THEE LTH LW HAVE ever attended famous Tole Radio Control Exposition have will retain memories model displays exhibits demonstrations face-to-face meetings manu Right AMA President Earl Witt right presented special mugs Exhibition Directors Don Belote right Bob Hisey memen toes AMA appreciation Below Larry Sne deker L Exec Dir John Worth 79 Toledo raffle has resulted generous donationstoAMA projectsovertheyearsLarry originated concept Below R World Engines John Maloney presented gifts appre ciation Weak Signals club being ex hibitor longest record support annual Toledo Show facturer RC gear havent attended will able future because Toledo show has become tradition its first 25 years still growing maturing Sponsored Toledo Weak Signals RC club show oldest continuous annual exposition world devoted exclusively radiocontrolled models inauspicious beginning 1955 less 100 attendees 1979 over 30000 makes wonder what secret formula Weak Signals Club has evolved over years What follows description fabulous growth Toledo show tantamount re counting history RC USA First Toledo Weak Signals Club before could give birth RC show So weve learned Weak Signals RC Club founded spring 1952 primarily through efforts Joe David makes club oldest continuous RC clubs US along 60 Model Aviation Toledo began 1955 less 100 attendees Now institution 30000 attendees jammed site 1979 celebrate Weak Signals grand old shows Silver Anniversary then-and-now commentary RCs noted pioneer puts perspective 0 Walt Good DCIRC club Washington DC Incidentally told Joe has attended 25 Toledo shows first Mid-Winter RC Convention called held Detroit early 1955 organized jointly Tom Dion Weak Signals club Ernie Kratzet RC Club Detroit idea break winter doldrums bull session two clubs few outsiders Almost 100 attended first convention program included RC movies demonstrations RC gear show ing new models free beer pretzels Joe David brought scale J-3 Cub 7-ft span weighing 11 lbs demonstration fiberglass techniques included one-day meeting con sidered successful spite icy roads bad weather IGIVq w0 3 0 Its hard remember RC gear early days meant tube-type radios three separate batteries filament plate supply escapements fliers bang-bang control five reeds five relays three servos typical gear experts Note 5channel reeds meant two rudder L & R two elevator U & D engine Only 27MHz frequency available along channel 465MHz few 50-54MHz ham band flight time normal practice few pulse-proportional rigs flying discussions should say arguments between bang-bang reed control proportional just beginning Almost 200 attended 1956 Con vention Detroit featured Dwight Hartmans well-made movies 1955 remember attendin2 1958 Conven tion enjoy affair participate Q session during open meeting first year AMA president some questions rather difficult answers recall audience about 200 out 300 recorded year case werent around total AMA membership 17000 compared over 70000 today reasons dont remember July 1979 61 I Uwen Kampen TamolE aesagner tiny t1L planes naa TfllS rormea pywooaioay sallpwne Windsong 1968 show AMA RC Nationals Meet Hartmans movies Nats became regular feature convention several years attendance almost doubling 1956 180 decided move convention Toledo primarily have larger hall also closer expressways give easier accessibility out-of towner Hence 1957 1958 shows held Trilby Log Cabin~ Toledo Detroit Club decided drop out joint sponsorship convention after 1957 show So 1958 Weak Signals Club took sponsorship themselves 1959 show marked number firsts length show now two days instead An auction equipment brought attendees popular success Manufacturers exhibits held handful participating appeared popular too Modeler dis plays extended RC planes cars boats RC apparatus Remember hey-day electronic mechanical experimenters played important role development RC hobby further high point 1959 AMA success obtaining six RC frequencies 27MHzso talk show need narrow-band superhet receiver make use new frequencies old wide-band superregen receiver began its phase-out time During next five years 1960 through 1964 attendance grew rapidly over 1000 two-day February sessions So again became necessary find new meeting halls handle crowds Trilby Log Cabin Miracle Mile Ball Room Sunnydale Country Club finally came rest two years Toledo Express Airport Cham pion Spark Plug hanger auction became too popular 1962 lasted 7 pm 3 am still 62 Model Aviation Toledo famous Tor technical developments too Above Fred Collins compact version Engine Exhaust Sound Frequency Divider see May79 MA article John Hunton Fred cleverly modified standard muffleradjustable rear drum permits timing variation Below Freds immaculate special O&R Industrial en gine conversion Toledo rolls like Old Man River styles change pretty young lady holding epitome gliders winner 1968 show Sid Axeirod Top Flite Models among earliest shown above during early Toledo Show Sunningdale Country Club 1962 right 1979 still demonstrating Top Flits products Missed very much TFs late Mike Schlesinger Over years Sid earned reputation fastest iron West didnt finish next year Trading Post Swap Shop inaugurated handle huge number items auction retained small num ber selected gems practice has continued present day Although first World Championship RC 1960 just won Ed Kazmirski using reed equipped Orion second WC/RC 1962 won Tom Brett reeds Toledo Confer ence featured speaker feed-back pro portional 1962 speaker Zel Ritchie subject Space Control proportional based analog principles Other analog systems such Sampey DeeBee also use during period number manufacturer exhibits grew 30 1964 exhibits really arrived during period Weak Signals found important ingredient growing success modelers wanted see new RC items first hand talk face-to-face manu facturer Furthermore manufacturer found getting good timely feedback customers few retail dealers also profited being dragged exhibit irate customer admonition now thats widget want orded story told 1962 manufacturer made last minute panic appeal exhibit table newly finished product wont find name exhibit roster year did get table debut famous Falcon 56 Carl Goldberg So 1964 end first decade Perhaps should dubbed Experi menters Decade Toledo show Now called Annual Mid-Winter RC Conference success continued second decade 1965 through 1974 few problems meeting site moved giant Lucas County Recreation Center starting within relatively small Weak Signals Club would found Larry Snedeker stepped forward applied management skills rather tremen dous task running rapidly expanding conference appointed Don Belote handle manufacturers exhibits made additional appointments other key assignmentsand things started moving upward again 1969 attendance Spectacular silver service sets awaruea io various moosi class winners Ensue awaras tne outstanding ever presented Right Jim Funduk won Best Show Best Military Scale all-metal P-38L After awarded two silver service sets wife cried joy because recognition Jims super effort Jims annual projects have long highlight WRAMS Show well July1979 63 Toledo place see new things Electric power goes back least 1968 tnis un identified gentleman displayed biplane 1965 site serve well next ten years might well dubbed Lucas Decade early period Conference almost caine halt time success seemed well hand Tom Dion mainstay con ference since its inception felt would able carry load another year few months looked new leader exploded over 4000 56 manufac turers exhibits 1973 10000 attendees 119 exhibitors introduction plastic film cover ing named MonoKote Sid Axelrod 1967 highlight year beginning significant new technique model construction Did know Sid covered wifes refrigerator MonoKote understand Sids solution wifes request new refrigerator Another milestone occured period appearance overseas visitorsjust attend Toledo Confer ence show become international Delegates Germany included Hans Graupner Fred Militky Johannes Graupner Co Fritz Bosch Simprop first came ob servers later came exhibit products first Wankel model engine brought 1968 show Graupner USA preview foreign model product new very little published about Lucas Decade witnessed intro duction helicopter ducted fans almost-ready-to-fly pattern planes race cars clutch shift upsurge RC sailplanes trade exhibits Flight demonstrations usually compromised February weather firsts such RC Combat Helicopters col lective pitch shown reason growth during fabulous decade addition seven new RC channels 72MHz band obtained action AMA sup ported its membership industry Although digital proportional control born early sixties really tcok over during later sixties has become standard RC hobby Credit development digital control goes completely hobby indus try opposed large electronic com panies gratifying hobby/sport has made unique contribution has used copied around world once popular program movies speakers finally dropped 1972 several reasons audience dwindled Continued page 120 64 Model Aviation late Howard McEntee left pioneered RC MAN 1940s discussing Graupner prototype WmkI nnina hown zt Tnledo 1963 Unusual airplanes abound Toledo Mouette French seagull original sport bipe Carl Diehi Span 51 weight 5 lbs weighed Bibs 1962 recovered K&B 45 Left Seen atthe 1958 Toledo Show Lto RErnie Kratzet Hal deBolt Maynard Hill WaltGood Right Kratzets Eskimo Bipe atthe 1958 Show featured Bramco reed-type equipment unique K&B 70 twin-cylinder engine Photo Dick Branatner Ernies Bramco partner OCTURA CONNEC71ON-t LEY4H EX Octura Flex-Hex Coupling flexible shafts uses interchangeable collet available 250 187 150 135 diameter cable hold cable securely fraying end set screw connectors Available fit 4e-24 /-28 7mm 6mm threaded crankshafts ordering specify thread collet sizes Order directly available local bobby dealer 10% tor postage Illinois residents add additional 5% tor sales tax Send 50e Catalog Price List OCTURA MODELS INC Celebrating 25th year 7351 N Hamlin Ave ie IL 60076 outcome CLCB vote Wake up guysSpeed becoming less less popular Dont assume because RC growing Thats cop out Stunt other UC events healthier Whats wrong speed Combat going great clear problem involving enough youngsters except rare cases like Tom Upton trained supported Patrick Hempel flew us feel very capable pilot took time lot patience bunch ofoldsters RC theyre doing betterjob youngsters both UC has contributed lot RC good example Tom Upton gave program last year Richardson RC Club about UC speed engine hop-up program well received club members asked give program again six months later After word got out about us doing type program invited speak North Dallas RC Club no reason should work together fellow modeler oppor tunity visit Duke Fox plant Fort Smith Arkansas last month George Marion Ken Greene gave us fantastic tour first model engine factory have visited quite interesting observe different types special manufacturing equipment used majority machined parts formed automatic screw machines crankshaft formed completely ma chines automatic screw machine pro duces parts very high rate would take 10 hours longer build such part well-equipped machine shop Other operations done mill lathe other special automatic equip ment type specialized equip ment ailows production large numbers precision engines todays prices also very interesting observe glow plug bodies manufactured another automatic screw machine entire lower body produced operation top half glow plug made another After platinum element welded top half glow plug body inserted lower body insula tor between point lip lower body rolled over form seal unit will leak also opportunity observe assembly Dukes new twin very proud engine rightly believe first Schnuerle-ported twin model engine market required test twin during devel opment run 20000 rpm 10-6 prop 30 minutes damage Duke now has engine production beautiful piece machinery have see appreciate what excel lent job engineering Duke has done twin also running some 60 racing engines have oppor tunity really get hands am anxious talking about fuel manu facturing Duke indicated effective April 1 1979 nitromethane would become government commodity being placed allocation con cerned since no large quantities nitro would available would have difficulty manufacturing fuels require high nitro content may have revert back FAI fuel nitro situation worsens received fine letter Frank Hunt Merced California discussing recent racing meet indicated Chuck Schuette turned 15704 mph first FAI John Newton Luke Roy 15359 14898 mph respectively beautiful weather slight overcast speeds nothing brag about Since first meet year everyone socialized fine time contest season coming up checking contests included speed part schedule appears some contest directors have elected drop speed other UC events dont get out support event meets guys have no choice drop comments suggestions correct growth problem would welcome Also some ex-speed participants might drop line subject Gene Hempel 301 North Yale Dr Garlan4 iX 75042 Toledo Show/Good continued page 64 space badly needed rest show Thus ended conference flavor Toledo show marking end stage RC saga will remember DC/RC Symposium started 1958 provided 12 years stimulation RC experimenters gadgeteers last DC/RC Symposium 1969 adding another piece evi dence experimenters era di minishing perhaps positively RC hobby matured stabilized sport supported anny users dedicated professional industry Lucas Decade closes mixed report year gasoline shortage 1974 Attendance dropped 10000 73 6500 74 exhibitors fell off slightly turned out hiccup rather serious illness spite drop 1974 attendance overcrowding Lucas County facility become serious Weak Signals Club forced move larger quarters So 1975 moved close downtown Toledo Sports Arena has become home exposition day show expanded three days date changed early April avoid usual blustery weather February midwest Wouldnt know first show Arena April 1975 welcomed unseasonal snow storm tied up transportation miles around Growth has continued upward past five years new site atten dance recorded around 20000 during three-day sessions meetings take place during show AMA committees special interest groups industry others outside Weak Signals domain club knows conference rooms headquarters motel sold out model interests during show period Thus Toledo has become focal point model activities outside immediate RC exposition interests above isnt say Toledo show management doesnt get involved unusual requests example 1975 Graupner company flew Germany show new 040 Helicopter Toledo Exposition landed snow storm Chicago made way Toledo after being assured exhibit boxes would arrive Toledo proper time sure enough boxes appeared Toledo 120 Model Aviation EXPLODED ly including collet Additional Collots $125 ea 1/4-TURN THE PERFECT WAY TO LATCH YOUR HATCH OR YOUR COWL CANOPY INSPECTION COVER ETC 0 SIMPLE TO LINE UP AND INSTALL PERFECT ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME 4UU THIS IS ALL YOU SEE THE HEAD FITS FLUSH WITH YOUR SURFACE AND CAN BE PAINTED THE COLOR OF YOUR MODEL THEY LOOK AND WORK JUST LIKE THE REAL THING THE SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM POSITIVELY LOCKS ELEASES WITH MERE OF SCREWDRIVER ACTUAL SIZE IS ONLY L STEELASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BRASS MACHINED PARTS THIS IS AL YOU SEE PERFECT FOR LANES BOATS CARS AND / HELICOPTERS OV 00CAT NO 242 & PRODUCTS INCORPORATED OU 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 U S Airport Fridayin customs area Due Chicago storm airlines sent boxes Toledo pro cessing customs now late Friday Toledo customs office closed Inquiries brought forth informa tion customs approval could easily boxes released Mon day after show over good solution Now Toledo club went action members making arrangements have customs official airport early Saturday morning Two McKeesport modelers turned Jeep wagon trucking service 040 Bell 47G helicopter display rest show put demonstration flight outside hall happy ending thanks special efforts Weak Signals Club few volunteers remember almost lost six 27MHz RC frequencies 1976 Toledo Show played part rescue operation too FCC dropped bombshell form rule proposal March 31 1976 give 27MHz RC frequencies theCB users RC frater nity learned news April 2nd Toledo Immediately AMA along industry RC boat RC car organizations held meeting mounted campaign produced several thousand letters FCC result know save 27-band frequencies time being 1978 AMA petitioned FCC assign 30 frequencies RC petition process FCC will take least year wend its way through procedural machinery technical view Toledo show has shown new items past five years tiny planes tiny RC gear large -scale planes large engines some extremes RC gear has become programmable frequency changeable July 1979 121 LIOSO relatives tfle models fly RPVs used military sleek pusher developed group Dayton Ohio headed Don Lowe AMA vice president introduction FM-RC gear 53MHz marks beginning another new era expected become standard RC channels FCC adopts newly petitioned frequen cies permits new forms modulation RC 1979 Silver Anniversary show held April 6 7 8 Sports Arena Toledo claimed over 20000 spectators attendance along vari ety windy icy snowy rainy weather winning modelers carried away over $9000 worth silver tea sets made especi ally occasion tea set prize sure accepted model ers wife first time history show 250 display tables reserved several months before show So number potential exhibitors turned away However noted turn aways present sharing tables squeezing odd cor ners new problem Weak Signals solve inverviewed several old timers during show found fun jogging foggy memories example Larry Sne deker attended 25 shows though job taken him away Toledo area fondest memory initiation popular AMA Raffle show director 1965 raffle has grown year involved eight RC systems year Incidentally learned Larrys management skills came being personnel director large firm Dwight Hartman attended first show 1955 has missed three shows due bad weather prevented him driving Illinois Dick Branstner man behind early Bramco RC gear helped Ernie Kratzet 1955 meeting called RC Bull Session display Bramco throttle five-channel reed set could called shows first manufacturers ex hibit reminded us five reeds provided three controls rudder L & R elevator U & Dand cycling engine control Did know club members families prepared served food first ten years show Keith Finkenbeiner said club very cautious about overextending limited financial capacity chose do-it yourself method 1966 show well established professional food concessionaires took over Keith member Model Mangler Club predecessor Weak Signals RC Club has attended 24 shows somehow missed first does play anti-publicity director Bob Hisey has problem Because show largest annual event Toledo pours several million dollars local economy April has attracted attention Toledo chamber commerce local news media bit unhappy because Bob does Meet plane trained todays experts Ask todays R/C experts what idea great R/C trainer Chances theyll tell Hal deBolts Champ Champ first kitted deBolt 1954 Later re-engineered quirk build kit time proved Champ all-time best-ever R/C trainers Now Midwest deBolt working team have made Champ better ever Midwest microcut quality throughout solid new deBolt engineering new Live Wire Champion Mark Ill ready Designed two three channel operatior new kit Midwest line-up takes 15-19 engines 55-inch wing Champ can built tricycle scale tail-dragger gear stand-off scale model kit comes complete die-cut balsa hardwood parts pre-shaped rudder ele vator leading trailing edge kit also includes hardware package detailed construction prints complete building finishing flying instructions full-color decal sheet PE Ft TIN Wing Span55 Wing Area595 sq Engines15-19 Radio1 2 3 channel Kit No146 So see local hobby dealer about new Champion Mark Ill Ask new kit plane trained days R/C experts Ask new Midwest Champ p Midwest Products Company 400 South Indiana Street Hobart Indiana 46342 219/942-1134 July1979 123 Meet Champion Murk III Price $4495 First io R Spragueforthis startling RSC-3 canardwith slanted twin fins odd bird has 1140 sq wing area flown three channels allow local announcements show points out show expressly Mac modeler has driven several hundred miles would very unhappy find Arena jammed nonmodeling public So part Bobs job prevent local advertising show also points out exhibitors screened provide widest variety RC pro ducts allowing original exclusive items shown thus reducing needless repetition same items philosophy caters one-man companies well giants modeler can see wide variety items stepping across aisle rather touring country Foreign visitors again made annual trek RC mecca year Japan Australia New Zealand England Canada Mexico Brazil India Philippines Germany other European countries Truly international affair success 25 years Toledo RC Exposition has outstanding Now secret formula appears clear Weak Signals have provided three things needed RC sport first place manufacturers display wares interact directly customers second coveted awards modelers displays planes boats cars still burn envy admira tion whenever see modelers displays third Trading Post auction recycles RC equipment useful channels provides seller some cash towards new item hes just seen show success formula has evolved considerable effort part Weak Signals Club particular dozen members year have taken management different areas sure families have endured annual sacrifice too enough space mention names involved over years today know Don Belote Bob Hisey have co-directors almost ten years running certainly hope will least finish out third decade exposition will 1984 will handle future growth inevitable increase displays people dont know based adapta bility performance past sure will find way salute Weak Signals Club 25th Anniversary Toledo RC Ex position thank advance shows future PS Toledo Show next year April 11 12 131980 See Messerschmitt/Noonan continued page 71 have wedge shaped section about 20 degrees bent form engaging mech anism front disc finished balsa spinner Insert ball-bearing thrust washer assembling Wings exception spars leading edge laminated basswood tips wings constructed 1/20 balsa Trace rib patterns carefully cut medium 1/20 sheet Note two mating ribs #1 wing stubs solid described earlier Number ribs quick identifica tion Cut -in wide trailing edge pieces 4 1/20 sheet Confirm rib contours leading edge notches stacking ribs pile largest bottom Make alterations necessary Cut tapered main spar 1 / 16 straight grained hard balsa Mark off rib stations accurately sharp pencil front spar Slip ribs place along spar applying cement used Titebond rib/spar contact points Check alignment before cement sets Pin assembly over plans having positioned bot tom trailing edge part plans first Cement ribs trailing edge Re-confirm alignment sighting down wing assembly After allowed dry add top trailing edge part cementing rib tops along mating edge itself Clamp weak clamps until dry Add rear spar tapered rib 1 rib 7 Rear spar outboard rib 7 constant depth slipped place through rib openings sure both spars protrude root end mating portion joins wings plywood joiners built fuselage Cement eading edge place after tapering about 5/32 sq tip end Laminate tips two pieces 1/16 X 1/8 basswood has soaked water overnight addition about 10% household ammonia water seems make wood pliable lamina tions bent around cardboard forms allowed dry Cement tips place shape fair leading trailing edges Slice cap strips 1/20 soft balsa Determine length cut lay work bench proper order Starting either end wing cement leading edge After strips dry easy force down along airfoil mating trailing edge Use cement sparingly Metal spring clips used hair curlers make good clamps holding cap strips place during drying operation Repeat operation wing bottom Cap-stripping results finished appearance covered wing however weight penalty flight duration main concern cap-strips may dispensed Finish wing frame care fully sanding leading trailing edges proper airfoil contour Join finished wing panels fuselage sliding spar stubs place alongside ply wood spar joiners wing stubs Determine correct dihedral before cementing Capstrip remaining center-section ribs Tail Surfaces Vertical fin horizontal stabilizer have ribs cut 1/20 medium sheet balsa Both constructed conventional way Tips laid up same manner wings using 1/16 X 3/32 basswood movable tab fin pro vides turn adjustment Stabilizer incorporates soft aluminum tongue epoxied spar inserts slot rear former fuselage allows incidence change very im portant during preliminary flight testing 1/32 plywood ears cemented front portion stab inside rib S5 provides means fixing incidence insertion pins fuselage cementing fin fuselage allow spar seat down frame makes strong installation 124 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMGO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold them- The kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Asdresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 dollar- bar em all
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THEE LTH LW HAVE ever attended famous Tole Radio Control Exposition have will retain memories model displays exhibits demonstrations face-to-face meetings manu Right AMA President Earl Witt right presented special mugs Exhibition Directors Don Belote right Bob Hisey memen toes AMA appreciation Below Larry Sne deker L Exec Dir John Worth 79 Toledo raffle has resulted generous donationstoAMA projectsovertheyearsLarry originated concept Below R World Engines John Maloney presented gifts appre ciation Weak Signals club being ex hibitor longest record support annual Toledo Show facturer RC gear havent attended will able future because Toledo show has become tradition its first 25 years still growing maturing Sponsored Toledo Weak Signals RC club show oldest continuous annual exposition world devoted exclusively radiocontrolled models inauspicious beginning 1955 less 100 attendees 1979 over 30000 makes wonder what secret formula Weak Signals Club has evolved over years What follows description fabulous growth Toledo show tantamount re counting history RC USA First Toledo Weak Signals Club before could give birth RC show So weve learned Weak Signals RC Club founded spring 1952 primarily through efforts Joe David makes club oldest continuous RC clubs US along 60 Model Aviation Toledo began 1955 less 100 attendees Now institution 30000 attendees jammed site 1979 celebrate Weak Signals grand old shows Silver Anniversary then-and-now commentary RCs noted pioneer puts perspective 0 Walt Good DCIRC club Washington DC Incidentally told Joe has attended 25 Toledo shows first Mid-Winter RC Convention called held Detroit early 1955 organized jointly Tom Dion Weak Signals club Ernie Kratzet RC Club Detroit idea break winter doldrums bull session two clubs few outsiders Almost 100 attended first convention program included RC movies demonstrations RC gear show ing new models free beer pretzels Joe David brought scale J-3 Cub 7-ft span weighing 11 lbs demonstration fiberglass techniques included one-day meeting con sidered successful spite icy roads bad weather IGIVq w0 3 0 Its hard remember RC gear early days meant tube-type radios three separate batteries filament plate supply escapements fliers bang-bang control five reeds five relays three servos typical gear experts Note 5channel reeds meant two rudder L & R two elevator U & D engine Only 27MHz frequency available along channel 465MHz few 50-54MHz ham band flight time normal practice few pulse-proportional rigs flying discussions should say arguments between bang-bang reed control proportional just beginning Almost 200 attended 1956 Con vention Detroit featured Dwight Hartmans well-made movies 1955 remember attendin2 1958 Conven tion enjoy affair participate Q session during open meeting first year AMA president some questions rather difficult answers recall audience about 200 out 300 recorded year case werent around total AMA membership 17000 compared over 70000 today reasons dont remember July 1979 61 I Uwen Kampen TamolE aesagner tiny t1L planes naa TfllS rormea pywooaioay sallpwne Windsong 1968 show AMA RC Nationals Meet Hartmans movies Nats became regular feature convention several years attendance almost doubling 1956 180 decided move convention Toledo primarily have larger hall also closer expressways give easier accessibility out-of towner Hence 1957 1958 shows held Trilby Log Cabin~ Toledo Detroit Club decided drop out joint sponsorship convention after 1957 show So 1958 Weak Signals Club took sponsorship themselves 1959 show marked number firsts length show now two days instead An auction equipment brought attendees popular success Manufacturers exhibits held handful participating appeared popular too Modeler dis plays extended RC planes cars boats RC apparatus Remember hey-day electronic mechanical experimenters played important role development RC hobby further high point 1959 AMA success obtaining six RC frequencies 27MHzso talk show need narrow-band superhet receiver make use new frequencies old wide-band superregen receiver began its phase-out time During next five years 1960 through 1964 attendance grew rapidly over 1000 two-day February sessions So again became necessary find new meeting halls handle crowds Trilby Log Cabin Miracle Mile Ball Room Sunnydale Country Club finally came rest two years Toledo Express Airport Cham pion Spark Plug hanger auction became too popular 1962 lasted 7 pm 3 am still 62 Model Aviation Toledo famous Tor technical developments too Above Fred Collins compact version Engine Exhaust Sound Frequency Divider see May79 MA article John Hunton Fred cleverly modified standard muffleradjustable rear drum permits timing variation Below Freds immaculate special O&R Industrial en gine conversion Toledo rolls like Old Man River styles change pretty young lady holding epitome gliders winner 1968 show Sid Axeirod Top Flite Models among earliest shown above during early Toledo Show Sunningdale Country Club 1962 right 1979 still demonstrating Top Flits products Missed very much TFs late Mike Schlesinger Over years Sid earned reputation fastest iron West didnt finish next year Trading Post Swap Shop inaugurated handle huge number items auction retained small num ber selected gems practice has continued present day Although first World Championship RC 1960 just won Ed Kazmirski using reed equipped Orion second WC/RC 1962 won Tom Brett reeds Toledo Confer ence featured speaker feed-back pro portional 1962 speaker Zel Ritchie subject Space Control proportional based analog principles Other analog systems such Sampey DeeBee also use during period number manufacturer exhibits grew 30 1964 exhibits really arrived during period Weak Signals found important ingredient growing success modelers wanted see new RC items first hand talk face-to-face manu facturer Furthermore manufacturer found getting good timely feedback customers few retail dealers also profited being dragged exhibit irate customer admonition now thats widget want orded story told 1962 manufacturer made last minute panic appeal exhibit table newly finished product wont find name exhibit roster year did get table debut famous Falcon 56 Carl Goldberg So 1964 end first decade Perhaps should dubbed Experi menters Decade Toledo show Now called Annual Mid-Winter RC Conference success continued second decade 1965 through 1974 few problems meeting site moved giant Lucas County Recreation Center starting within relatively small Weak Signals Club would found Larry Snedeker stepped forward applied management skills rather tremen dous task running rapidly expanding conference appointed Don Belote handle manufacturers exhibits made additional appointments other key assignmentsand things started moving upward again 1969 attendance Spectacular silver service sets awaruea io various moosi class winners Ensue awaras tne outstanding ever presented Right Jim Funduk won Best Show Best Military Scale all-metal P-38L After awarded two silver service sets wife cried joy because recognition Jims super effort Jims annual projects have long highlight WRAMS Show well July1979 63 Toledo place see new things Electric power goes back least 1968 tnis un identified gentleman displayed biplane 1965 site serve well next ten years might well dubbed Lucas Decade early period Conference almost caine halt time success seemed well hand Tom Dion mainstay con ference since its inception felt would able carry load another year few months looked new leader exploded over 4000 56 manufac turers exhibits 1973 10000 attendees 119 exhibitors introduction plastic film cover ing named MonoKote Sid Axelrod 1967 highlight year beginning significant new technique model construction Did know Sid covered wifes refrigerator MonoKote understand Sids solution wifes request new refrigerator Another milestone occured period appearance overseas visitorsjust attend Toledo Confer ence show become international Delegates Germany included Hans Graupner Fred Militky Johannes Graupner Co Fritz Bosch Simprop first came ob servers later came exhibit products first Wankel model engine brought 1968 show Graupner USA preview foreign model product new very little published about Lucas Decade witnessed intro duction helicopter ducted fans almost-ready-to-fly pattern planes race cars clutch shift upsurge RC sailplanes trade exhibits Flight demonstrations usually compromised February weather firsts such RC Combat Helicopters col lective pitch shown reason growth during fabulous decade addition seven new RC channels 72MHz band obtained action AMA sup ported its membership industry Although digital proportional control born early sixties really tcok over during later sixties has become standard RC hobby Credit development digital control goes completely hobby indus try opposed large electronic com panies gratifying hobby/sport has made unique contribution has used copied around world once popular program movies speakers finally dropped 1972 several reasons audience dwindled Continued page 120 64 Model Aviation late Howard McEntee left pioneered RC MAN 1940s discussing Graupner prototype WmkI nnina hown zt Tnledo 1963 Unusual airplanes abound Toledo Mouette French seagull original sport bipe Carl Diehi Span 51 weight 5 lbs weighed Bibs 1962 recovered K&B 45 Left Seen atthe 1958 Toledo Show Lto RErnie Kratzet Hal deBolt Maynard Hill WaltGood Right Kratzets Eskimo Bipe atthe 1958 Show featured Bramco reed-type equipment unique K&B 70 twin-cylinder engine Photo Dick Branatner Ernies Bramco partner OCTURA CONNEC71ON-t LEY4H EX Octura Flex-Hex Coupling flexible shafts uses interchangeable collet available 250 187 150 135 diameter cable hold cable securely fraying end set screw connectors Available fit 4e-24 /-28 7mm 6mm threaded crankshafts ordering specify thread collet sizes Order directly available local bobby dealer 10% tor postage Illinois residents add additional 5% tor sales tax Send 50e Catalog Price List OCTURA MODELS INC Celebrating 25th year 7351 N Hamlin Ave ie IL 60076 outcome CLCB vote Wake up guysSpeed becoming less less popular Dont assume because RC growing Thats cop out Stunt other UC events healthier Whats wrong speed Combat going great clear problem involving enough youngsters except rare cases like Tom Upton trained supported Patrick Hempel flew us feel very capable pilot took time lot patience bunch ofoldsters RC theyre doing betterjob youngsters both UC has contributed lot RC good example Tom Upton gave program last year Richardson RC Club about UC speed engine hop-up program well received club members asked give program again six months later After word got out about us doing type program invited speak North Dallas RC Club no reason should work together fellow modeler oppor tunity visit Duke Fox plant Fort Smith Arkansas last month George Marion Ken Greene gave us fantastic tour first model engine factory have visited quite interesting observe different types special manufacturing equipment used majority machined parts formed automatic screw machines crankshaft formed completely ma chines automatic screw machine pro duces parts very high rate would take 10 hours longer build such part well-equipped machine shop Other operations done mill lathe other special automatic equip ment type specialized equip ment ailows production large numbers precision engines todays prices also very interesting observe glow plug bodies manufactured another automatic screw machine entire lower body produced operation top half glow plug made another After platinum element welded top half glow plug body inserted lower body insula tor between point lip lower body rolled over form seal unit will leak also opportunity observe assembly Dukes new twin very proud engine rightly believe first Schnuerle-ported twin model engine market required test twin during devel opment run 20000 rpm 10-6 prop 30 minutes damage Duke now has engine production beautiful piece machinery have see appreciate what excel lent job engineering Duke has done twin also running some 60 racing engines have oppor tunity really get hands am anxious talking about fuel manu facturing Duke indicated effective April 1 1979 nitromethane would become government commodity being placed allocation con cerned since no large quantities nitro would available would have difficulty manufacturing fuels require high nitro content may have revert back FAI fuel nitro situation worsens received fine letter Frank Hunt Merced California discussing recent racing meet indicated Chuck Schuette turned 15704 mph first FAI John Newton Luke Roy 15359 14898 mph respectively beautiful weather slight overcast speeds nothing brag about Since first meet year everyone socialized fine time contest season coming up checking contests included speed part schedule appears some contest directors have elected drop speed other UC events dont get out support event meets guys have no choice drop comments suggestions correct growth problem would welcome Also some ex-speed participants might drop line subject Gene Hempel 301 North Yale Dr Garlan4 iX 75042 Toledo Show/Good continued page 64 space badly needed rest show Thus ended conference flavor Toledo show marking end stage RC saga will remember DC/RC Symposium started 1958 provided 12 years stimulation RC experimenters gadgeteers last DC/RC Symposium 1969 adding another piece evi dence experimenters era di minishing perhaps positively RC hobby matured stabilized sport supported anny users dedicated professional industry Lucas Decade closes mixed report year gasoline shortage 1974 Attendance dropped 10000 73 6500 74 exhibitors fell off slightly turned out hiccup rather serious illness spite drop 1974 attendance overcrowding Lucas County facility become serious Weak Signals Club forced move larger quarters So 1975 moved close downtown Toledo Sports Arena has become home exposition day show expanded three days date changed early April avoid usual blustery weather February midwest Wouldnt know first show Arena April 1975 welcomed unseasonal snow storm tied up transportation miles around Growth has continued upward past five years new site atten dance recorded around 20000 during three-day sessions meetings take place during show AMA committees special interest groups industry others outside Weak Signals domain club knows conference rooms headquarters motel sold out model interests during show period Thus Toledo has become focal point model activities outside immediate RC exposition interests above isnt say Toledo show management doesnt get involved unusual requests example 1975 Graupner company flew Germany show new 040 Helicopter Toledo Exposition landed snow storm Chicago made way Toledo after being assured exhibit boxes would arrive Toledo proper time sure enough boxes appeared Toledo 120 Model Aviation EXPLODED ly including collet Additional Collots $125 ea 1/4-TURN THE PERFECT WAY TO LATCH YOUR HATCH OR YOUR COWL CANOPY INSPECTION COVER ETC 0 SIMPLE TO LINE UP AND INSTALL PERFECT ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME 4UU THIS IS ALL YOU SEE THE HEAD FITS FLUSH WITH YOUR SURFACE AND CAN BE PAINTED THE COLOR OF YOUR MODEL THEY LOOK AND WORK JUST LIKE THE REAL THING THE SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM POSITIVELY LOCKS ELEASES WITH MERE OF SCREWDRIVER ACTUAL SIZE IS ONLY L STEELASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BRASS MACHINED PARTS THIS IS AL YOU SEE PERFECT FOR LANES BOATS CARS AND / HELICOPTERS OV 00CAT NO 242 & PRODUCTS INCORPORATED OU 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 U S Airport Fridayin customs area Due Chicago storm airlines sent boxes Toledo pro cessing customs now late Friday Toledo customs office closed Inquiries brought forth informa tion customs approval could easily boxes released Mon day after show over good solution Now Toledo club went action members making arrangements have customs official airport early Saturday morning Two McKeesport modelers turned Jeep wagon trucking service 040 Bell 47G helicopter display rest show put demonstration flight outside hall happy ending thanks special efforts Weak Signals Club few volunteers remember almost lost six 27MHz RC frequencies 1976 Toledo Show played part rescue operation too FCC dropped bombshell form rule proposal March 31 1976 give 27MHz RC frequencies theCB users RC frater nity learned news April 2nd Toledo Immediately AMA along industry RC boat RC car organizations held meeting mounted campaign produced several thousand letters FCC result know save 27-band frequencies time being 1978 AMA petitioned FCC assign 30 frequencies RC petition process FCC will take least year wend its way through procedural machinery technical view Toledo show has shown new items past five years tiny planes tiny RC gear large -scale planes large engines some extremes RC gear has become programmable frequency changeable July 1979 121 LIOSO relatives tfle models fly RPVs used military sleek pusher developed group Dayton Ohio headed Don Lowe AMA vice president introduction FM-RC gear 53MHz marks beginning another new era expected become standard RC channels FCC adopts newly petitioned frequen cies permits new forms modulation RC 1979 Silver Anniversary show held April 6 7 8 Sports Arena Toledo claimed over 20000 spectators attendance along vari ety windy icy snowy rainy weather winning modelers carried away over $9000 worth silver tea sets made especi ally occasion tea set prize sure accepted model ers wife first time history show 250 display tables reserved several months before show So number potential exhibitors turned away However noted turn aways present sharing tables squeezing odd cor ners new problem Weak Signals solve inverviewed several old timers during show found fun jogging foggy memories example Larry Sne deker attended 25 shows though job taken him away Toledo area fondest memory initiation popular AMA Raffle show director 1965 raffle has grown year involved eight RC systems year Incidentally learned Larrys management skills came being personnel director large firm Dwight Hartman attended first show 1955 has missed three shows due bad weather prevented him driving Illinois Dick Branstner man behind early Bramco RC gear helped Ernie Kratzet 1955 meeting called RC Bull Session display Bramco throttle five-channel reed set could called shows first manufacturers ex hibit reminded us five reeds provided three controls rudder L & R elevator U & Dand cycling engine control Did know club members families prepared served food first ten years show Keith Finkenbeiner said club very cautious about overextending limited financial capacity chose do-it yourself method 1966 show well established professional food concessionaires took over Keith member Model Mangler Club predecessor Weak Signals RC Club has attended 24 shows somehow missed first does play anti-publicity director Bob Hisey has problem Because show largest annual event Toledo pours several million dollars local economy April has attracted attention Toledo chamber commerce local news media bit unhappy because Bob does Meet plane trained todays experts Ask todays R/C experts what idea great R/C trainer Chances theyll tell Hal deBolts Champ Champ first kitted deBolt 1954 Later re-engineered quirk build kit time proved Champ all-time best-ever R/C trainers Now Midwest deBolt working team have made Champ better ever Midwest microcut quality throughout solid new deBolt engineering new Live Wire Champion Mark Ill ready Designed two three channel operatior new kit Midwest line-up takes 15-19 engines 55-inch wing Champ can built tricycle scale tail-dragger gear stand-off scale model kit comes complete die-cut balsa hardwood parts pre-shaped rudder ele vator leading trailing edge kit also includes hardware package detailed construction prints complete building finishing flying instructions full-color decal sheet PE Ft TIN Wing Span55 Wing Area595 sq Engines15-19 Radio1 2 3 channel Kit No146 So see local hobby dealer about new Champion Mark Ill Ask new kit plane trained days R/C experts Ask new Midwest Champ p Midwest Products Company 400 South Indiana Street Hobart Indiana 46342 219/942-1134 July1979 123 Meet Champion Murk III Price $4495 First io R Spragueforthis startling RSC-3 canardwith slanted twin fins odd bird has 1140 sq wing area flown three channels allow local announcements show points out show expressly Mac modeler has driven several hundred miles would very unhappy find Arena jammed nonmodeling public So part Bobs job prevent local advertising show also points out exhibitors screened provide widest variety RC pro ducts allowing original exclusive items shown thus reducing needless repetition same items philosophy caters one-man companies well giants modeler can see wide variety items stepping across aisle rather touring country Foreign visitors again made annual trek RC mecca year Japan Australia New Zealand England Canada Mexico Brazil India Philippines Germany other European countries Truly international affair success 25 years Toledo RC Exposition has outstanding Now secret formula appears clear Weak Signals have provided three things needed RC sport first place manufacturers display wares interact directly customers second coveted awards modelers displays planes boats cars still burn envy admira tion whenever see modelers displays third Trading Post auction recycles RC equipment useful channels provides seller some cash towards new item hes just seen show success formula has evolved considerable effort part Weak Signals Club particular dozen members year have taken management different areas sure families have endured annual sacrifice too enough space mention names involved over years today know Don Belote Bob Hisey have co-directors almost ten years running certainly hope will least finish out third decade exposition will 1984 will handle future growth inevitable increase displays people dont know based adapta bility performance past sure will find way salute Weak Signals Club 25th Anniversary Toledo RC Ex position thank advance shows future PS Toledo Show next year April 11 12 131980 See Messerschmitt/Noonan continued page 71 have wedge shaped section about 20 degrees bent form engaging mech anism front disc finished balsa spinner Insert ball-bearing thrust washer assembling Wings exception spars leading edge laminated basswood tips wings constructed 1/20 balsa Trace rib patterns carefully cut medium 1/20 sheet Note two mating ribs #1 wing stubs solid described earlier Number ribs quick identifica tion Cut -in wide trailing edge pieces 4 1/20 sheet Confirm rib contours leading edge notches stacking ribs pile largest bottom Make alterations necessary Cut tapered main spar 1 / 16 straight grained hard balsa Mark off rib stations accurately sharp pencil front spar Slip ribs place along spar applying cement used Titebond rib/spar contact points Check alignment before cement sets Pin assembly over plans having positioned bot tom trailing edge part plans first Cement ribs trailing edge Re-confirm alignment sighting down wing assembly After allowed dry add top trailing edge part cementing rib tops along mating edge itself Clamp weak clamps until dry Add rear spar tapered rib 1 rib 7 Rear spar outboard rib 7 constant depth slipped place through rib openings sure both spars protrude root end mating portion joins wings plywood joiners built fuselage Cement eading edge place after tapering about 5/32 sq tip end Laminate tips two pieces 1/16 X 1/8 basswood has soaked water overnight addition about 10% household ammonia water seems make wood pliable lamina tions bent around cardboard forms allowed dry Cement tips place shape fair leading trailing edges Slice cap strips 1/20 soft balsa Determine length cut lay work bench proper order Starting either end wing cement leading edge After strips dry easy force down along airfoil mating trailing edge Use cement sparingly Metal spring clips used hair curlers make good clamps holding cap strips place during drying operation Repeat operation wing bottom Cap-stripping results finished appearance covered wing however weight penalty flight duration main concern cap-strips may dispensed Finish wing frame care fully sanding leading trailing edges proper airfoil contour Join finished wing panels fuselage sliding spar stubs place alongside ply wood spar joiners wing stubs Determine correct dihedral before cementing Capstrip remaining center-section ribs Tail Surfaces Vertical fin horizontal stabilizer have ribs cut 1/20 medium sheet balsa Both constructed conventional way Tips laid up same manner wings using 1/16 X 3/32 basswood movable tab fin pro vides turn adjustment Stabilizer incorporates soft aluminum tongue epoxied spar inserts slot rear former fuselage allows incidence change very im portant during preliminary flight testing 1/32 plywood ears cemented front portion stab inside rib S5 provides means fixing incidence insertion pins fuselage cementing fin fuselage allow spar seat down frame makes strong installation 124 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMGO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold them- The kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Asdresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 dollar- bar em all
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 120, 121, 123, 124
THEE LTH LW HAVE ever attended famous Tole Radio Control Exposition have will retain memories model displays exhibits demonstrations face-to-face meetings manu Right AMA President Earl Witt right presented special mugs Exhibition Directors Don Belote right Bob Hisey memen toes AMA appreciation Below Larry Sne deker L Exec Dir John Worth 79 Toledo raffle has resulted generous donationstoAMA projectsovertheyearsLarry originated concept Below R World Engines John Maloney presented gifts appre ciation Weak Signals club being ex hibitor longest record support annual Toledo Show facturer RC gear havent attended will able future because Toledo show has become tradition its first 25 years still growing maturing Sponsored Toledo Weak Signals RC club show oldest continuous annual exposition world devoted exclusively radiocontrolled models inauspicious beginning 1955 less 100 attendees 1979 over 30000 makes wonder what secret formula Weak Signals Club has evolved over years What follows description fabulous growth Toledo show tantamount re counting history RC USA First Toledo Weak Signals Club before could give birth RC show So weve learned Weak Signals RC Club founded spring 1952 primarily through efforts Joe David makes club oldest continuous RC clubs US along 60 Model Aviation Toledo began 1955 less 100 attendees Now institution 30000 attendees jammed site 1979 celebrate Weak Signals grand old shows Silver Anniversary then-and-now commentary RCs noted pioneer puts perspective 0 Walt Good DCIRC club Washington DC Incidentally told Joe has attended 25 Toledo shows first Mid-Winter RC Convention called held Detroit early 1955 organized jointly Tom Dion Weak Signals club Ernie Kratzet RC Club Detroit idea break winter doldrums bull session two clubs few outsiders Almost 100 attended first convention program included RC movies demonstrations RC gear show ing new models free beer pretzels Joe David brought scale J-3 Cub 7-ft span weighing 11 lbs demonstration fiberglass techniques included one-day meeting con sidered successful spite icy roads bad weather IGIVq w0 3 0 Its hard remember RC gear early days meant tube-type radios three separate batteries filament plate supply escapements fliers bang-bang control five reeds five relays three servos typical gear experts Note 5channel reeds meant two rudder L & R two elevator U & D engine Only 27MHz frequency available along channel 465MHz few 50-54MHz ham band flight time normal practice few pulse-proportional rigs flying discussions should say arguments between bang-bang reed control proportional just beginning Almost 200 attended 1956 Con vention Detroit featured Dwight Hartmans well-made movies 1955 remember attendin2 1958 Conven tion enjoy affair participate Q session during open meeting first year AMA president some questions rather difficult answers recall audience about 200 out 300 recorded year case werent around total AMA membership 17000 compared over 70000 today reasons dont remember July 1979 61 I Uwen Kampen TamolE aesagner tiny t1L planes naa TfllS rormea pywooaioay sallpwne Windsong 1968 show AMA RC Nationals Meet Hartmans movies Nats became regular feature convention several years attendance almost doubling 1956 180 decided move convention Toledo primarily have larger hall also closer expressways give easier accessibility out-of towner Hence 1957 1958 shows held Trilby Log Cabin~ Toledo Detroit Club decided drop out joint sponsorship convention after 1957 show So 1958 Weak Signals Club took sponsorship themselves 1959 show marked number firsts length show now two days instead An auction equipment brought attendees popular success Manufacturers exhibits held handful participating appeared popular too Modeler dis plays extended RC planes cars boats RC apparatus Remember hey-day electronic mechanical experimenters played important role development RC hobby further high point 1959 AMA success obtaining six RC frequencies 27MHzso talk show need narrow-band superhet receiver make use new frequencies old wide-band superregen receiver began its phase-out time During next five years 1960 through 1964 attendance grew rapidly over 1000 two-day February sessions So again became necessary find new meeting halls handle crowds Trilby Log Cabin Miracle Mile Ball Room Sunnydale Country Club finally came rest two years Toledo Express Airport Cham pion Spark Plug hanger auction became too popular 1962 lasted 7 pm 3 am still 62 Model Aviation Toledo famous Tor technical developments too Above Fred Collins compact version Engine Exhaust Sound Frequency Divider see May79 MA article John Hunton Fred cleverly modified standard muffleradjustable rear drum permits timing variation Below Freds immaculate special O&R Industrial en gine conversion Toledo rolls like Old Man River styles change pretty young lady holding epitome gliders winner 1968 show Sid Axeirod Top Flite Models among earliest shown above during early Toledo Show Sunningdale Country Club 1962 right 1979 still demonstrating Top Flits products Missed very much TFs late Mike Schlesinger Over years Sid earned reputation fastest iron West didnt finish next year Trading Post Swap Shop inaugurated handle huge number items auction retained small num ber selected gems practice has continued present day Although first World Championship RC 1960 just won Ed Kazmirski using reed equipped Orion second WC/RC 1962 won Tom Brett reeds Toledo Confer ence featured speaker feed-back pro portional 1962 speaker Zel Ritchie subject Space Control proportional based analog principles Other analog systems such Sampey DeeBee also use during period number manufacturer exhibits grew 30 1964 exhibits really arrived during period Weak Signals found important ingredient growing success modelers wanted see new RC items first hand talk face-to-face manu facturer Furthermore manufacturer found getting good timely feedback customers few retail dealers also profited being dragged exhibit irate customer admonition now thats widget want orded story told 1962 manufacturer made last minute panic appeal exhibit table newly finished product wont find name exhibit roster year did get table debut famous Falcon 56 Carl Goldberg So 1964 end first decade Perhaps should dubbed Experi menters Decade Toledo show Now called Annual Mid-Winter RC Conference success continued second decade 1965 through 1974 few problems meeting site moved giant Lucas County Recreation Center starting within relatively small Weak Signals Club would found Larry Snedeker stepped forward applied management skills rather tremen dous task running rapidly expanding conference appointed Don Belote handle manufacturers exhibits made additional appointments other key assignmentsand things started moving upward again 1969 attendance Spectacular silver service sets awaruea io various moosi class winners Ensue awaras tne outstanding ever presented Right Jim Funduk won Best Show Best Military Scale all-metal P-38L After awarded two silver service sets wife cried joy because recognition Jims super effort Jims annual projects have long highlight WRAMS Show well July1979 63 Toledo place see new things Electric power goes back least 1968 tnis un identified gentleman displayed biplane 1965 site serve well next ten years might well dubbed Lucas Decade early period Conference almost caine halt time success seemed well hand Tom Dion mainstay con ference since its inception felt would able carry load another year few months looked new leader exploded over 4000 56 manufac turers exhibits 1973 10000 attendees 119 exhibitors introduction plastic film cover ing named MonoKote Sid Axelrod 1967 highlight year beginning significant new technique model construction Did know Sid covered wifes refrigerator MonoKote understand Sids solution wifes request new refrigerator Another milestone occured period appearance overseas visitorsjust attend Toledo Confer ence show become international Delegates Germany included Hans Graupner Fred Militky Johannes Graupner Co Fritz Bosch Simprop first came ob servers later came exhibit products first Wankel model engine brought 1968 show Graupner USA preview foreign model product new very little published about Lucas Decade witnessed intro duction helicopter ducted fans almost-ready-to-fly pattern planes race cars clutch shift upsurge RC sailplanes trade exhibits Flight demonstrations usually compromised February weather firsts such RC Combat Helicopters col lective pitch shown reason growth during fabulous decade addition seven new RC channels 72MHz band obtained action AMA sup ported its membership industry Although digital proportional control born early sixties really tcok over during later sixties has become standard RC hobby Credit development digital control goes completely hobby indus try opposed large electronic com panies gratifying hobby/sport has made unique contribution has used copied around world once popular program movies speakers finally dropped 1972 several reasons audience dwindled Continued page 120 64 Model Aviation late Howard McEntee left pioneered RC MAN 1940s discussing Graupner prototype WmkI nnina hown zt Tnledo 1963 Unusual airplanes abound Toledo Mouette French seagull original sport bipe Carl Diehi Span 51 weight 5 lbs weighed Bibs 1962 recovered K&B 45 Left Seen atthe 1958 Toledo Show Lto RErnie Kratzet Hal deBolt Maynard Hill WaltGood Right Kratzets Eskimo Bipe atthe 1958 Show featured Bramco reed-type equipment unique K&B 70 twin-cylinder engine Photo Dick Branatner Ernies Bramco partner OCTURA CONNEC71ON-t LEY4H EX Octura Flex-Hex Coupling flexible shafts uses interchangeable collet available 250 187 150 135 diameter cable hold cable securely fraying end set screw connectors Available fit 4e-24 /-28 7mm 6mm threaded crankshafts ordering specify thread collet sizes Order directly available local bobby dealer 10% tor postage Illinois residents add additional 5% tor sales tax Send 50e Catalog Price List OCTURA MODELS INC Celebrating 25th year 7351 N Hamlin Ave ie IL 60076 outcome CLCB vote Wake up guysSpeed becoming less less popular Dont assume because RC growing Thats cop out Stunt other UC events healthier Whats wrong speed Combat going great clear problem involving enough youngsters except rare cases like Tom Upton trained supported Patrick Hempel flew us feel very capable pilot took time lot patience bunch ofoldsters RC theyre doing betterjob youngsters both UC has contributed lot RC good example Tom Upton gave program last year Richardson RC Club about UC speed engine hop-up program well received club members asked give program again six months later After word got out about us doing type program invited speak North Dallas RC Club no reason should work together fellow modeler oppor tunity visit Duke Fox plant Fort Smith Arkansas last month George Marion Ken Greene gave us fantastic tour first model engine factory have visited quite interesting observe different types special manufacturing equipment used majority machined parts formed automatic screw machines crankshaft formed completely ma chines automatic screw machine pro duces parts very high rate would take 10 hours longer build such part well-equipped machine shop Other operations done mill lathe other special automatic equip ment type specialized equip ment ailows production large numbers precision engines todays prices also very interesting observe glow plug bodies manufactured another automatic screw machine entire lower body produced operation top half glow plug made another After platinum element welded top half glow plug body inserted lower body insula tor between point lip lower body rolled over form seal unit will leak also opportunity observe assembly Dukes new twin very proud engine rightly believe first Schnuerle-ported twin model engine market required test twin during devel opment run 20000 rpm 10-6 prop 30 minutes damage Duke now has engine production beautiful piece machinery have see appreciate what excel lent job engineering Duke has done twin also running some 60 racing engines have oppor tunity really get hands am anxious talking about fuel manu facturing Duke indicated effective April 1 1979 nitromethane would become government commodity being placed allocation con cerned since no large quantities nitro would available would have difficulty manufacturing fuels require high nitro content may have revert back FAI fuel nitro situation worsens received fine letter Frank Hunt Merced California discussing recent racing meet indicated Chuck Schuette turned 15704 mph first FAI John Newton Luke Roy 15359 14898 mph respectively beautiful weather slight overcast speeds nothing brag about Since first meet year everyone socialized fine time contest season coming up checking contests included speed part schedule appears some contest directors have elected drop speed other UC events dont get out support event meets guys have no choice drop comments suggestions correct growth problem would welcome Also some ex-speed participants might drop line subject Gene Hempel 301 North Yale Dr Garlan4 iX 75042 Toledo Show/Good continued page 64 space badly needed rest show Thus ended conference flavor Toledo show marking end stage RC saga will remember DC/RC Symposium started 1958 provided 12 years stimulation RC experimenters gadgeteers last DC/RC Symposium 1969 adding another piece evi dence experimenters era di minishing perhaps positively RC hobby matured stabilized sport supported anny users dedicated professional industry Lucas Decade closes mixed report year gasoline shortage 1974 Attendance dropped 10000 73 6500 74 exhibitors fell off slightly turned out hiccup rather serious illness spite drop 1974 attendance overcrowding Lucas County facility become serious Weak Signals Club forced move larger quarters So 1975 moved close downtown Toledo Sports Arena has become home exposition day show expanded three days date changed early April avoid usual blustery weather February midwest Wouldnt know first show Arena April 1975 welcomed unseasonal snow storm tied up transportation miles around Growth has continued upward past five years new site atten dance recorded around 20000 during three-day sessions meetings take place during show AMA committees special interest groups industry others outside Weak Signals domain club knows conference rooms headquarters motel sold out model interests during show period Thus Toledo has become focal point model activities outside immediate RC exposition interests above isnt say Toledo show management doesnt get involved unusual requests example 1975 Graupner company flew Germany show new 040 Helicopter Toledo Exposition landed snow storm Chicago made way Toledo after being assured exhibit boxes would arrive Toledo proper time sure enough boxes appeared Toledo 120 Model Aviation EXPLODED ly including collet Additional Collots $125 ea 1/4-TURN THE PERFECT WAY TO LATCH YOUR HATCH OR YOUR COWL CANOPY INSPECTION COVER ETC 0 SIMPLE TO LINE UP AND INSTALL PERFECT ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME 4UU THIS IS ALL YOU SEE THE HEAD FITS FLUSH WITH YOUR SURFACE AND CAN BE PAINTED THE COLOR OF YOUR MODEL THEY LOOK AND WORK JUST LIKE THE REAL THING THE SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM POSITIVELY LOCKS ELEASES WITH MERE OF SCREWDRIVER ACTUAL SIZE IS ONLY L STEELASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BRASS MACHINED PARTS THIS IS AL YOU SEE PERFECT FOR LANES BOATS CARS AND / HELICOPTERS OV 00CAT NO 242 & PRODUCTS INCORPORATED OU 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 U S Airport Fridayin customs area Due Chicago storm airlines sent boxes Toledo pro cessing customs now late Friday Toledo customs office closed Inquiries brought forth informa tion customs approval could easily boxes released Mon day after show over good solution Now Toledo club went action members making arrangements have customs official airport early Saturday morning Two McKeesport modelers turned Jeep wagon trucking service 040 Bell 47G helicopter display rest show put demonstration flight outside hall happy ending thanks special efforts Weak Signals Club few volunteers remember almost lost six 27MHz RC frequencies 1976 Toledo Show played part rescue operation too FCC dropped bombshell form rule proposal March 31 1976 give 27MHz RC frequencies theCB users RC frater nity learned news April 2nd Toledo Immediately AMA along industry RC boat RC car organizations held meeting mounted campaign produced several thousand letters FCC result know save 27-band frequencies time being 1978 AMA petitioned FCC assign 30 frequencies RC petition process FCC will take least year wend its way through procedural machinery technical view Toledo show has shown new items past five years tiny planes tiny RC gear large -scale planes large engines some extremes RC gear has become programmable frequency changeable July 1979 121 LIOSO relatives tfle models fly RPVs used military sleek pusher developed group Dayton Ohio headed Don Lowe AMA vice president introduction FM-RC gear 53MHz marks beginning another new era expected become standard RC channels FCC adopts newly petitioned frequen cies permits new forms modulation RC 1979 Silver Anniversary show held April 6 7 8 Sports Arena Toledo claimed over 20000 spectators attendance along vari ety windy icy snowy rainy weather winning modelers carried away over $9000 worth silver tea sets made especi ally occasion tea set prize sure accepted model ers wife first time history show 250 display tables reserved several months before show So number potential exhibitors turned away However noted turn aways present sharing tables squeezing odd cor ners new problem Weak Signals solve inverviewed several old timers during show found fun jogging foggy memories example Larry Sne deker attended 25 shows though job taken him away Toledo area fondest memory initiation popular AMA Raffle show director 1965 raffle has grown year involved eight RC systems year Incidentally learned Larrys management skills came being personnel director large firm Dwight Hartman attended first show 1955 has missed three shows due bad weather prevented him driving Illinois Dick Branstner man behind early Bramco RC gear helped Ernie Kratzet 1955 meeting called RC Bull Session display Bramco throttle five-channel reed set could called shows first manufacturers ex hibit reminded us five reeds provided three controls rudder L & R elevator U & Dand cycling engine control Did know club members families prepared served food first ten years show Keith Finkenbeiner said club very cautious about overextending limited financial capacity chose do-it yourself method 1966 show well established professional food concessionaires took over Keith member Model Mangler Club predecessor Weak Signals RC Club has attended 24 shows somehow missed first does play anti-publicity director Bob Hisey has problem Because show largest annual event Toledo pours several million dollars local economy April has attracted attention Toledo chamber commerce local news media bit unhappy because Bob does Meet plane trained todays experts Ask todays R/C experts what idea great R/C trainer Chances theyll tell Hal deBolts Champ Champ first kitted deBolt 1954 Later re-engineered quirk build kit time proved Champ all-time best-ever R/C trainers Now Midwest deBolt working team have made Champ better ever Midwest microcut quality throughout solid new deBolt engineering new Live Wire Champion Mark Ill ready Designed two three channel operatior new kit Midwest line-up takes 15-19 engines 55-inch wing Champ can built tricycle scale tail-dragger gear stand-off scale model kit comes complete die-cut balsa hardwood parts pre-shaped rudder ele vator leading trailing edge kit also includes hardware package detailed construction prints complete building finishing flying instructions full-color decal sheet PE Ft TIN Wing Span55 Wing Area595 sq Engines15-19 Radio1 2 3 channel Kit No146 So see local hobby dealer about new Champion Mark Ill Ask new kit plane trained days R/C experts Ask new Midwest Champ p Midwest Products Company 400 South Indiana Street Hobart Indiana 46342 219/942-1134 July1979 123 Meet Champion Murk III Price $4495 First io R Spragueforthis startling RSC-3 canardwith slanted twin fins odd bird has 1140 sq wing area flown three channels allow local announcements show points out show expressly Mac modeler has driven several hundred miles would very unhappy find Arena jammed nonmodeling public So part Bobs job prevent local advertising show also points out exhibitors screened provide widest variety RC pro ducts allowing original exclusive items shown thus reducing needless repetition same items philosophy caters one-man companies well giants modeler can see wide variety items stepping across aisle rather touring country Foreign visitors again made annual trek RC mecca year Japan Australia New Zealand England Canada Mexico Brazil India Philippines Germany other European countries Truly international affair success 25 years Toledo RC Exposition has outstanding Now secret formula appears clear Weak Signals have provided three things needed RC sport first place manufacturers display wares interact directly customers second coveted awards modelers displays planes boats cars still burn envy admira tion whenever see modelers displays third Trading Post auction recycles RC equipment useful channels provides seller some cash towards new item hes just seen show success formula has evolved considerable effort part Weak Signals Club particular dozen members year have taken management different areas sure families have endured annual sacrifice too enough space mention names involved over years today know Don Belote Bob Hisey have co-directors almost ten years running certainly hope will least finish out third decade exposition will 1984 will handle future growth inevitable increase displays people dont know based adapta bility performance past sure will find way salute Weak Signals Club 25th Anniversary Toledo RC Ex position thank advance shows future PS Toledo Show next year April 11 12 131980 See Messerschmitt/Noonan continued page 71 have wedge shaped section about 20 degrees bent form engaging mech anism front disc finished balsa spinner Insert ball-bearing thrust washer assembling Wings exception spars leading edge laminated basswood tips wings constructed 1/20 balsa Trace rib patterns carefully cut medium 1/20 sheet Note two mating ribs #1 wing stubs solid described earlier Number ribs quick identifica tion Cut -in wide trailing edge pieces 4 1/20 sheet Confirm rib contours leading edge notches stacking ribs pile largest bottom Make alterations necessary Cut tapered main spar 1 / 16 straight grained hard balsa Mark off rib stations accurately sharp pencil front spar Slip ribs place along spar applying cement used Titebond rib/spar contact points Check alignment before cement sets Pin assembly over plans having positioned bot tom trailing edge part plans first Cement ribs trailing edge Re-confirm alignment sighting down wing assembly After allowed dry add top trailing edge part cementing rib tops along mating edge itself Clamp weak clamps until dry Add rear spar tapered rib 1 rib 7 Rear spar outboard rib 7 constant depth slipped place through rib openings sure both spars protrude root end mating portion joins wings plywood joiners built fuselage Cement eading edge place after tapering about 5/32 sq tip end Laminate tips two pieces 1/16 X 1/8 basswood has soaked water overnight addition about 10% household ammonia water seems make wood pliable lamina tions bent around cardboard forms allowed dry Cement tips place shape fair leading trailing edges Slice cap strips 1/20 soft balsa Determine length cut lay work bench proper order Starting either end wing cement leading edge After strips dry easy force down along airfoil mating trailing edge Use cement sparingly Metal spring clips used hair curlers make good clamps holding cap strips place during drying operation Repeat operation wing bottom Cap-stripping results finished appearance covered wing however weight penalty flight duration main concern cap-strips may dispensed Finish wing frame care fully sanding leading trailing edges proper airfoil contour Join finished wing panels fuselage sliding spar stubs place alongside ply wood spar joiners wing stubs Determine correct dihedral before cementing Capstrip remaining center-section ribs Tail Surfaces Vertical fin horizontal stabilizer have ribs cut 1/20 medium sheet balsa Both constructed conventional way Tips laid up same manner wings using 1/16 X 3/32 basswood movable tab fin pro vides turn adjustment Stabilizer incorporates soft aluminum tongue epoxied spar inserts slot rear former fuselage allows incidence change very im portant during preliminary flight testing 1/32 plywood ears cemented front portion stab inside rib S5 provides means fixing incidence insertion pins fuselage cementing fin fuselage allow spar seat down frame makes strong installation 124 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMGO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold them- The kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Asdresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 dollar- bar em all
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 120, 121, 123, 124
THEE LTH LW HAVE ever attended famous Tole Radio Control Exposition have will retain memories model displays exhibits demonstrations face-to-face meetings manu Right AMA President Earl Witt right presented special mugs Exhibition Directors Don Belote right Bob Hisey memen toes AMA appreciation Below Larry Sne deker L Exec Dir John Worth 79 Toledo raffle has resulted generous donationstoAMA projectsovertheyearsLarry originated concept Below R World Engines John Maloney presented gifts appre ciation Weak Signals club being ex hibitor longest record support annual Toledo Show facturer RC gear havent attended will able future because Toledo show has become tradition its first 25 years still growing maturing Sponsored Toledo Weak Signals RC club show oldest continuous annual exposition world devoted exclusively radiocontrolled models inauspicious beginning 1955 less 100 attendees 1979 over 30000 makes wonder what secret formula Weak Signals Club has evolved over years What follows description fabulous growth Toledo show tantamount re counting history RC USA First Toledo Weak Signals Club before could give birth RC show So weve learned Weak Signals RC Club founded spring 1952 primarily through efforts Joe David makes club oldest continuous RC clubs US along 60 Model Aviation Toledo began 1955 less 100 attendees Now institution 30000 attendees jammed site 1979 celebrate Weak Signals grand old shows Silver Anniversary then-and-now commentary RCs noted pioneer puts perspective 0 Walt Good DCIRC club Washington DC Incidentally told Joe has attended 25 Toledo shows first Mid-Winter RC Convention called held Detroit early 1955 organized jointly Tom Dion Weak Signals club Ernie Kratzet RC Club Detroit idea break winter doldrums bull session two clubs few outsiders Almost 100 attended first convention program included RC movies demonstrations RC gear show ing new models free beer pretzels Joe David brought scale J-3 Cub 7-ft span weighing 11 lbs demonstration fiberglass techniques included one-day meeting con sidered successful spite icy roads bad weather IGIVq w0 3 0 Its hard remember RC gear early days meant tube-type radios three separate batteries filament plate supply escapements fliers bang-bang control five reeds five relays three servos typical gear experts Note 5channel reeds meant two rudder L & R two elevator U & D engine Only 27MHz frequency available along channel 465MHz few 50-54MHz ham band flight time normal practice few pulse-proportional rigs flying discussions should say arguments between bang-bang reed control proportional just beginning Almost 200 attended 1956 Con vention Detroit featured Dwight Hartmans well-made movies 1955 remember attendin2 1958 Conven tion enjoy affair participate Q session during open meeting first year AMA president some questions rather difficult answers recall audience about 200 out 300 recorded year case werent around total AMA membership 17000 compared over 70000 today reasons dont remember July 1979 61 I Uwen Kampen TamolE aesagner tiny t1L planes naa TfllS rormea pywooaioay sallpwne Windsong 1968 show AMA RC Nationals Meet Hartmans movies Nats became regular feature convention several years attendance almost doubling 1956 180 decided move convention Toledo primarily have larger hall also closer expressways give easier accessibility out-of towner Hence 1957 1958 shows held Trilby Log Cabin~ Toledo Detroit Club decided drop out joint sponsorship convention after 1957 show So 1958 Weak Signals Club took sponsorship themselves 1959 show marked number firsts length show now two days instead An auction equipment brought attendees popular success Manufacturers exhibits held handful participating appeared popular too Modeler dis plays extended RC planes cars boats RC apparatus Remember hey-day electronic mechanical experimenters played important role development RC hobby further high point 1959 AMA success obtaining six RC frequencies 27MHzso talk show need narrow-band superhet receiver make use new frequencies old wide-band superregen receiver began its phase-out time During next five years 1960 through 1964 attendance grew rapidly over 1000 two-day February sessions So again became necessary find new meeting halls handle crowds Trilby Log Cabin Miracle Mile Ball Room Sunnydale Country Club finally came rest two years Toledo Express Airport Cham pion Spark Plug hanger auction became too popular 1962 lasted 7 pm 3 am still 62 Model Aviation Toledo famous Tor technical developments too Above Fred Collins compact version Engine Exhaust Sound Frequency Divider see May79 MA article John Hunton Fred cleverly modified standard muffleradjustable rear drum permits timing variation Below Freds immaculate special O&R Industrial en gine conversion Toledo rolls like Old Man River styles change pretty young lady holding epitome gliders winner 1968 show Sid Axeirod Top Flite Models among earliest shown above during early Toledo Show Sunningdale Country Club 1962 right 1979 still demonstrating Top Flits products Missed very much TFs late Mike Schlesinger Over years Sid earned reputation fastest iron West didnt finish next year Trading Post Swap Shop inaugurated handle huge number items auction retained small num ber selected gems practice has continued present day Although first World Championship RC 1960 just won Ed Kazmirski using reed equipped Orion second WC/RC 1962 won Tom Brett reeds Toledo Confer ence featured speaker feed-back pro portional 1962 speaker Zel Ritchie subject Space Control proportional based analog principles Other analog systems such Sampey DeeBee also use during period number manufacturer exhibits grew 30 1964 exhibits really arrived during period Weak Signals found important ingredient growing success modelers wanted see new RC items first hand talk face-to-face manu facturer Furthermore manufacturer found getting good timely feedback customers few retail dealers also profited being dragged exhibit irate customer admonition now thats widget want orded story told 1962 manufacturer made last minute panic appeal exhibit table newly finished product wont find name exhibit roster year did get table debut famous Falcon 56 Carl Goldberg So 1964 end first decade Perhaps should dubbed Experi menters Decade Toledo show Now called Annual Mid-Winter RC Conference success continued second decade 1965 through 1974 few problems meeting site moved giant Lucas County Recreation Center starting within relatively small Weak Signals Club would found Larry Snedeker stepped forward applied management skills rather tremen dous task running rapidly expanding conference appointed Don Belote handle manufacturers exhibits made additional appointments other key assignmentsand things started moving upward again 1969 attendance Spectacular silver service sets awaruea io various moosi class winners Ensue awaras tne outstanding ever presented Right Jim Funduk won Best Show Best Military Scale all-metal P-38L After awarded two silver service sets wife cried joy because recognition Jims super effort Jims annual projects have long highlight WRAMS Show well July1979 63 Toledo place see new things Electric power goes back least 1968 tnis un identified gentleman displayed biplane 1965 site serve well next ten years might well dubbed Lucas Decade early period Conference almost caine halt time success seemed well hand Tom Dion mainstay con ference since its inception felt would able carry load another year few months looked new leader exploded over 4000 56 manufac turers exhibits 1973 10000 attendees 119 exhibitors introduction plastic film cover ing named MonoKote Sid Axelrod 1967 highlight year beginning significant new technique model construction Did know Sid covered wifes refrigerator MonoKote understand Sids solution wifes request new refrigerator Another milestone occured period appearance overseas visitorsjust attend Toledo Confer ence show become international Delegates Germany included Hans Graupner Fred Militky Johannes Graupner Co Fritz Bosch Simprop first came ob servers later came exhibit products first Wankel model engine brought 1968 show Graupner USA preview foreign model product new very little published about Lucas Decade witnessed intro duction helicopter ducted fans almost-ready-to-fly pattern planes race cars clutch shift upsurge RC sailplanes trade exhibits Flight demonstrations usually compromised February weather firsts such RC Combat Helicopters col lective pitch shown reason growth during fabulous decade addition seven new RC channels 72MHz band obtained action AMA sup ported its membership industry Although digital proportional control born early sixties really tcok over during later sixties has become standard RC hobby Credit development digital control goes completely hobby indus try opposed large electronic com panies gratifying hobby/sport has made unique contribution has used copied around world once popular program movies speakers finally dropped 1972 several reasons audience dwindled Continued page 120 64 Model Aviation late Howard McEntee left pioneered RC MAN 1940s discussing Graupner prototype WmkI nnina hown zt Tnledo 1963 Unusual airplanes abound Toledo Mouette French seagull original sport bipe Carl Diehi Span 51 weight 5 lbs weighed Bibs 1962 recovered K&B 45 Left Seen atthe 1958 Toledo Show Lto RErnie Kratzet Hal deBolt Maynard Hill WaltGood Right Kratzets Eskimo Bipe atthe 1958 Show featured Bramco reed-type equipment unique K&B 70 twin-cylinder engine Photo Dick Branatner Ernies Bramco partner OCTURA CONNEC71ON-t LEY4H EX Octura Flex-Hex Coupling flexible shafts uses interchangeable collet available 250 187 150 135 diameter cable hold cable securely fraying end set screw connectors Available fit 4e-24 /-28 7mm 6mm threaded crankshafts ordering specify thread collet sizes Order directly available local bobby dealer 10% tor postage Illinois residents add additional 5% tor sales tax Send 50e Catalog Price List OCTURA MODELS INC Celebrating 25th year 7351 N Hamlin Ave ie IL 60076 outcome CLCB vote Wake up guysSpeed becoming less less popular Dont assume because RC growing Thats cop out Stunt other UC events healthier Whats wrong speed Combat going great clear problem involving enough youngsters except rare cases like Tom Upton trained supported Patrick Hempel flew us feel very capable pilot took time lot patience bunch ofoldsters RC theyre doing betterjob youngsters both UC has contributed lot RC good example Tom Upton gave program last year Richardson RC Club about UC speed engine hop-up program well received club members asked give program again six months later After word got out about us doing type program invited speak North Dallas RC Club no reason should work together fellow modeler oppor tunity visit Duke Fox plant Fort Smith Arkansas last month George Marion Ken Greene gave us fantastic tour first model engine factory have visited quite interesting observe different types special manufacturing equipment used majority machined parts formed automatic screw machines crankshaft formed completely ma chines automatic screw machine pro duces parts very high rate would take 10 hours longer build such part well-equipped machine shop Other operations done mill lathe other special automatic equip ment type specialized equip ment ailows production large numbers precision engines todays prices also very interesting observe glow plug bodies manufactured another automatic screw machine entire lower body produced operation top half glow plug made another After platinum element welded top half glow plug body inserted lower body insula tor between point lip lower body rolled over form seal unit will leak also opportunity observe assembly Dukes new twin very proud engine rightly believe first Schnuerle-ported twin model engine market required test twin during devel opment run 20000 rpm 10-6 prop 30 minutes damage Duke now has engine production beautiful piece machinery have see appreciate what excel lent job engineering Duke has done twin also running some 60 racing engines have oppor tunity really get hands am anxious talking about fuel manu facturing Duke indicated effective April 1 1979 nitromethane would become government commodity being placed allocation con cerned since no large quantities nitro would available would have difficulty manufacturing fuels require high nitro content may have revert back FAI fuel nitro situation worsens received fine letter Frank Hunt Merced California discussing recent racing meet indicated Chuck Schuette turned 15704 mph first FAI John Newton Luke Roy 15359 14898 mph respectively beautiful weather slight overcast speeds nothing brag about Since first meet year everyone socialized fine time contest season coming up checking contests included speed part schedule appears some contest directors have elected drop speed other UC events dont get out support event meets guys have no choice drop comments suggestions correct growth problem would welcome Also some ex-speed participants might drop line subject Gene Hempel 301 North Yale Dr Garlan4 iX 75042 Toledo Show/Good continued page 64 space badly needed rest show Thus ended conference flavor Toledo show marking end stage RC saga will remember DC/RC Symposium started 1958 provided 12 years stimulation RC experimenters gadgeteers last DC/RC Symposium 1969 adding another piece evi dence experimenters era di minishing perhaps positively RC hobby matured stabilized sport supported anny users dedicated professional industry Lucas Decade closes mixed report year gasoline shortage 1974 Attendance dropped 10000 73 6500 74 exhibitors fell off slightly turned out hiccup rather serious illness spite drop 1974 attendance overcrowding Lucas County facility become serious Weak Signals Club forced move larger quarters So 1975 moved close downtown Toledo Sports Arena has become home exposition day show expanded three days date changed early April avoid usual blustery weather February midwest Wouldnt know first show Arena April 1975 welcomed unseasonal snow storm tied up transportation miles around Growth has continued upward past five years new site atten dance recorded around 20000 during three-day sessions meetings take place during show AMA committees special interest groups industry others outside Weak Signals domain club knows conference rooms headquarters motel sold out model interests during show period Thus Toledo has become focal point model activities outside immediate RC exposition interests above isnt say Toledo show management doesnt get involved unusual requests example 1975 Graupner company flew Germany show new 040 Helicopter Toledo Exposition landed snow storm Chicago made way Toledo after being assured exhibit boxes would arrive Toledo proper time sure enough boxes appeared Toledo 120 Model Aviation EXPLODED ly including collet Additional Collots $125 ea 1/4-TURN THE PERFECT WAY TO LATCH YOUR HATCH OR YOUR COWL CANOPY INSPECTION COVER ETC 0 SIMPLE TO LINE UP AND INSTALL PERFECT ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME 4UU THIS IS ALL YOU SEE THE HEAD FITS FLUSH WITH YOUR SURFACE AND CAN BE PAINTED THE COLOR OF YOUR MODEL THEY LOOK AND WORK JUST LIKE THE REAL THING THE SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM POSITIVELY LOCKS ELEASES WITH MERE OF SCREWDRIVER ACTUAL SIZE IS ONLY L STEELASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BRASS MACHINED PARTS THIS IS AL YOU SEE PERFECT FOR LANES BOATS CARS AND / HELICOPTERS OV 00CAT NO 242 & PRODUCTS INCORPORATED OU 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 U S Airport Fridayin customs area Due Chicago storm airlines sent boxes Toledo pro cessing customs now late Friday Toledo customs office closed Inquiries brought forth informa tion customs approval could easily boxes released Mon day after show over good solution Now Toledo club went action members making arrangements have customs official airport early Saturday morning Two McKeesport modelers turned Jeep wagon trucking service 040 Bell 47G helicopter display rest show put demonstration flight outside hall happy ending thanks special efforts Weak Signals Club few volunteers remember almost lost six 27MHz RC frequencies 1976 Toledo Show played part rescue operation too FCC dropped bombshell form rule proposal March 31 1976 give 27MHz RC frequencies theCB users RC frater nity learned news April 2nd Toledo Immediately AMA along industry RC boat RC car organizations held meeting mounted campaign produced several thousand letters FCC result know save 27-band frequencies time being 1978 AMA petitioned FCC assign 30 frequencies RC petition process FCC will take least year wend its way through procedural machinery technical view Toledo show has shown new items past five years tiny planes tiny RC gear large -scale planes large engines some extremes RC gear has become programmable frequency changeable July 1979 121 LIOSO relatives tfle models fly RPVs used military sleek pusher developed group Dayton Ohio headed Don Lowe AMA vice president introduction FM-RC gear 53MHz marks beginning another new era expected become standard RC channels FCC adopts newly petitioned frequen cies permits new forms modulation RC 1979 Silver Anniversary show held April 6 7 8 Sports Arena Toledo claimed over 20000 spectators attendance along vari ety windy icy snowy rainy weather winning modelers carried away over $9000 worth silver tea sets made especi ally occasion tea set prize sure accepted model ers wife first time history show 250 display tables reserved several months before show So number potential exhibitors turned away However noted turn aways present sharing tables squeezing odd cor ners new problem Weak Signals solve inverviewed several old timers during show found fun jogging foggy memories example Larry Sne deker attended 25 shows though job taken him away Toledo area fondest memory initiation popular AMA Raffle show director 1965 raffle has grown year involved eight RC systems year Incidentally learned Larrys management skills came being personnel director large firm Dwight Hartman attended first show 1955 has missed three shows due bad weather prevented him driving Illinois Dick Branstner man behind early Bramco RC gear helped Ernie Kratzet 1955 meeting called RC Bull Session display Bramco throttle five-channel reed set could called shows first manufacturers ex hibit reminded us five reeds provided three controls rudder L & R elevator U & Dand cycling engine control Did know club members families prepared served food first ten years show Keith Finkenbeiner said club very cautious about overextending limited financial capacity chose do-it yourself method 1966 show well established professional food concessionaires took over Keith member Model Mangler Club predecessor Weak Signals RC Club has attended 24 shows somehow missed first does play anti-publicity director Bob Hisey has problem Because show largest annual event Toledo pours several million dollars local economy April has attracted attention Toledo chamber commerce local news media bit unhappy because Bob does Meet plane trained todays experts Ask todays R/C experts what idea great R/C trainer Chances theyll tell Hal deBolts Champ Champ first kitted deBolt 1954 Later re-engineered quirk build kit time proved Champ all-time best-ever R/C trainers Now Midwest deBolt working team have made Champ better ever Midwest microcut quality throughout solid new deBolt engineering new Live Wire Champion Mark Ill ready Designed two three channel operatior new kit Midwest line-up takes 15-19 engines 55-inch wing Champ can built tricycle scale tail-dragger gear stand-off scale model kit comes complete die-cut balsa hardwood parts pre-shaped rudder ele vator leading trailing edge kit also includes hardware package detailed construction prints complete building finishing flying instructions full-color decal sheet PE Ft TIN Wing Span55 Wing Area595 sq Engines15-19 Radio1 2 3 channel Kit No146 So see local hobby dealer about new Champion Mark Ill Ask new kit plane trained days R/C experts Ask new Midwest Champ p Midwest Products Company 400 South Indiana Street Hobart Indiana 46342 219/942-1134 July1979 123 Meet Champion Murk III Price $4495 First io R Spragueforthis startling RSC-3 canardwith slanted twin fins odd bird has 1140 sq wing area flown three channels allow local announcements show points out show expressly Mac modeler has driven several hundred miles would very unhappy find Arena jammed nonmodeling public So part Bobs job prevent local advertising show also points out exhibitors screened provide widest variety RC pro ducts allowing original exclusive items shown thus reducing needless repetition same items philosophy caters one-man companies well giants modeler can see wide variety items stepping across aisle rather touring country Foreign visitors again made annual trek RC mecca year Japan Australia New Zealand England Canada Mexico Brazil India Philippines Germany other European countries Truly international affair success 25 years Toledo RC Exposition has outstanding Now secret formula appears clear Weak Signals have provided three things needed RC sport first place manufacturers display wares interact directly customers second coveted awards modelers displays planes boats cars still burn envy admira tion whenever see modelers displays third Trading Post auction recycles RC equipment useful channels provides seller some cash towards new item hes just seen show success formula has evolved considerable effort part Weak Signals Club particular dozen members year have taken management different areas sure families have endured annual sacrifice too enough space mention names involved over years today know Don Belote Bob Hisey have co-directors almost ten years running certainly hope will least finish out third decade exposition will 1984 will handle future growth inevitable increase displays people dont know based adapta bility performance past sure will find way salute Weak Signals Club 25th Anniversary Toledo RC Ex position thank advance shows future PS Toledo Show next year April 11 12 131980 See Messerschmitt/Noonan continued page 71 have wedge shaped section about 20 degrees bent form engaging mech anism front disc finished balsa spinner Insert ball-bearing thrust washer assembling Wings exception spars leading edge laminated basswood tips wings constructed 1/20 balsa Trace rib patterns carefully cut medium 1/20 sheet Note two mating ribs #1 wing stubs solid described earlier Number ribs quick identifica tion Cut -in wide trailing edge pieces 4 1/20 sheet Confirm rib contours leading edge notches stacking ribs pile largest bottom Make alterations necessary Cut tapered main spar 1 / 16 straight grained hard balsa Mark off rib stations accurately sharp pencil front spar Slip ribs place along spar applying cement used Titebond rib/spar contact points Check alignment before cement sets Pin assembly over plans having positioned bot tom trailing edge part plans first Cement ribs trailing edge Re-confirm alignment sighting down wing assembly After allowed dry add top trailing edge part cementing rib tops along mating edge itself Clamp weak clamps until dry Add rear spar tapered rib 1 rib 7 Rear spar outboard rib 7 constant depth slipped place through rib openings sure both spars protrude root end mating portion joins wings plywood joiners built fuselage Cement eading edge place after tapering about 5/32 sq tip end Laminate tips two pieces 1/16 X 1/8 basswood has soaked water overnight addition about 10% household ammonia water seems make wood pliable lamina tions bent around cardboard forms allowed dry Cement tips place shape fair leading trailing edges Slice cap strips 1/20 soft balsa Determine length cut lay work bench proper order Starting either end wing cement leading edge After strips dry easy force down along airfoil mating trailing edge Use cement sparingly Metal spring clips used hair curlers make good clamps holding cap strips place during drying operation Repeat operation wing bottom Cap-stripping results finished appearance covered wing however weight penalty flight duration main concern cap-strips may dispensed Finish wing frame care fully sanding leading trailing edges proper airfoil contour Join finished wing panels fuselage sliding spar stubs place alongside ply wood spar joiners wing stubs Determine correct dihedral before cementing Capstrip remaining center-section ribs Tail Surfaces Vertical fin horizontal stabilizer have ribs cut 1/20 medium sheet balsa Both constructed conventional way Tips laid up same manner wings using 1/16 X 3/32 basswood movable tab fin pro vides turn adjustment Stabilizer incorporates soft aluminum tongue epoxied spar inserts slot rear former fuselage allows incidence change very im portant during preliminary flight testing 1/32 plywood ears cemented front portion stab inside rib S5 provides means fixing incidence insertion pins fuselage cementing fin fuselage allow spar seat down frame makes strong installation 124 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMGO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold them- The kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Asdresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 dollar- bar em all
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THEE LTH LW HAVE ever attended famous Tole Radio Control Exposition have will retain memories model displays exhibits demonstrations face-to-face meetings manu Right AMA President Earl Witt right presented special mugs Exhibition Directors Don Belote right Bob Hisey memen toes AMA appreciation Below Larry Sne deker L Exec Dir John Worth 79 Toledo raffle has resulted generous donationstoAMA projectsovertheyearsLarry originated concept Below R World Engines John Maloney presented gifts appre ciation Weak Signals club being ex hibitor longest record support annual Toledo Show facturer RC gear havent attended will able future because Toledo show has become tradition its first 25 years still growing maturing Sponsored Toledo Weak Signals RC club show oldest continuous annual exposition world devoted exclusively radiocontrolled models inauspicious beginning 1955 less 100 attendees 1979 over 30000 makes wonder what secret formula Weak Signals Club has evolved over years What follows description fabulous growth Toledo show tantamount re counting history RC USA First Toledo Weak Signals Club before could give birth RC show So weve learned Weak Signals RC Club founded spring 1952 primarily through efforts Joe David makes club oldest continuous RC clubs US along 60 Model Aviation Toledo began 1955 less 100 attendees Now institution 30000 attendees jammed site 1979 celebrate Weak Signals grand old shows Silver Anniversary then-and-now commentary RCs noted pioneer puts perspective 0 Walt Good DCIRC club Washington DC Incidentally told Joe has attended 25 Toledo shows first Mid-Winter RC Convention called held Detroit early 1955 organized jointly Tom Dion Weak Signals club Ernie Kratzet RC Club Detroit idea break winter doldrums bull session two clubs few outsiders Almost 100 attended first convention program included RC movies demonstrations RC gear show ing new models free beer pretzels Joe David brought scale J-3 Cub 7-ft span weighing 11 lbs demonstration fiberglass techniques included one-day meeting con sidered successful spite icy roads bad weather IGIVq w0 3 0 Its hard remember RC gear early days meant tube-type radios three separate batteries filament plate supply escapements fliers bang-bang control five reeds five relays three servos typical gear experts Note 5channel reeds meant two rudder L & R two elevator U & D engine Only 27MHz frequency available along channel 465MHz few 50-54MHz ham band flight time normal practice few pulse-proportional rigs flying discussions should say arguments between bang-bang reed control proportional just beginning Almost 200 attended 1956 Con vention Detroit featured Dwight Hartmans well-made movies 1955 remember attendin2 1958 Conven tion enjoy affair participate Q session during open meeting first year AMA president some questions rather difficult answers recall audience about 200 out 300 recorded year case werent around total AMA membership 17000 compared over 70000 today reasons dont remember July 1979 61 I Uwen Kampen TamolE aesagner tiny t1L planes naa TfllS rormea pywooaioay sallpwne Windsong 1968 show AMA RC Nationals Meet Hartmans movies Nats became regular feature convention several years attendance almost doubling 1956 180 decided move convention Toledo primarily have larger hall also closer expressways give easier accessibility out-of towner Hence 1957 1958 shows held Trilby Log Cabin~ Toledo Detroit Club decided drop out joint sponsorship convention after 1957 show So 1958 Weak Signals Club took sponsorship themselves 1959 show marked number firsts length show now two days instead An auction equipment brought attendees popular success Manufacturers exhibits held handful participating appeared popular too Modeler dis plays extended RC planes cars boats RC apparatus Remember hey-day electronic mechanical experimenters played important role development RC hobby further high point 1959 AMA success obtaining six RC frequencies 27MHzso talk show need narrow-band superhet receiver make use new frequencies old wide-band superregen receiver began its phase-out time During next five years 1960 through 1964 attendance grew rapidly over 1000 two-day February sessions So again became necessary find new meeting halls handle crowds Trilby Log Cabin Miracle Mile Ball Room Sunnydale Country Club finally came rest two years Toledo Express Airport Cham pion Spark Plug hanger auction became too popular 1962 lasted 7 pm 3 am still 62 Model Aviation Toledo famous Tor technical developments too Above Fred Collins compact version Engine Exhaust Sound Frequency Divider see May79 MA article John Hunton Fred cleverly modified standard muffleradjustable rear drum permits timing variation Below Freds immaculate special O&R Industrial en gine conversion Toledo rolls like Old Man River styles change pretty young lady holding epitome gliders winner 1968 show Sid Axeirod Top Flite Models among earliest shown above during early Toledo Show Sunningdale Country Club 1962 right 1979 still demonstrating Top Flits products Missed very much TFs late Mike Schlesinger Over years Sid earned reputation fastest iron West didnt finish next year Trading Post Swap Shop inaugurated handle huge number items auction retained small num ber selected gems practice has continued present day Although first World Championship RC 1960 just won Ed Kazmirski using reed equipped Orion second WC/RC 1962 won Tom Brett reeds Toledo Confer ence featured speaker feed-back pro portional 1962 speaker Zel Ritchie subject Space Control proportional based analog principles Other analog systems such Sampey DeeBee also use during period number manufacturer exhibits grew 30 1964 exhibits really arrived during period Weak Signals found important ingredient growing success modelers wanted see new RC items first hand talk face-to-face manu facturer Furthermore manufacturer found getting good timely feedback customers few retail dealers also profited being dragged exhibit irate customer admonition now thats widget want orded story told 1962 manufacturer made last minute panic appeal exhibit table newly finished product wont find name exhibit roster year did get table debut famous Falcon 56 Carl Goldberg So 1964 end first decade Perhaps should dubbed Experi menters Decade Toledo show Now called Annual Mid-Winter RC Conference success continued second decade 1965 through 1974 few problems meeting site moved giant Lucas County Recreation Center starting within relatively small Weak Signals Club would found Larry Snedeker stepped forward applied management skills rather tremen dous task running rapidly expanding conference appointed Don Belote handle manufacturers exhibits made additional appointments other key assignmentsand things started moving upward again 1969 attendance Spectacular silver service sets awaruea io various moosi class winners Ensue awaras tne outstanding ever presented Right Jim Funduk won Best Show Best Military Scale all-metal P-38L After awarded two silver service sets wife cried joy because recognition Jims super effort Jims annual projects have long highlight WRAMS Show well July1979 63 Toledo place see new things Electric power goes back least 1968 tnis un identified gentleman displayed biplane 1965 site serve well next ten years might well dubbed Lucas Decade early period Conference almost caine halt time success seemed well hand Tom Dion mainstay con ference since its inception felt would able carry load another year few months looked new leader exploded over 4000 56 manufac turers exhibits 1973 10000 attendees 119 exhibitors introduction plastic film cover ing named MonoKote Sid Axelrod 1967 highlight year beginning significant new technique model construction Did know Sid covered wifes refrigerator MonoKote understand Sids solution wifes request new refrigerator Another milestone occured period appearance overseas visitorsjust attend Toledo Confer ence show become international Delegates Germany included Hans Graupner Fred Militky Johannes Graupner Co Fritz Bosch Simprop first came ob servers later came exhibit products first Wankel model engine brought 1968 show Graupner USA preview foreign model product new very little published about Lucas Decade witnessed intro duction helicopter ducted fans almost-ready-to-fly pattern planes race cars clutch shift upsurge RC sailplanes trade exhibits Flight demonstrations usually compromised February weather firsts such RC Combat Helicopters col lective pitch shown reason growth during fabulous decade addition seven new RC channels 72MHz band obtained action AMA sup ported its membership industry Although digital proportional control born early sixties really tcok over during later sixties has become standard RC hobby Credit development digital control goes completely hobby indus try opposed large electronic com panies gratifying hobby/sport has made unique contribution has used copied around world once popular program movies speakers finally dropped 1972 several reasons audience dwindled Continued page 120 64 Model Aviation late Howard McEntee left pioneered RC MAN 1940s discussing Graupner prototype WmkI nnina hown zt Tnledo 1963 Unusual airplanes abound Toledo Mouette French seagull original sport bipe Carl Diehi Span 51 weight 5 lbs weighed Bibs 1962 recovered K&B 45 Left Seen atthe 1958 Toledo Show Lto RErnie Kratzet Hal deBolt Maynard Hill WaltGood Right Kratzets Eskimo Bipe atthe 1958 Show featured Bramco reed-type equipment unique K&B 70 twin-cylinder engine Photo Dick Branatner Ernies Bramco partner OCTURA CONNEC71ON-t LEY4H EX Octura Flex-Hex Coupling flexible shafts uses interchangeable collet available 250 187 150 135 diameter cable hold cable securely fraying end set screw connectors Available fit 4e-24 /-28 7mm 6mm threaded crankshafts ordering specify thread collet sizes Order directly available local bobby dealer 10% tor postage Illinois residents add additional 5% tor sales tax Send 50e Catalog Price List OCTURA MODELS INC Celebrating 25th year 7351 N Hamlin Ave ie IL 60076 outcome CLCB vote Wake up guysSpeed becoming less less popular Dont assume because RC growing Thats cop out Stunt other UC events healthier Whats wrong speed Combat going great clear problem involving enough youngsters except rare cases like Tom Upton trained supported Patrick Hempel flew us feel very capable pilot took time lot patience bunch ofoldsters RC theyre doing betterjob youngsters both UC has contributed lot RC good example Tom Upton gave program last year Richardson RC Club about UC speed engine hop-up program well received club members asked give program again six months later After word got out about us doing type program invited speak North Dallas RC Club no reason should work together fellow modeler oppor tunity visit Duke Fox plant Fort Smith Arkansas last month George Marion Ken Greene gave us fantastic tour first model engine factory have visited quite interesting observe different types special manufacturing equipment used majority machined parts formed automatic screw machines crankshaft formed completely ma chines automatic screw machine pro duces parts very high rate would take 10 hours longer build such part well-equipped machine shop Other operations done mill lathe other special automatic equip ment type specialized equip ment ailows production large numbers precision engines todays prices also very interesting observe glow plug bodies manufactured another automatic screw machine entire lower body produced operation top half glow plug made another After platinum element welded top half glow plug body inserted lower body insula tor between point lip lower body rolled over form seal unit will leak also opportunity observe assembly Dukes new twin very proud engine rightly believe first Schnuerle-ported twin model engine market required test twin during devel opment run 20000 rpm 10-6 prop 30 minutes damage Duke now has engine production beautiful piece machinery have see appreciate what excel lent job engineering Duke has done twin also running some 60 racing engines have oppor tunity really get hands am anxious talking about fuel manu facturing Duke indicated effective April 1 1979 nitromethane would become government commodity being placed allocation con cerned since no large quantities nitro would available would have difficulty manufacturing fuels require high nitro content may have revert back FAI fuel nitro situation worsens received fine letter Frank Hunt Merced California discussing recent racing meet indicated Chuck Schuette turned 15704 mph first FAI John Newton Luke Roy 15359 14898 mph respectively beautiful weather slight overcast speeds nothing brag about Since first meet year everyone socialized fine time contest season coming up checking contests included speed part schedule appears some contest directors have elected drop speed other UC events dont get out support event meets guys have no choice drop comments suggestions correct growth problem would welcome Also some ex-speed participants might drop line subject Gene Hempel 301 North Yale Dr Garlan4 iX 75042 Toledo Show/Good continued page 64 space badly needed rest show Thus ended conference flavor Toledo show marking end stage RC saga will remember DC/RC Symposium started 1958 provided 12 years stimulation RC experimenters gadgeteers last DC/RC Symposium 1969 adding another piece evi dence experimenters era di minishing perhaps positively RC hobby matured stabilized sport supported anny users dedicated professional industry Lucas Decade closes mixed report year gasoline shortage 1974 Attendance dropped 10000 73 6500 74 exhibitors fell off slightly turned out hiccup rather serious illness spite drop 1974 attendance overcrowding Lucas County facility become serious Weak Signals Club forced move larger quarters So 1975 moved close downtown Toledo Sports Arena has become home exposition day show expanded three days date changed early April avoid usual blustery weather February midwest Wouldnt know first show Arena April 1975 welcomed unseasonal snow storm tied up transportation miles around Growth has continued upward past five years new site atten dance recorded around 20000 during three-day sessions meetings take place during show AMA committees special interest groups industry others outside Weak Signals domain club knows conference rooms headquarters motel sold out model interests during show period Thus Toledo has become focal point model activities outside immediate RC exposition interests above isnt say Toledo show management doesnt get involved unusual requests example 1975 Graupner company flew Germany show new 040 Helicopter Toledo Exposition landed snow storm Chicago made way Toledo after being assured exhibit boxes would arrive Toledo proper time sure enough boxes appeared Toledo 120 Model Aviation EXPLODED ly including collet Additional Collots $125 ea 1/4-TURN THE PERFECT WAY TO LATCH YOUR HATCH OR YOUR COWL CANOPY INSPECTION COVER ETC 0 SIMPLE TO LINE UP AND INSTALL PERFECT ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME 4UU THIS IS ALL YOU SEE THE HEAD FITS FLUSH WITH YOUR SURFACE AND CAN BE PAINTED THE COLOR OF YOUR MODEL THEY LOOK AND WORK JUST LIKE THE REAL THING THE SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM POSITIVELY LOCKS ELEASES WITH MERE OF SCREWDRIVER ACTUAL SIZE IS ONLY L STEELASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BRASS MACHINED PARTS THIS IS AL YOU SEE PERFECT FOR LANES BOATS CARS AND / HELICOPTERS OV 00CAT NO 242 & PRODUCTS INCORPORATED OU 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 U S Airport Fridayin customs area Due Chicago storm airlines sent boxes Toledo pro cessing customs now late Friday Toledo customs office closed Inquiries brought forth informa tion customs approval could easily boxes released Mon day after show over good solution Now Toledo club went action members making arrangements have customs official airport early Saturday morning Two McKeesport modelers turned Jeep wagon trucking service 040 Bell 47G helicopter display rest show put demonstration flight outside hall happy ending thanks special efforts Weak Signals Club few volunteers remember almost lost six 27MHz RC frequencies 1976 Toledo Show played part rescue operation too FCC dropped bombshell form rule proposal March 31 1976 give 27MHz RC frequencies theCB users RC frater nity learned news April 2nd Toledo Immediately AMA along industry RC boat RC car organizations held meeting mounted campaign produced several thousand letters FCC result know save 27-band frequencies time being 1978 AMA petitioned FCC assign 30 frequencies RC petition process FCC will take least year wend its way through procedural machinery technical view Toledo show has shown new items past five years tiny planes tiny RC gear large -scale planes large engines some extremes RC gear has become programmable frequency changeable July 1979 121 LIOSO relatives tfle models fly RPVs used military sleek pusher developed group Dayton Ohio headed Don Lowe AMA vice president introduction FM-RC gear 53MHz marks beginning another new era expected become standard RC channels FCC adopts newly petitioned frequen cies permits new forms modulation RC 1979 Silver Anniversary show held April 6 7 8 Sports Arena Toledo claimed over 20000 spectators attendance along vari ety windy icy snowy rainy weather winning modelers carried away over $9000 worth silver tea sets made especi ally occasion tea set prize sure accepted model ers wife first time history show 250 display tables reserved several months before show So number potential exhibitors turned away However noted turn aways present sharing tables squeezing odd cor ners new problem Weak Signals solve inverviewed several old timers during show found fun jogging foggy memories example Larry Sne deker attended 25 shows though job taken him away Toledo area fondest memory initiation popular AMA Raffle show director 1965 raffle has grown year involved eight RC systems year Incidentally learned Larrys management skills came being personnel director large firm Dwight Hartman attended first show 1955 has missed three shows due bad weather prevented him driving Illinois Dick Branstner man behind early Bramco RC gear helped Ernie Kratzet 1955 meeting called RC Bull Session display Bramco throttle five-channel reed set could called shows first manufacturers ex hibit reminded us five reeds provided three controls rudder L & R elevator U & Dand cycling engine control Did know club members families prepared served food first ten years show Keith Finkenbeiner said club very cautious about overextending limited financial capacity chose do-it yourself method 1966 show well established professional food concessionaires took over Keith member Model Mangler Club predecessor Weak Signals RC Club has attended 24 shows somehow missed first does play anti-publicity director Bob Hisey has problem Because show largest annual event Toledo pours several million dollars local economy April has attracted attention Toledo chamber commerce local news media bit unhappy because Bob does Meet plane trained todays experts Ask todays R/C experts what idea great R/C trainer Chances theyll tell Hal deBolts Champ Champ first kitted deBolt 1954 Later re-engineered quirk build kit time proved Champ all-time best-ever R/C trainers Now Midwest deBolt working team have made Champ better ever Midwest microcut quality throughout solid new deBolt engineering new Live Wire Champion Mark Ill ready Designed two three channel operatior new kit Midwest line-up takes 15-19 engines 55-inch wing Champ can built tricycle scale tail-dragger gear stand-off scale model kit comes complete die-cut balsa hardwood parts pre-shaped rudder ele vator leading trailing edge kit also includes hardware package detailed construction prints complete building finishing flying instructions full-color decal sheet PE Ft TIN Wing Span55 Wing Area595 sq Engines15-19 Radio1 2 3 channel Kit No146 So see local hobby dealer about new Champion Mark Ill Ask new kit plane trained days R/C experts Ask new Midwest Champ p Midwest Products Company 400 South Indiana Street Hobart Indiana 46342 219/942-1134 July1979 123 Meet Champion Murk III Price $4495 First io R Spragueforthis startling RSC-3 canardwith slanted twin fins odd bird has 1140 sq wing area flown three channels allow local announcements show points out show expressly Mac modeler has driven several hundred miles would very unhappy find Arena jammed nonmodeling public So part Bobs job prevent local advertising show also points out exhibitors screened provide widest variety RC pro ducts allowing original exclusive items shown thus reducing needless repetition same items philosophy caters one-man companies well giants modeler can see wide variety items stepping across aisle rather touring country Foreign visitors again made annual trek RC mecca year Japan Australia New Zealand England Canada Mexico Brazil India Philippines Germany other European countries Truly international affair success 25 years Toledo RC Exposition has outstanding Now secret formula appears clear Weak Signals have provided three things needed RC sport first place manufacturers display wares interact directly customers second coveted awards modelers displays planes boats cars still burn envy admira tion whenever see modelers displays third Trading Post auction recycles RC equipment useful channels provides seller some cash towards new item hes just seen show success formula has evolved considerable effort part Weak Signals Club particular dozen members year have taken management different areas sure families have endured annual sacrifice too enough space mention names involved over years today know Don Belote Bob Hisey have co-directors almost ten years running certainly hope will least finish out third decade exposition will 1984 will handle future growth inevitable increase displays people dont know based adapta bility performance past sure will find way salute Weak Signals Club 25th Anniversary Toledo RC Ex position thank advance shows future PS Toledo Show next year April 11 12 131980 See Messerschmitt/Noonan continued page 71 have wedge shaped section about 20 degrees bent form engaging mech anism front disc finished balsa spinner Insert ball-bearing thrust washer assembling Wings exception spars leading edge laminated basswood tips wings constructed 1/20 balsa Trace rib patterns carefully cut medium 1/20 sheet Note two mating ribs #1 wing stubs solid described earlier Number ribs quick identifica tion Cut -in wide trailing edge pieces 4 1/20 sheet Confirm rib contours leading edge notches stacking ribs pile largest bottom Make alterations necessary Cut tapered main spar 1 / 16 straight grained hard balsa Mark off rib stations accurately sharp pencil front spar Slip ribs place along spar applying cement used Titebond rib/spar contact points Check alignment before cement sets Pin assembly over plans having positioned bot tom trailing edge part plans first Cement ribs trailing edge Re-confirm alignment sighting down wing assembly After allowed dry add top trailing edge part cementing rib tops along mating edge itself Clamp weak clamps until dry Add rear spar tapered rib 1 rib 7 Rear spar outboard rib 7 constant depth slipped place through rib openings sure both spars protrude root end mating portion joins wings plywood joiners built fuselage Cement eading edge place after tapering about 5/32 sq tip end Laminate tips two pieces 1/16 X 1/8 basswood has soaked water overnight addition about 10% household ammonia water seems make wood pliable lamina tions bent around cardboard forms allowed dry Cement tips place shape fair leading trailing edges Slice cap strips 1/20 soft balsa Determine length cut lay work bench proper order Starting either end wing cement leading edge After strips dry easy force down along airfoil mating trailing edge Use cement sparingly Metal spring clips used hair curlers make good clamps holding cap strips place during drying operation Repeat operation wing bottom Cap-stripping results finished appearance covered wing however weight penalty flight duration main concern cap-strips may dispensed Finish wing frame care fully sanding leading trailing edges proper airfoil contour Join finished wing panels fuselage sliding spar stubs place alongside ply wood spar joiners wing stubs Determine correct dihedral before cementing Capstrip remaining center-section ribs Tail Surfaces Vertical fin horizontal stabilizer have ribs cut 1/20 medium sheet balsa Both constructed conventional way Tips laid up same manner wings using 1/16 X 3/32 basswood movable tab fin pro vides turn adjustment Stabilizer incorporates soft aluminum tongue epoxied spar inserts slot rear former fuselage allows incidence change very im portant during preliminary flight testing 1/32 plywood ears cemented front portion stab inside rib S5 provides means fixing incidence insertion pins fuselage cementing fin fuselage allow spar seat down frame makes strong installation 124 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMGO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold them- The kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Asdresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 dollar- bar em all
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 120, 121, 123, 124
THEE LTH LW HAVE ever attended famous Tole Radio Control Exposition have will retain memories model displays exhibits demonstrations face-to-face meetings manu Right AMA President Earl Witt right presented special mugs Exhibition Directors Don Belote right Bob Hisey memen toes AMA appreciation Below Larry Sne deker L Exec Dir John Worth 79 Toledo raffle has resulted generous donationstoAMA projectsovertheyearsLarry originated concept Below R World Engines John Maloney presented gifts appre ciation Weak Signals club being ex hibitor longest record support annual Toledo Show facturer RC gear havent attended will able future because Toledo show has become tradition its first 25 years still growing maturing Sponsored Toledo Weak Signals RC club show oldest continuous annual exposition world devoted exclusively radiocontrolled models inauspicious beginning 1955 less 100 attendees 1979 over 30000 makes wonder what secret formula Weak Signals Club has evolved over years What follows description fabulous growth Toledo show tantamount re counting history RC USA First Toledo Weak Signals Club before could give birth RC show So weve learned Weak Signals RC Club founded spring 1952 primarily through efforts Joe David makes club oldest continuous RC clubs US along 60 Model Aviation Toledo began 1955 less 100 attendees Now institution 30000 attendees jammed site 1979 celebrate Weak Signals grand old shows Silver Anniversary then-and-now commentary RCs noted pioneer puts perspective 0 Walt Good DCIRC club Washington DC Incidentally told Joe has attended 25 Toledo shows first Mid-Winter RC Convention called held Detroit early 1955 organized jointly Tom Dion Weak Signals club Ernie Kratzet RC Club Detroit idea break winter doldrums bull session two clubs few outsiders Almost 100 attended first convention program included RC movies demonstrations RC gear show ing new models free beer pretzels Joe David brought scale J-3 Cub 7-ft span weighing 11 lbs demonstration fiberglass techniques included one-day meeting con sidered successful spite icy roads bad weather IGIVq w0 3 0 Its hard remember RC gear early days meant tube-type radios three separate batteries filament plate supply escapements fliers bang-bang control five reeds five relays three servos typical gear experts Note 5channel reeds meant two rudder L & R two elevator U & D engine Only 27MHz frequency available along channel 465MHz few 50-54MHz ham band flight time normal practice few pulse-proportional rigs flying discussions should say arguments between bang-bang reed control proportional just beginning Almost 200 attended 1956 Con vention Detroit featured Dwight Hartmans well-made movies 1955 remember attendin2 1958 Conven tion enjoy affair participate Q session during open meeting first year AMA president some questions rather difficult answers recall audience about 200 out 300 recorded year case werent around total AMA membership 17000 compared over 70000 today reasons dont remember July 1979 61 I Uwen Kampen TamolE aesagner tiny t1L planes naa TfllS rormea pywooaioay sallpwne Windsong 1968 show AMA RC Nationals Meet Hartmans movies Nats became regular feature convention several years attendance almost doubling 1956 180 decided move convention Toledo primarily have larger hall also closer expressways give easier accessibility out-of towner Hence 1957 1958 shows held Trilby Log Cabin~ Toledo Detroit Club decided drop out joint sponsorship convention after 1957 show So 1958 Weak Signals Club took sponsorship themselves 1959 show marked number firsts length show now two days instead An auction equipment brought attendees popular success Manufacturers exhibits held handful participating appeared popular too Modeler dis plays extended RC planes cars boats RC apparatus Remember hey-day electronic mechanical experimenters played important role development RC hobby further high point 1959 AMA success obtaining six RC frequencies 27MHzso talk show need narrow-band superhet receiver make use new frequencies old wide-band superregen receiver began its phase-out time During next five years 1960 through 1964 attendance grew rapidly over 1000 two-day February sessions So again became necessary find new meeting halls handle crowds Trilby Log Cabin Miracle Mile Ball Room Sunnydale Country Club finally came rest two years Toledo Express Airport Cham pion Spark Plug hanger auction became too popular 1962 lasted 7 pm 3 am still 62 Model Aviation Toledo famous Tor technical developments too Above Fred Collins compact version Engine Exhaust Sound Frequency Divider see May79 MA article John Hunton Fred cleverly modified standard muffleradjustable rear drum permits timing variation Below Freds immaculate special O&R Industrial en gine conversion Toledo rolls like Old Man River styles change pretty young lady holding epitome gliders winner 1968 show Sid Axeirod Top Flite Models among earliest shown above during early Toledo Show Sunningdale Country Club 1962 right 1979 still demonstrating Top Flits products Missed very much TFs late Mike Schlesinger Over years Sid earned reputation fastest iron West didnt finish next year Trading Post Swap Shop inaugurated handle huge number items auction retained small num ber selected gems practice has continued present day Although first World Championship RC 1960 just won Ed Kazmirski using reed equipped Orion second WC/RC 1962 won Tom Brett reeds Toledo Confer ence featured speaker feed-back pro portional 1962 speaker Zel Ritchie subject Space Control proportional based analog principles Other analog systems such Sampey DeeBee also use during period number manufacturer exhibits grew 30 1964 exhibits really arrived during period Weak Signals found important ingredient growing success modelers wanted see new RC items first hand talk face-to-face manu facturer Furthermore manufacturer found getting good timely feedback customers few retail dealers also profited being dragged exhibit irate customer admonition now thats widget want orded story told 1962 manufacturer made last minute panic appeal exhibit table newly finished product wont find name exhibit roster year did get table debut famous Falcon 56 Carl Goldberg So 1964 end first decade Perhaps should dubbed Experi menters Decade Toledo show Now called Annual Mid-Winter RC Conference success continued second decade 1965 through 1974 few problems meeting site moved giant Lucas County Recreation Center starting within relatively small Weak Signals Club would found Larry Snedeker stepped forward applied management skills rather tremen dous task running rapidly expanding conference appointed Don Belote handle manufacturers exhibits made additional appointments other key assignmentsand things started moving upward again 1969 attendance Spectacular silver service sets awaruea io various moosi class winners Ensue awaras tne outstanding ever presented Right Jim Funduk won Best Show Best Military Scale all-metal P-38L After awarded two silver service sets wife cried joy because recognition Jims super effort Jims annual projects have long highlight WRAMS Show well July1979 63 Toledo place see new things Electric power goes back least 1968 tnis un identified gentleman displayed biplane 1965 site serve well next ten years might well dubbed Lucas Decade early period Conference almost caine halt time success seemed well hand Tom Dion mainstay con ference since its inception felt would able carry load another year few months looked new leader exploded over 4000 56 manufac turers exhibits 1973 10000 attendees 119 exhibitors introduction plastic film cover ing named MonoKote Sid Axelrod 1967 highlight year beginning significant new technique model construction Did know Sid covered wifes refrigerator MonoKote understand Sids solution wifes request new refrigerator Another milestone occured period appearance overseas visitorsjust attend Toledo Confer ence show become international Delegates Germany included Hans Graupner Fred Militky Johannes Graupner Co Fritz Bosch Simprop first came ob servers later came exhibit products first Wankel model engine brought 1968 show Graupner USA preview foreign model product new very little published about Lucas Decade witnessed intro duction helicopter ducted fans almost-ready-to-fly pattern planes race cars clutch shift upsurge RC sailplanes trade exhibits Flight demonstrations usually compromised February weather firsts such RC Combat Helicopters col lective pitch shown reason growth during fabulous decade addition seven new RC channels 72MHz band obtained action AMA sup ported its membership industry Although digital proportional control born early sixties really tcok over during later sixties has become standard RC hobby Credit development digital control goes completely hobby indus try opposed large electronic com panies gratifying hobby/sport has made unique contribution has used copied around world once popular program movies speakers finally dropped 1972 several reasons audience dwindled Continued page 120 64 Model Aviation late Howard McEntee left pioneered RC MAN 1940s discussing Graupner prototype WmkI nnina hown zt Tnledo 1963 Unusual airplanes abound Toledo Mouette French seagull original sport bipe Carl Diehi Span 51 weight 5 lbs weighed Bibs 1962 recovered K&B 45 Left Seen atthe 1958 Toledo Show Lto RErnie Kratzet Hal deBolt Maynard Hill WaltGood Right Kratzets Eskimo Bipe atthe 1958 Show featured Bramco reed-type equipment unique K&B 70 twin-cylinder engine Photo Dick Branatner Ernies Bramco partner OCTURA CONNEC71ON-t LEY4H EX Octura Flex-Hex Coupling flexible shafts uses interchangeable collet available 250 187 150 135 diameter cable hold cable securely fraying end set screw connectors Available fit 4e-24 /-28 7mm 6mm threaded crankshafts ordering specify thread collet sizes Order directly available local bobby dealer 10% tor postage Illinois residents add additional 5% tor sales tax Send 50e Catalog Price List OCTURA MODELS INC Celebrating 25th year 7351 N Hamlin Ave ie IL 60076 outcome CLCB vote Wake up guysSpeed becoming less less popular Dont assume because RC growing Thats cop out Stunt other UC events healthier Whats wrong speed Combat going great clear problem involving enough youngsters except rare cases like Tom Upton trained supported Patrick Hempel flew us feel very capable pilot took time lot patience bunch ofoldsters RC theyre doing betterjob youngsters both UC has contributed lot RC good example Tom Upton gave program last year Richardson RC Club about UC speed engine hop-up program well received club members asked give program again six months later After word got out about us doing type program invited speak North Dallas RC Club no reason should work together fellow modeler oppor tunity visit Duke Fox plant Fort Smith Arkansas last month George Marion Ken Greene gave us fantastic tour first model engine factory have visited quite interesting observe different types special manufacturing equipment used majority machined parts formed automatic screw machines crankshaft formed completely ma chines automatic screw machine pro duces parts very high rate would take 10 hours longer build such part well-equipped machine shop Other operations done mill lathe other special automatic equip ment type specialized equip ment ailows production large numbers precision engines todays prices also very interesting observe glow plug bodies manufactured another automatic screw machine entire lower body produced operation top half glow plug made another After platinum element welded top half glow plug body inserted lower body insula tor between point lip lower body rolled over form seal unit will leak also opportunity observe assembly Dukes new twin very proud engine rightly believe first Schnuerle-ported twin model engine market required test twin during devel opment run 20000 rpm 10-6 prop 30 minutes damage Duke now has engine production beautiful piece machinery have see appreciate what excel lent job engineering Duke has done twin also running some 60 racing engines have oppor tunity really get hands am anxious talking about fuel manu facturing Duke indicated effective April 1 1979 nitromethane would become government commodity being placed allocation con cerned since no large quantities nitro would available would have difficulty manufacturing fuels require high nitro content may have revert back FAI fuel nitro situation worsens received fine letter Frank Hunt Merced California discussing recent racing meet indicated Chuck Schuette turned 15704 mph first FAI John Newton Luke Roy 15359 14898 mph respectively beautiful weather slight overcast speeds nothing brag about Since first meet year everyone socialized fine time contest season coming up checking contests included speed part schedule appears some contest directors have elected drop speed other UC events dont get out support event meets guys have no choice drop comments suggestions correct growth problem would welcome Also some ex-speed participants might drop line subject Gene Hempel 301 North Yale Dr Garlan4 iX 75042 Toledo Show/Good continued page 64 space badly needed rest show Thus ended conference flavor Toledo show marking end stage RC saga will remember DC/RC Symposium started 1958 provided 12 years stimulation RC experimenters gadgeteers last DC/RC Symposium 1969 adding another piece evi dence experimenters era di minishing perhaps positively RC hobby matured stabilized sport supported anny users dedicated professional industry Lucas Decade closes mixed report year gasoline shortage 1974 Attendance dropped 10000 73 6500 74 exhibitors fell off slightly turned out hiccup rather serious illness spite drop 1974 attendance overcrowding Lucas County facility become serious Weak Signals Club forced move larger quarters So 1975 moved close downtown Toledo Sports Arena has become home exposition day show expanded three days date changed early April avoid usual blustery weather February midwest Wouldnt know first show Arena April 1975 welcomed unseasonal snow storm tied up transportation miles around Growth has continued upward past five years new site atten dance recorded around 20000 during three-day sessions meetings take place during show AMA committees special interest groups industry others outside Weak Signals domain club knows conference rooms headquarters motel sold out model interests during show period Thus Toledo has become focal point model activities outside immediate RC exposition interests above isnt say Toledo show management doesnt get involved unusual requests example 1975 Graupner company flew Germany show new 040 Helicopter Toledo Exposition landed snow storm Chicago made way Toledo after being assured exhibit boxes would arrive Toledo proper time sure enough boxes appeared Toledo 120 Model Aviation EXPLODED ly including collet Additional Collots $125 ea 1/4-TURN THE PERFECT WAY TO LATCH YOUR HATCH OR YOUR COWL CANOPY INSPECTION COVER ETC 0 SIMPLE TO LINE UP AND INSTALL PERFECT ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME 4UU THIS IS ALL YOU SEE THE HEAD FITS FLUSH WITH YOUR SURFACE AND CAN BE PAINTED THE COLOR OF YOUR MODEL THEY LOOK AND WORK JUST LIKE THE REAL THING THE SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM POSITIVELY LOCKS ELEASES WITH MERE OF SCREWDRIVER ACTUAL SIZE IS ONLY L STEELASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BRASS MACHINED PARTS THIS IS AL YOU SEE PERFECT FOR LANES BOATS CARS AND / HELICOPTERS OV 00CAT NO 242 & PRODUCTS INCORPORATED OU 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 U S Airport Fridayin customs area Due Chicago storm airlines sent boxes Toledo pro cessing customs now late Friday Toledo customs office closed Inquiries brought forth informa tion customs approval could easily boxes released Mon day after show over good solution Now Toledo club went action members making arrangements have customs official airport early Saturday morning Two McKeesport modelers turned Jeep wagon trucking service 040 Bell 47G helicopter display rest show put demonstration flight outside hall happy ending thanks special efforts Weak Signals Club few volunteers remember almost lost six 27MHz RC frequencies 1976 Toledo Show played part rescue operation too FCC dropped bombshell form rule proposal March 31 1976 give 27MHz RC frequencies theCB users RC frater nity learned news April 2nd Toledo Immediately AMA along industry RC boat RC car organizations held meeting mounted campaign produced several thousand letters FCC result know save 27-band frequencies time being 1978 AMA petitioned FCC assign 30 frequencies RC petition process FCC will take least year wend its way through procedural machinery technical view Toledo show has shown new items past five years tiny planes tiny RC gear large -scale planes large engines some extremes RC gear has become programmable frequency changeable July 1979 121 LIOSO relatives tfle models fly RPVs used military sleek pusher developed group Dayton Ohio headed Don Lowe AMA vice president introduction FM-RC gear 53MHz marks beginning another new era expected become standard RC channels FCC adopts newly petitioned frequen cies permits new forms modulation RC 1979 Silver Anniversary show held April 6 7 8 Sports Arena Toledo claimed over 20000 spectators attendance along vari ety windy icy snowy rainy weather winning modelers carried away over $9000 worth silver tea sets made especi ally occasion tea set prize sure accepted model ers wife first time history show 250 display tables reserved several months before show So number potential exhibitors turned away However noted turn aways present sharing tables squeezing odd cor ners new problem Weak Signals solve inverviewed several old timers during show found fun jogging foggy memories example Larry Sne deker attended 25 shows though job taken him away Toledo area fondest memory initiation popular AMA Raffle show director 1965 raffle has grown year involved eight RC systems year Incidentally learned Larrys management skills came being personnel director large firm Dwight Hartman attended first show 1955 has missed three shows due bad weather prevented him driving Illinois Dick Branstner man behind early Bramco RC gear helped Ernie Kratzet 1955 meeting called RC Bull Session display Bramco throttle five-channel reed set could called shows first manufacturers ex hibit reminded us five reeds provided three controls rudder L & R elevator U & Dand cycling engine control Did know club members families prepared served food first ten years show Keith Finkenbeiner said club very cautious about overextending limited financial capacity chose do-it yourself method 1966 show well established professional food concessionaires took over Keith member Model Mangler Club predecessor Weak Signals RC Club has attended 24 shows somehow missed first does play anti-publicity director Bob Hisey has problem Because show largest annual event Toledo pours several million dollars local economy April has attracted attention Toledo chamber commerce local news media bit unhappy because Bob does Meet plane trained todays experts Ask todays R/C experts what idea great R/C trainer Chances theyll tell Hal deBolts Champ Champ first kitted deBolt 1954 Later re-engineered quirk build kit time proved Champ all-time best-ever R/C trainers Now Midwest deBolt working team have made Champ better ever Midwest microcut quality throughout solid new deBolt engineering new Live Wire Champion Mark Ill ready Designed two three channel operatior new kit Midwest line-up takes 15-19 engines 55-inch wing Champ can built tricycle scale tail-dragger gear stand-off scale model kit comes complete die-cut balsa hardwood parts pre-shaped rudder ele vator leading trailing edge kit also includes hardware package detailed construction prints complete building finishing flying instructions full-color decal sheet PE Ft TIN Wing Span55 Wing Area595 sq Engines15-19 Radio1 2 3 channel Kit No146 So see local hobby dealer about new Champion Mark Ill Ask new kit plane trained days R/C experts Ask new Midwest Champ p Midwest Products Company 400 South Indiana Street Hobart Indiana 46342 219/942-1134 July1979 123 Meet Champion Murk III Price $4495 First io R Spragueforthis startling RSC-3 canardwith slanted twin fins odd bird has 1140 sq wing area flown three channels allow local announcements show points out show expressly Mac modeler has driven several hundred miles would very unhappy find Arena jammed nonmodeling public So part Bobs job prevent local advertising show also points out exhibitors screened provide widest variety RC pro ducts allowing original exclusive items shown thus reducing needless repetition same items philosophy caters one-man companies well giants modeler can see wide variety items stepping across aisle rather touring country Foreign visitors again made annual trek RC mecca year Japan Australia New Zealand England Canada Mexico Brazil India Philippines Germany other European countries Truly international affair success 25 years Toledo RC Exposition has outstanding Now secret formula appears clear Weak Signals have provided three things needed RC sport first place manufacturers display wares interact directly customers second coveted awards modelers displays planes boats cars still burn envy admira tion whenever see modelers displays third Trading Post auction recycles RC equipment useful channels provides seller some cash towards new item hes just seen show success formula has evolved considerable effort part Weak Signals Club particular dozen members year have taken management different areas sure families have endured annual sacrifice too enough space mention names involved over years today know Don Belote Bob Hisey have co-directors almost ten years running certainly hope will least finish out third decade exposition will 1984 will handle future growth inevitable increase displays people dont know based adapta bility performance past sure will find way salute Weak Signals Club 25th Anniversary Toledo RC Ex position thank advance shows future PS Toledo Show next year April 11 12 131980 See Messerschmitt/Noonan continued page 71 have wedge shaped section about 20 degrees bent form engaging mech anism front disc finished balsa spinner Insert ball-bearing thrust washer assembling Wings exception spars leading edge laminated basswood tips wings constructed 1/20 balsa Trace rib patterns carefully cut medium 1/20 sheet Note two mating ribs #1 wing stubs solid described earlier Number ribs quick identifica tion Cut -in wide trailing edge pieces 4 1/20 sheet Confirm rib contours leading edge notches stacking ribs pile largest bottom Make alterations necessary Cut tapered main spar 1 / 16 straight grained hard balsa Mark off rib stations accurately sharp pencil front spar Slip ribs place along spar applying cement used Titebond rib/spar contact points Check alignment before cement sets Pin assembly over plans having positioned bot tom trailing edge part plans first Cement ribs trailing edge Re-confirm alignment sighting down wing assembly After allowed dry add top trailing edge part cementing rib tops along mating edge itself Clamp weak clamps until dry Add rear spar tapered rib 1 rib 7 Rear spar outboard rib 7 constant depth slipped place through rib openings sure both spars protrude root end mating portion joins wings plywood joiners built fuselage Cement eading edge place after tapering about 5/32 sq tip end Laminate tips two pieces 1/16 X 1/8 basswood has soaked water overnight addition about 10% household ammonia water seems make wood pliable lamina tions bent around cardboard forms allowed dry Cement tips place shape fair leading trailing edges Slice cap strips 1/20 soft balsa Determine length cut lay work bench proper order Starting either end wing cement leading edge After strips dry easy force down along airfoil mating trailing edge Use cement sparingly Metal spring clips used hair curlers make good clamps holding cap strips place during drying operation Repeat operation wing bottom Cap-stripping results finished appearance covered wing however weight penalty flight duration main concern cap-strips may dispensed Finish wing frame care fully sanding leading trailing edges proper airfoil contour Join finished wing panels fuselage sliding spar stubs place alongside ply wood spar joiners wing stubs Determine correct dihedral before cementing Capstrip remaining center-section ribs Tail Surfaces Vertical fin horizontal stabilizer have ribs cut 1/20 medium sheet balsa Both constructed conventional way Tips laid up same manner wings using 1/16 X 3/32 basswood movable tab fin pro vides turn adjustment Stabilizer incorporates soft aluminum tongue epoxied spar inserts slot rear former fuselage allows incidence change very im portant during preliminary flight testing 1/32 plywood ears cemented front portion stab inside rib S5 provides means fixing incidence insertion pins fuselage cementing fin fuselage allow spar seat down frame makes strong installation 124 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMGO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold them- The kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Asdresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 dollar- bar em all
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 120, 121, 123, 124
THEE LTH LW HAVE ever attended famous Tole Radio Control Exposition have will retain memories model displays exhibits demonstrations face-to-face meetings manu Right AMA President Earl Witt right presented special mugs Exhibition Directors Don Belote right Bob Hisey memen toes AMA appreciation Below Larry Sne deker L Exec Dir John Worth 79 Toledo raffle has resulted generous donationstoAMA projectsovertheyearsLarry originated concept Below R World Engines John Maloney presented gifts appre ciation Weak Signals club being ex hibitor longest record support annual Toledo Show facturer RC gear havent attended will able future because Toledo show has become tradition its first 25 years still growing maturing Sponsored Toledo Weak Signals RC club show oldest continuous annual exposition world devoted exclusively radiocontrolled models inauspicious beginning 1955 less 100 attendees 1979 over 30000 makes wonder what secret formula Weak Signals Club has evolved over years What follows description fabulous growth Toledo show tantamount re counting history RC USA First Toledo Weak Signals Club before could give birth RC show So weve learned Weak Signals RC Club founded spring 1952 primarily through efforts Joe David makes club oldest continuous RC clubs US along 60 Model Aviation Toledo began 1955 less 100 attendees Now institution 30000 attendees jammed site 1979 celebrate Weak Signals grand old shows Silver Anniversary then-and-now commentary RCs noted pioneer puts perspective 0 Walt Good DCIRC club Washington DC Incidentally told Joe has attended 25 Toledo shows first Mid-Winter RC Convention called held Detroit early 1955 organized jointly Tom Dion Weak Signals club Ernie Kratzet RC Club Detroit idea break winter doldrums bull session two clubs few outsiders Almost 100 attended first convention program included RC movies demonstrations RC gear show ing new models free beer pretzels Joe David brought scale J-3 Cub 7-ft span weighing 11 lbs demonstration fiberglass techniques included one-day meeting con sidered successful spite icy roads bad weather IGIVq w0 3 0 Its hard remember RC gear early days meant tube-type radios three separate batteries filament plate supply escapements fliers bang-bang control five reeds five relays three servos typical gear experts Note 5channel reeds meant two rudder L & R two elevator U & D engine Only 27MHz frequency available along channel 465MHz few 50-54MHz ham band flight time normal practice few pulse-proportional rigs flying discussions should say arguments between bang-bang reed control proportional just beginning Almost 200 attended 1956 Con vention Detroit featured Dwight Hartmans well-made movies 1955 remember attendin2 1958 Conven tion enjoy affair participate Q session during open meeting first year AMA president some questions rather difficult answers recall audience about 200 out 300 recorded year case werent around total AMA membership 17000 compared over 70000 today reasons dont remember July 1979 61 I Uwen Kampen TamolE aesagner tiny t1L planes naa TfllS rormea pywooaioay sallpwne Windsong 1968 show AMA RC Nationals Meet Hartmans movies Nats became regular feature convention several years attendance almost doubling 1956 180 decided move convention Toledo primarily have larger hall also closer expressways give easier accessibility out-of towner Hence 1957 1958 shows held Trilby Log Cabin~ Toledo Detroit Club decided drop out joint sponsorship convention after 1957 show So 1958 Weak Signals Club took sponsorship themselves 1959 show marked number firsts length show now two days instead An auction equipment brought attendees popular success Manufacturers exhibits held handful participating appeared popular too Modeler dis plays extended RC planes cars boats RC apparatus Remember hey-day electronic mechanical experimenters played important role development RC hobby further high point 1959 AMA success obtaining six RC frequencies 27MHzso talk show need narrow-band superhet receiver make use new frequencies old wide-band superregen receiver began its phase-out time During next five years 1960 through 1964 attendance grew rapidly over 1000 two-day February sessions So again became necessary find new meeting halls handle crowds Trilby Log Cabin Miracle Mile Ball Room Sunnydale Country Club finally came rest two years Toledo Express Airport Cham pion Spark Plug hanger auction became too popular 1962 lasted 7 pm 3 am still 62 Model Aviation Toledo famous Tor technical developments too Above Fred Collins compact version Engine Exhaust Sound Frequency Divider see May79 MA article John Hunton Fred cleverly modified standard muffleradjustable rear drum permits timing variation Below Freds immaculate special O&R Industrial en gine conversion Toledo rolls like Old Man River styles change pretty young lady holding epitome gliders winner 1968 show Sid Axeirod Top Flite Models among earliest shown above during early Toledo Show Sunningdale Country Club 1962 right 1979 still demonstrating Top Flits products Missed very much TFs late Mike Schlesinger Over years Sid earned reputation fastest iron West didnt finish next year Trading Post Swap Shop inaugurated handle huge number items auction retained small num ber selected gems practice has continued present day Although first World Championship RC 1960 just won Ed Kazmirski using reed equipped Orion second WC/RC 1962 won Tom Brett reeds Toledo Confer ence featured speaker feed-back pro portional 1962 speaker Zel Ritchie subject Space Control proportional based analog principles Other analog systems such Sampey DeeBee also use during period number manufacturer exhibits grew 30 1964 exhibits really arrived during period Weak Signals found important ingredient growing success modelers wanted see new RC items first hand talk face-to-face manu facturer Furthermore manufacturer found getting good timely feedback customers few retail dealers also profited being dragged exhibit irate customer admonition now thats widget want orded story told 1962 manufacturer made last minute panic appeal exhibit table newly finished product wont find name exhibit roster year did get table debut famous Falcon 56 Carl Goldberg So 1964 end first decade Perhaps should dubbed Experi menters Decade Toledo show Now called Annual Mid-Winter RC Conference success continued second decade 1965 through 1974 few problems meeting site moved giant Lucas County Recreation Center starting within relatively small Weak Signals Club would found Larry Snedeker stepped forward applied management skills rather tremen dous task running rapidly expanding conference appointed Don Belote handle manufacturers exhibits made additional appointments other key assignmentsand things started moving upward again 1969 attendance Spectacular silver service sets awaruea io various moosi class winners Ensue awaras tne outstanding ever presented Right Jim Funduk won Best Show Best Military Scale all-metal P-38L After awarded two silver service sets wife cried joy because recognition Jims super effort Jims annual projects have long highlight WRAMS Show well July1979 63 Toledo place see new things Electric power goes back least 1968 tnis un identified gentleman displayed biplane 1965 site serve well next ten years might well dubbed Lucas Decade early period Conference almost caine halt time success seemed well hand Tom Dion mainstay con ference since its inception felt would able carry load another year few months looked new leader exploded over 4000 56 manufac turers exhibits 1973 10000 attendees 119 exhibitors introduction plastic film cover ing named MonoKote Sid Axelrod 1967 highlight year beginning significant new technique model construction Did know Sid covered wifes refrigerator MonoKote understand Sids solution wifes request new refrigerator Another milestone occured period appearance overseas visitorsjust attend Toledo Confer ence show become international Delegates Germany included Hans Graupner Fred Militky Johannes Graupner Co Fritz Bosch Simprop first came ob servers later came exhibit products first Wankel model engine brought 1968 show Graupner USA preview foreign model product new very little published about Lucas Decade witnessed intro duction helicopter ducted fans almost-ready-to-fly pattern planes race cars clutch shift upsurge RC sailplanes trade exhibits Flight demonstrations usually compromised February weather firsts such RC Combat Helicopters col lective pitch shown reason growth during fabulous decade addition seven new RC channels 72MHz band obtained action AMA sup ported its membership industry Although digital proportional control born early sixties really tcok over during later sixties has become standard RC hobby Credit development digital control goes completely hobby indus try opposed large electronic com panies gratifying hobby/sport has made unique contribution has used copied around world once popular program movies speakers finally dropped 1972 several reasons audience dwindled Continued page 120 64 Model Aviation late Howard McEntee left pioneered RC MAN 1940s discussing Graupner prototype WmkI nnina hown zt Tnledo 1963 Unusual airplanes abound Toledo Mouette French seagull original sport bipe Carl Diehi Span 51 weight 5 lbs weighed Bibs 1962 recovered K&B 45 Left Seen atthe 1958 Toledo Show Lto RErnie Kratzet Hal deBolt Maynard Hill WaltGood Right Kratzets Eskimo Bipe atthe 1958 Show featured Bramco reed-type equipment unique K&B 70 twin-cylinder engine Photo Dick Branatner Ernies Bramco partner OCTURA CONNEC71ON-t LEY4H EX Octura Flex-Hex Coupling flexible shafts uses interchangeable collet available 250 187 150 135 diameter cable hold cable securely fraying end set screw connectors Available fit 4e-24 /-28 7mm 6mm threaded crankshafts ordering specify thread collet sizes Order directly available local bobby dealer 10% tor postage Illinois residents add additional 5% tor sales tax Send 50e Catalog Price List OCTURA MODELS INC Celebrating 25th year 7351 N Hamlin Ave ie IL 60076 outcome CLCB vote Wake up guysSpeed becoming less less popular Dont assume because RC growing Thats cop out Stunt other UC events healthier Whats wrong speed Combat going great clear problem involving enough youngsters except rare cases like Tom Upton trained supported Patrick Hempel flew us feel very capable pilot took time lot patience bunch ofoldsters RC theyre doing betterjob youngsters both UC has contributed lot RC good example Tom Upton gave program last year Richardson RC Club about UC speed engine hop-up program well received club members asked give program again six months later After word got out about us doing type program invited speak North Dallas RC Club no reason should work together fellow modeler oppor tunity visit Duke Fox plant Fort Smith Arkansas last month George Marion Ken Greene gave us fantastic tour first model engine factory have visited quite interesting observe different types special manufacturing equipment used majority machined parts formed automatic screw machines crankshaft formed completely ma chines automatic screw machine pro duces parts very high rate would take 10 hours longer build such part well-equipped machine shop Other operations done mill lathe other special automatic equip ment type specialized equip ment ailows production large numbers precision engines todays prices also very interesting observe glow plug bodies manufactured another automatic screw machine entire lower body produced operation top half glow plug made another After platinum element welded top half glow plug body inserted lower body insula tor between point lip lower body rolled over form seal unit will leak also opportunity observe assembly Dukes new twin very proud engine rightly believe first Schnuerle-ported twin model engine market required test twin during devel opment run 20000 rpm 10-6 prop 30 minutes damage Duke now has engine production beautiful piece machinery have see appreciate what excel lent job engineering Duke has done twin also running some 60 racing engines have oppor tunity really get hands am anxious talking about fuel manu facturing Duke indicated effective April 1 1979 nitromethane would become government commodity being placed allocation con cerned since no large quantities nitro would available would have difficulty manufacturing fuels require high nitro content may have revert back FAI fuel nitro situation worsens received fine letter Frank Hunt Merced California discussing recent racing meet indicated Chuck Schuette turned 15704 mph first FAI John Newton Luke Roy 15359 14898 mph respectively beautiful weather slight overcast speeds nothing brag about Since first meet year everyone socialized fine time contest season coming up checking contests included speed part schedule appears some contest directors have elected drop speed other UC events dont get out support event meets guys have no choice drop comments suggestions correct growth problem would welcome Also some ex-speed participants might drop line subject Gene Hempel 301 North Yale Dr Garlan4 iX 75042 Toledo Show/Good continued page 64 space badly needed rest show Thus ended conference flavor Toledo show marking end stage RC saga will remember DC/RC Symposium started 1958 provided 12 years stimulation RC experimenters gadgeteers last DC/RC Symposium 1969 adding another piece evi dence experimenters era di minishing perhaps positively RC hobby matured stabilized sport supported anny users dedicated professional industry Lucas Decade closes mixed report year gasoline shortage 1974 Attendance dropped 10000 73 6500 74 exhibitors fell off slightly turned out hiccup rather serious illness spite drop 1974 attendance overcrowding Lucas County facility become serious Weak Signals Club forced move larger quarters So 1975 moved close downtown Toledo Sports Arena has become home exposition day show expanded three days date changed early April avoid usual blustery weather February midwest Wouldnt know first show Arena April 1975 welcomed unseasonal snow storm tied up transportation miles around Growth has continued upward past five years new site atten dance recorded around 20000 during three-day sessions meetings take place during show AMA committees special interest groups industry others outside Weak Signals domain club knows conference rooms headquarters motel sold out model interests during show period Thus Toledo has become focal point model activities outside immediate RC exposition interests above isnt say Toledo show management doesnt get involved unusual requests example 1975 Graupner company flew Germany show new 040 Helicopter Toledo Exposition landed snow storm Chicago made way Toledo after being assured exhibit boxes would arrive Toledo proper time sure enough boxes appeared Toledo 120 Model Aviation EXPLODED ly including collet Additional Collots $125 ea 1/4-TURN THE PERFECT WAY TO LATCH YOUR HATCH OR YOUR COWL CANOPY INSPECTION COVER ETC 0 SIMPLE TO LINE UP AND INSTALL PERFECT ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME 4UU THIS IS ALL YOU SEE THE HEAD FITS FLUSH WITH YOUR SURFACE AND CAN BE PAINTED THE COLOR OF YOUR MODEL THEY LOOK AND WORK JUST LIKE THE REAL THING THE SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM POSITIVELY LOCKS ELEASES WITH MERE OF SCREWDRIVER ACTUAL SIZE IS ONLY L STEELASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BRASS MACHINED PARTS THIS IS AL YOU SEE PERFECT FOR LANES BOATS CARS AND / HELICOPTERS OV 00CAT NO 242 & PRODUCTS INCORPORATED OU 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 U S Airport Fridayin customs area Due Chicago storm airlines sent boxes Toledo pro cessing customs now late Friday Toledo customs office closed Inquiries brought forth informa tion customs approval could easily boxes released Mon day after show over good solution Now Toledo club went action members making arrangements have customs official airport early Saturday morning Two McKeesport modelers turned Jeep wagon trucking service 040 Bell 47G helicopter display rest show put demonstration flight outside hall happy ending thanks special efforts Weak Signals Club few volunteers remember almost lost six 27MHz RC frequencies 1976 Toledo Show played part rescue operation too FCC dropped bombshell form rule proposal March 31 1976 give 27MHz RC frequencies theCB users RC frater nity learned news April 2nd Toledo Immediately AMA along industry RC boat RC car organizations held meeting mounted campaign produced several thousand letters FCC result know save 27-band frequencies time being 1978 AMA petitioned FCC assign 30 frequencies RC petition process FCC will take least year wend its way through procedural machinery technical view Toledo show has shown new items past five years tiny planes tiny RC gear large -scale planes large engines some extremes RC gear has become programmable frequency changeable July 1979 121 LIOSO relatives tfle models fly RPVs used military sleek pusher developed group Dayton Ohio headed Don Lowe AMA vice president introduction FM-RC gear 53MHz marks beginning another new era expected become standard RC channels FCC adopts newly petitioned frequen cies permits new forms modulation RC 1979 Silver Anniversary show held April 6 7 8 Sports Arena Toledo claimed over 20000 spectators attendance along vari ety windy icy snowy rainy weather winning modelers carried away over $9000 worth silver tea sets made especi ally occasion tea set prize sure accepted model ers wife first time history show 250 display tables reserved several months before show So number potential exhibitors turned away However noted turn aways present sharing tables squeezing odd cor ners new problem Weak Signals solve inverviewed several old timers during show found fun jogging foggy memories example Larry Sne deker attended 25 shows though job taken him away Toledo area fondest memory initiation popular AMA Raffle show director 1965 raffle has grown year involved eight RC systems year Incidentally learned Larrys management skills came being personnel director large firm Dwight Hartman attended first show 1955 has missed three shows due bad weather prevented him driving Illinois Dick Branstner man behind early Bramco RC gear helped Ernie Kratzet 1955 meeting called RC Bull Session display Bramco throttle five-channel reed set could called shows first manufacturers ex hibit reminded us five reeds provided three controls rudder L & R elevator U & Dand cycling engine control Did know club members families prepared served food first ten years show Keith Finkenbeiner said club very cautious about overextending limited financial capacity chose do-it yourself method 1966 show well established professional food concessionaires took over Keith member Model Mangler Club predecessor Weak Signals RC Club has attended 24 shows somehow missed first does play anti-publicity director Bob Hisey has problem Because show largest annual event Toledo pours several million dollars local economy April has attracted attention Toledo chamber commerce local news media bit unhappy because Bob does Meet plane trained todays experts Ask todays R/C experts what idea great R/C trainer Chances theyll tell Hal deBolts Champ Champ first kitted deBolt 1954 Later re-engineered quirk build kit time proved Champ all-time best-ever R/C trainers Now Midwest deBolt working team have made Champ better ever Midwest microcut quality throughout solid new deBolt engineering new Live Wire Champion Mark Ill ready Designed two three channel operatior new kit Midwest line-up takes 15-19 engines 55-inch wing Champ can built tricycle scale tail-dragger gear stand-off scale model kit comes complete die-cut balsa hardwood parts pre-shaped rudder ele vator leading trailing edge kit also includes hardware package detailed construction prints complete building finishing flying instructions full-color decal sheet PE Ft TIN Wing Span55 Wing Area595 sq Engines15-19 Radio1 2 3 channel Kit No146 So see local hobby dealer about new Champion Mark Ill Ask new kit plane trained days R/C experts Ask new Midwest Champ p Midwest Products Company 400 South Indiana Street Hobart Indiana 46342 219/942-1134 July1979 123 Meet Champion Murk III Price $4495 First io R Spragueforthis startling RSC-3 canardwith slanted twin fins odd bird has 1140 sq wing area flown three channels allow local announcements show points out show expressly Mac modeler has driven several hundred miles would very unhappy find Arena jammed nonmodeling public So part Bobs job prevent local advertising show also points out exhibitors screened provide widest variety RC pro ducts allowing original exclusive items shown thus reducing needless repetition same items philosophy caters one-man companies well giants modeler can see wide variety items stepping across aisle rather touring country Foreign visitors again made annual trek RC mecca year Japan Australia New Zealand England Canada Mexico Brazil India Philippines Germany other European countries Truly international affair success 25 years Toledo RC Exposition has outstanding Now secret formula appears clear Weak Signals have provided three things needed RC sport first place manufacturers display wares interact directly customers second coveted awards modelers displays planes boats cars still burn envy admira tion whenever see modelers displays third Trading Post auction recycles RC equipment useful channels provides seller some cash towards new item hes just seen show success formula has evolved considerable effort part Weak Signals Club particular dozen members year have taken management different areas sure families have endured annual sacrifice too enough space mention names involved over years today know Don Belote Bob Hisey have co-directors almost ten years running certainly hope will least finish out third decade exposition will 1984 will handle future growth inevitable increase displays people dont know based adapta bility performance past sure will find way salute Weak Signals Club 25th Anniversary Toledo RC Ex position thank advance shows future PS Toledo Show next year April 11 12 131980 See Messerschmitt/Noonan continued page 71 have wedge shaped section about 20 degrees bent form engaging mech anism front disc finished balsa spinner Insert ball-bearing thrust washer assembling Wings exception spars leading edge laminated basswood tips wings constructed 1/20 balsa Trace rib patterns carefully cut medium 1/20 sheet Note two mating ribs #1 wing stubs solid described earlier Number ribs quick identifica tion Cut -in wide trailing edge pieces 4 1/20 sheet Confirm rib contours leading edge notches stacking ribs pile largest bottom Make alterations necessary Cut tapered main spar 1 / 16 straight grained hard balsa Mark off rib stations accurately sharp pencil front spar Slip ribs place along spar applying cement used Titebond rib/spar contact points Check alignment before cement sets Pin assembly over plans having positioned bot tom trailing edge part plans first Cement ribs trailing edge Re-confirm alignment sighting down wing assembly After allowed dry add top trailing edge part cementing rib tops along mating edge itself Clamp weak clamps until dry Add rear spar tapered rib 1 rib 7 Rear spar outboard rib 7 constant depth slipped place through rib openings sure both spars protrude root end mating portion joins wings plywood joiners built fuselage Cement eading edge place after tapering about 5/32 sq tip end Laminate tips two pieces 1/16 X 1/8 basswood has soaked water overnight addition about 10% household ammonia water seems make wood pliable lamina tions bent around cardboard forms allowed dry Cement tips place shape fair leading trailing edges Slice cap strips 1/20 soft balsa Determine length cut lay work bench proper order Starting either end wing cement leading edge After strips dry easy force down along airfoil mating trailing edge Use cement sparingly Metal spring clips used hair curlers make good clamps holding cap strips place during drying operation Repeat operation wing bottom Cap-stripping results finished appearance covered wing however weight penalty flight duration main concern cap-strips may dispensed Finish wing frame care fully sanding leading trailing edges proper airfoil contour Join finished wing panels fuselage sliding spar stubs place alongside ply wood spar joiners wing stubs Determine correct dihedral before cementing Capstrip remaining center-section ribs Tail Surfaces Vertical fin horizontal stabilizer have ribs cut 1/20 medium sheet balsa Both constructed conventional way Tips laid up same manner wings using 1/16 X 3/32 basswood movable tab fin pro vides turn adjustment Stabilizer incorporates soft aluminum tongue epoxied spar inserts slot rear former fuselage allows incidence change very im portant during preliminary flight testing 1/32 plywood ears cemented front portion stab inside rib S5 provides means fixing incidence insertion pins fuselage cementing fin fuselage allow spar seat down frame makes strong installation 124 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMGO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold them- The kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Asdresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 dollar- bar em all
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THEE LTH LW HAVE ever attended famous Tole Radio Control Exposition have will retain memories model displays exhibits demonstrations face-to-face meetings manu Right AMA President Earl Witt right presented special mugs Exhibition Directors Don Belote right Bob Hisey memen toes AMA appreciation Below Larry Sne deker L Exec Dir John Worth 79 Toledo raffle has resulted generous donationstoAMA projectsovertheyearsLarry originated concept Below R World Engines John Maloney presented gifts appre ciation Weak Signals club being ex hibitor longest record support annual Toledo Show facturer RC gear havent attended will able future because Toledo show has become tradition its first 25 years still growing maturing Sponsored Toledo Weak Signals RC club show oldest continuous annual exposition world devoted exclusively radiocontrolled models inauspicious beginning 1955 less 100 attendees 1979 over 30000 makes wonder what secret formula Weak Signals Club has evolved over years What follows description fabulous growth Toledo show tantamount re counting history RC USA First Toledo Weak Signals Club before could give birth RC show So weve learned Weak Signals RC Club founded spring 1952 primarily through efforts Joe David makes club oldest continuous RC clubs US along 60 Model Aviation Toledo began 1955 less 100 attendees Now institution 30000 attendees jammed site 1979 celebrate Weak Signals grand old shows Silver Anniversary then-and-now commentary RCs noted pioneer puts perspective 0 Walt Good DCIRC club Washington DC Incidentally told Joe has attended 25 Toledo shows first Mid-Winter RC Convention called held Detroit early 1955 organized jointly Tom Dion Weak Signals club Ernie Kratzet RC Club Detroit idea break winter doldrums bull session two clubs few outsiders Almost 100 attended first convention program included RC movies demonstrations RC gear show ing new models free beer pretzels Joe David brought scale J-3 Cub 7-ft span weighing 11 lbs demonstration fiberglass techniques included one-day meeting con sidered successful spite icy roads bad weather IGIVq w0 3 0 Its hard remember RC gear early days meant tube-type radios three separate batteries filament plate supply escapements fliers bang-bang control five reeds five relays three servos typical gear experts Note 5channel reeds meant two rudder L & R two elevator U & D engine Only 27MHz frequency available along channel 465MHz few 50-54MHz ham band flight time normal practice few pulse-proportional rigs flying discussions should say arguments between bang-bang reed control proportional just beginning Almost 200 attended 1956 Con vention Detroit featured Dwight Hartmans well-made movies 1955 remember attendin2 1958 Conven tion enjoy affair participate Q session during open meeting first year AMA president some questions rather difficult answers recall audience about 200 out 300 recorded year case werent around total AMA membership 17000 compared over 70000 today reasons dont remember July 1979 61 I Uwen Kampen TamolE aesagner tiny t1L planes naa TfllS rormea pywooaioay sallpwne Windsong 1968 show AMA RC Nationals Meet Hartmans movies Nats became regular feature convention several years attendance almost doubling 1956 180 decided move convention Toledo primarily have larger hall also closer expressways give easier accessibility out-of towner Hence 1957 1958 shows held Trilby Log Cabin~ Toledo Detroit Club decided drop out joint sponsorship convention after 1957 show So 1958 Weak Signals Club took sponsorship themselves 1959 show marked number firsts length show now two days instead An auction equipment brought attendees popular success Manufacturers exhibits held handful participating appeared popular too Modeler dis plays extended RC planes cars boats RC apparatus Remember hey-day electronic mechanical experimenters played important role development RC hobby further high point 1959 AMA success obtaining six RC frequencies 27MHzso talk show need narrow-band superhet receiver make use new frequencies old wide-band superregen receiver began its phase-out time During next five years 1960 through 1964 attendance grew rapidly over 1000 two-day February sessions So again became necessary find new meeting halls handle crowds Trilby Log Cabin Miracle Mile Ball Room Sunnydale Country Club finally came rest two years Toledo Express Airport Cham pion Spark Plug hanger auction became too popular 1962 lasted 7 pm 3 am still 62 Model Aviation Toledo famous Tor technical developments too Above Fred Collins compact version Engine Exhaust Sound Frequency Divider see May79 MA article John Hunton Fred cleverly modified standard muffleradjustable rear drum permits timing variation Below Freds immaculate special O&R Industrial en gine conversion Toledo rolls like Old Man River styles change pretty young lady holding epitome gliders winner 1968 show Sid Axeirod Top Flite Models among earliest shown above during early Toledo Show Sunningdale Country Club 1962 right 1979 still demonstrating Top Flits products Missed very much TFs late Mike Schlesinger Over years Sid earned reputation fastest iron West didnt finish next year Trading Post Swap Shop inaugurated handle huge number items auction retained small num ber selected gems practice has continued present day Although first World Championship RC 1960 just won Ed Kazmirski using reed equipped Orion second WC/RC 1962 won Tom Brett reeds Toledo Confer ence featured speaker feed-back pro portional 1962 speaker Zel Ritchie subject Space Control proportional based analog principles Other analog systems such Sampey DeeBee also use during period number manufacturer exhibits grew 30 1964 exhibits really arrived during period Weak Signals found important ingredient growing success modelers wanted see new RC items first hand talk face-to-face manu facturer Furthermore manufacturer found getting good timely feedback customers few retail dealers also profited being dragged exhibit irate customer admonition now thats widget want orded story told 1962 manufacturer made last minute panic appeal exhibit table newly finished product wont find name exhibit roster year did get table debut famous Falcon 56 Carl Goldberg So 1964 end first decade Perhaps should dubbed Experi menters Decade Toledo show Now called Annual Mid-Winter RC Conference success continued second decade 1965 through 1974 few problems meeting site moved giant Lucas County Recreation Center starting within relatively small Weak Signals Club would found Larry Snedeker stepped forward applied management skills rather tremen dous task running rapidly expanding conference appointed Don Belote handle manufacturers exhibits made additional appointments other key assignmentsand things started moving upward again 1969 attendance Spectacular silver service sets awaruea io various moosi class winners Ensue awaras tne outstanding ever presented Right Jim Funduk won Best Show Best Military Scale all-metal P-38L After awarded two silver service sets wife cried joy because recognition Jims super effort Jims annual projects have long highlight WRAMS Show well July1979 63 Toledo place see new things Electric power goes back least 1968 tnis un identified gentleman displayed biplane 1965 site serve well next ten years might well dubbed Lucas Decade early period Conference almost caine halt time success seemed well hand Tom Dion mainstay con ference since its inception felt would able carry load another year few months looked new leader exploded over 4000 56 manufac turers exhibits 1973 10000 attendees 119 exhibitors introduction plastic film cover ing named MonoKote Sid Axelrod 1967 highlight year beginning significant new technique model construction Did know Sid covered wifes refrigerator MonoKote understand Sids solution wifes request new refrigerator Another milestone occured period appearance overseas visitorsjust attend Toledo Confer ence show become international Delegates Germany included Hans Graupner Fred Militky Johannes Graupner Co Fritz Bosch Simprop first came ob servers later came exhibit products first Wankel model engine brought 1968 show Graupner USA preview foreign model product new very little published about Lucas Decade witnessed intro duction helicopter ducted fans almost-ready-to-fly pattern planes race cars clutch shift upsurge RC sailplanes trade exhibits Flight demonstrations usually compromised February weather firsts such RC Combat Helicopters col lective pitch shown reason growth during fabulous decade addition seven new RC channels 72MHz band obtained action AMA sup ported its membership industry Although digital proportional control born early sixties really tcok over during later sixties has become standard RC hobby Credit development digital control goes completely hobby indus try opposed large electronic com panies gratifying hobby/sport has made unique contribution has used copied around world once popular program movies speakers finally dropped 1972 several reasons audience dwindled Continued page 120 64 Model Aviation late Howard McEntee left pioneered RC MAN 1940s discussing Graupner prototype WmkI nnina hown zt Tnledo 1963 Unusual airplanes abound Toledo Mouette French seagull original sport bipe Carl Diehi Span 51 weight 5 lbs weighed Bibs 1962 recovered K&B 45 Left Seen atthe 1958 Toledo Show Lto RErnie Kratzet Hal deBolt Maynard Hill WaltGood Right Kratzets Eskimo Bipe atthe 1958 Show featured Bramco reed-type equipment unique K&B 70 twin-cylinder engine Photo Dick Branatner Ernies Bramco partner OCTURA CONNEC71ON-t LEY4H EX Octura Flex-Hex Coupling flexible shafts uses interchangeable collet available 250 187 150 135 diameter cable hold cable securely fraying end set screw connectors Available fit 4e-24 /-28 7mm 6mm threaded crankshafts ordering specify thread collet sizes Order directly available local bobby dealer 10% tor postage Illinois residents add additional 5% tor sales tax Send 50e Catalog Price List OCTURA MODELS INC Celebrating 25th year 7351 N Hamlin Ave ie IL 60076 outcome CLCB vote Wake up guysSpeed becoming less less popular Dont assume because RC growing Thats cop out Stunt other UC events healthier Whats wrong speed Combat going great clear problem involving enough youngsters except rare cases like Tom Upton trained supported Patrick Hempel flew us feel very capable pilot took time lot patience bunch ofoldsters RC theyre doing betterjob youngsters both UC has contributed lot RC good example Tom Upton gave program last year Richardson RC Club about UC speed engine hop-up program well received club members asked give program again six months later After word got out about us doing type program invited speak North Dallas RC Club no reason should work together fellow modeler oppor tunity visit Duke Fox plant Fort Smith Arkansas last month George Marion Ken Greene gave us fantastic tour first model engine factory have visited quite interesting observe different types special manufacturing equipment used majority machined parts formed automatic screw machines crankshaft formed completely ma chines automatic screw machine pro duces parts very high rate would take 10 hours longer build such part well-equipped machine shop Other operations done mill lathe other special automatic equip ment type specialized equip ment ailows production large numbers precision engines todays prices also very interesting observe glow plug bodies manufactured another automatic screw machine entire lower body produced operation top half glow plug made another After platinum element welded top half glow plug body inserted lower body insula tor between point lip lower body rolled over form seal unit will leak also opportunity observe assembly Dukes new twin very proud engine rightly believe first Schnuerle-ported twin model engine market required test twin during devel opment run 20000 rpm 10-6 prop 30 minutes damage Duke now has engine production beautiful piece machinery have see appreciate what excel lent job engineering Duke has done twin also running some 60 racing engines have oppor tunity really get hands am anxious talking about fuel manu facturing Duke indicated effective April 1 1979 nitromethane would become government commodity being placed allocation con cerned since no large quantities nitro would available would have difficulty manufacturing fuels require high nitro content may have revert back FAI fuel nitro situation worsens received fine letter Frank Hunt Merced California discussing recent racing meet indicated Chuck Schuette turned 15704 mph first FAI John Newton Luke Roy 15359 14898 mph respectively beautiful weather slight overcast speeds nothing brag about Since first meet year everyone socialized fine time contest season coming up checking contests included speed part schedule appears some contest directors have elected drop speed other UC events dont get out support event meets guys have no choice drop comments suggestions correct growth problem would welcome Also some ex-speed participants might drop line subject Gene Hempel 301 North Yale Dr Garlan4 iX 75042 Toledo Show/Good continued page 64 space badly needed rest show Thus ended conference flavor Toledo show marking end stage RC saga will remember DC/RC Symposium started 1958 provided 12 years stimulation RC experimenters gadgeteers last DC/RC Symposium 1969 adding another piece evi dence experimenters era di minishing perhaps positively RC hobby matured stabilized sport supported anny users dedicated professional industry Lucas Decade closes mixed report year gasoline shortage 1974 Attendance dropped 10000 73 6500 74 exhibitors fell off slightly turned out hiccup rather serious illness spite drop 1974 attendance overcrowding Lucas County facility become serious Weak Signals Club forced move larger quarters So 1975 moved close downtown Toledo Sports Arena has become home exposition day show expanded three days date changed early April avoid usual blustery weather February midwest Wouldnt know first show Arena April 1975 welcomed unseasonal snow storm tied up transportation miles around Growth has continued upward past five years new site atten dance recorded around 20000 during three-day sessions meetings take place during show AMA committees special interest groups industry others outside Weak Signals domain club knows conference rooms headquarters motel sold out model interests during show period Thus Toledo has become focal point model activities outside immediate RC exposition interests above isnt say Toledo show management doesnt get involved unusual requests example 1975 Graupner company flew Germany show new 040 Helicopter Toledo Exposition landed snow storm Chicago made way Toledo after being assured exhibit boxes would arrive Toledo proper time sure enough boxes appeared Toledo 120 Model Aviation EXPLODED ly including collet Additional Collots $125 ea 1/4-TURN THE PERFECT WAY TO LATCH YOUR HATCH OR YOUR COWL CANOPY INSPECTION COVER ETC 0 SIMPLE TO LINE UP AND INSTALL PERFECT ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME 4UU THIS IS ALL YOU SEE THE HEAD FITS FLUSH WITH YOUR SURFACE AND CAN BE PAINTED THE COLOR OF YOUR MODEL THEY LOOK AND WORK JUST LIKE THE REAL THING THE SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM POSITIVELY LOCKS ELEASES WITH MERE OF SCREWDRIVER ACTUAL SIZE IS ONLY L STEELASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BRASS MACHINED PARTS THIS IS AL YOU SEE PERFECT FOR LANES BOATS CARS AND / HELICOPTERS OV 00CAT NO 242 & PRODUCTS INCORPORATED OU 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 U S Airport Fridayin customs area Due Chicago storm airlines sent boxes Toledo pro cessing customs now late Friday Toledo customs office closed Inquiries brought forth informa tion customs approval could easily boxes released Mon day after show over good solution Now Toledo club went action members making arrangements have customs official airport early Saturday morning Two McKeesport modelers turned Jeep wagon trucking service 040 Bell 47G helicopter display rest show put demonstration flight outside hall happy ending thanks special efforts Weak Signals Club few volunteers remember almost lost six 27MHz RC frequencies 1976 Toledo Show played part rescue operation too FCC dropped bombshell form rule proposal March 31 1976 give 27MHz RC frequencies theCB users RC frater nity learned news April 2nd Toledo Immediately AMA along industry RC boat RC car organizations held meeting mounted campaign produced several thousand letters FCC result know save 27-band frequencies time being 1978 AMA petitioned FCC assign 30 frequencies RC petition process FCC will take least year wend its way through procedural machinery technical view Toledo show has shown new items past five years tiny planes tiny RC gear large -scale planes large engines some extremes RC gear has become programmable frequency changeable July 1979 121 LIOSO relatives tfle models fly RPVs used military sleek pusher developed group Dayton Ohio headed Don Lowe AMA vice president introduction FM-RC gear 53MHz marks beginning another new era expected become standard RC channels FCC adopts newly petitioned frequen cies permits new forms modulation RC 1979 Silver Anniversary show held April 6 7 8 Sports Arena Toledo claimed over 20000 spectators attendance along vari ety windy icy snowy rainy weather winning modelers carried away over $9000 worth silver tea sets made especi ally occasion tea set prize sure accepted model ers wife first time history show 250 display tables reserved several months before show So number potential exhibitors turned away However noted turn aways present sharing tables squeezing odd cor ners new problem Weak Signals solve inverviewed several old timers during show found fun jogging foggy memories example Larry Sne deker attended 25 shows though job taken him away Toledo area fondest memory initiation popular AMA Raffle show director 1965 raffle has grown year involved eight RC systems year Incidentally learned Larrys management skills came being personnel director large firm Dwight Hartman attended first show 1955 has missed three shows due bad weather prevented him driving Illinois Dick Branstner man behind early Bramco RC gear helped Ernie Kratzet 1955 meeting called RC Bull Session display Bramco throttle five-channel reed set could called shows first manufacturers ex hibit reminded us five reeds provided three controls rudder L & R elevator U & Dand cycling engine control Did know club members families prepared served food first ten years show Keith Finkenbeiner said club very cautious about overextending limited financial capacity chose do-it yourself method 1966 show well established professional food concessionaires took over Keith member Model Mangler Club predecessor Weak Signals RC Club has attended 24 shows somehow missed first does play anti-publicity director Bob Hisey has problem Because show largest annual event Toledo pours several million dollars local economy April has attracted attention Toledo chamber commerce local news media bit unhappy because Bob does Meet plane trained todays experts Ask todays R/C experts what idea great R/C trainer Chances theyll tell Hal deBolts Champ Champ first kitted deBolt 1954 Later re-engineered quirk build kit time proved Champ all-time best-ever R/C trainers Now Midwest deBolt working team have made Champ better ever Midwest microcut quality throughout solid new deBolt engineering new Live Wire Champion Mark Ill ready Designed two three channel operatior new kit Midwest line-up takes 15-19 engines 55-inch wing Champ can built tricycle scale tail-dragger gear stand-off scale model kit comes complete die-cut balsa hardwood parts pre-shaped rudder ele vator leading trailing edge kit also includes hardware package detailed construction prints complete building finishing flying instructions full-color decal sheet PE Ft TIN Wing Span55 Wing Area595 sq Engines15-19 Radio1 2 3 channel Kit No146 So see local hobby dealer about new Champion Mark Ill Ask new kit plane trained days R/C experts Ask new Midwest Champ p Midwest Products Company 400 South Indiana Street Hobart Indiana 46342 219/942-1134 July1979 123 Meet Champion Murk III Price $4495 First io R Spragueforthis startling RSC-3 canardwith slanted twin fins odd bird has 1140 sq wing area flown three channels allow local announcements show points out show expressly Mac modeler has driven several hundred miles would very unhappy find Arena jammed nonmodeling public So part Bobs job prevent local advertising show also points out exhibitors screened provide widest variety RC pro ducts allowing original exclusive items shown thus reducing needless repetition same items philosophy caters one-man companies well giants modeler can see wide variety items stepping across aisle rather touring country Foreign visitors again made annual trek RC mecca year Japan Australia New Zealand England Canada Mexico Brazil India Philippines Germany other European countries Truly international affair success 25 years Toledo RC Exposition has outstanding Now secret formula appears clear Weak Signals have provided three things needed RC sport first place manufacturers display wares interact directly customers second coveted awards modelers displays planes boats cars still burn envy admira tion whenever see modelers displays third Trading Post auction recycles RC equipment useful channels provides seller some cash towards new item hes just seen show success formula has evolved considerable effort part Weak Signals Club particular dozen members year have taken management different areas sure families have endured annual sacrifice too enough space mention names involved over years today know Don Belote Bob Hisey have co-directors almost ten years running certainly hope will least finish out third decade exposition will 1984 will handle future growth inevitable increase displays people dont know based adapta bility performance past sure will find way salute Weak Signals Club 25th Anniversary Toledo RC Ex position thank advance shows future PS Toledo Show next year April 11 12 131980 See Messerschmitt/Noonan continued page 71 have wedge shaped section about 20 degrees bent form engaging mech anism front disc finished balsa spinner Insert ball-bearing thrust washer assembling Wings exception spars leading edge laminated basswood tips wings constructed 1/20 balsa Trace rib patterns carefully cut medium 1/20 sheet Note two mating ribs #1 wing stubs solid described earlier Number ribs quick identifica tion Cut -in wide trailing edge pieces 4 1/20 sheet Confirm rib contours leading edge notches stacking ribs pile largest bottom Make alterations necessary Cut tapered main spar 1 / 16 straight grained hard balsa Mark off rib stations accurately sharp pencil front spar Slip ribs place along spar applying cement used Titebond rib/spar contact points Check alignment before cement sets Pin assembly over plans having positioned bot tom trailing edge part plans first Cement ribs trailing edge Re-confirm alignment sighting down wing assembly After allowed dry add top trailing edge part cementing rib tops along mating edge itself Clamp weak clamps until dry Add rear spar tapered rib 1 rib 7 Rear spar outboard rib 7 constant depth slipped place through rib openings sure both spars protrude root end mating portion joins wings plywood joiners built fuselage Cement eading edge place after tapering about 5/32 sq tip end Laminate tips two pieces 1/16 X 1/8 basswood has soaked water overnight addition about 10% household ammonia water seems make wood pliable lamina tions bent around cardboard forms allowed dry Cement tips place shape fair leading trailing edges Slice cap strips 1/20 soft balsa Determine length cut lay work bench proper order Starting either end wing cement leading edge After strips dry easy force down along airfoil mating trailing edge Use cement sparingly Metal spring clips used hair curlers make good clamps holding cap strips place during drying operation Repeat operation wing bottom Cap-stripping results finished appearance covered wing however weight penalty flight duration main concern cap-strips may dispensed Finish wing frame care fully sanding leading trailing edges proper airfoil contour Join finished wing panels fuselage sliding spar stubs place alongside ply wood spar joiners wing stubs Determine correct dihedral before cementing Capstrip remaining center-section ribs Tail Surfaces Vertical fin horizontal stabilizer have ribs cut 1/20 medium sheet balsa Both constructed conventional way Tips laid up same manner wings using 1/16 X 3/32 basswood movable tab fin pro vides turn adjustment Stabilizer incorporates soft aluminum tongue epoxied spar inserts slot rear former fuselage allows incidence change very im portant during preliminary flight testing 1/32 plywood ears cemented front portion stab inside rib S5 provides means fixing incidence insertion pins fuselage cementing fin fuselage allow spar seat down frame makes strong installation 124 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMGO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold them- The kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Asdresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 dollar- bar em all
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 120, 121, 123, 124
THEE LTH LW HAVE ever attended famous Tole Radio Control Exposition have will retain memories model displays exhibits demonstrations face-to-face meetings manu Right AMA President Earl Witt right presented special mugs Exhibition Directors Don Belote right Bob Hisey memen toes AMA appreciation Below Larry Sne deker L Exec Dir John Worth 79 Toledo raffle has resulted generous donationstoAMA projectsovertheyearsLarry originated concept Below R World Engines John Maloney presented gifts appre ciation Weak Signals club being ex hibitor longest record support annual Toledo Show facturer RC gear havent attended will able future because Toledo show has become tradition its first 25 years still growing maturing Sponsored Toledo Weak Signals RC club show oldest continuous annual exposition world devoted exclusively radiocontrolled models inauspicious beginning 1955 less 100 attendees 1979 over 30000 makes wonder what secret formula Weak Signals Club has evolved over years What follows description fabulous growth Toledo show tantamount re counting history RC USA First Toledo Weak Signals Club before could give birth RC show So weve learned Weak Signals RC Club founded spring 1952 primarily through efforts Joe David makes club oldest continuous RC clubs US along 60 Model Aviation Toledo began 1955 less 100 attendees Now institution 30000 attendees jammed site 1979 celebrate Weak Signals grand old shows Silver Anniversary then-and-now commentary RCs noted pioneer puts perspective 0 Walt Good DCIRC club Washington DC Incidentally told Joe has attended 25 Toledo shows first Mid-Winter RC Convention called held Detroit early 1955 organized jointly Tom Dion Weak Signals club Ernie Kratzet RC Club Detroit idea break winter doldrums bull session two clubs few outsiders Almost 100 attended first convention program included RC movies demonstrations RC gear show ing new models free beer pretzels Joe David brought scale J-3 Cub 7-ft span weighing 11 lbs demonstration fiberglass techniques included one-day meeting con sidered successful spite icy roads bad weather IGIVq w0 3 0 Its hard remember RC gear early days meant tube-type radios three separate batteries filament plate supply escapements fliers bang-bang control five reeds five relays three servos typical gear experts Note 5channel reeds meant two rudder L & R two elevator U & D engine Only 27MHz frequency available along channel 465MHz few 50-54MHz ham band flight time normal practice few pulse-proportional rigs flying discussions should say arguments between bang-bang reed control proportional just beginning Almost 200 attended 1956 Con vention Detroit featured Dwight Hartmans well-made movies 1955 remember attendin2 1958 Conven tion enjoy affair participate Q session during open meeting first year AMA president some questions rather difficult answers recall audience about 200 out 300 recorded year case werent around total AMA membership 17000 compared over 70000 today reasons dont remember July 1979 61 I Uwen Kampen TamolE aesagner tiny t1L planes naa TfllS rormea pywooaioay sallpwne Windsong 1968 show AMA RC Nationals Meet Hartmans movies Nats became regular feature convention several years attendance almost doubling 1956 180 decided move convention Toledo primarily have larger hall also closer expressways give easier accessibility out-of towner Hence 1957 1958 shows held Trilby Log Cabin~ Toledo Detroit Club decided drop out joint sponsorship convention after 1957 show So 1958 Weak Signals Club took sponsorship themselves 1959 show marked number firsts length show now two days instead An auction equipment brought attendees popular success Manufacturers exhibits held handful participating appeared popular too Modeler dis plays extended RC planes cars boats RC apparatus Remember hey-day electronic mechanical experimenters played important role development RC hobby further high point 1959 AMA success obtaining six RC frequencies 27MHzso talk show need narrow-band superhet receiver make use new frequencies old wide-band superregen receiver began its phase-out time During next five years 1960 through 1964 attendance grew rapidly over 1000 two-day February sessions So again became necessary find new meeting halls handle crowds Trilby Log Cabin Miracle Mile Ball Room Sunnydale Country Club finally came rest two years Toledo Express Airport Cham pion Spark Plug hanger auction became too popular 1962 lasted 7 pm 3 am still 62 Model Aviation Toledo famous Tor technical developments too Above Fred Collins compact version Engine Exhaust Sound Frequency Divider see May79 MA article John Hunton Fred cleverly modified standard muffleradjustable rear drum permits timing variation Below Freds immaculate special O&R Industrial en gine conversion Toledo rolls like Old Man River styles change pretty young lady holding epitome gliders winner 1968 show Sid Axeirod Top Flite Models among earliest shown above during early Toledo Show Sunningdale Country Club 1962 right 1979 still demonstrating Top Flits products Missed very much TFs late Mike Schlesinger Over years Sid earned reputation fastest iron West didnt finish next year Trading Post Swap Shop inaugurated handle huge number items auction retained small num ber selected gems practice has continued present day Although first World Championship RC 1960 just won Ed Kazmirski using reed equipped Orion second WC/RC 1962 won Tom Brett reeds Toledo Confer ence featured speaker feed-back pro portional 1962 speaker Zel Ritchie subject Space Control proportional based analog principles Other analog systems such Sampey DeeBee also use during period number manufacturer exhibits grew 30 1964 exhibits really arrived during period Weak Signals found important ingredient growing success modelers wanted see new RC items first hand talk face-to-face manu facturer Furthermore manufacturer found getting good timely feedback customers few retail dealers also profited being dragged exhibit irate customer admonition now thats widget want orded story told 1962 manufacturer made last minute panic appeal exhibit table newly finished product wont find name exhibit roster year did get table debut famous Falcon 56 Carl Goldberg So 1964 end first decade Perhaps should dubbed Experi menters Decade Toledo show Now called Annual Mid-Winter RC Conference success continued second decade 1965 through 1974 few problems meeting site moved giant Lucas County Recreation Center starting within relatively small Weak Signals Club would found Larry Snedeker stepped forward applied management skills rather tremen dous task running rapidly expanding conference appointed Don Belote handle manufacturers exhibits made additional appointments other key assignmentsand things started moving upward again 1969 attendance Spectacular silver service sets awaruea io various moosi class winners Ensue awaras tne outstanding ever presented Right Jim Funduk won Best Show Best Military Scale all-metal P-38L After awarded two silver service sets wife cried joy because recognition Jims super effort Jims annual projects have long highlight WRAMS Show well July1979 63 Toledo place see new things Electric power goes back least 1968 tnis un identified gentleman displayed biplane 1965 site serve well next ten years might well dubbed Lucas Decade early period Conference almost caine halt time success seemed well hand Tom Dion mainstay con ference since its inception felt would able carry load another year few months looked new leader exploded over 4000 56 manufac turers exhibits 1973 10000 attendees 119 exhibitors introduction plastic film cover ing named MonoKote Sid Axelrod 1967 highlight year beginning significant new technique model construction Did know Sid covered wifes refrigerator MonoKote understand Sids solution wifes request new refrigerator Another milestone occured period appearance overseas visitorsjust attend Toledo Confer ence show become international Delegates Germany included Hans Graupner Fred Militky Johannes Graupner Co Fritz Bosch Simprop first came ob servers later came exhibit products first Wankel model engine brought 1968 show Graupner USA preview foreign model product new very little published about Lucas Decade witnessed intro duction helicopter ducted fans almost-ready-to-fly pattern planes race cars clutch shift upsurge RC sailplanes trade exhibits Flight demonstrations usually compromised February weather firsts such RC Combat Helicopters col lective pitch shown reason growth during fabulous decade addition seven new RC channels 72MHz band obtained action AMA sup ported its membership industry Although digital proportional control born early sixties really tcok over during later sixties has become standard RC hobby Credit development digital control goes completely hobby indus try opposed large electronic com panies gratifying hobby/sport has made unique contribution has used copied around world once popular program movies speakers finally dropped 1972 several reasons audience dwindled Continued page 120 64 Model Aviation late Howard McEntee left pioneered RC MAN 1940s discussing Graupner prototype WmkI nnina hown zt Tnledo 1963 Unusual airplanes abound Toledo Mouette French seagull original sport bipe Carl Diehi Span 51 weight 5 lbs weighed Bibs 1962 recovered K&B 45 Left Seen atthe 1958 Toledo Show Lto RErnie Kratzet Hal deBolt Maynard Hill WaltGood Right Kratzets Eskimo Bipe atthe 1958 Show featured Bramco reed-type equipment unique K&B 70 twin-cylinder engine Photo Dick Branatner Ernies Bramco partner OCTURA CONNEC71ON-t LEY4H EX Octura Flex-Hex Coupling flexible shafts uses interchangeable collet available 250 187 150 135 diameter cable hold cable securely fraying end set screw connectors Available fit 4e-24 /-28 7mm 6mm threaded crankshafts ordering specify thread collet sizes Order directly available local bobby dealer 10% tor postage Illinois residents add additional 5% tor sales tax Send 50e Catalog Price List OCTURA MODELS INC Celebrating 25th year 7351 N Hamlin Ave ie IL 60076 outcome CLCB vote Wake up guysSpeed becoming less less popular Dont assume because RC growing Thats cop out Stunt other UC events healthier Whats wrong speed Combat going great clear problem involving enough youngsters except rare cases like Tom Upton trained supported Patrick Hempel flew us feel very capable pilot took time lot patience bunch ofoldsters RC theyre doing betterjob youngsters both UC has contributed lot RC good example Tom Upton gave program last year Richardson RC Club about UC speed engine hop-up program well received club members asked give program again six months later After word got out about us doing type program invited speak North Dallas RC Club no reason should work together fellow modeler oppor tunity visit Duke Fox plant Fort Smith Arkansas last month George Marion Ken Greene gave us fantastic tour first model engine factory have visited quite interesting observe different types special manufacturing equipment used majority machined parts formed automatic screw machines crankshaft formed completely ma chines automatic screw machine pro duces parts very high rate would take 10 hours longer build such part well-equipped machine shop Other operations done mill lathe other special automatic equip ment type specialized equip ment ailows production large numbers precision engines todays prices also very interesting observe glow plug bodies manufactured another automatic screw machine entire lower body produced operation top half glow plug made another After platinum element welded top half glow plug body inserted lower body insula tor between point lip lower body rolled over form seal unit will leak also opportunity observe assembly Dukes new twin very proud engine rightly believe first Schnuerle-ported twin model engine market required test twin during devel opment run 20000 rpm 10-6 prop 30 minutes damage Duke now has engine production beautiful piece machinery have see appreciate what excel lent job engineering Duke has done twin also running some 60 racing engines have oppor tunity really get hands am anxious talking about fuel manu facturing Duke indicated effective April 1 1979 nitromethane would become government commodity being placed allocation con cerned since no large quantities nitro would available would have difficulty manufacturing fuels require high nitro content may have revert back FAI fuel nitro situation worsens received fine letter Frank Hunt Merced California discussing recent racing meet indicated Chuck Schuette turned 15704 mph first FAI John Newton Luke Roy 15359 14898 mph respectively beautiful weather slight overcast speeds nothing brag about Since first meet year everyone socialized fine time contest season coming up checking contests included speed part schedule appears some contest directors have elected drop speed other UC events dont get out support event meets guys have no choice drop comments suggestions correct growth problem would welcome Also some ex-speed participants might drop line subject Gene Hempel 301 North Yale Dr Garlan4 iX 75042 Toledo Show/Good continued page 64 space badly needed rest show Thus ended conference flavor Toledo show marking end stage RC saga will remember DC/RC Symposium started 1958 provided 12 years stimulation RC experimenters gadgeteers last DC/RC Symposium 1969 adding another piece evi dence experimenters era di minishing perhaps positively RC hobby matured stabilized sport supported anny users dedicated professional industry Lucas Decade closes mixed report year gasoline shortage 1974 Attendance dropped 10000 73 6500 74 exhibitors fell off slightly turned out hiccup rather serious illness spite drop 1974 attendance overcrowding Lucas County facility become serious Weak Signals Club forced move larger quarters So 1975 moved close downtown Toledo Sports Arena has become home exposition day show expanded three days date changed early April avoid usual blustery weather February midwest Wouldnt know first show Arena April 1975 welcomed unseasonal snow storm tied up transportation miles around Growth has continued upward past five years new site atten dance recorded around 20000 during three-day sessions meetings take place during show AMA committees special interest groups industry others outside Weak Signals domain club knows conference rooms headquarters motel sold out model interests during show period Thus Toledo has become focal point model activities outside immediate RC exposition interests above isnt say Toledo show management doesnt get involved unusual requests example 1975 Graupner company flew Germany show new 040 Helicopter Toledo Exposition landed snow storm Chicago made way Toledo after being assured exhibit boxes would arrive Toledo proper time sure enough boxes appeared Toledo 120 Model Aviation EXPLODED ly including collet Additional Collots $125 ea 1/4-TURN THE PERFECT WAY TO LATCH YOUR HATCH OR YOUR COWL CANOPY INSPECTION COVER ETC 0 SIMPLE TO LINE UP AND INSTALL PERFECT ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME 4UU THIS IS ALL YOU SEE THE HEAD FITS FLUSH WITH YOUR SURFACE AND CAN BE PAINTED THE COLOR OF YOUR MODEL THEY LOOK AND WORK JUST LIKE THE REAL THING THE SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM POSITIVELY LOCKS ELEASES WITH MERE OF SCREWDRIVER ACTUAL SIZE IS ONLY L STEELASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BRASS MACHINED PARTS THIS IS AL YOU SEE PERFECT FOR LANES BOATS CARS AND / HELICOPTERS OV 00CAT NO 242 & PRODUCTS INCORPORATED OU 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 U S Airport Fridayin customs area Due Chicago storm airlines sent boxes Toledo pro cessing customs now late Friday Toledo customs office closed Inquiries brought forth informa tion customs approval could easily boxes released Mon day after show over good solution Now Toledo club went action members making arrangements have customs official airport early Saturday morning Two McKeesport modelers turned Jeep wagon trucking service 040 Bell 47G helicopter display rest show put demonstration flight outside hall happy ending thanks special efforts Weak Signals Club few volunteers remember almost lost six 27MHz RC frequencies 1976 Toledo Show played part rescue operation too FCC dropped bombshell form rule proposal March 31 1976 give 27MHz RC frequencies theCB users RC frater nity learned news April 2nd Toledo Immediately AMA along industry RC boat RC car organizations held meeting mounted campaign produced several thousand letters FCC result know save 27-band frequencies time being 1978 AMA petitioned FCC assign 30 frequencies RC petition process FCC will take least year wend its way through procedural machinery technical view Toledo show has shown new items past five years tiny planes tiny RC gear large -scale planes large engines some extremes RC gear has become programmable frequency changeable July 1979 121 LIOSO relatives tfle models fly RPVs used military sleek pusher developed group Dayton Ohio headed Don Lowe AMA vice president introduction FM-RC gear 53MHz marks beginning another new era expected become standard RC channels FCC adopts newly petitioned frequen cies permits new forms modulation RC 1979 Silver Anniversary show held April 6 7 8 Sports Arena Toledo claimed over 20000 spectators attendance along vari ety windy icy snowy rainy weather winning modelers carried away over $9000 worth silver tea sets made especi ally occasion tea set prize sure accepted model ers wife first time history show 250 display tables reserved several months before show So number potential exhibitors turned away However noted turn aways present sharing tables squeezing odd cor ners new problem Weak Signals solve inverviewed several old timers during show found fun jogging foggy memories example Larry Sne deker attended 25 shows though job taken him away Toledo area fondest memory initiation popular AMA Raffle show director 1965 raffle has grown year involved eight RC systems year Incidentally learned Larrys management skills came being personnel director large firm Dwight Hartman attended first show 1955 has missed three shows due bad weather prevented him driving Illinois Dick Branstner man behind early Bramco RC gear helped Ernie Kratzet 1955 meeting called RC Bull Session display Bramco throttle five-channel reed set could called shows first manufacturers ex hibit reminded us five reeds provided three controls rudder L & R elevator U & Dand cycling engine control Did know club members families prepared served food first ten years show Keith Finkenbeiner said club very cautious about overextending limited financial capacity chose do-it yourself method 1966 show well established professional food concessionaires took over Keith member Model Mangler Club predecessor Weak Signals RC Club has attended 24 shows somehow missed first does play anti-publicity director Bob Hisey has problem Because show largest annual event Toledo pours several million dollars local economy April has attracted attention Toledo chamber commerce local news media bit unhappy because Bob does Meet plane trained todays experts Ask todays R/C experts what idea great R/C trainer Chances theyll tell Hal deBolts Champ Champ first kitted deBolt 1954 Later re-engineered quirk build kit time proved Champ all-time best-ever R/C trainers Now Midwest deBolt working team have made Champ better ever Midwest microcut quality throughout solid new deBolt engineering new Live Wire Champion Mark Ill ready Designed two three channel operatior new kit Midwest line-up takes 15-19 engines 55-inch wing Champ can built tricycle scale tail-dragger gear stand-off scale model kit comes complete die-cut balsa hardwood parts pre-shaped rudder ele vator leading trailing edge kit also includes hardware package detailed construction prints complete building finishing flying instructions full-color decal sheet PE Ft TIN Wing Span55 Wing Area595 sq Engines15-19 Radio1 2 3 channel Kit No146 So see local hobby dealer about new Champion Mark Ill Ask new kit plane trained days R/C experts Ask new Midwest Champ p Midwest Products Company 400 South Indiana Street Hobart Indiana 46342 219/942-1134 July1979 123 Meet Champion Murk III Price $4495 First io R Spragueforthis startling RSC-3 canardwith slanted twin fins odd bird has 1140 sq wing area flown three channels allow local announcements show points out show expressly Mac modeler has driven several hundred miles would very unhappy find Arena jammed nonmodeling public So part Bobs job prevent local advertising show also points out exhibitors screened provide widest variety RC pro ducts allowing original exclusive items shown thus reducing needless repetition same items philosophy caters one-man companies well giants modeler can see wide variety items stepping across aisle rather touring country Foreign visitors again made annual trek RC mecca year Japan Australia New Zealand England Canada Mexico Brazil India Philippines Germany other European countries Truly international affair success 25 years Toledo RC Exposition has outstanding Now secret formula appears clear Weak Signals have provided three things needed RC sport first place manufacturers display wares interact directly customers second coveted awards modelers displays planes boats cars still burn envy admira tion whenever see modelers displays third Trading Post auction recycles RC equipment useful channels provides seller some cash towards new item hes just seen show success formula has evolved considerable effort part Weak Signals Club particular dozen members year have taken management different areas sure families have endured annual sacrifice too enough space mention names involved over years today know Don Belote Bob Hisey have co-directors almost ten years running certainly hope will least finish out third decade exposition will 1984 will handle future growth inevitable increase displays people dont know based adapta bility performance past sure will find way salute Weak Signals Club 25th Anniversary Toledo RC Ex position thank advance shows future PS Toledo Show next year April 11 12 131980 See Messerschmitt/Noonan continued page 71 have wedge shaped section about 20 degrees bent form engaging mech anism front disc finished balsa spinner Insert ball-bearing thrust washer assembling Wings exception spars leading edge laminated basswood tips wings constructed 1/20 balsa Trace rib patterns carefully cut medium 1/20 sheet Note two mating ribs #1 wing stubs solid described earlier Number ribs quick identifica tion Cut -in wide trailing edge pieces 4 1/20 sheet Confirm rib contours leading edge notches stacking ribs pile largest bottom Make alterations necessary Cut tapered main spar 1 / 16 straight grained hard balsa Mark off rib stations accurately sharp pencil front spar Slip ribs place along spar applying cement used Titebond rib/spar contact points Check alignment before cement sets Pin assembly over plans having positioned bot tom trailing edge part plans first Cement ribs trailing edge Re-confirm alignment sighting down wing assembly After allowed dry add top trailing edge part cementing rib tops along mating edge itself Clamp weak clamps until dry Add rear spar tapered rib 1 rib 7 Rear spar outboard rib 7 constant depth slipped place through rib openings sure both spars protrude root end mating portion joins wings plywood joiners built fuselage Cement eading edge place after tapering about 5/32 sq tip end Laminate tips two pieces 1/16 X 1/8 basswood has soaked water overnight addition about 10% household ammonia water seems make wood pliable lamina tions bent around cardboard forms allowed dry Cement tips place shape fair leading trailing edges Slice cap strips 1/20 soft balsa Determine length cut lay work bench proper order Starting either end wing cement leading edge After strips dry easy force down along airfoil mating trailing edge Use cement sparingly Metal spring clips used hair curlers make good clamps holding cap strips place during drying operation Repeat operation wing bottom Cap-stripping results finished appearance covered wing however weight penalty flight duration main concern cap-strips may dispensed Finish wing frame care fully sanding leading trailing edges proper airfoil contour Join finished wing panels fuselage sliding spar stubs place alongside ply wood spar joiners wing stubs Determine correct dihedral before cementing Capstrip remaining center-section ribs Tail Surfaces Vertical fin horizontal stabilizer have ribs cut 1/20 medium sheet balsa Both constructed conventional way Tips laid up same manner wings using 1/16 X 3/32 basswood movable tab fin pro vides turn adjustment Stabilizer incorporates soft aluminum tongue epoxied spar inserts slot rear former fuselage allows incidence change very im portant during preliminary flight testing 1/32 plywood ears cemented front portion stab inside rib S5 provides means fixing incidence insertion pins fuselage cementing fin fuselage allow spar seat down frame makes strong installation 124 Model Aviation Kraftsmanship kit processed AAMGO GOLD BALSAThis Trainer will blow apart hits ground Support AMA Price $3995 GREATEST B/C BASIC TRAINER Design & Kit ALL TIME Ask over 25000 satisfied builders H-RAY dealers sold them- The kit per SHALL WE SAY MORE Asdresrs Aircraft Model Co Inc US Rte 1& North St Topsfield Mass 01983 887-8541 dollar- bar em all