AVENGER Dick Sarpolusfl large sheet-balsa wing light weight make 049-powered profile sensational flier substitute own favorite profile wing shape THIS LITTLE MODEL will give big return flying fun small invest ment material effort build Half-A flying economical way look low fuel cost low engine airplane cost less space required less building time etc planes rugged therefore long lasting designed right will give surprisingly good perform ance have found models such ideal learning stunt pattern son learning maneuvers far quickly did some years ago mainly due ruggedness models cause higher speed may difficult maneuver offset ability bounce back crashes Learning requires lot practice helps repairing planes time flying over grass fields reason leave landing gear off planes Small wheels cant handle grass fields anyway models much lighter wood construction used sim plicity avoid brick-on-a-string result wing area large weight low enough permit full aerobatic capability Using /8 sheet wing makes sense using thicker wood trying carve airfoil wont thick enough help anyway best performance full symmetrical built-up wing neededbut after per formance compromised sheet con struction means use wire lines 008 012 stranded cable 35 40 length like Cox 049 Tee Dee Medallion Black Widow 049 should job also model stand-way-oW scale TBM-3 Avenger designed request son Rick because prefers models look like real ones Although simple profile good paint job detailing such painted-on Continuedonpage9S 50 Model Aviation Dicks 13-year-old son Muck earning pattern maneuvers all-sheet balsa Avenger Detailing done #3 drafting penprotected two coats sprayed clear dope Bottom view shows bellcranklleadouts/pushrod/cOntrol horn Ship painted light blue top side white lower half Close-up nose shows tank mounting held place rubberbands attached two hooks Decorations hobby shop decals second coat clear dope Flying glider will probably need small amount weight nose make ship balance 50% point wing chord right-handed glide circle should definitely left rough trim pick calm day field foot-high soft grass pro ceed launch left bank inclination enough force gain about 30 feet height ship should go over top its 40-ft diameter glide circle little no dip descend diving stalling Compensating adjust ments should made stabilizer shimming 1/64 time Next slip fuse nose tube light using another piece burning fuse Never use burning match light ing may end up whole nose section afire After taking few steps wind launch ship nose up about 600 angle banked right glider should climb right pattern slows should go over top left-hand glide hard throw necessary realize full potential half-hard launch could disastrous enough speed attained take ship through top transition portion Only repeated trial too er rors will give experience know Remember no hand launch will two-minute max thermal help well adjusted thrown Roll-Out will get about halfway neutral air So want win contests must look tell-tale signs lift before making officials dethermalizer permits test flights made de termine what signs par ticular day well limber up just fly fun risk losing ship Avenger/Sarpolus continued page 50 cockpit area panel lines machine guns insignia etc its realistic appearance rewarding characteristic lines Avenger cannot mistaken Some comments about original Avenger entered combat 1942 during Battle Midway de signed 1941 replace Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo-bomber Grum man did quick job getting Avenger production almost 10000 built different versions came along TBF carried torpedo 2000 lbs bombs its large bomb bay also 50 machine gun firing forward 50 gun its dorsal turret 30 gun ventral step surprised opponents Other versions two 50 guns wings radar some reconnaissance versions special cam eras anti-submarine models transport version carried up seven passengers out aircraft carriers sea produced until 1944 Grumman built about 2300 planes designated TBF General Motors made approximately 7600 designated TBM Some went British Royal Navy few Royal New Zealand Air Force Construction build model two thickness es balsa needed /8 Y4 Also some 1/32 plywood few scraps plywood usual hardware consist ing bellcrank control horn pushrod leadouts etc suggest cut out necessary parts make own kit before beginning assembly Starting wing get neces sary 6 width edge glue two pieces 3 tock together cut standard 3 X 36 pieces Sand joining edges get good fit use piece masking tape hold two pieces tightly together open joint opposite side apply glue Close joint wipe off excess glue wing tip pieces added grain going right angles main wing panel help wing re sist warping Block sand entire wing round edges no airfoiling needed tail surfaces fin rudder stabilizer elevator cut remaining /8 X 3 balsa Sand pieces bevel edge rudder can glued fin /8 offset toward outside flying circle Commercially packaged nylon cloth tape used hinges applied usual over-and-under man ner glued model airplane cement use five-minute epoxy other sembly work its strength speed assembly hard assemble entire model evening fuselage complicated part necessary width obtained edge gluing stock together done wing Cutting fuselage outline shape easily done jig band saw can done X-acto knife Make notches motor mounts carefully spacing correct engine will using Glue mounts place before adding 1/32 plywood nose doublers gluing nose doublers place either lay assembly workbench use heavy weights bold doublers un til dry hold place clothes pins and/or small C-clamps edges fuselage should well rounded shown plans Time spent sanding now will really pay off good looking model wing tail fuselage semblies done now must joined together Alignment critical sure wing glued fuselage right angles stab must parallel wing fin course vertical Take time straight cor rectly aligned model will always fly better slightly crooked wing assembled fuselage /8 plywood bellcrank mount leadout guide may added Also tip weight can glued place Mount bellcrank control horn bend 1/16 wire pushrod ends bellcrank neutral position elevator level permits equal up down elevator travel Use engine mark its mounting holes drilling engine mounted two washers under front mount ing holes thrust line offset insure tension control lines flying 1/16 wire used gas tank retain ing hook make two bends indicated September1977 95 GEE BEE RACER 1/32 SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT CONSTRUCT R-1 OR R-2 AT YOUR DEALER OR ORDER DIRECT ADDING 15% POSTAGE AND HANDLING DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 4LLIAMS money order inBon DC planS drill two holes throUgh fuselage insert wire make final two bends Glue wire place gas tank held place several rubber bands Remove engine bellcrank control horn painting model Ior finishing keeP paint mini mum light weight model pictured article has three coats clear dope sanded well between coats two coats color sprayed 0~light blue top white bottom canopY area painted aluminum paint panel lines canoPY detailing done No 3 drafting pen Two coats clear dope sprayed over protect inked lines ls simulate machine gunS insignia decals add tO appeancetrimmed model should type flying done basic train ing using inside hole bell crank long control horn elevator will keep elevator movement minimum best 5tartiflg out putting propeller backwards will slow model down somewhat help ~arning Adding lead weight nose move balance point forward makes plane groovY also helps basic train ing above steps can reversed stunt flying de hole bellcrank shorter elevator con horn / fast run ning engine i rearward balance point lo cation add its ~neuVering capabil ity adjustments should made model tO tailor individual flying style two people rarely prefer same setuy~gyour venger ADVERTISERS INDEX 90 Ace Radio Control Andrews Aircraft Model Co ovent8.. 3 Cox Hobbies91 Du-BrO products Inc Experimental Aircraft AsSOCi8tiOfl 89 ~logictroI 86 Flylifle Models ~XMfg Company rl 0ldberg Models . rish Brothers 83 Hobbypoxy products 81 K&B Mtg Midwest products Company Modernistic Models ison ReplaTech 8 pactra Industries Inc peckpolymers Progress Mfg Company K/C Buyers Guide Rocket City K/C Specialties Sig Mfg Company sterling Models Inc TatOfl8 Products Corp Top Elite Models Inc Westport International Williams Brothers Back CC World Engines
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/09
Page Numbers: 50, 95, 96
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/09
Page Numbers: 50, 95, 96
AVENGER Dick Sarpolusfl large sheet-balsa wing light weight make 049-powered profile sensational flier substitute own favorite profile wing shape THIS LITTLE MODEL will give big return flying fun small invest ment material effort build Half-A flying economical way look low fuel cost low engine airplane cost less space required less building time etc planes rugged therefore long lasting designed right will give surprisingly good perform ance have found models such ideal learning stunt pattern son learning maneuvers far quickly did some years ago mainly due ruggedness models cause higher speed may difficult maneuver offset ability bounce back crashes Learning requires lot practice helps repairing planes time flying over grass fields reason leave landing gear off planes Small wheels cant handle grass fields anyway models much lighter wood construction used sim plicity avoid brick-on-a-string result wing area large weight low enough permit full aerobatic capability Using /8 sheet wing makes sense using thicker wood trying carve airfoil wont thick enough help anyway best performance full symmetrical built-up wing neededbut after per formance compromised sheet con struction means use wire lines 008 012 stranded cable 35 40 length like Cox 049 Tee Dee Medallion Black Widow 049 should job also model stand-way-oW scale TBM-3 Avenger designed request son Rick because prefers models look like real ones Although simple profile good paint job detailing such painted-on Continuedonpage9S 50 Model Aviation Dicks 13-year-old son Muck earning pattern maneuvers all-sheet balsa Avenger Detailing done #3 drafting penprotected two coats sprayed clear dope Bottom view shows bellcranklleadouts/pushrod/cOntrol horn Ship painted light blue top side white lower half Close-up nose shows tank mounting held place rubberbands attached two hooks Decorations hobby shop decals second coat clear dope Flying glider will probably need small amount weight nose make ship balance 50% point wing chord right-handed glide circle should definitely left rough trim pick calm day field foot-high soft grass pro ceed launch left bank inclination enough force gain about 30 feet height ship should go over top its 40-ft diameter glide circle little no dip descend diving stalling Compensating adjust ments should made stabilizer shimming 1/64 time Next slip fuse nose tube light using another piece burning fuse Never use burning match light ing may end up whole nose section afire After taking few steps wind launch ship nose up about 600 angle banked right glider should climb right pattern slows should go over top left-hand glide hard throw necessary realize full potential half-hard launch could disastrous enough speed attained take ship through top transition portion Only repeated trial too er rors will give experience know Remember no hand launch will two-minute max thermal help well adjusted thrown Roll-Out will get about halfway neutral air So want win contests must look tell-tale signs lift before making officials dethermalizer permits test flights made de termine what signs par ticular day well limber up just fly fun risk losing ship Avenger/Sarpolus continued page 50 cockpit area panel lines machine guns insignia etc its realistic appearance rewarding characteristic lines Avenger cannot mistaken Some comments about original Avenger entered combat 1942 during Battle Midway de signed 1941 replace Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo-bomber Grum man did quick job getting Avenger production almost 10000 built different versions came along TBF carried torpedo 2000 lbs bombs its large bomb bay also 50 machine gun firing forward 50 gun its dorsal turret 30 gun ventral step surprised opponents Other versions two 50 guns wings radar some reconnaissance versions special cam eras anti-submarine models transport version carried up seven passengers out aircraft carriers sea produced until 1944 Grumman built about 2300 planes designated TBF General Motors made approximately 7600 designated TBM Some went British Royal Navy few Royal New Zealand Air Force Construction build model two thickness es balsa needed /8 Y4 Also some 1/32 plywood few scraps plywood usual hardware consist ing bellcrank control horn pushrod leadouts etc suggest cut out necessary parts make own kit before beginning assembly Starting wing get neces sary 6 width edge glue two pieces 3 tock together cut standard 3 X 36 pieces Sand joining edges get good fit use piece masking tape hold two pieces tightly together open joint opposite side apply glue Close joint wipe off excess glue wing tip pieces added grain going right angles main wing panel help wing re sist warping Block sand entire wing round edges no airfoiling needed tail surfaces fin rudder stabilizer elevator cut remaining /8 X 3 balsa Sand pieces bevel edge rudder can glued fin /8 offset toward outside flying circle Commercially packaged nylon cloth tape used hinges applied usual over-and-under man ner glued model airplane cement use five-minute epoxy other sembly work its strength speed assembly hard assemble entire model evening fuselage complicated part necessary width obtained edge gluing stock together done wing Cutting fuselage outline shape easily done jig band saw can done X-acto knife Make notches motor mounts carefully spacing correct engine will using Glue mounts place before adding 1/32 plywood nose doublers gluing nose doublers place either lay assembly workbench use heavy weights bold doublers un til dry hold place clothes pins and/or small C-clamps edges fuselage should well rounded shown plans Time spent sanding now will really pay off good looking model wing tail fuselage semblies done now must joined together Alignment critical sure wing glued fuselage right angles stab must parallel wing fin course vertical Take time straight cor rectly aligned model will always fly better slightly crooked wing assembled fuselage /8 plywood bellcrank mount leadout guide may added Also tip weight can glued place Mount bellcrank control horn bend 1/16 wire pushrod ends bellcrank neutral position elevator level permits equal up down elevator travel Use engine mark its mounting holes drilling engine mounted two washers under front mount ing holes thrust line offset insure tension control lines flying 1/16 wire used gas tank retain ing hook make two bends indicated September1977 95 GEE BEE RACER 1/32 SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT CONSTRUCT R-1 OR R-2 AT YOUR DEALER OR ORDER DIRECT ADDING 15% POSTAGE AND HANDLING DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 4LLIAMS money order inBon DC planS drill two holes throUgh fuselage insert wire make final two bends Glue wire place gas tank held place several rubber bands Remove engine bellcrank control horn painting model Ior finishing keeP paint mini mum light weight model pictured article has three coats clear dope sanded well between coats two coats color sprayed 0~light blue top white bottom canopY area painted aluminum paint panel lines canoPY detailing done No 3 drafting pen Two coats clear dope sprayed over protect inked lines ls simulate machine gunS insignia decals add tO appeancetrimmed model should type flying done basic train ing using inside hole bell crank long control horn elevator will keep elevator movement minimum best 5tartiflg out putting propeller backwards will slow model down somewhat help ~arning Adding lead weight nose move balance point forward makes plane groovY also helps basic train ing above steps can reversed stunt flying de hole bellcrank shorter elevator con horn / fast run ning engine i rearward balance point lo cation add its ~neuVering capabil ity adjustments should made model tO tailor individual flying style two people rarely prefer same setuy~gyour venger ADVERTISERS INDEX 90 Ace Radio Control Andrews Aircraft Model Co ovent8.. 3 Cox Hobbies91 Du-BrO products Inc Experimental Aircraft AsSOCi8tiOfl 89 ~logictroI 86 Flylifle Models ~XMfg Company rl 0ldberg Models . rish Brothers 83 Hobbypoxy products 81 K&B Mtg Midwest products Company Modernistic Models ison ReplaTech 8 pactra Industries Inc peckpolymers Progress Mfg Company K/C Buyers Guide Rocket City K/C Specialties Sig Mfg Company sterling Models Inc TatOfl8 Products Corp Top Elite Models Inc Westport International Williams Brothers Back CC World Engines
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/09
Page Numbers: 50, 95, 96
AVENGER Dick Sarpolusfl large sheet-balsa wing light weight make 049-powered profile sensational flier substitute own favorite profile wing shape THIS LITTLE MODEL will give big return flying fun small invest ment material effort build Half-A flying economical way look low fuel cost low engine airplane cost less space required less building time etc planes rugged therefore long lasting designed right will give surprisingly good perform ance have found models such ideal learning stunt pattern son learning maneuvers far quickly did some years ago mainly due ruggedness models cause higher speed may difficult maneuver offset ability bounce back crashes Learning requires lot practice helps repairing planes time flying over grass fields reason leave landing gear off planes Small wheels cant handle grass fields anyway models much lighter wood construction used sim plicity avoid brick-on-a-string result wing area large weight low enough permit full aerobatic capability Using /8 sheet wing makes sense using thicker wood trying carve airfoil wont thick enough help anyway best performance full symmetrical built-up wing neededbut after per formance compromised sheet con struction means use wire lines 008 012 stranded cable 35 40 length like Cox 049 Tee Dee Medallion Black Widow 049 should job also model stand-way-oW scale TBM-3 Avenger designed request son Rick because prefers models look like real ones Although simple profile good paint job detailing such painted-on Continuedonpage9S 50 Model Aviation Dicks 13-year-old son Muck earning pattern maneuvers all-sheet balsa Avenger Detailing done #3 drafting penprotected two coats sprayed clear dope Bottom view shows bellcranklleadouts/pushrod/cOntrol horn Ship painted light blue top side white lower half Close-up nose shows tank mounting held place rubberbands attached two hooks Decorations hobby shop decals second coat clear dope Flying glider will probably need small amount weight nose make ship balance 50% point wing chord right-handed glide circle should definitely left rough trim pick calm day field foot-high soft grass pro ceed launch left bank inclination enough force gain about 30 feet height ship should go over top its 40-ft diameter glide circle little no dip descend diving stalling Compensating adjust ments should made stabilizer shimming 1/64 time Next slip fuse nose tube light using another piece burning fuse Never use burning match light ing may end up whole nose section afire After taking few steps wind launch ship nose up about 600 angle banked right glider should climb right pattern slows should go over top left-hand glide hard throw necessary realize full potential half-hard launch could disastrous enough speed attained take ship through top transition portion Only repeated trial too er rors will give experience know Remember no hand launch will two-minute max thermal help well adjusted thrown Roll-Out will get about halfway neutral air So want win contests must look tell-tale signs lift before making officials dethermalizer permits test flights made de termine what signs par ticular day well limber up just fly fun risk losing ship Avenger/Sarpolus continued page 50 cockpit area panel lines machine guns insignia etc its realistic appearance rewarding characteristic lines Avenger cannot mistaken Some comments about original Avenger entered combat 1942 during Battle Midway de signed 1941 replace Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo-bomber Grum man did quick job getting Avenger production almost 10000 built different versions came along TBF carried torpedo 2000 lbs bombs its large bomb bay also 50 machine gun firing forward 50 gun its dorsal turret 30 gun ventral step surprised opponents Other versions two 50 guns wings radar some reconnaissance versions special cam eras anti-submarine models transport version carried up seven passengers out aircraft carriers sea produced until 1944 Grumman built about 2300 planes designated TBF General Motors made approximately 7600 designated TBM Some went British Royal Navy few Royal New Zealand Air Force Construction build model two thickness es balsa needed /8 Y4 Also some 1/32 plywood few scraps plywood usual hardware consist ing bellcrank control horn pushrod leadouts etc suggest cut out necessary parts make own kit before beginning assembly Starting wing get neces sary 6 width edge glue two pieces 3 tock together cut standard 3 X 36 pieces Sand joining edges get good fit use piece masking tape hold two pieces tightly together open joint opposite side apply glue Close joint wipe off excess glue wing tip pieces added grain going right angles main wing panel help wing re sist warping Block sand entire wing round edges no airfoiling needed tail surfaces fin rudder stabilizer elevator cut remaining /8 X 3 balsa Sand pieces bevel edge rudder can glued fin /8 offset toward outside flying circle Commercially packaged nylon cloth tape used hinges applied usual over-and-under man ner glued model airplane cement use five-minute epoxy other sembly work its strength speed assembly hard assemble entire model evening fuselage complicated part necessary width obtained edge gluing stock together done wing Cutting fuselage outline shape easily done jig band saw can done X-acto knife Make notches motor mounts carefully spacing correct engine will using Glue mounts place before adding 1/32 plywood nose doublers gluing nose doublers place either lay assembly workbench use heavy weights bold doublers un til dry hold place clothes pins and/or small C-clamps edges fuselage should well rounded shown plans Time spent sanding now will really pay off good looking model wing tail fuselage semblies done now must joined together Alignment critical sure wing glued fuselage right angles stab must parallel wing fin course vertical Take time straight cor rectly aligned model will always fly better slightly crooked wing assembled fuselage /8 plywood bellcrank mount leadout guide may added Also tip weight can glued place Mount bellcrank control horn bend 1/16 wire pushrod ends bellcrank neutral position elevator level permits equal up down elevator travel Use engine mark its mounting holes drilling engine mounted two washers under front mount ing holes thrust line offset insure tension control lines flying 1/16 wire used gas tank retain ing hook make two bends indicated September1977 95 GEE BEE RACER 1/32 SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT CONSTRUCT R-1 OR R-2 AT YOUR DEALER OR ORDER DIRECT ADDING 15% POSTAGE AND HANDLING DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 9 4LLIAMS money order inBon DC planS drill two holes throUgh fuselage insert wire make final two bends Glue wire place gas tank held place several rubber bands Remove engine bellcrank control horn painting model Ior finishing keeP paint mini mum light weight model pictured article has three coats clear dope sanded well between coats two coats color sprayed 0~light blue top white bottom canopY area painted aluminum paint panel lines canoPY detailing done No 3 drafting pen Two coats clear dope sprayed over protect inked lines ls simulate machine gunS insignia decals add tO appeancetrimmed model should type flying done basic train ing using inside hole bell crank long control horn elevator will keep elevator movement minimum best 5tartiflg out putting propeller backwards will slow model down somewhat help ~arning Adding lead weight nose move balance point forward makes plane groovY also helps basic train ing above steps can reversed stunt flying de hole bellcrank shorter elevator con horn / fast run ning engine i rearward balance point lo cation add its ~neuVering capabil ity adjustments should made model tO tailor individual flying style two people rarely prefer same setuy~gyour venger ADVERTISERS INDEX 90 Ace Radio Control Andrews Aircraft Model Co ovent8.. 3 Cox Hobbies91 Du-BrO products Inc Experimental Aircraft AsSOCi8tiOfl 89 ~logictroI 86 Flylifle Models ~XMfg Company rl 0ldberg Models . rish Brothers 83 Hobbypoxy products 81 K&B Mtg Midwest products Company Modernistic Models ison ReplaTech 8 pactra Industries Inc peckpolymers Progress Mfg Company K/C Buyers Guide Rocket City K/C Specialties Sig Mfg Company sterling Models Inc TatOfl8 Products Corp Top Elite Models Inc Westport International Williams Brothers Back CC World Engines
