OUR Racing season now winding down have TURN Q-500 Championship races usual NMPRA National Miniature Py lon Racing Association will have its annual mula Championship Races end Oc tober year will go Phoenix AZ champs am going touch new Q-500 kit few other items months column first lets look years TURN Q-500 Champion ship Race held June 29-30 CDs Joe Ruh Barry Anderson report sent Barry Anderson total 25 Racers participated TURN Q-500 Championship held Flying Cardinals field northern Kentucky Saturday sunny temperatures mid-80s little humid Channel RC52 eight fliers ran three-plane heats low ered takeoff midairs zero coupled fine crew workers refly nine rounds Racing Racing fierce first round Round heat saw Dave Gohn bend #3 flagpole thinned wing contin ued win heat Round heat three found Frank Schwartz Dave Bowman planting airplane round two Frank Schwartz Jon Lem mons very nasty midair between pylons two three Frank search hard long radio never found engine Grunke meyer Doe midaired #1 scratch Doe Grunk finished won heat round three Tom Scott over-rolled new design #3 close race Jon Lemmons round four last crash day Round five crash-free lots good Racing top five end Saturdays Rac ing Grunkemeyer perfect 15 points Whiteaker 14 points Green 14 points Dodd 12 points Ruh 12 points Welch 12 points ties settled based times Sunday started brief showers before Rac ing began another batch rain about noon Overall weather good Racing Four rounds flown plus trophy dash fewer broken airplanes Sunday tough Racing day Whiteaker Dodd Speck midair first round day finished Andersen Green midaired knocked Green Out top five Andersen finished race Jon Lemmons broke number two airplane last round ouch end nine rounds Grunk still Race won perfect 27 no zeroes three-way tie fliers 20 points tween Rub Gohn Dodd fourth fifth flyoff yet another real close found Gohn fourth Ruh fifth $6 late trophy Dodd trophy dash great Races some guys turning personal best times Per sonal bests also turned several Rac ers during two days final dash Grun kemeyer Whiteaker Nottingham Welch Grunkemeyer turning fast time dayl1882to edge out Whiteaker very close race Race run very smoothly vet eran Fred Johanson starting overseeing line special thanks Fred fine job Flying Cardinals workers enthusiastic about Racing according Fred some finest hes ever worked Thanks thanks thanks workers Dodd Goho Grunk helped out safety airplane inspection Thanks Joe Ruh did usual fine job CD TURN Q-500 Championship Results 1 Craig Grunkemeyer Ohio27 Pt Grunk/Rossi 11882 fast time 2 Doug White aker Tennessee22 ptViper/Webra 11950 3 Barry Andersen Kentucky21 pt Yikes/ Rossi 12661 4 David Gohn Ohio20 Pt Scat Cat/Picco 12253 5 Joe Ruh Ken tucky20 pt Viper/Rossi 12804 6 Joe Dodd Ohio20 pt Scat Cat/Rossi 12703 7 Mike Pewitt Tennessee18 pt Viper/Rossi 12613 8 Dennis Green Tennessee18 Pt Viper/Rossi 12891 9 Barry Welch Tennes see18 pt Viper/Webra 13012 10 Wayne Pewitt Tennessee18 Pt C Clipper/Rossi 13317 December 1989 61 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly Springs Dr Conroe TX 77302 Texas Outlaw 0-500 kit now available local hobby shop Ritchs Hobbies address column comes out box Buy now fly soonl Under $80 Continued page 167 Workers Racers TURN 0-500 Championships contest report Bills column month Sorry folks sent no names RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 163 person interested trying RC Helicop ters hut cannot justify expense buying special heli-radios engines needed todays complex Helicopters Therefore Rebel designed around ever-popular 40/45size airplane engines inexpensive fourchannel radios already possession people dramatically reduces entry cost level people can try RC Helicopter challenge engine Rebel faces side Hel icopter profile-type stiff-winged models facilitate quick glow plug changes mounted mainframe via separate alumi num plate permits easy engine access re moval headaches sometimes associated engine change removal servicing greatly simplified GMP Rebel Rebels tail rotor uses tried-and-proven UMP Cobra/Competitor tail rotor gearbox unit comes factory assembled complete greased gears bearings Ball bearing blade holders complete assembly producing tail rotor system provides very smooth con trol response nd regular lubrication virtu ally unlimited life What kit like Rebel kit received early So mention something correction has already incorporated kit buy dont surprised GMP con stantly updating improving its line recom mendations suggestions have come its field representatives kit well packed quality noticeable throughout metal parts nicely finished main airframe being anodized black Rebel instruction manual has 39 pages explanations illustrations dont think will have trouble manual Rebel builds fast Mine took five hours followed word manual mounting hardware bag should deposited acceptable container drawn upon needed assembly screw sizes types illustrated manual handy metric scale printed bottom several pages instructions clear would like add following help first-time builder 1 When installing clutch assembly engine no mention made checking start ing shaft runout runout measured devia tion perfect alignmentEd task less important Rebel some other machines like see shaft runout small possible cut down vibration havent checked shaft before obtain copy Ray Hostetlers book RCM magazine explains great detail tells spot fix 2 In Stage 4 assembling canopy standoffs original mounting hole sideframe too low should redrilled moved forward upward about / way 3 In Stage 5 would like see step post poned difficulty getting cooling fan mount using location holes molded housing Instead slid housing over fan mounted engines drive belt made sure engine proper angle posi tion relation drive pulley before mount ing fan-cover brackets mainframe held fan housing position rotated fan hand using starting cone iwith glow plug Out engine listening care fully fan rub fan housing position adjusted until its proper loca tion marked mounting bracket holes felt pen scribe remove engine-mounting plate drill fan housing mount brackets Running scribe two sides engine plate before removing will make easier relocate plate unit reassembled 4 While Stage 5 1 would suggest drilling additional hole through mounting plate side frame Its location critical Clean anodizing away side hole Insert screw nonanodized washers under both head nut tighten down screw will act electrically ground mounting plate engine side frames will also good idea use sheet metal screw inserted through tail boom mount tail tube will ensure total electric continuity through out metal frame machine will help guard against unwanted radio interference 5 In stage 7 servo trays assembled Its bad idea back up main servo carrier additional layer supplied material As tray flexible can deflect under fore/aft servo loads Also helpful build battery/receiver tray did hold receiver higher canopy see photo 6 In stage 10 assembly tail rotor gear box finished gearbox comes mostly assembled would suggest checking make sure everything should tight Also note tail control attaches aft side blade holder 7 In stage 16 found easier put fuel filter left side machine cabin conceals its mounted shown right side 8 In stage 18 would suggest using 1200mAh Ni-Cd flight pack Rebel balances per fectly place smaller pack used lead ballast will necessary achieve proper balance dont see need further clarifica tions manual well written particularly setup flying instructions set up Rebel OS 40 FSR aircraft engine utilizing supplied aircraft muffler guidance installed Futaba 7 FGH S-130 servos 1200mAh flight pack As day wrote column have about 15 minutes hovering time Rebel have yet fly circuits am already impressed models stability control authority have also noted Rebel champion highspeed backward flight no dipping tail/nose swapping noted summary new GMP Rebel very nice kit perfectly suits market inNEW VHS-4 HOUR FORMAT ~P tape youve ~ waiting finally here! youre new hobby lust want learn secret of wood plane construction forYOU PLANE VIDEO Presents BUILDING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME FIRST NO-NONSENSE VIDEO OF WOOD AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION APPROX 4 HOURS ON e Radio installation e Fuci tank insisilation e Straight wing buiiding e New engine setup e Instailing hinges e Fuseisge construction OShear webbing OBUiLDING STRAIGHT e Applying PO cioth e lnstsiling pushrods e Servo installation e Covering film e Setting sp s sew radio e Eliminating warps e Built-up tail surfaces e Aligning Balancing e Slab tail surfaces e Final checkout e Aileron installation e PLUS MUCH MORE CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS Use toll free number place order I-lava /IS4 MasterCard VISA ready call OR mail $2455 S & H TO MasterCardPLANE VIDEO PO Box 23128 Des Moines IA 50322 Iowa residents add 4% sales tax PLANE V0E PELPINGOU7 7077! 18003838251 tended Its low cost ruggedness great flyability will undoubtedly add its popularity Please read column next month full re port Rebels flyability setup noncollective flying general BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 61 Greg Doe donated P-39 kit won drawing Tony Speck Frank Schwartz won Scat Cat kit Doug Robinson Hobby Express Columbus OH best crash Doug Whiteaker donated set cores plans Viper given first-placer Grunkemeyer Wayne Yeager presented trophies cash awards TURN Thanks everyone goodies Thanks involved great week end Racing OK Heres new Q-500 kit Ritchs Hobbies has just received its new Q-500 named Texas Outlaw kit sells under $80 Yes heard right Look what get Q-500 about 85% complete Texas Outlaw has winning races national championships since late Seventies has modified improved times over years incorporate latest rules spec ifications improve its performance under wide range course conditions new kit has designed long tail moment accommodate normal radio installa tion will come out about 20 oz assembled ready finish will allow keep close 3 i/s.Ib limit plane completely AMA legal quality kit Its available local hobby shops write call Ritchs Hobbies 4101 December 1989 167 GMP Rebel Characteristics Engine size 40/45 cu 65/75cc Main Rotor Span 42 1068mm Tail Rotor Span 10 254mm Main Rotor Speed 1600-1700 rpm hover Height 165 419mm Length 405 1029mm Weight with gyro 1 200-mAb bat tery pack 4-channel radio 55-65 lb Radio 4-channel Servos 4 required Gyro Not necessary would speed up learning pro cess Lark Houston TX 77025 phone 1-713/6615458 way radio has become very pop ular year racing Futaha fivechannel PCM what am using Ill fill performs near future Ive received several letters year Most come self-addressed stamped enve lopes SASE Ive answered few Ive missed Captain James M Carter writes need help explaining set up mula Ive checked back issues cant find picture article explaining ST X40 instal lation minipipes fuel cutoffs especially cowl attachments etc Please help Jim could write hook some ques tions Ill best give some brief swers Engine installation Most us put 2-in spinner engine after its screwed engine mount engine mount al ready plane Tape spinner nose about /32 space between spinner nose plane slide firewall fuselage use little epoxy its base right against back engine mount Now position engine ex actly want epoxy dries can secure firewall fuselage course youre going put mounting screws through mount firewall too think can go Fuel shuroffs use wire through firewall pinch off fuel line Cheek cowls Jim people sell mula kits tell instructions attach cheek cowls Gavin Botha writes Arlington TX find out about Q-500 Racing area Well Competition Newsletter section magazine good place start Look Sanctioned Events Calendar contests vicinity having Event 428 local nonsanctioned Races check local hobby shops Mart Soude asks what FCC license needed new frequencies No license needed unless operate Ham six-meter band interested having 500 Quarter Midget Formula built might want contact Gary Walker 2200 King St Cocoa FL 32926 phone 1-407/636-5116 Ive received quite lot contest reports year havent seen yours print yet will try run rest winter pa tient See next month Owl Racer/Keville Continued page 64 out alignment didnt notice until epoxied place fully cured course limited using three mounting bolts excessive in-flight vibration exactly helpful Install firewall slow-curing ep oxy Carve lower chin piece balsa block install Reinforce firewall short lengths dowel apply light weight fiberglass cloth overall including chin block omit last steps Trust contest doing quite nicely until firewall nearly fell off during pit stop Poor Randy Heydon frantically waving arms shouting something unintelligible Probably Whered learn build pal Before mounting engine rotate crankcase cylinder 900 counterclock wise leaving reed-valve tank upright reduce drag make priming easierand because cool guys want give appearance being competitive Sand fuselage edges rounded cross section tapering about / rear Add tail skid cutting groove fairing accept 047 other size wire Epoxy wire place reinforce glass cloth gauze Tail surfaces Cut vertical fin A-in balsa glue place -insq basswood caps Use good model ce ment such Sig-ment Ambroid sands easily epoxy CyA aliphatic resin fact some among group can sanded prototype used same balsaand-basswood construction stab elevator used fin found bit hassle probably worth effort good substitute would % plywood basswood Though slightly heavier its much practical As concession nostalgia used small over-and-under cloth hinges balsaand-basswood version could use small nylon hinges forewarned cut ting hinge slots A-in material requires great patience sense humor choose ply all-basswood version Figure-8 sewn hinges recommended Note elevator hinged side reduces drag weight also obliges lazy streak Sand components knife-edged symmetrical section drill holes control horn used Goldberg horn cut down shown bolted after finish applied Glue hinged predrilled assem bly fuselage again carefully noting alignment Wing Choose light firm grade -in sheet balsa wing blank Cgrain stock ideal Using Sig-ment Am broid same reasons noted above edge-glue sheets together cut blank outline Note grain direction -in-sq tips also note leading edge cap A-in-sq basswood Make spar/bellcrank mount two pieces -in-sq spruce other hard wood certain spar fits tightly Also use extra care cutting spar open ing Cut slot bit undersized finesse sanding stick until spar assembly accurate press-fit Install using cellulose cement Cut circle size nickel Note Henri Use 20 pfennig coin out board tip accept coin tip weight Cut two circles % balsa again us ing model cement glue over top bottom grain running spanwise Drill hole bellerank bolt cut shallow groove plywood leadout guide shape blank using large sanding block Razor planes will make mess hardwood cross-grained tips Taper blank toward tips shape semisymmetrical airfoil sanding block Start 80-grit paper progress increasingly finer grades airfoil way world168 Model Aviation Want go vertica1 MiniJet Series 84 Skyheak Pil Tue shark sill silos yoi icrlike pert oreacce ni th out hessle ef darted tkn er eapen Beth kits balsa canstrurtien alt h spar etegs p tan arc emeedate standerd serse 4 chaeael radt systesi atil acceet 20 te 28 size englees F esce prinna pertersanceinet 21 nr 25 rear en heist engines Ak ii sasenhet nire docile liner secede Thene kits tnt late zediate flyer itfer plans ranspies tnt A-A Skyhewk F-20 Tigerahark shn eish arrant i huild$1511 Plans34 ning spin3h aininpia & Canipy $1111 Plans mithIS sq arei331 nq area tither prsd arts asa ilnhlePiel Injettinn fressiti length38 moatS Pans Mars Wizard flees Insnsstiae Mndel Pta$4500 r siio s/ti14801$300 S/ti darts 8811 fits & Puss Send check Money Order COD add $3- Ft Res add 6% sales tax305 5814477 PARRISH Al RCRAFT ft Scale Models 11258W 49th Ter. Plantation FL 33317 44 415 342 5581 GOLDEN GATE HOBBIES PO BOX 282005 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128 M/C OR C0D CATALOG $ 200 OR FREE WiTH ORDERS HATORI BLUEPRINTS SHOWS ALL EXHAUST ITEMS FULL SIZE 2FT X 4fT $ 5 HA TORI RA DIGICON IMMSK WE NEED DEALERS I
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/12
Page Numbers: 61, 167, 168
OUR Racing season now winding down have TURN Q-500 Championship races usual NMPRA National Miniature Py lon Racing Association will have its annual mula Championship Races end Oc tober year will go Phoenix AZ champs am going touch new Q-500 kit few other items months column first lets look years TURN Q-500 Champion ship Race held June 29-30 CDs Joe Ruh Barry Anderson report sent Barry Anderson total 25 Racers participated TURN Q-500 Championship held Flying Cardinals field northern Kentucky Saturday sunny temperatures mid-80s little humid Channel RC52 eight fliers ran three-plane heats low ered takeoff midairs zero coupled fine crew workers refly nine rounds Racing Racing fierce first round Round heat saw Dave Gohn bend #3 flagpole thinned wing contin ued win heat Round heat three found Frank Schwartz Dave Bowman planting airplane round two Frank Schwartz Jon Lem mons very nasty midair between pylons two three Frank search hard long radio never found engine Grunke meyer Doe midaired #1 scratch Doe Grunk finished won heat round three Tom Scott over-rolled new design #3 close race Jon Lemmons round four last crash day Round five crash-free lots good Racing top five end Saturdays Rac ing Grunkemeyer perfect 15 points Whiteaker 14 points Green 14 points Dodd 12 points Ruh 12 points Welch 12 points ties settled based times Sunday started brief showers before Rac ing began another batch rain about noon Overall weather good Racing Four rounds flown plus trophy dash fewer broken airplanes Sunday tough Racing day Whiteaker Dodd Speck midair first round day finished Andersen Green midaired knocked Green Out top five Andersen finished race Jon Lemmons broke number two airplane last round ouch end nine rounds Grunk still Race won perfect 27 no zeroes three-way tie fliers 20 points tween Rub Gohn Dodd fourth fifth flyoff yet another real close found Gohn fourth Ruh fifth $6 late trophy Dodd trophy dash great Races some guys turning personal best times Per sonal bests also turned several Rac ers during two days final dash Grun kemeyer Whiteaker Nottingham Welch Grunkemeyer turning fast time dayl1882to edge out Whiteaker very close race Race run very smoothly vet eran Fred Johanson starting overseeing line special thanks Fred fine job Flying Cardinals workers enthusiastic about Racing according Fred some finest hes ever worked Thanks thanks thanks workers Dodd Goho Grunk helped out safety airplane inspection Thanks Joe Ruh did usual fine job CD TURN Q-500 Championship Results 1 Craig Grunkemeyer Ohio27 Pt Grunk/Rossi 11882 fast time 2 Doug White aker Tennessee22 ptViper/Webra 11950 3 Barry Andersen Kentucky21 pt Yikes/ Rossi 12661 4 David Gohn Ohio20 Pt Scat Cat/Picco 12253 5 Joe Ruh Ken tucky20 pt Viper/Rossi 12804 6 Joe Dodd Ohio20 pt Scat Cat/Rossi 12703 7 Mike Pewitt Tennessee18 pt Viper/Rossi 12613 8 Dennis Green Tennessee18 Pt Viper/Rossi 12891 9 Barry Welch Tennes see18 pt Viper/Webra 13012 10 Wayne Pewitt Tennessee18 Pt C Clipper/Rossi 13317 December 1989 61 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly Springs Dr Conroe TX 77302 Texas Outlaw 0-500 kit now available local hobby shop Ritchs Hobbies address column comes out box Buy now fly soonl Under $80 Continued page 167 Workers Racers TURN 0-500 Championships contest report Bills column month Sorry folks sent no names RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 163 person interested trying RC Helicop ters hut cannot justify expense buying special heli-radios engines needed todays complex Helicopters Therefore Rebel designed around ever-popular 40/45size airplane engines inexpensive fourchannel radios already possession people dramatically reduces entry cost level people can try RC Helicopter challenge engine Rebel faces side Hel icopter profile-type stiff-winged models facilitate quick glow plug changes mounted mainframe via separate alumi num plate permits easy engine access re moval headaches sometimes associated engine change removal servicing greatly simplified GMP Rebel Rebels tail rotor uses tried-and-proven UMP Cobra/Competitor tail rotor gearbox unit comes factory assembled complete greased gears bearings Ball bearing blade holders complete assembly producing tail rotor system provides very smooth con trol response nd regular lubrication virtu ally unlimited life What kit like Rebel kit received early So mention something correction has already incorporated kit buy dont surprised GMP con stantly updating improving its line recom mendations suggestions have come its field representatives kit well packed quality noticeable throughout metal parts nicely finished main airframe being anodized black Rebel instruction manual has 39 pages explanations illustrations dont think will have trouble manual Rebel builds fast Mine took five hours followed word manual mounting hardware bag should deposited acceptable container drawn upon needed assembly screw sizes types illustrated manual handy metric scale printed bottom several pages instructions clear would like add following help first-time builder 1 When installing clutch assembly engine no mention made checking start ing shaft runout runout measured devia tion perfect alignmentEd task less important Rebel some other machines like see shaft runout small possible cut down vibration havent checked shaft before obtain copy Ray Hostetlers book RCM magazine explains great detail tells spot fix 2 In Stage 4 assembling canopy standoffs original mounting hole sideframe too low should redrilled moved forward upward about / way 3 In Stage 5 would like see step post poned difficulty getting cooling fan mount using location holes molded housing Instead slid housing over fan mounted engines drive belt made sure engine proper angle posi tion relation drive pulley before mount ing fan-cover brackets mainframe held fan housing position rotated fan hand using starting cone iwith glow plug Out engine listening care fully fan rub fan housing position adjusted until its proper loca tion marked mounting bracket holes felt pen scribe remove engine-mounting plate drill fan housing mount brackets Running scribe two sides engine plate before removing will make easier relocate plate unit reassembled 4 While Stage 5 1 would suggest drilling additional hole through mounting plate side frame Its location critical Clean anodizing away side hole Insert screw nonanodized washers under both head nut tighten down screw will act electrically ground mounting plate engine side frames will also good idea use sheet metal screw inserted through tail boom mount tail tube will ensure total electric continuity through out metal frame machine will help guard against unwanted radio interference 5 In stage 7 servo trays assembled Its bad idea back up main servo carrier additional layer supplied material As tray flexible can deflect under fore/aft servo loads Also helpful build battery/receiver tray did hold receiver higher canopy see photo 6 In stage 10 assembly tail rotor gear box finished gearbox comes mostly assembled would suggest checking make sure everything should tight Also note tail control attaches aft side blade holder 7 In stage 16 found easier put fuel filter left side machine cabin conceals its mounted shown right side 8 In stage 18 would suggest using 1200mAh Ni-Cd flight pack Rebel balances per fectly place smaller pack used lead ballast will necessary achieve proper balance dont see need further clarifica tions manual well written particularly setup flying instructions set up Rebel OS 40 FSR aircraft engine utilizing supplied aircraft muffler guidance installed Futaba 7 FGH S-130 servos 1200mAh flight pack As day wrote column have about 15 minutes hovering time Rebel have yet fly circuits am already impressed models stability control authority have also noted Rebel champion highspeed backward flight no dipping tail/nose swapping noted summary new GMP Rebel very nice kit perfectly suits market inNEW VHS-4 HOUR FORMAT ~P tape youve ~ waiting finally here! youre new hobby lust want learn secret of wood plane construction forYOU PLANE VIDEO Presents BUILDING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME FIRST NO-NONSENSE VIDEO OF WOOD AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION APPROX 4 HOURS ON e Radio installation e Fuci tank insisilation e Straight wing buiiding e New engine setup e Instailing hinges e Fuseisge construction OShear webbing OBUiLDING STRAIGHT e Applying PO cioth e lnstsiling pushrods e Servo installation e Covering film e Setting sp s sew radio e Eliminating warps e Built-up tail surfaces e Aligning Balancing e Slab tail surfaces e Final checkout e Aileron installation e PLUS MUCH MORE CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS Use toll free number place order I-lava /IS4 MasterCard VISA ready call OR mail $2455 S & H TO MasterCardPLANE VIDEO PO Box 23128 Des Moines IA 50322 Iowa residents add 4% sales tax PLANE V0E PELPINGOU7 7077! 18003838251 tended Its low cost ruggedness great flyability will undoubtedly add its popularity Please read column next month full re port Rebels flyability setup noncollective flying general BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 61 Greg Doe donated P-39 kit won drawing Tony Speck Frank Schwartz won Scat Cat kit Doug Robinson Hobby Express Columbus OH best crash Doug Whiteaker donated set cores plans Viper given first-placer Grunkemeyer Wayne Yeager presented trophies cash awards TURN Thanks everyone goodies Thanks involved great week end Racing OK Heres new Q-500 kit Ritchs Hobbies has just received its new Q-500 named Texas Outlaw kit sells under $80 Yes heard right Look what get Q-500 about 85% complete Texas Outlaw has winning races national championships since late Seventies has modified improved times over years incorporate latest rules spec ifications improve its performance under wide range course conditions new kit has designed long tail moment accommodate normal radio installa tion will come out about 20 oz assembled ready finish will allow keep close 3 i/s.Ib limit plane completely AMA legal quality kit Its available local hobby shops write call Ritchs Hobbies 4101 December 1989 167 GMP Rebel Characteristics Engine size 40/45 cu 65/75cc Main Rotor Span 42 1068mm Tail Rotor Span 10 254mm Main Rotor Speed 1600-1700 rpm hover Height 165 419mm Length 405 1029mm Weight with gyro 1 200-mAb bat tery pack 4-channel radio 55-65 lb Radio 4-channel Servos 4 required Gyro Not necessary would speed up learning pro cess Lark Houston TX 77025 phone 1-713/6615458 way radio has become very pop ular year racing Futaha fivechannel PCM what am using Ill fill performs near future Ive received several letters year Most come self-addressed stamped enve lopes SASE Ive answered few Ive missed Captain James M Carter writes need help explaining set up mula Ive checked back issues cant find picture article explaining ST X40 instal lation minipipes fuel cutoffs especially cowl attachments etc Please help Jim could write hook some ques tions Ill best give some brief swers Engine installation Most us put 2-in spinner engine after its screwed engine mount engine mount al ready plane Tape spinner nose about /32 space between spinner nose plane slide firewall fuselage use little epoxy its base right against back engine mount Now position engine ex actly want epoxy dries can secure firewall fuselage course youre going put mounting screws through mount firewall too think can go Fuel shuroffs use wire through firewall pinch off fuel line Cheek cowls Jim people sell mula kits tell instructions attach cheek cowls Gavin Botha writes Arlington TX find out about Q-500 Racing area Well Competition Newsletter section magazine good place start Look Sanctioned Events Calendar contests vicinity having Event 428 local nonsanctioned Races check local hobby shops Mart Soude asks what FCC license needed new frequencies No license needed unless operate Ham six-meter band interested having 500 Quarter Midget Formula built might want contact Gary Walker 2200 King St Cocoa FL 32926 phone 1-407/636-5116 Ive received quite lot contest reports year havent seen yours print yet will try run rest winter pa tient See next month Owl Racer/Keville Continued page 64 out alignment didnt notice until epoxied place fully cured course limited using three mounting bolts excessive in-flight vibration exactly helpful Install firewall slow-curing ep oxy Carve lower chin piece balsa block install Reinforce firewall short lengths dowel apply light weight fiberglass cloth overall including chin block omit last steps Trust contest doing quite nicely until firewall nearly fell off during pit stop Poor Randy Heydon frantically waving arms shouting something unintelligible Probably Whered learn build pal Before mounting engine rotate crankcase cylinder 900 counterclock wise leaving reed-valve tank upright reduce drag make priming easierand because cool guys want give appearance being competitive Sand fuselage edges rounded cross section tapering about / rear Add tail skid cutting groove fairing accept 047 other size wire Epoxy wire place reinforce glass cloth gauze Tail surfaces Cut vertical fin A-in balsa glue place -insq basswood caps Use good model ce ment such Sig-ment Ambroid sands easily epoxy CyA aliphatic resin fact some among group can sanded prototype used same balsaand-basswood construction stab elevator used fin found bit hassle probably worth effort good substitute would % plywood basswood Though slightly heavier its much practical As concession nostalgia used small over-and-under cloth hinges balsaand-basswood version could use small nylon hinges forewarned cut ting hinge slots A-in material requires great patience sense humor choose ply all-basswood version Figure-8 sewn hinges recommended Note elevator hinged side reduces drag weight also obliges lazy streak Sand components knife-edged symmetrical section drill holes control horn used Goldberg horn cut down shown bolted after finish applied Glue hinged predrilled assem bly fuselage again carefully noting alignment Wing Choose light firm grade -in sheet balsa wing blank Cgrain stock ideal Using Sig-ment Am broid same reasons noted above edge-glue sheets together cut blank outline Note grain direction -in-sq tips also note leading edge cap A-in-sq basswood Make spar/bellcrank mount two pieces -in-sq spruce other hard wood certain spar fits tightly Also use extra care cutting spar open ing Cut slot bit undersized finesse sanding stick until spar assembly accurate press-fit Install using cellulose cement Cut circle size nickel Note Henri Use 20 pfennig coin out board tip accept coin tip weight Cut two circles % balsa again us ing model cement glue over top bottom grain running spanwise Drill hole bellerank bolt cut shallow groove plywood leadout guide shape blank using large sanding block Razor planes will make mess hardwood cross-grained tips Taper blank toward tips shape semisymmetrical airfoil sanding block Start 80-grit paper progress increasingly finer grades airfoil way world168 Model Aviation Want go vertica1 MiniJet Series 84 Skyheak Pil Tue shark sill silos yoi icrlike pert oreacce ni th out hessle ef darted tkn er eapen Beth kits balsa canstrurtien alt h spar etegs p tan arc emeedate standerd serse 4 chaeael radt systesi atil acceet 20 te 28 size englees F esce prinna pertersanceinet 21 nr 25 rear en heist engines Ak ii sasenhet nire docile liner secede Thene kits tnt late zediate flyer itfer plans ranspies tnt A-A Skyhewk F-20 Tigerahark shn eish arrant i huild$1511 Plans34 ning spin3h aininpia & Canipy $1111 Plans mithIS sq arei331 nq area tither prsd arts asa ilnhlePiel Injettinn fressiti length38 moatS Pans Mars Wizard flees Insnsstiae Mndel Pta$4500 r siio s/ti14801$300 S/ti darts 8811 fits & Puss Send check Money Order COD add $3- Ft Res add 6% sales tax305 5814477 PARRISH Al RCRAFT ft Scale Models 11258W 49th Ter. Plantation FL 33317 44 415 342 5581 GOLDEN GATE HOBBIES PO BOX 282005 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128 M/C OR C0D CATALOG $ 200 OR FREE WiTH ORDERS HATORI BLUEPRINTS SHOWS ALL EXHAUST ITEMS FULL SIZE 2FT X 4fT $ 5 HA TORI RA DIGICON IMMSK WE NEED DEALERS I
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/12
Page Numbers: 61, 167, 168
OUR Racing season now winding down have TURN Q-500 Championship races usual NMPRA National Miniature Py lon Racing Association will have its annual mula Championship Races end Oc tober year will go Phoenix AZ champs am going touch new Q-500 kit few other items months column first lets look years TURN Q-500 Champion ship Race held June 29-30 CDs Joe Ruh Barry Anderson report sent Barry Anderson total 25 Racers participated TURN Q-500 Championship held Flying Cardinals field northern Kentucky Saturday sunny temperatures mid-80s little humid Channel RC52 eight fliers ran three-plane heats low ered takeoff midairs zero coupled fine crew workers refly nine rounds Racing Racing fierce first round Round heat saw Dave Gohn bend #3 flagpole thinned wing contin ued win heat Round heat three found Frank Schwartz Dave Bowman planting airplane round two Frank Schwartz Jon Lem mons very nasty midair between pylons two three Frank search hard long radio never found engine Grunke meyer Doe midaired #1 scratch Doe Grunk finished won heat round three Tom Scott over-rolled new design #3 close race Jon Lemmons round four last crash day Round five crash-free lots good Racing top five end Saturdays Rac ing Grunkemeyer perfect 15 points Whiteaker 14 points Green 14 points Dodd 12 points Ruh 12 points Welch 12 points ties settled based times Sunday started brief showers before Rac ing began another batch rain about noon Overall weather good Racing Four rounds flown plus trophy dash fewer broken airplanes Sunday tough Racing day Whiteaker Dodd Speck midair first round day finished Andersen Green midaired knocked Green Out top five Andersen finished race Jon Lemmons broke number two airplane last round ouch end nine rounds Grunk still Race won perfect 27 no zeroes three-way tie fliers 20 points tween Rub Gohn Dodd fourth fifth flyoff yet another real close found Gohn fourth Ruh fifth $6 late trophy Dodd trophy dash great Races some guys turning personal best times Per sonal bests also turned several Rac ers during two days final dash Grun kemeyer Whiteaker Nottingham Welch Grunkemeyer turning fast time dayl1882to edge out Whiteaker very close race Race run very smoothly vet eran Fred Johanson starting overseeing line special thanks Fred fine job Flying Cardinals workers enthusiastic about Racing according Fred some finest hes ever worked Thanks thanks thanks workers Dodd Goho Grunk helped out safety airplane inspection Thanks Joe Ruh did usual fine job CD TURN Q-500 Championship Results 1 Craig Grunkemeyer Ohio27 Pt Grunk/Rossi 11882 fast time 2 Doug White aker Tennessee22 ptViper/Webra 11950 3 Barry Andersen Kentucky21 pt Yikes/ Rossi 12661 4 David Gohn Ohio20 Pt Scat Cat/Picco 12253 5 Joe Ruh Ken tucky20 pt Viper/Rossi 12804 6 Joe Dodd Ohio20 pt Scat Cat/Rossi 12703 7 Mike Pewitt Tennessee18 pt Viper/Rossi 12613 8 Dennis Green Tennessee18 Pt Viper/Rossi 12891 9 Barry Welch Tennes see18 pt Viper/Webra 13012 10 Wayne Pewitt Tennessee18 Pt C Clipper/Rossi 13317 December 1989 61 Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly Springs Dr Conroe TX 77302 Texas Outlaw 0-500 kit now available local hobby shop Ritchs Hobbies address column comes out box Buy now fly soonl Under $80 Continued page 167 Workers Racers TURN 0-500 Championships contest report Bills column month Sorry folks sent no names RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 163 person interested trying RC Helicop ters hut cannot justify expense buying special heli-radios engines needed todays complex Helicopters Therefore Rebel designed around ever-popular 40/45size airplane engines inexpensive fourchannel radios already possession people dramatically reduces entry cost level people can try RC Helicopter challenge engine Rebel faces side Hel icopter profile-type stiff-winged models facilitate quick glow plug changes mounted mainframe via separate alumi num plate permits easy engine access re moval headaches sometimes associated engine change removal servicing greatly simplified GMP Rebel Rebels tail rotor uses tried-and-proven UMP Cobra/Competitor tail rotor gearbox unit comes factory assembled complete greased gears bearings Ball bearing blade holders complete assembly producing tail rotor system provides very smooth con trol response nd regular lubrication virtu ally unlimited life What kit like Rebel kit received early So mention something correction has already incorporated kit buy dont surprised GMP con stantly updating improving its line recom mendations suggestions have come its field representatives kit well packed quality noticeable throughout metal parts nicely finished main airframe being anodized black Rebel instruction manual has 39 pages explanations illustrations dont think will have trouble manual Rebel builds fast Mine took five hours followed word manual mounting hardware bag should deposited acceptable container drawn upon needed assembly screw sizes types illustrated manual handy metric scale printed bottom several pages instructions clear would like add following help first-time builder 1 When installing clutch assembly engine no mention made checking start ing shaft runout runout measured devia tion perfect alignmentEd task less important Rebel some other machines like see shaft runout small possible cut down vibration havent checked shaft before obtain copy Ray Hostetlers book RCM magazine explains great detail tells spot fix 2 In Stage 4 assembling canopy standoffs original mounting hole sideframe too low should redrilled moved forward upward about / way 3 In Stage 5 would like see step post poned difficulty getting cooling fan mount using location holes molded housing Instead slid housing over fan mounted engines drive belt made sure engine proper angle posi tion relation drive pulley before mount ing fan-cover brackets mainframe held fan housing position rotated fan hand using starting cone iwith glow plug Out engine listening care fully fan rub fan housing position adjusted until its proper loca tion marked mounting bracket holes felt pen scribe remove engine-mounting plate drill fan housing mount brackets Running scribe two sides engine plate before removing will make easier relocate plate unit reassembled 4 While Stage 5 1 would suggest drilling additional hole through mounting plate side frame Its location critical Clean anodizing away side hole Insert screw nonanodized washers under both head nut tighten down screw will act electrically ground mounting plate engine side frames will also good idea use sheet metal screw inserted through tail boom mount tail tube will ensure total electric continuity through out metal frame machine will help guard against unwanted radio interference 5 In stage 7 servo trays assembled Its bad idea back up main servo carrier additional layer supplied material As tray flexible can deflect under fore/aft servo loads Also helpful build battery/receiver tray did hold receiver higher canopy see photo 6 In stage 10 assembly tail rotor gear box finished gearbox comes mostly assembled would suggest checking make sure everything should tight Also note tail control attaches aft side blade holder 7 In stage 16 found easier put fuel filter left side machine cabin conceals its mounted shown right side 8 In stage 18 would suggest using 1200mAh Ni-Cd flight pack Rebel balances per fectly place smaller pack used lead ballast will necessary achieve proper balance dont see need further clarifica tions manual well written particularly setup flying instructions set up Rebel OS 40 FSR aircraft engine utilizing supplied aircraft muffler guidance installed Futaba 7 FGH S-130 servos 1200mAh flight pack As day wrote column have about 15 minutes hovering time Rebel have yet fly circuits am already impressed models stability control authority have also noted Rebel champion highspeed backward flight no dipping tail/nose swapping noted summary new GMP Rebel very nice kit perfectly suits market inNEW VHS-4 HOUR FORMAT ~P tape youve ~ waiting finally here! youre new hobby lust 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noncollective flying general BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 61 Greg Doe donated P-39 kit won drawing Tony Speck Frank Schwartz won Scat Cat kit Doug Robinson Hobby Express Columbus OH best crash Doug Whiteaker donated set cores plans Viper given first-placer Grunkemeyer Wayne Yeager presented trophies cash awards TURN Thanks everyone goodies Thanks involved great week end Racing OK Heres new Q-500 kit Ritchs Hobbies has just received its new Q-500 named Texas Outlaw kit sells under $80 Yes heard right Look what get Q-500 about 85% complete Texas Outlaw has winning races national championships since late Seventies has modified improved times over years incorporate latest rules spec ifications improve its performance under wide range course conditions new kit has designed long tail moment accommodate normal radio installa tion will come out about 20 oz assembled ready finish will allow keep close 3 i/s.Ib limit plane completely AMA legal quality kit Its available local hobby shops write call Ritchs Hobbies 4101 December 1989 167 GMP Rebel Characteristics Engine size 40/45 cu 65/75cc Main Rotor Span 42 1068mm Tail Rotor Span 10 254mm Main Rotor Speed 1600-1700 rpm hover Height 165 419mm Length 405 1029mm Weight with gyro 1 200-mAb bat tery pack 4-channel radio 55-65 lb Radio 4-channel Servos 4 required Gyro Not necessary would speed up learning pro cess Lark Houston TX 77025 phone 1-713/6615458 way radio has become very pop ular year racing Futaha fivechannel PCM what am using Ill fill performs near future Ive received several letters year Most come self-addressed stamped enve lopes SASE Ive answered few Ive missed Captain James M Carter writes need help explaining set up mula Ive checked back issues cant find picture article explaining ST X40 instal lation minipipes fuel cutoffs especially cowl attachments etc Please help Jim could write hook some ques tions Ill best give some brief swers Engine installation Most us put 2-in spinner engine after its screwed engine mount engine mount al ready plane Tape spinner nose about /32 space between spinner nose plane slide firewall fuselage use little epoxy its base right against back engine mount Now position engine ex actly want epoxy dries can secure firewall fuselage course youre going put mounting screws through mount firewall too think can go Fuel shuroffs use wire through firewall pinch off fuel line Cheek cowls Jim people sell mula kits tell instructions attach cheek cowls Gavin Botha writes Arlington TX find out about Q-500 Racing area Well Competition Newsletter section magazine good place start Look Sanctioned Events Calendar contests vicinity having Event 428 local nonsanctioned Races check local hobby shops Mart Soude asks what FCC license needed new frequencies No license needed unless operate Ham six-meter band interested having 500 Quarter Midget Formula built might want contact Gary Walker 2200 King St Cocoa FL 32926 phone 1-407/636-5116 Ive received quite lot contest reports year havent seen yours print yet will try run rest winter pa tient See next month Owl Racer/Keville Continued page 64 out alignment didnt notice until epoxied place fully cured course limited using three mounting bolts excessive in-flight vibration exactly helpful Install firewall slow-curing ep oxy Carve lower chin piece balsa block install Reinforce firewall short lengths dowel apply light weight fiberglass cloth overall including chin block omit last steps Trust contest doing quite nicely until firewall nearly fell off during pit stop Poor Randy Heydon frantically waving arms shouting something unintelligible Probably Whered learn build pal Before mounting engine rotate crankcase cylinder 900 counterclock wise leaving reed-valve tank upright reduce drag make priming easierand because cool guys want give appearance being competitive Sand fuselage edges rounded cross section tapering about / rear Add tail skid cutting groove fairing accept 047 other size wire Epoxy wire place reinforce glass cloth gauze Tail surfaces Cut vertical fin A-in balsa glue place -insq basswood caps Use good model ce ment such Sig-ment Ambroid sands easily epoxy CyA aliphatic resin fact some among group can sanded prototype used same balsaand-basswood construction stab elevator used fin found bit hassle probably worth effort good substitute would % plywood basswood Though slightly heavier its much practical As concession nostalgia used small over-and-under cloth hinges balsaand-basswood version could use small nylon hinges forewarned cut ting hinge slots A-in material requires great patience sense humor choose ply all-basswood version Figure-8 sewn hinges recommended Note elevator hinged side reduces drag weight also obliges lazy streak Sand components knife-edged symmetrical section drill holes control horn used Goldberg horn cut down shown bolted after finish applied Glue hinged predrilled assem bly fuselage again carefully noting alignment Wing Choose light firm grade -in sheet 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