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Up rnct Arcirnct 12622 Tarrytown San Antonio TX 78233 AS THIS IS WRITTEN late March am still pretty nice high after attending Vintage Stunt Champs III Tucson Arizona March 23rd 24th Should doubt greater power let assure loves Stunt fliers arrived late heres inc moaei mat starica IT aume orginai romywog-airfoil Veco Chief Gretz Its another Bob Palmer design Thursday before driving blizzard awoke next three days beautiful windless sunny flying weather events happenings will ably covered elsewhere would like present some thoughts Mike Kevilles brainchild has such success start outset reunions have created instant flashbacks premier days CL us compete again among models old friends very strong affect type people became reason enough going Winning great never replaces friendships made over years never trophy worth friend Whether build old ignition Stunt model pre-glow era slick looking design nostalgia period models distinctive have own histories events bring us back fold because models being flown developed during July 1991 37 LUICUT u OT GMA building board Anuerson plttire 65 Super Ilurri cane Note break-away nose DT line tem porarily hung booster charge jacks Silk n dopebright orange acrylllc plastic dye clear dope Shades 1957Rusty Browns Denver version 01 Wila wil NemzeOanOs 1-lerce Arrow left orIgInal Nobler e prototype Bob Palmer photos arent too bad W5OK aerore won noothe year 1952 rownle Hawkeye taken d rare activity unlike SAM preamble can no reason reprove what already history nor advance state art given period Since possible change won what during years competition should want change designs Vintage Stunt kind design contest would suggest glorious romp back through formative years taken time have skills construct means afford models ready opportunity relive greatest times modeling lives year new thought spawned Tucson about beginners pattern Vhlnned suddenly dawned s movement has attracted f old guys past primes After still fly pattern have attracted sorts new interested less high-tech yes less sign 38 Heres another shot originar Senior Walker Cup winner tenacious competition Since somewhat overlap between OT Nostalgia designs perhaps need class less experienced fliers compete Nostalgia/OT designs flying simpler OT Stunt pattern OT Stunt subject let 1 red Buzz F-ergason unknown filer chat al Air TSIIOn California Photo right shows Ralph Vount left See text details F cars share some history Stunt have writing topic over past few years proves popular Ill write piece early days CL column beginning Jim Walker trophy highest points Con Model Aviation mt i eh olc .ri de Gulf Aircraft/Berliner Continued page 84 178000 lb Performance range 5700 miles cruising speed 575 mph Powered four Rolls Royce RB168 Spey turbojet engines rated 11500 lb thrust concluding installments threepart article will survey allied helicopters missiles Iraqi aircraft missiles RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 76 differing completeness packages Sullivan has some too Sullivan has really slick little threaded eyebolt use clevis pull-pull application can make up own system using 4-40 threaded rod nuts along aileron connectors Sig Du-Bro Goldberg Vinyl covered steel fishing leader works well cable careful get cables too tight doesnt take much tension cables work fine get too much tension cables youll cause wear system particularly holes rudder elevator horn Rig cables loose dare try move rudder elevator hand will amaze tight neutral cables appear too loose As mentioned before havent tried pull-pull systems should easier install pushrods work much better Up Around/Aldrich Continued page 38 problem two events Novelty Stunt Regular Stunt Regular assume what would now call Precision Aerobatics Can anyone tell what novelty stunt rules Since Davey Slagle won Walker Trophy three years row have assume Novelty Stunt involved As know flew two models once hope some active 1946-48 era can shed some light 1950 Novelty Stunt event history Both 1950 1951 Nationals held Naval Air Station Grand Prairie Texas well attended 1950 first flight made about 1000 am delayed until around 1100 am put card again never got second official flight Buzz Fergason made last flight day Senior Stunt Lew Andrews last flight Open 1951 repeated 1950 wins again last flight age category Los Alamitos NAS site 1952 Nationals original Nobler Edinburg Texas nose broken leading edgethe result letting someone fly normally flew counterclockwise California trying get Lockheed staying Doug Spreng phone call Texas convinced mother have old girl crated shipped care Doug week later nose spliced back plywood inserts Aero Gloss C-77 cement silk dope no fiberglass epoxies days Doug flying perfect match version Bob Palmers first Smoothie Both Palmers models painted DuPont Dulux enamel red yellow trim white pin stripe Doug found us parking lot somewhere Burbank area could practice Thursday before Nationals started following Tuesday second day Nats well ensconced Navys hanger housed greatest of National meets Navy gave us benches hold models Navy-issue bench seats served parking space make-do bed well occasions sat down bench seats collapsed directly top Dougs Smoothie crushing wing panel mortified Doug course angry returned early morning Stunt held everything repaired bit sheepish about tirade relief event director gave 92 Model Aviation us both 56 appearance points Whew As far know first Nationals classesJunior Senior Openflew front same judges dont remember what John Lenderman received appearance points Bob Palmer got 76 deserved days 80 points maximum appearance. end day Palmer first Open thought first Senior say thought because judges told runner circle tell highest scored day Doug sat around officials headquarters until almost 200 am get final results John Lenderman 367 2A Bob Palmer 367 Lenderman upset Palmer won Open Stunt ocked Aldrich 373 first Senior both Walker Monogram trophy days before realized flown front same judges both circles waited long final scores because judges re-adding scoresfive six times couldnt believe Id won Walker either Whatever happened Monogram trophy awarded high point Senior Stunt can find no saw after 1952 left Walker Monogram trophies Hobby Junction Shop Burbank along original Nobler model returned Houston trophies went AMA somehow Monogram trophy never surfaced 1981 miniature Air Trails trophy converted Mother Award t place Senior Stunt honoring Rene Mechin Lets talk about strange things can happen engine Recenfly friends engine running like perfect watch started act really funny run nice cool air dead perfectcouldnt ask better run Later day engine went super-rich died half way through pattern perplexing day gets warmer progresses would think higher temperatures would produce hotter leaner run Off test circle half way handle have go back reset needle bit richer Take off sucker goes rich cant anything go round-nround home pull engine down wrist pin falls out piston before can spit What find definite groove cylinder made wrist pin number engines affected problem cause wrist pin wear piston allows slide out wear groove liner wall What happens day warms up cylinder gets warmer grows larger clears wrist pin engine cools off allowing go richer quit drive crazy 1960s made Teflon Nylon pads replaced standard aluminum variety ease problem old Johnson McCoy Stunt engines have unique pistons molded sintered iron Extremely light pistons have very narrow bosses support wrist pin McCoy suffered badly problem bosses wore quickly allowing wrist pin slide out groove cylinder wall Hi Johnson countered problem hardening cylinder harder wrist pin addition piston impregnated molybdenum disulfide making very slick reducing wear further Most engines today either have chromed cylinders use retaining circlips piston eliminate problem wrist pin bearing against cylinder wall Some have both chromed liner circlips usually all-out racing engines circlip comes out usually very high revs over 25000 cylinder assembly total loss have found clipping off little tit end wrist pins clips after installation keeps fatal event minimum Only about V32 tit left requires use two sharp scribes remove circlip Often distorts badly safest thing to use new clips upon reassembly have number calls letters Continued page 105 July 1991 93 Up Around/Aldrich Continued page 93 lately concerned care ball bearings used engines commented last time about use Rislone after run and/or storage lube Lest think after run lube important well-known manufacturer once commented 31 oil made him lots money Another thing remember manufacturers can afford put highest quality high-performance bearings engines ultimate cost consumer would prohibitive few relate lot bearing problems failure use Castor oil fuel Bert Striegler lead engineer Conoco now retired spent over $300000 prove least 3% Castor oil needed fuels addition chemical engineer friend related laboratory tests show synthetics used today produce acids attack metal burned comments directed toward longer engine life once ran fuel 10% Castrol MSSR synthetic lube 88% pure nitro 2% propylene oxide during speed meet perfectly willing sacrifice engine go fast Let desire guide Id like compile listing suppliers products CL FF including specialty items engines such mufflers Anyone would like included should send price list catalog sheet list complete can sending SASE may recall Doug Spreng didnt fly much CL Stunt after 1952 Instead became engrossed Radio Control design developed something think call feedback servo tell its used RC units today Foam/Du naway Continued page 67 can obtained quite inexpensively hardware stores main idea strength length Look spring good tension its too long can always cut down Examine cutting wire bends kinks before attaching between two brackets way accomplishing place end wire vise hold other end hand sight down its length Pull gently wire check bends Bend wire fingers remove Attach wire paper clip wire loop twisting few times security Stretch spring using pliers possible attach secure cutting wire its end Measure wire should 30 36 inches long thats maximum cut youll able work wire firmly attached between two insulated positions run length erAfter Muffler Experts Evuat.. Don Lowe RCM set-up has shown 6 dE drop very little RPM loss Brian Lee BIC Reportjeers None.it never cracked split melted came loose anything just hung ate noise Howard Crispin Sound Model Aeronautics dropped almost 6 db.the engine wIll turn few hundred RPM more.Oulte impressive Now Two Sizes $j995 up 49 size List $2405KDI 50 tosize10426 SE 206th P1 ListKent WA 98031 Postage ead headliag Free 450 PM256 5545053 Checls cc Mosey Ordees OSJLY July 1991 105 Super Light weight Construction Made USA No Advanced Modeling Skills Necessary Build Accepts X-Cell Kalt Hirobo GMP & Schiuter Kit includes Bodys Clear Canopy Landing Gear Flesable Tail Drive Unit Wood ~eBluePrint some E NTURY Pilotatation Machine ______________________________________ Shocks AH-1S TOW COBRA 36995 AH-64 APACHE 38995 OH-lB HUEY 27995 UH-60A BLACK HAWK 36995 WESTLAND SEAKING 34995 NEW AIRWOLE w/Retracts . 28995 759 E BROKAW RD SAN JOSE CA 95112 TEL & FAX 408 4361 325] WORLD CLASS RIC HELICOPTERS & ACCESSORIES IMPORT & EXPORT SUNBIRD SENSATION WITH STYLE Sunbird combines eye opening performance truly distinctive styling terrific flying design Whether choose 40 size Sunbird 10 Sunbird Jr youll find Sunbird perfect sport plane %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773

Up rnct Arcirnct 12622 Tarrytown San Antonio TX 78233 AS THIS IS WRITTEN late March am still pretty nice high after attending Vintage Stunt Champs III Tucson Arizona March 23rd 24th Should doubt greater power let assure loves Stunt fliers arrived late heres inc moaei mat starica IT aume orginai romywog-airfoil Veco Chief Gretz Its another Bob Palmer design Thursday before driving blizzard awoke next three days beautiful windless sunny flying weather events happenings will ably covered elsewhere would like present some thoughts Mike Kevilles brainchild has such success start outset reunions have created instant flashbacks premier days CL us compete again among models old friends very strong affect type people became reason enough going Winning great never replaces friendships made over years never trophy worth friend Whether build old ignition Stunt model pre-glow era slick looking design nostalgia period models distinctive have own histories events bring us back fold because models being flown developed during July 1991 37 LUICUT u OT GMA building board Anuerson plttire 65 Super Ilurri cane Note break-away nose DT line tem porarily hung booster charge jacks Silk n dopebright orange acrylllc plastic dye clear dope Shades 1957Rusty Browns Denver version 01 Wila wil NemzeOanOs 1-lerce Arrow left orIgInal Nobler e prototype Bob Palmer photos arent too bad W5OK aerore won noothe year 1952 rownle Hawkeye taken d rare activity unlike SAM preamble can no reason reprove what already history nor advance state art given period Since possible change won what during years competition should want change designs Vintage Stunt kind design contest would suggest glorious romp back through formative years taken time have skills construct means afford models ready opportunity relive greatest times modeling lives year new thought spawned Tucson about beginners pattern Vhlnned suddenly dawned s movement has attracted f old guys past primes After still fly pattern have attracted sorts new interested less high-tech yes less sign 38 Heres another shot originar Senior Walker Cup winner tenacious competition Since somewhat overlap between OT Nostalgia designs perhaps need class less experienced fliers compete Nostalgia/OT designs flying simpler OT Stunt pattern OT Stunt subject let 1 red Buzz F-ergason unknown filer chat al Air TSIIOn California Photo right shows Ralph Vount left See text details F cars share some history Stunt have writing topic over past few years proves popular Ill write piece early days CL column beginning Jim Walker trophy highest points Con Model Aviation mt i eh olc .ri de Gulf Aircraft/Berliner Continued page 84 178000 lb Performance range 5700 miles cruising speed 575 mph Powered four Rolls Royce RB168 Spey turbojet engines rated 11500 lb thrust concluding installments threepart article will survey allied helicopters missiles Iraqi aircraft missiles RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 76 differing completeness packages Sullivan has some too Sullivan has really slick little threaded eyebolt use clevis pull-pull application can make up own system using 4-40 threaded rod nuts along aileron connectors Sig Du-Bro Goldberg Vinyl covered steel fishing leader works well cable careful get cables too tight doesnt take much tension cables work fine get too much tension cables youll cause wear system particularly holes rudder elevator horn Rig cables loose dare try move rudder elevator hand will amaze tight neutral cables appear too loose As mentioned before havent tried pull-pull systems should easier install pushrods work much better Up Around/Aldrich Continued page 38 problem two events Novelty Stunt Regular Stunt Regular assume what would now call Precision Aerobatics Can anyone tell what novelty stunt rules Since Davey Slagle won Walker Trophy three years row have assume Novelty Stunt involved As know flew two models once hope some active 1946-48 era can shed some light 1950 Novelty Stunt event history Both 1950 1951 Nationals held Naval Air Station Grand Prairie Texas well attended 1950 first flight made about 1000 am delayed until around 1100 am put card again never got second official flight Buzz Fergason made last flight day Senior Stunt Lew Andrews last flight Open 1951 repeated 1950 wins again last flight age category Los Alamitos NAS site 1952 Nationals original Nobler Edinburg Texas nose broken leading edgethe result letting someone fly normally flew counterclockwise California trying get Lockheed staying Doug Spreng phone call Texas convinced mother have old girl crated shipped care Doug week later nose spliced back plywood inserts Aero Gloss C-77 cement silk dope no fiberglass epoxies days Doug flying perfect match version Bob Palmers first Smoothie Both Palmers models painted DuPont Dulux enamel red yellow trim white pin stripe Doug found us parking lot somewhere Burbank area could practice Thursday before Nationals started following Tuesday second day Nats well ensconced Navys hanger housed greatest of National meets Navy gave us benches hold models Navy-issue bench seats served parking space make-do bed well occasions sat down bench seats collapsed directly top Dougs Smoothie crushing wing panel mortified Doug course angry returned early morning Stunt held everything repaired bit sheepish about tirade relief event director gave 92 Model Aviation us both 56 appearance points Whew As far know first Nationals classesJunior Senior Openflew front same judges dont remember what John Lenderman received appearance points Bob Palmer got 76 deserved days 80 points maximum appearance. end day Palmer first Open thought first Senior say thought because judges told runner circle tell highest scored day Doug sat around officials headquarters until almost 200 am get final results John Lenderman 367 2A Bob Palmer 367 Lenderman upset Palmer won Open Stunt ocked Aldrich 373 first Senior both Walker Monogram trophy days before realized flown front same judges both circles waited long final scores because judges re-adding scoresfive six times couldnt believe Id won Walker either Whatever happened Monogram trophy awarded high point Senior Stunt can find no saw after 1952 left Walker Monogram trophies Hobby Junction Shop Burbank along original Nobler model returned Houston trophies went AMA somehow Monogram trophy never surfaced 1981 miniature Air Trails trophy converted Mother Award t place Senior Stunt honoring Rene Mechin Lets talk about strange things can happen engine Recenfly friends engine running like perfect watch started act really funny run nice cool air dead perfectcouldnt ask better run Later day engine went super-rich died half way through pattern perplexing day gets warmer progresses would think higher temperatures would produce hotter leaner run Off test circle half way handle have go back reset needle bit richer Take off sucker goes rich cant anything go round-nround home pull engine down wrist pin falls out piston before can spit What find definite groove cylinder made wrist pin number engines affected problem cause wrist pin wear piston allows slide out wear groove liner wall What happens day warms up cylinder gets warmer grows larger clears wrist pin engine cools off allowing go richer quit drive crazy 1960s made Teflon Nylon pads replaced standard aluminum variety ease problem old Johnson McCoy Stunt engines have unique pistons molded sintered iron Extremely light pistons have very narrow bosses support wrist pin McCoy suffered badly problem bosses wore quickly allowing wrist pin slide out groove cylinder wall Hi Johnson countered problem hardening cylinder harder wrist pin addition piston impregnated molybdenum disulfide making very slick reducing wear further Most engines today either have chromed cylinders use retaining circlips piston eliminate problem wrist pin bearing against cylinder wall Some have both chromed liner circlips usually all-out racing engines circlip comes out usually very high revs over 25000 cylinder assembly total loss have found clipping off little tit end wrist pins clips after installation keeps fatal event minimum Only about V32 tit left requires use two sharp scribes remove circlip Often distorts badly safest thing to use new clips upon reassembly have number calls letters Continued page 105 July 1991 93 Up Around/Aldrich Continued page 93 lately concerned care ball bearings used engines commented last time about use Rislone after run and/or storage lube Lest think after run lube important well-known manufacturer once commented 31 oil made him lots money Another thing remember manufacturers can afford put highest quality high-performance bearings engines ultimate cost consumer would prohibitive few relate lot bearing problems failure use Castor oil fuel Bert Striegler lead engineer Conoco now retired spent over $300000 prove least 3% Castor oil needed fuels addition chemical engineer friend related laboratory tests show synthetics used today produce acids attack metal burned comments directed toward longer engine life once ran fuel 10% Castrol MSSR synthetic lube 88% pure nitro 2% propylene oxide during speed meet perfectly willing sacrifice engine go fast Let desire guide Id like compile listing suppliers products CL FF including specialty items engines such mufflers Anyone would like included should send price list catalog sheet list complete can sending SASE may recall Doug Spreng didnt fly much CL Stunt after 1952 Instead became engrossed Radio Control design developed something think call feedback servo tell its used RC units today Foam/Du naway Continued page 67 can obtained quite inexpensively hardware stores main idea strength length Look spring good tension its too long can always cut down Examine cutting wire bends kinks before attaching between two brackets way accomplishing place end wire vise hold other end hand sight down its length Pull gently wire check bends Bend wire fingers remove Attach wire paper clip wire loop twisting few times security Stretch spring using pliers possible attach secure cutting wire its end Measure wire should 30 36 inches long thats maximum cut youll able work wire firmly attached between two insulated positions run length erAfter Muffler Experts Evuat.. Don Lowe RCM set-up has shown 6 dE drop very little RPM loss Brian Lee BIC Reportjeers None.it never cracked split melted came loose anything just hung ate noise Howard Crispin Sound Model Aeronautics dropped almost 6 db.the engine wIll turn few hundred RPM more.Oulte impressive Now Two Sizes $j995 up 49 size List $2405KDI 50 tosize10426 SE 206th P1 ListKent WA 98031 Postage ead headliag Free 450 PM256 5545053 Checls cc Mosey Ordees OSJLY July 1991 105 Super Light weight Construction Made USA No Advanced Modeling Skills Necessary Build Accepts X-Cell Kalt Hirobo GMP & Schiuter Kit includes Bodys Clear Canopy Landing Gear Flesable Tail Drive Unit Wood ~eBluePrint some E NTURY Pilotatation Machine ______________________________________ Shocks AH-1S TOW COBRA 36995 AH-64 APACHE 38995 OH-lB HUEY 27995 UH-60A BLACK HAWK 36995 WESTLAND SEAKING 34995 NEW AIRWOLE w/Retracts . 28995 759 E BROKAW RD SAN JOSE CA 95112 TEL & FAX 408 4361 325] WORLD CLASS RIC HELICOPTERS & ACCESSORIES IMPORT & EXPORT SUNBIRD SENSATION WITH STYLE Sunbird combines eye opening performance truly distinctive styling terrific flying design Whether choose 40 size Sunbird 10 Sunbird Jr youll find Sunbird perfect sport plane %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773