CONTROL LINE NAVY CARRIER AS THIS ISSUE HITS street 1997 flying season will nearing its end except lucky enough live southern parts country winter building season fast approaching its time start planning new Carrier model will impress flying buddies spring Three possibilities building Carrier models just other type model aircraft kits pians original designs Relatively few kit models available specifically designed Control Line CL Navy Carrier competition start looking Radio Control RC kits particularly 1/12-scale RC Combat models options have compiled list manufacturers Ive mentioned items column Most kits except specifically designed Carrier require relatively simple modifications make suitable Carrier competition such addition hook strengthening landing gear engine mounts Profile Carrier some very competitive MO- 1 John Brodak kits designed Bob Smurthwaite Brodaks Distributing Co Inc 100 Park Ave Carmichaels PA 15320 Tel [412] 9662726 Brodak F7F Tigercat twin-engine kit qualifies multiengine bonus dont know multiengine kits Class Class II Considering scarcity kits next option building plans have compiled list published plans models either designed Carrier competition full-size carrier prototype models legal size Carrier competition plans still available original publisher Dick Gleason Gleason Enterprises 705 10th Ave SE Austin MN 55912 Tel [507] 437-3781 include selfaddressed stamped envelope large variety models plans models designed under original Carrier rules tend small todays standards relatively few twins seeking multiengine bonus ultimate modeling experience nothing compares designing building flying model 100% own creationthe possibilities nearly endless challenging part process some relatively obscure aircraft obtain suitable three-view drawings document eligibility Scale bonus points might able help looking particular carrier aircraft another excellent source especially larger threeview drawings particular excellent Koku Fan drawings Bob Banka Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 Tel [714] 979-8058 cases want model multiengine aircraft other model near 44-inch-wingspan limit need design own model task difficult challenging part ensuring accurate outline major components required rules have tools skills enlarging three-view drawing drawing board drafting equipment shouldnt consider themselves out luck desigaing modelthere more-reliable easier methods An overhead projector borrowed work school library can project threeview image size copy centers can copy paper drawing transparency can used projector Another option 35mm camera close-up lens extension ring color slide can projected onto drawing paper taped wall just overhead projector Care required reduce distortion film photographing three-view camera must perpendicular threeview just projector must perpendicular wall Any misalignmentvertically horizontally will distort image Some camera projector lenses particularly used closer ranges can produce distortion near edges image also good idea photograph photocopy sheet graph paper produce transparency overhead projector Measuring grid copy will reveal distortion process October 1997 131 Eric Conley constructed Grumman Hellcat Sterling kit aircrafts power provided Webra 32 Erics workshop hangar includes Wildcat Seafire twoEric built permanent jig construction MO-i wings Golden State kit-based MO-is Bischoff SniperFive wings have built jig Call Send $300 Color Brochure models $100 Color Pamphlet Miss America Only UT RES ADD 625% TAX SWOOSHIEtm BAILS OUT Release scale-lIke Parachutistl real crowd pleaser lot fuol Brilliant colarsl Fl orange Fl pink yellow red white blue goldi Complete figure & release system $1895 eo plus $325 S/H Model Rviatian Special Red White & Blue Red & Gold Combol $1895 325 S/Hl SEND ORDER TODAY TO HOBBY HUT MANUFACTURING 2020 W 21st St N Suite #77 Wichita KS 67203-2107 Dept MRV send SASE brochure CGMPLETELINEGFEXHAIISTSVSTEMS Helicopter Systems 4-Cycle Quiet Muffler Systems lielohalls Exhaust Accessories Engine Accessories Tuned Pipes Muffled Tuned Pipes Quiet Pipes Marine Pipes Wizards Headers CHECK WITH YOUR DEALER TODAY 7935 Carlton Rd amunta f arnia 95828 916456-8932 916 456-7414 FAX Technology has produced easier faster method enlarging drawings newer copy machines very good producing distortion-free images can enlarge much 200% Call local copy centers blueprinting houses identify business capabilities need use Kinkos has self-service copy machines print large 11 x 17 inches can produce copies up 36 inches width required length has light table assemble smaller sheets large drawing final copy madethe process simple Enlarge three-view until image fills 11 x 17 sheet paper Measure wingspan determine enlargement factor required desired final size model Divide factor largest enlargement factor capability final large size copier Continue divide until answer less machines increasing capability enlargement factor use next increase divided twice get final answer need enlarge maximum scale twice arrive final size may cheaper use smallersheet copier some interim enlargements assembling individual sheets larger drawing sure images overlap generously allow accurate assembly Once have outlines desired size fill construction details using favorite type construction can duplicate airfoils construction methods wood thicknesses favorite kits plans similar models believe optimum compromise weight performance good looks wing thickness about 10% Thicker wings up about 15% work fine little compromise performance tend stall gently Thinner wings tend get heavier adequate structural strength symmetrical airfoil quite adequate Carrier models relatively large wing 0140 0 unctus wino HO consaaIe AL 02-948-5798 802-998-7005 areas lighter weights using symmetrical airfoil simpler trying determine optimum camber minimum drag performance difference very small Almost airplane will look better MO-l because fuselage isnt box rounded fuselage need provide insurmountable building task Planked structure carved blocks popular older designs modem materials methods can improve techniques White expanded-bead polystyrene foam pound per cubic foot very easy work Denser heavier blue foam also option thick-enough sections white blue foam can used primary structure little reinforcement Combat wings Foam can used top bottom blocks can used fill out simple box fuselage appropriate rounded contours Foam lighter easier shape balsa blocks softer lacks strength same-thickness balsa shaping foam use light pressure medium sandpaper sand direction reduce possibility trapping particles between paper foam can casue gouging Epoxy foam-compatible cyanoacrylate CyA best glues use structural joints because foam will allow water evaporate white glue carpenters yellow glue Styrene foam can filled light spackling compound sanded finegrit paper smoother finish desired under low-temperature film Balsa planking lightweight glass cloth silkspan-and-thinned-white-glue other covering options careful during finishing thinners epoxy paints dope will attack foam completely sealed foam used fuselage sides sure reinforce necessary give yourself adequate hand hold pull test Please send photo two latest project others can see what youve created Model Aviation l MIiAJll ILA i iONS Engine 40 61 2 cycle 48 704 cycle Radio 3-Channel B & M MODEL CO 290 W 1050 N LAYTON UT 84041 em 5dAR9 world dass tissue EASY TO APPLY TOUGH PUNCTURE RESISTANT TIGHTENS PERFECTLY $15 PER ROU OST ThRLINE NT ER NAT 10 NAL zzyw 12P_ 12LS 145 P have Pipes Headers Mounts stock UAV Inc 800-294-9506
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 131, 132
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 131, 132
CONTROL LINE NAVY CARRIER AS THIS ISSUE HITS street 1997 flying season will nearing its end except lucky enough live southern parts country winter building season fast approaching its time start planning new Carrier model will impress flying buddies spring Three possibilities building Carrier models just other type model aircraft kits pians original designs Relatively few kit models available specifically designed Control Line CL Navy Carrier competition start looking Radio Control RC kits particularly 1/12-scale RC Combat models options have compiled list manufacturers Ive mentioned items column Most kits except specifically designed Carrier require relatively simple modifications make suitable Carrier competition such addition hook strengthening landing gear engine mounts Profile Carrier some very competitive MO- 1 John Brodak kits designed Bob Smurthwaite Brodaks Distributing Co Inc 100 Park Ave Carmichaels PA 15320 Tel [412] 9662726 Brodak F7F Tigercat twin-engine kit qualifies multiengine bonus dont know multiengine kits Class Class II Considering scarcity kits next option building plans have compiled list published plans models either designed Carrier competition full-size carrier prototype models legal size Carrier competition plans still available original publisher Dick Gleason Gleason Enterprises 705 10th Ave SE Austin MN 55912 Tel [507] 437-3781 include selfaddressed stamped envelope large variety models plans models designed under original Carrier rules tend small todays standards relatively few twins seeking multiengine bonus ultimate modeling experience nothing compares designing building flying model 100% own creationthe possibilities nearly endless challenging part process some relatively obscure aircraft obtain suitable three-view drawings document eligibility Scale bonus points might able help looking particular carrier aircraft another excellent source especially larger threeview drawings particular excellent Koku Fan drawings Bob Banka Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 Tel [714] 979-8058 cases want model multiengine aircraft other model near 44-inch-wingspan limit need design own model task difficult challenging part ensuring accurate outline major components required rules have tools skills enlarging three-view drawing drawing board drafting equipment shouldnt consider themselves out luck desigaing modelthere more-reliable easier methods An overhead projector borrowed work school library can project threeview image size copy centers can copy paper drawing transparency can used projector Another option 35mm camera close-up lens extension ring color slide can projected onto drawing paper taped wall just overhead projector Care required reduce distortion film photographing three-view camera must perpendicular threeview just projector must perpendicular wall Any misalignmentvertically horizontally will distort image Some camera projector lenses particularly used closer ranges can produce distortion near edges image also good idea photograph photocopy sheet graph paper produce transparency overhead projector Measuring grid copy will reveal distortion process October 1997 131 Eric Conley constructed Grumman Hellcat Sterling kit aircrafts power provided Webra 32 Erics workshop hangar includes Wildcat Seafire twoEric built permanent jig construction MO-i wings Golden State kit-based MO-is Bischoff SniperFive wings have built jig Call Send $300 Color Brochure models $100 Color Pamphlet Miss America Only UT RES ADD 625% TAX SWOOSHIEtm BAILS OUT Release scale-lIke Parachutistl real crowd pleaser lot fuol Brilliant colarsl Fl orange Fl pink yellow red white blue goldi Complete figure & release system $1895 eo plus $325 S/H Model Rviatian Special Red White & Blue Red & Gold Combol $1895 325 S/Hl SEND ORDER TODAY TO HOBBY HUT MANUFACTURING 2020 W 21st St N Suite #77 Wichita KS 67203-2107 Dept MRV send SASE brochure CGMPLETELINEGFEXHAIISTSVSTEMS Helicopter Systems 4-Cycle Quiet Muffler Systems lielohalls Exhaust Accessories Engine Accessories Tuned Pipes Muffled Tuned Pipes Quiet Pipes Marine Pipes Wizards Headers CHECK WITH YOUR DEALER TODAY 7935 Carlton Rd amunta f arnia 95828 916456-8932 916 456-7414 FAX Technology has produced easier faster method enlarging drawings newer copy machines very good producing distortion-free images can enlarge much 200% Call local copy centers blueprinting houses identify business capabilities need use Kinkos has self-service copy machines print large 11 x 17 inches can produce copies up 36 inches width required length has light table assemble smaller sheets large drawing final copy madethe process simple Enlarge three-view until image fills 11 x 17 sheet paper Measure wingspan determine enlargement factor required desired final size model Divide factor largest enlargement factor capability final large size copier Continue divide until answer less machines increasing capability enlargement factor use next increase divided twice get final answer need enlarge maximum scale twice arrive final size may cheaper use smallersheet copier some interim enlargements assembling individual sheets larger drawing sure images overlap generously allow accurate assembly Once have outlines desired size fill construction details using favorite type construction can duplicate airfoils construction methods wood thicknesses favorite kits plans similar models believe optimum compromise weight performance good looks wing thickness about 10% Thicker wings up about 15% work fine little compromise performance tend stall gently Thinner wings tend get heavier adequate structural strength symmetrical airfoil quite adequate Carrier models relatively large wing 0140 0 unctus wino HO consaaIe AL 02-948-5798 802-998-7005 areas lighter weights using symmetrical airfoil simpler trying determine optimum camber minimum drag performance difference very small Almost airplane will look better MO-l because fuselage isnt box rounded fuselage need provide insurmountable building task Planked structure carved blocks popular older designs modem materials methods can improve techniques White expanded-bead polystyrene foam pound per cubic foot very easy work Denser heavier blue foam also option thick-enough sections white blue foam can used primary structure little reinforcement Combat wings Foam can used top bottom blocks can used fill out simple box fuselage appropriate rounded contours Foam lighter easier shape balsa blocks softer lacks strength same-thickness balsa shaping foam use light pressure medium sandpaper sand direction reduce possibility trapping particles between paper foam can casue gouging Epoxy foam-compatible cyanoacrylate CyA best glues use structural joints because foam will allow water evaporate white glue carpenters yellow glue Styrene foam can filled light spackling compound sanded finegrit paper smoother finish desired under low-temperature film Balsa planking lightweight glass cloth silkspan-and-thinned-white-glue other covering options careful during finishing thinners epoxy paints dope will attack foam completely sealed foam used fuselage sides sure reinforce necessary give yourself adequate hand hold pull test Please send photo two latest project others can see what youve created Model Aviation l MIiAJll ILA i iONS Engine 40 61 2 cycle 48 704 cycle Radio 3-Channel B & M MODEL CO 290 W 1050 N LAYTON UT 84041 em 5dAR9 world dass tissue EASY TO APPLY TOUGH PUNCTURE RESISTANT TIGHTENS PERFECTLY $15 PER ROU OST ThRLINE NT ER NAT 10 NAL zzyw 12P_ 12LS 145 P have Pipes Headers Mounts stock UAV Inc 800-294-9506
