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1/2A 1938 Berryloid

Author: G. Niebauer


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/09
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65

hA 1938 BEUTLOID original model designed 1937 sophomore high school drafting class Frequent referral made Frank Zaic Year Books other sources ideas information late Conrad Hansen designed models entry 1938 Nationals Berryloid Best Finish event design wingspan six feet six inches powered Brown Jr engine weighed less five pounds covered silk six coats Berry Brothers red dope sprayed rubbed down Berry Brothers rubbing compound Nationals Harold Coovert first-place winner Conrad Hansen won second place third Conrad members Hangar 13 model club Beloit Wisconsin Perhaps visions sugarplums danced through head hankering resurrect old model years Sixty years after first flew time arrived Because plans model nonexistent some iculty recalling exactly what model its features looked like few small black-and-white snapshots miracle enlarging photocopiers able put together prevailed changes made variant eliminate 20 stringers original 42 stabilizer located first rudder rib above fuselage Originally both surfaces built fuselage unit outlines formed 146 Duralumin wire Dethermalizers DTs rarity days hence one-piece structure CONSTRUCTION Study plans read construction article well before proceeding building model Familiarize yourself aspects constructionespecially fuselage building project inexperienced timid faint heart Use care selection balsa grade weight avoid weight buildup aft end Fuselage Photocopy formers oil side view fuselage Use hot-iron-and-thinner method image transfer 4 Graphic Design Carla Kunz version designed author memory few 1 930s-vintage black-and-white photos splitting down center except F-O after cutting out Pin two keel piece K-i K-2 K-3 side view fuselage atop other Using large T pins push through both keels straight workboard important because pinholes plan keels will used locate align keel building opposite fuselage half Pin top keel K-3 down noting extends front F-8 continues F-3 F-O Pin bottom keels K-I K-2 down glue together scarf joint under F-4 Glue former halves upper lower keels exception lower half F-i through F-3 K-l top F-4 through F-7 Tack-glue bottom F-4 front K-2 Former F-0 cannot used now because piece Referring former 3 numbering sequence use following placing gluing stringers Stringers 1 22 F-13 F-S F-3 through F-0 Stringers 2-8 21 through 15 F-13 K-2 F-O full length Stringers 9 through 11 14 through #12 end K-2 F-5 Trim 450 angle ahead F-S facilitate continuing F-0 after landing gear place Before stringers glued down permanently sight down ensure straightness cutting away some former material As build trim ends K-l K-3 stringers 6 17 front F-0 give square firewall After removing first fuselage half flip plan over Line up pinholes keels pinholes plan Install formers did first half Remove plan glue halves together leaving off K-i F-0 Epoxy former doubler F-la rear F- 1 half groove facing aft Landing Gear Form landing gear struts solder Solder 1/4 OD washer inner side axle Snap completed landing gear grooves F-la F-4 Using slow setting epoxy glue second doubler rear first F-la doubler glue doubler F-4a front F-4 using bolts clamps building modei SAM Society Antique Modelers 1/2A Texaco event will using Cox 049 engine drill four /s holes 2-56 blind nuts F-0 epoxy nuts place Insert F-0 sideways straighten pull forward flush cuts made stringers Glue K-l K-2 together bottom groove formers glue F-0 place yet establish squareness F-0 vertically horizontally place fuselage plan above centerline front F-0 Put five-inch-long block ahead F- 13 moving measurement horizontal centerline F-0 Type FF Texaco Wingspan 54 inches Engine /2A reed valve Flying weight 20 ounces Construction Built-up Covering/finish Lightweight silk butyrate dope September 1998 61 Right fuselage half under construction Stringers placed allow room landing gear installation Right wing panel has framed out Wing spars prebuilt trailing edge laminated prototype Plywood stabilizer locating tongue place original stab solid spar shown modified redesign PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT New iiImproved Wing Adjuster Very strong rigid also light weight Use two adjusters wing panel key panel fuselage allowing quick accurate alignment straight flight 4-Pack both wing panels $1295 GLASS CLOTH 7 oz/Sq Yard Fastest Filling Closest Weave Lightest Finished Weight Includes Detailed Instructions Big 3 Square Yard Pkg$895 GATOR WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Includes special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing panels Special lengths order 7/16 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$695 5/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1095 7/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1195 1-1/4diax2ft$995 1-1/2diax3ft$1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Now can optimize stab incidence best flight characteristicaf pair glass-filled nylon adjusters included provide simple quick micro screw adjustment smaller front stab tube Main tube alloy aluminum matching phenolic socket Complete Package$995 2100 N Old Mill Rd Brookline MO 65619 Phone 417-725-7755 RIC Products Inc /MasterCard Welcomed $650 per ten 8&H same distance board top K-2 comes point 3/2 inches rear F-14 Glue remaining stringers keels F-0 after continuing left off installation landing gear Pylon The pylon carved block four- six-pound balsa 1/ x 2/2 x lO/ Using table saw saw block two vertically Glue together paper between few spots model cement Using band saw cut shape side view Trace bottom top exterior shape Saw shape bottom carve blending outline top noting sides pylon left vertical fit formers See pylon sections plan Trace bottom top interior shapes Split block apart sand paper off Carve interior /8 3/ thickness max Use table saw cut dihedral angle top pylon half Glue together permanently Insert pylon checking incidence against thrustline Glue pylon permanently fuselage Form wing mount glue place Tail Block tail block made block soft balsa 1/s x 1 3/ x should lesser density block pylon weight problem aft end Cut block two vertically Glue together did pylon Trace side view cut shape Trace outside shape stringers 6 17 aft F-13 after have trimmed /is above formers bottom block Trace shape F- 13 front block after stringers 1 through 5 62 Model Aviation ISION FIB ERGS Hundreds cowls radial cowls & wheelpants Strong lightweight one-piece Construction Exact duplicate manufacturers original Phone orders information call 423-984-0828 Send $100 catalog $200 Outside US 9am -6pm EDT1 Dept 3 1/BA 2805 Big Bend Dr ville TN 37803 SATL TAP OP AEA SEARS EEES T*IAUAS EASE LARSATAE TAPER AUTRARO SATPSHSARTSE SEPIA SEARS AR HE SASSA IALWAA ________ASS STROVEWHEEL IL PROM MATSON AFA-VS ElkSAEATRALSEETAAERASS _____ -PEPSI CAR TOP VIEW WINPL N-RI HTIDES/RELPAARS FTTTAAEAASLESUSRL S AR REARS ERASfl IAS SE ETAPUSS SERELS ASSESS TORI/S SEALANT---SIASISILAS TA ASLASAS ETRESIM ISIDEVIEW __ ___S/TA_ILITAPL P EAST C PEPFRANT S/IESCSALTAUt EASES SEPARE/15 PLTEAASCOWL ILAPPLASOAS SOAR ______________________________________________ESSR rREAR IRCIASRAISE PTLCAPOLAR _________________________________FRONTTIlE EL SAT/OS AP TAILTAP CC DIHEDRAL IL/EAPILE-AUTSIAECOLASRATTANSAIlORATE IT ETEISME C SLACKSISASREELT S4 ___ ____________ I/SSA PUSSTARPLATFOEM EM TORAX STATRSSOATLISE H-2AIR EASESI/MMSSEAR4 P F-A H-S V--V---ICCIARSICIIAA- 01STMACC SAP COCA ATAESISI SADIEER 0150 STS AS ICC TAT AT/SWSTE&ASSSIASTIPS 1050 AEPSSASTC-SE5ATSLATS 055 AS CECE IS SAAEETEC MALTSP-S ES/S ST PATAILWHEEL DETAIL S/SACIACSPTSTSSEASSR ASLT01ATDAREI SATE ACARPAISPLARPOSSESS S/TAMSC I1i CC~ROT5lI Ij Ii OP PORN ES /II CIAI P3CS_PLTFT FHS/OAR ___F- ABILI ER z 4e{-/ -- __ __pEIASLT LORIS AT S C Xl 55/555CC 9F 3 PD siti XL MTAS_ II AS S 55 E CD CD 2 aCD Co 0 -n Fr 0 -o CD i 0 0 w Co 0 cD Escape Ordinary 18 through 22 have trimmed flush its top half Trace top block saw shape Carve outside top blending bottom meets stringers 6 17 top half former 13 Split block apart sand paper off Hollow inside much can maintaining structural integrity Glue together fuselage Cut stabilizer mount hard /16 balsa Glue curve made cut side view shape will have one-degree negative incidence built Shape leading edge/DT stop glue front stabilizer mount Cut 1/16 slot front stabilizer mount accept locating key neglect include /is plywood strip aft end slot gluing place epoxy Add Yis sheet fill between stringers around front fuselage use 3/33 sheet between first four stringers top bottom maintain curvature fuselage Plane sand fill stringers smooth contour Continue rear fuselage allowing stringers project Y16 above formers except F- 13 flush Use sanding sticks varying radii sand some former material away between stringers prevent covering adhering Form filets lightweight spackle little thinner added Apply under wing mount bottom pylon meets sheet fill stringers 1 22 Also apply under stabilizer mount Give entire fuselage several coats nitrate dope have firm grip may consider addition /8 x bracing between formers widest point avoid crushing Pod Tail Wheel tail wheel pod made lightweight balsa Cut away keel stringers 10-13 between F- 13 F-14 Trim block fit between formers stringers 9 14 Saw half glue together previous carvings Carve outside Using lightweight balsa will preclude need hollow block because pod would become weakened Bend axle/strut 047 music wire shape shown Split pod sand off paper Place strut position squeeze creating indentation Glue together adding 3/4 tail wheel Wheels Freeze wheels sand 2/2 inches diameter Duplicate profile shown drawing Cut hubs soda-can bottoms punching drilling hole fit centering point compass Insert hole scribe 1 eter circle Cut hub out Assemble hubs brass bushings washers solder avoiding lengthy heating prevent plastic wheel hubs melting Empennage Lightness key area stabilizer conventional construction except laminated trailing edge Cut pattern MasoniteTM strip size shown drawing Use thinned white glue large T pins hold strips place drying /2 sheet bottom center section positioned after structure built Glue two / square pieces balsa behind leading edge Cut /16 slot long enough stabilizer locating tongue Make tight fit help hold tongue place tightly locating ensure 450 DT angle angle isnt steep enough sand small amount nib locating tongue Epoxy place after youre satisfied angle fin has laminated edges Cut template MasoniteTM Assemble ribs strips shape streamlined airfoil after dry Glue fin place Fit soft balsa root rib place cement Form filets fin joins stabilizer did wing stabilizer mounts 64 Model Aviation The wing has laminated trailing edge Cut Masonite TM template trailing edge last rib R-2 out tips chose laminate entire trailing edge tips center section however can make straight portion tapered stock simplicity Cut 1/16 notches ribs Note tops spars taper consistently depth ribs beginning rib R-3 re leading edge stock soaked pinned place dry before gluing Finishing Up Downthrust right thrust may incorporated standoffs making shorter DT limit line made heavy monofilament fishing line lightweight braided metal fishing leader wire such Control Line leadout material Form loop end small enough forced over washers DT hooks will slip off easily Make sure line long enough give 450 stabilizer angle Key wing its mount gluing keys bottom spars Flying Balance model 35% 47/s inches ahead trailing edge model required some nose weight achieve proper balance Washin 1/s inch built port tip first flight rich needle valve setting went out-of-sight tired old eyes Thanks fellow fliers VAMPS kept sight chased down Succeeding flights improved more-lean needle-valve setting climb out too dramatic /2A Texaco competition should tamed down maximum performance event choose build recollection scaled-down model Im certain will feel rewarded sense accomplishment felt day modelers life ge Niebauer 1405 E Vegas Valley Dr #281 Las Vegas NV 89109 Sources Lightweight spackling fillets Patch-N-Paint Custom Building Products Seal Beach CA 310 598-8808 Lite Flite wheels main wheels Dave Brown Products Inc 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Smooth-contour wheels tail wheel Williams Bros 181 Pawnee St San Marcos CA 92069 Its MUCH MODE lust SUPER Servo Driver Detect bad servos. BEFORE cause problemsl 1-2-3 P/it peer serve late Pr P/qMe Pr Serve Reverser late peer Ri Wew Fee re dead LI No messy adjustments o No Jitter No Drift NeutralShafts O Fuelprooj tlbratlon prooll rasrugi awe awarer uweawr iaaw ea uausd checeel. Switch ca peer Lv. Ueea Ills GD FLi Peffews reeheie. Red Checir lettery____________________ j*FJectroJirnamics 1-800-337-1638 Orders 31185 Schoocraft Livonia Ml 48150VISAInfo 1-734-422-5420 Website http//wwwelectrodynamcomFax 1-734-422-5338 W W3 MrYU September 1998 65 e up yourg u tong slow approach. Theres no fear flameouts Glow ites onboard doesnt get better this. uqrvw* wuw WIFIIOLIT Ta USE ff51 BETTER knob stick- type servo drivers.. Find your servos electrical center computer accuracy Eajey RE/JUtE S-t-D-G-W idle PLUS. EASZ S4FE studsl Singles Twins NO Interference Works Rrs Light Less 35 grams Ultra-simple installation EDR-zos URTTERY ifiOIIITOR DK- 106 Bro Servo 9everser H RI! bumuSj K&B Aero & Marine Engines ebuilt ired ted K&B can make your engine like new again need send us K&B engine will epa ed wth o gna parts Laborchargefrom $750 $1250 ve Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 NOTE mee 5 e erv eobeduetocgeorcond500 sopieoseoo be5resendrg niourengne

Author: G. Niebauer


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/09
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65

hA 1938 BEUTLOID original model designed 1937 sophomore high school drafting class Frequent referral made Frank Zaic Year Books other sources ideas information late Conrad Hansen designed models entry 1938 Nationals Berryloid Best Finish event design wingspan six feet six inches powered Brown Jr engine weighed less five pounds covered silk six coats Berry Brothers red dope sprayed rubbed down Berry Brothers rubbing compound Nationals Harold Coovert first-place winner Conrad Hansen won second place third Conrad members Hangar 13 model club Beloit Wisconsin Perhaps visions sugarplums danced through head hankering resurrect old model years Sixty years after first flew time arrived Because plans model nonexistent some iculty recalling exactly what model its features looked like few small black-and-white snapshots miracle enlarging photocopiers able put together prevailed changes made variant eliminate 20 stringers original 42 stabilizer located first rudder rib above fuselage Originally both surfaces built fuselage unit outlines formed 146 Duralumin wire Dethermalizers DTs rarity days hence one-piece structure CONSTRUCTION Study plans read construction article well before proceeding building model Familiarize yourself aspects constructionespecially fuselage building project inexperienced timid faint heart Use care selection balsa grade weight avoid weight buildup aft end Fuselage Photocopy formers oil side view fuselage Use hot-iron-and-thinner method image transfer 4 Graphic Design Carla Kunz version designed author memory few 1 930s-vintage black-and-white photos splitting down center except F-O after cutting out Pin two keel piece K-i K-2 K-3 side view fuselage atop other Using large T pins push through both keels straight workboard important because pinholes plan keels will used locate align keel building opposite fuselage half Pin top keel K-3 down noting extends front F-8 continues F-3 F-O Pin bottom keels K-I K-2 down glue together scarf joint under F-4 Glue former halves upper lower keels exception lower half F-i through F-3 K-l top F-4 through F-7 Tack-glue bottom F-4 front K-2 Former F-0 cannot used now because piece Referring former 3 numbering sequence use following placing gluing stringers Stringers 1 22 F-13 F-S F-3 through F-0 Stringers 2-8 21 through 15 F-13 K-2 F-O full length Stringers 9 through 11 14 through #12 end K-2 F-5 Trim 450 angle ahead F-S facilitate continuing F-0 after landing gear place Before stringers glued down permanently sight down ensure straightness cutting away some former material As build trim ends K-l K-3 stringers 6 17 front F-0 give square firewall After removing first fuselage half flip plan over Line up pinholes keels pinholes plan Install formers did first half Remove plan glue halves together leaving off K-i F-0 Epoxy former doubler F-la rear F- 1 half groove facing aft Landing Gear Form landing gear struts solder Solder 1/4 OD washer inner side axle Snap completed landing gear grooves F-la F-4 Using slow setting epoxy glue second doubler rear first F-la doubler glue doubler F-4a front F-4 using bolts clamps building modei SAM Society Antique Modelers 1/2A Texaco event will using Cox 049 engine drill four /s holes 2-56 blind nuts F-0 epoxy nuts place Insert F-0 sideways straighten pull forward flush cuts made stringers Glue K-l K-2 together bottom groove formers glue F-0 place yet establish squareness F-0 vertically horizontally place fuselage plan above centerline front F-0 Put five-inch-long block ahead F- 13 moving measurement horizontal centerline F-0 Type FF Texaco Wingspan 54 inches Engine /2A reed valve Flying weight 20 ounces Construction Built-up Covering/finish Lightweight silk butyrate dope September 1998 61 Right fuselage half under construction Stringers placed allow room landing gear installation Right wing panel has framed out Wing spars prebuilt trailing edge laminated prototype Plywood stabilizer locating tongue place original stab solid spar shown modified redesign PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT New iiImproved Wing Adjuster Very strong rigid also light weight Use two adjusters wing panel key panel fuselage allowing quick accurate alignment straight flight 4-Pack both wing panels $1295 GLASS CLOTH 7 oz/Sq Yard Fastest Filling Closest Weave Lightest Finished Weight Includes Detailed Instructions Big 3 Square Yard Pkg$895 GATOR WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Includes special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing panels Special lengths order 7/16 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$695 5/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1095 7/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1195 1-1/4diax2ft$995 1-1/2diax3ft$1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Now can optimize stab incidence best flight characteristicaf pair glass-filled nylon adjusters included provide simple quick micro screw adjustment smaller front stab tube Main tube alloy aluminum matching phenolic socket Complete Package$995 2100 N Old Mill Rd Brookline MO 65619 Phone 417-725-7755 RIC Products Inc /MasterCard Welcomed $650 per ten 8&H same distance board top K-2 comes point 3/2 inches rear F-14 Glue remaining stringers keels F-0 after continuing left off installation landing gear Pylon The pylon carved block four- six-pound balsa 1/ x 2/2 x lO/ Using table saw saw block two vertically Glue together paper between few spots model cement Using band saw cut shape side view Trace bottom top exterior shape Saw shape bottom carve blending outline top noting sides pylon left vertical fit formers See pylon sections plan Trace bottom top interior shapes Split block apart sand paper off Carve interior /8 3/ thickness max Use table saw cut dihedral angle top pylon half Glue together permanently Insert pylon checking incidence against thrustline Glue pylon permanently fuselage Form wing mount glue place Tail Block tail block made block soft balsa 1/s x 1 3/ x should lesser density block pylon weight problem aft end Cut block two vertically Glue together did pylon Trace side view cut shape Trace outside shape stringers 6 17 aft F-13 after have trimmed /is above formers bottom block Trace shape F- 13 front block after stringers 1 through 5 62 Model Aviation ISION FIB ERGS Hundreds cowls radial cowls & wheelpants Strong lightweight one-piece Construction Exact duplicate manufacturers original Phone orders information call 423-984-0828 Send $100 catalog $200 Outside US 9am -6pm EDT1 Dept 3 1/BA 2805 Big Bend Dr ville TN 37803 SATL TAP OP AEA SEARS EEES T*IAUAS EASE LARSATAE TAPER AUTRARO SATPSHSARTSE SEPIA SEARS AR HE SASSA IALWAA ________ASS STROVEWHEEL IL PROM MATSON AFA-VS ElkSAEATRALSEETAAERASS _____ -PEPSI CAR TOP VIEW WINPL N-RI HTIDES/RELPAARS FTTTAAEAASLESUSRL S AR REARS ERASfl IAS SE ETAPUSS SERELS ASSESS TORI/S SEALANT---SIASISILAS TA ASLASAS ETRESIM ISIDEVIEW __ ___S/TA_ILITAPL P EAST C PEPFRANT S/IESCSALTAUt EASES SEPARE/15 PLTEAASCOWL ILAPPLASOAS SOAR ______________________________________________ESSR rREAR IRCIASRAISE PTLCAPOLAR _________________________________FRONTTIlE EL SAT/OS AP TAILTAP CC DIHEDRAL IL/EAPILE-AUTSIAECOLASRATTANSAIlORATE IT ETEISME C SLACKSISASREELT S4 ___ ____________ I/SSA PUSSTARPLATFOEM EM TORAX STATRSSOATLISE H-2AIR EASESI/MMSSEAR4 P F-A H-S V--V---ICCIARSICIIAA- 01STMACC SAP COCA ATAESISI SADIEER 0150 STS AS ICC TAT AT/SWSTE&ASSSIASTIPS 1050 AEPSSASTC-SE5ATSLATS 055 AS CECE IS SAAEETEC MALTSP-S ES/S ST PATAILWHEEL DETAIL S/SACIACSPTSTSSEASSR ASLT01ATDAREI SATE ACARPAISPLARPOSSESS S/TAMSC I1i CC~ROT5lI Ij Ii OP PORN ES /II CIAI P3CS_PLTFT FHS/OAR ___F- ABILI ER z 4e{-/ -- __ __pEIASLT LORIS AT S C Xl 55/555CC 9F 3 PD siti XL MTAS_ II AS S 55 E CD CD 2 aCD Co 0 -n Fr 0 -o CD i 0 0 w Co 0 cD Escape Ordinary 18 through 22 have trimmed flush its top half Trace top block saw shape Carve outside top blending bottom meets stringers 6 17 top half former 13 Split block apart sand paper off Hollow inside much can maintaining structural integrity Glue together fuselage Cut stabilizer mount hard /16 balsa Glue curve made cut side view shape will have one-degree negative incidence built Shape leading edge/DT stop glue front stabilizer mount Cut 1/16 slot front stabilizer mount accept locating key neglect include /is plywood strip aft end slot gluing place epoxy Add Yis sheet fill between stringers around front fuselage use 3/33 sheet between first four stringers top bottom maintain curvature fuselage Plane sand fill stringers smooth contour Continue rear fuselage allowing stringers project Y16 above formers except F- 13 flush Use sanding sticks varying radii sand some former material away between stringers prevent covering adhering Form filets lightweight spackle little thinner added Apply under wing mount bottom pylon meets sheet fill stringers 1 22 Also apply under stabilizer mount Give entire fuselage several coats nitrate dope have firm grip may consider addition /8 x bracing between formers widest point avoid crushing Pod Tail Wheel tail wheel pod made lightweight balsa Cut away keel stringers 10-13 between F- 13 F-14 Trim block fit between formers stringers 9 14 Saw half glue together previous carvings Carve outside Using lightweight balsa will preclude need hollow block because pod would become weakened Bend axle/strut 047 music wire shape shown Split pod sand off paper Place strut position squeeze creating indentation Glue together adding 3/4 tail wheel Wheels Freeze wheels sand 2/2 inches diameter Duplicate profile shown drawing Cut hubs soda-can bottoms punching drilling hole fit centering point compass Insert hole scribe 1 eter circle Cut hub out Assemble hubs brass bushings washers solder avoiding lengthy heating prevent plastic wheel hubs melting Empennage Lightness key area stabilizer conventional construction except laminated trailing edge Cut pattern MasoniteTM strip size shown drawing Use thinned white glue large T pins hold strips place drying /2 sheet bottom center section positioned after structure built Glue two / square pieces balsa behind leading edge Cut /16 slot long enough stabilizer locating tongue Make tight fit help hold tongue place tightly locating ensure 450 DT angle angle isnt steep enough sand small amount nib locating tongue Epoxy place after youre satisfied angle fin has laminated edges Cut template MasoniteTM Assemble ribs strips shape streamlined airfoil after dry Glue fin place Fit soft balsa root rib place cement Form filets fin joins stabilizer did wing stabilizer mounts 64 Model Aviation The wing has laminated trailing edge Cut Masonite TM template trailing edge last rib R-2 out tips chose laminate entire trailing edge tips center section however can make straight portion tapered stock simplicity Cut 1/16 notches ribs Note tops spars taper consistently depth ribs beginning rib R-3 re leading edge stock soaked pinned place dry before gluing Finishing Up Downthrust right thrust may incorporated standoffs making shorter DT limit line made heavy monofilament fishing line lightweight braided metal fishing leader wire such Control Line leadout material Form loop end small enough forced over washers DT hooks will slip off easily Make sure line long enough give 450 stabilizer angle Key wing its mount gluing keys bottom spars Flying Balance model 35% 47/s inches ahead trailing edge model required some nose weight achieve proper balance Washin 1/s inch built port tip first flight rich needle valve setting went out-of-sight tired old eyes Thanks fellow fliers VAMPS kept sight chased down Succeeding flights improved more-lean needle-valve setting climb out too dramatic /2A Texaco competition should tamed down maximum performance event choose build recollection scaled-down model Im certain will feel rewarded sense accomplishment felt day modelers life ge Niebauer 1405 E Vegas Valley Dr #281 Las Vegas NV 89109 Sources Lightweight spackling fillets Patch-N-Paint Custom Building Products Seal Beach CA 310 598-8808 Lite Flite wheels main wheels Dave Brown Products Inc 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Smooth-contour wheels tail wheel Williams Bros 181 Pawnee St San Marcos CA 92069 Its MUCH MODE lust SUPER Servo Driver Detect bad servos. BEFORE cause problemsl 1-2-3 P/it peer serve late Pr P/qMe Pr Serve Reverser late peer Ri Wew Fee re dead LI No messy adjustments o No Jitter No Drift NeutralShafts O Fuelprooj tlbratlon prooll rasrugi awe awarer uweawr iaaw ea uausd checeel. Switch ca peer Lv. Ueea Ills GD FLi Peffews reeheie. Red Checir lettery____________________ j*FJectroJirnamics 1-800-337-1638 Orders 31185 Schoocraft Livonia Ml 48150VISAInfo 1-734-422-5420 Website http//wwwelectrodynamcomFax 1-734-422-5338 W W3 MrYU September 1998 65 e up yourg u tong slow approach. Theres no fear flameouts Glow ites onboard doesnt get better this. uqrvw* wuw WIFIIOLIT Ta USE ff51 BETTER knob stick- type servo drivers.. Find your servos electrical center computer accuracy Eajey RE/JUtE S-t-D-G-W idle PLUS. EASZ S4FE studsl Singles Twins NO Interference Works Rrs Light Less 35 grams Ultra-simple installation EDR-zos URTTERY ifiOIIITOR DK- 106 Bro Servo 9everser H RI! bumuSj K&B Aero & Marine Engines ebuilt ired ted K&B can make your engine like new again need send us K&B engine will epa ed wth o gna parts Laborchargefrom $750 $1250 ve Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 NOTE mee 5 e erv eobeduetocgeorcond500 sopieoseoo be5resendrg niourengne

Author: G. Niebauer


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/09
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65

hA 1938 BEUTLOID original model designed 1937 sophomore high school drafting class Frequent referral made Frank Zaic Year Books other sources ideas information late Conrad Hansen designed models entry 1938 Nationals Berryloid Best Finish event design wingspan six feet six inches powered Brown Jr engine weighed less five pounds covered silk six coats Berry Brothers red dope sprayed rubbed down Berry Brothers rubbing compound Nationals Harold Coovert first-place winner Conrad Hansen won second place third Conrad members Hangar 13 model club Beloit Wisconsin Perhaps visions sugarplums danced through head hankering resurrect old model years Sixty years after first flew time arrived Because plans model nonexistent some iculty recalling exactly what model its features looked like few small black-and-white snapshots miracle enlarging photocopiers able put together prevailed changes made variant eliminate 20 stringers original 42 stabilizer located first rudder rib above fuselage Originally both surfaces built fuselage unit outlines formed 146 Duralumin wire Dethermalizers DTs rarity days hence one-piece structure CONSTRUCTION Study plans read construction article well before proceeding building model Familiarize yourself aspects constructionespecially fuselage building project inexperienced timid faint heart Use care selection balsa grade weight avoid weight buildup aft end Fuselage Photocopy formers oil side view fuselage Use hot-iron-and-thinner method image transfer 4 Graphic Design Carla Kunz version designed author memory few 1 930s-vintage black-and-white photos splitting down center except F-O after cutting out Pin two keel piece K-i K-2 K-3 side view fuselage atop other Using large T pins push through both keels straight workboard important because pinholes plan keels will used locate align keel building opposite fuselage half Pin top keel K-3 down noting extends front F-8 continues F-3 F-O Pin bottom keels K-I K-2 down glue together scarf joint under F-4 Glue former halves upper lower keels exception lower half F-i through F-3 K-l top F-4 through F-7 Tack-glue bottom F-4 front K-2 Former F-0 cannot used now because piece Referring former 3 numbering sequence use following placing gluing stringers Stringers 1 22 F-13 F-S F-3 through F-0 Stringers 2-8 21 through 15 F-13 K-2 F-O full length Stringers 9 through 11 14 through #12 end K-2 F-5 Trim 450 angle ahead F-S facilitate continuing F-0 after landing gear place Before stringers glued down permanently sight down ensure straightness cutting away some former material As build trim ends K-l K-3 stringers 6 17 front F-0 give square firewall After removing first fuselage half flip plan over Line up pinholes keels pinholes plan Install formers did first half Remove plan glue halves together leaving off K-i F-0 Epoxy former doubler F-la rear F- 1 half groove facing aft Landing Gear Form landing gear struts solder Solder 1/4 OD washer inner side axle Snap completed landing gear grooves F-la F-4 Using slow setting epoxy glue second doubler rear first F-la doubler glue doubler F-4a front F-4 using bolts clamps building modei SAM Society Antique Modelers 1/2A Texaco event will using Cox 049 engine drill four /s holes 2-56 blind nuts F-0 epoxy nuts place Insert F-0 sideways straighten pull forward flush cuts made stringers Glue K-l K-2 together bottom groove formers glue F-0 place yet establish squareness F-0 vertically horizontally place fuselage plan above centerline front F-0 Put five-inch-long block ahead F- 13 moving measurement horizontal centerline F-0 Type FF Texaco Wingspan 54 inches Engine /2A reed valve Flying weight 20 ounces Construction Built-up Covering/finish Lightweight silk butyrate dope September 1998 61 Right fuselage half under construction Stringers placed allow room landing gear installation Right wing panel has framed out Wing spars prebuilt trailing edge laminated prototype Plywood stabilizer locating tongue place original stab solid spar shown modified redesign PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT New iiImproved Wing Adjuster Very strong rigid also light weight Use two adjusters wing panel key panel fuselage allowing quick accurate alignment straight flight 4-Pack both wing panels $1295 GLASS CLOTH 7 oz/Sq Yard Fastest Filling Closest Weave Lightest Finished Weight Includes Detailed Instructions Big 3 Square Yard Pkg$895 GATOR WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Includes special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing panels Special lengths order 7/16 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$695 5/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1095 7/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1195 1-1/4diax2ft$995 1-1/2diax3ft$1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Now can optimize stab incidence best flight characteristicaf pair glass-filled nylon adjusters included provide simple quick micro screw adjustment smaller front stab tube Main tube alloy aluminum matching phenolic socket Complete Package$995 2100 N Old Mill Rd Brookline MO 65619 Phone 417-725-7755 RIC Products Inc /MasterCard Welcomed $650 per ten 8&H same distance board top K-2 comes point 3/2 inches rear F-14 Glue remaining stringers keels F-0 after continuing left off installation landing gear Pylon The pylon carved block four- six-pound balsa 1/ x 2/2 x lO/ Using table saw saw block two vertically Glue together paper between few spots model cement Using band saw cut shape side view Trace bottom top exterior shape Saw shape bottom carve blending outline top noting sides pylon left vertical fit formers See pylon sections plan Trace bottom top interior shapes Split block apart sand paper off Carve interior /8 3/ thickness max Use table saw cut dihedral angle top pylon half Glue together permanently Insert pylon checking incidence against thrustline Glue pylon permanently fuselage Form wing mount glue place Tail Block tail block made block soft balsa 1/s x 1 3/ x should lesser density block pylon weight problem aft end Cut block two vertically Glue together did pylon Trace side view cut shape Trace outside shape stringers 6 17 aft F-13 after have trimmed /is above formers bottom block Trace shape F- 13 front block after stringers 1 through 5 62 Model Aviation ISION FIB ERGS Hundreds cowls radial cowls & wheelpants Strong lightweight one-piece Construction Exact duplicate manufacturers original Phone orders information call 423-984-0828 Send $100 catalog $200 Outside US 9am -6pm EDT1 Dept 3 1/BA 2805 Big Bend Dr ville TN 37803 SATL TAP OP AEA SEARS EEES T*IAUAS EASE LARSATAE TAPER AUTRARO SATPSHSARTSE SEPIA SEARS AR HE SASSA IALWAA ________ASS STROVEWHEEL IL PROM MATSON AFA-VS ElkSAEATRALSEETAAERASS _____ -PEPSI CAR TOP VIEW WINPL N-RI HTIDES/RELPAARS FTTTAAEAASLESUSRL S AR REARS ERASfl IAS SE ETAPUSS SERELS ASSESS TORI/S SEALANT---SIASISILAS TA ASLASAS ETRESIM ISIDEVIEW __ ___S/TA_ILITAPL P EAST C PEPFRANT S/IESCSALTAUt EASES SEPARE/15 PLTEAASCOWL ILAPPLASOAS SOAR ______________________________________________ESSR rREAR IRCIASRAISE PTLCAPOLAR _________________________________FRONTTIlE EL SAT/OS AP TAILTAP CC DIHEDRAL IL/EAPILE-AUTSIAECOLASRATTANSAIlORATE IT ETEISME C SLACKSISASREELT S4 ___ ____________ I/SSA PUSSTARPLATFOEM EM TORAX STATRSSOATLISE H-2AIR EASESI/MMSSEAR4 P F-A H-S V--V---ICCIARSICIIAA- 01STMACC SAP COCA ATAESISI SADIEER 0150 STS AS ICC TAT AT/SWSTE&ASSSIASTIPS 1050 AEPSSASTC-SE5ATSLATS 055 AS CECE IS SAAEETEC MALTSP-S ES/S ST PATAILWHEEL DETAIL S/SACIACSPTSTSSEASSR ASLT01ATDAREI SATE ACARPAISPLARPOSSESS S/TAMSC I1i CC~ROT5lI Ij Ii OP PORN ES /II CIAI P3CS_PLTFT FHS/OAR ___F- ABILI ER z 4e{-/ -- __ __pEIASLT LORIS AT S C Xl 55/555CC 9F 3 PD siti XL MTAS_ II AS S 55 E CD CD 2 aCD Co 0 -n Fr 0 -o CD i 0 0 w Co 0 cD Escape Ordinary 18 through 22 have trimmed flush its top half Trace top block saw shape Carve outside top blending bottom meets stringers 6 17 top half former 13 Split block apart sand paper off Hollow inside much can maintaining structural integrity Glue together fuselage Cut stabilizer mount hard /16 balsa Glue curve made cut side view shape will have one-degree negative incidence built Shape leading edge/DT stop glue front stabilizer mount Cut 1/16 slot front stabilizer mount accept locating key neglect include /is plywood strip aft end slot gluing place epoxy Add Yis sheet fill between stringers around front fuselage use 3/33 sheet between first four stringers top bottom maintain curvature fuselage Plane sand fill stringers smooth contour Continue rear fuselage allowing stringers project Y16 above formers except F- 13 flush Use sanding sticks varying radii sand some former material away between stringers prevent covering adhering Form filets lightweight spackle little thinner added Apply under wing mount bottom pylon meets sheet fill stringers 1 22 Also apply under stabilizer mount Give entire fuselage several coats nitrate dope have firm grip may consider addition /8 x bracing between formers widest point avoid crushing Pod Tail Wheel tail wheel pod made lightweight balsa Cut away keel stringers 10-13 between F- 13 F-14 Trim block fit between formers stringers 9 14 Saw half glue together previous carvings Carve outside Using lightweight balsa will preclude need hollow block because pod would become weakened Bend axle/strut 047 music wire shape shown Split pod sand off paper Place strut position squeeze creating indentation Glue together adding 3/4 tail wheel Wheels Freeze wheels sand 2/2 inches diameter Duplicate profile shown drawing Cut hubs soda-can bottoms punching drilling hole fit centering point compass Insert hole scribe 1 eter circle Cut hub out Assemble hubs brass bushings washers solder avoiding lengthy heating prevent plastic wheel hubs melting Empennage Lightness key area stabilizer conventional construction except laminated trailing edge Cut pattern MasoniteTM strip size shown drawing Use thinned white glue large T pins hold strips place drying /2 sheet bottom center section positioned after structure built Glue two / square pieces balsa behind leading edge Cut /16 slot long enough stabilizer locating tongue Make tight fit help hold tongue place tightly locating ensure 450 DT angle angle isnt steep enough sand small amount nib locating tongue Epoxy place after youre satisfied angle fin has laminated edges Cut template MasoniteTM Assemble ribs strips shape streamlined airfoil after dry Glue fin place Fit soft balsa root rib place cement Form filets fin joins stabilizer did wing stabilizer mounts 64 Model Aviation The wing has laminated trailing edge Cut Masonite TM template trailing edge last rib R-2 out tips chose laminate entire trailing edge tips center section however can make straight portion tapered stock simplicity Cut 1/16 notches ribs Note tops spars taper consistently depth ribs beginning rib R-3 re leading edge stock soaked pinned place dry before gluing Finishing Up Downthrust right thrust may incorporated standoffs making shorter DT limit line made heavy monofilament fishing line lightweight braided metal fishing leader wire such Control Line leadout material Form loop end small enough forced over washers DT hooks will slip off easily Make sure line long enough give 450 stabilizer angle Key wing its mount gluing keys bottom spars Flying Balance model 35% 47/s inches ahead trailing edge model required some nose weight achieve proper balance Washin 1/s inch built port tip first flight rich needle valve setting went out-of-sight tired old eyes Thanks fellow fliers VAMPS kept sight chased down Succeeding flights improved more-lean needle-valve setting climb out too dramatic /2A Texaco competition should tamed down maximum performance event choose build recollection scaled-down model Im certain will feel rewarded sense accomplishment felt day modelers life ge Niebauer 1405 E Vegas Valley Dr #281 Las Vegas NV 89109 Sources Lightweight spackling fillets Patch-N-Paint Custom Building Products Seal Beach CA 310 598-8808 Lite Flite wheels main wheels Dave Brown Products Inc 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Smooth-contour wheels tail wheel Williams Bros 181 Pawnee St San Marcos CA 92069 Its MUCH MODE lust SUPER Servo Driver Detect bad servos. BEFORE cause problemsl 1-2-3 P/it peer serve late Pr P/qMe Pr Serve Reverser late peer Ri Wew Fee re dead LI No messy adjustments o No Jitter No Drift NeutralShafts O Fuelprooj tlbratlon prooll rasrugi awe awarer uweawr iaaw ea uausd checeel. Switch ca peer Lv. Ueea Ills GD FLi Peffews reeheie. Red Checir lettery____________________ j*FJectroJirnamics 1-800-337-1638 Orders 31185 Schoocraft Livonia Ml 48150VISAInfo 1-734-422-5420 Website http//wwwelectrodynamcomFax 1-734-422-5338 W W3 MrYU September 1998 65 e up yourg u tong slow approach. Theres no fear flameouts Glow ites onboard doesnt get better this. uqrvw* wuw WIFIIOLIT Ta USE ff51 BETTER knob stick- type servo drivers.. Find your servos electrical center computer accuracy Eajey RE/JUtE S-t-D-G-W idle PLUS. EASZ S4FE studsl Singles Twins NO Interference Works Rrs Light Less 35 grams Ultra-simple installation EDR-zos URTTERY ifiOIIITOR DK- 106 Bro Servo 9everser H RI! bumuSj K&B Aero & Marine Engines ebuilt ired ted K&B can make your engine like new again need send us K&B engine will epa ed wth o gna parts Laborchargefrom $750 $1250 ve Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 NOTE mee 5 e erv eobeduetocgeorcond500 sopieoseoo be5resendrg niourengne

Author: G. Niebauer


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/09
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65

hA 1938 BEUTLOID original model designed 1937 sophomore high school drafting class Frequent referral made Frank Zaic Year Books other sources ideas information late Conrad Hansen designed models entry 1938 Nationals Berryloid Best Finish event design wingspan six feet six inches powered Brown Jr engine weighed less five pounds covered silk six coats Berry Brothers red dope sprayed rubbed down Berry Brothers rubbing compound Nationals Harold Coovert first-place winner Conrad Hansen won second place third Conrad members Hangar 13 model club Beloit Wisconsin Perhaps visions sugarplums danced through head hankering resurrect old model years Sixty years after first flew time arrived Because plans model nonexistent some iculty recalling exactly what model its features looked like few small black-and-white snapshots miracle enlarging photocopiers able put together prevailed changes made variant eliminate 20 stringers original 42 stabilizer located first rudder rib above fuselage Originally both surfaces built fuselage unit outlines formed 146 Duralumin wire Dethermalizers DTs rarity days hence one-piece structure CONSTRUCTION Study plans read construction article well before proceeding building model Familiarize yourself aspects constructionespecially fuselage building project inexperienced timid faint heart Use care selection balsa grade weight avoid weight buildup aft end Fuselage Photocopy formers oil side view fuselage Use hot-iron-and-thinner method image transfer 4 Graphic Design Carla Kunz version designed author memory few 1 930s-vintage black-and-white photos splitting down center except F-O after cutting out Pin two keel piece K-i K-2 K-3 side view fuselage atop other Using large T pins push through both keels straight workboard important because pinholes plan keels will used locate align keel building opposite fuselage half Pin top keel K-3 down noting extends front F-8 continues F-3 F-O Pin bottom keels K-I K-2 down glue together scarf joint under F-4 Glue former halves upper lower keels exception lower half F-i through F-3 K-l top F-4 through F-7 Tack-glue bottom F-4 front K-2 Former F-0 cannot used now because piece Referring former 3 numbering sequence use following placing gluing stringers Stringers 1 22 F-13 F-S F-3 through F-0 Stringers 2-8 21 through 15 F-13 K-2 F-O full length Stringers 9 through 11 14 through #12 end K-2 F-5 Trim 450 angle ahead F-S facilitate continuing F-0 after landing gear place Before stringers glued down permanently sight down ensure straightness cutting away some former material As build trim ends K-l K-3 stringers 6 17 front F-0 give square firewall After removing first fuselage half flip plan over Line up pinholes keels pinholes plan Install formers did first half Remove plan glue halves together leaving off K-i F-0 Epoxy former doubler F-la rear F- 1 half groove facing aft Landing Gear Form landing gear struts solder Solder 1/4 OD washer inner side axle Snap completed landing gear grooves F-la F-4 Using slow setting epoxy glue second doubler rear first F-la doubler glue doubler F-4a front F-4 using bolts clamps building modei SAM Society Antique Modelers 1/2A Texaco event will using Cox 049 engine drill four /s holes 2-56 blind nuts F-0 epoxy nuts place Insert F-0 sideways straighten pull forward flush cuts made stringers Glue K-l K-2 together bottom groove formers glue F-0 place yet establish squareness F-0 vertically horizontally place fuselage plan above centerline front F-0 Put five-inch-long block ahead F- 13 moving measurement horizontal centerline F-0 Type FF Texaco Wingspan 54 inches Engine /2A reed valve Flying weight 20 ounces Construction Built-up Covering/finish Lightweight silk butyrate dope September 1998 61 Right fuselage half under construction Stringers placed allow room landing gear installation Right wing panel has framed out Wing spars prebuilt trailing edge laminated prototype Plywood stabilizer locating tongue place original stab solid spar shown modified redesign PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT New iiImproved Wing Adjuster Very strong rigid also light weight Use two adjusters wing panel key panel fuselage allowing quick accurate alignment straight flight 4-Pack both wing panels $1295 GLASS CLOTH 7 oz/Sq Yard Fastest Filling Closest Weave Lightest Finished Weight Includes Detailed Instructions Big 3 Square Yard Pkg$895 GATOR WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Includes special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing panels Special lengths order 7/16 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$695 5/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1095 7/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1195 1-1/4diax2ft$995 1-1/2diax3ft$1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Now can optimize stab incidence best flight characteristicaf pair glass-filled nylon adjusters included provide simple quick micro screw adjustment smaller front stab tube Main tube alloy aluminum matching phenolic socket Complete Package$995 2100 N Old Mill Rd Brookline MO 65619 Phone 417-725-7755 RIC Products Inc /MasterCard Welcomed $650 per ten 8&H same distance board top K-2 comes point 3/2 inches rear F-14 Glue remaining stringers keels F-0 after continuing left off installation landing gear Pylon The pylon carved block four- six-pound balsa 1/ x 2/2 x lO/ Using table saw saw block two vertically Glue together paper between few spots model cement Using band saw cut shape side view Trace bottom top exterior shape Saw shape bottom carve blending outline top noting sides pylon left vertical fit formers See pylon sections plan Trace bottom top interior shapes Split block apart sand paper off Carve interior /8 3/ thickness max Use table saw cut dihedral angle top pylon half Glue together permanently Insert pylon checking incidence against thrustline Glue pylon permanently fuselage Form wing mount glue place Tail Block tail block made block soft balsa 1/s x 1 3/ x should lesser density block pylon weight problem aft end Cut block two vertically Glue together did pylon Trace side view cut shape Trace outside shape stringers 6 17 aft F-13 after have trimmed /is above formers bottom block Trace shape F- 13 front block after stringers 1 through 5 62 Model Aviation ISION FIB ERGS Hundreds cowls radial cowls & wheelpants Strong lightweight one-piece Construction Exact duplicate manufacturers original Phone orders information call 423-984-0828 Send $100 catalog $200 Outside US 9am -6pm EDT1 Dept 3 1/BA 2805 Big Bend Dr ville TN 37803 SATL TAP OP AEA SEARS EEES T*IAUAS EASE LARSATAE TAPER AUTRARO SATPSHSARTSE SEPIA SEARS AR HE SASSA IALWAA ________ASS STROVEWHEEL IL PROM MATSON AFA-VS ElkSAEATRALSEETAAERASS _____ -PEPSI CAR TOP VIEW WINPL N-RI HTIDES/RELPAARS FTTTAAEAASLESUSRL S AR REARS ERASfl IAS SE ETAPUSS SERELS ASSESS TORI/S SEALANT---SIASISILAS TA ASLASAS ETRESIM ISIDEVIEW __ ___S/TA_ILITAPL P EAST C PEPFRANT S/IESCSALTAUt EASES SEPARE/15 PLTEAASCOWL ILAPPLASOAS SOAR ______________________________________________ESSR rREAR IRCIASRAISE PTLCAPOLAR _________________________________FRONTTIlE EL SAT/OS AP TAILTAP CC DIHEDRAL IL/EAPILE-AUTSIAECOLASRATTANSAIlORATE IT ETEISME C SLACKSISASREELT S4 ___ ____________ I/SSA PUSSTARPLATFOEM EM TORAX STATRSSOATLISE H-2AIR EASESI/MMSSEAR4 P F-A H-S V--V---ICCIARSICIIAA- 01STMACC SAP COCA ATAESISI SADIEER 0150 STS AS ICC TAT AT/SWSTE&ASSSIASTIPS 1050 AEPSSASTC-SE5ATSLATS 055 AS CECE IS SAAEETEC MALTSP-S ES/S ST PATAILWHEEL DETAIL S/SACIACSPTSTSSEASSR ASLT01ATDAREI SATE ACARPAISPLARPOSSESS S/TAMSC I1i CC~ROT5lI Ij Ii OP PORN ES /II CIAI P3CS_PLTFT FHS/OAR ___F- ABILI ER z 4e{-/ -- __ __pEIASLT LORIS AT S C Xl 55/555CC 9F 3 PD siti XL MTAS_ II AS S 55 E CD CD 2 aCD Co 0 -n Fr 0 -o CD i 0 0 w Co 0 cD Escape Ordinary 18 through 22 have trimmed flush its top half Trace top block saw shape Carve outside top blending bottom meets stringers 6 17 top half former 13 Split block apart sand paper off Hollow inside much can maintaining structural integrity Glue together fuselage Cut stabilizer mount hard /16 balsa Glue curve made cut side view shape will have one-degree negative incidence built Shape leading edge/DT stop glue front stabilizer mount Cut 1/16 slot front stabilizer mount accept locating key neglect include /is plywood strip aft end slot gluing place epoxy Add Yis sheet fill between stringers around front fuselage use 3/33 sheet between first four stringers top bottom maintain curvature fuselage Plane sand fill stringers smooth contour Continue rear fuselage allowing stringers project Y16 above formers except F- 13 flush Use sanding sticks varying radii sand some former material away between stringers prevent covering adhering Form filets lightweight spackle little thinner added Apply under wing mount bottom pylon meets sheet fill stringers 1 22 Also apply under stabilizer mount Give entire fuselage several coats nitrate dope have firm grip may consider addition /8 x bracing between formers widest point avoid crushing Pod Tail Wheel tail wheel pod made lightweight balsa Cut away keel stringers 10-13 between F- 13 F-14 Trim block fit between formers stringers 9 14 Saw half glue together previous carvings Carve outside Using lightweight balsa will preclude need hollow block because pod would become weakened Bend axle/strut 047 music wire shape shown Split pod sand off paper Place strut position squeeze creating indentation Glue together adding 3/4 tail wheel Wheels Freeze wheels sand 2/2 inches diameter Duplicate profile shown drawing Cut hubs soda-can bottoms punching drilling hole fit centering point compass Insert hole scribe 1 eter circle Cut hub out Assemble hubs brass bushings washers solder avoiding lengthy heating prevent plastic wheel hubs melting Empennage Lightness key area stabilizer conventional construction except laminated trailing edge Cut pattern MasoniteTM strip size shown drawing Use thinned white glue large T pins hold strips place drying /2 sheet bottom center section positioned after structure built Glue two / square pieces balsa behind leading edge Cut /16 slot long enough stabilizer locating tongue Make tight fit help hold tongue place tightly locating ensure 450 DT angle angle isnt steep enough sand small amount nib locating tongue Epoxy place after youre satisfied angle fin has laminated edges Cut template MasoniteTM Assemble ribs strips shape streamlined airfoil after dry Glue fin place Fit soft balsa root rib place cement Form filets fin joins stabilizer did wing stabilizer mounts 64 Model Aviation The wing has laminated trailing edge Cut Masonite TM template trailing edge last rib R-2 out tips chose laminate entire trailing edge tips center section however can make straight portion tapered stock simplicity Cut 1/16 notches ribs Note tops spars taper consistently depth ribs beginning rib R-3 re leading edge stock soaked pinned place dry before gluing Finishing Up Downthrust right thrust may incorporated standoffs making shorter DT limit line made heavy monofilament fishing line lightweight braided metal fishing leader wire such Control Line leadout material Form loop end small enough forced over washers DT hooks will slip off easily Make sure line long enough give 450 stabilizer angle Key wing its mount gluing keys bottom spars Flying Balance model 35% 47/s inches ahead trailing edge model required some nose weight achieve proper balance Washin 1/s inch built port tip first flight rich needle valve setting went out-of-sight tired old eyes Thanks fellow fliers VAMPS kept sight chased down Succeeding flights improved more-lean needle-valve setting climb out too dramatic /2A Texaco competition should tamed down maximum performance event choose build recollection scaled-down model Im certain will feel rewarded sense accomplishment felt day modelers life ge Niebauer 1405 E Vegas Valley Dr #281 Las Vegas NV 89109 Sources Lightweight spackling fillets Patch-N-Paint Custom Building Products Seal Beach CA 310 598-8808 Lite Flite wheels main wheels Dave Brown Products Inc 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Smooth-contour wheels tail wheel Williams Bros 181 Pawnee St San Marcos CA 92069 Its MUCH MODE lust SUPER Servo Driver Detect bad servos. BEFORE cause problemsl 1-2-3 P/it peer serve late Pr P/qMe Pr Serve Reverser late peer Ri Wew Fee re dead LI No messy adjustments o No Jitter No Drift NeutralShafts O Fuelprooj tlbratlon prooll rasrugi awe awarer uweawr iaaw ea uausd checeel. Switch ca peer Lv. Ueea Ills GD FLi Peffews reeheie. Red Checir lettery____________________ j*FJectroJirnamics 1-800-337-1638 Orders 31185 Schoocraft Livonia Ml 48150VISAInfo 1-734-422-5420 Website http//wwwelectrodynamcomFax 1-734-422-5338 W W3 MrYU September 1998 65 e up yourg u tong slow approach. Theres no fear flameouts Glow ites onboard doesnt get better this. uqrvw* wuw WIFIIOLIT Ta USE ff51 BETTER knob stick- type servo drivers.. Find your servos electrical center computer accuracy Eajey RE/JUtE S-t-D-G-W idle PLUS. EASZ S4FE studsl Singles Twins NO Interference Works Rrs Light Less 35 grams Ultra-simple installation EDR-zos URTTERY ifiOIIITOR DK- 106 Bro Servo 9everser H RI! bumuSj K&B Aero & Marine Engines ebuilt ired ted K&B can make your engine like new again need send us K&B engine will epa ed wth o gna parts Laborchargefrom $750 $1250 ve Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 NOTE mee 5 e erv eobeduetocgeorcond500 sopieoseoo be5resendrg niourengne

Author: G. Niebauer


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/09
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65

hA 1938 BEUTLOID original model designed 1937 sophomore high school drafting class Frequent referral made Frank Zaic Year Books other sources ideas information late Conrad Hansen designed models entry 1938 Nationals Berryloid Best Finish event design wingspan six feet six inches powered Brown Jr engine weighed less five pounds covered silk six coats Berry Brothers red dope sprayed rubbed down Berry Brothers rubbing compound Nationals Harold Coovert first-place winner Conrad Hansen won second place third Conrad members Hangar 13 model club Beloit Wisconsin Perhaps visions sugarplums danced through head hankering resurrect old model years Sixty years after first flew time arrived Because plans model nonexistent some iculty recalling exactly what model its features looked like few small black-and-white snapshots miracle enlarging photocopiers able put together prevailed changes made variant eliminate 20 stringers original 42 stabilizer located first rudder rib above fuselage Originally both surfaces built fuselage unit outlines formed 146 Duralumin wire Dethermalizers DTs rarity days hence one-piece structure CONSTRUCTION Study plans read construction article well before proceeding building model Familiarize yourself aspects constructionespecially fuselage building project inexperienced timid faint heart Use care selection balsa grade weight avoid weight buildup aft end Fuselage Photocopy formers oil side view fuselage Use hot-iron-and-thinner method image transfer 4 Graphic Design Carla Kunz version designed author memory few 1 930s-vintage black-and-white photos splitting down center except F-O after cutting out Pin two keel piece K-i K-2 K-3 side view fuselage atop other Using large T pins push through both keels straight workboard important because pinholes plan keels will used locate align keel building opposite fuselage half Pin top keel K-3 down noting extends front F-8 continues F-3 F-O Pin bottom keels K-I K-2 down glue together scarf joint under F-4 Glue former halves upper lower keels exception lower half F-i through F-3 K-l top F-4 through F-7 Tack-glue bottom F-4 front K-2 Former F-0 cannot used now because piece Referring former 3 numbering sequence use following placing gluing stringers Stringers 1 22 F-13 F-S F-3 through F-0 Stringers 2-8 21 through 15 F-13 K-2 F-O full length Stringers 9 through 11 14 through #12 end K-2 F-5 Trim 450 angle ahead F-S facilitate continuing F-0 after landing gear place Before stringers glued down permanently sight down ensure straightness cutting away some former material As build trim ends K-l K-3 stringers 6 17 front F-0 give square firewall After removing first fuselage half flip plan over Line up pinholes keels pinholes plan Install formers did first half Remove plan glue halves together leaving off K-i F-0 Epoxy former doubler F-la rear F- 1 half groove facing aft Landing Gear Form landing gear struts solder Solder 1/4 OD washer inner side axle Snap completed landing gear grooves F-la F-4 Using slow setting epoxy glue second doubler rear first F-la doubler glue doubler F-4a front F-4 using bolts clamps building modei SAM Society Antique Modelers 1/2A Texaco event will using Cox 049 engine drill four /s holes 2-56 blind nuts F-0 epoxy nuts place Insert F-0 sideways straighten pull forward flush cuts made stringers Glue K-l K-2 together bottom groove formers glue F-0 place yet establish squareness F-0 vertically horizontally place fuselage plan above centerline front F-0 Put five-inch-long block ahead F- 13 moving measurement horizontal centerline F-0 Type FF Texaco Wingspan 54 inches Engine /2A reed valve Flying weight 20 ounces Construction Built-up Covering/finish Lightweight silk butyrate dope September 1998 61 Right fuselage half under construction Stringers placed allow room landing gear installation Right wing panel has framed out Wing spars prebuilt trailing edge laminated prototype Plywood stabilizer locating tongue place original stab solid spar shown modified redesign PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT New iiImproved Wing Adjuster Very strong rigid also light weight Use two adjusters wing panel key panel fuselage allowing quick accurate alignment straight flight 4-Pack both wing panels $1295 GLASS CLOTH 7 oz/Sq Yard Fastest Filling Closest Weave Lightest Finished Weight Includes Detailed Instructions Big 3 Square Yard Pkg$895 GATOR WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Includes special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing panels Special lengths order 7/16 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$695 5/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1095 7/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1195 1-1/4diax2ft$995 1-1/2diax3ft$1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Now can optimize stab incidence best flight characteristicaf pair glass-filled nylon adjusters included provide simple quick micro screw adjustment smaller front stab tube Main tube alloy aluminum matching phenolic socket Complete Package$995 2100 N Old Mill Rd Brookline MO 65619 Phone 417-725-7755 RIC Products Inc /MasterCard Welcomed $650 per ten 8&H same distance board top K-2 comes point 3/2 inches rear F-14 Glue remaining stringers keels F-0 after continuing left off installation landing gear Pylon The pylon carved block four- six-pound balsa 1/ x 2/2 x lO/ Using table saw saw block two vertically Glue together paper between few spots model cement Using band saw cut shape side view Trace bottom top exterior shape Saw shape bottom carve blending outline top noting sides pylon left vertical fit formers See pylon sections plan Trace bottom top interior shapes Split block apart sand paper off Carve interior /8 3/ thickness max Use table saw cut dihedral angle top pylon half Glue together permanently Insert pylon checking incidence against thrustline Glue pylon permanently fuselage Form wing mount glue place Tail Block tail block made block soft balsa 1/s x 1 3/ x should lesser density block pylon weight problem aft end Cut block two vertically Glue together did pylon Trace side view cut shape Trace outside shape stringers 6 17 aft F-13 after have trimmed /is above formers bottom block Trace shape F- 13 front block after stringers 1 through 5 62 Model Aviation ISION FIB ERGS Hundreds cowls radial cowls & wheelpants Strong lightweight one-piece Construction Exact duplicate manufacturers original Phone orders information call 423-984-0828 Send $100 catalog $200 Outside US 9am -6pm EDT1 Dept 3 1/BA 2805 Big Bend Dr ville TN 37803 SATL TAP OP AEA SEARS EEES T*IAUAS EASE LARSATAE TAPER AUTRARO SATPSHSARTSE SEPIA SEARS AR HE SASSA IALWAA ________ASS STROVEWHEEL IL PROM MATSON AFA-VS ElkSAEATRALSEETAAERASS _____ -PEPSI CAR TOP VIEW WINPL N-RI HTIDES/RELPAARS FTTTAAEAASLESUSRL S AR REARS ERASfl IAS SE ETAPUSS SERELS ASSESS TORI/S SEALANT---SIASISILAS TA ASLASAS ETRESIM ISIDEVIEW __ ___S/TA_ILITAPL P EAST C PEPFRANT S/IESCSALTAUt EASES SEPARE/15 PLTEAASCOWL ILAPPLASOAS SOAR ______________________________________________ESSR rREAR IRCIASRAISE PTLCAPOLAR _________________________________FRONTTIlE EL SAT/OS AP TAILTAP CC DIHEDRAL IL/EAPILE-AUTSIAECOLASRATTANSAIlORATE IT ETEISME C SLACKSISASREELT S4 ___ ____________ I/SSA PUSSTARPLATFOEM EM TORAX STATRSSOATLISE H-2AIR EASESI/MMSSEAR4 P F-A H-S V--V---ICCIARSICIIAA- 01STMACC SAP COCA ATAESISI SADIEER 0150 STS AS ICC TAT AT/SWSTE&ASSSIASTIPS 1050 AEPSSASTC-SE5ATSLATS 055 AS CECE IS SAAEETEC MALTSP-S ES/S ST PATAILWHEEL DETAIL S/SACIACSPTSTSSEASSR ASLT01ATDAREI SATE ACARPAISPLARPOSSESS S/TAMSC I1i CC~ROT5lI Ij Ii OP PORN ES /II CIAI P3CS_PLTFT FHS/OAR ___F- ABILI ER z 4e{-/ -- __ __pEIASLT LORIS AT S C Xl 55/555CC 9F 3 PD siti XL MTAS_ II AS S 55 E CD CD 2 aCD Co 0 -n Fr 0 -o CD i 0 0 w Co 0 cD Escape Ordinary 18 through 22 have trimmed flush its top half Trace top block saw shape Carve outside top blending bottom meets stringers 6 17 top half former 13 Split block apart sand paper off Hollow inside much can maintaining structural integrity Glue together fuselage Cut stabilizer mount hard /16 balsa Glue curve made cut side view shape will have one-degree negative incidence built Shape leading edge/DT stop glue front stabilizer mount Cut 1/16 slot front stabilizer mount accept locating key neglect include /is plywood strip aft end slot gluing place epoxy Add Yis sheet fill between stringers around front fuselage use 3/33 sheet between first four stringers top bottom maintain curvature fuselage Plane sand fill stringers smooth contour Continue rear fuselage allowing stringers project Y16 above formers except F- 13 flush Use sanding sticks varying radii sand some former material away between stringers prevent covering adhering Form filets lightweight spackle little thinner added Apply under wing mount bottom pylon meets sheet fill stringers 1 22 Also apply under stabilizer mount Give entire fuselage several coats nitrate dope have firm grip may consider addition /8 x bracing between formers widest point avoid crushing Pod Tail Wheel tail wheel pod made lightweight balsa Cut away keel stringers 10-13 between F- 13 F-14 Trim block fit between formers stringers 9 14 Saw half glue together previous carvings Carve outside Using lightweight balsa will preclude need hollow block because pod would become weakened Bend axle/strut 047 music wire shape shown Split pod sand off paper Place strut position squeeze creating indentation Glue together adding 3/4 tail wheel Wheels Freeze wheels sand 2/2 inches diameter Duplicate profile shown drawing Cut hubs soda-can bottoms punching drilling hole fit centering point compass Insert hole scribe 1 eter circle Cut hub out Assemble hubs brass bushings washers solder avoiding lengthy heating prevent plastic wheel hubs melting Empennage Lightness key area stabilizer conventional construction except laminated trailing edge Cut pattern MasoniteTM strip size shown drawing Use thinned white glue large T pins hold strips place drying /2 sheet bottom center section positioned after structure built Glue two / square pieces balsa behind leading edge Cut /16 slot long enough stabilizer locating tongue Make tight fit help hold tongue place tightly locating ensure 450 DT angle angle isnt steep enough sand small amount nib locating tongue Epoxy place after youre satisfied angle fin has laminated edges Cut template MasoniteTM Assemble ribs strips shape streamlined airfoil after dry Glue fin place Fit soft balsa root rib place cement Form filets fin joins stabilizer did wing stabilizer mounts 64 Model Aviation The wing has laminated trailing edge Cut Masonite TM template trailing edge last rib R-2 out tips chose laminate entire trailing edge tips center section however can make straight portion tapered stock simplicity Cut 1/16 notches ribs Note tops spars taper consistently depth ribs beginning rib R-3 re leading edge stock soaked pinned place dry before gluing Finishing Up Downthrust right thrust may incorporated standoffs making shorter DT limit line made heavy monofilament fishing line lightweight braided metal fishing leader wire such Control Line leadout material Form loop end small enough forced over washers DT hooks will slip off easily Make sure line long enough give 450 stabilizer angle Key wing its mount gluing keys bottom spars Flying Balance model 35% 47/s inches ahead trailing edge model required some nose weight achieve proper balance Washin 1/s inch built port tip first flight rich needle valve setting went out-of-sight tired old eyes Thanks fellow fliers VAMPS kept sight chased down Succeeding flights improved more-lean needle-valve setting climb out too dramatic /2A Texaco competition should tamed down maximum performance event choose build recollection scaled-down model Im certain will feel rewarded sense accomplishment felt day modelers life ge Niebauer 1405 E Vegas Valley Dr #281 Las Vegas NV 89109 Sources Lightweight spackling fillets Patch-N-Paint Custom Building Products Seal Beach CA 310 598-8808 Lite Flite wheels main wheels Dave Brown Products Inc 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Smooth-contour wheels tail wheel Williams Bros 181 Pawnee St San Marcos CA 92069 Its MUCH MODE lust SUPER Servo Driver Detect bad servos. BEFORE cause problemsl 1-2-3 P/it peer serve late Pr P/qMe Pr Serve Reverser late peer Ri Wew Fee re dead LI No messy adjustments o No Jitter No Drift NeutralShafts O Fuelprooj tlbratlon prooll rasrugi awe awarer uweawr iaaw ea uausd checeel. Switch ca peer Lv. Ueea Ills GD FLi Peffews reeheie. Red Checir lettery____________________ j*FJectroJirnamics 1-800-337-1638 Orders 31185 Schoocraft Livonia Ml 48150VISAInfo 1-734-422-5420 Website http//wwwelectrodynamcomFax 1-734-422-5338 W W3 MrYU September 1998 65 e up yourg u tong slow approach. Theres no fear flameouts Glow ites onboard doesnt get better this. uqrvw* wuw WIFIIOLIT Ta USE ff51 BETTER knob stick- type servo drivers.. Find your servos electrical center computer accuracy Eajey RE/JUtE S-t-D-G-W idle PLUS. EASZ S4FE studsl Singles Twins NO Interference Works Rrs Light Less 35 grams Ultra-simple installation EDR-zos URTTERY ifiOIIITOR DK- 106 Bro Servo 9everser H RI! bumuSj K&B Aero & Marine Engines ebuilt ired ted K&B can make your engine like new again need send us K&B engine will epa ed wth o gna parts Laborchargefrom $750 $1250 ve Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 NOTE mee 5 e erv eobeduetocgeorcond500 sopieoseoo be5resendrg niourengne

Author: G. Niebauer


Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/09
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65

hA 1938 BEUTLOID original model designed 1937 sophomore high school drafting class Frequent referral made Frank Zaic Year Books other sources ideas information late Conrad Hansen designed models entry 1938 Nationals Berryloid Best Finish event design wingspan six feet six inches powered Brown Jr engine weighed less five pounds covered silk six coats Berry Brothers red dope sprayed rubbed down Berry Brothers rubbing compound Nationals Harold Coovert first-place winner Conrad Hansen won second place third Conrad members Hangar 13 model club Beloit Wisconsin Perhaps visions sugarplums danced through head hankering resurrect old model years Sixty years after first flew time arrived Because plans model nonexistent some iculty recalling exactly what model its features looked like few small black-and-white snapshots miracle enlarging photocopiers able put together prevailed changes made variant eliminate 20 stringers original 42 stabilizer located first rudder rib above fuselage Originally both surfaces built fuselage unit outlines formed 146 Duralumin wire Dethermalizers DTs rarity days hence one-piece structure CONSTRUCTION Study plans read construction article well before proceeding building model Familiarize yourself aspects constructionespecially fuselage building project inexperienced timid faint heart Use care selection balsa grade weight avoid weight buildup aft end Fuselage Photocopy formers oil side view fuselage Use hot-iron-and-thinner method image transfer 4 Graphic Design Carla Kunz version designed author memory few 1 930s-vintage black-and-white photos splitting down center except F-O after cutting out Pin two keel piece K-i K-2 K-3 side view fuselage atop other Using large T pins push through both keels straight workboard important because pinholes plan keels will used locate align keel building opposite fuselage half Pin top keel K-3 down noting extends front F-8 continues F-3 F-O Pin bottom keels K-I K-2 down glue together scarf joint under F-4 Glue former halves upper lower keels exception lower half F-i through F-3 K-l top F-4 through F-7 Tack-glue bottom F-4 front K-2 Former F-0 cannot used now because piece Referring former 3 numbering sequence use following placing gluing stringers Stringers 1 22 F-13 F-S F-3 through F-0 Stringers 2-8 21 through 15 F-13 K-2 F-O full length Stringers 9 through 11 14 through #12 end K-2 F-5 Trim 450 angle ahead F-S facilitate continuing F-0 after landing gear place Before stringers glued down permanently sight down ensure straightness cutting away some former material As build trim ends K-l K-3 stringers 6 17 front F-0 give square firewall After removing first fuselage half flip plan over Line up pinholes keels pinholes plan Install formers did first half Remove plan glue halves together leaving off K-i F-0 Epoxy former doubler F-la rear F- 1 half groove facing aft Landing Gear Form landing gear struts solder Solder 1/4 OD washer inner side axle Snap completed landing gear grooves F-la F-4 Using slow setting epoxy glue second doubler rear first F-la doubler glue doubler F-4a front F-4 using bolts clamps building modei SAM Society Antique Modelers 1/2A Texaco event will using Cox 049 engine drill four /s holes 2-56 blind nuts F-0 epoxy nuts place Insert F-0 sideways straighten pull forward flush cuts made stringers Glue K-l K-2 together bottom groove formers glue F-0 place yet establish squareness F-0 vertically horizontally place fuselage plan above centerline front F-0 Put five-inch-long block ahead F- 13 moving measurement horizontal centerline F-0 Type FF Texaco Wingspan 54 inches Engine /2A reed valve Flying weight 20 ounces Construction Built-up Covering/finish Lightweight silk butyrate dope September 1998 61 Right fuselage half under construction Stringers placed allow room landing gear installation Right wing panel has framed out Wing spars prebuilt trailing edge laminated prototype Plywood stabilizer locating tongue place original stab solid spar shown modified redesign PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT New iiImproved Wing Adjuster Very strong rigid also light weight Use two adjusters wing panel key panel fuselage allowing quick accurate alignment straight flight 4-Pack both wing panels $1295 GLASS CLOTH 7 oz/Sq Yard Fastest Filling Closest Weave Lightest Finished Weight Includes Detailed Instructions Big 3 Square Yard Pkg$895 GATOR WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Includes special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing panels Special lengths order 7/16 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$695 5/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1095 7/8 dia x 2 ft precision fit sockets$1195 1-1/4diax2ft$995 1-1/2diax3ft$1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Now can optimize stab incidence best flight characteristicaf pair glass-filled nylon adjusters included provide simple quick micro screw adjustment smaller front stab tube Main tube alloy aluminum matching phenolic socket Complete Package$995 2100 N Old Mill Rd Brookline MO 65619 Phone 417-725-7755 RIC Products Inc /MasterCard Welcomed $650 per ten 8&H same distance board top K-2 comes point 3/2 inches rear F-14 Glue remaining stringers keels F-0 after continuing left off installation landing gear Pylon The pylon carved block four- six-pound balsa 1/ x 2/2 x lO/ Using table saw saw block two vertically Glue together paper between few spots model cement Using band saw cut shape side view Trace bottom top exterior shape Saw shape bottom carve blending outline top noting sides pylon left vertical fit formers See pylon sections plan Trace bottom top interior shapes Split block apart sand paper off Carve interior /8 3/ thickness max Use table saw cut dihedral angle top pylon half Glue together permanently Insert pylon checking incidence against thrustline Glue pylon permanently fuselage Form wing mount glue place Tail Block tail block made block soft balsa 1/s x 1 3/ x should lesser density block pylon weight problem aft end Cut block two vertically Glue together did pylon Trace side view cut shape Trace outside shape stringers 6 17 aft F-13 after have trimmed /is above formers bottom block Trace shape F- 13 front block after stringers 1 through 5 62 Model Aviation ISION FIB ERGS Hundreds cowls radial cowls & wheelpants Strong lightweight one-piece Construction Exact duplicate manufacturers original Phone orders information call 423-984-0828 Send $100 catalog $200 Outside US 9am -6pm EDT1 Dept 3 1/BA 2805 Big Bend Dr ville TN 37803 SATL TAP OP AEA SEARS EEES T*IAUAS EASE LARSATAE TAPER AUTRARO SATPSHSARTSE SEPIA SEARS AR HE SASSA IALWAA ________ASS STROVEWHEEL IL PROM MATSON AFA-VS ElkSAEATRALSEETAAERASS _____ -PEPSI CAR TOP VIEW WINPL N-RI HTIDES/RELPAARS FTTTAAEAASLESUSRL S AR REARS ERASfl IAS SE ETAPUSS SERELS ASSESS TORI/S SEALANT---SIASISILAS TA ASLASAS ETRESIM ISIDEVIEW __ ___S/TA_ILITAPL P EAST C PEPFRANT S/IESCSALTAUt EASES SEPARE/15 PLTEAASCOWL ILAPPLASOAS SOAR ______________________________________________ESSR rREAR IRCIASRAISE PTLCAPOLAR _________________________________FRONTTIlE EL SAT/OS AP TAILTAP CC DIHEDRAL IL/EAPILE-AUTSIAECOLASRATTANSAIlORATE IT ETEISME C SLACKSISASREELT S4 ___ ____________ I/SSA PUSSTARPLATFOEM EM TORAX STATRSSOATLISE H-2AIR EASESI/MMSSEAR4 P F-A H-S V--V---ICCIARSICIIAA- 01STMACC SAP COCA ATAESISI SADIEER 0150 STS AS ICC TAT AT/SWSTE&ASSSIASTIPS 1050 AEPSSASTC-SE5ATSLATS 055 AS CECE IS SAAEETEC MALTSP-S ES/S ST PATAILWHEEL DETAIL S/SACIACSPTSTSSEASSR ASLT01ATDAREI SATE ACARPAISPLARPOSSESS S/TAMSC I1i CC~ROT5lI Ij Ii OP PORN ES /II CIAI P3CS_PLTFT FHS/OAR ___F- ABILI ER z 4e{-/ -- __ __pEIASLT LORIS AT S C Xl 55/555CC 9F 3 PD siti XL MTAS_ II AS S 55 E CD CD 2 aCD Co 0 -n Fr 0 -o CD i 0 0 w Co 0 cD Escape Ordinary 18 through 22 have trimmed flush its top half Trace top block saw shape Carve outside top blending bottom meets stringers 6 17 top half former 13 Split block apart sand paper off Hollow inside much can maintaining structural integrity Glue together fuselage Cut stabilizer mount hard /16 balsa Glue curve made cut side view shape will have one-degree negative incidence built Shape leading edge/DT stop glue front stabilizer mount Cut 1/16 slot front stabilizer mount accept locating key neglect include /is plywood strip aft end slot gluing place epoxy Add Yis sheet fill between stringers around front fuselage use 3/33 sheet between first four stringers top bottom maintain curvature fuselage Plane sand fill stringers smooth contour Continue rear fuselage allowing stringers project Y16 above formers except F- 13 flush Use sanding sticks varying radii sand some former material away between stringers prevent covering adhering Form filets lightweight spackle little thinner added Apply under wing mount bottom pylon meets sheet fill stringers 1 22 Also apply under stabilizer mount Give entire fuselage several coats nitrate dope have firm grip may consider addition /8 x bracing between formers widest point avoid crushing Pod Tail Wheel tail wheel pod made lightweight balsa Cut away keel stringers 10-13 between F- 13 F-14 Trim block fit between formers stringers 9 14 Saw half glue together previous carvings Carve outside Using lightweight balsa will preclude need hollow block because pod would become weakened Bend axle/strut 047 music wire shape shown Split pod sand off paper Place strut position squeeze creating indentation Glue together adding 3/4 tail wheel Wheels Freeze wheels sand 2/2 inches diameter Duplicate profile shown drawing Cut hubs soda-can bottoms punching drilling hole fit centering point compass Insert hole scribe 1 eter circle Cut hub out Assemble hubs brass bushings washers solder avoiding lengthy heating prevent plastic wheel hubs melting Empennage Lightness key area stabilizer conventional construction except laminated trailing edge Cut pattern MasoniteTM strip size shown drawing Use thinned white glue large T pins hold strips place drying /2 sheet bottom center section positioned after structure built Glue two / square pieces balsa behind leading edge Cut /16 slot long enough stabilizer locating tongue Make tight fit help hold tongue place tightly locating ensure 450 DT angle angle isnt steep enough sand small amount nib locating tongue Epoxy place after youre satisfied angle fin has laminated edges Cut template MasoniteTM Assemble ribs strips shape streamlined airfoil after dry Glue fin place Fit soft balsa root rib place cement Form filets fin joins stabilizer did wing stabilizer mounts 64 Model Aviation The wing has laminated trailing edge Cut Masonite TM template trailing edge last rib R-2 out tips chose laminate entire trailing edge tips center section however can make straight portion tapered stock simplicity Cut 1/16 notches ribs Note tops spars taper consistently depth ribs beginning rib R-3 re leading edge stock soaked pinned place dry before gluing Finishing Up Downthrust right thrust may incorporated standoffs making shorter DT limit line made heavy monofilament fishing line lightweight braided metal fishing leader wire such Control Line leadout material Form loop end small enough forced over washers DT hooks will slip off easily Make sure line long enough give 450 stabilizer angle Key wing its mount gluing keys bottom spars Flying Balance model 35% 47/s inches ahead trailing edge model required some nose weight achieve proper balance Washin 1/s inch built port tip first flight rich needle valve setting went out-of-sight tired old eyes Thanks fellow fliers VAMPS kept sight chased down Succeeding flights improved more-lean needle-valve setting climb out too dramatic /2A Texaco competition should tamed down maximum performance event choose build recollection scaled-down model Im certain will feel rewarded sense accomplishment felt day modelers life ge Niebauer 1405 E Vegas Valley Dr #281 Las Vegas NV 89109 Sources Lightweight spackling fillets Patch-N-Paint Custom Building Products Seal Beach CA 310 598-8808 Lite Flite wheels main wheels Dave Brown Products Inc 4560 Layhigh Rd Hamilton OH 45013 Smooth-contour wheels tail wheel Williams Bros 181 Pawnee St San Marcos CA 92069 Its MUCH MODE lust SUPER Servo Driver Detect bad servos. BEFORE cause problemsl 1-2-3 P/it peer serve late Pr P/qMe Pr Serve Reverser late peer Ri Wew Fee re dead LI No messy adjustments o No Jitter No Drift NeutralShafts O Fuelprooj tlbratlon prooll rasrugi awe awarer uweawr iaaw ea uausd checeel. Switch ca peer Lv. Ueea Ills GD FLi Peffews reeheie. Red Checir lettery____________________ j*FJectroJirnamics 1-800-337-1638 Orders 31185 Schoocraft Livonia Ml 48150VISAInfo 1-734-422-5420 Website http//wwwelectrodynamcomFax 1-734-422-5338 W W3 MrYU September 1998 65 e up yourg u tong slow approach. Theres no fear flameouts Glow ites onboard doesnt get better this. uqrvw* wuw WIFIIOLIT Ta USE ff51 BETTER knob stick- type servo drivers.. Find your servos electrical center computer accuracy Eajey RE/JUtE S-t-D-G-W idle PLUS. EASZ S4FE studsl Singles Twins NO Interference Works Rrs Light Less 35 grams Ultra-simple installation EDR-zos URTTERY ifiOIIITOR DK- 106 Bro Servo 9everser H RI! bumuSj K&B Aero & Marine Engines ebuilt ired ted K&B can make your engine like new again need send us K&B engine will epa ed wth o gna parts Laborchargefrom $750 $1250 ve Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 NOTE mee 5 e erv eobeduetocgeorcond500 sopieoseoo be5resendrg niourengne

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