Control Line: Navy Carrier

Contml Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry MYSTERY AIRCRAFT high-wing high-aspect-ratio carrier aircraft March issue Supermarine Type 322 carried nickname Dumbo built specification 524/37 carrier-based torpedo-bomber/reconnais sance aircraft unique variableincidence wing allowed wing reach very high angles attack possi ble full-span leading edge slats keeping fuselage relatively level good pilot visibility during approach landing Because Supermarine also busy Spitfire time Type 322 considered rather low priority did fly until 1943 other aircraft built specifi cation Fairey Barracuda served Royal Navys Fleet Air Arm through latter part World War II early 1950s months aircraft seldom consid ered carrier aircraft did fly trials actual aircraft carrier well interesting set tests 60-foot-square deck rocket-assisted take offs arrested landings performed demonstrate its suitability protect ing merchant ship convoys subma rines send correct identification aircraft Ill select winner receive years membership Navy Carrier Society Rules last column mentioned standard fuel rules exist Form ula 21 40 Speed Slow Rat failed proofread text ade quately did catch error Formula 21 40 events use standard fuel 40o nitro l0o stated column As have seen now Competition Newsletter April 1985 page 120 standard fuel Carrier defeated along other proposals submitted Navy Car rier Advisory Committee NCAC CL Contest Boards final voting rules proposed NCAC will take place May rules CL-86-32 proposal allows use mufflers Carrier rule envi sioned means promoting orderly transition mufflers could become mandatory under noise abatement action being considered Executive Council refer November 1984 column Executive Council action could impose noise abatement regulations com petition flying couple rules pro posals would have made mufflers manda tory CL events no noiseContinued page 165 Two 15-size Carrier models seen Norfolk Aeromodelers contest last spring Although scale outlines required class parts country models represent actual aircraft MO1 L belongs Tom Welch Vought Vindicator R flown Wait Williamson prior untimely death last year Walt well-loved among Virginia modelers May1985 69 very unlikely carrier planet entry correctly identifying will receive years mem bership Navy Carrier Society Snd direct Dick Pe address end column almost overwhelming obstacle creating illusion realism Working small sizes makes job tougher fine detail hard several suppliers scale figures larger models products available superb No need GI Joe dolls now smaller figures problem can make small pilot figures authentic faces spending hours under magnifier Remember observers will inevitably look face judge figure no matter well crafted rest pilot Jim indicates has over years done much experimenting believes has finally developed best answer problem amateur cheapest fastest way begin start suitable master usually found toy box excellent plastic toys market today finding right look exact scale snap Once body carved scale see Bill Warners FF Sport/Scale Column February 1985 MA Carve Pilot Jim Kaman take face master have chosen press carefully modeling clay Remove just carefully rocking slightly removed Check impression see clean has little no distor tion magnifying glass useful youre satisfied results repeat process until good clean im pression obtained Once satis fied impression drop thick gapfilling-type CyA glue impression tease stuff carefully cracks crevices rotating mold hand toothpick scrap wood splinter will work fine careful dig mold coax glue want idea get reas onably good coverage mold especi ally nose eye detail Avoid air bubbles caused simply dumping glue mold After glue has cured casting can removed cleaned lighter fluid toothbrush Trim away excess material glue face front carved pilots head should have left flat purpose Paint face figure matte railroad colors presto pilot Jim has also used process making facsimiles gears other small objects might used cockpit elsewhere Scale planes Send building tips ideas photos CL Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 69 abatement program yet Execu tive Council muffler rules defeated initial Contest Board ballot CL-86-33 would exempt CL Navy Car rier noise abatement regulations proposed Executive Council action expected applied com petition events 1986 order allow gradual transition avoid making existing equipment obsolete immediately CL-86-35 would preserve scale out lines Camr aircraft event CL-86-32 passes requiring pipes mufflers either external model enclosed within CL-86-34 specifies Carrier models Continued page 168 wr~c heve ronu ho b bys product sm PO Box 2480 OSandusky Ohio 44870 419 627-1877 Fean its Best Deal Best May1985 165 WACO UPF-7 14 SCALE 72 120-4C OR LARGER SEND $200 FOR COMPLETE CATALOG OF FINE KITS IKON NWST PO Box 566 Auburn WA 98071 208941-8248 IM52IMP iOOW] Both require Two Channel Radio Mini Servos 250 MAN BATT wood construction include hardware 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