A MOVING STORY first item business month have moved again No change telephone job time just new house bigger garage smaller workshop new address appears head col umn April Mystery Plane Sea Wolf designed Vought XTBU-l Because Vought busy Corsair production during war Consolidated-Vultee actually built Sea Wolf TBY-2 accepted either answer readily apparent difference two aircraft radome TBY-2 prototype XTBU-1 fortunate winner April MP contest Zigmond Puzycki Philadelphia PA entry randomly selected among other correct entries story Sea Wolf began 1939 Navy asked proposals new torpedo bomber specifications asked three crew members internal weapons bay two de fensive gun positionsone turret above fuse lage gun below Two competing designs selected among proposed quite simi lar Grumman TBF winner receiv ing both prototype production contracts first flew August 1941 saw action June 1942 Battle Midway TBU received prototype contract did fly until two weeks after Japanese attack Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 TBU proved better design TBF also ordered production TRY delays getting aircraft ready operational service kept TRY seeing action Three-view drawings aircraft have reg ular feature column Over years Ive published over 30 depicting carrier air craft qualify prototypes CL Navy Carrier events obscure aircraft three-views easy find may interested using drawings documentation complete listing follows Actually list does include drawings have appeared column Miles M35 Libellula August 1988 issue doesnt qualif Carrier bonus points cannot obtain back issues can provide copy drawing usually larger ap peared columnup 8 x 10 Please clude 50 stamps request 75C desire drawing sent unfolded large en velope Aircraft Arado Ar 96 Bellanca XSE-2 Blackburn Airedale Blackburn Firebrand Blackburn YA5 Boeing XF7B-1 Boeing XF8B-1 Issue Mar 84 July 85 Jan 82 Feb 88 Jan 84 July 84 June 80 Boulton Paul T Mk 21 BalliolJuly86 Brewster XSB2A-lMay84 Consolidated XBY-1Oct83 Consolidated-Vultee TBY-2 Sea Wolf Apr 90 Curtiss XBT2C-lSep89 Curtiss XS2C-ISep84 Curtiss XSC-2A SeahawkDec87 Douglas BTD-l DestroyerOct88 Fairey BarracudaApr88 Fleet Shadower AirspeedJuly79 Fleet Shadower General AircraftJuly79 Handley-Page Scout HPS-lSep79 Loire-Nieuport LN-42June88 Messerschmitt Bf 109TApr78 Miles M20May86 Miles M38 MessengerMay85 Mitsubishi A5M3June83 Mitsubishi A7MlDec89 Morane-Saulnier MS 474Aug83 North American XSN2J-lMar86 Northrop XFT-2Feb83 Supermarine AttackerAug78 Supermarine Type 322Mar85 Supermarine Type 508Feb90 Vought XTBU-l Sea WolfApr90 Nats special activities will three unof ficial flight events Navy Carrier fliers Nats summer two special awards addi tion usual Nats trophies Navy Carrier Society will also hold its annual meeting ban quet awards presentation Friday July 20 location dinner will announced Nats flight events will Saturday July 21 Sportsman Carrier 1988 annual meet ing Navy Carrier Society NCS mem bers voted sponsor Sportsman Carrier event 1989 Nats event envisioned low-pressure newcomers peo ple interested all-out competition could compete among themselves having fly against experienced competitors event would require restrictions equipment would force contestant learn new skills change equipment competitive regular AMA Carrier events NCS will again sponsor such event 1990 Nats Sportsman Profile Carrier will restricted contestants enter offi cial Nats Carrier events event will flown accordance AMA Profile Carrier rules exceptionmufflers will per mitted arrier event intended sim ple restricted performance levels will less pressure toward expensive equipment will no entry restrictions 15 Carrier Nats event will use Continued page 115 Glenn Umholt sent photos Class Kingfisher L Class ii Skyraider R both employ exhaust deflectors copperplumbing-elbow type described column couple years ago Glenn has made improvement idea circular butterfly valve inside iinks carburetors throttle arm allows butterfly close low throttle settings improve idling characteristics August 1990 71 Conoi Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry 6739 Stonecutter Dr Burke VA 22015 SYNOPSIS This isa busy month winner Mystery Plane contest April sue listing ot three-views have ap peared column since Year details special activities Carrier fliers summers Nats some good news Ster ling Models Mike Fox Los Angeles CA entered first CL Profile Carrier contest Southwest Regional CL Championships Tucson AZ scored 210 points GS Bearcat us ing K&B 58cc power Photo Chris Peter Volksplane/KeletyW 4 PTU Continued page 106 model easily sustains eight-to 10-minute flights its competition debut years San Louis Obispo Electrifest Volksplane took first place Sport Scalenot bad its first time out youve thought joiningor already have joinedthe quiet revolution Volksplane great Elec tric build CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 71 widely accepted Denver Rules can obtained sending stamped envelope Members some Midwest Control Line clubs will sponsor 15 Carrier event Sig Skyray Carrier Sig Manufacturing Company sponsoring unofficial Carrier event its Skyray 35 model Ive discussed Skyray Carrier event previous columns will no restrictions entry Details event can obtained Sig sending stamped envelope return address Eugene Ely Award another part Nats made possible Navy Carrier Society perpetual award recognizes outstanding competitor three Carrier events Nats winner determined adding official scores three official Nats Carrier events Profile Class Class II flier having greatest total score being win ner individual award consists en graved silver platter presented annual dinner meeting Navy Carrier Society dur ing Nats Rookie Year Award also being sponsored NCS will go contestant new Nats Carrier competition award will subjective based perform ance participation sportsmanship other fac tors deemed appropriate sponsors Sterling Models update just received letter Tom Haldis describing recent changes Sterling Tom new president com pany now bears name Sterling Hob bies Incorporated may have disappointed Sterling kits last few years will happy hear Toms efforts improve quality materials work manship paying off Ive just examined Sterlings newly reis sued F6F Hellcat kits found good quality wood excellent die cutting Hellcat has 42-in span about 360 sq wing area can easily converted competition Pro file Carrier Im glad see available again Two other kits P-Si Mustang Yak-9 converts Airabonita Scale bonus points should have completed new production run time issue reaches hands Both kits have wing areas just above 300 sq August 1990 115 PSS GLIDER $17500 WINGSPAN52 SCALE FUSELAGE42 AIRFOILMOD EPPLER 206 WEIGHT48 OZ MATERIALS FUSELAGE POLYESTER GLASS AND CARBON FIBER WING FOAM CORE WITH BALSA SHEETING U STABILIZER FOAM CORE WITH BALSA SHEETING HUNTV CANOPY FRAME POLYESTER GLASS ODEL AIRPLANES CANOPY FORMED BUTYRATE4960 BUTtERNUT TRAIL AU WI 63039 TIP TANKS $1500 EXTRA POLYESTER GLASS 4 349-6101 PAYDIRT 60 Serious About Performance Symmetrical70-91 4-C 60 Inch Wing50-61 2-C 800 Squares7-8 LBS See local dealer first. Additional formation Available_____ .We know want flyl 1731 NW Madrid Way Boca Raton FL 33432 407-367-7744 SAFE -T- DAMPER PROVEN TRUE DAMPING ACTION NOT SNAP OFF $ 995FUEL PROOF ORDER TOLL FREE-462-2940 ICROERI ONLY RRAS1 WE HONOR ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS CODS CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED FLATS 250 POSTAGE AND HANDLING CHARGE PER ORDER UP TO 6 SETS [R INQUIRY INVED 2631 NW 20th St. Miami Florida 33142 HOBBYTECH INCPH 305 638-9439 305 6337183 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/08
Page Numbers: 71, 115
A MOVING STORY first item business month have moved again No change telephone job time just new house bigger garage smaller workshop new address appears head col umn April Mystery Plane Sea Wolf designed Vought XTBU-l Because Vought busy Corsair production during war Consolidated-Vultee actually built Sea Wolf TBY-2 accepted either answer readily apparent difference two aircraft radome TBY-2 prototype XTBU-1 fortunate winner April MP contest Zigmond Puzycki Philadelphia PA entry randomly selected among other correct entries story Sea Wolf began 1939 Navy asked proposals new torpedo bomber specifications asked three crew members internal weapons bay two de fensive gun positionsone turret above fuse lage gun below Two competing designs selected among proposed quite simi lar Grumman TBF winner receiv ing both prototype production contracts first flew August 1941 saw action June 1942 Battle Midway TBU received prototype contract did fly until two weeks after Japanese attack Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 TBU proved better design TBF also ordered production TRY delays getting aircraft ready operational service kept TRY seeing action Three-view drawings aircraft have reg ular feature column Over years Ive published over 30 depicting carrier air craft qualify prototypes CL Navy Carrier events obscure aircraft three-views easy find may interested using drawings documentation complete listing follows Actually list does include drawings have appeared column Miles M35 Libellula August 1988 issue doesnt qualif Carrier bonus points cannot obtain back issues can provide copy drawing usually larger ap peared columnup 8 x 10 Please clude 50 stamps request 75C desire drawing sent unfolded large en velope Aircraft Arado Ar 96 Bellanca XSE-2 Blackburn Airedale Blackburn Firebrand Blackburn YA5 Boeing XF7B-1 Boeing XF8B-1 Issue Mar 84 July 85 Jan 82 Feb 88 Jan 84 July 84 June 80 Boulton Paul T Mk 21 BalliolJuly86 Brewster XSB2A-lMay84 Consolidated XBY-1Oct83 Consolidated-Vultee TBY-2 Sea Wolf Apr 90 Curtiss XBT2C-lSep89 Curtiss XS2C-ISep84 Curtiss XSC-2A SeahawkDec87 Douglas BTD-l DestroyerOct88 Fairey BarracudaApr88 Fleet Shadower AirspeedJuly79 Fleet Shadower General AircraftJuly79 Handley-Page Scout HPS-lSep79 Loire-Nieuport LN-42June88 Messerschmitt Bf 109TApr78 Miles M20May86 Miles M38 MessengerMay85 Mitsubishi A5M3June83 Mitsubishi A7MlDec89 Morane-Saulnier MS 474Aug83 North American XSN2J-lMar86 Northrop XFT-2Feb83 Supermarine AttackerAug78 Supermarine Type 322Mar85 Supermarine Type 508Feb90 Vought XTBU-l Sea WolfApr90 Nats special activities will three unof ficial flight events Navy Carrier fliers Nats summer two special awards addi tion usual Nats trophies Navy Carrier Society will also hold its annual meeting ban quet awards presentation Friday July 20 location dinner will announced Nats flight events will Saturday July 21 Sportsman Carrier 1988 annual meet ing Navy Carrier Society NCS mem bers voted sponsor Sportsman Carrier event 1989 Nats event envisioned low-pressure newcomers peo ple interested all-out competition could compete among themselves having fly against experienced competitors event would require restrictions equipment would force contestant learn new skills change equipment competitive regular AMA Carrier events NCS will again sponsor such event 1990 Nats Sportsman Profile Carrier will restricted contestants enter offi cial Nats Carrier events event will flown accordance AMA Profile Carrier rules exceptionmufflers will per mitted arrier event intended sim ple restricted performance levels will less pressure toward expensive equipment will no entry restrictions 15 Carrier Nats event will use Continued page 115 Glenn Umholt sent photos Class Kingfisher L Class ii Skyraider R both employ exhaust deflectors copperplumbing-elbow type described column couple years ago Glenn has made improvement idea circular butterfly valve inside iinks carburetors throttle arm allows butterfly close low throttle settings improve idling characteristics August 1990 71 Conoi Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry 6739 Stonecutter Dr Burke VA 22015 SYNOPSIS This isa busy month winner Mystery Plane contest April sue listing ot three-views have ap peared column since Year details special activities Carrier fliers summers Nats some good news Ster ling Models Mike Fox Los Angeles CA entered first CL Profile Carrier contest Southwest Regional CL Championships Tucson AZ scored 210 points GS Bearcat us ing K&B 58cc power Photo Chris Peter Volksplane/KeletyW 4 PTU Continued page 106 model easily sustains eight-to 10-minute flights its competition debut years San Louis Obispo Electrifest Volksplane took first place Sport Scalenot bad its first time out youve thought joiningor already have joinedthe quiet revolution Volksplane great Elec tric build CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 71 widely accepted Denver Rules can obtained sending stamped envelope Members some Midwest Control Line clubs will sponsor 15 Carrier event Sig Skyray Carrier Sig Manufacturing Company sponsoring unofficial Carrier event its Skyray 35 model Ive discussed Skyray Carrier event previous columns will no restrictions entry Details event can obtained Sig sending stamped envelope return address Eugene Ely Award another part Nats made possible Navy Carrier Society perpetual award recognizes outstanding competitor three Carrier events Nats winner determined adding official scores three official Nats Carrier events Profile Class Class II flier having greatest total score being win ner individual award consists en graved silver platter presented annual dinner meeting Navy Carrier Society dur ing Nats Rookie Year Award also being sponsored NCS will go contestant new Nats Carrier competition award will subjective based perform ance participation sportsmanship other fac tors deemed appropriate sponsors Sterling Models update just received letter Tom Haldis describing recent changes Sterling Tom new president com pany now bears name Sterling Hob bies Incorporated may have disappointed Sterling kits last few years will happy hear Toms efforts improve quality materials work manship paying off Ive just examined Sterlings newly reis sued F6F Hellcat kits found good quality wood excellent die cutting Hellcat has 42-in span about 360 sq wing area can easily converted competition Pro file Carrier Im glad see available again Two other kits P-Si Mustang Yak-9 converts Airabonita Scale bonus points should have completed new production run time issue reaches hands Both kits have wing areas just above 300 sq August 1990 115 PSS GLIDER $17500 WINGSPAN52 SCALE FUSELAGE42 AIRFOILMOD EPPLER 206 WEIGHT48 OZ MATERIALS FUSELAGE POLYESTER GLASS AND CARBON FIBER WING FOAM CORE WITH BALSA SHEETING U STABILIZER FOAM CORE WITH BALSA SHEETING HUNTV CANOPY FRAME POLYESTER GLASS ODEL AIRPLANES CANOPY FORMED BUTYRATE4960 BUTtERNUT TRAIL AU WI 63039 TIP TANKS $1500 EXTRA POLYESTER GLASS 4 349-6101 PAYDIRT 60 Serious About Performance Symmetrical70-91 4-C 60 Inch Wing50-61 2-C 800 Squares7-8 LBS See local dealer first. Additional formation Available_____ .We know want flyl 1731 NW Madrid Way Boca Raton FL 33432 407-367-7744 SAFE -T- DAMPER PROVEN TRUE DAMPING ACTION NOT SNAP OFF $ 995FUEL PROOF ORDER TOLL FREE-462-2940 ICROERI ONLY RRAS1 WE HONOR ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS CODS CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED FLATS 250 POSTAGE AND HANDLING CHARGE PER ORDER UP TO 6 SETS [R INQUIRY INVED 2631 NW 20th St. Miami Florida 33142 HOBBYTECH INCPH 305 638-9439 305 6337183 responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation