Navy Carrier U Richard 1 Perry THE USS SMALLFRY ready start operations Pacific Fleet once again after ten years West Coast lo cation will mean some new names faces around Nats carrier decks Navy Carrier events have traditionally good following California Ari zona should plenty local talent addition us wan der eastern locations WAM clubs have flying AMA Profile Carrier some contests should ready well Ed Hagerlin will running Carrier events year Ed leading figures District X modeling activities has flying judging Carrier some years member Cholla Choppers MAC can expect Car rier events well-run Flying year will spread over three-day period event sep arate day should provide fairly re laxed schedule will also allow time processing night before event Read rule book come prepared Last year few mod elers forgot scale drawings brought drawings did match models 1978-1979 Rules CLCB will voting September 1 rules-change proposals become effective 1978 Since rules will govern flying next two years should spend some time re viewing proposals telling CLCB representatives Navy Carrier Advisory Committee NCAC members propoals want dont want important voice opinions wheth er against proposal reasons NCAC formed help overcome over whelming apathy among Carrier fliers toward rules-changing process NCAC still needs help Past changes 1971 line-size changes particu larly noteworthy have voted CLCB virtually no inputs Carrier modelers isnt until unpopular proposal passed popular proposal defeated modelers start making opinions known hard make valid com plaint havent participated process September 1977 35 Continued page 84 Original intent Profile Carrier provide simpler event scale-like models military paint scheme such Airabonita built Bill Tucker above L Dumas Crusader below Current development has led non-scale performance-oriented models like Vulture above R flown Ed JacobyFrank Kelley holding Photographs Roland Baltes Yet another speed throttle pos y Class II throttle exhaust restrictor Wallick Industries Throttle has fuel meter based Perry carb Heres Balsarite TM Works. Iron-on coverings tend stick surface balsa often leaving trap ped air sagging coming unglued Balsarite sinks deep wood melts intermixes adhesive covering ironed No trapped air deep permanent adhesion Eliminates sag ging fuelcreep warping due mois ture makes hard-to-reach fillets easy cover use Monokote Solarfilm Coverite must use Balsarite takes gamble out covering iron-ons IRON-ON COVERING &L3j BALSA WOOD j ES IV E F USING WITH BALSARITE COVERITE 2779 Philmont Ave Huntingdcn Valley Pa machine original design through powerplant modification experience pertinent suggestions past have made current results possible CL Navy Carrier/Perry continued page 35 help participate year Ive asked Ted Kraver include rules questionnaire Hi Low Landing Carrier newsletter dont subscribe yet can get action sending five dollars Ted 1212 E Manhatton Dr Tempe AZ 85282 Send ques tionaires will see re sults get CLCR numerous proposals year three areas possible ma jor change subjects Profile Car rier engines bonus points scale-like models Profile Carrier event low-speed flight Profile Carrier engine proposal parallels similar proposals Slow Com bat Slow Rat Race purpose provide single set engine specifications three events help ensure ade quate supply engines available through normal retail outlets pro posals three major changes will probably voted separately would require engines produced least 1000 units Another would require crankcase crankshaft piston cylinder same manufacturer same engine design third change would delete plain-bearing require ment bonus point proposal would en courage use scale-like models Profile Carrier event bonus would small 10 points existing models will made obsolete yet should enough encourage building some scale-like models point award could changed next cycle after have some experience two types models competition scale re quirements quite liberal allow exist ing scale-like profile kits used permit simple installation of moveable surfaces commonly used Pro file Carrier models changes low-speed portion flights would two things would change penalty violations during low speed flight eliminate current conflicting rules say flight official after low-speed signal attempt violation dur ing low-speed flight Under proposed change low-speed violations would result loss low-speed score loss entire flight second change would delete current requirement model de viate radically flight characteris tics prototype substitute re quirement model exceed 600 nose-high attitude latter would provide uniformly enforceable definition Enforcement options include loss flight current penalty loss low-speed score intentional prolonged repeated deviations Another option five-point penalty time 600 limit exceeded would eliminate some judgment calls intentional uninten tional deviations failure correct imme diately would still mean loss flight low-speed score will require officials count deviations Summaries proposals results CLCB voting Competition Newsletter section past issues Richard L Perry S016 Angelita Ave Dayton 0H4S424 Ailerons/Bentson continued page 28 photographs Monterey illustrate simple modification can incorpo rated completed glider excessive work expense ailerons extend about two-thirds distance fuselage wing tips covering peeled back modifica tion made covering re-ironed back External aileron horns used avoid cutting fuselage open flew Monterey several times aileron installed good weather came before job finished aircraft rolled twice fast toward wing aileron Building scratch Id use slotted tubes engaged controls within fuselage im portant consideration model hits hard wings swing forward controls arent ripped out complete job coordinating controls producing realistic ap pearance flight reduce dihedral full-scale gliders may find will also have reduce verti cal tail area glider will tend drop its nose gain speed cir cling Spiral stability objective model will fly itself circling flight minimum attention Reducing fin rudder area may sound rash glider adequate aileron differential much dihedral requires compara tively little vertical tail surface Check relative rudder movement flying model toward away applying control roll first side other model should respond instantly roll too fast should product review product review product review Buzzbee Tachometer latest GloBee re lease small audio tachometer quickly accurately measures engine rpm match ing tones Simply listen engine turn control knob until its tone matches engines sound read rpm setting indi cated dial BuzzBee operates electronic tuning fork principle frequencies simulating engine speed sounds range 2600 35000 rpm Buzzbee effective measuring moving modelsairplanes heli copters boats carsas under re straint starting line unnecessary close whirling propellers en gine can heard rpm reading will de livered Buzzbee can duplicate engine speed settings superior trial runs tuning engine tachometer check compe titors engine rpm powered single NEDA 1604 Series 9-volt battery Inot includ ed Fusite Division 6000 Fernview Ave Cin cinnati OH 45212 product review product review product review 84 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/09
Page Numbers: 35, 84
Navy Carrier U Richard 1 Perry THE USS SMALLFRY ready start operations Pacific Fleet once again after ten years West Coast lo cation will mean some new names faces around Nats carrier decks Navy Carrier events have traditionally good following California Ari zona should plenty local talent addition us wan der eastern locations WAM clubs have flying AMA Profile Carrier some contests should ready well Ed Hagerlin will running Carrier events year Ed leading figures District X modeling activities has flying judging Carrier some years member Cholla Choppers MAC can expect Car rier events well-run Flying year will spread over three-day period event sep arate day should provide fairly re laxed schedule will also allow time processing night before event Read rule book come prepared Last year few mod elers forgot scale drawings brought drawings did match models 1978-1979 Rules CLCB will voting September 1 rules-change proposals become effective 1978 Since rules will govern flying next two years should spend some time re viewing proposals telling CLCB representatives Navy Carrier Advisory Committee NCAC members propoals want dont want important voice opinions wheth er against proposal reasons NCAC formed help overcome over whelming apathy among Carrier fliers toward rules-changing process NCAC still needs help Past changes 1971 line-size changes particu larly noteworthy have voted CLCB virtually no inputs Carrier modelers isnt until unpopular proposal passed popular proposal defeated modelers start making opinions known hard make valid com plaint havent participated process September 1977 35 Continued page 84 Original intent Profile Carrier provide simpler event scale-like models military paint scheme such Airabonita built Bill Tucker above L Dumas Crusader below Current development has led non-scale performance-oriented models like Vulture above R flown Ed JacobyFrank Kelley holding Photographs Roland Baltes Yet another speed throttle pos y Class II throttle exhaust restrictor Wallick Industries Throttle has fuel meter based Perry carb Heres Balsarite TM Works. Iron-on coverings tend stick surface balsa often leaving trap ped air sagging coming unglued Balsarite sinks deep wood melts intermixes adhesive covering ironed No trapped air deep permanent adhesion Eliminates sag ging fuelcreep warping due mois ture makes hard-to-reach fillets easy cover use Monokote Solarfilm Coverite must use Balsarite takes gamble out covering iron-ons IRON-ON COVERING &L3j BALSA WOOD j ES IV E F USING WITH BALSARITE COVERITE 2779 Philmont Ave Huntingdcn Valley Pa machine original design through powerplant modification experience pertinent suggestions past have made current results possible CL Navy Carrier/Perry continued page 35 help participate year Ive asked Ted Kraver include rules questionnaire Hi Low Landing Carrier newsletter dont subscribe yet can get action sending five dollars Ted 1212 E Manhatton Dr Tempe AZ 85282 Send ques tionaires will see re sults get CLCR numerous proposals year three areas possible ma jor change subjects Profile Car rier engines bonus points scale-like models Profile Carrier event low-speed flight Profile Carrier engine proposal parallels similar proposals Slow Com bat Slow Rat Race purpose provide single set engine specifications three events help ensure ade quate supply engines available through normal retail outlets pro posals three major changes will probably voted separately would require engines produced least 1000 units Another would require crankcase crankshaft piston cylinder same manufacturer same engine design third change would delete plain-bearing require ment bonus point proposal would en courage use scale-like models Profile Carrier event bonus would small 10 points existing models will made obsolete yet should enough encourage building some scale-like models point award could changed next cycle after have some experience two types models competition scale re quirements quite liberal allow exist ing scale-like profile kits used permit simple installation of moveable surfaces commonly used Pro file Carrier models changes low-speed portion flights would two things would change penalty violations during low speed flight eliminate current conflicting rules say flight official after low-speed signal attempt violation dur ing low-speed flight Under proposed change low-speed violations would result loss low-speed score loss entire flight second change would delete current requirement model de viate radically flight characteris tics prototype substitute re quirement model exceed 600 nose-high attitude latter would provide uniformly enforceable definition Enforcement options include loss flight current penalty loss low-speed score intentional prolonged repeated deviations Another option five-point penalty time 600 limit exceeded would eliminate some judgment calls intentional uninten tional deviations failure correct imme diately would still mean loss flight low-speed score will require officials count deviations Summaries proposals results CLCB voting Competition Newsletter section past issues Richard L Perry S016 Angelita Ave Dayton 0H4S424 Ailerons/Bentson continued page 28 photographs Monterey illustrate simple modification can incorpo rated completed glider excessive work expense ailerons extend about two-thirds distance fuselage wing tips covering peeled back modifica tion made covering re-ironed back External aileron horns used avoid cutting fuselage open flew Monterey several times aileron installed good weather came before job finished aircraft rolled twice fast toward wing aileron Building scratch Id use slotted tubes engaged controls within fuselage im portant consideration model hits hard wings swing forward controls arent ripped out complete job coordinating controls producing realistic ap pearance flight reduce dihedral full-scale gliders may find will also have reduce verti cal tail area glider will tend drop its nose gain speed cir cling Spiral stability objective model will fly itself circling flight minimum attention Reducing fin rudder area may sound rash glider adequate aileron differential much dihedral requires compara tively little vertical tail surface Check relative rudder movement flying model toward away applying control roll first side other model should respond instantly roll too fast should product review product review product review Buzzbee Tachometer latest GloBee re lease small audio tachometer quickly accurately measures engine rpm match ing tones Simply listen engine turn control knob until its tone matches engines sound read rpm setting indi cated dial BuzzBee operates electronic tuning fork principle frequencies simulating engine speed sounds range 2600 35000 rpm Buzzbee effective measuring moving modelsairplanes heli copters boats carsas under re straint starting line unnecessary close whirling propellers en gine can heard rpm reading will de livered Buzzbee can duplicate engine speed settings superior trial runs tuning engine tachometer check compe titors engine rpm powered single NEDA 1604 Series 9-volt battery Inot includ ed Fusite Division 6000 Fernview Ave Cin cinnati OH 45212 product review product review product review 84 Model Aviation