Control Line NAVY CARRIER Dick Perry RECEIVED quite few responses Mystery Plane Contest February issue first reader correctly identify Northrop XFT-2 Gary Hull Others right answer Steve Adams Frank Beatty Read Schuster Joe Wagner Ron Boggis Frank Stetson Jerry Greaves Alvin Westerland Ill Mike Himmerich Ed Beams Joe Dzialo Tom Cassidy Numerous others very close XFT- identification enjoyed getting letters comments about column try answer questions timely manner volume mail work schedule often cause delays Please patient retum envelope helps Ill continue Mystery Airplane feature throughout year aircraft presented will legal forNavy Carrier competition having either designed carrier-based aircraft tested actual stimulated carrier decks will obscure spend quite hit time researching designs event will never have opportunity build models prototypes find hope series may encourage some break away MO-Is Guardians try something new different Most impor tant hope enjoy trying identify aircraft much enjoy looking months model shouldnt too hard identify family resemblance quite strong Once again Ill give years membership Navy Carrier Society first reader send correct identification specific model aircraft shown Send address given end column Ive received some questions about legality Vought Kingfisher appeared February issue Designed primarily seaplane Kingfisher could also fitted wheeled landing gear could other observation aircraft common problem cases such documenting carrier use intent re quired rules Kingfisher docu mentation hard find Don Berliner article published November 1971 American Aircraft Modeler does state wheeled ver sion carrier Iandplane use can provide another reference would happy pass After recommending Supertigre 5-36 potential Profile Carrier engine few months ago Ive some questions about get seems few available Indy RC Sales time well small number engines used testing some selected Combat fliers Ron Duly having problem bother some quite few users racing engines Class Class lIidle adjustments critical additional cooling flight would often just received sample new three-line bell-result flameout during low speed solve crank will produced later year LeonContinued page 164 June 1983 87 carrier tries directly tocowi Ive contact World Engines since Ryktarsyk Ill have photos details antici have discovered engines pated availability date next column will equivalent pre-production test run Based quite similar current L-R unit except data gathered first few engines the bellcrank portion will reversed S-36 design has extensively refined elevator hom outboard side next S-36 see will have lapped piston sleeve well some subtle changes should available early summer fullproduction engine Look Glen Magrees Ccx Conquest 15-powered Wildcat won first-ever contest size Carrier model Meet run Rocky Mountain Aeromodelers Rules February column FULL*SIZE*PLANS 409 Fokker Spin III$825 FF Scale Early Fokker monoplane trainer 049 power 3 shts No 410Pober Pixie$1300 RC Multi-Scale 40 power 4-channels Can built sport flier Precision Scale depending detail added 2 shts No 411Humm Bug$175 CL 00-2-powered profile mite sport Stunt Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered RC stand-off scale great old-bree racers$500 Stiilelto CL Stool rrrodel McDonald winner 19761990 1902 PAl World Champs$375 Ole Reliable PC 70 oersinn 39 old-timer REM controls 19-25$425 Bloc Birds PC Ken Willards lorroation plane 4-ch 105375 crashmaster CL Crash-proof trainer 2 sizes15-30 35-40$125 Gee Bee RC Granger Williams magnificent Model Z br 40 engine$755 cap 29 40-powered scale PC French aerobatic plane Low wing tail-dragger 2 sheelo9750 Gee Bee Sr Sporlster PC t/vscale hp HaSke 91 power Prototypo span 3011 212 sheets$1175 Mini F-16 PC Sarpolas 049 dacted tan sport tIler tor 2-cE Balsa wings tail lose stroctare$275 Pegasus PC Watsons giant sopor sailplane tealores 1bps spoilers Ttail 164 wingspan9675 1930 Fleel Biplaee PC Sport Scale br 35-40 4-ch Wingspan 56 16 scale Two sheets$625 Drake II PC Ken Willards Ilping boat Icr 3-ch 15-power Pip trow land remosable gear$375 Taylor cob PC Don Stalls Schoolyard-Scale tot 049s 2-3 Ch Spans 50 in$350 Zephyr PC Small 2-cs glider hasd-laanch tow thermal slope soaring9299 Wasp VI PP Mike Stops Nato-winning Qaldoor HLG$190 Onestep PC Trainer has very forgining flying qoalities 3-ch. 10- 25 power$425 Merlyn PC Giant 155-is span Sailplane oses 3 PC channels$755 Maule Lanar Rocket PC 1/4-Scale spans 925 5-oh flaps 12 cv engine$1290 PIeces PP Indoor Easy B Robber-power contest-winner Op W Van Gorder$195 Sapercat PC Halt-A Pylon Racersport flier Aileron elenator control Poam wing$250 Seawaster PC Willards 40-size tlping hoar d-ch Strap-on gear tar landylanel 2 shts$1190 Space ShaBle II PC Larger improved version ot Has glider 3-oh$550 cAp-21 PC Giant-Scale Prench aerohatic craft spans 71/411 Qoadra power 2 sheets - 40091400 Stralo-Streak PC Old-Timer vemion Garamis tamoon 41 PP design tot power 2ch$500 Neighelon PC Low-wing tn-gear sportster power d-ch$500 Marlssa PP Robber-powered sportster Golden Age tradition$390 Snapshop Twin PC Workhorse atility/sport ship tot twin 30-40 4-h oh Poam wegs liOs t2lbs2shts$1198 Anrorna PC SportAerohatc flier tot 049-10 -power oses 2 or3 ch$350 Wiegnoaster CL Sport-Stanter Profile toselage sheet wings w hops$200 Mr Spook Ill PC Ply Sport Pylon Non/Sportsman Paoern sheet sport Uses d-ch. 20-40 pint$500 Mgpoboom CL t2A Combat ship large light saper performer$375 WilSIl ljawk 500 PP Hot Class AB Gas competition ship 111-23 power Nats-wrening design$375 Nosy FlIer PP Pobber-power sports flier captains Golden Age flavor Spans 26 in$300 caflisto 62 PC Ply sleek Pats-winning Sailplane AMA Mod Std Unlimited classes$795 Similar Alp PC Evans famous design retains 60-sz Pagern plane Petracts foam wing$550 Laser 200 PC Sport Scale replica championship Anrobatic tlinr Uses 40 power 4-h ch 2 shin$1075 czech Mate PP Cole low-wing spoester tot CO-2 powers spans 211 in$225 US Male PC Hoge gentle-flying biplane tot trainer sport Spans 90 Pot 60 engine 3-ch Two shIn$1450 Lii Gamble CL Nats-wroning Scale Pacer HOT lh power$325 christopher PC Sport Scale parachotistl Two-ch set hides torso mooes arms steer chore$425 Kinod King PC Redoced modernized sersion 011938 design lot Old-Timer 2 3 oh$450 Rain crow II PP High-podormance Goldoor Hand Laonched Glider$175 Sky Behy CL 12A Pacer Moose Scale Plans show Coo Black Widow Spans 18/4 V-fail$175 Lee-Richards PP Electric-powered 020 Scale ring-wing olde$350 Bell YPM-l Airacada CL Sport Scale profile twin tot posher reed-oalve 049s$325 Gee Bee R-1 PC HafIkes latest 1/4-scale spans 75 weighs 15 lb 90 larger Poor shts no dee$2225 Zephyr 1190 PC AMA Class B Sailplane 3-channel PC gear$675 Midi-Slow CL Pat-Pace-style Stoel trainer 20-power Profile$590 Royal Lancer PP Basic competition model tot AMA Clans sees staodard-pedormasce IS engines$550 ApeFP lombO Robber Scale Armnlrong-Whifworth research bplane md-Twentes$475 cub Floalplane PC Sport Scale tot 049-f 0-size engines 4-ch PC J-3 floats classic$650 Focke-ult 190 CL Profile Scale t2A power leatures onirtan engine moont realism$390 Regent Oneen Skies PC Poe-type biplane 40-60 power 4-channels 2 sheets$1390 Piper comanche CL Sport Scale ases twin 25s throOle control 2 sheets$625 Booing XPSB-1 PC Sport Scale power 2-3 channels$425 Re-Volt-Er PC electric-power sport tiler 2-channel 05 motOr$650 ininininin 3 Circle numbers plans wish order 131193225239262282291299302 307 I310 314326332343348354356358 362 365368370371372374375376377 378 3 379380382383385386388389390 392 1 393394395396397398399400401402 403404405406407408409410411 Please print Carefully Enclosed $ __- __ ___ __ ___ ____ __ ___ NAME __ __ ________ __ _ __ _____ STREET __ __ __ __ __________ __ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ STATE______ZIP7rder Price includes lirot-class postage Send check moneypayable Model Aviation AMA 1810 SamuBI Morse Dr neston VA 22090 ~.967fjnanything self-destruct engine fea tures chrome liner aluminum piston special ring Everything has proper fit engine doesnt tear itself apart well con tinues run after few ground-poundings well soon find out bccauhe limited number engines should out Memorial Day meets As message Howard Rushs fuel says 10% nitro fuel same can said about motor tests faster number props anything elsehut real world harsh place Combat equipment Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingrohom St San Diego CA 92109 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 87 problem Ron installed Acme battery holder C-size alkaline cell under canopy Class Guardian single cell would provide enough power three official flights withdut switch open circuit during high speed could used starting Acme battery holders available Sig photo month Glen Magrees 15-sized Wildcat model won Rocky Mountain Aeromodelers 15-class Carrier competition last fall high speed 65 mph stow speed 248 mph event has under develop ment since last summer Glen reports 10 12 models under way years tlying season rules event de scribed February issue Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Spring Iteld VA 22135 Humm Bug/Dahike Continued page 93 age done although would avoid doing repeatedly cement happens helper can easily catch model simply cocking both arms up elbow level floor letting model coast tummy model decelerates quickly power fades typical lightlyloaded aircraft Lightly loaded lowpowered models may stall easily also recover readily tf line tension needed bend rudder add 010 020 shim behind engine give out board thrust alter line sweep crankshaft throttle controlled turning flat hex nut just behind prop raise lower dot 150 factory setting Sprint performance factory calls will give 78 grams thrust shorter period time would however generate power com plex vertical maneuvers Rotating cylin der 900 outward sidewinder con figuration slightly reduces required tip weight extra drag cylinder correctly placed am certain runs well position though seemed have irregularities runs may have due other causes further testing needed Have fun Humm Bug 164 Model Aviation No 131 No 193 No 225 No 239 No 262 No 282 No 291 No 299 No 392 No 307 No 310 No 214 No 326 No 332 No 343 No 340 No 354 No 356 No 350 No 362 No 369 No 369 No 370 No 371 No 372 No 374 No 375 No 376 No 377 No 376 No 379 No 209 No 202 No 382 No 305 No 286 No 380 No 389 No 390 No 392 No 393 No 394 No 395 No 396 No 397 No 398 No 399 No 490 No 401 No 402 No 403 No 4114 No 405 No 406 No 497 No 498 0 00 o 0 0 fv O IN 210 00 010 0. 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/06
Page Numbers: 87, 164
Control Line NAVY CARRIER Dick Perry RECEIVED quite few responses Mystery Plane Contest February issue first reader correctly identify Northrop XFT-2 Gary Hull Others right answer Steve Adams Frank Beatty Read Schuster Joe Wagner Ron Boggis Frank Stetson Jerry Greaves Alvin Westerland Ill Mike Himmerich Ed Beams Joe Dzialo Tom Cassidy Numerous others very close XFT- identification enjoyed getting letters comments about column try answer questions timely manner volume mail work schedule often cause delays Please patient retum envelope helps Ill continue Mystery Airplane feature throughout year aircraft presented will legal forNavy Carrier competition having either designed carrier-based aircraft tested actual stimulated carrier decks will obscure spend quite hit time researching designs event will never have opportunity build models prototypes find hope series may encourage some break away MO-Is Guardians try something new different Most impor tant hope enjoy trying identify aircraft much enjoy looking months model shouldnt too hard identify family resemblance quite strong Once again Ill give years membership Navy Carrier Society first reader send correct identification specific model aircraft shown Send address given end column Ive received some questions about legality Vought Kingfisher appeared February issue Designed primarily seaplane Kingfisher could also fitted wheeled landing gear could other observation aircraft common problem cases such documenting carrier use intent re quired rules Kingfisher docu mentation hard find Don Berliner article published November 1971 American Aircraft Modeler does state wheeled ver sion carrier Iandplane use can provide another reference would happy pass After recommending Supertigre 5-36 potential Profile Carrier engine few months ago Ive some questions about get seems few available Indy RC Sales time well small number engines used testing some selected Combat fliers Ron Duly having problem bother some quite few users racing engines Class Class lIidle adjustments critical additional cooling flight would often just received sample new three-line bell-result flameout during low speed solve crank will produced later year LeonContinued page 164 June 1983 87 carrier tries directly tocowi Ive contact World Engines since Ryktarsyk Ill have photos details antici have discovered engines pated availability date next column will equivalent pre-production test run Based quite similar current L-R unit except data gathered first few engines the bellcrank portion will reversed S-36 design has extensively refined elevator hom outboard side next S-36 see will have lapped piston sleeve well some subtle changes should available early summer fullproduction engine Look Glen Magrees Ccx Conquest 15-powered Wildcat won first-ever contest size Carrier model Meet run Rocky Mountain Aeromodelers Rules February column FULL*SIZE*PLANS 409 Fokker Spin III$825 FF Scale Early Fokker monoplane trainer 049 power 3 shts No 410Pober Pixie$1300 RC Multi-Scale 40 power 4-channels Can built sport flier Precision Scale depending detail added 2 shts No 411Humm Bug$175 CL 00-2-powered profile mite sport Stunt Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered RC stand-off scale great old-bree racers$500 Stiilelto CL Stool rrrodel McDonald winner 19761990 1902 PAl World Champs$375 Ole Reliable PC 70 oersinn 39 old-timer REM controls 19-25$425 Bloc Birds PC Ken Willards lorroation plane 4-ch 105375 crashmaster CL Crash-proof trainer 2 sizes15-30 35-40$125 Gee Bee RC Granger Williams magnificent Model Z br 40 engine$755 cap 29 40-powered scale PC French aerobatic plane Low wing tail-dragger 2 sheelo9750 Gee Bee Sr Sporlster PC t/vscale hp HaSke 91 power Prototypo span 3011 212 sheets$1175 Mini F-16 PC Sarpolas 049 dacted tan sport tIler tor 2-cE Balsa wings tail lose stroctare$275 Pegasus PC Watsons giant sopor sailplane tealores 1bps spoilers Ttail 164 wingspan9675 1930 Fleel Biplaee PC Sport Scale br 35-40 4-ch Wingspan 56 16 scale Two sheets$625 Drake II PC Ken Willards Ilping boat Icr 3-ch 15-power Pip trow land remosable gear$375 Taylor cob PC Don Stalls Schoolyard-Scale tot 049s 2-3 Ch Spans 50 in$350 Zephyr PC Small 2-cs glider hasd-laanch tow thermal slope soaring9299 Wasp VI PP Mike Stops Nato-winning Qaldoor HLG$190 Onestep PC Trainer has very forgining flying qoalities 3-ch. 10- 25 power$425 Merlyn PC Giant 155-is span Sailplane oses 3 PC channels$755 Maule Lanar Rocket PC 1/4-Scale spans 925 5-oh flaps 12 cv engine$1290 PIeces PP Indoor Easy B Robber-power contest-winner Op W Van Gorder$195 Sapercat PC Halt-A Pylon Racersport flier Aileron elenator control Poam wing$250 Seawaster PC Willards 40-size tlping hoar d-ch Strap-on gear tar landylanel 2 shts$1190 Space ShaBle II PC Larger improved version ot Has glider 3-oh$550 cAp-21 PC Giant-Scale Prench aerohatic craft spans 71/411 Qoadra power 2 sheets - 40091400 Stralo-Streak PC Old-Timer vemion Garamis tamoon 41 PP design tot power 2ch$500 Neighelon PC Low-wing tn-gear sportster power d-ch$500 Marlssa PP Robber-powered sportster Golden Age tradition$390 Snapshop Twin PC Workhorse atility/sport ship tot twin 30-40 4-h oh Poam wegs liOs t2lbs2shts$1198 Anrorna PC SportAerohatc flier tot 049-10 -power oses 2 or3 ch$350 Wiegnoaster CL Sport-Stanter Profile toselage sheet wings w hops$200 Mr Spook Ill PC Ply Sport Pylon Non/Sportsman Paoern sheet sport Uses d-ch. 20-40 pint$500 Mgpoboom CL t2A Combat ship large light saper performer$375 WilSIl ljawk 500 PP Hot Class AB Gas competition ship 111-23 power Nats-wrening design$375 Nosy FlIer PP Pobber-power sports flier captains Golden Age flavor Spans 26 in$300 caflisto 62 PC Ply sleek Pats-winning Sailplane AMA Mod Std Unlimited classes$795 Similar Alp PC Evans famous design retains 60-sz Pagern plane Petracts foam wing$550 Laser 200 PC Sport Scale replica championship Anrobatic tlinr Uses 40 power 4-h ch 2 shin$1075 czech Mate PP Cole low-wing spoester tot CO-2 powers spans 211 in$225 US Male PC Hoge gentle-flying biplane tot trainer sport Spans 90 Pot 60 engine 3-ch Two shIn$1450 Lii Gamble CL Nats-wroning Scale Pacer HOT lh power$325 christopher PC Sport Scale parachotistl Two-ch set hides torso mooes arms steer chore$425 Kinod King PC Redoced modernized sersion 011938 design lot Old-Timer 2 3 oh$450 Rain crow II PP High-podormance Goldoor Hand Laonched Glider$175 Sky Behy CL 12A Pacer Moose Scale Plans show Coo Black Widow Spans 18/4 V-fail$175 Lee-Richards PP Electric-powered 020 Scale ring-wing olde$350 Bell YPM-l Airacada CL Sport Scale profile twin tot posher reed-oalve 049s$325 Gee Bee R-1 PC HafIkes latest 1/4-scale spans 75 weighs 15 lb 90 larger Poor shts no dee$2225 Zephyr 1190 PC AMA Class B Sailplane 3-channel PC gear$675 Midi-Slow CL Pat-Pace-style Stoel trainer 20-power Profile$590 Royal Lancer PP Basic competition model tot AMA Clans sees staodard-pedormasce IS engines$550 ApeFP lombO Robber Scale Armnlrong-Whifworth research bplane md-Twentes$475 cub Floalplane PC Sport Scale tot 049-f 0-size engines 4-ch PC J-3 floats classic$650 Focke-ult 190 CL Profile Scale t2A power leatures onirtan engine moont realism$390 Regent Oneen Skies PC Poe-type biplane 40-60 power 4-channels 2 sheets$1390 Piper comanche CL Sport Scale ases twin 25s throOle control 2 sheets$625 Booing XPSB-1 PC Sport Scale power 2-3 channels$425 Re-Volt-Er PC electric-power sport tiler 2-channel 05 motOr$650 ininininin 3 Circle numbers plans wish order 131193225239262282291299302 307 I310 314326332343348354356358 362 365368370371372374375376377 378 3 379380382383385386388389390 392 1 393394395396397398399400401402 403404405406407408409410411 Please print Carefully Enclosed $ __- __ ___ __ ___ ____ __ ___ NAME __ __ ________ __ _ __ _____ STREET __ __ __ __ __________ __ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ STATE______ZIP7rder Price includes lirot-class postage Send check moneypayable Model Aviation AMA 1810 SamuBI Morse Dr neston VA 22090 ~.967fjnanything self-destruct engine fea tures chrome liner aluminum piston special ring Everything has proper fit engine doesnt tear itself apart well con tinues run after few ground-poundings well soon find out bccauhe limited number engines should out Memorial Day meets As message Howard Rushs fuel says 10% nitro fuel same can said about motor tests faster number props anything elsehut real world harsh place Combat equipment Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingrohom St San Diego CA 92109 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 87 problem Ron installed Acme battery holder C-size alkaline cell under canopy Class Guardian single cell would provide enough power three official flights withdut switch open circuit during high speed could used starting Acme battery holders available Sig photo month Glen Magrees 15-sized Wildcat model won Rocky Mountain Aeromodelers 15-class Carrier competition last fall high speed 65 mph stow speed 248 mph event has under develop ment since last summer Glen reports 10 12 models under way years tlying season rules event de scribed February issue Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Spring Iteld VA 22135 Humm Bug/Dahike Continued page 93 age done although would avoid doing repeatedly cement happens helper can easily catch model simply cocking both arms up elbow level floor letting model coast tummy model decelerates quickly power fades typical lightlyloaded aircraft Lightly loaded lowpowered models may stall easily also recover readily tf line tension needed bend rudder add 010 020 shim behind engine give out board thrust alter line sweep crankshaft throttle controlled turning flat hex nut just behind prop raise lower dot 150 factory setting Sprint performance factory calls will give 78 grams thrust shorter period time would however generate power com plex vertical maneuvers Rotating cylin der 900 outward sidewinder con figuration slightly reduces required tip weight extra drag cylinder correctly placed am certain runs well position though seemed have irregularities runs may have due other causes further testing needed Have fun Humm Bug 164 Model Aviation No 131 No 193 No 225 No 239 No 262 No 282 No 291 No 299 No 392 No 307 No 310 No 214 No 326 No 332 No 343 No 340 No 354 No 356 No 350 No 362 No 369 No 369 No 370 No 371 No 372 No 374 No 375 No 376 No 377 No 376 No 379 No 209 No 202 No 382 No 305 No 286 No 380 No 389 No 390 No 392 No 393 No 394 No 395 No 396 No 397 No 398 No 399 No 490 No 401 No 402 No 403 No 4114 No 405 No 406 No 497 No 498 0 00 o 0 0 fv O IN 210 00 010 0. 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