Control Line Right Representing U S FAI TR CL World Champs three teamsin picture Bill Wright Dunkin/Wright team Below Veteran husband-and-wife team Sue nd Jim Plaunt dis tinguished consistency Have competing TR since 1970 Racing Fuel Mixings recent newsletter George Aldrich Aldrich Products Inc has some interesting thoughts fuel mixings Ill present con sideration Some years ago largest man ufacturers synthetic lubricants paid very nice fee test polyolefin oil model engines tests other tests discerned lubricants assets- such clean burning miscibility percentage nitromethane cleaness operation etc could carry load alone very fact polyolefin oils burn along rest fuel ingredients clue problem engine really punished under severe circumstances such over-lean run high heat generated dissipates lubricant leaving little no protection engine kind very reason using lubri cant will burn away Though may varnish engine parts under severe conditions fact burns sticks engine parts providing protection After years operating repairing reworking thou sands model engines am convinced engine operated some lubricant does burn away will worn damaged operated such lubricant MAGNUM fuels Aldrich pro ductWRL formulated basis provide extra protection engine under extreme severe condi tions will provide bene fits under normal operation years ago found detergent does very good job keeping engine clean castor oil used lubricant very expensive 100% nitrometh ane best detergent known its MAGNUM fuels except ECONO-BLEND . synthetic oil MAGNUM fuel best poly oils have found has good heavy load-carry capability easier glow plug castor oil Bakers AA degummedthe best Georges newsletter goes des cribe various fuel blends nitro content 5% 70% cover virtually phases model airplane flying activity particular XTRA 25% nitro 12% synthetic oil 5% castor plus detergent ignitor would very good mild fuel Combat Slow Rat Another blend COMPETITION 40% 15% 5% would ideal hotter fuel Slow Rat Combat just ticket Fast Rat Goodyear would RACING 50% 17% 3% George has other fuels plus complete line competition engines accessories just too numerous mention column such George will send latest info youll send him stamped self addressed envelope address Aldrich Products Inc PO Box 1426 Mission TX 78572 New Products new product just now market comes Fusite Division Emerson Electric Com pany makers GloBee glow plug called GloBee Fire Plug combination battery ammeter rheo state very compact package has ability rheostat light up plug fragile hairy GloBee demands lot amps order work unit first class way answer problems Fusites address Fusite Division Emer son Electric Co 6000 Fernview Ave Cincinnati OH 45212 World Championships Shortly after read column 1976 Control Line World Championships will held Utrecht Netherlands dates will continued page 80 28 Model Aviation Bill Lee Right Pit man Jolly/Kusik team Jed Kusik making stop during last Nationalswhere won out iI Exhaust Extension Perfect scale other applications extension needed no muffler required unit has machined locating slot fit engines no adaptors needed Extension 2% long comes complete mounting hardware Three sizes small 15 25 engines medium 29 40 large 49 80 $450 Exhaust Manifolds Manifolds available two styles will work boats cars airplanes Both come three sizes small 15-25 engines medium 29-401 large 45-80 have un iversal mounting slot eliminate need adaptor Suggested retail price $495 Exhaust Throttle Throttle engine exhaust type throttle system comes three standard sizes Small 15-25 engines Medium 2940 Large 45-80 mounting slot el iminates need adaptors $695 special model exhaust throttle made OPS 40 60 engines using tuned pipe t149t shnwn 300cc fuel tank especially designed boating use gravity feed type fuel pickup located bottom tank Molded extremely fuel resistant plastic tank features twist top fast fueling Suggested retail price $225 Semco makes 280 accesso ries models Send 25d catalog of mufflers tools hardware accessories available Semco RC Helicopters/Schoonard continued page 20 least 10-ft altitude separate auto-rotation landing must part free-style selec tion Scale scale contestants will need pre sent following materials entry static judging published threeview drawings pictures published other wise pertaining color markings details better presentation better can judged static judging will cover follow ing areasmaximum 25 points Fuselage cockpit landing gear rotor sys tems craftmanship finish markings Scale contestants will fly same equip ment have static judged will fly following maneuvers A 15-second hover land B Constant heading figure-of-eight starting left land C 360-degree fly-around starting left land Five minutes flight time Scale winning points will sum best two flights plus static judging points scale maneuvers will judged 0-10 have K-factor 15 complete test rules will used 1976 Helicopter Na tionals see Competition News section [My address 2080 Sharon Rd Win ter Park FL 32789] RC Pylon/Lane continued page 19 wing skin per side total 12 sec tions Number wing core same wing skins start applying skins cores will get skins same sequence Okay Lets talk about cement can use wont melt foam use Best Test rubber cement similar Carters does dry out after about six months several model contact cements market job really up individuals preference Goldbergs Blue-Goo should available time read article what have heard cement should work very well tinted blue can see have foam cores skins completely covered cement problems Best Test since has no color Once decide what type cement going use sure does attack foam coat wing cores skins Set everything aside least 30 minutes unless cement instructions call less time before attempting apply skins cores waiting time allows thinner evaporate cement put skins cores too soon thinners will attack foam melt Now have scrap have waited long enough can put cores back core block cores sticking block So using core block jig apply wing skins proper numerical order After place skin core before apply next skins sure lay bead white glue epoxy edge sheeting get good tight glue joint between skins After have skinned cores check sure straight have proper twist wash-out called plans Put cores back core block let dry hour two Now ready either glue epoxy leading trailing edges tips place Sand everything down de sired shape cut aileron per plan join wings together epoxy Peri odically assemble wing panels check sure still have proper wash-out panel have changed twist panel back shape usually can until put first coat resin glass wing sure use 1 either celastic glass tape reinforce wing center joint dont tape center joint can guarantee wing will fail center section first second flight Well hope above information will help would like build foam have becn leery stuff really difficult might think first time it will probably take longer built-up wing Once have completed couple will find can put foam wing together couple hours New month will cover technique using K&Bs Super Poxy finishing system address 4477W 136th St Haw thorne CA 90250 CL Racing/Lee continued page 28 July 7 through July 12 event being organized Royal Netherlands Aero nautical Assoc along World Championships committee will held site Utrecht Model Aero Club events will Stunt Speed Team Race Last summer good fortune help Team Race team selection finals held weekend pre ceeding Nats Lake Charles re ported results team selections December issue Model Aviation Id like take remainder col umn try introduce people comprise team representa tives World Championships FAI Team Race first-place team qualified com posed two Californians Jed Kusik 80 Model Aviation Boat Fuel Tank THE FINEST HELICOPTER AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING FUN FLYING AND COMPETITION DU-BRO RIG MODEL HELICOPTER KIT DUE TO OUR NEW CANS SYSTEM YOU CAN ACTUALLY ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF CONTROL SENSITIVITY TO MATCH YOUR SKILL BEGINNERS WILL FIND THIS MA CHINE VERY DOCILE AND GENTLE TO HAN DLE WHILE THE MORE EXPERIENCED FLYERS WILL ADJUST IT TO SUIT THEIR CAPABILITIES WHICH MAKES THIS HEL ICOPTER THE RIGHT HELICOPTER FOR ANYBODY THE NEW SHARK 60 LOOKS BASICALLY LIKE OUR OLD O& RPOWERED VERSION WHICH IS NOW DISCONTINUED EXCEPT FOR SEVERAL IMPORTANT REFINEMENTS EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES OF THE OLD DESIGN NEW TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH TO FIT ALMOST ANY 60 ENGINE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE NEW YELLOW BODY WITH BLACK PLASTIC ENGINE AND GEAR COVERS AND FAN TASTIC NEW TRAINING GEAR AND TEACH ING METHOD TO GET YOU IN THE AIR FAST AND KEEP YOU FLYING NOT RE PAIRING RADIO EQUIPMENT ENGINE AND 12 OZ FUEL TANK NOT INCLUDED Larry Jolly Jed school teacher mar ried four children Before flying Team Race Scale-Free Flighter did win Nationals early sixties flying youll often find Jed front cloud dust roars across California desert dirt bike Jed began flying Team Race 1969 Larrys brother Steve Jolly 1971 placed sixth team trials 1972 World Champs 1972 Steve Jed ended up first Circle Burners race series series races held throughout year points totaled entire sea son 1973 Jed Larry teamed up Larry 22 college student working towards BS degree biology mind towards eventually teaching gan flying competitively 1968 Con trol Line also flew quite lot RC flying going school Larry jeweler working sizing ringsjewelry repair such manufacturing jeweler also getting glider pilots license 1973 Jed Larry began work Supertigres placed fourth 73 Nats TR St Louis placed fifth 74 World Champs team Too much practice resulting worn-out equipment downfall St Louis Jed Larry worked hard 74 won almost west coast TR contests Shortly before 74 Nats broken up line during shut-off tore up new plane best Supertigre hurriedly built anew model left Lake Charles Jed assembling tank-crutch unit drove across Texas Arriving early Lake Charles got new model going good about 95 mph 34 laps Wednesday day before TR Larrry flying FAI Pylon Jed calling Since TR Thursday able finish Pylon con cluded same day As luck would have won first place FAI Team Race beating out Dunkin/Wright team strictly laps Getting ready leave go home also found out ended 20th place FAI Pylon second-place team comprised husband wife Jim Sue Plaunt Midland TX may first TR sure US teams have husband wife team Jim started fly ing early age became quite pro ficient particularly Stunt entering 63 Nats Los Alamitos Senior college Claremont Mens Col lege found little time fly build did manage keep volved some equipment built pre college college Jim Sue met went flying together few times Sue learning fly shortly becoming quite accomplished pilot married short time after graduation began think about rac ing together time Jim always fascinated TR though never seen race until Graduate school Goodyear getting started about time decided try some racing since closer TR Rat decided get first first races 1970 started out heat times 730 ETA diesel eventually working diesel down low 4s Abandoning diesel Goodyear went directly Rossi 15 won first race 1971 Southern California Champs San Diego Rossi beat people two years Rossi before would admit superior Supertigre Goodyear During time try ing get TR ETA first race early 71 did fairly well qualifying turning 527 heat make finals Which pure disaster wheel kept bending landing take-off got shorter kept shear ing prop end race engine over revving about 3000 rpm pitting very strangely Needless say Sue very impressed Jims landing gear Jim Sue moved So California Texas late 72 pretty much August 1976 81 I DU-BRO PRODUCTS INCORPORAu 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA HIGH PERFORMANCE * COMPETITION PROVEN * THIN RIGID BLADES OF HARD MAPLE WOOD SUPERBLY FINISHED COMPLETELY FUEL PROOF SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 P OR RCFREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIA PITCH PRICE 5%3485 63485 733%4110 83%456115 945677%125 10467130 106VV 8W130 10GEW135 114677% 7A7%8145 1166W150 11%67150 126155 125W160 1356195 1456225 1556275 164%6350 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B FOR SPEED & RACING ADVANCED DESIGN NO 1 IN PYLON RACING LEADING SPEED RECORD HOLDER OP ALL TIMES CL Racing continued shut down TR activity since Texas TR hotbeds during 73 74 raced Goodyear Late 74 decided make effort 75 Team Trials began scratching gether new plane engine significant problem nearest suitable practice site 200-mile oneway trip Believe entire 14 months preparation Trials Lake Charles drive 200 miles either Fort Worth Dallas flying sites time wanted prac tice try-out anything new Plaunts preparations World Champs can best summed up quoting part letter Jim main concern just place fly probably will make changes Champs several rea sons may able practice no place fly Also will find out Sue absolute begin ners TR compared rest Team 'Going out limb bunch new stuff would foul us up actually have lot experience Goodyear TR will stick stuff know Also lack flying site severely impairs ability try new things third-place team composed Bill Wright Jim Dunkin Kansas City MO first time US team Bill Jim represented us 1968 1970 1972 Bill 41 years old married two children advertising graphics designer Bill has flying model airplanes since five years old getting Control Line 1949 flying things 60 Speed job Olathe Nats has mostly Control Line small amount Free Flight Bill started Team Race 1962 teamed up Jim Dun kin first contest 10th KOI December 1963 took first place Jim 36 single works Mis souri State Highway Department spector started flying late 50s mostly Control Line time did own Indoor hand-launch glider record Jim tells story 75 qualifVing Nats near disaster creamed best plane Rossi contest St Louis two weeks before trials two other planes almost done didnt expect have use moved shut-off refueler valve up make little accessi able doing also moved back behind motor plate Unknown us time put filler tube tank low pressure area caused us run engine much richer order draw against slight vacuum cost us bunch laps some speed main trouble Nats coupled rebuilt engine creamed St Louis piston sleeve wearing out lucked out made team adding some hot stuff fuel some extra speed still short laps accelerated demise engine until shot Nats time spent next two months trying find problem Finally figured out moved valves forward leading edge wing both planes laps came right back though speed down due engine being good least system back normal could concentrate engine prop fuel combination able tell what going address 3533 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Tellipsoar/Durney continued page 50 vertical fin before attaching boom point should attach horizontal stab fin make sure aligned both planes before securing rear fin post place Also make sure stab linkage good free too much play action Next assemble fin boom reinforce sides recommend attach rudder rudder nyrod Now can set boom assembly aside install weight compartment brass tubes wing wires point ready make final assembly between pod boom Attach stab vertical fin wing pod provides good reference correct alignment Rough up inside boom outside pod epoxy two together checking alignment between wing stab making sure angle between pod boom shown drawing Also make sure pod boom straight line vertical plane Finishing model point rather straightforward presents little problem prefer Monokote wing stab silk dope other covering will work preference trans parent Monokote because excellent visibility provides fact lot easier lungs Almost radio can installed Tellipsoar will accommodate popular bricks servo trays Mount battery far forward possible use styrofoam make sure stays opinion battery should always mounted ahead receiver servos because heaviest part air borne pack could lot damage rest radio event crash Add lead shot nose-weight com 82 Model Aviation RC PYLON RACING DIA PITCHPRICE 5314110 756125 7SN 6N125 81 6%77%150 96%77%150 CONTROL LINE SPEED & RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 4/6%110 4%55%110 6768%120 77%10A11128 88135 89N 9%N135 8%77%140 91212150 NNARROW Langleys Model Aero Engine 1903 Robert Meyer Curator National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Illustrated orical Collectors Item $500 Cumberland Press 4926 Del Ray Avenue Bethesda Maryland 20014
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/08
Page Numbers: 28, 80, 81, 82
Control Line Right Representing U S FAI TR CL World Champs three teamsin picture Bill Wright Dunkin/Wright team Below Veteran husband-and-wife team Sue nd Jim Plaunt dis tinguished consistency Have competing TR since 1970 Racing Fuel Mixings recent newsletter George Aldrich Aldrich Products Inc has some interesting thoughts fuel mixings Ill present con sideration Some years ago largest man ufacturers synthetic lubricants paid very nice fee test polyolefin oil model engines tests other tests discerned lubricants assets- such clean burning miscibility percentage nitromethane cleaness operation etc could carry load alone very fact polyolefin oils burn along rest fuel ingredients clue problem engine really punished under severe circumstances such over-lean run high heat generated dissipates lubricant leaving little no protection engine kind very reason using lubri cant will burn away Though may varnish engine parts under severe conditions fact burns sticks engine parts providing protection After years operating repairing reworking thou sands model engines am convinced engine operated some lubricant does burn away will worn damaged operated such lubricant MAGNUM fuels Aldrich pro ductWRL formulated basis provide extra protection engine under extreme severe condi tions will provide bene fits under normal operation years ago found detergent does very good job keeping engine clean castor oil used lubricant very expensive 100% nitrometh ane best detergent known its MAGNUM fuels except ECONO-BLEND . synthetic oil MAGNUM fuel best poly oils have found has good heavy load-carry capability easier glow plug castor oil Bakers AA degummedthe best Georges newsletter goes des cribe various fuel blends nitro content 5% 70% cover virtually phases model airplane flying activity particular XTRA 25% nitro 12% synthetic oil 5% castor plus detergent ignitor would very good mild fuel Combat Slow Rat Another blend COMPETITION 40% 15% 5% would ideal hotter fuel Slow Rat Combat just ticket Fast Rat Goodyear would RACING 50% 17% 3% George has other fuels plus complete line competition engines accessories just too numerous mention column such George will send latest info youll send him stamped self addressed envelope address Aldrich Products Inc PO Box 1426 Mission TX 78572 New Products new product just now market comes Fusite Division Emerson Electric Com pany makers GloBee glow plug called GloBee Fire Plug combination battery ammeter rheo state very compact package has ability rheostat light up plug fragile hairy GloBee demands lot amps order work unit first class way answer problems Fusites address Fusite Division Emer son Electric Co 6000 Fernview Ave Cincinnati OH 45212 World Championships Shortly after read column 1976 Control Line World Championships will held Utrecht Netherlands dates will continued page 80 28 Model Aviation Bill Lee Right Pit man Jolly/Kusik team Jed Kusik making stop during last Nationalswhere won out iI Exhaust Extension Perfect scale other applications extension needed no muffler required unit has machined locating slot fit engines no adaptors needed Extension 2% long comes complete mounting hardware Three sizes small 15 25 engines medium 29 40 large 49 80 $450 Exhaust Manifolds Manifolds available two styles will work boats cars airplanes Both come three sizes small 15-25 engines medium 29-401 large 45-80 have un iversal mounting slot eliminate need adaptor Suggested retail price $495 Exhaust Throttle Throttle engine exhaust type throttle system comes three standard sizes Small 15-25 engines Medium 2940 Large 45-80 mounting slot el iminates need adaptors $695 special model exhaust throttle made OPS 40 60 engines using tuned pipe t149t shnwn 300cc fuel tank especially designed boating use gravity feed type fuel pickup located bottom tank Molded extremely fuel resistant plastic tank features twist top fast fueling Suggested retail price $225 Semco makes 280 accesso ries models Send 25d catalog of mufflers tools hardware accessories available Semco RC Helicopters/Schoonard continued page 20 least 10-ft altitude separate auto-rotation landing must part free-style selec tion Scale scale contestants will need pre sent following materials entry static judging published threeview drawings pictures published other wise pertaining color markings details better presentation better can judged static judging will cover follow ing areasmaximum 25 points Fuselage cockpit landing gear rotor sys tems craftmanship finish markings Scale contestants will fly same equip ment have static judged will fly following maneuvers A 15-second hover land B Constant heading figure-of-eight starting left land C 360-degree fly-around starting left land Five minutes flight time Scale winning points will sum best two flights plus static judging points scale maneuvers will judged 0-10 have K-factor 15 complete test rules will used 1976 Helicopter Na tionals see Competition News section [My address 2080 Sharon Rd Win ter Park FL 32789] RC Pylon/Lane continued page 19 wing skin per side total 12 sec tions Number wing core same wing skins start applying skins cores will get skins same sequence Okay Lets talk about cement can use wont melt foam use Best Test rubber cement similar Carters does dry out after about six months several model contact cements market job really up individuals preference Goldbergs Blue-Goo should available time read article what have heard cement should work very well tinted blue can see have foam cores skins completely covered cement problems Best Test since has no color Once decide what type cement going use sure does attack foam coat wing cores skins Set everything aside least 30 minutes unless cement instructions call less time before attempting apply skins cores waiting time allows thinner evaporate cement put skins cores too soon thinners will attack foam melt Now have scrap have waited long enough can put cores back core block cores sticking block So using core block jig apply wing skins proper numerical order After place skin core before apply next skins sure lay bead white glue epoxy edge sheeting get good tight glue joint between skins After have skinned cores check sure straight have proper twist wash-out called plans Put cores back core block let dry hour two Now ready either glue epoxy leading trailing edges tips place Sand everything down de sired shape cut aileron per plan join wings together epoxy Peri odically assemble wing panels check sure still have proper wash-out panel have changed twist panel back shape usually can until put first coat resin glass wing sure use 1 either celastic glass tape reinforce wing center joint dont tape center joint can guarantee wing will fail center section first second flight Well hope above information will help would like build foam have becn leery stuff really difficult might think first time it will probably take longer built-up wing Once have completed couple will find can put foam wing together couple hours New month will cover technique using K&Bs Super Poxy finishing system address 4477W 136th St Haw thorne CA 90250 CL Racing/Lee continued page 28 July 7 through July 12 event being organized Royal Netherlands Aero nautical Assoc along World Championships committee will held site Utrecht Model Aero Club events will Stunt Speed Team Race Last summer good fortune help Team Race team selection finals held weekend pre ceeding Nats Lake Charles re ported results team selections December issue Model Aviation Id like take remainder col umn try introduce people comprise team representa tives World Championships FAI Team Race first-place team qualified com posed two Californians Jed Kusik 80 Model Aviation Boat Fuel Tank THE FINEST HELICOPTER AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING FUN FLYING AND COMPETITION DU-BRO RIG MODEL HELICOPTER KIT DUE TO OUR NEW CANS SYSTEM YOU CAN ACTUALLY ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF CONTROL SENSITIVITY TO MATCH YOUR SKILL BEGINNERS WILL FIND THIS MA CHINE VERY DOCILE AND GENTLE TO HAN DLE WHILE THE MORE EXPERIENCED FLYERS WILL ADJUST IT TO SUIT THEIR CAPABILITIES WHICH MAKES THIS HEL ICOPTER THE RIGHT HELICOPTER FOR ANYBODY THE NEW SHARK 60 LOOKS BASICALLY LIKE OUR OLD O& RPOWERED VERSION WHICH IS NOW DISCONTINUED EXCEPT FOR SEVERAL IMPORTANT REFINEMENTS EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES OF THE OLD DESIGN NEW TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH TO FIT ALMOST ANY 60 ENGINE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE NEW YELLOW BODY WITH BLACK PLASTIC ENGINE AND GEAR COVERS AND FAN TASTIC NEW TRAINING GEAR AND TEACH ING METHOD TO GET YOU IN THE AIR FAST AND KEEP YOU FLYING NOT RE PAIRING RADIO EQUIPMENT ENGINE AND 12 OZ FUEL TANK NOT INCLUDED Larry Jolly Jed school teacher mar ried four children Before flying Team Race Scale-Free Flighter did win Nationals early sixties flying youll often find Jed front cloud dust roars across California desert dirt bike Jed began flying Team Race 1969 Larrys brother Steve Jolly 1971 placed sixth team trials 1972 World Champs 1972 Steve Jed ended up first Circle Burners race series series races held throughout year points totaled entire sea son 1973 Jed Larry teamed up Larry 22 college student working towards BS degree biology mind towards eventually teaching gan flying competitively 1968 Con trol Line also flew quite lot RC flying going school Larry jeweler working sizing ringsjewelry repair such manufacturing jeweler also getting glider pilots license 1973 Jed Larry began work Supertigres placed fourth 73 Nats TR St Louis placed fifth 74 World Champs team Too much practice resulting worn-out equipment downfall St Louis Jed Larry worked hard 74 won almost west coast TR contests Shortly before 74 Nats broken up line during shut-off tore up new plane best Supertigre hurriedly built anew model left Lake Charles Jed assembling tank-crutch unit drove across Texas Arriving early Lake Charles got new model going good about 95 mph 34 laps Wednesday day before TR Larrry flying FAI Pylon Jed calling Since TR Thursday able finish Pylon con cluded same day As luck would have won first place FAI Team Race beating out Dunkin/Wright team strictly laps Getting ready leave go home also found out ended 20th place FAI Pylon second-place team comprised husband wife Jim Sue Plaunt Midland TX may first TR sure US teams have husband wife team Jim started fly ing early age became quite pro ficient particularly Stunt entering 63 Nats Los Alamitos Senior college Claremont Mens Col lege found little time fly build did manage keep volved some equipment built pre college college Jim Sue met went flying together few times Sue learning fly shortly becoming quite accomplished pilot married short time after graduation began think about rac ing together time Jim always fascinated TR though never seen race until Graduate school Goodyear getting started about time decided try some racing since closer TR Rat decided get first first races 1970 started out heat times 730 ETA diesel eventually working diesel down low 4s Abandoning diesel Goodyear went directly Rossi 15 won first race 1971 Southern California Champs San Diego Rossi beat people two years Rossi before would admit superior Supertigre Goodyear During time try ing get TR ETA first race early 71 did fairly well qualifying turning 527 heat make finals Which pure disaster wheel kept bending landing take-off got shorter kept shear ing prop end race engine over revving about 3000 rpm pitting very strangely Needless say Sue very impressed Jims landing gear Jim Sue moved So California Texas late 72 pretty much August 1976 81 I DU-BRO PRODUCTS INCORPORAu 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA HIGH PERFORMANCE * COMPETITION PROVEN * THIN RIGID BLADES OF HARD MAPLE WOOD SUPERBLY FINISHED COMPLETELY FUEL PROOF SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 P OR RCFREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIA PITCH PRICE 5%3485 63485 733%4110 83%456115 945677%125 10467130 106VV 8W130 10GEW135 114677% 7A7%8145 1166W150 11%67150 126155 125W160 1356195 1456225 1556275 164%6350 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B FOR SPEED & RACING ADVANCED DESIGN NO 1 IN PYLON RACING LEADING SPEED RECORD HOLDER OP ALL TIMES CL Racing continued shut down TR activity since Texas TR hotbeds during 73 74 raced Goodyear Late 74 decided make effort 75 Team Trials began scratching gether new plane engine significant problem nearest suitable practice site 200-mile oneway trip Believe entire 14 months preparation Trials Lake Charles drive 200 miles either Fort Worth Dallas flying sites time wanted prac tice try-out anything new Plaunts preparations World Champs can best summed up quoting part letter Jim main concern just place fly probably will make changes Champs several rea sons may able practice no place fly Also will find out Sue absolute begin ners TR compared rest Team 'Going out limb bunch new stuff would foul us up actually have lot experience Goodyear TR will stick stuff know Also lack flying site severely impairs ability try new things third-place team composed Bill Wright Jim Dunkin Kansas City MO first time US team Bill Jim represented us 1968 1970 1972 Bill 41 years old married two children advertising graphics designer Bill has flying model airplanes since five years old getting Control Line 1949 flying things 60 Speed job Olathe Nats has mostly Control Line small amount Free Flight Bill started Team Race 1962 teamed up Jim Dun kin first contest 10th KOI December 1963 took first place Jim 36 single works Mis souri State Highway Department spector started flying late 50s mostly Control Line time did own Indoor hand-launch glider record Jim tells story 75 qualifVing Nats near disaster creamed best plane Rossi contest St Louis two weeks before trials two other planes almost done didnt expect have use moved shut-off refueler valve up make little accessi able doing also moved back behind motor plate Unknown us time put filler tube tank low pressure area caused us run engine much richer order draw against slight vacuum cost us bunch laps some speed main trouble Nats coupled rebuilt engine creamed St Louis piston sleeve wearing out lucked out made team adding some hot stuff fuel some extra speed still short laps accelerated demise engine until shot Nats time spent next two months trying find problem Finally figured out moved valves forward leading edge wing both planes laps came right back though speed down due engine being good least system back normal could concentrate engine prop fuel combination able tell what going address 3533 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Tellipsoar/Durney continued page 50 vertical fin before attaching boom point should attach horizontal stab fin make sure aligned both planes before securing rear fin post place Also make sure stab linkage good free too much play action Next assemble fin boom reinforce sides recommend attach rudder rudder nyrod Now can set boom assembly aside install weight compartment brass tubes wing wires point ready make final assembly between pod boom Attach stab vertical fin wing pod provides good reference correct alignment Rough up inside boom outside pod epoxy two together checking alignment between wing stab making sure angle between pod boom shown drawing Also make sure pod boom straight line vertical plane Finishing model point rather straightforward presents little problem prefer Monokote wing stab silk dope other covering will work preference trans parent Monokote because excellent visibility provides fact lot easier lungs Almost radio can installed Tellipsoar will accommodate popular bricks servo trays Mount battery far forward possible use styrofoam make sure stays opinion battery should always mounted ahead receiver servos because heaviest part air borne pack could lot damage rest radio event crash Add lead shot nose-weight com 82 Model Aviation RC PYLON RACING DIA PITCHPRICE 5314110 756125 7SN 6N125 81 6%77%150 96%77%150 CONTROL LINE SPEED & RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 4/6%110 4%55%110 6768%120 77%10A11128 88135 89N 9%N135 8%77%140 91212150 NNARROW Langleys Model Aero Engine 1903 Robert Meyer Curator National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Illustrated orical Collectors Item $500 Cumberland Press 4926 Del Ray Avenue Bethesda Maryland 20014
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/08
Page Numbers: 28, 80, 81, 82
Control Line Right Representing U S FAI TR CL World Champs three teamsin picture Bill Wright Dunkin/Wright team Below Veteran husband-and-wife team Sue nd Jim Plaunt dis tinguished consistency Have competing TR since 1970 Racing Fuel Mixings recent newsletter George Aldrich Aldrich Products Inc has some interesting thoughts fuel mixings Ill present con sideration Some years ago largest man ufacturers synthetic lubricants paid very nice fee test polyolefin oil model engines tests other tests discerned lubricants assets- such clean burning miscibility percentage nitromethane cleaness operation etc could carry load alone very fact polyolefin oils burn along rest fuel ingredients clue problem engine really punished under severe circumstances such over-lean run high heat generated dissipates lubricant leaving little no protection engine kind very reason using lubri cant will burn away Though may varnish engine parts under severe conditions fact burns sticks engine parts providing protection After years operating repairing reworking thou sands model engines am convinced engine operated some lubricant does burn away will worn damaged operated such lubricant MAGNUM fuels Aldrich pro ductWRL formulated basis provide extra protection engine under extreme severe condi tions will provide bene fits under normal operation years ago found detergent does very good job keeping engine clean castor oil used lubricant very expensive 100% nitrometh ane best detergent known its MAGNUM fuels except ECONO-BLEND . synthetic oil MAGNUM fuel best poly oils have found has good heavy load-carry capability easier glow plug castor oil Bakers AA degummedthe best Georges newsletter goes des cribe various fuel blends nitro content 5% 70% cover virtually phases model airplane flying activity particular XTRA 25% nitro 12% synthetic oil 5% castor plus detergent ignitor would very good mild fuel Combat Slow Rat Another blend COMPETITION 40% 15% 5% would ideal hotter fuel Slow Rat Combat just ticket Fast Rat Goodyear would RACING 50% 17% 3% George has other fuels plus complete line competition engines accessories just too numerous mention column such George will send latest info youll send him stamped self addressed envelope address Aldrich Products Inc PO Box 1426 Mission TX 78572 New Products new product just now market comes Fusite Division Emerson Electric Com pany makers GloBee glow plug called GloBee Fire Plug combination battery ammeter rheo state very compact package has ability rheostat light up plug fragile hairy GloBee demands lot amps order work unit first class way answer problems Fusites address Fusite Division Emer son Electric Co 6000 Fernview Ave Cincinnati OH 45212 World Championships Shortly after read column 1976 Control Line World Championships will held Utrecht Netherlands dates will continued page 80 28 Model Aviation Bill Lee Right Pit man Jolly/Kusik team Jed Kusik making stop during last Nationalswhere won out iI Exhaust Extension Perfect scale other applications extension needed no muffler required unit has machined locating slot fit engines no adaptors needed Extension 2% long comes complete mounting hardware Three sizes small 15 25 engines medium 29 40 large 49 80 $450 Exhaust Manifolds Manifolds available two styles will work boats cars airplanes Both come three sizes small 15-25 engines medium 29-401 large 45-80 have un iversal mounting slot eliminate need adaptor Suggested retail price $495 Exhaust Throttle Throttle engine exhaust type throttle system comes three standard sizes Small 15-25 engines Medium 2940 Large 45-80 mounting slot el iminates need adaptors $695 special model exhaust throttle made OPS 40 60 engines using tuned pipe t149t shnwn 300cc fuel tank especially designed boating use gravity feed type fuel pickup located bottom tank Molded extremely fuel resistant plastic tank features twist top fast fueling Suggested retail price $225 Semco makes 280 accesso ries models Send 25d catalog of mufflers tools hardware accessories available Semco RC Helicopters/Schoonard continued page 20 least 10-ft altitude separate auto-rotation landing must part free-style selec tion Scale scale contestants will need pre sent following materials entry static judging published threeview drawings pictures published other wise pertaining color markings details better presentation better can judged static judging will cover follow ing areasmaximum 25 points Fuselage cockpit landing gear rotor sys tems craftmanship finish markings Scale contestants will fly same equip ment have static judged will fly following maneuvers A 15-second hover land B Constant heading figure-of-eight starting left land C 360-degree fly-around starting left land Five minutes flight time Scale winning points will sum best two flights plus static judging points scale maneuvers will judged 0-10 have K-factor 15 complete test rules will used 1976 Helicopter Na tionals see Competition News section [My address 2080 Sharon Rd Win ter Park FL 32789] RC Pylon/Lane continued page 19 wing skin per side total 12 sec tions Number wing core same wing skins start applying skins cores will get skins same sequence Okay Lets talk about cement can use wont melt foam use Best Test rubber cement similar Carters does dry out after about six months several model contact cements market job really up individuals preference Goldbergs Blue-Goo should available time read article what have heard cement should work very well tinted blue can see have foam cores skins completely covered cement problems Best Test since has no color Once decide what type cement going use sure does attack foam coat wing cores skins Set everything aside least 30 minutes unless cement instructions call less time before attempting apply skins cores waiting time allows thinner evaporate cement put skins cores too soon thinners will attack foam melt Now have scrap have waited long enough can put cores back core block cores sticking block So using core block jig apply wing skins proper numerical order After place skin core before apply next skins sure lay bead white glue epoxy edge sheeting get good tight glue joint between skins After have skinned cores check sure straight have proper twist wash-out called plans Put cores back core block let dry hour two Now ready either glue epoxy leading trailing edges tips place Sand everything down de sired shape cut aileron per plan join wings together epoxy Peri odically assemble wing panels check sure still have proper wash-out panel have changed twist panel back shape usually can until put first coat resin glass wing sure use 1 either celastic glass tape reinforce wing center joint dont tape center joint can guarantee wing will fail center section first second flight Well hope above information will help would like build foam have becn leery stuff really difficult might think first time it will probably take longer built-up wing Once have completed couple will find can put foam wing together couple hours New month will cover technique using K&Bs Super Poxy finishing system address 4477W 136th St Haw thorne CA 90250 CL Racing/Lee continued page 28 July 7 through July 12 event being organized Royal Netherlands Aero nautical Assoc along World Championships committee will held site Utrecht Model Aero Club events will Stunt Speed Team Race Last summer good fortune help Team Race team selection finals held weekend pre ceeding Nats Lake Charles re ported results team selections December issue Model Aviation Id like take remainder col umn try introduce people comprise team representa tives World Championships FAI Team Race first-place team qualified com posed two Californians Jed Kusik 80 Model Aviation Boat Fuel Tank THE FINEST HELICOPTER AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING FUN FLYING AND COMPETITION DU-BRO RIG MODEL HELICOPTER KIT DUE TO OUR NEW CANS SYSTEM YOU CAN ACTUALLY ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF CONTROL SENSITIVITY TO MATCH YOUR SKILL BEGINNERS WILL FIND THIS MA CHINE VERY DOCILE AND GENTLE TO HAN DLE WHILE THE MORE EXPERIENCED FLYERS WILL ADJUST IT TO SUIT THEIR CAPABILITIES WHICH MAKES THIS HEL ICOPTER THE RIGHT HELICOPTER FOR ANYBODY THE NEW SHARK 60 LOOKS BASICALLY LIKE OUR OLD O& RPOWERED VERSION WHICH IS NOW DISCONTINUED EXCEPT FOR SEVERAL IMPORTANT REFINEMENTS EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES OF THE OLD DESIGN NEW TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH TO FIT ALMOST ANY 60 ENGINE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE NEW YELLOW BODY WITH BLACK PLASTIC ENGINE AND GEAR COVERS AND FAN TASTIC NEW TRAINING GEAR AND TEACH ING METHOD TO GET YOU IN THE AIR FAST AND KEEP YOU FLYING NOT RE PAIRING RADIO EQUIPMENT ENGINE AND 12 OZ FUEL TANK NOT INCLUDED Larry Jolly Jed school teacher mar ried four children Before flying Team Race Scale-Free Flighter did win Nationals early sixties flying youll often find Jed front cloud dust roars across California desert dirt bike Jed began flying Team Race 1969 Larrys brother Steve Jolly 1971 placed sixth team trials 1972 World Champs 1972 Steve Jed ended up first Circle Burners race series series races held throughout year points totaled entire sea son 1973 Jed Larry teamed up Larry 22 college student working towards BS degree biology mind towards eventually teaching gan flying competitively 1968 Con trol Line also flew quite lot RC flying going school Larry jeweler working sizing ringsjewelry repair such manufacturing jeweler also getting glider pilots license 1973 Jed Larry began work Supertigres placed fourth 73 Nats TR St Louis placed fifth 74 World Champs team Too much practice resulting worn-out equipment downfall St Louis Jed Larry worked hard 74 won almost west coast TR contests Shortly before 74 Nats broken up line during shut-off tore up new plane best Supertigre hurriedly built anew model left Lake Charles Jed assembling tank-crutch unit drove across Texas Arriving early Lake Charles got new model going good about 95 mph 34 laps Wednesday day before TR Larrry flying FAI Pylon Jed calling Since TR Thursday able finish Pylon con cluded same day As luck would have won first place FAI Team Race beating out Dunkin/Wright team strictly laps Getting ready leave go home also found out ended 20th place FAI Pylon second-place team comprised husband wife Jim Sue Plaunt Midland TX may first TR sure US teams have husband wife team Jim started fly ing early age became quite pro ficient particularly Stunt entering 63 Nats Los Alamitos Senior college Claremont Mens Col lege found little time fly build did manage keep volved some equipment built pre college college Jim Sue met went flying together few times Sue learning fly shortly becoming quite accomplished pilot married short time after graduation began think about rac ing together time Jim always fascinated TR though never seen race until Graduate school Goodyear getting started about time decided try some racing since closer TR Rat decided get first first races 1970 started out heat times 730 ETA diesel eventually working diesel down low 4s Abandoning diesel Goodyear went directly Rossi 15 won first race 1971 Southern California Champs San Diego Rossi beat people two years Rossi before would admit superior Supertigre Goodyear During time try ing get TR ETA first race early 71 did fairly well qualifying turning 527 heat make finals Which pure disaster wheel kept bending landing take-off got shorter kept shear ing prop end race engine over revving about 3000 rpm pitting very strangely Needless say Sue very impressed Jims landing gear Jim Sue moved So California Texas late 72 pretty much August 1976 81 I DU-BRO PRODUCTS INCORPORAu 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA HIGH PERFORMANCE * COMPETITION PROVEN * THIN RIGID BLADES OF HARD MAPLE WOOD SUPERBLY FINISHED COMPLETELY FUEL PROOF SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 P OR RCFREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIA PITCH PRICE 5%3485 63485 733%4110 83%456115 945677%125 10467130 106VV 8W130 10GEW135 114677% 7A7%8145 1166W150 11%67150 126155 125W160 1356195 1456225 1556275 164%6350 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B FOR SPEED & RACING ADVANCED DESIGN NO 1 IN PYLON RACING LEADING SPEED RECORD HOLDER OP ALL TIMES CL Racing continued shut down TR activity since Texas TR hotbeds during 73 74 raced Goodyear Late 74 decided make effort 75 Team Trials began scratching gether new plane engine significant problem nearest suitable practice site 200-mile oneway trip Believe entire 14 months preparation Trials Lake Charles drive 200 miles either Fort Worth Dallas flying sites time wanted prac tice try-out anything new Plaunts preparations World Champs can best summed up quoting part letter Jim main concern just place fly probably will make changes Champs several rea sons may able practice no place fly Also will find out Sue absolute begin ners TR compared rest Team 'Going out limb bunch new stuff would foul us up actually have lot experience Goodyear TR will stick stuff know Also lack flying site severely impairs ability try new things third-place team composed Bill Wright Jim Dunkin Kansas City MO first time US team Bill Jim represented us 1968 1970 1972 Bill 41 years old married two children advertising graphics designer Bill has flying model airplanes since five years old getting Control Line 1949 flying things 60 Speed job Olathe Nats has mostly Control Line small amount Free Flight Bill started Team Race 1962 teamed up Jim Dun kin first contest 10th KOI December 1963 took first place Jim 36 single works Mis souri State Highway Department spector started flying late 50s mostly Control Line time did own Indoor hand-launch glider record Jim tells story 75 qualifVing Nats near disaster creamed best plane Rossi contest St Louis two weeks before trials two other planes almost done didnt expect have use moved shut-off refueler valve up make little accessi able doing also moved back behind motor plate Unknown us time put filler tube tank low pressure area caused us run engine much richer order draw against slight vacuum cost us bunch laps some speed main trouble Nats coupled rebuilt engine creamed St Louis piston sleeve wearing out lucked out made team adding some hot stuff fuel some extra speed still short laps accelerated demise engine until shot Nats time spent next two months trying find problem Finally figured out moved valves forward leading edge wing both planes laps came right back though speed down due engine being good least system back normal could concentrate engine prop fuel combination able tell what going address 3533 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Tellipsoar/Durney continued page 50 vertical fin before attaching boom point should attach horizontal stab fin make sure aligned both planes before securing rear fin post place Also make sure stab linkage good free too much play action Next assemble fin boom reinforce sides recommend attach rudder rudder nyrod Now can set boom assembly aside install weight compartment brass tubes wing wires point ready make final assembly between pod boom Attach stab vertical fin wing pod provides good reference correct alignment Rough up inside boom outside pod epoxy two together checking alignment between wing stab making sure angle between pod boom shown drawing Also make sure pod boom straight line vertical plane Finishing model point rather straightforward presents little problem prefer Monokote wing stab silk dope other covering will work preference trans parent Monokote because excellent visibility provides fact lot easier lungs Almost radio can installed Tellipsoar will accommodate popular bricks servo trays Mount battery far forward possible use styrofoam make sure stays opinion battery should always mounted ahead receiver servos because heaviest part air borne pack could lot damage rest radio event crash Add lead shot nose-weight com 82 Model Aviation RC PYLON RACING DIA PITCHPRICE 5314110 756125 7SN 6N125 81 6%77%150 96%77%150 CONTROL LINE SPEED & RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 4/6%110 4%55%110 6768%120 77%10A11128 88135 89N 9%N135 8%77%140 91212150 NNARROW Langleys Model Aero Engine 1903 Robert Meyer Curator National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Illustrated orical Collectors Item $500 Cumberland Press 4926 Del Ray Avenue Bethesda Maryland 20014
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/08
Page Numbers: 28, 80, 81, 82
Control Line Right Representing U S FAI TR CL World Champs three teamsin picture Bill Wright Dunkin/Wright team Below Veteran husband-and-wife team Sue nd Jim Plaunt dis tinguished consistency Have competing TR since 1970 Racing Fuel Mixings recent newsletter George Aldrich Aldrich Products Inc has some interesting thoughts fuel mixings Ill present con sideration Some years ago largest man ufacturers synthetic lubricants paid very nice fee test polyolefin oil model engines tests other tests discerned lubricants assets- such clean burning miscibility percentage nitromethane cleaness operation etc could carry load alone very fact polyolefin oils burn along rest fuel ingredients clue problem engine really punished under severe circumstances such over-lean run high heat generated dissipates lubricant leaving little no protection engine kind very reason using lubri cant will burn away Though may varnish engine parts under severe conditions fact burns sticks engine parts providing protection After years operating repairing reworking thou sands model engines am convinced engine operated some lubricant does burn away will worn damaged operated such lubricant MAGNUM fuels Aldrich pro ductWRL formulated basis provide extra protection engine under extreme severe condi tions will provide bene fits under normal operation years ago found detergent does very good job keeping engine clean castor oil used lubricant very expensive 100% nitrometh ane best detergent known its MAGNUM fuels except ECONO-BLEND . synthetic oil MAGNUM fuel best poly oils have found has good heavy load-carry capability easier glow plug castor oil Bakers AA degummedthe best Georges newsletter goes des cribe various fuel blends nitro content 5% 70% cover virtually phases model airplane flying activity particular XTRA 25% nitro 12% synthetic oil 5% castor plus detergent ignitor would very good mild fuel Combat Slow Rat Another blend COMPETITION 40% 15% 5% would ideal hotter fuel Slow Rat Combat just ticket Fast Rat Goodyear would RACING 50% 17% 3% George has other fuels plus complete line competition engines accessories just too numerous mention column such George will send latest info youll send him stamped self addressed envelope address Aldrich Products Inc PO Box 1426 Mission TX 78572 New Products new product just now market comes Fusite Division Emerson Electric Com pany makers GloBee glow plug called GloBee Fire Plug combination battery ammeter rheo state very compact package has ability rheostat light up plug fragile hairy GloBee demands lot amps order work unit first class way answer problems Fusites address Fusite Division Emer son Electric Co 6000 Fernview Ave Cincinnati OH 45212 World Championships Shortly after read column 1976 Control Line World Championships will held Utrecht Netherlands dates will continued page 80 28 Model Aviation Bill Lee Right Pit man Jolly/Kusik team Jed Kusik making stop during last Nationalswhere won out iI Exhaust Extension Perfect scale other applications extension needed no muffler required unit has machined locating slot fit engines no adaptors needed Extension 2% long comes complete mounting hardware Three sizes small 15 25 engines medium 29 40 large 49 80 $450 Exhaust Manifolds Manifolds available two styles will work boats cars airplanes Both come three sizes small 15-25 engines medium 29-401 large 45-80 have un iversal mounting slot eliminate need adaptor Suggested retail price $495 Exhaust Throttle Throttle engine exhaust type throttle system comes three standard sizes Small 15-25 engines Medium 2940 Large 45-80 mounting slot el iminates need adaptors $695 special model exhaust throttle made OPS 40 60 engines using tuned pipe t149t shnwn 300cc fuel tank especially designed boating use gravity feed type fuel pickup located bottom tank Molded extremely fuel resistant plastic tank features twist top fast fueling Suggested retail price $225 Semco makes 280 accesso ries models Send 25d catalog of mufflers tools hardware accessories available Semco RC Helicopters/Schoonard continued page 20 least 10-ft altitude separate auto-rotation landing must part free-style selec tion Scale scale contestants will need pre sent following materials entry static judging published threeview drawings pictures published other wise pertaining color markings details better presentation better can judged static judging will cover follow ing areasmaximum 25 points Fuselage cockpit landing gear rotor sys tems craftmanship finish markings Scale contestants will fly same equip ment have static judged will fly following maneuvers A 15-second hover land B Constant heading figure-of-eight starting left land C 360-degree fly-around starting left land Five minutes flight time Scale winning points will sum best two flights plus static judging points scale maneuvers will judged 0-10 have K-factor 15 complete test rules will used 1976 Helicopter Na tionals see Competition News section [My address 2080 Sharon Rd Win ter Park FL 32789] RC Pylon/Lane continued page 19 wing skin per side total 12 sec tions Number wing core same wing skins start applying skins cores will get skins same sequence Okay Lets talk about cement can use wont melt foam use Best Test rubber cement similar Carters does dry out after about six months several model contact cements market job really up individuals preference Goldbergs Blue-Goo should available time read article what have heard cement should work very well tinted blue can see have foam cores skins completely covered cement problems Best Test since has no color Once decide what type cement going use sure does attack foam coat wing cores skins Set everything aside least 30 minutes unless cement instructions call less time before attempting apply skins cores waiting time allows thinner evaporate cement put skins cores too soon thinners will attack foam melt Now have scrap have waited long enough can put cores back core block cores sticking block So using core block jig apply wing skins proper numerical order After place skin core before apply next skins sure lay bead white glue epoxy edge sheeting get good tight glue joint between skins After have skinned cores check sure straight have proper twist wash-out called plans Put cores back core block let dry hour two Now ready either glue epoxy leading trailing edges tips place Sand everything down de sired shape cut aileron per plan join wings together epoxy Peri odically assemble wing panels check sure still have proper wash-out panel have changed twist panel back shape usually can until put first coat resin glass wing sure use 1 either celastic glass tape reinforce wing center joint dont tape center joint can guarantee wing will fail center section first second flight Well hope above information will help would like build foam have becn leery stuff really difficult might think first time it will probably take longer built-up wing Once have completed couple will find can put foam wing together couple hours New month will cover technique using K&Bs Super Poxy finishing system address 4477W 136th St Haw thorne CA 90250 CL Racing/Lee continued page 28 July 7 through July 12 event being organized Royal Netherlands Aero nautical Assoc along World Championships committee will held site Utrecht Model Aero Club events will Stunt Speed Team Race Last summer good fortune help Team Race team selection finals held weekend pre ceeding Nats Lake Charles re ported results team selections December issue Model Aviation Id like take remainder col umn try introduce people comprise team representa tives World Championships FAI Team Race first-place team qualified com posed two Californians Jed Kusik 80 Model Aviation Boat Fuel Tank THE FINEST HELICOPTER AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING FUN FLYING AND COMPETITION DU-BRO RIG MODEL HELICOPTER KIT DUE TO OUR NEW CANS SYSTEM YOU CAN ACTUALLY ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF CONTROL SENSITIVITY TO MATCH YOUR SKILL BEGINNERS WILL FIND THIS MA CHINE VERY DOCILE AND GENTLE TO HAN DLE WHILE THE MORE EXPERIENCED FLYERS WILL ADJUST IT TO SUIT THEIR CAPABILITIES WHICH MAKES THIS HEL ICOPTER THE RIGHT HELICOPTER FOR ANYBODY THE NEW SHARK 60 LOOKS BASICALLY LIKE OUR OLD O& RPOWERED VERSION WHICH IS NOW DISCONTINUED EXCEPT FOR SEVERAL IMPORTANT REFINEMENTS EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES OF THE OLD DESIGN NEW TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH TO FIT ALMOST ANY 60 ENGINE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE NEW YELLOW BODY WITH BLACK PLASTIC ENGINE AND GEAR COVERS AND FAN TASTIC NEW TRAINING GEAR AND TEACH ING METHOD TO GET YOU IN THE AIR FAST AND KEEP YOU FLYING NOT RE PAIRING RADIO EQUIPMENT ENGINE AND 12 OZ FUEL TANK NOT INCLUDED Larry Jolly Jed school teacher mar ried four children Before flying Team Race Scale-Free Flighter did win Nationals early sixties flying youll often find Jed front cloud dust roars across California desert dirt bike Jed began flying Team Race 1969 Larrys brother Steve Jolly 1971 placed sixth team trials 1972 World Champs 1972 Steve Jed ended up first Circle Burners race series series races held throughout year points totaled entire sea son 1973 Jed Larry teamed up Larry 22 college student working towards BS degree biology mind towards eventually teaching gan flying competitively 1968 Con trol Line also flew quite lot RC flying going school Larry jeweler working sizing ringsjewelry repair such manufacturing jeweler also getting glider pilots license 1973 Jed Larry began work Supertigres placed fourth 73 Nats TR St Louis placed fifth 74 World Champs team Too much practice resulting worn-out equipment downfall St Louis Jed Larry worked hard 74 won almost west coast TR contests Shortly before 74 Nats broken up line during shut-off tore up new plane best Supertigre hurriedly built anew model left Lake Charles Jed assembling tank-crutch unit drove across Texas Arriving early Lake Charles got new model going good about 95 mph 34 laps Wednesday day before TR Larrry flying FAI Pylon Jed calling Since TR Thursday able finish Pylon con cluded same day As luck would have won first place FAI Team Race beating out Dunkin/Wright team strictly laps Getting ready leave go home also found out ended 20th place FAI Pylon second-place team comprised husband wife Jim Sue Plaunt Midland TX may first TR sure US teams have husband wife team Jim started fly ing early age became quite pro ficient particularly Stunt entering 63 Nats Los Alamitos Senior college Claremont Mens Col lege found little time fly build did manage keep volved some equipment built pre college college Jim Sue met went flying together few times Sue learning fly shortly becoming quite accomplished pilot married short time after graduation began think about rac ing together time Jim always fascinated TR though never seen race until Graduate school Goodyear getting started about time decided try some racing since closer TR Rat decided get first first races 1970 started out heat times 730 ETA diesel eventually working diesel down low 4s Abandoning diesel Goodyear went directly Rossi 15 won first race 1971 Southern California Champs San Diego Rossi beat people two years Rossi before would admit superior Supertigre Goodyear During time try ing get TR ETA first race early 71 did fairly well qualifying turning 527 heat make finals Which pure disaster wheel kept bending landing take-off got shorter kept shear ing prop end race engine over revving about 3000 rpm pitting very strangely Needless say Sue very impressed Jims landing gear Jim Sue moved So California Texas late 72 pretty much August 1976 81 I DU-BRO PRODUCTS INCORPORAu 480 Bonner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA HIGH PERFORMANCE * COMPETITION PROVEN * THIN RIGID BLADES OF HARD MAPLE WOOD SUPERBLY FINISHED COMPLETELY FUEL PROOF SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 P OR RCFREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIA PITCH PRICE 5%3485 63485 733%4110 83%456115 945677%125 10467130 106VV 8W130 10GEW135 114677% 7A7%8145 1166W150 11%67150 126155 125W160 1356195 1456225 1556275 164%6350 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B FOR SPEED & RACING ADVANCED DESIGN NO 1 IN PYLON RACING LEADING SPEED RECORD HOLDER OP ALL TIMES CL Racing continued shut down TR activity since Texas TR hotbeds during 73 74 raced Goodyear Late 74 decided make effort 75 Team Trials began scratching gether new plane engine significant problem nearest suitable practice site 200-mile oneway trip Believe entire 14 months preparation Trials Lake Charles drive 200 miles either Fort Worth Dallas flying sites time wanted prac tice try-out anything new Plaunts preparations World Champs can best summed up quoting part letter Jim main concern just place fly probably will make changes Champs several rea sons may able practice no place fly Also will find out Sue absolute begin ners TR compared rest Team 'Going out limb bunch new stuff would foul us up actually have lot experience Goodyear TR will stick stuff know Also lack flying site severely impairs ability try new things third-place team composed Bill Wright Jim Dunkin Kansas City MO first time US team Bill Jim represented us 1968 1970 1972 Bill 41 years old married two children advertising graphics designer Bill has flying model airplanes since five years old getting Control Line 1949 flying things 60 Speed job Olathe Nats has mostly Control Line small amount Free Flight Bill started Team Race 1962 teamed up Jim Dun kin first contest 10th KOI December 1963 took first place Jim 36 single works Mis souri State Highway Department spector started flying late 50s mostly Control Line time did own Indoor hand-launch glider record Jim tells story 75 qualifVing Nats near disaster creamed best plane Rossi contest St Louis two weeks before trials two other planes almost done didnt expect have use moved shut-off refueler valve up make little accessi able doing also moved back behind motor plate Unknown us time put filler tube tank low pressure area caused us run engine much richer order draw against slight vacuum cost us bunch laps some speed main trouble Nats coupled rebuilt engine creamed St Louis piston sleeve wearing out lucked out made team adding some hot stuff fuel some extra speed still short laps accelerated demise engine until shot Nats time spent next two months trying find problem Finally figured out moved valves forward leading edge wing both planes laps came right back though speed down due engine being good least system back normal could concentrate engine prop fuel combination able tell what going address 3533 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 Tellipsoar/Durney continued page 50 vertical fin before attaching boom point should attach horizontal stab fin make sure aligned both planes before securing rear fin post place Also make sure stab linkage good free too much play action Next assemble fin boom reinforce sides recommend attach rudder rudder nyrod Now can set boom assembly aside install weight compartment brass tubes wing wires point ready make final assembly between pod boom Attach stab vertical fin wing pod provides good reference correct alignment Rough up inside boom outside pod epoxy two together checking alignment between wing stab making sure angle between pod boom shown drawing Also make sure pod boom straight line vertical plane Finishing model point rather straightforward presents little problem prefer Monokote wing stab silk dope other covering will work preference trans parent Monokote because excellent visibility provides fact lot easier lungs Almost radio can installed Tellipsoar will accommodate popular bricks servo trays Mount battery far forward possible use styrofoam make sure stays opinion battery should always mounted ahead receiver servos because heaviest part air borne pack could lot damage rest radio event crash Add lead shot nose-weight com 82 Model Aviation RC PYLON RACING DIA PITCHPRICE 5314110 756125 7SN 6N125 81 6%77%150 96%77%150 CONTROL LINE SPEED & RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 4/6%110 4%55%110 6768%120 77%10A11128 88135 89N 9%N135 8%77%140 91212150 NNARROW Langleys Model Aero Engine 1903 Robert Meyer Curator National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Illustrated orical Collectors Item $500 Cumberland Press 4926 Del Ray Avenue Bethesda Maryland 20014