IM WRITING column Sunday after noon August currently 1020 F outside 25-mph winds humidity 54% Hav ing placed Christmas mood weather want wish joyous holi day season Talk about mind warp Joe Weathers Mystery Man some reason out nearly 100 designs produced Joe Weathers name has directly sociated Mystery Man Perhaps un usual certainly exclusive gull wing reasonor perhaps drop-off landing gear design undeniably beautifulas Joes designs Westerner Winged Victory column April 1982 several others Nonetheless Mystery Man remalns designs linger ones memory Continued page 151 SKID /TYPICAL WING SECTION AIRCRAFT HAS DROPABLE GEAR ON TAKE-OFF MAIN WHEEL S SKIDS FOR LANDING ---USEC B TAKE-OFF GEAR MYSTERY MAN DESIGNED BY ELBERTJ WEATHERS // WING LOADINGo 96 LBS PER SOFT POWERo BROWN JR MODEL B i7 liii IN1k --1----.NIEOUTER WING PANELS MATE WITH GULL SECTION VIA ALUM TUBES S DOWELS ALSO TAIL SECASECGROUP II 4I II IIN -i~--I V--- _ 1~j. il SKIDSSCALE IN INCHEShic MAIN WHEEL 012 4 6 B ID 12 WINGSPANO 7B INS LENGTH 2 INS u fib t.M fin Mystery Man cutaway drawing takeoff photo June 1939 Air Trails Note use controversial drop-oft landing gear 44 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Old-Timers Dr DB Mathews 909 N Maize Rd Townhouse 734 Wichita KS 67212 Elbert J Weathers Mystery Man model 1939 Power Brown Jr Model B Photo Jim Alaback Gene Mathis Daphne AL says wing jigs needed build Mystery Man re quired effort building wing Power old Torp 35 Greenhead Radio 3-channel CG 30% MAC Now SEE YOUR ORDER NO NITRO CASE Synthetic/CastorBlends 31300055%Byro-Ji 31300065%Premiu 31300088%Premiu 313001010%Byro-Jet 313001110%Premiun 313001210%4 Cycle 313001615%Premium 313001715%4Cyc1eS 313002020%Byro-Jet S 3 13002525%Premium C 313003535%Premium Co 313004545%Premium Co Straight Synthetic 21200055%Byro-Jet Strs 21200065%Premium 212001010%Byro-Jet 212001110%Premium 01515%Premium 5 212002020%Byro-Jet aighi 212002525%Premium ompel 212003535%Premium Compel 2 12004545%Premium Compel Minimum Order Quantity--i Case Byron Originals Inc ACTORY PRICE PER GAL CASE OF 4 1-4 CASES 5 CASES & UP $ 800S 750 800750 860810 900850 900850 900850 10751015 10751015 12501175 1335 1650 1965 7 info anywhere world hope wider recognition will come time now hopelessly local Californians course thats bad innovative ingenious Gliders flying buddies bring slopes weekend newsworthy Slope Soaring News will bring new con cepts forum can share knowledge SSNs first issue lots interesting stuff 16 pages full-size 8 V2 x 11 very well writ ten has photos professionally printed years subscription $1595 Make check Out Charlie Morey send SSN 2601 E 19th St #29 Signal Hill CA 90804 think youll like F3B news As write Team Selection Fi nals coming up two weeks September 1718 Los Angeles course time read contest will have over six weeks ago cant tell made Team until next month latest news about winches ClAM president rescinded new restricted power winch rules adopted April meeting Paris evidently because internal motor bat tery resistance difficult measure first thought wait end means action has stirred up some very strong protest action AMA F3B Team Selec tion Committee Chainnan Don Edberg ClAM F3B Subcommittee Chairman John C Grigg well recommendations AMA Executive Director/CIAJvI Secretary John Worth As date publication issue Model Avi ation situation has resolved F3B program participants Contributing Editor ron Blakeslee will informed AMA HQ staff members further developments RMcM 1988 Team Selection finalists 23 number come four areas around country northern southern California Colorado Illinois finalists Northern CaliforniaBrian Chan Seth Daw son Gene Engelau Rich Spicer Southern CaliforniaMike Bame Don Edberg Gary Ittner Larry Jolly Daryl Perkins Steve Rae Rick Schrameck Joe Wurts ColoradoScott Dukes Bob Edson Mike Hickman Lenny Keer Randy Reynolds Jack Sasson John Wyss IllinoisRich Burnoski Wayne Fredette Jack Hiner Jim McCarthy best luck RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 44 Loreli song Build sometime As can see three-view drawing answering song can challenging model easily built Old-Timer Perhaps complexity explains Barney Snyders much simplified Spook mentioned last column admitted rip-off Mystery Man Ill get suggested modifications rework design since figure anyone capable building wing bit com petent am would suggest however using rule thumb 250 sq wing area u engine displacement choos ing power plant overpower beautiful airplane screaming rate climb such would pure sacrilege opinion Mystery Man full-size plan available No 3A7 Old Time Plan Service 253 No 4th St PO Box 90310 San Jose CA 95109Joe Weathers Aeroneers Joe Weathers founding member San Diego Aero neers 1935 remained active member un til death 49 years later nominated AMA Hall Fame club particu larly through efforts Jim Alaback ducted August 1988 Jim has able obtain vast collection Joes materials has now cataloged re stored drawings photos preserva tion San Diego Aerospace Museum Joes family friends have helpful Jims efforts inasmuch sensed impor tance preserving material future Alaback has arranged Joes unpub lished designs mostly drawn shelf paper traced onto vellum reproducible copies have provided AMA Museum Old Time Plan Service also making copy negatives Joes original photos well newspaper clippings etc total documented design list has now ex ceeded 100 published unpublished planes Among drawings three-view Tubby see column October 1980 annotations indicate Weathers developed model part design proposal fullsized aircraft Obviously nothing came wouldnt its esthetic appeal have vastly greater Aeronca C3 does resemble Aeroneers publishes newsletter best can subscribe $750/year writing Jim Alaback 16634 Diaz Dr San Diego CA 92128 History its artifacts brief overContinued page 154 December 1988 151 BYRONPerformance Blended Fuels ORIGINALSINcF Higher Smoother Running Slut erior Lubrication ualled Rust Protection TENTLY BLENDED specific use 1oesnt stock Byron Originals Fuels order direct E FREE FREIGHT Overseas call shipping quote RETAIL PER GAL $1095 1095 1195 95 5 3310 Christmas Special Skoot 4 Kits Skoot 4 kit #34The ultimate flying machine JIC kit #31 Fully Aerobatic Complete Kit $4995 reg $5495 100% Complete Kit Money Back$5295 Guaranteereg $5795 Specifications both kits 60 wIng 41 length 630 sq wing area 45-602 stroke 160-604 stroke engine 4 channel radio approximately 4fl lbs Both Kits Feature formed cowling pre-bent lending gear hardware canopy die-cut pre-cut parts full size plans complete instruction book Color brochures available See local hobby shop dealer first. avaIlable order direct Send check MO plane choice PSice includeg shipping 8 handling COD shipments also available ~ LLIflC 0 g~ij L/k 3 24 hr order line ect calls accepted 314-928-7777 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 151 view Joe Weathers certainly intended still another salute hit genius cant pass up chance also express gratitude Jim Alaback efforts preserving important moment history vice-presidents AMA re cently expressed scorn pre occupied modelings past some comments valid well taken wed certainly poorer Jim Alabacks hobby Consider will enriching artifacts past would landfills museums both large small Isnt instinctive us want know ancestors lived what did Its saidand agree what RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 47 ye olde eyeballs KNOW bits gravel other junk will deflected using Weed Eater us older tur keys fit easily comfortably over reading glasses youre interested check local hobby shop pair Otherwise can contact Dennis mail PO Box 1173 Clinton MS 39056 give him call 601 924-9640 credit card hand Bruce Kern R3 Box 234C Mitchell IN 47446 may have found now wrote asking might acquire three Balsa USAs Der Jaeger kits Sounds like hes orSkyline Hobbys Mfg 48 Treebeard Circle St Charles MO 63303 ganizing own biplane Giant Scale air force event can help drop him line ran what yours truly whole new source potential Scale documentation source totally unexpected promises good Most United States have state historical societies Although primary concerns may preserving historical heri tage states heritage may include avi ation history Particularly areas history aircraft manufacturing record flights state society may untapped source good information states also support aviation historical societya potential treasure trove Scale docu mentation will take bit digging locate proper people states other own itll well worth effort local public university library will good place start search appropriate historical society youre might consider check ing out archives files newspapers cit ies towns aviation connection back wanted duplicate model form first airplane ever flew Stinson SR-7 gull-wing owned newspaper letter couple first class stamps newspaper took get 8 x 10 glossy particular Stinson negative still stored morgue Aircraft manufacturers have always pub licity conscious news releases about products have traditionally printed lo cal paper So youre very specific about what need willing pay microfilm repro duction know particular historic aircraft manufactured flown stand good chance coming up some really authentic documentation information Building seasons started Whatre building year Hope its Giant Scale bird RC Electrics/Kopski Continued page 49 RCM begins new column under pen word processor Ted Davey Davey Systems Corp Caliph Lucifer etc Malvem PA fame first column appears September 1988 issue includes word monthly thats really case word praise de served folks RCM have taken long time realize Electric deserves every-two-or-three-months column best wishes both Ted RCM new start October planned startup issue new Electric column Flying Models will authored Dick Gibbs York PA will also monthly Heres wishing Dick FM best new start cant help note now three Electric authors print Pennsylvania Now can anyone explain complete now understanding Model Airplane News used have dedicated monthly Electric column now has silent column includes coverage both Sailplane Electric topics guess just about snuffs Out August lament about par adox simultaneous growth decline Elec tric activity Electric coverage respectively Astro Challengermore same August sue also brought lots reader mail about Challenger issue discussed major decals DECALS PRESSURE SENSITIVE WATER TRANSFER Authentic model insignias leressure sensitive water transleri 14 scale 40 50 size propeller decals World War II kill mark ings stars flags letters numbers trim sheets Over 750 Select *7 t14 Scaleiie Sheets * 60 Size 38 Sheets *40 Size38 Sheets * Propeller Decals 5 Sheets-3 sizes eal * Kill MarkingsWT only5 Sheets * Nomenclalare Markings 3 Sizes-12 Sheets Slack White copy * Letters Numbem . t14-3/s-112-515-314-718-1-2-3-4-4-t3/1e 10 Colors See color chart * Flags American united Kiegdom Confederate * Stars rs 5 Sizes plus Sheet Asso ted S zes * T mShees 5 25 ntOCoos see coo chat major decals III 154 Model Aviation Span 81 Engine 9015 2cyc Area 1100 sq 1218 4cyc Cut Wood Kit including wire gear & wing joining hdwe VISA & MC accepted $120 Add 500 post & handling Add 300 COD Ohia residents add 60% tax free Catalog send SASE Air Hair1-513878-7487 PQ Box 2075 Fairborn Ohio 45324 Best Scale As magizines seam full photos models built m sm plsns h ltsve New T P-S II just few pl 69 EXACT scale 52500 Hurricane 70 $2500 Spit MIC 1 $25 00 Spit MK 22 $2500 Both 69 70 Mosquito 00 N4sy have Taylor Blackwldow soonElite 1/4 scale SE5a$5005pitMC 22 61 $2500 T Moth 68 52500 ME 163 61 $2500 Asronca C 3 BIn $2500 ASP 1/5th scale DH 60 69 Realy nice $2100 1/3rd scale Evans VP-i Volaplane i 5-25cc $1700 Auster 11 71 span $2100 Foumler RF-40 88 $1700 ME 262 51 span Powered sIngle 40 engine no $1400 WW1 Camel 1/6th 561/2$1450 AvroSO4K 116th 72 $1450 DRil 15th scale 54 $2100 Nleport 28 1/6th $1700 OH 9A 84 $2i00 Sopwith Pup 53 $1450 Hannover 48 $850 Twins Westiand WhIrlwind 65 $1700 Hornet 46 $1000 ju 88 72 $1700 HE 111 74 $2900 Lancaster 90 $2300 Vickers Wellington 86 $2100 MANY MORE Send BEST IN SCALE CATALOG $300 ASP Plan Book #1 $400 ASP Pianbook scale drawln s $400 ALL THREE CATALOGS $900 PS Please s $150 per plan postage have plans Epoxy kits SmI kita avaIlable Bob Holman Plan PO Box 741 San Bernardino CA NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LOROMEADOW MA 0028 TEL 43-525-4110
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/12
Page Numbers: 44, 151, 154
IM WRITING column Sunday after noon August currently 1020 F outside 25-mph winds humidity 54% Hav ing placed Christmas mood weather want wish joyous holi day season Talk about mind warp Joe Weathers Mystery Man some reason out nearly 100 designs produced Joe Weathers name has directly sociated Mystery Man Perhaps un usual certainly exclusive gull wing reasonor perhaps drop-off landing gear design undeniably beautifulas Joes designs Westerner Winged Victory column April 1982 several others Nonetheless Mystery Man remalns designs linger ones memory Continued page 151 SKID /TYPICAL WING SECTION AIRCRAFT HAS DROPABLE GEAR ON TAKE-OFF MAIN WHEEL S SKIDS FOR LANDING ---USEC B TAKE-OFF GEAR MYSTERY MAN DESIGNED BY ELBERTJ WEATHERS // WING LOADINGo 96 LBS PER SOFT POWERo BROWN JR MODEL B i7 liii IN1k --1----.NIEOUTER WING PANELS MATE WITH GULL SECTION VIA ALUM TUBES S DOWELS ALSO TAIL SECASECGROUP II 4I II IIN -i~--I V--- _ 1~j. il SKIDSSCALE IN INCHEShic MAIN WHEEL 012 4 6 B ID 12 WINGSPANO 7B INS LENGTH 2 INS u fib t.M fin Mystery Man cutaway drawing takeoff photo June 1939 Air Trails Note use controversial drop-oft landing gear 44 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Old-Timers Dr DB Mathews 909 N Maize Rd Townhouse 734 Wichita KS 67212 Elbert J Weathers Mystery Man model 1939 Power Brown Jr Model B Photo Jim Alaback Gene Mathis Daphne AL says wing jigs needed build Mystery Man re quired effort building wing Power old Torp 35 Greenhead Radio 3-channel CG 30% MAC Now SEE YOUR ORDER NO NITRO CASE Synthetic/CastorBlends 31300055%Byro-Ji 31300065%Premiu 31300088%Premiu 313001010%Byro-Jet 313001110%Premiun 313001210%4 Cycle 313001615%Premium 313001715%4Cyc1eS 313002020%Byro-Jet S 3 13002525%Premium C 313003535%Premium Co 313004545%Premium Co Straight Synthetic 21200055%Byro-Jet Strs 21200065%Premium 212001010%Byro-Jet 212001110%Premium 01515%Premium 5 212002020%Byro-Jet aighi 212002525%Premium ompel 212003535%Premium Compel 2 12004545%Premium Compel Minimum Order Quantity--i Case Byron Originals Inc ACTORY PRICE PER GAL CASE OF 4 1-4 CASES 5 CASES & UP $ 800S 750 800750 860810 900850 900850 900850 10751015 10751015 12501175 1335 1650 1965 7 info anywhere world hope wider recognition will come time now hopelessly local Californians course thats bad innovative ingenious Gliders flying buddies bring slopes weekend newsworthy Slope Soaring News will bring new con cepts forum can share knowledge SSNs first issue lots interesting stuff 16 pages full-size 8 V2 x 11 very well writ ten has photos professionally printed years subscription $1595 Make check Out Charlie Morey send SSN 2601 E 19th St #29 Signal Hill CA 90804 think youll like F3B news As write Team Selection Fi nals coming up two weeks September 1718 Los Angeles course time read contest will have over six weeks ago cant tell made Team until next month latest news about winches ClAM president rescinded new restricted power winch rules adopted April meeting Paris evidently because internal motor bat tery resistance difficult measure first thought wait end means action has stirred up some very strong protest action AMA F3B Team Selec tion Committee Chainnan Don Edberg ClAM F3B Subcommittee Chairman John C Grigg well recommendations AMA Executive Director/CIAJvI Secretary John Worth As date publication issue Model Avi ation situation has resolved F3B program participants Contributing Editor ron Blakeslee will informed AMA HQ staff members further developments RMcM 1988 Team Selection finalists 23 number come four areas around country northern southern California Colorado Illinois finalists Northern CaliforniaBrian Chan Seth Daw son Gene Engelau Rich Spicer Southern CaliforniaMike Bame Don Edberg Gary Ittner Larry Jolly Daryl Perkins Steve Rae Rick Schrameck Joe Wurts ColoradoScott Dukes Bob Edson Mike Hickman Lenny Keer Randy Reynolds Jack Sasson John Wyss IllinoisRich Burnoski Wayne Fredette Jack Hiner Jim McCarthy best luck RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 44 Loreli song Build sometime As can see three-view drawing answering song can challenging model easily built Old-Timer Perhaps complexity explains Barney Snyders much simplified Spook mentioned last column admitted rip-off Mystery Man Ill get suggested modifications rework design since figure anyone capable building wing bit com petent am would suggest however using rule thumb 250 sq wing area u engine displacement choos ing power plant overpower beautiful airplane screaming rate climb such would pure sacrilege opinion Mystery Man full-size plan available No 3A7 Old Time Plan Service 253 No 4th St PO Box 90310 San Jose CA 95109Joe Weathers Aeroneers Joe Weathers founding member San Diego Aero neers 1935 remained active member un til death 49 years later nominated AMA Hall Fame club particu larly through efforts Jim Alaback ducted August 1988 Jim has able obtain vast collection Joes materials has now cataloged re stored drawings photos preserva tion San Diego Aerospace Museum Joes family friends have helpful Jims efforts inasmuch sensed impor tance preserving material future Alaback has arranged Joes unpub lished designs mostly drawn shelf paper traced onto vellum reproducible copies have provided AMA Museum Old Time Plan Service also making copy negatives Joes original photos well newspaper clippings etc total documented design list has now ex ceeded 100 published unpublished planes Among drawings three-view Tubby see column October 1980 annotations indicate Weathers developed model part design proposal fullsized aircraft Obviously nothing came wouldnt its esthetic appeal have vastly greater Aeronca C3 does resemble Aeroneers publishes newsletter best can subscribe $750/year writing Jim Alaback 16634 Diaz Dr San Diego CA 92128 History its artifacts brief overContinued page 154 December 1988 151 BYRONPerformance Blended Fuels ORIGINALSINcF Higher Smoother Running Slut erior Lubrication ualled Rust Protection TENTLY BLENDED specific use 1oesnt stock Byron Originals Fuels order direct E FREE FREIGHT Overseas call shipping quote RETAIL PER GAL $1095 1095 1195 95 5 3310 Christmas Special Skoot 4 Kits Skoot 4 kit #34The ultimate flying machine JIC kit #31 Fully Aerobatic Complete Kit $4995 reg $5495 100% Complete Kit Money Back$5295 Guaranteereg $5795 Specifications both kits 60 wIng 41 length 630 sq wing area 45-602 stroke 160-604 stroke engine 4 channel radio approximately 4fl lbs Both Kits Feature formed cowling pre-bent lending gear hardware canopy die-cut pre-cut parts full size plans complete instruction book Color brochures available See local hobby shop dealer first. avaIlable order direct Send check MO plane choice PSice includeg shipping 8 handling COD shipments also available ~ LLIflC 0 g~ij L/k 3 24 hr order line ect calls accepted 314-928-7777 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 151 view Joe Weathers certainly intended still another salute hit genius cant pass up chance also express gratitude Jim Alaback efforts preserving important moment history vice-presidents AMA re cently expressed scorn pre occupied modelings past some comments valid well taken wed certainly poorer Jim Alabacks hobby Consider will enriching artifacts past would landfills museums both large small Isnt instinctive us want know ancestors lived what did Its saidand agree what RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 47 ye olde eyeballs KNOW bits gravel other junk will deflected using Weed Eater us older tur keys fit easily comfortably over reading glasses youre interested check local hobby shop pair Otherwise can contact Dennis mail PO Box 1173 Clinton MS 39056 give him call 601 924-9640 credit card hand Bruce Kern R3 Box 234C Mitchell IN 47446 may have found now wrote asking might acquire three Balsa USAs Der Jaeger kits Sounds like hes orSkyline Hobbys Mfg 48 Treebeard Circle St Charles MO 63303 ganizing own biplane Giant Scale air force event can help drop him line ran what yours truly whole new source potential Scale documentation source totally unexpected promises good Most United States have state historical societies Although primary concerns may preserving historical heri tage states heritage may include avi ation history Particularly areas history aircraft manufacturing record flights state society may untapped source good information states also support aviation historical societya potential treasure trove Scale docu mentation will take bit digging locate proper people states other own itll well worth effort local public university library will good place start search appropriate historical society youre might consider check ing out archives files newspapers cit ies towns aviation connection back wanted duplicate model form first airplane ever flew Stinson SR-7 gull-wing owned newspaper letter couple first class stamps newspaper took get 8 x 10 glossy particular Stinson negative still stored morgue Aircraft manufacturers have always pub licity conscious news releases about products have traditionally printed lo cal paper So youre very specific about what need willing pay microfilm repro duction know particular historic aircraft manufactured flown stand good chance coming up some really authentic documentation information Building seasons started Whatre building year Hope its Giant Scale bird RC Electrics/Kopski Continued page 49 RCM begins new column under pen word processor Ted Davey Davey Systems Corp Caliph Lucifer etc Malvem PA fame first column appears September 1988 issue includes word monthly thats really case word praise de served folks RCM have taken long time realize Electric deserves every-two-or-three-months column best wishes both Ted RCM new start October planned startup issue new Electric column Flying Models will authored Dick Gibbs York PA will also monthly Heres wishing Dick FM best new start cant help note now three Electric authors print Pennsylvania Now can anyone explain complete now understanding Model Airplane News used have dedicated monthly Electric column now has silent column includes coverage both Sailplane Electric topics guess just about snuffs Out August lament about par adox simultaneous growth decline Elec tric activity Electric coverage respectively Astro Challengermore same August sue also brought lots reader mail about Challenger issue discussed major decals DECALS PRESSURE SENSITIVE WATER TRANSFER Authentic model insignias leressure sensitive water transleri 14 scale 40 50 size propeller decals World War II kill mark ings stars flags letters numbers trim sheets Over 750 Select *7 t14 Scaleiie Sheets * 60 Size 38 Sheets *40 Size38 Sheets * Propeller Decals 5 Sheets-3 sizes eal * Kill MarkingsWT only5 Sheets * Nomenclalare Markings 3 Sizes-12 Sheets Slack White copy * Letters Numbem . t14-3/s-112-515-314-718-1-2-3-4-4-t3/1e 10 Colors See color chart * Flags American united Kiegdom Confederate * Stars rs 5 Sizes plus Sheet Asso ted S zes * T mShees 5 25 ntOCoos see coo chat major decals III 154 Model Aviation Span 81 Engine 9015 2cyc Area 1100 sq 1218 4cyc Cut Wood Kit including wire gear & wing joining hdwe VISA & MC accepted $120 Add 500 post & handling Add 300 COD Ohia residents add 60% tax free Catalog send SASE Air Hair1-513878-7487 PQ Box 2075 Fairborn Ohio 45324 Best Scale As magizines seam full photos models built m sm plsns h ltsve New T P-S II just few pl 69 EXACT scale 52500 Hurricane 70 $2500 Spit MIC 1 $25 00 Spit MK 22 $2500 Both 69 70 Mosquito 00 N4sy have Taylor Blackwldow soonElite 1/4 scale SE5a$5005pitMC 22 61 $2500 T Moth 68 52500 ME 163 61 $2500 Asronca C 3 BIn $2500 ASP 1/5th scale DH 60 69 Realy nice $2100 1/3rd scale Evans VP-i Volaplane i 5-25cc $1700 Auster 11 71 span $2100 Foumler RF-40 88 $1700 ME 262 51 span Powered sIngle 40 engine no $1400 WW1 Camel 1/6th 561/2$1450 AvroSO4K 116th 72 $1450 DRil 15th scale 54 $2100 Nleport 28 1/6th $1700 OH 9A 84 $2i00 Sopwith Pup 53 $1450 Hannover 48 $850 Twins Westiand WhIrlwind 65 $1700 Hornet 46 $1000 ju 88 72 $1700 HE 111 74 $2900 Lancaster 90 $2300 Vickers Wellington 86 $2100 MANY MORE Send BEST IN SCALE CATALOG $300 ASP Plan Book #1 $400 ASP Pianbook scale drawln s $400 ALL THREE CATALOGS $900 PS Please s $150 per plan postage have plans Epoxy kits SmI kita avaIlable Bob Holman Plan PO Box 741 San Bernardino CA NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LOROMEADOW MA 0028 TEL 43-525-4110
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/12
Page Numbers: 44, 151, 154
IM WRITING column Sunday after noon August currently 1020 F outside 25-mph winds humidity 54% Hav ing placed Christmas mood weather want wish joyous holi day season Talk about mind warp Joe Weathers Mystery Man some reason out nearly 100 designs produced Joe Weathers name has directly sociated Mystery Man Perhaps un usual certainly exclusive gull wing reasonor perhaps drop-off landing gear design undeniably beautifulas Joes designs Westerner Winged Victory column April 1982 several others Nonetheless Mystery Man remalns designs linger ones memory Continued page 151 SKID /TYPICAL WING SECTION AIRCRAFT HAS DROPABLE GEAR ON TAKE-OFF MAIN WHEEL S SKIDS FOR LANDING ---USEC B TAKE-OFF GEAR MYSTERY MAN DESIGNED BY ELBERTJ WEATHERS // WING LOADINGo 96 LBS PER SOFT POWERo BROWN JR MODEL B i7 liii IN1k --1----.NIEOUTER WING PANELS MATE WITH GULL SECTION VIA ALUM TUBES S DOWELS ALSO TAIL SECASECGROUP II 4I II IIN -i~--I V--- _ 1~j. il SKIDSSCALE IN INCHEShic MAIN WHEEL 012 4 6 B ID 12 WINGSPANO 7B INS LENGTH 2 INS u fib t.M fin Mystery Man cutaway drawing takeoff photo June 1939 Air Trails Note use controversial drop-oft landing gear 44 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Old-Timers Dr DB Mathews 909 N Maize Rd Townhouse 734 Wichita KS 67212 Elbert J Weathers Mystery Man model 1939 Power Brown Jr Model B Photo Jim Alaback Gene Mathis Daphne AL says wing jigs needed build Mystery Man re quired effort building wing Power old Torp 35 Greenhead Radio 3-channel CG 30% MAC Now SEE YOUR ORDER NO NITRO CASE Synthetic/CastorBlends 31300055%Byro-Ji 31300065%Premiu 31300088%Premiu 313001010%Byro-Jet 313001110%Premiun 313001210%4 Cycle 313001615%Premium 313001715%4Cyc1eS 313002020%Byro-Jet S 3 13002525%Premium C 313003535%Premium Co 313004545%Premium Co Straight Synthetic 21200055%Byro-Jet Strs 21200065%Premium 212001010%Byro-Jet 212001110%Premium 01515%Premium 5 212002020%Byro-Jet aighi 212002525%Premium ompel 212003535%Premium Compel 2 12004545%Premium Compel Minimum Order Quantity--i Case Byron Originals Inc ACTORY PRICE PER GAL CASE OF 4 1-4 CASES 5 CASES & UP $ 800S 750 800750 860810 900850 900850 900850 10751015 10751015 12501175 1335 1650 1965 7 info anywhere world hope wider recognition will come time now hopelessly local Californians course thats bad innovative ingenious Gliders flying buddies bring slopes weekend newsworthy Slope Soaring News will bring new con cepts forum can share knowledge SSNs first issue lots interesting stuff 16 pages full-size 8 V2 x 11 very well writ ten has photos professionally printed years subscription $1595 Make check Out Charlie Morey send SSN 2601 E 19th St #29 Signal Hill CA 90804 think youll like F3B news As write Team Selection Fi nals coming up two weeks September 1718 Los Angeles course time read contest will have over six weeks ago cant tell made Team until next month latest news about winches ClAM president rescinded new restricted power winch rules adopted April meeting Paris evidently because internal motor bat tery resistance difficult measure first thought wait end means action has stirred up some very strong protest action AMA F3B Team Selec tion Committee Chainnan Don Edberg ClAM F3B Subcommittee Chairman John C Grigg well recommendations AMA Executive Director/CIAJvI Secretary John Worth As date publication issue Model Avi ation situation has resolved F3B program participants Contributing Editor ron Blakeslee will informed AMA HQ staff members further developments RMcM 1988 Team Selection finalists 23 number come four areas around country northern southern California Colorado Illinois finalists Northern CaliforniaBrian Chan Seth Daw son Gene Engelau Rich Spicer Southern CaliforniaMike Bame Don Edberg Gary Ittner Larry Jolly Daryl Perkins Steve Rae Rick Schrameck Joe Wurts ColoradoScott Dukes Bob Edson Mike Hickman Lenny Keer Randy Reynolds Jack Sasson John Wyss IllinoisRich Burnoski Wayne Fredette Jack Hiner Jim McCarthy best luck RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 44 Loreli song Build sometime As can see three-view drawing answering song can challenging model easily built Old-Timer Perhaps complexity explains Barney Snyders much simplified Spook mentioned last column admitted rip-off Mystery Man Ill get suggested modifications rework design since figure anyone capable building wing bit com petent am would suggest however using rule thumb 250 sq wing area u engine displacement choos ing power plant overpower beautiful airplane screaming rate climb such would pure sacrilege opinion Mystery Man full-size plan available No 3A7 Old Time Plan Service 253 No 4th St PO Box 90310 San Jose CA 95109Joe Weathers Aeroneers Joe Weathers founding member San Diego Aero neers 1935 remained active member un til death 49 years later nominated AMA Hall Fame club particu larly through efforts Jim Alaback ducted August 1988 Jim has able obtain vast collection Joes materials has now cataloged re stored drawings photos preserva tion San Diego Aerospace Museum Joes family friends have helpful Jims efforts inasmuch sensed impor tance preserving material future Alaback has arranged Joes unpub lished designs mostly drawn shelf paper traced onto vellum reproducible copies have provided AMA Museum Old Time Plan Service also making copy negatives Joes original photos well newspaper clippings etc total documented design list has now ex ceeded 100 published unpublished planes Among drawings three-view Tubby see column October 1980 annotations indicate Weathers developed model part design proposal fullsized aircraft Obviously nothing came wouldnt its esthetic appeal have vastly greater Aeronca C3 does resemble Aeroneers publishes newsletter best can subscribe $750/year writing Jim Alaback 16634 Diaz Dr San Diego CA 92128 History its artifacts brief overContinued page 154 December 1988 151 BYRONPerformance Blended Fuels ORIGINALSINcF Higher Smoother Running Slut erior Lubrication ualled Rust Protection TENTLY BLENDED specific use 1oesnt stock Byron Originals Fuels order direct E FREE FREIGHT Overseas call shipping quote RETAIL PER GAL $1095 1095 1195 95 5 3310 Christmas Special Skoot 4 Kits Skoot 4 kit #34The ultimate flying machine JIC kit #31 Fully Aerobatic Complete Kit $4995 reg $5495 100% Complete Kit Money Back$5295 Guaranteereg $5795 Specifications both kits 60 wIng 41 length 630 sq wing area 45-602 stroke 160-604 stroke engine 4 channel radio approximately 4fl lbs Both Kits Feature formed cowling pre-bent lending gear hardware canopy die-cut pre-cut parts full size plans complete instruction book Color brochures available See local hobby shop dealer first. avaIlable order direct Send check MO plane choice PSice includeg shipping 8 handling COD shipments also available ~ LLIflC 0 g~ij L/k 3 24 hr order line ect calls accepted 314-928-7777 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 151 view Joe Weathers certainly intended still another salute hit genius cant pass up chance also express gratitude Jim Alaback efforts preserving important moment history vice-presidents AMA re cently expressed scorn pre occupied modelings past some comments valid well taken wed certainly poorer Jim Alabacks hobby Consider will enriching artifacts past would landfills museums both large small Isnt instinctive us want know ancestors lived what did Its saidand agree what RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 47 ye olde eyeballs KNOW bits gravel other junk will deflected using Weed Eater us older tur keys fit easily comfortably over reading glasses youre interested check local hobby shop pair Otherwise can contact Dennis mail PO Box 1173 Clinton MS 39056 give him call 601 924-9640 credit card hand Bruce Kern R3 Box 234C Mitchell IN 47446 may have found now wrote asking might acquire three Balsa USAs Der Jaeger kits Sounds like hes orSkyline Hobbys Mfg 48 Treebeard Circle St Charles MO 63303 ganizing own biplane Giant Scale air force event can help drop him line ran what yours truly whole new source potential Scale documentation source totally unexpected promises good Most United States have state historical societies Although primary concerns may preserving historical heri tage states heritage may include avi ation history Particularly areas history aircraft manufacturing record flights state society may untapped source good information states also support aviation historical societya potential treasure trove Scale docu mentation will take bit digging locate proper people states other own itll well worth effort local public university library will good place start search appropriate historical society youre might consider check ing out archives files newspapers cit ies towns aviation connection back wanted duplicate model form first airplane ever flew Stinson SR-7 gull-wing owned newspaper letter couple first class stamps newspaper took get 8 x 10 glossy particular Stinson negative still stored morgue Aircraft manufacturers have always pub licity conscious news releases about products have traditionally printed lo cal paper So youre 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