Radio Control SOARING Dan Pruss IF YOU LIVE south line extends east Dave Thornburg Rae Fritz dont know joys flying wearing ski mask snowmobile suit trying nd spot field snow isnt drum high tall winch live north line call building season prelude season took place October form Tenth Annual Greater Chicago Radio Controlled Model Show Actually show manually operated part better name its simply called Chicago Expo show similar biggie referred simply Toledo smaller scale new site year excellent large ample parking could have accommodated whole Toledo gang easily mention just case youre area next October 1 guess live area sun tanning lotion standard equipment among tool box supplies 12 months year timing trade show isnt important picked up few things could timely everybody might make building flying life simple Continued page 132 RLF Products offers complete launching retrieving systems Shown two its units Below see Pro Launch winch complete foot switch ground stake towline parachute right lathe Retriever also 12-volt electric unit works like fishermans spinning reel light weight line peels off hub direction 01 shalt end line attached end launch towline Saitplane launched towline retrieved reeling lightweight line winding drum line muat first looped across ball-bearing idler seen lust above foot switch Dans hot Wandit too Its electrically-operated linear sanding tool much like electric carving knile except uses thin flexible metal wand surfaced stick-on abrasive sheets Shown its dressing down woods dilferent hardness glue line between themit leaves very smooth surface 46 Model Aviation really super new Item Al-I-Spar Its use could revolutionize wing design building techniques Dont look too closely airfoil sections theyre lust quickie items illustrate construction techniques Top Bottom loam wing core Al-I-Spar wing root section wing panel section Spars come two sizes shown several lengths Theyre formed 018 aluminum Dan has much about column Nick Zirolis GIANT RIC SCALE PLAN DESIGNS 2 4 Cu size Engines AT-6 TEXAN24 1101 Spoo$2700pp USA FOCKER OR-i27 I63 Trip$2500pp USA FOP REARCAT2% I06 Spon$2700pp USA CURTISS P402W I94 Spec$2700pp USA FAU CORSAIR2/ I93 Spec$2700pp USA Fiberglass Cowlings & Canopies available also Send stamp detailed brochures nor Giant Scale Accessories fOor Plans soot Postpaid within USA arresting hook retracted through highspeed portion flight Landing scale bonus same AMA Profile event seems have good following Northeast plans listing month covers models avail able US sources Although Aeromodeller plans available through US distributor have yet determine plans suitable Carrier Ill report effort later column listing includes models designed Carrier well few designed CHUCK WOOD byHank HANI- CLARK THERES SOMETHItJG WANT YOU 2 AND TI-E READERS OFTI-IIS MAC1AZINEIYEAHWE KNOW YOUR [rULE 4 132 Model Aviation other events could readily adapted Carrier flying Richard L Perry 7S78 Vogels Way Spring field VA 22153 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 46 CAR Module have older radio set low-priced new doesnt include OH HE AOL El-IS AWAY ALL LAY ITS READERS OFMA WHO DON T TS WILD up ZPofr1AVPA T 9 6 lDOIJT GET TI-IE DRIFT WHAT S WITH THE READERS istles bells set doesnt have override feature rudder ailerons coupled Jomar Products 2028 Knightsbridge Drive Cincinnati OH 45244 has alternative sell module electronic coupler mounts plane between servos receiver rudder stick centered rudder will couple aileron channel rudder stick moved off center rudder aileron will resume normal indepen dent operation need install coupler two servo extension cables brand radio Cut cables solder ter minals top module Jomar offers light weight version Sailplanes unit comes 90-day guarantee Price $40 Wandit youre sheeted wings have trouble sanding glue line blends surrounding balsa gadget swer best way describe tool say closely resembles electric carving knife instead oscillating slicing blade wandsas calledwhich can have different sanding strips different degrees grit attached unit comes sticky-backed strips takes moment change Its finishing tool meant carving totem pole like rough sanding pineswell least smoothsis matching sanded surfa ces hard soft wood join really does neat number trailing edges joined foam wings basic Wandit sells $8995 includes flat wand six sanding grits deluxe Wandit includes three flat wands two half-round wands buffing wand 10 six grits definitely tool after trying wonder did Pro launch mail generated column often asked hard-to-find items refer winches Well itpertains launching Sailplanes check REF Pro ducts Route 3 Box 178 Paoli IN 47454 display included winch frames drums foot switches line tumarounds also have electric retriever units can pur chased whole part ZAP product has around some time Pacer Technologys full-page ads see page 143 issue tell necessary describe However ZAPaGAP adhe sive hits Robart booth Bob Walker Ro part name showed ZAPaGAPs capabilities miracle adhesive Basically glue cyanoacrylate Bob demonstrated well joined metal metal metal wood can believe joined two pieces oily wood together Now may situation youll find Oly II IF WERE GONA RAP IN TI-4ESE S EACH MONTH HAVE TO KNOVI/ SOMEBODY LIKES ME AND ID LIKE SPACE TO SPREAD OUT ADV[NTUR5V GOT THE DRIFTdA{ OH s CHAT co G1EEZ1YHRO UPSETY DAKOTA HAWK 96 E&R Introduces Blueprints NEW -Scale Trainer design Dakota Hawk 96 makes easiest planes handle ground air easy faxt plane build Blueprints also clude building manual tips hinge installation ways improve control rod strength covering building hints blueprint set consists 33 x 40 sheet two 33 x 87 sheets manual Blueprints rolled ship ped tube WiNGSPAN 102CHORD 17FL YING WEIGHT 18 Pounds MATERIALS Pine Spruce Aircraft Ply & Balsa ENGINE E&R Revised Quadra PRICE $3000 llncludes Postage USA Outside USA add $350 AVAILABLE NOW THE NEW 50 CC Quadra Engine e call price MaRSSRCwd RR 1 Box 10 Edgeley ND 701-493-2015 AMA Clubs Giant Scalers Save 30%Order Direct Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs Dave Platt RIC Kits Mfg VK Models Bob Dively Model Aircraft & hobby shops Send SI for catalog Price applied first order Minimum Net Order $50 No shipping COD charges 216 533 3607 P0 Box 174 Canfield OH 44406 Jat-R SGALE SERIES R/C KIT Prototype model Dictured P-51 MUSTANG B D Malcolm Hood available ___ AVAILABLE DIRECT ONLY Send Check Money Order No CODs CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS. ORDER BY PHONE 619 724-3242 9 am 7 Days Week 1305 Foothill Drive a CA 92083 Designed satisfy demanding scale buff 71 span exact scale outline Two years indepth engineering results easy build model wood construction formed plastic parts hard shape areas$22500 Write 4 page catalog $6 00 6ppiflg unless sun tan oil spills youre trying quick field repair gives idea what adhesive will bond about practical use later column Carbide cutters Robart distributors Pacer Products mentioned above showed its own line modeling items included line carbide cutters cutters can go through wood faster truckload beavers Frank Garchers place resemble grinding wheels multi-edged routers shapers cut Great hollowing out wing tips nose blocks hatch covers carv ing totem pole cutters will outlast patience six shapes include long slender cutter very good cutting fiberglass sections six shapes come coarse fine grits made tungsten carbide 1/8 steel shanks cost $595 set six lists $3295 Strobe light lack better name unit called strobe light thats what Brochures werent available time show Everett Yost Box 37 Sauk City WI 53583 showed lightweight low current-drain white strobe light could easily fit wing tip rib bay boon cross-country flyers altitude record-setters anyone wants able identify bird its middle gaggle others cost $15 Astro Jeff wasnt show word just received because re quests Jerry Mrlik back business again famous Astro Jeff Detroit product first showed up market 10 years ago has never recalled What can said about its track record An overall SOAR Nats win 12-year-old Jeffyep little rascals 22 nowback 1973 followed countless wins throughout Midwest including four six Great Races number LSF goal return flights would fill page number Level V achievements would likewise semi-kit includes epoxy/fiberglass joined fuselage fuselage strut box assembly two machined aluminum wing strut channels two spring steel wing strut blades plastic can opy set plans Cost $100 includes shipping handling Write Jerry Mrlik 6730 Halyard Birmingham Ml 48010 like Sailplane ask Jerry show Quarter-Scaleand its quarter-scale everything except engineFerrari has huilt Al-I-Spar Another item Chicago Expo ut it might have tough get through crowd see exhibit received sample aluminum wing spar could become greatest thing Sailplanes since MonoKote extruded spar starts out strip 018 material end result RUBBER STRIP FAI RUBBER Made USA SIZES 1/4 3/76 1/83/32 1/16 1mm thick042 BOXED 16 ounces rubber per box PRICE$ 1250 per box ppdin US PIRELLI 3mmonly$1&Ooppd KSBTIMERS FUEL SHUTOFFar-at 3OSEC $1195IIMtR, 6MINDT -tYPES $1195 SEND 5OFOR 1982/83 CATALOG Model P0 BOX 3557TORRANCE CA 95515 spar light youll go over weight figures twice order believe what reading photo see two sizes larger measures 3/4-in deep smaller mea sures 7/8-in Four-ft sections weigh 5 oz 3 oz respectively spars come two sizes respect depth mentioned above have score down webbing spanwise direction careful flexing spar can split apart webbing overlapped excess can trimmed away shallower spar required tapered sections webbing can also trimmed away necessary after splitting spars First impressions spars theyre rather flimsy After made 018 material spar locked shape ribs sheeting foam sheet ing youre structural surprise bonding plywood balsa spars use ZAPaGAP As mentioned before its ideal joining metal-to-metal metal-to-wood Probably toughest obstacle overcome deciding use Al-I-Spars accept something revolutionary model building After being balsa-spruce-plywood mode itll tough convince ourselves better way new adhesives will make believers out last generation modelers will toughest convince believe mockups photo proved exceptionally Fine Quality Flying Models Catalog Si 50 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders CIL RIC Accessories Books , * MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 FebrUary 1983 133 strong designer spars Gary Hutchison has using couple models test beds model Two-Meter Challenger acid test given 12-volt winch using zoom launch technique No believed what witnessed What would have destroyed other planes standard construction didnt phase Challenger Gary has solutions polyhedral sec tions joiners general building techniques example small plywood plates glued spar webbing plates turn have front back rib halves glued has answers other building questions appear construction hints sketches come spars spars cost $2 ft smaller section available 4-ft. 3-ft 30-in lengths larger spar $2 IS ft comes 4-ft sections further information write Gary Hutchison 207 Plymouth Dr Charlotte Ml 48813 hurry building season just about overDetroits Sno Fli just around corner Good building Dan Pruss 131 E Pennington Ln Plainfield IL 60544 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 50 used cowl wheel pants fairings etc available T&D se well worth cost addition Tom can provide some other goodies will ease job pro ducing Eagle include pre-bent spring aluminum landing gear hardware formed brazed heat-treated cabane assembly short things can difficult us easily available havent seen model built plans fly looks like capable design Quadra should have very favorable power-toweight ratio Plans other parts available T&D Fiberglass Specialties 30925 Block Garden City MI 48135 Fly Bahy SE5As Air Design 549 Appian Napoleon OH 43545 offers three sets plans Giant Scale aircraft Bowers Fly Baby home-built full-scale airplane designed model builder scale Peanut man-carrying its structure looks like model airplane Im sure what exact scale 106-in wingspan has got close 1/3 other two Air Design both SESAs / 4-scale other / 3 design plans three sim ilar ways Construction uses typical model techniques lots pine called out much balsa Thats good both strength cost standpoint sort like Tom Keelings use fiberglass partsTom Roush Air Design lumber business surprise offer precut pine Giant Scale use plans quite adequate basic structure lot extra detail An experienced modeler would have no trouble building couldnt recommend aneweomer two pages Building Instructions brief exper ienced enough build plans instructions arent necessary youre experienced wont understand instruc tions Thats meant negative criticism plans its attempt indicate people would get 134 Model Aviation Please send ______ Byron Originals cataloglsi $500 Catalog price will credited towards initial purchase Name ___________________ Phone ____ Street RFD -_____ Apt$ ____________StateZip have enclosed check money order 5 se charge MC#. Esp VISA# _____Eop Iowa Residents Add 3% Sales Tao Prices Sublect Change Without Notice Send BYRON ORIGINALS PO Box 27g Ida Grove Iowa 51445 Ph 712-364-3165 RL F PRODUCTS 020 GEARED -DRIVE Swing Big Prop ai rirzdlStC RPM Hs fee 2% Ounces Propl $1950 IIKTI157 Ccx Pee-Wee020 Your 020 wIll swing 74 5-4 prop realistic/etticieot scale flight KRESS TECHNOLOGY INC 27 Mill Road 515-42ll564Lloyd Harbor NY ll743 Deeler/Olstrllaater Inquiries ore kvtted RLF 121 WINCH new complete no-frills 12volt winch emphasis economy includes frame motor reel line chute less battery$17977 RLF 125 RETRIEVER half bulk similar systems fewer parts te wear out capable law ch per minute comes ready use less battery _____________$19777 Direct ship price includes cost shipping RLF PRODUCTS 812 723-3410 R3 Box 178 Paolm IN 47454 S TROUNE HOOTIKJ MNT NO6 FUEL SOAKED WOOt PARTS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/02
Page Numbers: 46, 132, 133, 134
Radio Control SOARING Dan Pruss IF YOU LIVE south line extends east Dave Thornburg Rae Fritz dont know joys flying wearing ski mask snowmobile suit trying nd spot field snow isnt drum high tall winch live north line call building season prelude season took place October form Tenth Annual Greater Chicago Radio Controlled Model Show Actually show manually operated part better name its simply called Chicago Expo show similar biggie referred simply Toledo smaller scale new site year excellent large ample parking could have accommodated whole Toledo gang easily mention just case youre area next October 1 guess live area sun tanning lotion standard equipment among tool box supplies 12 months year timing trade show isnt important picked up few things could timely everybody might make building flying life simple Continued page 132 RLF Products offers complete launching retrieving systems Shown two its units Below see Pro Launch winch complete foot switch ground stake towline parachute right lathe Retriever also 12-volt electric unit works like fishermans spinning reel light weight line peels off hub direction 01 shalt end line attached end launch towline Saitplane launched towline retrieved reeling lightweight line winding drum line muat first looped across ball-bearing idler seen lust above foot switch Dans hot Wandit too Its electrically-operated linear sanding tool much like electric carving knile except uses thin flexible metal wand surfaced stick-on abrasive sheets Shown its dressing down woods dilferent hardness glue line between themit leaves very smooth surface 46 Model Aviation really super new Item Al-I-Spar Its use could revolutionize wing design building techniques Dont look too closely airfoil sections theyre lust quickie items illustrate construction techniques Top Bottom loam wing core Al-I-Spar wing root section wing panel section Spars come two sizes shown several lengths Theyre formed 018 aluminum Dan has much about column Nick Zirolis GIANT RIC SCALE PLAN DESIGNS 2 4 Cu size Engines AT-6 TEXAN24 1101 Spoo$2700pp USA FOCKER OR-i27 I63 Trip$2500pp USA FOP REARCAT2% I06 Spon$2700pp USA CURTISS P402W I94 Spec$2700pp USA FAU CORSAIR2/ I93 Spec$2700pp USA Fiberglass Cowlings & Canopies available also Send stamp detailed brochures nor Giant Scale Accessories fOor Plans soot Postpaid within USA arresting hook retracted through highspeed portion flight Landing scale bonus same AMA Profile event seems have good following Northeast plans listing month covers models avail able US sources Although Aeromodeller plans available through US distributor have yet determine plans suitable Carrier Ill report effort later column listing includes models designed Carrier well few designed CHUCK WOOD byHank HANI- CLARK THERES SOMETHItJG WANT YOU 2 AND TI-E READERS OFTI-IIS MAC1AZINEIYEAHWE KNOW YOUR [rULE 4 132 Model Aviation other events could readily adapted Carrier flying Richard L Perry 7S78 Vogels Way Spring field VA 22153 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 46 CAR Module have older radio set low-priced new doesnt include OH HE AOL El-IS AWAY ALL LAY ITS READERS OFMA WHO DON T TS WILD up ZPofr1AVPA T 9 6 lDOIJT GET TI-IE DRIFT WHAT S WITH THE READERS istles bells set doesnt have override feature rudder ailerons coupled Jomar Products 2028 Knightsbridge Drive Cincinnati OH 45244 has alternative sell module electronic coupler mounts plane between servos receiver rudder stick centered rudder will couple aileron channel rudder stick moved off center rudder aileron will resume normal indepen dent operation need install coupler two servo extension cables brand radio Cut cables solder ter minals top module Jomar offers light weight version Sailplanes unit comes 90-day guarantee Price $40 Wandit youre sheeted wings have trouble sanding glue line blends surrounding balsa gadget swer best way describe tool say closely resembles electric carving knife instead oscillating slicing blade wandsas calledwhich can have different sanding strips different degrees grit attached unit comes sticky-backed strips takes moment change Its finishing tool meant carving totem pole like rough sanding pineswell least smoothsis matching sanded surfa ces hard soft wood join really does neat number trailing edges joined foam wings basic Wandit sells $8995 includes flat wand six sanding grits deluxe Wandit includes three flat wands two half-round wands buffing wand 10 six grits definitely tool after trying wonder did Pro launch mail generated column often asked hard-to-find items refer winches Well itpertains launching Sailplanes check REF Pro ducts Route 3 Box 178 Paoli IN 47454 display included winch frames drums foot switches line tumarounds also have electric retriever units can pur chased whole part ZAP product has around some time Pacer Technologys full-page ads see page 143 issue tell necessary describe However ZAPaGAP adhe sive hits Robart booth Bob Walker Ro part name showed ZAPaGAPs capabilities miracle adhesive Basically glue cyanoacrylate Bob demonstrated well joined metal metal metal wood can believe joined two pieces oily wood together Now may situation youll find Oly II IF WERE GONA RAP IN TI-4ESE S EACH MONTH HAVE TO KNOVI/ SOMEBODY LIKES ME AND ID LIKE SPACE TO SPREAD OUT ADV[NTUR5V GOT THE DRIFTdA{ OH s CHAT co G1EEZ1YHRO UPSETY DAKOTA HAWK 96 E&R Introduces Blueprints NEW -Scale Trainer design Dakota Hawk 96 makes easiest planes handle ground air easy faxt plane build Blueprints also clude building manual tips hinge installation ways improve control rod strength covering building hints blueprint set consists 33 x 40 sheet two 33 x 87 sheets manual Blueprints rolled ship ped tube WiNGSPAN 102CHORD 17FL YING WEIGHT 18 Pounds MATERIALS Pine Spruce Aircraft Ply & Balsa ENGINE E&R Revised Quadra PRICE $3000 llncludes Postage USA Outside USA add $350 AVAILABLE NOW THE NEW 50 CC Quadra Engine e call price MaRSSRCwd RR 1 Box 10 Edgeley ND 701-493-2015 AMA Clubs Giant Scalers Save 30%Order Direct Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs Dave Platt RIC Kits Mfg VK Models Bob Dively Model Aircraft & hobby shops Send SI for catalog Price applied first order Minimum Net Order $50 No shipping COD charges 216 533 3607 P0 Box 174 Canfield OH 44406 Jat-R SGALE SERIES R/C KIT Prototype model Dictured P-51 MUSTANG B D Malcolm Hood available ___ AVAILABLE DIRECT ONLY Send Check Money Order No CODs CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS. ORDER BY PHONE 619 724-3242 9 am 7 Days Week 1305 Foothill Drive a CA 92083 Designed satisfy demanding scale buff 71 span exact scale outline Two years indepth engineering results easy build model wood construction formed plastic parts hard shape areas$22500 Write 4 page catalog $6 00 6ppiflg unless sun tan oil spills youre trying quick field repair gives idea what adhesive will bond about practical use later column Carbide cutters Robart distributors Pacer Products mentioned above showed its own line modeling items included line carbide cutters cutters can go through wood faster truckload beavers Frank Garchers place resemble grinding wheels multi-edged routers shapers cut Great hollowing out wing tips nose blocks hatch covers carv ing totem pole cutters will outlast patience six shapes include long slender cutter very good cutting fiberglass sections six shapes come coarse fine grits made tungsten carbide 1/8 steel shanks cost $595 set six lists $3295 Strobe light lack better name unit called strobe light thats what Brochures werent available time show Everett Yost Box 37 Sauk City WI 53583 showed lightweight low current-drain white strobe light could easily fit wing tip rib bay boon cross-country flyers altitude record-setters anyone wants able identify bird its middle gaggle others cost $15 Astro Jeff wasnt show word just received because re quests Jerry Mrlik back business again famous Astro Jeff Detroit product first showed up market 10 years ago has never recalled What can said about its track record An overall SOAR Nats win 12-year-old Jeffyep little rascals 22 nowback 1973 followed countless wins throughout Midwest including four six Great Races number LSF goal return flights would fill page number Level V achievements would likewise semi-kit includes epoxy/fiberglass joined fuselage fuselage strut box assembly two machined aluminum wing strut channels two spring steel wing strut blades plastic can opy set plans Cost $100 includes shipping handling Write Jerry Mrlik 6730 Halyard Birmingham Ml 48010 like Sailplane ask Jerry show Quarter-Scaleand its quarter-scale everything except engineFerrari has huilt Al-I-Spar Another item Chicago Expo ut it might have tough get through crowd see exhibit received sample aluminum wing spar could become greatest thing Sailplanes since MonoKote extruded spar starts out strip 018 material end result RUBBER STRIP FAI RUBBER Made USA SIZES 1/4 3/76 1/83/32 1/16 1mm thick042 BOXED 16 ounces rubber per box PRICE$ 1250 per box ppdin US PIRELLI 3mmonly$1&Ooppd KSBTIMERS FUEL SHUTOFFar-at 3OSEC $1195IIMtR, 6MINDT -tYPES $1195 SEND 5OFOR 1982/83 CATALOG Model P0 BOX 3557TORRANCE CA 95515 spar light youll go over weight figures twice order believe what reading photo see two sizes larger measures 3/4-in deep smaller mea sures 7/8-in Four-ft sections weigh 5 oz 3 oz respectively spars come two sizes respect depth mentioned above have score down webbing spanwise direction careful flexing spar can split apart webbing overlapped excess can trimmed away shallower spar required tapered sections webbing can also trimmed away necessary after splitting spars First impressions spars theyre rather flimsy After made 018 material spar locked shape ribs sheeting foam sheet ing youre structural surprise bonding plywood balsa spars use ZAPaGAP As mentioned before its ideal joining metal-to-metal metal-to-wood Probably toughest obstacle overcome deciding use Al-I-Spars accept something revolutionary model building After being balsa-spruce-plywood mode itll tough convince ourselves better way new adhesives will make believers out last generation modelers will toughest convince believe mockups photo proved exceptionally Fine Quality Flying Models Catalog Si 50 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders CIL RIC Accessories Books , * MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 FebrUary 1983 133 strong designer spars Gary Hutchison has using couple models test beds model Two-Meter Challenger acid test given 12-volt winch using zoom launch technique No believed what witnessed What would have destroyed other planes standard construction didnt phase Challenger Gary has solutions polyhedral sec tions joiners general building techniques example small plywood plates glued spar webbing plates turn have front back rib halves glued has answers other building questions appear construction hints sketches come spars spars cost $2 ft smaller section available 4-ft. 3-ft 30-in lengths larger spar $2 IS ft comes 4-ft sections further information write Gary Hutchison 207 Plymouth Dr Charlotte Ml 48813 hurry building season just about overDetroits Sno Fli just around corner Good building Dan Pruss 131 E Pennington Ln Plainfield IL 60544 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 50 used cowl wheel pants fairings etc available T&D se well worth cost addition Tom can provide some other goodies will ease job pro ducing Eagle include pre-bent spring aluminum landing gear hardware formed brazed heat-treated cabane assembly short things can difficult us easily available havent seen model built plans fly looks like capable design Quadra should have very favorable power-toweight ratio Plans other parts available T&D Fiberglass Specialties 30925 Block Garden City MI 48135 Fly Bahy SE5As Air Design 549 Appian Napoleon OH 43545 offers three sets plans Giant Scale aircraft Bowers Fly Baby home-built full-scale airplane designed model builder scale Peanut man-carrying its structure looks like model airplane Im sure what exact scale 106-in wingspan has got close 1/3 other two Air Design both SESAs / 4-scale other / 3 design plans three sim ilar ways Construction uses typical model techniques lots pine called out much balsa Thats good both strength cost standpoint sort like Tom Keelings use fiberglass partsTom Roush Air Design lumber business surprise offer precut pine Giant Scale use plans quite adequate basic structure lot extra detail An experienced modeler would have no trouble building couldnt recommend aneweomer two pages Building Instructions brief exper ienced enough build plans instructions arent necessary youre experienced wont understand instruc tions Thats meant negative criticism plans its attempt indicate people would get 134 Model Aviation Please send ______ Byron Originals cataloglsi $500 Catalog price will credited towards initial purchase Name ___________________ Phone ____ Street RFD -_____ Apt$ ____________StateZip have enclosed check money order 5 se charge MC#. Esp VISA# _____Eop Iowa Residents Add 3% Sales Tao Prices Sublect Change Without Notice Send BYRON ORIGINALS PO Box 27g Ida Grove Iowa 51445 Ph 712-364-3165 RL F PRODUCTS 020 GEARED -DRIVE Swing Big Prop ai rirzdlStC RPM Hs fee 2% Ounces Propl $1950 IIKTI157 Ccx Pee-Wee020 Your 020 wIll swing 74 5-4 prop realistic/etticieot scale flight KRESS TECHNOLOGY INC 27 Mill Road 515-42ll564Lloyd Harbor NY ll743 Deeler/Olstrllaater Inquiries ore kvtted RLF 121 WINCH new complete no-frills 12volt winch emphasis economy includes frame motor reel line chute less battery$17977 RLF 125 RETRIEVER half bulk similar systems fewer parts te wear out capable law ch per minute comes ready use less battery _____________$19777 Direct ship price includes cost shipping RLF PRODUCTS 812 723-3410 R3 Box 178 Paolm IN 47454 S TROUNE HOOTIKJ MNT NO6 FUEL SOAKED WOOt PARTS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/02
Page Numbers: 46, 132, 133, 134
Radio Control SOARING Dan Pruss IF YOU LIVE south line extends east Dave Thornburg Rae Fritz dont know joys flying wearing ski mask snowmobile suit trying nd spot field snow isnt drum high tall winch live north line call building season prelude season took place October form Tenth Annual Greater Chicago Radio Controlled Model Show Actually show manually operated part better name its simply called Chicago Expo show similar biggie referred simply Toledo smaller scale new site year excellent large ample parking could have accommodated whole Toledo gang easily mention just case youre area next October 1 guess live area sun tanning lotion standard equipment among tool box supplies 12 months year timing trade show isnt important picked up few things could timely everybody might make building flying life simple Continued page 132 RLF Products offers complete launching retrieving systems Shown two its units Below see Pro Launch winch complete foot switch ground stake towline parachute right lathe Retriever also 12-volt electric unit works like fishermans spinning reel light weight line peels off hub direction 01 shalt end line attached end launch towline Saitplane launched towline retrieved reeling lightweight line winding drum line muat first looped across ball-bearing idler seen lust above foot switch Dans hot Wandit too Its electrically-operated linear sanding tool much like electric carving knile except uses thin flexible metal wand surfaced stick-on abrasive sheets Shown its dressing down woods dilferent hardness glue line between themit leaves very smooth surface 46 Model Aviation really super new Item Al-I-Spar Its use could revolutionize wing design building techniques Dont look too closely airfoil sections theyre lust quickie items illustrate construction techniques Top Bottom loam wing core Al-I-Spar wing root section wing panel section Spars come two sizes shown several lengths Theyre formed 018 aluminum Dan has much about column Nick Zirolis GIANT RIC SCALE PLAN DESIGNS 2 4 Cu size Engines AT-6 TEXAN24 1101 Spoo$2700pp USA FOCKER OR-i27 I63 Trip$2500pp USA FOP REARCAT2% I06 Spon$2700pp USA CURTISS P402W I94 Spec$2700pp USA FAU CORSAIR2/ I93 Spec$2700pp USA Fiberglass Cowlings & Canopies available also Send stamp detailed brochures nor Giant Scale Accessories fOor Plans soot Postpaid within USA arresting hook retracted through highspeed portion flight Landing scale bonus same AMA Profile event seems have good following Northeast plans listing month covers models avail able US sources Although Aeromodeller plans available through US distributor have yet determine plans suitable Carrier Ill report effort later column listing includes models designed Carrier well few designed CHUCK WOOD byHank HANI- CLARK THERES SOMETHItJG WANT YOU 2 AND TI-E READERS OFTI-IIS MAC1AZINEIYEAHWE KNOW YOUR [rULE 4 132 Model Aviation other events could readily adapted Carrier flying Richard L Perry 7S78 Vogels Way Spring field VA 22153 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 46 CAR Module have older radio set low-priced new doesnt include OH HE AOL El-IS AWAY ALL LAY ITS READERS OFMA WHO DON T TS WILD up ZPofr1AVPA T 9 6 lDOIJT GET TI-IE DRIFT WHAT S WITH THE READERS istles bells set doesnt have override feature rudder ailerons coupled Jomar Products 2028 Knightsbridge Drive Cincinnati OH 45244 has alternative sell module electronic coupler mounts plane between servos receiver rudder stick centered rudder will couple aileron channel rudder stick moved off center rudder aileron will resume normal indepen dent operation need install coupler two servo extension cables brand radio Cut cables solder ter minals top module Jomar offers light weight version Sailplanes unit comes 90-day guarantee Price $40 Wandit youre sheeted wings have trouble sanding glue line blends surrounding balsa gadget swer best way describe tool say closely resembles electric carving knife instead oscillating slicing blade wandsas calledwhich can have different sanding strips different degrees grit attached unit comes sticky-backed strips takes moment change Its finishing tool meant carving totem pole like rough sanding pineswell least smoothsis matching sanded surfa ces hard soft wood join really does neat number trailing edges joined foam wings basic Wandit sells $8995 includes flat wand six sanding grits deluxe Wandit includes three flat wands two half-round wands buffing wand 10 six grits definitely tool after trying wonder did Pro launch mail generated column often asked hard-to-find items refer winches Well itpertains launching Sailplanes check REF Pro ducts Route 3 Box 178 Paoli IN 47454 display included winch frames drums foot switches line tumarounds also have electric retriever units can pur chased whole part ZAP product has around some time Pacer Technologys full-page ads see page 143 issue tell necessary describe However ZAPaGAP adhe sive hits Robart booth Bob Walker Ro part name showed ZAPaGAPs capabilities miracle adhesive Basically glue cyanoacrylate Bob demonstrated well joined metal metal metal wood can believe joined two pieces oily wood together Now may situation youll find Oly II IF WERE GONA RAP IN TI-4ESE S EACH MONTH HAVE TO KNOVI/ SOMEBODY LIKES ME AND ID LIKE SPACE TO SPREAD OUT ADV[NTUR5V GOT THE DRIFTdA{ OH s CHAT co G1EEZ1YHRO UPSETY DAKOTA HAWK 96 E&R Introduces Blueprints NEW -Scale Trainer design Dakota Hawk 96 makes easiest planes handle ground air easy faxt plane build Blueprints also clude building manual tips hinge installation ways improve control rod strength covering building hints blueprint set consists 33 x 40 sheet two 33 x 87 sheets manual Blueprints rolled ship ped tube WiNGSPAN 102CHORD 17FL YING WEIGHT 18 Pounds MATERIALS Pine Spruce Aircraft Ply & Balsa ENGINE E&R Revised Quadra PRICE $3000 llncludes Postage USA Outside USA add $350 AVAILABLE NOW THE NEW 50 CC Quadra Engine e call price MaRSSRCwd RR 1 Box 10 Edgeley ND 701-493-2015 AMA Clubs Giant Scalers Save 30%Order Direct Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs Dave Platt RIC Kits Mfg VK Models Bob Dively Model Aircraft & hobby shops Send SI for catalog Price applied first order Minimum Net Order $50 No shipping COD charges 216 533 3607 P0 Box 174 Canfield OH 44406 Jat-R SGALE SERIES R/C KIT Prototype model Dictured P-51 MUSTANG B D Malcolm Hood available ___ AVAILABLE DIRECT ONLY Send Check Money Order No CODs CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS. ORDER BY PHONE 619 724-3242 9 am 7 Days Week 1305 Foothill Drive a CA 92083 Designed satisfy demanding scale buff 71 span exact scale outline Two years indepth engineering results easy build model wood construction formed plastic parts hard shape areas$22500 Write 4 page catalog $6 00 6ppiflg unless sun tan oil spills youre trying quick field repair gives idea what adhesive will bond about practical use later column Carbide cutters Robart distributors Pacer Products mentioned above showed its own line modeling items included line carbide cutters cutters can go through wood faster truckload beavers Frank Garchers place resemble grinding wheels multi-edged routers shapers cut Great hollowing out wing tips nose blocks hatch covers carv ing totem pole cutters will outlast patience six shapes include long slender cutter very good cutting fiberglass sections six shapes come coarse fine grits made tungsten carbide 1/8 steel shanks cost $595 set six lists $3295 Strobe light lack better name unit called strobe light thats what Brochures werent available time show Everett Yost Box 37 Sauk City WI 53583 showed lightweight low current-drain white strobe light could easily fit wing tip rib bay boon cross-country flyers altitude record-setters anyone wants able identify bird its middle gaggle others cost $15 Astro Jeff wasnt show word just received because re quests Jerry Mrlik back business again famous Astro Jeff Detroit product first showed up market 10 years ago has never recalled What can said about its track record An overall SOAR Nats win 12-year-old Jeffyep little rascals 22 nowback 1973 followed countless wins throughout Midwest including four six Great Races number LSF goal return flights would fill page number Level V achievements would likewise semi-kit includes epoxy/fiberglass joined fuselage fuselage strut box assembly two machined aluminum wing strut channels two spring steel wing strut blades plastic can opy set plans Cost $100 includes shipping handling Write Jerry Mrlik 6730 Halyard Birmingham Ml 48010 like Sailplane ask Jerry show Quarter-Scaleand its quarter-scale everything except engineFerrari has huilt Al-I-Spar Another item Chicago Expo ut it might have tough get through crowd see exhibit received sample aluminum wing spar could become greatest thing Sailplanes since MonoKote extruded spar starts out strip 018 material end result RUBBER STRIP FAI RUBBER Made USA SIZES 1/4 3/76 1/83/32 1/16 1mm thick042 BOXED 16 ounces rubber per box PRICE$ 1250 per box ppdin US PIRELLI 3mmonly$1&Ooppd KSBTIMERS FUEL SHUTOFFar-at 3OSEC $1195IIMtR, 6MINDT -tYPES $1195 SEND 5OFOR 1982/83 CATALOG Model P0 BOX 3557TORRANCE CA 95515 spar light youll go over weight figures twice order believe what reading photo see two sizes larger measures 3/4-in deep smaller mea sures 7/8-in Four-ft sections weigh 5 oz 3 oz respectively spars come two sizes respect depth mentioned above have score down webbing spanwise direction careful flexing spar can split apart webbing overlapped excess can trimmed away shallower spar required tapered sections webbing can also trimmed away necessary after splitting spars First impressions spars theyre rather flimsy After made 018 material spar locked shape ribs sheeting foam sheet ing youre structural surprise bonding plywood balsa spars use ZAPaGAP As mentioned before its ideal joining metal-to-metal metal-to-wood Probably toughest obstacle overcome deciding use Al-I-Spars accept something revolutionary model building After being balsa-spruce-plywood mode itll tough convince ourselves better way new adhesives will make believers out last generation modelers will toughest convince believe mockups photo proved exceptionally Fine Quality Flying Models Catalog Si 50 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders CIL RIC Accessories Books , * MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 FebrUary 1983 133 strong designer spars Gary Hutchison has using couple models test beds model Two-Meter Challenger acid test given 12-volt winch using zoom launch technique No believed what witnessed What would have destroyed other planes standard construction didnt phase Challenger Gary has solutions polyhedral sec tions joiners general building techniques example small plywood plates glued spar webbing plates turn have front back rib halves glued has answers other building questions appear construction hints sketches come spars spars cost $2 ft smaller section available 4-ft. 3-ft 30-in lengths larger spar $2 IS ft comes 4-ft sections further information write Gary Hutchison 207 Plymouth Dr Charlotte Ml 48813 hurry building season just about overDetroits Sno Fli just around corner Good building Dan Pruss 131 E Pennington Ln Plainfield IL 60544 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 50 used cowl wheel pants fairings etc available T&D se well worth cost addition Tom can provide some other goodies will ease job pro ducing Eagle include pre-bent spring aluminum landing gear hardware formed brazed heat-treated cabane assembly short things can difficult us easily available havent seen model built plans fly looks like capable design Quadra should have very favorable power-toweight ratio Plans other parts available T&D Fiberglass Specialties 30925 Block Garden City MI 48135 Fly Bahy SE5As Air Design 549 Appian Napoleon OH 43545 offers three sets plans Giant Scale aircraft Bowers Fly Baby home-built full-scale airplane designed model builder scale Peanut man-carrying its structure looks like model airplane Im sure what exact scale 106-in wingspan has got close 1/3 other two Air Design both SESAs / 4-scale other / 3 design plans three sim ilar ways Construction uses typical model techniques lots pine called out much balsa Thats good both strength cost standpoint sort like Tom Keelings use fiberglass partsTom Roush Air Design lumber business surprise offer precut pine Giant Scale use plans quite adequate basic structure lot extra detail An experienced modeler would have no trouble building couldnt recommend aneweomer two pages Building Instructions brief exper ienced enough build plans instructions arent necessary youre experienced wont understand instruc tions Thats meant negative criticism plans its attempt indicate people would get 134 Model Aviation Please send ______ Byron Originals cataloglsi $500 Catalog price will credited towards initial purchase Name ___________________ Phone ____ Street RFD -_____ Apt$ ____________StateZip have enclosed check money order 5 se charge MC#. Esp VISA# _____Eop Iowa Residents Add 3% Sales Tao Prices Sublect Change Without Notice Send BYRON ORIGINALS PO Box 27g Ida Grove Iowa 51445 Ph 712-364-3165 RL F PRODUCTS 020 GEARED -DRIVE Swing Big Prop ai rirzdlStC RPM Hs fee 2% Ounces Propl $1950 IIKTI157 Ccx Pee-Wee020 Your 020 wIll swing 74 5-4 prop realistic/etticieot scale flight KRESS TECHNOLOGY INC 27 Mill Road 515-42ll564Lloyd Harbor NY ll743 Deeler/Olstrllaater Inquiries ore kvtted RLF 121 WINCH new complete no-frills 12volt winch emphasis economy includes frame motor reel line chute less battery$17977 RLF 125 RETRIEVER half bulk similar systems fewer parts te wear out capable law ch per minute comes ready use less battery _____________$19777 Direct ship price includes cost shipping RLF PRODUCTS 812 723-3410 R3 Box 178 Paolm IN 47454 S TROUNE HOOTIKJ MNT NO6 FUEL SOAKED WOOt PARTS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/02
Page Numbers: 46, 132, 133, 134
Radio Control SOARING Dan Pruss IF YOU LIVE south line extends east Dave Thornburg Rae Fritz dont know joys flying wearing ski mask snowmobile suit trying nd spot field snow isnt drum high tall winch live north line call building season prelude season took place October form Tenth Annual Greater Chicago Radio Controlled Model Show Actually show manually operated part better name its simply called Chicago Expo show similar biggie referred simply Toledo smaller scale new site year excellent large ample parking could have accommodated whole Toledo gang easily mention just case youre area next October 1 guess live area sun tanning lotion standard equipment among tool box supplies 12 months year timing trade show isnt important picked up few things could timely everybody might make building flying life simple Continued page 132 RLF Products offers complete launching retrieving systems Shown two its units Below see Pro Launch winch complete foot switch ground stake towline parachute right lathe Retriever also 12-volt electric unit works like fishermans spinning reel light weight line peels off hub direction 01 shalt end line attached end launch towline Saitplane launched towline retrieved reeling lightweight line winding drum line muat first looped across ball-bearing idler seen lust above foot switch Dans hot Wandit too Its electrically-operated linear sanding tool much like electric carving knile except uses thin flexible metal wand surfaced stick-on abrasive sheets Shown its dressing down woods dilferent hardness glue line between themit leaves very smooth surface 46 Model Aviation really super new Item Al-I-Spar Its use could revolutionize wing design building techniques Dont look too closely airfoil sections theyre lust quickie items illustrate construction techniques Top Bottom loam wing core Al-I-Spar wing root section wing panel section Spars come two sizes shown several lengths Theyre formed 018 aluminum Dan has much about column Nick Zirolis GIANT RIC SCALE PLAN DESIGNS 2 4 Cu size Engines AT-6 TEXAN24 1101 Spoo$2700pp USA FOCKER OR-i27 I63 Trip$2500pp USA FOP REARCAT2% I06 Spon$2700pp USA CURTISS P402W I94 Spec$2700pp USA FAU CORSAIR2/ I93 Spec$2700pp USA Fiberglass Cowlings & Canopies available also Send stamp detailed brochures nor Giant Scale Accessories fOor Plans soot Postpaid within USA arresting hook retracted through highspeed portion flight Landing scale bonus same AMA Profile event seems have good following Northeast plans listing month covers models avail able US sources Although Aeromodeller plans available through US distributor have yet determine plans suitable Carrier Ill report effort later column listing includes models designed Carrier well few designed CHUCK WOOD byHank HANI- CLARK THERES SOMETHItJG WANT YOU 2 AND TI-E READERS OFTI-IIS MAC1AZINEIYEAHWE KNOW YOUR [rULE 4 132 Model Aviation other events could readily adapted Carrier flying Richard L Perry 7S78 Vogels Way Spring field VA 22153 RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 46 CAR Module have older radio set low-priced new doesnt include OH HE AOL El-IS AWAY ALL LAY ITS READERS OFMA WHO DON T TS WILD up ZPofr1AVPA T 9 6 lDOIJT GET TI-IE DRIFT WHAT S WITH THE READERS istles bells set doesnt have override feature rudder ailerons coupled Jomar Products 2028 Knightsbridge Drive Cincinnati OH 45244 has alternative sell module electronic coupler mounts plane between servos receiver rudder stick centered rudder will couple aileron channel rudder stick moved off center rudder aileron will resume normal indepen dent operation need install coupler two servo extension cables brand radio Cut cables solder ter minals top module Jomar offers light weight version Sailplanes unit comes 90-day guarantee Price $40 Wandit youre sheeted wings have trouble sanding glue line blends surrounding balsa gadget swer best way describe tool say closely resembles electric carving knife instead oscillating slicing blade wandsas calledwhich can have different sanding strips different degrees grit attached unit comes sticky-backed strips takes moment change Its finishing tool meant carving totem pole like rough sanding pineswell least smoothsis matching sanded surfa ces hard soft wood join really does neat number trailing edges joined foam wings basic Wandit sells $8995 includes flat wand six sanding grits deluxe Wandit includes three flat wands two half-round wands buffing wand 10 six grits definitely tool after trying wonder did Pro launch mail generated column often asked hard-to-find items refer winches Well itpertains launching Sailplanes check REF Pro ducts Route 3 Box 178 Paoli IN 47454 display included winch frames drums foot switches line tumarounds also have electric retriever units can pur chased whole part ZAP product has around some time Pacer Technologys full-page ads see page 143 issue tell necessary describe However ZAPaGAP adhe sive hits Robart booth Bob Walker Ro part name showed ZAPaGAPs capabilities miracle adhesive Basically glue cyanoacrylate Bob demonstrated well joined metal metal metal wood can believe joined two pieces oily wood together Now may situation youll find Oly II IF WERE GONA RAP IN TI-4ESE S EACH MONTH HAVE TO KNOVI/ SOMEBODY LIKES ME AND ID LIKE SPACE TO SPREAD OUT ADV[NTUR5V GOT THE DRIFTdA{ OH s CHAT co G1EEZ1YHRO UPSETY DAKOTA HAWK 96 E&R Introduces Blueprints NEW -Scale Trainer design Dakota Hawk 96 makes easiest planes handle ground air easy faxt plane build Blueprints also clude building manual tips hinge installation ways improve control rod strength covering building hints blueprint set consists 33 x 40 sheet two 33 x 87 sheets manual Blueprints rolled ship ped tube WiNGSPAN 102CHORD 17FL YING WEIGHT 18 Pounds MATERIALS Pine Spruce Aircraft Ply & Balsa ENGINE E&R Revised Quadra PRICE $3000 llncludes Postage USA Outside USA add $350 AVAILABLE NOW THE NEW 50 CC Quadra Engine e call price MaRSSRCwd RR 1 Box 10 Edgeley ND 701-493-2015 AMA Clubs Giant Scalers Save 30%Order Direct Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs Dave Platt RIC Kits Mfg VK Models Bob Dively Model Aircraft & hobby shops Send SI for catalog Price applied first order Minimum Net Order $50 No shipping COD charges 216 533 3607 P0 Box 174 Canfield OH 44406 Jat-R SGALE SERIES R/C KIT Prototype model Dictured P-51 MUSTANG B D Malcolm Hood available ___ AVAILABLE DIRECT ONLY Send Check Money Order No CODs CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS. ORDER BY PHONE 619 724-3242 9 am 7 Days Week 1305 Foothill Drive a CA 92083 Designed satisfy demanding scale buff 71 span exact scale outline Two years indepth engineering results easy build model wood construction formed plastic parts hard shape areas$22500 Write 4 page catalog $6 00 6ppiflg unless sun tan oil spills youre trying quick field repair gives idea what adhesive will bond about practical use later column Carbide cutters Robart distributors Pacer Products mentioned above showed its own line modeling items included line carbide cutters cutters can go through wood faster truckload beavers Frank Garchers place resemble grinding wheels multi-edged routers shapers cut Great hollowing out wing tips nose blocks hatch covers carv ing totem pole cutters will outlast patience six shapes include long slender cutter very good cutting fiberglass sections six shapes come coarse fine grits made tungsten carbide 1/8 steel shanks cost $595 set six lists $3295 Strobe light lack better name unit called strobe light thats what Brochures werent available time show Everett Yost Box 37 Sauk City WI 53583 showed lightweight low current-drain white strobe light could easily fit wing tip rib bay boon cross-country flyers altitude record-setters anyone wants able identify bird its middle gaggle others cost $15 Astro Jeff wasnt show word just received because re quests Jerry Mrlik back business again famous Astro Jeff Detroit product first showed up market 10 years ago has never recalled What can said about its track record An overall SOAR Nats win 12-year-old Jeffyep little rascals 22 nowback 1973 followed countless wins throughout Midwest including four six Great Races number LSF goal return flights would fill page number Level V achievements would likewise semi-kit includes epoxy/fiberglass joined fuselage fuselage strut box assembly two machined aluminum wing strut channels two spring steel wing strut blades plastic can opy set plans Cost $100 includes shipping handling Write Jerry Mrlik 6730 Halyard Birmingham Ml 48010 like Sailplane ask Jerry show Quarter-Scaleand its quarter-scale everything except engineFerrari has huilt Al-I-Spar Another item Chicago Expo ut it might have tough get through crowd see exhibit received sample aluminum wing spar could become greatest thing Sailplanes since MonoKote extruded spar starts out strip 018 material end result RUBBER STRIP FAI RUBBER Made USA SIZES 1/4 3/76 1/83/32 1/16 1mm thick042 BOXED 16 ounces rubber per box PRICE$ 1250 per box ppdin US PIRELLI 3mmonly$1&Ooppd KSBTIMERS FUEL SHUTOFFar-at 3OSEC $1195IIMtR, 6MINDT -tYPES $1195 SEND 5OFOR 1982/83 CATALOG Model P0 BOX 3557TORRANCE CA 95515 spar light youll go over weight figures twice order believe what reading photo see two sizes larger measures 3/4-in deep smaller mea sures 7/8-in Four-ft sections weigh 5 oz 3 oz respectively spars come two sizes respect depth mentioned above have score down webbing spanwise direction careful flexing spar can split apart webbing overlapped excess can trimmed away shallower spar required tapered sections webbing can also trimmed away necessary after splitting spars First impressions spars theyre rather flimsy After made 018 material spar locked shape ribs sheeting foam sheet ing youre structural surprise bonding plywood balsa spars use ZAPaGAP As mentioned before its ideal joining metal-to-metal metal-to-wood Probably toughest obstacle overcome deciding use Al-I-Spars accept something revolutionary model building After being balsa-spruce-plywood mode itll tough convince ourselves better way new adhesives will make believers out last generation modelers will toughest convince believe mockups photo proved exceptionally Fine Quality Flying Models Catalog Si 50 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders CIL RIC Accessories Books , * MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 FebrUary 1983 133 strong designer spars Gary Hutchison has using couple models test beds model Two-Meter Challenger acid test given 12-volt winch using zoom launch technique No believed what witnessed What would have destroyed other planes standard construction didnt phase Challenger Gary has solutions polyhedral sec tions joiners general building techniques example small plywood plates glued spar webbing plates turn have front back rib halves glued has answers other building questions appear construction hints sketches come spars spars cost $2 ft smaller section available 4-ft. 3-ft 30-in lengths larger spar $2 IS ft comes 4-ft sections further information write Gary Hutchison 207 Plymouth Dr Charlotte Ml 48813 hurry building season just about overDetroits Sno Fli just around corner Good building Dan Pruss 131 E Pennington Ln Plainfield IL 60544 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 50 used cowl wheel pants fairings etc available T&D se well worth cost addition Tom can provide some other goodies will ease job pro ducing Eagle include pre-bent spring aluminum landing gear hardware formed brazed heat-treated cabane assembly short things can difficult us easily available havent seen model built plans fly looks like capable design Quadra should have very favorable power-toweight ratio Plans other parts available T&D Fiberglass Specialties 30925 Block Garden City MI 48135 Fly Bahy SE5As Air Design 549 Appian Napoleon OH 43545 offers three sets plans Giant Scale aircraft Bowers Fly Baby home-built full-scale airplane designed model builder scale Peanut man-carrying its structure looks like model airplane Im sure what exact scale 106-in wingspan has got close 1/3 other two Air Design both SESAs / 4-scale other / 3 design plans three sim ilar ways Construction uses typical model techniques lots pine called out much balsa Thats good both strength cost standpoint sort like Tom Keelings use fiberglass partsTom Roush Air Design lumber business surprise offer precut pine Giant Scale use plans quite adequate basic structure lot extra detail An experienced modeler would have no trouble building couldnt recommend aneweomer two pages Building Instructions brief exper ienced enough build plans instructions arent necessary youre experienced wont understand instruc tions Thats meant negative criticism plans its attempt indicate people would get 134 Model Aviation Please send ______ Byron Originals cataloglsi $500 Catalog price will credited towards initial purchase Name ___________________ Phone ____ Street RFD -_____ Apt$ ____________StateZip have enclosed check money order 5 se charge MC#. Esp VISA# _____Eop Iowa Residents Add 3% Sales Tao Prices Sublect Change Without Notice Send BYRON ORIGINALS PO Box 27g Ida Grove Iowa 51445 Ph 712-364-3165 RL F PRODUCTS 020 GEARED -DRIVE Swing Big Prop ai rirzdlStC RPM Hs fee 2% Ounces Propl $1950 IIKTI157 Ccx Pee-Wee020 Your 020 wIll swing 74 5-4 prop realistic/etticieot scale flight KRESS TECHNOLOGY INC 27 Mill Road 515-42ll564Lloyd Harbor NY ll743 Deeler/Olstrllaater Inquiries ore kvtted RLF 121 WINCH new complete no-frills 12volt winch emphasis economy includes frame motor reel line chute less battery$17977 RLF 125 RETRIEVER half bulk similar systems fewer parts te wear out capable law ch per minute comes ready use less battery _____________$19777 Direct ship price includes cost shipping RLF PRODUCTS 812 723-3410 R3 Box 178 Paolm IN 47454 S TROUNE HOOTIKJ MNT NO6 FUEL SOAKED WOOt PARTS