DB Mathews UyUuj 2K2z7czi&iii e Story Several columns ago related Wrong Way Corrigan legend based what have read throughout years seen newsreel coverage Corrigans westbound flight New York Ireland described Curtiss Robin derelict people probably believe CAAs refusal allow Corrigan cross Atlantic based poor condition aircraft Well its letter Charles V ODonnell Eugene OR has long held interest subject took us task parroting information researching facts Charles wrote Doug Corrigan bought NC 9243 1934 upstate New York flew home California stopping along way sell rides pay trip flew Robin regularly two years earned living instructor mechanic 1936 Robin stripped down completely refurbished Wright J-6-5 engine installed long-range tanks own construction added Robin repainted silver black registrationsimply because could afford expensive color dope Corrigan embarked extensive careful series test flights determine best throttle mixture settings optimum no time Corrigan s Robin labeled unsafe airworthy just did meet government rules regulations Perhaps related CAA s lack cooperation couple facts gleaned unrelated article October 1996 Skyways Juan Trippe founder Pan American Airways personal friend Presidents Hoover Roosevelt well-connected government circles PAA other major airlines convinced Congress general public prohibit use single-engine aircraft passenger-canying commercial use because unsafe unreliable put smaller Caribbean Hawaiian carriers out business fill blanks ODonnell also wrote Doug Corrigan did go unpunished bureaucracy CAA sent him cablegram Ireland size War Peace suspended pilots license suspension ran out August 4 1938 happened day ship returning Corrigan docked New York Bureaucrats CAA going mishandle popular folk hero ODonnells facts documented Ken McDonnoughs Atlantic Wings wish documented facts before writing piece range included flying plane 1937 coast-to-coast nonstop back after added fuel oil capacity Right about ran out money take job Northrop ironically welding fuel tanks Interestingly after Corrigan added auxiliary tanks license went NR because deviated considerably original ATC Corrigan added tanks local inspector wouldnt pass thus 1937 transcontinental flights actually made unlicensed aircraft Spring 1938 money hed saved Northrop Corrigan appealed District Inspector told local man look over Robin qualified NX license issue done Corrigan applied permission make nonstop flight East Coast nonstop return Note did apply fly ocean since done 1937 turned down wake loss Amelia Earhart thing So clearance Irish/American lad flew nonstop East Coast Ireland became instant celebrity told press thought flying back California must have gone wrong way May1998 59 Fifty years after famous wrong-way flight Corrigans Curtiss Robin displayed July 1988 Whittier CA fly-in Auxiliary fuel tank fills forward area cockpit Forward-facing mirrors wing top suggest periscope arrangement No radio radio navigation aids ADF anything basic instruments Makes flight deck 747 look busy based popular oft-repeated misinfonnation Worth Considering Curtiss Robin has popular Free Flight FF Radio Control RC Scale model years its wing tail volumes force moments eye appeal make stable attractive subject Comet produced six-foot gaspowered version 1935 first Scale gas-powered EF kits Almost kits published designs inline Curtiss 0X5 version rather radial-engined prototypes reason lies difficulty reproducing round uncowled engine model size Several lovely multicylinder four-stroke power plants available Robin would dynamite way show off Scale model An excellent source several Robin photos 17-page packet three-views information Bob Bankas Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Ave Costa Mesa CA 92626 excellent Robin photos series Bob took 1988 Hawthorne California fly-in Corrigans aircraft displayed commemorate 50th anniversary New York-to-Dublin fight Curtiss Robin shown has restored its just 50 years older Corrigan flew Ireland hardly derelict now good bath fresh paint some rust removal some engine work would have top flying condition less two weeks photos prompts question aircraft currently display Western Museum Flight one knows please share information Wheel Collars modelers build much usually end up batch wheel collars rendered useless loss tiny Allen-head set screwsat least Ive never able find hobby shops however accident Ive discovered source replacement set screws appropriate sizes does Micro Fasteners 110 Hillcrest Rd Flemington NJ 08822 carry full line bulk nuts washers bolts etc modeling use list set screws sizes small 0-80 x 1/16inch up 10-31 x 3/s-inch Most wheel collars use either 2/56 4/40 needs trial-fit stock bolts determine proper size Thread pitches match Standoffs Matching engine length proper propeller/spinner location has always relatively simple using beam engine mounts can select approximate mount length adjust fore-and-aft before drilling required holes other hand radialmounted power plants challenging engine too long pretty well stuck its too short must somehow fill between engine firewall Fixes can range laminated plywood disks custom-made plywood boxes machined metal standoffs kit manufacturer suggested drilling needed length diameter holes center dowel sections challenge Drilling straight hole large dowel requires special tool However experience anything superior extension shafts find difficult balance keep prop tight Photos illustrate set machined units available B&B Specialties 14234 Cleveland Rd Granger IL 46530 original intent old-style Zenoah C23 will work other engines less-expensive alternative easy use available assortment lengths hole sizes nylon standoffs find specialty hardware section local Ace hardware store have no idea what intended use work well modeling use Rather small sizes available would excellent use radial-mounted Cox other small engines Clarifications December column featured ignition systems Bill Carpenters CH Electronics No address given since knew company would have ad same issue page 138 May 1997 column centered micro Electric models photos information submitted DK Rice 4557 Swallowtail Drive New Port Richey FL 34853 Apparently failed make clear expertise since several readers wrote asking detailed information thought column venue sharing other modelers activities did mean knew anything about subject because wilder letter inquiring battery eliminator circuit BEC incorporated should have clearly explained models FF RC thought evident since models tiny no movable surfaces should reading March means renewal rites spring beginningraking yard weeding planters trimming bushes painting trim washing car other delightful projects Hopefully rites also include flying fun odel Aviation 120 B&B Specialties standoffs sets engine required fore-and-aft relationship Saito twin 90 nylon standotfs6-32 Allen-head bolts run through standoffs blind nuts back firewall Cheap simple
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/05
Page Numbers: 59, 60
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/05
Page Numbers: 59, 60
DB Mathews UyUuj 2K2z7czi&iii e Story Several columns ago related Wrong Way Corrigan legend based what have read throughout years seen newsreel coverage Corrigans westbound flight New York Ireland described Curtiss Robin derelict people probably believe CAAs refusal allow Corrigan cross Atlantic based poor condition aircraft Well its letter Charles V ODonnell Eugene OR has long held interest subject took us task parroting information researching facts Charles wrote Doug Corrigan bought NC 9243 1934 upstate New York flew home California stopping along way sell rides pay trip flew Robin regularly two years earned living instructor mechanic 1936 Robin stripped down completely refurbished Wright J-6-5 engine installed long-range tanks own construction added Robin repainted silver black registrationsimply because could afford expensive color dope Corrigan embarked extensive careful series test flights determine best throttle mixture settings optimum no time Corrigan s Robin labeled unsafe airworthy just did meet government rules regulations Perhaps related CAA s lack cooperation couple facts gleaned unrelated article October 1996 Skyways Juan Trippe founder Pan American Airways personal friend Presidents Hoover Roosevelt well-connected government circles PAA other major airlines convinced Congress general public prohibit use single-engine aircraft passenger-canying commercial use because unsafe unreliable put smaller Caribbean Hawaiian carriers out business fill blanks ODonnell also wrote Doug Corrigan did go unpunished bureaucracy CAA sent him cablegram Ireland size War Peace suspended pilots license suspension ran out August 4 1938 happened day ship returning Corrigan docked New York Bureaucrats CAA going mishandle popular folk hero ODonnells facts documented Ken McDonnoughs Atlantic Wings wish documented facts before writing piece range included flying plane 1937 coast-to-coast nonstop back after added fuel oil capacity Right about ran out money take job Northrop ironically welding fuel tanks Interestingly after Corrigan added auxiliary tanks license went NR because deviated considerably original ATC Corrigan added tanks local inspector wouldnt pass thus 1937 transcontinental flights actually made unlicensed aircraft Spring 1938 money hed saved Northrop Corrigan appealed District Inspector told local man look over Robin qualified NX license issue done Corrigan applied permission make nonstop flight East Coast nonstop return Note did apply fly ocean since done 1937 turned down wake loss Amelia Earhart thing So clearance Irish/American lad flew nonstop East Coast Ireland became instant celebrity told press thought flying back California must have gone wrong way May1998 59 Fifty years after famous wrong-way flight Corrigans Curtiss Robin displayed July 1988 Whittier CA fly-in Auxiliary fuel tank fills forward area cockpit Forward-facing mirrors wing top suggest periscope arrangement No radio radio navigation aids ADF anything basic instruments Makes flight deck 747 look busy based popular oft-repeated misinfonnation Worth Considering Curtiss Robin has popular Free Flight FF Radio Control RC Scale model years its wing tail volumes force moments eye appeal make stable attractive subject Comet produced six-foot gaspowered version 1935 first Scale gas-powered EF kits Almost kits published designs inline Curtiss 0X5 version rather radial-engined prototypes reason lies difficulty reproducing round uncowled engine model size Several lovely multicylinder four-stroke power plants available Robin would dynamite way show off Scale model An excellent source several Robin photos 17-page packet three-views information Bob Bankas Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Ave Costa Mesa CA 92626 excellent Robin photos series Bob took 1988 Hawthorne California fly-in Corrigans aircraft displayed commemorate 50th anniversary New York-to-Dublin fight Curtiss Robin shown has restored its just 50 years older Corrigan flew Ireland hardly derelict now good bath fresh paint some rust removal some engine work would have top flying condition less two weeks photos prompts question aircraft currently display Western Museum Flight one knows please share information Wheel Collars modelers build much usually end up batch wheel collars rendered useless loss tiny Allen-head set screwsat least Ive never able find hobby shops however accident Ive discovered source replacement set screws appropriate sizes does Micro Fasteners 110 Hillcrest Rd Flemington NJ 08822 carry full line bulk nuts washers bolts etc modeling use list set screws sizes small 0-80 x 1/16inch up 10-31 x 3/s-inch Most wheel collars use either 2/56 4/40 needs trial-fit stock bolts determine proper size Thread pitches match Standoffs Matching engine length proper propeller/spinner location has always relatively simple using beam engine mounts can select approximate mount length adjust fore-and-aft before drilling required holes other hand radialmounted power plants challenging engine too long pretty well stuck its too short must somehow fill between engine firewall Fixes can range laminated plywood disks custom-made plywood boxes machined metal standoffs kit manufacturer suggested drilling needed length diameter holes center dowel sections challenge Drilling straight hole large dowel requires special tool However experience anything superior extension shafts find difficult balance keep prop tight Photos illustrate set machined units available B&B Specialties 14234 Cleveland Rd Granger IL 46530 original intent old-style Zenoah C23 will work other engines less-expensive alternative easy use available assortment lengths hole sizes nylon standoffs find specialty hardware section local Ace hardware store have no idea what intended use work well modeling use Rather small sizes available would excellent use radial-mounted Cox other small engines Clarifications December column featured ignition systems Bill Carpenters CH Electronics No address given since knew company would have ad same issue page 138 May 1997 column centered micro Electric models photos information submitted DK Rice 4557 Swallowtail Drive New Port Richey FL 34853 Apparently failed make clear expertise since several readers wrote asking detailed information thought column venue sharing other modelers activities did mean knew anything about subject because wilder letter inquiring battery eliminator circuit BEC incorporated should have clearly explained models FF RC thought evident since models tiny no movable surfaces should reading March means renewal rites spring beginningraking yard weeding planters trimming bushes painting trim washing car other delightful projects Hopefully rites also include flying fun odel Aviation 120 B&B Specialties standoffs sets engine required fore-and-aft relationship Saito twin 90 nylon standotfs6-32 Allen-head bolts run through standoffs blind nuts back firewall Cheap simple
