MODEL AIRPLANES keep getting bigger full-size airplanes keep getting smaller first case its pure challenge building bigger latter cost flying has kept under control drastic measures latest addition growing col lection small real airplanes con trasted ultralights officially airplanes Zippy Sport 30-hp 350-lb single-seater cruises re spectable 85 mph gets pretty sen sational 80-plus miles gallon speed prototype Zippy Sport first flew October 1982 completed its FAArequired 40-hour test program early 1983despite traditionally crummy lateseason flying weather northeastern Ohio its birthplace Flying qualities excellent according five different pilots par ticipated initial flight tests designer/builder E C Fisher going ahead plans sell construction drawings components doesnt plan sales before second prototypebuilt directly ac tual plans will sold amateur 86 Model Aviation Zippy flies its first test flights pilot Terry Fulier easily gets proper formation cameraplane carrying designer/builder Ed Fisher shot picture over rural Lake County Ohio Other photos author overall views Marilyn Fisher details First public showing Zippy Sport EAAs giant 1982 Oshkosh Fly-In Structurally com plete yet fly parked headquarters Air Recreation Vehicle competition buildershas flown successfully Fisher determined prospective builder will know Zippy Sport build has tested since will differ respects first prototype result test flying buy airplane built Boeing Cessna manufacturers reputation very important part package just true amateur design though designers reputation lot difficult pin down case Fishercraft Inc small corporation com posed E C parents brother grandfather couple neighbors some investigation required Just E C what does know about designing building small airplanes Most 28 years have spent among people build airplanes home impact novel upbringing shows 1965 ws 10 years old dad Big Ed flew two-seat Stits Skycoupe building garage three years Shortly after cleared FAA carry passenger E C got first ride homebuilt airplane Two years later family May 1983 87 Ed Fisher designer Zippy Sport builder thefirst prototype inspects lamniated wood propeller after completion FAA-required 40-hr test flight program Simple conventional construction beauties Zippy Sport shoulder harness attached welded steel tubes just behind pilots head thick foam pad aids pilot comfort pPower supplied two-cylinder two-cycle 30-hp Cuyuna engine geared down two-to-one keep proper operating efficiently final version will have cleaned-up cowl improve performance first appeared Zippy Sport packed little Onan engine its clean cowling Lack power forced designer Ed Fisher change Cuyuna engine found ultralights produces double performance trim single-seater instrument panel Zippy simple thanks its ancestors Piper J-3 Cub Wittman Tallwind No airspeed altimeter turn and-bank indicator some temperature pressure gauges neededplus compass plastic tube positive fuel guage moved Birdland large old farmhouse hangar 2200-foot airstrip rural Lake County Ohio E C too young work first Fisher family airplane few years older 1970 dad began building single-seat Cassutt Formula racer During three years construction maturing E C allowed help new airplane learning weld work fabric sheet aluminum spruce fiberglass Cassutt flew summer 1973 November E C enough flying experience 70 hours variety sport airplanes justify dad turning him loose pretty potent little airplane before flew Cassutt P C begun building Monnett Sonerai VW-powered racer June 1973 upon graduating high school Marriage need start career slowed construction Sonerai finally completed May 1978 E C got great thrills available aviation flying airplane built own hands accumulated skills good airplane Formula Vee #77 Blueberry flown 1978 Cleveland Air Races late Bob Downey all-time great American racing pilots slow development Formula Vee racing kept E C airplane coming active sport interest turned elsewhere March 1980 began building completely original de sign aimed pilot wants sport airplane excellent economy combined good short-field performance enough speed make traveling pos sible P C did design work construc tion friend aeronautical engineer Alan Baker did complete stability control calculations stress analysis original Zippyand sub sequent modifications well P C credits John Monnett designer Sonerai several other very popular amateur designs encouraging him go ahead Zippy might have gotten dis couraged credits dad teach ing him build airplanes coming up name originally have tacked onto Formula Vee racer long after started cut metal first Zippy Sport first piece rudder bar turned out too nar row E C got opportunity lifetime new owner dads Cassutt Racer #40 Miss Blue signed him pilot 1980 Cleveland Air Races placed last Formula Cham pionship Race because ws using cruise propeller fulfilled dream racing Cleveland Once behind him family love air racing began dissolve enthusiasm would focused useful light airplanes operation did volve unjustifiable risks like 200 mph heavy traffic 50 feet above ground P C started building Zippy Sport March 1980 everyone else fol lowing Burt Rutan guru composite construction radical airframe design Rutans wild creations started out VariEze pusher-canard progressed oddly shaped airplanes revolutionizing light aviation Tail-first tandem-winged planes ways go aditional shapes looked out date P C Fisher busy design ing airplane much like thousands others preceding five decades building steel alu minum wood fabric seemed everyone going foam-andfiberglass route Simple wanted airplane looks like airplane rather like escapee video-game arcade wanted airplne can built way thousands amateur builders understand wanted airplane almost fast almost economical amazing little Quickie able land take off 700-foot grass airstrip ultra-modern ones limited long hard-surfaced runways Economy ranks high list re quirements because pilots drop ing out private flying unable afford rising costs fuel hangar rent maintenance Zippy designed op Continued page 172 88 Model Aviation Zippy unsophisticated simple strong strut-braced horizontal tail being thin probably clean cantilever type windshield extends way rear cockpit excellent visibility especially turning airport traffic pattern Ailerons full-span since no need flaps tail feathers Zippy Sport resemble Cassutt Racer tail wheel steerable mounted tapered rod Racing-style wheel pants Ed Fisher trademark Fishercraft emblem zippy sport H SPE CS... WING SPAN26 Wia CRS47 WING WA00 M tt LENGTh7- IO EMPTY WE IGI4T345 p.nd GROSS WEIGHT600 5 A-A B-B EA3 3~4l L2J cc DD Ill L 4.W7 4vA61 -0 a4 5# i t/ /A/e TOsQI1IAEe# & [ 1 K AllhI 1tdd -4-0 dfDto4v7f/cis 342i 34 6 dodgi&4NS 4 V pjp- t0M*66 / ~#e V 90 Model Aviation 1 0P4@ Pasr aI1%27 1PdDO /35A4IA1 Wcai PM/OjV 7O PLr ,- 4 p 9d#oee~ 7/ ext photos page 72 EOAT iia 47ev 1 / / / 6we LosAnAi L6OOA A1Lt CO7LA5 / # 1WE E17E /gje 7Ev/#t& F~OA1 G9AD 4c I Ccs4- TOP O I 0 s&WiW 4O *Oi7e oAEo T00 aqw e& d LIL PIECES h6EASv*vg IZ9W* May 1983 91 eft t1 tdsi 0 CO spraY gut CO hats off cant ship until get order Choose design red RJ black BJ royal blue DJ sky blue SI caps fits Only $6 postpaid 4 $20 Christen Eagle BCE Corsair BF4Fortress B17 Lightning B38Liberator B24 Warhawk B40Mitchell B25 Mustang B51Superfortress B29 Spitfire BSPPhantom BP4 Sabre B86Tomcat B14 Dozens catalog send SASE Send check money order Flightilne Shirts Etc Department MA P0 Box 512 Pleasanton CA 94566 Name Address tacular flights girl launched plane south end very large school ground caught thermal flew completely across school yard over several trees down street probably went 400 yards some planes stayed up over minute still remember look disbelief face teen-age boy watched plane fly on Evidently never built plane would fly like fore could get over t think worth extra trouble get planes fly well should give time energy Most us captivated beauty flightthis hobby need share thrill joy know have done just about everything modeling can have built flown kinds planes have followed contest trail Now get kicks helping others discover thrills have enjoyed over years same situation should doing same thing conclude letter boy wrote Thank coming teach us about airplanes learned building flying airplanes lot fun dad working model airplane hope flies' good time discovered thrill flying what need pass Editors Note Delta Darts bulk packs 40 may obtained $1700 $15 pack plus 52 shipping Midwest Prod ucts Co. School Division PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46343 pack includes Teachers Guide Asembly Instruction sheets FF Scale/Warner Continued oaoe 79 NC-4t Wetting soft balsa may help get neat punch-out must subsequently allow parts dry under light pressure fiat weight whilst sandwiched between two layers paper towels otherwise theyll warp Two happy hints Scale Staffel San Diego Tommy Wilsons easy diesel-fuel recipe Bob Womacks anti-mess rubber lubing trick make own diesel fuel mix equal parts DuPonts Engine Start castor oil ker osene just before going need En gine Stan available automotive stores ether component will evaporate warm con ditions kept very long Keeping Ziplock poly ethelene baggie tool box will help keep hands clean on-the-field mbber lube jobs Drop motor add lube close up work Truly simplest ideas best Priced trophies lately Ye gads Most clubs going make-it-yourself trophy Some best ideas far have color Xeroxes old Fixing Aces covers affixed plaques dacoupage certificates made Xeroxing calligraphy line drawings parch ment stock suitable framing framed aeroplane pictures calendars Sport Aviation covers etc Cast peanuts first appeared Bill Stro mans famous Black Peanut awards Made solid lead generally awarded serting interiors competitors planes during contest rather usual practice giving out after meet Thus bom Payload Peanut event un official class within contest Cast peanuts use awards now available David Phil lips 88 Winslow Ave Somerset MA 02144 make handsome trophies never found Goodwill stores thousands plastic potmetal winged maidens discarded yearly successful quality-conscious contest-winners following tragic tale comes us Bayou Balsa Benders Model Club Lac des Voy ous LA may serve warning us Dear Sir As may know have tree Loui siana mean model get caught lost hit upon idea animal retrieve thus reducing risk clubmembers good Dog however cannot climb tree get retreiver chimpanzee mail-order pet service nickname him DT variety reasons mainly because dopey tree-climber interested going up after model try spray ing banana scent help hungry member send California mod eler work zoo get bottle female chimpanzee scent work much better Only problem first model go after very fast may say electric model know exactly what happen up tree whether short circuit during amorous encounter get mad cause disillusion model completely de stroyed Also DT refuse come down Club now out four-hundred ninety-seven dollar must appear court local SPCA lawsuit advising AMA now have heard plan use chimpanzees RC Pattern judges 1983 Nats Dont cannot relied Sincerely Gaston P&ard Secretary BBBMC Well gang thats flight May ter mites spare balsa Bill Warner 423-C Son Vicente Blvd Santa tilonira CA 90402 Zippy Sport/Berliner Continued pag 89 erate little /2 cents per mile fuel ordinary car gas perfectly OK home-built airplane uses uncertified engine eliminate cost hangar rent can run over $100 per month standard Zippy Sport will have wings can easily folded back trailering home after day flying cost main tenance realtively low home builts since FAA permits builder technically manufacturer own repairs inspections rather being forced pay commercial rates Following 2 years construction de layed need make living pro totype Zippy Sport flown E C October 9 1982 last changes prior initial test replacement original Onan engine used Quickie produced barely half its ad172 Model Aviation qiJOezet99 sproY d oe::%s 1s State ZipDesignCap Color] SUPER MINI-BOY VIDEO MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY BRINGS YOU ANOTHER HELICOPTER FIRST Professionally produced video takes workshop professionaliy build set up flight trim mini-boy includes step step building parts iden tification mechanical operational walk through radio installation balancing bench setup operational flight trimming aerobatics video better having someone else build Mini-Boy Video produced Mike Mas National Helicopter Champion ORDER YOUR VIDEO NOW 5 Pius Shipping Available ary 1983 BETA VHS Engines Radios Mufflers Custom Carburators Gyros WE CAN SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR HELICOPTER NEEDS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES Worlds Strongest Epoxy Glues Training Stands Mini-Boy Competition Pack Wide-Landing Gear Training Aids Float Kits Video Cassettes Helicopter Tools MOVE UP TO SCHLUTER See Vour Dealer Call MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo FL 32804 e 305 4221531 vertised 20-hp 30-hp Cuyuna geared down 2-to-I Within few days several pilots flown Zippy Sport pro nounced solid airplane Takeoff performance good hegin improved hy addition three inches landing gear strut raise wings angle attack three-point position able get off ground after run about 350 feet landing speed around 40 mph makes Zippy Sport usable farm landing strips well known airport though tests made crude cowlcylinders exhaust stacks carburetor sticking out windand few fairings performance bet ter expected top speed near 100 mph honest cruising speed 85 mph fuel consumption about gallon per hour Economy operation main goals has already achieved Another main goal economy con struction people cant afford build Zippy Sport cares little costs run exact cost construction will depend individuals building skill scrounging talent should run around $3000 materials plus engine total cost less $5000 will less new car less ultralights though will have double performance lot safer fly Construction fuselage tail welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing covered builders choice Grade cotton Dacron wings wings have spruce spars ribs plywood prototype sheet alu minum can either built home purchased authorized supplier Other pre-formed purchasable parts clude fiberglass engine cowl wheel pants aluminum 5-gallon gas tank spring-steel landing gear Performance prototype Zippy Sport will change slightly standard ver sion perfected should close what has measured far Stall speed depending pilots weight40-45 mph Rate climb450-500 feet per minute Cruising speed 5000 rpm engine85 mph Top speed 5400 rpml00 mph Takeoff roll350 feet Landing roll650 feet Dimensions wingspan24 ft. 8 wing area98 sq ft lengthl7 ft. 10 height6 ft empty weight365 lb gross weight610 lb Building time estimated 550 man-hours prototype Zippy Sport certainly good airplane like prototypes bit heavy clearly will work better after changes have made reasons definitive version will different original laminar flow airfoil will replaced less exotic NACA 44l2 section wing area will increased slightly test cowl will replaced carefully formed fiberglass front end fuselage will altered give usable space wings will made foldable CAP 21* Flown M les Reed ai show IMAA Nat onals Ida Grove IA 88wing span 1232 sq 16-18 lbs engine 20-31 Plans SZO CAP 201 84 wing span 1272 sq 16-18 lbs engine 2 0-3 1Plans S20 TEMPEST 86 wing span 1420 sq 18-20 lbs engine 24-37Plans S25 RV3 * 86 wing span 1638 sq 17-19 lbs engine 20-31Plans S20 R C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 *RV3 CAP 21 pre-assembled kits available write information May 1983 173 trailering storage Once second prototype has pro nounced success unusually well-drawn plans will offered sale set $100 will include least 15 sheets 24 36 in. construction manual photographs particularly critical items formation available Fishercraft Inc 4356 Narrows Rd Perry Ohio 44081 phone number 216 259-4412 Re-Volt-er/Haught Continued paqe 97 radio power No fuss no muss Wing prefer begin construction ribs same except three center ribs trimmed 1/16 top bottom allow center section sheet ing suggest making two card-stock rib templates stacking 1/16 sheet rib stock between templats secure pins carve sand ribs shape once Cut spar notches razor saw ribs still pinned together Cut wing tip pieces 3/16 sheet glue together Cut notches /4 X trailing edge pieces ribs Protect plan kitchen wrap before pinning down leading trailing edges Add wing tips Locate lower spars aid couple ribs ensure proper spacing Glue center bottom sheeting place Install ribs except center glue has dried remove wing plan sand butt ends proper dihedral angle Block up tip 3 in. join wing panels together Add dihedral braces indicated plan Trim center rib fit glue place dry add top spars top center section sheeting Sand wing struc ture its final shape stabilizer elevators rudder fin simply glued together specified sizes strip wood sheet tips Sand shape join elevators 1/16-in music wire Fuselage Begin building two identical sides suggest build first side pinning parts such manner sheet kitchen wrap can pulled down over pins allow second side built right over firstwith kitchen wrap preventing sticking together dry remove build ing board add sheet balsa nose doublers being sure make right left side Cut out plywood formers install front landing gear legs appropriate former gear may retained I-bolts binding soft wire epoxying wraps Set fuselage sides upside down workbench resting wing platform Join fuselage sides using plywood formers bottom 3/16-in sheeting ensure alignment little 5-mm epoxy cyanoacrylate glue will speed up process dry pull rear fuselage sides together join rudder post Add other cross braces rear landing gear mount Cut out nose block motor mount hole fit block fuselage motor provide four degrees downthrust Install top bottom nose blocks sand shape Cut cooling holes top bottom install hardwood dowel motor strap anchor Install window wing dowel gus sets Fit wing mount dowels dont install until model covered Add upper windshield block fitting wing dihedral angle Give fuselage final sanding Install rear landing gear wire Glue wire grooved block epoxy reinforce bit cloth Bind solder landing gear wires axle junction Shape install tail skid Temporarily install favorite hinges tail surfaces Trial-fit tail surfaces fuselage Dont assemble per manently time Install motor battery pack charging jack switch battery pack must lay down allow cooling air pass through hole cabin former through open center battery pack Install radio gear control horns pushrods used sq balsa pushrods wire ends shown plans system lightweight affected tempera ture changes Covering finishing Disassemble model remove equipment prep aration covering Use favorite covering material keeping mind weight important factor prefer tra ditional dope-and-tissue finishes must use very little pigmented dope adds weight fast covered dyed silkspan procedure simple basic structure given two coats clear dope silkspan adhered light sanding between coats Prepare dye dissolving pan warm water used Rit brand cloth ing dye Cut GM silkspan size im merse dye solution Agitate until silkspan has desired depth color Re move dye blot wet silkspan between layers newspaper Lay still-moist silkspan struc ture smooth out wrinkles Lift edges apply clear dope stick silkspan down Trim razor blade allow dry Apply two coats clear dope sand very lightly 400 600-grit paper Cut desired trim numbers strips etc colored Japanese tissue Apply dope thinner brushed through trim tissue Apply three coats clear dope durable lightweight finish Fit windows windshield wing mounting dowels Glue tail surfaces permanently place Mount wheels Install motor batteries radio gear check proper operation Put wing rubberbands 174 Model Aviation Potable power glow page tito 0 ohirt pocketl Uning HeedlotkTM adapter ailown ntey piog get propeller Rechargeable op 1000 timen 90 day warranty No huihy batterien cablen Order NI-STARTER either 110 220 12 volt font charger Inotroctlono incloded Alno ovailable charger See voar dealer ndar direct trow Vine B Montercard accepted Pleane npacifytypenfchorger Add $160 pontagelUSAl NI-HI 1 ilO a. $2196 NI-Ill-lE 220 a. $2196 NI-HI-lA 12 v adap. 02195NI-HI-1-NC No charger $1296 12606 Glendardee Herndon VA 22071 USA 702-429-5806
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/05
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 172, 173, 174
MODEL AIRPLANES keep getting bigger full-size airplanes keep getting smaller first case its pure challenge building bigger latter cost flying has kept under control drastic measures latest addition growing col lection small real airplanes con trasted ultralights officially airplanes Zippy Sport 30-hp 350-lb single-seater cruises re spectable 85 mph gets pretty sen sational 80-plus miles gallon speed prototype Zippy Sport first flew October 1982 completed its FAArequired 40-hour test program early 1983despite traditionally crummy lateseason flying weather northeastern Ohio its birthplace Flying qualities excellent according five different pilots par ticipated initial flight tests designer/builder E C Fisher going ahead plans sell construction drawings components doesnt plan sales before second prototypebuilt directly ac tual plans will sold amateur 86 Model Aviation Zippy flies its first test flights pilot Terry Fulier easily gets proper formation cameraplane carrying designer/builder Ed Fisher shot picture over rural Lake County Ohio Other photos author overall views Marilyn Fisher details First public showing Zippy Sport EAAs giant 1982 Oshkosh Fly-In Structurally com plete yet fly parked headquarters Air Recreation Vehicle competition buildershas flown successfully Fisher determined prospective builder will know Zippy Sport build has tested since will differ respects first prototype result test flying buy airplane built Boeing Cessna manufacturers reputation very important part package just true amateur design though designers reputation lot difficult pin down case Fishercraft Inc small corporation com posed E C parents brother grandfather couple neighbors some investigation required Just E C what does know about designing building small airplanes Most 28 years have spent among people build airplanes home impact novel upbringing shows 1965 ws 10 years old dad Big Ed flew two-seat Stits Skycoupe building garage three years Shortly after cleared FAA carry passenger E C got first ride homebuilt airplane Two years later family May 1983 87 Ed Fisher designer Zippy Sport builder thefirst prototype inspects lamniated wood propeller after completion FAA-required 40-hr test flight program Simple conventional construction beauties Zippy Sport shoulder harness attached welded steel tubes just behind pilots head thick foam pad aids pilot comfort pPower supplied two-cylinder two-cycle 30-hp Cuyuna engine geared down two-to-one keep proper operating efficiently final version will have cleaned-up cowl improve performance first appeared Zippy Sport packed little Onan engine its clean cowling Lack power forced designer Ed Fisher change Cuyuna engine found ultralights produces double performance trim single-seater instrument panel Zippy simple thanks its ancestors Piper J-3 Cub Wittman Tallwind No airspeed altimeter turn and-bank indicator some temperature pressure gauges neededplus compass plastic tube positive fuel guage moved Birdland large old farmhouse hangar 2200-foot airstrip rural Lake County Ohio E C too young work first Fisher family airplane few years older 1970 dad began building single-seat Cassutt Formula racer During three years construction maturing E C allowed help new airplane learning weld work fabric sheet aluminum spruce fiberglass Cassutt flew summer 1973 November E C enough flying experience 70 hours variety sport airplanes justify dad turning him loose pretty potent little airplane before flew Cassutt P C begun building Monnett Sonerai VW-powered racer June 1973 upon graduating high school Marriage need start career slowed construction Sonerai finally completed May 1978 E C got great thrills available aviation flying airplane built own hands accumulated skills good airplane Formula Vee #77 Blueberry flown 1978 Cleveland Air Races late Bob Downey all-time great American racing pilots slow development Formula Vee racing kept E C airplane coming active sport interest turned elsewhere March 1980 began building completely original de sign aimed pilot wants sport airplane excellent economy combined good short-field performance enough speed make traveling pos sible P C did design work construc tion friend aeronautical engineer Alan Baker did complete stability control calculations stress analysis original Zippyand sub sequent modifications well P C credits John Monnett designer Sonerai several other very popular amateur designs encouraging him go ahead Zippy might have gotten dis couraged credits dad teach ing him build airplanes coming up name originally have tacked onto Formula Vee racer long after started cut metal first Zippy Sport first piece rudder bar turned out too nar row E C got opportunity lifetime new owner dads Cassutt Racer #40 Miss Blue signed him pilot 1980 Cleveland Air Races placed last Formula Cham pionship Race because ws using cruise propeller fulfilled dream racing Cleveland Once behind him family love air racing began dissolve enthusiasm would focused useful light airplanes operation did volve unjustifiable risks like 200 mph heavy traffic 50 feet above ground P C started building Zippy Sport March 1980 everyone else fol lowing Burt Rutan guru composite construction radical airframe design Rutans wild creations started out VariEze pusher-canard progressed oddly shaped airplanes revolutionizing light aviation Tail-first tandem-winged planes ways go aditional shapes looked out date P C Fisher busy design ing airplane much like thousands others preceding five decades building steel alu minum wood fabric seemed everyone going foam-andfiberglass route Simple wanted airplane looks like airplane rather like escapee video-game arcade wanted airplne can built way thousands amateur builders understand wanted airplane almost fast almost economical amazing little Quickie able land take off 700-foot grass airstrip ultra-modern ones limited long hard-surfaced runways Economy ranks high list re quirements because pilots drop ing out private flying unable afford rising costs fuel hangar rent maintenance Zippy designed op Continued page 172 88 Model Aviation Zippy unsophisticated simple strong strut-braced horizontal tail being thin probably clean cantilever type windshield extends way rear cockpit excellent visibility especially turning airport traffic pattern Ailerons full-span since no need flaps tail feathers Zippy Sport resemble Cassutt Racer tail wheel steerable mounted tapered rod Racing-style wheel pants Ed Fisher trademark Fishercraft emblem zippy sport H SPE CS... WING SPAN26 Wia CRS47 WING WA00 M tt LENGTh7- IO EMPTY WE IGI4T345 p.nd GROSS WEIGHT600 5 A-A B-B EA3 3~4l L2J cc DD Ill L 4.W7 4vA61 -0 a4 5# i t/ /A/e TOsQI1IAEe# & [ 1 K AllhI 1tdd -4-0 dfDto4v7f/cis 342i 34 6 dodgi&4NS 4 V pjp- t0M*66 / ~#e V 90 Model Aviation 1 0P4@ Pasr aI1%27 1PdDO /35A4IA1 Wcai PM/OjV 7O PLr ,- 4 p 9d#oee~ 7/ ext photos page 72 EOAT iia 47ev 1 / / / 6we LosAnAi L6OOA A1Lt CO7LA5 / # 1WE E17E /gje 7Ev/#t& F~OA1 G9AD 4c I Ccs4- TOP O I 0 s&WiW 4O *Oi7e oAEo T00 aqw e& d LIL PIECES h6EASv*vg IZ9W* May 1983 91 eft t1 tdsi 0 CO spraY gut CO hats off cant ship until get order Choose design red RJ black BJ royal blue DJ sky blue SI caps fits Only $6 postpaid 4 $20 Christen Eagle BCE Corsair BF4Fortress B17 Lightning B38Liberator B24 Warhawk B40Mitchell B25 Mustang B51Superfortress B29 Spitfire BSPPhantom BP4 Sabre B86Tomcat B14 Dozens catalog send SASE Send check money order Flightilne Shirts Etc Department MA P0 Box 512 Pleasanton CA 94566 Name Address tacular flights girl launched plane south end very large school ground caught thermal flew completely across school yard over several trees down street probably went 400 yards some planes stayed up over minute still remember look disbelief face teen-age boy watched plane fly on Evidently never built plane would fly like fore could get over t think worth extra trouble get planes fly well should give time energy Most us captivated beauty flightthis hobby need share thrill joy know have done just about everything modeling can have built flown kinds planes have followed contest trail Now get kicks helping others discover thrills have enjoyed over years same situation should doing same thing conclude letter boy wrote Thank coming teach us about airplanes learned building flying airplanes lot fun dad working model airplane hope flies' good time discovered thrill flying what need pass Editors Note Delta Darts bulk packs 40 may obtained $1700 $15 pack plus 52 shipping Midwest Prod ucts Co. School Division PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46343 pack includes Teachers Guide Asembly Instruction sheets FF Scale/Warner Continued oaoe 79 NC-4t Wetting soft balsa may help get neat punch-out must subsequently allow parts dry under light pressure fiat weight whilst sandwiched between two layers paper towels otherwise theyll warp Two happy hints Scale Staffel San Diego Tommy Wilsons easy diesel-fuel recipe Bob Womacks anti-mess rubber lubing trick make own diesel fuel mix equal parts DuPonts Engine Start castor oil ker osene just before going need En gine Stan available automotive stores ether component will evaporate warm con ditions kept very long Keeping Ziplock poly ethelene baggie tool box will help keep hands clean on-the-field mbber lube jobs Drop motor add lube close up work Truly simplest ideas best Priced trophies lately Ye gads Most clubs going make-it-yourself trophy Some best ideas far have color Xeroxes old Fixing Aces covers affixed plaques dacoupage certificates made Xeroxing calligraphy line drawings parch ment stock suitable framing framed aeroplane pictures calendars Sport Aviation covers etc Cast peanuts first appeared Bill Stro mans famous Black Peanut awards Made solid lead generally awarded serting interiors competitors planes during contest rather usual practice giving out after meet Thus bom Payload Peanut event un official class within contest Cast peanuts use awards now available David Phil lips 88 Winslow Ave Somerset MA 02144 make handsome trophies never found Goodwill stores thousands plastic potmetal winged maidens discarded yearly successful quality-conscious contest-winners following tragic tale comes us Bayou Balsa Benders Model Club Lac des Voy ous LA may serve warning us Dear Sir As may know have tree Loui siana mean model get caught lost hit upon idea animal retrieve thus reducing risk clubmembers good Dog however cannot climb tree get retreiver chimpanzee mail-order pet service nickname him DT variety reasons mainly because dopey tree-climber interested going up after model try spray ing banana scent help hungry member send California mod eler work zoo get bottle female chimpanzee scent work much better Only problem first model go after very fast may say electric model know exactly what happen up tree whether short circuit during amorous encounter get mad cause disillusion model completely de stroyed Also DT refuse come down Club now out four-hundred ninety-seven dollar must appear court local SPCA lawsuit advising AMA now have heard plan use chimpanzees RC Pattern judges 1983 Nats Dont cannot relied Sincerely Gaston P&ard Secretary BBBMC Well gang thats flight May ter mites spare balsa Bill Warner 423-C Son Vicente Blvd Santa tilonira CA 90402 Zippy Sport/Berliner Continued pag 89 erate little /2 cents per mile fuel ordinary car gas perfectly OK home-built airplane uses uncertified engine eliminate cost hangar rent can run over $100 per month standard Zippy Sport will have wings can easily folded back trailering home after day flying cost main tenance realtively low home builts since FAA permits builder technically manufacturer own repairs inspections rather being forced pay commercial rates Following 2 years construction de layed need make living pro totype Zippy Sport flown E C October 9 1982 last changes prior initial test replacement original Onan engine used Quickie produced barely half its ad172 Model Aviation qiJOezet99 sproY d oe::%s 1s State ZipDesignCap Color] SUPER MINI-BOY VIDEO MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY BRINGS YOU ANOTHER HELICOPTER FIRST Professionally produced video takes workshop professionaliy build set up flight trim mini-boy includes step step building parts iden tification mechanical operational walk through radio installation balancing bench setup operational flight trimming aerobatics video better having someone else build Mini-Boy Video produced Mike Mas National Helicopter Champion ORDER YOUR VIDEO NOW 5 Pius Shipping Available ary 1983 BETA VHS Engines Radios Mufflers Custom Carburators Gyros WE CAN SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR HELICOPTER NEEDS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES Worlds Strongest Epoxy Glues Training Stands Mini-Boy Competition Pack Wide-Landing Gear Training Aids Float Kits Video Cassettes Helicopter Tools MOVE UP TO SCHLUTER See Vour Dealer Call MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo FL 32804 e 305 4221531 vertised 20-hp 30-hp Cuyuna geared down 2-to-I Within few days several pilots flown Zippy Sport pro nounced solid airplane Takeoff performance good hegin improved hy addition three inches landing gear strut raise wings angle attack three-point position able get off ground after run about 350 feet landing speed around 40 mph makes Zippy Sport usable farm landing strips well known airport though tests made crude cowlcylinders exhaust stacks carburetor sticking out windand few fairings performance bet ter expected top speed near 100 mph honest cruising speed 85 mph fuel consumption about gallon per hour Economy operation main goals has already achieved Another main goal economy con struction people cant afford build Zippy Sport cares little costs run exact cost construction will depend individuals building skill scrounging talent should run around $3000 materials plus engine total cost less $5000 will less new car less ultralights though will have double performance lot safer fly Construction fuselage tail welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing covered builders choice Grade cotton Dacron wings wings have spruce spars ribs plywood prototype sheet alu minum can either built home purchased authorized supplier Other pre-formed purchasable parts clude fiberglass engine cowl wheel pants aluminum 5-gallon gas tank spring-steel landing gear Performance prototype Zippy Sport will change slightly standard ver sion perfected should close what has measured far Stall speed depending pilots weight40-45 mph Rate climb450-500 feet per minute Cruising speed 5000 rpm engine85 mph Top speed 5400 rpml00 mph Takeoff roll350 feet Landing roll650 feet Dimensions wingspan24 ft. 8 wing area98 sq ft lengthl7 ft. 10 height6 ft empty weight365 lb gross weight610 lb Building time estimated 550 man-hours prototype Zippy Sport certainly good airplane like prototypes bit heavy clearly will work better after changes have made reasons definitive version will different original laminar flow airfoil will replaced less exotic NACA 44l2 section wing area will increased slightly test cowl will replaced carefully formed fiberglass front end fuselage will altered give usable space wings will made foldable CAP 21* Flown M les Reed ai show IMAA Nat onals Ida Grove IA 88wing span 1232 sq 16-18 lbs engine 20-31 Plans SZO CAP 201 84 wing span 1272 sq 16-18 lbs engine 2 0-3 1Plans S20 TEMPEST 86 wing span 1420 sq 18-20 lbs engine 24-37Plans S25 RV3 * 86 wing span 1638 sq 17-19 lbs engine 20-31Plans S20 R C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 *RV3 CAP 21 pre-assembled kits available write information May 1983 173 trailering storage Once second prototype has pro nounced success unusually well-drawn plans will offered sale set $100 will include least 15 sheets 24 36 in. construction manual photographs particularly critical items formation available Fishercraft Inc 4356 Narrows Rd Perry Ohio 44081 phone number 216 259-4412 Re-Volt-er/Haught Continued paqe 97 radio power No fuss no muss Wing prefer begin construction ribs same except three center ribs trimmed 1/16 top bottom allow center section sheet ing suggest making two card-stock rib templates stacking 1/16 sheet rib stock between templats secure pins carve sand ribs shape once Cut spar notches razor saw ribs still pinned together Cut wing tip pieces 3/16 sheet glue together Cut notches /4 X trailing edge pieces ribs Protect plan kitchen wrap before pinning down leading trailing edges Add wing tips Locate lower spars aid couple ribs ensure proper spacing Glue center bottom sheeting place Install ribs except center glue has dried remove wing plan sand butt ends proper dihedral angle Block up tip 3 in. join wing panels together Add dihedral braces indicated plan Trim center rib fit glue place dry add top spars top center section sheeting Sand wing struc ture its final shape stabilizer elevators rudder fin simply glued together specified sizes strip wood sheet tips Sand shape join elevators 1/16-in music wire Fuselage Begin building two identical sides suggest build first side pinning parts such manner sheet kitchen wrap can pulled down over pins allow second side built right over firstwith kitchen wrap preventing sticking together dry remove build ing board add sheet balsa nose doublers being sure make right left side Cut out plywood formers install front landing gear legs appropriate former gear may retained I-bolts binding soft wire epoxying wraps Set fuselage sides upside down workbench resting wing platform Join fuselage sides using plywood formers bottom 3/16-in sheeting ensure alignment little 5-mm epoxy cyanoacrylate glue will speed up process dry pull rear fuselage sides together join rudder post Add other cross braces rear landing gear mount Cut out nose block motor mount hole fit block fuselage motor provide four degrees downthrust Install top bottom nose blocks sand shape Cut cooling holes top bottom install hardwood dowel motor strap anchor Install window wing dowel gus sets Fit wing mount dowels dont install until model covered Add upper windshield block fitting wing dihedral angle Give fuselage final sanding Install rear landing gear wire Glue wire grooved block epoxy reinforce bit cloth Bind solder landing gear wires axle junction Shape install tail skid Temporarily install favorite hinges tail surfaces Trial-fit tail surfaces fuselage Dont assemble per manently time Install motor battery pack charging jack switch battery pack must lay down allow cooling air pass through hole cabin former through open center battery pack Install radio gear control horns pushrods used sq balsa pushrods wire ends shown plans system lightweight affected tempera ture changes Covering finishing Disassemble model remove equipment prep aration covering Use favorite covering material keeping mind weight important factor prefer tra ditional dope-and-tissue finishes must use very little pigmented dope adds weight fast covered dyed silkspan procedure simple basic structure given two coats clear dope silkspan adhered light sanding between coats Prepare dye dissolving pan warm water used Rit brand cloth ing dye Cut GM silkspan size im merse dye solution Agitate until silkspan has desired depth color Re move dye blot wet silkspan between layers newspaper Lay still-moist silkspan struc ture smooth out wrinkles Lift edges apply clear dope stick silkspan down Trim razor blade allow dry Apply two coats clear dope sand very lightly 400 600-grit paper Cut desired trim numbers strips etc colored Japanese tissue Apply dope thinner brushed through trim tissue Apply three coats clear dope durable lightweight finish Fit windows windshield wing mounting dowels Glue tail surfaces permanently place Mount wheels Install motor batteries radio gear check proper operation Put wing rubberbands 174 Model Aviation Potable power glow page tito 0 ohirt pocketl Uning HeedlotkTM adapter ailown ntey piog get propeller Rechargeable op 1000 timen 90 day warranty No huihy batterien cablen Order NI-STARTER either 110 220 12 volt font charger Inotroctlono incloded Alno ovailable charger See voar dealer ndar direct trow Vine B Montercard accepted Pleane npacifytypenfchorger Add $160 pontagelUSAl NI-HI 1 ilO a. $2196 NI-Ill-lE 220 a. $2196 NI-HI-lA 12 v adap. 02195NI-HI-1-NC No charger $1296 12606 Glendardee Herndon VA 22071 USA 702-429-5806
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/05
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 172, 173, 174
MODEL AIRPLANES keep getting bigger full-size airplanes keep getting smaller first case its pure challenge building bigger latter cost flying has kept under control drastic measures latest addition growing col lection small real airplanes con trasted ultralights officially airplanes Zippy Sport 30-hp 350-lb single-seater cruises re spectable 85 mph gets pretty sen sational 80-plus miles gallon speed prototype Zippy Sport first flew October 1982 completed its FAArequired 40-hour test program early 1983despite traditionally crummy lateseason flying weather northeastern Ohio its birthplace Flying qualities excellent according five different pilots par ticipated initial flight tests designer/builder E C Fisher going ahead plans sell construction drawings components doesnt plan sales before second prototypebuilt directly ac tual plans will sold amateur 86 Model Aviation Zippy flies its first test flights pilot Terry Fulier easily gets proper formation cameraplane carrying designer/builder Ed Fisher shot picture over rural Lake County Ohio Other photos author overall views Marilyn Fisher details First public showing Zippy Sport EAAs giant 1982 Oshkosh Fly-In Structurally com plete yet fly parked headquarters Air Recreation Vehicle competition buildershas flown successfully Fisher determined prospective builder will know Zippy Sport build has tested since will differ respects first prototype result test flying buy airplane built Boeing Cessna manufacturers reputation very important part package just true amateur design though designers reputation lot difficult pin down case Fishercraft Inc small corporation com posed E C parents brother grandfather couple neighbors some investigation required Just E C what does know about designing building small airplanes Most 28 years have spent among people build airplanes home impact novel upbringing shows 1965 ws 10 years old dad Big Ed flew two-seat Stits Skycoupe building garage three years Shortly after cleared FAA carry passenger E C got first ride homebuilt airplane Two years later family May 1983 87 Ed Fisher designer Zippy Sport builder thefirst prototype inspects lamniated wood propeller after completion FAA-required 40-hr test flight program Simple conventional construction beauties Zippy Sport shoulder harness attached welded steel tubes just behind pilots head thick foam pad aids pilot comfort pPower supplied two-cylinder two-cycle 30-hp Cuyuna engine geared down two-to-one keep proper operating efficiently final version will have cleaned-up cowl improve performance first appeared Zippy Sport packed little Onan engine its clean cowling Lack power forced designer Ed Fisher change Cuyuna engine found ultralights produces double performance trim single-seater instrument panel Zippy simple thanks its ancestors Piper J-3 Cub Wittman Tallwind No airspeed altimeter turn and-bank indicator some temperature pressure gauges neededplus compass plastic tube positive fuel guage moved Birdland large old farmhouse hangar 2200-foot airstrip rural Lake County Ohio E C too young work first Fisher family airplane few years older 1970 dad began building single-seat Cassutt Formula racer During three years construction maturing E C allowed help new airplane learning weld work fabric sheet aluminum spruce fiberglass Cassutt flew summer 1973 November E C enough flying experience 70 hours variety sport airplanes justify dad turning him loose pretty potent little airplane before flew Cassutt P C begun building Monnett Sonerai VW-powered racer June 1973 upon graduating high school Marriage need start career slowed construction Sonerai finally completed May 1978 E C got great thrills available aviation flying airplane built own hands accumulated skills good airplane Formula Vee #77 Blueberry flown 1978 Cleveland Air Races late Bob Downey all-time great American racing pilots slow development Formula Vee racing kept E C airplane coming active sport interest turned elsewhere March 1980 began building completely original de sign aimed pilot wants sport airplane excellent economy combined good short-field performance enough speed make traveling pos sible P C did design work construc tion friend aeronautical engineer Alan Baker did complete stability control calculations stress analysis original Zippyand sub sequent modifications well P C credits John Monnett designer Sonerai several other very popular amateur designs encouraging him go ahead Zippy might have gotten dis couraged credits dad teach ing him build airplanes coming up name originally have tacked onto Formula Vee racer long after started cut metal first Zippy Sport first piece rudder bar turned out too nar row E C got opportunity lifetime new owner dads Cassutt Racer #40 Miss Blue signed him pilot 1980 Cleveland Air Races placed last Formula Cham pionship Race because ws using cruise propeller fulfilled dream racing Cleveland Once behind him family love air racing began dissolve enthusiasm would focused useful light airplanes operation did volve unjustifiable risks like 200 mph heavy traffic 50 feet above ground P C started building Zippy Sport March 1980 everyone else fol lowing Burt Rutan guru composite construction radical airframe design Rutans wild creations started out VariEze pusher-canard progressed oddly shaped airplanes revolutionizing light aviation Tail-first tandem-winged planes ways go aditional shapes looked out date P C Fisher busy design ing airplane much like thousands others preceding five decades building steel alu minum wood fabric seemed everyone going foam-andfiberglass route Simple wanted airplane looks like airplane rather like escapee video-game arcade wanted airplne can built way thousands amateur builders understand wanted airplane almost fast almost economical amazing little Quickie able land take off 700-foot grass airstrip ultra-modern ones limited long hard-surfaced runways Economy ranks high list re quirements because pilots drop ing out private flying unable afford rising costs fuel hangar rent maintenance Zippy designed op Continued page 172 88 Model Aviation Zippy unsophisticated simple strong strut-braced horizontal tail being thin probably clean cantilever type windshield extends way rear cockpit excellent visibility especially turning airport traffic pattern Ailerons full-span since no need flaps tail feathers Zippy Sport resemble Cassutt Racer tail wheel steerable mounted tapered rod Racing-style wheel pants Ed Fisher trademark Fishercraft emblem zippy sport H SPE CS... WING SPAN26 Wia CRS47 WING WA00 M tt LENGTh7- IO EMPTY WE IGI4T345 p.nd GROSS WEIGHT600 5 A-A B-B EA3 3~4l L2J cc DD Ill L 4.W7 4vA61 -0 a4 5# i t/ /A/e TOsQI1IAEe# & [ 1 K AllhI 1tdd -4-0 dfDto4v7f/cis 342i 34 6 dodgi&4NS 4 V pjp- t0M*66 / ~#e V 90 Model Aviation 1 0P4@ Pasr aI1%27 1PdDO /35A4IA1 Wcai PM/OjV 7O PLr ,- 4 p 9d#oee~ 7/ ext photos page 72 EOAT iia 47ev 1 / / / 6we LosAnAi L6OOA A1Lt CO7LA5 / # 1WE E17E /gje 7Ev/#t& F~OA1 G9AD 4c I Ccs4- TOP O I 0 s&WiW 4O *Oi7e oAEo T00 aqw e& d LIL PIECES h6EASv*vg IZ9W* May 1983 91 eft t1 tdsi 0 CO spraY gut CO hats off cant ship until get order Choose design red RJ black BJ royal blue DJ sky blue SI caps fits Only $6 postpaid 4 $20 Christen Eagle BCE Corsair BF4Fortress B17 Lightning B38Liberator B24 Warhawk B40Mitchell B25 Mustang B51Superfortress B29 Spitfire BSPPhantom BP4 Sabre B86Tomcat B14 Dozens catalog send SASE Send check money order Flightilne Shirts Etc Department MA P0 Box 512 Pleasanton CA 94566 Name Address tacular flights girl launched plane south end very large school ground caught thermal flew completely across school yard over several trees down street probably went 400 yards some planes stayed up over minute still remember look disbelief face teen-age boy watched plane fly on Evidently never built plane would fly like fore could get over t think worth extra trouble get planes fly well should give time energy Most us captivated beauty flightthis hobby need share thrill joy know have done just about everything modeling can have built flown kinds planes have followed contest trail Now get kicks helping others discover thrills have enjoyed over years same situation should doing same thing conclude letter boy wrote Thank coming teach us about airplanes learned building flying airplanes lot fun dad working model airplane hope flies' good time discovered thrill flying what need pass Editors Note Delta Darts bulk packs 40 may obtained $1700 $15 pack plus 52 shipping Midwest Prod ucts Co. School Division PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46343 pack includes Teachers Guide Asembly Instruction sheets FF Scale/Warner Continued oaoe 79 NC-4t Wetting soft balsa may help get neat punch-out must subsequently allow parts dry under light pressure fiat weight whilst sandwiched between two layers paper towels otherwise theyll warp Two happy hints Scale Staffel San Diego Tommy Wilsons easy diesel-fuel recipe Bob Womacks anti-mess rubber lubing trick make own diesel fuel mix equal parts DuPonts Engine Start castor oil ker osene just before going need En gine Stan available automotive stores ether component will evaporate warm con ditions kept very long Keeping Ziplock poly ethelene baggie tool box will help keep hands clean on-the-field mbber lube jobs Drop motor add lube close up work Truly simplest ideas best Priced trophies lately Ye gads Most clubs going make-it-yourself trophy Some best ideas far have color Xeroxes old Fixing Aces covers affixed plaques dacoupage certificates made Xeroxing calligraphy line drawings parch ment stock suitable framing framed aeroplane pictures calendars Sport Aviation covers etc Cast peanuts first appeared Bill Stro mans famous Black Peanut awards Made solid lead generally awarded serting interiors competitors planes during contest rather usual practice giving out after meet Thus bom Payload Peanut event un official class within contest Cast peanuts use awards now available David Phil lips 88 Winslow Ave Somerset MA 02144 make handsome trophies never found Goodwill stores thousands plastic potmetal winged maidens discarded yearly successful quality-conscious contest-winners following tragic tale comes us Bayou Balsa Benders Model Club Lac des Voy ous LA may serve warning us Dear Sir As may know have tree Loui siana mean model get caught lost hit upon idea animal retrieve thus reducing risk clubmembers good Dog however cannot climb tree get retreiver chimpanzee mail-order pet service nickname him DT variety reasons mainly because dopey tree-climber interested going up after model try spray ing banana scent help hungry member send California mod eler work zoo get bottle female chimpanzee scent work much better Only problem first model go after very fast may say electric model know exactly what happen up tree whether short circuit during amorous encounter get mad cause disillusion model completely de stroyed Also DT refuse come down Club now out four-hundred ninety-seven dollar must appear court local SPCA lawsuit advising AMA now have heard plan use chimpanzees RC Pattern judges 1983 Nats Dont cannot relied Sincerely Gaston P&ard Secretary BBBMC Well gang thats flight May ter mites spare balsa Bill Warner 423-C Son Vicente Blvd Santa tilonira CA 90402 Zippy Sport/Berliner Continued pag 89 erate little /2 cents per mile fuel ordinary car gas perfectly OK home-built airplane uses uncertified engine eliminate cost hangar rent can run over $100 per month standard Zippy Sport will have wings can easily folded back trailering home after day flying cost main tenance realtively low home builts since FAA permits builder technically manufacturer own repairs inspections rather being forced pay commercial rates Following 2 years construction de layed need make living pro totype Zippy Sport flown E C October 9 1982 last changes prior initial test replacement original Onan engine used Quickie produced barely half its ad172 Model Aviation qiJOezet99 sproY d oe::%s 1s State ZipDesignCap Color] SUPER MINI-BOY VIDEO MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY BRINGS YOU ANOTHER HELICOPTER FIRST Professionally produced video takes workshop professionaliy build set up flight trim mini-boy includes step step building parts iden tification mechanical operational walk through radio installation balancing bench setup operational flight trimming aerobatics video better having someone else build Mini-Boy Video produced Mike Mas National Helicopter Champion ORDER YOUR VIDEO NOW 5 Pius Shipping Available ary 1983 BETA VHS Engines Radios Mufflers Custom Carburators Gyros WE CAN SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR HELICOPTER NEEDS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES Worlds Strongest Epoxy Glues Training Stands Mini-Boy Competition Pack Wide-Landing Gear Training Aids Float Kits Video Cassettes Helicopter Tools MOVE UP TO SCHLUTER See Vour Dealer Call MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo FL 32804 e 305 4221531 vertised 20-hp 30-hp Cuyuna geared down 2-to-I Within few days several pilots flown Zippy Sport pro nounced solid airplane Takeoff performance good hegin improved hy addition three inches landing gear strut raise wings angle attack three-point position able get off ground after run about 350 feet landing speed around 40 mph makes Zippy Sport usable farm landing strips well known airport though tests made crude cowlcylinders exhaust stacks carburetor sticking out windand few fairings performance bet ter expected top speed near 100 mph honest cruising speed 85 mph fuel consumption about gallon per hour Economy operation main goals has already achieved Another main goal economy con struction people cant afford build Zippy Sport cares little costs run exact cost construction will depend individuals building skill scrounging talent should run around $3000 materials plus engine total cost less $5000 will less new car less ultralights though will have double performance lot safer fly Construction fuselage tail welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing covered builders choice Grade cotton Dacron wings wings have spruce spars ribs plywood prototype sheet alu minum can either built home purchased authorized supplier Other pre-formed purchasable parts clude fiberglass engine cowl wheel pants aluminum 5-gallon gas tank spring-steel landing gear Performance prototype Zippy Sport will change slightly standard ver sion perfected should close what has measured far Stall speed depending pilots weight40-45 mph Rate climb450-500 feet per minute Cruising speed 5000 rpm engine85 mph Top speed 5400 rpml00 mph Takeoff roll350 feet Landing roll650 feet Dimensions wingspan24 ft. 8 wing area98 sq ft lengthl7 ft. 10 height6 ft empty weight365 lb gross weight610 lb Building time estimated 550 man-hours prototype Zippy Sport certainly good airplane like prototypes bit heavy clearly will work better after changes have made reasons definitive version will different original laminar flow airfoil will replaced less exotic NACA 44l2 section wing area will increased slightly test cowl will replaced carefully formed fiberglass front end fuselage will altered give usable space wings will made foldable CAP 21* Flown M les Reed ai show IMAA Nat onals Ida Grove IA 88wing span 1232 sq 16-18 lbs engine 20-31 Plans SZO CAP 201 84 wing span 1272 sq 16-18 lbs engine 2 0-3 1Plans S20 TEMPEST 86 wing span 1420 sq 18-20 lbs engine 24-37Plans S25 RV3 * 86 wing span 1638 sq 17-19 lbs engine 20-31Plans S20 R C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 *RV3 CAP 21 pre-assembled kits available write information May 1983 173 trailering storage Once second prototype has pro nounced success unusually well-drawn plans will offered sale set $100 will include least 15 sheets 24 36 in. construction manual photographs particularly critical items formation available Fishercraft Inc 4356 Narrows Rd Perry Ohio 44081 phone number 216 259-4412 Re-Volt-er/Haught Continued paqe 97 radio power No fuss no muss Wing prefer begin construction ribs same except three center ribs trimmed 1/16 top bottom allow center section sheet ing suggest making two card-stock rib templates stacking 1/16 sheet rib stock between templats secure pins carve sand ribs shape once Cut spar notches razor saw ribs still pinned together Cut wing tip pieces 3/16 sheet glue together Cut notches /4 X trailing edge pieces ribs Protect plan kitchen wrap before pinning down leading trailing edges Add wing tips Locate lower spars aid couple ribs ensure proper spacing Glue center bottom sheeting place Install ribs except center glue has dried remove wing plan sand butt ends proper dihedral angle Block up tip 3 in. join wing panels together Add dihedral braces indicated plan Trim center rib fit glue place dry add top spars top center section sheeting Sand wing struc ture its final shape stabilizer elevators rudder fin simply glued together specified sizes strip wood sheet tips Sand shape join elevators 1/16-in music wire Fuselage Begin building two identical sides suggest build first side pinning parts such manner sheet kitchen wrap can pulled down over pins allow second side built right over firstwith kitchen wrap preventing sticking together dry remove build ing board add sheet balsa nose doublers being sure make right left side Cut out plywood formers install front landing gear legs appropriate former gear may retained I-bolts binding soft wire epoxying wraps Set fuselage sides upside down workbench resting wing platform Join fuselage sides using plywood formers bottom 3/16-in sheeting ensure alignment little 5-mm epoxy cyanoacrylate glue will speed up process dry pull rear fuselage sides together join rudder post Add other cross braces rear landing gear mount Cut out nose block motor mount hole fit block fuselage motor provide four degrees downthrust Install top bottom nose blocks sand shape Cut cooling holes top bottom install hardwood dowel motor strap anchor Install window wing dowel gus sets Fit wing mount dowels dont install until model covered Add upper windshield block fitting wing dihedral angle Give fuselage final sanding Install rear landing gear wire Glue wire grooved block epoxy reinforce bit cloth Bind solder landing gear wires axle junction Shape install tail skid Temporarily install favorite hinges tail surfaces Trial-fit tail surfaces fuselage Dont assemble per manently time Install motor battery pack charging jack switch battery pack must lay down allow cooling air pass through hole cabin former through open center battery pack Install radio gear control horns pushrods used sq balsa pushrods wire ends shown plans system lightweight affected tempera ture changes Covering finishing Disassemble model remove equipment prep aration covering Use favorite covering material keeping mind weight important factor prefer tra ditional dope-and-tissue finishes must use very little pigmented dope adds weight fast covered dyed silkspan procedure simple basic structure given two coats clear dope silkspan adhered light sanding between coats Prepare dye dissolving pan warm water used Rit brand cloth ing dye Cut GM silkspan size im merse dye solution Agitate until silkspan has desired depth color Re move dye blot wet silkspan between layers newspaper Lay still-moist silkspan struc ture smooth out wrinkles Lift edges apply clear dope stick silkspan down Trim razor blade allow dry Apply two coats clear dope sand very lightly 400 600-grit paper Cut desired trim numbers strips etc colored Japanese tissue Apply dope thinner brushed through trim tissue Apply three coats clear dope durable lightweight finish Fit windows windshield wing mounting dowels Glue tail surfaces permanently place Mount wheels Install motor batteries radio gear check proper operation Put wing rubberbands 174 Model Aviation Potable power glow page tito 0 ohirt pocketl Uning HeedlotkTM adapter ailown ntey piog get propeller Rechargeable op 1000 timen 90 day warranty No huihy batterien cablen Order NI-STARTER either 110 220 12 volt font charger Inotroctlono incloded Alno ovailable charger See voar dealer ndar direct trow Vine B Montercard accepted Pleane npacifytypenfchorger Add $160 pontagelUSAl NI-HI 1 ilO a. $2196 NI-Ill-lE 220 a. $2196 NI-HI-lA 12 v adap. 02195NI-HI-1-NC No charger $1296 12606 Glendardee Herndon VA 22071 USA 702-429-5806
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/05
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 172, 173, 174
MODEL AIRPLANES keep getting bigger full-size airplanes keep getting smaller first case its pure challenge building bigger latter cost flying has kept under control drastic measures latest addition growing col lection small real airplanes con trasted ultralights officially airplanes Zippy Sport 30-hp 350-lb single-seater cruises re spectable 85 mph gets pretty sen sational 80-plus miles gallon speed prototype Zippy Sport first flew October 1982 completed its FAArequired 40-hour test program early 1983despite traditionally crummy lateseason flying weather northeastern Ohio its birthplace Flying qualities excellent according five different pilots par ticipated initial flight tests designer/builder E C Fisher going ahead plans sell construction drawings components doesnt plan sales before second prototypebuilt directly ac tual plans will sold amateur 86 Model Aviation Zippy flies its first test flights pilot Terry Fulier easily gets proper formation cameraplane carrying designer/builder Ed Fisher shot picture over rural Lake County Ohio Other photos author overall views Marilyn Fisher details First public showing Zippy Sport EAAs giant 1982 Oshkosh Fly-In Structurally com plete yet fly parked headquarters Air Recreation Vehicle competition buildershas flown successfully Fisher determined prospective builder will know Zippy Sport build has tested since will differ respects first prototype result test flying buy airplane built Boeing Cessna manufacturers reputation very important part package just true amateur design though designers reputation lot difficult pin down case Fishercraft Inc small corporation com posed E C parents brother grandfather couple neighbors some investigation required Just E C what does know about designing building small airplanes Most 28 years have spent among people build airplanes home impact novel upbringing shows 1965 ws 10 years old dad Big Ed flew two-seat Stits Skycoupe building garage three years Shortly after cleared FAA carry passenger E C got first ride homebuilt airplane Two years later family May 1983 87 Ed Fisher designer Zippy Sport builder thefirst prototype inspects lamniated wood propeller after completion FAA-required 40-hr test flight program Simple conventional construction beauties Zippy Sport shoulder harness attached welded steel tubes just behind pilots head thick foam pad aids pilot comfort pPower supplied two-cylinder two-cycle 30-hp Cuyuna engine geared down two-to-one keep proper operating efficiently final version will have cleaned-up cowl improve performance first appeared Zippy Sport packed little Onan engine its clean cowling Lack power forced designer Ed Fisher change Cuyuna engine found ultralights produces double performance trim single-seater instrument panel Zippy simple thanks its ancestors Piper J-3 Cub Wittman Tallwind No airspeed altimeter turn and-bank indicator some temperature pressure gauges neededplus compass plastic tube positive fuel guage moved Birdland large old farmhouse hangar 2200-foot airstrip rural Lake County Ohio E C too young work first Fisher family airplane few years older 1970 dad began building single-seat Cassutt Formula racer During three years construction maturing E C allowed help new airplane learning weld work fabric sheet aluminum spruce fiberglass Cassutt flew summer 1973 November E C enough flying experience 70 hours variety sport airplanes justify dad turning him loose pretty potent little airplane before flew Cassutt P C begun building Monnett Sonerai VW-powered racer June 1973 upon graduating high school Marriage need start career slowed construction Sonerai finally completed May 1978 E C got great thrills available aviation flying airplane built own hands accumulated skills good airplane Formula Vee #77 Blueberry flown 1978 Cleveland Air Races late Bob Downey all-time great American racing pilots slow development Formula Vee racing kept E C airplane coming active sport interest turned elsewhere March 1980 began building completely original de sign aimed pilot wants sport airplane excellent economy combined good short-field performance enough speed make traveling pos sible P C did design work construc tion friend aeronautical engineer Alan Baker did complete stability control calculations stress analysis original Zippyand sub sequent modifications well P C credits John Monnett designer Sonerai several other very popular amateur designs encouraging him go ahead Zippy might have gotten dis couraged credits dad teach ing him build airplanes coming up name originally have tacked onto Formula Vee racer long after started cut metal first Zippy Sport first piece rudder bar turned out too nar row E C got opportunity lifetime new owner dads Cassutt Racer #40 Miss Blue signed him pilot 1980 Cleveland Air Races placed last Formula Cham pionship Race because ws using cruise propeller fulfilled dream racing Cleveland Once behind him family love air racing began dissolve enthusiasm would focused useful light airplanes operation did volve unjustifiable risks like 200 mph heavy traffic 50 feet above ground P C started building Zippy Sport March 1980 everyone else fol lowing Burt Rutan guru composite construction radical airframe design Rutans wild creations started out VariEze pusher-canard progressed oddly shaped airplanes revolutionizing light aviation Tail-first tandem-winged planes ways go aditional shapes looked out date P C Fisher busy design ing airplane much like thousands others preceding five decades building steel alu minum wood fabric seemed everyone going foam-andfiberglass route Simple wanted airplane looks like airplane rather like escapee video-game arcade wanted airplne can built way thousands amateur builders understand wanted airplane almost fast almost economical amazing little Quickie able land take off 700-foot grass airstrip ultra-modern ones limited long hard-surfaced runways Economy ranks high list re quirements because pilots drop ing out private flying unable afford rising costs fuel hangar rent maintenance Zippy designed op Continued page 172 88 Model Aviation Zippy unsophisticated simple strong strut-braced horizontal tail being thin probably clean cantilever type windshield extends way rear cockpit excellent visibility especially turning airport traffic pattern Ailerons full-span since no need flaps tail feathers Zippy Sport resemble Cassutt Racer tail wheel steerable mounted tapered rod Racing-style wheel pants Ed Fisher trademark Fishercraft emblem zippy sport H SPE CS... WING SPAN26 Wia CRS47 WING WA00 M tt LENGTh7- IO EMPTY WE IGI4T345 p.nd GROSS WEIGHT600 5 A-A B-B EA3 3~4l L2J cc DD Ill L 4.W7 4vA61 -0 a4 5# i t/ /A/e TOsQI1IAEe# & [ 1 K AllhI 1tdd -4-0 dfDto4v7f/cis 342i 34 6 dodgi&4NS 4 V pjp- t0M*66 / ~#e V 90 Model Aviation 1 0P4@ Pasr aI1%27 1PdDO /35A4IA1 Wcai PM/OjV 7O PLr ,- 4 p 9d#oee~ 7/ ext photos page 72 EOAT iia 47ev 1 / / / 6we LosAnAi L6OOA A1Lt CO7LA5 / # 1WE E17E /gje 7Ev/#t& F~OA1 G9AD 4c I Ccs4- TOP O I 0 s&WiW 4O *Oi7e oAEo T00 aqw e& d LIL PIECES h6EASv*vg IZ9W* May 1983 91 eft t1 tdsi 0 CO spraY gut CO hats off cant ship until get order Choose design red RJ black BJ royal blue DJ sky blue SI caps fits Only $6 postpaid 4 $20 Christen Eagle BCE Corsair BF4Fortress B17 Lightning B38Liberator B24 Warhawk B40Mitchell B25 Mustang B51Superfortress B29 Spitfire BSPPhantom BP4 Sabre B86Tomcat B14 Dozens catalog send SASE Send check money order Flightilne Shirts Etc Department MA P0 Box 512 Pleasanton CA 94566 Name Address tacular flights girl launched plane south end very large school ground caught thermal flew completely across school yard over several trees down street probably went 400 yards some planes stayed up over minute still remember look disbelief face teen-age boy watched plane fly on Evidently never built plane would fly like fore could get over t think worth extra trouble get planes fly well should give time energy Most us captivated beauty flightthis hobby need share thrill joy know have done just about everything modeling can have built flown kinds planes have followed contest trail Now get kicks helping others discover thrills have enjoyed over years same situation should doing same thing conclude letter boy wrote Thank coming teach us about airplanes learned building flying airplanes lot fun dad working model airplane hope flies' good time discovered thrill flying what need pass Editors Note Delta Darts bulk packs 40 may obtained $1700 $15 pack plus 52 shipping Midwest Prod ucts Co. School Division PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46343 pack includes Teachers Guide Asembly Instruction sheets FF Scale/Warner Continued oaoe 79 NC-4t Wetting soft balsa may help get neat punch-out must subsequently allow parts dry under light pressure fiat weight whilst sandwiched between two layers paper towels otherwise theyll warp Two happy hints Scale Staffel San Diego Tommy Wilsons easy diesel-fuel recipe Bob Womacks anti-mess rubber lubing trick make own diesel fuel mix equal parts DuPonts Engine Start castor oil ker osene just before going need En gine Stan available automotive stores ether component will evaporate warm con ditions kept very long Keeping Ziplock poly ethelene baggie tool box will help keep hands clean on-the-field mbber lube jobs Drop motor add lube close up work Truly simplest ideas best Priced trophies lately Ye gads Most clubs going make-it-yourself trophy Some best ideas far have color Xeroxes old Fixing Aces covers affixed plaques dacoupage certificates made Xeroxing calligraphy line drawings parch ment stock suitable framing framed aeroplane pictures calendars Sport Aviation covers etc Cast peanuts first appeared Bill Stro mans famous Black Peanut awards Made solid lead generally awarded serting interiors competitors planes during contest rather usual practice giving out after meet Thus bom Payload Peanut event un official class within contest Cast peanuts use awards now available David Phil lips 88 Winslow Ave Somerset MA 02144 make handsome trophies never found Goodwill stores thousands plastic potmetal winged maidens discarded yearly successful quality-conscious contest-winners following tragic tale comes us Bayou Balsa Benders Model Club Lac des Voy ous LA may serve warning us Dear Sir As may know have tree Loui siana mean model get caught lost hit upon idea animal retrieve thus reducing risk clubmembers good Dog however cannot climb tree get retreiver chimpanzee mail-order pet service nickname him DT variety reasons mainly because dopey tree-climber interested going up after model try spray ing banana scent help hungry member send California mod eler work zoo get bottle female chimpanzee scent work much better Only problem first model go after very fast may say electric model know exactly what happen up tree whether short circuit during amorous encounter get mad cause disillusion model completely de stroyed Also DT refuse come down Club now out four-hundred ninety-seven dollar must appear court local SPCA lawsuit advising AMA now have heard plan use chimpanzees RC Pattern judges 1983 Nats Dont cannot relied Sincerely Gaston P&ard Secretary BBBMC Well gang thats flight May ter mites spare balsa Bill Warner 423-C Son Vicente Blvd Santa tilonira CA 90402 Zippy Sport/Berliner Continued pag 89 erate little /2 cents per mile fuel ordinary car gas perfectly OK home-built airplane uses uncertified engine eliminate cost hangar rent can run over $100 per month standard Zippy Sport will have wings can easily folded back trailering home after day flying cost main tenance realtively low home builts since FAA permits builder technically manufacturer own repairs inspections rather being forced pay commercial rates Following 2 years construction de layed need make living pro totype Zippy Sport flown E C October 9 1982 last changes prior initial test replacement original Onan engine used Quickie produced barely half its ad172 Model Aviation qiJOezet99 sproY d oe::%s 1s State ZipDesignCap Color] SUPER MINI-BOY VIDEO MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY BRINGS YOU ANOTHER HELICOPTER FIRST Professionally produced video takes workshop professionaliy build set up flight trim mini-boy includes step step building parts iden tification mechanical operational walk through radio installation balancing bench setup operational flight trimming aerobatics video better having someone else build Mini-Boy Video produced Mike Mas National Helicopter Champion ORDER YOUR VIDEO NOW 5 Pius Shipping Available ary 1983 BETA VHS Engines Radios Mufflers Custom Carburators Gyros WE CAN SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR HELICOPTER NEEDS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES Worlds Strongest Epoxy Glues Training Stands Mini-Boy Competition Pack Wide-Landing Gear Training Aids Float Kits Video Cassettes Helicopter Tools MOVE UP TO SCHLUTER See Vour Dealer Call MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo FL 32804 e 305 4221531 vertised 20-hp 30-hp Cuyuna geared down 2-to-I Within few days several pilots flown Zippy Sport pro nounced solid airplane Takeoff performance good hegin improved hy addition three inches landing gear strut raise wings angle attack three-point position able get off ground after run about 350 feet landing speed around 40 mph makes Zippy Sport usable farm landing strips well known airport though tests made crude cowlcylinders exhaust stacks carburetor sticking out windand few fairings performance bet ter expected top speed near 100 mph honest cruising speed 85 mph fuel consumption about gallon per hour Economy operation main goals has already achieved Another main goal economy con struction people cant afford build Zippy Sport cares little costs run exact cost construction will depend individuals building skill scrounging talent should run around $3000 materials plus engine total cost less $5000 will less new car less ultralights though will have double performance lot safer fly Construction fuselage tail welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing covered builders choice Grade cotton Dacron wings wings have spruce spars ribs plywood prototype sheet alu minum can either built home purchased authorized supplier Other pre-formed purchasable parts clude fiberglass engine cowl wheel pants aluminum 5-gallon gas tank spring-steel landing gear Performance prototype Zippy Sport will change slightly standard ver sion perfected should close what has measured far Stall speed depending pilots weight40-45 mph Rate climb450-500 feet per minute Cruising speed 5000 rpm engine85 mph Top speed 5400 rpml00 mph Takeoff roll350 feet Landing roll650 feet Dimensions wingspan24 ft. 8 wing area98 sq ft lengthl7 ft. 10 height6 ft empty weight365 lb gross weight610 lb Building time estimated 550 man-hours prototype Zippy Sport certainly good airplane like prototypes bit heavy clearly will work better after changes have made reasons definitive version will different original laminar flow airfoil will replaced less exotic NACA 44l2 section wing area will increased slightly test cowl will replaced carefully formed fiberglass front end fuselage will altered give usable space wings will made foldable CAP 21* Flown M les Reed ai show IMAA Nat onals Ida Grove IA 88wing span 1232 sq 16-18 lbs engine 20-31 Plans SZO CAP 201 84 wing span 1272 sq 16-18 lbs engine 2 0-3 1Plans S20 TEMPEST 86 wing span 1420 sq 18-20 lbs engine 24-37Plans S25 RV3 * 86 wing span 1638 sq 17-19 lbs engine 20-31Plans S20 R C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 *RV3 CAP 21 pre-assembled kits available write information May 1983 173 trailering storage Once second prototype has pro nounced success unusually well-drawn plans will offered sale set $100 will include least 15 sheets 24 36 in. construction manual photographs particularly critical items formation available Fishercraft Inc 4356 Narrows Rd Perry Ohio 44081 phone number 216 259-4412 Re-Volt-er/Haught Continued paqe 97 radio power No fuss no muss Wing prefer begin construction ribs same except three center ribs trimmed 1/16 top bottom allow center section sheet ing suggest making two card-stock rib templates stacking 1/16 sheet rib stock between templats secure pins carve sand ribs shape once Cut spar notches razor saw ribs still pinned together Cut wing tip pieces 3/16 sheet glue together Cut notches /4 X trailing edge pieces ribs Protect plan kitchen wrap before pinning down leading trailing edges Add wing tips Locate lower spars aid couple ribs ensure proper spacing Glue center bottom sheeting place Install ribs except center glue has dried remove wing plan sand butt ends proper dihedral angle Block up tip 3 in. join wing panels together Add dihedral braces indicated plan Trim center rib fit glue place dry add top spars top center section sheeting Sand wing struc ture its final shape stabilizer elevators rudder fin simply glued together specified sizes strip wood sheet tips Sand shape join elevators 1/16-in music wire Fuselage Begin building two identical sides suggest build first side pinning parts such manner sheet kitchen wrap can pulled down over pins allow second side built right over firstwith kitchen wrap preventing sticking together dry remove build ing board add sheet balsa nose doublers being sure make right left side Cut out plywood formers install front landing gear legs appropriate former gear may retained I-bolts binding soft wire epoxying wraps Set fuselage sides upside down workbench resting wing platform Join fuselage sides using plywood formers bottom 3/16-in sheeting ensure alignment little 5-mm epoxy cyanoacrylate glue will speed up process dry pull rear fuselage sides together join rudder post Add other cross braces rear landing gear mount Cut out nose block motor mount hole fit block fuselage motor provide four degrees downthrust Install top bottom nose blocks sand shape Cut cooling holes top bottom install hardwood dowel motor strap anchor Install window wing dowel gus sets Fit wing mount dowels dont install until model covered Add upper windshield block fitting wing dihedral angle Give fuselage final sanding Install rear landing gear wire Glue wire grooved block epoxy reinforce bit cloth Bind solder landing gear wires axle junction Shape install tail skid Temporarily install favorite hinges tail surfaces Trial-fit tail surfaces fuselage Dont assemble per manently time Install motor battery pack charging jack switch battery pack must lay down allow cooling air pass through hole cabin former through open center battery pack Install radio gear control horns pushrods used sq balsa pushrods wire ends shown plans system lightweight affected tempera ture changes Covering finishing Disassemble model remove equipment prep aration covering Use favorite covering material keeping mind weight important factor prefer tra ditional dope-and-tissue finishes must use very little pigmented dope adds weight fast covered dyed silkspan procedure simple basic structure given two coats clear dope silkspan adhered light sanding between coats Prepare dye dissolving pan warm water used Rit brand cloth ing dye Cut GM silkspan size im merse dye solution Agitate until silkspan has desired depth color Re move dye blot wet silkspan between layers newspaper Lay still-moist silkspan struc ture smooth out wrinkles Lift edges apply clear dope stick silkspan down Trim razor blade allow dry Apply two coats clear dope sand very lightly 400 600-grit paper Cut desired trim numbers strips etc colored Japanese tissue Apply dope thinner brushed through trim tissue Apply three coats clear dope durable lightweight finish Fit windows windshield wing mounting dowels Glue tail surfaces permanently place Mount wheels Install motor batteries radio gear check proper operation Put wing rubberbands 174 Model Aviation Potable power glow page tito 0 ohirt pocketl Uning HeedlotkTM adapter ailown ntey piog get propeller Rechargeable op 1000 timen 90 day warranty No huihy batterien cablen Order NI-STARTER either 110 220 12 volt font charger Inotroctlono incloded Alno ovailable charger See voar dealer ndar direct trow Vine B Montercard accepted Pleane npacifytypenfchorger Add $160 pontagelUSAl NI-HI 1 ilO a. $2196 NI-Ill-lE 220 a. $2196 NI-HI-lA 12 v adap. 02195NI-HI-1-NC No charger $1296 12606 Glendardee Herndon VA 22071 USA 702-429-5806
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/05
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 172, 173, 174
MODEL AIRPLANES keep getting bigger full-size airplanes keep getting smaller first case its pure challenge building bigger latter cost flying has kept under control drastic measures latest addition growing col lection small real airplanes con trasted ultralights officially airplanes Zippy Sport 30-hp 350-lb single-seater cruises re spectable 85 mph gets pretty sen sational 80-plus miles gallon speed prototype Zippy Sport first flew October 1982 completed its FAArequired 40-hour test program early 1983despite traditionally crummy lateseason flying weather northeastern Ohio its birthplace Flying qualities excellent according five different pilots par ticipated initial flight tests designer/builder E C Fisher going ahead plans sell construction drawings components doesnt plan sales before second prototypebuilt directly ac tual plans will sold amateur 86 Model Aviation Zippy flies its first test flights pilot Terry Fulier easily gets proper formation cameraplane carrying designer/builder Ed Fisher shot picture over rural Lake County Ohio Other photos author overall views Marilyn Fisher details First public showing Zippy Sport EAAs giant 1982 Oshkosh Fly-In Structurally com plete yet fly parked headquarters Air Recreation Vehicle competition buildershas flown successfully Fisher determined prospective builder will know Zippy Sport build has tested since will differ respects first prototype result test flying buy airplane built Boeing Cessna manufacturers reputation very important part package just true amateur design though designers reputation lot difficult pin down case Fishercraft Inc small corporation com posed E C parents brother grandfather couple neighbors some investigation required Just E C what does know about designing building small airplanes Most 28 years have spent among people build airplanes home impact novel upbringing shows 1965 ws 10 years old dad Big Ed flew two-seat Stits Skycoupe building garage three years Shortly after cleared FAA carry passenger E C got first ride homebuilt airplane Two years later family May 1983 87 Ed Fisher designer Zippy Sport builder thefirst prototype inspects lamniated wood propeller after completion FAA-required 40-hr test flight program Simple conventional construction beauties Zippy Sport shoulder harness attached welded steel tubes just behind pilots head thick foam pad aids pilot comfort pPower supplied two-cylinder two-cycle 30-hp Cuyuna engine geared down two-to-one keep proper operating efficiently final version will have cleaned-up cowl improve performance first appeared Zippy Sport packed little Onan engine its clean cowling Lack power forced designer Ed Fisher change Cuyuna engine found ultralights produces double performance trim single-seater instrument panel Zippy simple thanks its ancestors Piper J-3 Cub Wittman Tallwind No airspeed altimeter turn and-bank indicator some temperature pressure gauges neededplus compass plastic tube positive fuel guage moved Birdland large old farmhouse hangar 2200-foot airstrip rural Lake County Ohio E C too young work first Fisher family airplane few years older 1970 dad began building single-seat Cassutt Formula racer During three years construction maturing E C allowed help new airplane learning weld work fabric sheet aluminum spruce fiberglass Cassutt flew summer 1973 November E C enough flying experience 70 hours variety sport airplanes justify dad turning him loose pretty potent little airplane before flew Cassutt P C begun building Monnett Sonerai VW-powered racer June 1973 upon graduating high school Marriage need start career slowed construction Sonerai finally completed May 1978 E C got great thrills available aviation flying airplane built own hands accumulated skills good airplane Formula Vee #77 Blueberry flown 1978 Cleveland Air Races late Bob Downey all-time great American racing pilots slow development Formula Vee racing kept E C airplane coming active sport interest turned elsewhere March 1980 began building completely original de sign aimed pilot wants sport airplane excellent economy combined good short-field performance enough speed make traveling pos sible P C did design work construc tion friend aeronautical engineer Alan Baker did complete stability control calculations stress analysis original Zippyand sub sequent modifications well P C credits John Monnett designer Sonerai several other very popular amateur designs encouraging him go ahead Zippy might have gotten dis couraged credits dad teach ing him build airplanes coming up name originally have tacked onto Formula Vee racer long after started cut metal first Zippy Sport first piece rudder bar turned out too nar row E C got opportunity lifetime new owner dads Cassutt Racer #40 Miss Blue signed him pilot 1980 Cleveland Air Races placed last Formula Cham pionship Race because ws using cruise propeller fulfilled dream racing Cleveland Once behind him family love air racing began dissolve enthusiasm would focused useful light airplanes operation did volve unjustifiable risks like 200 mph heavy traffic 50 feet above ground P C started building Zippy Sport March 1980 everyone else fol lowing Burt Rutan guru composite construction radical airframe design Rutans wild creations started out VariEze pusher-canard progressed oddly shaped airplanes revolutionizing light aviation Tail-first tandem-winged planes ways go aditional shapes looked out date P C Fisher busy design ing airplane much like thousands others preceding five decades building steel alu minum wood fabric seemed everyone going foam-andfiberglass route Simple wanted airplane looks like airplane rather like escapee video-game arcade wanted airplne can built way thousands amateur builders understand wanted airplane almost fast almost economical amazing little Quickie able land take off 700-foot grass airstrip ultra-modern ones limited long hard-surfaced runways Economy ranks high list re quirements because pilots drop ing out private flying unable afford rising costs fuel hangar rent maintenance Zippy designed op Continued page 172 88 Model Aviation Zippy unsophisticated simple strong strut-braced horizontal tail being thin probably clean cantilever type windshield extends way rear cockpit excellent visibility especially turning airport traffic pattern Ailerons full-span since no need flaps tail feathers Zippy Sport resemble Cassutt Racer tail wheel steerable mounted tapered rod Racing-style wheel pants Ed Fisher trademark Fishercraft emblem zippy sport H SPE CS... WING SPAN26 Wia CRS47 WING WA00 M tt LENGTh7- IO EMPTY WE IGI4T345 p.nd GROSS WEIGHT600 5 A-A B-B EA3 3~4l L2J cc DD Ill L 4.W7 4vA61 -0 a4 5# i t/ /A/e TOsQI1IAEe# & [ 1 K AllhI 1tdd -4-0 dfDto4v7f/cis 342i 34 6 dodgi&4NS 4 V pjp- t0M*66 / ~#e V 90 Model Aviation 1 0P4@ Pasr aI1%27 1PdDO /35A4IA1 Wcai PM/OjV 7O PLr ,- 4 p 9d#oee~ 7/ ext photos page 72 EOAT iia 47ev 1 / / / 6we LosAnAi L6OOA A1Lt CO7LA5 / # 1WE E17E /gje 7Ev/#t& F~OA1 G9AD 4c I Ccs4- TOP O I 0 s&WiW 4O *Oi7e oAEo T00 aqw e& d LIL PIECES h6EASv*vg IZ9W* May 1983 91 eft t1 tdsi 0 CO spraY gut CO hats off cant ship until get order Choose design red RJ black BJ royal blue DJ sky blue SI caps fits Only $6 postpaid 4 $20 Christen Eagle BCE Corsair BF4Fortress B17 Lightning B38Liberator B24 Warhawk B40Mitchell B25 Mustang B51Superfortress B29 Spitfire BSPPhantom BP4 Sabre B86Tomcat B14 Dozens catalog send SASE Send check money order Flightilne Shirts Etc Department MA P0 Box 512 Pleasanton CA 94566 Name Address tacular flights girl launched plane south end very large school ground caught thermal flew completely across school yard over several trees down street probably went 400 yards some planes stayed up over minute still remember look disbelief face teen-age boy watched plane fly on Evidently never built plane would fly like fore could get over t think worth extra trouble get planes fly well should give time energy Most us captivated beauty flightthis hobby need share thrill joy know have done just about everything modeling can have built flown kinds planes have followed contest trail Now get kicks helping others discover thrills have enjoyed over years same situation should doing same thing conclude letter boy wrote Thank coming teach us about airplanes learned building flying airplanes lot fun dad working model airplane hope flies' good time discovered thrill flying what need pass Editors Note Delta Darts bulk packs 40 may obtained $1700 $15 pack plus 52 shipping Midwest Prod ucts Co. School Division PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46343 pack includes Teachers Guide Asembly Instruction sheets FF Scale/Warner Continued oaoe 79 NC-4t Wetting soft balsa may help get neat punch-out must subsequently allow parts dry under light pressure fiat weight whilst sandwiched between two layers paper towels otherwise theyll warp Two happy hints Scale Staffel San Diego Tommy Wilsons easy diesel-fuel recipe Bob Womacks anti-mess rubber lubing trick make own diesel fuel mix equal parts DuPonts Engine Start castor oil ker osene just before going need En gine Stan available automotive stores ether component will evaporate warm con ditions kept very long Keeping Ziplock poly ethelene baggie tool box will help keep hands clean on-the-field mbber lube jobs Drop motor add lube close up work Truly simplest ideas best Priced trophies lately Ye gads Most clubs going make-it-yourself trophy Some best ideas far have color Xeroxes old Fixing Aces covers affixed plaques dacoupage certificates made Xeroxing calligraphy line drawings parch ment stock suitable framing framed aeroplane pictures calendars Sport Aviation covers etc Cast peanuts first appeared Bill Stro mans famous Black Peanut awards Made solid lead generally awarded serting interiors competitors planes during contest rather usual practice giving out after meet Thus bom Payload Peanut event un official class within contest Cast peanuts use awards now available David Phil lips 88 Winslow Ave Somerset MA 02144 make handsome trophies never found Goodwill stores thousands plastic potmetal winged maidens discarded yearly successful quality-conscious contest-winners following tragic tale comes us Bayou Balsa Benders Model Club Lac des Voy ous LA may serve warning us Dear Sir As may know have tree Loui siana mean model get caught lost hit upon idea animal retrieve thus reducing risk clubmembers good Dog however cannot climb tree get retreiver chimpanzee mail-order pet service nickname him DT variety reasons mainly because dopey tree-climber interested going up after model try spray ing banana scent help hungry member send California mod eler work zoo get bottle female chimpanzee scent work much better Only problem first model go after very fast may say electric model know exactly what happen up tree whether short circuit during amorous encounter get mad cause disillusion model completely de stroyed Also DT refuse come down Club now out four-hundred ninety-seven dollar must appear court local SPCA lawsuit advising AMA now have heard plan use chimpanzees RC Pattern judges 1983 Nats Dont cannot relied Sincerely Gaston P&ard Secretary BBBMC Well gang thats flight May ter mites spare balsa Bill Warner 423-C Son Vicente Blvd Santa tilonira CA 90402 Zippy Sport/Berliner Continued pag 89 erate little /2 cents per mile fuel ordinary car gas perfectly OK home-built airplane uses uncertified engine eliminate cost hangar rent can run over $100 per month standard Zippy Sport will have wings can easily folded back trailering home after day flying cost main tenance realtively low home builts since FAA permits builder technically manufacturer own repairs inspections rather being forced pay commercial rates Following 2 years construction de layed need make living pro totype Zippy Sport flown E C October 9 1982 last changes prior initial test replacement original Onan engine used Quickie produced barely half its ad172 Model Aviation qiJOezet99 sproY d oe::%s 1s State ZipDesignCap Color] SUPER MINI-BOY VIDEO MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY BRINGS YOU ANOTHER HELICOPTER FIRST Professionally produced video takes workshop professionaliy build set up flight trim mini-boy includes step step building parts iden tification mechanical operational walk through radio installation balancing bench setup operational flight trimming aerobatics video better having someone else build Mini-Boy Video produced Mike Mas National Helicopter Champion ORDER YOUR VIDEO NOW 5 Pius Shipping Available ary 1983 BETA VHS Engines Radios Mufflers Custom Carburators Gyros WE CAN SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR HELICOPTER NEEDS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES Worlds Strongest Epoxy Glues Training Stands Mini-Boy Competition Pack Wide-Landing Gear Training Aids Float Kits Video Cassettes Helicopter Tools MOVE UP TO SCHLUTER See Vour Dealer Call MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo FL 32804 e 305 4221531 vertised 20-hp 30-hp Cuyuna geared down 2-to-I Within few days several pilots flown Zippy Sport pro nounced solid airplane Takeoff performance good hegin improved hy addition three inches landing gear strut raise wings angle attack three-point position able get off ground after run about 350 feet landing speed around 40 mph makes Zippy Sport usable farm landing strips well known airport though tests made crude cowlcylinders exhaust stacks carburetor sticking out windand few fairings performance bet ter expected top speed near 100 mph honest cruising speed 85 mph fuel consumption about gallon per hour Economy operation main goals has already achieved Another main goal economy con struction people cant afford build Zippy Sport cares little costs run exact cost construction will depend individuals building skill scrounging talent should run around $3000 materials plus engine total cost less $5000 will less new car less ultralights though will have double performance lot safer fly Construction fuselage tail welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing covered builders choice Grade cotton Dacron wings wings have spruce spars ribs plywood prototype sheet alu minum can either built home purchased authorized supplier Other pre-formed purchasable parts clude fiberglass engine cowl wheel pants aluminum 5-gallon gas tank spring-steel landing gear Performance prototype Zippy Sport will change slightly standard ver sion perfected should close what has measured far Stall speed depending pilots weight40-45 mph Rate climb450-500 feet per minute Cruising speed 5000 rpm engine85 mph Top speed 5400 rpml00 mph Takeoff roll350 feet Landing roll650 feet Dimensions wingspan24 ft. 8 wing area98 sq ft lengthl7 ft. 10 height6 ft empty weight365 lb gross weight610 lb Building time estimated 550 man-hours prototype Zippy Sport certainly good airplane like prototypes bit heavy clearly will work better after changes have made reasons definitive version will different original laminar flow airfoil will replaced less exotic NACA 44l2 section wing area will increased slightly test cowl will replaced carefully formed fiberglass front end fuselage will altered give usable space wings will made foldable CAP 21* Flown M les Reed ai show IMAA Nat onals Ida Grove IA 88wing span 1232 sq 16-18 lbs engine 20-31 Plans SZO CAP 201 84 wing span 1272 sq 16-18 lbs engine 2 0-3 1Plans S20 TEMPEST 86 wing span 1420 sq 18-20 lbs engine 24-37Plans S25 RV3 * 86 wing span 1638 sq 17-19 lbs engine 20-31Plans S20 R C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 *RV3 CAP 21 pre-assembled kits available write information May 1983 173 trailering storage Once second prototype has pro nounced success unusually well-drawn plans will offered sale set $100 will include least 15 sheets 24 36 in. construction manual photographs particularly critical items formation available Fishercraft Inc 4356 Narrows Rd Perry Ohio 44081 phone number 216 259-4412 Re-Volt-er/Haught Continued paqe 97 radio power No fuss no muss Wing prefer begin construction ribs same except three center ribs trimmed 1/16 top bottom allow center section sheet ing suggest making two card-stock rib templates stacking 1/16 sheet rib stock between templats secure pins carve sand ribs shape once Cut spar notches razor saw ribs still pinned together Cut wing tip pieces 3/16 sheet glue together Cut notches /4 X trailing edge pieces ribs Protect plan kitchen wrap before pinning down leading trailing edges Add wing tips Locate lower spars aid couple ribs ensure proper spacing Glue center bottom sheeting place Install ribs except center glue has dried remove wing plan sand butt ends proper dihedral angle Block up tip 3 in. join wing panels together Add dihedral braces indicated plan Trim center rib fit glue place dry add top spars top center section sheeting Sand wing struc ture its final shape stabilizer elevators rudder fin simply glued together specified sizes strip wood sheet tips Sand shape join elevators 1/16-in music wire Fuselage Begin building two identical sides suggest build first side pinning parts such manner sheet kitchen wrap can pulled down over pins allow second side built right over firstwith kitchen wrap preventing sticking together dry remove build ing board add sheet balsa nose doublers being sure make right left side Cut out plywood formers install front landing gear legs appropriate former gear may retained I-bolts binding soft wire epoxying wraps Set fuselage sides upside down workbench resting wing platform Join fuselage sides using plywood formers bottom 3/16-in sheeting ensure alignment little 5-mm epoxy cyanoacrylate glue will speed up process dry pull rear fuselage sides together join rudder post Add other cross braces rear landing gear mount Cut out nose block motor mount hole fit block fuselage motor provide four degrees downthrust Install top bottom nose blocks sand shape Cut cooling holes top bottom install hardwood dowel motor strap anchor Install window wing dowel gus sets Fit wing mount dowels dont install until model covered Add upper windshield block fitting wing dihedral angle Give fuselage final sanding Install rear landing gear wire Glue wire grooved block epoxy reinforce bit cloth Bind solder landing gear wires axle junction Shape install tail skid Temporarily install favorite hinges tail surfaces Trial-fit tail surfaces fuselage Dont assemble per manently time Install motor battery pack charging jack switch battery pack must lay down allow cooling air pass through hole cabin former through open center battery pack Install radio gear control horns pushrods used sq balsa pushrods wire ends shown plans system lightweight affected tempera ture changes Covering finishing Disassemble model remove equipment prep aration covering Use favorite covering material keeping mind weight important factor prefer tra ditional dope-and-tissue finishes must use very little pigmented dope adds weight fast covered dyed silkspan procedure simple basic structure given two coats clear dope silkspan adhered light sanding between coats Prepare dye dissolving pan warm water used Rit brand cloth ing dye Cut GM silkspan size im merse dye solution Agitate until silkspan has desired depth color Re move dye blot wet silkspan between layers newspaper Lay still-moist silkspan struc ture smooth out wrinkles Lift edges apply clear dope stick silkspan down Trim razor blade allow dry Apply two coats clear dope sand very lightly 400 600-grit paper Cut desired trim numbers strips etc colored Japanese tissue Apply dope thinner brushed through trim tissue Apply three coats clear dope durable lightweight finish Fit windows windshield wing mounting dowels Glue tail surfaces permanently place Mount wheels Install motor batteries radio gear check proper operation Put wing rubberbands 174 Model Aviation Potable power glow page tito 0 ohirt pocketl Uning HeedlotkTM adapter ailown ntey piog get propeller Rechargeable op 1000 timen 90 day warranty No huihy batterien cablen Order NI-STARTER either 110 220 12 volt font charger Inotroctlono incloded Alno ovailable charger See voar dealer ndar direct trow Vine B Montercard accepted Pleane npacifytypenfchorger Add $160 pontagelUSAl NI-HI 1 ilO a. $2196 NI-Ill-lE 220 a. $2196 NI-HI-lA 12 v adap. 02195NI-HI-1-NC No charger $1296 12606 Glendardee Herndon VA 22071 USA 702-429-5806
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/05
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 172, 173, 174
MODEL AIRPLANES keep getting bigger full-size airplanes keep getting smaller first case its pure challenge building bigger latter cost flying has kept under control drastic measures latest addition growing col lection small real airplanes con trasted ultralights officially airplanes Zippy Sport 30-hp 350-lb single-seater cruises re spectable 85 mph gets pretty sen sational 80-plus miles gallon speed prototype Zippy Sport first flew October 1982 completed its FAArequired 40-hour test program early 1983despite traditionally crummy lateseason flying weather northeastern Ohio its birthplace Flying qualities excellent according five different pilots par ticipated initial flight tests designer/builder E C Fisher going ahead plans sell construction drawings components doesnt plan sales before second prototypebuilt directly ac tual plans will sold amateur 86 Model Aviation Zippy flies its first test flights pilot Terry Fulier easily gets proper formation cameraplane carrying designer/builder Ed Fisher shot picture over rural Lake County Ohio Other photos author overall views Marilyn Fisher details First public showing Zippy Sport EAAs giant 1982 Oshkosh Fly-In Structurally com plete yet fly parked headquarters Air Recreation Vehicle competition buildershas flown successfully Fisher determined prospective builder will know Zippy Sport build has tested since will differ respects first prototype result test flying buy airplane built Boeing Cessna manufacturers reputation very important part package just true amateur design though designers reputation lot difficult pin down case Fishercraft Inc small corporation com posed E C parents brother grandfather couple neighbors some investigation required Just E C what does know about designing building small airplanes Most 28 years have spent among people build airplanes home impact novel upbringing shows 1965 ws 10 years old dad Big Ed flew two-seat Stits Skycoupe building garage three years Shortly after cleared FAA carry passenger E C got first ride homebuilt airplane Two years later family May 1983 87 Ed Fisher designer Zippy Sport builder thefirst prototype inspects lamniated wood propeller after completion FAA-required 40-hr test flight program Simple conventional construction beauties Zippy Sport shoulder harness attached welded steel tubes just behind pilots head thick foam pad aids pilot comfort pPower supplied two-cylinder two-cycle 30-hp Cuyuna engine geared down two-to-one keep proper operating efficiently final version will have cleaned-up cowl improve performance first appeared Zippy Sport packed little Onan engine its clean cowling Lack power forced designer Ed Fisher change Cuyuna engine found ultralights produces double performance trim single-seater instrument panel Zippy simple thanks its ancestors Piper J-3 Cub Wittman Tallwind No airspeed altimeter turn and-bank indicator some temperature pressure gauges neededplus compass plastic tube positive fuel guage moved Birdland large old farmhouse hangar 2200-foot airstrip rural Lake County Ohio E C too young work first Fisher family airplane few years older 1970 dad began building single-seat Cassutt Formula racer During three years construction maturing E C allowed help new airplane learning weld work fabric sheet aluminum spruce fiberglass Cassutt flew summer 1973 November E C enough flying experience 70 hours variety sport airplanes justify dad turning him loose pretty potent little airplane before flew Cassutt P C begun building Monnett Sonerai VW-powered racer June 1973 upon graduating high school Marriage need start career slowed construction Sonerai finally completed May 1978 E C got great thrills available aviation flying airplane built own hands accumulated skills good airplane Formula Vee #77 Blueberry flown 1978 Cleveland Air Races late Bob Downey all-time great American racing pilots slow development Formula Vee racing kept E C airplane coming active sport interest turned elsewhere March 1980 began building completely original de sign aimed pilot wants sport airplane excellent economy combined good short-field performance enough speed make traveling pos sible P C did design work construc tion friend aeronautical engineer Alan Baker did complete stability control calculations stress analysis original Zippyand sub sequent modifications well P C credits John Monnett designer Sonerai several other very popular amateur designs encouraging him go ahead Zippy might have gotten dis couraged credits dad teach ing him build airplanes coming up name originally have tacked onto Formula Vee racer long after started cut metal first Zippy Sport first piece rudder bar turned out too nar row E C got opportunity lifetime new owner dads Cassutt Racer #40 Miss Blue signed him pilot 1980 Cleveland Air Races placed last Formula Cham pionship Race because ws using cruise propeller fulfilled dream racing Cleveland Once behind him family love air racing began dissolve enthusiasm would focused useful light airplanes operation did volve unjustifiable risks like 200 mph heavy traffic 50 feet above ground P C started building Zippy Sport March 1980 everyone else fol lowing Burt Rutan guru composite construction radical airframe design Rutans wild creations started out VariEze pusher-canard progressed oddly shaped airplanes revolutionizing light aviation Tail-first tandem-winged planes ways go aditional shapes looked out date P C Fisher busy design ing airplane much like thousands others preceding five decades building steel alu minum wood fabric seemed everyone going foam-andfiberglass route Simple wanted airplane looks like airplane rather like escapee video-game arcade wanted airplne can built way thousands amateur builders understand wanted airplane almost fast almost economical amazing little Quickie able land take off 700-foot grass airstrip ultra-modern ones limited long hard-surfaced runways Economy ranks high list re quirements because pilots drop ing out private flying unable afford rising costs fuel hangar rent maintenance Zippy designed op Continued page 172 88 Model Aviation Zippy unsophisticated simple strong strut-braced horizontal tail being thin probably clean cantilever type windshield extends way rear cockpit excellent visibility especially turning airport traffic pattern Ailerons full-span since no need flaps tail feathers Zippy Sport resemble Cassutt Racer tail wheel steerable mounted tapered rod Racing-style wheel pants Ed Fisher trademark Fishercraft emblem zippy sport H SPE CS... WING SPAN26 Wia CRS47 WING WA00 M tt LENGTh7- IO EMPTY WE IGI4T345 p.nd GROSS WEIGHT600 5 A-A B-B EA3 3~4l L2J cc DD Ill L 4.W7 4vA61 -0 a4 5# i t/ /A/e TOsQI1IAEe# & [ 1 K AllhI 1tdd -4-0 dfDto4v7f/cis 342i 34 6 dodgi&4NS 4 V pjp- t0M*66 / ~#e V 90 Model Aviation 1 0P4@ Pasr aI1%27 1PdDO /35A4IA1 Wcai PM/OjV 7O PLr ,- 4 p 9d#oee~ 7/ ext photos page 72 EOAT iia 47ev 1 / / / 6we LosAnAi L6OOA A1Lt CO7LA5 / # 1WE E17E /gje 7Ev/#t& F~OA1 G9AD 4c I Ccs4- TOP O I 0 s&WiW 4O *Oi7e oAEo T00 aqw e& d LIL PIECES h6EASv*vg IZ9W* May 1983 91 eft t1 tdsi 0 CO spraY gut CO hats off cant ship until get order Choose design red RJ black BJ royal blue DJ sky blue SI caps fits Only $6 postpaid 4 $20 Christen Eagle BCE Corsair BF4Fortress B17 Lightning B38Liberator B24 Warhawk B40Mitchell B25 Mustang B51Superfortress B29 Spitfire BSPPhantom BP4 Sabre B86Tomcat B14 Dozens catalog send SASE Send check money order Flightilne Shirts Etc Department MA P0 Box 512 Pleasanton CA 94566 Name Address tacular flights girl launched plane south end very large school ground caught thermal flew completely across school yard over several trees down street probably went 400 yards some planes stayed up over minute still remember look disbelief face teen-age boy watched plane fly on Evidently never built plane would fly like fore could get over t think worth extra trouble get planes fly well should give time energy Most us captivated beauty flightthis hobby need share thrill joy know have done just about everything modeling can have built flown kinds planes have followed contest trail Now get kicks helping others discover thrills have enjoyed over years same situation should doing same thing conclude letter boy wrote Thank coming teach us about airplanes learned building flying airplanes lot fun dad working model airplane hope flies' good time discovered thrill flying what need pass Editors Note Delta Darts bulk packs 40 may obtained $1700 $15 pack plus 52 shipping Midwest Prod ucts Co. School Division PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46343 pack includes Teachers Guide Asembly Instruction sheets FF Scale/Warner Continued oaoe 79 NC-4t Wetting soft balsa may help get neat punch-out must subsequently allow parts dry under light pressure fiat weight whilst sandwiched between two layers paper towels otherwise theyll warp Two happy hints Scale Staffel San Diego Tommy Wilsons easy diesel-fuel recipe Bob Womacks anti-mess rubber lubing trick make own diesel fuel mix equal parts DuPonts Engine Start castor oil ker osene just before going need En gine Stan available automotive stores ether component will evaporate warm con ditions kept very long Keeping Ziplock poly ethelene baggie tool box will help keep hands clean on-the-field mbber lube jobs Drop motor add lube close up work Truly simplest ideas best Priced trophies lately Ye gads Most clubs going make-it-yourself trophy Some best ideas far have color Xeroxes old Fixing Aces covers affixed plaques dacoupage certificates made Xeroxing calligraphy line drawings parch ment stock suitable framing framed aeroplane pictures calendars Sport Aviation covers etc Cast peanuts first appeared Bill Stro mans famous Black Peanut awards Made solid lead generally awarded serting interiors competitors planes during contest rather usual practice giving out after meet Thus bom Payload Peanut event un official class within contest Cast peanuts use awards now available David Phil lips 88 Winslow Ave Somerset MA 02144 make handsome trophies never found Goodwill stores thousands plastic potmetal winged maidens discarded yearly successful quality-conscious contest-winners following tragic tale comes us Bayou Balsa Benders Model Club Lac des Voy ous LA may serve warning us Dear Sir As may know have tree Loui siana mean model get caught lost hit upon idea animal retrieve thus reducing risk clubmembers good Dog however cannot climb tree get retreiver chimpanzee mail-order pet service nickname him DT variety reasons mainly because dopey tree-climber interested going up after model try spray ing banana scent help hungry member send California mod eler work zoo get bottle female chimpanzee scent work much better Only problem first model go after very fast may say electric model know exactly what happen up tree whether short circuit during amorous encounter get mad cause disillusion model completely de stroyed Also DT refuse come down Club now out four-hundred ninety-seven dollar must appear court local SPCA lawsuit advising AMA now have heard plan use chimpanzees RC Pattern judges 1983 Nats Dont cannot relied Sincerely Gaston P&ard Secretary BBBMC Well gang thats flight May ter mites spare balsa Bill Warner 423-C Son Vicente Blvd Santa tilonira CA 90402 Zippy Sport/Berliner Continued pag 89 erate little /2 cents per mile fuel ordinary car gas perfectly OK home-built airplane uses uncertified engine eliminate cost hangar rent can run over $100 per month standard Zippy Sport will have wings can easily folded back trailering home after day flying cost main tenance realtively low home builts since FAA permits builder technically manufacturer own repairs inspections rather being forced pay commercial rates Following 2 years construction de layed need make living pro totype Zippy Sport flown E C October 9 1982 last changes prior initial test replacement original Onan engine used Quickie produced barely half its ad172 Model Aviation qiJOezet99 sproY d oe::%s 1s State ZipDesignCap Color] SUPER MINI-BOY VIDEO MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY BRINGS YOU ANOTHER HELICOPTER FIRST Professionally produced video takes workshop professionaliy build set up flight trim mini-boy includes step step building parts iden tification mechanical operational walk through radio installation balancing bench setup operational flight trimming aerobatics video better having someone else build Mini-Boy Video produced Mike Mas National Helicopter Champion ORDER YOUR VIDEO NOW 5 Pius Shipping Available ary 1983 BETA VHS Engines Radios Mufflers Custom Carburators Gyros WE CAN SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR HELICOPTER NEEDS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES Worlds Strongest Epoxy Glues Training Stands Mini-Boy Competition Pack Wide-Landing Gear Training Aids Float Kits Video Cassettes Helicopter Tools MOVE UP TO SCHLUTER See Vour Dealer Call MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo FL 32804 e 305 4221531 vertised 20-hp 30-hp Cuyuna geared down 2-to-I Within few days several pilots flown Zippy Sport pro nounced solid airplane Takeoff performance good hegin improved hy addition three inches landing gear strut raise wings angle attack three-point position able get off ground after run about 350 feet landing speed around 40 mph makes Zippy Sport usable farm landing strips well known airport though tests made crude cowlcylinders exhaust stacks carburetor sticking out windand few fairings performance bet ter expected top speed near 100 mph honest cruising speed 85 mph fuel consumption about gallon per hour Economy operation main goals has already achieved Another main goal economy con struction people cant afford build Zippy Sport cares little costs run exact cost construction will depend individuals building skill scrounging talent should run around $3000 materials plus engine total cost less $5000 will less new car less ultralights though will have double performance lot safer fly Construction fuselage tail welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing covered builders choice Grade cotton Dacron wings wings have spruce spars ribs plywood prototype sheet alu minum can either built home purchased authorized supplier Other pre-formed purchasable parts clude fiberglass engine cowl wheel pants aluminum 5-gallon gas tank spring-steel landing gear Performance prototype Zippy Sport will change slightly standard ver sion perfected should close what has measured far Stall speed depending pilots weight40-45 mph Rate climb450-500 feet per minute Cruising speed 5000 rpm engine85 mph Top speed 5400 rpml00 mph Takeoff roll350 feet Landing roll650 feet Dimensions wingspan24 ft. 8 wing area98 sq ft lengthl7 ft. 10 height6 ft empty weight365 lb gross weight610 lb Building time estimated 550 man-hours prototype Zippy Sport certainly good airplane like prototypes bit heavy clearly will work better after changes have made reasons definitive version will different original laminar flow airfoil will replaced less exotic NACA 44l2 section wing area will increased slightly test cowl will replaced carefully formed fiberglass front end fuselage will altered give usable space wings will made foldable CAP 21* Flown M les Reed ai show IMAA Nat onals Ida Grove IA 88wing span 1232 sq 16-18 lbs engine 20-31 Plans SZO CAP 201 84 wing span 1272 sq 16-18 lbs engine 2 0-3 1Plans S20 TEMPEST 86 wing span 1420 sq 18-20 lbs engine 24-37Plans S25 RV3 * 86 wing span 1638 sq 17-19 lbs engine 20-31Plans S20 R C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 *RV3 CAP 21 pre-assembled kits available write information May 1983 173 trailering storage Once second prototype has pro nounced success unusually well-drawn plans will offered sale set $100 will include least 15 sheets 24 36 in. construction manual photographs particularly critical items formation available Fishercraft Inc 4356 Narrows Rd Perry Ohio 44081 phone number 216 259-4412 Re-Volt-er/Haught Continued paqe 97 radio power No fuss no muss Wing prefer begin construction ribs same except three center ribs trimmed 1/16 top bottom allow center section sheet ing suggest making two card-stock rib templates stacking 1/16 sheet rib stock between templats secure pins carve sand ribs shape once Cut spar notches razor saw ribs still pinned together Cut wing tip pieces 3/16 sheet glue together Cut notches /4 X trailing edge pieces ribs Protect plan kitchen wrap before pinning down leading trailing edges Add wing tips Locate lower spars aid couple ribs ensure proper spacing Glue center bottom sheeting place Install ribs except center glue has dried remove wing plan sand butt ends proper dihedral angle Block up tip 3 in. join wing panels together Add dihedral braces indicated plan Trim center rib fit glue place dry add top spars top center section sheeting Sand wing struc ture its final shape stabilizer elevators rudder fin simply glued together specified sizes strip wood sheet tips Sand shape join elevators 1/16-in music wire Fuselage Begin building two identical sides suggest build first side pinning parts such manner sheet kitchen wrap can pulled down over pins allow second side built right over firstwith kitchen wrap preventing sticking together dry remove build ing board add sheet balsa nose doublers being sure make right left side Cut out plywood formers install front landing gear legs appropriate former gear may retained I-bolts binding soft wire epoxying wraps Set fuselage sides upside down workbench resting wing platform Join fuselage sides using plywood formers bottom 3/16-in sheeting ensure alignment little 5-mm epoxy cyanoacrylate glue will speed up process dry pull rear fuselage sides together join rudder post Add other cross braces rear landing gear mount Cut out nose block motor mount hole fit block fuselage motor provide four degrees downthrust Install top bottom nose blocks sand shape Cut cooling holes top bottom install hardwood dowel motor strap anchor Install window wing dowel gus sets Fit wing mount dowels dont install until model covered Add upper windshield block fitting wing dihedral angle Give fuselage final sanding Install rear landing gear wire Glue wire grooved block epoxy reinforce bit cloth Bind solder landing gear wires axle junction Shape install tail skid Temporarily install favorite hinges tail surfaces Trial-fit tail surfaces fuselage Dont assemble per manently time Install motor battery pack charging jack switch battery pack must lay down allow cooling air pass through hole cabin former through open center battery pack Install radio gear control horns pushrods used sq balsa pushrods wire ends shown plans system lightweight affected tempera ture changes Covering finishing Disassemble model remove equipment prep aration covering Use favorite covering material keeping mind weight important factor prefer tra ditional dope-and-tissue finishes must use very little pigmented dope adds weight fast covered dyed silkspan procedure simple basic structure given two coats clear dope silkspan adhered light sanding between coats Prepare dye dissolving pan warm water used Rit brand cloth ing dye Cut GM silkspan size im merse dye solution Agitate until silkspan has desired depth color Re move dye blot wet silkspan between layers newspaper Lay still-moist silkspan struc ture smooth out wrinkles Lift edges apply clear dope stick silkspan down Trim razor blade allow dry Apply two coats clear dope sand very lightly 400 600-grit paper Cut desired trim numbers strips etc colored Japanese tissue Apply dope thinner brushed through trim tissue Apply three coats clear dope durable lightweight finish Fit windows windshield wing mounting dowels Glue tail surfaces permanently place Mount wheels Install motor batteries radio gear check proper operation Put wing rubberbands 174 Model Aviation Potable power glow page tito 0 ohirt pocketl Uning HeedlotkTM adapter ailown ntey piog get propeller Rechargeable op 1000 timen 90 day warranty No huihy batterien cablen Order NI-STARTER either 110 220 12 volt font charger Inotroctlono incloded Alno ovailable charger See voar dealer ndar direct trow Vine B Montercard accepted Pleane npacifytypenfchorger Add $160 pontagelUSAl NI-HI 1 ilO a. $2196 NI-Ill-lE 220 a. $2196 NI-HI-lA 12 v adap. 02195NI-HI-1-NC No charger $1296 12606 Glendardee Herndon VA 22071 USA 702-429-5806
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/05
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 172, 173, 174
MODEL AIRPLANES keep getting bigger full-size airplanes keep getting smaller first case its pure challenge building bigger latter cost flying has kept under control drastic measures latest addition growing col lection small real airplanes con trasted ultralights officially airplanes Zippy Sport 30-hp 350-lb single-seater cruises re spectable 85 mph gets pretty sen sational 80-plus miles gallon speed prototype Zippy Sport first flew October 1982 completed its FAArequired 40-hour test program early 1983despite traditionally crummy lateseason flying weather northeastern Ohio its birthplace Flying qualities excellent according five different pilots par ticipated initial flight tests designer/builder E C Fisher going ahead plans sell construction drawings components doesnt plan sales before second prototypebuilt directly ac tual plans will sold amateur 86 Model Aviation Zippy flies its first test flights pilot Terry Fulier easily gets proper formation cameraplane carrying designer/builder Ed Fisher shot picture over rural Lake County Ohio Other photos author overall views Marilyn Fisher details First public showing Zippy Sport EAAs giant 1982 Oshkosh Fly-In Structurally com plete yet fly parked headquarters Air Recreation Vehicle competition buildershas flown successfully Fisher determined prospective builder will know Zippy Sport build has tested since will differ respects first prototype result test flying buy airplane built Boeing Cessna manufacturers reputation very important part package just true amateur design though designers reputation lot difficult pin down case Fishercraft Inc small corporation com posed E C parents brother grandfather couple neighbors some investigation required Just E C what does know about designing building small airplanes Most 28 years have spent among people build airplanes home impact novel upbringing shows 1965 ws 10 years old dad Big Ed flew two-seat Stits Skycoupe building garage three years Shortly after cleared FAA carry passenger E C got first ride homebuilt airplane Two years later family May 1983 87 Ed Fisher designer Zippy Sport builder thefirst prototype inspects lamniated wood propeller after completion FAA-required 40-hr test flight program Simple conventional construction beauties Zippy Sport shoulder harness attached welded steel tubes just behind pilots head thick foam pad aids pilot comfort pPower supplied two-cylinder two-cycle 30-hp Cuyuna engine geared down two-to-one keep proper operating efficiently final version will have cleaned-up cowl improve performance first appeared Zippy Sport packed little Onan engine its clean cowling Lack power forced designer Ed Fisher change Cuyuna engine found ultralights produces double performance trim single-seater instrument panel Zippy simple thanks its ancestors Piper J-3 Cub Wittman Tallwind No airspeed altimeter turn and-bank indicator some temperature pressure gauges neededplus compass plastic tube positive fuel guage moved Birdland large old farmhouse hangar 2200-foot airstrip rural Lake County Ohio E C too young work first Fisher family airplane few years older 1970 dad began building single-seat Cassutt Formula racer During three years construction maturing E C allowed help new airplane learning weld work fabric sheet aluminum spruce fiberglass Cassutt flew summer 1973 November E C enough flying experience 70 hours variety sport airplanes justify dad turning him loose pretty potent little airplane before flew Cassutt P C begun building Monnett Sonerai VW-powered racer June 1973 upon graduating high school Marriage need start career slowed construction Sonerai finally completed May 1978 E C got great thrills available aviation flying airplane built own hands accumulated skills good airplane Formula Vee #77 Blueberry flown 1978 Cleveland Air Races late Bob Downey all-time great American racing pilots slow development Formula Vee racing kept E C airplane coming active sport interest turned elsewhere March 1980 began building completely original de sign aimed pilot wants sport airplane excellent economy combined good short-field performance enough speed make traveling pos sible P C did design work construc tion friend aeronautical engineer Alan Baker did complete stability control calculations stress analysis original Zippyand sub sequent modifications well P C credits John Monnett designer Sonerai several other very popular amateur designs encouraging him go ahead Zippy might have gotten dis couraged credits dad teach ing him build airplanes coming up name originally have tacked onto Formula Vee racer long after started cut metal first Zippy Sport first piece rudder bar turned out too nar row E C got opportunity lifetime new owner dads Cassutt Racer #40 Miss Blue signed him pilot 1980 Cleveland Air Races placed last Formula Cham pionship Race because ws using cruise propeller fulfilled dream racing Cleveland Once behind him family love air racing began dissolve enthusiasm would focused useful light airplanes operation did volve unjustifiable risks like 200 mph heavy traffic 50 feet above ground P C started building Zippy Sport March 1980 everyone else fol lowing Burt Rutan guru composite construction radical airframe design Rutans wild creations started out VariEze pusher-canard progressed oddly shaped airplanes revolutionizing light aviation Tail-first tandem-winged planes ways go aditional shapes looked out date P C Fisher busy design ing airplane much like thousands others preceding five decades building steel alu minum wood fabric seemed everyone going foam-andfiberglass route Simple wanted airplane looks like airplane rather like escapee video-game arcade wanted airplne can built way thousands amateur builders understand wanted airplane almost fast almost economical amazing little Quickie able land take off 700-foot grass airstrip ultra-modern ones limited long hard-surfaced runways Economy ranks high list re quirements because pilots drop ing out private flying unable afford rising costs fuel hangar rent maintenance Zippy designed op Continued page 172 88 Model Aviation Zippy unsophisticated simple strong strut-braced horizontal tail being thin probably clean cantilever type windshield extends way rear cockpit excellent visibility especially turning airport traffic pattern Ailerons full-span since no need flaps tail feathers Zippy Sport resemble Cassutt Racer tail wheel steerable mounted tapered rod Racing-style wheel pants Ed Fisher trademark Fishercraft emblem zippy sport H SPE CS... WING SPAN26 Wia CRS47 WING WA00 M tt LENGTh7- IO EMPTY WE IGI4T345 p.nd GROSS WEIGHT600 5 A-A B-B EA3 3~4l L2J cc DD Ill L 4.W7 4vA61 -0 a4 5# i t/ /A/e TOsQI1IAEe# & [ 1 K AllhI 1tdd -4-0 dfDto4v7f/cis 342i 34 6 dodgi&4NS 4 V pjp- t0M*66 / ~#e V 90 Model Aviation 1 0P4@ Pasr aI1%27 1PdDO /35A4IA1 Wcai PM/OjV 7O PLr ,- 4 p 9d#oee~ 7/ ext photos page 72 EOAT iia 47ev 1 / / / 6we LosAnAi L6OOA A1Lt CO7LA5 / # 1WE E17E /gje 7Ev/#t& F~OA1 G9AD 4c I Ccs4- TOP O I 0 s&WiW 4O *Oi7e oAEo T00 aqw e& d LIL PIECES h6EASv*vg IZ9W* May 1983 91 eft t1 tdsi 0 CO spraY gut CO hats off cant ship until get order Choose design red RJ black BJ royal blue DJ sky blue SI caps fits Only $6 postpaid 4 $20 Christen Eagle BCE Corsair BF4Fortress B17 Lightning B38Liberator B24 Warhawk B40Mitchell B25 Mustang B51Superfortress B29 Spitfire BSPPhantom BP4 Sabre B86Tomcat B14 Dozens catalog send SASE Send check money order Flightilne Shirts Etc Department MA P0 Box 512 Pleasanton CA 94566 Name Address tacular flights girl launched plane south end very large school ground caught thermal flew completely across school yard over several trees down street probably went 400 yards some planes stayed up over minute still remember look disbelief face teen-age boy watched plane fly on Evidently never built plane would fly like fore could get over t think worth extra trouble get planes fly well should give time energy Most us captivated beauty flightthis hobby need share thrill joy know have done just about everything modeling can have built flown kinds planes have followed contest trail Now get kicks helping others discover thrills have enjoyed over years same situation should doing same thing conclude letter boy wrote Thank coming teach us about airplanes learned building flying airplanes lot fun dad working model airplane hope flies' good time discovered thrill flying what need pass Editors Note Delta Darts bulk packs 40 may obtained $1700 $15 pack plus 52 shipping Midwest Prod ucts Co. School Division PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46343 pack includes Teachers Guide Asembly Instruction sheets FF Scale/Warner Continued oaoe 79 NC-4t Wetting soft balsa may help get neat punch-out must subsequently allow parts dry under light pressure fiat weight whilst sandwiched between two layers paper towels otherwise theyll warp Two happy hints Scale Staffel San Diego Tommy Wilsons easy diesel-fuel recipe Bob Womacks anti-mess rubber lubing trick make own diesel fuel mix equal parts DuPonts Engine Start castor oil ker osene just before going need En gine Stan available automotive stores ether component will evaporate warm con ditions kept very long Keeping Ziplock poly ethelene baggie tool box will help keep hands clean on-the-field mbber lube jobs Drop motor add lube close up work Truly simplest ideas best Priced trophies lately Ye gads Most clubs going make-it-yourself trophy Some best ideas far have color Xeroxes old Fixing Aces covers affixed plaques dacoupage certificates made Xeroxing calligraphy line drawings parch ment stock suitable framing framed aeroplane pictures calendars Sport Aviation covers etc Cast peanuts first appeared Bill Stro mans famous Black Peanut awards Made solid lead generally awarded serting interiors competitors planes during contest rather usual practice giving out after meet Thus bom Payload Peanut event un official class within contest Cast peanuts use awards now available David Phil lips 88 Winslow Ave Somerset MA 02144 make handsome trophies never found Goodwill stores thousands plastic potmetal winged maidens discarded yearly successful quality-conscious contest-winners following tragic tale comes us Bayou Balsa Benders Model Club Lac des Voy ous LA may serve warning us Dear Sir As may know have tree Loui siana mean model get caught lost hit upon idea animal retrieve thus reducing risk clubmembers good Dog however cannot climb tree get retreiver chimpanzee mail-order pet service nickname him DT variety reasons mainly because dopey tree-climber interested going up after model try spray ing banana scent help hungry member send California mod eler work zoo get bottle female chimpanzee scent work much better Only problem first model go after very fast may say electric model know exactly what happen up tree whether short circuit during amorous encounter get mad cause disillusion model completely de stroyed Also DT refuse come down Club now out four-hundred ninety-seven dollar must appear court local SPCA lawsuit advising AMA now have heard plan use chimpanzees RC Pattern judges 1983 Nats Dont cannot relied Sincerely Gaston P&ard Secretary BBBMC Well gang thats flight May ter mites spare balsa Bill Warner 423-C Son Vicente Blvd Santa tilonira CA 90402 Zippy Sport/Berliner Continued pag 89 erate little /2 cents per mile fuel ordinary car gas perfectly OK home-built airplane uses uncertified engine eliminate cost hangar rent can run over $100 per month standard Zippy Sport will have wings can easily folded back trailering home after day flying cost main tenance realtively low home builts since FAA permits builder technically manufacturer own repairs inspections rather being forced pay commercial rates Following 2 years construction de layed need make living pro totype Zippy Sport flown E C October 9 1982 last changes prior initial test replacement original Onan engine used Quickie produced barely half its ad172 Model Aviation qiJOezet99 sproY d oe::%s 1s State ZipDesignCap Color] SUPER MINI-BOY VIDEO MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY BRINGS YOU ANOTHER HELICOPTER FIRST Professionally produced video takes workshop professionaliy build set up flight trim mini-boy includes step step building parts iden tification mechanical operational walk through radio installation balancing bench setup operational flight trimming aerobatics video better having someone else build Mini-Boy Video produced Mike Mas National Helicopter Champion ORDER YOUR VIDEO NOW 5 Pius Shipping Available ary 1983 BETA VHS Engines Radios Mufflers Custom Carburators Gyros WE CAN SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR HELICOPTER NEEDS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES Worlds Strongest Epoxy Glues Training Stands Mini-Boy Competition Pack Wide-Landing Gear Training Aids Float Kits Video Cassettes Helicopter Tools MOVE UP TO SCHLUTER See Vour Dealer Call MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo FL 32804 e 305 4221531 vertised 20-hp 30-hp Cuyuna geared down 2-to-I Within few days several pilots flown Zippy Sport pro nounced solid airplane Takeoff performance good hegin improved hy addition three inches landing gear strut raise wings angle attack three-point position able get off ground after run about 350 feet landing speed around 40 mph makes Zippy Sport usable farm landing strips well known airport though tests made crude cowlcylinders exhaust stacks carburetor sticking out windand few fairings performance bet ter expected top speed near 100 mph honest cruising speed 85 mph fuel consumption about gallon per hour Economy operation main goals has already achieved Another main goal economy con struction people cant afford build Zippy Sport cares little costs run exact cost construction will depend individuals building skill scrounging talent should run around $3000 materials plus engine total cost less $5000 will less new car less ultralights though will have double performance lot safer fly Construction fuselage tail welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing covered builders choice Grade cotton Dacron wings wings have spruce spars ribs plywood prototype sheet alu minum can either built home purchased authorized supplier Other pre-formed purchasable parts clude fiberglass engine cowl wheel pants aluminum 5-gallon gas tank spring-steel landing gear Performance prototype Zippy Sport will change slightly standard ver sion perfected should close what has measured far Stall speed depending pilots weight40-45 mph Rate climb450-500 feet per minute Cruising speed 5000 rpm engine85 mph Top speed 5400 rpml00 mph Takeoff roll350 feet Landing roll650 feet Dimensions wingspan24 ft. 8 wing area98 sq ft lengthl7 ft. 10 height6 ft empty weight365 lb gross weight610 lb Building time estimated 550 man-hours prototype Zippy Sport certainly good airplane like prototypes bit heavy clearly will work better after changes have made reasons definitive version will different original laminar flow airfoil will replaced less exotic NACA 44l2 section wing area will increased slightly test cowl will replaced carefully formed fiberglass front end fuselage will altered give usable space wings will made foldable CAP 21* Flown M les Reed ai show IMAA Nat onals Ida Grove IA 88wing span 1232 sq 16-18 lbs engine 20-31 Plans SZO CAP 201 84 wing span 1272 sq 16-18 lbs engine 2 0-3 1Plans S20 TEMPEST 86 wing span 1420 sq 18-20 lbs engine 24-37Plans S25 RV3 * 86 wing span 1638 sq 17-19 lbs engine 20-31Plans S20 R C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 *RV3 CAP 21 pre-assembled kits available write information May 1983 173 trailering storage Once second prototype has pro nounced success unusually well-drawn plans will offered sale set $100 will include least 15 sheets 24 36 in. construction manual photographs particularly critical items formation available Fishercraft Inc 4356 Narrows Rd Perry Ohio 44081 phone number 216 259-4412 Re-Volt-er/Haught Continued paqe 97 radio power No fuss no muss Wing prefer begin construction ribs same except three center ribs trimmed 1/16 top bottom allow center section sheet ing suggest making two card-stock rib templates stacking 1/16 sheet rib stock between templats secure pins carve sand ribs shape once Cut spar notches razor saw ribs still pinned together Cut wing tip pieces 3/16 sheet glue together Cut notches /4 X trailing edge pieces ribs Protect plan kitchen wrap before pinning down leading trailing edges Add wing tips Locate lower spars aid couple ribs ensure proper spacing Glue center bottom sheeting place Install ribs except center glue has dried remove wing plan sand butt ends proper dihedral angle Block up tip 3 in. join wing panels together Add dihedral braces indicated plan Trim center rib fit glue place dry add top spars top center section sheeting Sand wing struc ture its final shape stabilizer elevators rudder fin simply glued together specified sizes strip wood sheet tips Sand shape join elevators 1/16-in music wire Fuselage Begin building two identical sides suggest build first side pinning parts such manner sheet kitchen wrap can pulled down over pins allow second side built right over firstwith kitchen wrap preventing sticking together dry remove build ing board add sheet balsa nose doublers being sure make right left side Cut out plywood formers install front landing gear legs appropriate former gear may retained I-bolts binding soft wire epoxying wraps Set fuselage sides upside down workbench resting wing platform Join fuselage sides using plywood formers bottom 3/16-in sheeting ensure alignment little 5-mm epoxy cyanoacrylate glue will speed up process dry pull rear fuselage sides together join rudder post Add other cross braces rear landing gear mount Cut out nose block motor mount hole fit block fuselage motor provide four degrees downthrust Install top bottom nose blocks sand shape Cut cooling holes top bottom install hardwood dowel motor strap anchor Install window wing dowel gus sets Fit wing mount dowels dont install until model covered Add upper windshield block fitting wing dihedral angle Give fuselage final sanding Install rear landing gear wire Glue wire grooved block epoxy reinforce bit cloth Bind solder landing gear wires axle junction Shape install tail skid Temporarily install favorite hinges tail surfaces Trial-fit tail surfaces fuselage Dont assemble per manently time Install motor battery pack charging jack switch battery pack must lay down allow cooling air pass through hole cabin former through open center battery pack Install radio gear control horns pushrods used sq balsa pushrods wire ends shown plans system lightweight affected tempera ture changes Covering finishing Disassemble model remove equipment prep aration covering Use favorite covering material keeping mind weight important factor prefer tra ditional dope-and-tissue finishes must use very little pigmented dope adds weight fast covered dyed silkspan procedure simple basic structure given two coats clear dope silkspan adhered light sanding between coats Prepare dye dissolving pan warm water used Rit brand cloth ing dye Cut GM silkspan size im merse dye solution Agitate until silkspan has desired depth color Re move dye blot wet silkspan between layers newspaper Lay still-moist silkspan struc ture smooth out wrinkles Lift edges apply clear dope stick silkspan down Trim razor blade allow dry Apply two coats clear dope sand very lightly 400 600-grit paper Cut desired trim numbers strips etc colored Japanese tissue Apply dope thinner brushed through trim tissue Apply three coats clear dope durable lightweight finish Fit windows windshield wing mounting dowels Glue tail surfaces permanently place Mount wheels Install motor batteries radio gear check proper operation Put wing rubberbands 174 Model Aviation Potable power glow page tito 0 ohirt pocketl Uning HeedlotkTM adapter ailown ntey piog get propeller Rechargeable op 1000 timen 90 day warranty No huihy batterien cablen Order NI-STARTER either 110 220 12 volt font charger Inotroctlono incloded Alno ovailable charger See voar dealer ndar direct trow Vine B Montercard accepted Pleane npacifytypenfchorger Add $160 pontagelUSAl NI-HI 1 ilO a. $2196 NI-Ill-lE 220 a. $2196 NI-HI-lA 12 v adap. 02195NI-HI-1-NC No charger $1296 12606 Glendardee Herndon VA 22071 USA 702-429-5806
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/05
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 172, 173, 174
MODEL AIRPLANES keep getting bigger full-size airplanes keep getting smaller first case its pure challenge building bigger latter cost flying has kept under control drastic measures latest addition growing col lection small real airplanes con trasted ultralights officially airplanes Zippy Sport 30-hp 350-lb single-seater cruises re spectable 85 mph gets pretty sen sational 80-plus miles gallon speed prototype Zippy Sport first flew October 1982 completed its FAArequired 40-hour test program early 1983despite traditionally crummy lateseason flying weather northeastern Ohio its birthplace Flying qualities excellent according five different pilots par ticipated initial flight tests designer/builder E C Fisher going ahead plans sell construction drawings components doesnt plan sales before second prototypebuilt directly ac tual plans will sold amateur 86 Model Aviation Zippy flies its first test flights pilot Terry Fulier easily gets proper formation cameraplane carrying designer/builder Ed Fisher shot picture over rural Lake County Ohio Other photos author overall views Marilyn Fisher details First public showing Zippy Sport EAAs giant 1982 Oshkosh Fly-In Structurally com plete yet fly parked headquarters Air Recreation Vehicle competition buildershas flown successfully Fisher determined prospective builder will know Zippy Sport build has tested since will differ respects first prototype result test flying buy airplane built Boeing Cessna manufacturers reputation very important part package just true amateur design though designers reputation lot difficult pin down case Fishercraft Inc small corporation com posed E C parents brother grandfather couple neighbors some investigation required Just E C what does know about designing building small airplanes Most 28 years have spent among people build airplanes home impact novel upbringing shows 1965 ws 10 years old dad Big Ed flew two-seat Stits Skycoupe building garage three years Shortly after cleared FAA carry passenger E C got first ride homebuilt airplane Two years later family May 1983 87 Ed Fisher designer Zippy Sport builder thefirst prototype inspects lamniated wood propeller after completion FAA-required 40-hr test flight program Simple conventional construction beauties Zippy Sport shoulder harness attached welded steel tubes just behind pilots head thick foam pad aids pilot comfort pPower supplied two-cylinder two-cycle 30-hp Cuyuna engine geared down two-to-one keep proper operating efficiently final version will have cleaned-up cowl improve performance first appeared Zippy Sport packed little Onan engine its clean cowling Lack power forced designer Ed Fisher change Cuyuna engine found ultralights produces double performance trim single-seater instrument panel Zippy simple thanks its ancestors Piper J-3 Cub Wittman Tallwind No airspeed altimeter turn and-bank indicator some temperature pressure gauges neededplus compass plastic tube positive fuel guage moved Birdland large old farmhouse hangar 2200-foot airstrip rural Lake County Ohio E C too young work first Fisher family airplane few years older 1970 dad began building single-seat Cassutt Formula racer During three years construction maturing E C allowed help new airplane learning weld work fabric sheet aluminum spruce fiberglass Cassutt flew summer 1973 November E C enough flying experience 70 hours variety sport airplanes justify dad turning him loose pretty potent little airplane before flew Cassutt P C begun building Monnett Sonerai VW-powered racer June 1973 upon graduating high school Marriage need start career slowed construction Sonerai finally completed May 1978 E C got great thrills available aviation flying airplane built own hands accumulated skills good airplane Formula Vee #77 Blueberry flown 1978 Cleveland Air Races late Bob Downey all-time great American racing pilots slow development Formula Vee racing kept E C airplane coming active sport interest turned elsewhere March 1980 began building completely original de sign aimed pilot wants sport airplane excellent economy combined good short-field performance enough speed make traveling pos sible P C did design work construc tion friend aeronautical engineer Alan Baker did complete stability control calculations stress analysis original Zippyand sub sequent modifications well P C credits John Monnett designer Sonerai several other very popular amateur designs encouraging him go ahead Zippy might have gotten dis couraged credits dad teach ing him build airplanes coming up name originally have tacked onto Formula Vee racer long after started cut metal first Zippy Sport first piece rudder bar turned out too nar row E C got opportunity lifetime new owner dads Cassutt Racer #40 Miss Blue signed him pilot 1980 Cleveland Air Races placed last Formula Cham pionship Race because ws using cruise propeller fulfilled dream racing Cleveland Once behind him family love air racing began dissolve enthusiasm would focused useful light airplanes operation did volve unjustifiable risks like 200 mph heavy traffic 50 feet above ground P C started building Zippy Sport March 1980 everyone else fol lowing Burt Rutan guru composite construction radical airframe design Rutans wild creations started out VariEze pusher-canard progressed oddly shaped airplanes revolutionizing light aviation Tail-first tandem-winged planes ways go aditional shapes looked out date P C Fisher busy design ing airplane much like thousands others preceding five decades building steel alu minum wood fabric seemed everyone going foam-andfiberglass route Simple wanted airplane looks like airplane rather like escapee video-game arcade wanted airplne can built way thousands amateur builders understand wanted airplane almost fast almost economical amazing little Quickie able land take off 700-foot grass airstrip ultra-modern ones limited long hard-surfaced runways Economy ranks high list re quirements because pilots drop ing out private flying unable afford rising costs fuel hangar rent maintenance Zippy designed op Continued page 172 88 Model Aviation Zippy unsophisticated simple strong strut-braced horizontal tail being thin probably clean cantilever type windshield extends way rear cockpit excellent visibility especially turning airport traffic pattern Ailerons full-span since no need flaps tail feathers Zippy Sport resemble Cassutt Racer tail wheel steerable mounted tapered rod Racing-style wheel pants Ed Fisher trademark Fishercraft emblem zippy sport H SPE CS... WING SPAN26 Wia CRS47 WING WA00 M tt LENGTh7- IO EMPTY WE IGI4T345 p.nd GROSS WEIGHT600 5 A-A B-B EA3 3~4l L2J cc DD Ill L 4.W7 4vA61 -0 a4 5# i t/ /A/e TOsQI1IAEe# & [ 1 K AllhI 1tdd -4-0 dfDto4v7f/cis 342i 34 6 dodgi&4NS 4 V pjp- t0M*66 / ~#e V 90 Model Aviation 1 0P4@ Pasr aI1%27 1PdDO /35A4IA1 Wcai PM/OjV 7O PLr ,- 4 p 9d#oee~ 7/ ext photos page 72 EOAT iia 47ev 1 / / / 6we LosAnAi L6OOA A1Lt CO7LA5 / # 1WE E17E /gje 7Ev/#t& F~OA1 G9AD 4c I Ccs4- TOP O I 0 s&WiW 4O *Oi7e oAEo T00 aqw e& d LIL PIECES h6EASv*vg IZ9W* May 1983 91 eft t1 tdsi 0 CO spraY gut CO hats off cant ship until get order Choose design red RJ black BJ royal blue DJ sky blue SI caps fits Only $6 postpaid 4 $20 Christen Eagle BCE Corsair BF4Fortress B17 Lightning B38Liberator B24 Warhawk B40Mitchell B25 Mustang B51Superfortress B29 Spitfire BSPPhantom BP4 Sabre B86Tomcat B14 Dozens catalog send SASE Send check money order Flightilne Shirts Etc Department MA P0 Box 512 Pleasanton CA 94566 Name Address tacular flights girl launched plane south end very large school ground caught thermal flew completely across school yard over several trees down street probably went 400 yards some planes stayed up over minute still remember look disbelief face teen-age boy watched plane fly on Evidently never built plane would fly like fore could get over t think worth extra trouble get planes fly well should give time energy Most us captivated beauty flightthis hobby need share thrill joy know have done just about everything modeling can have built flown kinds planes have followed contest trail Now get kicks helping others discover thrills have enjoyed over years same situation should doing same thing conclude letter boy wrote Thank coming teach us about airplanes learned building flying airplanes lot fun dad working model airplane hope flies' good time discovered thrill flying what need pass Editors Note Delta Darts bulk packs 40 may obtained $1700 $15 pack plus 52 shipping Midwest Prod ucts Co. School Division PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46343 pack includes Teachers Guide Asembly Instruction sheets FF Scale/Warner Continued oaoe 79 NC-4t Wetting soft balsa may help get neat punch-out must subsequently allow parts dry under light pressure fiat weight whilst sandwiched between two layers paper towels otherwise theyll warp Two happy hints Scale Staffel San Diego Tommy Wilsons easy diesel-fuel recipe Bob Womacks anti-mess rubber lubing trick make own diesel fuel mix equal parts DuPonts Engine Start castor oil ker osene just before going need En gine Stan available automotive stores ether component will evaporate warm con ditions kept very long Keeping Ziplock poly ethelene baggie tool box will help keep hands clean on-the-field mbber lube jobs Drop motor add lube close up work Truly simplest ideas best Priced trophies lately Ye gads Most clubs going make-it-yourself trophy Some best ideas far have color Xeroxes old Fixing Aces covers affixed plaques dacoupage certificates made Xeroxing calligraphy line drawings parch ment stock suitable framing framed aeroplane pictures calendars Sport Aviation covers etc Cast peanuts first appeared Bill Stro mans famous Black Peanut awards Made solid lead generally awarded serting interiors competitors planes during contest rather usual practice giving out after meet Thus bom Payload Peanut event un official class within contest Cast peanuts use awards now available David Phil lips 88 Winslow Ave Somerset MA 02144 make handsome trophies never found Goodwill stores thousands plastic potmetal winged maidens discarded yearly successful quality-conscious contest-winners following tragic tale comes us Bayou Balsa Benders Model Club Lac des Voy ous LA may serve warning us Dear Sir As may know have tree Loui siana mean model get caught lost hit upon idea animal retrieve thus reducing risk clubmembers good Dog however cannot climb tree get retreiver chimpanzee mail-order pet service nickname him DT variety reasons mainly because dopey tree-climber interested going up after model try spray ing banana scent help hungry member send California mod eler work zoo get bottle female chimpanzee scent work much better Only problem first model go after very fast may say electric model know exactly what happen up tree whether short circuit during amorous encounter get mad cause disillusion model completely de stroyed Also DT refuse come down Club now out four-hundred ninety-seven dollar must appear court local SPCA lawsuit advising AMA now have heard plan use chimpanzees RC Pattern judges 1983 Nats Dont cannot relied Sincerely Gaston P&ard Secretary BBBMC Well gang thats flight May ter mites spare balsa Bill Warner 423-C Son Vicente Blvd Santa tilonira CA 90402 Zippy Sport/Berliner Continued pag 89 erate little /2 cents per mile fuel ordinary car gas perfectly OK home-built airplane uses uncertified engine eliminate cost hangar rent can run over $100 per month standard Zippy Sport will have wings can easily folded back trailering home after day flying cost main tenance realtively low home builts since FAA permits builder technically manufacturer own repairs inspections rather being forced pay commercial rates Following 2 years construction de layed need make living pro totype Zippy Sport flown E C October 9 1982 last changes prior initial test replacement original Onan engine used Quickie produced barely half its ad172 Model Aviation qiJOezet99 sproY d oe::%s 1s State ZipDesignCap Color] SUPER MINI-BOY VIDEO MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY BRINGS YOU ANOTHER HELICOPTER FIRST Professionally produced video takes workshop professionaliy build set up flight trim mini-boy includes step step building parts iden tification mechanical operational walk through radio installation balancing bench setup operational flight trimming aerobatics video better having someone else build Mini-Boy Video produced Mike Mas National Helicopter Champion ORDER YOUR VIDEO NOW 5 Pius Shipping Available ary 1983 BETA VHS Engines Radios Mufflers Custom Carburators Gyros WE CAN SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR HELICOPTER NEEDS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES Worlds Strongest Epoxy Glues Training Stands Mini-Boy Competition Pack Wide-Landing Gear Training Aids Float Kits Video Cassettes Helicopter Tools MOVE UP TO SCHLUTER See Vour Dealer Call MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo FL 32804 e 305 4221531 vertised 20-hp 30-hp Cuyuna geared down 2-to-I Within few days several pilots flown Zippy Sport pro nounced solid airplane Takeoff performance good hegin improved hy addition three inches landing gear strut raise wings angle attack three-point position able get off ground after run about 350 feet landing speed around 40 mph makes Zippy Sport usable farm landing strips well known airport though tests made crude cowlcylinders exhaust stacks carburetor sticking out windand few fairings performance bet ter expected top speed near 100 mph honest cruising speed 85 mph fuel consumption about gallon per hour Economy operation main goals has already achieved Another main goal economy con struction people cant afford build Zippy Sport cares little costs run exact cost construction will depend individuals building skill scrounging talent should run around $3000 materials plus engine total cost less $5000 will less new car less ultralights though will have double performance lot safer fly Construction fuselage tail welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing covered builders choice Grade cotton Dacron wings wings have spruce spars ribs plywood prototype sheet alu minum can either built home purchased authorized supplier Other pre-formed purchasable parts clude fiberglass engine cowl wheel pants aluminum 5-gallon gas tank spring-steel landing gear Performance prototype Zippy Sport will change slightly standard ver sion perfected should close what has measured far Stall speed depending pilots weight40-45 mph Rate climb450-500 feet per minute Cruising speed 5000 rpm engine85 mph Top speed 5400 rpml00 mph Takeoff roll350 feet Landing roll650 feet Dimensions wingspan24 ft. 8 wing area98 sq ft lengthl7 ft. 10 height6 ft empty weight365 lb gross weight610 lb Building time estimated 550 man-hours prototype Zippy Sport certainly good airplane like prototypes bit heavy clearly will work better after changes have made reasons definitive version will different original laminar flow airfoil will replaced less exotic NACA 44l2 section wing area will increased slightly test cowl will replaced carefully formed fiberglass front end fuselage will altered give usable space wings will made foldable CAP 21* Flown M les Reed ai show IMAA Nat onals Ida Grove IA 88wing span 1232 sq 16-18 lbs engine 20-31 Plans SZO CAP 201 84 wing span 1272 sq 16-18 lbs engine 2 0-3 1Plans S20 TEMPEST 86 wing span 1420 sq 18-20 lbs engine 24-37Plans S25 RV3 * 86 wing span 1638 sq 17-19 lbs engine 20-31Plans S20 R C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 *RV3 CAP 21 pre-assembled kits available write information May 1983 173 trailering storage Once second prototype has pro nounced success unusually well-drawn plans will offered sale set $100 will include least 15 sheets 24 36 in. construction manual photographs particularly critical items formation available Fishercraft Inc 4356 Narrows Rd Perry Ohio 44081 phone number 216 259-4412 Re-Volt-er/Haught Continued paqe 97 radio power No fuss no muss Wing prefer begin construction ribs same except three center ribs trimmed 1/16 top bottom allow center section sheet ing suggest making two card-stock rib templates stacking 1/16 sheet rib stock between templats secure pins carve sand ribs shape once Cut spar notches razor saw ribs still pinned together Cut wing tip pieces 3/16 sheet glue together Cut notches /4 X trailing edge pieces ribs Protect plan kitchen wrap before pinning down leading trailing edges Add wing tips Locate lower spars aid couple ribs ensure proper spacing Glue center bottom sheeting place Install ribs except center glue has dried remove wing plan sand butt ends proper dihedral angle Block up tip 3 in. join wing panels together Add dihedral braces indicated plan Trim center rib fit glue place dry add top spars top center section sheeting Sand wing struc ture its final shape stabilizer elevators rudder fin simply glued together specified sizes strip wood sheet tips Sand shape join elevators 1/16-in music wire Fuselage Begin building two identical sides suggest build first side pinning parts such manner sheet kitchen wrap can pulled down over pins allow second side built right over firstwith kitchen wrap preventing sticking together dry remove build ing board add sheet balsa nose doublers being sure make right left side Cut out plywood formers install front landing gear legs appropriate former gear may retained I-bolts binding soft wire epoxying wraps Set fuselage sides upside down workbench resting wing platform Join fuselage sides using plywood formers bottom 3/16-in sheeting ensure alignment little 5-mm epoxy cyanoacrylate glue will speed up process dry pull rear fuselage sides together join rudder post Add other cross braces rear landing gear mount Cut out nose block motor mount hole fit block fuselage motor provide four degrees downthrust Install top bottom nose blocks sand shape Cut cooling holes top bottom install hardwood dowel motor strap anchor Install window wing dowel gus sets Fit wing mount dowels dont install until model covered Add upper windshield block fitting wing dihedral angle Give fuselage final sanding Install rear landing gear wire Glue wire grooved block epoxy reinforce bit cloth Bind solder landing gear wires axle junction Shape install tail skid Temporarily install favorite hinges tail surfaces Trial-fit tail surfaces fuselage Dont assemble per manently time Install motor battery pack charging jack switch battery pack must lay down allow cooling air pass through hole cabin former through open center battery pack Install radio gear control horns pushrods used sq balsa pushrods wire ends shown plans system lightweight affected tempera ture changes Covering finishing Disassemble model remove equipment prep aration covering Use favorite covering material keeping mind weight important factor prefer tra ditional dope-and-tissue finishes must use very little pigmented dope adds weight fast covered dyed silkspan procedure simple basic structure given two coats clear dope silkspan adhered light sanding between coats Prepare dye dissolving pan warm water used Rit brand cloth ing dye Cut GM silkspan size im merse dye solution Agitate until silkspan has desired depth color Re move dye blot wet silkspan between layers newspaper Lay still-moist silkspan struc ture smooth out wrinkles Lift edges apply clear dope stick silkspan down Trim razor blade allow dry Apply two coats clear dope sand very lightly 400 600-grit paper Cut desired trim numbers strips etc colored Japanese tissue Apply dope thinner brushed through trim tissue Apply three coats clear dope durable lightweight finish Fit windows windshield wing mounting dowels Glue tail surfaces permanently place Mount wheels Install motor batteries radio gear check proper operation Put wing rubberbands 174 Model Aviation Potable power glow page tito 0 ohirt pocketl Uning HeedlotkTM adapter ailown ntey piog get propeller Rechargeable op 1000 timen 90 day warranty No huihy batterien cablen Order NI-STARTER either 110 220 12 volt font charger Inotroctlono incloded Alno ovailable charger See voar dealer ndar direct trow Vine B Montercard accepted Pleane npacifytypenfchorger Add $160 pontagelUSAl NI-HI 1 ilO a. $2196 NI-Ill-lE 220 a. $2196 NI-HI-lA 12 v adap. 02195NI-HI-1-NC No charger $1296 12606 Glendardee Herndon VA 22071 USA 702-429-5806
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/05
Page Numbers: 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 172, 173, 174
MODEL AIRPLANES keep getting bigger full-size airplanes keep getting smaller first case its pure challenge building bigger latter cost flying has kept under control drastic measures latest addition growing col lection small real airplanes con trasted ultralights officially airplanes Zippy Sport 30-hp 350-lb single-seater cruises re spectable 85 mph gets pretty sen sational 80-plus miles gallon speed prototype Zippy Sport first flew October 1982 completed its FAArequired 40-hour test program early 1983despite traditionally crummy lateseason flying weather northeastern Ohio its birthplace Flying qualities excellent according five different pilots par ticipated initial flight tests designer/builder E C Fisher going ahead plans sell construction drawings components doesnt plan sales before second prototypebuilt directly ac tual plans will sold amateur 86 Model Aviation Zippy flies its first test flights pilot Terry Fulier easily gets proper formation cameraplane carrying designer/builder Ed Fisher shot picture over rural Lake County Ohio Other photos author overall views Marilyn Fisher details First public showing Zippy Sport EAAs giant 1982 Oshkosh Fly-In Structurally com plete yet fly parked headquarters Air Recreation Vehicle competition buildershas flown successfully Fisher determined prospective builder will know Zippy Sport build has tested since will differ respects first prototype result test flying buy airplane built Boeing Cessna manufacturers reputation very important part package just true amateur design though designers reputation lot difficult pin down case Fishercraft Inc small corporation com posed E C parents brother grandfather couple neighbors some investigation required Just E C what does know about designing building small airplanes Most 28 years have spent among people build airplanes home impact novel upbringing shows 1965 ws 10 years old dad Big Ed flew two-seat Stits Skycoupe building garage three years Shortly after cleared FAA carry passenger E C got first ride homebuilt airplane Two years later family May 1983 87 Ed Fisher designer Zippy Sport builder thefirst prototype inspects lamniated wood propeller after completion FAA-required 40-hr test flight program Simple conventional construction beauties Zippy Sport shoulder harness attached welded steel tubes just behind pilots head thick foam pad aids pilot comfort pPower supplied two-cylinder two-cycle 30-hp Cuyuna engine geared down two-to-one keep proper operating efficiently final version will have cleaned-up cowl improve performance first appeared Zippy Sport packed little Onan engine its clean cowling Lack power forced designer Ed Fisher change Cuyuna engine found ultralights produces double performance trim single-seater instrument panel Zippy simple thanks its ancestors Piper J-3 Cub Wittman Tallwind No airspeed altimeter turn and-bank indicator some temperature pressure gauges neededplus compass plastic tube positive fuel guage moved Birdland large old farmhouse hangar 2200-foot airstrip rural Lake County Ohio E C too young work first Fisher family airplane few years older 1970 dad began building single-seat Cassutt Formula racer During three years construction maturing E C allowed help new airplane learning weld work fabric sheet aluminum spruce fiberglass Cassutt flew summer 1973 November E C enough flying experience 70 hours variety sport airplanes justify dad turning him loose pretty potent little airplane before flew Cassutt P C begun building Monnett Sonerai VW-powered racer June 1973 upon graduating high school Marriage need start career slowed construction Sonerai finally completed May 1978 E C got great thrills available aviation flying airplane built own hands accumulated skills good airplane Formula Vee #77 Blueberry flown 1978 Cleveland Air Races late Bob Downey all-time great American racing pilots slow development Formula Vee racing kept E C airplane coming active sport interest turned elsewhere March 1980 began building completely original de sign aimed pilot wants sport airplane excellent economy combined good short-field performance enough speed make traveling pos sible P C did design work construc tion friend aeronautical engineer Alan Baker did complete stability control calculations stress analysis original Zippyand sub sequent modifications well P C credits John Monnett designer Sonerai several other very popular amateur designs encouraging him go ahead Zippy might have gotten dis couraged credits dad teach ing him build airplanes coming up name originally have tacked onto Formula Vee racer long after started cut metal first Zippy Sport first piece rudder bar turned out too nar row E C got opportunity lifetime new owner dads Cassutt Racer #40 Miss Blue signed him pilot 1980 Cleveland Air Races placed last Formula Cham pionship Race because ws using cruise propeller fulfilled dream racing Cleveland Once behind him family love air racing began dissolve enthusiasm would focused useful light airplanes operation did volve unjustifiable risks like 200 mph heavy traffic 50 feet above ground P C started building Zippy Sport March 1980 everyone else fol lowing Burt Rutan guru composite construction radical airframe design Rutans wild creations started out VariEze pusher-canard progressed oddly shaped airplanes revolutionizing light aviation Tail-first tandem-winged planes ways go aditional shapes looked out date P C Fisher busy design ing airplane much like thousands others preceding five decades building steel alu minum wood fabric seemed everyone going foam-andfiberglass route Simple wanted airplane looks like airplane rather like escapee video-game arcade wanted airplne can built way thousands amateur builders understand wanted airplane almost fast almost economical amazing little Quickie able land take off 700-foot grass airstrip ultra-modern ones limited long hard-surfaced runways Economy ranks high list re quirements because pilots drop ing out private flying unable afford rising costs fuel hangar rent maintenance Zippy designed op Continued page 172 88 Model Aviation Zippy unsophisticated simple strong strut-braced horizontal tail being thin probably clean cantilever type windshield extends way rear cockpit excellent visibility especially turning airport traffic pattern Ailerons full-span since no need flaps tail feathers Zippy Sport resemble Cassutt Racer tail wheel steerable mounted tapered rod Racing-style wheel pants Ed Fisher trademark Fishercraft emblem zippy sport H SPE CS... WING SPAN26 Wia CRS47 WING WA00 M tt LENGTh7- IO EMPTY WE IGI4T345 p.nd GROSS WEIGHT600 5 A-A B-B EA3 3~4l L2J cc DD Ill L 4.W7 4vA61 -0 a4 5# i t/ /A/e TOsQI1IAEe# & [ 1 K AllhI 1tdd -4-0 dfDto4v7f/cis 342i 34 6 dodgi&4NS 4 V pjp- t0M*66 / ~#e V 90 Model Aviation 1 0P4@ Pasr aI1%27 1PdDO /35A4IA1 Wcai PM/OjV 7O PLr ,- 4 p 9d#oee~ 7/ ext photos page 72 EOAT iia 47ev 1 / / / 6we LosAnAi L6OOA A1Lt CO7LA5 / # 1WE E17E /gje 7Ev/#t& F~OA1 G9AD 4c I Ccs4- TOP O I 0 s&WiW 4O *Oi7e oAEo T00 aqw e& d LIL PIECES h6EASv*vg IZ9W* May 1983 91 eft t1 tdsi 0 CO spraY gut CO hats off cant ship until get order Choose design red RJ black BJ royal blue DJ sky blue SI caps fits Only $6 postpaid 4 $20 Christen Eagle BCE Corsair BF4Fortress B17 Lightning B38Liberator B24 Warhawk B40Mitchell B25 Mustang B51Superfortress B29 Spitfire BSPPhantom BP4 Sabre B86Tomcat B14 Dozens catalog send SASE Send check money order Flightilne Shirts Etc Department MA P0 Box 512 Pleasanton CA 94566 Name Address tacular flights girl launched plane south end very large school ground caught thermal flew completely across school yard over several trees down street probably went 400 yards some planes stayed up over minute still remember look disbelief face teen-age boy watched plane fly on Evidently never built plane would fly like fore could get over t think worth extra trouble get planes fly well should give time energy Most us captivated beauty flightthis hobby need share thrill joy know have done just about everything modeling can have built flown kinds planes have followed contest trail Now get kicks helping others discover thrills have enjoyed over years same situation should doing same thing conclude letter boy wrote Thank coming teach us about airplanes learned building flying airplanes lot fun dad working model airplane hope flies' good time discovered thrill flying what need pass Editors Note Delta Darts bulk packs 40 may obtained $1700 $15 pack plus 52 shipping Midwest Prod ucts Co. School Division PO Box 564 Hobart IN 46343 pack includes Teachers Guide Asembly Instruction sheets FF Scale/Warner Continued oaoe 79 NC-4t Wetting soft balsa may help get neat punch-out must subsequently allow parts dry under light pressure fiat weight whilst sandwiched between two layers paper towels otherwise theyll warp Two happy hints Scale Staffel San Diego Tommy Wilsons easy diesel-fuel recipe Bob Womacks anti-mess rubber lubing trick make own diesel fuel mix equal parts DuPonts Engine Start castor oil ker osene just before going need En gine Stan available automotive stores ether component will evaporate warm con ditions kept very long Keeping Ziplock poly ethelene baggie tool box will help keep hands clean on-the-field mbber lube jobs Drop motor add lube close up work Truly simplest ideas best Priced trophies lately Ye gads Most clubs going make-it-yourself trophy Some best ideas far have color Xeroxes old Fixing Aces covers affixed plaques dacoupage certificates made Xeroxing calligraphy line drawings parch ment stock suitable framing framed aeroplane pictures calendars Sport Aviation covers etc Cast peanuts first appeared Bill Stro mans famous Black Peanut awards Made solid lead generally awarded serting interiors competitors planes during contest rather usual practice giving out after meet Thus bom Payload Peanut event un official class within contest Cast peanuts use awards now available David Phil lips 88 Winslow Ave Somerset MA 02144 make handsome trophies never found Goodwill stores thousands plastic potmetal winged maidens discarded yearly successful quality-conscious contest-winners following tragic tale comes us Bayou Balsa Benders Model Club Lac des Voy ous LA may serve warning us Dear Sir As may know have tree Loui siana mean model get caught lost hit upon idea animal retrieve thus reducing risk clubmembers good Dog however cannot climb tree get retreiver chimpanzee mail-order pet service nickname him DT variety reasons mainly because dopey tree-climber interested going up after model try spray ing banana scent help hungry member send California mod eler work zoo get bottle female chimpanzee scent work much better Only problem first model go after very fast may say electric model know exactly what happen up tree whether short circuit during amorous encounter get mad cause disillusion model completely de stroyed Also DT refuse come down Club now out four-hundred ninety-seven dollar must appear court local SPCA lawsuit advising AMA now have heard plan use chimpanzees RC Pattern judges 1983 Nats Dont cannot relied Sincerely Gaston P&ard Secretary BBBMC Well gang thats flight May ter mites spare balsa Bill Warner 423-C Son Vicente Blvd Santa tilonira CA 90402 Zippy Sport/Berliner Continued pag 89 erate little /2 cents per mile fuel ordinary car gas perfectly OK home-built airplane uses uncertified engine eliminate cost hangar rent can run over $100 per month standard Zippy Sport will have wings can easily folded back trailering home after day flying cost main tenance realtively low home builts since FAA permits builder technically manufacturer own repairs inspections rather being forced pay commercial rates Following 2 years construction de layed need make living pro totype Zippy Sport flown E C October 9 1982 last changes prior initial test replacement original Onan engine used Quickie produced barely half its ad172 Model Aviation qiJOezet99 sproY d oe::%s 1s State ZipDesignCap Color] SUPER MINI-BOY VIDEO MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY BRINGS YOU ANOTHER HELICOPTER FIRST Professionally produced video takes workshop professionaliy build set up flight trim mini-boy includes step step building parts iden tification mechanical operational walk through radio installation balancing bench setup operational flight trimming aerobatics video better having someone else build Mini-Boy Video produced Mike Mas National Helicopter Champion ORDER YOUR VIDEO NOW 5 Pius Shipping Available ary 1983 BETA VHS Engines Radios Mufflers Custom Carburators Gyros WE CAN SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR HELICOPTER NEEDS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES Worlds Strongest Epoxy Glues Training Stands Mini-Boy Competition Pack Wide-Landing Gear Training Aids Float Kits Video Cassettes Helicopter Tools MOVE UP TO SCHLUTER See Vour Dealer Call MINIATURE AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 2594 North Orange Blossom Trail ndo FL 32804 e 305 4221531 vertised 20-hp 30-hp Cuyuna geared down 2-to-I Within few days several pilots flown Zippy Sport pro nounced solid airplane Takeoff performance good hegin improved hy addition three inches landing gear strut raise wings angle attack three-point position able get off ground after run about 350 feet landing speed around 40 mph makes Zippy Sport usable farm landing strips well known airport though tests made crude cowlcylinders exhaust stacks carburetor sticking out windand few fairings performance bet ter expected top speed near 100 mph honest cruising speed 85 mph fuel consumption about gallon per hour Economy operation main goals has already achieved Another main goal economy con struction people cant afford build Zippy Sport cares little costs run exact cost construction will depend individuals building skill scrounging talent should run around $3000 materials plus engine total cost less $5000 will less new car less ultralights though will have double performance lot safer fly Construction fuselage tail welded 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel tubing covered builders choice Grade cotton Dacron wings wings have spruce spars ribs plywood prototype sheet alu minum can either built home purchased authorized supplier Other pre-formed purchasable parts clude fiberglass engine cowl wheel pants aluminum 5-gallon gas tank spring-steel landing gear Performance prototype Zippy Sport will change slightly standard ver sion perfected should close what has measured far Stall speed depending pilots weight40-45 mph Rate climb450-500 feet per minute Cruising speed 5000 rpm engine85 mph Top speed 5400 rpml00 mph Takeoff roll350 feet Landing roll650 feet Dimensions wingspan24 ft. 8 wing area98 sq ft lengthl7 ft. 10 height6 ft empty weight365 lb gross weight610 lb Building time estimated 550 man-hours prototype Zippy Sport certainly good airplane like prototypes bit heavy clearly will work better after changes have made reasons definitive version will different original laminar flow airfoil will replaced less exotic NACA 44l2 section wing area will increased slightly test cowl will replaced carefully formed fiberglass front end fuselage will altered give usable space wings will made foldable CAP 21* Flown M les Reed ai show IMAA Nat onals Ida Grove IA 88wing span 1232 sq 16-18 lbs engine 20-31 Plans SZO CAP 201 84 wing span 1272 sq 16-18 lbs engine 2 0-3 1Plans S20 TEMPEST 86 wing span 1420 sq 18-20 lbs engine 24-37Plans S25 RV3 * 86 wing span 1638 sq 17-19 lbs engine 20-31Plans S20 R C Garmhausen 2715 Maple Ave NE Canton OH 44714 *RV3 CAP 21 pre-assembled kits available write information May 1983 173 trailering storage Once second prototype has pro nounced success unusually well-drawn plans will offered sale set $100 will include least 15 sheets 24 36 in. construction manual photographs particularly critical items formation available Fishercraft Inc 4356 Narrows Rd Perry Ohio 44081 phone number 216 259-4412 Re-Volt-er/Haught Continued paqe 97 radio power No fuss no muss Wing prefer begin construction ribs same except three center ribs trimmed 1/16 top bottom allow center section sheet ing suggest making two card-stock rib templates stacking 1/16 sheet rib stock between templats secure pins carve sand ribs shape once Cut spar notches razor saw ribs still pinned together Cut wing tip pieces 3/16 sheet glue together Cut notches /4 X trailing edge pieces ribs Protect plan kitchen wrap before pinning down leading trailing edges Add wing tips Locate lower spars aid couple ribs ensure proper spacing Glue center bottom sheeting place Install ribs except center glue has dried remove wing plan sand butt ends proper dihedral angle Block up tip 3 in. join wing panels together Add dihedral braces indicated plan Trim center rib fit glue place dry add top spars top center section sheeting Sand wing struc ture its final shape stabilizer elevators rudder fin simply glued together specified sizes strip wood sheet tips Sand shape join elevators 1/16-in music wire Fuselage Begin building two identical sides suggest build first side pinning parts such manner sheet kitchen wrap can pulled down over pins allow second side built right over firstwith kitchen wrap preventing sticking together dry remove build ing board add sheet balsa nose doublers being sure make right left side Cut out plywood formers install front landing gear legs appropriate former gear may retained I-bolts binding soft wire epoxying wraps Set fuselage sides upside down workbench resting wing platform Join fuselage sides using plywood formers bottom 3/16-in sheeting ensure alignment little 5-mm epoxy cyanoacrylate glue will speed up process dry pull rear fuselage sides together join rudder post Add other cross braces rear landing gear mount Cut out nose block motor mount hole fit block fuselage motor provide four degrees downthrust Install top bottom nose blocks sand shape Cut cooling holes top bottom install hardwood dowel motor strap anchor Install window wing dowel gus sets Fit wing mount dowels dont install until model covered Add upper windshield block fitting wing dihedral angle Give fuselage final sanding Install rear landing gear wire Glue wire grooved block epoxy reinforce bit cloth Bind solder landing gear wires axle junction Shape install tail skid Temporarily install favorite hinges tail surfaces Trial-fit tail surfaces fuselage Dont assemble per manently time Install motor battery pack charging jack switch battery pack must lay down allow cooling air pass through hole cabin former through open center battery pack Install radio gear control horns pushrods used sq balsa pushrods wire ends shown plans system lightweight affected tempera ture changes Covering finishing Disassemble model remove equipment prep aration covering Use favorite covering material keeping mind weight important factor prefer tra ditional dope-and-tissue finishes must use very little pigmented dope adds weight fast covered dyed silkspan procedure simple basic structure given two coats clear dope silkspan adhered light sanding between coats Prepare dye dissolving pan warm water used Rit brand cloth ing dye Cut GM silkspan size im merse dye solution Agitate until silkspan has desired depth color Re move dye blot wet silkspan between layers newspaper Lay still-moist silkspan struc ture smooth out wrinkles Lift edges apply clear dope stick silkspan down Trim razor blade allow dry Apply two coats clear dope sand very lightly 400 600-grit paper Cut desired trim numbers strips etc colored Japanese tissue Apply dope thinner brushed through trim tissue Apply three coats clear dope durable lightweight finish Fit windows windshield wing mounting dowels Glue tail surfaces permanently place Mount wheels Install motor batteries radio gear check proper operation Put wing rubberbands 174 Model Aviation Potable power glow page tito 0 ohirt pocketl Uning HeedlotkTM adapter ailown ntey piog get propeller Rechargeable op 1000 timen 90 day warranty No huihy batterien cablen Order NI-STARTER either 110 220 12 volt font charger Inotroctlono incloded Alno ovailable charger See voar dealer ndar direct trow Vine B Montercard accepted Pleane npacifytypenfchorger Add $160 pontagelUSAl NI-HI 1 ilO a. $2196 NI-Ill-lE 220 a. $2196 NI-HI-lA 12 v adap. 02195NI-HI-1-NC No charger $1296 12606 Glendardee Herndon VA 22071 USA 702-429-5806