THE YEAR 1977 brings 46th birthday Pietenpol Air Camper long-time veteran homebuilt movement homebuilts thirties Aircamper enjoyed wide-spread popularity secured place air years come Today still popular homebuilt same reasons Simple rugged construction low material cost gentle flying characteristics twoplace capacity making appealing piece nostalgia Having soft spot airplanes period immediately became interested design presented August 1969 issue American Aircraft Modeler Magazine excellent source documentation Air Camper will invaluable you build model quick look real Air Camper plans revealed little needed changed build model project began Air Camper ideal model beginner pro alike can built true scale sport scale due its good moments tremendous wing area model pictured put three hard seasons campaigning has accounted good shelf hardware Among its 15 top places three firsts Northwest Canadi Free Flight Championships Spokane Internats stable con sistent flier Air Camper very rugged occasion cruised under power side awaiting chase car still managed put its official flights construction Air Camper very straightforward shouldnt give trouble does however have few points arent very common fuse lage sides built up la rubber scale still bench aluminum wing struts fabricated drilled epoxied onto side Take care keep wing wire holes aligned sides joined firewall added engine mount glued medium balsa block serves cushion allow en gine mount knock off damaging fuselage cowl fabricated medium soft balsa fitted firewall using large dress snaps epoxied cor ners allow cowl snapped Ever since Pietenpol flew real Air Camper 47 years ago has popular modeling subject 049 free-flight version has won 15 top places retired after wearing out two enginesU Dave Haught D ER perennial favorite Air Camper combines high order color realism extremely simple construction Instruments limited tach altimeter airspeedin rear pit Hinged entry flap may extended off center scale identification drawing binding due addition dihedral model About what you sue ii werneo up jo reei airararm some forgotten cow pasmure So lifelike air Pietenpol invites addition radio controlailerons would detract off engine should fitted next length l/16U music wire sol dered onto head needle valve extension oil drain hole should cut bottom rear cowling landing gear bent up 1/16 wire sewn onto plywood formers installed fuselage landing gear fairings carved fitted spruce stock epoxied place axle shock absorbing just like real wrapping elastic bands around gear legs axle neat feature good scale points hard land ings tail skid bent strip soft aluminum sewn epoxied spruce plywood brace glued place tail surfaces scale size quite adequate flying scale con struction basic watch weight Small strips tin shim stock serve hinges epoxied place careful make easy bend too flimsy flap breeze Cockpit details should added now before covering fuselage Nearly cockpit furnishings made wood should built lightness mind sure anchor everything well seats fabricated 1/32 sheet balsa rudder bar pedals made 3/32 balsa doweling Use black silver thread connect controls gether sticks made ls small fittings cut tin shim stock Small pulleys can made brass grommets off hobby item packets glued place instru ments can commercial made lam inating together photographs clear plastic discs Air Camper minimal instrumentation usually consisted Continued page 103 aa 0 1II SPECIF1CATIO1S SPAN28 LENGTH174 WING AREA140 Wi~W PIETENPOLAIR CAMPER 0I2345R dove hezld 77 November1977 55 4cylinder Ford engine easily reproduced scrap balsa radiator balsa frame covered fine mesh plastic screen slipstream can blow through As square square can An odd feature external aileron cable made elastic thread permit quick detaching plug-in wing panels Colored tissue saves weight NO OCR TEXT I/8X /4 MEDIUM BALSA OUTLINEI/B SQUARE BALSA RIBS NOSE RING PLYWOOD FIREWALL N TIN STRIP HINGES 1/8 SHEET BALSA LI I/IS PLYWOOD HORNS / RIGGING POINTS~ EPOXY IN PLACE B WRAP WITH SILK 4STREAtiLlNE SECTION 1/Ifi PLYWOOD AND SOLDER 1/32 SHEET TOP DECK VIS BALSA FC*IMERS TYPICAL1/16 X I/8 STRINGERS 1/8 SQUARE I/IS ALUMINUM TUBE STRUT FITTING I/S BRASS TUBE z 0 0 3 0 0 Cl equipment No-one traded Silbergs Wakefield putting sale $180 Little energy remained morning tourist trip arranged additional fee gave visit local reconstruction Viking settle ment few hours Roskilde main tourist attraction mu seum ships recovered sea after 1000 years recon structed no such differences ob jectives evening Everyone joined buses ride Ringsted Speedway track banquet held good meal served prize presentation took place dance floor splitlevel restaurant very few people could see climax Champion ships Later could walk round tables note overflowing North Koreans bounty time dictated join buses back school festive spirit still continued very little sleep before bid farewells until next time Air Camper/Haught continued page 55 air-speed indicator tachometer altimeter rear cockpit switches throttle knobs simulated hat pins round-head sewing pins matching sizes engine radiator built balsa scrap finished flat black Carve engine block shape add exhaust intake pipes cut appropriate sized plastic tubing radiator hoses latter left removeable allow access en gine water pump pulley added after engine painted small plastic band serves belt spark plugs simulated cutting small lengths 1/16 3/32 aluminum tubes slipped over bare ends fine cop per wires inserted respective positions engine block individ ual wires bound together form ignition harness small strips black electrical tape Refer plans add remaining details such carburetor oil filler dip stick mount engine onto plywood floor secure cowl dress snaps radiator built up around balsa frame fine plastic screen mesh discarded screen door Now wing Youll notice airfoil conveniently undercambered complicate wing construction Dont feel guiltyits scale wing also basic except plug-in feature main spars spruce leading edge remaining wing structure balsa Use hard balsa around ailerons take care insure fit well hinged Two 1/16 inside diameter alumi num tubes bound thread main spars roots like Nordic should align slide easily onto 1/16 music wire wing joiners center section anchored aluminum wing struts top bottom planked off-center hinged flap trailing edge hinged two straight pins indicated plans wing struts functional must rigid Cut /8 X ce strip sand airfoil section Adjust length struts give wing di hedral compensate warps wire fittings can made sewn onto ends struts model now ready finish used colored Japanese tissue keep weight down original weight really big problem model Finish model favorite method trim match Air Camper modeling wing tank drawn using technical pen strips black tissue can used control horns rigging cables now can fabricated added used elastic thread aileron cables could disconnect plug wings wheels can either made plywood discs black rubber tubing commercial vintage wheels can fitted Check model alignment warps balance taking care needed surfaces zero-zero test glide model over lawn youve neglected very purpose satis fied glide trim secure trim weight head flying site After flying free flight scale few years November1977 103 Please send me copies new third edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $500 copy ordered $425 Guide plus $75 postage handling Total Enclosed ______________US Canada Ordes Onliv FULL-SIZE PLANS No 205 Hot Reck$350 RC aerobatics 19 40 engines Simple economical 2-wheeler No 206 Air Camper$300 FF Pietenpol 1/2A power Charming antique Can RCed Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovations $300 Kloud King 15-19 RC Old-Timer Free Plight based upon 1938 record breaker FP $400 wiley Post Biplane Petite durable scale design either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $226 Sneat Sport AC glider simple job can flown engine $275 Ernie Violests OH Comet CL Scale 1974 Nets first-place winner aclaasic twin $900 GollyGeewhsz Dan Rutherfords simple Half-A powered Combat job turns dime $150 Gremlin Sturdy aerobetic AC biplane flies welt 36s up 60s $300 4-Site 40-powered RC 300 Chib Racer hes winning ways Good sport too $400 Semi-Pro Contest-winning HLgliderhasapop-uptail dethermalizer $100 HaIf-Korda rubberJohn Oldenkamps 1/2-size all-balsa Old-Timer $175 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $600 Callisto superb Standard Class RC sailplane also took Nets first $400 Fieseler Blotch RC ecala model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps $400 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. $460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Racer incorporates latest techniques $200 B-i AC 15 USAF bomber full house Ace foam wings Stable $276 Comedian RC fun-fly aerobetic biplane good looker 40 50 $400 Nesmith Cougar PP rubber scale 30-in span Excellent design long flights $300 Cerbenas RC 60-powered Pattern job retracts advanced features $475 Telllpsoer AC Standard Class sailplane wins stand-out performance $1000 Tarcal Keith Trostles 1/2A CL Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Mariha AC Scale sailplaneand no herder build typical soarers $350 Pogo AC Formula Pylon racer deflolt based full-scale Owl $750 Midgat Mustang CL 1975-1975 Nats winning Goodyear byJohn Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Folcker 0-23 CL profile push-pull fighler35 tractor 15-25 pusher $400 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 16 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 1 9-25 $400 Feet Siesta CL AMA Fast Combat noted designer Richard Wilkens $300 Dixie-Gal FF Class 09 high-performance airplane $300 Tutorn RC Cabin model scale-like performance 25-35 $325 Tic Tac PP all-balsa profile 02 Sob Stalick design $200 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 PSA Special CL 19-powered trainer can modified primary basic advanced $17B Q~4 dCoupe rubber power attractive Coupe has excellent performance $300 Zonker AC canard has pattern capebility 40 power $300 Country Boy FF Jim Clam thoroughbred/09/51 1/2A $300 PSA Special CL stunt version 19 powered Primary/Basic Trainer Plan 175 $176 Bristol Scout AC 02 power scale pulse rudder small radios $200 Bed Check Charlie AC Scale model Russian PT trainer 09/15 $300 Chipmonk 9 CL scale-stunt type model Pete Tindal 40/46 $400 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville AC Sport low-wing sailplane 80 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford isa frequent winner $276 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing hasply-ekin fuselage 25s 46s $450 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette PP model Jetex-type power Nationals winner $150 Vintage 11 AC Antiqe type old-time open fuse construction 60 $476 Soak CL Rat racer Dick Lambert--latest state art $200 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence Naughtgood can get $376 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1976 world Championshipe Nets $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1976 PAl world Champs $375 Vol Libre PP rubber-powered wakefield Bob white Great winner $275 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 buift-in muffler $475 Mirage Shaneood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nats winner $250 Fokker T-2 Nats winning PP scale electric poweredAstro 02 etc $276 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice esrobatice/racing $376 P-3 AC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $350 Ole Reliable CL Formula 40 speed job Snyders Nets winner $175 Roil Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $100 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $150 Fokker 0-VIII AC 45 80 Two sheets 2-1/2 scale $900 Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL 50 biplane for40power less $10 expense $600 Circle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 114 118121123124125131134136141146147149 151153155159160164165166167168169170 171172173174175176177178179180181182 183184185186187188189190191192193194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 Please print carefully 203 204 205 206 Enclosed $ NAME STREET CITY STATE 71 P Price includes first-class postage Send check money order payable ModelAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC 20005 either becomes neurotic learns few tricks preserve sanity models trick Ive learned keep thorough flight log model Get small notebook begin registering flying surface recording its slight est characteristics begin trim model record trim change its effect flight way will always know proper trim model case develops new warp settings damaged roll-over land ing also helpful predicting models behavior wind other adverse conditions Put washer right thrust Air Camper begin short-run tests sug gest using 8-4 wood propeller begin soon looks safe up power clipping diameter pro peller 1/4 increments Once nice wide right-hand spiral climb achieved add 1/16 washin inboard aileron retrim turn will keep model tightening up spinning windy conditions sure become used model fly under various condi tions contests seem won wind models well trimmed confident trim fill tank half full let go Air Camper should climb out lazy slow cir cles right its wings near level needs careful overfilling tank because Air Camper will tend enchant it flies away over hills original Air Camper now hangs rever ently ceiling its well earned retirement hobby shop Edmonton Alberta ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control96 American Motorcycle Association. 97 Andrews Aircraft Model Co3 93 Coverite89 91 Du-Bro Products94 101 EK-logictrol5 Flyline Models90 Fox Mfg Company5 Carl Goldberg Models9 Grish Brothers88 Hobbypoxy99 K&B Mfg95 Midwest Products Company4 Morrison Repla-Tech100 93 91 86 103 100 Pactra Industries Peck-Polymers Progress Mfg Company R/C Buyers Guide Rocket City RC Specialties Sig Mfg Company Sterling Models Inc Tatone Products Inc Top Flite Models Inc 98 60 87 Westport International91 Williams Brothers92 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation No 101 No103 No104 No112 No114 No118 No121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No134 No136 No141 No146 No147 No149 No151 No 163 No165 No169 No150 No 164 No166 No166 No167 No168 No169 No170 No171 No172 No173 No174 No175 No176 No177 No 178 No179 No180 No181 No182 No 183 No 184 No 185 No186 No187 No 188 No 189 Mo 190 No 191 No192 No 193 No 194 No 196 No196 No197 No198 No199 No200 No201 No202 No203 No204
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 103, 104
THE YEAR 1977 brings 46th birthday Pietenpol Air Camper long-time veteran homebuilt movement homebuilts thirties Aircamper enjoyed wide-spread popularity secured place air years come Today still popular homebuilt same reasons Simple rugged construction low material cost gentle flying characteristics twoplace capacity making appealing piece nostalgia Having soft spot airplanes period immediately became interested design presented August 1969 issue American Aircraft Modeler Magazine excellent source documentation Air Camper will invaluable you build model quick look real Air Camper plans revealed little needed changed build model project began Air Camper ideal model beginner pro alike can built true scale sport scale due its good moments tremendous wing area model pictured put three hard seasons campaigning has accounted good shelf hardware Among its 15 top places three firsts Northwest Canadi Free Flight Championships Spokane Internats stable con sistent flier Air Camper very rugged occasion cruised under power side awaiting chase car still managed put its official flights construction Air Camper very straightforward shouldnt give trouble does however have few points arent very common fuse lage sides built up la rubber scale still bench aluminum wing struts fabricated drilled epoxied onto side Take care keep wing wire holes aligned sides joined firewall added engine mount glued medium balsa block serves cushion allow en gine mount knock off damaging fuselage cowl fabricated medium soft balsa fitted firewall using large dress snaps epoxied cor ners allow cowl snapped Ever since Pietenpol flew real Air Camper 47 years ago has popular modeling subject 049 free-flight version has won 15 top places retired after wearing out two enginesU Dave Haught D ER perennial favorite Air Camper combines high order color realism extremely simple construction Instruments limited tach altimeter airspeedin rear pit Hinged entry flap may extended off center scale identification drawing binding due addition dihedral model About what you sue ii werneo up jo reei airararm some forgotten cow pasmure So lifelike air Pietenpol invites addition radio controlailerons would detract off engine should fitted next length l/16U music wire sol dered onto head needle valve extension oil drain hole should cut bottom rear cowling landing gear bent up 1/16 wire sewn onto plywood formers installed fuselage landing gear fairings carved fitted spruce stock epoxied place axle shock absorbing just like real wrapping elastic bands around gear legs axle neat feature good scale points hard land ings tail skid bent strip soft aluminum sewn epoxied spruce plywood brace glued place tail surfaces scale size quite adequate flying scale con struction basic watch weight Small strips tin shim stock serve hinges epoxied place careful make easy bend too flimsy flap breeze Cockpit details should added now before covering fuselage Nearly cockpit furnishings made wood should built lightness mind sure anchor everything well seats fabricated 1/32 sheet balsa rudder bar pedals made 3/32 balsa doweling Use black silver thread connect controls gether sticks made ls small fittings cut tin shim stock Small pulleys can made brass grommets off hobby item packets glued place instru ments can commercial made lam inating together photographs clear plastic discs Air Camper minimal instrumentation usually consisted Continued page 103 aa 0 1II SPECIF1CATIO1S SPAN28 LENGTH174 WING AREA140 Wi~W PIETENPOLAIR CAMPER 0I2345R dove hezld 77 November1977 55 4cylinder Ford engine easily reproduced scrap balsa radiator balsa frame covered fine mesh plastic screen slipstream can blow through As square square can An odd feature external aileron cable made elastic thread permit quick detaching plug-in wing panels Colored tissue saves weight NO OCR TEXT I/8X /4 MEDIUM BALSA OUTLINEI/B SQUARE BALSA RIBS NOSE RING PLYWOOD FIREWALL N TIN STRIP HINGES 1/8 SHEET BALSA LI I/IS PLYWOOD HORNS / RIGGING POINTS~ EPOXY IN PLACE B WRAP WITH SILK 4STREAtiLlNE SECTION 1/Ifi PLYWOOD AND SOLDER 1/32 SHEET TOP DECK VIS BALSA FC*IMERS TYPICAL1/16 X I/8 STRINGERS 1/8 SQUARE I/IS ALUMINUM TUBE STRUT FITTING I/S BRASS TUBE z 0 0 3 0 0 Cl equipment No-one traded Silbergs Wakefield putting sale $180 Little energy remained morning tourist trip arranged additional fee gave visit local reconstruction Viking settle ment few hours Roskilde main tourist attraction mu seum ships recovered sea after 1000 years recon structed no such differences ob jectives evening Everyone joined buses ride Ringsted Speedway track banquet held good meal served prize presentation took place dance floor splitlevel restaurant very few people could see climax Champion ships Later could walk round tables note overflowing North Koreans bounty time dictated join buses back school festive spirit still continued very little sleep before bid farewells until next time Air Camper/Haught continued page 55 air-speed indicator tachometer altimeter rear cockpit switches throttle knobs simulated hat pins round-head sewing pins matching sizes engine radiator built balsa scrap finished flat black Carve engine block shape add exhaust intake pipes cut appropriate sized plastic tubing radiator hoses latter left removeable allow access en gine water pump pulley added after engine painted small plastic band serves belt spark plugs simulated cutting small lengths 1/16 3/32 aluminum tubes slipped over bare ends fine cop per wires inserted respective positions engine block individ ual wires bound together form ignition harness small strips black electrical tape Refer plans add remaining details such carburetor oil filler dip stick mount engine onto plywood floor secure cowl dress snaps radiator built up around balsa frame fine plastic screen mesh discarded screen door Now wing Youll notice airfoil conveniently undercambered complicate wing construction Dont feel guiltyits scale wing also basic except plug-in feature main spars spruce leading edge remaining wing structure balsa Use hard balsa around ailerons take care insure fit well hinged Two 1/16 inside diameter alumi num tubes bound thread main spars roots like Nordic should align slide easily onto 1/16 music wire wing joiners center section anchored aluminum wing struts top bottom planked off-center hinged flap trailing edge hinged two straight pins indicated plans wing struts functional must rigid Cut /8 X ce strip sand airfoil section Adjust length struts give wing di hedral compensate warps wire fittings can made sewn onto ends struts model now ready finish used colored Japanese tissue keep weight down original weight really big problem model Finish model favorite method trim match Air Camper modeling wing tank drawn using technical pen strips black tissue can used control horns rigging cables now can fabricated added used elastic thread aileron cables could disconnect plug wings wheels can either made plywood discs black rubber tubing commercial vintage wheels can fitted Check model alignment warps balance taking care needed surfaces zero-zero test glide model over lawn youve neglected very purpose satis fied glide trim secure trim weight head flying site After flying free flight scale few years November1977 103 Please send me copies new third edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $500 copy ordered $425 Guide plus $75 postage handling Total Enclosed ______________US Canada Ordes Onliv FULL-SIZE PLANS No 205 Hot Reck$350 RC aerobatics 19 40 engines Simple economical 2-wheeler No 206 Air Camper$300 FF Pietenpol 1/2A power Charming antique Can RCed Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovations $300 Kloud King 15-19 RC Old-Timer Free Plight based upon 1938 record breaker FP $400 wiley Post Biplane Petite durable scale design either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $226 Sneat Sport AC glider simple job can flown engine $275 Ernie Violests OH Comet CL Scale 1974 Nets first-place winner aclaasic twin $900 GollyGeewhsz Dan Rutherfords simple Half-A powered Combat job turns dime $150 Gremlin Sturdy aerobetic AC biplane flies welt 36s up 60s $300 4-Site 40-powered RC 300 Chib Racer hes winning ways Good sport too $400 Semi-Pro Contest-winning HLgliderhasapop-uptail dethermalizer $100 HaIf-Korda rubberJohn Oldenkamps 1/2-size all-balsa Old-Timer $175 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $600 Callisto superb Standard Class RC sailplane also took Nets first $400 Fieseler Blotch RC ecala model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps $400 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. $460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Racer incorporates latest techniques $200 B-i AC 15 USAF bomber full house Ace foam wings Stable $276 Comedian RC fun-fly aerobetic biplane good looker 40 50 $400 Nesmith Cougar PP rubber scale 30-in span Excellent design long flights $300 Cerbenas RC 60-powered Pattern job retracts advanced features $475 Telllpsoer AC Standard Class sailplane wins stand-out performance $1000 Tarcal Keith Trostles 1/2A CL Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Mariha AC Scale sailplaneand no herder build typical soarers $350 Pogo AC Formula Pylon racer deflolt based full-scale Owl $750 Midgat Mustang CL 1975-1975 Nats winning Goodyear byJohn Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Folcker 0-23 CL profile push-pull fighler35 tractor 15-25 pusher $400 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 16 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 1 9-25 $400 Feet Siesta CL AMA Fast Combat noted designer Richard Wilkens $300 Dixie-Gal FF Class 09 high-performance airplane $300 Tutorn RC Cabin model scale-like performance 25-35 $325 Tic Tac PP all-balsa profile 02 Sob Stalick design $200 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 PSA Special CL 19-powered trainer can modified primary basic advanced $17B Q~4 dCoupe rubber power attractive Coupe has excellent performance $300 Zonker AC canard has pattern capebility 40 power $300 Country Boy FF Jim Clam thoroughbred/09/51 1/2A $300 PSA Special CL stunt version 19 powered Primary/Basic Trainer Plan 175 $176 Bristol Scout AC 02 power scale pulse rudder small radios $200 Bed Check Charlie AC Scale model Russian PT trainer 09/15 $300 Chipmonk 9 CL scale-stunt type model Pete Tindal 40/46 $400 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville AC Sport low-wing sailplane 80 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford isa frequent winner $276 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing hasply-ekin fuselage 25s 46s $450 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette PP model Jetex-type power Nationals winner $150 Vintage 11 AC Antiqe type old-time open fuse construction 60 $476 Soak CL Rat racer Dick Lambert--latest state art $200 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence Naughtgood can get $376 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1976 world Championshipe Nets $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1976 PAl world Champs $375 Vol Libre PP rubber-powered wakefield Bob white Great winner $275 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 buift-in muffler $475 Mirage Shaneood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nats winner $250 Fokker T-2 Nats winning PP scale electric poweredAstro 02 etc $276 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice esrobatice/racing $376 P-3 AC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $350 Ole Reliable CL Formula 40 speed job Snyders Nets winner $175 Roil Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $100 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $150 Fokker 0-VIII AC 45 80 Two sheets 2-1/2 scale $900 Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL 50 biplane for40power less $10 expense $600 Circle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 114 118121123124125131134136141146147149 151153155159160164165166167168169170 171172173174175176177178179180181182 183184185186187188189190191192193194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 Please print carefully 203 204 205 206 Enclosed $ NAME STREET CITY STATE 71 P Price includes first-class postage Send check money order payable ModelAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC 20005 either becomes neurotic learns few tricks preserve sanity models trick Ive learned keep thorough flight log model Get small notebook begin registering flying surface recording its slight est characteristics begin trim model record trim change its effect flight way will always know proper trim model case develops new warp settings damaged roll-over land ing also helpful predicting models behavior wind other adverse conditions Put washer right thrust Air Camper begin short-run tests sug gest using 8-4 wood propeller begin soon looks safe up power clipping diameter pro peller 1/4 increments Once nice wide right-hand spiral climb achieved add 1/16 washin inboard aileron retrim turn will keep model tightening up spinning windy conditions sure become used model fly under various condi tions contests seem won wind models well trimmed confident trim fill tank half full let go Air Camper should climb out lazy slow cir cles right its wings near level needs careful overfilling tank because Air Camper will tend enchant it flies away over hills original Air Camper now hangs rever ently ceiling its well earned retirement hobby shop Edmonton Alberta ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control96 American Motorcycle Association. 97 Andrews Aircraft Model Co3 93 Coverite89 91 Du-Bro Products94 101 EK-logictrol5 Flyline Models90 Fox Mfg Company5 Carl Goldberg Models9 Grish Brothers88 Hobbypoxy99 K&B Mfg95 Midwest Products Company4 Morrison Repla-Tech100 93 91 86 103 100 Pactra Industries Peck-Polymers Progress Mfg Company R/C Buyers Guide Rocket City RC Specialties Sig Mfg Company Sterling Models Inc Tatone Products Inc Top Flite Models Inc 98 60 87 Westport International91 Williams Brothers92 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation No 101 No103 No104 No112 No114 No118 No121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No134 No136 No141 No146 No147 No149 No151 No 163 No165 No169 No150 No 164 No166 No166 No167 No168 No169 No170 No171 No172 No173 No174 No175 No176 No177 No 178 No179 No180 No181 No182 No 183 No 184 No 185 No186 No187 No 188 No 189 Mo 190 No 191 No192 No 193 No 194 No 196 No196 No197 No198 No199 No200 No201 No202 No203 No204
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 103, 104
THE YEAR 1977 brings 46th birthday Pietenpol Air Camper long-time veteran homebuilt movement homebuilts thirties Aircamper enjoyed wide-spread popularity secured place air years come Today still popular homebuilt same reasons Simple rugged construction low material cost gentle flying characteristics twoplace capacity making appealing piece nostalgia Having soft spot airplanes period immediately became interested design presented August 1969 issue American Aircraft Modeler Magazine excellent source documentation Air Camper will invaluable you build model quick look real Air Camper plans revealed little needed changed build model project began Air Camper ideal model beginner pro alike can built true scale sport scale due its good moments tremendous wing area model pictured put three hard seasons campaigning has accounted good shelf hardware Among its 15 top places three firsts Northwest Canadi Free Flight Championships Spokane Internats stable con sistent flier Air Camper very rugged occasion cruised under power side awaiting chase car still managed put its official flights construction Air Camper very straightforward shouldnt give trouble does however have few points arent very common fuse lage sides built up la rubber scale still bench aluminum wing struts fabricated drilled epoxied onto side Take care keep wing wire holes aligned sides joined firewall added engine mount glued medium balsa block serves cushion allow en gine mount knock off damaging fuselage cowl fabricated medium soft balsa fitted firewall using large dress snaps epoxied cor ners allow cowl snapped Ever since Pietenpol flew real Air Camper 47 years ago has popular modeling subject 049 free-flight version has won 15 top places retired after wearing out two enginesU Dave Haught D ER perennial favorite Air Camper combines high order color realism extremely simple construction Instruments limited tach altimeter airspeedin rear pit Hinged entry flap may extended off center scale identification drawing binding due addition dihedral model About what you sue ii werneo up jo reei airararm some forgotten cow pasmure So lifelike air Pietenpol invites addition radio controlailerons would detract off engine should fitted next length l/16U music wire sol dered onto head needle valve extension oil drain hole should cut bottom rear cowling landing gear bent up 1/16 wire sewn onto plywood formers installed fuselage landing gear fairings carved fitted spruce stock epoxied place axle shock absorbing just like real wrapping elastic bands around gear legs axle neat feature good scale points hard land ings tail skid bent strip soft aluminum sewn epoxied spruce plywood brace glued place tail surfaces scale size quite adequate flying scale con struction basic watch weight Small strips tin shim stock serve hinges epoxied place careful make easy bend too flimsy flap breeze Cockpit details should added now before covering fuselage Nearly cockpit furnishings made wood should built lightness mind sure anchor everything well seats fabricated 1/32 sheet balsa rudder bar pedals made 3/32 balsa doweling Use black silver thread connect controls gether sticks made ls small fittings cut tin shim stock Small pulleys can made brass grommets off hobby item packets glued place instru ments can commercial made lam inating together photographs clear plastic discs Air Camper minimal instrumentation usually consisted Continued page 103 aa 0 1II SPECIF1CATIO1S SPAN28 LENGTH174 WING AREA140 Wi~W PIETENPOLAIR CAMPER 0I2345R dove hezld 77 November1977 55 4cylinder Ford engine easily reproduced scrap balsa radiator balsa frame covered fine mesh plastic screen slipstream can blow through As square square can An odd feature external aileron cable made elastic thread permit quick detaching plug-in wing panels Colored tissue saves weight NO OCR TEXT I/8X /4 MEDIUM BALSA OUTLINEI/B SQUARE BALSA RIBS NOSE RING PLYWOOD FIREWALL N TIN STRIP HINGES 1/8 SHEET BALSA LI I/IS PLYWOOD HORNS / RIGGING POINTS~ EPOXY IN PLACE B WRAP WITH SILK 4STREAtiLlNE SECTION 1/Ifi PLYWOOD AND SOLDER 1/32 SHEET TOP DECK VIS BALSA FC*IMERS TYPICAL1/16 X I/8 STRINGERS 1/8 SQUARE I/IS ALUMINUM TUBE STRUT FITTING I/S BRASS TUBE z 0 0 3 0 0 Cl equipment No-one traded Silbergs Wakefield putting sale $180 Little energy remained morning tourist trip arranged additional fee gave visit local reconstruction Viking settle ment few hours Roskilde main tourist attraction mu seum ships recovered sea after 1000 years recon structed no such differences ob jectives evening Everyone joined buses ride Ringsted Speedway track banquet held good meal served prize presentation took place dance floor splitlevel restaurant very few people could see climax Champion ships Later could walk round tables note overflowing North Koreans bounty time dictated join buses back school festive spirit still continued very little sleep before bid farewells until next time Air Camper/Haught continued page 55 air-speed indicator tachometer altimeter rear cockpit switches throttle knobs simulated hat pins round-head sewing pins matching sizes engine radiator built balsa scrap finished flat black Carve engine block shape add exhaust intake pipes cut appropriate sized plastic tubing radiator hoses latter left removeable allow access en gine water pump pulley added after engine painted small plastic band serves belt spark plugs simulated cutting small lengths 1/16 3/32 aluminum tubes slipped over bare ends fine cop per wires inserted respective positions engine block individ ual wires bound together form ignition harness small strips black electrical tape Refer plans add remaining details such carburetor oil filler dip stick mount engine onto plywood floor secure cowl dress snaps radiator built up around balsa frame fine plastic screen mesh discarded screen door Now wing Youll notice airfoil conveniently undercambered complicate wing construction Dont feel guiltyits scale wing also basic except plug-in feature main spars spruce leading edge remaining wing structure balsa Use hard balsa around ailerons take care insure fit well hinged Two 1/16 inside diameter alumi num tubes bound thread main spars roots like Nordic should align slide easily onto 1/16 music wire wing joiners center section anchored aluminum wing struts top bottom planked off-center hinged flap trailing edge hinged two straight pins indicated plans wing struts functional must rigid Cut /8 X ce strip sand airfoil section Adjust length struts give wing di hedral compensate warps wire fittings can made sewn onto ends struts model now ready finish used colored Japanese tissue keep weight down original weight really big problem model Finish model favorite method trim match Air Camper modeling wing tank drawn using technical pen strips black tissue can used control horns rigging cables now can fabricated added used elastic thread aileron cables could disconnect plug wings wheels can either made plywood discs black rubber tubing commercial vintage wheels can fitted Check model alignment warps balance taking care needed surfaces zero-zero test glide model over lawn youve neglected very purpose satis fied glide trim secure trim weight head flying site After flying free flight scale few years November1977 103 Please send me copies new third edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $500 copy ordered $425 Guide plus $75 postage handling Total Enclosed ______________US Canada Ordes Onliv FULL-SIZE PLANS No 205 Hot Reck$350 RC aerobatics 19 40 engines Simple economical 2-wheeler No 206 Air Camper$300 FF Pietenpol 1/2A power Charming antique Can RCed Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovations $300 Kloud King 15-19 RC Old-Timer Free Plight based upon 1938 record breaker FP $400 wiley Post Biplane Petite durable scale design either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $226 Sneat Sport AC glider simple job can flown engine $275 Ernie Violests OH Comet CL Scale 1974 Nets first-place winner aclaasic twin $900 GollyGeewhsz Dan Rutherfords simple Half-A powered Combat job turns dime $150 Gremlin Sturdy aerobetic AC biplane flies welt 36s up 60s $300 4-Site 40-powered RC 300 Chib Racer hes winning ways Good sport too $400 Semi-Pro Contest-winning HLgliderhasapop-uptail dethermalizer $100 HaIf-Korda rubberJohn Oldenkamps 1/2-size all-balsa Old-Timer $175 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $600 Callisto superb Standard Class RC sailplane also took Nets first $400 Fieseler Blotch RC ecala model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps $400 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. $460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Racer incorporates latest techniques $200 B-i AC 15 USAF bomber full house Ace foam wings Stable $276 Comedian RC fun-fly aerobetic biplane good looker 40 50 $400 Nesmith Cougar PP rubber scale 30-in span Excellent design long flights $300 Cerbenas RC 60-powered Pattern job retracts advanced features $475 Telllpsoer AC Standard Class sailplane wins stand-out performance $1000 Tarcal Keith Trostles 1/2A CL Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Mariha AC Scale sailplaneand no herder build typical soarers $350 Pogo AC Formula Pylon racer deflolt based full-scale Owl $750 Midgat Mustang CL 1975-1975 Nats winning Goodyear byJohn Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Folcker 0-23 CL profile push-pull fighler35 tractor 15-25 pusher $400 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 16 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 1 9-25 $400 Feet Siesta CL AMA Fast Combat noted designer Richard Wilkens $300 Dixie-Gal FF Class 09 high-performance airplane $300 Tutorn RC Cabin model scale-like performance 25-35 $325 Tic Tac PP all-balsa profile 02 Sob Stalick design $200 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 PSA Special CL 19-powered trainer can modified primary basic advanced $17B Q~4 dCoupe rubber power attractive Coupe has excellent performance $300 Zonker AC canard has pattern capebility 40 power $300 Country Boy FF Jim Clam thoroughbred/09/51 1/2A $300 PSA Special CL stunt version 19 powered Primary/Basic Trainer Plan 175 $176 Bristol Scout AC 02 power scale pulse rudder small radios $200 Bed Check Charlie AC Scale model Russian PT trainer 09/15 $300 Chipmonk 9 CL scale-stunt type model Pete Tindal 40/46 $400 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville AC Sport low-wing sailplane 80 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford isa frequent winner $276 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing hasply-ekin fuselage 25s 46s $450 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette PP model Jetex-type power Nationals winner $150 Vintage 11 AC Antiqe type old-time open fuse construction 60 $476 Soak CL Rat racer Dick Lambert--latest state art $200 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence Naughtgood can get $376 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1976 world Championshipe Nets $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1976 PAl world Champs $375 Vol Libre PP rubber-powered wakefield Bob white Great winner $275 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 buift-in muffler $475 Mirage Shaneood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nats winner $250 Fokker T-2 Nats winning PP scale electric poweredAstro 02 etc $276 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice esrobatice/racing $376 P-3 AC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $350 Ole Reliable CL Formula 40 speed job Snyders Nets winner $175 Roil Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $100 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $150 Fokker 0-VIII AC 45 80 Two sheets 2-1/2 scale $900 Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL 50 biplane for40power less $10 expense $600 Circle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 114 118121123124125131134136141146147149 151153155159160164165166167168169170 171172173174175176177178179180181182 183184185186187188189190191192193194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 Please print carefully 203 204 205 206 Enclosed $ NAME STREET CITY STATE 71 P Price includes first-class postage Send check money order payable ModelAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC 20005 either becomes neurotic learns few tricks preserve sanity models trick Ive learned keep thorough flight log model Get small notebook begin registering flying surface recording its slight est characteristics begin trim model record trim change its effect flight way will always know proper trim model case develops new warp settings damaged roll-over land ing also helpful predicting models behavior wind other adverse conditions Put washer right thrust Air Camper begin short-run tests sug gest using 8-4 wood propeller begin soon looks safe up power clipping diameter pro peller 1/4 increments Once nice wide right-hand spiral climb achieved add 1/16 washin inboard aileron retrim turn will keep model tightening up spinning windy conditions sure become used model fly under various condi tions contests seem won wind models well trimmed confident trim fill tank half full let go Air Camper should climb out lazy slow cir cles right its wings near level needs careful overfilling tank because Air Camper will tend enchant it flies away over hills original Air Camper now hangs rever ently ceiling its well earned retirement hobby shop Edmonton Alberta ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control96 American Motorcycle Association. 97 Andrews Aircraft Model Co3 93 Coverite89 91 Du-Bro Products94 101 EK-logictrol5 Flyline Models90 Fox Mfg Company5 Carl Goldberg Models9 Grish Brothers88 Hobbypoxy99 K&B Mfg95 Midwest Products Company4 Morrison Repla-Tech100 93 91 86 103 100 Pactra Industries Peck-Polymers Progress Mfg Company R/C Buyers Guide Rocket City RC Specialties Sig Mfg Company Sterling Models Inc Tatone Products Inc Top Flite Models Inc 98 60 87 Westport International91 Williams Brothers92 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation No 101 No103 No104 No112 No114 No118 No121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No134 No136 No141 No146 No147 No149 No151 No 163 No165 No169 No150 No 164 No166 No166 No167 No168 No169 No170 No171 No172 No173 No174 No175 No176 No177 No 178 No179 No180 No181 No182 No 183 No 184 No 185 No186 No187 No 188 No 189 Mo 190 No 191 No192 No 193 No 194 No 196 No196 No197 No198 No199 No200 No201 No202 No203 No204
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 103, 104
THE YEAR 1977 brings 46th birthday Pietenpol Air Camper long-time veteran homebuilt movement homebuilts thirties Aircamper enjoyed wide-spread popularity secured place air years come Today still popular homebuilt same reasons Simple rugged construction low material cost gentle flying characteristics twoplace capacity making appealing piece nostalgia Having soft spot airplanes period immediately became interested design presented August 1969 issue American Aircraft Modeler Magazine excellent source documentation Air Camper will invaluable you build model quick look real Air Camper plans revealed little needed changed build model project began Air Camper ideal model beginner pro alike can built true scale sport scale due its good moments tremendous wing area model pictured put three hard seasons campaigning has accounted good shelf hardware Among its 15 top places three firsts Northwest Canadi Free Flight Championships Spokane Internats stable con sistent flier Air Camper very rugged occasion cruised under power side awaiting chase car still managed put its official flights construction Air Camper very straightforward shouldnt give trouble does however have few points arent very common fuse lage sides built up la rubber scale still bench aluminum wing struts fabricated drilled epoxied onto side Take care keep wing wire holes aligned sides joined firewall added engine mount glued medium balsa block serves cushion allow en gine mount knock off damaging fuselage cowl fabricated medium soft balsa fitted firewall using large dress snaps epoxied cor ners allow cowl snapped Ever since Pietenpol flew real Air Camper 47 years ago has popular modeling subject 049 free-flight version has won 15 top places retired after wearing out two enginesU Dave Haught D ER perennial favorite Air Camper combines high order color realism extremely simple construction Instruments limited tach altimeter airspeedin rear pit Hinged entry flap may extended off center scale identification drawing binding due addition dihedral model About what you sue ii werneo up jo reei airararm some forgotten cow pasmure So lifelike air Pietenpol invites addition radio controlailerons would detract off engine should fitted next length l/16U music wire sol dered onto head needle valve extension oil drain hole should cut bottom rear cowling landing gear bent up 1/16 wire sewn onto plywood formers installed fuselage landing gear fairings carved fitted spruce stock epoxied place axle shock absorbing just like real wrapping elastic bands around gear legs axle neat feature good scale points hard land ings tail skid bent strip soft aluminum sewn epoxied spruce plywood brace glued place tail surfaces scale size quite adequate flying scale con struction basic watch weight Small strips tin shim stock serve hinges epoxied place careful make easy bend too flimsy flap breeze Cockpit details should added now before covering fuselage Nearly cockpit furnishings made wood should built lightness mind sure anchor everything well seats fabricated 1/32 sheet balsa rudder bar pedals made 3/32 balsa doweling Use black silver thread connect controls gether sticks made ls small fittings cut tin shim stock Small pulleys can made brass grommets off hobby item packets glued place instru ments can commercial made lam inating together photographs clear plastic discs Air Camper minimal instrumentation usually consisted Continued page 103 aa 0 1II SPECIF1CATIO1S SPAN28 LENGTH174 WING AREA140 Wi~W PIETENPOLAIR CAMPER 0I2345R dove hezld 77 November1977 55 4cylinder Ford engine easily reproduced scrap balsa radiator balsa frame covered fine mesh plastic screen slipstream can blow through As square square can An odd feature external aileron cable made elastic thread permit quick detaching plug-in wing panels Colored tissue saves weight NO OCR TEXT I/8X /4 MEDIUM BALSA OUTLINEI/B SQUARE BALSA RIBS NOSE RING PLYWOOD FIREWALL N TIN STRIP HINGES 1/8 SHEET BALSA LI I/IS PLYWOOD HORNS / RIGGING POINTS~ EPOXY IN PLACE B WRAP WITH SILK 4STREAtiLlNE SECTION 1/Ifi PLYWOOD AND SOLDER 1/32 SHEET TOP DECK VIS BALSA FC*IMERS TYPICAL1/16 X I/8 STRINGERS 1/8 SQUARE I/IS ALUMINUM TUBE STRUT FITTING I/S BRASS TUBE z 0 0 3 0 0 Cl equipment No-one traded Silbergs Wakefield putting sale $180 Little energy remained morning tourist trip arranged additional fee gave visit local reconstruction Viking settle ment few hours Roskilde main tourist attraction mu seum ships recovered sea after 1000 years recon structed no such differences ob jectives evening Everyone joined buses ride Ringsted Speedway track banquet held good meal served prize presentation took place dance floor splitlevel restaurant very few people could see climax Champion ships Later could walk round tables note overflowing North Koreans bounty time dictated join buses back school festive spirit still continued very little sleep before bid farewells until next time Air Camper/Haught continued page 55 air-speed indicator tachometer altimeter rear cockpit switches throttle knobs simulated hat pins round-head sewing pins matching sizes engine radiator built balsa scrap finished flat black Carve engine block shape add exhaust intake pipes cut appropriate sized plastic tubing radiator hoses latter left removeable allow access en gine water pump pulley added after engine painted small plastic band serves belt spark plugs simulated cutting small lengths 1/16 3/32 aluminum tubes slipped over bare ends fine cop per wires inserted respective positions engine block individ ual wires bound together form ignition harness small strips black electrical tape Refer plans add remaining details such carburetor oil filler dip stick mount engine onto plywood floor secure cowl dress snaps radiator built up around balsa frame fine plastic screen mesh discarded screen door Now wing Youll notice airfoil conveniently undercambered complicate wing construction Dont feel guiltyits scale wing also basic except plug-in feature main spars spruce leading edge remaining wing structure balsa Use hard balsa around ailerons take care insure fit well hinged Two 1/16 inside diameter alumi num tubes bound thread main spars roots like Nordic should align slide easily onto 1/16 music wire wing joiners center section anchored aluminum wing struts top bottom planked off-center hinged flap trailing edge hinged two straight pins indicated plans wing struts functional must rigid Cut /8 X ce strip sand airfoil section Adjust length struts give wing di hedral compensate warps wire fittings can made sewn onto ends struts model now ready finish used colored Japanese tissue keep weight down original weight really big problem model Finish model favorite method trim match Air Camper modeling wing tank drawn using technical pen strips black tissue can used control horns rigging cables now can fabricated added used elastic thread aileron cables could disconnect plug wings wheels can either made plywood discs black rubber tubing commercial vintage wheels can fitted Check model alignment warps balance taking care needed surfaces zero-zero test glide model over lawn youve neglected very purpose satis fied glide trim secure trim weight head flying site After flying free flight scale few years November1977 103 Please send me copies new third edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $500 copy ordered $425 Guide plus $75 postage handling Total Enclosed ______________US Canada Ordes Onliv FULL-SIZE PLANS No 205 Hot Reck$350 RC aerobatics 19 40 engines Simple economical 2-wheeler No 206 Air Camper$300 FF Pietenpol 1/2A power Charming antique Can RCed Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovations $300 Kloud King 15-19 RC Old-Timer Free Plight based upon 1938 record breaker FP $400 wiley Post Biplane Petite durable scale design either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $226 Sneat Sport AC glider simple job can flown engine $275 Ernie Violests OH Comet CL Scale 1974 Nets first-place winner aclaasic twin $900 GollyGeewhsz Dan Rutherfords simple Half-A powered Combat job turns dime $150 Gremlin Sturdy aerobetic AC biplane flies welt 36s up 60s $300 4-Site 40-powered RC 300 Chib Racer hes winning ways Good sport too $400 Semi-Pro Contest-winning HLgliderhasapop-uptail dethermalizer $100 HaIf-Korda rubberJohn Oldenkamps 1/2-size all-balsa Old-Timer $175 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $600 Callisto superb Standard Class RC sailplane also took Nets first $400 Fieseler Blotch RC ecala model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps $400 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. $460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Racer incorporates latest techniques $200 B-i AC 15 USAF bomber full house Ace foam wings Stable $276 Comedian RC fun-fly aerobetic biplane good looker 40 50 $400 Nesmith Cougar PP rubber scale 30-in span Excellent design long flights $300 Cerbenas RC 60-powered Pattern job retracts advanced features $475 Telllpsoer AC Standard Class sailplane wins stand-out performance $1000 Tarcal Keith Trostles 1/2A CL Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Mariha AC Scale sailplaneand no herder build typical soarers $350 Pogo AC Formula Pylon racer deflolt based full-scale Owl $750 Midgat Mustang CL 1975-1975 Nats winning Goodyear byJohn Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Folcker 0-23 CL profile push-pull fighler35 tractor 15-25 pusher $400 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 16 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 1 9-25 $400 Feet Siesta CL AMA Fast Combat noted designer Richard Wilkens $300 Dixie-Gal FF Class 09 high-performance airplane $300 Tutorn RC Cabin model scale-like performance 25-35 $325 Tic Tac PP all-balsa profile 02 Sob Stalick design $200 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 PSA Special CL 19-powered trainer can modified primary basic advanced $17B Q~4 dCoupe rubber power attractive Coupe has excellent performance $300 Zonker AC canard has pattern capebility 40 power $300 Country Boy FF Jim Clam thoroughbred/09/51 1/2A $300 PSA Special CL stunt version 19 powered Primary/Basic Trainer Plan 175 $176 Bristol Scout AC 02 power scale pulse rudder small radios $200 Bed Check Charlie AC Scale model Russian PT trainer 09/15 $300 Chipmonk 9 CL scale-stunt type model Pete Tindal 40/46 $400 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville AC Sport low-wing sailplane 80 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford isa frequent winner $276 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing hasply-ekin fuselage 25s 46s $450 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette PP model Jetex-type power Nationals winner $150 Vintage 11 AC Antiqe type old-time open fuse construction 60 $476 Soak CL Rat racer Dick Lambert--latest state art $200 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence Naughtgood can get $376 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1976 world Championshipe Nets $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1976 PAl world Champs $375 Vol Libre PP rubber-powered wakefield Bob white Great winner $275 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 buift-in muffler $475 Mirage Shaneood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nats winner $250 Fokker T-2 Nats winning PP scale electric poweredAstro 02 etc $276 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice esrobatice/racing $376 P-3 AC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $350 Ole Reliable CL Formula 40 speed job Snyders Nets winner $175 Roil Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $100 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $150 Fokker 0-VIII AC 45 80 Two sheets 2-1/2 scale $900 Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL 50 biplane for40power less $10 expense $600 Circle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 114 118121123124125131134136141146147149 151153155159160164165166167168169170 171172173174175176177178179180181182 183184185186187188189190191192193194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 Please print carefully 203 204 205 206 Enclosed $ NAME STREET CITY STATE 71 P Price includes first-class postage Send check money order payable ModelAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC 20005 either becomes neurotic learns few tricks preserve sanity models trick Ive learned keep thorough flight log model Get small notebook begin registering flying surface recording its slight est characteristics begin trim model record trim change its effect flight way will always know proper trim model case develops new warp settings damaged roll-over land ing also helpful predicting models behavior wind other adverse conditions Put washer right thrust Air Camper begin short-run tests sug gest using 8-4 wood propeller begin soon looks safe up power clipping diameter pro peller 1/4 increments Once nice wide right-hand spiral climb achieved add 1/16 washin inboard aileron retrim turn will keep model tightening up spinning windy conditions sure become used model fly under various condi tions contests seem won wind models well trimmed confident trim fill tank half full let go Air Camper should climb out lazy slow cir cles right its wings near level needs careful overfilling tank because Air Camper will tend enchant it flies away over hills original Air Camper now hangs rever ently ceiling its well earned retirement hobby shop Edmonton Alberta ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control96 American Motorcycle Association. 97 Andrews Aircraft Model Co3 93 Coverite89 91 Du-Bro Products94 101 EK-logictrol5 Flyline Models90 Fox Mfg Company5 Carl Goldberg Models9 Grish Brothers88 Hobbypoxy99 K&B Mfg95 Midwest Products Company4 Morrison Repla-Tech100 93 91 86 103 100 Pactra Industries Peck-Polymers Progress Mfg Company R/C Buyers Guide Rocket City RC Specialties Sig Mfg Company Sterling Models Inc Tatone Products Inc Top Flite Models Inc 98 60 87 Westport International91 Williams Brothers92 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation No 101 No103 No104 No112 No114 No118 No121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No134 No136 No141 No146 No147 No149 No151 No 163 No165 No169 No150 No 164 No166 No166 No167 No168 No169 No170 No171 No172 No173 No174 No175 No176 No177 No 178 No179 No180 No181 No182 No 183 No 184 No 185 No186 No187 No 188 No 189 Mo 190 No 191 No192 No 193 No 194 No 196 No196 No197 No198 No199 No200 No201 No202 No203 No204
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 103, 104
THE YEAR 1977 brings 46th birthday Pietenpol Air Camper long-time veteran homebuilt movement homebuilts thirties Aircamper enjoyed wide-spread popularity secured place air years come Today still popular homebuilt same reasons Simple rugged construction low material cost gentle flying characteristics twoplace capacity making appealing piece nostalgia Having soft spot airplanes period immediately became interested design presented August 1969 issue American Aircraft Modeler Magazine excellent source documentation Air Camper will invaluable you build model quick look real Air Camper plans revealed little needed changed build model project began Air Camper ideal model beginner pro alike can built true scale sport scale due its good moments tremendous wing area model pictured put three hard seasons campaigning has accounted good shelf hardware Among its 15 top places three firsts Northwest Canadi Free Flight Championships Spokane Internats stable con sistent flier Air Camper very rugged occasion cruised under power side awaiting chase car still managed put its official flights construction Air Camper very straightforward shouldnt give trouble does however have few points arent very common fuse lage sides built up la rubber scale still bench aluminum wing struts fabricated drilled epoxied onto side Take care keep wing wire holes aligned sides joined firewall added engine mount glued medium balsa block serves cushion allow en gine mount knock off damaging fuselage cowl fabricated medium soft balsa fitted firewall using large dress snaps epoxied cor ners allow cowl snapped Ever since Pietenpol flew real Air Camper 47 years ago has popular modeling subject 049 free-flight version has won 15 top places retired after wearing out two enginesU Dave Haught D ER perennial favorite Air Camper combines high order color realism extremely simple construction Instruments limited tach altimeter airspeedin rear pit Hinged entry flap may extended off center scale identification drawing binding due addition dihedral model About what you sue ii werneo up jo reei airararm some forgotten cow pasmure So lifelike air Pietenpol invites addition radio controlailerons would detract off engine should fitted next length l/16U music wire sol dered onto head needle valve extension oil drain hole should cut bottom rear cowling landing gear bent up 1/16 wire sewn onto plywood formers installed fuselage landing gear fairings carved fitted spruce stock epoxied place axle shock absorbing just like real wrapping elastic bands around gear legs axle neat feature good scale points hard land ings tail skid bent strip soft aluminum sewn epoxied spruce plywood brace glued place tail surfaces scale size quite adequate flying scale con struction basic watch weight Small strips tin shim stock serve hinges epoxied place careful make easy bend too flimsy flap breeze Cockpit details should added now before covering fuselage Nearly cockpit furnishings made wood should built lightness mind sure anchor everything well seats fabricated 1/32 sheet balsa rudder bar pedals made 3/32 balsa doweling Use black silver thread connect controls gether sticks made ls small fittings cut tin shim stock Small pulleys can made brass grommets off hobby item packets glued place instru ments can commercial made lam inating together photographs clear plastic discs Air Camper minimal instrumentation usually consisted Continued page 103 aa 0 1II SPECIF1CATIO1S SPAN28 LENGTH174 WING AREA140 Wi~W PIETENPOLAIR CAMPER 0I2345R dove hezld 77 November1977 55 4cylinder Ford engine easily reproduced scrap balsa radiator balsa frame covered fine mesh plastic screen slipstream can blow through As square square can An odd feature external aileron cable made elastic thread permit quick detaching plug-in wing panels Colored tissue saves weight NO OCR TEXT I/8X /4 MEDIUM BALSA OUTLINEI/B SQUARE BALSA RIBS NOSE RING PLYWOOD FIREWALL N TIN STRIP HINGES 1/8 SHEET BALSA LI I/IS PLYWOOD HORNS / RIGGING POINTS~ EPOXY IN PLACE B WRAP WITH SILK 4STREAtiLlNE SECTION 1/Ifi PLYWOOD AND SOLDER 1/32 SHEET TOP DECK VIS BALSA FC*IMERS TYPICAL1/16 X I/8 STRINGERS 1/8 SQUARE I/IS ALUMINUM TUBE STRUT FITTING I/S BRASS TUBE z 0 0 3 0 0 Cl equipment No-one traded Silbergs Wakefield putting sale $180 Little energy remained morning tourist trip arranged additional fee gave visit local reconstruction Viking settle ment few hours Roskilde main tourist attraction mu seum ships recovered sea after 1000 years recon structed no such differences ob jectives evening Everyone joined buses ride Ringsted Speedway track banquet held good meal served prize presentation took place dance floor splitlevel restaurant very few people could see climax Champion ships Later could walk round tables note overflowing North Koreans bounty time dictated join buses back school festive spirit still continued very little sleep before bid farewells until next time Air Camper/Haught continued page 55 air-speed indicator tachometer altimeter rear cockpit switches throttle knobs simulated hat pins round-head sewing pins matching sizes engine radiator built balsa scrap finished flat black Carve engine block shape add exhaust intake pipes cut appropriate sized plastic tubing radiator hoses latter left removeable allow access en gine water pump pulley added after engine painted small plastic band serves belt spark plugs simulated cutting small lengths 1/16 3/32 aluminum tubes slipped over bare ends fine cop per wires inserted respective positions engine block individ ual wires bound together form ignition harness small strips black electrical tape Refer plans add remaining details such carburetor oil filler dip stick mount engine onto plywood floor secure cowl dress snaps radiator built up around balsa frame fine plastic screen mesh discarded screen door Now wing Youll notice airfoil conveniently undercambered complicate wing construction Dont feel guiltyits scale wing also basic except plug-in feature main spars spruce leading edge remaining wing structure balsa Use hard balsa around ailerons take care insure fit well hinged Two 1/16 inside diameter alumi num tubes bound thread main spars roots like Nordic should align slide easily onto 1/16 music wire wing joiners center section anchored aluminum wing struts top bottom planked off-center hinged flap trailing edge hinged two straight pins indicated plans wing struts functional must rigid Cut /8 X ce strip sand airfoil section Adjust length struts give wing di hedral compensate warps wire fittings can made sewn onto ends struts model now ready finish used colored Japanese tissue keep weight down original weight really big problem model Finish model favorite method trim match Air Camper modeling wing tank drawn using technical pen strips black tissue can used control horns rigging cables now can fabricated added used elastic thread aileron cables could disconnect plug wings wheels can either made plywood discs black rubber tubing commercial vintage wheels can fitted Check model alignment warps balance taking care needed surfaces zero-zero test glide model over lawn youve neglected very purpose satis fied glide trim secure trim weight head flying site After flying free flight scale few years November1977 103 Please send me copies new third edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $500 copy ordered $425 Guide plus $75 postage handling Total Enclosed ______________US Canada Ordes Onliv FULL-SIZE PLANS No 205 Hot Reck$350 RC aerobatics 19 40 engines Simple economical 2-wheeler No 206 Air Camper$300 FF Pietenpol 1/2A power Charming antique Can RCed Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovations $300 Kloud King 15-19 RC Old-Timer Free Plight based upon 1938 record breaker FP $400 wiley Post Biplane Petite durable scale design either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $226 Sneat Sport AC glider simple job can flown engine $275 Ernie Violests OH Comet CL Scale 1974 Nets first-place winner aclaasic twin $900 GollyGeewhsz Dan Rutherfords simple Half-A powered Combat job turns dime $150 Gremlin Sturdy aerobetic AC biplane flies welt 36s up 60s $300 4-Site 40-powered RC 300 Chib Racer hes winning ways Good sport too $400 Semi-Pro Contest-winning HLgliderhasapop-uptail dethermalizer $100 HaIf-Korda rubberJohn Oldenkamps 1/2-size all-balsa Old-Timer $175 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $600 Callisto superb Standard Class RC sailplane also took Nets first $400 Fieseler Blotch RC ecala model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps $400 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. $460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Racer incorporates latest techniques $200 B-i AC 15 USAF bomber full house Ace foam wings Stable $276 Comedian RC fun-fly aerobetic biplane good looker 40 50 $400 Nesmith Cougar PP rubber scale 30-in span Excellent design long flights $300 Cerbenas RC 60-powered Pattern job retracts advanced features $475 Telllpsoer AC Standard Class sailplane wins stand-out performance $1000 Tarcal Keith Trostles 1/2A CL Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Mariha AC Scale sailplaneand no herder build typical soarers $350 Pogo AC Formula Pylon racer deflolt based full-scale Owl $750 Midgat Mustang CL 1975-1975 Nats winning Goodyear byJohn Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Folcker 0-23 CL profile push-pull fighler35 tractor 15-25 pusher $400 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 16 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 1 9-25 $400 Feet Siesta CL AMA Fast Combat noted designer Richard Wilkens $300 Dixie-Gal FF Class 09 high-performance airplane $300 Tutorn RC Cabin model scale-like performance 25-35 $325 Tic Tac PP all-balsa profile 02 Sob Stalick design $200 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 PSA Special CL 19-powered trainer can modified primary basic advanced $17B Q~4 dCoupe rubber power attractive Coupe has excellent performance $300 Zonker AC canard has pattern capebility 40 power $300 Country Boy FF Jim Clam thoroughbred/09/51 1/2A $300 PSA Special CL stunt version 19 powered Primary/Basic Trainer Plan 175 $176 Bristol Scout AC 02 power scale pulse rudder small radios $200 Bed Check Charlie AC Scale model Russian PT trainer 09/15 $300 Chipmonk 9 CL scale-stunt type model Pete Tindal 40/46 $400 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville AC Sport low-wing sailplane 80 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford isa frequent winner $276 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing hasply-ekin fuselage 25s 46s $450 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette PP model Jetex-type power Nationals winner $150 Vintage 11 AC Antiqe type old-time open fuse construction 60 $476 Soak CL Rat racer Dick Lambert--latest state art $200 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence Naughtgood can get $376 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1976 world Championshipe Nets $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1976 PAl world Champs $375 Vol Libre PP rubber-powered wakefield Bob white Great winner $275 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 buift-in muffler $475 Mirage Shaneood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nats winner $250 Fokker T-2 Nats winning PP scale electric poweredAstro 02 etc $276 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice esrobatice/racing $376 P-3 AC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $350 Ole Reliable CL Formula 40 speed job Snyders Nets winner $175 Roil Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $100 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $150 Fokker 0-VIII AC 45 80 Two sheets 2-1/2 scale $900 Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL 50 biplane for40power less $10 expense $600 Circle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 114 118121123124125131134136141146147149 151153155159160164165166167168169170 171172173174175176177178179180181182 183184185186187188189190191192193194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 Please print carefully 203 204 205 206 Enclosed $ NAME STREET CITY STATE 71 P Price includes first-class postage Send check money order payable ModelAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC 20005 either becomes neurotic learns few tricks preserve sanity models trick Ive learned keep thorough flight log model Get small notebook begin registering flying surface recording its slight est characteristics begin trim model record trim change its effect flight way will always know proper trim model case develops new warp settings damaged roll-over land ing also helpful predicting models behavior wind other adverse conditions Put washer right thrust Air Camper begin short-run tests sug gest using 8-4 wood propeller begin soon looks safe up power clipping diameter pro peller 1/4 increments Once nice wide right-hand spiral climb achieved add 1/16 washin inboard aileron retrim turn will keep model tightening up spinning windy conditions sure become used model fly under various condi tions contests seem won wind models well trimmed confident trim fill tank half full let go Air Camper should climb out lazy slow cir cles right its wings near level needs careful overfilling tank because Air Camper will tend enchant it flies away over hills original Air Camper now hangs rever ently ceiling its well earned retirement hobby shop Edmonton Alberta ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control96 American Motorcycle Association. 97 Andrews Aircraft Model Co3 93 Coverite89 91 Du-Bro Products94 101 EK-logictrol5 Flyline Models90 Fox Mfg Company5 Carl Goldberg Models9 Grish Brothers88 Hobbypoxy99 K&B Mfg95 Midwest Products Company4 Morrison Repla-Tech100 93 91 86 103 100 Pactra Industries Peck-Polymers Progress Mfg Company R/C Buyers Guide Rocket City RC Specialties Sig Mfg Company Sterling Models Inc Tatone Products Inc Top Flite Models Inc 98 60 87 Westport International91 Williams Brothers92 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation No 101 No103 No104 No112 No114 No118 No121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No134 No136 No141 No146 No147 No149 No151 No 163 No165 No169 No150 No 164 No166 No166 No167 No168 No169 No170 No171 No172 No173 No174 No175 No176 No177 No 178 No179 No180 No181 No182 No 183 No 184 No 185 No186 No187 No 188 No 189 Mo 190 No 191 No192 No 193 No 194 No 196 No196 No197 No198 No199 No200 No201 No202 No203 No204
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 56, 57, 103, 104
THE YEAR 1977 brings 46th birthday Pietenpol Air Camper long-time veteran homebuilt movement homebuilts thirties Aircamper enjoyed wide-spread popularity secured place air years come Today still popular homebuilt same reasons Simple rugged construction low material cost gentle flying characteristics twoplace capacity making appealing piece nostalgia Having soft spot airplanes period immediately became interested design presented August 1969 issue American Aircraft Modeler Magazine excellent source documentation Air Camper will invaluable you build model quick look real Air Camper plans revealed little needed changed build model project began Air Camper ideal model beginner pro alike can built true scale sport scale due its good moments tremendous wing area model pictured put three hard seasons campaigning has accounted good shelf hardware Among its 15 top places three firsts Northwest Canadi Free Flight Championships Spokane Internats stable con sistent flier Air Camper very rugged occasion cruised under power side awaiting chase car still managed put its official flights construction Air Camper very straightforward shouldnt give trouble does however have few points arent very common fuse lage sides built up la rubber scale still bench aluminum wing struts fabricated drilled epoxied onto side Take care keep wing wire holes aligned sides joined firewall added engine mount glued medium balsa block serves cushion allow en gine mount knock off damaging fuselage cowl fabricated medium soft balsa fitted firewall using large dress snaps epoxied cor ners allow cowl snapped Ever since Pietenpol flew real Air Camper 47 years ago has popular modeling subject 049 free-flight version has won 15 top places retired after wearing out two enginesU Dave Haught D ER perennial favorite Air Camper combines high order color realism extremely simple construction Instruments limited tach altimeter airspeedin rear pit Hinged entry flap may extended off center scale identification drawing binding due addition dihedral model About what you sue ii werneo up jo reei airararm some forgotten cow pasmure So lifelike air Pietenpol invites addition radio controlailerons would detract off engine should fitted next length l/16U music wire sol dered onto head needle valve extension oil drain hole should cut bottom rear cowling landing gear bent up 1/16 wire sewn onto plywood formers installed fuselage landing gear fairings carved fitted spruce stock epoxied place axle shock absorbing just like real wrapping elastic bands around gear legs axle neat feature good scale points hard land ings tail skid bent strip soft aluminum sewn epoxied spruce plywood brace glued place tail surfaces scale size quite adequate flying scale con struction basic watch weight Small strips tin shim stock serve hinges epoxied place careful make easy bend too flimsy flap breeze Cockpit details should added now before covering fuselage Nearly cockpit furnishings made wood should built lightness mind sure anchor everything well seats fabricated 1/32 sheet balsa rudder bar pedals made 3/32 balsa doweling Use black silver thread connect controls gether sticks made ls small fittings cut tin shim stock Small pulleys can made brass grommets off hobby item packets glued place instru ments can commercial made lam inating together photographs clear plastic discs Air Camper minimal instrumentation usually consisted Continued page 103 aa 0 1II SPECIF1CATIO1S SPAN28 LENGTH174 WING AREA140 Wi~W PIETENPOLAIR CAMPER 0I2345R dove hezld 77 November1977 55 4cylinder Ford engine easily reproduced scrap balsa radiator balsa frame covered fine mesh plastic screen slipstream can blow through As square square can An odd feature external aileron cable made elastic thread permit quick detaching plug-in wing panels Colored tissue saves weight NO OCR TEXT I/8X /4 MEDIUM BALSA OUTLINEI/B SQUARE BALSA RIBS NOSE RING PLYWOOD FIREWALL N TIN STRIP HINGES 1/8 SHEET BALSA LI I/IS PLYWOOD HORNS / RIGGING POINTS~ EPOXY IN PLACE B WRAP WITH SILK 4STREAtiLlNE SECTION 1/Ifi PLYWOOD AND SOLDER 1/32 SHEET TOP DECK VIS BALSA FC*IMERS TYPICAL1/16 X I/8 STRINGERS 1/8 SQUARE I/IS ALUMINUM TUBE STRUT FITTING I/S BRASS TUBE z 0 0 3 0 0 Cl equipment No-one traded Silbergs Wakefield putting sale $180 Little energy remained morning tourist trip arranged additional fee gave visit local reconstruction Viking settle ment few hours Roskilde main tourist attraction mu seum ships recovered sea after 1000 years recon structed no such differences ob jectives evening Everyone joined buses ride Ringsted Speedway track banquet held good meal served prize presentation took place dance floor splitlevel restaurant very few people could see climax Champion ships Later could walk round tables note overflowing North Koreans bounty time dictated join buses back school festive spirit still continued very little sleep before bid farewells until next time Air Camper/Haught continued page 55 air-speed indicator tachometer altimeter rear cockpit switches throttle knobs simulated hat pins round-head sewing pins matching sizes engine radiator built balsa scrap finished flat black Carve engine block shape add exhaust intake pipes cut appropriate sized plastic tubing radiator hoses latter left removeable allow access en gine water pump pulley added after engine painted small plastic band serves belt spark plugs simulated cutting small lengths 1/16 3/32 aluminum tubes slipped over bare ends fine cop per wires inserted respective positions engine block individ ual wires bound together form ignition harness small strips black electrical tape Refer plans add remaining details such carburetor oil filler dip stick mount engine onto plywood floor secure cowl dress snaps radiator built up around balsa frame fine plastic screen mesh discarded screen door Now wing Youll notice airfoil conveniently undercambered complicate wing construction Dont feel guiltyits scale wing also basic except plug-in feature main spars spruce leading edge remaining wing structure balsa Use hard balsa around ailerons take care insure fit well hinged Two 1/16 inside diameter alumi num tubes bound thread main spars roots like Nordic should align slide easily onto 1/16 music wire wing joiners center section anchored aluminum wing struts top bottom planked off-center hinged flap trailing edge hinged two straight pins indicated plans wing struts functional must rigid Cut /8 X ce strip sand airfoil section Adjust length struts give wing di hedral compensate warps wire fittings can made sewn onto ends struts model now ready finish used colored Japanese tissue keep weight down original weight really big problem model Finish model favorite method trim match Air Camper modeling wing tank drawn using technical pen strips black tissue can used control horns rigging cables now can fabricated added used elastic thread aileron cables could disconnect plug wings wheels can either made plywood discs black rubber tubing commercial vintage wheels can fitted Check model alignment warps balance taking care needed surfaces zero-zero test glide model over lawn youve neglected very purpose satis fied glide trim secure trim weight head flying site After flying free flight scale few years November1977 103 Please send me copies new third edition Radio Control Buyers Guide Enclosed $500 copy ordered $425 Guide plus $75 postage handling Total Enclosed ______________US Canada Ordes Onliv FULL-SIZE PLANS No 205 Hot Reck$350 RC aerobatics 19 40 engines Simple economical 2-wheeler No 206 Air Camper$300 FF Pietenpol 1/2A power Charming antique Can RCed Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovations $300 Kloud King 15-19 RC Old-Timer Free Plight based upon 1938 record breaker FP $400 wiley Post Biplane Petite durable scale design either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $226 Sneat Sport AC glider simple job can flown engine $275 Ernie Violests OH Comet CL Scale 1974 Nets first-place winner aclaasic twin $900 GollyGeewhsz Dan Rutherfords simple Half-A powered Combat job turns dime $150 Gremlin Sturdy aerobetic AC biplane flies welt 36s up 60s $300 4-Site 40-powered RC 300 Chib Racer hes winning ways Good sport too $400 Semi-Pro Contest-winning HLgliderhasapop-uptail dethermalizer $100 HaIf-Korda rubberJohn Oldenkamps 1/2-size all-balsa Old-Timer $175 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $600 Callisto superb Standard Class RC sailplane also took Nets first $400 Fieseler Blotch RC ecala model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps $400 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. $460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Racer incorporates latest techniques $200 B-i AC 15 USAF bomber full house Ace foam wings Stable $276 Comedian RC fun-fly aerobetic biplane good looker 40 50 $400 Nesmith Cougar PP rubber scale 30-in span Excellent design long flights $300 Cerbenas RC 60-powered Pattern job retracts advanced features $475 Telllpsoer AC Standard Class sailplane wins stand-out performance $1000 Tarcal Keith Trostles 1/2A CL Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Mariha AC Scale sailplaneand no herder build typical soarers $350 Pogo AC Formula Pylon racer deflolt based full-scale Owl $750 Midgat Mustang CL 1975-1975 Nats winning Goodyear byJohn Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Folcker 0-23 CL profile push-pull fighler35 tractor 15-25 pusher $400 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 16 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 1 9-25 $400 Feet Siesta CL AMA Fast Combat noted designer Richard Wilkens $300 Dixie-Gal FF Class 09 high-performance airplane $300 Tutorn RC Cabin model scale-like performance 25-35 $325 Tic Tac PP all-balsa profile 02 Sob Stalick design $200 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 PSA Special CL 19-powered trainer can modified primary basic advanced $17B Q~4 dCoupe rubber power attractive Coupe has excellent performance $300 Zonker AC canard has pattern capebility 40 power $300 Country Boy FF Jim Clam thoroughbred/09/51 1/2A $300 PSA Special CL stunt version 19 powered Primary/Basic Trainer Plan 175 $176 Bristol Scout AC 02 power scale pulse rudder small radios $200 Bed Check Charlie AC Scale model Russian PT trainer 09/15 $300 Chipmonk 9 CL scale-stunt type model Pete Tindal 40/46 $400 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville AC Sport low-wing sailplane 80 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford isa frequent winner $276 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing hasply-ekin fuselage 25s 46s $450 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette PP model Jetex-type power Nationals winner $150 Vintage 11 AC Antiqe type old-time open fuse construction 60 $476 Soak CL Rat racer Dick Lambert--latest state art $200 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence Naughtgood can get $376 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1976 world Championshipe Nets $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1976 PAl world Champs $375 Vol Libre PP rubber-powered wakefield Bob white Great winner $275 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 buift-in muffler $475 Mirage Shaneood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nats winner $250 Fokker T-2 Nats winning PP scale electric poweredAstro 02 etc $276 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice esrobatice/racing $376 P-3 AC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $350 Ole Reliable CL Formula 40 speed job Snyders Nets winner $175 Roil Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $100 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $150 Fokker 0-VIII AC 45 80 Two sheets 2-1/2 scale $900 Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL 50 biplane for40power less $10 expense $600 Circle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 114 118121123124125131134136141146147149 151153155159160164165166167168169170 171172173174175176177178179180181182 183184185186187188189190191192193194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 Please print carefully 203 204 205 206 Enclosed $ NAME STREET CITY STATE 71 P Price includes first-class postage Send check money order payable ModelAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. Washington DC 20005 either becomes neurotic learns few tricks preserve sanity models trick Ive learned keep thorough flight log model Get small notebook begin registering flying surface recording its slight est characteristics begin trim model record trim change its effect flight way will always know proper trim model case develops new warp settings damaged roll-over land ing also helpful predicting models behavior wind other adverse conditions Put washer right thrust Air Camper begin short-run tests sug gest using 8-4 wood propeller begin soon looks safe up power clipping diameter pro peller 1/4 increments Once nice wide right-hand spiral climb achieved add 1/16 washin inboard aileron retrim turn will keep model tightening up spinning windy conditions sure become used model fly under various condi tions contests seem won wind models well trimmed confident trim fill tank half full let go Air Camper should climb out lazy slow cir cles right its wings near level needs careful overfilling tank because Air Camper will tend enchant it flies away over hills original Air Camper now hangs rever ently ceiling its well earned retirement hobby shop Edmonton Alberta ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control96 American Motorcycle Association. 97 Andrews Aircraft Model Co3 93 Coverite89 91 Du-Bro Products94 101 EK-logictrol5 Flyline Models90 Fox Mfg Company5 Carl Goldberg Models9 Grish Brothers88 Hobbypoxy99 K&B Mfg95 Midwest Products Company4 Morrison Repla-Tech100 93 91 86 103 100 Pactra Industries Peck-Polymers Progress Mfg Company R/C Buyers Guide Rocket City RC Specialties Sig Mfg Company Sterling Models Inc Tatone Products Inc Top Flite Models Inc 98 60 87 Westport International91 Williams Brothers92 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation No 101 No103 No104 No112 No114 No118 No121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No134 No136 No141 No146 No147 No149 No151 No 163 No165 No169 No150 No 164 No166 No166 No167 No168 No169 No170 No171 No172 No173 No174 No175 No176 No177 No 178 No179 No180 No181 No182 No 183 No 184 No 185 No186 No187 No 188 No 189 Mo 190 No 191 No192 No 193 No 194 No 196 No196 No197 No198 No199 No200 No201 No202 No203 No204