Control Line Scale Bill Boss ADDING dummy engine dressing up wind shield can certainly enhance models appear ance good friend Richard Schnieder Mar rietta GA gave us tip dressing up tail wheel strut Gulfhawk October 86 column has offered two building tips Sport Scale modeler might find useful en hancing appearance his/her model first tip easily fabricate lightweight dummy radial engine second make dress up models windshield Both ideas also used Rich Gulfhawk model Dummy engine Rather try cut out dozensmaybe hundredsof cylinder cooling fins spacers stack create dummy cylinders Rich decided create single cylinder form number cylinders could made first step making cylinder form select piece wooden dowel appropriate size using Dremel wood lathe turned dowel proper shape size cylinder required model After proper shape attained form cut half wrapped carefully-spaced copper wire appropriate thickness simulate cylinder cooling fins copper wire held place application CyA glue newly-made form put Mattel Vacu-Form several plastic cylinders made See accompanying photo shows wire-wrapped form moldedplastic cylinder plastic half-cylinders cut out mounted again using CyA suitably-shaped piece light plywood already mounted dummy balsa crankcase shown another photos sure plywood mount has right num ber cylinder mountings engine modeled formed cylinders have trimmed sanded put place engine can painted plastic enamel steel-colored paint final touch course comes addition simu lated spark plugs wiring oil lines pushrods type dummy engine may b ultimate Precision Scale modeler certainly will enhance Sport Scale model judged distance 15 feet Windshields second tip provided Rich concerns making windshields Rich indi cates him installation preformed windshields always seems problem Some always seem wind up glue smears fit well have look glass metal frame solution problem determine proper shape size fit fuselage making paper patterns have made paper pattern proper shape fit can used guide cutting out windshield piece pans clear sheet plastic 010 020-in thickness Sheet plastic type required generally called sheet acetate can found varying sizes supply stores windshield made piece will have bent fairly sharply appropriate locations attain proper shape last step dress up one-piece wind shield assemble made part using strips aluminum duct tape cut required widths Please see photo windshield After carefully putting duct tape place can smoothed burnished rubbing gently handle portion X-Acto knife rubbing and/or burnishing procedure also insures will adhere applied sur face As can see accompanying photograph tape also used attach windshield fuselage Also note tape can rolled over rear edge windshield gives plastic appearance having set frame sure windshield stays place Rich applied drop two CyA inside windshield touches fuse lage familiar duct tape self-sticking aluminum tape approximately two inches wide comes rolls has paper backing protects its adhesive surface tape generally used sealing seams air conditioning heating ducts holding duct insulation place tape can found large hardware home-center-type stores might add have used similar types tape making dummy access hatches inspec tion plate covers Once place aluminum easily embossed scribed simu Continued page 160 Schneiders dummy Gulfhawk engine used plastic cylinders made Mattel Vacu-Form machine Heres L wood-and-wire master mold plywood backing plate mounts balsa crankcase plastic cylinders R Added details include pushrods ignition wires Sport Scale plane looks great 15 feet March 1987 65 Australia Graves Detroit Ml flewthis Kowa saki KI 61 Tony last US FAI Scale team finals Power ST 60 features retractable landing gear Photo taken Lynne Green pit area Scale team finals 1985where spectators Everybody either competitor member his/her family helper turnout event disappointingonly 12 fliers entered Bill discusses situation column Photo Lynne Green series photos taken Richard Schneider Marrietta GA shows few tricks trade First enhanced windshield installation hisGulfhawkwith frame made aluminum duct tape NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS! FOURMOST RECOIL TUBING four foot length super-tough fuel-proof urethane tubing pre-formed FOUR-INCH COIL allows placement yourfield box can convenient distance aircraft boat After use tubing will retract its earlier space-saving form price$395 c rs7A/ WE HAVE THE FITTING SOLUTION LARGE ORsmallSize 1/16 iDPrice 5150 1 Tee 2 Elbows Pen Bladder Tee 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97f 16 FO URMOST PROD UCTS Telephone 503 357-2732 automatic therefore fliers avoid upright configuration attain consistency takeoff landing maneuvers rightly wrongly count just much Square Eight Hourglass The very early Stunt patterns did score take off landing plus relative difficulty starting early engines led preference upright engineswitness Barnstormer Zilch Stutwagon American etc t say still have trouble starting modem low-slung inverted-engined Belch- fire 60-powered ship resorting Werwage solution ie holding ship upside down engine upright Shame Try As much embarasses admit taught start engines safely predictable Mike Petrie world-renowned Combat flier eater raw meat 10-penny nails. also pre tty nice guy people hand-start high- performance engines use method easier docile Stunt engines added flywheel action large prop usually spinner method variously known back-flip bump-start Heres its done First mount prop flipping blade three oclock rather con ventional two oclock position Now airplane standing its own feet nature tended battery disconnected choke engine several times until sounds somewhat wetter would ordinarily prefer did design cowl can choke engine didnt Connect battery holding prop firmly pull engine forward through com pression until feel bump indicating mixture proper starting Signal start bring balde around compression once again beauty back-flip method best demonstrated never going flip engine through compression stroke either forward backward Instead sharply flick blade backward away com pression momentum action will cause engine partially compress backwards mixture correct ignition will occur engine will start itself running forwards Since finger will never prop ig nition occurs nearly impossible injure self With practice will find able start engines reliably safely since actively attempting make engine back fire historical concern about over-choking inverted engines eliminated I feel method preferable use chicken sticks since eliminates possi bility shattering props can become haz ardous flying objects See ya Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scale/Boss Continued page 65 late screw heads rivets etc I might also suggest burnishing tools varying shapes sizes can made wooden dowel sticks have round flatten point otherwise shape end piece dowel fit job Once dowel properly shaped make extremely smooth fine ultra-fine sandpaper tool absolutely smooth will score aluminum tape rather burnish Variously-shaped tools will allow form tape over slightly rounded curved irregular surfaces team selection trials held CL Scale has once again become topic discussion East Coast Bill Force Sweetwater NJ along George Gay- dos Bill Reynolds both 85 Nats winners several other Scalers Districts II have signed sent letter John Worth AMA Headquarters forwarded copies John Guenther NASA president John Grigg AMA president outlining dissatisfaction way team-selection trials have held past few years Some basic questions being asked necessary hold separate team-selection event cant team-selection proc ess tied Nats once current format holding separate event sched uled very close Nats dates usually within two weeks Nats almost dictates Scale modelers have make choice attending either Nats team-selection trials because limitations vacation money travel Most opt Nats because week long activities number events visit ing old friends etc has situa tion East Coast Scalers during last two three team-selection events Perhaps has same others around country The original intent AMA leadership turn ing Scale team-selection process over NASA provide Scale atmosphere hope separate process would become prestige event attracting COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG- GOLDEN AGE REPRO IGENE DUBOIS -GUILLOw- K&B K&S L R MRC -OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS SEAGLEN SIG STERLING SULLIVAN- SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send S 100 Cash Cheek es Stamp 44 page tabloid size DISCOUNT Catalee 900 illustrations over 700 Kits choose irow MAILOROER PHONEORDER IN STORE VALLEY HOBBY CENTER flT Main St LansdaleFa 19446 U *7 Giant Scale18Sheets *60 Size38Shoals *40 Sizet38Sheets *Propeller Decals inWT 6 Sheets -3 sizes sa * Kill Markings 12 Sheets * Nomenclature Markings 3 Sizes12 Sheets Black White copy * Letters Numbers ti 2-3-4- 413/16 10 Colors * Stars 10 Colors 11 Sizes plus Sheet Assorted Sizes Major Decals pass flying color 5ed4~O6wc4re DISTRIBUTORS INQUIRIES INVITED Call Paul Major 413 525-4110major decals Custom decals Manufacturers ll NORTHEAST SCEtEN GRAPHICS 2t FISOtH AVE. EAST LONGMEADOW MA 01028 TEl 413-525-4110 160 Model Aviation F FUEL LINE PIPINO PROBLEM size 3/32 DPrice $200 1 Tee Elbow 1 unon 1 Plug Cycle its est. OPS 12 over head cam shaft four cycle engine have waiting features needle bearing rod ABC piston sleeve ring slide valve carb automotive type cam valves muffler other features See now local hobby shop SThe P Orleans LA 70186 242-5967 countrys top Scale builders appears current team-selection format has lived up hoped-for expectations either participation producing world championship-winning team Bill Force East Coast group feel time has come change time place team-selection selection event should such countrys Scale builders afforded chance participating One option has suggested past being suggested again js trials held connection Nats An FAI Scale event has included Nats program past few years wouldnt require changes event administration turn normally-flown event team-trial event minimum three judges static well flying required present Nats format gen erally has three judges static two flying circle would mean increase circle judge team-selection event Closer attention weight engine displacement limits would required well enforcing FAI requirements maximum wing loading models entered Incorporating team-selection event Nats would likely away much dissatisfaction being voiced about being able participate because separate events other reasons noted above Also event would move about country Nats moves bringing event larger number Scale participants Another benefit might larger numbers spectators would exposed team-selection efforts While comments express general feel ings arid position East Coast group re ported Scale modelers about country should heard topic have opinion either against issue urge make opinions known districts Team Selection Committee member dont know contact AMA HQs Competition Department John Guenther NASA president Team Selec tion Committee chairman will find ad dress Competition Directory section Competition Newsletter months Issue A closing note interested par ticipating FAt team-selection event 1987 sure read follow program entry structions Competition Newsletter sec tion January 1987 issue MA page 119 se send correspondenceand especially photos relating CL Scaleto Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 acing/Ballard Continued page 66 turn secured 4-40 bolt Loosening bolt allows cable slid back forth adjust control alignment after bolt re-tightened understand handle will sold through Wizard Hole Racing lla 15 21 35 racing engines Mr Doc Passen has contact about effort made Cipolla company Italy produce economically-priced Racing Combat engines Doc indicates com pany will bring out new 35 36 CL side- exhaust plain-bearing engine can used Sport Race addition Cipolla presently updating its 15 rear-exhaust Free Flight Racing engine Mr Gino Di Voghera engine designer Competition Cipolla has produced excellent Team Race engine took fifth place recent World Championships will designing 35 Midwest Sport Racing engine supposed weigh 5-6-ounce range Should AMA rules require 21-size engines Fast Slow Rat Cipolla already produces size use -scale Gas cars I have written Doc asking engines testing providing receive comparison present typical Racing en gines results will reported As always solicit comments photos ideas March 1987 161 Four John C Ballard 10102 Kimblewick Dr Louisville KY 40223 1K Folding wThgU AJ lNTERCEPTOR4e9S complete U-build Kit photos easy instructions 0031 FLEASE *00 $300 FOE FOOTAGE * 0*00100 F EST FOOF EU 10 s *00 FN FEECEMI OF ERIC FOE EACH 0000 00*1 JUPS AIRCRAFT COMPANY RO Box 68132 Portland OR 97268
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/03
Page Numbers: 65, 160, 161
Control Line Scale Bill Boss ADDING dummy engine dressing up wind shield can certainly enhance models appear ance good friend Richard Schnieder Mar rietta GA gave us tip dressing up tail wheel strut Gulfhawk October 86 column has offered two building tips Sport Scale modeler might find useful en hancing appearance his/her model first tip easily fabricate lightweight dummy radial engine second make dress up models windshield Both ideas also used Rich Gulfhawk model Dummy engine Rather try cut out dozensmaybe hundredsof cylinder cooling fins spacers stack create dummy cylinders Rich decided create single cylinder form number cylinders could made first step making cylinder form select piece wooden dowel appropriate size using Dremel wood lathe turned dowel proper shape size cylinder required model After proper shape attained form cut half wrapped carefully-spaced copper wire appropriate thickness simulate cylinder cooling fins copper wire held place application CyA glue newly-made form put Mattel Vacu-Form several plastic cylinders made See accompanying photo shows wire-wrapped form moldedplastic cylinder plastic half-cylinders cut out mounted again using CyA suitably-shaped piece light plywood already mounted dummy balsa crankcase shown another photos sure plywood mount has right num ber cylinder mountings engine modeled formed cylinders have trimmed sanded put place engine can painted plastic enamel steel-colored paint final touch course comes addition simu lated spark plugs wiring oil lines pushrods type dummy engine may b ultimate Precision Scale modeler certainly will enhance Sport Scale model judged distance 15 feet Windshields second tip provided Rich concerns making windshields Rich indi cates him installation preformed windshields always seems problem Some always seem wind up glue smears fit well have look glass metal frame solution problem determine proper shape size fit fuselage making paper patterns have made paper pattern proper shape fit can used guide cutting out windshield piece pans clear sheet plastic 010 020-in thickness Sheet plastic type required generally called sheet acetate can found varying sizes supply stores windshield made piece will have bent fairly sharply appropriate locations attain proper shape last step dress up one-piece wind shield assemble made part using strips aluminum duct tape cut required widths Please see photo windshield After carefully putting duct tape place can smoothed burnished rubbing gently handle portion X-Acto knife rubbing and/or burnishing procedure also insures will adhere applied sur face As can see accompanying photograph tape also used attach windshield fuselage Also note tape can rolled over rear edge windshield gives plastic appearance having set frame sure windshield stays place Rich applied drop two CyA inside windshield touches fuse lage familiar duct tape self-sticking aluminum tape approximately two inches wide comes rolls has paper backing protects its adhesive surface tape generally used sealing seams air conditioning heating ducts holding duct insulation place tape can found large hardware home-center-type stores might add have used similar types tape making dummy access hatches inspec tion plate covers Once place aluminum easily embossed scribed simu Continued page 160 Schneiders dummy Gulfhawk engine used plastic cylinders made Mattel Vacu-Form machine Heres L wood-and-wire master mold plywood backing plate mounts balsa crankcase plastic cylinders R Added details include pushrods ignition wires Sport Scale plane looks great 15 feet March 1987 65 Australia Graves Detroit Ml flewthis Kowa saki KI 61 Tony last US FAI Scale team finals Power ST 60 features retractable landing gear Photo taken Lynne Green pit area Scale team finals 1985where spectators Everybody either competitor member his/her family helper turnout event disappointingonly 12 fliers entered Bill discusses situation column Photo Lynne Green series photos taken Richard Schneider Marrietta GA shows few tricks trade First enhanced windshield installation hisGulfhawkwith frame made aluminum duct tape NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS! FOURMOST RECOIL TUBING four foot length super-tough fuel-proof urethane tubing pre-formed FOUR-INCH COIL allows placement yourfield box can convenient distance aircraft boat After use tubing will retract its earlier space-saving form price$395 c rs7A/ WE HAVE THE FITTING SOLUTION LARGE ORsmallSize 1/16 iDPrice 5150 1 Tee 2 Elbows Pen Bladder Tee 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97f 16 FO URMOST PROD UCTS Telephone 503 357-2732 automatic therefore fliers avoid upright configuration attain consistency takeoff landing maneuvers rightly wrongly count just much Square Eight Hourglass The very early Stunt patterns did score take off landing plus relative difficulty starting early engines led preference upright engineswitness Barnstormer Zilch Stutwagon American etc t say still have trouble starting modem low-slung inverted-engined Belch- fire 60-powered ship resorting Werwage solution ie holding ship upside down engine upright Shame Try As much embarasses admit taught start engines safely predictable Mike Petrie world-renowned Combat flier eater raw meat 10-penny nails. also pre tty nice guy people hand-start high- performance engines use method easier docile Stunt engines added flywheel action large prop usually spinner method variously known back-flip bump-start Heres its done First mount prop flipping blade three oclock rather con ventional two oclock position Now airplane standing its own feet nature tended battery disconnected choke engine several times until sounds somewhat wetter would ordinarily prefer did design cowl can choke engine didnt Connect battery holding prop firmly pull engine forward through com pression until feel bump indicating mixture proper starting Signal start bring balde around compression once again beauty back-flip method best demonstrated never going flip engine through compression stroke either forward backward Instead sharply flick blade backward away com pression momentum action will cause engine partially compress backwards mixture correct ignition will occur engine will start itself running forwards Since finger will never prop ig nition occurs nearly impossible injure self With practice will find able start engines reliably safely since actively attempting make engine back fire historical concern about over-choking inverted engines eliminated I feel method preferable use chicken sticks since eliminates possi bility shattering props can become haz ardous flying objects See ya Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scale/Boss Continued page 65 late screw heads rivets etc I might also suggest burnishing tools varying shapes sizes can made wooden dowel sticks have round flatten point otherwise shape end piece dowel fit job Once dowel properly shaped make extremely smooth fine ultra-fine sandpaper tool absolutely smooth will score aluminum tape rather burnish Variously-shaped tools will allow form tape over slightly rounded curved irregular surfaces team selection trials held CL Scale has once again become topic discussion East Coast Bill Force Sweetwater NJ along George Gay- dos Bill Reynolds both 85 Nats winners several other Scalers Districts II have signed sent letter John Worth AMA Headquarters forwarded copies John Guenther NASA president John Grigg AMA president outlining dissatisfaction way team-selection trials have held past few years Some basic questions being asked necessary hold separate team-selection event cant team-selection proc ess tied Nats once current format holding separate event sched uled very close Nats dates usually within two weeks Nats almost dictates Scale modelers have make choice attending either Nats team-selection trials because limitations vacation money travel Most opt Nats because week long activities number events visit ing old friends etc has situa tion East Coast Scalers during last two three team-selection events Perhaps has same others around country The original intent AMA leadership turn ing Scale team-selection process over NASA provide Scale atmosphere hope separate process would become prestige event attracting COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG- GOLDEN AGE REPRO IGENE DUBOIS -GUILLOw- K&B K&S L R MRC -OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS SEAGLEN SIG STERLING SULLIVAN- SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send S 100 Cash Cheek es Stamp 44 page tabloid size DISCOUNT Catalee 900 illustrations over 700 Kits choose irow MAILOROER PHONEORDER IN STORE VALLEY HOBBY CENTER flT Main St LansdaleFa 19446 U *7 Giant Scale18Sheets *60 Size38Shoals *40 Sizet38Sheets *Propeller Decals inWT 6 Sheets -3 sizes sa * Kill Markings 12 Sheets * Nomenclature Markings 3 Sizes12 Sheets Black White copy * Letters Numbers ti 2-3-4- 413/16 10 Colors * Stars 10 Colors 11 Sizes plus Sheet Assorted Sizes Major Decals pass flying color 5ed4~O6wc4re DISTRIBUTORS INQUIRIES INVITED Call Paul Major 413 525-4110major decals Custom decals Manufacturers ll NORTHEAST SCEtEN GRAPHICS 2t FISOtH AVE. EAST LONGMEADOW MA 01028 TEl 413-525-4110 160 Model Aviation F FUEL LINE PIPINO PROBLEM size 3/32 DPrice $200 1 Tee Elbow 1 unon 1 Plug Cycle its est. OPS 12 over head cam shaft four cycle engine have waiting features needle bearing rod ABC piston sleeve ring slide valve carb automotive type cam valves muffler other features See now local hobby shop SThe P Orleans LA 70186 242-5967 countrys top Scale builders appears current team-selection format has lived up hoped-for expectations either participation producing world championship-winning team Bill Force East Coast group feel time has come change time place team-selection selection event should such countrys Scale builders afforded chance participating One option has suggested past being suggested again js trials held connection Nats An FAI Scale event has included Nats program past few years wouldnt require changes event administration turn normally-flown event team-trial event minimum three judges static well flying required present Nats format gen erally has three judges static two flying circle would mean increase circle judge team-selection event Closer attention weight engine displacement limits would required well enforcing FAI requirements maximum wing loading models entered Incorporating team-selection event Nats would likely away much dissatisfaction being voiced about being able participate because separate events other reasons noted above Also event would move about country Nats moves bringing event larger number Scale participants Another benefit might larger numbers spectators would exposed team-selection efforts While comments express general feel ings arid position East Coast group re ported Scale modelers about country should heard topic have opinion either against issue urge make opinions known districts Team Selection Committee member dont know contact AMA HQs Competition Department John Guenther NASA president Team Selec tion Committee chairman will find ad dress Competition Directory section Competition Newsletter months Issue A closing note interested par ticipating FAt team-selection event 1987 sure read follow program entry structions Competition Newsletter sec tion January 1987 issue MA page 119 se send correspondenceand especially photos relating CL Scaleto Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 acing/Ballard Continued page 66 turn secured 4-40 bolt Loosening bolt allows cable slid back forth adjust control alignment after bolt re-tightened understand handle will sold through Wizard Hole Racing lla 15 21 35 racing engines Mr Doc Passen has contact about effort made Cipolla company Italy produce economically-priced Racing Combat engines Doc indicates com pany will bring out new 35 36 CL side- exhaust plain-bearing engine can used Sport Race addition Cipolla presently updating its 15 rear-exhaust Free Flight Racing engine Mr Gino Di Voghera engine designer Competition Cipolla has produced excellent Team Race engine took fifth place recent World Championships will designing 35 Midwest Sport Racing engine supposed weigh 5-6-ounce range Should AMA rules require 21-size engines Fast Slow Rat Cipolla already produces size use -scale Gas cars I have written Doc asking engines testing providing receive comparison present typical Racing en gines results will reported As always solicit comments photos ideas March 1987 161 Four John C Ballard 10102 Kimblewick Dr Louisville KY 40223 1K Folding wThgU AJ lNTERCEPTOR4e9S complete U-build Kit photos easy instructions 0031 FLEASE *00 $300 FOE FOOTAGE * 0*00100 F EST FOOF EU 10 s *00 FN FEECEMI OF ERIC FOE EACH 0000 00*1 JUPS AIRCRAFT COMPANY RO Box 68132 Portland OR 97268
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/03
Page Numbers: 65, 160, 161
Control Line Scale Bill Boss ADDING dummy engine dressing up wind shield can certainly enhance models appear ance good friend Richard Schnieder Mar rietta GA gave us tip dressing up tail wheel strut Gulfhawk October 86 column has offered two building tips Sport Scale modeler might find useful en hancing appearance his/her model first tip easily fabricate lightweight dummy radial engine second make dress up models windshield Both ideas also used Rich Gulfhawk model Dummy engine Rather try cut out dozensmaybe hundredsof cylinder cooling fins spacers stack create dummy cylinders Rich decided create single cylinder form number cylinders could made first step making cylinder form select piece wooden dowel appropriate size using Dremel wood lathe turned dowel proper shape size cylinder required model After proper shape attained form cut half wrapped carefully-spaced copper wire appropriate thickness simulate cylinder cooling fins copper wire held place application CyA glue newly-made form put Mattel Vacu-Form several plastic cylinders made See accompanying photo shows wire-wrapped form moldedplastic cylinder plastic half-cylinders cut out mounted again using CyA suitably-shaped piece light plywood already mounted dummy balsa crankcase shown another photos sure plywood mount has right num ber cylinder mountings engine modeled formed cylinders have trimmed sanded put place engine can painted plastic enamel steel-colored paint final touch course comes addition simu lated spark plugs wiring oil lines pushrods type dummy engine may b ultimate Precision Scale modeler certainly will enhance Sport Scale model judged distance 15 feet Windshields second tip provided Rich concerns making windshields Rich indi cates him installation preformed windshields always seems problem Some always seem wind up glue smears fit well have look glass metal frame solution problem determine proper shape size fit fuselage making paper patterns have made paper pattern proper shape fit can used guide cutting out windshield piece pans clear sheet plastic 010 020-in thickness Sheet plastic type required generally called sheet acetate can found varying sizes supply stores windshield made piece will have bent fairly sharply appropriate locations attain proper shape last step dress up one-piece wind shield assemble made part using strips aluminum duct tape cut required widths Please see photo windshield After carefully putting duct tape place can smoothed burnished rubbing gently handle portion X-Acto knife rubbing and/or burnishing procedure also insures will adhere applied sur face As can see accompanying photograph tape also used attach windshield fuselage Also note tape can rolled over rear edge windshield gives plastic appearance having set frame sure windshield stays place Rich applied drop two CyA inside windshield touches fuse lage familiar duct tape self-sticking aluminum tape approximately two inches wide comes rolls has paper backing protects its adhesive surface tape generally used sealing seams air conditioning heating ducts holding duct insulation place tape can found large hardware home-center-type stores might add have used similar types tape making dummy access hatches inspec tion plate covers Once place aluminum easily embossed scribed simu Continued page 160 Schneiders dummy Gulfhawk engine used plastic cylinders made Mattel Vacu-Form machine Heres L wood-and-wire master mold plywood backing plate mounts balsa crankcase plastic cylinders R Added details include pushrods ignition wires Sport Scale plane looks great 15 feet March 1987 65 Australia Graves Detroit Ml flewthis Kowa saki KI 61 Tony last US FAI Scale team finals Power ST 60 features retractable landing gear Photo taken Lynne Green pit area Scale team finals 1985where spectators Everybody either competitor member his/her family helper turnout event disappointingonly 12 fliers entered Bill discusses situation column Photo Lynne Green series photos taken Richard Schneider Marrietta GA shows few tricks trade First enhanced windshield installation hisGulfhawkwith frame made aluminum duct tape NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS! FOURMOST RECOIL TUBING four foot length super-tough fuel-proof urethane tubing pre-formed FOUR-INCH COIL allows placement yourfield box can convenient distance aircraft boat After use tubing will retract its earlier space-saving form price$395 c rs7A/ WE HAVE THE FITTING SOLUTION LARGE ORsmallSize 1/16 iDPrice 5150 1 Tee 2 Elbows Pen Bladder Tee 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97f 16 FO URMOST PROD UCTS Telephone 503 357-2732 automatic therefore fliers avoid upright configuration attain consistency takeoff landing maneuvers rightly wrongly count just much Square Eight Hourglass The very early Stunt patterns did score take off landing plus relative difficulty starting early engines led preference upright engineswitness Barnstormer Zilch Stutwagon American etc t say still have trouble starting modem low-slung inverted-engined Belch- fire 60-powered ship resorting Werwage solution ie holding ship upside down engine upright Shame Try As much embarasses admit taught start engines safely predictable Mike Petrie world-renowned Combat flier eater raw meat 10-penny nails. also pre tty nice guy people hand-start high- performance engines use method easier docile Stunt engines added flywheel action large prop usually spinner method variously known back-flip bump-start Heres its done First mount prop flipping blade three oclock rather con ventional two oclock position Now airplane standing its own feet nature tended battery disconnected choke engine several times until sounds somewhat wetter would ordinarily prefer did design cowl can choke engine didnt Connect battery holding prop firmly pull engine forward through com pression until feel bump indicating mixture proper starting Signal start bring balde around compression once again beauty back-flip method best demonstrated never going flip engine through compression stroke either forward backward Instead sharply flick blade backward away com pression momentum action will cause engine partially compress backwards mixture correct ignition will occur engine will start itself running forwards Since finger will never prop ig nition occurs nearly impossible injure self With practice will find able start engines reliably safely since actively attempting make engine back fire historical concern about over-choking inverted engines eliminated I feel method preferable use chicken sticks since eliminates possi bility shattering props can become haz ardous flying objects See ya Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 Scale/Boss Continued page 65 late screw heads rivets etc I might also suggest burnishing tools varying shapes sizes can made wooden dowel sticks have round flatten point otherwise shape end piece dowel fit job Once dowel properly shaped make extremely smooth fine ultra-fine sandpaper tool absolutely smooth will score aluminum tape rather burnish Variously-shaped tools will allow form tape over slightly rounded curved irregular surfaces team selection trials held CL Scale has once again become topic discussion East Coast Bill Force Sweetwater NJ along George Gay- dos Bill Reynolds both 85 Nats winners several other Scalers Districts II have signed sent letter John Worth AMA Headquarters forwarded copies John Guenther NASA president John Grigg AMA president outlining dissatisfaction way team-selection trials have held past few years Some basic questions being asked necessary hold separate team-selection event cant team-selection proc ess tied Nats once current format holding separate event sched uled very close Nats dates usually within two weeks Nats almost dictates Scale modelers have make choice attending either Nats team-selection trials because limitations vacation money travel Most opt Nats because week long activities number events visit ing old friends etc has situa tion East Coast Scalers during last two three team-selection events Perhaps has same others around country The original intent AMA leadership turn ing Scale team-selection process over NASA provide Scale atmosphere hope separate process would become prestige event attracting COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG- GOLDEN AGE REPRO IGENE DUBOIS -GUILLOw- K&B K&S L R MRC -OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS SEAGLEN SIG STERLING SULLIVAN- SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER TELCO TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Send S 100 Cash Cheek es Stamp 44 page tabloid size DISCOUNT Catalee 900 illustrations over 700 Kits choose irow MAILOROER PHONEORDER IN STORE VALLEY HOBBY CENTER flT Main St LansdaleFa 19446 U *7 Giant Scale18Sheets *60 Size38Shoals *40 Sizet38Sheets *Propeller Decals inWT 6 Sheets -3 sizes sa * Kill Markings 12 Sheets * Nomenclature Markings 3 Sizes12 Sheets Black White copy * Letters Numbers ti 2-3-4- 413/16 10 Colors * Stars 10 Colors 11 Sizes plus Sheet Assorted Sizes Major Decals pass flying color 5ed4~O6wc4re DISTRIBUTORS INQUIRIES INVITED Call Paul Major 413 525-4110major decals Custom decals Manufacturers ll NORTHEAST SCEtEN GRAPHICS 2t FISOtH AVE. EAST LONGMEADOW MA 01028 TEl 413-525-4110 160 Model Aviation F FUEL LINE PIPINO PROBLEM size 3/32 DPrice $200 1 Tee Elbow 1 unon 1 Plug Cycle its est. OPS 12 over head cam shaft four cycle engine have waiting features needle bearing rod ABC piston sleeve ring slide valve carb automotive type cam valves muffler other features See now local hobby shop SThe P Orleans LA 70186 242-5967 countrys top Scale builders appears current team-selection format has lived up hoped-for expectations either participation producing world championship-winning team Bill Force East Coast group feel time has come change time place team-selection selection event should such countrys Scale builders afforded chance participating One option has suggested past being suggested again js trials held connection Nats An FAI Scale event has included Nats program past few years wouldnt require changes event administration turn normally-flown event team-trial event minimum three judges static well flying required present Nats format gen erally has three judges static two flying circle would mean increase circle judge team-selection event Closer attention weight engine displacement limits would required well enforcing FAI requirements maximum wing loading models entered Incorporating team-selection event Nats would likely away much dissatisfaction being voiced about being able participate because separate events other reasons noted above Also event would move about country Nats moves bringing event larger number Scale participants Another benefit might larger numbers spectators would exposed team-selection efforts While comments express general feel ings arid position East Coast group re ported Scale modelers about country should heard topic have opinion either against issue urge make opinions known districts Team Selection Committee member dont know contact AMA HQs Competition Department John Guenther NASA president Team Selec tion Committee chairman will find ad dress Competition Directory section Competition Newsletter months Issue A closing note interested par ticipating FAt team-selection event 1987 sure read follow program entry structions Competition Newsletter sec tion January 1987 issue MA page 119 se send correspondenceand especially photos relating CL Scaleto Bill Boss 77-06 269th St New Hyde Park NY 11040 acing/Ballard Continued page 66 turn secured 4-40 bolt Loosening bolt allows cable slid back forth adjust control alignment after bolt re-tightened understand handle will sold through Wizard Hole Racing lla 15 21 35 racing engines Mr Doc Passen has contact about effort made Cipolla company Italy produce economically-priced Racing Combat engines Doc indicates com pany will bring out new 35 36 CL side- exhaust plain-bearing engine can used Sport Race addition Cipolla presently updating its 15 rear-exhaust Free Flight Racing engine Mr Gino Di Voghera engine designer Competition Cipolla has produced excellent Team Race engine took fifth place recent World Championships will designing 35 Midwest Sport Racing engine supposed weigh 5-6-ounce range Should AMA rules require 21-size engines Fast Slow Rat Cipolla already produces size use -scale Gas cars I have written Doc asking engines testing providing receive comparison present typical Racing en gines results will reported As always solicit comments photos ideas March 1987 161 Four John C Ballard 10102 Kimblewick Dr Louisville KY 40223 1K Folding wThgU AJ lNTERCEPTOR4e9S complete U-build Kit photos easy instructions 0031 FLEASE *00 $300 FOE FOOTAGE * 0*00100 F EST FOOF EU 10 s *00 FN FEECEMI OF ERIC FOE EACH 0000 00*1 JUPS AIRCRAFT COMPANY RO Box 68132 Portland OR 97268