Dick Slefried gets off Muivihill forthe dawn oneshot contest sponsored Bob Mouser 620 am launch window makes fora very chalienging event Bob Whitetook 1 stwith time 1010 whiie Siefried finished 2nd 935both outstanding cooi windyair Returning Taft annual US Free Flight Champion ships pilgrimage represents height flying free friendships chance witness best sport has offer almost outweigh chance winner event EJohn Oldenkamp TO GO TO TAFT California visit Free Flights Land Oz Aeromodelings Mecca Kitty Litter HQ Taft venue largest exciting contest United States Free Flight Champion ships annual blockbuster occupies elegant biue silver DeHaviiiand Rubber Scale biplane finished 3rd place builder Bob Wethereil Santee CA has two rubber motors hooked geardriven prop produce long realistic flights Memorial Day weekend its Al Unsers world Free Flight gather test equipment against man nature paroxysm competition unlike anything else sport/hobby town Taft itself small important oil agriculture hub spotted friendly mom-and-pop-style motels diners fast food outlets modern supermarket lots peace quiet Four miles east town lies field Several hundred acres hardpan circled scrubby pucker-bush colonies stretch out miles field stuff Free Flighters dreams Manmade obsta cles few oil pipelines California Aqueduct power line two much else Nature abundance kit foxes lovely little food beggars occa sional sleepy scorpion rattlesnake hawks like unconmion sights During months year Taft also sports monumental thermals rise like invisible monoliths sometimes last through nighttime hours seem lie wait unfortunate model gets launched unlit dethermalizer September 1987 57 4 Chicago Aeronut Otto Kurths grandson Will Heitritter Redlands CA has go Junior Hand-Launch Gilder Strong heaves ilkethis earned him 3rd place 176 sec total DT fuse Nothing safe levitation booming thermals though Itsjust common see 6- 7-lb Goliaths like Old-Timer Texacos speck out site vertically witness dainty Peanut models doing Since max flights bottom line Free Flightjoy its no exaggeration suggest Taft nomiss site Although its renowned world-class arena endeavors Taft can also downright hostile times Summer tem peratures rarely less three ex cruciating digits thermometer theres no water field wind can knock flat time vigorous minicyclones notorious Taft Trashmovers can come through rip unprotected Left The Compact travel trailer/field bench Rich Rohrke Atwater CA Rich shown new high-tech Wakefield entry features semlRltz wing tail Micaflim covering plus numerous plastic tape turbulators Right Richs model also features radio tracking system help locating downed model lightweight transmitter lives pylon receiver can seen background units cheap neither modern FAI ships interested its available Jim Waiston 404 434-4905 Left A tense moment Jackie Moore Los Angeles winds up Champion Models WakeUp Fl B Hes assisted Len Kendy Carolyn Sweeney Jackies first time around Wakefield event drew total 45 entries year Right troops begin gathering just before 600 pm Fl Power flyoff Terry Kerger left eventual winner holds aluminum-skinned Cox-powered machine Fully automatic surfaces buntsetup incorporated take bestadvantage current seven-second engine run format Left Nat Comfort motored way Virginia license plate advertised Free Flight mile way Nat holds 4th place B Gas entry during lull Mondays action Right Modern Free Flight paraphernalia Starter stand/tool kit chase bikes protective goggles shin guards help make things go smoother Along D Sattelite model L-R Maft Pulloy Lynn Pulloy pilot Brett Psola Sattelites sizes popular models championships Excellent kits available Jacks Models 58 Model Aviation models shelters shreds rains desert now 1978 FAI finalists can attest look across ample field past mini-city RVs tents trucks bikes people splendid distant mountain scarps difficult imagine inspiring setting find myself Taft terra least four times yearand wishing rest year Big contests types need proper ingredients good management excellent weather airplanes people years USFFC fortunate amply sup plied four Overall Contest Di rector Carlo Godel staff ran splendid event little fuss confusion weather blessedly coolunusu ally Maymaking jackets manda tory early morning flights answer 4W t Don McHugh Santee CA watches monster 350 sq Old-Timer Lanzo model ROG perfectly off hardpan Williams Bros wheels red white Pecktissue make fora clean good-looking model thatwent totake 2nd place RubberCabin McHugh busy weekend himself taking home trophies five separate entries Right Jim Adams Editor SAM Speaks sparkplug OT movement checks over Brown Junior ignition engine entry Old-Timer Texaco Jackets early morning must Left Looking unbelievably fresh after flying 22 nonstop 11/2-hour rounds commemorate 50th anniversary Lindberghs Atlan tic crossing L-R Joe Norcross Lee Norcross Larry Clark Sat Taibi Averaging just under 3 mm per round Sal hung win special marathon event Right Taft native Free Flight newcomer Don Baker shows off Bits Pieces Pee Wee 30 craft Left Longtime Rubber Scale advocate Loren Williams Irvine CA loads power strip impressive Tayiorcraft L2B Jumbo Rubber model fully detailed featured concealed dethermalizer system majestic flight Right terrific trio Seattle L-R Mark Sexton Bruce Kimbail Dennis Weatherly shown state art OH LGs Kimball won P-30 event Sexton finished very ciose 2nd Gas Weatherly took top honors early morning still air Hand-Launch Gliderwith time 115 September 1987 59 max hogs prayers ther mals aplenty rising skies studded buttermilk clouds answer others prayers snake seenalthough errant scorpion two did come out camouflage dance us airplanes Hun dreds perhaps thousand size shape color imaginable people also numbering hundreds cases dressed wild desertfending outfits too presented motley quilt size shape color funny people famous people new comers veteran competitors flying smiling Free Flight Championships have incredible drawing power Its great able visit modelers whove come far away Virginia New Jersey Florida Michigan Salt Lake City Texas large garrulous contingent Washington Oregon Canada on appeal USFFC also spans oceans competitors both England Israel Itsak ben Itsak 1979 World Wakefield Cham pion represent Israel course Californians came cor ner state told wonderful melange drew approximately 660 event entries 274 officially registered mod elers Add family members helpers nonflying interested parties maybe another 200 souls get picture mini-city contest become USFFC much contest celebration artalmost agic flying way like best designers pilots come together purpose fly fly flyunfettered uncontrolled except ways determine Ideally determinations have made us before convene no matter much prior planning has doneand youve Taft before know what meanthe sound starting gun sets off rush intense powerful activity Its peak expe rience can feel reverberating through group USFFC three-day event very early Saturday morning knew first day begun sporadic sound nervous motorcycle blips punctu ated state groggy half-sleep 630 am registration going hot heavy Theres no coffee yet truck way free gulps available Truman Puckett family Bakersfield Very Continued page 142 60 Model Aviation Husband-ana-wife team Randy Deb- Lauren Fantham hoids husband Mikes Nor bie Archer retrieve gorgeous siumi- dic A2 Glider preparation iaunch num-skinned FAI Power ship Note models Fanthams eventually won close event tightly-cowled engine overall low drag after battling through several flyoff rounds Hugh Tanner Jr Salt Lake City UT test flies bright orange Mulvihili entry spiffy model John Zelsioft design uses -in FAI rubberto turn huge prop Increasingly popular P-30 class its hlghestturnouteveratthlsyears champion ships 74 entrIes competing hardware Lynn Wainfain poses heroutsized design waiting forthe good lift LAs DickSiefried Honda dwarfed whopper WW ii Rubber Scale model Plane regularly does over two minutes still air White Peck-Polymers tissue Sig Lite Coat dope provide beautiful finish Roger Simpson Rancho Cordova CA shows us classic style version proper PAl Power launch Winning re quires rapid acceleration precision consis tency weaith high-tech features Bill Booth Sr o CA cranks up P00 U Too 020 Old-Timer Replica ship Great orange-and-black finish hot little climbers very impressive light air Bill flew solid 4th place CA MASK CA glue works wonders building models right Unfortunately gives enough fumes knock vulture off carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumes soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelican Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGOALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies HUBBY __ outdated old ard older basic RC systems can easily update adding dual rates mixing extra channels frequency changes etc need basic electrical ability simple tools Written R/C tech 10 yrs exp 142 page journal includes sources diagrams charts detailed modifications written simple under standable text Send $1995 check money order aouny RADIO 3001-A Kavanaugh Rd Wilson Ne 27893 Phone 919 291-8548 Hobby Radio also offers professional R/C repairs moda Complete systems service battery pack servos vibration testing new frequency change etc manu facturer repairs guaranteed performed minimal turnaround send sase price list complete services include nose up incidence angle shown side view pians incidence essential trim model windshield frames cut /16 sheet added point along /32 nose sheeting complete cabin structure tail boom built up crutch much same manner cabin structure triangular formers stalled first longeron forms top boom added complete fuselage structure wing canard construction straightforward builder should note two tip ribs surface doubled made 6 sheet instead of/i2 keep sagging inward covering shrunken canard dihedral important stability model make sure get right little too much dihedral canard will hurt too little canard dihedral can lead spiral instability fins built flat plan Re member two oomponents model should covered before final assembly covering lightweight tissue should shrunken rubbing alcohol water doped coat thinned clear dope Assembly straightforward sure fins firmly attached wings Remember also landing gear legs must take landing loads After model assembled add main wheels nose gear nose gear made either Y32 round bamboo music wire very important nose gear long enough model sits nose up ground tricycle gear far aft main wheels Planarian keep rotating takeoff must have positive angle attack sitting gear order liftoff nose gear original model did have wheel plane no trouble taking off smooth gymnasium floor Planarian going flown outdoors off paved surface may want add nose wheel Trimming flying CG model should near trailing edge cabin motor Planarian loop h-in rubber maximum per formance motor should about 1 times length fuselage model flies best left torque choose build right-handed propeller can wound normally fly model right small tab left fin used set turn radius trimming Planarian start winding about 600 turns work up Maximum oontest winds about 2000 turns Remember Planarian pusher must wound back wards very embarrassing release model have taxi madly away reverse trimming flights should made ROG Planarian has unusual flight characteristic Since canard does stall classic sense unless CG extremely far aft model just little tail-heavy will take off normally settle slow mushing descent power decreases easily cured moving CG forward slightly properly trimmed Planarman will circle smoothly about minute typical high school gym Acknowledgement Planarman plans work Carlo Godel did beautiful job very short notice has heartfelt thanks effort FF Champs/Oldenkamp Continued page 60 generous very welcome chilly fingers pounding hearts some pilots offer up nervous test flights no wants first launch model official flight morning skies still leaden its too early able pick out good air bikes fire up some have teeth Im con vinced week-old bites st begin ferrying support gear models out flight line Promptly 700 am real roar begins Gas ship screams incredible heights dethermalizes less instantly Some unfamiliar conditions Taft seek help reg ulars wise ones content wait until aznbient flow rises bit dont have wait long thoughby 800 things full growl time cards begin fill maxes easy maxes understand maxes nevertheless Con centration beginning turn myriad mylar streamer poles digital thermometers hear thud see dust cloud first crash weekend Things underway sure now Are having fun yet better believe Up down line model boxes open reveal many-splendored things drew us first place mind boggles variety design ap proaches gadgetry trends noon lifetime Zaic books have passed three dimensional form Its enough give sensory overload Time break begin sharing learning earnest Time handshaking old friends new acquaintances curious movers 142 Model Aviation SAFETY NEEDLE REMOTE NEEDLE VALVE ADJUSTER KEEPS YOUR FINGERS SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE PROP ALLOWS PERFECT NEEDLE ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERY FLIGHT PRECISION GEAR TRAIN MAKES IT EASY TO SET ENGINE FOR PEAK POWER LOdI CONTROL ALLOWS DESIRED DRAG ON ADJUSTER KNOB FROM LOOSE TO LOCKED COMPLETE WITH MOUNTING HARDWARE S ADAPTERS FOR BENT OR KNOB TYPE NEEDLES FOR19-I08 ENGINES PRICE $1200 S&D MODEL PRODUCTS POST PAID P0 BOX 4026 601 LEE ST CHECK OR MO DES PLAINES IL60016 shakers Free Flight notebook runneth over Im using way too much film already Maybe grand tour whole spectacle motorcycle would better idea smell nitro castor oil rubber lube Truman Pucketts charcoal-broiled hot dogs wafts through feeling overpow ered have early lunch breakfast Time warps common Free Flight Champs Silly behavior allowed wellin fact feeling celebration generates continues Ferraris modeling intrepid masters having best go 14 contestants FAT Power com petition awesome After long day still five perfect scores flyoff set 600 pm wind up air flat chilly Tom McLaughlan Florida puts up test flight finds nothing duff air Very soon though always-colorful Buckets Johnson Montgomery AL decides its time shoots up tremendous max four minutes Hardy Brodersen quickly follows Terry Kerger relative newcomer Pamona CA Roger Simpson Randy Archer make maxes ready next round strong drift forcing retrieval delays Brodersens plane seem ingly lost despite two-way radio contact helpers Eventually plane comes back hands local vol unteer hour late wind high fliers vote five-minute round 700 am next morning What finish Elsewhere event list total re flection Free Flight event AMA rule book Indoor Outdoor Peanuts inside out Easy B Pennyplane FAI categories Old-Timer Payload Mulvihill Jetex host one-shot special events Dictated fliers needs space problems techNEW MASTER AIRSCRIW Antique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconi Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 nology latter becoming increas ing importance Free Flight contests around country giant meet such USFFC can accommodate categories still offering AMA regulars super competition Nearly spe cials began club-sponsored competitions prevent memberships going stale may have rescued few quitting sport altogether Once theyd gained following attractive innovations went through rule-making cycles made official outstanding example course P-30 Rubber event still running strong after its humble beginnings San Diego Orbiteers club USFFC 74 P-30 entries including 14 Night Fly number maxes recorded under total darkness both P-30 Hand-Launched Glider Lost models retrieved following day under chilly windy conditions people obviously getting big bang version blindmans buff Sundays events began dawn oneshot OHLG drew perhaps 30 chuckers Bob Meusers Mulvihill early-morning event saw Bob White put ting up over 10 mm truly difficult air first time San Diego Orbiteers offered its Pee Wee-30 contest kind motorized P-30 clone promises some wonderful fun future 100-gram 30-inchers Cox 020 reed valve power really perform granddaddy fun special events Joe Norcross 33-hour 22-round salute 50th anniversary Lindberghs landmark crossing Atlanticwas over done before actual start championships contest started 752 am Wednesday finished 452 pm Thursday duplicating original time-frame Lindbergh flight Think about what involved proxyshake Sal Taibis hand congratulations having averaged nearly four minutes per attempt 22 rounds through 33 un interrupted hours Sal aint neighborhood teenager yet As burgeoning importance special events indicates fraternity shows craving different things days good example recent ClAM decision back mini-FAT Power cate gory F 1 H developed around ubiqui tous Cox 049 mills shall see said hasten add usual established categories events little tradition behind fared well too Rubber entries outnumbered Power about 62% 38% FAT Champion Model Products rubber pre ferred exception Fl C Power events mostly territory Satellite variants few originals thrown Wakefield huge entry 45 showing fairly split between old new no new trend clearly standing out usual seven-rounder pre-climactic time perfect soores qualified flyoff San Diegos Bob Piserchio having worked through six-minute round eventually went win score highly Mulvihill in different difficult conditions has string out seven eight maxes quickly became obvious per formance competition way up across board Some building flying efforts saw pro fessional can getwithout forming corporation Free Flights enduring enticement remains satisfaction ing very best canand making entry private skunkworks shine against view no winners losers meet such USFFC particularly against wonderful back drop Taft go enjoy meet examine sniff scratch among best movement has offer tro September1987 143 BICO PERFORMANCE 0*00 t*uNCBEII CLIORAS FROM FULL SIZE PATTERNS TOUR CHOICEI ICLUSTRATRO EACH OR SIX PACK PICK OMI SOUTORASTERO PA B BOUGHTRUB4 BITECI phies citations great gab wave recognition chance witness some premier modelers land just important us experiences cannot matched easily forgotten Mothers little pilot returns home bruised battered happy indelible memories head Envious Dont Make big broad splash next years calendar mark USFFC 1988 lay travel plans Sell Mercedes mortgage ranch thats what takes Youll glad did FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 61 What next Figure 6 shows next develop ment Primary bracing still supports wings tip dihedral extending wing posts above spar leading edge trailing edge tip bracing work off wing posts result much stiffer wing has light spars needs two compression ribs bracing scheme gives rise comment turn fly loose inside bracing gets away must have forgotten some wires Thats still too heavy scheme shown Figure 7 used stiff posts very careful tensioning wires gets rid cabane last two compression ribs wing has two weaknesses 1 sort loose floppy move wing post must youre mounting wing 2 Tip collisions building structure make wing twist isnt bad direction Remember TII ~GRAT LAK5 40 Wing 18 25 Engines Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC P o Boo 2136 Fo,foo VIrgInie 22031 U 5 twist washes out tip opposite contact point helps tip drop turning model away obstacle ultimate Well maybe notbut like scheme shown Figure 8 close copy dozens Erv Rodemsky has done integrated wing/motor-stick bracing ex traordinarily effective Y wing posts forming triangular structure little lighter really stiff wing posts ribs top Y tension ribs same wires form tension braces extend forward hook thrust bearing rearward hook rear hook Note fuselage wires dont have tight adequately brace fuselage motor hooked up stick bends slightiy wing motor stick locked rigid structure high angle wires separation between give lot strength torsional support motor stick motor stick start collapsetuck underin high humidity able grab prop shaft thrust bearing straighten out stick working against top bracing help unhooking motor saved whole model whereas might have lost added support top bracing Thats hope ye editor will able fit whole column dozens loose ends keep sketches mind future comments will tie together Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 responding advertisers mention thatyou read aboutthem ModelAviation FF Duration/St Jean Continued page 63 concept finally evolved what now call six-times formula 6X short idea minimum weight model would have six times weight bare enginein cases would out-of-the-box weight including glow plug test 6X formula converted two old models flew 375-sq-in 099-powered job seemed about right 10 oz required 1 7-oz Cox Tee Dee 049 other 1 200-sq-in ship previously flown large powerful Schnuerle-ported 45 fitted ancient 35 having good power 7-ox engine times six equals 45 oz original weight model Both ships ajoy flymore fun have flying decades per formed about same Both bad mediocre climbs excellent glides planes noses extended retain sameor slightly forwardcenter-of-gravity time writing 17 ships have converted 6X formula have flown same results first two. have discovered proportion Gas jobs result maximum flying enjoyment Putting together up to make rules would proceecL Adoption ratio-scoring principle would help solve small-field problem thus add enjoyment would also eliminate need three site categories now structured However categories still needed solve current problems 1 RC-assist events needed totally solve small-field problem and.. 2 Some laid-back events needed please prefer slow-climbing models addition should integrate beginner events encourage newcomers providing reduced-skill events exclude experts competing simplify reduce current 90 National Record slots something manageable scribes AMA HQ Id also recommend reduction number model size-classes purposes establishing records five three matrix envision would look something like the drawing elsewhere column matrix Unlimited rules would authorize VIT have no power loading 144 Model Aviation Classic R/C Scale Puzzled CALL MAll Ibtimie build Mettdo Ill 11ev . ud know 1 Complete 2 Semi-Assembled ready ta cover sanded Call 9am- 8pm lEST 609-395-1672 Send prices Kits Engines accessories P Mitts Model Building PG lex 49 1 Stockton Dive Crunhury NJ 01512 catalogs availablo$3 Rate cards available free 5A5E 4-1/809-1/2 also build Cars Boats
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/09
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 59, 60, 142, 143, 144
Dick Slefried gets off Muivihill forthe dawn oneshot contest sponsored Bob Mouser 620 am launch window makes fora very chalienging event Bob Whitetook 1 stwith time 1010 whiie Siefried finished 2nd 935both outstanding cooi windyair Returning Taft annual US Free Flight Champion ships pilgrimage represents height flying free friendships chance witness best sport has offer almost outweigh chance winner event EJohn Oldenkamp TO GO TO TAFT California visit Free Flights Land Oz Aeromodelings Mecca Kitty Litter HQ Taft venue largest exciting contest United States Free Flight Champion ships annual blockbuster occupies elegant biue silver DeHaviiiand Rubber Scale biplane finished 3rd place builder Bob Wethereil Santee CA has two rubber motors hooked geardriven prop produce long realistic flights Memorial Day weekend its Al Unsers world Free Flight gather test equipment against man nature paroxysm competition unlike anything else sport/hobby town Taft itself small important oil agriculture hub spotted friendly mom-and-pop-style motels diners fast food outlets modern supermarket lots peace quiet Four miles east town lies field Several hundred acres hardpan circled scrubby pucker-bush colonies stretch out miles field stuff Free Flighters dreams Manmade obsta cles few oil pipelines California Aqueduct power line two much else Nature abundance kit foxes lovely little food beggars occa sional sleepy scorpion rattlesnake hawks like unconmion sights During months year Taft also sports monumental thermals rise like invisible monoliths sometimes last through nighttime hours seem lie wait unfortunate model gets launched unlit dethermalizer September 1987 57 4 Chicago Aeronut Otto Kurths grandson Will Heitritter Redlands CA has go Junior Hand-Launch Gilder Strong heaves ilkethis earned him 3rd place 176 sec total DT fuse Nothing safe levitation booming thermals though Itsjust common see 6- 7-lb Goliaths like Old-Timer Texacos speck out site vertically witness dainty Peanut models doing Since max flights bottom line Free Flightjoy its no exaggeration suggest Taft nomiss site Although its renowned world-class arena endeavors Taft can also downright hostile times Summer tem peratures rarely less three ex cruciating digits thermometer theres no water field wind can knock flat time vigorous minicyclones notorious Taft Trashmovers can come through rip unprotected Left The Compact travel trailer/field bench Rich Rohrke Atwater CA Rich shown new high-tech Wakefield entry features semlRltz wing tail Micaflim covering plus numerous plastic tape turbulators Right Richs model also features radio tracking system help locating downed model lightweight transmitter lives pylon receiver can seen background units cheap neither modern FAI ships interested its available Jim Waiston 404 434-4905 Left A tense moment Jackie Moore Los Angeles winds up Champion Models WakeUp Fl B Hes assisted Len Kendy Carolyn Sweeney Jackies first time around Wakefield event drew total 45 entries year Right troops begin gathering just before 600 pm Fl Power flyoff Terry Kerger left eventual winner holds aluminum-skinned Cox-powered machine Fully automatic surfaces buntsetup incorporated take bestadvantage current seven-second engine run format Left Nat Comfort motored way Virginia license plate advertised Free Flight mile way Nat holds 4th place B Gas entry during lull Mondays action Right Modern Free Flight paraphernalia Starter stand/tool kit chase bikes protective goggles shin guards help make things go smoother Along D Sattelite model L-R Maft Pulloy Lynn Pulloy pilot Brett Psola Sattelites sizes popular models championships Excellent kits available Jacks Models 58 Model Aviation models shelters shreds rains desert now 1978 FAI finalists can attest look across ample field past mini-city RVs tents trucks bikes people splendid distant mountain scarps difficult imagine inspiring setting find myself Taft terra least four times yearand wishing rest year Big contests types need proper ingredients good management excellent weather airplanes people years USFFC fortunate amply sup plied four Overall Contest Di rector Carlo Godel staff ran splendid event little fuss confusion weather blessedly coolunusu ally Maymaking jackets manda tory early morning flights answer 4W t Don McHugh Santee CA watches monster 350 sq Old-Timer Lanzo model ROG perfectly off hardpan Williams Bros wheels red white Pecktissue make fora clean good-looking model thatwent totake 2nd place RubberCabin McHugh busy weekend himself taking home trophies five separate entries Right Jim Adams Editor SAM Speaks sparkplug OT movement checks over Brown Junior ignition engine entry Old-Timer Texaco Jackets early morning must Left Looking unbelievably fresh after flying 22 nonstop 11/2-hour rounds commemorate 50th anniversary Lindberghs Atlan tic crossing L-R Joe Norcross Lee Norcross Larry Clark Sat Taibi Averaging just under 3 mm per round Sal hung win special marathon event Right Taft native Free Flight newcomer Don Baker shows off Bits Pieces Pee Wee 30 craft Left Longtime Rubber Scale advocate Loren Williams Irvine CA loads power strip impressive Tayiorcraft L2B Jumbo Rubber model fully detailed featured concealed dethermalizer system majestic flight Right terrific trio Seattle L-R Mark Sexton Bruce Kimbail Dennis Weatherly shown state art OH LGs Kimball won P-30 event Sexton finished very ciose 2nd Gas Weatherly took top honors early morning still air Hand-Launch Gliderwith time 115 September 1987 59 max hogs prayers ther mals aplenty rising skies studded buttermilk clouds answer others prayers snake seenalthough errant scorpion two did come out camouflage dance us airplanes Hun dreds perhaps thousand size shape color imaginable people also numbering hundreds cases dressed wild desertfending outfits too presented motley quilt size shape color funny people famous people new comers veteran competitors flying smiling Free Flight Championships have incredible drawing power Its great able visit modelers whove come far away Virginia New Jersey Florida Michigan Salt Lake City Texas large garrulous contingent Washington Oregon Canada on appeal USFFC also spans oceans competitors both England Israel Itsak ben Itsak 1979 World Wakefield Cham pion represent Israel course Californians came cor ner state told wonderful melange drew approximately 660 event entries 274 officially registered mod elers Add family members helpers nonflying interested parties maybe another 200 souls get picture mini-city contest become USFFC much contest celebration artalmost agic flying way like best designers pilots come together purpose fly fly flyunfettered uncontrolled except ways determine Ideally determinations have made us before convene no matter much prior planning has doneand youve Taft before know what meanthe sound starting gun sets off rush intense powerful activity Its peak expe rience can feel reverberating through group USFFC three-day event very early Saturday morning knew first day begun sporadic sound nervous motorcycle blips punctu ated state groggy half-sleep 630 am registration going hot heavy Theres no coffee yet truck way free gulps available Truman Puckett family Bakersfield Very Continued page 142 60 Model Aviation Husband-ana-wife team Randy Deb- Lauren Fantham hoids husband Mikes Nor bie Archer retrieve gorgeous siumi- dic A2 Glider preparation iaunch num-skinned FAI Power ship Note models Fanthams eventually won close event tightly-cowled engine overall low drag after battling through several flyoff rounds Hugh Tanner Jr Salt Lake City UT test flies bright orange Mulvihili entry spiffy model John Zelsioft design uses -in FAI rubberto turn huge prop Increasingly popular P-30 class its hlghestturnouteveratthlsyears champion ships 74 entrIes competing hardware Lynn Wainfain poses heroutsized design waiting forthe good lift LAs DickSiefried Honda dwarfed whopper WW ii Rubber Scale model Plane regularly does over two minutes still air White Peck-Polymers tissue Sig Lite Coat dope provide beautiful finish Roger Simpson Rancho Cordova CA shows us classic style version proper PAl Power launch Winning re quires rapid acceleration precision consis tency weaith high-tech features Bill Booth Sr o CA cranks up P00 U Too 020 Old-Timer Replica ship Great orange-and-black finish hot little climbers very impressive light air Bill flew solid 4th place CA MASK CA glue works wonders building models right Unfortunately gives enough fumes knock vulture off carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumes soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelican Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGOALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies HUBBY __ outdated old ard older basic RC systems can easily update adding dual rates mixing extra channels frequency changes etc need basic electrical ability simple tools Written R/C tech 10 yrs exp 142 page journal includes sources diagrams charts detailed modifications written simple under standable text Send $1995 check money order aouny RADIO 3001-A Kavanaugh Rd Wilson Ne 27893 Phone 919 291-8548 Hobby Radio also offers professional R/C repairs moda Complete systems service battery pack servos vibration testing new frequency change etc manu facturer repairs guaranteed performed minimal turnaround send sase price list complete services include nose up incidence angle shown side view pians incidence essential trim model windshield frames cut /16 sheet added point along /32 nose sheeting complete cabin structure tail boom built up crutch much same manner cabin structure triangular formers stalled first longeron forms top boom added complete fuselage structure wing canard construction straightforward builder should note two tip ribs surface doubled made 6 sheet instead of/i2 keep sagging inward covering shrunken canard dihedral important stability model make sure get right little too much dihedral canard will hurt too little canard dihedral can lead spiral instability fins built flat plan Re member two oomponents model should covered before final assembly covering lightweight tissue should shrunken rubbing alcohol water doped coat thinned clear dope Assembly straightforward sure fins firmly attached wings Remember also landing gear legs must take landing loads After model assembled add main wheels nose gear nose gear made either Y32 round bamboo music wire very important nose gear long enough model sits nose up ground tricycle gear far aft main wheels Planarian keep rotating takeoff must have positive angle attack sitting gear order liftoff nose gear original model did have wheel plane no trouble taking off smooth gymnasium floor Planarian going flown outdoors off paved surface may want add nose wheel Trimming flying CG model should near trailing edge cabin motor Planarian loop h-in rubber maximum per formance motor should about 1 times length fuselage model flies best left torque choose build right-handed propeller can wound normally fly model right small tab left fin used set turn radius trimming Planarian start winding about 600 turns work up Maximum oontest winds about 2000 turns Remember Planarian pusher must wound back wards very embarrassing release model have taxi madly away reverse trimming flights should made ROG Planarian has unusual flight characteristic Since canard does stall classic sense unless CG extremely far aft model just little tail-heavy will take off normally settle slow mushing descent power decreases easily cured moving CG forward slightly properly trimmed Planarman will circle smoothly about minute typical high school gym Acknowledgement Planarman plans work Carlo Godel did beautiful job very short notice has heartfelt thanks effort FF Champs/Oldenkamp Continued page 60 generous very welcome chilly fingers pounding hearts some pilots offer up nervous test flights no wants first launch model official flight morning skies still leaden its too early able pick out good air bikes fire up some have teeth Im con vinced week-old bites st begin ferrying support gear models out flight line Promptly 700 am real roar begins Gas ship screams incredible heights dethermalizes less instantly Some unfamiliar conditions Taft seek help reg ulars wise ones content wait until aznbient flow rises bit dont have wait long thoughby 800 things full growl time cards begin fill maxes easy maxes understand maxes nevertheless Con centration beginning turn myriad mylar streamer poles digital thermometers hear thud see dust cloud first crash weekend Things underway sure now Are having fun yet better believe Up down line model boxes open reveal many-splendored things drew us first place mind boggles variety design ap proaches gadgetry trends noon lifetime Zaic books have passed three dimensional form Its enough give sensory overload Time break begin sharing learning earnest Time handshaking old friends new acquaintances curious movers 142 Model Aviation SAFETY NEEDLE REMOTE NEEDLE VALVE ADJUSTER KEEPS YOUR FINGERS SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE PROP ALLOWS PERFECT NEEDLE ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERY FLIGHT PRECISION GEAR TRAIN MAKES IT EASY TO SET ENGINE FOR PEAK POWER LOdI CONTROL ALLOWS DESIRED DRAG ON ADJUSTER KNOB FROM LOOSE TO LOCKED COMPLETE WITH MOUNTING HARDWARE S ADAPTERS FOR BENT OR KNOB TYPE NEEDLES FOR19-I08 ENGINES PRICE $1200 S&D MODEL PRODUCTS POST PAID P0 BOX 4026 601 LEE ST CHECK OR MO DES PLAINES IL60016 shakers Free Flight notebook runneth over Im using way too much film already Maybe grand tour whole spectacle motorcycle would better idea smell nitro castor oil rubber lube Truman Pucketts charcoal-broiled hot dogs wafts through feeling overpow ered have early lunch breakfast Time warps common Free Flight Champs Silly behavior allowed wellin fact feeling celebration generates continues Ferraris modeling intrepid masters having best go 14 contestants FAT Power com petition awesome After long day still five perfect scores flyoff set 600 pm wind up air flat chilly Tom McLaughlan Florida puts up test flight finds nothing duff air Very soon though always-colorful Buckets Johnson Montgomery AL decides its time shoots up tremendous max four minutes Hardy Brodersen quickly follows Terry Kerger relative newcomer Pamona CA Roger Simpson Randy Archer make maxes ready next round strong drift forcing retrieval delays Brodersens plane seem ingly lost despite two-way radio contact helpers Eventually plane comes back hands local vol unteer hour late wind high fliers vote five-minute round 700 am next morning What finish Elsewhere event list total re flection Free Flight event AMA rule book Indoor Outdoor Peanuts inside out Easy B Pennyplane FAI categories Old-Timer Payload Mulvihill Jetex host one-shot special events Dictated fliers needs space problems techNEW MASTER AIRSCRIW Antique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconi Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 nology latter becoming increas ing importance Free Flight contests around country giant meet such USFFC can accommodate categories still offering AMA regulars super competition Nearly spe cials began club-sponsored competitions prevent memberships going stale may have rescued few quitting sport altogether Once theyd gained following attractive innovations went through rule-making cycles made official outstanding example course P-30 Rubber event still running strong after its humble beginnings San Diego Orbiteers club USFFC 74 P-30 entries including 14 Night Fly number maxes recorded under total darkness both P-30 Hand-Launched Glider Lost models retrieved following day under chilly windy conditions people obviously getting big bang version blindmans buff Sundays events began dawn oneshot OHLG drew perhaps 30 chuckers Bob Meusers Mulvihill early-morning event saw Bob White put ting up over 10 mm truly difficult air first time San Diego Orbiteers offered its Pee Wee-30 contest kind motorized P-30 clone promises some wonderful fun future 100-gram 30-inchers Cox 020 reed valve power really perform granddaddy fun special events Joe Norcross 33-hour 22-round salute 50th anniversary Lindberghs landmark crossing Atlanticwas over done before actual start championships contest started 752 am Wednesday finished 452 pm Thursday duplicating original time-frame Lindbergh flight Think about what involved proxyshake Sal Taibis hand congratulations having averaged nearly four minutes per attempt 22 rounds through 33 un interrupted hours Sal aint neighborhood teenager yet As burgeoning importance special events indicates fraternity shows craving different things days good example recent ClAM decision back mini-FAT Power cate gory F 1 H developed around ubiqui tous Cox 049 mills shall see said hasten add usual established categories events little tradition behind fared well too Rubber entries outnumbered Power about 62% 38% FAT Champion Model Products rubber pre ferred exception Fl C Power events mostly territory Satellite variants few originals thrown Wakefield huge entry 45 showing fairly split between old new no new trend clearly standing out usual seven-rounder pre-climactic time perfect soores qualified flyoff San Diegos Bob Piserchio having worked through six-minute round eventually went win score highly Mulvihill in different difficult conditions has string out seven eight maxes quickly became obvious per formance competition way up across board Some building flying efforts saw pro fessional can getwithout forming corporation Free Flights enduring enticement remains satisfaction ing very best canand making entry private skunkworks shine against view no winners losers meet such USFFC particularly against wonderful back drop Taft go enjoy meet examine sniff scratch among best movement has offer tro September1987 143 BICO PERFORMANCE 0*00 t*uNCBEII CLIORAS FROM FULL SIZE PATTERNS TOUR CHOICEI ICLUSTRATRO EACH OR SIX PACK PICK OMI SOUTORASTERO PA B BOUGHTRUB4 BITECI phies citations great gab wave recognition chance witness some premier modelers land just important us experiences cannot matched easily forgotten Mothers little pilot returns home bruised battered happy indelible memories head Envious Dont Make big broad splash next years calendar mark USFFC 1988 lay travel plans Sell Mercedes mortgage ranch thats what takes Youll glad did FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 61 What next Figure 6 shows next develop ment Primary bracing still supports wings tip dihedral extending wing posts above spar leading edge trailing edge tip bracing work off wing posts result much stiffer wing has light spars needs two compression ribs bracing scheme gives rise comment turn fly loose inside bracing gets away must have forgotten some wires Thats still too heavy scheme shown Figure 7 used stiff posts very careful tensioning wires gets rid cabane last two compression ribs wing has two weaknesses 1 sort loose floppy move wing post must youre mounting wing 2 Tip collisions building structure make wing twist isnt bad direction Remember TII ~GRAT LAK5 40 Wing 18 25 Engines Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC P o Boo 2136 Fo,foo VIrgInie 22031 U 5 twist washes out tip opposite contact point helps tip drop turning model away obstacle ultimate Well maybe notbut like scheme shown Figure 8 close copy dozens Erv Rodemsky has done integrated wing/motor-stick bracing ex traordinarily effective Y wing posts forming triangular structure little lighter really stiff wing posts ribs top Y tension ribs same wires form tension braces extend forward hook thrust bearing rearward hook rear hook Note fuselage wires dont have tight adequately brace fuselage motor hooked up stick bends slightiy wing motor stick locked rigid structure high angle wires separation between give lot strength torsional support motor stick motor stick start collapsetuck underin high humidity able grab prop shaft thrust bearing straighten out stick working against top bracing help unhooking motor saved whole model whereas might have lost added support top bracing Thats hope ye editor will able fit whole column dozens loose ends keep sketches mind future comments will tie together Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 responding advertisers mention thatyou read aboutthem ModelAviation FF Duration/St Jean Continued page 63 concept finally evolved what now call six-times formula 6X short idea minimum weight model would have six times weight bare enginein cases would out-of-the-box weight including glow plug test 6X formula converted two old models flew 375-sq-in 099-powered job seemed about right 10 oz required 1 7-oz Cox Tee Dee 049 other 1 200-sq-in ship previously flown large powerful Schnuerle-ported 45 fitted ancient 35 having good power 7-ox engine times six equals 45 oz original weight model Both ships ajoy flymore fun have flying decades per formed about same Both bad mediocre climbs excellent glides planes noses extended retain sameor slightly forwardcenter-of-gravity time writing 17 ships have converted 6X formula have flown same results first two. have discovered proportion Gas jobs result maximum flying enjoyment Putting together up to make rules would proceecL Adoption ratio-scoring principle would help solve small-field problem thus add enjoyment would also eliminate need three site categories now structured However categories still needed solve current problems 1 RC-assist events needed totally solve small-field problem and.. 2 Some laid-back events needed please prefer slow-climbing models addition should integrate beginner events encourage newcomers providing reduced-skill events exclude experts competing simplify reduce current 90 National Record slots something manageable scribes AMA HQ Id also recommend reduction number model size-classes purposes establishing records five three matrix envision would look something like the drawing elsewhere column matrix Unlimited rules would authorize VIT have no power loading 144 Model Aviation Classic R/C Scale Puzzled CALL MAll Ibtimie build Mettdo Ill 11ev . ud know 1 Complete 2 Semi-Assembled ready ta cover sanded Call 9am- 8pm lEST 609-395-1672 Send prices Kits Engines accessories P Mitts Model Building PG lex 49 1 Stockton Dive Crunhury NJ 01512 catalogs availablo$3 Rate cards available free 5A5E 4-1/809-1/2 also build Cars Boats
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/09
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 59, 60, 142, 143, 144
Dick Slefried gets off Muivihill forthe dawn oneshot contest sponsored Bob Mouser 620 am launch window makes fora very chalienging event Bob Whitetook 1 stwith time 1010 whiie Siefried finished 2nd 935both outstanding cooi windyair Returning Taft annual US Free Flight Champion ships pilgrimage represents height flying free friendships chance witness best sport has offer almost outweigh chance winner event EJohn Oldenkamp TO GO TO TAFT California visit Free Flights Land Oz Aeromodelings Mecca Kitty Litter HQ Taft venue largest exciting contest United States Free Flight Champion ships annual blockbuster occupies elegant biue silver DeHaviiiand Rubber Scale biplane finished 3rd place builder Bob Wethereil Santee CA has two rubber motors hooked geardriven prop produce long realistic flights Memorial Day weekend its Al Unsers world Free Flight gather test equipment against man nature paroxysm competition unlike anything else sport/hobby town Taft itself small important oil agriculture hub spotted friendly mom-and-pop-style motels diners fast food outlets modern supermarket lots peace quiet Four miles east town lies field Several hundred acres hardpan circled scrubby pucker-bush colonies stretch out miles field stuff Free Flighters dreams Manmade obsta cles few oil pipelines California Aqueduct power line two much else Nature abundance kit foxes lovely little food beggars occa sional sleepy scorpion rattlesnake hawks like unconmion sights During months year Taft also sports monumental thermals rise like invisible monoliths sometimes last through nighttime hours seem lie wait unfortunate model gets launched unlit dethermalizer September 1987 57 4 Chicago Aeronut Otto Kurths grandson Will Heitritter Redlands CA has go Junior Hand-Launch Gilder Strong heaves ilkethis earned him 3rd place 176 sec total DT fuse Nothing safe levitation booming thermals though Itsjust common see 6- 7-lb Goliaths like Old-Timer Texacos speck out site vertically witness dainty Peanut models doing Since max flights bottom line Free Flightjoy its no exaggeration suggest Taft nomiss site Although its renowned world-class arena endeavors Taft can also downright hostile times Summer tem peratures rarely less three ex cruciating digits thermometer theres no water field wind can knock flat time vigorous minicyclones notorious Taft Trashmovers can come through rip unprotected Left The Compact travel trailer/field bench Rich Rohrke Atwater CA Rich shown new high-tech Wakefield entry features semlRltz wing tail Micaflim covering plus numerous plastic tape turbulators Right Richs model also features radio tracking system help locating downed model lightweight transmitter lives pylon receiver can seen background units cheap neither modern FAI ships interested its available Jim Waiston 404 434-4905 Left A tense moment Jackie Moore Los Angeles winds up Champion Models WakeUp Fl B Hes assisted Len Kendy Carolyn Sweeney Jackies first time around Wakefield event drew total 45 entries year Right troops begin gathering just before 600 pm Fl Power flyoff Terry Kerger left eventual winner holds aluminum-skinned Cox-powered machine Fully automatic surfaces buntsetup incorporated take bestadvantage current seven-second engine run format Left Nat Comfort motored way Virginia license plate advertised Free Flight mile way Nat holds 4th place B Gas entry during lull Mondays action Right Modern Free Flight paraphernalia Starter stand/tool kit chase bikes protective goggles shin guards help make things go smoother Along D Sattelite model L-R Maft Pulloy Lynn Pulloy pilot Brett Psola Sattelites sizes popular models championships Excellent kits available Jacks Models 58 Model Aviation models shelters shreds rains desert now 1978 FAI finalists can attest look across ample field past mini-city RVs tents trucks bikes people splendid distant mountain scarps difficult imagine inspiring setting find myself Taft terra least four times yearand wishing rest year Big contests types need proper ingredients good management excellent weather airplanes people years USFFC fortunate amply sup plied four Overall Contest Di rector Carlo Godel staff ran splendid event little fuss confusion weather blessedly coolunusu ally Maymaking jackets manda tory early morning flights answer 4W t Don McHugh Santee CA watches monster 350 sq Old-Timer Lanzo model ROG perfectly off hardpan Williams Bros wheels red white Pecktissue make fora clean good-looking model thatwent totake 2nd place RubberCabin McHugh busy weekend himself taking home trophies five separate entries Right Jim Adams Editor SAM Speaks sparkplug OT movement checks over Brown Junior ignition engine entry Old-Timer Texaco Jackets early morning must Left Looking unbelievably fresh after flying 22 nonstop 11/2-hour rounds commemorate 50th anniversary Lindberghs Atlan tic crossing L-R Joe Norcross Lee Norcross Larry Clark Sat Taibi Averaging just under 3 mm per round Sal hung win special marathon event Right Taft native Free Flight newcomer Don Baker shows off Bits Pieces Pee Wee 30 craft Left Longtime Rubber Scale advocate Loren Williams Irvine CA loads power strip impressive Tayiorcraft L2B Jumbo Rubber model fully detailed featured concealed dethermalizer system majestic flight Right terrific trio Seattle L-R Mark Sexton Bruce Kimbail Dennis Weatherly shown state art OH LGs Kimball won P-30 event Sexton finished very ciose 2nd Gas Weatherly took top honors early morning still air Hand-Launch Gliderwith time 115 September 1987 59 max hogs prayers ther mals aplenty rising skies studded buttermilk clouds answer others prayers snake seenalthough errant scorpion two did come out camouflage dance us airplanes Hun dreds perhaps thousand size shape color imaginable people also numbering hundreds cases dressed wild desertfending outfits too presented motley quilt size shape color funny people famous people new comers veteran competitors flying smiling Free Flight Championships have incredible drawing power Its great able visit modelers whove come far away Virginia New Jersey Florida Michigan Salt Lake City Texas large garrulous contingent Washington Oregon Canada on appeal USFFC also spans oceans competitors both England Israel Itsak ben Itsak 1979 World Wakefield Cham pion represent Israel course Californians came cor ner state told wonderful melange drew approximately 660 event entries 274 officially registered mod elers Add family members helpers nonflying interested parties maybe another 200 souls get picture mini-city contest become USFFC much contest celebration artalmost agic flying way like best designers pilots come together purpose fly fly flyunfettered uncontrolled except ways determine Ideally determinations have made us before convene no matter much prior planning has doneand youve Taft before know what meanthe sound starting gun sets off rush intense powerful activity Its peak expe rience can feel reverberating through group USFFC three-day event very early Saturday morning knew first day begun sporadic sound nervous motorcycle blips punctu ated state groggy half-sleep 630 am registration going hot heavy Theres no coffee yet truck way free gulps available Truman Puckett family Bakersfield Very Continued page 142 60 Model Aviation Husband-ana-wife team Randy Deb- Lauren Fantham hoids husband Mikes Nor bie Archer retrieve gorgeous siumi- dic A2 Glider preparation iaunch num-skinned FAI Power ship Note models Fanthams eventually won close event tightly-cowled engine overall low drag after battling through several flyoff rounds Hugh Tanner Jr Salt Lake City UT test flies bright orange Mulvihili entry spiffy model John Zelsioft design uses -in FAI rubberto turn huge prop Increasingly popular P-30 class its hlghestturnouteveratthlsyears champion ships 74 entrIes competing hardware Lynn Wainfain poses heroutsized design waiting forthe good lift LAs DickSiefried Honda dwarfed whopper WW ii Rubber Scale model Plane regularly does over two minutes still air White Peck-Polymers tissue Sig Lite Coat dope provide beautiful finish Roger Simpson Rancho Cordova CA shows us classic style version proper PAl Power launch Winning re quires rapid acceleration precision consis tency weaith high-tech features Bill Booth Sr o CA cranks up P00 U Too 020 Old-Timer Replica ship Great orange-and-black finish hot little climbers very impressive light air Bill flew solid 4th place CA MASK CA glue works wonders building models right Unfortunately gives enough fumes knock vulture off carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumes soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelican Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGOALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies HUBBY __ outdated old ard older basic RC systems can easily update adding dual rates mixing extra channels frequency changes etc need basic electrical ability simple tools Written R/C tech 10 yrs exp 142 page journal includes sources diagrams charts detailed modifications written simple under standable text Send $1995 check money order aouny RADIO 3001-A Kavanaugh Rd Wilson Ne 27893 Phone 919 291-8548 Hobby Radio also offers professional R/C repairs moda Complete systems service battery pack servos vibration testing new frequency change etc manu facturer repairs guaranteed performed minimal turnaround send sase price list complete services include nose up incidence angle shown side view pians incidence essential trim model windshield frames cut /16 sheet added point along /32 nose sheeting complete cabin structure tail boom built up crutch much same manner cabin structure triangular formers stalled first longeron forms top boom added complete fuselage structure wing canard construction straightforward builder should note two tip ribs surface doubled made 6 sheet instead of/i2 keep sagging inward covering shrunken canard dihedral important stability model make sure get right little too much dihedral canard will hurt too little canard dihedral can lead spiral instability fins built flat plan Re member two oomponents model should covered before final assembly covering lightweight tissue should shrunken rubbing alcohol water doped coat thinned clear dope Assembly straightforward sure fins firmly attached wings Remember also landing gear legs must take landing loads After model assembled add main wheels nose gear nose gear made either Y32 round bamboo music wire very important nose gear long enough model sits nose up ground tricycle gear far aft main wheels Planarian keep rotating takeoff must have positive angle attack sitting gear order liftoff nose gear original model did have wheel plane no trouble taking off smooth gymnasium floor Planarian going flown outdoors off paved surface may want add nose wheel Trimming flying CG model should near trailing edge cabin motor Planarian loop h-in rubber maximum per formance motor should about 1 times length fuselage model flies best left torque choose build right-handed propeller can wound normally fly model right small tab left fin used set turn radius trimming Planarian start winding about 600 turns work up Maximum oontest winds about 2000 turns Remember Planarian pusher must wound back wards very embarrassing release model have taxi madly away reverse trimming flights should made ROG Planarian has unusual flight characteristic Since canard does stall classic sense unless CG extremely far aft model just little tail-heavy will take off normally settle slow mushing descent power decreases easily cured moving CG forward slightly properly trimmed Planarman will circle smoothly about minute typical high school gym Acknowledgement Planarman plans work Carlo Godel did beautiful job very short notice has heartfelt thanks effort FF Champs/Oldenkamp Continued page 60 generous very welcome chilly fingers pounding hearts some pilots offer up nervous test flights no wants first launch model official flight morning skies still leaden its too early able pick out good air bikes fire up some have teeth Im con vinced week-old bites st begin ferrying support gear models out flight line Promptly 700 am real roar begins Gas ship screams incredible heights dethermalizes less instantly Some unfamiliar conditions Taft seek help reg ulars wise ones content wait until aznbient flow rises bit dont have wait long thoughby 800 things full growl time cards begin fill maxes easy maxes understand maxes nevertheless Con centration beginning turn myriad mylar streamer poles digital thermometers hear thud see dust cloud first crash weekend Things underway sure now Are having fun yet better believe Up down line model boxes open reveal many-splendored things drew us first place mind boggles variety design ap proaches gadgetry trends noon lifetime Zaic books have passed three dimensional form Its enough give sensory overload Time break begin sharing learning earnest Time handshaking old friends new acquaintances curious movers 142 Model Aviation SAFETY NEEDLE REMOTE NEEDLE VALVE ADJUSTER KEEPS YOUR FINGERS SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE PROP ALLOWS PERFECT NEEDLE ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERY FLIGHT PRECISION GEAR TRAIN MAKES IT EASY TO SET ENGINE FOR PEAK POWER LOdI CONTROL ALLOWS DESIRED DRAG ON ADJUSTER KNOB FROM LOOSE TO LOCKED COMPLETE WITH MOUNTING HARDWARE S ADAPTERS FOR BENT OR KNOB TYPE NEEDLES FOR19-I08 ENGINES PRICE $1200 S&D MODEL PRODUCTS POST PAID P0 BOX 4026 601 LEE ST CHECK OR MO DES PLAINES IL60016 shakers Free Flight notebook runneth over Im using way too much film already Maybe grand tour whole spectacle motorcycle would better idea smell nitro castor oil rubber lube Truman Pucketts charcoal-broiled hot dogs wafts through feeling overpow ered have early lunch breakfast Time warps common Free Flight Champs Silly behavior allowed wellin fact feeling celebration generates continues Ferraris modeling intrepid masters having best go 14 contestants FAT Power com petition awesome After long day still five perfect scores flyoff set 600 pm wind up air flat chilly Tom McLaughlan Florida puts up test flight finds nothing duff air Very soon though always-colorful Buckets Johnson Montgomery AL decides its time shoots up tremendous max four minutes Hardy Brodersen quickly follows Terry Kerger relative newcomer Pamona CA Roger Simpson Randy Archer make maxes ready next round strong drift forcing retrieval delays Brodersens plane seem ingly lost despite two-way radio contact helpers Eventually plane comes back hands local vol unteer hour late wind high fliers vote five-minute round 700 am next morning What finish Elsewhere event list total re flection Free Flight event AMA rule book Indoor Outdoor Peanuts inside out Easy B Pennyplane FAI categories Old-Timer Payload Mulvihill Jetex host one-shot special events Dictated fliers needs space problems techNEW MASTER AIRSCRIW Antique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconi Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 nology latter becoming increas ing importance Free Flight contests around country giant meet such USFFC can accommodate categories still offering AMA regulars super competition Nearly spe cials began club-sponsored competitions prevent memberships going stale may have rescued few quitting sport altogether Once theyd gained following attractive innovations went through rule-making cycles made official outstanding example course P-30 Rubber event still running strong after its humble beginnings San Diego Orbiteers club USFFC 74 P-30 entries including 14 Night Fly number maxes recorded under total darkness both P-30 Hand-Launched Glider Lost models retrieved following day under chilly windy conditions people obviously getting big bang version blindmans buff Sundays events began dawn oneshot OHLG drew perhaps 30 chuckers Bob Meusers Mulvihill early-morning event saw Bob White put ting up over 10 mm truly difficult air first time San Diego Orbiteers offered its Pee Wee-30 contest kind motorized P-30 clone promises some wonderful fun future 100-gram 30-inchers Cox 020 reed valve power really perform granddaddy fun special events Joe Norcross 33-hour 22-round salute 50th anniversary Lindberghs landmark crossing Atlanticwas over done before actual start championships contest started 752 am Wednesday finished 452 pm Thursday duplicating original time-frame Lindbergh flight Think about what involved proxyshake Sal Taibis hand congratulations having averaged nearly four minutes per attempt 22 rounds through 33 un interrupted hours Sal aint neighborhood teenager yet As burgeoning importance special events indicates fraternity shows craving different things days good example recent ClAM decision back mini-FAT Power cate gory F 1 H developed around ubiqui tous Cox 049 mills shall see said hasten add usual established categories events little tradition behind fared well too Rubber entries outnumbered Power about 62% 38% FAT Champion Model Products rubber pre ferred exception Fl C Power events mostly territory Satellite variants few originals thrown Wakefield huge entry 45 showing fairly split between old new no new trend clearly standing out usual seven-rounder pre-climactic time perfect soores qualified flyoff San Diegos Bob Piserchio having worked through six-minute round eventually went win score highly Mulvihill in different difficult conditions has string out seven eight maxes quickly became obvious per formance competition way up across board Some building flying efforts saw pro fessional can getwithout forming corporation Free Flights enduring enticement remains satisfaction ing very best canand making entry private skunkworks shine against view no winners losers meet such USFFC particularly against wonderful back drop Taft go enjoy meet examine sniff scratch among best movement has offer tro September1987 143 BICO PERFORMANCE 0*00 t*uNCBEII CLIORAS FROM FULL SIZE PATTERNS TOUR CHOICEI ICLUSTRATRO EACH OR SIX PACK PICK OMI SOUTORASTERO PA B BOUGHTRUB4 BITECI phies citations great gab wave recognition chance witness some premier modelers land just important us experiences cannot matched easily forgotten Mothers little pilot returns home bruised battered happy indelible memories head Envious Dont Make big broad splash next years calendar mark USFFC 1988 lay travel plans Sell Mercedes mortgage ranch thats what takes Youll glad did FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 61 What next Figure 6 shows next develop ment Primary bracing still supports wings tip dihedral extending wing posts above spar leading edge trailing edge tip bracing work off wing posts result much stiffer wing has light spars needs two compression ribs bracing scheme gives rise comment turn fly loose inside bracing gets away must have forgotten some wires Thats still too heavy scheme shown Figure 7 used stiff posts very careful tensioning wires gets rid cabane last two compression ribs wing has two weaknesses 1 sort loose floppy move wing post must youre mounting wing 2 Tip collisions building structure make wing twist isnt bad direction Remember TII ~GRAT LAK5 40 Wing 18 25 Engines Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC P o Boo 2136 Fo,foo VIrgInie 22031 U 5 twist washes out tip opposite contact point helps tip drop turning model away obstacle ultimate Well maybe notbut like scheme shown Figure 8 close copy dozens Erv Rodemsky has done integrated wing/motor-stick bracing ex traordinarily effective Y wing posts forming triangular structure little lighter really stiff wing posts ribs top Y tension ribs same wires form tension braces extend forward hook thrust bearing rearward hook rear hook Note fuselage wires dont have tight adequately brace fuselage motor hooked up stick bends slightiy wing motor stick locked rigid structure high angle wires separation between give lot strength torsional support motor stick motor stick start collapsetuck underin high humidity able grab prop shaft thrust bearing straighten out stick working against top bracing help unhooking motor saved whole model whereas might have lost added support top bracing Thats hope ye editor will able fit whole column dozens loose ends keep sketches mind future comments will tie together Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 responding advertisers mention thatyou read aboutthem ModelAviation FF Duration/St Jean Continued page 63 concept finally evolved what now call six-times formula 6X short idea minimum weight model would have six times weight bare enginein cases would out-of-the-box weight including glow plug test 6X formula converted two old models flew 375-sq-in 099-powered job seemed about right 10 oz required 1 7-oz Cox Tee Dee 049 other 1 200-sq-in ship previously flown large powerful Schnuerle-ported 45 fitted ancient 35 having good power 7-ox engine times six equals 45 oz original weight model Both ships ajoy flymore fun have flying decades per formed about same Both bad mediocre climbs excellent glides planes noses extended retain sameor slightly forwardcenter-of-gravity time writing 17 ships have converted 6X formula have flown same results first two. have discovered proportion Gas jobs result maximum flying enjoyment Putting together up to make rules would proceecL Adoption ratio-scoring principle would help solve small-field problem thus add enjoyment would also eliminate need three site categories now structured However categories still needed solve current problems 1 RC-assist events needed totally solve small-field problem and.. 2 Some laid-back events needed please prefer slow-climbing models addition should integrate beginner events encourage newcomers providing reduced-skill events exclude experts competing simplify reduce current 90 National Record slots something manageable scribes AMA HQ Id also recommend reduction number model size-classes purposes establishing records five three matrix envision would look something like the drawing elsewhere column matrix Unlimited rules would authorize VIT have no power loading 144 Model Aviation Classic R/C Scale Puzzled CALL MAll Ibtimie build Mettdo Ill 11ev . ud know 1 Complete 2 Semi-Assembled ready ta cover sanded Call 9am- 8pm lEST 609-395-1672 Send prices Kits Engines accessories P Mitts Model Building PG lex 49 1 Stockton Dive Crunhury NJ 01512 catalogs availablo$3 Rate cards available free 5A5E 4-1/809-1/2 also build Cars Boats
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/09
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 59, 60, 142, 143, 144
Dick Slefried gets off Muivihill forthe dawn oneshot contest sponsored Bob Mouser 620 am launch window makes fora very chalienging event Bob Whitetook 1 stwith time 1010 whiie Siefried finished 2nd 935both outstanding cooi windyair Returning Taft annual US Free Flight Champion ships pilgrimage represents height flying free friendships chance witness best sport has offer almost outweigh chance winner event EJohn Oldenkamp TO GO TO TAFT California visit Free Flights Land Oz Aeromodelings Mecca Kitty Litter HQ Taft venue largest exciting contest United States Free Flight Champion ships annual blockbuster occupies elegant biue silver DeHaviiiand Rubber Scale biplane finished 3rd place builder Bob Wethereil Santee CA has two rubber motors hooked geardriven prop produce long realistic flights Memorial Day weekend its Al Unsers world Free Flight gather test equipment against man nature paroxysm competition unlike anything else sport/hobby town Taft itself small important oil agriculture hub spotted friendly mom-and-pop-style motels diners fast food outlets modern supermarket lots peace quiet Four miles east town lies field Several hundred acres hardpan circled scrubby pucker-bush colonies stretch out miles field stuff Free Flighters dreams Manmade obsta cles few oil pipelines California Aqueduct power line two much else Nature abundance kit foxes lovely little food beggars occa sional sleepy scorpion rattlesnake hawks like unconmion sights During months year Taft also sports monumental thermals rise like invisible monoliths sometimes last through nighttime hours seem lie wait unfortunate model gets launched unlit dethermalizer September 1987 57 4 Chicago Aeronut Otto Kurths grandson Will Heitritter Redlands CA has go Junior Hand-Launch Gilder Strong heaves ilkethis earned him 3rd place 176 sec total DT fuse Nothing safe levitation booming thermals though Itsjust common see 6- 7-lb Goliaths like Old-Timer Texacos speck out site vertically witness dainty Peanut models doing Since max flights bottom line Free Flightjoy its no exaggeration suggest Taft nomiss site Although its renowned world-class arena endeavors Taft can also downright hostile times Summer tem peratures rarely less three ex cruciating digits thermometer theres no water field wind can knock flat time vigorous minicyclones notorious Taft Trashmovers can come through rip unprotected Left The Compact travel trailer/field bench Rich Rohrke Atwater CA Rich shown new high-tech Wakefield entry features semlRltz wing tail Micaflim covering plus numerous plastic tape turbulators Right Richs model also features radio tracking system help locating downed model lightweight transmitter lives pylon receiver can seen background units cheap neither modern FAI ships interested its available Jim Waiston 404 434-4905 Left A tense moment Jackie Moore Los Angeles winds up Champion Models WakeUp Fl B Hes assisted Len Kendy Carolyn Sweeney Jackies first time around Wakefield event drew total 45 entries year Right troops begin gathering just before 600 pm Fl Power flyoff Terry Kerger left eventual winner holds aluminum-skinned Cox-powered machine Fully automatic surfaces buntsetup incorporated take bestadvantage current seven-second engine run format Left Nat Comfort motored way Virginia license plate advertised Free Flight mile way Nat holds 4th place B Gas entry during lull Mondays action Right Modern Free Flight paraphernalia Starter stand/tool kit chase bikes protective goggles shin guards help make things go smoother Along D Sattelite model L-R Maft Pulloy Lynn Pulloy pilot Brett Psola Sattelites sizes popular models championships Excellent kits available Jacks Models 58 Model Aviation models shelters shreds rains desert now 1978 FAI finalists can attest look across ample field past mini-city RVs tents trucks bikes people splendid distant mountain scarps difficult imagine inspiring setting find myself Taft terra least four times yearand wishing rest year Big contests types need proper ingredients good management excellent weather airplanes people years USFFC fortunate amply sup plied four Overall Contest Di rector Carlo Godel staff ran splendid event little fuss confusion weather blessedly coolunusu ally Maymaking jackets manda tory early morning flights answer 4W t Don McHugh Santee CA watches monster 350 sq Old-Timer Lanzo model ROG perfectly off hardpan Williams Bros wheels red white Pecktissue make fora clean good-looking model thatwent totake 2nd place RubberCabin McHugh busy weekend himself taking home trophies five separate entries Right Jim Adams Editor SAM Speaks sparkplug OT movement checks over Brown Junior ignition engine entry Old-Timer Texaco Jackets early morning must Left Looking unbelievably fresh after flying 22 nonstop 11/2-hour rounds commemorate 50th anniversary Lindberghs Atlan tic crossing L-R Joe Norcross Lee Norcross Larry Clark Sat Taibi Averaging just under 3 mm per round Sal hung win special marathon event Right Taft native Free Flight newcomer Don Baker shows off Bits Pieces Pee Wee 30 craft Left Longtime Rubber Scale advocate Loren Williams Irvine CA loads power strip impressive Tayiorcraft L2B Jumbo Rubber model fully detailed featured concealed dethermalizer system majestic flight Right terrific trio Seattle L-R Mark Sexton Bruce Kimbail Dennis Weatherly shown state art OH LGs Kimball won P-30 event Sexton finished very ciose 2nd Gas Weatherly took top honors early morning still air Hand-Launch Gliderwith time 115 September 1987 59 max hogs prayers ther mals aplenty rising skies studded buttermilk clouds answer others prayers snake seenalthough errant scorpion two did come out camouflage dance us airplanes Hun dreds perhaps thousand size shape color imaginable people also numbering hundreds cases dressed wild desertfending outfits too presented motley quilt size shape color funny people famous people new comers veteran competitors flying smiling Free Flight Championships have incredible drawing power Its great able visit modelers whove come far away Virginia New Jersey Florida Michigan Salt Lake City Texas large garrulous contingent Washington Oregon Canada on appeal USFFC also spans oceans competitors both England Israel Itsak ben Itsak 1979 World Wakefield Cham pion represent Israel course Californians came cor ner state told wonderful melange drew approximately 660 event entries 274 officially registered mod elers Add family members helpers nonflying interested parties maybe another 200 souls get picture mini-city contest become USFFC much contest celebration artalmost agic flying way like best designers pilots come together purpose fly fly flyunfettered uncontrolled except ways determine Ideally determinations have made us before convene no matter much prior planning has doneand youve Taft before know what meanthe sound starting gun sets off rush intense powerful activity Its peak expe rience can feel reverberating through group USFFC three-day event very early Saturday morning knew first day begun sporadic sound nervous motorcycle blips punctu ated state groggy half-sleep 630 am registration going hot heavy Theres no coffee yet truck way free gulps available Truman Puckett family Bakersfield Very Continued page 142 60 Model Aviation Husband-ana-wife team Randy Deb- Lauren Fantham hoids husband Mikes Nor bie Archer retrieve gorgeous siumi- dic A2 Glider preparation iaunch num-skinned FAI Power ship Note models Fanthams eventually won close event tightly-cowled engine overall low drag after battling through several flyoff rounds Hugh Tanner Jr Salt Lake City UT test flies bright orange Mulvihili entry spiffy model John Zelsioft design uses -in FAI rubberto turn huge prop Increasingly popular P-30 class its hlghestturnouteveratthlsyears champion ships 74 entrIes competing hardware Lynn Wainfain poses heroutsized design waiting forthe good lift LAs DickSiefried Honda dwarfed whopper WW ii Rubber Scale model Plane regularly does over two minutes still air White Peck-Polymers tissue Sig Lite Coat dope provide beautiful finish Roger Simpson Rancho Cordova CA shows us classic style version proper PAl Power launch Winning re quires rapid acceleration precision consis tency weaith high-tech features Bill Booth Sr o CA cranks up P00 U Too 020 Old-Timer Replica ship Great orange-and-black finish hot little climbers very impressive light air Bill flew solid 4th place CA MASK CA glue works wonders building models right Unfortunately gives enough fumes knock vulture off carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumes soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelican Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGOALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies HUBBY __ outdated old ard older basic RC systems can easily update adding dual rates mixing extra channels frequency changes etc need basic electrical ability simple tools Written R/C tech 10 yrs exp 142 page journal includes sources diagrams charts detailed modifications written simple under standable text Send $1995 check money order aouny RADIO 3001-A Kavanaugh Rd Wilson Ne 27893 Phone 919 291-8548 Hobby Radio also offers professional R/C repairs moda Complete systems service battery pack servos vibration testing new frequency change etc manu facturer repairs guaranteed performed minimal turnaround send sase price list complete services include nose up incidence angle shown side view pians incidence essential trim model windshield frames cut /16 sheet added point along /32 nose sheeting complete cabin structure tail boom built up crutch much same manner cabin structure triangular formers stalled first longeron forms top boom added complete fuselage structure wing canard construction straightforward builder should note two tip ribs surface doubled made 6 sheet instead of/i2 keep sagging inward covering shrunken canard dihedral important stability model make sure get right little too much dihedral canard will hurt too little canard dihedral can lead spiral instability fins built flat plan Re member two oomponents model should covered before final assembly covering lightweight tissue should shrunken rubbing alcohol water doped coat thinned clear dope Assembly straightforward sure fins firmly attached wings Remember also landing gear legs must take landing loads After model assembled add main wheels nose gear nose gear made either Y32 round bamboo music wire very important nose gear long enough model sits nose up ground tricycle gear far aft main wheels Planarian keep rotating takeoff must have positive angle attack sitting gear order liftoff nose gear original model did have wheel plane no trouble taking off smooth gymnasium floor Planarian going flown outdoors off paved surface may want add nose wheel Trimming flying CG model should near trailing edge cabin motor Planarian loop h-in rubber maximum per formance motor should about 1 times length fuselage model flies best left torque choose build right-handed propeller can wound normally fly model right small tab left fin used set turn radius trimming Planarian start winding about 600 turns work up Maximum oontest winds about 2000 turns Remember Planarian pusher must wound back wards very embarrassing release model have taxi madly away reverse trimming flights should made ROG Planarian has unusual flight characteristic Since canard does stall classic sense unless CG extremely far aft model just little tail-heavy will take off normally settle slow mushing descent power decreases easily cured moving CG forward slightly properly trimmed Planarman will circle smoothly about minute typical high school gym Acknowledgement Planarman plans work Carlo Godel did beautiful job very short notice has heartfelt thanks effort FF Champs/Oldenkamp Continued page 60 generous very welcome chilly fingers pounding hearts some pilots offer up nervous test flights no wants first launch model official flight morning skies still leaden its too early able pick out good air bikes fire up some have teeth Im con vinced week-old bites st begin ferrying support gear models out flight line Promptly 700 am real roar begins Gas ship screams incredible heights dethermalizes less instantly Some unfamiliar conditions Taft seek help reg ulars wise ones content wait until aznbient flow rises bit dont have wait long thoughby 800 things full growl time cards begin fill maxes easy maxes understand maxes nevertheless Con centration beginning turn myriad mylar streamer poles digital thermometers hear thud see dust cloud first crash weekend Things underway sure now Are having fun yet better believe Up down line model boxes open reveal many-splendored things drew us first place mind boggles variety design ap proaches gadgetry trends noon lifetime Zaic books have passed three dimensional form Its enough give sensory overload Time break begin sharing learning earnest Time handshaking old friends new acquaintances curious movers 142 Model Aviation SAFETY NEEDLE REMOTE NEEDLE VALVE ADJUSTER KEEPS YOUR FINGERS SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE PROP ALLOWS PERFECT NEEDLE ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERY FLIGHT PRECISION GEAR TRAIN MAKES IT EASY TO SET ENGINE FOR PEAK POWER LOdI CONTROL ALLOWS DESIRED DRAG ON ADJUSTER KNOB FROM LOOSE TO LOCKED COMPLETE WITH MOUNTING HARDWARE S ADAPTERS FOR BENT OR KNOB TYPE NEEDLES FOR19-I08 ENGINES PRICE $1200 S&D MODEL PRODUCTS POST PAID P0 BOX 4026 601 LEE ST CHECK OR MO DES PLAINES IL60016 shakers Free Flight notebook runneth over Im using way too much film already Maybe grand tour whole spectacle motorcycle would better idea smell nitro castor oil rubber lube Truman Pucketts charcoal-broiled hot dogs wafts through feeling overpow ered have early lunch breakfast Time warps common Free Flight Champs Silly behavior allowed wellin fact feeling celebration generates continues Ferraris modeling intrepid masters having best go 14 contestants FAT Power com petition awesome After long day still five perfect scores flyoff set 600 pm wind up air flat chilly Tom McLaughlan Florida puts up test flight finds nothing duff air Very soon though always-colorful Buckets Johnson Montgomery AL decides its time shoots up tremendous max four minutes Hardy Brodersen quickly follows Terry Kerger relative newcomer Pamona CA Roger Simpson Randy Archer make maxes ready next round strong drift forcing retrieval delays Brodersens plane seem ingly lost despite two-way radio contact helpers Eventually plane comes back hands local vol unteer hour late wind high fliers vote five-minute round 700 am next morning What finish Elsewhere event list total re flection Free Flight event AMA rule book Indoor Outdoor Peanuts inside out Easy B Pennyplane FAI categories Old-Timer Payload Mulvihill Jetex host one-shot special events Dictated fliers needs space problems techNEW MASTER AIRSCRIW Antique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconi Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 nology latter becoming increas ing importance Free Flight contests around country giant meet such USFFC can accommodate categories still offering AMA regulars super competition Nearly spe cials began club-sponsored competitions prevent memberships going stale may have rescued few quitting sport altogether Once theyd gained following attractive innovations went through rule-making cycles made official outstanding example course P-30 Rubber event still running strong after its humble beginnings San Diego Orbiteers club USFFC 74 P-30 entries including 14 Night Fly number maxes recorded under total darkness both P-30 Hand-Launched Glider Lost models retrieved following day under chilly windy conditions people obviously getting big bang version blindmans buff Sundays events began dawn oneshot OHLG drew perhaps 30 chuckers Bob Meusers Mulvihill early-morning event saw Bob White put ting up over 10 mm truly difficult air first time San Diego Orbiteers offered its Pee Wee-30 contest kind motorized P-30 clone promises some wonderful fun future 100-gram 30-inchers Cox 020 reed valve power really perform granddaddy fun special events Joe Norcross 33-hour 22-round salute 50th anniversary Lindberghs landmark crossing Atlanticwas over done before actual start championships contest started 752 am Wednesday finished 452 pm Thursday duplicating original time-frame Lindbergh flight Think about what involved proxyshake Sal Taibis hand congratulations having averaged nearly four minutes per attempt 22 rounds through 33 un interrupted hours Sal aint neighborhood teenager yet As burgeoning importance special events indicates fraternity shows craving different things days good example recent ClAM decision back mini-FAT Power cate gory F 1 H developed around ubiqui tous Cox 049 mills shall see said hasten add usual established categories events little tradition behind fared well too Rubber entries outnumbered Power about 62% 38% FAT Champion Model Products rubber pre ferred exception Fl C Power events mostly territory Satellite variants few originals thrown Wakefield huge entry 45 showing fairly split between old new no new trend clearly standing out usual seven-rounder pre-climactic time perfect soores qualified flyoff San Diegos Bob Piserchio having worked through six-minute round eventually went win score highly Mulvihill in different difficult conditions has string out seven eight maxes quickly became obvious per formance competition way up across board Some building flying efforts saw pro fessional can getwithout forming corporation Free Flights enduring enticement remains satisfaction ing very best canand making entry private skunkworks shine against view no winners losers meet such USFFC particularly against wonderful back drop Taft go enjoy meet examine sniff scratch among best movement has offer tro September1987 143 BICO PERFORMANCE 0*00 t*uNCBEII CLIORAS FROM FULL SIZE PATTERNS TOUR CHOICEI ICLUSTRATRO EACH OR SIX PACK PICK OMI SOUTORASTERO PA B BOUGHTRUB4 BITECI phies citations great gab wave recognition chance witness some premier modelers land just important us experiences cannot matched easily forgotten Mothers little pilot returns home bruised battered happy indelible memories head Envious Dont Make big broad splash next years calendar mark USFFC 1988 lay travel plans Sell Mercedes mortgage ranch thats what takes Youll glad did FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 61 What next Figure 6 shows next develop ment Primary bracing still supports wings tip dihedral extending wing posts above spar leading edge trailing edge tip bracing work off wing posts result much stiffer wing has light spars needs two compression ribs bracing scheme gives rise comment turn fly loose inside bracing gets away must have forgotten some wires Thats still too heavy scheme shown Figure 7 used stiff posts very careful tensioning wires gets rid cabane last two compression ribs wing has two weaknesses 1 sort loose floppy move wing post must youre mounting wing 2 Tip collisions building structure make wing twist isnt bad direction Remember TII ~GRAT LAK5 40 Wing 18 25 Engines Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC P o Boo 2136 Fo,foo VIrgInie 22031 U 5 twist washes out tip opposite contact point helps tip drop turning model away obstacle ultimate Well maybe notbut like scheme shown Figure 8 close copy dozens Erv Rodemsky has done integrated wing/motor-stick bracing ex traordinarily effective Y wing posts forming triangular structure little lighter really stiff wing posts ribs top Y tension ribs same wires form tension braces extend forward hook thrust bearing rearward hook rear hook Note fuselage wires dont have tight adequately brace fuselage motor hooked up stick bends slightiy wing motor stick locked rigid structure high angle wires separation between give lot strength torsional support motor stick motor stick start collapsetuck underin high humidity able grab prop shaft thrust bearing straighten out stick working against top bracing help unhooking motor saved whole model whereas might have lost added support top bracing Thats hope ye editor will able fit whole column dozens loose ends keep sketches mind future comments will tie together Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 responding advertisers mention thatyou read aboutthem ModelAviation FF Duration/St Jean Continued page 63 concept finally evolved what now call six-times formula 6X short idea minimum weight model would have six times weight bare enginein cases would out-of-the-box weight including glow plug test 6X formula converted two old models flew 375-sq-in 099-powered job seemed about right 10 oz required 1 7-oz Cox Tee Dee 049 other 1 200-sq-in ship previously flown large powerful Schnuerle-ported 45 fitted ancient 35 having good power 7-ox engine times six equals 45 oz original weight model Both ships ajoy flymore fun have flying decades per formed about same Both bad mediocre climbs excellent glides planes noses extended retain sameor slightly forwardcenter-of-gravity time writing 17 ships have converted 6X formula have flown same results first two. have discovered proportion Gas jobs result maximum flying enjoyment Putting together up to make rules would proceecL Adoption ratio-scoring principle would help solve small-field problem thus add enjoyment would also eliminate need three site categories now structured However categories still needed solve current problems 1 RC-assist events needed totally solve small-field problem and.. 2 Some laid-back events needed please prefer slow-climbing models addition should integrate beginner events encourage newcomers providing reduced-skill events exclude experts competing simplify reduce current 90 National Record slots something manageable scribes AMA HQ Id also recommend reduction number model size-classes purposes establishing records five three matrix envision would look something like the drawing elsewhere column matrix Unlimited rules would authorize VIT have no power loading 144 Model Aviation Classic R/C Scale Puzzled CALL MAll Ibtimie build Mettdo Ill 11ev . ud know 1 Complete 2 Semi-Assembled ready ta cover sanded Call 9am- 8pm lEST 609-395-1672 Send prices Kits Engines accessories P Mitts Model Building PG lex 49 1 Stockton Dive Crunhury NJ 01512 catalogs availablo$3 Rate cards available free 5A5E 4-1/809-1/2 also build Cars Boats
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/09
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 59, 60, 142, 143, 144
Dick Slefried gets off Muivihill forthe dawn oneshot contest sponsored Bob Mouser 620 am launch window makes fora very chalienging event Bob Whitetook 1 stwith time 1010 whiie Siefried finished 2nd 935both outstanding cooi windyair Returning Taft annual US Free Flight Champion ships pilgrimage represents height flying free friendships chance witness best sport has offer almost outweigh chance winner event EJohn Oldenkamp TO GO TO TAFT California visit Free Flights Land Oz Aeromodelings Mecca Kitty Litter HQ Taft venue largest exciting contest United States Free Flight Champion ships annual blockbuster occupies elegant biue silver DeHaviiiand Rubber Scale biplane finished 3rd place builder Bob Wethereil Santee CA has two rubber motors hooked geardriven prop produce long realistic flights Memorial Day weekend its Al Unsers world Free Flight gather test equipment against man nature paroxysm competition unlike anything else sport/hobby town Taft itself small important oil agriculture hub spotted friendly mom-and-pop-style motels diners fast food outlets modern supermarket lots peace quiet Four miles east town lies field Several hundred acres hardpan circled scrubby pucker-bush colonies stretch out miles field stuff Free Flighters dreams Manmade obsta cles few oil pipelines California Aqueduct power line two much else Nature abundance kit foxes lovely little food beggars occa sional sleepy scorpion rattlesnake hawks like unconmion sights During months year Taft also sports monumental thermals rise like invisible monoliths sometimes last through nighttime hours seem lie wait unfortunate model gets launched unlit dethermalizer September 1987 57 4 Chicago Aeronut Otto Kurths grandson Will Heitritter Redlands CA has go Junior Hand-Launch Gilder Strong heaves ilkethis earned him 3rd place 176 sec total DT fuse Nothing safe levitation booming thermals though Itsjust common see 6- 7-lb Goliaths like Old-Timer Texacos speck out site vertically witness dainty Peanut models doing Since max flights bottom line Free Flightjoy its no exaggeration suggest Taft nomiss site Although its renowned world-class arena endeavors Taft can also downright hostile times Summer tem peratures rarely less three ex cruciating digits thermometer theres no water field wind can knock flat time vigorous minicyclones notorious Taft Trashmovers can come through rip unprotected Left The Compact travel trailer/field bench Rich Rohrke Atwater CA Rich shown new high-tech Wakefield entry features semlRltz wing tail Micaflim covering plus numerous plastic tape turbulators Right Richs model also features radio tracking system help locating downed model lightweight transmitter lives pylon receiver can seen background units cheap neither modern FAI ships interested its available Jim Waiston 404 434-4905 Left A tense moment Jackie Moore Los Angeles winds up Champion Models WakeUp Fl B Hes assisted Len Kendy Carolyn Sweeney Jackies first time around Wakefield event drew total 45 entries year Right troops begin gathering just before 600 pm Fl Power flyoff Terry Kerger left eventual winner holds aluminum-skinned Cox-powered machine Fully automatic surfaces buntsetup incorporated take bestadvantage current seven-second engine run format Left Nat Comfort motored way Virginia license plate advertised Free Flight mile way Nat holds 4th place B Gas entry during lull Mondays action Right Modern Free Flight paraphernalia Starter stand/tool kit chase bikes protective goggles shin guards help make things go smoother Along D Sattelite model L-R Maft Pulloy Lynn Pulloy pilot Brett Psola Sattelites sizes popular models championships Excellent kits available Jacks Models 58 Model Aviation models shelters shreds rains desert now 1978 FAI finalists can attest look across ample field past mini-city RVs tents trucks bikes people splendid distant mountain scarps difficult imagine inspiring setting find myself Taft terra least four times yearand wishing rest year Big contests types need proper ingredients good management excellent weather airplanes people years USFFC fortunate amply sup plied four Overall Contest Di rector Carlo Godel staff ran splendid event little fuss confusion weather blessedly coolunusu ally Maymaking jackets manda tory early morning flights answer 4W t Don McHugh Santee CA watches monster 350 sq Old-Timer Lanzo model ROG perfectly off hardpan Williams Bros wheels red white Pecktissue make fora clean good-looking model thatwent totake 2nd place RubberCabin McHugh busy weekend himself taking home trophies five separate entries Right Jim Adams Editor SAM Speaks sparkplug OT movement checks over Brown Junior ignition engine entry Old-Timer Texaco Jackets early morning must Left Looking unbelievably fresh after flying 22 nonstop 11/2-hour rounds commemorate 50th anniversary Lindberghs Atlan tic crossing L-R Joe Norcross Lee Norcross Larry Clark Sat Taibi Averaging just under 3 mm per round Sal hung win special marathon event Right Taft native Free Flight newcomer Don Baker shows off Bits Pieces Pee Wee 30 craft Left Longtime Rubber Scale advocate Loren Williams Irvine CA loads power strip impressive Tayiorcraft L2B Jumbo Rubber model fully detailed featured concealed dethermalizer system majestic flight Right terrific trio Seattle L-R Mark Sexton Bruce Kimbail Dennis Weatherly shown state art OH LGs Kimball won P-30 event Sexton finished very ciose 2nd Gas Weatherly took top honors early morning still air Hand-Launch Gliderwith time 115 September 1987 59 max hogs prayers ther mals aplenty rising skies studded buttermilk clouds answer others prayers snake seenalthough errant scorpion two did come out camouflage dance us airplanes Hun dreds perhaps thousand size shape color imaginable people also numbering hundreds cases dressed wild desertfending outfits too presented motley quilt size shape color funny people famous people new comers veteran competitors flying smiling Free Flight Championships have incredible drawing power Its great able visit modelers whove come far away Virginia New Jersey Florida Michigan Salt Lake City Texas large garrulous contingent Washington Oregon Canada on appeal USFFC also spans oceans competitors both England Israel Itsak ben Itsak 1979 World Wakefield Cham pion represent Israel course Californians came cor ner state told wonderful melange drew approximately 660 event entries 274 officially registered mod elers Add family members helpers nonflying interested parties maybe another 200 souls get picture mini-city contest become USFFC much contest celebration artalmost agic flying way like best designers pilots come together purpose fly fly flyunfettered uncontrolled except ways determine Ideally determinations have made us before convene no matter much prior planning has doneand youve Taft before know what meanthe sound starting gun sets off rush intense powerful activity Its peak expe rience can feel reverberating through group USFFC three-day event very early Saturday morning knew first day begun sporadic sound nervous motorcycle blips punctu ated state groggy half-sleep 630 am registration going hot heavy Theres no coffee yet truck way free gulps available Truman Puckett family Bakersfield Very Continued page 142 60 Model Aviation Husband-ana-wife team Randy Deb- Lauren Fantham hoids husband Mikes Nor bie Archer retrieve gorgeous siumi- dic A2 Glider preparation iaunch num-skinned FAI Power ship Note models Fanthams eventually won close event tightly-cowled engine overall low drag after battling through several flyoff rounds Hugh Tanner Jr Salt Lake City UT test flies bright orange Mulvihili entry spiffy model John Zelsioft design uses -in FAI rubberto turn huge prop Increasingly popular P-30 class its hlghestturnouteveratthlsyears champion ships 74 entrIes competing hardware Lynn Wainfain poses heroutsized design waiting forthe good lift LAs DickSiefried Honda dwarfed whopper WW ii Rubber Scale model Plane regularly does over two minutes still air White Peck-Polymers tissue Sig Lite Coat dope provide beautiful finish Roger Simpson Rancho Cordova CA shows us classic style version proper PAl Power launch Winning re quires rapid acceleration precision consis tency weaith high-tech features Bill Booth Sr o CA cranks up P00 U Too 020 Old-Timer Replica ship Great orange-and-black finish hot little climbers very impressive light air Bill flew solid 4th place CA MASK CA glue works wonders building models right Unfortunately gives enough fumes knock vulture off carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumes soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelican Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGOALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies HUBBY __ outdated old ard older basic RC systems can easily update adding dual rates mixing extra channels frequency changes etc need basic electrical ability simple tools Written R/C tech 10 yrs exp 142 page journal includes sources diagrams charts detailed modifications written simple under standable text Send $1995 check money order aouny RADIO 3001-A Kavanaugh Rd Wilson Ne 27893 Phone 919 291-8548 Hobby Radio also offers professional R/C repairs moda Complete systems service battery pack servos vibration testing new frequency change etc manu facturer repairs guaranteed performed minimal turnaround send sase price list complete services include nose up incidence angle shown side view pians incidence essential trim model windshield frames cut /16 sheet added point along /32 nose sheeting complete cabin structure tail boom built up crutch much same manner cabin structure triangular formers stalled first longeron forms top boom added complete fuselage structure wing canard construction straightforward builder should note two tip ribs surface doubled made 6 sheet instead of/i2 keep sagging inward covering shrunken canard dihedral important stability model make sure get right little too much dihedral canard will hurt too little canard dihedral can lead spiral instability fins built flat plan Re member two oomponents model should covered before final assembly covering lightweight tissue should shrunken rubbing alcohol water doped coat thinned clear dope Assembly straightforward sure fins firmly attached wings Remember also landing gear legs must take landing loads After model assembled add main wheels nose gear nose gear made either Y32 round bamboo music wire very important nose gear long enough model sits nose up ground tricycle gear far aft main wheels Planarian keep rotating takeoff must have positive angle attack sitting gear order liftoff nose gear original model did have wheel plane no trouble taking off smooth gymnasium floor Planarian going flown outdoors off paved surface may want add nose wheel Trimming flying CG model should near trailing edge cabin motor Planarian loop h-in rubber maximum per formance motor should about 1 times length fuselage model flies best left torque choose build right-handed propeller can wound normally fly model right small tab left fin used set turn radius trimming Planarian start winding about 600 turns work up Maximum oontest winds about 2000 turns Remember Planarian pusher must wound back wards very embarrassing release model have taxi madly away reverse trimming flights should made ROG Planarian has unusual flight characteristic Since canard does stall classic sense unless CG extremely far aft model just little tail-heavy will take off normally settle slow mushing descent power decreases easily cured moving CG forward slightly properly trimmed Planarman will circle smoothly about minute typical high school gym Acknowledgement Planarman plans work Carlo Godel did beautiful job very short notice has heartfelt thanks effort FF Champs/Oldenkamp Continued page 60 generous very welcome chilly fingers pounding hearts some pilots offer up nervous test flights no wants first launch model official flight morning skies still leaden its too early able pick out good air bikes fire up some have teeth Im con vinced week-old bites st begin ferrying support gear models out flight line Promptly 700 am real roar begins Gas ship screams incredible heights dethermalizes less instantly Some unfamiliar conditions Taft seek help reg ulars wise ones content wait until aznbient flow rises bit dont have wait long thoughby 800 things full growl time cards begin fill maxes easy maxes understand maxes nevertheless Con centration beginning turn myriad mylar streamer poles digital thermometers hear thud see dust cloud first crash weekend Things underway sure now Are having fun yet better believe Up down line model boxes open reveal many-splendored things drew us first place mind boggles variety design ap proaches gadgetry trends noon lifetime Zaic books have passed three dimensional form Its enough give sensory overload Time break begin sharing learning earnest Time handshaking old friends new acquaintances curious movers 142 Model Aviation SAFETY NEEDLE REMOTE NEEDLE VALVE ADJUSTER KEEPS YOUR FINGERS SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE PROP ALLOWS PERFECT NEEDLE ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERY FLIGHT PRECISION GEAR TRAIN MAKES IT EASY TO SET ENGINE FOR PEAK POWER LOdI CONTROL ALLOWS DESIRED DRAG ON ADJUSTER KNOB FROM LOOSE TO LOCKED COMPLETE WITH MOUNTING HARDWARE S ADAPTERS FOR BENT OR KNOB TYPE NEEDLES FOR19-I08 ENGINES PRICE $1200 S&D MODEL PRODUCTS POST PAID P0 BOX 4026 601 LEE ST CHECK OR MO DES PLAINES IL60016 shakers Free Flight notebook runneth over Im using way too much film already Maybe grand tour whole spectacle motorcycle would better idea smell nitro castor oil rubber lube Truman Pucketts charcoal-broiled hot dogs wafts through feeling overpow ered have early lunch breakfast Time warps common Free Flight Champs Silly behavior allowed wellin fact feeling celebration generates continues Ferraris modeling intrepid masters having best go 14 contestants FAT Power com petition awesome After long day still five perfect scores flyoff set 600 pm wind up air flat chilly Tom McLaughlan Florida puts up test flight finds nothing duff air Very soon though always-colorful Buckets Johnson Montgomery AL decides its time shoots up tremendous max four minutes Hardy Brodersen quickly follows Terry Kerger relative newcomer Pamona CA Roger Simpson Randy Archer make maxes ready next round strong drift forcing retrieval delays Brodersens plane seem ingly lost despite two-way radio contact helpers Eventually plane comes back hands local vol unteer hour late wind high fliers vote five-minute round 700 am next morning What finish Elsewhere event list total re flection Free Flight event AMA rule book Indoor Outdoor Peanuts inside out Easy B Pennyplane FAI categories Old-Timer Payload Mulvihill Jetex host one-shot special events Dictated fliers needs space problems techNEW MASTER AIRSCRIW Antique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconi Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 nology latter becoming increas ing importance Free Flight contests around country giant meet such USFFC can accommodate categories still offering AMA regulars super competition Nearly spe cials began club-sponsored competitions prevent memberships going stale may have rescued few quitting sport altogether Once theyd gained following attractive innovations went through rule-making cycles made official outstanding example course P-30 Rubber event still running strong after its humble beginnings San Diego Orbiteers club USFFC 74 P-30 entries including 14 Night Fly number maxes recorded under total darkness both P-30 Hand-Launched Glider Lost models retrieved following day under chilly windy conditions people obviously getting big bang version blindmans buff Sundays events began dawn oneshot OHLG drew perhaps 30 chuckers Bob Meusers Mulvihill early-morning event saw Bob White put ting up over 10 mm truly difficult air first time San Diego Orbiteers offered its Pee Wee-30 contest kind motorized P-30 clone promises some wonderful fun future 100-gram 30-inchers Cox 020 reed valve power really perform granddaddy fun special events Joe Norcross 33-hour 22-round salute 50th anniversary Lindberghs landmark crossing Atlanticwas over done before actual start championships contest started 752 am Wednesday finished 452 pm Thursday duplicating original time-frame Lindbergh flight Think about what involved proxyshake Sal Taibis hand congratulations having averaged nearly four minutes per attempt 22 rounds through 33 un interrupted hours Sal aint neighborhood teenager yet As burgeoning importance special events indicates fraternity shows craving different things days good example recent ClAM decision back mini-FAT Power cate gory F 1 H developed around ubiqui tous Cox 049 mills shall see said hasten add usual established categories events little tradition behind fared well too Rubber entries outnumbered Power about 62% 38% FAT Champion Model Products rubber pre ferred exception Fl C Power events mostly territory Satellite variants few originals thrown Wakefield huge entry 45 showing fairly split between old new no new trend clearly standing out usual seven-rounder pre-climactic time perfect soores qualified flyoff San Diegos Bob Piserchio having worked through six-minute round eventually went win score highly Mulvihill in different difficult conditions has string out seven eight maxes quickly became obvious per formance competition way up across board Some building flying efforts saw pro fessional can getwithout forming corporation Free Flights enduring enticement remains satisfaction ing very best canand making entry private skunkworks shine against view no winners losers meet such USFFC particularly against wonderful back drop Taft go enjoy meet examine sniff scratch among best movement has offer tro September1987 143 BICO PERFORMANCE 0*00 t*uNCBEII CLIORAS FROM FULL SIZE PATTERNS TOUR CHOICEI ICLUSTRATRO EACH OR SIX PACK PICK OMI SOUTORASTERO PA B BOUGHTRUB4 BITECI phies citations great gab wave recognition chance witness some premier modelers land just important us experiences cannot matched easily forgotten Mothers little pilot returns home bruised battered happy indelible memories head Envious Dont Make big broad splash next years calendar mark USFFC 1988 lay travel plans Sell Mercedes mortgage ranch thats what takes Youll glad did FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 61 What next Figure 6 shows next develop ment Primary bracing still supports wings tip dihedral extending wing posts above spar leading edge trailing edge tip bracing work off wing posts result much stiffer wing has light spars needs two compression ribs bracing scheme gives rise comment turn fly loose inside bracing gets away must have forgotten some wires Thats still too heavy scheme shown Figure 7 used stiff posts very careful tensioning wires gets rid cabane last two compression ribs wing has two weaknesses 1 sort loose floppy move wing post must youre mounting wing 2 Tip collisions building structure make wing twist isnt bad direction Remember TII ~GRAT LAK5 40 Wing 18 25 Engines Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC P o Boo 2136 Fo,foo VIrgInie 22031 U 5 twist washes out tip opposite contact point helps tip drop turning model away obstacle ultimate Well maybe notbut like scheme shown Figure 8 close copy dozens Erv Rodemsky has done integrated wing/motor-stick bracing ex traordinarily effective Y wing posts forming triangular structure little lighter really stiff wing posts ribs top Y tension ribs same wires form tension braces extend forward hook thrust bearing rearward hook rear hook Note fuselage wires dont have tight adequately brace fuselage motor hooked up stick bends slightiy wing motor stick locked rigid structure high angle wires separation between give lot strength torsional support motor stick motor stick start collapsetuck underin high humidity able grab prop shaft thrust bearing straighten out stick working against top bracing help unhooking motor saved whole model whereas might have lost added support top bracing Thats hope ye editor will able fit whole column dozens loose ends keep sketches mind future comments will tie together Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 responding advertisers mention thatyou read aboutthem ModelAviation FF Duration/St Jean Continued page 63 concept finally evolved what now call six-times formula 6X short idea minimum weight model would have six times weight bare enginein cases would out-of-the-box weight including glow plug test 6X formula converted two old models flew 375-sq-in 099-powered job seemed about right 10 oz required 1 7-oz Cox Tee Dee 049 other 1 200-sq-in ship previously flown large powerful Schnuerle-ported 45 fitted ancient 35 having good power 7-ox engine times six equals 45 oz original weight model Both ships ajoy flymore fun have flying decades per formed about same Both bad mediocre climbs excellent glides planes noses extended retain sameor slightly forwardcenter-of-gravity time writing 17 ships have converted 6X formula have flown same results first two. have discovered proportion Gas jobs result maximum flying enjoyment Putting together up to make rules would proceecL Adoption ratio-scoring principle would help solve small-field problem thus add enjoyment would also eliminate need three site categories now structured However categories still needed solve current problems 1 RC-assist events needed totally solve small-field problem and.. 2 Some laid-back events needed please prefer slow-climbing models addition should integrate beginner events encourage newcomers providing reduced-skill events exclude experts competing simplify reduce current 90 National Record slots something manageable scribes AMA HQ Id also recommend reduction number model size-classes purposes establishing records five three matrix envision would look something like the drawing elsewhere column matrix Unlimited rules would authorize VIT have no power loading 144 Model Aviation Classic R/C Scale Puzzled CALL MAll Ibtimie build Mettdo Ill 11ev . ud know 1 Complete 2 Semi-Assembled ready ta cover sanded Call 9am- 8pm lEST 609-395-1672 Send prices Kits Engines accessories P Mitts Model Building PG lex 49 1 Stockton Dive Crunhury NJ 01512 catalogs availablo$3 Rate cards available free 5A5E 4-1/809-1/2 also build Cars Boats
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/09
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 59, 60, 142, 143, 144
Dick Slefried gets off Muivihill forthe dawn oneshot contest sponsored Bob Mouser 620 am launch window makes fora very chalienging event Bob Whitetook 1 stwith time 1010 whiie Siefried finished 2nd 935both outstanding cooi windyair Returning Taft annual US Free Flight Champion ships pilgrimage represents height flying free friendships chance witness best sport has offer almost outweigh chance winner event EJohn Oldenkamp TO GO TO TAFT California visit Free Flights Land Oz Aeromodelings Mecca Kitty Litter HQ Taft venue largest exciting contest United States Free Flight Champion ships annual blockbuster occupies elegant biue silver DeHaviiiand Rubber Scale biplane finished 3rd place builder Bob Wethereil Santee CA has two rubber motors hooked geardriven prop produce long realistic flights Memorial Day weekend its Al Unsers world Free Flight gather test equipment against man nature paroxysm competition unlike anything else sport/hobby town Taft itself small important oil agriculture hub spotted friendly mom-and-pop-style motels diners fast food outlets modern supermarket lots peace quiet Four miles east town lies field Several hundred acres hardpan circled scrubby pucker-bush colonies stretch out miles field stuff Free Flighters dreams Manmade obsta cles few oil pipelines California Aqueduct power line two much else Nature abundance kit foxes lovely little food beggars occa sional sleepy scorpion rattlesnake hawks like unconmion sights During months year Taft also sports monumental thermals rise like invisible monoliths sometimes last through nighttime hours seem lie wait unfortunate model gets launched unlit dethermalizer September 1987 57 4 Chicago Aeronut Otto Kurths grandson Will Heitritter Redlands CA has go Junior Hand-Launch Gilder Strong heaves ilkethis earned him 3rd place 176 sec total DT fuse Nothing safe levitation booming thermals though Itsjust common see 6- 7-lb Goliaths like Old-Timer Texacos speck out site vertically witness dainty Peanut models doing Since max flights bottom line Free Flightjoy its no exaggeration suggest Taft nomiss site Although its renowned world-class arena endeavors Taft can also downright hostile times Summer tem peratures rarely less three ex cruciating digits thermometer theres no water field wind can knock flat time vigorous minicyclones notorious Taft Trashmovers can come through rip unprotected Left The Compact travel trailer/field bench Rich Rohrke Atwater CA Rich shown new high-tech Wakefield entry features semlRltz wing tail Micaflim covering plus numerous plastic tape turbulators Right Richs model also features radio tracking system help locating downed model lightweight transmitter lives pylon receiver can seen background units cheap neither modern FAI ships interested its available Jim Waiston 404 434-4905 Left A tense moment Jackie Moore Los Angeles winds up Champion Models WakeUp Fl B Hes assisted Len Kendy Carolyn Sweeney Jackies first time around Wakefield event drew total 45 entries year Right troops begin gathering just before 600 pm Fl Power flyoff Terry Kerger left eventual winner holds aluminum-skinned Cox-powered machine Fully automatic surfaces buntsetup incorporated take bestadvantage current seven-second engine run format Left Nat Comfort motored way Virginia license plate advertised Free Flight mile way Nat holds 4th place B Gas entry during lull Mondays action Right Modern Free Flight paraphernalia Starter stand/tool kit chase bikes protective goggles shin guards help make things go smoother Along D Sattelite model L-R Maft Pulloy Lynn Pulloy pilot Brett Psola Sattelites sizes popular models championships Excellent kits available Jacks Models 58 Model Aviation models shelters shreds rains desert now 1978 FAI finalists can attest look across ample field past mini-city RVs tents trucks bikes people splendid distant mountain scarps difficult imagine inspiring setting find myself Taft terra least four times yearand wishing rest year Big contests types need proper ingredients good management excellent weather airplanes people years USFFC fortunate amply sup plied four Overall Contest Di rector Carlo Godel staff ran splendid event little fuss confusion weather blessedly coolunusu ally Maymaking jackets manda tory early morning flights answer 4W t Don McHugh Santee CA watches monster 350 sq Old-Timer Lanzo model ROG perfectly off hardpan Williams Bros wheels red white Pecktissue make fora clean good-looking model thatwent totake 2nd place RubberCabin McHugh busy weekend himself taking home trophies five separate entries Right Jim Adams Editor SAM Speaks sparkplug OT movement checks over Brown Junior ignition engine entry Old-Timer Texaco Jackets early morning must Left Looking unbelievably fresh after flying 22 nonstop 11/2-hour rounds commemorate 50th anniversary Lindberghs Atlan tic crossing L-R Joe Norcross Lee Norcross Larry Clark Sat Taibi Averaging just under 3 mm per round Sal hung win special marathon event Right Taft native Free Flight newcomer Don Baker shows off Bits Pieces Pee Wee 30 craft Left Longtime Rubber Scale advocate Loren Williams Irvine CA loads power strip impressive Tayiorcraft L2B Jumbo Rubber model fully detailed featured concealed dethermalizer system majestic flight Right terrific trio Seattle L-R Mark Sexton Bruce Kimbail Dennis Weatherly shown state art OH LGs Kimball won P-30 event Sexton finished very ciose 2nd Gas Weatherly took top honors early morning still air Hand-Launch Gliderwith time 115 September 1987 59 max hogs prayers ther mals aplenty rising skies studded buttermilk clouds answer others prayers snake seenalthough errant scorpion two did come out camouflage dance us airplanes Hun dreds perhaps thousand size shape color imaginable people also numbering hundreds cases dressed wild desertfending outfits too presented motley quilt size shape color funny people famous people new comers veteran competitors flying smiling Free Flight Championships have incredible drawing power Its great able visit modelers whove come far away Virginia New Jersey Florida Michigan Salt Lake City Texas large garrulous contingent Washington Oregon Canada on appeal USFFC also spans oceans competitors both England Israel Itsak ben Itsak 1979 World Wakefield Cham pion represent Israel course Californians came cor ner state told wonderful melange drew approximately 660 event entries 274 officially registered mod elers Add family members helpers nonflying interested parties maybe another 200 souls get picture mini-city contest become USFFC much contest celebration artalmost agic flying way like best designers pilots come together purpose fly fly flyunfettered uncontrolled except ways determine Ideally determinations have made us before convene no matter much prior planning has doneand youve Taft before know what meanthe sound starting gun sets off rush intense powerful activity Its peak expe rience can feel reverberating through group USFFC three-day event very early Saturday morning knew first day begun sporadic sound nervous motorcycle blips punctu ated state groggy half-sleep 630 am registration going hot heavy Theres no coffee yet truck way free gulps available Truman Puckett family Bakersfield Very Continued page 142 60 Model Aviation Husband-ana-wife team Randy Deb- Lauren Fantham hoids husband Mikes Nor bie Archer retrieve gorgeous siumi- dic A2 Glider preparation iaunch num-skinned FAI Power ship Note models Fanthams eventually won close event tightly-cowled engine overall low drag after battling through several flyoff rounds Hugh Tanner Jr Salt Lake City UT test flies bright orange Mulvihili entry spiffy model John Zelsioft design uses -in FAI rubberto turn huge prop Increasingly popular P-30 class its hlghestturnouteveratthlsyears champion ships 74 entrIes competing hardware Lynn Wainfain poses heroutsized design waiting forthe good lift LAs DickSiefried Honda dwarfed whopper WW ii Rubber Scale model Plane regularly does over two minutes still air White Peck-Polymers tissue Sig Lite Coat dope provide beautiful finish Roger Simpson Rancho Cordova CA shows us classic style version proper PAl Power launch Winning re quires rapid acceleration precision consis tency weaith high-tech features Bill Booth Sr o CA cranks up P00 U Too 020 Old-Timer Replica ship Great orange-and-black finish hot little climbers very impressive light air Bill flew solid 4th place CA MASK CA glue works wonders building models right Unfortunately gives enough fumes knock vulture off carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumes soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelican Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGOALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies HUBBY __ outdated old ard older basic RC systems can easily update adding dual rates mixing extra channels frequency changes etc need basic electrical ability simple tools Written R/C tech 10 yrs exp 142 page journal includes sources diagrams charts detailed modifications written simple under standable text Send $1995 check money order aouny RADIO 3001-A Kavanaugh Rd Wilson Ne 27893 Phone 919 291-8548 Hobby Radio also offers professional R/C repairs moda Complete systems service battery pack servos vibration testing new frequency change etc manu facturer repairs guaranteed performed minimal turnaround send sase price list complete services include nose up incidence angle shown side view pians incidence essential trim model windshield frames cut /16 sheet added point along /32 nose sheeting complete cabin structure tail boom built up crutch much same manner cabin structure triangular formers stalled first longeron forms top boom added complete fuselage structure wing canard construction straightforward builder should note two tip ribs surface doubled made 6 sheet instead of/i2 keep sagging inward covering shrunken canard dihedral important stability model make sure get right little too much dihedral canard will hurt too little canard dihedral can lead spiral instability fins built flat plan Re member two oomponents model should covered before final assembly covering lightweight tissue should shrunken rubbing alcohol water doped coat thinned clear dope Assembly straightforward sure fins firmly attached wings Remember also landing gear legs must take landing loads After model assembled add main wheels nose gear nose gear made either Y32 round bamboo music wire very important nose gear long enough model sits nose up ground tricycle gear far aft main wheels Planarian keep rotating takeoff must have positive angle attack sitting gear order liftoff nose gear original model did have wheel plane no trouble taking off smooth gymnasium floor Planarian going flown outdoors off paved surface may want add nose wheel Trimming flying CG model should near trailing edge cabin motor Planarian loop h-in rubber maximum per formance motor should about 1 times length fuselage model flies best left torque choose build right-handed propeller can wound normally fly model right small tab left fin used set turn radius trimming Planarian start winding about 600 turns work up Maximum oontest winds about 2000 turns Remember Planarian pusher must wound back wards very embarrassing release model have taxi madly away reverse trimming flights should made ROG Planarian has unusual flight characteristic Since canard does stall classic sense unless CG extremely far aft model just little tail-heavy will take off normally settle slow mushing descent power decreases easily cured moving CG forward slightly properly trimmed Planarman will circle smoothly about minute typical high school gym Acknowledgement Planarman plans work Carlo Godel did beautiful job very short notice has heartfelt thanks effort FF Champs/Oldenkamp Continued page 60 generous very welcome chilly fingers pounding hearts some pilots offer up nervous test flights no wants first launch model official flight morning skies still leaden its too early able pick out good air bikes fire up some have teeth Im con vinced week-old bites st begin ferrying support gear models out flight line Promptly 700 am real roar begins Gas ship screams incredible heights dethermalizes less instantly Some unfamiliar conditions Taft seek help reg ulars wise ones content wait until aznbient flow rises bit dont have wait long thoughby 800 things full growl time cards begin fill maxes easy maxes understand maxes nevertheless Con centration beginning turn myriad mylar streamer poles digital thermometers hear thud see dust cloud first crash weekend Things underway sure now Are having fun yet better believe Up down line model boxes open reveal many-splendored things drew us first place mind boggles variety design ap proaches gadgetry trends noon lifetime Zaic books have passed three dimensional form Its enough give sensory overload Time break begin sharing learning earnest Time handshaking old friends new acquaintances curious movers 142 Model Aviation SAFETY NEEDLE REMOTE NEEDLE VALVE ADJUSTER KEEPS YOUR FINGERS SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE PROP ALLOWS PERFECT NEEDLE ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERY FLIGHT PRECISION GEAR TRAIN MAKES IT EASY TO SET ENGINE FOR PEAK POWER LOdI CONTROL ALLOWS DESIRED DRAG ON ADJUSTER KNOB FROM LOOSE TO LOCKED COMPLETE WITH MOUNTING HARDWARE S ADAPTERS FOR BENT OR KNOB TYPE NEEDLES FOR19-I08 ENGINES PRICE $1200 S&D MODEL PRODUCTS POST PAID P0 BOX 4026 601 LEE ST CHECK OR MO DES PLAINES IL60016 shakers Free Flight notebook runneth over Im using way too much film already Maybe grand tour whole spectacle motorcycle would better idea smell nitro castor oil rubber lube Truman Pucketts charcoal-broiled hot dogs wafts through feeling overpow ered have early lunch breakfast Time warps common Free Flight Champs Silly behavior allowed wellin fact feeling celebration generates continues Ferraris modeling intrepid masters having best go 14 contestants FAT Power com petition awesome After long day still five perfect scores flyoff set 600 pm wind up air flat chilly Tom McLaughlan Florida puts up test flight finds nothing duff air Very soon though always-colorful Buckets Johnson Montgomery AL decides its time shoots up tremendous max four minutes Hardy Brodersen quickly follows Terry Kerger relative newcomer Pamona CA Roger Simpson Randy Archer make maxes ready next round strong drift forcing retrieval delays Brodersens plane seem ingly lost despite two-way radio contact helpers Eventually plane comes back hands local vol unteer hour late wind high fliers vote five-minute round 700 am next morning What finish Elsewhere event list total re flection Free Flight event AMA rule book Indoor Outdoor Peanuts inside out Easy B Pennyplane FAI categories Old-Timer Payload Mulvihill Jetex host one-shot special events Dictated fliers needs space problems techNEW MASTER AIRSCRIW Antique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconi Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 nology latter becoming increas ing importance Free Flight contests around country giant meet such USFFC can accommodate categories still offering AMA regulars super competition Nearly spe cials began club-sponsored competitions prevent memberships going stale may have rescued few quitting sport altogether Once theyd gained following attractive innovations went through rule-making cycles made official outstanding example course P-30 Rubber event still running strong after its humble beginnings San Diego Orbiteers club USFFC 74 P-30 entries including 14 Night Fly number maxes recorded under total darkness both P-30 Hand-Launched Glider Lost models retrieved following day under chilly windy conditions people obviously getting big bang version blindmans buff Sundays events began dawn oneshot OHLG drew perhaps 30 chuckers Bob Meusers Mulvihill early-morning event saw Bob White put ting up over 10 mm truly difficult air first time San Diego Orbiteers offered its Pee Wee-30 contest kind motorized P-30 clone promises some wonderful fun future 100-gram 30-inchers Cox 020 reed valve power really perform granddaddy fun special events Joe Norcross 33-hour 22-round salute 50th anniversary Lindberghs landmark crossing Atlanticwas over done before actual start championships contest started 752 am Wednesday finished 452 pm Thursday duplicating original time-frame Lindbergh flight Think about what involved proxyshake Sal Taibis hand congratulations having averaged nearly four minutes per attempt 22 rounds through 33 un interrupted hours Sal aint neighborhood teenager yet As burgeoning importance special events indicates fraternity shows craving different things days good example recent ClAM decision back mini-FAT Power cate gory F 1 H developed around ubiqui tous Cox 049 mills shall see said hasten add usual established categories events little tradition behind fared well too Rubber entries outnumbered Power about 62% 38% FAT Champion Model Products rubber pre ferred exception Fl C Power events mostly territory Satellite variants few originals thrown Wakefield huge entry 45 showing fairly split between old new no new trend clearly standing out usual seven-rounder pre-climactic time perfect soores qualified flyoff San Diegos Bob Piserchio having worked through six-minute round eventually went win score highly Mulvihill in different difficult conditions has string out seven eight maxes quickly became obvious per formance competition way up across board Some building flying efforts saw pro fessional can getwithout forming corporation Free Flights enduring enticement remains satisfaction ing very best canand making entry private skunkworks shine against view no winners losers meet such USFFC particularly against wonderful back drop Taft go enjoy meet examine sniff scratch among best movement has offer tro September1987 143 BICO PERFORMANCE 0*00 t*uNCBEII CLIORAS FROM FULL SIZE PATTERNS TOUR CHOICEI ICLUSTRATRO EACH OR SIX PACK PICK OMI SOUTORASTERO PA B BOUGHTRUB4 BITECI phies citations great gab wave recognition chance witness some premier modelers land just important us experiences cannot matched easily forgotten Mothers little pilot returns home bruised battered happy indelible memories head Envious Dont Make big broad splash next years calendar mark USFFC 1988 lay travel plans Sell Mercedes mortgage ranch thats what takes Youll glad did FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 61 What next Figure 6 shows next develop ment Primary bracing still supports wings tip dihedral extending wing posts above spar leading edge trailing edge tip bracing work off wing posts result much stiffer wing has light spars needs two compression ribs bracing scheme gives rise comment turn fly loose inside bracing gets away must have forgotten some wires Thats still too heavy scheme shown Figure 7 used stiff posts very careful tensioning wires gets rid cabane last two compression ribs wing has two weaknesses 1 sort loose floppy move wing post must youre mounting wing 2 Tip collisions building structure make wing twist isnt bad direction Remember TII ~GRAT LAK5 40 Wing 18 25 Engines Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC P o Boo 2136 Fo,foo VIrgInie 22031 U 5 twist washes out tip opposite contact point helps tip drop turning model away obstacle ultimate Well maybe notbut like scheme shown Figure 8 close copy dozens Erv Rodemsky has done integrated wing/motor-stick bracing ex traordinarily effective Y wing posts forming triangular structure little lighter really stiff wing posts ribs top Y tension ribs same wires form tension braces extend forward hook thrust bearing rearward hook rear hook Note fuselage wires dont have tight adequately brace fuselage motor hooked up stick bends slightiy wing motor stick locked rigid structure high angle wires separation between give lot strength torsional support motor stick motor stick start collapsetuck underin high humidity able grab prop shaft thrust bearing straighten out stick working against top bracing help unhooking motor saved whole model whereas might have lost added support top bracing Thats hope ye editor will able fit whole column dozens loose ends keep sketches mind future comments will tie together Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 responding advertisers mention thatyou read aboutthem ModelAviation FF Duration/St Jean Continued page 63 concept finally evolved what now call six-times formula 6X short idea minimum weight model would have six times weight bare enginein cases would out-of-the-box weight including glow plug test 6X formula converted two old models flew 375-sq-in 099-powered job seemed about right 10 oz required 1 7-oz Cox Tee Dee 049 other 1 200-sq-in ship previously flown large powerful Schnuerle-ported 45 fitted ancient 35 having good power 7-ox engine times six equals 45 oz original weight model Both ships ajoy flymore fun have flying decades per formed about same Both bad mediocre climbs excellent glides planes noses extended retain sameor slightly forwardcenter-of-gravity time writing 17 ships have converted 6X formula have flown same results first two. have discovered proportion Gas jobs result maximum flying enjoyment Putting together up to make rules would proceecL Adoption ratio-scoring principle would help solve small-field problem thus add enjoyment would also eliminate need three site categories now structured However categories still needed solve current problems 1 RC-assist events needed totally solve small-field problem and.. 2 Some laid-back events needed please prefer slow-climbing models addition should integrate beginner events encourage newcomers providing reduced-skill events exclude experts competing simplify reduce current 90 National Record slots something manageable scribes AMA HQ Id also recommend reduction number model size-classes purposes establishing records five three matrix envision would look something like the drawing elsewhere column matrix Unlimited rules would authorize VIT have no power loading 144 Model Aviation Classic R/C Scale Puzzled CALL MAll Ibtimie build Mettdo Ill 11ev . ud know 1 Complete 2 Semi-Assembled ready ta cover sanded Call 9am- 8pm lEST 609-395-1672 Send prices Kits Engines accessories P Mitts Model Building PG lex 49 1 Stockton Dive Crunhury NJ 01512 catalogs availablo$3 Rate cards available free 5A5E 4-1/809-1/2 also build Cars Boats
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/09
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 59, 60, 142, 143, 144
Dick Slefried gets off Muivihill forthe dawn oneshot contest sponsored Bob Mouser 620 am launch window makes fora very chalienging event Bob Whitetook 1 stwith time 1010 whiie Siefried finished 2nd 935both outstanding cooi windyair Returning Taft annual US Free Flight Champion ships pilgrimage represents height flying free friendships chance witness best sport has offer almost outweigh chance winner event EJohn Oldenkamp TO GO TO TAFT California visit Free Flights Land Oz Aeromodelings Mecca Kitty Litter HQ Taft venue largest exciting contest United States Free Flight Champion ships annual blockbuster occupies elegant biue silver DeHaviiiand Rubber Scale biplane finished 3rd place builder Bob Wethereil Santee CA has two rubber motors hooked geardriven prop produce long realistic flights Memorial Day weekend its Al Unsers world Free Flight gather test equipment against man nature paroxysm competition unlike anything else sport/hobby town Taft itself small important oil agriculture hub spotted friendly mom-and-pop-style motels diners fast food outlets modern supermarket lots peace quiet Four miles east town lies field Several hundred acres hardpan circled scrubby pucker-bush colonies stretch out miles field stuff Free Flighters dreams Manmade obsta cles few oil pipelines California Aqueduct power line two much else Nature abundance kit foxes lovely little food beggars occa sional sleepy scorpion rattlesnake hawks like unconmion sights During months year Taft also sports monumental thermals rise like invisible monoliths sometimes last through nighttime hours seem lie wait unfortunate model gets launched unlit dethermalizer September 1987 57 4 Chicago Aeronut Otto Kurths grandson Will Heitritter Redlands CA has go Junior Hand-Launch Gilder Strong heaves ilkethis earned him 3rd place 176 sec total DT fuse Nothing safe levitation booming thermals though Itsjust common see 6- 7-lb Goliaths like Old-Timer Texacos speck out site vertically witness dainty Peanut models doing Since max flights bottom line Free Flightjoy its no exaggeration suggest Taft nomiss site Although its renowned world-class arena endeavors Taft can also downright hostile times Summer tem peratures rarely less three ex cruciating digits thermometer theres no water field wind can knock flat time vigorous minicyclones notorious Taft Trashmovers can come through rip unprotected Left The Compact travel trailer/field bench Rich Rohrke Atwater CA Rich shown new high-tech Wakefield entry features semlRltz wing tail Micaflim covering plus numerous plastic tape turbulators Right Richs model also features radio tracking system help locating downed model lightweight transmitter lives pylon receiver can seen background units cheap neither modern FAI ships interested its available Jim Waiston 404 434-4905 Left A tense moment Jackie Moore Los Angeles winds up Champion Models WakeUp Fl B Hes assisted Len Kendy Carolyn Sweeney Jackies first time around Wakefield event drew total 45 entries year Right troops begin gathering just before 600 pm Fl Power flyoff Terry Kerger left eventual winner holds aluminum-skinned Cox-powered machine Fully automatic surfaces buntsetup incorporated take bestadvantage current seven-second engine run format Left Nat Comfort motored way Virginia license plate advertised Free Flight mile way Nat holds 4th place B Gas entry during lull Mondays action Right Modern Free Flight paraphernalia Starter stand/tool kit chase bikes protective goggles shin guards help make things go smoother Along D Sattelite model L-R Maft Pulloy Lynn Pulloy pilot Brett Psola Sattelites sizes popular models championships Excellent kits available Jacks Models 58 Model Aviation models shelters shreds rains desert now 1978 FAI finalists can attest look across ample field past mini-city RVs tents trucks bikes people splendid distant mountain scarps difficult imagine inspiring setting find myself Taft terra least four times yearand wishing rest year Big contests types need proper ingredients good management excellent weather airplanes people years USFFC fortunate amply sup plied four Overall Contest Di rector Carlo Godel staff ran splendid event little fuss confusion weather blessedly coolunusu ally Maymaking jackets manda tory early morning flights answer 4W t Don McHugh Santee CA watches monster 350 sq Old-Timer Lanzo model ROG perfectly off hardpan Williams Bros wheels red white Pecktissue make fora clean good-looking model thatwent totake 2nd place RubberCabin McHugh busy weekend himself taking home trophies five separate entries Right Jim Adams Editor SAM Speaks sparkplug OT movement checks over Brown Junior ignition engine entry Old-Timer Texaco Jackets early morning must Left Looking unbelievably fresh after flying 22 nonstop 11/2-hour rounds commemorate 50th anniversary Lindberghs Atlan tic crossing L-R Joe Norcross Lee Norcross Larry Clark Sat Taibi Averaging just under 3 mm per round Sal hung win special marathon event Right Taft native Free Flight newcomer Don Baker shows off Bits Pieces Pee Wee 30 craft Left Longtime Rubber Scale advocate Loren Williams Irvine CA loads power strip impressive Tayiorcraft L2B Jumbo Rubber model fully detailed featured concealed dethermalizer system majestic flight Right terrific trio Seattle L-R Mark Sexton Bruce Kimbail Dennis Weatherly shown state art OH LGs Kimball won P-30 event Sexton finished very ciose 2nd Gas Weatherly took top honors early morning still air Hand-Launch Gliderwith time 115 September 1987 59 max hogs prayers ther mals aplenty rising skies studded buttermilk clouds answer others prayers snake seenalthough errant scorpion two did come out camouflage dance us airplanes Hun dreds perhaps thousand size shape color imaginable people also numbering hundreds cases dressed wild desertfending outfits too presented motley quilt size shape color funny people famous people new comers veteran competitors flying smiling Free Flight Championships have incredible drawing power Its great able visit modelers whove come far away Virginia New Jersey Florida Michigan Salt Lake City Texas large garrulous contingent Washington Oregon Canada on appeal USFFC also spans oceans competitors both England Israel Itsak ben Itsak 1979 World Wakefield Cham pion represent Israel course Californians came cor ner state told wonderful melange drew approximately 660 event entries 274 officially registered mod elers Add family members helpers nonflying interested parties maybe another 200 souls get picture mini-city contest become USFFC much contest celebration artalmost agic flying way like best designers pilots come together purpose fly fly flyunfettered uncontrolled except ways determine Ideally determinations have made us before convene no matter much prior planning has doneand youve Taft before know what meanthe sound starting gun sets off rush intense powerful activity Its peak expe rience can feel reverberating through group USFFC three-day event very early Saturday morning knew first day begun sporadic sound nervous motorcycle blips punctu ated state groggy half-sleep 630 am registration going hot heavy Theres no coffee yet truck way free gulps available Truman Puckett family Bakersfield Very Continued page 142 60 Model Aviation Husband-ana-wife team Randy Deb- Lauren Fantham hoids husband Mikes Nor bie Archer retrieve gorgeous siumi- dic A2 Glider preparation iaunch num-skinned FAI Power ship Note models Fanthams eventually won close event tightly-cowled engine overall low drag after battling through several flyoff rounds Hugh Tanner Jr Salt Lake City UT test flies bright orange Mulvihili entry spiffy model John Zelsioft design uses -in FAI rubberto turn huge prop Increasingly popular P-30 class its hlghestturnouteveratthlsyears champion ships 74 entrIes competing hardware Lynn Wainfain poses heroutsized design waiting forthe good lift LAs DickSiefried Honda dwarfed whopper WW ii Rubber Scale model Plane regularly does over two minutes still air White Peck-Polymers tissue Sig Lite Coat dope provide beautiful finish Roger Simpson Rancho Cordova CA shows us classic style version proper PAl Power launch Winning re quires rapid acceleration precision consis tency weaith high-tech features Bill Booth Sr o CA cranks up P00 U Too 020 Old-Timer Replica ship Great orange-and-black finish hot little climbers very impressive light air Bill flew solid 4th place CA MASK CA glue works wonders building models right Unfortunately gives enough fumes knock vulture off carcass modelers have suffered medical problems after inhaling CA fumes take chances special vapor respirator filters CA fumes soft face mask adjustable straps comfortably fits face sizes easy breathing valve allows prolonged use providing dependable filtering concentrations up 1000 PPM though rugged industrial mask light weight elimi nate fatigue Dont get gassed CA Get protected Order CA Mask today Just $1247 shipping cheaper hospital visit Money order Master Charge Visa include expiration date check allow 20 days clear Sorry no CODs Pelican Enterprises Inc 265 OXFORD LANE BLOOMINGOALE ILLINOIS 60108 P S Send catalog modelers safety supplies HUBBY __ outdated old ard older basic RC systems can easily update adding dual rates mixing extra channels frequency changes etc need basic electrical ability simple tools Written R/C tech 10 yrs exp 142 page journal includes sources diagrams charts detailed modifications written simple under standable text Send $1995 check money order aouny RADIO 3001-A Kavanaugh Rd Wilson Ne 27893 Phone 919 291-8548 Hobby Radio also offers professional R/C repairs moda Complete systems service battery pack servos vibration testing new frequency change etc manu facturer repairs guaranteed performed minimal turnaround send sase price list complete services include nose up incidence angle shown side view pians incidence essential trim model windshield frames cut /16 sheet added point along /32 nose sheeting complete cabin structure tail boom built up crutch much same manner cabin structure triangular formers stalled first longeron forms top boom added complete fuselage structure wing canard construction straightforward builder should note two tip ribs surface doubled made 6 sheet instead of/i2 keep sagging inward covering shrunken canard dihedral important stability model make sure get right little too much dihedral canard will hurt too little canard dihedral can lead spiral instability fins built flat plan Re member two oomponents model should covered before final assembly covering lightweight tissue should shrunken rubbing alcohol water doped coat thinned clear dope Assembly straightforward sure fins firmly attached wings Remember also landing gear legs must take landing loads After model assembled add main wheels nose gear nose gear made either Y32 round bamboo music wire very important nose gear long enough model sits nose up ground tricycle gear far aft main wheels Planarian keep rotating takeoff must have positive angle attack sitting gear order liftoff nose gear original model did have wheel plane no trouble taking off smooth gymnasium floor Planarian going flown outdoors off paved surface may want add nose wheel Trimming flying CG model should near trailing edge cabin motor Planarian loop h-in rubber maximum per formance motor should about 1 times length fuselage model flies best left torque choose build right-handed propeller can wound normally fly model right small tab left fin used set turn radius trimming Planarian start winding about 600 turns work up Maximum oontest winds about 2000 turns Remember Planarian pusher must wound back wards very embarrassing release model have taxi madly away reverse trimming flights should made ROG Planarian has unusual flight characteristic Since canard does stall classic sense unless CG extremely far aft model just little tail-heavy will take off normally settle slow mushing descent power decreases easily cured moving CG forward slightly properly trimmed Planarman will circle smoothly about minute typical high school gym Acknowledgement Planarman plans work Carlo Godel did beautiful job very short notice has heartfelt thanks effort FF Champs/Oldenkamp Continued page 60 generous very welcome chilly fingers pounding hearts some pilots offer up nervous test flights no wants first launch model official flight morning skies still leaden its too early able pick out good air bikes fire up some have teeth Im con vinced week-old bites st begin ferrying support gear models out flight line Promptly 700 am real roar begins Gas ship screams incredible heights dethermalizes less instantly Some unfamiliar conditions Taft seek help reg ulars wise ones content wait until aznbient flow rises bit dont have wait long thoughby 800 things full growl time cards begin fill maxes easy maxes understand maxes nevertheless Con centration beginning turn myriad mylar streamer poles digital thermometers hear thud see dust cloud first crash weekend Things underway sure now Are having fun yet better believe Up down line model boxes open reveal many-splendored things drew us first place mind boggles variety design ap proaches gadgetry trends noon lifetime Zaic books have passed three dimensional form Its enough give sensory overload Time break begin sharing learning earnest Time handshaking old friends new acquaintances curious movers 142 Model Aviation SAFETY NEEDLE REMOTE NEEDLE VALVE ADJUSTER KEEPS YOUR FINGERS SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE PROP ALLOWS PERFECT NEEDLE ADJUSTMENT FOR EVERY FLIGHT PRECISION GEAR TRAIN MAKES IT EASY TO SET ENGINE FOR PEAK POWER LOdI CONTROL ALLOWS DESIRED DRAG ON ADJUSTER KNOB FROM LOOSE TO LOCKED COMPLETE WITH MOUNTING HARDWARE S ADAPTERS FOR BENT OR KNOB TYPE NEEDLES FOR19-I08 ENGINES PRICE $1200 S&D MODEL PRODUCTS POST PAID P0 BOX 4026 601 LEE ST CHECK OR MO DES PLAINES IL60016 shakers Free Flight notebook runneth over Im using way too much film already Maybe grand tour whole spectacle motorcycle would better idea smell nitro castor oil rubber lube Truman Pucketts charcoal-broiled hot dogs wafts through feeling overpow ered have early lunch breakfast Time warps common Free Flight Champs Silly behavior allowed wellin fact feeling celebration generates continues Ferraris modeling intrepid masters having best go 14 contestants FAT Power com petition awesome After long day still five perfect scores flyoff set 600 pm wind up air flat chilly Tom McLaughlan Florida puts up test flight finds nothing duff air Very soon though always-colorful Buckets Johnson Montgomery AL decides its time shoots up tremendous max four minutes Hardy Brodersen quickly follows Terry Kerger relative newcomer Pamona CA Roger Simpson Randy Archer make maxes ready next round strong drift forcing retrieval delays Brodersens plane seem ingly lost despite two-way radio contact helpers Eventually plane comes back hands local vol unteer hour late wind high fliers vote five-minute round 700 am next morning What finish Elsewhere event list total re flection Free Flight event AMA rule book Indoor Outdoor Peanuts inside out Easy B Pennyplane FAI categories Old-Timer Payload Mulvihill Jetex host one-shot special events Dictated fliers needs space problems techNEW MASTER AIRSCRIW Antique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconi Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 nology latter becoming increas ing importance Free Flight contests around country giant meet such USFFC can accommodate categories still offering AMA regulars super competition Nearly spe cials began club-sponsored competitions prevent memberships going stale may have rescued few quitting sport altogether Once theyd gained following attractive innovations went through rule-making cycles made official outstanding example course P-30 Rubber event still running strong after its humble beginnings San Diego Orbiteers club USFFC 74 P-30 entries including 14 Night Fly number maxes recorded under total darkness both P-30 Hand-Launched Glider Lost models retrieved following day under chilly windy conditions people obviously getting big bang version blindmans buff Sundays events began dawn oneshot OHLG drew perhaps 30 chuckers Bob Meusers Mulvihill early-morning event saw Bob White put ting up over 10 mm truly difficult air first time San Diego Orbiteers offered its Pee Wee-30 contest kind motorized P-30 clone promises some wonderful fun future 100-gram 30-inchers Cox 020 reed valve power really perform granddaddy fun special events Joe Norcross 33-hour 22-round salute 50th anniversary Lindberghs landmark crossing Atlanticwas over done before actual start championships contest started 752 am Wednesday finished 452 pm Thursday duplicating original time-frame Lindbergh flight Think about what involved proxyshake Sal Taibis hand congratulations having averaged nearly four minutes per attempt 22 rounds through 33 un interrupted hours Sal aint neighborhood teenager yet As burgeoning importance special events indicates fraternity shows craving different things days good example recent ClAM decision back mini-FAT Power cate gory F 1 H developed around ubiqui tous Cox 049 mills shall see said hasten add usual established categories events little tradition behind fared well too Rubber entries outnumbered Power about 62% 38% FAT Champion Model Products rubber pre ferred exception Fl C Power events mostly territory Satellite variants few originals thrown Wakefield huge entry 45 showing fairly split between old new no new trend clearly standing out usual seven-rounder pre-climactic time perfect soores qualified flyoff San Diegos Bob Piserchio having worked through six-minute round eventually went win score highly Mulvihill in different difficult conditions has string out seven eight maxes quickly became obvious per formance competition way up across board Some building flying efforts saw pro fessional can getwithout forming corporation Free Flights enduring enticement remains satisfaction ing very best canand making entry private skunkworks shine against view no winners losers meet such USFFC particularly against wonderful back drop Taft go enjoy meet examine sniff scratch among best movement has offer tro September1987 143 BICO PERFORMANCE 0*00 t*uNCBEII CLIORAS FROM FULL SIZE PATTERNS TOUR CHOICEI ICLUSTRATRO EACH OR SIX PACK PICK OMI SOUTORASTERO PA B BOUGHTRUB4 BITECI phies citations great gab wave recognition chance witness some premier modelers land just important us experiences cannot matched easily forgotten Mothers little pilot returns home bruised battered happy indelible memories head Envious Dont Make big broad splash next years calendar mark USFFC 1988 lay travel plans Sell Mercedes mortgage ranch thats what takes Youll glad did FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 61 What next Figure 6 shows next develop ment Primary bracing still supports wings tip dihedral extending wing posts above spar leading edge trailing edge tip bracing work off wing posts result much stiffer wing has light spars needs two compression ribs bracing scheme gives rise comment turn fly loose inside bracing gets away must have forgotten some wires Thats still too heavy scheme shown Figure 7 used stiff posts very careful tensioning wires gets rid cabane last two compression ribs wing has two weaknesses 1 sort loose floppy move wing post must youre mounting wing 2 Tip collisions building structure make wing twist isnt bad direction Remember TII ~GRAT LAK5 40 Wing 18 25 Engines Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC P o Boo 2136 Fo,foo VIrgInie 22031 U 5 twist washes out tip opposite contact point helps tip drop turning model away obstacle ultimate Well maybe notbut like scheme shown Figure 8 close copy dozens Erv Rodemsky has done integrated wing/motor-stick bracing ex traordinarily effective Y wing posts forming triangular structure little lighter really stiff wing posts ribs top Y tension ribs same wires form tension braces extend forward hook thrust bearing rearward hook rear hook Note fuselage wires dont have tight adequately brace fuselage motor hooked up stick bends slightiy wing motor stick locked rigid structure high angle wires separation between give lot strength torsional support motor stick motor stick start collapsetuck underin high humidity able grab prop shaft thrust bearing straighten out stick working against top bracing help unhooking motor saved whole model whereas might have lost added support top bracing Thats hope ye editor will able fit whole column dozens loose ends keep sketches mind future comments will tie together Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 responding advertisers mention thatyou read aboutthem ModelAviation FF Duration/St Jean Continued page 63 concept finally evolved what now call six-times formula 6X short idea minimum weight model would have six times weight bare enginein cases would out-of-the-box weight including glow plug test 6X formula converted two old models flew 375-sq-in 099-powered job seemed about right 10 oz required 1 7-oz Cox Tee Dee 049 other 1 200-sq-in ship previously flown large powerful Schnuerle-ported 45 fitted ancient 35 having good power 7-ox engine times six equals 45 oz original weight model Both ships ajoy flymore fun have flying decades per formed about same Both bad mediocre climbs excellent glides planes noses extended retain sameor slightly forwardcenter-of-gravity time writing 17 ships have converted 6X formula have flown same results first two. have discovered proportion Gas jobs result maximum flying enjoyment Putting together up to make rules would proceecL Adoption ratio-scoring principle would help solve small-field problem thus add enjoyment would also eliminate need three site categories now structured However categories still needed solve current problems 1 RC-assist events needed totally solve small-field problem and.. 2 Some laid-back events needed please prefer slow-climbing models addition should integrate beginner events encourage newcomers providing reduced-skill events exclude experts competing simplify reduce current 90 National Record slots something manageable scribes AMA HQ Id also recommend reduction number model size-classes purposes establishing records five three matrix envision would look something like the drawing elsewhere column matrix Unlimited rules would authorize VIT have no power loading 144 Model Aviation Classic R/C Scale Puzzled CALL MAll Ibtimie build Mettdo Ill 11ev . ud know 1 Complete 2 Semi-Assembled ready ta cover sanded Call 9am- 8pm lEST 609-395-1672 Send prices Kits Engines accessories P Mitts Model Building PG lex 49 1 Stockton Dive Crunhury NJ 01512 catalogs availablo$3 Rate cards available free 5A5E 4-1/809-1/2 also build Cars Boats