GOOD NEWS glow plugs just received some samples new products offered Twinn-K Inc Gb Bee reintroduc tion other totally new product Racing Speed enthusiasts Mr Jim J Massa has sent some rein troduced GB-SR glow plugs specifi cally designed high-nitro fuels /2A Rac ing engines will recall few years back plugs discontinued scurry both Speed Racing enthusiasts corner remaining stocks addition Twinn-K has brought out new product GB-5RX Racing Speed glow ton Two photos show new item com pared standard GB-5R X version designed bottom flange thickness 080 may reduced simple machining operation allowing Speed Racing flier adjust volume hemispherical combus tion chamber standard flange thickness other Gb Bee buttons 050 As Speed enthusiasts know Henry Nel son other engine builders have privately machining plugs conform own head shape combustion chamber volume require ments Thus new Twinn-K plug now giving professional Racer choice standard plug heavy-flange version Flying wing Fast Rat Racer have some photo graphs prototype Fast Rat sent Texas Racing group wing has semisymmet rical airfoil uses hardwood frame around balsawood core elevator split type prototype has fuel shutoff three-ounce Rat tank metal mounting plate other tech nical refinements date have heard some refinements Racer basically copy FAI Team Racer could show considerable promise As testing under actual Racing condi tions continues will keep informed mod ifications prototype Internal line connections Scale Racers An other photos gives pretty good look internal connection control lines Bob Oges Little Quickie Scale Racer can see wrapping 014 lines full two inches long goes over brass slots buttons buttons attached another set wires also wrapping over two inches longwhich goes through wing connects bellcrank After connecting lines placing cover over open hatch wing piece Mylar Scotch tape can put over hatch cover assure fairs smoothly wing con tour Several competitors use some short 2-56 screws mount hatch cover over opening location hatch well outboard wing consequently raw fuel exhaust imping ing seeping hatch factors worry about Neither will destroy adhe sive tape Flight line pit box have seen competi tors carry extremely heavy flying boxes around circle service aircraft Most Control Line flying sites lend themselves well pulling car up adjacent circle area Gen erally competitors work out trunk car load up everyones pockets batL teries extra wrenches etc take flight line Larry Dziak has nifty idea small flight kit puts items actually used flight line eliminates frequent trips trunk car restock items flight Continued page 178 64 Model Aviation Cono1 Line Racing John Ballard 10102 Klmblewick Dr Loulsyifle KY 40223 Junior Mouse Race winners 1 R 90 Southwestern Control Line Regionals Tucson AZ Bobby Fogg 1st Dan Gallego 2nd Andrew Viel 3rd San Diego CA Gb Bee 1/2A Racing glow plugs both old new Photo above shows older reliable 5R plug Photo below new 5RX Note plug left has heavier 080-in. thick flange the right has flange standard 050-in thickness Flying lines Bob Oges Little Quickie Scale Racer connect lead-outs inside wing cover will placed over hatch Larry Dziaks small flight line box carries bare essentials large tool supply chest can stay back pits prototype flying-wing-style Fast Rat now under test Dallas TX area to-spray dope Experiment may have crease amount get right coverage dont get too much additional onehalf ounce Shoot test panel check coverage youve got ballpark two passes spray gun will give nice solid color trying find minimum amount toner achieve solid coverage Just careful Too much toner will leave vulnerable adhesion problems Once get proportions down will consistent color will find pro cedure very easy use works well CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 64 box get wrench screwdriver may needed minor adjustment Larrys flight box generally contains two extra batteries extra set flying wires alcohol clean lines filter-equipped funnel refill ing flight fuel bottle Hot Stuff activator prop wrench least two starting gloves assorted wrenches battery connecting leads adding flying handle various props spare glow plugs very small light weight box can carried ease outer perimeter circle contains enough items allow either test flying full-bore competi tion occasion have seen large tackle boxes actually struck aircraft kicked pitmen dashing around circle service downed aircraft Contest activity Chris Peter sent some pho tos Southwestern Control Line Region als SWCL Tucson AZ January 20-21 1990 Junior Mouse Racers will course pilots future Bobby Fogg San Diego CA first time 529 Dan Gallego San Diego CA second 546 Andrew Viel San Diego CA third 553 will see Juniors 1990 Nats As always solicit comments ideas photos want pass other Racing enthusiasts read column Roger Road Tucson AZ 85705 T&M actu ally Ted Snow Mike Vee can reached 1-602/888-0146 aluminum magnesium mounts can drilled application Besides mounts T&M has superstrong belleranks other accessories impossible find Want interesting catalog Drop line Hobby Enterprises PO Box 784 Fruitland Park FL 34731 addition basic hobby supplies have reissues of vintage classic models plus some items havent market decades Larry Driskill has taken helm MACA Miniature Aircraft Combat Association RMcM newsletter Pete Plunkett did super job during stewardship newsletter moving level quality notches higher Like editors Larry will now faced empty spaces unless us write voice opinions offer suggestions advice keep rest Combat world current whats going own area Larry will also act MACA treasurer send $15 yearly dues 1990 membership Larry Driskill 4916 Chagar Ct Las Cruces NM 88005 Tucson Bob Burch offered lit tle advice making own fullcomplement bearings talked about back January 90 column main point shouldnt mix balls different manufac turers set races ex actly same diameter also mentioned standard practice insert less ball maximum can stuffed races Bob also checking Out Hills Arrowplane closely may switch Bosta wood currently fashionable foamies Bob lost couple kills Tucson meet because wood leading edge didnt snag opponents streamer showed several deep cuts leading edge would have sure kills made foam Although current models fly very well two factors being able increase wing area 100 sq adding weight leading-edge-kill capability considera tions can no longer ignore Dan Rutherford interesting article MACA newsletter about using stock Fox Mk VI parts instead costly often unavail able after-market goodies Properly set up stock parts perform very well long pay attention details like fit timing fuel/prop choice combination youve cho sen runContinued page 182 Eu Stock No DescriptionPriceOty j Amount -I--I zz1 ZZZIIIZZZZZZZIZZi HANDLING CHARGESub Totaluse Check wIth order or73A% Tax TN Only Credit Card order-HandlingI order TOTAL L Iblank COD Order Name Street Address CityStateZip~ call UJMasterCard LiVisa EIAmerExp Exp Date615 Card No flShip CODlilMy Check enclosed $I 178 Model Aviation CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 65 Name Street Address City State Zip
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/05
Page Numbers: 64, 178
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/05
Page Numbers: 64, 178
GOOD NEWS glow plugs just received some samples new products offered Twinn-K Inc Gb Bee reintroduc tion other totally new product Racing Speed enthusiasts Mr Jim J Massa has sent some rein troduced GB-SR glow plugs specifi cally designed high-nitro fuels /2A Rac ing engines will recall few years back plugs discontinued scurry both Speed Racing enthusiasts corner remaining stocks addition Twinn-K has brought out new product GB-5RX Racing Speed glow ton Two photos show new item com pared standard GB-5R X version designed bottom flange thickness 080 may reduced simple machining operation allowing Speed Racing flier adjust volume hemispherical combus tion chamber standard flange thickness other Gb Bee buttons 050 As Speed enthusiasts know Henry Nel son other engine builders have privately machining plugs conform own head shape combustion chamber volume require ments Thus new Twinn-K plug now giving professional Racer choice standard plug heavy-flange version Flying wing Fast Rat Racer have some photo graphs prototype Fast Rat sent Texas Racing group wing has semisymmet rical airfoil uses hardwood frame around balsawood core elevator split type prototype has fuel shutoff three-ounce Rat tank metal mounting plate other tech nical refinements date have heard some refinements Racer basically copy FAI Team Racer could show considerable promise As testing under actual Racing condi tions continues will keep informed mod ifications prototype Internal line connections Scale Racers An other photos gives pretty good look internal connection control lines Bob Oges Little Quickie Scale Racer can see wrapping 014 lines full two inches long goes over brass slots buttons buttons attached another set wires also wrapping over two inches longwhich goes through wing connects bellcrank After connecting lines placing cover over open hatch wing piece Mylar Scotch tape can put over hatch cover assure fairs smoothly wing con tour Several competitors use some short 2-56 screws mount hatch cover over opening location hatch well outboard wing consequently raw fuel exhaust imping ing seeping hatch factors worry about Neither will destroy adhe sive tape Flight line pit box have seen competi tors carry extremely heavy flying boxes around circle service aircraft Most Control Line flying sites lend themselves well pulling car up adjacent circle area Gen erally competitors work out trunk car load up everyones pockets batL teries extra wrenches etc take flight line Larry Dziak has nifty idea small flight kit puts items actually used flight line eliminates frequent trips trunk car restock items flight Continued page 178 64 Model Aviation Cono1 Line Racing John Ballard 10102 Klmblewick Dr Loulsyifle KY 40223 Junior Mouse Race winners 1 R 90 Southwestern Control Line Regionals Tucson AZ Bobby Fogg 1st Dan Gallego 2nd Andrew Viel 3rd San Diego CA Gb Bee 1/2A Racing glow plugs both old new Photo above shows older reliable 5R plug Photo below new 5RX Note plug left has heavier 080-in. thick flange the right has flange standard 050-in thickness Flying lines Bob Oges Little Quickie Scale Racer connect lead-outs inside wing cover will placed over hatch Larry Dziaks small flight line box carries bare essentials large tool supply chest can stay back pits prototype flying-wing-style Fast Rat now under test Dallas TX area to-spray dope Experiment may have crease amount get right coverage dont get too much additional onehalf ounce Shoot test panel check coverage youve got ballpark two passes spray gun will give nice solid color trying find minimum amount toner achieve solid coverage Just careful Too much toner will leave vulnerable adhesion problems Once get proportions down will consistent color will find pro cedure very easy use works well CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 64 box get wrench screwdriver may needed minor adjustment Larrys flight box generally contains two extra batteries extra set flying wires alcohol clean lines filter-equipped funnel refill ing flight fuel bottle Hot Stuff activator prop wrench least two starting gloves assorted wrenches battery connecting leads adding flying handle various props spare glow plugs very small light weight box can carried ease outer perimeter circle contains enough items allow either test flying full-bore competi tion occasion have seen large tackle boxes actually struck aircraft kicked pitmen dashing around circle service downed aircraft Contest activity Chris Peter sent some pho tos Southwestern Control Line Region als SWCL Tucson AZ January 20-21 1990 Junior Mouse Racers will course pilots future Bobby Fogg San Diego CA first time 529 Dan Gallego San Diego CA second 546 Andrew Viel San Diego CA third 553 will see Juniors 1990 Nats As always solicit comments ideas photos want pass other Racing enthusiasts read column Roger Road Tucson AZ 85705 T&M actu ally Ted Snow Mike Vee can reached 1-602/888-0146 aluminum magnesium mounts can drilled application Besides mounts T&M has superstrong belleranks other accessories impossible find Want interesting catalog Drop line Hobby Enterprises PO Box 784 Fruitland Park FL 34731 addition basic hobby supplies have reissues of vintage classic models plus some items havent market decades Larry Driskill has taken helm MACA Miniature Aircraft Combat Association RMcM newsletter Pete Plunkett did super job during stewardship newsletter moving level quality notches higher Like editors Larry will now faced empty spaces unless us write voice opinions offer suggestions advice keep rest Combat world current whats going own area Larry will also act MACA treasurer send $15 yearly dues 1990 membership Larry Driskill 4916 Chagar Ct Las Cruces NM 88005 Tucson Bob Burch offered lit tle advice making own fullcomplement bearings talked about back January 90 column main point shouldnt mix balls different manufac turers set races ex actly same diameter also mentioned standard practice insert less ball maximum can stuffed races Bob also checking Out Hills Arrowplane closely may switch Bosta wood currently fashionable foamies Bob lost couple kills Tucson meet because wood leading edge didnt snag opponents streamer showed several deep cuts leading edge would have sure kills made foam Although current models fly very well two factors being able increase wing area 100 sq adding weight leading-edge-kill capability considera tions can no longer ignore Dan Rutherford interesting article MACA newsletter about using stock Fox Mk VI parts instead costly often unavail able after-market goodies Properly set up stock parts perform very well long pay attention details like fit timing fuel/prop choice combination youve cho sen runContinued page 182 Eu Stock No DescriptionPriceOty j Amount -I--I zz1 ZZZIIIZZZZZZZIZZi HANDLING CHARGESub Totaluse Check wIth order or73A% Tax TN Only Credit Card order-HandlingI order TOTAL L Iblank COD Order Name Street Address CityStateZip~ call UJMasterCard LiVisa EIAmerExp Exp Date615 Card No flShip CODlilMy Check enclosed $I 178 Model Aviation CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 65 Name Street Address City State Zip
