Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher ONE real joys doing monthly mum bling way has filling mailbox some fascinating correspondence Although very best answer person ally dont often use material col umn prefer generally developing own subject matter h heb heh forcefeeding faithful readers gospel according Fancher few months ago however received letter simply cant keep myself have Stunt biz long haveor longerwill find fascinating trip down memory lane plebes new guys oughta read enjoyable part pay ing Stunt dues Its actually two separate let ters Ill include just few excerpts first almost last wont say sets itself up bet cant stop once get started Its gentleman named Joe Wagner Dear Ted As may know chief en gineer Veco about four years designed redesigned nearly whole Veco product line between 1950 1953 Over years have quite few requests full-size plans Veco designs Enclosed copy Squaw drawing Im about complete Chief plans will later draw Brave Warrior same style plans beaunfi#lly done kil nostalgic commentary can ob tained $5 Joe Wagner 135 Waugh Ave Wilmington PA 16142. Ted Ive flying U-Control since 1945 Jim Walker got first job modeling travel ing over America demonstrating U-Control Model & Hobby Industry Assoc flew models Sterling Top Flite Comet Scien tific Nevertheless Ive never flown competi tion Ive following present status UControl Stunt flying although have no di rect experience todays Precision Aerobatic models flawless Imron finishes tuned exhaust pipes etc still fly U-Control Fifties style models built oldfashioned way powered vintage-type engines finished silkspan dope mod els fly kind slowly thats okay used fly Chiefs McCoy fun 35-powered Yak-9 twice flying speed idea purpose model airplanes HAVE FUN get no enjoyment though conforming somebody elses idea should make models perform Maybe spoiled contacts Jim Walker Davey Slagle JC Madman Yates etc back Good Old Days Its true Davey comparable contest flier mastery over Control Line models never shown well contests free-style flying sessions Have ever seen Reverso about 1800 flight just couple oddball things Davey famous Reverso went like Davey would take off series Horizontal Eights walking backwards predetermined point put lamppost halfway between him airplane would level out fly model direction post until lines hit course model would turn sharply tight arc around post right back towards Davey Hed let come pretty close halfloop fly back around post inver ted y around circle same thing again coming other way 1800 pattern nothing really special except thing Davey took off flew whole tank out leaning agalnst wall building flew Team Stunt Maneuvers forma tion two once three models invented maneuvers such Chain verted Takeoff Wheel-Rolling Wingovers own specialty Flopover performable very light large-area model such Super Chief 19 oz 600 squares pow ered plain-bearing rear-rotary McCoy 19 Have ever seen Sabre Dance done Jim Walker specially modified FireContinued page 166 64 Model Aviation Young Nicholas Gerber Ipswich MA looks like hes got head caught between stab flaps father Marks Veco Chief Plane powered Tom Dixon-tuned Fox 35 painted Hobbypoxy epoxy paint Plane replica built Tom Dixon plans Jim Cochran Olathe KS won Pachyderm Award An elephant never forgets 87 Nats gorgeous Foxfire original put up terriffic flightsbut forgot fol low official patternl Oversight cost him berth Top 20 Fly-Off Arizonas Lou Crane justly proud Hot Rock Old-Timer designed Bob Tucker won Stunt 47 Nats Lous model powered Fox 15 painted Navy blue yellow Bob Glaldini suddenly reappeared no participate 87 Nats won Nats 1963 65 actually flew same Stingray used 63 Power un muffled Merco 35 Bob plane added real touch nostalgia great meet sand sand get humps bumps Try Easy Sander TM See Difference Made select wood extremely light onip sander hold full oheet oand paper Flat sanded accorate sanding surface Large flat surfaces saoding area Lii 150 se $5 get shaky field isnt long enough Try Easy Drake TM See Difference hate install hinges Try Easy HingesoM See Difference single olot few dropo CIA gIxe its done No googing pinning hinge pins worry about Incredihlp strong Virtoally indestroctihle Extremely easy install Hard find spring steel fiber washers Braking action remains constunt during repeated 050 Three sizes lIt 5/32 316 [I 140 141 142 nOr EAY5RNDER uEASY DRAKE 0EAsy P0 Box 1743 Marcas CA 92069 Lii 10024 /in5es $205 es 74eeaaes 4 VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-357-1883 _____Horn fAk5 fnompqolHr[r LAiJZtS 8 GAS MODEL J1/iocLcL Srn eECOeO neeaetn 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER 56 Cabin EwEsT* Retail 55295"INTRODUCTORy PRICE* $0900 1938 Record Breaker- 96 06906 1939 Zipper- Oil$0356 1930 Kioud King 63 $42 36 1991 Brigidier 56 $9076 1541 Super- Quaker- 78 $22 Se 1990 So Long 5053030 1930 Buccaneer no $0996 1938 Clipper MKI 7204196 1937 Dailaire 100 $75 16 1930 Miss America 8097196 1941 Playboy Sr OIl 00116 1901 Playboy Jr 55$31t6 1930 Posnerhoose 94 $53 06 1940 Sailplane 7 $8476 193a Trenton Terror 72 $40 76 1940 Ranger 4693196 1939 Korda wake 44 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify 5AM events 0FF & RIG feature highest quality moehine cut & sanded parts Superior ott Coorpetition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans ore orig PP hut models easily convertible 3ch RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 70 $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER RIG HLG Span02800 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Aerobatic 105 ElecSt9 00 Jolly Models ELECTRIGUS Electric Glider 05s$325t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear- 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Dir-ed tO Elect $2200 Leisure WASP 37 Dir-ed 05 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 for- Geared 04EP$39nO Midway FLYING GUAKER 04 45-404stroke$6976 4kslMidway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$8396 u& *Oit.y BUZZARD ors*oc.0 196 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS Par-Is Avarl SHIPPING & HANDLING 84 Page CATALOGUE Up $000 add $150 $200 PPIOaI Class $801 $2000 add $225 copy will Dent $2001 $9500 add $300 freewhen requeoted $4001 $7000 add $350 order over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 8% tao10173 Moran St [Al Send MO VisaIMCt#EaptPO Boa 2212 Check lallors up 10 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearancel t7141 8938311 COD Ewact Charges plus $100 Hdl tCash Onlyt [Aft Hr-s [71Sf 8951203l fuselage Seal polyester resin Mask inside areas fuselage Spray brush two coats K&B Super Poxy primer whole airframe Sand almost off using #320 sandpaper Spray tack coat color K&B Super Poxy paint flow coat keep weight down use no paint absolutely re quired Dont forget put AMA li cense number upper right-hand wing engine modified follows exhaust port raised approximately 60% its width 1760 open timing Stock timing 1650 involves filing up 035 rotary valve set 003-in clearance backplate cyl inder head also set 003 top piston piston top dead center Flatten top head give landing gear place mounting spinner old Veco K&B l/2in needle nose spinner #S-3 believe Fox Manufacturing owns dies propeller used 8-in-dia 8-in-pitch Rev-Up cut 8/a x 8/2-in Pylon Racing prop have good results 8-in-dia 9-in-pitch RevUp Rat Race propeller also Flying Putting plane action pretty easy once get knack flying clockwise starting procedure fol lows Open needle valve five turns Holding plane nose-up fill tank ounce fuel will completely fill tank flight circle avoid flooding engine set plane down point nose down Start engine let go soon possible will probably too rich few test flights might required find opti mum needle setting Hope have good time Pink Lady have CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 ball about infamous Di-Do biplane flown Howard Thombo first win ner Walker Cup think Seems dont have Cup around anymore Id look up sure nt figure out lost thing usually took off flew lap two put handle ground stepped model simply looped until tank ran dry never see glider pickups nor circle-drawing done blacktop piece chalk attached top fin via short length 3A-in square balsa nor steeple-chasing over under obstacles think reason forms model fly ing have lost popularity overemphasis rigid adherence specific rules have con form too much already Doing what teachers supervisors law enforcement people Infernal Revenue Service etc tell us Thats anyway its enjoyable get out fly own kinds models way happen feel like flying dont need trophies prove Im having fun Following letter begging some elaboration Joes fascinating history early days Stunt involvement Veco Company received following letter Ive edited slightly Dear Ted Heres background Veco U-Control models asked beginning Burbank Man ufacturing Company organized Hi Johnson Bob Palmer latter part 1947 eventually produced series four Control Line kits Palmers Go-Devil Sr 60-powered Jr 29-powered versions JC Madman Yates Madman also large small version JC active partner com pany inasmuch tied Hank Orwick Y&O propeller business Anyhow sales pretty good although limited almost entirely West Coast just things going well Bob caught right hand die-cutting machine lost fingers hand accident put bad crimp compa nys activities mostly morale stand point along came Gilbert Henry Gil never modeler knew money made hobby field immediate postwar aviation business long after V-J Day bought out old Voit Model Airwheel business moved small shop Burbank CA thus began Heco Company Yes Heco nry Engineer ing Co doing OK t948 learned 1 Burbank Mfg Co trouble 2 Ricks Mfg Co makers ukie models such Boxcar Dilly trouble Gil managed put together deal Hi Johnson 166 Model Aviation Fokker D-VII mortgage house funds Boh Palmer put up insur ance settlement accident buy up Ricks assets add major items us able machinery Burbank Manufacturing Company ast stuff paid establish brand-new model manufactur ing company incorporated under Heco name located 2400 North Hol lywood Way Burbank huge brick building served cafeteria Lockheed Vega workers during war Hi Johnson charge model design engineering Bob boss kitpackaging operation shop super vised Clarence Searcy old Free Flight man Los Angeles Thermal Thumber Club Gil sat up front office played young business tycoon owned 51 % stock could pleased d too As designs themselves first two kitsBrave Warriorwere purely work intended Stunt trainers Brave no flaps kind boxy air plane Warrior basically same wing Brave flaps added carvedblock balsa upper fuselage give stream lined contours Wing construction sparless heavy leading trailing edges like Ster ling Ringmaster Next came Chief Squaw Papoose de signs Chief effeet updated GoDevil reason Hi did continue mak ing same models Burbank Mfg Co mostly days big ignitionengined Stunt ships over Go-Devil Madman actually came just end era sales probably slumping time Bobs accident Anyway Chief merely Go-Devil Sr modified use glow 29 power instead Orwick 64 tadpole airfoil em ployed no aerodynamic advance purely get die-cut wing ribs nestle closer together thus economize balsa wood Sim ilarly Squaw based Go-Devil Jr Papoose new design scaled-down Squaw then-about-to-be-released McCoy 09 glow engine time companys name revised beeause Heeo abbreviation already trademarked Hardware Engineering Co believe Omaha Gil Henry decided use Veeo lieu Hoco rea son H pair ears projecting above ellipse logo V other letter alphabet would fit same format Thats have space month Next month Ill conclude Joes letter wherein discusses further development famous Veco line Stunt ships origin Stunt flaps encounters rich fa mous orge Aldrich instance ronicles journey through living archives fabulous event Stay tuned Ive just received set five videotapes Ken Budensiek official PAMPA videotaper con taining highlights few lowlights last Julys 1987 Nats Stunt event outstanding tapes very good quality show entire flights top finlshers some others over both Fridays semifinals Saturdays Walker Cup flyoff addition numerous interviews famous personalities such Bob Hunt Bob Baron Bob Gialdini Frank MeMillan oth ers unable attend Nats have desire eyewitness yourself favor drop line $50 Ken Buden siek 427 Caroline Janesville WI 53545 Set aside 10 hours enjoy fullest Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 65 bellcrank lead-outs control rod hinges BellcrankThe sharp edges cablemounting holes new metal bellerank can source trouble Constant rubbing sharp edges lead-out cables though bellcrank made soft aluminum can cut stainless steel lead-out cable An easy way avoid trouble area radius top bottom holes lead-outs pass through sharp edges can easily removed very light filing either round jewelers file emery cloth Lead-outsWhen using stranded-cable leadOuts sure radius-crimp lead-out termina tion tubes sharply crimped tube can also cut lead-out Use round-nose pliers special crimping pliers tubes avoid damaging cables After crimping little Zap flowed crimped tube good safety precaution Au thors note 1986-87 AMA rule book page 19 has details proper crimping method terminating stranded cable Control rodBe sure control rods sufficient size properly supported flex cause poor flight control profile-type models good control rod sup port can made appropriately sized cot ter pin full-bodied models brass eyelets glued fuselage formers properly aligned make good supports control rods soldered sure rods clean little sanding will fine Use acid-core solder soldering paste such Nokorode good soldering iron gun will ho best job Using torch should avoided because high heat generated attendant possibility softemng control rod soldering completed sure clean acid soldering paste residue rod prevent possible future corrosion HingesPin hinges can real source trouble glue gets Johns solution problem apply very sparingly light oil hinge-pin area until penetration pin obtained toothpick dipped oil will serve good applicator get oil tongue area hinge next step install hinges nor mal way except glue applied hinge Instead small hole drilled through balsa surface center hinge mountingpad area Thin cyanoacrylate glue applied hinge inside hole allowed flow around hinge tongue Set glue accel erator before reaches pin area hole can now filled favorite filler glue peg made hard balsa hinge should now permanently locked place John goes say hinges hinge lines have much better appearance notch cut control surface pin recessed notch Thank you CL Scale modelers newsletter editors etc have made contribu tions column past say hearty NEW BULK Hardware Packs NEW Low-price glow-driver Power Panel NEW Catamaran Race Boat NEW RC Electric Hovercraft NEW Mini Saliwinch servo NEW Hiak performance nicads NEW High performance Speed Controls NEW Pushrods NEW Adhesives December 1987 167 over 150 NEW ITEMS YOU have never seen before
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 64, 166, 167
Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher ONE real joys doing monthly mum bling way has filling mailbox some fascinating correspondence Although very best answer person ally dont often use material col umn prefer generally developing own subject matter h heb heh forcefeeding faithful readers gospel according Fancher few months ago however received letter simply cant keep myself have Stunt biz long haveor longerwill find fascinating trip down memory lane plebes new guys oughta read enjoyable part pay ing Stunt dues Its actually two separate let ters Ill include just few excerpts first almost last wont say sets itself up bet cant stop once get started Its gentleman named Joe Wagner Dear Ted As may know chief en gineer Veco about four years designed redesigned nearly whole Veco product line between 1950 1953 Over years have quite few requests full-size plans Veco designs Enclosed copy Squaw drawing Im about complete Chief plans will later draw Brave Warrior same style plans beaunfi#lly done kil nostalgic commentary can ob tained $5 Joe Wagner 135 Waugh Ave Wilmington PA 16142. Ted Ive flying U-Control since 1945 Jim Walker got first job modeling travel ing over America demonstrating U-Control Model & Hobby Industry Assoc flew models Sterling Top Flite Comet Scien tific Nevertheless Ive never flown competi tion Ive following present status UControl Stunt flying although have no di rect experience todays Precision Aerobatic models flawless Imron finishes tuned exhaust pipes etc still fly U-Control Fifties style models built oldfashioned way powered vintage-type engines finished silkspan dope mod els fly kind slowly thats okay used fly Chiefs McCoy fun 35-powered Yak-9 twice flying speed idea purpose model airplanes HAVE FUN get no enjoyment though conforming somebody elses idea should make models perform Maybe spoiled contacts Jim Walker Davey Slagle JC Madman Yates etc back Good Old Days Its true Davey comparable contest flier mastery over Control Line models never shown well contests free-style flying sessions Have ever seen Reverso about 1800 flight just couple oddball things Davey famous Reverso went like Davey would take off series Horizontal Eights walking backwards predetermined point put lamppost halfway between him airplane would level out fly model direction post until lines hit course model would turn sharply tight arc around post right back towards Davey Hed let come pretty close halfloop fly back around post inver ted y around circle same thing again coming other way 1800 pattern nothing really special except thing Davey took off flew whole tank out leaning agalnst wall building flew Team Stunt Maneuvers forma tion two once three models invented maneuvers such Chain verted Takeoff Wheel-Rolling Wingovers own specialty Flopover performable very light large-area model such Super Chief 19 oz 600 squares pow ered plain-bearing rear-rotary McCoy 19 Have ever seen Sabre Dance done Jim Walker specially modified FireContinued page 166 64 Model Aviation Young Nicholas Gerber Ipswich MA looks like hes got head caught between stab flaps father Marks Veco Chief Plane powered Tom Dixon-tuned Fox 35 painted Hobbypoxy epoxy paint Plane replica built Tom Dixon plans Jim Cochran Olathe KS won Pachyderm Award An elephant never forgets 87 Nats gorgeous Foxfire original put up terriffic flightsbut forgot fol low official patternl Oversight cost him berth Top 20 Fly-Off Arizonas Lou Crane justly proud Hot Rock Old-Timer designed Bob Tucker won Stunt 47 Nats Lous model powered Fox 15 painted Navy blue yellow Bob Glaldini suddenly reappeared no participate 87 Nats won Nats 1963 65 actually flew same Stingray used 63 Power un muffled Merco 35 Bob plane added real touch nostalgia great meet sand sand get humps bumps Try Easy Sander TM See Difference Made select wood extremely light onip sander hold full oheet oand paper Flat sanded accorate sanding surface Large flat surfaces saoding area Lii 150 se $5 get shaky field isnt long enough Try Easy Drake TM See Difference hate install hinges Try Easy HingesoM See Difference single olot few dropo CIA gIxe its done No googing pinning hinge pins worry about Incredihlp strong Virtoally indestroctihle Extremely easy install Hard find spring steel fiber washers Braking action remains constunt during repeated 050 Three sizes lIt 5/32 316 [I 140 141 142 nOr EAY5RNDER uEASY DRAKE 0EAsy P0 Box 1743 Marcas CA 92069 Lii 10024 /in5es $205 es 74eeaaes 4 VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-357-1883 _____Horn fAk5 fnompqolHr[r LAiJZtS 8 GAS MODEL J1/iocLcL Srn eECOeO neeaetn 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER 56 Cabin EwEsT* Retail 55295"INTRODUCTORy PRICE* $0900 1938 Record Breaker- 96 06906 1939 Zipper- Oil$0356 1930 Kioud King 63 $42 36 1991 Brigidier 56 $9076 1541 Super- Quaker- 78 $22 Se 1990 So Long 5053030 1930 Buccaneer no $0996 1938 Clipper MKI 7204196 1937 Dailaire 100 $75 16 1930 Miss America 8097196 1941 Playboy Sr OIl 00116 1901 Playboy Jr 55$31t6 1930 Posnerhoose 94 $53 06 1940 Sailplane 7 $8476 193a Trenton Terror 72 $40 76 1940 Ranger 4693196 1939 Korda wake 44 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify 5AM events 0FF & RIG feature highest quality moehine cut & sanded parts Superior ott Coorpetition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans ore orig PP hut models easily convertible 3ch RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 70 $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER RIG HLG Span02800 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Aerobatic 105 ElecSt9 00 Jolly Models ELECTRIGUS Electric Glider 05s$325t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear- 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Dir-ed tO Elect $2200 Leisure WASP 37 Dir-ed 05 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 for- Geared 04EP$39nO Midway FLYING GUAKER 04 45-404stroke$6976 4kslMidway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$8396 u& *Oit.y BUZZARD ors*oc.0 196 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS Par-Is Avarl SHIPPING & HANDLING 84 Page CATALOGUE Up $000 add $150 $200 PPIOaI Class $801 $2000 add $225 copy will Dent $2001 $9500 add $300 freewhen requeoted $4001 $7000 add $350 order over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 8% tao10173 Moran St [Al Send MO VisaIMCt#EaptPO Boa 2212 Check lallors up 10 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearancel t7141 8938311 COD Ewact Charges plus $100 Hdl tCash Onlyt [Aft Hr-s [71Sf 8951203l fuselage Seal polyester resin Mask inside areas fuselage Spray brush two coats K&B Super Poxy primer whole airframe Sand almost off using #320 sandpaper Spray tack coat color K&B Super Poxy paint flow coat keep weight down use no paint absolutely re quired Dont forget put AMA li cense number upper right-hand wing engine modified follows exhaust port raised approximately 60% its width 1760 open timing Stock timing 1650 involves filing up 035 rotary valve set 003-in clearance backplate cyl inder head also set 003 top piston piston top dead center Flatten top head give landing gear place mounting spinner old Veco K&B l/2in needle nose spinner #S-3 believe Fox Manufacturing owns dies propeller used 8-in-dia 8-in-pitch Rev-Up cut 8/a x 8/2-in Pylon Racing prop have good results 8-in-dia 9-in-pitch RevUp Rat Race propeller also Flying Putting plane action pretty easy once get knack flying clockwise starting procedure fol lows Open needle valve five turns Holding plane nose-up fill tank ounce fuel will completely fill tank flight circle avoid flooding engine set plane down point nose down Start engine let go soon possible will probably too rich few test flights might required find opti mum needle setting Hope have good time Pink Lady have CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 ball about infamous Di-Do biplane flown Howard Thombo first win ner Walker Cup think Seems dont have Cup around anymore Id look up sure nt figure out lost thing usually took off flew lap two put handle ground stepped model simply looped until tank ran dry never see glider pickups nor circle-drawing done blacktop piece chalk attached top fin via short length 3A-in square balsa nor steeple-chasing over under obstacles think reason forms model fly ing have lost popularity overemphasis rigid adherence specific rules have con form too much already Doing what teachers supervisors law enforcement people Infernal Revenue Service etc tell us Thats anyway its enjoyable get out fly own kinds models way happen feel like flying dont need trophies prove Im having fun Following letter begging some elaboration Joes fascinating history early days Stunt involvement Veco Company received following letter Ive edited slightly Dear Ted Heres background Veco U-Control models asked beginning Burbank Man ufacturing Company organized Hi Johnson Bob Palmer latter part 1947 eventually produced series four Control Line kits Palmers Go-Devil Sr 60-powered Jr 29-powered versions JC Madman Yates Madman also large small version JC active partner com pany inasmuch tied Hank Orwick Y&O propeller business Anyhow sales pretty good although limited almost entirely West Coast just things going well Bob caught right hand die-cutting machine lost fingers hand accident put bad crimp compa nys activities mostly morale stand point along came Gilbert Henry Gil never modeler knew money made hobby field immediate postwar aviation business long after V-J Day bought out old Voit Model Airwheel business moved small shop Burbank CA thus began Heco Company Yes Heco nry Engineer ing Co doing OK t948 learned 1 Burbank Mfg Co trouble 2 Ricks Mfg Co makers ukie models such Boxcar Dilly trouble Gil managed put together deal Hi Johnson 166 Model Aviation Fokker D-VII mortgage house funds Boh Palmer put up insur ance settlement accident buy up Ricks assets add major items us able machinery Burbank Manufacturing Company ast stuff paid establish brand-new model manufactur ing company incorporated under Heco name located 2400 North Hol lywood Way Burbank huge brick building served cafeteria Lockheed Vega workers during war Hi Johnson charge model design engineering Bob boss kitpackaging operation shop super vised Clarence Searcy old Free Flight man Los Angeles Thermal Thumber Club Gil sat up front office played young business tycoon owned 51 % stock could pleased d too As designs themselves first two kitsBrave Warriorwere purely work intended Stunt trainers Brave no flaps kind boxy air plane Warrior basically same wing Brave flaps added carvedblock balsa upper fuselage give stream lined contours Wing construction sparless heavy leading trailing edges like Ster ling Ringmaster Next came Chief Squaw Papoose de signs Chief effeet updated GoDevil reason Hi did continue mak ing same models Burbank Mfg Co mostly days big ignitionengined Stunt ships over Go-Devil Madman actually came just end era sales probably slumping time Bobs accident Anyway Chief merely Go-Devil Sr modified use glow 29 power instead Orwick 64 tadpole airfoil em ployed no aerodynamic advance purely get die-cut wing ribs nestle closer together thus economize balsa wood Sim ilarly Squaw based Go-Devil Jr Papoose new design scaled-down Squaw then-about-to-be-released McCoy 09 glow engine time companys name revised beeause Heeo abbreviation already trademarked Hardware Engineering Co believe Omaha Gil Henry decided use Veeo lieu Hoco rea son H pair ears projecting above ellipse logo V other letter alphabet would fit same format Thats have space month Next month Ill conclude Joes letter wherein discusses further development famous Veco line Stunt ships origin Stunt flaps encounters rich fa mous orge Aldrich instance ronicles journey through living archives fabulous event Stay tuned Ive just received set five videotapes Ken Budensiek official PAMPA videotaper con taining highlights few lowlights last Julys 1987 Nats Stunt event outstanding tapes very good quality show entire flights top finlshers some others over both Fridays semifinals Saturdays Walker Cup flyoff addition numerous interviews famous personalities such Bob Hunt Bob Baron Bob Gialdini Frank MeMillan oth ers unable attend Nats have desire eyewitness yourself favor drop line $50 Ken Buden siek 427 Caroline Janesville WI 53545 Set aside 10 hours enjoy fullest Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 65 bellcrank lead-outs control rod hinges BellcrankThe sharp edges cablemounting holes new metal bellerank can source trouble Constant rubbing sharp edges lead-out cables though bellcrank made soft aluminum can cut stainless steel lead-out cable An easy way avoid trouble area radius top bottom holes lead-outs pass through sharp edges can easily removed very light filing either round jewelers file emery cloth Lead-outsWhen using stranded-cable leadOuts sure radius-crimp lead-out termina tion tubes sharply crimped tube can also cut lead-out Use round-nose pliers special crimping pliers tubes avoid damaging cables After crimping little Zap flowed crimped tube good safety precaution Au thors note 1986-87 AMA rule book page 19 has details proper crimping method terminating stranded cable Control rodBe sure control rods sufficient size properly supported flex cause poor flight control profile-type models good control rod sup port can made appropriately sized cot ter pin full-bodied models brass eyelets glued fuselage formers properly aligned make good supports control rods soldered sure rods clean little sanding will fine Use acid-core solder soldering paste such Nokorode good soldering iron gun will ho best job Using torch should avoided because high heat generated attendant possibility softemng control rod soldering completed sure clean acid soldering paste residue rod prevent possible future corrosion HingesPin hinges can real source trouble glue gets Johns solution problem apply very sparingly light oil hinge-pin area until penetration pin obtained toothpick dipped oil will serve good applicator get oil tongue area hinge next step install hinges nor mal way except glue applied hinge Instead small hole drilled through balsa surface center hinge mountingpad area Thin cyanoacrylate glue applied hinge inside hole allowed flow around hinge tongue Set glue accel erator before reaches pin area hole can now filled favorite filler glue peg made hard balsa hinge should now permanently locked place John goes say hinges hinge lines have much better appearance notch cut control surface pin recessed notch Thank you CL Scale modelers newsletter editors etc have made contribu tions column past say hearty NEW BULK Hardware Packs NEW Low-price glow-driver Power Panel NEW Catamaran Race Boat NEW RC Electric Hovercraft NEW Mini Saliwinch servo NEW Hiak performance nicads NEW High performance Speed Controls NEW Pushrods NEW Adhesives December 1987 167 over 150 NEW ITEMS YOU have never seen before
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 64, 166, 167
Control Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher ONE real joys doing monthly mum bling way has filling mailbox some fascinating correspondence Although very best answer person ally dont often use material col umn prefer generally developing own subject matter h heb heh forcefeeding faithful readers gospel according Fancher few months ago however received letter simply cant keep myself have Stunt biz long haveor longerwill find fascinating trip down memory lane plebes new guys oughta read enjoyable part pay ing Stunt dues Its actually two separate let ters Ill include just few excerpts first almost last wont say sets itself up bet cant stop once get started Its gentleman named Joe Wagner Dear Ted As may know chief en gineer Veco about four years designed redesigned nearly whole Veco product line between 1950 1953 Over years have quite few requests full-size plans Veco designs Enclosed copy Squaw drawing Im about complete Chief plans will later draw Brave Warrior same style plans beaunfi#lly done kil nostalgic commentary can ob tained $5 Joe Wagner 135 Waugh Ave Wilmington PA 16142. Ted Ive flying U-Control since 1945 Jim Walker got first job modeling travel ing over America demonstrating U-Control Model & Hobby Industry Assoc flew models Sterling Top Flite Comet Scien tific Nevertheless Ive never flown competi tion Ive following present status UControl Stunt flying although have no di rect experience todays Precision Aerobatic models flawless Imron finishes tuned exhaust pipes etc still fly U-Control Fifties style models built oldfashioned way powered vintage-type engines finished silkspan dope mod els fly kind slowly thats okay used fly Chiefs McCoy fun 35-powered Yak-9 twice flying speed idea purpose model airplanes HAVE FUN get no enjoyment though conforming somebody elses idea should make models perform Maybe spoiled contacts Jim Walker Davey Slagle JC Madman Yates etc back Good Old Days Its true Davey comparable contest flier mastery over Control Line models never shown well contests free-style flying sessions Have ever seen Reverso about 1800 flight just couple oddball things Davey famous Reverso went like Davey would take off series Horizontal Eights walking backwards predetermined point put lamppost halfway between him airplane would level out fly model direction post until lines hit course model would turn sharply tight arc around post right back towards Davey Hed let come pretty close halfloop fly back around post inver ted y around circle same thing again coming other way 1800 pattern nothing really special except thing Davey took off flew whole tank out leaning agalnst wall building flew Team Stunt Maneuvers forma tion two once three models invented maneuvers such Chain verted Takeoff Wheel-Rolling Wingovers own specialty Flopover performable very light large-area model such Super Chief 19 oz 600 squares pow ered plain-bearing rear-rotary McCoy 19 Have ever seen Sabre Dance done Jim Walker specially modified FireContinued page 166 64 Model Aviation Young Nicholas Gerber Ipswich MA looks like hes got head caught between stab flaps father Marks Veco Chief Plane powered Tom Dixon-tuned Fox 35 painted Hobbypoxy epoxy paint Plane replica built Tom Dixon plans Jim Cochran Olathe KS won Pachyderm Award An elephant never forgets 87 Nats gorgeous Foxfire original put up terriffic flightsbut forgot fol low official patternl Oversight cost him berth Top 20 Fly-Off Arizonas Lou Crane justly proud Hot Rock Old-Timer designed Bob Tucker won Stunt 47 Nats Lous model powered Fox 15 painted Navy blue yellow Bob Glaldini suddenly reappeared no participate 87 Nats won Nats 1963 65 actually flew same Stingray used 63 Power un muffled Merco 35 Bob plane added real touch nostalgia great meet sand sand get humps bumps Try Easy Sander TM See Difference Made select wood extremely light onip sander hold full oheet oand paper Flat sanded accorate sanding surface Large flat surfaces saoding area Lii 150 se $5 get shaky field isnt long enough Try Easy Drake TM See Difference hate install hinges Try Easy HingesoM See Difference single olot few dropo CIA gIxe its done No googing pinning hinge pins worry about Incredihlp strong Virtoally indestroctihle Extremely easy install Hard find spring steel fiber washers Braking action remains constunt during repeated 050 Three sizes lIt 5/32 316 [I 140 141 142 nOr EAY5RNDER uEASY DRAKE 0EAsy P0 Box 1743 Marcas CA 92069 Lii 10024 /in5es $205 es 74eeaaes 4 VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-357-1883 _____Horn fAk5 fnompqolHr[r LAiJZtS 8 GAS MODEL J1/iocLcL Srn eECOeO neeaetn 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER 56 Cabin EwEsT* Retail 55295"INTRODUCTORy PRICE* $0900 1938 Record Breaker- 96 06906 1939 Zipper- Oil$0356 1930 Kioud King 63 $42 36 1991 Brigidier 56 $9076 1541 Super- Quaker- 78 $22 Se 1990 So Long 5053030 1930 Buccaneer no $0996 1938 Clipper MKI 7204196 1937 Dailaire 100 $75 16 1930 Miss America 8097196 1941 Playboy Sr OIl 00116 1901 Playboy Jr 55$31t6 1930 Posnerhoose 94 $53 06 1940 Sailplane 7 $8476 193a Trenton Terror 72 $40 76 1940 Ranger 4693196 1939 Korda wake 44 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify 5AM events 0FF & RIG feature highest quality moehine cut & sanded parts Superior ott Coorpetition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans ore orig PP hut models easily convertible 3ch RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 70 $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER RIG HLG Span02800 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Aerobatic 105 ElecSt9 00 Jolly Models ELECTRIGUS Electric Glider 05s$325t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear- 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Dir-ed tO Elect $2200 Leisure WASP 37 Dir-ed 05 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 for- Geared 04EP$39nO Midway FLYING GUAKER 04 45-404stroke$6976 4kslMidway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$8396 u& *Oit.y BUZZARD ors*oc.0 196 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS Par-Is Avarl SHIPPING & HANDLING 84 Page CATALOGUE Up $000 add $150 $200 PPIOaI Class $801 $2000 add $225 copy will Dent $2001 $9500 add $300 freewhen requeoted $4001 $7000 add $350 order over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 8% tao10173 Moran St [Al Send MO VisaIMCt#EaptPO Boa 2212 Check lallors up 10 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearancel t7141 8938311 COD Ewact Charges plus $100 Hdl tCash Onlyt [Aft Hr-s [71Sf 8951203l fuselage Seal polyester resin Mask inside areas fuselage Spray brush two coats K&B Super Poxy primer whole airframe Sand almost off using #320 sandpaper Spray tack coat color K&B Super Poxy paint flow coat keep weight down use no paint absolutely re quired Dont forget put AMA li cense number upper right-hand wing engine modified follows exhaust port raised approximately 60% its width 1760 open timing Stock timing 1650 involves filing up 035 rotary valve set 003-in clearance backplate cyl inder head also set 003 top piston piston top dead center Flatten top head give landing gear place mounting spinner old Veco K&B l/2in needle nose spinner #S-3 believe Fox Manufacturing owns dies propeller used 8-in-dia 8-in-pitch Rev-Up cut 8/a x 8/2-in Pylon Racing prop have good results 8-in-dia 9-in-pitch RevUp Rat Race propeller also Flying Putting plane action pretty easy once get knack flying clockwise starting procedure fol lows Open needle valve five turns Holding plane nose-up fill tank ounce fuel will completely fill tank flight circle avoid flooding engine set plane down point nose down Start engine let go soon possible will probably too rich few test flights might required find opti mum needle setting Hope have good time Pink Lady have CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 ball about infamous Di-Do biplane flown Howard Thombo first win ner Walker Cup think Seems dont have Cup around anymore Id look up sure nt figure out lost thing usually took off flew lap two put handle ground stepped model simply looped until tank ran dry never see glider pickups nor circle-drawing done blacktop piece chalk attached top fin via short length 3A-in square balsa nor steeple-chasing over under obstacles think reason forms model fly ing have lost popularity overemphasis rigid adherence specific rules have con form too much already Doing what teachers supervisors law enforcement people Infernal Revenue Service etc tell us Thats anyway its enjoyable get out fly own kinds models way happen feel like flying dont need trophies prove Im having fun Following letter begging some elaboration Joes fascinating history early days Stunt involvement Veco Company received following letter Ive edited slightly Dear Ted Heres background Veco U-Control models asked beginning Burbank Man ufacturing Company organized Hi Johnson Bob Palmer latter part 1947 eventually produced series four Control Line kits Palmers Go-Devil Sr 60-powered Jr 29-powered versions JC Madman Yates Madman also large small version JC active partner com pany inasmuch tied Hank Orwick Y&O propeller business Anyhow sales pretty good although limited almost entirely West Coast just things going well Bob caught right hand die-cutting machine lost fingers hand accident put bad crimp compa nys activities mostly morale stand point along came Gilbert Henry Gil never modeler knew money made hobby field immediate postwar aviation business long after V-J Day bought out old Voit Model Airwheel business moved small shop Burbank CA thus began Heco Company Yes Heco nry Engineer ing Co doing OK t948 learned 1 Burbank Mfg Co trouble 2 Ricks Mfg Co makers ukie models such Boxcar Dilly trouble Gil managed put together deal Hi Johnson 166 Model Aviation Fokker D-VII mortgage house funds Boh Palmer put up insur ance settlement accident buy up Ricks assets add major items us able machinery Burbank Manufacturing Company ast stuff paid establish brand-new model manufactur ing company incorporated under Heco name located 2400 North Hol lywood Way Burbank huge brick building served cafeteria Lockheed Vega workers during war Hi Johnson charge model design engineering Bob boss kitpackaging operation shop super vised Clarence Searcy old Free Flight man Los Angeles Thermal Thumber Club Gil sat up front office played young business tycoon owned 51 % stock could pleased d too As designs themselves first two kitsBrave Warriorwere purely work intended Stunt trainers Brave no flaps kind boxy air plane Warrior basically same wing Brave flaps added carvedblock balsa upper fuselage give stream lined contours Wing construction sparless heavy leading trailing edges like Ster ling Ringmaster Next came Chief Squaw Papoose de signs Chief effeet updated GoDevil reason Hi did continue mak ing same models Burbank Mfg Co mostly days big ignitionengined Stunt ships over Go-Devil Madman actually came just end era sales probably slumping time Bobs accident Anyway Chief merely Go-Devil Sr modified use glow 29 power instead Orwick 64 tadpole airfoil em ployed no aerodynamic advance purely get die-cut wing ribs nestle closer together thus economize balsa wood Sim ilarly Squaw based Go-Devil Jr Papoose new design scaled-down Squaw then-about-to-be-released McCoy 09 glow engine time companys name revised beeause Heeo abbreviation already trademarked Hardware Engineering Co believe Omaha Gil Henry decided use Veeo lieu Hoco rea son H pair ears projecting above ellipse logo V other letter alphabet would fit same format Thats have space month Next month Ill conclude Joes letter wherein discusses further development famous Veco line Stunt ships origin Stunt flaps encounters rich fa mous orge Aldrich instance ronicles journey through living archives fabulous event Stay tuned Ive just received set five videotapes Ken Budensiek official PAMPA videotaper con taining highlights few lowlights last Julys 1987 Nats Stunt event outstanding tapes very good quality show entire flights top finlshers some others over both Fridays semifinals Saturdays Walker Cup flyoff addition numerous interviews famous personalities such Bob Hunt Bob Baron Bob Gialdini Frank MeMillan oth ers unable attend Nats have desire eyewitness yourself favor drop line $50 Ken Buden siek 427 Caroline Janesville WI 53545 Set aside 10 hours enjoy fullest Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 65 bellcrank lead-outs control rod hinges BellcrankThe sharp edges cablemounting holes new metal bellerank can source trouble Constant rubbing sharp edges lead-out cables though bellcrank made soft aluminum can cut stainless steel lead-out cable An easy way avoid trouble area radius top bottom holes lead-outs pass through sharp edges can easily removed very light filing either round jewelers file emery cloth Lead-outsWhen using stranded-cable leadOuts sure radius-crimp lead-out termina tion tubes sharply crimped tube can also cut lead-out Use round-nose pliers special crimping pliers tubes avoid damaging cables After crimping little Zap flowed crimped tube good safety precaution Au thors note 1986-87 AMA rule book page 19 has details proper crimping method terminating stranded cable Control rodBe sure control rods sufficient size properly supported flex cause poor flight control profile-type models good control rod sup port can made appropriately sized cot ter pin full-bodied models brass eyelets glued fuselage formers properly aligned make good supports control rods soldered sure rods clean little sanding will fine Use acid-core solder soldering paste such Nokorode good soldering iron gun will ho best job Using torch should avoided because high heat generated attendant possibility softemng control rod soldering completed sure clean acid soldering paste residue rod prevent possible future corrosion HingesPin hinges can real source trouble glue gets Johns solution problem apply very sparingly light oil hinge-pin area until penetration pin obtained toothpick dipped oil will serve good applicator get oil tongue area hinge next step install hinges nor mal way except glue applied hinge Instead small hole drilled through balsa surface center hinge mountingpad area Thin cyanoacrylate glue applied hinge inside hole allowed flow around hinge tongue Set glue accel erator before reaches pin area hole can now filled favorite filler glue peg made hard balsa hinge should now permanently locked place John goes say hinges hinge lines have much better appearance notch cut control surface pin recessed notch Thank you CL Scale modelers newsletter editors etc have made contribu tions column past say hearty NEW BULK Hardware Packs NEW Low-price glow-driver Power Panel NEW Catamaran Race Boat NEW RC Electric Hovercraft NEW Mini Saliwinch servo NEW Hiak performance nicads NEW High performance Speed Controls NEW Pushrods NEW Adhesives December 1987 167 over 150 NEW ITEMS YOU have never seen before