UNITED STATES SOARING TEAM ** F3B 1989 J Official logo U S FAI RC Soaring team Pins patches decals bearing logo being sold raise funds aug ment support teams effort Soaring World Championships France coming August Want order Address Byrons column month 1989 US F3B TEAM plane 89 team logo looks suspiciously like Rich Spicers Synergy III wonder designed logo eh Rich Seth Dawson has decided also fly Synergy III World Championships France August flew modified Comet win team trials last September Larry Jolly said working new plane havent seen yet Anyway its chief means fund-raising team offering copies attractive logo embroidered patch enameled pin Mylar decal individual items priced $51$5/$2 respectively three bargain price $10 addition supporting US team re ceiving very nice collectibles purchasers will also get names entered giant raffle some terrific awards top prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio purchase patch pin decal set three gets name drawing final list prizes will include kits building supplies accessories odds winning something drawing held July should pretty good Send $10 $20 $30 etc right awaybefore forgetto US Soaring Team PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 team really needs monetary support cause post morsems havent done well last three world championships turned out good pilots other countries better prepared ex perience team aspects F3B flying year Seth Larry Rich Team Man ager Don Edberg vowed will prepared anyone will taking best shot team win Theres no doubt guys worldclass fliers can compete anybody get chance practice team Anyone has dabbled F3B knows precision team work important knowing thermal AMA pays ticket France entry fees room board during week championships money needs raised pay transportation practice sessions Cal ifornia practicing week France prior champs pilots course have already made own sizeable investments time money planes winches equip ment cant own So youd proud see American flag flying victory stand year generous contri bution will help make happen F3B news its December meeting Paris FAT Bureau composed FATs top officials voted overturn ClAM President Sandy Pimi noffs ruling rescinded new winch rules 89 Soaring World Championships review situation April 1988 FAIs ClAM worldwide aeromodeling rules makers voted institute new rules would drastically reduce winch power objective stop costly ground war ie race build powerful winchesand pro vide chance teams launch planes less evenly new rules specified min imum internal resistances 15 milliohms motor 6 milliohms 12-volt battery measured black box motor stalled condition turned out new rules limit motors somewhat less power Ford long shaft motor widely used North America Some teams protested Piminoff internal resistances difficult measure accurately wasnt sufficient time construct legal winches plus build new planes match wimpy winches Sandy evidently agreed August wrote letter F3B Subcommittee Chairman former AMA President John Grigg saying new rules off 1989 teams didnt like decision either cause already working new winches planes because fact Ger mans have winches outlaunch weak link everybody else So FAI Bureau asked decide way go de cided sort compromise Motors need meet 15-milliohm minimum resistance Chuperosa new kit Culpepper Models can built either straight-winged L polyhedral-winged R version small 59in wlngpsan ship primarily Hand-Launch flying versatile enough winch-launch Slope Soaring column 42 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 Nancy Rowzie Renny Schoonmaker modified Nancys Kyosho ARF Melody 1500 make fly better Renny tells tale months column batteries will continue limited external physical dimensions key everyone will using new winches launching lesser heights will hope evener World Championships France Au gust will extremely interesting because think top-placing planes will establish direction competitive RC Soaring planes will high tech design construction ever will smaller lighter because new winches wont have power old ones new F3B ships will also prove very com petitive AMA Thermal Duration-type contests because will launch great off club winches efficiency high cruising speed will permit finding using thermals Euro pean maybe American manufacturers will produce new ARF ARE almost ready fly ed designs matched new F3B rules new-wave Gliders will perforits outstandingly Duration-only contests will lead way popularizing multitask-type com petitions because once Sailpianers fly faster planes will want try Speed Distance tasks middle ground Randy Reynolds talked about February column will very likely take off What think German Glider accessories photos show two neat accessories got Tony Arnoux Miami quarter-scale Roke ASK-18 Im building may remember Tony im porter Roke line beautiful Scale kits funny things top Graupner linear output servo magnetic pushrod connectors Think magnets aren t strong enough quarterscale ailerons spoilers Let tell theres problem connectors itll getting apart suckers power ful steel balls get soldered end pushrods use threaded connectors ball left being held clamp just photo ball right stuck con cave face magnet setup spoilers both output arms pull open arrangement allerons use servo arm alleron pushed other pulled size com parison Graupner servo photo 23 long Continued page 148 3 dozen $400 ea 4 dozen $375 ea 5 dozen $360 ea 6 dozen $355 ea Add $400 shipping per order Please send good black white art reproduction Please specify quantity Trans-Cover colors ink color ordering Limit ink color per order Now fliers over world have neat inexpensive functional way protect R/C transmitters dirt dust rain Custom printed club logo Constructed durable canvas lifelong Velcro closure Available red blue green yellow orange black Colors can mixed size fits Send check money order KD GRAPHICS 3315 13th Avenue Columbus GeorgIa 31904 404/323-2787 9am-5pm EST Polyhedral Wing-$41 PP Aileron Wing-$46 PP versatile 1/2 meter 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issue Model Aviation Liftfix-Schleppkupplung German very clever towbook aero-towing towing Glider up power plane photo part center sturdy tube having two snside diameters smaller end tube gets epoxied hole nose Glider can either flush slightly recessed Most fullscale Gliders have air vent hole nose hole towhook appears scale pars left gets tied end towline hole line just visible ball goes tube spring loads ball make doubly sure comes out release Now heres tricky part ball pushed tube hand little wedgeshaped part right moved forward back end tube radio operation towhook servo screw photo just keep part place tongue part wedges ball against shoulder formed tube increases diameter ball cant come Out long wedge place release towhook servo just needs pull wedge back eighth inch away goes no load speak towhook servo small will job prices magnetic connectors $12 aileron type $15 spoiler type aero-towhook $650 Tonys address 1740 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Kyosho Melody 1500 mods Renny Schoon 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idea make wing quite rigid root increas ing rate flexibility going toward tips Two wing rods used instead original iodels couple o other changes needed lighter elevator cable housing lightened tail new towhook solved problem original opening up dumping crate pre maturely Some miniservos kept radio volume low cockpit level enabling us put scale terior top off So did fly no tail surface changes anything Thanks already generous tail feathers no revisions needed Slipper quite fast glides better lower wing loading Turns responsive wash out built stalls very peaceful Pitch con 1r31 quite responsive maybe begin ner would care no sweat someone several hours experience gave dihedral increase stability until knew what little beast would wings can readily flattened unbending wing rods Since wings recessed fu selage no unsightly cracks appear dihedral changes higher dihedral now also gives great tracking tow new wings have han dled 12 lb hi-start pull well winch launches Bottom line love has portabil ity hand-launcher yet lines have ap p 1 characteristics Scale high-performance ship As magic trick catalogues say Packs smallplays big Since subject has come up benefit beginners may reading Ill put two cents about small prefabricated Gliders just Melody 1500 ten bought people RC flying experi ence because promise getting air trouble building kit Beginners may try fly help fear often leads disappointment problem being small say under 60-in span very sensitive controls tricky fly well-known built-up TwoMeter-size trainers like Airtronics Olympic 650 Carl Goldberg Gentle Lady know its simple learning fly rock-stable trainer starting skittery little plane has daunting Im saying little prefabs wont flyjust better trainers available have constructedbut thats another pro blem Chuperosa project LeRoy Satterlee Eastern Iowa SS sent account new hand-launched kit came being think youll enjoy story "The original idea Chuperosa came friend flying buddy Rusty Shaw Rusty gifted people pop up neat ideas seem work really well first time Rustys designs usually done napkin 85 x 11 sheet graph paper works well Rusty doesnt much us want build copy Thats got involved "I took Rustys basic design massaged producible hand-launched Sailplane has won virtually local H-L competitions placed high flown against 2-M Standard Class Sailplanes Early 1988 Paul Wilson Rusty myself set new Class Sail plane Open Distance record 66 miles Chuperosa plane light enough handlaunch strong enough zoom-launch 12-volt winch So really versatile little plane Chuperosa now being kited friend Mel Culpepper Culpepper Models Mels goal produce Airtronics-quality kits hes doing just drew plans pro duce foam wing cores span 59 area 413 sq length 3625 weight 135 17 oz depending radio equipment used available polyhedral ship optional straight-wing aileron version Standard airfoil Eppler 214 Selig 4061 has added no-cost option Simply specify combination desire order Chuperosa combination old new construction 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583-4830 American Sailplane Designs Ace R/C Hobby Shack also handling kits Mel working kits Terry Edmonds fa mous Standard Class Callisto Two-Meter 10 will kits excellent quality fiber glass fuselages E-193 foam core wings hardware Terry has unbeatable Midwest planes Hes also placed near top Nats past three years two excellent designs competition pilot Mel should have kits out soon yet confirmed target prices $169 $139 postpaid respectively Rusty Shaw won Great Race 88 new design might also good candidate kitting Rusty broke past Great Race rec ords plane virtually its first competi tive outing looks lot like Sagitta X-C 6-in-longer fuselage straight TE double-taper leading edge LE uses wood fu selage sheeted foam wings Wing polyhe dral flaps inner panels Its really uglyits just plain However its looks dont af fect its ability cover ground bit Besides 2000 ft up look alike dont So can see Rusty good idea man also great pilot own lo cal X-C race crewed Rusty flew complete course twice 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prompts compare estab lished designs Liro/smo omrssisns erd g25 erodl 35 20odng 35 erodi 54n erodl 45 10203040 Fluilg Speed wanting extensive lists Gli ders airfoils Lee sells separate library dis kettes Sailplane Library contains 24 designs Airfoil Library has 67 Ep pIers Seligs RGs etc Lee adds time time will update Airfoil Library Selig-Donovan Princeton wind tunnel data soon released Updates always available returning library diskette plus Worias MOSt UseFul $ancIlng WOCKS 105 3/51/4 53/0 CS 156 9tV Comhopackage#2 $1395* 1/4 & 3/0 CS 102 CS 103Add $200 SSppng 1/2 & 51RoundsG5 200 PKG Combopackage#1 55 $ 200 GS 101102103Shipping Add $300 Phippogsquares Gs 300 PKG 3I/2pping Single GS$5955 A/oAdd $100 Shipping blocks 10 Long Six Pack Comho GS101-106 Add $300 Shipping NSS news National Soaring Society President Pete Carr sent results 1988 NSS Excel lence Award program nationwide pro gram NSS members can compete nice prizes flying local contests sending EAP scorecards showing placing 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UNITED STATES SOARING TEAM ** F3B 1989 J Official logo U S FAI RC Soaring team Pins patches decals bearing logo being sold raise funds aug ment support teams effort Soaring World Championships France coming August Want order Address Byrons column month 1989 US F3B TEAM plane 89 team logo looks suspiciously like Rich Spicers Synergy III wonder designed logo eh Rich Seth Dawson has decided also fly Synergy III World Championships France August flew modified Comet win team trials last September Larry Jolly said working new plane havent seen yet Anyway its chief means fund-raising team offering copies attractive logo embroidered patch enameled pin Mylar decal individual items priced $51$5/$2 respectively three bargain price $10 addition supporting US team re ceiving very nice collectibles purchasers will also get names entered giant raffle some terrific awards top prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio purchase patch pin decal set three gets name drawing final list prizes will include kits building supplies accessories odds winning something drawing held July should pretty good Send $10 $20 $30 etc right awaybefore forgetto US Soaring Team PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 team really needs monetary support cause post morsems havent done well last three world championships turned out good pilots other countries better prepared ex perience team aspects F3B flying year Seth Larry Rich Team Man ager Don Edberg vowed will prepared anyone will taking best shot team win Theres no doubt guys worldclass fliers can compete anybody get chance practice team Anyone has dabbled F3B knows precision team work important knowing thermal AMA pays ticket France entry fees room board during week championships money needs raised pay transportation practice sessions Cal ifornia practicing week France prior champs pilots course have already made own sizeable investments time money planes winches equip ment cant own So youd proud see American flag flying victory stand year generous contri bution will help make happen F3B news its December meeting Paris FAT Bureau composed FATs top officials voted overturn ClAM President Sandy Pimi noffs ruling rescinded new winch rules 89 Soaring World Championships review situation April 1988 FAIs ClAM worldwide aeromodeling rules makers voted institute new rules would drastically reduce winch power objective stop costly ground war ie race build powerful winchesand pro vide chance teams launch planes less evenly new rules specified min imum internal resistances 15 milliohms motor 6 milliohms 12-volt battery measured black box motor stalled condition turned out new rules limit motors somewhat less power Ford long shaft motor widely used North America Some teams protested Piminoff internal resistances difficult measure accurately wasnt sufficient time construct legal winches plus build new planes match wimpy winches Sandy evidently agreed August wrote letter F3B Subcommittee Chairman former AMA President John Grigg saying new rules off 1989 teams didnt like decision either cause already working new winches planes because fact Ger mans have winches outlaunch weak link everybody else So FAI Bureau asked decide way go de cided sort compromise Motors need meet 15-milliohm minimum resistance Chuperosa new kit Culpepper Models can built either straight-winged L polyhedral-winged R version small 59in wlngpsan ship primarily Hand-Launch flying versatile enough winch-launch Slope Soaring column 42 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 Nancy Rowzie Renny Schoonmaker modified Nancys Kyosho ARF Melody 1500 make fly better Renny tells tale months column batteries will continue limited external physical dimensions key everyone will using new winches launching lesser heights will hope evener World Championships France Au gust will extremely interesting because think top-placing planes will establish direction competitive RC Soaring planes will high tech design construction ever will smaller lighter because new winches wont have power old ones new F3B ships will also prove very com petitive AMA Thermal Duration-type contests because will launch great off club winches efficiency high cruising speed will permit finding using thermals Euro pean maybe American manufacturers will produce new ARF ARE almost ready fly ed designs matched new F3B rules new-wave Gliders will perforits outstandingly Duration-only contests will lead way popularizing multitask-type com petitions because once Sailpianers fly faster planes will want try Speed Distance tasks middle ground Randy Reynolds talked about February column will very likely take off What think German Glider accessories photos show two neat accessories got Tony Arnoux Miami quarter-scale Roke ASK-18 Im building may remember Tony im porter Roke line beautiful Scale kits funny things top Graupner linear output servo magnetic pushrod connectors Think magnets aren t strong enough quarterscale ailerons spoilers Let tell theres 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issue Model Aviation Liftfix-Schleppkupplung German very clever towbook aero-towing towing Glider up power plane photo part center sturdy tube having two snside diameters smaller end tube gets epoxied hole nose Glider can either flush slightly recessed Most fullscale Gliders have air vent hole nose hole towhook appears scale pars left gets tied end towline hole line just visible ball goes tube spring loads ball make doubly sure comes out release Now heres tricky part ball pushed tube hand little wedgeshaped part right moved forward back end tube radio operation towhook servo screw photo just keep part place tongue part wedges ball against shoulder formed tube increases diameter ball cant come Out long wedge place release towhook servo just needs pull wedge back eighth inch away goes no load speak towhook servo small will job prices magnetic connectors $12 aileron type $15 spoiler type aero-towhook $650 Tonys address 1740 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Kyosho Melody 1500 mods Renny Schoon 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idea make wing quite rigid root increas ing rate flexibility going toward tips Two wing rods used instead original iodels couple o other changes needed lighter elevator cable housing lightened tail new towhook solved problem original opening up dumping crate pre maturely Some miniservos kept radio volume low cockpit level enabling us put scale terior top off So did fly no tail surface changes anything Thanks already generous tail feathers no revisions needed Slipper quite fast glides better lower wing loading Turns responsive wash out built stalls very peaceful Pitch con 1r31 quite responsive maybe begin ner would care no sweat someone several hours experience gave dihedral increase stability until knew what little beast would wings can readily flattened unbending wing rods Since wings recessed fu selage no unsightly cracks appear dihedral changes higher dihedral now also gives great tracking tow new wings have han dled 12 lb hi-start pull well winch launches Bottom line love has portabil ity hand-launcher yet lines have ap p 1 characteristics Scale high-performance ship As magic trick catalogues say Packs smallplays big Since subject has come up benefit beginners may reading Ill put two cents about small prefabricated Gliders just Melody 1500 ten bought people RC flying experi ence because promise getting air trouble building kit Beginners may try fly help fear often leads disappointment problem being small say under 60-in span very sensitive controls tricky fly well-known built-up TwoMeter-size trainers like Airtronics Olympic 650 Carl Goldberg Gentle Lady know its simple learning fly rock-stable trainer starting skittery little plane has daunting Im saying little prefabs wont flyjust better trainers available have constructedbut thats another pro blem Chuperosa project LeRoy Satterlee Eastern Iowa SS sent account new hand-launched kit came being think youll enjoy story "The original idea Chuperosa came friend flying buddy Rusty Shaw Rusty gifted people pop up neat ideas seem work really well first time Rustys designs usually done napkin 85 x 11 sheet graph paper works well Rusty doesnt much us want build copy Thats got involved "I took Rustys basic design massaged producible hand-launched Sailplane has won virtually local H-L competitions placed high flown against 2-M Standard Class Sailplanes Early 1988 Paul Wilson Rusty myself set new Class Sail plane Open Distance record 66 miles Chuperosa plane light enough handlaunch strong enough zoom-launch 12-volt winch So really versatile little plane Chuperosa now being kited friend Mel Culpepper Culpepper Models Mels goal produce Airtronics-quality kits hes doing just drew plans pro duce foam wing cores span 59 area 413 sq length 3625 weight 135 17 oz depending radio equipment used available polyhedral ship optional straight-wing aileron version Standard airfoil Eppler 214 Selig 4061 has added no-cost option Simply specify combination desire order Chuperosa combination old new construction 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583-4830 American Sailplane Designs Ace R/C Hobby Shack also handling kits Mel working kits Terry Edmonds fa mous Standard Class Callisto Two-Meter 10 will kits excellent quality fiber glass fuselages E-193 foam core wings hardware Terry has unbeatable Midwest planes Hes also placed near top Nats past three years two excellent designs competition pilot Mel should have kits out soon yet confirmed target prices $169 $139 postpaid respectively Rusty Shaw won Great Race 88 new design might also good candidate kitting Rusty broke past Great Race rec ords plane virtually its first competi tive outing looks lot like Sagitta X-C 6-in-longer fuselage straight TE double-taper leading edge LE uses wood fu selage sheeted foam wings Wing polyhe dral flaps inner panels Its really uglyits just plain However its looks dont af fect its ability cover ground bit Besides 2000 ft up look alike dont So can see Rusty good idea man also great pilot own lo cal X-C race crewed Rusty flew complete course twice nearest competi tion Terry could make around once Comet Nats Scale Slope Fun-Fly news As know both Nats Second Annual Scale Slope Fun-Fly will held Richland WA area year fun-fly over Memorial Day weekend Nats will July Richland resident Wil Byers sent latest scoop have fill some great things happening Nationals Scale Fun-Fly First Nats really out standing thing fact Soaring will encom pass Thermal Scale F3B Cross-Country HandLaunch wonderful world Slope Soar ing very full platter everyone does part will truly exciting time Soaring enthusiasts will CD Slope event should explain will basically have informal fun-fly format will also try some noncompetitive ha ha Slope Racingwhich shouldnt too bloody affair will great vantage point see Slope Soaring some way integrated Nats CD Hand-Launch will Bob Nelson Mike Bamberg will handle CrossCountry Once again schedule events Mon day July 17Cross-Country Slope Tues dayHand-Launch Slope Wednesday Scale F3B ThursdayUnlimited Duration FridayStandard 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prompts compare estab lished designs Liro/smo omrssisns erd g25 erodl 35 20odng 35 erodi 54n erodl 45 10203040 Fluilg Speed wanting extensive lists Gli ders airfoils Lee sells separate library dis kettes Sailplane Library contains 24 designs Airfoil Library has 67 Ep pIers Seligs RGs etc Lee adds time time will update Airfoil Library Selig-Donovan Princeton wind tunnel data soon released Updates always available returning library diskette plus Worias MOSt UseFul $ancIlng WOCKS 105 3/51/4 53/0 CS 156 9tV Comhopackage#2 $1395* 1/4 & 3/0 CS 102 CS 103Add $200 SSppng 1/2 & 51RoundsG5 200 PKG Combopackage#1 55 $ 200 GS 101102103Shipping Add $300 Phippogsquares Gs 300 PKG 3I/2pping Single GS$5955 A/oAdd $100 Shipping blocks 10 Long Six Pack Comho GS101-106 Add $300 Shipping NSS news National Soaring Society President Pete Carr sent results 1988 NSS Excel lence Award program nationwide pro gram NSS members can compete nice prizes flying local contests sending EAP scorecards showing placing 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UNITED STATES SOARING TEAM ** F3B 1989 J Official logo U S FAI RC Soaring team Pins patches decals bearing logo being sold raise funds aug ment support teams effort Soaring World Championships France coming August Want order Address Byrons column month 1989 US F3B TEAM plane 89 team logo looks suspiciously like Rich Spicers Synergy III wonder designed logo eh Rich Seth Dawson has decided also fly Synergy III World Championships France August flew modified Comet win team trials last September Larry Jolly said working new plane havent seen yet Anyway its chief means fund-raising team offering copies attractive logo embroidered patch enameled pin Mylar decal individual items priced $51$5/$2 respectively three bargain price $10 addition supporting US team re ceiving very nice collectibles purchasers will also get names entered giant raffle some terrific awards top prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio purchase patch pin decal set three gets name drawing final list prizes will include kits building supplies accessories odds winning something drawing held July should pretty good Send $10 $20 $30 etc right awaybefore forgetto US Soaring Team PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 team really needs monetary support cause post morsems havent done well last three world championships turned out good pilots other countries better prepared ex perience team aspects F3B flying year Seth Larry Rich Team Man ager Don Edberg vowed will prepared anyone will taking best shot team win Theres no doubt guys worldclass fliers can compete anybody get chance practice team Anyone has dabbled F3B knows precision team work important knowing thermal AMA pays ticket France entry fees room board during week championships money needs raised pay transportation practice sessions Cal ifornia practicing week France prior champs pilots course have already made own sizeable investments time money planes winches equip ment cant own So youd proud see American flag flying victory stand year generous contri bution will help make happen F3B news its December meeting Paris FAT Bureau composed FATs top officials voted overturn ClAM President Sandy Pimi noffs ruling rescinded new winch rules 89 Soaring World Championships review situation April 1988 FAIs ClAM worldwide aeromodeling rules makers voted institute new rules would drastically reduce winch power objective stop costly ground war ie race build powerful winchesand pro vide chance teams launch planes less evenly new rules specified min imum internal resistances 15 milliohms motor 6 milliohms 12-volt battery measured black box motor stalled condition turned out new rules limit motors somewhat less power Ford long shaft motor widely used North America Some teams protested Piminoff internal resistances difficult measure accurately wasnt sufficient time construct legal winches plus build new planes match wimpy winches Sandy evidently agreed August wrote letter F3B Subcommittee Chairman former AMA President John Grigg saying new rules off 1989 teams didnt like decision either cause already working new winches planes because fact Ger mans have winches outlaunch weak link everybody else So FAI Bureau asked decide way go de cided sort compromise Motors need meet 15-milliohm minimum resistance Chuperosa new kit Culpepper Models can built either straight-winged L polyhedral-winged R version small 59in wlngpsan ship primarily Hand-Launch flying versatile enough winch-launch Slope Soaring column 42 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 Nancy Rowzie Renny Schoonmaker modified Nancys Kyosho ARF Melody 1500 make fly better Renny tells tale months column batteries will continue limited external physical dimensions key everyone will using new winches launching lesser heights will hope evener World Championships France Au gust will extremely interesting because think top-placing planes will establish direction competitive RC Soaring planes will high tech design construction ever will smaller lighter because new winches wont have power old ones new F3B ships will also prove very com petitive AMA Thermal Duration-type contests because will launch great off club winches efficiency high cruising speed will permit finding using thermals Euro pean maybe American manufacturers will produce new ARF ARE almost ready fly ed designs matched new F3B rules new-wave Gliders will perforits outstandingly Duration-only contests will lead way popularizing multitask-type com petitions because once Sailpianers fly faster planes will want try Speed Distance tasks middle ground Randy Reynolds talked about February column will very likely take off What think German Glider accessories photos show two neat accessories got Tony Arnoux Miami quarter-scale Roke ASK-18 Im building may remember Tony im porter Roke line beautiful Scale kits funny things top Graupner linear output servo magnetic pushrod connectors Think magnets aren t strong enough quarterscale ailerons spoilers Let tell theres problem connectors itll getting apart suckers power ful steel balls get soldered end pushrods use threaded connectors ball left being held clamp just photo ball right stuck con cave face magnet setup spoilers both output arms pull open arrangement allerons use servo arm alleron pushed other pulled size com parison Graupner servo photo 23 long Continued page 148 3 dozen $400 ea 4 dozen $375 ea 5 dozen $360 ea 6 dozen $355 ea Add $400 shipping per order Please send good black white art reproduction Please specify quantity Trans-Cover colors ink color ordering Limit ink color per order Now fliers over world have neat inexpensive functional way protect R/C transmitters dirt dust rain Custom printed club logo Constructed durable canvas lifelong Velcro closure Available red blue green yellow orange black Colors can mixed size fits Send check money order KD GRAPHICS 3315 13th Avenue Columbus GeorgIa 31904 404/323-2787 9am-5pm EST Polyhedral Wing-$41 PP Aileron Wing-$46 PP versatile 1/2 meter 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issue Model Aviation Liftfix-Schleppkupplung German very clever towbook aero-towing towing Glider up power plane photo part center sturdy tube having two snside diameters smaller end tube gets epoxied hole nose Glider can either flush slightly recessed Most fullscale Gliders have air vent hole nose hole towhook appears scale pars left gets tied end towline hole line just visible ball goes tube spring loads ball make doubly sure comes out release Now heres tricky part ball pushed tube hand little wedgeshaped part right moved forward back end tube radio operation towhook servo screw photo just keep part place tongue part wedges ball against shoulder formed tube increases diameter ball cant come Out long wedge place release towhook servo just needs pull wedge back eighth inch away goes no load speak towhook servo small will job prices magnetic connectors $12 aileron type $15 spoiler type aero-towhook $650 Tonys address 1740 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Kyosho Melody 1500 mods Renny Schoon 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idea make wing quite rigid root increas ing rate flexibility going toward tips Two wing rods used instead original iodels couple o other changes needed lighter elevator cable housing lightened tail new towhook solved problem original opening up dumping crate pre maturely Some miniservos kept radio volume low cockpit level enabling us put scale terior top off So did fly no tail surface changes anything Thanks already generous tail feathers no revisions needed Slipper quite fast glides better lower wing loading Turns responsive wash out built stalls very peaceful Pitch con 1r31 quite responsive maybe begin ner would care no sweat someone several hours experience gave dihedral increase stability until knew what little beast would wings can readily flattened unbending wing rods Since wings recessed fu selage no unsightly cracks appear dihedral changes higher dihedral now also gives great tracking tow new wings have han dled 12 lb hi-start pull well winch launches Bottom line love has portabil ity hand-launcher yet lines have ap p 1 characteristics Scale high-performance ship As magic trick catalogues say Packs smallplays big Since subject has come up benefit beginners may reading Ill put two cents about small prefabricated Gliders just Melody 1500 ten bought people RC flying experi ence because promise getting air trouble building kit Beginners may try fly help fear often leads disappointment problem being small say under 60-in span very sensitive controls tricky fly well-known built-up TwoMeter-size trainers like Airtronics Olympic 650 Carl Goldberg Gentle Lady know its simple learning fly rock-stable trainer starting skittery little plane has daunting Im saying little prefabs wont flyjust better trainers available have constructedbut thats another pro blem Chuperosa project LeRoy Satterlee Eastern Iowa SS sent account new hand-launched kit came being think youll enjoy story "The original idea Chuperosa came friend flying buddy Rusty Shaw Rusty gifted people pop up neat ideas seem work really well first time Rustys designs usually done napkin 85 x 11 sheet graph paper works well Rusty doesnt much us want build copy Thats got involved "I took Rustys basic design massaged producible hand-launched Sailplane has won virtually local H-L competitions placed high flown against 2-M Standard Class Sailplanes Early 1988 Paul Wilson Rusty myself set new Class Sail plane Open Distance record 66 miles Chuperosa plane light enough handlaunch strong enough zoom-launch 12-volt winch So really versatile little plane Chuperosa now being kited friend Mel Culpepper Culpepper Models Mels goal produce Airtronics-quality kits hes doing just drew plans pro duce foam wing cores span 59 area 413 sq length 3625 weight 135 17 oz depending radio equipment used available polyhedral ship optional straight-wing aileron version Standard airfoil Eppler 214 Selig 4061 has added no-cost option Simply specify combination desire order Chuperosa combination old new construction techniques wing foam core sheeted /32 balsa fuselage basically light plywood trailing edge TE ward built-up truss rearward gives good combination strength lightness visually appealing Most small equipment will April 1989 149 II MARQ flS9 IILLO-CALENDAK Hover Lovers will enjoy long awaited calendar devoted strictly helicopters new calendar features remote control fulls/ce he/os might add intended convert fixed-wing pilots 1989 HELO-CALENDAR loaded trivia date facts important events hirthdays have contrihuted advancement rotary-wing aircraft Color pictures printed high-quality printingutock accompany month Measures 9 x 12 12 x 18 open new 1989 HELO CALENDAR should make welcomed addition anyoffice work hench shop hangar p/lot passion must have helicopter enthusiast Send $1000 US Monies Check Money Order R/B BUNCH PO Box 27082 Memphis TN 38 127-0082 USA Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pro-bent custom hardware included 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583-4830 American Sailplane Designs Ace R/C Hobby Shack also handling kits Mel working kits Terry Edmonds fa mous Standard Class Callisto Two-Meter 10 will kits excellent quality fiber glass fuselages E-193 foam core wings hardware Terry has unbeatable Midwest planes Hes also placed near top Nats past three years two excellent designs competition pilot Mel should have kits out soon yet confirmed target prices $169 $139 postpaid respectively Rusty Shaw won Great Race 88 new design might also good candidate kitting Rusty broke past Great Race rec ords plane virtually its first competi tive outing looks lot like Sagitta X-C 6-in-longer fuselage straight TE double-taper leading edge LE uses wood fu selage sheeted foam wings Wing polyhe dral flaps inner panels Its really uglyits just plain However its looks dont af fect its ability cover ground bit Besides 2000 ft up look alike dont So can see Rusty good idea man also great pilot own lo cal X-C race crewed Rusty flew complete course twice nearest competi tion Terry could make around once Comet Nats Scale Slope Fun-Fly news As know both Nats Second Annual Scale Slope Fun-Fly will held Richland WA area year fun-fly over Memorial Day weekend Nats will July Richland resident Wil Byers sent latest scoop have fill some great things happening Nationals Scale Fun-Fly First Nats really out standing thing fact Soaring will encom pass Thermal Scale F3B Cross-Country HandLaunch wonderful world Slope Soar ing very full platter everyone does part will truly exciting time Soaring enthusiasts will CD Slope event should explain will basically have informal fun-fly format will also try some noncompetitive ha ha Slope Racingwhich shouldnt too bloody affair will great vantage point see Slope Soaring some way integrated Nats CD Hand-Launch will Bob Nelson Mike Bamberg will handle CrossCountry Once again schedule events Mon day July 17Cross-Country Slope Tues dayHand-Launch Slope Wednesday Scale F3B ThursdayUnlimited Duration FridayStandard 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prompts compare estab lished designs Liro/smo omrssisns erd g25 erodl 35 20odng 35 erodi 54n erodl 45 10203040 Fluilg Speed wanting extensive lists Gli ders airfoils Lee sells separate library dis kettes Sailplane Library contains 24 designs Airfoil Library has 67 Ep pIers Seligs RGs etc Lee adds time time will update Airfoil Library Selig-Donovan Princeton wind tunnel data soon released Updates always available returning library diskette plus Worias MOSt UseFul $ancIlng WOCKS 105 3/51/4 53/0 CS 156 9tV Comhopackage#2 $1395* 1/4 & 3/0 CS 102 CS 103Add $200 SSppng 1/2 & 51RoundsG5 200 PKG Combopackage#1 55 $ 200 GS 101102103Shipping Add $300 Phippogsquares Gs 300 PKG 3I/2pping Single GS$5955 A/oAdd $100 Shipping blocks 10 Long Six Pack Comho GS101-106 Add $300 Shipping NSS news National Soaring Society President Pete Carr sent results 1988 NSS Excel lence Award program nationwide pro gram NSS members can compete nice prizes flying local contests sending EAP scorecards showing placing 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UNITED STATES SOARING TEAM ** F3B 1989 J Official logo U S FAI RC Soaring team Pins patches decals bearing logo being sold raise funds aug ment support teams effort Soaring World Championships France coming August Want order Address Byrons column month 1989 US F3B TEAM plane 89 team logo looks suspiciously like Rich Spicers Synergy III wonder designed logo eh Rich Seth Dawson has decided also fly Synergy III World Championships France August flew modified Comet win team trials last September Larry Jolly said working new plane havent seen yet Anyway its chief means fund-raising team offering copies attractive logo embroidered patch enameled pin Mylar decal individual items priced $51$5/$2 respectively three bargain price $10 addition supporting US team re ceiving very nice collectibles purchasers will also get names entered giant raffle some terrific awards top prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio purchase patch pin decal set three gets name drawing final list prizes will include kits building supplies accessories odds winning something drawing held July should pretty good Send $10 $20 $30 etc right awaybefore forgetto US Soaring Team PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 team really needs monetary support cause post morsems havent done well last three world championships turned out good pilots other countries better prepared ex perience team aspects F3B flying year Seth Larry Rich Team Man ager Don Edberg vowed will prepared anyone will taking best shot team win Theres no doubt guys worldclass fliers can compete anybody get chance practice team Anyone has dabbled F3B knows precision team work important knowing thermal AMA pays ticket France entry fees room board during week championships money needs raised pay transportation practice sessions Cal ifornia practicing week France prior champs pilots course have already made own sizeable investments time money planes winches equip ment cant own So youd proud see American flag flying victory stand year generous contri bution will help make happen F3B news its December meeting Paris FAT Bureau composed FATs top officials voted overturn ClAM President Sandy Pimi noffs ruling rescinded new winch rules 89 Soaring World Championships review situation April 1988 FAIs ClAM worldwide aeromodeling rules makers voted institute new rules would drastically reduce winch power objective stop costly ground war ie race build powerful winchesand pro vide chance teams launch planes less evenly new rules specified min imum internal resistances 15 milliohms motor 6 milliohms 12-volt battery measured black box motor stalled condition turned out new rules limit motors somewhat less power Ford long shaft motor widely used North America Some teams protested Piminoff internal resistances difficult measure accurately wasnt sufficient time construct legal winches plus build new planes match wimpy winches Sandy evidently agreed August wrote letter F3B Subcommittee Chairman former AMA President John Grigg saying new rules off 1989 teams didnt like decision either cause already working new winches planes because fact Ger mans have winches outlaunch weak link everybody else So FAI Bureau asked decide way go de cided sort compromise Motors need meet 15-milliohm minimum resistance Chuperosa new kit Culpepper Models can built either straight-winged L polyhedral-winged R version small 59in wlngpsan ship primarily Hand-Launch flying versatile enough winch-launch Slope Soaring column 42 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 Nancy Rowzie Renny Schoonmaker modified Nancys Kyosho ARF Melody 1500 make fly better Renny tells tale months column batteries will continue limited external physical dimensions key everyone will using new winches launching lesser heights will hope evener World Championships France Au gust will extremely interesting because think top-placing planes will establish direction competitive RC Soaring planes will high tech design construction ever will smaller lighter because new winches wont have power old ones new F3B ships will also prove very com petitive AMA Thermal Duration-type contests because will launch great off club winches efficiency high cruising speed will permit finding using thermals Euro pean maybe American manufacturers will produce new ARF ARE almost ready fly ed designs matched new F3B rules new-wave Gliders will perforits outstandingly Duration-only contests will lead way popularizing multitask-type com petitions because once Sailpianers fly faster planes will want try Speed Distance tasks middle ground Randy Reynolds talked about February column will very likely take off What think German Glider accessories photos show two neat accessories got Tony Arnoux Miami quarter-scale Roke ASK-18 Im building may remember Tony im porter Roke line beautiful Scale kits funny things top Graupner linear output servo magnetic pushrod connectors Think magnets aren t strong enough quarterscale ailerons spoilers Let tell theres problem connectors itll getting apart suckers power ful steel balls get soldered end pushrods use threaded connectors ball left being held clamp just photo ball right stuck con cave face magnet setup spoilers both output arms pull open arrangement allerons use servo arm alleron pushed other pulled size com parison Graupner servo photo 23 long Continued page 148 3 dozen $400 ea 4 dozen $375 ea 5 dozen $360 ea 6 dozen $355 ea Add $400 shipping per order Please send good black white art reproduction Please specify quantity Trans-Cover colors ink color ordering Limit ink color per order Now fliers over world have neat inexpensive functional way protect R/C transmitters dirt dust rain Custom printed club logo Constructed durable canvas lifelong Velcro closure Available red blue green yellow orange black Colors can mixed size fits Send check money order KD GRAPHICS 3315 13th Avenue Columbus GeorgIa 31904 404/323-2787 9am-5pm EST Polyhedral Wing-$41 PP Aileron Wing-$46 PP versatile 1/2 meter wingspan Foam Wing Glider Piloted Paul Wilson crewed Rusty Shaw & Leroy Satterlee Chupersoas designers set Class distance recoril 16 6 miles Eppler 214 Selig 4061 54395 pIus s shipping TX Res add 7% salestax VISA MIC Foam Ply Construction ELEVON Mixer Included 25 40 cid 3-35 lbs Accurate QUALITY Materials Terry Edmonds famous pair thermal duration 10 has superior per formance 2 meter events CALLISTO takes over dominate standard class April 1989 43 couple really neat unusual Giber accessories Germany Gizmos Above attached servo magnetic pushrod connectors Lififix Schieppkupplug Below servo-operated towline connector aerotow launches Spring-loaded ball taches end towline metal plug cen ter epoxied Sailplanes nose metal slug right servo-operated locking device iANS-COVER Get ROUN TUfT Today 30 Flying DISC V-STOL SUPERIOR Small Field FLY Aircraft STABLE PREDICTABLE 8 AGILE Time E ONLY Money Back GUARANTEE Business Bonded Model Products Box 10998 Suite 543 Austin TX 78766 512 250-1420 _____ 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pius $1200 P & H CRENSHAW AERO 423W Washington Shelbyville IN 46176 1800U941300O96 M-F tiil4OOpm CST 317-392-1726 After 500 pm Weekanda antenna section finished product seemed ever much practical commercial offerings purchased ear liertighter neater less bulky can build ones own ideas Hav ing reached bottom sample case cant say better Whether its re designing landing gear just using different screw getting mod habit what makes model building fascinating Experiment Innovate Dont follow hobgoblin convention Deviationism has served well Let accomplish RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 43 beauty magnetic connectors shove wings fuselage magnets go snick everything hooked up Without connecting aileron spoiler devises would real problem K-18 cause servos have go relatively inacces sible area between shoulder-mounted wings stewed installation until saw 148 Model Aviation Roland Kerns K-iS Nats Virginia Ro land makes kit used magnets way go Theres picture Ro land K-iS page 46 November 1988 issue Model Aviation Liftfix-Schleppkupplung German very clever towbook aero-towing towing Glider up power plane photo part center sturdy tube having two snside diameters smaller end tube gets epoxied hole nose Glider can either flush slightly recessed Most fullscale Gliders have air vent hole nose hole towhook appears scale pars left gets tied end towline hole line just visible ball goes tube spring loads ball make doubly sure comes out release Now heres tricky part ball pushed tube hand little wedgeshaped part right moved forward back end tube radio operation towhook servo screw photo just keep part place tongue part wedges ball against shoulder formed tube increases diameter ball cant come Out long wedge place release towhook servo just needs pull wedge back eighth inch away goes no load speak towhook servo small will job prices magnetic connectors $12 aileron type $15 spoiler type aero-towhook $650 Tonys address 1740 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Kyosho Melody 1500 mods Renny Schoon maker Falls Church VA sent photo girlfriend Nancy Rowzie modified Melody 1500 Youve probably seen Japa nese import Tower advertisements almost-ready-to-fly simplicity 59-in-span Melody 1500 most completely preassem bled atures aerodynamic design excep tional durability ique T-tail adds stability turbulent conditions 95 sounds good Rennys story began wanted infect favorite lass soaring bug thought aircraft own would good place start Since already expressed appreciation T tailed variety glass slipper Melody 1500 seemed trick setup its drawbacks however fuselage tail setup great wings proved weak link foam construction didnt make very high launches Theyd fold under decent pull dimensions too small over weight crate After few discourag Send SASE Comp fete Lstng products Aerospace Composite Products PILOT GLASSES. 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idea make wing quite rigid root increas ing rate flexibility going toward tips Two wing rods used instead original iodels couple o other changes needed lighter elevator cable housing lightened tail new towhook solved problem original opening up dumping crate pre maturely Some miniservos kept radio volume low cockpit level enabling us put scale terior top off So did fly no tail surface changes anything Thanks already generous tail feathers no revisions needed Slipper quite fast glides better lower wing loading Turns responsive wash out built stalls very peaceful Pitch con 1r31 quite responsive maybe begin ner would care no sweat someone several hours experience gave dihedral increase stability until knew what little beast would wings can readily flattened unbending wing rods Since wings recessed fu selage no unsightly cracks appear dihedral changes higher dihedral now also gives great tracking tow new wings have han dled 12 lb hi-start pull well winch launches Bottom line love has portabil ity hand-launcher yet lines have ap p 1 characteristics Scale high-performance ship As magic trick catalogues say Packs smallplays big Since subject has come up benefit beginners may reading Ill put two cents about small prefabricated Gliders just Melody 1500 ten bought people RC flying experi ence because promise getting air trouble building kit Beginners may try fly help fear often leads disappointment problem being small say under 60-in span very sensitive controls tricky fly well-known built-up TwoMeter-size trainers like Airtronics Olympic 650 Carl Goldberg Gentle Lady know its simple learning fly rock-stable trainer starting skittery little plane has daunting Im saying little prefabs wont flyjust better trainers available have constructedbut thats another pro blem Chuperosa project LeRoy Satterlee Eastern Iowa SS sent account new hand-launched kit came being think youll enjoy story "The original idea Chuperosa came friend flying buddy Rusty Shaw Rusty gifted people pop up neat ideas seem work really well first time Rustys designs usually done napkin 85 x 11 sheet graph paper works well Rusty doesnt much us want build copy Thats got involved "I took Rustys basic design massaged producible hand-launched Sailplane has won virtually local H-L competitions placed high flown against 2-M Standard Class Sailplanes Early 1988 Paul Wilson Rusty myself set new Class Sail plane Open Distance record 66 miles Chuperosa plane light enough handlaunch strong enough zoom-launch 12-volt winch So really versatile little plane Chuperosa now being kited friend Mel Culpepper Culpepper Models Mels goal produce Airtronics-quality kits hes doing just drew plans pro duce foam wing cores span 59 area 413 sq length 3625 weight 135 17 oz depending radio equipment used available polyhedral ship optional straight-wing aileron version Standard airfoil Eppler 214 Selig 4061 has added no-cost option Simply specify combination desire order Chuperosa combination old new construction techniques wing foam core sheeted /32 balsa fuselage basically light plywood trailing edge TE ward built-up truss rearward gives good combination strength lightness visually appealing Most small equipment will April 1989 149 II MARQ flS9 IILLO-CALENDAK Hover Lovers will enjoy long awaited calendar devoted strictly helicopters new calendar features remote control fulls/ce he/os might add intended convert fixed-wing pilots 1989 HELO-CALENDAR loaded trivia date facts important events hirthdays have contrihuted advancement rotary-wing aircraft Color pictures printed high-quality printingutock accompany month Measures 9 x 12 12 x 18 open new 1989 HELO CALENDAR should make welcomed addition anyoffice work hench shop hangar p/lot passion must have helicopter enthusiast Send $1000 US Monies Check Money Order R/B BUNCH PO Box 27082 Memphis TN 38 127-0082 USA Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pro-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete deca * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog $1500 post mci VHS/Beta Regular Catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd 1fSainaw Ml 48603 517 781-3000 Oilier Kits Available Asia-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester fit true mini-systems work best Only two servos used either version straight-winger has ailerons mechanically coupled rudder servo Once basic plane built could build optional-wing ver sion fly interchangeably Wing kits available separately want try different wing later poly Chuperosa available $41 $46 aileron version directly Mel Culpepper Both prices include shipping handling Mels address 2526 Washington buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 American Sailplane Designs Ace R/C Hobby Shack also handling kits Mel working kits Terry Edmonds fa mous Standard Class Callisto Two-Meter 10 will kits excellent quality fiber glass fuselages E-193 foam core wings hardware Terry has unbeatable Midwest planes Hes also placed near top Nats past three years two excellent designs competition pilot Mel should have kits out soon yet confirmed target prices $169 $139 postpaid respectively Rusty Shaw won Great Race 88 new design might also good candidate kitting Rusty broke past Great Race rec ords plane virtually its first competi tive outing looks lot like Sagitta X-C 6-in-longer fuselage straight TE double-taper leading edge LE uses wood fu selage sheeted foam wings Wing polyhe dral flaps inner panels Its really uglyits just plain However its looks dont af fect its ability cover ground bit Besides 2000 ft up look alike dont So can see Rusty good idea man also great pilot own lo cal X-C race crewed Rusty flew complete course twice nearest competi tion Terry could make around once Comet Nats Scale Slope Fun-Fly news As know both Nats Second Annual Scale Slope Fun-Fly will held Richland WA area year fun-fly over Memorial Day weekend Nats will July Richland resident Wil Byers sent latest scoop have fill some great things happening Nationals Scale Fun-Fly First Nats really out standing thing fact Soaring will encom pass Thermal Scale F3B Cross-Country HandLaunch wonderful world Slope Soar ing very full platter everyone does part will truly exciting time Soaring enthusiasts will CD Slope event should explain will basically have informal fun-fly format will also try some noncompetitive ha ha Slope Racingwhich shouldnt too bloody affair will great vantage point see Slope Soaring some way integrated Nats CD Hand-Launch will Bob Nelson Mike Bamberg will handle CrossCountry Once again schedule events Mon day July 17Cross-Country Slope Tues dayHand-Launch Slope Wednesday Scale F3B ThursdayUnlimited Duration FridayStandard Duration SaturdayTwoMeter Duration banquet Clover land Hotel evening Hand-Launch will provisional event will held different field Duration flying because need share field Helicopters OK what about really important news fun-fly Well wind cooperates feel will better show last year did large mailing about 150 flyers partic ipants last year potentials year including some Europe grateful Jim Grey RC Soaring Digest insert flyer publication kind sup port essential success event kind Speaking support number manufactur ers suppliers already saying will con tribute raffle havent solicited yet Can believe People like Gary Anderson American Sailplane Designs com ing going host Friday evening winetasting social Viking Models contribu tor well Wilshire Models Vinyl Write Beemer RC West surprisingly JRs Tom Kikuchi will major contributor have say almostbut quitescares wind might blow thats something knock wood thinking about Fliers thinldng about participating Scale Slope Fun-Fly just wishing drop 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instructions computers ny Lees partner John Hohensee hobby RC SoaringIm computers just learn minimum about get MS-DOS sounds Greek cant tell Hercules card Christmas card must say once get started playing around PC-Soar gets lot fun gives much valuable information can actually examine plane performs better other what making changes say different airfoil flying weight would favorite design past would need done tedious trial error Now can matter minutes dont see serious Sail plane designer experimenter could function day computer design program en joyed trying PC-Soar very much programs work taking design parame ters such areas airfoils aspect ratios tail vol umes etc putting standard aircraft performance equations program crunches numbers plots sink rate lift/drag ver sus flying speed will tell minimum sink rate ft/sec best glide ratio best L/D speed mph can compare four designs same graph can determine best PC-Soar comes five Gliders 10 airfoils included can create own World Beater 900 prompts compare estab lished designs Liro/smo omrssisns erd g25 erodl 35 20odng 35 erodi 54n erodl 45 10203040 Fluilg Speed wanting extensive lists Gli ders airfoils Lee sells separate library dis kettes Sailplane Library contains 24 designs Airfoil Library has 67 Ep pIers Seligs RGs etc Lee adds time time will update Airfoil Library Selig-Donovan Princeton wind tunnel data soon released Updates always available returning library diskette plus Worias MOSt UseFul $ancIlng WOCKS 105 3/51/4 53/0 CS 156 9tV Comhopackage#2 $1395* 1/4 & 3/0 CS 102 CS 103Add $200 SSppng 1/2 & 51RoundsG5 200 PKG Combopackage#1 55 $ 200 GS 101102103Shipping Add $300 Phippogsquares Gs 300 PKG 3I/2pping Single GS$5955 A/oAdd $100 Shipping blocks 10 Long Six Pack Comho GS101-106 Add $300 Shipping NSS news National Soaring Society President Pete Carr sent results 1988 NSS Excel lence Award program nationwide pro gram NSS members can compete nice prizes flying local contests sending EAP scorecards showing placing Points earned depending finishing place num ber contestants Winning big contest best strategy 88 17 members sent cards surprising because cost 15 cents postage winner re ceived Airtronics radio participant received something value top five finishers 1 Royes Saloman 2 Brian Smith 3 Larry Rice 4 Al Scidmore 5 Eric Henderson Prizes donated Airtronics World En gines Satellite City Tower Hobbies Carl Gold berg Ace R/C Leisure Products Futaba Coverite NSS members can request 1989 program cards Doug Dorton 3058 Bernina Drive Ben nion UT 84118 tngine covers Dust dirt among en tines worst enemies can greatly reduce lite prized powerplants So complete modeling acces sories ordering set MODtL lOX" theyll protect engines sane money Order Yours Today Easily secured model seconds Fuelproof stretch fabric conforms engine/ muffler shapes Long life Velcro fasteners Attractive assorted colors Catalog NoSize JiOl1/2A thru 25 engines J10240 thro 60 engines J10360 thro 120 engines J104 ras & Up Add $1 00 shipping Price $200 $250 $300 $350 Serious Sailplaners should consider joining NSS can receive complete info Cliff Oliver 8151 Broadway San Antonio TX 78209 1989 NSS Soar-In Marshall Long coordinator annual NSS Soar-In contests look ing double number participating clubs 89 Soar-In gives awards beautiful NSS plaques top placers Marshall says AMA interested Soar ing contest allows club compete na tional basis ever leaving its own area Soar-Ins held year using same flight tasks landing tasks scoring through out country enables participants fly equal ground far rules con cerned As before local Contest Directors will have option select what classes will fly choose date want hold Soar-In Contests must AMA sanctioned held tween March 31 October 28 No requests af ter August 31 task will three rounds T3 10-mm Precision Duration L6 Gradu ated Runway Landing Plaques will awarded per CDs designated classes information Soar-In please write will send 1989 Soar-In packct am really looking forward 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UNITED STATES SOARING TEAM ** F3B 1989 J Official logo U S FAI RC Soaring team Pins patches decals bearing logo being sold raise funds aug ment support teams effort Soaring World Championships France coming August Want order Address Byrons column month 1989 US F3B TEAM plane 89 team logo looks suspiciously like Rich Spicers Synergy III wonder designed logo eh Rich Seth Dawson has decided also fly Synergy III World Championships France August flew modified Comet win team trials last September Larry Jolly said working new plane havent seen yet Anyway its chief means fund-raising team offering copies attractive logo embroidered patch enameled pin Mylar decal individual items priced $51$5/$2 respectively three bargain price $10 addition supporting US team re ceiving very nice collectibles purchasers will also get names entered giant raffle some terrific awards top prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio purchase patch pin decal set three gets name drawing final list prizes will include kits building supplies accessories odds winning something drawing held July should pretty good Send $10 $20 $30 etc right awaybefore forgetto US Soaring Team PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 team really needs monetary support cause post morsems havent done well last three world championships turned out good pilots other countries better prepared ex perience team aspects F3B flying year Seth Larry Rich Team Man ager Don Edberg vowed will prepared anyone will taking best shot team win Theres no doubt guys worldclass fliers can compete anybody get chance practice team Anyone has dabbled F3B knows precision team work important knowing thermal AMA pays ticket France entry fees room board during week championships money needs raised pay transportation practice sessions Cal ifornia practicing week France prior champs pilots course have already made own sizeable investments time money planes winches equip ment cant own So youd proud see American flag flying victory stand year generous contri bution will help make happen F3B news its December meeting Paris FAT Bureau composed FATs top officials voted overturn ClAM President Sandy Pimi noffs ruling rescinded new winch rules 89 Soaring World Championships review situation April 1988 FAIs ClAM worldwide aeromodeling rules makers voted institute new rules would drastically reduce winch power objective stop costly ground war ie race build powerful winchesand pro vide chance teams launch planes less evenly new rules specified min imum internal resistances 15 milliohms motor 6 milliohms 12-volt battery measured black box motor stalled condition turned out new rules limit motors somewhat less power Ford long shaft motor widely used North America Some teams protested Piminoff internal resistances difficult measure accurately wasnt sufficient time construct legal winches plus build new planes match wimpy winches Sandy evidently agreed August wrote letter F3B Subcommittee Chairman former AMA President John Grigg saying new rules off 1989 teams didnt like decision either cause already working new winches planes because fact Ger mans have winches outlaunch weak link everybody else So FAI Bureau asked decide way go de cided sort compromise Motors need meet 15-milliohm minimum resistance Chuperosa new kit Culpepper Models can built either straight-winged L polyhedral-winged R version small 59in wlngpsan ship primarily Hand-Launch flying versatile enough winch-launch Slope Soaring column 42 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 Nancy Rowzie Renny Schoonmaker modified Nancys Kyosho ARF Melody 1500 make fly better Renny tells tale months column batteries will continue limited external physical dimensions key everyone will using new winches launching lesser heights will hope evener World Championships France Au gust will extremely interesting because think top-placing planes will establish direction competitive RC Soaring planes will high tech design construction ever will smaller lighter because new winches wont have power old ones new F3B ships will also prove very com petitive AMA Thermal Duration-type contests because will launch great off club winches efficiency high cruising speed will permit finding using thermals Euro pean maybe American manufacturers will produce new ARF ARE almost ready fly ed designs matched new F3B rules new-wave Gliders will perforits outstandingly Duration-only contests will lead way popularizing multitask-type com petitions because once Sailpianers fly faster planes will want try Speed Distance tasks middle ground Randy Reynolds talked about February column will very likely take off What think German Glider accessories photos show two neat accessories got Tony Arnoux Miami quarter-scale Roke ASK-18 Im building may remember Tony im porter Roke line beautiful Scale kits funny things top Graupner linear output servo magnetic pushrod connectors Think magnets aren t strong enough quarterscale ailerons spoilers Let tell theres problem connectors itll getting apart suckers power ful steel balls get soldered end pushrods use threaded connectors ball left being held clamp just photo ball right stuck con cave face magnet setup spoilers both output arms pull open arrangement allerons use servo arm alleron pushed other pulled size com parison Graupner servo photo 23 long Continued page 148 3 dozen $400 ea 4 dozen $375 ea 5 dozen $360 ea 6 dozen $355 ea Add $400 shipping per order Please send good black white art reproduction Please specify quantity Trans-Cover colors ink color ordering Limit ink color per order Now fliers over world have neat inexpensive functional way protect R/C transmitters dirt dust rain Custom printed club logo Constructed durable canvas lifelong Velcro closure Available red blue green yellow orange black Colors can mixed size fits Send check money order KD GRAPHICS 3315 13th Avenue Columbus GeorgIa 31904 404/323-2787 9am-5pm EST Polyhedral Wing-$41 PP Aileron Wing-$46 PP versatile 1/2 meter wingspan Foam Wing Glider Piloted Paul Wilson crewed Rusty Shaw & Leroy Satterlee Chupersoas designers set Class distance recoril 16 6 miles Eppler 214 Selig 4061 54395 pIus s shipping TX Res add 7% salestax VISA MIC Foam Ply Construction ELEVON Mixer Included 25 40 cid 3-35 lbs Accurate QUALITY Materials Terry Edmonds famous pair thermal duration 10 has superior per formance 2 meter events CALLISTO takes over dominate standard class April 1989 43 couple really neat unusual Giber accessories Germany Gizmos Above attached servo magnetic pushrod connectors Lififix Schieppkupplug Below servo-operated towline connector aerotow launches Spring-loaded ball taches end towline metal plug cen ter epoxied Sailplanes nose metal slug right servo-operated locking device iANS-COVER Get ROUN TUfT Today 30 Flying DISC V-STOL SUPERIOR Small Field FLY Aircraft STABLE PREDICTABLE 8 AGILE Time E ONLY Money Back GUARANTEE Business Bonded Model Products Box 10998 Suite 543 Austin TX 78766 512 250-1420 _____ Attractive case included Wraparound frame fits comfortably over prescription glasses Blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation0llrtZ mist coated far scratch resistance Made entirely Polycarbonate impact protection ANSI Z871 specifications Available in Clear shop work S1325 Amber overcast days & late afternoons S14~ Gray S1455 & Mirror S19~ sunny days CA Mask S15~ Paint Mask S2045 member club hit prop blade thrown 611 engine close range tip blade struck Safety Plus glasses saved him serious injury possibly loss eye incident convinced everyone should wear safety glasses near model airplane engines being run upEd Saul Secretary Treasurer Pikes Peak RO Club P ces nc ude shipping handling 1pLii5 See hobby dealer first doesnt have what need order direct SAFETY PLUS PO Box 1173 Dept iM Clinton MS 39056 ORDERS ONLYi -800-842-7233 Cons US Mississippi 601 924-9640 /MC posal certain specialty devices like baby powder canistersthose white squeezable ones such nearly empty container becaine raw material new transmit ter flag Paint thinner easily washed off Johnson & Johnson logo Snip snip white 2A x 3%-in coupon cut out couple snips two %-in-wide strips saune material became straps hole centers spaced 1 /2 apart 2-56 screws pair 2-in-high channel nuin bers laid out cut black adhesive-backed MonoKote trim sheet Theres no need detail rest process except say red ribbon retired 72240 MHz transmitter came Aircraft Only streamer Any red ribbon would have served other substitutions could likewise made Mo tor oil plastic quart bottles would probably usable source white plastic pop rivets might have employed place screws self-sticking black numer als variety sizes can purchased very reasonably willing make own Attached second lowest Conquest Agressor R F high quality balsa Plywood finn fly airplane Covered Monokote can easily repaired should need like foam ARFs Agressor very competitive Fun Fly events ft also available built order $14995 plus SJ5P & H Just add engine tank radio go Fly $11995 pius $1200 P & H CRENSHAW AERO 423W Washington Shelbyville IN 46176 1800U941300O96 M-F tiil4OOpm CST 317-392-1726 After 500 pm Weekanda antenna section finished product seemed ever much practical commercial offerings purchased ear liertighter neater less bulky can build ones own ideas Hav ing reached bottom sample case cant say better Whether its re designing landing gear just using different screw getting mod habit what makes model building fascinating Experiment Innovate Dont follow hobgoblin convention Deviationism has served well Let accomplish RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 43 beauty magnetic connectors shove wings fuselage magnets go snick everything hooked up Without connecting aileron spoiler devises would real problem K-18 cause servos have go relatively inacces sible area between shoulder-mounted wings stewed installation until saw 148 Model Aviation Roland Kerns K-iS Nats Virginia Ro land makes kit used magnets way go Theres picture Ro land K-iS page 46 November 1988 issue Model Aviation Liftfix-Schleppkupplung German very clever towbook aero-towing towing Glider up power plane photo part center sturdy tube having two snside diameters smaller end tube gets epoxied hole nose Glider can either flush slightly recessed Most fullscale Gliders have air vent hole nose hole towhook appears scale pars left gets tied end towline hole line just visible ball goes tube spring loads ball make doubly sure comes out release Now heres tricky part ball pushed tube hand little wedgeshaped part right moved forward back end tube radio operation towhook servo screw photo just keep part place tongue part wedges ball against shoulder formed tube increases diameter ball cant come Out long wedge place release towhook servo just needs pull wedge back eighth inch away goes no load speak towhook servo small will job prices magnetic connectors $12 aileron type $15 spoiler type aero-towhook $650 Tonys address 1740 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Kyosho Melody 1500 mods Renny Schoon maker Falls Church VA sent photo girlfriend Nancy Rowzie modified Melody 1500 Youve probably seen Japa nese import Tower advertisements almost-ready-to-fly simplicity 59-in-span Melody 1500 most completely preassem bled atures aerodynamic design excep tional durability ique T-tail adds stability turbulent conditions 95 sounds good Rennys story began wanted infect favorite lass soaring bug thought aircraft own would good place start Since already expressed appreciation T tailed variety glass slipper Melody 1500 seemed trick setup its drawbacks however fuselage tail setup great wings proved weak link foam construction didnt make very high launches Theyd fold under decent pull dimensions too small over weight crate After few discourag Send SASE Comp fete Lstng products Aerospace Composite Products PILOT GLASSES. 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idea make wing quite rigid root increas ing rate flexibility going toward tips Two wing rods used instead original iodels couple o other changes needed lighter elevator cable housing lightened tail new towhook solved problem original opening up dumping crate pre maturely Some miniservos kept radio volume low cockpit level enabling us put scale terior top off So did fly no tail surface changes anything Thanks already generous tail feathers no revisions needed Slipper quite fast glides better lower wing loading Turns responsive wash out built stalls very peaceful Pitch con 1r31 quite responsive maybe begin ner would care no sweat someone several hours experience gave dihedral increase stability until knew what little beast would wings can readily flattened unbending wing rods Since wings recessed fu selage no unsightly cracks appear dihedral changes higher dihedral now also gives great tracking tow new wings have han dled 12 lb hi-start pull well winch launches Bottom line love has portabil ity hand-launcher yet lines have ap p 1 characteristics Scale high-performance ship As magic trick catalogues say Packs smallplays big Since subject has come up benefit beginners may reading Ill put two cents about small prefabricated Gliders just Melody 1500 ten bought people RC flying experi ence because promise getting air trouble building kit Beginners may try fly help fear often leads disappointment problem being small say under 60-in span very sensitive controls tricky fly well-known built-up TwoMeter-size trainers like Airtronics Olympic 650 Carl Goldberg Gentle Lady know its simple learning fly rock-stable trainer starting skittery little plane has daunting Im saying little prefabs wont flyjust better trainers available have constructedbut thats another pro blem Chuperosa project LeRoy Satterlee Eastern Iowa SS sent account new hand-launched kit came being think youll enjoy story "The original idea Chuperosa came friend flying buddy Rusty Shaw Rusty gifted people pop up neat ideas seem work really well first time Rustys designs usually done napkin 85 x 11 sheet graph paper works well Rusty doesnt much us want build copy Thats got involved "I took Rustys basic design massaged producible hand-launched Sailplane has won virtually local H-L competitions placed high flown against 2-M Standard Class Sailplanes Early 1988 Paul Wilson Rusty myself set new Class Sail plane Open Distance record 66 miles Chuperosa plane light enough handlaunch strong enough zoom-launch 12-volt winch So really versatile little plane Chuperosa now being kited friend Mel Culpepper Culpepper Models Mels goal produce Airtronics-quality kits hes doing just drew plans pro duce foam wing cores span 59 area 413 sq length 3625 weight 135 17 oz depending radio equipment used available polyhedral ship optional straight-wing aileron version Standard airfoil Eppler 214 Selig 4061 has added no-cost option Simply specify combination desire order Chuperosa combination old new construction techniques wing foam core sheeted /32 balsa fuselage basically light plywood trailing edge TE ward built-up truss rearward gives good combination strength lightness visually appealing Most small equipment will April 1989 149 II MARQ flS9 IILLO-CALENDAK Hover Lovers will enjoy long awaited calendar devoted strictly helicopters new calendar features remote control fulls/ce he/os might add intended convert fixed-wing pilots 1989 HELO-CALENDAR loaded trivia date facts important events hirthdays have contrihuted advancement rotary-wing aircraft Color pictures printed high-quality printingutock accompany month Measures 9 x 12 12 x 18 open new 1989 HELO CALENDAR should make welcomed addition anyoffice work hench shop hangar p/lot passion must have helicopter enthusiast Send $1000 US Monies Check Money Order R/B BUNCH PO Box 27082 Memphis TN 38 127-0082 USA Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pro-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete deca * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog $1500 post mci VHS/Beta Regular Catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd 1fSainaw Ml 48603 517 781-3000 Oilier Kits Available Asia-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester fit true mini-systems work best Only two servos used either version straight-winger has ailerons mechanically coupled rudder servo Once basic plane built could build optional-wing ver sion fly interchangeably Wing kits available separately want try different wing later poly Chuperosa available $41 $46 aileron version directly Mel Culpepper Both prices include shipping handling Mels address 2526 Washington buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 American Sailplane Designs Ace R/C Hobby Shack also handling kits Mel working kits Terry Edmonds fa mous Standard Class Callisto Two-Meter 10 will kits excellent quality fiber glass fuselages E-193 foam core wings hardware Terry has unbeatable Midwest planes Hes also placed near top Nats past three years two excellent designs competition pilot Mel should have kits out soon yet confirmed target prices $169 $139 postpaid respectively Rusty Shaw won Great Race 88 new design might also good candidate kitting Rusty broke past Great Race rec ords plane virtually its first competi tive outing looks lot like Sagitta X-C 6-in-longer fuselage straight TE double-taper leading edge LE uses wood fu selage sheeted foam wings Wing polyhe dral flaps inner panels Its really uglyits just plain However its looks dont af fect its ability cover ground bit Besides 2000 ft up look alike dont So can see Rusty good idea man also great pilot own lo cal X-C race crewed Rusty flew complete course twice nearest competi tion Terry could make around once Comet Nats Scale Slope Fun-Fly news As know both Nats Second Annual Scale Slope Fun-Fly will held Richland WA area year fun-fly over Memorial Day weekend Nats will July Richland resident Wil Byers sent latest scoop have fill some great things happening Nationals Scale Fun-Fly First Nats really out standing thing fact Soaring will encom pass Thermal Scale F3B Cross-Country HandLaunch wonderful world Slope Soar ing very full platter everyone does part will truly exciting time Soaring enthusiasts will CD Slope event should explain will basically have informal fun-fly format will also try some noncompetitive ha ha Slope Racingwhich shouldnt too bloody affair will great vantage point see Slope Soaring some way integrated Nats CD Hand-Launch will Bob Nelson Mike Bamberg will handle CrossCountry Once again schedule events Mon day July 17Cross-Country Slope Tues dayHand-Launch Slope Wednesday Scale F3B ThursdayUnlimited Duration FridayStandard Duration SaturdayTwoMeter Duration banquet Clover land Hotel evening Hand-Launch will provisional event will held different field Duration flying because need share field Helicopters OK what about really important news fun-fly Well wind cooperates feel will better show last year did large mailing about 150 flyers partic ipants last year potentials year including some Europe grateful Jim Grey RC Soaring Digest insert flyer publication kind sup port essential success event kind Speaking support number manufactur ers suppliers already saying will con tribute raffle havent solicited yet Can believe People like Gary Anderson American Sailplane Designs com ing going host Friday evening winetasting social Viking Models contribu tor well Wilshire Models Vinyl Write Beemer RC West surprisingly JRs Tom Kikuchi will major contributor have say almostbut quitescares wind might blow thats something knock wood thinking about Fliers thinldng about participating Scale Slope Fun-Fly just wishing drop 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prompts compare estab lished designs Liro/smo omrssisns erd g25 erodl 35 20odng 35 erodi 54n erodl 45 10203040 Fluilg Speed wanting extensive lists Gli ders airfoils Lee sells separate library dis kettes Sailplane Library contains 24 designs Airfoil Library has 67 Ep pIers Seligs RGs etc Lee adds time time will update Airfoil Library Selig-Donovan Princeton wind tunnel data soon released Updates always available returning library diskette plus Worias MOSt UseFul $ancIlng WOCKS 105 3/51/4 53/0 CS 156 9tV Comhopackage#2 $1395* 1/4 & 3/0 CS 102 CS 103Add $200 SSppng 1/2 & 51RoundsG5 200 PKG Combopackage#1 55 $ 200 GS 101102103Shipping Add $300 Phippogsquares Gs 300 PKG 3I/2pping Single GS$5955 A/oAdd $100 Shipping blocks 10 Long Six Pack Comho GS101-106 Add $300 Shipping NSS news National Soaring Society President Pete Carr sent results 1988 NSS Excel lence Award program nationwide pro gram NSS members can compete nice prizes flying local contests sending EAP scorecards showing placing Points earned depending finishing place num ber contestants Winning big contest best strategy 88 17 members sent cards surprising because cost 15 cents postage winner re ceived Airtronics radio participant received something value top five finishers 1 Royes Saloman 2 Brian Smith 3 Larry Rice 4 Al Scidmore 5 Eric Henderson Prizes donated Airtronics World En gines Satellite City Tower Hobbies Carl Gold berg Ace R/C Leisure Products Futaba Coverite NSS members can request 1989 program cards Doug Dorton 3058 Bernina Drive Ben nion UT 84118 tngine covers Dust dirt among en tines worst enemies can greatly reduce lite prized powerplants So complete modeling acces sories ordering set MODtL lOX" theyll protect engines sane money Order Yours Today Easily secured model seconds Fuelproof stretch fabric conforms engine/ muffler shapes Long life Velcro fasteners Attractive assorted colors Catalog NoSize JiOl1/2A thru 25 engines J10240 thro 60 engines J10360 thro 120 engines J104 ras & Up Add $1 00 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UNITED STATES SOARING TEAM ** F3B 1989 J Official logo U S FAI RC Soaring team Pins patches decals bearing logo being sold raise funds aug ment support teams effort Soaring World Championships France coming August Want order Address Byrons column month 1989 US F3B TEAM plane 89 team logo looks suspiciously like Rich Spicers Synergy III wonder designed logo eh Rich Seth Dawson has decided also fly Synergy III World Championships France August flew modified Comet win team trials last September Larry Jolly said working new plane havent seen yet Anyway its chief means fund-raising team offering copies attractive logo embroidered patch enameled pin Mylar decal individual items priced $51$5/$2 respectively three bargain price $10 addition supporting US team re ceiving very nice collectibles purchasers will also get names entered giant raffle some terrific awards top prize being new Airtronics Vision 85P radio purchase patch pin decal set three gets name drawing final list prizes will include kits building supplies accessories odds winning something drawing held July should pretty good Send $10 $20 $30 etc right awaybefore forgetto US Soaring Team PO Box 19608-489 Irvine CA 92713 team really needs monetary support cause post morsems havent done well last three world championships turned out good pilots other countries better prepared ex perience team aspects F3B flying year Seth Larry Rich Team Man ager Don Edberg vowed will prepared anyone will taking best shot team win Theres no doubt guys worldclass fliers can compete anybody get chance practice team Anyone has dabbled F3B knows precision team work important knowing thermal AMA pays ticket France entry fees room board during week championships money needs raised pay transportation practice sessions Cal ifornia practicing week France prior champs pilots course have already made own sizeable investments time money planes winches equip ment cant own So youd proud see American flag flying victory stand year generous contri bution will help make happen F3B news its December meeting Paris FAT Bureau composed FATs top officials voted overturn ClAM President Sandy Pimi noffs ruling rescinded new winch rules 89 Soaring World Championships review situation April 1988 FAIs ClAM worldwide aeromodeling rules makers voted institute new rules would drastically reduce winch power objective stop costly ground war ie race build powerful winchesand pro vide chance teams launch planes less evenly new rules specified min imum internal resistances 15 milliohms motor 6 milliohms 12-volt battery measured black box motor stalled condition turned out new rules limit motors somewhat less power Ford long shaft motor widely used North America Some teams protested Piminoff internal resistances difficult measure accurately wasnt sufficient time construct legal winches plus build new planes match wimpy winches Sandy evidently agreed August wrote letter F3B Subcommittee Chairman former AMA President John Grigg saying new rules off 1989 teams didnt like decision either cause already working new winches planes because fact Ger mans have winches outlaunch weak link everybody else So FAI Bureau asked decide way go de cided sort compromise Motors need meet 15-milliohm minimum resistance Chuperosa new kit Culpepper Models can built either straight-winged L polyhedral-winged R version small 59in wlngpsan ship primarily Hand-Launch flying versatile enough winch-launch Slope Soaring column 42 Model Aviation Radio Conoi Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedalia CO 80135 Nancy Rowzie Renny Schoonmaker modified Nancys Kyosho ARF Melody 1500 make fly better Renny tells tale months column batteries will continue limited external physical dimensions key everyone will using new winches launching lesser heights will hope evener World Championships France Au gust will extremely interesting because think top-placing planes will establish direction competitive RC Soaring planes will high tech design construction ever will smaller lighter because new winches wont have power old ones new F3B ships will also prove very com petitive AMA Thermal Duration-type contests because will launch great off club winches efficiency high cruising speed will permit finding using thermals Euro pean maybe American manufacturers will produce new ARF ARE almost ready fly ed designs matched new F3B rules new-wave Gliders will perforits outstandingly Duration-only contests will lead way popularizing multitask-type com petitions because once Sailpianers fly faster planes will want try Speed Distance tasks middle ground Randy Reynolds talked about February column will very likely take off What think German Glider accessories photos show two neat accessories got Tony Arnoux Miami quarter-scale Roke ASK-18 Im building may remember Tony im porter Roke line beautiful Scale kits funny things top Graupner linear output servo magnetic pushrod connectors Think magnets aren t strong enough quarterscale ailerons spoilers Let tell theres problem connectors itll getting apart suckers power ful steel balls get soldered end pushrods use threaded connectors ball left being held clamp just photo ball right stuck con cave face magnet setup spoilers both output arms pull open arrangement allerons use servo arm alleron pushed other pulled size com parison Graupner servo photo 23 long Continued page 148 3 dozen $400 ea 4 dozen $375 ea 5 dozen $360 ea 6 dozen $355 ea Add $400 shipping per order Please send good black white art reproduction Please specify quantity Trans-Cover colors ink color ordering Limit ink color per order Now fliers over world have neat inexpensive functional way protect R/C transmitters dirt dust rain Custom printed club logo Constructed durable canvas lifelong Velcro closure Available red blue green yellow orange black Colors can mixed size fits Send check money order KD GRAPHICS 3315 13th Avenue Columbus GeorgIa 31904 404/323-2787 9am-5pm EST Polyhedral Wing-$41 PP Aileron Wing-$46 PP versatile 1/2 meter 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new transmit ter flag Paint thinner easily washed off Johnson & Johnson logo Snip snip white 2A x 3%-in coupon cut out couple snips two %-in-wide strips saune material became straps hole centers spaced 1 /2 apart 2-56 screws pair 2-in-high channel nuin bers laid out cut black adhesive-backed MonoKote trim sheet Theres no need detail rest process except say red ribbon retired 72240 MHz transmitter came Aircraft Only streamer Any red ribbon would have served other substitutions could likewise made Mo tor oil plastic quart bottles would probably usable source white plastic pop rivets might have employed place screws self-sticking black numer als variety sizes can purchased very reasonably willing make own Attached second lowest Conquest Agressor R F high quality balsa Plywood finn fly airplane Covered Monokote can easily repaired should need like foam ARFs Agressor very competitive Fun Fly events ft also available built order $14995 plus SJ5P & H Just add engine tank radio go Fly $11995 pius $1200 P & H CRENSHAW AERO 423W Washington Shelbyville IN 46176 1800U941300O96 M-F tiil4OOpm CST 317-392-1726 After 500 pm Weekanda antenna section finished product seemed ever much practical commercial offerings purchased ear liertighter neater less bulky can build ones own ideas Hav ing reached bottom sample case cant say better Whether its re designing landing gear just using different screw getting mod habit what makes model building fascinating Experiment Innovate Dont follow hobgoblin convention Deviationism has served well Let accomplish RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 43 beauty magnetic connectors shove wings fuselage magnets go snick everything hooked up Without connecting aileron spoiler devises would real problem K-18 cause servos have go relatively inacces sible area between shoulder-mounted wings stewed installation until saw 148 Model Aviation Roland Kerns K-iS Nats Virginia Ro land makes kit used magnets way go Theres picture Ro land K-iS page 46 November 1988 issue Model Aviation Liftfix-Schleppkupplung German very clever towbook aero-towing towing Glider up power plane photo part center sturdy tube having two snside diameters smaller end tube gets epoxied hole nose Glider can either flush slightly recessed Most fullscale Gliders have air vent hole nose hole towhook appears scale pars left gets tied end towline hole line just visible ball goes tube spring loads ball make doubly sure comes out release Now heres tricky part ball pushed tube hand little wedgeshaped part right moved forward back end tube radio operation towhook servo screw photo just keep part place tongue part wedges ball against shoulder formed tube increases diameter ball cant come Out long wedge place release towhook servo just needs pull wedge back eighth inch away goes no load speak towhook servo small will job prices magnetic connectors $12 aileron type $15 spoiler type aero-towhook $650 Tonys address 1740 NW 82nd Ave Miami FL 33126 Kyosho Melody 1500 mods Renny Schoon maker Falls Church VA sent photo girlfriend Nancy Rowzie modified Melody 1500 Youve probably seen Japa nese import Tower advertisements almost-ready-to-fly simplicity 59-in-span Melody 1500 most completely preassem bled atures aerodynamic design excep tional durability ique T-tail adds stability turbulent conditions 95 sounds good Rennys story began wanted infect favorite lass soaring bug thought aircraft own would good place start Since already expressed appreciation T tailed variety glass slipper Melody 1500 seemed trick setup its drawbacks however fuselage tail setup great wings proved weak link foam construction didnt make very high launches Theyd fold under decent pull dimensions too small over weight crate After few discourag Send SASE Comp fete Lstng products Aerospace Composite Products PILOT GLASSES. 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idea make wing quite rigid root increas ing rate flexibility going toward tips Two wing rods used instead original iodels couple o other changes needed lighter elevator cable housing lightened tail new towhook solved problem original opening up dumping crate pre maturely Some miniservos kept radio volume low cockpit level enabling us put scale terior top off So did fly no tail surface changes anything Thanks already generous tail feathers no revisions needed Slipper quite fast glides better lower wing loading Turns responsive wash out built stalls very peaceful Pitch con 1r31 quite responsive maybe begin ner would care no sweat someone several hours experience gave dihedral increase stability until knew what little beast would wings can readily flattened unbending wing rods Since wings recessed fu selage no unsightly cracks appear dihedral changes higher dihedral now also gives great tracking tow new wings have han dled 12 lb hi-start pull well winch launches Bottom line love has portabil ity hand-launcher yet lines have ap p 1 characteristics Scale high-performance ship As magic trick catalogues say Packs smallplays big Since subject has come up benefit beginners may reading Ill put two cents about small prefabricated Gliders just Melody 1500 ten bought people RC flying experi ence because promise getting air trouble building kit Beginners may try fly help fear often leads disappointment problem being small say under 60-in span very sensitive controls tricky fly well-known built-up TwoMeter-size trainers like Airtronics Olympic 650 Carl Goldberg Gentle Lady know its simple learning fly rock-stable trainer starting skittery little plane has daunting Im saying little prefabs wont flyjust better trainers available have constructedbut thats another pro blem Chuperosa project LeRoy Satterlee Eastern Iowa SS sent account new hand-launched kit came being think youll enjoy story "The original idea Chuperosa came friend flying buddy Rusty Shaw Rusty gifted people pop up neat ideas seem work really well first time Rustys designs usually done napkin 85 x 11 sheet graph paper works well Rusty doesnt much us want build copy Thats got involved "I took Rustys basic design massaged producible hand-launched Sailplane has won virtually local H-L competitions placed high flown against 2-M Standard Class Sailplanes Early 1988 Paul Wilson Rusty myself set new Class Sail plane Open Distance record 66 miles Chuperosa plane light enough handlaunch strong enough zoom-launch 12-volt winch So really versatile little plane Chuperosa now being kited friend Mel Culpepper Culpepper Models Mels goal produce Airtronics-quality kits hes doing just drew plans pro duce foam wing cores span 59 area 413 sq length 3625 weight 135 17 oz depending radio equipment used available polyhedral ship optional straight-wing aileron version Standard airfoil Eppler 214 Selig 4061 has added no-cost option Simply specify combination desire order Chuperosa combination old new construction techniques wing foam core sheeted /32 balsa fuselage basically light plywood trailing edge TE ward built-up truss rearward gives good combination strength lightness visually appealing Most small equipment will April 1989 149 II MARQ flS9 IILLO-CALENDAK Hover Lovers will enjoy long awaited calendar devoted strictly helicopters new calendar features remote control fulls/ce he/os might add intended convert fixed-wing pilots 1989 HELO-CALENDAR loaded trivia date facts important events hirthdays have contrihuted advancement rotary-wing aircraft Color pictures printed high-quality printingutock accompany month Measures 9 x 12 12 x 18 open new 1989 HELO CALENDAR should make welcomed addition anyoffice work hench shop hangar p/lot passion must have helicopter enthusiast Send $1000 US Monies Check Money Order R/B BUNCH PO Box 27082 Memphis TN 38 127-0082 USA Made USA Curtiss Jenny * Quality hand-cut kit complete plans rigging scale control setup wire parts pro-bent custom hardware included parts individually identified packaged Complete deca * Engine sizes 26 50 FS 25 TS * Wing unit removes four screws less 3 minutes flying wires left intact * Superb flight characteristics *15900 VISA erCard y Order Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Add $550 P&H US orders $1500 foreign Video Catalog $1500 post mci VHS/Beta Regular Catalog choice Mini-Plan Hand-Cut Quality Affordable Price AERODROME MODELS LTD 2623 S Miller Rd 1fSainaw Ml 48603 517 781-3000 Oilier Kits Available Asia-Pacer Baby -Pacer Gipsy Moth Flybaby Flybaby Combo Hawker Hurricane Jester fit true mini-systems work best Only two servos used either version straight-winger has ailerons mechanically coupled rudder servo Once basic plane built could build optional-wing ver sion fly interchangeably Wing kits available separately want try different wing later poly Chuperosa available $41 $46 aileron version directly Mel Culpepper Both prices include shipping handling Mels address 2526 Washington buque IA 52001 telephone 319 583-4830 American Sailplane Designs Ace R/C Hobby Shack also handling kits Mel working kits Terry Edmonds fa mous Standard Class Callisto Two-Meter 10 will kits excellent quality fiber glass fuselages E-193 foam core wings hardware Terry has unbeatable Midwest planes Hes also placed near top Nats past three years two excellent designs competition pilot Mel should have kits out soon yet confirmed target prices $169 $139 postpaid respectively Rusty Shaw won Great Race 88 new design might also good candidate kitting Rusty broke past Great Race rec ords plane virtually its first competi tive outing looks lot like Sagitta X-C 6-in-longer fuselage straight TE double-taper leading edge LE uses wood fu selage sheeted foam wings Wing polyhe dral flaps inner panels Its really uglyits just plain However its looks dont af fect its ability cover ground bit Besides 2000 ft up look alike dont So can see Rusty good idea man also great pilot own lo cal X-C race crewed Rusty flew complete course twice nearest competi tion Terry could make around once Comet Nats Scale Slope Fun-Fly news As know both Nats Second Annual Scale Slope Fun-Fly will held Richland WA area year fun-fly over Memorial Day weekend Nats will July Richland resident Wil Byers sent latest scoop have fill some great things happening Nationals Scale Fun-Fly First Nats really out standing thing fact Soaring will encom pass Thermal Scale F3B Cross-Country HandLaunch wonderful world Slope Soar ing very full platter everyone does part will truly exciting time Soaring enthusiasts will CD Slope event should explain will basically have informal fun-fly format will also try some noncompetitive ha ha Slope Racingwhich shouldnt too bloody affair will great vantage point see Slope Soaring some way integrated Nats CD Hand-Launch will Bob Nelson Mike Bamberg will handle CrossCountry Once again schedule events Mon day July 17Cross-Country Slope Tues dayHand-Launch Slope Wednesday Scale F3B ThursdayUnlimited Duration FridayStandard Duration SaturdayTwoMeter Duration banquet Clover land Hotel evening Hand-Launch will provisional event will held different field Duration flying because need share field Helicopters OK what about really important news fun-fly Well wind cooperates feel will better show last year did large mailing about 150 flyers partic ipants last year potentials year including some Europe grateful Jim Grey RC Soaring Digest insert flyer publication kind sup port essential success event kind Speaking support number manufactur ers suppliers already saying will con tribute raffle havent solicited yet Can believe People like Gary Anderson American Sailplane Designs com ing going host Friday evening winetasting social Viking Models contribu tor well Wilshire Models Vinyl Write Beemer RC West surprisingly JRs Tom Kikuchi will major contributor have say almostbut quitescares wind might blow thats something knock wood thinking about Fliers thinldng about participating Scale Slope Fun-Fly just wishing drop 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instructions computers ny Lees partner John Hohensee hobby RC SoaringIm computers just learn minimum about get MS-DOS sounds Greek cant tell Hercules card Christmas card must say once get started playing around PC-Soar gets lot fun gives much valuable information can actually examine plane performs better other what making changes say different airfoil flying weight would favorite design past would need done tedious trial error Now can matter minutes dont see serious Sail plane designer experimenter could function day computer design program en joyed trying PC-Soar very much programs work taking design parame ters such areas airfoils aspect ratios tail vol umes etc putting standard aircraft performance equations program crunches numbers plots sink rate lift/drag ver sus flying speed will tell minimum sink rate ft/sec best glide ratio best L/D speed mph can compare four designs same graph can determine best PC-Soar comes five Gliders 10 airfoils included can create own World Beater 900 prompts compare estab lished designs Liro/smo omrssisns erd g25 erodl 35 20odng 35 erodi 54n erodl 45 10203040 Fluilg Speed wanting extensive lists Gli ders airfoils Lee sells separate library dis kettes Sailplane Library contains 24 designs Airfoil Library has 67 Ep pIers Seligs RGs etc Lee adds time time will update Airfoil Library Selig-Donovan Princeton wind tunnel data soon released Updates always available returning library diskette plus Worias MOSt UseFul $ancIlng WOCKS 105 3/51/4 53/0 CS 156 9tV Comhopackage#2 $1395* 1/4 & 3/0 CS 102 CS 103Add $200 SSppng 1/2 & 51RoundsG5 200 PKG Combopackage#1 55 $ 200 GS 101102103Shipping Add $300 Phippogsquares Gs 300 PKG 3I/2pping Single GS$5955 A/oAdd $100 Shipping blocks 10 Long Six Pack Comho GS101-106 Add $300 Shipping NSS news National Soaring Society President Pete Carr sent results 1988 NSS Excel lence Award program nationwide pro gram NSS members can compete nice prizes flying local contests sending EAP scorecards showing placing Points earned depending finishing place num ber contestants Winning big contest best strategy 88 17 members sent cards surprising because cost 15 cents postage winner re ceived Airtronics radio participant received something value top five finishers 1 Royes Saloman 2 Brian Smith 3 Larry Rice 4 Al Scidmore 5 Eric Henderson Prizes donated Airtronics World En gines Satellite City Tower Hobbies Carl Gold berg Ace R/C Leisure Products Futaba Coverite NSS members can request 1989 program cards Doug Dorton 3058 Bernina Drive Ben nion UT 84118 tngine covers Dust dirt among en tines worst enemies can greatly reduce lite prized powerplants So complete modeling acces sories ordering set MODtL lOX" theyll protect engines sane money Order Yours Today Easily secured model seconds Fuelproof stretch fabric conforms engine/ muffler shapes Long life Velcro fasteners Attractive assorted colors Catalog NoSize JiOl1/2A thru 25 engines J10240 thro 60 engines J10360 thro 120 engines J104 ras & Up Add $1 00 shipping Price $200 $250 $300 $350 Serious Sailplaners should consider joining NSS can receive complete info Cliff Oliver 8151 Broadway San Antonio TX 78209 1989 NSS Soar-In Marshall Long coordinator annual NSS Soar-In contests look ing double number participating clubs 89 Soar-In gives awards beautiful NSS plaques top placers Marshall says AMA interested Soar ing contest allows club compete na tional basis ever leaving its own area Soar-Ins held year using same flight tasks landing tasks scoring through out country enables participants fly equal ground far rules con cerned As before local Contest Directors will have option select what classes will fly choose date want hold Soar-In Contests must AMA sanctioned held tween March 31 October 28 No requests af ter August 31 task will three rounds T3 10-mm Precision Duration L6 Gradu ated Runway Landing Plaques will awarded per CDs designated classes information Soar-In please write will send 1989 Soar-In packct am really looking forward having great turnout Soaring clubs year ad dress Marshall Long 824 Garden Meadow Universal City TX 78148 High Performance Models presentsthe ECL IPSE Designed Henry Piorun Former Canadian National Champion & FAI Canadian Team Member Designed Specifically FAI Pattern Flying Perform Equally Well Other AMA Classes Piug Wings rglass Belly Pan Pre-Cut Holes Wing Joiner Tubes Ultralight Hone ycemb Wingcores extra $40UOl Optional Plastic Fibergiass Canopy Fiberglass Fuselage moided wing Joiner tube HIGH PERFORMANCE MODELS 9566 ilBAst North Delta British Columbia 6Z4 Canada 604-588-0605 April 1989 151 $3 postage handling PC-Soar sells $3495 plus $3 P&H library diskettes $2995 $2995 both ordered PC-Soar MaxSoar $4995 other details same Contact Lee LJM Associates 1300 N Bay Ridge Road Appleton WI 54915-2854 Mac owners can contact John directly 9924 West Metcalf Place Milwaukee WI 53222 Basic Kit- $15000 Pro-Built Kit $35000 ladd *1500 S&H Send Check Money Order to