MYSTERY PLANE February issue Blackburn B-48 unofficially designated Firecrest manufacturer followon Firebrand Mk 5 improved pilot position new wing Its design mission surface-strike carrying torpedo bombs rockets externally mounted 50 caliber guns did achieve its first flight until after WW II time piston engines losing popularity fa vor jets power plant choice mili tary aircraft design terminated after second prototype As before will accept entries mystery plane contest home address shown beginning column winner years membership Navy Carrier Society will selected among correctly identify mystery plane Because mail delays around Christmas have delayed selecting win ner February issue results con test will announced next column Origins Carrier often receive letters modelers interested learning about Navy Carrier events want try events seeking information sist getting started last year effort satisfy needs potential newcomers Navy Carrier events have written quite lot about various aspects particular events unique compared other types CL flying thing have written about event itself easy forget familiar event concerned regularly details flying knowledgeable general principles volved event rules govern months column Ill remedy previ ous oversight discuss origins basic concepts Carrier flying Navy Carrier flying has around offi cial AMA competition event little over 37 years first flown 1950 Nats During period US Navy heavily volved sponsoring Nats Navy Carrier event originated way emulating charac teristics Navy aircraft model form event brainchild Lt Cdr John H Burton honored 1950 Navys Frank G Brewer Award efforts Air Youth model aviation programs Navy original ideas event described August 1949 edition Model Airplane News follows Navy has contributed highly unortho dox event solidly behind spon sor t model event scale semiscale types resembling Navy planes Flown U-Control ships will operate seg ment circle scaled-off represent carrier deck Takeoff will catapult landing will touchdown area rear deck arresting devices being used deck Ao-scale real carrier catapult its placement ship must fit within scale dimensions ships airplane elevator hangar probably requiring folding wings can operated ground Points will awarded slow-speed flight slow-speed high-lift de vices flaps etc may used must part model high-speed flight general ef Continued page 16S 68 Model Aviation Conoi Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry 10035 Deadwood Ave Ellsworth MB SD 57706 Correctly identify plane send answer Dick Perry address given column heading may receive years membership Navy Carrier Society Navy Carrier event has evolved over years both rules equipment flown Models Seventies tended smaller like Guardians L Ron Duly Compare Tony Naccaratos 300-sq-in Profile winners Riverside CA Nats Eighties have seen shift larger models R Dave Wallicks Profile Spearfish Center 20% larger required rules MO-i L Pete Mazurs Class II MO-i rival size Larger sizes 1985 Nats winners allow better slow-speed flight TWINS ARE CLASSIC AND AFFORDABLE Looking inexpensive opposed twin replace shaking smelly gas burner want scale like appearance smooth running 2 cycle glow operation Yes its back basics EHS Tradings Twin Star Comments - Have lot ol engnes m no doubt u probably ot hest. Bill Thomas Lake Havasu AZ .The Twin Star wm exceptionally smooth ton enqne ot dplacement size ctaae Lee ENGINE EDITOR RCM MAGAZINE answer question often asked muffler available Yes muffler & header available CALL FOR INFORMATION EHS TRADiNG LTD 400 HUALANI ST BLDG 13E HILO HAWAII 96720 DL-SW lever arm closing motor-operating circuit through DL-SW Upper limit switch UP-SW until gear box arm operates UL-SW lever arm opening circuit stopping motor next pull fourth line starts sys tem over again until DL-SW stops flaps once again Down position turns landing light Please note sketch scale intent demonstrate still another way making flap operation independent throttle control no details given re garding type gearbox drive-arm speed would suspect very low drive-arm speed about rpm less would wanted give flaps realistic-looking operating speed An electric motor gear drive described April 1986 column would nicely oper ation Motor gearbox units may also found some abandoned motorized toys output arm connecting pushrods connection flaps must made fit individual installation have other ideas inde pendently control flaps operation other feature model share fellow Scale modelers guess times have ask readers column come alive send some idea photos new projects am running low col umn material Please send correspondenceespecially photos relating CL Scaleto address given very top column CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 68 ficiency takeoff landings operation carrier latter includes control after arrest ing plus control arresting gear catapult Its just well some ideas dis carded before initial running event jet models catapult etc original ideas still us sizes decks models example deck dimensions / size Essex class prevailing large aircraft carrier day size limit 44-in span happens exactly /20 size largest carrier aircraft envisioned time Grumman S-2 Tracker specifications written time CL Navy Car rier event first evolving first deck manufactured Naval -80063HOBBY 808 935-9009 HA WAIl STD TIME 10 AM-7PM Mon-S Gun Factory used 1950 Nats Dallas Naval Air Station NAS TX direc tion Secretary Navy officially commissioned USS Smallfry given designation CVM-l Aircraft Carrier Miniature Los Alamitos NAS CA 1952 Nats Since its beginning event has changed con siderably equipment rules basic tent remains same Models real naval carrier-based aircraft flown simulated carrier deck must demonstrate characteris tics required full-scale carrier aircraft high speed slow flight precisionarrested landing Scoring combination three flight regimes bonus points ad ded all-or-nothing basis scale appearance Flying consists takeoff forward portion deck about 24 ft long followed high-speed flight seven laps After high-speed portion flight contestant slows model signals low-speed por tion event seven laps slow flight complete contestant makes arrested land ing aft portion deck 20 ft long arresting ropes tied sandbags used stop models now three classes competition Profile Carrier profile-fuselage models least 300 sq wing area frontintake 35 engines using suction fuel systems nominal bonus 10 points offered models represent actual carrier aircraft Class Class II restricted model design type engine fuel system usually full-bodied models real aircraft have 5% scale tolerance requirement receiving rath er substantial 100-point scale bonus Class engines up including 40-cu-in displaceNEW IMPROVED * LI*ter WelOt Model wili work Power * *%AIAIlEieUsPateniNoons **VVMIL1II * 76is3 * *Dealens l,oted * * CORD * * orflry * Stick Abrasives *a *A Keen Machine gives exceptional * sanding control excellent tinish *5995 easic nCf t fiat Wand 1 eacha *ofOgnisp * *~595Sadden 5pecial xci 2 fiat 1 halta *round wand 5 6 gIllsa *1 29DeLne scodes 3 hat 2 han Oovda *ina,dS SuIt wands 10 * Additional Wands Abrasives availablea * WANDIT MANUFACTURING 214 288-5789a * * PO Box 266 uite Texas 75149a $20000 Without Muffler ment Class II engines up 65 cu complete rules Navy Carrier flying found AMA rule book course new book has available since December cur rent rules little changed last year enjoy Carrier events because chal lenging ones balance equipment flying skill Judging done almost exclusive ly stopwatch little room subjectivity event can flown individuals prac ticed team required contestant can usually set own schedule contest rather being tied rigid schedule heats rounds hope decide try Carrier flying find enjoyable have CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 69 pace relaxed Sunday keep running out daylight contests tend As writing prize announced $1000 first expect other prizes top few people Everyone surely gets enough Combat flying out make worthwhile prestige winning same league Grabber looks like airlines going have some pretty good prices through time period too Once youve packed up models flight out might mark box very large letters MODEL AIRPLANESPLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE Several airline peo ple have met have commented mentioning model airplanes might get respect because people handle luggage inter ested models might take easy April 1988 165 40 CC/24 CU IN THE DIFFERENT FOAM MODEL Lowest Cost Modeling COUGAR 1 Send $100 P8-H latest fine-grain sheet foam developments foam samples FREE foam sources Hard Shell finishes now available Dozens easy build foam airplane plans Peanuts RIC FOAM SCALE MODELS Box 662MA St Croix Falls WI 54024
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/04
Page Numbers: 68, 165
MYSTERY PLANE February issue Blackburn B-48 unofficially designated Firecrest manufacturer followon Firebrand Mk 5 improved pilot position new wing Its design mission surface-strike carrying torpedo bombs rockets externally mounted 50 caliber guns did achieve its first flight until after WW II time piston engines losing popularity fa vor jets power plant choice mili tary aircraft design terminated after second prototype As before will accept entries mystery plane contest home address shown beginning column winner years membership Navy Carrier Society will selected among correctly identify mystery plane Because mail delays around Christmas have delayed selecting win ner February issue results con test will announced next column Origins Carrier often receive letters modelers interested learning about Navy Carrier events want try events seeking information sist getting started last year effort satisfy needs potential newcomers Navy Carrier events have written quite lot about various aspects particular events unique compared other types CL flying thing have written about event itself easy forget familiar event concerned regularly details flying knowledgeable general principles volved event rules govern months column Ill remedy previ ous oversight discuss origins basic concepts Carrier flying Navy Carrier flying has around offi cial AMA competition event little over 37 years first flown 1950 Nats During period US Navy heavily volved sponsoring Nats Navy Carrier event originated way emulating charac teristics Navy aircraft model form event brainchild Lt Cdr John H Burton honored 1950 Navys Frank G Brewer Award efforts Air Youth model aviation programs Navy original ideas event described August 1949 edition Model Airplane News follows Navy has contributed highly unortho dox event solidly behind spon sor t model event scale semiscale types resembling Navy planes Flown U-Control ships will operate seg ment circle scaled-off represent carrier deck Takeoff will catapult landing will touchdown area rear deck arresting devices being used deck Ao-scale real carrier catapult its placement ship must fit within scale dimensions ships airplane elevator hangar probably requiring folding wings can operated ground Points will awarded slow-speed flight slow-speed high-lift de vices flaps etc may used must part model high-speed flight general ef Continued page 16S 68 Model Aviation Conoi Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry 10035 Deadwood Ave Ellsworth MB SD 57706 Correctly identify plane send answer Dick Perry address given column heading may receive years membership Navy Carrier Society Navy Carrier event has evolved over years both rules equipment flown Models Seventies tended smaller like Guardians L Ron Duly Compare Tony Naccaratos 300-sq-in Profile winners Riverside CA Nats Eighties have seen shift larger models R Dave Wallicks Profile Spearfish Center 20% larger required rules MO-i L Pete Mazurs Class II MO-i rival size Larger sizes 1985 Nats winners allow better slow-speed flight TWINS ARE CLASSIC AND AFFORDABLE Looking inexpensive opposed twin replace shaking smelly gas burner want scale like appearance smooth running 2 cycle glow operation Yes its back basics EHS Tradings Twin Star Comments - Have lot ol engnes m no doubt u probably ot hest. Bill Thomas Lake Havasu AZ .The Twin Star wm exceptionally smooth ton enqne ot dplacement size ctaae Lee ENGINE EDITOR RCM MAGAZINE answer question often asked muffler available Yes muffler & header available CALL FOR INFORMATION EHS TRADiNG LTD 400 HUALANI ST BLDG 13E HILO HAWAII 96720 DL-SW lever arm closing motor-operating circuit through DL-SW Upper limit switch UP-SW until gear box arm operates UL-SW lever arm opening circuit stopping motor next pull fourth line starts sys tem over again until DL-SW stops flaps once again Down position turns landing light Please note sketch scale intent demonstrate still another way making flap operation independent throttle control no details given re garding type gearbox drive-arm speed would suspect very low drive-arm speed about rpm less would wanted give flaps realistic-looking operating speed An electric motor gear drive described April 1986 column would nicely oper ation Motor gearbox units may also found some abandoned motorized toys output arm connecting pushrods connection flaps must made fit individual installation have other ideas inde pendently control flaps operation other feature model share fellow Scale modelers guess times have ask readers column come alive send some idea photos new projects am running low col umn material Please send correspondenceespecially photos relating CL Scaleto address given very top column CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 68 ficiency takeoff landings operation carrier latter includes control after arrest ing plus control arresting gear catapult Its just well some ideas dis carded before initial running event jet models catapult etc original ideas still us sizes decks models example deck dimensions / size Essex class prevailing large aircraft carrier day size limit 44-in span happens exactly /20 size largest carrier aircraft envisioned time Grumman S-2 Tracker specifications written time CL Navy Car rier event first evolving first deck manufactured Naval -80063HOBBY 808 935-9009 HA WAIl STD TIME 10 AM-7PM Mon-S Gun Factory used 1950 Nats Dallas Naval Air Station NAS TX direc tion Secretary Navy officially commissioned USS Smallfry given designation CVM-l Aircraft Carrier Miniature Los Alamitos NAS CA 1952 Nats Since its beginning event has changed con siderably equipment rules basic tent remains same Models real naval carrier-based aircraft flown simulated carrier deck must demonstrate characteris tics required full-scale carrier aircraft high speed slow flight precisionarrested landing Scoring combination three flight regimes bonus points ad ded all-or-nothing basis scale appearance Flying consists takeoff forward portion deck about 24 ft long followed high-speed flight seven laps After high-speed portion flight contestant slows model signals low-speed por tion event seven laps slow flight complete contestant makes arrested land ing aft portion deck 20 ft long arresting ropes tied sandbags used stop models now three classes competition Profile Carrier profile-fuselage models least 300 sq wing area frontintake 35 engines using suction fuel systems nominal bonus 10 points offered models represent actual carrier aircraft Class Class II restricted model design type engine fuel system usually full-bodied models real aircraft have 5% scale tolerance requirement receiving rath er substantial 100-point scale bonus Class engines up including 40-cu-in displaceNEW IMPROVED * LI*ter WelOt Model wili work Power * *%AIAIlEieUsPateniNoons **VVMIL1II * 76is3 * *Dealens l,oted * * CORD * * orflry * Stick Abrasives *a *A Keen Machine gives exceptional * sanding control excellent tinish *5995 easic nCf t fiat Wand 1 eacha *ofOgnisp * *~595Sadden 5pecial xci 2 fiat 1 halta *round wand 5 6 gIllsa *1 29DeLne scodes 3 hat 2 han Oovda *ina,dS SuIt wands 10 * Additional Wands Abrasives availablea * WANDIT MANUFACTURING 214 288-5789a * * PO Box 266 uite Texas 75149a $20000 Without Muffler ment Class II engines up 65 cu complete rules Navy Carrier flying found AMA rule book course new book has available since December cur rent rules little changed last year enjoy Carrier events because chal lenging ones balance equipment flying skill Judging done almost exclusive ly stopwatch little room subjectivity event can flown individuals prac ticed team required contestant can usually set own schedule contest rather being tied rigid schedule heats rounds hope decide try Carrier flying find enjoyable have CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 69 pace relaxed Sunday keep running out daylight contests tend As writing prize announced $1000 first expect other prizes top few people Everyone surely gets enough Combat flying out make worthwhile prestige winning same league Grabber looks like airlines going have some pretty good prices through time period too Once youve packed up models flight out might mark box very large letters MODEL AIRPLANESPLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE Several airline peo ple have met have commented mentioning model airplanes might get respect because people handle luggage inter ested models might take easy April 1988 165 40 CC/24 CU IN THE DIFFERENT FOAM MODEL Lowest Cost Modeling COUGAR 1 Send $100 P8-H latest fine-grain sheet foam developments foam samples FREE foam sources Hard Shell finishes now available Dozens easy build foam airplane plans Peanuts RIC FOAM SCALE MODELS Box 662MA St Croix Falls WI 54024