Contml Line Combat Charlie Johnson LAST YEAR missed greatest contests time promised myself Id make next sure con test looking forward wasnt AMA Nationals World Champion shipsbut Bladder Grabber IX Kent WA other good contests has turned premier Fast Combat meet year Look its credentials triple-elimination Fast Com bat 35 entries over $5000 mer chandise awards furnished Carver Cor poration can see its worth fly out Seattle other Combat hot spots like Texas Detroit Bruce Coffey Fremont CA winner meet 11-win loss record Rich Lopez Los Angeles second 9-3 performance Bruces win worth about $2600 Rich took home around $1600 Kevin Krum mann Portland OR third 8-4 record Steve Kott came way Detroit pick up fourth 7-3 total most-used engine course Foxwhich usually dominates numbers performance Hoffelt 36R used Willy Naemura John Salvin Jr good advantage Hoffelt 36R advantage over Fox except very special used Myles Lawrence Myles said crank wasnt made trick metal USE 15 FAI Combat engine manufac tured Holland features AAC Ilnerlplston 10mm crankshaft produces 85 hp ac cord Ing maker Noteworthy Its light weight 114 gin about 4 ozI earlier reported its just big also makes lot horsepower uses fuel astonishing rate good engines its about impossible say dominated Foxes top five finishers Foam models led parade vic tory circle foam models best-flying strongest whether impact ing ground another plane have hard-to-discount edge foam kill Thats ability snag Continued page 168 November 1984 71 Whats odd about Combat photo Theres no tenslonl two contestants backs towards us Gene Papa L Rich Lopez Richs plane has cut loose heading buildings note helpers watching will hit under full powerl However wasnt hurt much Meanwhile Genes plane glides serenely landing prop stopped center circle Charlie notes flyaways seem occurring frequently lately Thats bad stop Winners Bladder Grabber IX Combat meet won $5000 worth 0 Carver COP stereo gear Winners L R Steve Kott Detroit Mifourth Kevin Krummann Portland OR second promoter Bob CarverSeattle WAthird Bruce CoffeyFremont CAfirst Rich Lopez Los Angeics CAsecond Wheres Carvers plane others foamies Ed Brzys flowered jeans flew Detroit Bladder Grabber hes matched against ex-Detroit Combat Team member Chuck Rudner now southern California Mt Rainier background have noise regulations competition fly ing would prefer set standards drop exhaust restrictions now exist allow competitors manufacturers develop competitive low-noise systems over course few years way existing equipment would made im mediately obsolete gradual transi tion could occur might happen voluntarily standards themselves deserve con siderable attention Noise-level standards FAI RC Pattern seem to extremely difficult enforce accurately great deal expense ac curacy essential regulating per formance events What individual would need access soundlevel-measuring equipment would need accurately calibrated much easily enforced standard would similar exists FAI RC Pylon exhaust sys tem must have expansion chamber least certain volume outlet no specified area should reduce engine noise will nothing reduce noise propeller data produced AMA Noise Committee published page 118 July 1983 MA points propeller noise major contributor total noise ompetition model would almost impossible meet FAI Pattern noise restrictions 100 dB meter existing performance-event model Speed Carrier Racing Combat IT Power RC Pylon complete change equipment Mandated revolutionary change con trary AMAs own guidelines com petition rules acceptance would resisted modelers Evolutionary change however has accepted pattern years competition flying Once again noise level standards unless much less restrictive FAI Pattern standard seem accept able alternative equipment specifi cations could tolerated gradual transition allowed Finally plan reduce noise modeling should include following concepts 1 It should actively involve manufac turers 2 It should apply equally sport competition flying 3 It should follow procedures schedules AMA Contest Board regulations will affect competi tion flying 4 It should include campaign get noise regulations FAT events cannot enforce US noise rules FAI events country remain com petitive world competition 5 It should address concerns AMA membership its highest priority last point important opinion participate process cannot complain about results Write talk Ed Izzo District VP own VP let know what think Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 CL CombatlJohnson Continued page 71 streamer string foam leading edge wing RMcM Ed Brzys some very Europeanlooking models radially-mounted engines looked like fat Dog Fight ers did job Ed looked spectacular matches Saturday opponents tail almost whole match just no shaking him mellowed bit Sunday matches will remem bered some best ever flown As often happens important contests usual fuel discarded favor some nasty medicine result power part flightbut often blown engine meltdown Chuck Rud ner go meltdown route limped around making strange pops bangs usually means theres hole pistonbut case just little sunken Chuck told uses depth micrometer determine just far down top piston has caved standard 168 Model Aviation /%1131 NW 45 Street Ft Lauderdale Ft 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING SEAR PEOPLE Tired 1 kit landing gears dent fIt yeur biggie property O & 0 Engiueenag can seine year problems * Custom built te yoer needs & specs guaranteed te tit * Strong & durable withstand teogheot landing * 0 & 0 Eugineering gear will work & keep veer biggie ttyiug * In utuck replacement gear ter west popular models Byrne PIth Chaisten Eagle CAP 21 Balsa USA J-3 CUR Air Tuch Puwnee Eagle Nesee Rig Slick Chump Citabrla R & R models Snapper Stinger nsd Snapper Too use piston 003 less crunch anything approaching 005 living borrowed time engine may hole piston after run though hac less 003 depression general guide arrived after checking engines Obviously its worth losing match Bladder Grabber Nationals because bad piston best solution replace offending piston although expensive time-consuming refit new Did ever wonder got such weird name contest Bladder Grabber Dan Rutherford years Grabber asked him arrived such name answer sound ed like something out comparative literature classes means whatever want thought about during 1500-mile drive home supposed grab bladder plane blad der because excitement finally did come up real meaning youll hkve come Bladder Grab ber X find out already scheduled same site Boeing Space Center July6 7 1985 saw some cheap unbreakable needle valves Gene Papes engines Theyre made out 4-40 bolts just stick 4-40 cap screw something turns fast like drill grind threads off shape end like very blunt needle Combat engines needle over very narrow range dont want make lot taper part nee dle usually threads tapped out 4-40 too Leave off locking collet tap Itll little sloppy un til lock down Just about anything can soldered end can turn Gears old slot-racing cars work great ends off K&B needle assemblies type needle would work great cowled airplane could use socket-head bolt just use Allen wrench adjust biggest ad vantage whole thing besides being cheap hard break can make taper want Maybe set up lathe other precision tool could make thatd give cou Continued page 170 IFLito LAVUO c F -CRfl0flIn wInuoran 00 COMPLETE KIT LESS WHEELS EOSIOE poopINTRODUCTORY PRICE 6-30-84] $9800 SHIP CL CombatlJohnson Continued page 168 pie turns rich-lean rather usual one-eighth turn During Saturday night repairing model used made six matches chance use epoxy injector Chuck Rudner Myles Lawrence made Its just regular syringe some brass tubing stuck tip sharpened will slice soft wood foam Its easy mix epoxy equal amounts because have ounce cc graduations side also found microwave superior old hot-water trick comes warming epoxy itll set faster put whole thing Howard Rushs oven worked fine Cleanup pretty easy because epoxy used didnt stick plastic syringe rubber plunger Make sure brass tube clear epoxy before sets can see revolution model repair during matches Envision pit crew premixed portions epoxy kept cooler model hits ground 10cc portion rushed microwave being run generator much time left match mechanic sets control Roast 10 seconds later epoxy ready go 25 seconds later 5-minute epoxy has dried engine being started Well above may work too well have Howard Rush story everyone Howard will representing USA Combat team year besides some exotic FAI stuff has some equally-exotic Fast Combat materi al choice propeller Y&O cast carbon fibre Mind no thinned down Y&O real McCoy measure ruler rather calipers Just confound everyone models very fast using ratherFifties-appearing prop Howard crashed matches Rich Lopez couldnt get prop off couldnt get off during match after match rest day theorized heat crank must have glued prop together Lopez suggested using chisel maybe just sticking whole thing microwave seeing what would happen Just after midnight Rich succeeded getting remains prop off using gear puller same thing can happen some plastic-type props break off cleanly thrust washer Noth ing short miracle would have saved us good water-pump pliers might help Something did think about after match lost leaving hub place just putting another prop since engine Brasher crank would have enough room second prop washer left off received some literature USE 15 model engine see photo looks very interesting another good 15 couldnt hurt claim 85 horse power very light weight 114 grams four ounces cylinder barrel has intergral cooling fins much like old K&D greenheads exhaust exits right side about midway between sideport engine rearport crank 10mm diameter plenty robust note received said would some engines World Championships address USE Floridadreef 17 3565 AM Utrecht Neth erlands should much engine after World Championships Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 Profile DauntlesslDeneau Continued page 75 picks Clamp hold assembly togeth er until epoxy sets up Secure land ing gear leg support plate landing gear strap No 2 x 3/-in screws Follow same steps right landing gear Attach lead-out wires bellcranks see Detail C assemble elevator bellcrank Item 7 throttle bellcrank Item B bolt washers DUAL PERSONAUTY TRAINER GEEMS BEAUTIFUL SUPER CHAMP WS 54 20 - 35 ENGINEs 3 CHANNEL THE BEGINNERS KITT AND EXPERTS TIC Revolutionary snap ss wing eliminates bolts fibber Complete kit $5495 dealer GEMINI MODELS INC PO Soy 1 168 Pussaic NJ 07050 locknut Trim bolt flush nut Thread lead-out wires through lefi wing secure bellcrank assembi lower engine mount bolt anc washers cut off bolt flush tor blind nut Cut off piece A6-in music wire g length 8 throttle linkage Solder clevis link end Drill Y-in hole through leading edge leading edge spacer spar hole lines up outer hole throttle bellcrank inside wing thread unsoldered end through leading edge hole Engage solder link outboard hole throttle bellcrank Item 8 Cut off piece 1/6-in wire length 12 solder clevis link end wire will used elevator pushrod Drill A-in hole through trailing edge wing /2 right wing centerline Widen hole make x Ye-in slot inside wing slide unsoldered end through trailing edge engage solder link elevator bellcrank Glue upper lower leading edge sheets rib leading edges spar caps Glue balsa sheet segments between Ribs B C between Ribs C D Glue spar caps ribs See Detail C Item 16 Glue Vie sheeting upper lower surfaces center section ribs Cut rib cap strips Detail B Item 31 glue upper lower edges ribs Items E F G Sand leading edges shape should blend smoothly leading edge sheeting Make right wing tip A-in balsa block Roughly shape ghw place sanding block final shaping blend tip smoothly wing left wing tip made like sand wich lower part made A-in balsa center pieces balsa top piece Ae balsa Detail B Glue pieces together drill holes eyelets Thread lead-out wires through holes glue tip wing Sand shape Position eyelets glue place tie ends 170 Model Aviation [ REPAIR SERVICE FOR HOBBY LOBBY EK LOGICTROL FUTABA T HOBBY SHACK ROYAL LINE Incoeporote J 322 So Gallatin RdMadison TN 37115 615 868-6811 Mon thru Sat am 500 pm 7ICHANGE TO RECHARG EARL Re lace expensive throwaway dry cell transmitter battery recharg eable nickel cadmium battery Ready use Replaces Eveready 276 nIne volt dry cell battery Transmitter Ni-Cad Battery$3000 Transmitter Ni-Cad Charger$ 895 Battery/Charger Combo $3500 RADIO SYSTEMS FUTABA ROYAL ACCESSORIES FOR MOST RADIOSI J
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/11
Page Numbers: 71, 168, 170
Contml Line Combat Charlie Johnson LAST YEAR missed greatest contests time promised myself Id make next sure con test looking forward wasnt AMA Nationals World Champion shipsbut Bladder Grabber IX Kent WA other good contests has turned premier Fast Combat meet year Look its credentials triple-elimination Fast Com bat 35 entries over $5000 mer chandise awards furnished Carver Cor poration can see its worth fly out Seattle other Combat hot spots like Texas Detroit Bruce Coffey Fremont CA winner meet 11-win loss record Rich Lopez Los Angeles second 9-3 performance Bruces win worth about $2600 Rich took home around $1600 Kevin Krum mann Portland OR third 8-4 record Steve Kott came way Detroit pick up fourth 7-3 total most-used engine course Foxwhich usually dominates numbers performance Hoffelt 36R used Willy Naemura John Salvin Jr good advantage Hoffelt 36R advantage over Fox except very special used Myles Lawrence Myles said crank wasnt made trick metal USE 15 FAI Combat engine manufac tured Holland features AAC Ilnerlplston 10mm crankshaft produces 85 hp ac cord Ing maker Noteworthy Its light weight 114 gin about 4 ozI earlier reported its just big also makes lot horsepower uses fuel astonishing rate good engines its about impossible say dominated Foxes top five finishers Foam models led parade vic tory circle foam models best-flying strongest whether impact ing ground another plane have hard-to-discount edge foam kill Thats ability snag Continued page 168 November 1984 71 Whats odd about Combat photo Theres no tenslonl two contestants backs towards us Gene Papa L Rich Lopez Richs plane has cut loose heading buildings note helpers watching will hit under full powerl However wasnt hurt much Meanwhile Genes plane glides serenely landing prop stopped center circle Charlie notes flyaways seem occurring frequently lately Thats bad stop Winners Bladder Grabber IX Combat meet won $5000 worth 0 Carver COP stereo gear Winners L R Steve Kott Detroit Mifourth Kevin Krummann Portland OR second promoter Bob CarverSeattle WAthird Bruce CoffeyFremont CAfirst Rich Lopez Los Angeics CAsecond Wheres Carvers plane others foamies Ed Brzys flowered jeans flew Detroit Bladder Grabber hes matched against ex-Detroit Combat Team member Chuck Rudner now southern California Mt Rainier background have noise regulations competition fly ing would prefer set standards drop exhaust restrictions now exist allow competitors manufacturers develop competitive low-noise systems over course few years way existing equipment would made im mediately obsolete gradual transi tion could occur might happen voluntarily standards themselves deserve con siderable attention Noise-level standards FAI RC Pattern seem to extremely difficult enforce accurately great deal expense ac curacy essential regulating per formance events What individual would need access soundlevel-measuring equipment would need accurately calibrated much easily enforced standard would similar exists FAI RC Pylon exhaust sys tem must have expansion chamber least certain volume outlet no specified area should reduce engine noise will nothing reduce noise propeller data produced AMA Noise Committee published page 118 July 1983 MA points propeller noise major contributor total noise ompetition model would almost impossible meet FAI Pattern noise restrictions 100 dB meter existing performance-event model Speed Carrier Racing Combat IT Power RC Pylon complete change equipment Mandated revolutionary change con trary AMAs own guidelines com petition rules acceptance would resisted modelers Evolutionary change however has accepted pattern years competition flying Once again noise level standards unless much less restrictive FAI Pattern standard seem accept able alternative equipment specifi cations could tolerated gradual transition allowed Finally plan reduce noise modeling should include following concepts 1 It should actively involve manufac turers 2 It should apply equally sport competition flying 3 It should follow procedures schedules AMA Contest Board regulations will affect competi tion flying 4 It should include campaign get noise regulations FAT events cannot enforce US noise rules FAI events country remain com petitive world competition 5 It should address concerns AMA membership its highest priority last point important opinion participate process cannot complain about results Write talk Ed Izzo District VP own VP let know what think Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 CL CombatlJohnson Continued page 71 streamer string foam leading edge wing RMcM Ed Brzys some very Europeanlooking models radially-mounted engines looked like fat Dog Fight ers did job Ed looked spectacular matches Saturday opponents tail almost whole match just no shaking him mellowed bit Sunday matches will remem bered some best ever flown As often happens important contests usual fuel discarded favor some nasty medicine result power part flightbut often blown engine meltdown Chuck Rud ner go meltdown route limped around making strange pops bangs usually means theres hole pistonbut case just little sunken Chuck told uses depth micrometer determine just far down top piston has caved standard 168 Model Aviation /%1131 NW 45 Street Ft Lauderdale Ft 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING SEAR PEOPLE Tired 1 kit landing gears dent fIt yeur biggie property O & 0 Engiueenag can seine year problems * Custom built te yoer needs & specs guaranteed te tit * Strong & durable withstand teogheot landing * 0 & 0 Eugineering gear will work & keep veer biggie ttyiug * In utuck replacement gear ter west popular models Byrne PIth Chaisten Eagle CAP 21 Balsa USA J-3 CUR Air Tuch Puwnee Eagle Nesee Rig Slick Chump Citabrla R & R models Snapper Stinger nsd Snapper Too use piston 003 less crunch anything approaching 005 living borrowed time engine may hole piston after run though hac less 003 depression general guide arrived after checking engines Obviously its worth losing match Bladder Grabber Nationals because bad piston best solution replace offending piston although expensive time-consuming refit new Did ever wonder got such weird name contest Bladder Grabber Dan Rutherford years Grabber asked him arrived such name answer sound ed like something out comparative literature classes means whatever want thought about during 1500-mile drive home supposed grab bladder plane blad der because excitement finally did come up real meaning youll hkve come Bladder Grab ber X find out already scheduled same site Boeing Space Center July6 7 1985 saw some cheap unbreakable needle valves Gene Papes engines Theyre made out 4-40 bolts just stick 4-40 cap screw something turns fast like drill grind threads off shape end like very blunt needle Combat engines needle over very narrow range dont want make lot taper part nee dle usually threads tapped out 4-40 too Leave off locking collet tap Itll little sloppy un til lock down Just about anything can soldered end can turn Gears old slot-racing cars work great ends off K&B needle assemblies type needle would work great cowled airplane could use socket-head bolt just use Allen wrench adjust biggest ad vantage whole thing besides being cheap hard break can make taper want Maybe set up lathe other precision tool could make thatd give cou Continued page 170 IFLito LAVUO c F -CRfl0flIn wInuoran 00 COMPLETE KIT LESS WHEELS EOSIOE poopINTRODUCTORY PRICE 6-30-84] $9800 SHIP CL CombatlJohnson Continued page 168 pie turns rich-lean rather usual one-eighth turn During Saturday night repairing model used made six matches chance use epoxy injector Chuck Rudner Myles Lawrence made Its just regular syringe some brass tubing stuck tip sharpened will slice soft wood foam Its easy mix epoxy equal amounts because have ounce cc graduations side also found microwave superior old hot-water trick comes warming epoxy itll set faster put whole thing Howard Rushs oven worked fine Cleanup pretty easy because epoxy used didnt stick plastic syringe rubber plunger Make sure brass tube clear epoxy before sets can see revolution model repair during matches Envision pit crew premixed portions epoxy kept cooler model hits ground 10cc portion rushed microwave being run generator much time left match mechanic sets control Roast 10 seconds later epoxy ready go 25 seconds later 5-minute epoxy has dried engine being started Well above may work too well have Howard Rush story everyone Howard will representing USA Combat team year besides some exotic FAI stuff has some equally-exotic Fast Combat materi al choice propeller Y&O cast carbon fibre Mind no thinned down Y&O real McCoy measure ruler rather calipers Just confound everyone models very fast using ratherFifties-appearing prop Howard crashed matches Rich Lopez couldnt get prop off couldnt get off during match after match rest day theorized heat crank must have glued prop together Lopez suggested using chisel maybe just sticking whole thing microwave seeing what would happen Just after midnight Rich succeeded getting remains prop off using gear puller same thing can happen some plastic-type props break off cleanly thrust washer Noth ing short miracle would have saved us good water-pump pliers might help Something did think about after match lost leaving hub place just putting another prop since engine Brasher crank would have enough room second prop washer left off received some literature USE 15 model engine see photo looks very interesting another good 15 couldnt hurt claim 85 horse power very light weight 114 grams four ounces cylinder barrel has intergral cooling fins much like old K&D greenheads exhaust exits right side about midway between sideport engine rearport crank 10mm diameter plenty robust note received said would some engines World Championships address USE Floridadreef 17 3565 AM Utrecht Neth erlands should much engine after World Championships Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 Profile DauntlesslDeneau Continued page 75 picks Clamp hold assembly togeth er until epoxy sets up Secure land ing gear leg support plate landing gear strap No 2 x 3/-in screws Follow same steps right landing gear Attach lead-out wires bellcranks see Detail C assemble elevator bellcrank Item 7 throttle bellcrank Item B bolt washers DUAL PERSONAUTY TRAINER GEEMS BEAUTIFUL SUPER CHAMP WS 54 20 - 35 ENGINEs 3 CHANNEL THE BEGINNERS KITT AND EXPERTS TIC Revolutionary snap ss wing eliminates bolts fibber Complete kit $5495 dealer GEMINI MODELS INC PO Soy 1 168 Pussaic NJ 07050 locknut Trim bolt flush nut Thread lead-out wires through lefi wing secure bellcrank assembi lower engine mount bolt anc washers cut off bolt flush tor blind nut Cut off piece A6-in music wire g length 8 throttle linkage Solder clevis link end Drill Y-in hole through leading edge leading edge spacer spar hole lines up outer hole throttle bellcrank inside wing thread unsoldered end through leading edge hole Engage solder link outboard hole throttle bellcrank Item 8 Cut off piece 1/6-in wire length 12 solder clevis link end wire will used elevator pushrod Drill A-in hole through trailing edge wing /2 right wing centerline Widen hole make x Ye-in slot inside wing slide unsoldered end through trailing edge engage solder link elevator bellcrank Glue upper lower leading edge sheets rib leading edges spar caps Glue balsa sheet segments between Ribs B C between Ribs C D Glue spar caps ribs See Detail C Item 16 Glue Vie sheeting upper lower surfaces center section ribs Cut rib cap strips Detail B Item 31 glue upper lower edges ribs Items E F G Sand leading edges shape should blend smoothly leading edge sheeting Make right wing tip A-in balsa block Roughly shape ghw place sanding block final shaping blend tip smoothly wing left wing tip made like sand wich lower part made A-in balsa center pieces balsa top piece Ae balsa Detail B Glue pieces together drill holes eyelets Thread lead-out wires through holes glue tip wing Sand shape Position eyelets glue place tie ends 170 Model Aviation [ REPAIR SERVICE FOR HOBBY LOBBY EK LOGICTROL FUTABA T HOBBY SHACK ROYAL LINE Incoeporote J 322 So Gallatin RdMadison TN 37115 615 868-6811 Mon thru Sat am 500 pm 7ICHANGE TO RECHARG EARL Re lace expensive throwaway dry cell transmitter battery recharg eable nickel cadmium battery Ready use Replaces Eveready 276 nIne volt dry cell battery Transmitter Ni-Cad Battery$3000 Transmitter Ni-Cad Charger$ 895 Battery/Charger Combo $3500 RADIO SYSTEMS FUTABA ROYAL ACCESSORIES FOR MOST RADIOSI J
Edition: Model Aviation - 1984/11
Page Numbers: 71, 168, 170
Contml Line Combat Charlie Johnson LAST YEAR missed greatest contests time promised myself Id make next sure con test looking forward wasnt AMA Nationals World Champion shipsbut Bladder Grabber IX Kent WA other good contests has turned premier Fast Combat meet year Look its credentials triple-elimination Fast Com bat 35 entries over $5000 mer chandise awards furnished Carver Cor poration can see its worth fly out Seattle other Combat hot spots like Texas Detroit Bruce Coffey Fremont CA winner meet 11-win loss record Rich Lopez Los Angeles second 9-3 performance Bruces win worth about $2600 Rich took home around $1600 Kevin Krum mann Portland OR third 8-4 record Steve Kott came way Detroit pick up fourth 7-3 total most-used engine course Foxwhich usually dominates numbers performance Hoffelt 36R used Willy Naemura John Salvin Jr good advantage Hoffelt 36R advantage over Fox except very special used Myles Lawrence Myles said crank wasnt made trick metal USE 15 FAI Combat engine manufac tured Holland features AAC Ilnerlplston 10mm crankshaft produces 85 hp ac cord Ing maker Noteworthy Its light weight 114 gin about 4 ozI earlier reported its just big also makes lot horsepower uses fuel astonishing rate good engines its about impossible say dominated Foxes top five finishers Foam models led parade vic tory circle foam models best-flying strongest whether impact ing ground another plane have hard-to-discount edge foam kill Thats ability snag Continued page 168 November 1984 71 Whats odd about Combat photo Theres no tenslonl two contestants backs towards us Gene Papa L Rich Lopez Richs plane has cut loose heading buildings note helpers watching will hit under full powerl However wasnt hurt much Meanwhile Genes plane glides serenely landing prop stopped center circle Charlie notes flyaways seem occurring frequently lately Thats bad stop Winners Bladder Grabber IX Combat meet won $5000 worth 0 Carver COP stereo gear Winners L R Steve Kott Detroit Mifourth Kevin Krummann Portland OR second promoter Bob CarverSeattle WAthird Bruce CoffeyFremont CAfirst Rich Lopez Los Angeics CAsecond Wheres Carvers plane others foamies Ed Brzys flowered jeans flew Detroit Bladder Grabber hes matched against ex-Detroit Combat Team member Chuck Rudner now southern California Mt Rainier background have noise regulations competition fly ing would prefer set standards drop exhaust restrictions now exist allow competitors manufacturers develop competitive low-noise systems over course few years way existing equipment would made im mediately obsolete gradual transi tion could occur might happen voluntarily standards themselves deserve con siderable attention Noise-level standards FAI RC Pattern seem to extremely difficult enforce accurately great deal expense ac curacy essential regulating per formance events What individual would need access soundlevel-measuring equipment would need accurately calibrated much easily enforced standard would similar exists FAI RC Pylon exhaust sys tem must have expansion chamber least certain volume outlet no specified area should reduce engine noise will nothing reduce noise propeller data produced AMA Noise Committee published page 118 July 1983 MA points propeller noise major contributor total noise ompetition model would almost impossible meet FAI Pattern noise restrictions 100 dB meter existing performance-event model Speed Carrier Racing Combat IT Power RC Pylon complete change equipment Mandated revolutionary change con trary AMAs own guidelines com petition rules acceptance would resisted modelers Evolutionary change however has accepted pattern years competition flying Once again noise level standards unless much less restrictive FAI Pattern standard seem accept able alternative equipment specifi cations could tolerated gradual transition allowed Finally plan reduce noise modeling should include following concepts 1 It should actively involve manufac turers 2 It should apply equally sport competition flying 3 It should follow procedures schedules AMA Contest Board regulations will affect competi tion flying 4 It should include campaign get noise regulations FAT events cannot enforce US noise rules FAI events country remain com petitive world competition 5 It should address concerns AMA membership its highest priority last point important opinion participate process cannot complain about results Write talk Ed Izzo District VP own VP let know what think Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 CL CombatlJohnson Continued page 71 streamer string foam leading edge wing RMcM Ed Brzys some very Europeanlooking models radially-mounted engines looked like fat Dog Fight ers did job Ed looked spectacular matches Saturday opponents tail almost whole match just no shaking him mellowed bit Sunday matches will remem bered some best ever flown As often happens important contests usual fuel discarded favor some nasty medicine result power part flightbut often blown engine meltdown Chuck Rud ner go meltdown route limped around making strange pops bangs usually means theres hole pistonbut case just little sunken Chuck told uses depth micrometer determine just far down top piston has caved standard 168 Model Aviation /%1131 NW 45 Street Ft Lauderdale Ft 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING SEAR PEOPLE Tired 1 kit landing gears dent fIt yeur biggie property O & 0 Engiueenag can seine year problems * Custom built te yoer needs & specs guaranteed te tit * Strong & durable withstand teogheot landing * 0 & 0 Eugineering gear will work & keep veer biggie ttyiug * In utuck replacement gear ter west popular models Byrne PIth Chaisten Eagle CAP 21 Balsa USA J-3 CUR Air Tuch Puwnee Eagle Nesee Rig Slick Chump Citabrla R & R models Snapper Stinger nsd Snapper Too use piston 003 less crunch anything approaching 005 living borrowed time engine may hole piston after run though hac less 003 depression general guide arrived after checking engines Obviously its worth losing match Bladder Grabber Nationals because bad piston best solution replace offending piston although expensive time-consuming refit new Did ever wonder got such weird name contest Bladder Grabber Dan Rutherford years Grabber asked him arrived such name answer sound ed like something out comparative literature classes means whatever want thought about during 1500-mile drive home supposed grab bladder plane blad der because excitement finally did come up real meaning youll hkve come Bladder Grab ber X find out already scheduled same site Boeing Space Center July6 7 1985 saw some cheap unbreakable needle valves Gene Papes engines Theyre made out 4-40 bolts just stick 4-40 cap screw something turns fast like drill grind threads off shape end like very blunt needle Combat engines needle over very narrow range dont want make lot taper part nee dle usually threads tapped out 4-40 too Leave off locking collet tap Itll little sloppy un til lock down Just about anything can soldered end can turn Gears old slot-racing cars work great ends off K&B needle assemblies type needle would work great cowled airplane could use socket-head bolt just use Allen wrench adjust biggest ad vantage whole thing besides being cheap hard break can make taper want Maybe set up lathe other precision tool could make thatd give cou Continued page 170 IFLito LAVUO c F -CRfl0flIn wInuoran 00 COMPLETE KIT LESS WHEELS EOSIOE poopINTRODUCTORY PRICE 6-30-84] $9800 SHIP CL CombatlJohnson Continued page 168 pie turns rich-lean rather usual one-eighth turn During Saturday night repairing model used made six matches chance use epoxy injector Chuck Rudner Myles Lawrence made Its just regular syringe some brass tubing stuck tip sharpened will slice soft wood foam Its easy mix epoxy equal amounts because have ounce cc graduations side also found microwave superior old hot-water trick comes warming epoxy itll set faster put whole thing Howard Rushs oven worked fine Cleanup pretty easy because epoxy used didnt stick plastic syringe rubber plunger Make sure brass tube clear epoxy before sets can see revolution model repair during matches Envision pit crew premixed portions epoxy kept cooler model hits ground 10cc portion rushed microwave being run generator much time left match mechanic sets control Roast 10 seconds later epoxy ready go 25 seconds later 5-minute epoxy has dried engine being started Well above may work too well have Howard Rush story everyone Howard will representing USA Combat team year besides some exotic FAI stuff has some equally-exotic Fast Combat materi al choice propeller Y&O cast carbon fibre Mind no thinned down Y&O real McCoy measure ruler rather calipers Just confound everyone models very fast using ratherFifties-appearing prop Howard crashed matches Rich Lopez couldnt get prop off couldnt get off during match after match rest day theorized heat crank must have glued prop together Lopez suggested using chisel maybe just sticking whole thing microwave seeing what would happen Just after midnight Rich succeeded getting remains prop off using gear puller same thing can happen some plastic-type props break off cleanly thrust washer Noth ing short miracle would have saved us good water-pump pliers might help Something did think about after match lost leaving hub place just putting another prop since engine Brasher crank would have enough room second prop washer left off received some literature USE 15 model engine see photo looks very interesting another good 15 couldnt hurt claim 85 horse power very light weight 114 grams four ounces cylinder barrel has intergral cooling fins much like old K&D greenheads exhaust exits right side about midway between sideport engine rearport crank 10mm diameter plenty robust note received said would some engines World Championships address USE Floridadreef 17 3565 AM Utrecht Neth erlands should much engine after World Championships Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 Profile DauntlesslDeneau Continued page 75 picks Clamp hold assembly togeth er until epoxy sets up Secure land ing gear leg support plate landing gear strap No 2 x 3/-in screws Follow same steps right landing gear Attach lead-out wires bellcranks see Detail C assemble elevator bellcrank Item 7 throttle bellcrank Item B bolt washers DUAL PERSONAUTY TRAINER GEEMS BEAUTIFUL SUPER CHAMP WS 54 20 - 35 ENGINEs 3 CHANNEL THE BEGINNERS KITT AND EXPERTS TIC Revolutionary snap ss wing eliminates bolts fibber Complete kit $5495 dealer GEMINI MODELS INC PO Soy 1 168 Pussaic NJ 07050 locknut Trim bolt flush nut Thread lead-out wires through lefi wing secure bellcrank assembi lower engine mount bolt anc washers cut off bolt flush tor blind nut Cut off piece A6-in music wire g length 8 throttle linkage Solder clevis link end Drill Y-in hole through leading edge leading edge spacer spar hole lines up outer hole throttle bellcrank inside wing thread unsoldered end through leading edge hole Engage solder link outboard hole throttle bellcrank Item 8 Cut off piece 1/6-in wire length 12 solder clevis link end wire will used elevator pushrod Drill A-in hole through trailing edge wing /2 right wing centerline Widen hole make x Ye-in slot inside wing slide unsoldered end through trailing edge engage solder link elevator bellcrank Glue upper lower leading edge sheets rib leading edges spar caps Glue balsa sheet segments between Ribs B C between Ribs C D Glue spar caps ribs See Detail C Item 16 Glue Vie sheeting upper lower surfaces center section ribs Cut rib cap strips Detail B Item 31 glue upper lower edges ribs Items E F G Sand leading edges shape should blend smoothly leading edge sheeting Make right wing tip A-in balsa block Roughly shape ghw place sanding block final shaping blend tip smoothly wing left wing tip made like sand wich lower part made A-in balsa center pieces balsa top piece Ae balsa Detail B Glue pieces together drill holes eyelets Thread lead-out wires through holes glue tip wing Sand shape Position eyelets glue place tie ends 170 Model Aviation [ REPAIR SERVICE FOR HOBBY LOBBY EK LOGICTROL FUTABA T HOBBY SHACK ROYAL LINE Incoeporote J 322 So Gallatin RdMadison TN 37115 615 868-6811 Mon thru Sat am 500 pm 7ICHANGE TO RECHARG EARL Re lace expensive throwaway dry cell transmitter battery recharg eable nickel cadmium battery Ready use Replaces Eveready 276 nIne volt dry cell battery Transmitter Ni-Cad Battery$3000 Transmitter Ni-Cad Charger$ 895 Battery/Charger Combo $3500 RADIO SYSTEMS FUTABA ROYAL ACCESSORIES FOR MOST RADIOSI J