Florida Express

AS PART junior pilot program modelers seven 70 years young heres build very own model twin-jet airliner Its very easy build costs very little flies great model patterned after Florida Ex press airliner full-size airplane pow ered two Rolls Royce turbine engines has tricycle landing gear carries 79 pas sengers several airliners Florida Express flies its home base Orlando FL near Disneyworld Technically speaking companys air planes British-built BAG 1-11 jets made British Aircraft Corporation de signed short-distance 1000 miles trips BAG 1-1 very popular Europe have flown US over 15 years crew airliners consists pilot called first officer copilot called second officer steward ess serves drinks snacks sees safety passengers airliners offer jet service home base Orlando Miami Ft Lauderdale Tampa New Orleans Birming ham Nashville Louisville Indianapolis Cincinnati Columbus Low prices always feature go Disneyworld Sea World may want fly Florida Express airliners chose BAG 1-11 plane model since can built cutting out gluing together four pieces bal sawood pieces can glued together Elmers glue model cement ex cept intended plastic models Florida Express airliners sil ver bright red lettering markings 66 Model Aviation Florida Express jetliner Glider shown top above finished decorated bal anced ready launch jetliner Glider will fly its best very calm weather doors Two sheets balsawood would enough build fhree neat little beauties 1/32 BALSA SHEET WING I- ___________1/32 BALSA STABILIZER 1/32 BALSA_____ RUDDER_____ SHEET 1/16 BALSA SHEET FUSELAGE7 ADD CLAY TO NOSE FOR BALANCE FLORIDA EXPRESS BACi-il BY STUART L RICHMOND Left color markings add iot realism Glider practice felt-tip pens better designs lettering will become Practice piece scrap wood before try color model order get feel pen Right smali amount modeiing clay appiled near nose necessary make plane baiance center-of-gravity CG spot shown drawing spot exactly 1 inches back front end slot wing fits Chewing gum also works great using weight Left Only four pieces balsawood necessary cut out building own Florida Express jet airliner Make sure balsawood you. choose very flat Right Its easiest decorate model before Its glued together Use red felt-tip pen stripes lettering fuselage tali Use black felt-tip pen windows doors nose wing tali controls lettering engine cover Also can add American flag engine cover dont have decorate model order fly sure makes look great red felt-tip pen will mark balsawood easily windows can added black felt-tip pen radome houses weather radar set nose can also black small American flag license numbers decorate outer sides both en gine housings Though optional em bellishments easy definitely en hance models appearance Construction Select sheet %2 balsa 3 wide 36 long Youll also need sheet 6 balsa 2 wide 36 long Both very common sizes hobby craft shops two sheets will enough build three jetliner models sure choose flattest sheets can find dont need lightest must lie flat table No sand paper needed flat place work sharp modeling knife glue small bit modeling clay gum red black felt-tips youll need Neatly cut out paper patterns four pieces carefully trace around balsawood pen wings tail cut thin balsa fuselage made thicker 1/16 balsa Trace pieces close gether wont waste wood Make sure wood grain runs Continued page iso Heres fuli-size airplane model desIgned lower doors load ing baggage upper door loading food supplies passenger door out sight other side plane background another Florida Express jetliner taxi ing out wing flaps partially lowered end runway prepare take off 68 Model Aviation Freedom 20 Proof positivi A/B kits under Premium Manufactur ing Company label owned Cranford Air port Artesia CA sported approved pri vate commercial flight schools also branch school El Monte Airport taught flying operated some 28 air planes mostly Taylorcrafts Cessna 140s couple Stinsons double-breasted Cessna three PT-19s Bill claimed bought over 300 Stearmans surplus resold mostly crop-dusters stripped lower wings frequently damaged result ground loops addition Zeeks Bill also marketed Cabin version Zeek calling Zee bin identical Zeek pylon wing mount Zeek being substituted built-up cabin-type arrangement Although Zeek kits sold well Bill claimed main income-producers Premium ven ture silhouette Buster G-liner several plastic toysone being little outboard runabout scaled rubber-powered Mercury engine Bill stated time constant change competition rules new pow erful engines being introduced rather regu larly designed different philoso phies earlier A/B eventual /2A kit design one-shot effort Several sizes /2 As evaluatedsome undercam bered airfoilsbefore design finalized kit production said hesitated producing 09 kit larger Class C version because thought insufficient market latter although engine performance improving displacements somewhat disap pointed engine development 09-cu-in size time Bill confessed some modelers around Marysville CA got plans 575 sq-in B/C designbut will follow tangent another session Sometime about 1952 Ray Downs entered Zeek picture After getting out Service 1944 Ray wife opened Rays Hobby Shop 1945 Tucson AZ hometown During buying trip Los Angeles heard Zeek business sale immediately looked up Bill Cranford subsequently purchased rights assets Zeek operation After moving acquisition Tucson resumed production Y2A A/B kits un der new tag Rays Manufacturing Com pany recent letter Ray stated two kits produced couple years until sales diminished point forced production halt Around 1955 Frank Garcher Midwest Mod els Tucson visit time Ray sold Zeek interests Midwest far Ray knows lies original Zeek tooling has seen daylight since Next time double back pick up some flat-bottom-airfoil tangents Till See downwind Florida/Rich mond Continued page 68 same direction shown patterns Use sharp modeling knife carefully cut traced pattern out balsawood Get help need Sharp knives dangerous dont take chances accurate precise work slot fuselage wing must very accurate model wont fly cor rectly Also very careful cutting out top bottom rudder exact wish decorate parts before glue together Glue parts together shown photos glue dry add weight cor rect fore-aft balance Youll need small amount modeling clay similar sticky material chewing gum works great put models nose under cockpit make balance correctly center-of-gravity CG lo cated exactly 1 Y4 back front slot wing fuselage Its very important CG accurate plane fly well Hying Florida Express prides itself smooth genfle rides provided pas sengers model jet flies just smoothly Practice launching gently downward path enough forward speed fly Keep wrist stiff model gets straight launch no twists get gliding well may have move add remove bit nose clay may also have add little clay either wing tips make fly straight Practice makes perfect model flies best its absolutely calm light winds youve got sailing smoothly look high place glide such steep hill raised porch practice throwing harder see what fun 150 Model Aviation can have Remember should have enough wood left over two airliners CL Scale/Boss Continued page 69 til nut rests against throttle lever tighten nut B against brass mount will now able throttle back engines fear accidentally cut ting off wrong time engine cutoff desired after landing perhaps taxi Theyre ones have show up field clunky-looking model besides experts will admit better looking plane can actually betterflying plane lap thats required reach out give light pull throttle line nut designated C option Mike uses handle used model can tack glued place retain its adjustment location Mikes throttle stop adjuster provides quick easy way retaining throttle ad justments moving handle model model Documentation guide note last sue NASA Newsletter described its unique progressive airfoil completely eliminates tip stalling youre inexperienced builder assembling Freedom 20 will breeze Youll work self-aligning components precision-cut balsa plywood fiftinohardware youll need included booklet called US Guide Aircraft Museurns Michael Blaugher booklet its fourth printing packed some best information documentation has come along quite some time has very complete listing aircraft mu seums contents addresses visit ing hours pertinent fees would great addition docu mentation library Scale modeler copy guide send $5 including post age Michael Blaugher 124 East Cominued page 155 August 1989 151 beautiful last superb sport-trainer looks good flies Lots experts will say shouldnt worry about looks choose trainer DREAM TO FLY THATS DREAM TO BUILD _______BETTER LOOKS THAT COME FREEDOM 20 FROM BETTER FLYING NCI-F

AS PART junior pilot program modelers seven 70 years young heres build very own model twin-jet airliner Its very easy build costs very little flies great model patterned after Florida Ex press airliner full-size airplane pow ered two Rolls Royce turbine engines has tricycle landing gear carries 79 pas sengers several airliners Florida Express flies its home base Orlando FL near Disneyworld Technically speaking companys air planes British-built BAG 1-11 jets made British Aircraft Corporation de signed short-distance 1000 miles trips BAG 1-1 very popular Europe have flown US over 15 years crew airliners consists pilot called first officer copilot called second officer steward ess serves drinks snacks sees safety passengers airliners offer jet service home base Orlando Miami Ft Lauderdale Tampa New Orleans Birming ham Nashville Louisville Indianapolis Cincinnati Columbus Low prices always feature go Disneyworld Sea World may want fly Florida Express airliners chose BAG 1-11 plane model since can built cutting out gluing together four pieces bal sawood pieces can glued together Elmers glue model cement ex cept intended plastic models Florida Express airliners sil ver bright red lettering markings 66 Model Aviation Florida Express jetliner Glider shown top above finished decorated bal anced ready launch jetliner Glider will fly its best very calm weather doors Two sheets balsawood would enough build fhree neat little beauties 1/32 BALSA SHEET WING I- ___________1/32 BALSA STABILIZER 1/32 BALSA_____ RUDDER_____ SHEET 1/16 BALSA SHEET FUSELAGE7 ADD CLAY TO NOSE FOR BALANCE FLORIDA EXPRESS BACi-il BY STUART L RICHMOND Left color markings add iot realism Glider practice felt-tip pens better designs lettering will become Practice piece scrap wood before try color model order get feel pen Right smali amount modeiing clay appiled near nose necessary make plane baiance center-of-gravity CG spot shown drawing spot exactly 1 inches back front end slot wing fits Chewing gum also works great using weight Left Only four pieces balsawood necessary cut out building own Florida Express jet airliner Make sure balsawood you. choose very flat Right Its easiest decorate model before Its glued together Use red felt-tip pen stripes lettering fuselage tali Use black felt-tip pen windows doors nose wing tali controls lettering engine cover Also can add American flag engine cover dont have decorate model order fly sure makes look great red felt-tip pen will mark balsawood easily windows can added black felt-tip pen radome houses weather radar set nose can also black small American flag license numbers decorate outer sides both en gine housings Though optional em bellishments easy definitely en hance models appearance Construction Select sheet %2 balsa 3 wide 36 long Youll also need sheet 6 balsa 2 wide 36 long Both very common sizes hobby craft shops two sheets will enough build three jetliner models sure choose flattest sheets can find dont need lightest must lie flat table No sand paper needed flat place work sharp modeling knife glue small bit modeling clay gum red black felt-tips youll need Neatly cut out paper patterns four pieces carefully trace around balsawood pen wings tail cut thin balsa fuselage made thicker 1/16 balsa Trace pieces close gether wont waste wood Make sure wood grain runs Continued page iso Heres fuli-size airplane model desIgned lower doors load ing baggage upper door loading food supplies passenger door out sight other side plane background another Florida Express jetliner taxi ing out wing flaps partially lowered end runway prepare take off 68 Model Aviation Freedom 20 Proof positivi A/B kits under Premium Manufactur ing Company label owned Cranford Air port Artesia CA sported approved pri vate commercial flight schools also branch school El Monte Airport taught flying operated some 28 air planes mostly Taylorcrafts Cessna 140s couple Stinsons double-breasted Cessna three PT-19s Bill claimed bought over 300 Stearmans surplus resold mostly crop-dusters stripped lower wings frequently damaged result ground loops addition Zeeks Bill also marketed Cabin version Zeek calling Zee bin identical Zeek pylon wing mount Zeek being substituted built-up cabin-type arrangement Although Zeek kits sold well Bill claimed main income-producers Premium ven ture silhouette Buster G-liner several plastic toysone being little outboard runabout scaled rubber-powered Mercury engine Bill stated time constant change competition rules new pow erful engines being introduced rather regu larly designed different philoso phies earlier A/B eventual /2A kit design one-shot effort Several sizes /2 As evaluatedsome undercam bered airfoilsbefore design finalized kit production said hesitated producing 09 kit larger Class C version because thought insufficient market latter although engine performance improving displacements somewhat disap pointed engine development 09-cu-in size time Bill confessed some modelers around Marysville CA got plans 575 sq-in B/C designbut will follow tangent another session Sometime about 1952 Ray Downs entered Zeek picture After getting out Service 1944 Ray wife opened Rays Hobby Shop 1945 Tucson AZ hometown During buying trip Los Angeles heard Zeek business sale immediately looked up Bill Cranford subsequently purchased rights assets Zeek operation After moving acquisition Tucson resumed production Y2A A/B kits un der new tag Rays Manufacturing Com pany recent letter Ray stated two kits produced couple years until sales diminished point forced production halt Around 1955 Frank Garcher Midwest Mod els Tucson visit time Ray sold Zeek interests Midwest far Ray knows lies original Zeek tooling has seen daylight since Next time double back pick up some flat-bottom-airfoil tangents Till See downwind Florida/Rich mond Continued page 68 same direction shown patterns Use sharp modeling knife carefully cut traced pattern out balsawood Get help need Sharp knives dangerous dont take chances accurate precise work slot fuselage wing must very accurate model wont fly cor rectly Also very careful cutting out top bottom rudder exact wish decorate parts before glue together Glue parts together shown photos glue dry add weight cor rect fore-aft balance Youll need small amount modeling clay similar sticky material chewing gum works great put models nose under cockpit make balance correctly center-of-gravity CG lo cated exactly 1 Y4 back front slot wing fuselage Its very important CG accurate plane fly well Hying Florida Express prides itself smooth genfle rides provided pas sengers model jet flies just smoothly Practice launching gently downward path enough forward speed fly Keep wrist stiff model gets straight launch no twists get gliding well may have move add remove bit nose clay may also have add little clay either wing tips make fly straight Practice makes perfect model flies best its absolutely calm light winds youve got sailing smoothly look high place glide such steep hill raised porch practice throwing harder see what fun 150 Model Aviation can have Remember should have enough wood left over two airliners CL Scale/Boss Continued page 69 til nut rests against throttle lever tighten nut B against brass mount will now able throttle back engines fear accidentally cut ting off wrong time engine cutoff desired after landing perhaps taxi Theyre ones have show up field clunky-looking model besides experts will admit better looking plane can actually betterflying plane lap thats required reach out give light pull throttle line nut designated C option Mike uses handle used model can tack glued place retain its adjustment location Mikes throttle stop adjuster provides quick easy way retaining throttle ad justments moving handle model model Documentation guide note last sue NASA Newsletter described its unique progressive airfoil completely eliminates tip stalling youre inexperienced builder assembling Freedom 20 will breeze Youll work self-aligning components precision-cut balsa plywood fiftinohardware youll need included booklet called US Guide Aircraft Museurns Michael Blaugher booklet its fourth printing packed some best information documentation has come along quite some time has very complete listing aircraft mu seums contents addresses visit ing hours pertinent fees would great addition docu mentation library Scale modeler copy guide send $5 including post age Michael Blaugher 124 East Cominued page 155 August 1989 151 beautiful last superb sport-trainer looks good flies Lots experts will say shouldnt worry about looks choose trainer DREAM TO FLY THATS DREAM TO BUILD _______BETTER LOOKS THAT COME FREEDOM 20 FROM BETTER FLYING NCI-F