CHICAGO EXPO Toledos yardstick RC expositions Chicagos about footand-a-half long year Sailplane display would have overflowed tables past Toledo Expo first time awards given Sailplanes Scale category Eight entered andunlike some other Scale entries other modeling categoriesall Sailplane entries previously flown have get attention department Last year Jack Rakusan entered Slingsby Sky Its natural wood finish judges tsk fact model wasnt finished year thanks judges spoke Sailplane Sky took first place See Mode/Aviation October 1980 other details model regular Sail plane category Mark Weber took first place scratch-built PegasusStan Wat sons design feature article August issue MA Having outgrown its present quarters Chicagos Expo set ting its sights Arlington Park Race Track comes off could largest modeling exposition anywhere timing seems better better last week October has its traditional date thisfor lot model ersis just between end flying sea son beginning building season New products whet building appetite speaking new products Sid Axelrod MonoKote fame showed latest covering material called FabriKote comes different weights colors its strong irons easily MonoKote Sid showed some sample wing panels open framework covered year ago couldnt tell panels covering booth color trimming MonoKote irons nicely over FabriKote can completely covered prefer special MonoKote color Availability Sid says February Cumberland Maryland Soarings big gest high fun/low-pressure-ratio get-togethers annual Cumberland bash Thanks Don Clark DCRC club efforts Bob Rigg Allegheny County RC gang manage get out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere slope permission purpose RC flying given once year 34 Model Aviation C SOARING Dan Pruss Scenes Sailplane display recent Chicago Expo top left Dan shows Scale birds outdid regular ones year Model left foreground Steve Moskals SGS 1-23 finished yel low MonoKote Just behind Jack Hiners all-blue IK-lO flew 80 AMA Nats entries previously flown Photo above Mark Webers cream/orange/brown strikingll Pega susit won Expos first place award regular Sailplanes Photo left Jack Rakusans Slingsby Skywith its scale natural-wood finish First place Scale Expo Scenes Cumberland MD tly-in Dan thinks its worth trip just geta shot like left Birds inforegroundareMeyerGuttmans 1h-scale LS-3 Jantar resting between flights right Keith Finkenbinerwho looks like hes undergoing Jaws-like attack LS-3 hooks up towline Guttman AMAs Geoff Styles notes Cumberland Aircraft Model Society flying site bottom hill graciously vacated site weekend DCRC guests could fly interference-free basis What started Out meeting record trialsaltitude mostlyover 10 years ago has evolved meeting place unusual birds mention some unusual cheeses breads homemade sausages wines Gene Shelkey Pittsburgh area hill climbers seems year least model readied launch has whole hillside sit up take notice mention putting down wines cheeses home made sausages Such plane year Meyer Guttmans -scale LS-3 wont talk cost moment beauty high-priced gems Germany half two-piece wing made up factory top shell bottom shell epoxy fiberglass Only long thin full-depth balsa spars join top bottom skins themselves strong enough take air loads spars act take hard impact designed break before wing skins spars can easily repaired Designed built gent worked full-scale sailplane factory manufacturer -scale LS-3 has used materials tech niques usually seen full-scale birds Workmanshipmake craftsmanshipis flaw less Except canopy planes surfaces 100% fiberglass Controls rudder fullspan flaperons can coupled uncoupled flight elevator spoilers releasable tow hook Pushing max FAI weight limitations 11 pounds planes wing loading 24 oz per sq ft Despite weight loading power required 12-volt winch launching Meyer uses towhook manufactured Fourmost Products Forest Grove OR Three nice features towhook besides obviously being strong enough its captured hook towline cant come off prematurely release actuated second after hook released fully retracts leaving smooth surface bottom sailplane third towhook release may manually latched released outside plane Weather annual Cumberland weekend probably less predictable mid-season bashes Over years weather has ranged light snow almost balmy temperatures howling winds grounded everything no winds themal conditions Sunday latter Saturday wind blew lighter ships stayed tied down LS-3 its element slope site Cumberland such light breeze will provide some slope lift off first edge hill real lift occurs far enough Out over second hill few planes can reach safely wind really blowing second hill produces wave effect have capable plane little reserve nerve youre RC Sailplanes greatest flying experiences Meyer shared experiences few day let us take turns stick Performancewise plane gives closest feeling flying real sitting cockpit Speed Secondguessers said 70-80 miles per hour Few doubted itContinued page 109 ~V THE LOCK OF THE CENTURYBANDTHISISIT Hidden behind prop inside spinner lies innovative spinner locking device yet achieved beautiful piece nose cone fits over back plate positively locked sliding hidden locking ring behind prop inside spinner small screwdriver nose cone effortlessly pulls 20 X 211 off disengaged put back equal ease secondsNYLON WING BOLTS DEFINITELY THE EASIEST TO USE AND CLEANESTThese strong black LOOKING SPINNER NOW AVAILABLEnylon wing bolts NO BOLTS SCREWS SLOTS TABS OR VISIBLE BACKPLATESmere designed TO DETRACT FROM ITS APPEARANCEwifh safety andThe convenienceoutside NO MORE PARTING LINES TO COLLECT DIRTIin mindhex head will fit EASY ON.EASY OFF NO MORE HURTING PALMSy4~04Eyour gloplugfprop OR DAMAGED AIRPLANES FROM TRYING TO SLAP ________BP t wrench THAT OTHER SPINNER ON inside socket made 7 SIZE5.1-112 1314 2 2114 2-112 2314 PRACTICALLY uNBREAKABLE MOLDEDto fit 3116U allen wrench AND 3 DIAMETER FROM SPACE-AGE POLYCARBONATEBoth methods insure sate NO DRILLING MADE TO FIT 3/8 SHAFT TESTED TO 30000 RPMnon-slip way secure loosen P7mm AND 5/16 SHAFTS TIGHT--WORKS PERFECTLY WITH ELECTRIC WITH 4 ADAPTER RINGS TO FIT 6mm 1l4@4 LOCKING LUGS HOLD THE SPINNER ONyour wing bolts4 FOR Ci4 COLORS MATCHED TO MONOKOTE REDSTARTERSCAT NO 142$1 00 ITS BLACKANDYELLOW ICES 250400 PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA March 1981 35 N0 NN N NN 7N /N \ .. N yer Guttman uses Fourmost captured towhook release units monster LS-23 Dan has good things say about new product column Device weighs 1/2 ozt 1/16 THREADED BALL LINK III 4 piece J threaded ball link set fits perfectly servo arm holes bellcranks nylon horns throt tIe arms Strong easy hook up No 190 Just bolt 85 O&R $2150 No wonder Feeney did become household word Anyone knowledge truly unusual power plant invited share readers Japanese first assistant editor recently sent us copy OS ad Japanese model mag double page illustrated photos engines produced OS company through history Interestingly Type 1 presume first commercial engine ignition unit 166cc Using rule sixes convert metric inches 166cc X 06 099 in3 other words first OS Max 099 in3 ignition unit produced sold 1936 Ray Ardens immortal Atom same size has years considered first commercial small-bore engine advertized until several years after 1936 Hmm! L&L Electronics rather embarrassing test report equipment manufacturer find have ceased production after copy print Unfortunately exactly what happened L&L Electronics Oh well could just ignore little garage-type industries would anyone know about home town populated secondgeneration Volga Russians kid wanted really emphasize something lost would say its gonner went Thats what happened L&L Thanks AMA will close another quote 1939 Berkeley Catalog NOTICE. absolutely necessary owner radio equipment have licensed amateuron hand times flying radio control model Enjoy Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 39 beginners less experienced builders need Follow Dougs instructions procedures wont go wrong construction photographs particularly valuable aid inexperienced builder high quality reproductions good clear black-and-white pictures cover progress project bare fuselage sides up model flight kind presentation can go long way toward clearing up questions plaguing newcomers model building three sheets plans well drawn adequately detailed easy read Construction balsa spruce plywood Stress areas handled well no unneces sary beefing up just adds weight As usual feel lot balsa could replaced foam-core board cut down cost model designed Quadra engine its inverted mounting well detailed 24 Kioritz will go inverted 222 Kawasaki will mount nicely horizontally Any thing larger would hard ot get cowl isnt needed anyway plane fine performer Quadra could really zip K-engines can heartily recommend Turbulent es pecially first venture Giant Scale Price $3000 including shipping Available Douglas V MacBrien 24 Truby St Granby MA 01033 Clarification January issue mentioned No other prop pulls biggie like a RUST Now experience full motor potential Dynathrusts 100% accurate pitch airfoil Costs less buy fly because its unequaled durability $ 700 $1000 $1400 Prices include UPS charges MC 0 VISA 0 COD 0 CHECK 0 MO See dealer order dIrect PROPS INC 2541 NE 11th Court Pompano Beach Florida 33062 1-305-941-9119 ~PATTERNPNS NO MEASURING NEEDED TRACE-CUT-ASSEMBLE Material Lists & Instructions Included Stand-Up Flight Box Designed Hold Fuel Tank Transmitter Starter etc Legs Removable 21x12x39 $398 Send to- Heavy Duty Stand-Up Engine Test Stand Friction Guide 40 Hgh $298 SELECT-A-PRODUCTS 0 550 E LINCOLN 0 POMONA CA 91767 Higgens Aero Composites Some people have mistakenly linked just plain Aero Composites Dayton OH two no way connected Scale model research photos Dale Willoughby travels lot lugs camera around him Whenever sees airplane crawls over taking pictures Hes fairly orderly guy files negatives way lets him find again insteadof shufflingthrough like result has available lot valuable photos can help detailing and/or docu menting Scale model taken modelers needs mind latest catalog has 265 different photo packs listed 5 50 photos current project isnt included just browsing through list can suggest kinds possibilities get catalog send $100 Scale Model Research Photos P0 Box 675 Orange CA 92666 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grore Court Man assas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 irony plane deseign came Ned Smith Virginia showed up Jerry Nelsons old KA-6s marvel slippery birds coming out Europe tune $800 should remembered that old KA 6 market about dozen years ago Construction design techniques good mentioned above cost about $250 remember over 10 years ago March 1981 109 QUICK & EASY mk 3 AVAILABLE NPrototype Buift Flight Tested JR Special MK lien Mono 78 Bipe Weight 18 lbs 2195 Travel Air 2000 105 Classrc Scale RipIeee 23 lbs 2295 Travel Air 4000 99 Redial Peg Classic Ripe 23 lbs 2295 Fokkar D-V1188 German WIN Fighter Ripe 23 lbs2495 Costing Sees Sepesith Pop 80 Ripe Sepmith Tripehoond 80 Triplane Woes UFF 7 90 Ripe Waco ATO Lyjack Version 90 Ripe Nisopon Bebe 85 Ripe 35 Scale Pohker 091 72 TripIeee P/eec chipped U PS Parcel Peet P/eeoc add $200 4cr poetage hand/jog fastest eerice send haek check Money Order No C 00 orders oesr BEHRENS PLAN SERVICE 31-27 Healy Ave. Far Rockaway NY 11691 SEEYOUATWRAMSANDTOLEDOI After bad launchr too low turn ing back too high heavy catchingr Ned weaved through low spots around face hillr stroked out second hjllr found peace insurance 20 mph wind can give 11-lb bird wave working Nedlike Meyershowed us what state art once now again high-performance Sailpianes Itrs shame meetings like Cumberland come once year Itrs greater shame canrt come up events Soaring would encourage further development such Soaring marvels might have eliminate spot landings two-mm precision tasks such planes other tasks could devised theyrre werll have wait Cumberland againnext year Dan Pruss RI 2 Box 490 Pta infield IL 60544 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 40 Quarter Scale event fit Cleveland Air Races Before becoming General Eisenhowerrs per sonal pilot duration World War II Larry Hansen model airplane supply business Lakewood OH Event sponsorship support individuals companies such Hansen Manufacturing Company has provided nation premiere event its kind eveland Air Races history 1980 event Formula Hansen Trophy Racer currently being published three parts starting February 1980 issue Wings Magazine Part story Pete Bowers gives us look 1947 event called Goodyear Trophy Race features slick little airplane called Cosmic Wind Cosmic Wind will fly again 1980 National Air Show Close quarter million spectators will witness latest tech nology Quarter-Scale highly maneuverable model aircraft Like NASA/USAF HIMAT fighter 21st century unmanned small aircraft will fly mission remotelypiloted equal affordable opportunity individual sport aviation pilot Quarter-Scale one-design class Formula aircraft will race coveted Hansen Trophy approved scheduled event Hansen Trophy Race Formula Quarter-Scale will introduced nation event 51st year National Air Races 1980 National Air Races will conducted during Cleveland Air Show Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland Ohio Labor Day Weekend 1980 As Championship Race drew near apparent man beat Gary Villard Gary won three out five races 16 fliers circuit year end season group split half eight people go Championship Race bottom eight racers flew consolation race held CRCC Cleveland top two finishers went alternates Chainship Race elimination races Saturday Sunday finals held Sunday races run just like real ones part air racing programtreated just full-size planes After smoke cleared champion Gary Villard Gary won Hansen Trophy approximately $25000 cash champion ships jacket VIP vacation Las Vegas Wow what way end season Second place Bernie Oldenburgh third Ed Nobora fourth Phil Spear appears shows just what can done people put minds have lot races have racers callers and/or wives arent enough us doing part promoting Pylon Racing See next month Bill Hager 4622 Bridgeport Dr Garland TX 75043 7th Iteration/Hunton Continued page 43 Mount line guide wheel tank engine Hinge control surfaces Mount 3-in bellcrank Use RC-type pushrods hook bellcrank directly horn top elevator Drive wing flap independently horn top elevator side fuselage horn underside wing flaps Rig both control surfaces move 20 degrees up down Notice portion elevator fixed common practice Stunt model designers provide extra span inboard wing during maneuvers lift will generated inboard wing counteract weight lines cause model bank away circle create line tension problem system creation lift also increases drag case causes yaw toward center circlean adverse 110 Model Aviation Introducing . Walt Schoonards Fabulous Pitch Guage PlC Helicopters Precise Static Pitch Setting Symetrical Semi-Symetrical Flat Bottom Right Left Rotation Inverted Set-up Unique Blade Attachment Insures Precise Alignment Available from$1995 plus shipping Dealer Inquiries Invited 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo Florida 32804 305-422-1531 305-647-1335 t3 pa uW1 LACEY *1-10 Ii PEANUT KITS $495 EACH LACEY MIRCOUGARMUSTANG PIETENPOLGIPSY MOTHZERO PIPER CUBGANAGOBIEMILES M18 ANDRESONDRUINE COMPLETE CATALOG SOO HARD TO FIND ACCESSORIES KITS AND PLANS FOR RUBBER POWERED MODELS Thefliqht fry ~4tem Gaod44a $79 95* Four Folding Legs Wing & Fuselage Holders Add $400 Shipping Calif 6% Tax RAC Products408 274-1915 3200 KnightsWood Way S San Joso CA 95148 PeckeP4awrs P0 BOX 2486 MA LA MESA CALIF R2R4Ij PHOI4E 714 4608679 Sr t714 4424638
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/03
Page Numbers: 34, 35, 109, 110
CHICAGO EXPO Toledos yardstick RC expositions Chicagos about footand-a-half long year Sailplane display would have overflowed tables past Toledo Expo first time awards given Sailplanes Scale category Eight entered andunlike some other Scale entries other modeling categoriesall Sailplane entries previously flown have get attention department Last year Jack Rakusan entered Slingsby Sky Its natural wood finish judges tsk fact model wasnt finished year thanks judges spoke Sailplane Sky took first place See Mode/Aviation October 1980 other details model regular Sail plane category Mark Weber took first place scratch-built PegasusStan Wat sons design feature article August issue MA Having outgrown its present quarters Chicagos Expo set ting its sights Arlington Park Race Track comes off could largest modeling exposition anywhere timing seems better better last week October has its traditional date thisfor lot model ersis just between end flying sea son beginning building season New products whet building appetite speaking new products Sid Axelrod MonoKote fame showed latest covering material called FabriKote comes different weights colors its strong irons easily MonoKote Sid showed some sample wing panels open framework covered year ago couldnt tell panels covering booth color trimming MonoKote irons nicely over FabriKote can completely covered prefer special MonoKote color Availability Sid says February Cumberland Maryland Soarings big gest high fun/low-pressure-ratio get-togethers annual Cumberland bash Thanks Don Clark DCRC club efforts Bob Rigg Allegheny County RC gang manage get out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere slope permission purpose RC flying given once year 34 Model Aviation C SOARING Dan Pruss Scenes Sailplane display recent Chicago Expo top left Dan shows Scale birds outdid regular ones year Model left foreground Steve Moskals SGS 1-23 finished yel low MonoKote Just behind Jack Hiners all-blue IK-lO flew 80 AMA Nats entries previously flown Photo above Mark Webers cream/orange/brown strikingll Pega susit won Expos first place award regular Sailplanes Photo left Jack Rakusans Slingsby Skywith its scale natural-wood finish First place Scale Expo Scenes Cumberland MD tly-in Dan thinks its worth trip just geta shot like left Birds inforegroundareMeyerGuttmans 1h-scale LS-3 Jantar resting between flights right Keith Finkenbinerwho looks like hes undergoing Jaws-like attack LS-3 hooks up towline Guttman AMAs Geoff Styles notes Cumberland Aircraft Model Society flying site bottom hill graciously vacated site weekend DCRC guests could fly interference-free basis What started Out meeting record trialsaltitude mostlyover 10 years ago has evolved meeting place unusual birds mention some unusual cheeses breads homemade sausages wines Gene Shelkey Pittsburgh area hill climbers seems year least model readied launch has whole hillside sit up take notice mention putting down wines cheeses home made sausages Such plane year Meyer Guttmans -scale LS-3 wont talk cost moment beauty high-priced gems Germany half two-piece wing made up factory top shell bottom shell epoxy fiberglass Only long thin full-depth balsa spars join top bottom skins themselves strong enough take air loads spars act take hard impact designed break before wing skins spars can easily repaired Designed built gent worked full-scale sailplane factory manufacturer -scale LS-3 has used materials tech niques usually seen full-scale birds Workmanshipmake craftsmanshipis flaw less Except canopy planes surfaces 100% fiberglass Controls rudder fullspan flaperons can coupled uncoupled flight elevator spoilers releasable tow hook Pushing max FAI weight limitations 11 pounds planes wing loading 24 oz per sq ft Despite weight loading power required 12-volt winch launching Meyer uses towhook manufactured Fourmost Products Forest Grove OR Three nice features towhook besides obviously being strong enough its captured hook towline cant come off prematurely release actuated second after hook released fully retracts leaving smooth surface bottom sailplane third towhook release may manually latched released outside plane Weather annual Cumberland weekend probably less predictable mid-season bashes Over years weather has ranged light snow almost balmy temperatures howling winds grounded everything no winds themal conditions Sunday latter Saturday wind blew lighter ships stayed tied down LS-3 its element slope site Cumberland such light breeze will provide some slope lift off first edge hill real lift occurs far enough Out over second hill few planes can reach safely wind really blowing second hill produces wave effect have capable plane little reserve nerve youre RC Sailplanes greatest flying experiences Meyer shared experiences few day let us take turns stick Performancewise plane gives closest feeling flying real sitting cockpit Speed Secondguessers said 70-80 miles per hour Few doubted itContinued page 109 ~V THE LOCK OF THE CENTURYBANDTHISISIT Hidden behind prop inside spinner lies innovative spinner locking device yet achieved beautiful piece nose cone fits over back plate positively locked sliding hidden locking ring behind prop inside spinner small screwdriver nose cone effortlessly pulls 20 X 211 off disengaged put back equal ease secondsNYLON WING BOLTS DEFINITELY THE EASIEST TO USE AND CLEANESTThese strong black LOOKING SPINNER NOW AVAILABLEnylon wing bolts NO BOLTS SCREWS SLOTS TABS OR VISIBLE BACKPLATESmere designed TO DETRACT FROM ITS APPEARANCEwifh safety andThe convenienceoutside NO MORE PARTING LINES TO COLLECT DIRTIin mindhex head will fit EASY ON.EASY OFF NO MORE HURTING PALMSy4~04Eyour gloplugfprop OR DAMAGED AIRPLANES FROM TRYING TO SLAP ________BP t wrench THAT OTHER SPINNER ON inside socket made 7 SIZE5.1-112 1314 2 2114 2-112 2314 PRACTICALLY uNBREAKABLE MOLDEDto fit 3116U allen wrench AND 3 DIAMETER FROM SPACE-AGE POLYCARBONATEBoth methods insure sate NO DRILLING MADE TO FIT 3/8 SHAFT TESTED TO 30000 RPMnon-slip way secure loosen P7mm AND 5/16 SHAFTS TIGHT--WORKS PERFECTLY WITH ELECTRIC WITH 4 ADAPTER RINGS TO FIT 6mm 1l4@4 LOCKING LUGS HOLD THE SPINNER ONyour wing bolts4 FOR Ci4 COLORS MATCHED TO MONOKOTE REDSTARTERSCAT NO 142$1 00 ITS BLACKANDYELLOW ICES 250400 PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA March 1981 35 N0 NN N NN 7N /N \ .. N yer Guttman uses Fourmost captured towhook release units monster LS-23 Dan has good things say about new product column Device weighs 1/2 ozt 1/16 THREADED BALL LINK III 4 piece J threaded ball link set fits perfectly servo arm holes bellcranks nylon horns throt tIe arms Strong easy hook up No 190 Just bolt 85 O&R $2150 No wonder Feeney did become household word Anyone knowledge truly unusual power plant invited share readers Japanese first assistant editor recently sent us copy OS ad Japanese model mag double page illustrated photos engines produced OS company through history Interestingly Type 1 presume first commercial engine ignition unit 166cc Using rule sixes convert metric inches 166cc X 06 099 in3 other words first OS Max 099 in3 ignition unit produced sold 1936 Ray Ardens immortal Atom same size has years considered first commercial small-bore engine advertized until several years after 1936 Hmm! L&L Electronics rather embarrassing test report equipment manufacturer find have ceased production after copy print Unfortunately exactly what happened L&L Electronics Oh well could just ignore little garage-type industries would anyone know about home town populated secondgeneration Volga Russians kid wanted really emphasize something lost would say its gonner went Thats what happened L&L Thanks AMA will close another quote 1939 Berkeley Catalog NOTICE. absolutely necessary owner radio equipment have licensed amateuron hand times flying radio control model Enjoy Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 39 beginners less experienced builders need Follow Dougs instructions procedures wont go wrong construction photographs particularly valuable aid inexperienced builder high quality reproductions good clear black-and-white pictures cover progress project bare fuselage sides up model flight kind presentation can go long way toward clearing up questions plaguing newcomers model building three sheets plans well drawn adequately detailed easy read Construction balsa spruce plywood Stress areas handled well no unneces sary beefing up just adds weight As usual feel lot balsa could replaced foam-core board cut down cost model designed Quadra engine its inverted mounting well detailed 24 Kioritz will go inverted 222 Kawasaki will mount nicely horizontally Any thing larger would hard ot get cowl isnt needed anyway plane fine performer Quadra could really zip K-engines can heartily recommend Turbulent es pecially first venture Giant Scale Price $3000 including shipping Available Douglas V MacBrien 24 Truby St Granby MA 01033 Clarification January issue mentioned No other prop pulls biggie like a RUST Now experience full motor potential Dynathrusts 100% accurate pitch airfoil Costs less buy fly because its unequaled durability $ 700 $1000 $1400 Prices include UPS charges MC 0 VISA 0 COD 0 CHECK 0 MO See dealer order dIrect PROPS INC 2541 NE 11th Court Pompano Beach Florida 33062 1-305-941-9119 ~PATTERNPNS NO MEASURING NEEDED TRACE-CUT-ASSEMBLE Material Lists & Instructions Included Stand-Up Flight Box Designed Hold Fuel Tank Transmitter Starter etc Legs Removable 21x12x39 $398 Send to- Heavy Duty Stand-Up Engine Test Stand Friction Guide 40 Hgh $298 SELECT-A-PRODUCTS 0 550 E LINCOLN 0 POMONA CA 91767 Higgens Aero Composites Some people have mistakenly linked just plain Aero Composites Dayton OH two no way connected Scale model research photos Dale Willoughby travels lot lugs camera around him Whenever sees airplane crawls over taking pictures Hes fairly orderly guy files negatives way lets him find again insteadof shufflingthrough like result has available lot valuable photos can help detailing and/or docu menting Scale model taken modelers needs mind latest catalog has 265 different photo packs listed 5 50 photos current project isnt included just browsing through list can suggest kinds possibilities get catalog send $100 Scale Model Research Photos P0 Box 675 Orange CA 92666 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grore Court Man assas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 irony plane deseign came Ned Smith Virginia showed up Jerry Nelsons old KA-6s marvel slippery birds coming out Europe tune $800 should remembered that old KA 6 market about dozen years ago Construction design techniques good mentioned above cost about $250 remember over 10 years ago March 1981 109 QUICK & EASY mk 3 AVAILABLE NPrototype Buift Flight Tested JR Special MK lien Mono 78 Bipe Weight 18 lbs 2195 Travel Air 2000 105 Classrc Scale RipIeee 23 lbs 2295 Travel Air 4000 99 Redial Peg Classic Ripe 23 lbs 2295 Fokkar D-V1188 German WIN Fighter Ripe 23 lbs2495 Costing Sees Sepesith Pop 80 Ripe Sepmith Tripehoond 80 Triplane Woes UFF 7 90 Ripe Waco ATO Lyjack Version 90 Ripe Nisopon Bebe 85 Ripe 35 Scale Pohker 091 72 TripIeee P/eec chipped U PS Parcel Peet P/eeoc add $200 4cr poetage hand/jog fastest eerice send haek check Money Order No C 00 orders oesr BEHRENS PLAN SERVICE 31-27 Healy Ave. Far Rockaway NY 11691 SEEYOUATWRAMSANDTOLEDOI After bad launchr too low turn ing back too high heavy catchingr Ned weaved through low spots around face hillr stroked out second hjllr found peace insurance 20 mph wind can give 11-lb bird wave working Nedlike Meyershowed us what state art once now again high-performance Sailpianes Itrs shame meetings like Cumberland come once year Itrs greater shame canrt come up events Soaring would encourage further development such Soaring marvels might have eliminate spot landings two-mm precision tasks such planes other tasks could devised theyrre werll have wait Cumberland againnext year Dan Pruss RI 2 Box 490 Pta infield IL 60544 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 40 Quarter Scale event fit Cleveland Air Races Before becoming General Eisenhowerrs per sonal pilot duration World War II Larry Hansen model airplane supply business Lakewood OH Event sponsorship support individuals companies such Hansen Manufacturing Company has provided nation premiere event its kind eveland Air Races history 1980 event Formula Hansen Trophy Racer currently being published three parts starting February 1980 issue Wings Magazine Part story Pete Bowers gives us look 1947 event called Goodyear Trophy Race features slick little airplane called Cosmic Wind Cosmic Wind will fly again 1980 National Air Show Close quarter million spectators will witness latest tech nology Quarter-Scale highly maneuverable model aircraft Like NASA/USAF HIMAT fighter 21st century unmanned small aircraft will fly mission remotelypiloted equal affordable opportunity individual sport aviation pilot Quarter-Scale one-design class Formula aircraft will race coveted Hansen Trophy approved scheduled event Hansen Trophy Race Formula Quarter-Scale will introduced nation event 51st year National Air Races 1980 National Air Races will conducted during Cleveland Air Show Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland Ohio Labor Day Weekend 1980 As Championship Race drew near apparent man beat Gary Villard Gary won three out five races 16 fliers circuit year end season group split half eight people go Championship Race bottom eight racers flew consolation race held CRCC Cleveland top two finishers went alternates Chainship Race elimination races Saturday Sunday finals held Sunday races run just like real ones part air racing programtreated just full-size planes After smoke cleared champion Gary Villard Gary won Hansen Trophy approximately $25000 cash champion ships jacket VIP vacation Las Vegas Wow what way end season Second place Bernie Oldenburgh third Ed Nobora fourth Phil Spear appears shows just what can done people put minds have lot races have racers callers and/or wives arent enough us doing part promoting Pylon Racing See next month Bill Hager 4622 Bridgeport Dr Garland TX 75043 7th Iteration/Hunton Continued page 43 Mount line guide wheel tank engine Hinge control surfaces Mount 3-in bellcrank Use RC-type pushrods hook bellcrank directly horn top elevator Drive wing flap independently horn top elevator side fuselage horn underside wing flaps Rig both control surfaces move 20 degrees up down Notice portion elevator fixed common practice Stunt model designers provide extra span inboard wing during maneuvers lift will generated inboard wing counteract weight lines cause model bank away circle create line tension problem system creation lift also increases drag case causes yaw toward center circlean adverse 110 Model Aviation Introducing . Walt Schoonards Fabulous Pitch Guage PlC Helicopters Precise Static Pitch Setting Symetrical Semi-Symetrical Flat Bottom Right Left Rotation Inverted Set-up Unique Blade Attachment Insures Precise Alignment Available from$1995 plus shipping Dealer Inquiries Invited 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo Florida 32804 305-422-1531 305-647-1335 t3 pa uW1 LACEY *1-10 Ii PEANUT KITS $495 EACH LACEY MIRCOUGARMUSTANG PIETENPOLGIPSY MOTHZERO PIPER CUBGANAGOBIEMILES M18 ANDRESONDRUINE COMPLETE CATALOG SOO HARD TO FIND ACCESSORIES KITS AND PLANS FOR RUBBER POWERED MODELS Thefliqht fry ~4tem Gaod44a $79 95* Four Folding Legs Wing & Fuselage Holders Add $400 Shipping Calif 6% Tax RAC Products408 274-1915 3200 KnightsWood Way S San Joso CA 95148 PeckeP4awrs P0 BOX 2486 MA LA MESA CALIF R2R4Ij PHOI4E 714 4608679 Sr t714 4424638
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/03
Page Numbers: 34, 35, 109, 110
CHICAGO EXPO Toledos yardstick RC expositions Chicagos about footand-a-half long year Sailplane display would have overflowed tables past Toledo Expo first time awards given Sailplanes Scale category Eight entered andunlike some other Scale entries other modeling categoriesall Sailplane entries previously flown have get attention department Last year Jack Rakusan entered Slingsby Sky Its natural wood finish judges tsk fact model wasnt finished year thanks judges spoke Sailplane Sky took first place See Mode/Aviation October 1980 other details model regular Sail plane category Mark Weber took first place scratch-built PegasusStan Wat sons design feature article August issue MA Having outgrown its present quarters Chicagos Expo set ting its sights Arlington Park Race Track comes off could largest modeling exposition anywhere timing seems better better last week October has its traditional date thisfor lot model ersis just between end flying sea son beginning building season New products whet building appetite speaking new products Sid Axelrod MonoKote fame showed latest covering material called FabriKote comes different weights colors its strong irons easily MonoKote Sid showed some sample wing panels open framework covered year ago couldnt tell panels covering booth color trimming MonoKote irons nicely over FabriKote can completely covered prefer special MonoKote color Availability Sid says February Cumberland Maryland Soarings big gest high fun/low-pressure-ratio get-togethers annual Cumberland bash Thanks Don Clark DCRC club efforts Bob Rigg Allegheny County RC gang manage get out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere slope permission purpose RC flying given once year 34 Model Aviation C SOARING Dan Pruss Scenes Sailplane display recent Chicago Expo top left Dan shows Scale birds outdid regular ones year Model left foreground Steve Moskals SGS 1-23 finished yel low MonoKote Just behind Jack Hiners all-blue IK-lO flew 80 AMA Nats entries previously flown Photo above Mark Webers cream/orange/brown strikingll Pega susit won Expos first place award regular Sailplanes Photo left Jack Rakusans Slingsby Skywith its scale natural-wood finish First place Scale Expo Scenes Cumberland MD tly-in Dan thinks its worth trip just geta shot like left Birds inforegroundareMeyerGuttmans 1h-scale LS-3 Jantar resting between flights right Keith Finkenbinerwho looks like hes undergoing Jaws-like attack LS-3 hooks up towline Guttman AMAs Geoff Styles notes Cumberland Aircraft Model Society flying site bottom hill graciously vacated site weekend DCRC guests could fly interference-free basis What started Out meeting record trialsaltitude mostlyover 10 years ago has evolved meeting place unusual birds mention some unusual cheeses breads homemade sausages wines Gene Shelkey Pittsburgh area hill climbers seems year least model readied launch has whole hillside sit up take notice mention putting down wines cheeses home made sausages Such plane year Meyer Guttmans -scale LS-3 wont talk cost moment beauty high-priced gems Germany half two-piece wing made up factory top shell bottom shell epoxy fiberglass Only long thin full-depth balsa spars join top bottom skins themselves strong enough take air loads spars act take hard impact designed break before wing skins spars can easily repaired Designed built gent worked full-scale sailplane factory manufacturer -scale LS-3 has used materials tech niques usually seen full-scale birds Workmanshipmake craftsmanshipis flaw less Except canopy planes surfaces 100% fiberglass Controls rudder fullspan flaperons can coupled uncoupled flight elevator spoilers releasable tow hook Pushing max FAI weight limitations 11 pounds planes wing loading 24 oz per sq ft Despite weight loading power required 12-volt winch launching Meyer uses towhook manufactured Fourmost Products Forest Grove OR Three nice features towhook besides obviously being strong enough its captured hook towline cant come off prematurely release actuated second after hook released fully retracts leaving smooth surface bottom sailplane third towhook release may manually latched released outside plane Weather annual Cumberland weekend probably less predictable mid-season bashes Over years weather has ranged light snow almost balmy temperatures howling winds grounded everything no winds themal conditions Sunday latter Saturday wind blew lighter ships stayed tied down LS-3 its element slope site Cumberland such light breeze will provide some slope lift off first edge hill real lift occurs far enough Out over second hill few planes can reach safely wind really blowing second hill produces wave effect have capable plane little reserve nerve youre RC Sailplanes greatest flying experiences Meyer shared experiences few day let us take turns stick Performancewise plane gives closest feeling flying real sitting cockpit Speed Secondguessers said 70-80 miles per hour Few doubted itContinued page 109 ~V THE LOCK OF THE CENTURYBANDTHISISIT Hidden behind prop inside spinner lies innovative spinner locking device yet achieved beautiful piece nose cone fits over back plate positively locked sliding hidden locking ring behind prop inside spinner small screwdriver nose cone effortlessly pulls 20 X 211 off disengaged put back equal ease secondsNYLON WING BOLTS DEFINITELY THE EASIEST TO USE AND CLEANESTThese strong black LOOKING SPINNER NOW AVAILABLEnylon wing bolts NO BOLTS SCREWS SLOTS TABS OR VISIBLE BACKPLATESmere designed TO DETRACT FROM ITS APPEARANCEwifh safety andThe convenienceoutside NO MORE PARTING LINES TO COLLECT DIRTIin mindhex head will fit EASY ON.EASY OFF NO MORE HURTING PALMSy4~04Eyour gloplugfprop OR DAMAGED AIRPLANES FROM TRYING TO SLAP ________BP t wrench THAT OTHER SPINNER ON inside socket made 7 SIZE5.1-112 1314 2 2114 2-112 2314 PRACTICALLY uNBREAKABLE MOLDEDto fit 3116U allen wrench AND 3 DIAMETER FROM SPACE-AGE POLYCARBONATEBoth methods insure sate NO DRILLING MADE TO FIT 3/8 SHAFT TESTED TO 30000 RPMnon-slip way secure loosen P7mm AND 5/16 SHAFTS TIGHT--WORKS PERFECTLY WITH ELECTRIC WITH 4 ADAPTER RINGS TO FIT 6mm 1l4@4 LOCKING LUGS HOLD THE SPINNER ONyour wing bolts4 FOR Ci4 COLORS MATCHED TO MONOKOTE REDSTARTERSCAT NO 142$1 00 ITS BLACKANDYELLOW ICES 250400 PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA March 1981 35 N0 NN N NN 7N /N \ .. N yer Guttman uses Fourmost captured towhook release units monster LS-23 Dan has good things say about new product column Device weighs 1/2 ozt 1/16 THREADED BALL LINK III 4 piece J threaded ball link set fits perfectly servo arm holes bellcranks nylon horns throt tIe arms Strong easy hook up No 190 Just bolt 85 O&R $2150 No wonder Feeney did become household word Anyone knowledge truly unusual power plant invited share readers Japanese first assistant editor recently sent us copy OS ad Japanese model mag double page illustrated photos engines produced OS company through history Interestingly Type 1 presume first commercial engine ignition unit 166cc Using rule sixes convert metric inches 166cc X 06 099 in3 other words first OS Max 099 in3 ignition unit produced sold 1936 Ray Ardens immortal Atom same size has years considered first commercial small-bore engine advertized until several years after 1936 Hmm! L&L Electronics rather embarrassing test report equipment manufacturer find have ceased production after copy print Unfortunately exactly what happened L&L Electronics Oh well could just ignore little garage-type industries would anyone know about home town populated secondgeneration Volga Russians kid wanted really emphasize something lost would say its gonner went Thats what happened L&L Thanks AMA will close another quote 1939 Berkeley Catalog NOTICE. absolutely necessary owner radio equipment have licensed amateuron hand times flying radio control model Enjoy Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 39 beginners less experienced builders need Follow Dougs instructions procedures wont go wrong construction photographs particularly valuable aid inexperienced builder high quality reproductions good clear black-and-white pictures cover progress project bare fuselage sides up model flight kind presentation can go long way toward clearing up questions plaguing newcomers model building three sheets plans well drawn adequately detailed easy read Construction balsa spruce plywood Stress areas handled well no unneces sary beefing up just adds weight As usual feel lot balsa could replaced foam-core board cut down cost model designed Quadra engine its inverted mounting well detailed 24 Kioritz will go inverted 222 Kawasaki will mount nicely horizontally Any thing larger would hard ot get cowl isnt needed anyway plane fine performer Quadra could really zip K-engines can heartily recommend Turbulent es pecially first venture Giant Scale Price $3000 including shipping Available Douglas V MacBrien 24 Truby St Granby MA 01033 Clarification January issue mentioned No other prop pulls biggie like a RUST Now experience full motor potential Dynathrusts 100% accurate pitch airfoil Costs less buy fly because its unequaled durability $ 700 $1000 $1400 Prices include UPS charges MC 0 VISA 0 COD 0 CHECK 0 MO See dealer order dIrect PROPS INC 2541 NE 11th Court Pompano Beach Florida 33062 1-305-941-9119 ~PATTERNPNS NO MEASURING NEEDED TRACE-CUT-ASSEMBLE Material Lists & Instructions Included Stand-Up Flight Box Designed Hold Fuel Tank Transmitter Starter etc Legs Removable 21x12x39 $398 Send to- Heavy Duty Stand-Up Engine Test Stand Friction Guide 40 Hgh $298 SELECT-A-PRODUCTS 0 550 E LINCOLN 0 POMONA CA 91767 Higgens Aero Composites Some people have mistakenly linked just plain Aero Composites Dayton OH two no way connected Scale model research photos Dale Willoughby travels lot lugs camera around him Whenever sees airplane crawls over taking pictures Hes fairly orderly guy files negatives way lets him find again insteadof shufflingthrough like result has available lot valuable photos can help detailing and/or docu menting Scale model taken modelers needs mind latest catalog has 265 different photo packs listed 5 50 photos current project isnt included just browsing through list can suggest kinds possibilities get catalog send $100 Scale Model Research Photos P0 Box 675 Orange CA 92666 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grore Court Man assas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 irony plane deseign came Ned Smith Virginia showed up Jerry Nelsons old KA-6s marvel slippery birds coming out Europe tune $800 should remembered that old KA 6 market about dozen years ago Construction design techniques good mentioned above cost about $250 remember over 10 years ago March 1981 109 QUICK & EASY mk 3 AVAILABLE NPrototype Buift Flight Tested JR Special MK lien Mono 78 Bipe Weight 18 lbs 2195 Travel Air 2000 105 Classrc Scale RipIeee 23 lbs 2295 Travel Air 4000 99 Redial Peg Classic Ripe 23 lbs 2295 Fokkar D-V1188 German WIN Fighter Ripe 23 lbs2495 Costing Sees Sepesith Pop 80 Ripe Sepmith Tripehoond 80 Triplane Woes UFF 7 90 Ripe Waco ATO Lyjack Version 90 Ripe Nisopon Bebe 85 Ripe 35 Scale Pohker 091 72 TripIeee P/eec chipped U PS Parcel Peet P/eeoc add $200 4cr poetage hand/jog fastest eerice send haek check Money Order No C 00 orders oesr BEHRENS PLAN SERVICE 31-27 Healy Ave. Far Rockaway NY 11691 SEEYOUATWRAMSANDTOLEDOI After bad launchr too low turn ing back too high heavy catchingr Ned weaved through low spots around face hillr stroked out second hjllr found peace insurance 20 mph wind can give 11-lb bird wave working Nedlike Meyershowed us what state art once now again high-performance Sailpianes Itrs shame meetings like Cumberland come once year Itrs greater shame canrt come up events Soaring would encourage further development such Soaring marvels might have eliminate spot landings two-mm precision tasks such planes other tasks could devised theyrre werll have wait Cumberland againnext year Dan Pruss RI 2 Box 490 Pta infield IL 60544 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 40 Quarter Scale event fit Cleveland Air Races Before becoming General Eisenhowerrs per sonal pilot duration World War II Larry Hansen model airplane supply business Lakewood OH Event sponsorship support individuals companies such Hansen Manufacturing Company has provided nation premiere event its kind eveland Air Races history 1980 event Formula Hansen Trophy Racer currently being published three parts starting February 1980 issue Wings Magazine Part story Pete Bowers gives us look 1947 event called Goodyear Trophy Race features slick little airplane called Cosmic Wind Cosmic Wind will fly again 1980 National Air Show Close quarter million spectators will witness latest tech nology Quarter-Scale highly maneuverable model aircraft Like NASA/USAF HIMAT fighter 21st century unmanned small aircraft will fly mission remotelypiloted equal affordable opportunity individual sport aviation pilot Quarter-Scale one-design class Formula aircraft will race coveted Hansen Trophy approved scheduled event Hansen Trophy Race Formula Quarter-Scale will introduced nation event 51st year National Air Races 1980 National Air Races will conducted during Cleveland Air Show Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland Ohio Labor Day Weekend 1980 As Championship Race drew near apparent man beat Gary Villard Gary won three out five races 16 fliers circuit year end season group split half eight people go Championship Race bottom eight racers flew consolation race held CRCC Cleveland top two finishers went alternates Chainship Race elimination races Saturday Sunday finals held Sunday races run just like real ones part air racing programtreated just full-size planes After smoke cleared champion Gary Villard Gary won Hansen Trophy approximately $25000 cash champion ships jacket VIP vacation Las Vegas Wow what way end season Second place Bernie Oldenburgh third Ed Nobora fourth Phil Spear appears shows just what can done people put minds have lot races have racers callers and/or wives arent enough us doing part promoting Pylon Racing See next month Bill Hager 4622 Bridgeport Dr Garland TX 75043 7th Iteration/Hunton Continued page 43 Mount line guide wheel tank engine Hinge control surfaces Mount 3-in bellcrank Use RC-type pushrods hook bellcrank directly horn top elevator Drive wing flap independently horn top elevator side fuselage horn underside wing flaps Rig both control surfaces move 20 degrees up down Notice portion elevator fixed common practice Stunt model designers provide extra span inboard wing during maneuvers lift will generated inboard wing counteract weight lines cause model bank away circle create line tension problem system creation lift also increases drag case causes yaw toward center circlean adverse 110 Model Aviation Introducing . Walt Schoonards Fabulous Pitch Guage PlC Helicopters Precise Static Pitch Setting Symetrical Semi-Symetrical Flat Bottom Right Left Rotation Inverted Set-up Unique Blade Attachment Insures Precise Alignment Available from$1995 plus shipping Dealer Inquiries Invited 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo Florida 32804 305-422-1531 305-647-1335 t3 pa uW1 LACEY *1-10 Ii PEANUT KITS $495 EACH LACEY MIRCOUGARMUSTANG PIETENPOLGIPSY MOTHZERO PIPER CUBGANAGOBIEMILES M18 ANDRESONDRUINE COMPLETE CATALOG SOO HARD TO FIND ACCESSORIES KITS AND PLANS FOR RUBBER POWERED MODELS Thefliqht fry ~4tem Gaod44a $79 95* Four Folding Legs Wing & Fuselage Holders Add $400 Shipping Calif 6% Tax RAC Products408 274-1915 3200 KnightsWood Way S San Joso CA 95148 PeckeP4awrs P0 BOX 2486 MA LA MESA CALIF R2R4Ij PHOI4E 714 4608679 Sr t714 4424638
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/03
Page Numbers: 34, 35, 109, 110
CHICAGO EXPO Toledos yardstick RC expositions Chicagos about footand-a-half long year Sailplane display would have overflowed tables past Toledo Expo first time awards given Sailplanes Scale category Eight entered andunlike some other Scale entries other modeling categoriesall Sailplane entries previously flown have get attention department Last year Jack Rakusan entered Slingsby Sky Its natural wood finish judges tsk fact model wasnt finished year thanks judges spoke Sailplane Sky took first place See Mode/Aviation October 1980 other details model regular Sail plane category Mark Weber took first place scratch-built PegasusStan Wat sons design feature article August issue MA Having outgrown its present quarters Chicagos Expo set ting its sights Arlington Park Race Track comes off could largest modeling exposition anywhere timing seems better better last week October has its traditional date thisfor lot model ersis just between end flying sea son beginning building season New products whet building appetite speaking new products Sid Axelrod MonoKote fame showed latest covering material called FabriKote comes different weights colors its strong irons easily MonoKote Sid showed some sample wing panels open framework covered year ago couldnt tell panels covering booth color trimming MonoKote irons nicely over FabriKote can completely covered prefer special MonoKote color Availability Sid says February Cumberland Maryland Soarings big gest high fun/low-pressure-ratio get-togethers annual Cumberland bash Thanks Don Clark DCRC club efforts Bob Rigg Allegheny County RC gang manage get out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere slope permission purpose RC flying given once year 34 Model Aviation C SOARING Dan Pruss Scenes Sailplane display recent Chicago Expo top left Dan shows Scale birds outdid regular ones year Model left foreground Steve Moskals SGS 1-23 finished yel low MonoKote Just behind Jack Hiners all-blue IK-lO flew 80 AMA Nats entries previously flown Photo above Mark Webers cream/orange/brown strikingll Pega susit won Expos first place award regular Sailplanes Photo left Jack Rakusans Slingsby Skywith its scale natural-wood finish First place Scale Expo Scenes Cumberland MD tly-in Dan thinks its worth trip just geta shot like left Birds inforegroundareMeyerGuttmans 1h-scale LS-3 Jantar resting between flights right Keith Finkenbinerwho looks like hes undergoing Jaws-like attack LS-3 hooks up towline Guttman AMAs Geoff Styles notes Cumberland Aircraft Model Society flying site bottom hill graciously vacated site weekend DCRC guests could fly interference-free basis What started Out meeting record trialsaltitude mostlyover 10 years ago has evolved meeting place unusual birds mention some unusual cheeses breads homemade sausages wines Gene Shelkey Pittsburgh area hill climbers seems year least model readied launch has whole hillside sit up take notice mention putting down wines cheeses home made sausages Such plane year Meyer Guttmans -scale LS-3 wont talk cost moment beauty high-priced gems Germany half two-piece wing made up factory top shell bottom shell epoxy fiberglass Only long thin full-depth balsa spars join top bottom skins themselves strong enough take air loads spars act take hard impact designed break before wing skins spars can easily repaired Designed built gent worked full-scale sailplane factory manufacturer -scale LS-3 has used materials tech niques usually seen full-scale birds Workmanshipmake craftsmanshipis flaw less Except canopy planes surfaces 100% fiberglass Controls rudder fullspan flaperons can coupled uncoupled flight elevator spoilers releasable tow hook Pushing max FAI weight limitations 11 pounds planes wing loading 24 oz per sq ft Despite weight loading power required 12-volt winch launching Meyer uses towhook manufactured Fourmost Products Forest Grove OR Three nice features towhook besides obviously being strong enough its captured hook towline cant come off prematurely release actuated second after hook released fully retracts leaving smooth surface bottom sailplane third towhook release may manually latched released outside plane Weather annual Cumberland weekend probably less predictable mid-season bashes Over years weather has ranged light snow almost balmy temperatures howling winds grounded everything no winds themal conditions Sunday latter Saturday wind blew lighter ships stayed tied down LS-3 its element slope site Cumberland such light breeze will provide some slope lift off first edge hill real lift occurs far enough Out over second hill few planes can reach safely wind really blowing second hill produces wave effect have capable plane little reserve nerve youre RC Sailplanes greatest flying experiences Meyer shared experiences few day let us take turns stick Performancewise plane gives closest feeling flying real sitting cockpit Speed Secondguessers said 70-80 miles per hour Few doubted itContinued page 109 ~V THE LOCK OF THE CENTURYBANDTHISISIT Hidden behind prop inside spinner lies innovative spinner locking device yet achieved beautiful piece nose cone fits over back plate positively locked sliding hidden locking ring behind prop inside spinner small screwdriver nose cone effortlessly pulls 20 X 211 off disengaged put back equal ease secondsNYLON WING BOLTS DEFINITELY THE EASIEST TO USE AND CLEANESTThese strong black LOOKING SPINNER NOW AVAILABLEnylon wing bolts NO BOLTS SCREWS SLOTS TABS OR VISIBLE BACKPLATESmere designed TO DETRACT FROM ITS APPEARANCEwifh safety andThe convenienceoutside NO MORE PARTING LINES TO COLLECT DIRTIin mindhex head will fit EASY ON.EASY OFF NO MORE HURTING PALMSy4~04Eyour gloplugfprop OR DAMAGED AIRPLANES FROM TRYING TO SLAP ________BP t wrench THAT OTHER SPINNER ON inside socket made 7 SIZE5.1-112 1314 2 2114 2-112 2314 PRACTICALLY uNBREAKABLE MOLDEDto fit 3116U allen wrench AND 3 DIAMETER FROM SPACE-AGE POLYCARBONATEBoth methods insure sate NO DRILLING MADE TO FIT 3/8 SHAFT TESTED TO 30000 RPMnon-slip way secure loosen P7mm AND 5/16 SHAFTS TIGHT--WORKS PERFECTLY WITH ELECTRIC WITH 4 ADAPTER RINGS TO FIT 6mm 1l4@4 LOCKING LUGS HOLD THE SPINNER ONyour wing bolts4 FOR Ci4 COLORS MATCHED TO MONOKOTE REDSTARTERSCAT NO 142$1 00 ITS BLACKANDYELLOW ICES 250400 PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA March 1981 35 N0 NN N NN 7N /N \ .. N yer Guttman uses Fourmost captured towhook release units monster LS-23 Dan has good things say about new product column Device weighs 1/2 ozt 1/16 THREADED BALL LINK III 4 piece J threaded ball link set fits perfectly servo arm holes bellcranks nylon horns throt tIe arms Strong easy hook up No 190 Just bolt 85 O&R $2150 No wonder Feeney did become household word Anyone knowledge truly unusual power plant invited share readers Japanese first assistant editor recently sent us copy OS ad Japanese model mag double page illustrated photos engines produced OS company through history Interestingly Type 1 presume first commercial engine ignition unit 166cc Using rule sixes convert metric inches 166cc X 06 099 in3 other words first OS Max 099 in3 ignition unit produced sold 1936 Ray Ardens immortal Atom same size has years considered first commercial small-bore engine advertized until several years after 1936 Hmm! L&L Electronics rather embarrassing test report equipment manufacturer find have ceased production after copy print Unfortunately exactly what happened L&L Electronics Oh well could just ignore little garage-type industries would anyone know about home town populated secondgeneration Volga Russians kid wanted really emphasize something lost would say its gonner went Thats what happened L&L Thanks AMA will close another quote 1939 Berkeley Catalog NOTICE. absolutely necessary owner radio equipment have licensed amateuron hand times flying radio control model Enjoy Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 39 beginners less experienced builders need Follow Dougs instructions procedures wont go wrong construction photographs particularly valuable aid inexperienced builder high quality reproductions good clear black-and-white pictures cover progress project bare fuselage sides up model flight kind presentation can go long way toward clearing up questions plaguing newcomers model building three sheets plans well drawn adequately detailed easy read Construction balsa spruce plywood Stress areas handled well no unneces sary beefing up just adds weight As usual feel lot balsa could replaced foam-core board cut down cost model designed Quadra engine its inverted mounting well detailed 24 Kioritz will go inverted 222 Kawasaki will mount nicely horizontally Any thing larger would hard ot get cowl isnt needed anyway plane fine performer Quadra could really zip K-engines can heartily recommend Turbulent es pecially first venture Giant Scale Price $3000 including shipping Available Douglas V MacBrien 24 Truby St Granby MA 01033 Clarification January issue mentioned No other prop pulls biggie like a RUST Now experience full motor potential Dynathrusts 100% accurate pitch airfoil Costs less buy fly because its unequaled durability $ 700 $1000 $1400 Prices include UPS charges MC 0 VISA 0 COD 0 CHECK 0 MO See dealer order dIrect PROPS INC 2541 NE 11th Court Pompano Beach Florida 33062 1-305-941-9119 ~PATTERNPNS NO MEASURING NEEDED TRACE-CUT-ASSEMBLE Material Lists & Instructions Included Stand-Up Flight Box Designed Hold Fuel Tank Transmitter Starter etc Legs Removable 21x12x39 $398 Send to- Heavy Duty Stand-Up Engine Test Stand Friction Guide 40 Hgh $298 SELECT-A-PRODUCTS 0 550 E LINCOLN 0 POMONA CA 91767 Higgens Aero Composites Some people have mistakenly linked just plain Aero Composites Dayton OH two no way connected Scale model research photos Dale Willoughby travels lot lugs camera around him Whenever sees airplane crawls over taking pictures Hes fairly orderly guy files negatives way lets him find again insteadof shufflingthrough like result has available lot valuable photos can help detailing and/or docu menting Scale model taken modelers needs mind latest catalog has 265 different photo packs listed 5 50 photos current project isnt included just browsing through list can suggest kinds possibilities get catalog send $100 Scale Model Research Photos P0 Box 675 Orange CA 92666 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grore Court Man assas VA 22110 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 irony plane deseign came Ned Smith Virginia showed up Jerry Nelsons old KA-6s marvel slippery birds coming out Europe tune $800 should remembered that old KA 6 market about dozen years ago Construction design techniques good mentioned above cost about $250 remember over 10 years ago March 1981 109 QUICK & EASY mk 3 AVAILABLE NPrototype Buift Flight Tested JR Special MK lien Mono 78 Bipe Weight 18 lbs 2195 Travel Air 2000 105 Classrc Scale RipIeee 23 lbs 2295 Travel Air 4000 99 Redial Peg Classic Ripe 23 lbs 2295 Fokkar D-V1188 German WIN Fighter Ripe 23 lbs2495 Costing Sees Sepesith Pop 80 Ripe Sepmith Tripehoond 80 Triplane Woes UFF 7 90 Ripe Waco ATO Lyjack Version 90 Ripe Nisopon Bebe 85 Ripe 35 Scale Pohker 091 72 TripIeee P/eec chipped U PS Parcel Peet P/eeoc add $200 4cr poetage hand/jog fastest eerice send haek check Money Order No C 00 orders oesr BEHRENS PLAN SERVICE 31-27 Healy Ave. Far Rockaway NY 11691 SEEYOUATWRAMSANDTOLEDOI After bad launchr too low turn ing back too high heavy catchingr Ned weaved through low spots around face hillr stroked out second hjllr found peace insurance 20 mph wind can give 11-lb bird wave working Nedlike Meyershowed us what state art once now again high-performance Sailpianes Itrs shame meetings like Cumberland come once year Itrs greater shame canrt come up events Soaring would encourage further development such Soaring marvels might have eliminate spot landings two-mm precision tasks such planes other tasks could devised theyrre werll have wait Cumberland againnext year Dan Pruss RI 2 Box 490 Pta infield IL 60544 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 40 Quarter Scale event fit Cleveland Air Races Before becoming General Eisenhowerrs per sonal pilot duration World War II Larry Hansen model airplane supply business Lakewood OH Event sponsorship support individuals companies such Hansen Manufacturing Company has provided nation premiere event its kind eveland Air Races history 1980 event Formula Hansen Trophy Racer currently being published three parts starting February 1980 issue Wings Magazine Part story Pete Bowers gives us look 1947 event called Goodyear Trophy Race features slick little airplane called Cosmic Wind Cosmic Wind will fly again 1980 National Air Show Close quarter million spectators will witness latest tech nology Quarter-Scale highly maneuverable model aircraft Like NASA/USAF HIMAT fighter 21st century unmanned small aircraft will fly mission remotelypiloted equal affordable opportunity individual sport aviation pilot Quarter-Scale one-design class Formula aircraft will race coveted Hansen Trophy approved scheduled event Hansen Trophy Race Formula Quarter-Scale will introduced nation event 51st year National Air Races 1980 National Air Races will conducted during Cleveland Air Show Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland Ohio Labor Day Weekend 1980 As Championship Race drew near apparent man beat Gary Villard Gary won three out five races 16 fliers circuit year end season group split half eight people go Championship Race bottom eight racers flew consolation race held CRCC Cleveland top two finishers went alternates Chainship Race elimination races Saturday Sunday finals held Sunday races run just like real ones part air racing programtreated just full-size planes After smoke cleared champion Gary Villard Gary won Hansen Trophy approximately $25000 cash champion ships jacket VIP vacation Las Vegas Wow what way end season Second place Bernie Oldenburgh third Ed Nobora fourth Phil Spear appears shows just what can done people put minds have lot races have racers callers and/or wives arent enough us doing part promoting Pylon Racing See next month Bill Hager 4622 Bridgeport Dr Garland TX 75043 7th Iteration/Hunton Continued page 43 Mount line guide wheel tank engine Hinge control surfaces Mount 3-in bellcrank Use RC-type pushrods hook bellcrank directly horn top elevator Drive wing flap independently horn top elevator side fuselage horn underside wing flaps Rig both control surfaces move 20 degrees up down Notice portion elevator fixed common practice Stunt model designers provide extra span inboard wing during maneuvers lift will generated inboard wing counteract weight lines cause model bank away circle create line tension problem system creation lift also increases drag case causes yaw toward center circlean adverse 110 Model Aviation Introducing . Walt Schoonards Fabulous Pitch Guage PlC Helicopters Precise Static Pitch Setting Symetrical Semi-Symetrical Flat Bottom Right Left Rotation Inverted Set-up Unique Blade Attachment Insures Precise Alignment Available from$1995 plus shipping Dealer Inquiries Invited 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo Florida 32804 305-422-1531 305-647-1335 t3 pa uW1 LACEY *1-10 Ii PEANUT KITS $495 EACH LACEY MIRCOUGARMUSTANG PIETENPOLGIPSY MOTHZERO PIPER CUBGANAGOBIEMILES M18 ANDRESONDRUINE COMPLETE CATALOG SOO HARD TO FIND ACCESSORIES KITS AND PLANS FOR RUBBER POWERED MODELS Thefliqht fry ~4tem Gaod44a $79 95* Four Folding Legs Wing & Fuselage Holders Add $400 Shipping Calif 6% Tax RAC Products408 274-1915 3200 KnightsWood Way S San Joso CA 95148 PeckeP4awrs P0 BOX 2486 MA LA MESA CALIF R2R4Ij PHOI4E 714 4608679 Sr t714 4424638