Aeronautica Collector hIi ~1y youre serious Scale builder just someone interested collecting aviation memorabilia man someone youre going want get know U Chris Weinreich room Books stored another room arranged order appear current list walk-in clo set packed full vintage plastic kits picked up deal another collec tor dont normally deal kits ex WHAT DO YOU DO need inte nor photo cockpit World War II B-26 Martin Marauder what want different authentic design color scheme will set P-47 apart rest models field would go get schematic landing gear Fokker FVllb-3m list fighter planes used Japanese Air Force China during 1937 history Boeing Aircraft eyewitness ac count 1939 Wakefield contest answer questions lit erally thousands others Mr Richard Seely Olympin WA Richard top dealers collectors aviation lit erature documentation photographs country complete address phone number appears end ar tide collector 35 years dealer 20 Richards inventory includes over 3500 books 25000 magazines 35000 slides pictures airplanes air ships aviation history customers include museums libraries private collec tors modelers United States around world has lent sold ma terials Smithsonian Air Space Museum just recently filled der modeler Finland Seely notes museums libraries make up different category clientele individual modelers former come him need fill out col lection replace materials have lost stolen Modelers other hand usually search something special obscure especially something no else has have known spend up $400 get proper accurate docu mentation models Bookcases line two rooms Seelys home private collection kept Models pictures aviation memorabilia rest shelves hang walls spill over onto copy machine desk Part collection has re located attic lack room dis play dealership run one-bedroom apartment down street magazines stored shelves walls free standing stacks middle floor 22 Model Aviation Collector Richard Seely holds first issue Model Airplane News July 1929 far different magazine now targeted young boys featured fiction stories Deer stelfl made 1556 commemoratIng German military balloon corps ex ample aeronautic Seelys private collection Near handle illustration sausage-shaped observation balloon LeT Three model magazines 1930s November 1939 Air Trails center contains first-hand description 1939 Wake field contest Includes plans below Dick Kordas winning model Right iliustrations set published Japan 1940 depicting military clviilan aviation scenes Seelys cache Japanese aviation iiterature worlds largest Mary Fitzgerald pics plained got good buy bought put out list theyve selling steadily During interview modeler dropped show off recently completed RC model Wildcat Seely supplied him copies drawings text original Grumman maintenance repair manual finished model truly magnificent modelers especially ones inter ested Antique Nostalgia events come Seely looking plans construction articles 1930s 40s 50s As Seelys list model magazines includes Aeromodeller American Modeler Flying Aces Model Airplane News Model Av iation can usually fill request Among Seelys prizes Volume 1 Number 1 edition Model Airplane News published July 1929 Bernarr MacFadden first issue MAN far cry exclusively RC adult-oriented publication today aimed boys tone Boys I4fe avi ation slant addition construction arti cle two fiction pieces list schools could learn fly Message Fathers Mothers assur ing modeling wholesome ac tivity pre-Worid War U model magazines rather scarce Seelys price list re flects sells magazines $12 $15 per issue whereas ones mid-1940s go $5 $10 1950 $3 $5 lot pre-World War II maga zines went paper drives explains Johnny went off war mother cleaned up room got rid co Continued vaee 131 September 1988 23 rrum coelys Japanese conecuon Lero rests Kamikaze flight suit beside flag two-voiume set p nd Japanese air medals Interestingly sessions smuggled out Czechoslovakian ei.uaiiy made . Seely flight suit discovered cave Guam Russians always extremely reluctant allow such books out country Safety/Preston Continued page 18 hobby store occasion have youngster bring 72-volt car pack shrink wrap melted off due over charging never given much thought un dl fire Now try explain possible dangers overcharging fast-chargers get info fast-charging its possible dangers Ill get back Another report fire occurred fly ing field described letter Richard Kaye Richards incident involved field box like used us contained battery power panel own words heres what happened few years ago purchased garden-variety power panel flight box major mail order firm Despite apparent dangers its de sign see similar units still readily avail able panel has glow plug driver am meter rheostat Im well versed elec tronics believe delivers 12 volts pulse bum out glow plug ammeter hooked up parallel mchrome wire coil serves resistor calibrate meter current delivery Until accident never imagined uncovered wire could potential source danger time happened using alli gator clips attach leads glow plug clips attached power cord staggered fashion avoid shorting have since learned wire leads sufficiently flexible short may still result power panel mounted box above storage bin clips shorted exposed nichrome wire heated sufficiently burn through fail some fuel-soaked pa per toweling lying bin finished flight amazed find smoky fire going field box time total loss explain got started Fuel rife report explosion fire modelers basement appeared May 3 issue Newsday Long Island NY newspaper Hank Anholzer modeler Valley Stream NY sent clipping report AMA HQ attention According report modeler assembling -propelled model air plane wife two children watched television another area familys finished basement explosion modeler ap peared flames knocked floor other family members rolled blanket Upon being taken hospital listed stable condition burns hands leg chest Fire officials believed cause explosion fumes variety fuels basement However ignition source reported appears modeler AMA mem ber intend follow up report try determine ignition source Meanwhile suggest check own workshop areas see flannnable liquids materials stored safe manneraway likely igni tion sources Super glue bold headiine wam ing notice appeared bulletin board plant major aircraft manufacturer old friend Clarence Ehrlich employed Clar ence able determine origin warning stated super glues contain cy anoacrylate anything repaired such glue subsequently heated will produce hydro gen cyanide gas specifically notice stated 5250 F gas will 10 times threshold limit fatal particu larly dangerous kitchenware has repaired placed oven discussed statement co-worker happens work area toxic materi als opinion hydrogen cyanide gas may released product repaired CyA glue heated would such small quantity would uniikely constitute health hazard let alone fatal anyone read ing column has information says other wise Id like hear As postscript elect drop line please use home address shown head column letters addressed AMA HQ get forwarded someone has take time perform task Have safe month aware energy contained battery packs Seely/Wei n reich Continued page 23 mic books model magazines course printed cheap paper simply disintegrated over years y became dealer 1967 opportunity buy out existing dealer wanted leave business fellow aeronautica dealer Blame small town Canadian border says Seely knew him stock urging wife took plunge Seely found out too surprisingly bank refused take old airplane books magazines collateral However able borrow needed $2000 bought collection published first list successful enough pay loan off seven months Now 20 years later Seelys old airplane books maga zines look like very good collateral indeed banks Since time has bought out several collectors dealers wanted exit business retire also buys estates other dealers have bought general collections interested aviation portions 1972 bought world-famous EL Sterne Aeronautica bookstore San Francisco Sterne re tired As dealer Blame Seely known Sterne years regards him mentor 1974 Seely bought out another big col lector dealer Richard Bueschel Chi cago some bargaining back forth end Bueschel sold Seely reasonable price because knew Seely knew prized collection would respected Getting Bueschel collection back home Olympia WA adventure itself Seely brother-in-law flew Chicago loaded THE LEADER IN COMPETITION N SERIES 100 \DIAPRICE 16 NEW PRO SERIES 3 II I NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T020%INCREASE IN TH RU ST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH PRICE 53/34 634 72833/456 833/4568 64566/7 94566/77 104566/7 106W6W 106EW Ii4677/7/78 115W 116EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164/N 16678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 500 DIA PITCHPRICE 7 5N5N 8I 67/7/6 SERIES 400C 86677/7 977/7/ W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW PROPELLERS TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW PITCH THP 66 77 6 677 8 677 8 67 678 September 1988 131 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NoSize 11150-B 1-1/2 11-175-B 3/4 TT-200-B . 2 T1225-B . 4 TT-226B .. 2-1/4 FAll . TT250B 112 TT-251B . 21/2FAI .. TT-275-B .. 2-3/4 fl-276-B 3/4 FAt . TT-300-B 3 11-301-BFAI TT-325B 1/4 TT-350B /2 TT-375B . 3-3/4 11-400-B4 Retail Apprex Price Weight S1395 058 ez 1495 095 oz 1595 100 ez 1695160oz 1895150ez 1895190oz 2095 170 ox 2295 z 2495200oz 2695260ez 2895250ox 3695340ox 499547001 5995520ox 6995570ox 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner Part NoSize T1-140-A . 1/4-28 IT-147-A. 1/4-28/7mm TT-610-A.6 x 10mm TT-710-A.7x 10mm TT-516-A5/16-24 TT-518-A. 5/16-24/8mm TT-810-A .8 x 1 0mm 11-825-A. 8 x 1 25mm TT-375-A.3/8-24 TT-125-A lOx 125mm RetailApprox PriceWeight 54 95 061 01 495061 oz 495063oz 495082 07 495076 07 495076oz 495 076oz 495 0 75 oz 595 ll7oz 595 115 oz 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 collection biggest rental truck could find headed west collection big just barely fit truck Seely remembers middle 1974 gas shortage crossed Minnesota North Dakota Montana trying make gas sta tion next actually ran out gas once fortunately able get help almost immediately 1980 bought magazine collection sight unseen man Connecticut delivered driveway 231 boxes weighing 70 lb truck driver felt sorry says helped move garage moved chair down night after work would sort through After buys collection catalogs consults want lists libraries museums private collectors have sent him After fills orders pub lishes own list Most regular customers selec tive have standing orders specific materials subjects such information World War British Sopworth airplanes French airliners aircraft 1930s Seely appears enjoy high level mutti al trust regular customers stance friends Walter J Boyne former director Smithsonian Air Space Museum noted aviation au thor Boyne Seely regularly exchange books articles pictures other keep kind running tab Sometimes owe him sometimes owes Seely said just business get know people deal keep relations per sonal always will Seely himself private collector has personal want list High list 1923 1926 volumes Jane s Worlds Aircraft owns rest volumes dating back original edition published 1909 Worlds Aircraft Airshps rarest books collection tifled History Ballooning Gaston Tissandur published France 1887 Only 25 printed Seely has copy private hands Seelys personal interest airlines airliners lies behind extensive collection books subjects also belongs World Airline Historical Society American Aviation Historical Society has strong emphasis airlines Some books have acquired inter esting history themselves way Seely two-volume set Russian aircraft published Russia changed hands sev eral times before Seely purchased cause restrictions difficult get books like out Communist Bloc coun tries set books smuggled out Russia Czechoslovakian sold man Poland traded guy Tacoma some American plastic model kits finally sold Seely Seelys pride joy collection Japanese aeronautica believes extensive private collection world has almost Japanese aeronautical publication issued between 1937 1945 room home de voted exclusively Japanese materials books newspapers monographs mo dels started collecting Japanese materials mid-Fifties because neglected area nearly popular Ger man British aeronautica explained biggest addition Japanese col lection came bought Bueschel collection Since Bueschel begun acquir ing materials right after World War II selection quite extensive Seelys collection now contains almost complete set materials published Japanese daily newspaper Aashi Shimbun Aashi published daily paper biweekly monthly magazine concentrated covering air war China keen competition other big publishers beat out competition bought fast airplanes like Lockheed Vega fly dispatches back Tokyo Seely planning write article phase Japanese publishing busi ness before has another project complete researching Barr Fly ing Circus American barnstorming troupe airplanes confiscated Japanese government toured country after first World War Seely has managed trace some confiscated airplanes sold Japanese citizens before losing trail late 1920sthis despite lack profi ciency reading Japanese Seely can make out general gist article paper us ing dictionaries glossary technical terms material highly techaical sends copies Stanford University translations $15 $20 per page Equally amazing skill deci phering Japanese Seelys ability oper ate business keep track collec tion aid computer dont have time sit down punch explained have good filing catalog system syste matic way storing materials know summer hire two women come inventory thats about change Seely re tires July Department Trans portation State Washington works engineer does plan sit down begin getting computer find yourself need Seely unique services can reached writing him Aero Literature Box 1441 Olympia WA 98507 calling him 1-206/357-8713 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT 132 Model Aviation PROP NUT ADAPTORS V
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/09
Page Numbers: 22, 23, 131, 132
Aeronautica Collector hIi ~1y youre serious Scale builder just someone interested collecting aviation memorabilia man someone youre going want get know U Chris Weinreich room Books stored another room arranged order appear current list walk-in clo set packed full vintage plastic kits picked up deal another collec tor dont normally deal kits ex WHAT DO YOU DO need inte nor photo cockpit World War II B-26 Martin Marauder what want different authentic design color scheme will set P-47 apart rest models field would go get schematic landing gear Fokker FVllb-3m list fighter planes used Japanese Air Force China during 1937 history Boeing Aircraft eyewitness ac count 1939 Wakefield contest answer questions lit erally thousands others Mr Richard Seely Olympin WA Richard top dealers collectors aviation lit erature documentation photographs country complete address phone number appears end ar tide collector 35 years dealer 20 Richards inventory includes over 3500 books 25000 magazines 35000 slides pictures airplanes air ships aviation history customers include museums libraries private collec tors modelers United States around world has lent sold ma terials Smithsonian Air Space Museum just recently filled der modeler Finland Seely notes museums libraries make up different category clientele individual modelers former come him need fill out col lection replace materials have lost stolen Modelers other hand usually search something special obscure especially something no else has have known spend up $400 get proper accurate docu mentation models Bookcases line two rooms Seelys home private collection kept Models pictures aviation memorabilia rest shelves hang walls spill over onto copy machine desk Part collection has re located attic lack room dis play dealership run one-bedroom apartment down street magazines stored shelves walls free standing stacks middle floor 22 Model Aviation Collector Richard Seely holds first issue Model Airplane News July 1929 far different magazine now targeted young boys featured fiction stories Deer stelfl made 1556 commemoratIng German military balloon corps ex ample aeronautic Seelys private collection Near handle illustration sausage-shaped observation balloon LeT Three model magazines 1930s November 1939 Air Trails center contains first-hand description 1939 Wake field contest Includes plans below Dick Kordas winning model Right iliustrations set published Japan 1940 depicting military clviilan aviation scenes Seelys cache Japanese aviation iiterature worlds largest Mary Fitzgerald pics plained got good buy bought put out list theyve selling steadily During interview modeler dropped show off recently completed RC model Wildcat Seely supplied him copies drawings text original Grumman maintenance repair manual finished model truly magnificent modelers especially ones inter ested Antique Nostalgia events come Seely looking plans construction articles 1930s 40s 50s As Seelys list model magazines includes Aeromodeller American Modeler Flying Aces Model Airplane News Model Av iation can usually fill request Among Seelys prizes Volume 1 Number 1 edition Model Airplane News published July 1929 Bernarr MacFadden first issue MAN far cry exclusively RC adult-oriented publication today aimed boys tone Boys I4fe avi ation slant addition construction arti cle two fiction pieces list schools could learn fly Message Fathers Mothers assur ing modeling wholesome ac tivity pre-Worid War U model magazines rather scarce Seelys price list re flects sells magazines $12 $15 per issue whereas ones mid-1940s go $5 $10 1950 $3 $5 lot pre-World War II maga zines went paper drives explains Johnny went off war mother cleaned up room got rid co Continued vaee 131 September 1988 23 rrum coelys Japanese conecuon Lero rests Kamikaze flight suit beside flag two-voiume set p nd Japanese air medals Interestingly sessions smuggled out Czechoslovakian ei.uaiiy made . Seely flight suit discovered cave Guam Russians always extremely reluctant allow such books out country Safety/Preston Continued page 18 hobby store occasion have youngster bring 72-volt car pack shrink wrap melted off due over charging never given much thought un dl fire Now try explain possible dangers overcharging fast-chargers get info fast-charging its possible dangers Ill get back Another report fire occurred fly ing field described letter Richard Kaye Richards incident involved field box like used us contained battery power panel own words heres what happened few years ago purchased garden-variety power panel flight box major mail order firm Despite apparent dangers its de sign see similar units still readily avail able panel has glow plug driver am meter rheostat Im well versed elec tronics believe delivers 12 volts pulse bum out glow plug ammeter hooked up parallel mchrome wire coil serves resistor calibrate meter current delivery Until accident never imagined uncovered wire could potential source danger time happened using alli gator clips attach leads glow plug clips attached power cord staggered fashion avoid shorting have since learned wire leads sufficiently flexible short may still result power panel mounted box above storage bin clips shorted exposed nichrome wire heated sufficiently burn through fail some fuel-soaked pa per toweling lying bin finished flight amazed find smoky fire going field box time total loss explain got started Fuel rife report explosion fire modelers basement appeared May 3 issue Newsday Long Island NY newspaper Hank Anholzer modeler Valley Stream NY sent clipping report AMA HQ attention According report modeler assembling -propelled model air plane wife two children watched television another area familys finished basement explosion modeler ap peared flames knocked floor other family members rolled blanket Upon being taken hospital listed stable condition burns hands leg chest Fire officials believed cause explosion fumes variety fuels basement However ignition source reported appears modeler AMA mem ber intend follow up report try determine ignition source Meanwhile suggest check own workshop areas see flannnable liquids materials stored safe manneraway likely igni tion sources Super glue bold headiine wam ing notice appeared bulletin board plant major aircraft manufacturer old friend Clarence Ehrlich employed Clar ence able determine origin warning stated super glues contain cy anoacrylate anything repaired such glue subsequently heated will produce hydro gen cyanide gas specifically notice stated 5250 F gas will 10 times threshold limit fatal particu larly dangerous kitchenware has repaired placed oven discussed statement co-worker happens work area toxic materi als opinion hydrogen cyanide gas may released product repaired CyA glue heated would such small quantity would uniikely constitute health hazard let alone fatal anyone read ing column has information says other wise Id like hear As postscript elect drop line please use home address shown head column letters addressed AMA HQ get forwarded someone has take time perform task Have safe month aware energy contained battery packs Seely/Wei n reich Continued page 23 mic books model magazines course printed cheap paper simply disintegrated over years y became dealer 1967 opportunity buy out existing dealer wanted leave business fellow aeronautica dealer Blame small town Canadian border says Seely knew him stock urging wife took plunge Seely found out too surprisingly bank refused take old airplane books magazines collateral However able borrow needed $2000 bought collection published first list successful enough pay loan off seven months Now 20 years later Seelys old airplane books maga zines look like very good collateral indeed banks Since time has bought out several collectors dealers wanted exit business retire also buys estates other dealers have bought general collections interested aviation portions 1972 bought world-famous EL Sterne Aeronautica bookstore San Francisco Sterne re tired As dealer Blame Seely known Sterne years regards him mentor 1974 Seely bought out another big col lector dealer Richard Bueschel Chi cago some bargaining back forth end Bueschel sold Seely reasonable price because knew Seely knew prized collection would respected Getting Bueschel collection back home Olympia WA adventure itself Seely brother-in-law flew Chicago loaded THE LEADER IN COMPETITION N SERIES 100 \DIAPRICE 16 NEW PRO SERIES 3 II I NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T020%INCREASE IN TH RU ST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH PRICE 53/34 634 72833/456 833/4568 64566/7 94566/77 104566/7 106W6W 106EW Ii4677/7/78 115W 116EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164/N 16678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 500 DIA PITCHPRICE 7 5N5N 8I 67/7/6 SERIES 400C 86677/7 977/7/ W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW PROPELLERS TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW PITCH THP 66 77 6 677 8 677 8 67 678 September 1988 131 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NoSize 11150-B 1-1/2 11-175-B 3/4 TT-200-B . 2 T1225-B . 4 TT-226B .. 2-1/4 FAll . TT250B 112 TT-251B . 21/2FAI .. TT-275-B .. 2-3/4 fl-276-B 3/4 FAt . TT-300-B 3 11-301-BFAI TT-325B 1/4 TT-350B /2 TT-375B . 3-3/4 11-400-B4 Retail Apprex Price Weight S1395 058 ez 1495 095 oz 1595 100 ez 1695160oz 1895150ez 1895190oz 2095 170 ox 2295 z 2495200oz 2695260ez 2895250ox 3695340ox 499547001 5995520ox 6995570ox 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner Part NoSize T1-140-A . 1/4-28 IT-147-A. 1/4-28/7mm TT-610-A.6 x 10mm TT-710-A.7x 10mm TT-516-A5/16-24 TT-518-A. 5/16-24/8mm TT-810-A .8 x 1 0mm 11-825-A. 8 x 1 25mm TT-375-A.3/8-24 TT-125-A lOx 125mm RetailApprox PriceWeight 54 95 061 01 495061 oz 495063oz 495082 07 495076 07 495076oz 495 076oz 495 0 75 oz 595 ll7oz 595 115 oz 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 collection biggest rental truck could find headed west collection big just barely fit truck Seely remembers middle 1974 gas shortage crossed Minnesota North Dakota Montana trying make gas sta tion next actually ran out gas once fortunately able get help almost immediately 1980 bought magazine collection sight unseen man Connecticut delivered driveway 231 boxes weighing 70 lb truck driver felt sorry says helped move garage moved chair down night after work would sort through After buys collection catalogs consults want lists libraries museums private collectors have sent him After fills orders pub lishes own list Most regular customers selec tive have standing orders specific materials subjects such information World War British Sopworth airplanes French airliners aircraft 1930s Seely appears enjoy high level mutti al trust regular customers stance friends Walter J Boyne former director Smithsonian Air Space Museum noted aviation au thor Boyne Seely regularly exchange books articles pictures other keep kind running tab Sometimes owe him sometimes owes Seely said just business get know people deal keep relations per sonal always will Seely himself private collector has personal want list High list 1923 1926 volumes Jane s Worlds Aircraft owns rest volumes dating back original edition published 1909 Worlds Aircraft Airshps rarest books collection tifled History Ballooning Gaston Tissandur published France 1887 Only 25 printed Seely has copy private hands Seelys personal interest airlines airliners lies behind extensive collection books subjects also belongs World Airline Historical Society American Aviation Historical Society has strong emphasis airlines Some books have acquired inter esting history themselves way Seely two-volume set Russian aircraft published Russia changed hands sev eral times before Seely purchased cause restrictions difficult get books like out Communist Bloc coun tries set books smuggled out Russia Czechoslovakian sold man Poland traded guy Tacoma some American plastic model kits finally sold Seely Seelys pride joy collection Japanese aeronautica believes extensive private collection world has almost Japanese aeronautical publication issued between 1937 1945 room home de voted exclusively Japanese materials books newspapers monographs mo dels started collecting Japanese materials mid-Fifties because neglected area nearly popular Ger man British aeronautica explained biggest addition Japanese col lection came bought Bueschel collection Since Bueschel begun acquir ing materials right after World War II selection quite extensive Seelys collection now contains almost complete set materials published Japanese daily newspaper Aashi Shimbun Aashi published daily paper biweekly monthly magazine concentrated covering air war China keen competition other big publishers beat out competition bought fast airplanes like Lockheed Vega fly dispatches back Tokyo Seely planning write article phase Japanese publishing busi ness before has another project complete researching Barr Fly ing Circus American barnstorming troupe airplanes confiscated Japanese government toured country after first World War Seely has managed trace some confiscated airplanes sold Japanese citizens before losing trail late 1920sthis despite lack profi ciency reading Japanese Seely can make out general gist article paper us ing dictionaries glossary technical terms material highly techaical sends copies Stanford University translations $15 $20 per page Equally amazing skill deci phering Japanese Seelys ability oper ate business keep track collec tion aid computer dont have time sit down punch explained have good filing catalog system syste matic way storing materials know summer hire two women come inventory thats about change Seely re tires July Department Trans portation State Washington works engineer does plan sit down begin getting computer find yourself need Seely unique services can reached writing him Aero Literature Box 1441 Olympia WA 98507 calling him 1-206/357-8713 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT 132 Model Aviation PROP NUT ADAPTORS V
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/09
Page Numbers: 22, 23, 131, 132
Aeronautica Collector hIi ~1y youre serious Scale builder just someone interested collecting aviation memorabilia man someone youre going want get know U Chris Weinreich room Books stored another room arranged order appear current list walk-in clo set packed full vintage plastic kits picked up deal another collec tor dont normally deal kits ex WHAT DO YOU DO need inte nor photo cockpit World War II B-26 Martin Marauder what want different authentic design color scheme will set P-47 apart rest models field would go get schematic landing gear Fokker FVllb-3m list fighter planes used Japanese Air Force China during 1937 history Boeing Aircraft eyewitness ac count 1939 Wakefield contest answer questions lit erally thousands others Mr Richard Seely Olympin WA Richard top dealers collectors aviation lit erature documentation photographs country complete address phone number appears end ar tide collector 35 years dealer 20 Richards inventory includes over 3500 books 25000 magazines 35000 slides pictures airplanes air ships aviation history customers include museums libraries private collec tors modelers United States around world has lent sold ma terials Smithsonian Air Space Museum just recently filled der modeler Finland Seely notes museums libraries make up different category clientele individual modelers former come him need fill out col lection replace materials have lost stolen Modelers other hand usually search something special obscure especially something no else has have known spend up $400 get proper accurate docu mentation models Bookcases line two rooms Seelys home private collection kept Models pictures aviation memorabilia rest shelves hang walls spill over onto copy machine desk Part collection has re located attic lack room dis play dealership run one-bedroom apartment down street magazines stored shelves walls free standing stacks middle floor 22 Model Aviation Collector Richard Seely holds first issue Model Airplane News July 1929 far different magazine now targeted young boys featured fiction stories Deer stelfl made 1556 commemoratIng German military balloon corps ex ample aeronautic Seelys private collection Near handle illustration sausage-shaped observation balloon LeT Three model magazines 1930s November 1939 Air Trails center contains first-hand description 1939 Wake field contest Includes plans below Dick Kordas winning model Right iliustrations set published Japan 1940 depicting military clviilan aviation scenes Seelys cache Japanese aviation iiterature worlds largest Mary Fitzgerald pics plained got good buy bought put out list theyve selling steadily During interview modeler dropped show off recently completed RC model Wildcat Seely supplied him copies drawings text original Grumman maintenance repair manual finished model truly magnificent modelers especially ones inter ested Antique Nostalgia events come Seely looking plans construction articles 1930s 40s 50s As Seelys list model magazines includes Aeromodeller American Modeler Flying Aces Model Airplane News Model Av iation can usually fill request Among Seelys prizes Volume 1 Number 1 edition Model Airplane News published July 1929 Bernarr MacFadden first issue MAN far cry exclusively RC adult-oriented publication today aimed boys tone Boys I4fe avi ation slant addition construction arti cle two fiction pieces list schools could learn fly Message Fathers Mothers assur ing modeling wholesome ac tivity pre-Worid War U model magazines rather scarce Seelys price list re flects sells magazines $12 $15 per issue whereas ones mid-1940s go $5 $10 1950 $3 $5 lot pre-World War II maga zines went paper drives explains Johnny went off war mother cleaned up room got rid co Continued vaee 131 September 1988 23 rrum coelys Japanese conecuon Lero rests Kamikaze flight suit beside flag two-voiume set p nd Japanese air medals Interestingly sessions smuggled out Czechoslovakian ei.uaiiy made . Seely flight suit discovered cave Guam Russians always extremely reluctant allow such books out country Safety/Preston Continued page 18 hobby store occasion have youngster bring 72-volt car pack shrink wrap melted off due over charging never given much thought un dl fire Now try explain possible dangers overcharging fast-chargers get info fast-charging its possible dangers Ill get back Another report fire occurred fly ing field described letter Richard Kaye Richards incident involved field box like used us contained battery power panel own words heres what happened few years ago purchased garden-variety power panel flight box major mail order firm Despite apparent dangers its de sign see similar units still readily avail able panel has glow plug driver am meter rheostat Im well versed elec tronics believe delivers 12 volts pulse bum out glow plug ammeter hooked up parallel mchrome wire coil serves resistor calibrate meter current delivery Until accident never imagined uncovered wire could potential source danger time happened using alli gator clips attach leads glow plug clips attached power cord staggered fashion avoid shorting have since learned wire leads sufficiently flexible short may still result power panel mounted box above storage bin clips shorted exposed nichrome wire heated sufficiently burn through fail some fuel-soaked pa per toweling lying bin finished flight amazed find smoky fire going field box time total loss explain got started Fuel rife report explosion fire modelers basement appeared May 3 issue Newsday Long Island NY newspaper Hank Anholzer modeler Valley Stream NY sent clipping report AMA HQ attention According report modeler assembling -propelled model air plane wife two children watched television another area familys finished basement explosion modeler ap peared flames knocked floor other family members rolled blanket Upon being taken hospital listed stable condition burns hands leg chest Fire officials believed cause explosion fumes variety fuels basement However ignition source reported appears modeler AMA mem ber intend follow up report try determine ignition source Meanwhile suggest check own workshop areas see flannnable liquids materials stored safe manneraway likely igni tion sources Super glue bold headiine wam ing notice appeared bulletin board plant major aircraft manufacturer old friend Clarence Ehrlich employed Clar ence able determine origin warning stated super glues contain cy anoacrylate anything repaired such glue subsequently heated will produce hydro gen cyanide gas specifically notice stated 5250 F gas will 10 times threshold limit fatal particu larly dangerous kitchenware has repaired placed oven discussed statement co-worker happens work area toxic materi als opinion hydrogen cyanide gas may released product repaired CyA glue heated would such small quantity would uniikely constitute health hazard let alone fatal anyone read ing column has information says other wise Id like hear As postscript elect drop line please use home address shown head column letters addressed AMA HQ get forwarded someone has take time perform task Have safe month aware energy contained battery packs Seely/Wei n reich Continued page 23 mic books model magazines course printed cheap paper simply disintegrated over years y became dealer 1967 opportunity buy out existing dealer wanted leave business fellow aeronautica dealer Blame small town Canadian border says Seely knew him stock urging wife took plunge Seely found out too surprisingly bank refused take old airplane books magazines collateral However able borrow needed $2000 bought collection published first list successful enough pay loan off seven months Now 20 years later Seelys old airplane books maga zines look like very good collateral indeed banks Since time has bought out several collectors dealers wanted exit business retire also buys estates other dealers have bought general collections interested aviation portions 1972 bought world-famous EL Sterne Aeronautica bookstore San Francisco Sterne re tired As dealer Blame Seely known Sterne years regards him mentor 1974 Seely bought out another big col lector dealer Richard Bueschel Chi cago some bargaining back forth end Bueschel sold Seely reasonable price because knew Seely knew prized collection would respected Getting Bueschel collection back home Olympia WA adventure itself Seely brother-in-law flew Chicago loaded THE LEADER IN COMPETITION N SERIES 100 \DIAPRICE 16 NEW PRO SERIES 3 II I NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T020%INCREASE IN TH RU ST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH PRICE 53/34 634 72833/456 833/4568 64566/7 94566/77 104566/7 106W6W 106EW Ii4677/7/78 115W 116EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164/N 16678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 500 DIA PITCHPRICE 7 5N5N 8I 67/7/6 SERIES 400C 86677/7 977/7/ W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW PROPELLERS TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW PITCH THP 66 77 6 677 8 677 8 67 678 September 1988 131 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NoSize 11150-B 1-1/2 11-175-B 3/4 TT-200-B . 2 T1225-B . 4 TT-226B .. 2-1/4 FAll . TT250B 112 TT-251B . 21/2FAI .. TT-275-B .. 2-3/4 fl-276-B 3/4 FAt . TT-300-B 3 11-301-BFAI TT-325B 1/4 TT-350B /2 TT-375B . 3-3/4 11-400-B4 Retail Apprex Price Weight S1395 058 ez 1495 095 oz 1595 100 ez 1695160oz 1895150ez 1895190oz 2095 170 ox 2295 z 2495200oz 2695260ez 2895250ox 3695340ox 499547001 5995520ox 6995570ox 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner Part NoSize T1-140-A . 1/4-28 IT-147-A. 1/4-28/7mm TT-610-A.6 x 10mm TT-710-A.7x 10mm TT-516-A5/16-24 TT-518-A. 5/16-24/8mm TT-810-A .8 x 1 0mm 11-825-A. 8 x 1 25mm TT-375-A.3/8-24 TT-125-A lOx 125mm RetailApprox PriceWeight 54 95 061 01 495061 oz 495063oz 495082 07 495076 07 495076oz 495 076oz 495 0 75 oz 595 ll7oz 595 115 oz 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 collection biggest rental truck could find headed west collection big just barely fit truck Seely remembers middle 1974 gas shortage crossed Minnesota North Dakota Montana trying make gas sta tion next actually ran out gas once fortunately able get help almost immediately 1980 bought magazine collection sight unseen man Connecticut delivered driveway 231 boxes weighing 70 lb truck driver felt sorry says helped move garage moved chair down night after work would sort through After buys collection catalogs consults want lists libraries museums private collectors have sent him After fills orders pub lishes own list Most regular customers selec tive have standing orders specific materials subjects such information World War British Sopworth airplanes French airliners aircraft 1930s Seely appears enjoy high level mutti al trust regular customers stance friends Walter J Boyne former director Smithsonian Air Space Museum noted aviation au thor Boyne Seely regularly exchange books articles pictures other keep kind running tab Sometimes owe him sometimes owes Seely said just business get know people deal keep relations per sonal always will Seely himself private collector has personal want list High list 1923 1926 volumes Jane s Worlds Aircraft owns rest volumes dating back original edition published 1909 Worlds Aircraft Airshps rarest books collection tifled History Ballooning Gaston Tissandur published France 1887 Only 25 printed Seely has copy private hands Seelys personal interest airlines airliners lies behind extensive collection books subjects also belongs World Airline Historical Society American Aviation Historical Society has strong emphasis airlines Some books have acquired inter esting history themselves way Seely two-volume set Russian aircraft published Russia changed hands sev eral times before Seely purchased cause restrictions difficult get books like out Communist Bloc coun tries set books smuggled out Russia Czechoslovakian sold man Poland traded guy Tacoma some American plastic model kits finally sold Seely Seelys pride joy collection Japanese aeronautica believes extensive private collection world has almost Japanese aeronautical publication issued between 1937 1945 room home de voted exclusively Japanese materials books newspapers monographs mo dels started collecting Japanese materials mid-Fifties because neglected area nearly popular Ger man British aeronautica explained biggest addition Japanese col lection came bought Bueschel collection Since Bueschel begun acquir ing materials right after World War II selection quite extensive Seelys collection now contains almost complete set materials published Japanese daily newspaper Aashi Shimbun Aashi published daily paper biweekly monthly magazine concentrated covering air war China keen competition other big publishers beat out competition bought fast airplanes like Lockheed Vega fly dispatches back Tokyo Seely planning write article phase Japanese publishing busi ness before has another project complete researching Barr Fly ing Circus American barnstorming troupe airplanes confiscated Japanese government toured country after first World War Seely has managed trace some confiscated airplanes sold Japanese citizens before losing trail late 1920sthis despite lack profi ciency reading Japanese Seely can make out general gist article paper us ing dictionaries glossary technical terms material highly techaical sends copies Stanford University translations $15 $20 per page Equally amazing skill deci phering Japanese Seelys ability oper ate business keep track collec tion aid computer dont have time sit down punch explained have good filing catalog system syste matic way storing materials know summer hire two women come inventory thats about change Seely re tires July Department Trans portation State Washington works engineer does plan sit down begin getting computer find yourself need Seely unique services can reached writing him Aero Literature Box 1441 Olympia WA 98507 calling him 1-206/357-8713 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT 132 Model Aviation PROP NUT ADAPTORS V
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/09
Page Numbers: 22, 23, 131, 132
Aeronautica Collector hIi ~1y youre serious Scale builder just someone interested collecting aviation memorabilia man someone youre going want get know U Chris Weinreich room Books stored another room arranged order appear current list walk-in clo set packed full vintage plastic kits picked up deal another collec tor dont normally deal kits ex WHAT DO YOU DO need inte nor photo cockpit World War II B-26 Martin Marauder what want different authentic design color scheme will set P-47 apart rest models field would go get schematic landing gear Fokker FVllb-3m list fighter planes used Japanese Air Force China during 1937 history Boeing Aircraft eyewitness ac count 1939 Wakefield contest answer questions lit erally thousands others Mr Richard Seely Olympin WA Richard top dealers collectors aviation lit erature documentation photographs country complete address phone number appears end ar tide collector 35 years dealer 20 Richards inventory includes over 3500 books 25000 magazines 35000 slides pictures airplanes air ships aviation history customers include museums libraries private collec tors modelers United States around world has lent sold ma terials Smithsonian Air Space Museum just recently filled der modeler Finland Seely notes museums libraries make up different category clientele individual modelers former come him need fill out col lection replace materials have lost stolen Modelers other hand usually search something special obscure especially something no else has have known spend up $400 get proper accurate docu mentation models Bookcases line two rooms Seelys home private collection kept Models pictures aviation memorabilia rest shelves hang walls spill over onto copy machine desk Part collection has re located attic lack room dis play dealership run one-bedroom apartment down street magazines stored shelves walls free standing stacks middle floor 22 Model Aviation Collector Richard Seely holds first issue Model Airplane News July 1929 far different magazine now targeted young boys featured fiction stories Deer stelfl made 1556 commemoratIng German military balloon corps ex ample aeronautic Seelys private collection Near handle illustration sausage-shaped observation balloon LeT Three model magazines 1930s November 1939 Air Trails center contains first-hand description 1939 Wake field contest Includes plans below Dick Kordas winning model Right iliustrations set published Japan 1940 depicting military clviilan aviation scenes Seelys cache Japanese aviation iiterature worlds largest Mary Fitzgerald pics plained got good buy bought put out list theyve selling steadily During interview modeler dropped show off recently completed RC model Wildcat Seely supplied him copies drawings text original Grumman maintenance repair manual finished model truly magnificent modelers especially ones inter ested Antique Nostalgia events come Seely looking plans construction articles 1930s 40s 50s As Seelys list model magazines includes Aeromodeller American Modeler Flying Aces Model Airplane News Model Av iation can usually fill request Among Seelys prizes Volume 1 Number 1 edition Model Airplane News published July 1929 Bernarr MacFadden first issue MAN far cry exclusively RC adult-oriented publication today aimed boys tone Boys I4fe avi ation slant addition construction arti cle two fiction pieces list schools could learn fly Message Fathers Mothers assur ing modeling wholesome ac tivity pre-Worid War U model magazines rather scarce Seelys price list re flects sells magazines $12 $15 per issue whereas ones mid-1940s go $5 $10 1950 $3 $5 lot pre-World War II maga zines went paper drives explains Johnny went off war mother cleaned up room got rid co Continued vaee 131 September 1988 23 rrum coelys Japanese conecuon Lero rests Kamikaze flight suit beside flag two-voiume set p nd Japanese air medals Interestingly sessions smuggled out Czechoslovakian ei.uaiiy made . Seely flight suit discovered cave Guam Russians always extremely reluctant allow such books out country Safety/Preston Continued page 18 hobby store occasion have youngster bring 72-volt car pack shrink wrap melted off due over charging never given much thought un dl fire Now try explain possible dangers overcharging fast-chargers get info fast-charging its possible dangers Ill get back Another report fire occurred fly ing field described letter Richard Kaye Richards incident involved field box like used us contained battery power panel own words heres what happened few years ago purchased garden-variety power panel flight box major mail order firm Despite apparent dangers its de sign see similar units still readily avail able panel has glow plug driver am meter rheostat Im well versed elec tronics believe delivers 12 volts pulse bum out glow plug ammeter hooked up parallel mchrome wire coil serves resistor calibrate meter current delivery Until accident never imagined uncovered wire could potential source danger time happened using alli gator clips attach leads glow plug clips attached power cord staggered fashion avoid shorting have since learned wire leads sufficiently flexible short may still result power panel mounted box above storage bin clips shorted exposed nichrome wire heated sufficiently burn through fail some fuel-soaked pa per toweling lying bin finished flight amazed find smoky fire going field box time total loss explain got started Fuel rife report explosion fire modelers basement appeared May 3 issue Newsday Long Island NY newspaper Hank Anholzer modeler Valley Stream NY sent clipping report AMA HQ attention According report modeler assembling -propelled model air plane wife two children watched television another area familys finished basement explosion modeler ap peared flames knocked floor other family members rolled blanket Upon being taken hospital listed stable condition burns hands leg chest Fire officials believed cause explosion fumes variety fuels basement However ignition source reported appears modeler AMA mem ber intend follow up report try determine ignition source Meanwhile suggest check own workshop areas see flannnable liquids materials stored safe manneraway likely igni tion sources Super glue bold headiine wam ing notice appeared bulletin board plant major aircraft manufacturer old friend Clarence Ehrlich employed Clar ence able determine origin warning stated super glues contain cy anoacrylate anything repaired such glue subsequently heated will produce hydro gen cyanide gas specifically notice stated 5250 F gas will 10 times threshold limit fatal particu larly dangerous kitchenware has repaired placed oven discussed statement co-worker happens work area toxic materi als opinion hydrogen cyanide gas may released product repaired CyA glue heated would such small quantity would uniikely constitute health hazard let alone fatal anyone read ing column has information says other wise Id like hear As postscript elect drop line please use home address shown head column letters addressed AMA HQ get forwarded someone has take time perform task Have safe month aware energy contained battery packs Seely/Wei n reich Continued page 23 mic books model magazines course printed cheap paper simply disintegrated over years y became dealer 1967 opportunity buy out existing dealer wanted leave business fellow aeronautica dealer Blame small town Canadian border says Seely knew him stock urging wife took plunge Seely found out too surprisingly bank refused take old airplane books magazines collateral However able borrow needed $2000 bought collection published first list successful enough pay loan off seven months Now 20 years later Seelys old airplane books maga zines look like very good collateral indeed banks Since time has bought out several collectors dealers wanted exit business retire also buys estates other dealers have bought general collections interested aviation portions 1972 bought world-famous EL Sterne Aeronautica bookstore San Francisco Sterne re tired As dealer Blame Seely known Sterne years regards him mentor 1974 Seely bought out another big col lector dealer Richard Bueschel Chi cago some bargaining back forth end Bueschel sold Seely reasonable price because knew Seely knew prized collection would respected Getting Bueschel collection back home Olympia WA adventure itself Seely brother-in-law flew Chicago loaded THE LEADER IN COMPETITION N SERIES 100 \DIAPRICE 16 NEW PRO SERIES 3 II I NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T020%INCREASE IN TH RU ST MFG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUEL PROOF HIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH PRICE 53/34 634 72833/456 833/4568 64566/7 94566/77 104566/7 106W6W 106EW Ii4677/7/78 115W 116EW 1167 124W 125W 1256 1356 1456 1556 164/N 16678 RC PYLON RACING SERIES 500 DIA PITCHPRICE 7 5N5N 8I 67/7/6 SERIES 400C 86677/7 977/7/ W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW PROPELLERS TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPEDTOGIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW PITCH THP 66 77 6 677 8 677 8 67 678 September 1988 131 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made USA BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS Part NoSize 11150-B 1-1/2 11-175-B 3/4 TT-200-B . 2 T1225-B . 4 TT-226B .. 2-1/4 FAll . TT250B 112 TT-251B . 21/2FAI .. TT-275-B .. 2-3/4 fl-276-B 3/4 FAt . TT-300-B 3 11-301-BFAI TT-325B 1/4 TT-350B /2 TT-375B . 3-3/4 11-400-B4 Retail Apprex Price Weight S1395 058 ez 1495 095 oz 1595 100 ez 1695160oz 1895150ez 1895190oz 2095 170 ox 2295 z 2495200oz 2695260ez 2895250ox 3695340ox 499547001 5995520ox 6995570ox 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner Part NoSize T1-140-A . 1/4-28 IT-147-A. 1/4-28/7mm TT-610-A.6 x 10mm TT-710-A.7x 10mm TT-516-A5/16-24 TT-518-A. 5/16-24/8mm TT-810-A .8 x 1 0mm 11-825-A. 8 x 1 25mm TT-375-A.3/8-24 TT-125-A lOx 125mm RetailApprox PriceWeight 54 95 061 01 495061 oz 495063oz 495082 07 495076 07 495076oz 495 076oz 495 0 75 oz 595 ll7oz 595 115 oz 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 collection biggest rental truck could find headed west collection big just barely fit truck Seely remembers middle 1974 gas shortage crossed Minnesota North Dakota Montana trying make gas sta tion next actually ran out gas once fortunately able get help almost immediately 1980 bought magazine collection sight unseen man Connecticut delivered driveway 231 boxes weighing 70 lb truck driver felt sorry says helped move garage moved chair down night after work would sort through After buys collection catalogs consults want lists libraries museums private collectors have sent him After fills orders pub lishes own list Most regular customers selec tive have standing orders specific materials subjects such information World War British Sopworth airplanes French airliners aircraft 1930s Seely appears enjoy high level mutti al trust regular customers stance friends Walter J Boyne former director Smithsonian Air Space Museum noted aviation au thor Boyne Seely regularly exchange books articles pictures other keep kind running tab Sometimes owe him sometimes owes Seely said just business get know people deal keep relations per sonal always will Seely himself private collector has personal want list High list 1923 1926 volumes Jane s Worlds Aircraft owns rest volumes dating back original edition published 1909 Worlds Aircraft Airshps rarest books collection tifled History Ballooning Gaston Tissandur published France 1887 Only 25 printed Seely has copy private hands Seelys personal interest airlines airliners lies behind extensive collection books subjects also belongs World Airline Historical Society American Aviation Historical Society has strong emphasis airlines Some books have acquired inter esting history themselves way Seely two-volume set Russian aircraft published Russia changed hands sev eral times before Seely purchased cause restrictions difficult get books like out Communist Bloc coun tries set books smuggled out Russia Czechoslovakian sold man Poland traded guy Tacoma some American plastic model kits finally sold Seely Seelys pride joy collection Japanese aeronautica believes extensive private collection world has almost Japanese aeronautical publication issued between 1937 1945 room home de voted exclusively Japanese materials books newspapers monographs mo dels started collecting Japanese materials mid-Fifties because neglected area nearly popular Ger man British aeronautica explained biggest addition Japanese col lection came bought Bueschel collection Since Bueschel begun acquir ing materials right after World War II selection quite extensive Seelys collection now contains almost complete set materials published Japanese daily newspaper Aashi Shimbun Aashi published daily paper biweekly monthly magazine concentrated covering air war China keen competition other big publishers beat out competition bought fast airplanes like Lockheed Vega fly dispatches back Tokyo Seely planning write article phase Japanese publishing busi ness before has another project complete researching Barr Fly ing Circus American barnstorming troupe airplanes confiscated Japanese government toured country after first World War Seely has managed trace some confiscated airplanes sold Japanese citizens before losing trail late 1920sthis despite lack profi ciency reading Japanese Seely can make out general gist article paper us ing dictionaries glossary technical terms material highly techaical sends copies Stanford University translations $15 $20 per page Equally amazing skill deci phering Japanese Seelys ability oper ate business keep track collec tion aid computer dont have time sit down punch explained have good filing catalog system syste matic way storing materials know summer hire two women come inventory thats about change Seely re tires July Department Trans portation State Washington works engineer does plan sit down begin getting computer find yourself need Seely unique services can reached writing him Aero Literature Box 1441 Olympia WA 98507 calling him 1-206/357-8713 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT 132 Model Aviation PROP NUT ADAPTORS V