Control Line Scale Mike Stott LETS LOOK pick good flying scale model advantages ap pearance super-detailing sacrificing ability fly good first step basic import ant take consideration appear ance model whole Will possible duplicate details size plan building decide building air plane choice too small scale will eliminate disadvantage lot sur face area first sounds very good long run can cause serious problems detailing cockpit landing gear Yet also dont want huge model will cause tremendous flying problems Lets take good look part air plane individually starting wing wing engine basically working force model extremely impor tant pick model sufficient wing area handle projected weight Also lo cation wing fuselage important achieve proper balance correct amount airfoil also can aid handling weight modelOne note airfoil care ful choose airplane too thin airfoil because difficult build strong enough adding problems weight fuselage has several points consider Check see engine can concealed cowling dont conceal too well will want able get adjust work look position quick easy access Out flying field forethought will immeasurable importance Now look fuselage cabin cockpit detailing Make sure will able authen ticity Another point aware se lection try choose airplane doesnt require mount bellcrank controls cabin cockpit Save im portant room detailing As mentioned earlier proportions nose tail moments essential good flying model An example poor proportions would plane short nose long tail just opposite tail surfaces model should sufficient size make control model easy accurate Take consideration weight model weight have elevator area will need control Yet move ment elevator area will necessarily help too small size least amount stab elevator surface recommend 14 percent total wing area surface better Myers 145 marginal 14 percent along its very heavy weight very difficult model fly weight small control surfaces very evident fact Meyers has accomplished few good landings say experience best teacher Now down landing gear good standard go checking out landing gear look strong gear overly long size want sturdy dependable gear landings take-off Through experience again Tigercat Ive seen advan tage dependable gear Tigercats landing gear too long wobbly made very difficult handle ground process take off landing option retractable landing gear great again same set standards applicable Try pick complicated procedure Now Ive got everyone out looking perfect airplane wish luck finding Im looking right along Heres some new interesting ideas other modelers add some impressive touches next model Bill Harney two-time member US C/L Scale Team has come up some unique working instruments shown Diagrams # 2 Especially interesting artificial horizon instrument Looking outside looks operates like real trick making operate re sults lowering nose model point counter weight #1 rotates forward lifts white horizontal line above wings nose airplane raised counter weight #1 rotates back horizontal line lowers below wings Bezel achieve turning position instrument lower wing tip counter continued page 71 August1975 27 Above Extremely well-done cockpit details show photo Claude McCullough Bill Kosters Dornier fighter cockpit entrants go instruments days although Bills difficult match Sometimes some instruments actually function Below Corrugated covering ailerons cable trailing edge Ralph Burnsteins Boeing F4B-4 Navy biplane fighter late Twenties-early Thirties Strut attach plates worth noting generally delicate work ribs braces Ralph took picture too CL Scale continued page 27 weight #2 rotates tilts horizontal line Lower other wing tip same Counter weight rotates back may necessary ad just amount weight used counter weight depending upon model instrument Bill used 007 aluminum frame 010 ABS Plastic Bezel Bill also made turn hank instru ments work using small hall bearing bent piece aluminum tubing tiled off shown Diagram #2 compass works some degree using counter weight system make rotate Moveable needles also used installing wire behind instrument face bit longer act counter weight itself Ralph Burnstein another past member US C/L Scale Team building F4B-4 biplane years Nationals Ralph has come up some excellent detail effects new construction features plane wire cable trailing edges will give model very true-to-scale appearance Other operation features Ralph has worked out full shock landing gear split axle swiveling spring tail wheel hook bomb working lights Ralphs plane sounds like very exciting addition NATs year better look Out Send questions comments CL Scale Mike Stolt 118 Fast Wheeler St North Mankato Minn 56001 RC Aerobatics/Sport continued page 22 Most Spins event starts soon airplane breaks ground pilot has 90 sec onds spins possible recall Greg Kieliszek 2nd Class 1974 Nats getting 61 spins Rimfire/Webra 40 RC combination next flight starts Out Slalom Taxi An L-shaped pattern balloons flags styrene blocks laid out runway about 10 feet apart pilot tries take airplane through course minimum time Time added missing gate hitting pylon airplane taken off Most Loops starts pilot ready 1oops air plane times can 30 seconds events getting pilot ready competition getting him used pressure excitement like pattern contest Abbreviated Pattern Half dozen maneuvers Class pattern selected might include Take-off Straight Flight Out Procedure Turn Straight Flight Back Immelman Turn Landing Perfection Generally judges coach pilots tell what expected really expe rienced pilots often have good grace fly maneuvers inverted other events can cluded meet basic Fun Fly require ments fun dangerous airplanes spectators requiring special airplane Perhaps full blown pattern competition isnt what youre interested may just find out competing Fun Fly what youve looking Try it. past two months Ive testing new item market called Glo-Daptor C-C Avionics black box attach 12-volt starter battery two wires clips provided attach starter cord provided glow plug small wrench fits side box adjusted make glow plug function normally attached 12-volt battery attached glow plug Glo-Dap tor draws about 3 ma dont have disconnect youre flying field works great like might too Have ever heard T-nut have using years might like make up set yourself radio manufacturers have telling us tighten down servo grommets vibration isolation provided grommet will lost works fine using commercial tray has hollow post fits through grommet have push servo posts place washers top groinmets run screws down posts ever like make own servo trays 1/8 plywood T-nut may what need Buy some 1/8 aluminum pop rivets about 1/4 long remove nails File down until just fit through servo grommet tap 2-56 tap Drill 5/64 holes tray servo mount Push T-nuts grommets top screw 2-56 binding head screws up bottom board Now can tighten screws tight like compressing grommet way can get 2-56 binding head screws radioelectronics parts stores us pattern competition fliers now have organization analogous what free-fighters U-controllers pylon racers have years National Society Radio Control Aerobatics alive well Thanks Rhett Miller Sr NSRCA its way toward doing things pat tern fliers through AMA organization has newsletterthe K Factor new president Joe Bridi new Constitutionpublished March K Factor Only $4/year will make member join us write secre tary/treasurer Mrs Sally Brown 8534 Huddleston Dr Cincinatti Ohio 45236 have info pictures drawings column address Major Ron Van Putte 12 Connie Dr Shalimar Fla 32579 Nominal payment made drawings pix used column LEADERSHIP NO SERIOUS COLLECtION COMPLETE WITHOUT AUTHENTIC ROLLS LINE 0 MODE DOM oooReeoo fieydoo[IoppeoIoyo Ihyoolooodhogeoi, yoII oIIy oh oooy doo Theyo doigiod ooh U oeicoIoo,o, od deol oly dd,o, ood lobo loooool CIeoIood-Aoigod oode oe 0 sooIds host ooheocdesgosottdo,oooosyboifyooosoor1T II, bos So yo, hobby ho, tooth, Ii, boo So good osoolly sooeoflot costly todoy oche 55 do,, 90 os So os 51 did 0 itoOs Enoooos VoiIyMssny CooI~6 P1, 1 mm August1975 71 FINE WISE BACKGROUND7 SLACK WEIGHT2 COUNTER WEIGHT HORIZONTAL LINE WHITE ACETATE BEZEL ARTIFIC AL ZON LA STEEL BA -\ w LALOMINAM TJhING FRONT FED OFF TURN 5 RANKDiA 2
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/08
Page Numbers: 27, 71
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/08
Page Numbers: 27, 71
Control Line Scale Mike Stott LETS LOOK pick good flying scale model advantages ap pearance super-detailing sacrificing ability fly good first step basic import ant take consideration appear ance model whole Will possible duplicate details size plan building decide building air plane choice too small scale will eliminate disadvantage lot sur face area first sounds very good long run can cause serious problems detailing cockpit landing gear Yet also dont want huge model will cause tremendous flying problems Lets take good look part air plane individually starting wing wing engine basically working force model extremely impor tant pick model sufficient wing area handle projected weight Also lo cation wing fuselage important achieve proper balance correct amount airfoil also can aid handling weight modelOne note airfoil care ful choose airplane too thin airfoil because difficult build strong enough adding problems weight fuselage has several points consider Check see engine can concealed cowling dont conceal too well will want able get adjust work look position quick easy access Out flying field forethought will immeasurable importance Now look fuselage cabin cockpit detailing Make sure will able authen ticity Another point aware se lection try choose airplane doesnt require mount bellcrank controls cabin cockpit Save im portant room detailing As mentioned earlier proportions nose tail moments essential good flying model An example poor proportions would plane short nose long tail just opposite tail surfaces model should sufficient size make control model easy accurate Take consideration weight model weight have elevator area will need control Yet move ment elevator area will necessarily help too small size least amount stab elevator surface recommend 14 percent total wing area surface better Myers 145 marginal 14 percent along its very heavy weight very difficult model fly weight small control surfaces very evident fact Meyers has accomplished few good landings say experience best teacher Now down landing gear good standard go checking out landing gear look strong gear overly long size want sturdy dependable gear landings take-off Through experience again Tigercat Ive seen advan tage dependable gear Tigercats landing gear too long wobbly made very difficult handle ground process take off landing option retractable landing gear great again same set standards applicable Try pick complicated procedure Now Ive got everyone out looking perfect airplane wish luck finding Im looking right along Heres some new interesting ideas other modelers add some impressive touches next model Bill Harney two-time member US C/L Scale Team has come up some unique working instruments shown Diagrams # 2 Especially interesting artificial horizon instrument Looking outside looks operates like real trick making operate re sults lowering nose model point counter weight #1 rotates forward lifts white horizontal line above wings nose airplane raised counter weight #1 rotates back horizontal line lowers below wings Bezel achieve turning position instrument lower wing tip counter continued page 71 August1975 27 Above Extremely well-done cockpit details show photo Claude McCullough Bill Kosters Dornier fighter cockpit entrants go instruments days although Bills difficult match Sometimes some instruments actually function Below Corrugated covering ailerons cable trailing edge Ralph Burnsteins Boeing F4B-4 Navy biplane fighter late Twenties-early Thirties Strut attach plates worth noting generally delicate work ribs braces Ralph took picture too CL Scale continued page 27 weight #2 rotates tilts horizontal line Lower other wing tip same Counter weight rotates back may necessary ad just amount weight used counter weight depending upon model instrument Bill used 007 aluminum frame 010 ABS Plastic Bezel Bill also made turn hank instru ments work using small hall bearing bent piece aluminum tubing tiled off shown Diagram #2 compass works some degree using counter weight system make rotate Moveable needles also used installing wire behind instrument face bit longer act counter weight itself Ralph Burnstein another past member US C/L Scale Team building F4B-4 biplane years Nationals Ralph has come up some excellent detail effects new construction features plane wire cable trailing edges will give model very true-to-scale appearance Other operation features Ralph has worked out full shock landing gear split axle swiveling spring tail wheel hook bomb working lights Ralphs plane sounds like very exciting addition NATs year better look Out Send questions comments CL Scale Mike Stolt 118 Fast Wheeler St North Mankato Minn 56001 RC Aerobatics/Sport continued page 22 Most Spins event starts soon airplane breaks ground pilot has 90 sec onds spins possible recall Greg Kieliszek 2nd Class 1974 Nats getting 61 spins Rimfire/Webra 40 RC combination next flight starts Out Slalom Taxi An L-shaped pattern balloons flags styrene blocks laid out runway about 10 feet apart pilot tries take airplane through course minimum time Time added missing gate hitting pylon airplane taken off Most Loops starts pilot ready 1oops air plane times can 30 seconds events getting pilot ready competition getting him used pressure excitement like pattern contest Abbreviated Pattern Half dozen maneuvers Class pattern selected might include Take-off Straight Flight Out Procedure Turn Straight Flight Back Immelman Turn Landing Perfection Generally judges coach pilots tell what expected really expe rienced pilots often have good grace fly maneuvers inverted other events can cluded meet basic Fun Fly require ments fun dangerous airplanes spectators requiring special airplane Perhaps full blown pattern competition isnt what youre interested may just find out competing Fun Fly what youve looking Try it. past two months Ive testing new item market called Glo-Daptor C-C Avionics black box attach 12-volt starter battery two wires clips provided attach starter cord provided glow plug small wrench fits side box adjusted make glow plug function normally attached 12-volt battery attached glow plug Glo-Dap tor draws about 3 ma dont have disconnect youre flying field works great like might too Have ever heard T-nut have using years might like make up set yourself radio manufacturers have telling us tighten down servo grommets vibration isolation provided grommet will lost works fine using commercial tray has hollow post fits through grommet have push servo posts place washers top groinmets run screws down posts ever like make own servo trays 1/8 plywood T-nut may what need Buy some 1/8 aluminum pop rivets about 1/4 long remove nails File down until just fit through servo grommet tap 2-56 tap Drill 5/64 holes tray servo mount Push T-nuts grommets top screw 2-56 binding head screws up bottom board Now can tighten screws tight like compressing grommet way can get 2-56 binding head screws radioelectronics parts stores us pattern competition fliers now have organization analogous what free-fighters U-controllers pylon racers have years National Society Radio Control Aerobatics alive well Thanks Rhett Miller Sr NSRCA its way toward doing things pat tern fliers through AMA organization has newsletterthe K Factor new president Joe Bridi new Constitutionpublished March K Factor Only $4/year will make member join us write secre tary/treasurer Mrs Sally Brown 8534 Huddleston Dr Cincinatti Ohio 45236 have info pictures drawings column address Major Ron Van Putte 12 Connie Dr Shalimar Fla 32579 Nominal payment made drawings pix used column LEADERSHIP NO SERIOUS COLLECtION COMPLETE WITHOUT AUTHENTIC ROLLS LINE 0 MODE DOM oooReeoo fieydoo[IoppeoIoyo Ihyoolooodhogeoi, yoII oIIy oh oooy doo Theyo doigiod ooh U oeicoIoo,o, od deol oly dd,o, ood lobo loooool CIeoIood-Aoigod oode oe 0 sooIds host ooheocdesgosottdo,oooosyboifyooosoor1T II, bos So yo, hobby ho, tooth, Ii, boo So good osoolly sooeoflot costly todoy oche 55 do,, 90 os So os 51 did 0 itoOs Enoooos VoiIyMssny CooI~6 P1, 1 mm August1975 71 FINE WISE BACKGROUND7 SLACK WEIGHT2 COUNTER WEIGHT HORIZONTAL LINE WHITE ACETATE BEZEL ARTIFIC AL ZON LA STEEL BA -\ w LALOMINAM TJhING FRONT FED OFF TURN 5 RANKDiA 2
