Focal Point
Model Aviation, 5151 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Vertical Performance
Gene Coleman (3400 S. Ironwood #252, Apache Junction AZ 85220) sent this photo of his Goldberg Staudacher S-300 "that my Dad, Howard Coleman, 86 years young, framed for me."
Covering is MonoKote; graphics by Signs Now of Mesa AZ; radio is Futaba; power is an O.S. .91 FX.
"It flies straight up if you want it to," wrote Gene, "and it will do any type of acrobatic that I am capable of. Wheel pants were left off because the field I fly from in New England is grass."
"A Good, Reliable Bipe"
"When I started looking for a good, reliable bipe, the answer always came back the same: Hog Bipe," wrote David Trogdon (651 McBride Lumber Rd., Star NC 27356).
"But I decided I wanted the flight characteristics of the Hog, but the look of a Pitts or a Stearman," so he undertook several modifications.
Power is an O.S. .61 FX; radio is JR; covering is UltraCote. The lower surfaces of the wing and stabilizer are accented with three-inch black-and-white checkerboard "for high visibility."
From 1941
Tom Alden (509 Ridgeway Dr., Bellingham WA 98225) built this Free Flight Old-Timer "designed and flown by Bernard Schoenfeld in the 1941 Nationals." The design was published in the June 1944 Air Trails ("Evolution of a Classic").
The 60-inch-span model is covered with silk and is powered by a Webra .09 diesel.
Susie-Q
Ted Maciag (Box 5855, Clearwater FL 33758) designed this two-channel V2A RC model. It weighs nine ounces and is powered by a PAW .5cc diesel, "which is almost too much power for it," he wrote.
This might be the only version built, however: "I hope that nobody asks about plans for it, since all I used was an outline drawn on my building board."
Built It Himself
Kyle Riggen (4906 Polo Pkwy, Midland TX 79705) built this He 100 from Ziroli plans. The 55-inch-wingspan model weighs 5½ pounds and is powered by an O.S. .46 FX. Covering is MonoKote and it has retractable landing gear and flaps.
"It took me a total of six months to finish," wrote Kyle. "I'm 14 years old and I had very little help from my Dad."
F-15
Charles Weinacker (2659 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile AL 36605) and his brother Roger built this jet from a Bob Parkinson kit. It has Robart struts, BVM wheels and brakes, Futaba receiver and transmitter, and an O.S. engine with Dynamax fan.
The 12-pound model "flies great with full retracts and onboard monitor and no gyros."
The photo was taken at Whiting Field, "training field/center for Pensacola Naval Air Station."
"A Pleasure to Fly"
Bill Gregorck (120 Shepard St., Winooski VT 05404) built this 3/8-scale Citabria from a Midwest kit. The 80¾-inch-span model is covered with 21st Century Fabric and is powered by a YS .91 four-stroke turning a 14 x 6 Master Airscrew prop. Radio is Futaba.
Bill reports that the model "has excellent flight characteristics and is a pleasure to fly."
First Scale Project
A. Webster Tenney (3601 Lake Champlain Dr., Arlington TX 76016) has only been flying models for about 18 months, and "this Top Flite Gold Edition F4U-5 Corsair was my first Scale project."
The 62-inch-span model is powered by an O.S. .61 FX and features a fully detailed cockpit and dummy radial engine. Details added from a Squadron Signal publication include four-blade prop, cannon, rockets, gunsights, rear-view mirror, antenna mast, and wingtip lights.
"It really flies nicely," wrote Mr. Tenney.
Share Your Work
Proud of your latest building/flying effort? Share it with MA's readers! Send us a glossy color print (no digital photos or photocopies, please), with appropriate description, and we'll run the best submissions as time and space permit.
Please include your full address (including E-mail, if available) so that interested parties may contact you directly. Send to:
- Model Aviation
- 5151 E. Memorial Dr.
- Muncie IN 47302
- Attn: Focal Point
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
