WHO SAYS Control Line Speed dead Go back read 89 Nats Speed write-up November 1989 issue Model Aviation think have faded away Most types Control Line flying booming over country new fliers well previous model ers coming back competition have too negative comments negative attitudes negative people would like see us Control Liners go away column will try reverse trend bring up-to-date information Speed flying Speed equipment state-of-the-art tech niques expect receive data various indi viduals want some specific tips have questions hesitate write Speed certainly wasnt dead Cold Cash Speed Bash Dayton OH last September 25 us entrants fielded 55 airplanes made about 130 flights/attempts during two days hot heavy competition tra ditional contest has sponsored Day ton Buzzin Buzzards years contin ues best Speed contest Midwest weather report threatening put up 90 flights Saturday Speeds right up too Charlie Legg came over Iowa turned nice 13038 mph /2A Nick Sher second 11806 Tommy Brown nice 17251 Nick Sher again second 16152 George Brown third 15145 Nick got out second-place rut 20311 flight B Santo Rizzotto second 15842 B Speed fliers have having trou ble getting consistent flights mostly due un fuel feed Formula 40 quite good seven en trants turning speeds 143 15867 team Ned Morris lucy Mathison top Bob Ytuarte second Old Master Frank Garzon wiped us out again D another near-record 2 1020mph flight Frank has worked hard several years learn what 05 65 needs go fast engines usually dont last long speeds can make new parts fit properly consistently produce winners cannot unless willing put time effort required cannot buy per formance like took 25 years get 200-mph mark eight entrants D Morris Mathison team second respectable 20587 Ted Black third 19794 Jet Speed nine entrants Morris Mathison turning 19306 Charlie Serie second 18568 Bob Huth 18511 Jet flying lot funbut awfully noisy makes diffi cult find place fly have few experi ments going Jets work out will try report first flew Jet 1955 never really got serious about popular event 21 Sport Speed Fly ing models joy class official 1990 have wanted start flying Speedor have thinking about getting back Speed competitiontry event Good en gines readily available reasonable prices low-nitro fuel gentle runs great airplanes easy fly competition close speeds mid high 140s havent seen flights over 150 mph yet several fliers have flown little over 149 Dayton Frank Garzon close fine 14994 Chris Montagino right behind Continued page 167 April 1990 69 Control Line Speed Glenn Lee 819 Mandrake Batavia IL 60510 Charlie Leggs Speed ship holds current Open AMA National Record 14417 mph hes recently hitting near 150 design favors current FAI Speed genre features homemade Schnuerle-ported engine tuned pipe tiny single-bladed prop closeup photo reveals 010-Bee plug all-metal suction tank threaded pipe coupler allow easy adjustment pipe length 150 mph thats 5 laps 6 seconds left young Speed flier Billy Hughes helps veteran Carl Dodge fuel Carls FAI Speed model Dayton OH team trials Disaster struck moments later Carla line connector failed handle plane demolished built new made new US CL team fine performance California trials photo right Billy holds Ed Giffords model during refueling Dayton trials Ed alternate member Speed team CL Speed competitors regularly help another pit start launch models SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR FLY SAFE WITH SMART LIGHT TINY TESTERS Smart Light Moanto piano plugs-in betwean Recaivar Switch avaltahia mitt penal mount toggle switch Praclolon IC voitega detector niroult El-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack Ia turned ON Battery Voltage greater 40 SOC RED Battery ieee 40 SOC Spacily flight pack/connector neu.roc FUTABA J G Seriac 405 Deane 3 pin FUTABAiIohhy Shank 3 ptn51O05 No ounnectore use yours 5 Smart LI0ht Switoh.ADD $000 gmart Light RC Battery TeeterlCycler $3500 checks Ilight hetlery olmuteted tiight loads Tiny Tester Adjoelahis Voltage Regulator $2400 7 20 Vdc input 45 55 Vdc 15 Amp output ilny Tester Cailitratlon Voltage $1550 00 ToO hattely input 5050 Odo output Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Hanuong PA Residents add 6% Sales Tax ZZ ENTERPRISES INC 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 TELE 215539-7476 symmetrical tip airfoil described linear change camber root tip airfoil drawing process depicted drawings ac companying column 1990 Nats tentative schedule summers Nats will have Profile Thursday July 19 Class Class II Friday July 20 official schedule will appear near future Competition Newsletter section magazine Saturday Navy Carrier Society will sponsor 15 Carrier event Sig Manufacturing Company has offered sponsor Carrier event its new Skyray profile model As write column have rules available should appear Navy Car rier Society newsletter before issue MA published will send copy rules requests includes stamped en velope request Bill Calkins has volunteered run Carrier events Nats summer expect see ex cellent participation because central loca tion large event such Nats Carrier run efficiently lots help needed judging tim ing scoring processing pull testing Bill has asked anyone desiring assist him run ning Carrier write him PO Box 458 Sugar Grove IL 60554 call him 1-708/466-1531 1989 top performers Navy Carrier Society compiles listing top 10 Carrier fliers country year ranking based best single score sanctioned competi tion 1989 contest season finished Marc Warwashana top Profile Carrier score 3325 Pete Mazur finished top both Class Class II scores 3963 4438 respectively Petes Class II score current national record will have details model record flight upcoming June column Congratulations Marc Pete names appeared Top Ten roster 1989and good luck 1990 As read King Orange Southwest Regionals will history flying season rest country will just around corner hope see out Carrier circles 1990 CL Speed/Lee Continued page 69 14944 Fred Randell third 14475 14371 Ten entrants flew Speed fliers West Coast hadnt flown much Sport Speed seemed have low ho-hum opinion about class until saw us flying Nats think con verted few after saw fun having Flight after flight flown very few aborts bad runs other failures have children grandchildren need event get started competition try 21 Sport Speed easy fly profile models allowed can probably pick up used en gines boat modelers RC car racers Ill try cover class future column giving hints suggestions improve performance FAI Speed entirely different animal Few modelers have desire ability persever ance necessary work competitive world-class event takes much effort other pastimes have wait physical April 1990 167 4 Championship Design Outstanding4 Strong & Stable New Combat/Sportsae$L4 FastEasyAssembly Plane4 Hggh Performance Includes Complete Hardware ne Included Belicrank outs s 0 Hinges s & Nuts $100 catalog Prectszon Foam Wing Corescontrol-line combat specialtie 7036 717 5663810 3 760 Waltonville Road NEW BY POPULAR REQUEST LARGE SCALE ENGINE CYLINDERS L Molded high-impact styrene dummy cylinders feature deep cooling fins utmost realism Both Wasp Whirlwind types cylinders available two different large scales 1/5th 2 4th 3 ts include assembly instructions Smaller sizes also offered Note These units may modified resemble other cylinder types Send $3 full-color catalog featuring aircraft paintings suitable framing WILLIAMS BROTHERS INC DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET fLL~SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 SATELLITE FREE FLIGHT KITS 226 Gas Full Kit $24 95 320 Gas Full Kit $27 95 450 A-B Gas Full Kit $39 95 788 B-C-I Gas Pro Kit $44 95 788 B-C-I Gas Full Kit $64 95 FREE CATALOG Send se add essed S amped envelope address Shown Ode s Shpped Pre-paid coo Ado $2 55 Shipping Handling Sport AerobaticKit includes roiled plans cut end sanded parts formed 'ICileen Sweep ing gear wheel steerable tell wheel bracket 55other basic spanhardware 51 length 4 channel 14/2 swept wing Symetrical Airfoil Engine 45 602 cy 317 525-9074 Crenshaw AeroRR 1 Box 121 ManIlla IN 46150 demands require top fitness would still fly ing FAT could keep up around pylon Speed trials team represent US 1990 World Championships also held Dayton Four contestants entered wind rain tough luck hard models Carl Dodge new state-of-the-art model thin high-aspect-ratio wing stabilizer laminated carbon fiber stiffness immaculate homemade engine crashed han dle line connector failed Carl has turning world-class speeds model managed rebuild second team trials Califor nia Bill Hughes Bolingbrook tL qualified 14620-mph speed Dayton upped enough third man US team has flights over 170 has really worked hard get has trying several years has paid own way World Cham pionships twice just learn observe has gradually improved speeds until made team John Newton other team member Ed Gifford turned 13654 time Dayton Raul Diaz multitude troubles Bill Hughes few relatively young Speed fliers left speed model ing hurting due lack young competi tors kids out playing video games know almost nothing about building fly ing airplanes buying RC cars because requirement bolt things gether lot people talking about Junior problem dont think anyone knows what about ft difficult get anyone started competi tion events highly sophisticated leave nothing beginner gan 21 Sport Speed event tts low-key easy fly easy build requires equipment readily available Try try get others terested Texas boys have event similar ob jectives called Sport Jet Speed rules specify stock Jet engines two-line controls stan dard fuel Speeds around 140 mph no great talent required fly ft sounds good t think Ill build Ill get informa tion future column Cox Special/Fortuna Continued page 72 Fill cracks imperfections balsa filler smooth down fuse lage parts 320-grit sandpaper care ful around turtledeck since balsa Visa MC Other Kits Avail Write free cat /32 thick area Epoxy / balsa between landing gear legs add drain tube under fuselage bottom Fuelproof firewall inside cowling coat epoxy glue fiberglass res being careful keep off blind nuts Covering final assembly used light weight silkspan cover wings Sig Manufacturing Company carries light weight Japanese tissue called Lite-Flite plyspan tissue will also work well Lite-Flite comes variety colors can applied wet like silkspan dont recommend using iron-on covering since can warp lightweight structure its shrunk too much Before applying silkspan brush two coats clear dope areas cov ered Lightly sand dope 400-grit pa per dry Apply silkspan grain runs spanwise covering wings always wet silkspan before applying Once wrinkles worked out brush clear dope through silkspan along leading edge trailing edge tips wing strut openings cut out after wing has completely covered covered fuselage tail surfaces give model better finish optional final finish brushed three coats clear dope model followed three coats dope talcum powder After sanding down well sprayed sev eral coats colored dope trimmed model resemble aerobatic biplane typically sports flashy paint scheme final coat clear dope sprayed protect finish add gloss lightweight model three coats dope would acceptable finish youre using nylon hinges eleva tor epoxy place before installing elevator careful get epoxy hinge pins Install elevator glue rudder place offsetting about 3/ right An open-cockpit model needs pilot controls look authentic used Wil liams Bros 1 t/2.in scale standard pilot al though doctor poor guy cut ting off shoulders little make him fit Before gluing top wing check 168 Model Aviation 4 WRIGHT J-5 WHIRLWIND I
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/04
Page Numbers: 69, 167, 168
WHO SAYS Control Line Speed dead Go back read 89 Nats Speed write-up November 1989 issue Model Aviation think have faded away Most types Control Line flying booming over country new fliers well previous model ers coming back competition have too negative comments negative attitudes negative people would like see us Control Liners go away column will try reverse trend bring up-to-date information Speed flying Speed equipment state-of-the-art tech niques expect receive data various indi viduals want some specific tips have questions hesitate write Speed certainly wasnt dead Cold Cash Speed Bash Dayton OH last September 25 us entrants fielded 55 airplanes made about 130 flights/attempts during two days hot heavy competition tra ditional contest has sponsored Day ton Buzzin Buzzards years contin ues best Speed contest Midwest weather report threatening put up 90 flights Saturday Speeds right up too Charlie Legg came over Iowa turned nice 13038 mph /2A Nick Sher second 11806 Tommy Brown nice 17251 Nick Sher again second 16152 George Brown third 15145 Nick got out second-place rut 20311 flight B Santo Rizzotto second 15842 B Speed fliers have having trou ble getting consistent flights mostly due un fuel feed Formula 40 quite good seven en trants turning speeds 143 15867 team Ned Morris lucy Mathison top Bob Ytuarte second Old Master Frank Garzon wiped us out again D another near-record 2 1020mph flight Frank has worked hard several years learn what 05 65 needs go fast engines usually dont last long speeds can make new parts fit properly consistently produce winners cannot unless willing put time effort required cannot buy per formance like took 25 years get 200-mph mark eight entrants D Morris Mathison team second respectable 20587 Ted Black third 19794 Jet Speed nine entrants Morris Mathison turning 19306 Charlie Serie second 18568 Bob Huth 18511 Jet flying lot funbut awfully noisy makes diffi cult find place fly have few experi ments going Jets work out will try report first flew Jet 1955 never really got serious about popular event 21 Sport Speed Fly ing models joy class official 1990 have wanted start flying Speedor have thinking about getting back Speed competitiontry event Good en gines readily available reasonable prices low-nitro fuel gentle runs great airplanes easy fly competition close speeds mid high 140s havent seen flights over 150 mph yet several fliers have flown little over 149 Dayton Frank Garzon close fine 14994 Chris Montagino right behind Continued page 167 April 1990 69 Control Line Speed Glenn Lee 819 Mandrake Batavia IL 60510 Charlie Leggs Speed ship holds current Open AMA National Record 14417 mph hes recently hitting near 150 design favors current FAI Speed genre features homemade Schnuerle-ported engine tuned pipe tiny single-bladed prop closeup photo reveals 010-Bee plug all-metal suction tank threaded pipe coupler allow easy adjustment pipe length 150 mph thats 5 laps 6 seconds left young Speed flier Billy Hughes helps veteran Carl Dodge fuel Carls FAI Speed model Dayton OH team trials Disaster struck moments later Carla line connector failed handle plane demolished built new made new US CL team fine performance California trials photo right Billy holds Ed Giffords model during refueling Dayton trials Ed alternate member Speed team CL Speed competitors regularly help another pit start launch models SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR FLY SAFE WITH SMART LIGHT TINY TESTERS Smart Light Moanto piano plugs-in betwean Recaivar Switch avaltahia mitt penal mount toggle switch Praclolon IC voitega detector niroult El-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack Ia turned ON Battery Voltage greater 40 SOC RED Battery ieee 40 SOC Spacily flight pack/connector neu.roc FUTABA J G Seriac 405 Deane 3 pin FUTABAiIohhy Shank 3 ptn51O05 No ounnectore use yours 5 Smart LI0ht Switoh.ADD $000 gmart Light RC Battery TeeterlCycler $3500 checks Ilight hetlery olmuteted tiight loads Tiny Tester Adjoelahis Voltage Regulator $2400 7 20 Vdc input 45 55 Vdc 15 Amp output ilny Tester Cailitratlon Voltage $1550 00 ToO hattely input 5050 Odo output Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Hanuong PA Residents add 6% Sales Tax ZZ ENTERPRISES INC 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 TELE 215539-7476 symmetrical tip airfoil described linear change camber root tip airfoil drawing process depicted drawings ac companying column 1990 Nats tentative schedule summers Nats will have Profile Thursday July 19 Class Class II Friday July 20 official schedule will appear near future Competition Newsletter section magazine Saturday Navy Carrier Society will sponsor 15 Carrier event Sig Manufacturing Company has offered sponsor Carrier event its new Skyray profile model As write column have rules available should appear Navy Car rier Society newsletter before issue MA published will send copy rules requests includes stamped en velope request Bill Calkins has volunteered run Carrier events Nats summer expect see ex cellent participation because central loca tion large event such Nats Carrier run efficiently lots help needed judging tim ing scoring processing pull testing Bill has asked anyone desiring assist him run ning Carrier write him PO Box 458 Sugar Grove IL 60554 call him 1-708/466-1531 1989 top performers Navy Carrier Society compiles listing top 10 Carrier fliers country year ranking based best single score sanctioned competi tion 1989 contest season finished Marc Warwashana top Profile Carrier score 3325 Pete Mazur finished top both Class Class II scores 3963 4438 respectively Petes Class II score current national record will have details model record flight upcoming June column Congratulations Marc Pete names appeared Top Ten roster 1989and good luck 1990 As read King Orange Southwest Regionals will history flying season rest country will just around corner hope see out Carrier circles 1990 CL Speed/Lee Continued page 69 14944 Fred Randell third 14475 14371 Ten entrants flew Speed fliers West Coast hadnt flown much Sport Speed seemed have low ho-hum opinion about class until saw us flying Nats think con verted few after saw fun having Flight after flight flown very few aborts bad runs other failures have children grandchildren need event get started competition try 21 Sport Speed easy fly profile models allowed can probably pick up used en gines boat modelers RC car racers Ill try cover class future column giving hints suggestions improve performance FAI Speed entirely different animal Few modelers have desire ability persever ance necessary work competitive world-class event takes much effort other pastimes have wait physical April 1990 167 4 Championship Design Outstanding4 Strong & Stable New Combat/Sportsae$L4 FastEasyAssembly Plane4 Hggh Performance Includes Complete Hardware ne Included Belicrank outs s 0 Hinges s & Nuts $100 catalog Prectszon Foam Wing Corescontrol-line combat specialtie 7036 717 5663810 3 760 Waltonville Road NEW BY POPULAR REQUEST LARGE SCALE ENGINE CYLINDERS L Molded high-impact styrene dummy cylinders feature deep cooling fins utmost realism Both Wasp Whirlwind types cylinders available two different large scales 1/5th 2 4th 3 ts include assembly instructions Smaller sizes also offered Note These units may modified resemble other cylinder types Send $3 full-color catalog featuring aircraft paintings suitable framing WILLIAMS BROTHERS INC DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET fLL~SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 SATELLITE FREE FLIGHT KITS 226 Gas Full Kit $24 95 320 Gas Full Kit $27 95 450 A-B Gas Full Kit $39 95 788 B-C-I Gas Pro Kit $44 95 788 B-C-I Gas Full Kit $64 95 FREE CATALOG Send se add essed S amped envelope address Shown Ode s Shpped Pre-paid coo Ado $2 55 Shipping Handling Sport AerobaticKit includes roiled plans cut end sanded parts formed 'ICileen Sweep ing gear wheel steerable tell wheel bracket 55other basic spanhardware 51 length 4 channel 14/2 swept wing Symetrical Airfoil Engine 45 602 cy 317 525-9074 Crenshaw AeroRR 1 Box 121 ManIlla IN 46150 demands require top fitness would still fly ing FAT could keep up around pylon Speed trials team represent US 1990 World Championships also held Dayton Four contestants entered wind rain tough luck hard models Carl Dodge new state-of-the-art model thin high-aspect-ratio wing stabilizer laminated carbon fiber stiffness immaculate homemade engine crashed han dle line connector failed Carl has turning world-class speeds model managed rebuild second team trials Califor nia Bill Hughes Bolingbrook tL qualified 14620-mph speed Dayton upped enough third man US team has flights over 170 has really worked hard get has trying several years has paid own way World Cham pionships twice just learn observe has gradually improved speeds until made team John Newton other team member Ed Gifford turned 13654 time Dayton Raul Diaz multitude troubles Bill Hughes few relatively young Speed fliers left speed model ing hurting due lack young competi tors kids out playing video games know almost nothing about building fly ing airplanes buying RC cars because requirement bolt things gether lot people talking about Junior problem dont think anyone knows what about ft difficult get anyone started competi tion events highly sophisticated leave nothing beginner gan 21 Sport Speed event tts low-key easy fly easy build requires equipment readily available Try try get others terested Texas boys have event similar ob jectives called Sport Jet Speed rules specify stock Jet engines two-line controls stan dard fuel Speeds around 140 mph no great talent required fly ft sounds good t think Ill build Ill get informa tion future column Cox Special/Fortuna Continued page 72 Fill cracks imperfections balsa filler smooth down fuse lage parts 320-grit sandpaper care ful around turtledeck since balsa Visa MC Other Kits Avail Write free cat /32 thick area Epoxy / balsa between landing gear legs add drain tube under fuselage bottom Fuelproof firewall inside cowling coat epoxy glue fiberglass res being careful keep off blind nuts Covering final assembly used light weight silkspan cover wings Sig Manufacturing Company carries light weight Japanese tissue called Lite-Flite plyspan tissue will also work well Lite-Flite comes variety colors can applied wet like silkspan dont recommend using iron-on covering since can warp lightweight structure its shrunk too much Before applying silkspan brush two coats clear dope areas cov ered Lightly sand dope 400-grit pa per dry Apply silkspan grain runs spanwise covering wings always wet silkspan before applying Once wrinkles worked out brush clear dope through silkspan along leading edge trailing edge tips wing strut openings cut out after wing has completely covered covered fuselage tail surfaces give model better finish optional final finish brushed three coats clear dope model followed three coats dope talcum powder After sanding down well sprayed sev eral coats colored dope trimmed model resemble aerobatic biplane typically sports flashy paint scheme final coat clear dope sprayed protect finish add gloss lightweight model three coats dope would acceptable finish youre using nylon hinges eleva tor epoxy place before installing elevator careful get epoxy hinge pins Install elevator glue rudder place offsetting about 3/ right An open-cockpit model needs pilot controls look authentic used Wil liams Bros 1 t/2.in scale standard pilot al though doctor poor guy cut ting off shoulders little make him fit Before gluing top wing check 168 Model Aviation 4 WRIGHT J-5 WHIRLWIND I
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/04
Page Numbers: 69, 167, 168
WHO SAYS Control Line Speed dead Go back read 89 Nats Speed write-up November 1989 issue Model Aviation think have faded away Most types Control Line flying booming over country new fliers well previous model ers coming back competition have too negative comments negative attitudes negative people would like see us Control Liners go away column will try reverse trend bring up-to-date information Speed flying Speed equipment state-of-the-art tech niques expect receive data various indi viduals want some specific tips have questions hesitate write Speed certainly wasnt dead Cold Cash Speed Bash Dayton OH last September 25 us entrants fielded 55 airplanes made about 130 flights/attempts during two days hot heavy competition tra ditional contest has sponsored Day ton Buzzin Buzzards years contin ues best Speed contest Midwest weather report threatening put up 90 flights Saturday Speeds right up too Charlie Legg came over Iowa turned nice 13038 mph /2A Nick Sher second 11806 Tommy Brown nice 17251 Nick Sher again second 16152 George Brown third 15145 Nick got out second-place rut 20311 flight B Santo Rizzotto second 15842 B Speed fliers have having trou ble getting consistent flights mostly due un fuel feed Formula 40 quite good seven en trants turning speeds 143 15867 team Ned Morris lucy Mathison top Bob Ytuarte second Old Master Frank Garzon wiped us out again D another near-record 2 1020mph flight Frank has worked hard several years learn what 05 65 needs go fast engines usually dont last long speeds can make new parts fit properly consistently produce winners cannot unless willing put time effort required cannot buy per formance like took 25 years get 200-mph mark eight entrants D Morris Mathison team second respectable 20587 Ted Black third 19794 Jet Speed nine entrants Morris Mathison turning 19306 Charlie Serie second 18568 Bob Huth 18511 Jet flying lot funbut awfully noisy makes diffi cult find place fly have few experi ments going Jets work out will try report first flew Jet 1955 never really got serious about popular event 21 Sport Speed Fly ing models joy class official 1990 have wanted start flying Speedor have thinking about getting back Speed competitiontry event Good en gines readily available reasonable prices low-nitro fuel gentle runs great airplanes easy fly competition close speeds mid high 140s havent seen flights over 150 mph yet several fliers have flown little over 149 Dayton Frank Garzon close fine 14994 Chris Montagino right behind Continued page 167 April 1990 69 Control Line Speed Glenn Lee 819 Mandrake Batavia IL 60510 Charlie Leggs Speed ship holds current Open AMA National Record 14417 mph hes recently hitting near 150 design favors current FAI Speed genre features homemade Schnuerle-ported engine tuned pipe tiny single-bladed prop closeup photo reveals 010-Bee plug all-metal suction tank threaded pipe coupler allow easy adjustment pipe length 150 mph thats 5 laps 6 seconds left young Speed flier Billy Hughes helps veteran Carl Dodge fuel Carls FAI Speed model Dayton OH team trials Disaster struck moments later Carla line connector failed handle plane demolished built new made new US CL team fine performance California trials photo right Billy holds Ed Giffords model during refueling Dayton trials Ed alternate member Speed team CL Speed competitors regularly help another pit start launch models SMART LIGHT RC BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITOR FLY SAFE WITH SMART LIGHT TINY TESTERS Smart Light Moanto piano plugs-in betwean Recaivar Switch avaltahia mitt penal mount toggle switch Praclolon IC voitega detector niroult El-color LED Glows GREEN Flight pack Ia turned ON Battery Voltage greater 40 SOC RED Battery ieee 40 SOC Spacily flight pack/connector neu.roc FUTABA J G Seriac 405 Deane 3 pin FUTABAiIohhy Shank 3 ptn51O05 No ounnectore use yours 5 Smart LI0ht Switoh.ADD $000 gmart Light RC Battery TeeterlCycler $3500 checks Ilight hetlery olmuteted tiight loads Tiny Tester Adjoelahis Voltage Regulator $2400 7 20 Vdc input 45 55 Vdc 15 Amp output ilny Tester Cailitratlon Voltage $1550 00 ToO hattely input 5050 Odo output Send Check Money Order Add $3 Postage Hanuong PA Residents add 6% Sales Tax ZZ ENTERPRISES INC 631 MANCHESTER ROAD NORRISTOWN PA 19403 TELE 215539-7476 symmetrical tip airfoil described linear change camber root tip airfoil drawing process depicted drawings ac companying column 1990 Nats tentative schedule summers Nats will have Profile Thursday July 19 Class Class II Friday July 20 official schedule will appear near future Competition Newsletter section magazine Saturday Navy Carrier Society will sponsor 15 Carrier event Sig Manufacturing Company has offered sponsor Carrier event its new Skyray profile model As write column have rules available should appear Navy Car rier Society newsletter before issue MA published will send copy rules requests includes stamped en velope request Bill Calkins has volunteered run Carrier events Nats summer expect see ex cellent participation because central loca tion large event such Nats Carrier run efficiently lots help needed judging tim ing scoring processing pull testing Bill has asked anyone desiring assist him run ning Carrier write him PO Box 458 Sugar Grove IL 60554 call him 1-708/466-1531 1989 top performers Navy Carrier Society compiles listing top 10 Carrier fliers country year ranking based best single score sanctioned competi tion 1989 contest season finished Marc Warwashana top Profile Carrier score 3325 Pete Mazur finished top both Class Class II scores 3963 4438 respectively Petes Class II score current national record will have details model record flight upcoming June column Congratulations Marc Pete names appeared Top Ten roster 1989and good luck 1990 As read King Orange Southwest Regionals will history flying season rest country will just around corner hope see out Carrier circles 1990 CL Speed/Lee Continued page 69 14944 Fred Randell third 14475 14371 Ten entrants flew Speed fliers West Coast hadnt flown much Sport Speed seemed have low ho-hum opinion about class until saw us flying Nats think con verted few after saw fun having Flight after flight flown very few aborts bad runs other failures have children grandchildren need event get started competition try 21 Sport Speed easy fly profile models allowed can probably pick up used en gines boat modelers RC car racers Ill try cover class future column giving hints suggestions improve performance FAI Speed entirely different animal Few modelers have desire ability persever ance necessary work competitive world-class event takes much effort other pastimes have wait physical April 1990 167 4 Championship Design Outstanding4 Strong & Stable New Combat/Sportsae$L4 FastEasyAssembly Plane4 Hggh Performance Includes Complete Hardware ne Included Belicrank outs s 0 Hinges s & Nuts $100 catalog Prectszon Foam Wing Corescontrol-line combat specialtie 7036 717 5663810 3 760 Waltonville Road NEW BY POPULAR REQUEST LARGE SCALE ENGINE CYLINDERS L Molded high-impact styrene dummy cylinders feature deep cooling fins utmost realism Both Wasp Whirlwind types cylinders available two different large scales 1/5th 2 4th 3 ts include assembly instructions Smaller sizes also offered Note These units may modified resemble other cylinder types Send $3 full-color catalog featuring aircraft paintings suitable framing WILLIAMS BROTHERS INC DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET fLL~SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 SATELLITE FREE FLIGHT KITS 226 Gas Full Kit $24 95 320 Gas Full Kit $27 95 450 A-B Gas Full Kit $39 95 788 B-C-I Gas Pro Kit $44 95 788 B-C-I Gas Full Kit $64 95 FREE CATALOG Send se add essed S amped envelope address Shown Ode s Shpped Pre-paid coo Ado $2 55 Shipping Handling Sport AerobaticKit includes roiled plans cut end sanded parts formed 'ICileen Sweep ing gear wheel steerable tell wheel bracket 55other basic spanhardware 51 length 4 channel 14/2 swept wing Symetrical Airfoil Engine 45 602 cy 317 525-9074 Crenshaw AeroRR 1 Box 121 ManIlla IN 46150 demands require top fitness would still fly ing FAT could keep up around pylon Speed trials team represent US 1990 World Championships also held Dayton Four contestants entered wind rain tough luck hard models Carl Dodge new state-of-the-art model thin high-aspect-ratio wing stabilizer laminated carbon fiber stiffness immaculate homemade engine crashed han dle line connector failed Carl has turning world-class speeds model managed rebuild second team trials Califor nia Bill Hughes Bolingbrook tL qualified 14620-mph speed Dayton upped enough third man US team has flights over 170 has really worked hard get has trying several years has paid own way World Cham pionships twice just learn observe has gradually improved speeds until made team John Newton other team member Ed Gifford turned 13654 time Dayton Raul Diaz multitude troubles Bill Hughes few relatively young Speed fliers left speed model ing hurting due lack young competi tors kids out playing video games know almost nothing about building fly ing airplanes buying RC cars because requirement bolt things gether lot people talking about Junior problem dont think anyone knows what about ft difficult get anyone started competi tion events highly sophisticated leave nothing beginner gan 21 Sport Speed event tts low-key easy fly easy build requires equipment readily available Try try get others terested Texas boys have event similar ob jectives called Sport Jet Speed rules specify stock Jet engines two-line controls stan dard fuel Speeds around 140 mph no great talent required fly ft sounds good t think Ill build Ill get informa tion future column Cox Special/Fortuna Continued page 72 Fill cracks imperfections balsa filler smooth down fuse lage parts 320-grit sandpaper care ful around turtledeck since balsa Visa MC Other Kits Avail Write free cat /32 thick area Epoxy / balsa between landing gear legs add drain tube under fuselage bottom Fuelproof firewall inside cowling coat epoxy glue fiberglass res being careful keep off blind nuts Covering final assembly used light weight silkspan cover wings Sig Manufacturing Company carries light weight Japanese tissue called Lite-Flite plyspan tissue will also work well Lite-Flite comes variety colors can applied wet like silkspan dont recommend using iron-on covering since can warp lightweight structure its shrunk too much Before applying silkspan brush two coats clear dope areas cov ered Lightly sand dope 400-grit pa per dry Apply silkspan grain runs spanwise covering wings always wet silkspan before applying Once wrinkles worked out brush clear dope through silkspan along leading edge trailing edge tips wing strut openings cut out after wing has completely covered covered fuselage tail surfaces give model better finish optional final finish brushed three coats clear dope model followed three coats dope talcum powder After sanding down well sprayed sev eral coats colored dope trimmed model resemble aerobatic biplane typically sports flashy paint scheme final coat clear dope sprayed protect finish add gloss lightweight model three coats dope would acceptable finish youre using nylon hinges eleva tor epoxy place before installing elevator careful get epoxy hinge pins Install elevator glue rudder place offsetting about 3/ right An open-cockpit model needs pilot controls look authentic used Wil liams Bros 1 t/2.in scale standard pilot al though doctor poor guy cut ting off shoulders little make him fit Before gluing top wing check 168 Model Aviation 4 WRIGHT J-5 WHIRLWIND I