Control Line N/lore death Rat think really stirred up hornets nest column imminent death Rat Race have received quite number letters over US subject about equally split agreement disagreement though agree Rat trouble something ought done many fliers Out feel Rat king racing events because its speed complexity com petitive Rat Race ultimate pos sible achievements Control Line Racing anything limit event would de stroy very reason exists unlimited all-out racing Listen letter Arnold Kosby Scottsdale Ariz Am along father Dick has flying Rat five years has Nats last three years has utterly bombed out So continue Maybe because theres something Rat Race no other event has Maybe its speed time takes build ship pull expense sweat relief know can turn good time cannot sure something about event excit ing dont think could much better statement people fly Rat question still has answered area Rat flourishing two three dead sign healthy event Yes Rat largest Control Line events recent Nats outside few isolated areas intensive activity interest Rat no longer flown Will Rat become Nationals-only event need event racer wants go fast fast Formula 40 Scale Race suggestions made John Kils donk last column large-scale-version Goodyear Some boys Texas think that idea has lot merit follow ing up major departure original suggestion 2 foot scale rather 2 tly half again big existing Scale Race models plane 16 wingspan builds up 36 very convenient size current balsa wood supplies Gene Patty Jerry Farr Abilene Tex have built up couple examples models scale just see turn out photos Shoestring Gene brought Houston recent weekend flying session whole idea event racing models can built out hobby shop available supplies using engines tank set-ups right out Rat Basically event would have same rules Scale Race different scale larger engines looks like immediate performance level about 105-115 mph could achieved practical upper bound about 120 mph big airplanes 60 018 lines would surely let lot people fly just cant handle fast Rat 150 flying session Shoestring showed model very easy fly airspeed about 95 mph no real attempt made make go faster sorts possibilities immediately come mind Racing think about trying set up event like Look pictures over let hear comments Warning Caution racing fliers use large fuel bottle large piece tubing re fueling Rats Goodycars let voice word caution Always remove glow plug clip before prime engine Two years ago Nats Oshkosh out practicing some Rats 16 oz plastic bottles explode hand Fortunately wasnt seriously hurt Out side some permanent hearing loss possibilities frightening sound about what would expect 12-ga shot gun shell going off hand several minutes before could hear again ringing ears rest week Oshkosh Some friends claim have Bill Lee ringing head anyway bottle nearly empty full fumes tipped over put some fuel exhaust blew fumes engine glow plug ignited whole mess right back bottle resulting explosion bad enough fire easily extinguished stomping bottle smithereens lucky didnt get fuel bottle After episode did lot thinking passed off freak isolated one-time oc currence Until saw happen again last summer contest attended Corpus Christi Again no serious injury although time flier got burning fuel face suffered some minor burns lucky careful Goodyear three-views common problems faced Goodyear racer availability scale threeviews various full-size planes Well weep no because help hand back received price list John Kilsdonk 16159 Old Bedford Northville Mich 48167 Among other things John has two sets Goodyear three-views available set containing about 20-25 different planes best compila tion three-views Ive seen great reference also allows build something little different get out Buster-Falcon-Cassutt rut Ive built new plane based El Bandito Johns plans cost sets $250 both $450 Send stamped self-addressed envelope John latest price list Some new products racing flier has own way doing just about anything setting up flying control line racing airplane Rat Scale Race Slow Rat dont believe just look around next flying session different set-ups points fact always way skin cat always solution problem crazy hobby sport continued page 78 28 Model Aviation Above Bob Patty left Bill Lee two Goodyear models built Gene Patty Jerry Farr illustrate Formula 40 approach Rat Below Bob Bill Lee standard Rat NMPRA Championships continued page 8 1165 John McDermitt 1178 Bill Preis 118 1196 Doug Rubie 1182 Mike 1-lelsel 1184 ll85 Jim Maki Clay/Moncrief Team Irwin Funderburk 119 Whit Stockwell 1192 Pete Reed 1195 Ed Allen 1198 Can imagine contest l3 pilots addition good performances counted six Texans clocked close 120 3 10 seconds hetter ever recorded committee five officials selected hest sportsman Dr Bob Barrett Ft Worth Thunderbirds Bob loaned two air planes fellow modelers fly race both crashed addition pitched helped other pilots both days am sure other cases good sportsmanship demonstrated since contest entirely composed highcaliber modelers know win lose help others trophy presentation made top five being photographed pyra mid platform finale awards pre sentation custom ceremony Champion Jim Maki drink champagne silver bowl Jim must have taken whole quart swallow K&B racing engine went secondplace winner Terry Prather customizer famous Terry Tiger might have need after clean sweep K&B year AMA NATS NMPRA Championship Race Nightingale Custom rework job award went Jim Ntlaki might need get Tigers off tail Gift certificates given first place best time best scale last place Jeff Bertken Calif turkey got last place gift certificate check frozen turkey opinion best flying airplane best pilot race Bob Violett new Loki will soon kitted him Bob flew smoothest fastest course anyone always out fastest time-which did win doing cut himself out con test continued fly tight course anyway think thing helped Bob having Cliff Telford side again calling him Terry Prather John McDermitt first places heat races seven zero put two great pilots out first place contest proves once again consistency Pylon Racing wins contests Jim Maki per sonified starting engine time flying tight course no cuts having fast engine/airplane combination choosing right fuel right prop Overheard pits after contest over hadnt got cut three heats hadnt got double cut heat would have won first place hadnt flamed-out two heats would have won hadnt got cut three heats hadnt two mid-airs would have won Again consistency what its about CL Racing/Lee continued page 28 Fuel systems good case point Square tanks round tanks tall skinny tanks short fat tanks name chances can find someone somewhere using cham pioning way go claim no immunity affliction have way doing things find works best have distinct advantage being hunt-n-peck end typewriter youre going have listen way doing things until decide send way OK heres way Some people fact run both fuel pressure lines through shut-off obvious reason prevent pressure fuel tank blow ing back through pressure line flooding engine fumes and/or raw fuel during shut-off Another way solving problem way run fuel line through shut-off use ball-check pressure line ball-check will allow pressure flow engine tank prevents fuel and/or fumes flowing back DONT POWER CYTM THE ORIGINAL IN PLANE BATTERY MONITOR Now fly confidence glance POWER-CYT instantly know charge condition battery pack Three times brighter other POWER-CYT goes off batteries 10 20 minute s8fety margin Detects bad cells Easy installation Weighs Va oz Guaranteed 1 year CYI4 INOUSTAIES 611 S East Ave. Oak Park II 60304 13121 8488S55 engine big problem using hall-checks availability want get hold some really well made ball-checks have two sources first Arnold Kosby Technamics Corporation Box 1665 Scottsdale Ariz 85252 Ams ball-check single piece aluminum tubing small ball seated end tubing crimpled special tool other whole thing about 3/16 long /8 diameter fits inside piece fuel tubing used pressure line second source Bob Wilder Wilders Model Machine Works 2010 Boston Street Irving Tex 75601 Bobs ball-check piece brass tubing small ball seated end other end threaded accept small allen set screw end screw slotted hole drilled lengthwise through screw allow pressure pass arrange ment allows take ball-check apart periodically inspection cleaning Bob supplies small allen wrench ballcheck purpose Ive used both products can attest quality effectiveness Another product available Am Kosby slick new fuel shut-off machined Out steel rod tubing spring load pinch off single line goes ball-check again neat trip wire will trip thing almost kind motion Am has two versions available Rat Goodyears Send stamped self ad dressed envelope address listed above price list Ams latest goodies OLUTION ARNOLD KOSBY II Another Set Rat Plans several Rat designs seen Nats past August guessed Am Kosby Scottsdale Ariz couple features design its use half pan resulting low weight 28 oz HP 40 up front design called Revolution design would obviously take new rear exhaust K&B 40s very well Plans model available Am previously mentioned address address 3520 Tamarisk Lane Mis souri City Tex 77459 78 Model Aviation V rSTANDARD. 1195 48 V DELUXE1795 wIh PWQSJ Dealer Distributor inquiries invited
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/02
Page Numbers: 28, 78
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/02
Page Numbers: 28, 78
Control Line N/lore death Rat think really stirred up hornets nest column imminent death Rat Race have received quite number letters over US subject about equally split agreement disagreement though agree Rat trouble something ought done many fliers Out feel Rat king racing events because its speed complexity com petitive Rat Race ultimate pos sible achievements Control Line Racing anything limit event would de stroy very reason exists unlimited all-out racing Listen letter Arnold Kosby Scottsdale Ariz Am along father Dick has flying Rat five years has Nats last three years has utterly bombed out So continue Maybe because theres something Rat Race no other event has Maybe its speed time takes build ship pull expense sweat relief know can turn good time cannot sure something about event excit ing dont think could much better statement people fly Rat question still has answered area Rat flourishing two three dead sign healthy event Yes Rat largest Control Line events recent Nats outside few isolated areas intensive activity interest Rat no longer flown Will Rat become Nationals-only event need event racer wants go fast fast Formula 40 Scale Race suggestions made John Kils donk last column large-scale-version Goodyear Some boys Texas think that idea has lot merit follow ing up major departure original suggestion 2 foot scale rather 2 tly half again big existing Scale Race models plane 16 wingspan builds up 36 very convenient size current balsa wood supplies Gene Patty Jerry Farr Abilene Tex have built up couple examples models scale just see turn out photos Shoestring Gene brought Houston recent weekend flying session whole idea event racing models can built out hobby shop available supplies using engines tank set-ups right out Rat Basically event would have same rules Scale Race different scale larger engines looks like immediate performance level about 105-115 mph could achieved practical upper bound about 120 mph big airplanes 60 018 lines would surely let lot people fly just cant handle fast Rat 150 flying session Shoestring showed model very easy fly airspeed about 95 mph no real attempt made make go faster sorts possibilities immediately come mind Racing think about trying set up event like Look pictures over let hear comments Warning Caution racing fliers use large fuel bottle large piece tubing re fueling Rats Goodycars let voice word caution Always remove glow plug clip before prime engine Two years ago Nats Oshkosh out practicing some Rats 16 oz plastic bottles explode hand Fortunately wasnt seriously hurt Out side some permanent hearing loss possibilities frightening sound about what would expect 12-ga shot gun shell going off hand several minutes before could hear again ringing ears rest week Oshkosh Some friends claim have Bill Lee ringing head anyway bottle nearly empty full fumes tipped over put some fuel exhaust blew fumes engine glow plug ignited whole mess right back bottle resulting explosion bad enough fire easily extinguished stomping bottle smithereens lucky didnt get fuel bottle After episode did lot thinking passed off freak isolated one-time oc currence Until saw happen again last summer contest attended Corpus Christi Again no serious injury although time flier got burning fuel face suffered some minor burns lucky careful Goodyear three-views common problems faced Goodyear racer availability scale threeviews various full-size planes Well weep no because help hand back received price list John Kilsdonk 16159 Old Bedford Northville Mich 48167 Among other things John has two sets Goodyear three-views available set containing about 20-25 different planes best compila tion three-views Ive seen great reference also allows build something little different get out Buster-Falcon-Cassutt rut Ive built new plane based El Bandito Johns plans cost sets $250 both $450 Send stamped self-addressed envelope John latest price list Some new products racing flier has own way doing just about anything setting up flying control line racing airplane Rat Scale Race Slow Rat dont believe just look around next flying session different set-ups points fact always way skin cat always solution problem crazy hobby sport continued page 78 28 Model Aviation Above Bob Patty left Bill Lee two Goodyear models built Gene Patty Jerry Farr illustrate Formula 40 approach Rat Below Bob Bill Lee standard Rat NMPRA Championships continued page 8 1165 John McDermitt 1178 Bill Preis 118 1196 Doug Rubie 1182 Mike 1-lelsel 1184 ll85 Jim Maki Clay/Moncrief Team Irwin Funderburk 119 Whit Stockwell 1192 Pete Reed 1195 Ed Allen 1198 Can imagine contest l3 pilots addition good performances counted six Texans clocked close 120 3 10 seconds hetter ever recorded committee five officials selected hest sportsman Dr Bob Barrett Ft Worth Thunderbirds Bob loaned two air planes fellow modelers fly race both crashed addition pitched helped other pilots both days am sure other cases good sportsmanship demonstrated since contest entirely composed highcaliber modelers know win lose help others trophy presentation made top five being photographed pyra mid platform finale awards pre sentation custom ceremony Champion Jim Maki drink champagne silver bowl Jim must have taken whole quart swallow K&B racing engine went secondplace winner Terry Prather customizer famous Terry Tiger might have need after clean sweep K&B year AMA NATS NMPRA Championship Race Nightingale Custom rework job award went Jim Ntlaki might need get Tigers off tail Gift certificates given first place best time best scale last place Jeff Bertken Calif turkey got last place gift certificate check frozen turkey opinion best flying airplane best pilot race Bob Violett new Loki will soon kitted him Bob flew smoothest fastest course anyone always out fastest time-which did win doing cut himself out con test continued fly tight course anyway think thing helped Bob having Cliff Telford side again calling him Terry Prather John McDermitt first places heat races seven zero put two great pilots out first place contest proves once again consistency Pylon Racing wins contests Jim Maki per sonified starting engine time flying tight course no cuts having fast engine/airplane combination choosing right fuel right prop Overheard pits after contest over hadnt got cut three heats hadnt got double cut heat would have won first place hadnt flamed-out two heats would have won hadnt got cut three heats hadnt two mid-airs would have won Again consistency what its about CL Racing/Lee continued page 28 Fuel systems good case point Square tanks round tanks tall skinny tanks short fat tanks name chances can find someone somewhere using cham pioning way go claim no immunity affliction have way doing things find works best have distinct advantage being hunt-n-peck end typewriter youre going have listen way doing things until decide send way OK heres way Some people fact run both fuel pressure lines through shut-off obvious reason prevent pressure fuel tank blow ing back through pressure line flooding engine fumes and/or raw fuel during shut-off Another way solving problem way run fuel line through shut-off use ball-check pressure line ball-check will allow pressure flow engine tank prevents fuel and/or fumes flowing back DONT POWER CYTM THE ORIGINAL IN PLANE BATTERY MONITOR Now fly confidence glance POWER-CYT instantly know charge condition battery pack Three times brighter other POWER-CYT goes off batteries 10 20 minute s8fety margin Detects bad cells Easy installation Weighs Va oz Guaranteed 1 year CYI4 INOUSTAIES 611 S East Ave. Oak Park II 60304 13121 8488S55 engine big problem using hall-checks availability want get hold some really well made ball-checks have two sources first Arnold Kosby Technamics Corporation Box 1665 Scottsdale Ariz 85252 Ams ball-check single piece aluminum tubing small ball seated end tubing crimpled special tool other whole thing about 3/16 long /8 diameter fits inside piece fuel tubing used pressure line second source Bob Wilder Wilders Model Machine Works 2010 Boston Street Irving Tex 75601 Bobs ball-check piece brass tubing small ball seated end other end threaded accept small allen set screw end screw slotted hole drilled lengthwise through screw allow pressure pass arrange ment allows take ball-check apart periodically inspection cleaning Bob supplies small allen wrench ballcheck purpose Ive used both products can attest quality effectiveness Another product available Am Kosby slick new fuel shut-off machined Out steel rod tubing spring load pinch off single line goes ball-check again neat trip wire will trip thing almost kind motion Am has two versions available Rat Goodyears Send stamped self ad dressed envelope address listed above price list Ams latest goodies OLUTION ARNOLD KOSBY II Another Set Rat Plans several Rat designs seen Nats past August guessed Am Kosby Scottsdale Ariz couple features design its use half pan resulting low weight 28 oz HP 40 up front design called Revolution design would obviously take new rear exhaust K&B 40s very well Plans model available Am previously mentioned address address 3520 Tamarisk Lane Mis souri City Tex 77459 78 Model Aviation V rSTANDARD. 1195 48 V DELUXE1795 wIh PWQSJ Dealer Distributor inquiries invited
