structural strength white glue adds wood torsional rigidity gained polyester recently constructed two identical wings covering heat-shrink other Monkey Coat shiny stuff required shear webs equal twist resistance ofthe polyester finished clear nitrate polyurethane paints finished weights within ounce polyester unit providing added ad vantage durability fuel resistance Koverall like polyester materials has tendency unravel along cut edge super-sharp blade used have found coat cellulose cement Ambroid etc rubbed edges will harden ravels making much easier sand smooth Rubbing cement direction feathers also helps hold place cement also excellent sticking polyester onto epoxy/tape fiberglass surfaces still monkeying around stuff Lets hear about efforts results first Kraft radios Back 1948 flying buddies ham license con structed Aerotrol single channel RC unit Berkeleys kits having access thing better transmitter housing used one-pound wooden Velveeta cheese box Since thing Kraft hrand cheese labeled over it possible Gail Scheurman LaCrosse KS first Kraft transmitter Aerotrol designed Ed Lorenz wrote RC column MAN years originally manufactured hy Ben Selbst company also manufactured Aero Spark ignition coils advent WW II Ben made tens thousands flame throwers used same coil ignitor Berkeley acquired Aerotrol line Selbst 1946 Joe Dale Bill Effinger made units available licensed users $5000 complete became apparent exam ination-free licenses would become available Effinger gambled thousand units ready announcement will notice use term examina tion-free knowledge has never legal use airwaves license Prior AMAs success obtaining 27 MHz 465MHz frequencies available radio control bands 6-meter ham fre quencies some UHF stuff obtain ham license have knowledge electronics able pass written exam subject werent obstacle enough also necessary able receive transmit Morse code Needless say advent exam-free frequencies good news indeed Bill Eftingers Berkeley Aerotrol Vernon McNabbs Citizen ship others earliest efforts available us Bill shared inside piece worth telling secrets getting gasfilled XFG-1 tubes England replace unreliable RK-61 tubes used originally sub-miniature units performed similar RK-6 1 found could get ionize put inside high-voltage Tesla coil several hours secret reason XFG-1s worked others wouldnt know always wondered replace ment tube Berkeley would oscillate ordering someone else produced nothing tubes Now know Believe youve never spent afternoon meter adjusting coil slug Super Aerotrol receiver maximum drop signal have missed out thing whatsit sister magazines runs mystery model month feature temptation strong run engine photo same manner However find often have forgotten model time identi fied next issue Therefore will resist temptation identify oddball engine months photo Feeney 4-cycle featured 1938 Berkeley catalog Available Model 20cc displacement model C 10cc true overhead valve four-cycle ignition engines designed planes cars boats larger Feeney weighed 15 oz smaller 13 Model stated produce e ad copy says Feeney 4-cycle engine gives features assure de livery championship performance other engine market 4-cycle design pro vides full throttle control idling top speed price An unbelievable $2950in same era Bantam $1650 108 Model Aviation THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $1 10 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayn eNA 07470 O&R $2150 No wonder Feeney did become household word Anyone knowledge truly unusual power plant invited share readers Japanese first assistant editor recently sent us copy OS ad Japanese model mag double page illustrated photos engines produced OS company through history Interestingly Type 1 presume first commercial engine ignition unit 166cc Using rule sixes convert metric inches 166cc X 06 099 in3 other words first OS Max 099 in3 ignition unit produced sold 1936 Ray Ardens immortal Atom same size has years considered first commercial small-bore engine advertized until several years after 1936 Hmm! L&L Electronics rather embarrassing test report equipment manufacturer find have ceased production after copy print Unfortunately exactly what happened L&L Electronics Oh well could just ignore little garage-type industries would anyone know about home town populated secondgeneration Volga Russians kid wanted really emphasize something lost would say its gonner went Thats what happened L&L Thanks AMA will close another quote 1939 Berkeley Catalog NOTICE. absolutely necessary owner radio equipment have licensed amateuron hand times flying radio control model Enjoy Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 39 beginners less experienced builders need Follow Dougs instructions procedures wont go wrong construction photographs particularly valuable aid inexperienced builder high quality reproductions good clear black-and-white pictures cover progress project bare fuselage sides up model flight kind presentation can go long way toward clearing up questions plaguing newcomers model building three sheets plans well drawn adequately detailed easy read Construction balsa spruce plywood Stress areas handled well no unneces sary beefing up just adds weight As usual feel lot balsa could replaced foam-core board cut down cost model designed Quadra engine its inverted mounting well detailed 24 Kioritz will go inverted 222 Kawasaki will mount nicely horizontally Any thing larger would hard ot get cowl isnt needed anyway plane fine performer Quadra could really zip K-engines can heartily recommend Turbulent es pecially first venture Giant Scale Price $3000 including shipping Available Douglas V MacBrien 24 Truby St Granby MA 01033 Clarification January issue mentioned No other prop pulls biggie like a RUST Now experience full motor potential Dynathrusts 100% accurate pitch airfoil Costs less buy fly because its unequaled durability $ 700 $1000 $1400 Prices include UPS charges MC 0 VISA 0 COD 0 CHECK 0 MO See dealer order dIrect PROPS INC 2541 NE 11th Court Pompano Beach Florida 33062 1-305-941-9119 ~PATTERNPNS NO MEASURING NEEDED TRACE-CUT-ASSEMBLE Material Lists & Instructions Included Stand-Up Flight Box Designed Hold Fuel Tank Transmitter Starter etc Legs Removable 21x12x39 $398 Send to- Heavy Duty Stand-Up Engine Test Stand Friction Guide 40 Hgh $298 SELECT-A-PRODUCTS 0 550 E LINCOLN 0 POMONA CA 91767 Higgens Aero Composites Some people have mistakenly linked just plain Aero Composites Dayton OH two no way connected Scale model research photos Dale Willoughby travels lot lugs camera around him Whenever sees airplane crawls over taking pictures Hes fairly orderly guy files negatives way lets him find again insteadof shufflingthrough like result has available lot valuable photos can help detailing and/or docu menting Scale model taken modelers needs mind latest catalog has 265 different photo packs listed 5 50 photos current project isnt included just browsing through list can suggest kinds possibilities get catalog send $100 Scale Model Research Photos P0 Box 675 Orange CA 92666 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grore Court Man assas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 irony plane deseign came Ned Smith Virginia showed up Jerry Nelsons old KA-6s marvel slippery birds coming out Europe tune $800 should remembered that old KA 6 market about dozen years ago Construction design techniques good mentioned above cost about $250 remember over 10 years ago March 1981 109 QUICK & EASY
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/03
Page Numbers: 36, 37, 105, 108, 109
OLD TIMERS Dee B Mathews OLD-TIMER month Published July 1940 issue Model Airplane News Hornet Sal Taibis lesser known designs Seldom modeled nonetheless eminently suited conversion RC assist Its large size coupled simple construction makes potentially highly competitive machine Quoting construction article AMA met some time ago 1940 Gas Model rules devised immediately sat ourselves old drawing board scratched head search design would tops under new regulations course favor big ships plenty area maximum stability per formance prime considerations Hornet finally emerged plane wanted combines features desired plus streamlining design simple build easy adjust pleasing eye Under power climbs left corkscrew As top climb rolls out flat level glide right Hornet really performs like champion its top ship 1940 rule changes Sal mentioned also responsible Strucks New Ruler Goldbergs Zipper Although have no record contest success Hornet patently obvious Sal pleased design since built another SAM events came along 1960s Interestingly MANdrawings show singlewheel gear three-views illustrate two-wheel unit dashed lines Obviously Sal used optional unit SAM model wing construction utilizes four-spar poly dihedral design easily can beefed up RC substituting spruce balsa cowl could constructed blocks per original glass/epoxy-over-foam technique could used Hinge lines could points used Powerhouse conversions rudder stabilizer very similar outline con struction method placing rudder horn below stab model type like involves use strip aileron bellcrank unit brass nylon cover pre-formed horn epoxied fin wire run down through stab scrap balsa box built around projecting horn allowing stick out fuselage side below stab Nyrod used adjustable clevis complete neat practical installation course rod could run over top stab rather unsightly way Frankly find rather odd Hornet seen contests often Hopefully brief look will stimulate some interest Plans available John Pond short kit available Schmidt Custom Kits 11948 Franklin Blvd Elk Grove CA 95624 Needless say Sal Taibis Hornet should always finished green Get Kato 2 WHEEL GEAR J II i-i-i-i-Sal Taibithe legend pleasure seeing Sals Hornet flown years ago Its size impressive certainly simplifies keeping sight Forster 99 started 4 TAIBIS HORNET MAN July 1940 SPAN 88 CHORD 6 LENGTH 6l-3/4 POWER FOSTER 99 9 16 20 24 mj choke flip creating sound produced ignition engine large prop power pattern Sal doesnt desecrate flying radio rock-steady glide im 36 Model Aviation sal aiw prepares launch Hornet 65 Philadelphia Nats Tiny delicate isnt growl power its Forster 99 ignition engine unforgettable Doc pressive two sons Sal preparing fly Hornet said Boys man designed airplane nearly 30 years ago Sal looked up great big grin said Yes mere slip boy time exemplifies Sal Taibi ways perpetually young heart enjoys modeling fullest has reputation being winningest Free Flight contestant time man has continuously active hobby whole lifetime son Mike has followed footsteps National Junior Champion safe say Sals Starduster kits have introduced modelers Free Flight other kit history also must winningest design ever anyone deserves title Mr Free Flight USA man SAM Champs 81At SAM annual meeting held Dayton part 1980 Champs Al Hellman presented bid 1981 Champs West Coast chapters accepted tentative dates during last weekend ofJune 1981 Taft Taft CA reputed premier FF site USA should excellent venue RC Old-Timer fliers well advance motel reservations strongly advised Taft small oil-and-college town rather limited motel accommodations Camping site permitted some contestants often merely roll out sleeping bag using starstudded desert sky blanket Phil Bemhardt Arcing Point SAM 49 says .. whole idea behind West Coast RC Champs Memorial Day weekend Continued page 105 March 1981 37 Feeney 4-cycle photo blow-up ad 1938 Berkeley catalog Doc remarkstllat either quite small its 12 cu someone big hand column Scale message getting across lightly-built Scale model can actually fun fly Expect lot less victims Ground Monster final issue Has anyone besides called local Piper Cessna Beech dealers got book reading prop pitch say 75% whatever matched rated rpm run figures through calculator found Out doesnt work Try Now about scale speed HA thanks Doug ideas weight reduction use hot dope have never tried heating dope although have heard heating epoxies reduce weight use thinner spread dope probaby quite waste ful because thinner evaporates does nothing build finish $700 gallon thinner money evaporates would inter esting make some test panels using heated cold dope get some comparative data es pecially water treatment subject scale speed has largely beaten death other columns find hard understand relationship between prop pitch rpm effect scale speed boils down simple fact know what scale speed should dont know attain well-detailed models tend toward weightiness Without detail really Scale Hobby tools tool delight modeler fortuante purchase 16 years ago Atlas 6in swing lathe milling attachment has factor has given us cap ability build scale reproductions complex aircraft parts Turned metal wood parts occasionally made find 75% machining milling process have no training use machine tools Using lathe its attachments has continuing educational process imagination plays apart Scale modelers seem particularly blessed necessary desire imagination inquisitiveness produce quality miniatures machine tool ultimate step equipping ourselves create Much work has easily machineable materials aluminum alloys used Special engine mounts readily available hobby sources mufflers fit within scale cowlings operating oleo-type landing gears few examples unlimited possibilities Retract servos needed would swing heavy wheels through 1200 angle reproduce gear movement bomber help lathe three mechanisms made using servo motors rotate threaded rod along special nut travels linear motion lathe can used wind special springs specifications Scale prop hubs spinners prop itselfcan partially completely machined accuracy milling attachment also serves precision boring machine produce exactly parallel holes pre cisely spaced within limits machine Mating parts fit screws need oversized holes Because lathe uses tapered roller bearings its headstock avoid over heating high speed can also used wood turning Bob Dolly Wischer 1 S-221 Lapliam Peak Road Delafield WI 53018 DISCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTI V well FUELyouI New high film strength lubricantU increased power engine lifeI Highest quality ingredientsI Deteraent action cut varnish J I II II II II II II II II II II IHOUPS Monday thru Wednesday 930-630 Thursday & Friday 9 30-800 rday 930-600 Sunday 12 00-5 00 have big once-a-year shindig couldnt travel halfway across country attend regular SAM Champs Phil therefore proposes nor held 1981 West Coast SAM chapters put efforts hosting SAM Champs Carrying Phils logic step further perhaps something should done assure Midwest East Coast SAM types alternate traveling half way across country CIA folks Indiana-Ohio Fort Worth Plainsmen hold large well-attended annuals SAM events unable go West might wish check Contest Calendar Bill Hannan youre right Project Three View July80 issue must reading anyone ever enlarges plans currently using Brumberger No 290 Project 0-Scope paid $795 stainedglass shop mentioned Bill Hs article darn thing works quite well enlarg ing airfoils such optics quality expensive units pro jected image perfectly adequate require ments hang piece paper wall place projector over drawing wheeled secretarys chair move about get desired size pencil used trace rough outline roughness cleaned up board adjustable French curve rubber-covered wire thing drafting store ball point Simple Continued page 108 March 1981 105 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 37 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT THE chose Waco F-3 biplane flagship because represents Golden Era 1930s flying adventure Add easy snag-free building safe gentle flyingthe result thorough kit engineering careful prototype development features Platt Kits have satisfying building flying experience ahead Kit features Top-quality diecut machined balsa plywood Full size plans Separate instruction book isometrics Decals Vacuum-formed plastic cowl cowl blisters wheel pants required nylon fittings Formed wire landing gear & struts Span 60 Area 950 sq channel Engine good 40 60 2657 NE l8Btrt Street IMiami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 NEW 6gOLT pROp eiUI Quadra McCulloch Super Hustler new prop hub will fit , inuu ones 5/16-24 shah Bolt plate serves usa drill jig tapped spinner bolt Only $1495ROUSH MFG Dealer 5 DistrihotorPA Box 251 Inquiries WelcomeSandyville Ohio 44671 Monkey Coat presume readers have tried Koverall/white glue tron-on technique described August column call Monkey Coat havent means consider using winter project As continue use technique become increasingly enthusiastic Some thing worth mentioning additional structural strength white glue adds wood torsional rigidity gained polyester recently constructed two identical wings covering heat-shrink other Monkey Coat shiny stuff required shear webs equal twist resistance ofthe polyester finished clear nitrate polyurethane paints finished weights within ounce polyester unit providing added ad vantage durability fuel resistance Koverall like polyester materials has tendency unravel along cut edge super-sharp blade used have found coat cellulose cement Ambroid etc rubbed edges will harden ravels making much easier sand smooth Rubbing cement direction feathers also helps hold place cement also excellent sticking polyester onto epoxy/tape fiberglass surfaces still monkeying around stuff Lets hear about efforts results first Kraft radios Back 1948 flying buddies ham license con structed Aerotrol single channel RC unit Berkeleys kits having access thing better transmitter housing used one-pound wooden Velveeta cheese box Since thing Kraft hrand cheese labeled over it possible Gail Scheurman LaCrosse KS first Kraft transmitter Aerotrol designed Ed Lorenz wrote RC column MAN years originally manufactured hy Ben Selbst company also manufactured Aero Spark ignition coils advent WW II Ben made tens thousands flame throwers used same coil ignitor Berkeley acquired Aerotrol line Selbst 1946 Joe Dale Bill Effinger made units available licensed users $5000 complete became apparent exam ination-free licenses would become available Effinger gambled thousand units ready announcement will notice use term examina tion-free knowledge has never legal use airwaves license Prior AMAs success obtaining 27 MHz 465MHz frequencies available radio control bands 6-meter ham fre quencies some UHF stuff obtain ham license have knowledge electronics able pass written exam subject werent obstacle enough also necessary able receive transmit Morse code Needless say advent exam-free frequencies good news indeed Bill Eftingers Berkeley Aerotrol Vernon McNabbs Citizen ship others earliest efforts available us Bill shared inside piece worth telling secrets getting gasfilled XFG-1 tubes England replace unreliable RK-61 tubes used originally sub-miniature units performed similar RK-6 1 found could get ionize put inside high-voltage Tesla coil several hours secret reason XFG-1s worked others wouldnt know always wondered replace ment tube Berkeley would oscillate ordering someone else produced nothing tubes Now know Believe youve never spent afternoon meter adjusting coil slug Super Aerotrol receiver maximum drop signal have missed out thing whatsit sister magazines runs mystery model month feature temptation strong run engine photo same manner However find often have forgotten model time identi fied next issue Therefore will resist temptation identify oddball engine months photo Feeney 4-cycle featured 1938 Berkeley catalog Available Model 20cc displacement model C 10cc true overhead valve four-cycle ignition engines designed planes cars boats larger Feeney weighed 15 oz smaller 13 Model stated produce e ad copy says Feeney 4-cycle engine gives features assure de livery championship performance other engine market 4-cycle design pro vides full throttle control idling top speed price An unbelievable $2950in same era Bantam $1650 108 Model Aviation THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $1 10 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayn eNA 07470 O&R $2150 No wonder Feeney did become household word Anyone knowledge truly unusual power plant invited share readers Japanese first assistant editor recently sent us copy OS ad Japanese model mag double page illustrated photos engines produced OS company through history Interestingly Type 1 presume first commercial engine ignition unit 166cc Using rule sixes convert metric inches 166cc X 06 099 in3 other words first OS Max 099 in3 ignition unit produced sold 1936 Ray Ardens immortal Atom same size has years considered first commercial small-bore engine advertized until several years after 1936 Hmm! L&L Electronics rather embarrassing test report equipment manufacturer find have ceased production after copy print Unfortunately exactly what happened L&L Electronics Oh well could just ignore little garage-type industries would anyone know about home town populated secondgeneration Volga Russians kid wanted really emphasize something lost would say its gonner went Thats what happened L&L Thanks AMA will close another quote 1939 Berkeley Catalog NOTICE. absolutely necessary owner radio equipment have licensed amateuron hand times flying radio control model Enjoy Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 39 beginners less experienced builders need Follow Dougs instructions procedures wont go wrong construction photographs particularly valuable aid inexperienced builder high quality reproductions good clear black-and-white pictures cover progress project bare fuselage sides up model flight kind presentation can go long way toward clearing up questions plaguing newcomers model building three sheets plans well drawn adequately detailed easy read Construction balsa spruce plywood Stress areas handled well no unneces sary beefing up just adds weight As usual feel lot balsa could replaced foam-core board cut down cost model designed Quadra engine its inverted mounting well detailed 24 Kioritz will go inverted 222 Kawasaki will mount nicely horizontally Any thing larger would hard ot get cowl isnt needed anyway plane fine performer Quadra could really zip K-engines can heartily recommend Turbulent es pecially first venture Giant Scale Price $3000 including shipping Available Douglas V MacBrien 24 Truby St Granby MA 01033 Clarification January issue mentioned No other prop pulls biggie like a RUST Now experience full motor potential Dynathrusts 100% accurate pitch airfoil Costs less buy fly because its unequaled durability $ 700 $1000 $1400 Prices include UPS charges MC 0 VISA 0 COD 0 CHECK 0 MO See dealer order dIrect PROPS INC 2541 NE 11th Court Pompano Beach Florida 33062 1-305-941-9119 ~PATTERNPNS NO MEASURING NEEDED TRACE-CUT-ASSEMBLE Material Lists & Instructions Included Stand-Up Flight Box Designed Hold Fuel Tank Transmitter Starter etc Legs Removable 21x12x39 $398 Send to- Heavy Duty Stand-Up Engine Test Stand Friction Guide 40 Hgh $298 SELECT-A-PRODUCTS 0 550 E LINCOLN 0 POMONA CA 91767 Higgens Aero Composites Some people have mistakenly linked just plain Aero Composites Dayton OH two no way connected Scale model research photos Dale Willoughby travels lot lugs camera around him Whenever sees airplane crawls over taking pictures Hes fairly orderly guy files negatives way lets him find again insteadof shufflingthrough like result has available lot valuable photos can help detailing and/or docu menting Scale model taken modelers needs mind latest catalog has 265 different photo packs listed 5 50 photos current project isnt included just browsing through list can suggest kinds possibilities get catalog send $100 Scale Model Research Photos P0 Box 675 Orange CA 92666 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grore Court Man assas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 irony plane deseign came Ned Smith Virginia showed up Jerry Nelsons old KA-6s marvel slippery birds coming out Europe tune $800 should remembered that old KA 6 market about dozen years ago Construction design techniques good mentioned above cost about $250 remember over 10 years ago March 1981 109 QUICK & EASY
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/03
Page Numbers: 36, 37, 105, 108, 109
OLD TIMERS Dee B Mathews OLD-TIMER month Published July 1940 issue Model Airplane News Hornet Sal Taibis lesser known designs Seldom modeled nonetheless eminently suited conversion RC assist Its large size coupled simple construction makes potentially highly competitive machine Quoting construction article AMA met some time ago 1940 Gas Model rules devised immediately sat ourselves old drawing board scratched head search design would tops under new regulations course favor big ships plenty area maximum stability per formance prime considerations Hornet finally emerged plane wanted combines features desired plus streamlining design simple build easy adjust pleasing eye Under power climbs left corkscrew As top climb rolls out flat level glide right Hornet really performs like champion its top ship 1940 rule changes Sal mentioned also responsible Strucks New Ruler Goldbergs Zipper Although have no record contest success Hornet patently obvious Sal pleased design since built another SAM events came along 1960s Interestingly MANdrawings show singlewheel gear three-views illustrate two-wheel unit dashed lines Obviously Sal used optional unit SAM model wing construction utilizes four-spar poly dihedral design easily can beefed up RC substituting spruce balsa cowl could constructed blocks per original glass/epoxy-over-foam technique could used Hinge lines could points used Powerhouse conversions rudder stabilizer very similar outline con struction method placing rudder horn below stab model type like involves use strip aileron bellcrank unit brass nylon cover pre-formed horn epoxied fin wire run down through stab scrap balsa box built around projecting horn allowing stick out fuselage side below stab Nyrod used adjustable clevis complete neat practical installation course rod could run over top stab rather unsightly way Frankly find rather odd Hornet seen contests often Hopefully brief look will stimulate some interest Plans available John Pond short kit available Schmidt Custom Kits 11948 Franklin Blvd Elk Grove CA 95624 Needless say Sal Taibis Hornet should always finished green Get Kato 2 WHEEL GEAR J II i-i-i-i-Sal Taibithe legend pleasure seeing Sals Hornet flown years ago Its size impressive certainly simplifies keeping sight Forster 99 started 4 TAIBIS HORNET MAN July 1940 SPAN 88 CHORD 6 LENGTH 6l-3/4 POWER FOSTER 99 9 16 20 24 mj choke flip creating sound produced ignition engine large prop power pattern Sal doesnt desecrate flying radio rock-steady glide im 36 Model Aviation sal aiw prepares launch Hornet 65 Philadelphia Nats Tiny delicate isnt growl power its Forster 99 ignition engine unforgettable Doc pressive two sons Sal preparing fly Hornet said Boys man designed airplane nearly 30 years ago Sal looked up great big grin said Yes mere slip boy time exemplifies Sal Taibi ways perpetually young heart enjoys modeling fullest has reputation being winningest Free Flight contestant time man has continuously active hobby whole lifetime son Mike has followed footsteps National Junior Champion safe say Sals Starduster kits have introduced modelers Free Flight other kit history also must winningest design ever anyone deserves title Mr Free Flight USA man SAM Champs 81At SAM annual meeting held Dayton part 1980 Champs Al Hellman presented bid 1981 Champs West Coast chapters accepted tentative dates during last weekend ofJune 1981 Taft Taft CA reputed premier FF site USA should excellent venue RC Old-Timer fliers well advance motel reservations strongly advised Taft small oil-and-college town rather limited motel accommodations Camping site permitted some contestants often merely roll out sleeping bag using starstudded desert sky blanket Phil Bemhardt Arcing Point SAM 49 says .. whole idea behind West Coast RC Champs Memorial Day weekend Continued page 105 March 1981 37 Feeney 4-cycle photo blow-up ad 1938 Berkeley catalog Doc remarkstllat either quite small its 12 cu someone big hand column Scale message getting across lightly-built Scale model can actually fun fly Expect lot less victims Ground Monster final issue Has anyone besides called local Piper Cessna Beech dealers got book reading prop pitch say 75% whatever matched rated rpm run figures through calculator found Out doesnt work Try Now about scale speed HA thanks Doug ideas weight reduction use hot dope have never tried heating dope although have heard heating epoxies reduce weight use thinner spread dope probaby quite waste ful because thinner evaporates does nothing build finish $700 gallon thinner money evaporates would inter esting make some test panels using heated cold dope get some comparative data es pecially water treatment subject scale speed has largely beaten death other columns find hard understand relationship between prop pitch rpm effect scale speed boils down simple fact know what scale speed should dont know attain well-detailed models tend toward weightiness Without detail really Scale Hobby tools tool delight modeler fortuante purchase 16 years ago Atlas 6in swing lathe milling attachment has factor has given us cap ability build scale reproductions complex aircraft parts Turned metal wood parts occasionally made find 75% machining milling process have no training use machine tools Using lathe its attachments has continuing educational process imagination plays apart Scale modelers seem particularly blessed necessary desire imagination inquisitiveness produce quality miniatures machine tool ultimate step equipping ourselves create Much work has easily machineable materials aluminum alloys used Special engine mounts readily available hobby sources mufflers fit within scale cowlings operating oleo-type landing gears few examples unlimited possibilities Retract servos needed would swing heavy wheels through 1200 angle reproduce gear movement bomber help lathe three mechanisms made using servo motors rotate threaded rod along special nut travels linear motion lathe can used wind special springs specifications Scale prop hubs spinners prop itselfcan partially completely machined accuracy milling attachment also serves precision boring machine produce exactly parallel holes pre cisely spaced within limits machine Mating parts fit screws need oversized holes Because lathe uses tapered roller bearings its headstock avoid over heating high speed can also used wood turning Bob Dolly Wischer 1 S-221 Lapliam Peak Road Delafield WI 53018 DISCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTI V well FUELyouI New high film strength lubricantU increased power engine lifeI Highest quality ingredientsI Deteraent action cut varnish J I II II II II II II II II II II IHOUPS Monday thru Wednesday 930-630 Thursday & Friday 9 30-800 rday 930-600 Sunday 12 00-5 00 have big once-a-year shindig couldnt travel halfway across country attend regular SAM Champs Phil therefore proposes nor held 1981 West Coast SAM chapters put efforts hosting SAM Champs Carrying Phils logic step further perhaps something should done assure Midwest East Coast SAM types alternate traveling half way across country CIA folks Indiana-Ohio Fort Worth Plainsmen hold large well-attended annuals SAM events unable go West might wish check Contest Calendar Bill Hannan youre right Project Three View July80 issue must reading anyone ever enlarges plans currently using Brumberger No 290 Project 0-Scope paid $795 stainedglass shop mentioned Bill Hs article darn thing works quite well enlarg ing airfoils such optics quality expensive units pro jected image perfectly adequate require ments hang piece paper wall place projector over drawing wheeled secretarys chair move about get desired size pencil used trace rough outline roughness cleaned up board adjustable French curve rubber-covered wire thing drafting store ball point Simple Continued page 108 March 1981 105 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 37 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT THE chose Waco F-3 biplane flagship because represents Golden Era 1930s flying adventure Add easy snag-free building safe gentle flyingthe result thorough kit engineering careful prototype development features Platt Kits have satisfying building flying experience ahead Kit features Top-quality diecut machined balsa plywood Full size plans Separate instruction book isometrics Decals Vacuum-formed plastic cowl cowl blisters wheel pants required nylon fittings Formed wire landing gear & struts Span 60 Area 950 sq channel Engine good 40 60 2657 NE l8Btrt Street IMiami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 NEW 6gOLT pROp eiUI Quadra McCulloch Super Hustler new prop hub will fit , inuu ones 5/16-24 shah Bolt plate serves usa drill jig tapped spinner bolt Only $1495ROUSH MFG Dealer 5 DistrihotorPA Box 251 Inquiries WelcomeSandyville Ohio 44671 Monkey Coat presume readers have tried Koverall/white glue tron-on technique described August column call Monkey Coat havent means consider using winter project As continue use technique become increasingly enthusiastic Some thing worth mentioning additional structural strength white glue adds wood torsional rigidity gained polyester recently constructed two identical wings covering heat-shrink other Monkey Coat shiny stuff required shear webs equal twist resistance ofthe polyester finished clear nitrate polyurethane paints finished weights within ounce polyester unit providing added ad vantage durability fuel resistance Koverall like polyester materials has tendency unravel along cut edge super-sharp blade used have found coat cellulose cement Ambroid etc rubbed edges will harden ravels making much easier sand smooth Rubbing cement direction feathers also helps hold place cement also excellent sticking polyester onto epoxy/tape fiberglass surfaces still monkeying around stuff Lets hear about efforts results first Kraft radios Back 1948 flying buddies ham license con structed Aerotrol single channel RC unit Berkeleys kits having access thing better transmitter housing used one-pound wooden Velveeta cheese box Since thing Kraft hrand cheese labeled over it possible Gail Scheurman LaCrosse KS first Kraft transmitter Aerotrol designed Ed Lorenz wrote RC column MAN years originally manufactured hy Ben Selbst company also manufactured Aero Spark ignition coils advent WW II Ben made tens thousands flame throwers used same coil ignitor Berkeley acquired Aerotrol line Selbst 1946 Joe Dale Bill Effinger made units available licensed users $5000 complete became apparent exam ination-free licenses would become available Effinger gambled thousand units ready announcement will notice use term examina tion-free knowledge has never legal use airwaves license Prior AMAs success obtaining 27 MHz 465MHz frequencies available radio control bands 6-meter ham fre quencies some UHF stuff obtain ham license have knowledge electronics able pass written exam subject werent obstacle enough also necessary able receive transmit Morse code Needless say advent exam-free frequencies good news indeed Bill Eftingers Berkeley Aerotrol Vernon McNabbs Citizen ship others earliest efforts available us Bill shared inside piece worth telling secrets getting gasfilled XFG-1 tubes England replace unreliable RK-61 tubes used originally sub-miniature units performed similar RK-6 1 found could get ionize put inside high-voltage Tesla coil several hours secret reason XFG-1s worked others wouldnt know always wondered replace ment tube Berkeley would oscillate ordering someone else produced nothing tubes Now know Believe youve never spent afternoon meter adjusting coil slug Super Aerotrol receiver maximum drop signal have missed out thing whatsit sister magazines runs mystery model month feature temptation strong run engine photo same manner However find often have forgotten model time identi fied next issue Therefore will resist temptation identify oddball engine months photo Feeney 4-cycle featured 1938 Berkeley catalog Available Model 20cc displacement model C 10cc true overhead valve four-cycle ignition engines designed planes cars boats larger Feeney weighed 15 oz smaller 13 Model stated produce e ad copy says Feeney 4-cycle engine gives features assure de livery championship performance other engine market 4-cycle design pro vides full throttle control idling top speed price An unbelievable $2950in same era Bantam $1650 108 Model Aviation THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $1 10 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayn eNA 07470 O&R $2150 No wonder Feeney did become household word Anyone knowledge truly unusual power plant invited share readers Japanese first assistant editor recently sent us copy OS ad Japanese model mag double page illustrated photos engines produced OS company through history Interestingly Type 1 presume first commercial engine ignition unit 166cc Using rule sixes convert metric inches 166cc X 06 099 in3 other words first OS Max 099 in3 ignition unit produced sold 1936 Ray Ardens immortal Atom same size has years considered first commercial small-bore engine advertized until several years after 1936 Hmm! L&L Electronics rather embarrassing test report equipment manufacturer find have ceased production after copy print Unfortunately exactly what happened L&L Electronics Oh well could just ignore little garage-type industries would anyone know about home town populated secondgeneration Volga Russians kid wanted really emphasize something lost would say its gonner went Thats what happened L&L Thanks AMA will close another quote 1939 Berkeley Catalog NOTICE. absolutely necessary owner radio equipment have licensed amateuron hand times flying radio control model Enjoy Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 39 beginners less experienced builders need Follow Dougs instructions procedures wont go wrong construction photographs particularly valuable aid inexperienced builder high quality reproductions good clear black-and-white pictures cover progress project bare fuselage sides up model flight kind presentation can go long way toward clearing up questions plaguing newcomers model building three sheets plans well drawn adequately detailed easy read Construction balsa spruce plywood Stress areas handled well no unneces sary beefing up just adds weight As usual feel lot balsa could replaced foam-core board cut down cost model designed Quadra engine its inverted mounting well detailed 24 Kioritz will go inverted 222 Kawasaki will mount nicely horizontally Any thing larger would hard ot get cowl isnt needed anyway plane fine performer Quadra could really zip K-engines can heartily recommend Turbulent es pecially first venture Giant Scale Price $3000 including shipping Available Douglas V MacBrien 24 Truby St Granby MA 01033 Clarification January issue mentioned No other prop pulls biggie like a RUST Now experience full motor potential Dynathrusts 100% accurate pitch airfoil Costs less buy fly because its unequaled durability $ 700 $1000 $1400 Prices include UPS charges MC 0 VISA 0 COD 0 CHECK 0 MO See dealer order dIrect PROPS INC 2541 NE 11th Court Pompano Beach Florida 33062 1-305-941-9119 ~PATTERNPNS NO MEASURING NEEDED TRACE-CUT-ASSEMBLE Material Lists & Instructions Included Stand-Up Flight Box Designed Hold Fuel Tank Transmitter Starter etc Legs Removable 21x12x39 $398 Send to- Heavy Duty Stand-Up Engine Test Stand Friction Guide 40 Hgh $298 SELECT-A-PRODUCTS 0 550 E LINCOLN 0 POMONA CA 91767 Higgens Aero Composites Some people have mistakenly linked just plain Aero Composites Dayton OH two no way connected Scale model research photos Dale Willoughby travels lot lugs camera around him Whenever sees airplane crawls over taking pictures Hes fairly orderly guy files negatives way lets him find again insteadof shufflingthrough like result has available lot valuable photos can help detailing and/or docu menting Scale model taken modelers needs mind latest catalog has 265 different photo packs listed 5 50 photos current project isnt included just browsing through list can suggest kinds possibilities get catalog send $100 Scale Model Research Photos P0 Box 675 Orange CA 92666 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grore Court Man assas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 irony plane deseign came Ned Smith Virginia showed up Jerry Nelsons old KA-6s marvel slippery birds coming out Europe tune $800 should remembered that old KA 6 market about dozen years ago Construction design techniques good mentioned above cost about $250 remember over 10 years ago March 1981 109 QUICK & EASY