V SOARING Dan Pruss THIS months pictures Toledo Weak Signals 26th Radio Control Exposition number models entered down year rather expected since last year big 25 Toledo builders going broke sailplane category top five I Ken Bates Michigan-Merlyn 2 Pat Flynn MichiganAstro Maggie 3 John Wolff MichiganBird Time 4 Jim Nikitouplos CaliforniaSagitta 5 Skip Miller ColoradoSagitta unusual entries John Hoovers Moons Both wing V tail elliptical dihedral just show guys straight building boards advocate building against straight edges Another Merlyn Ken Bates Michigan updated version model Ken won Toledo last year Beautifully crafted plane covered metallic blue silver white John also elliptically shaped leading trailing edges both wing stabilizer straight lines bird pencil-like pod boom up point youre saying Humph John aint clever just cant built straight Some ships warps bigger look closer youve already noticed stab hinge line youve probably assumed tail flying stab partly right threequarter view will notice isnt much room flying stabs linkage still have clean assembly Moons tail end Thats right stabilizer fixed boom What John did make model RC-able has got slickest assembly linkages since mans elbow pitch control boom driven up down pivots point inside wing Twisting rotating motion boom affects turn name John says came moons spent designing building really different sailplane believe him Oh yes surfaces balsa sheeted meaning diminish efforts top five must say heads being scratched learned Moons wasnt among winners largest show ever terms number manufacturers special interest displays Around 200 listed counting fact some manufacturers up eight spaces three-day show about two half wall-to-wall people 30 Model Aviation uonn noover nis fantastic Moons saiipiane Toledo Besides crescent shape wing tail also have elliptical dihedral Note hatch top wingthats RC gear located Model also uses unique McDonnellDouglas lowdrag airfoil con trol system unbelievableread text Pat Flynn AstroMaggie takeoff Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff Pats version spans 15 ft has 1530 sq wing area weighs 7 lbs Uses 3ch RC painted epoxy has graphite fiber spars Pats older AstroMaggietook 1st place SOARs Great Race 1 979over2O miles Sagitta Airtronics kit built byJim NiKiSOUPiOS anu neiu nere uyrellow Californian Larry Jolley Epoxy paint fuselage MonoKote wings tailwhite brown gold Bob mi5an aimost-reaoy-to-tiy tAMP-I Kit RiP giass anu foam Beautitul mold work Available now Im sure some items interest missed few stood Out presented alpha betically please Airtronics After tour Cox Hobbies Lee Renaud back helm Ajrtronics sailplaners teethed Olympics LSF still pup later flew Grand Esprits Aquilas Olympic Ils will happy see signature sailplane plans again Lees latest offering Sagitta bird talked about well over year Lee has also jumped Onto radio bandwagon offering Airtronics XL Series radios line complete runs two-channel package up sixchannel FM six meters spread set caught sailplaners eyes threechannel beauty transmitter has panel allows servo reversing three stick assembly rudder elevator tension can adjusted right gimbal escutcheon Nice Airtronics 1525 E Warner Avenue Santa Ana CA 92702 Circus Hobbies new name scene familiar name main tent Jerry Nelson has come up innovations modeling Ringling Brothers did acts prez Circus Hobbies Jerry showed new line JR Radios line runs twochannel sets seven-channel set complete whistles bells Circus Hobbies Inc Box 5215 Reno NV 89513 Craft Aire Tom Williams showed latest line designs include Drifter Windrifter Sailaire Viking new addition Golden Eagle kit features epoxy glass fuselage wing has semi-symmetrical airfoil turbulated upper leading edge com bination gives Golden Eagle good thermalling qualities good penetrating ability light wing loading Craft Aire lnc 20115 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 Bob Smith R/C Aircraft want see best job prefabrication almost-ready-to-fly sailplanes look Bob Smiths Sea Breeze quality workmanship especially glass covered foam wings unequalled high priced European lines Treat eyes fingertips truly outstanding effort model span 9975 inches area 760 sq unpainted version lists $16995 worth cent Bob Smith R/C Aircraft 485 Easy Street Simi Valley CA 93065 Midwest Models Wanitschek Jantar Germany took up sky space over Midwests booth Wik Condor took up rest Both models described two issues back Also display Simprops Germany first run OptimasRoIf Deckers FAI ship Midwest Model Supply Co 1354 Naperville Dr Romeoville IL 60441 Two sailplane accessories generated inquiries during year did rules worth mentioningagain winches thermal sniffers Fab Tek Inc Sport Winch mentioned ayearagohasbeenin use foroveraycarnow well proven Its small compact yet does job very well highly recommended have Opportunity use compact design includes built-in handle one-hand carrying operation Rec ommended battery garden tractor deep cycle type Fab Tek Inc 17 Sugar Hollow Road Danbury CT 06810 Thermic Snimer nice old gents soaring well real old Walt Good Don Clark Ben Givens showed license-free version well proven Thermic Sniffler model operates 49 MHz other version 144148 MHz also available either model recommended long thermal goaland-return flights Soaring Products Box 117 Kensington MD 20795 Its mans opinion department previous years people attended show interested seeing models instead 01 talking shop manufacturers model displays main arena wives friends spectators general could sit up galleries look over whole display relax shoot breeze others inclined year model displays moved out arena separate hall no grandstand seating great commercial exhibits put somewhat damper enjoyment plain folks think specator appeal could enhanced next time show organ izers went back old scheme Dan Pruss RR 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 0544 P4 HENDrSPTOOI\J l / / L1 9tlkki Lr j _1iV-A3 p1 PI k7 THE REAPER LAND LIKE FULL SIZE AIRCRAFT WITH FLAPS DOWN POWERED APPROACH TO SLOW TOUCHDOWN CLEAN HER UP AND CLIMB VERTICALLY USING 60 PRICE $6995 ASPAN 49 IN NMGMODELS AREA 560 IN2 ____4-6 CHANNEL 40-6 1 ENG August 198031 /1I PO BOX 396 LUSBY MD 20657 DEALER INOURIES INVITED
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/08
Page Numbers: 30, 31
V SOARING Dan Pruss THIS months pictures Toledo Weak Signals 26th Radio Control Exposition number models entered down year rather expected since last year big 25 Toledo builders going broke sailplane category top five I Ken Bates Michigan-Merlyn 2 Pat Flynn MichiganAstro Maggie 3 John Wolff MichiganBird Time 4 Jim Nikitouplos CaliforniaSagitta 5 Skip Miller ColoradoSagitta unusual entries John Hoovers Moons Both wing V tail elliptical dihedral just show guys straight building boards advocate building against straight edges Another Merlyn Ken Bates Michigan updated version model Ken won Toledo last year Beautifully crafted plane covered metallic blue silver white John also elliptically shaped leading trailing edges both wing stabilizer straight lines bird pencil-like pod boom up point youre saying Humph John aint clever just cant built straight Some ships warps bigger look closer youve already noticed stab hinge line youve probably assumed tail flying stab partly right threequarter view will notice isnt much room flying stabs linkage still have clean assembly Moons tail end Thats right stabilizer fixed boom What John did make model RC-able has got slickest assembly linkages since mans elbow pitch control boom driven up down pivots point inside wing Twisting rotating motion boom affects turn name John says came moons spent designing building really different sailplane believe him Oh yes surfaces balsa sheeted meaning diminish efforts top five must say heads being scratched learned Moons wasnt among winners largest show ever terms number manufacturers special interest displays Around 200 listed counting fact some manufacturers up eight spaces three-day show about two half wall-to-wall people 30 Model Aviation uonn noover nis fantastic Moons saiipiane Toledo Besides crescent shape wing tail also have elliptical dihedral Note hatch top wingthats RC gear located Model also uses unique McDonnellDouglas lowdrag airfoil con trol system unbelievableread text Pat Flynn AstroMaggie takeoff Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff Pats version spans 15 ft has 1530 sq wing area weighs 7 lbs Uses 3ch RC painted epoxy has graphite fiber spars Pats older AstroMaggietook 1st place SOARs Great Race 1 979over2O miles Sagitta Airtronics kit built byJim NiKiSOUPiOS anu neiu nere uyrellow Californian Larry Jolley Epoxy paint fuselage MonoKote wings tailwhite brown gold Bob mi5an aimost-reaoy-to-tiy tAMP-I Kit RiP giass anu foam Beautitul mold work Available now Im sure some items interest missed few stood Out presented alpha betically please Airtronics After tour Cox Hobbies Lee Renaud back helm Ajrtronics sailplaners teethed Olympics LSF still pup later flew Grand Esprits Aquilas Olympic Ils will happy see signature sailplane plans again Lees latest offering Sagitta bird talked about well over year Lee has also jumped Onto radio bandwagon offering Airtronics XL Series radios line complete runs two-channel package up sixchannel FM six meters spread set caught sailplaners eyes threechannel beauty transmitter has panel allows servo reversing three stick assembly rudder elevator tension can adjusted right gimbal escutcheon Nice Airtronics 1525 E Warner Avenue Santa Ana CA 92702 Circus Hobbies new name scene familiar name main tent Jerry Nelson has come up innovations modeling Ringling Brothers did acts prez Circus Hobbies Jerry showed new line JR Radios line runs twochannel sets seven-channel set complete whistles bells Circus Hobbies Inc Box 5215 Reno NV 89513 Craft Aire Tom Williams showed latest line designs include Drifter Windrifter Sailaire Viking new addition Golden Eagle kit features epoxy glass fuselage wing has semi-symmetrical airfoil turbulated upper leading edge com bination gives Golden Eagle good thermalling qualities good penetrating ability light wing loading Craft Aire lnc 20115 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 Bob Smith R/C Aircraft want see best job prefabrication almost-ready-to-fly sailplanes look Bob Smiths Sea Breeze quality workmanship especially glass covered foam wings unequalled high priced European lines Treat eyes fingertips truly outstanding effort model span 9975 inches area 760 sq unpainted version lists $16995 worth cent Bob Smith R/C Aircraft 485 Easy Street Simi Valley CA 93065 Midwest Models Wanitschek Jantar Germany took up sky space over Midwests booth Wik Condor took up rest Both models described two issues back Also display Simprops Germany first run OptimasRoIf Deckers FAI ship Midwest Model Supply Co 1354 Naperville Dr Romeoville IL 60441 Two sailplane accessories generated inquiries during year did rules worth mentioningagain winches thermal sniffers Fab Tek Inc Sport Winch mentioned ayearagohasbeenin use foroveraycarnow well proven Its small compact yet does job very well highly recommended have Opportunity use compact design includes built-in handle one-hand carrying operation Rec ommended battery garden tractor deep cycle type Fab Tek Inc 17 Sugar Hollow Road Danbury CT 06810 Thermic Snimer nice old gents soaring well real old Walt Good Don Clark Ben Givens showed license-free version well proven Thermic Sniffler model operates 49 MHz other version 144148 MHz also available either model recommended long thermal goaland-return flights Soaring Products Box 117 Kensington MD 20795 Its mans opinion department previous years people attended show interested seeing models instead 01 talking shop manufacturers model displays main arena wives friends spectators general could sit up galleries look over whole display relax shoot breeze others inclined year model displays moved out arena separate hall no grandstand seating great commercial exhibits put somewhat damper enjoyment plain folks think specator appeal could enhanced next time show organ izers went back old scheme Dan Pruss RR 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 0544 P4 HENDrSPTOOI\J l / / L1 9tlkki Lr j _1iV-A3 p1 PI k7 THE REAPER LAND LIKE FULL SIZE AIRCRAFT WITH FLAPS DOWN POWERED APPROACH TO SLOW TOUCHDOWN CLEAN HER UP AND CLIMB VERTICALLY USING 60 PRICE $6995 ASPAN 49 IN NMGMODELS AREA 560 IN2 ____4-6 CHANNEL 40-6 1 ENG August 198031 /1I PO BOX 396 LUSBY MD 20657 DEALER INOURIES INVITED