Fokker E.III Eindecker

Fokker EliI Eindecker WHEN IT APPEARED over West ern Front mid-i 915 Fokker Emdecker came complete devastating surprise Allies observation aircraft primary military use air planes until quickly became fa vorite victims new breed German figlfler pilots came dominate sky over trenches Yet innovative its applications Eindecker itself com posite features few origi nal Anthony Fokker borrowed attributes French designs such all-flying stabilator all-moving vertical fin also incorporated incredibly com plex draggy bird-cage landing gear Roll control means pilot-fatiguing wing warping instead lighter-acting aile formation Eindeckers near Sport Scale version complete fly ing wires machine gun pilot Next semiscale model uses conven tional stab/elevator instead flying stab last lathe profile version markings used Turkish Front WW rons Oberursel rotary engine never really provided enough power Although machine gun another Presented Sport Scale version Elll Control Line flying 049 engine though simpler varieties could built plans Either way youll have attractive fun air plane U Paul Jay 68 Model Aviation Eindecker ready combat over Western Front Several off-the-shelf items used parts Cowl soda can bottom crosses cut black pressure-sensitive vinyl flying wires old cable-type control lines Wheels version made 0-rings plywood disks paper cones Use Williams Bros 1 -in Vintage Whesis would simpler/quicker Left All parts laid out might assembling kit before starting construction Right Right fuselage side farmers glued place Note markings forthe firewall location angle Former F3 firewall built up three layen 1/10 plywith L-1 sandwiched between 3-48 blind nuts engine mount anchored CyA glue make certain no glue gets threads Left Cheek pieces made scrap 1/4 1/16 balsa fill out forward fuselage behind cowl Note notch wing leading edge Right birdcage landing gear made 062 031 music wire joints wrapped copper wire soldered adaptation case infantry weapon its practical interrupter mechan ism Fokkers substantial contri bution technology aerial warfare mechanism enabled gun mounted fired front pilot right behind propeller risk shoot ing blades splinters As flying model Eindecker has never very popular short nose long tail have regarded combination conducive tail-heavy model center gravity CG farther back like three Control Line versions Eindecker shown photos have proven stable London taxi plans show Scale version two other planes can constructed plans well simplerversion omitted landing gear parts except L 1 made enlarged conventional horizontal tall simpler tail skid profile version used simple landing gear stabilator stabilator works fine free-moving being sloppy model tracks well level flightbut exactly scale plan area scale hinge location forward necessary because scale location puts center pressure too far forward results tail will flip full-up fulldown streamline inthe propwash Regardless version elect build select balsa carefully fuselage tail assembly Ugly Stik version used medium balsa fuselage /32 medium balsa tail resulting CG farther aft other two versions Sport Scale model used soft Vi balsa fuselage tail assembly its CG 1 back leading edge wing about should An alternative mount wing farther back fuselage thus moving CG forward course means compromising scalelike appearance Pafls Youll need gather following materials Two 1/16 x 3 x 36 soft balsa fuselage tail February 1986 69 Homemade compass cutter land ing gear parts Wheels made 1/ ply hardware store 0-rings short 8-32 alumi num screws stiff paper outer covers cones brass copper rivet soldered end axle securethe wheels view show control linkages Sport Scale version Keep fuselage light especially tail area avoid tail heaviness possible instability problems Control setup semiscale Ugly Stik version featuring conventional tail surfaces Stabilator halves epoxied 062 music wire Joiner covered thin polyester silk nylon cloth Other things see Z-bend pushrod stabilator horn tail skid Left cowl made sods can bottom Use can rounded ratherthan beveled corners Cutthe bottom off can cutoff wheel Dremel tool Trim out inside side cutter wire brush removes paint prepares metal painting Wear safety glasses Right same view seen another picture prior painting/finishing Rib simulation does wonders appearance Flying wires made used 008 cable control lines secured landing gear twisted copper wire soldered landing gear cabane tail skid flat black assembly x 36 soft-medium balsa wing cheek pieces 062 x 36 music wire stabilator joiner L 1 055 x 36 music wire pushrod 020025 x 36 music wire lead-outs 032 x 36 music wire L-2 345 T-1 2 3 cabane 1/16 x 6 x 12 plywood firewall L-5 bellcrank tall skid mounts lead-out guide Yn balsa scrap nose doublers 062 ID x 2 aluminum tubing stabilator pivot bearing Two Williams Brothers 1-in-dia Vintage Wheels make own hardware store 0-rings i ply paper covers 8-32 aluminum screws office supplies store Soft copper wire rosin-core solder Slow-setting epoxy cyanoacrylate CyA glue 2-in bellcrank 6-32 screw washers nuts 020 scrap acetate windshield 2-in piece solid solder fishing weight steel washers wing tip weight Four 3-48 screws blind-mounting nuts 70 Model Aviation l/16PLY OR CRAFT STICK114 MEDIUM BALSA2 BELLCRANKFIREWALL NOTCHWIRE RIGGING POINT 4 PLACES EACH WING 0 0 ALUM SODA CAN COWL 025 MW LEADOUTS 1/16 SOFT BALSA SIDE TOP 6 BOTTOM TOP OMITTED FOR CLARITY1/16 PLY TAIL SKID1/16 SOFT =.-MOUNTBALSA 032 MW CABANE 3 LAYERS 1/16 16 SOFT F-5 BEVEL ABILATOR PLY 020 ACETATEF3A WINDSHIELDoo I\ ___-BENO.06210 ALUM TUBE HOLES FORF2LINE--062 MW JOINER SCRAPBINDINGCENTER LAYER ISL.T2EPOXY TO 17 BALSAL-2 WITHGROOVED FORSTABILATOR aCOPPERF1L G STRUTF-3BF-4F-5032MWON BOTTOM WIRE FIREWALL T-I 0I234 CDXC: 049L Lffi7 BLACKj\YJ NT PIN STIRRUPFOR CL AR IT Y WIDOWSCRAP -5 062MWFINE COPPER DOUBLER 1/16 PLYBIND6-57WIRE & SOLDER OLDERL-4LL2 MODEL AVIATION MAGAZINE 4G~ 032 MW0 MWO32MWFOKKER EN 1/ZA C/L PLY SPAN 231/4 LENGTH 161/2 AREA 7O DESIGNED B DRAWN BY PAUL JAY/ISR WHEEL032 MWBIND 6 SOLDER INKED BY RON S GARRETT SCRAP BALSA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Scrap polyester silk nylon cloth Fine sewing thread pins Filler paint black vinyl pressure-Sensi tive film insignia 3mm 4mm press-on lettering serial num ber 008 012 stranded cable control line cable flying wires Eigjn short lengths Yi-in OD aluminum tubing wing wire bushings brass copper rivets axle bearings Construction like transfer part outlines placing plan over balsa piercing pin mark wood below Lift off plan cut along pin marks left balsa Using slow-curing epoxy make sand wich firewall pieces L-1 Drill engine mounting holes press 3-48 blind-mounting nuts back hole Secure nut drop CyA glue careful get glue screw threads Wing Notch leading edge firewall being sure cut angle shown engine thrust offset Mark loca tions bellcrank lead-out guide wing wire attachments Glue VSB ply top bottom reinforce bellcrank support drill -in hole 632 screw wing tip weight use about 2 solid wire plumbers solder flat tened fishing sinker couple h-in dia steel washers epoxy weight hole bottom wing Fuselage Mark locations formem sides marking pen soft pencil sure mark firewall location will square fuselage center line Glue formers onto right fuselage side using triangle make sure square Temporarily install wing Bend pushrod install bellcrank slide through fuselage bellcrank neutral check pushrod length correct Z-bend engages elevator horn extends 46 past end fuselage Remove bellcrank attach lead-outs dont put loops other ends until time attach lead-out guide satisfied bellcrank pushrod assembly cut holes lead-outs left fuselage side reassemble bellcrank pushrod both fuselage sides everything place glue fuselage sides wing left fuselage side onto formers Bend wire tail skid parts T-1 T-2 T-3 Bind fine copper wire solder form tail skid end Also bind solder T-1 crosses center T-2 Drill small holes /s6 ply tail skid mount bind tail skid assembly copper wire Make sure bevel rear edge mount Stabilator Cut length 062 ID alum inum tubing length shown Slip length 062 music wire through bend shown plan joiner centered tubing slip small copper brass washer onto wire Continued page 156 February 1986 71 Machine gun made scrap balsa sights formed bent pins Paint flat black touch alumInum colored cooling siots Pilot carved balsa clothes painted brown scarf white tissue stiffened white paint rel1 RC Pattern terms increasing participation doesnt appear have developed stigma flying lower class some have feared might happen Stunt seemed like good idea until started soliciting opin ions might considered prospective non-Experts Without ex ception point has indicated satisfaction status quo ap preciate fact might beat Walker year will able compare progress toward doing events Stunt has devel oped stepping-stone hierarchy whereby flier can gauge progress Don Mc Clave says knows wont win Walker Cup year George going whip Hemstrought last Ran dy Schultz says no way Bruce Olson will keep him qualifying again. on events within events Nats exciting satisfying involved greater chase Championship Would lose separated Dahlkes Giesekes Im afraid might So Ive got vote no skill class es too could still swayed though Its tantalizing contemplate incen tive beginners class would have bud ding fliers within few hundred miles Nats Hmmmmm Anybody looking great winter Stunt contest Sun Belt Jim Hoffman 2028 South Playa Mesa AZ 85202 called remind Southwest Regionals held annually Buckeye Arizona years event PAMPA classes held January 18-19 Stunt flown 18th Bob Whitelys SoCal 500 wrecking crew dominates show year ripe picking Go get em Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 El ndecker/Jay Continued page 71 side tubing solder avoid getting flux inside tubing Leave enough clearance wire will rotate freely sliding stabilator halves epoxied onto wire joiner using patches sheer nylon silk polyester Make sure two halves level another twisted ailerons Make stabilator horn out 032 music wire will blend rest wire tail skid parts epoxy onto bottom left stabilator may want glue wire joiner same time Set fuselage/wing assembly flat workbench Wiggle stabilator horn onto pushrod hold aluminumtube bearing place ends two fuselage sides stabilator should level wing viewed head-on distance leading edge both right left stabilator halves should equidistant trailing edge wing distances stabilator wing quite right sand end longer fuselage side until distances equal stabilator level wing wait until planking stage twist fuselage sides align ment Use CyA 5-mm epoxy glue stabilator bearing fuselage ends sure get glue inside bearing Handle model carefully isnt much hold stabilator place point Check fit tail skid assembly bottom fuselage trim necessary Epoxy tail skid assembly place also epoxy joint between tail skid mount stabilator bearing fuselage Using soft Via balsa applied cross-grained plank top bottom fuselage starting rear work ing forward Dont plank top forward cockpit area under wing just yet Ifnecessary twist fuselage until stabilator level wing before applying planking Cut slot bottom pushrod will exit DGA DESIGNS /0 Full Body Pilot Kit oLlghtest Pilot available eLIfeilke vinyl la tex rubber parts sEamy assemble finish eBulId either barnstormer sportsman pilot eKit contains pilot head hands boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instructions eFully positionable & moveable Some simple sewing required Weight Price 1/6 Scale 2oz $ 795 1/4 Scale 4oz* $ 995 lI3Scale 6oz $1695 Weight may vary depending material used construction OGA DESIGNS Bust Pilot Kit Weight 1/6 Scale 75 oz lI4Scale 1Soz lI3Scale 225oz Price 595 795 $1495 Lightest bust pilot available Lifelike vinyl latex rubber parts Easy assemble finish Build either barnstormer ora sportsman pilot Kit contains pilot head helmet cap goggles jacket instructions See dealer order direct Add $100 shipping direct orders Send $100 current catalog Dealers inquiries invited NYS Residents add 7 percent sales tax Send Check MO Allow 3 weeks tor check clearSorry-No COD mwu m1Ue1i U 156 Model Aviation Continued page 158 GONTIOLINI TIllS PROFILECOMBA rRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE 16 -- 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & STIIDD Gutm haul Vials Ingredients detailed b-ochue500 stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road charleston Hgts SC 29418 803-563-7169 NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS Bulk head Fitting simple method feed fuel vent tubes through solid bulkheads Drill hole No 18 drill size bulkhead firewall up 3/8 thIck Provides sealed tank compartment eliminates fuel line chaffing Color coded easy identification MOULDED NYLON FUELPROOF WeIght GM EACH Size 3132 lD PRICE 2for $250 K 7 / FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24th Ave. Forest Grove OR 97116 achieve good fit bevel rear edge top planking meets stabilator bearing Epoxy small piece sheer polyester silk nylon fabric top fuselage around bearing down onto tail skid mount careful get glue bearing Smear some epoxy onto tip T-l slot fin slide fin place Epoxy another piece sheer fabric around T-l lower part fin Put some offset fin before epoxy sets Test fit firewall assembly fuselage will probably need cut slots fuselage sides clear L-1 struts Epoxy firewall fuselage positioned square center line sure mate offset notch wing leading edge Cut fuselage side doublers %2 balsa epoxy front rear firewalland apply thin coat epoxy back firewall Glue top decking front cockpit Coat engine bay thin layer epoxy PRODUCTS Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes Muffled Tuned Pipes * Headers venturi Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers Helicopter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanship & Performance 158 Model Aviation Bomb Release Fourmost Bombrelease mechanism simple light weight device ideal funfly events Fasten unit plane screws provided Attach springloaded latch thread connect throttle rudder servo Corrosion problem unit molded nylon spring stainless Weight 1/10 OUNCE PRICE $250 503 357-2732 fuel-proofing sure get epoxy screw threads Make cheek pieces fit either side nose scrap balsa Note front fuselage circular conforms diameter cowl Finish bending landing gear parts 032 wire using long-nosed pliers Drill small holes through firewall near bottom bind L-2 place fine copper wire Lace L-5 /16 ply same manner glue assembly onto bottom fuselage under F-3B L-2 L-4 come together near axles L- 1 wrap copper wire solder joint Bend loop L-3 wraps around junction L-2 thesamewhereL3joinsL-4andL-5 atthe rear Dont solder twojoints until time fasten flying wires Spread epoxy along bottom edge firewall blend L-2 its wire wrapping same L-5 tail skid Plank bottom fuselage L-5 forward firewall add top decking front cockpit Wheels can made hardware store 0-rings ood disks short 8-32 aluminum screws office supply store stiff paper covers Drill holes length screws insert copper rivets will act axle bearings Secure screw rivet 0-ring wheel CyA Paint back side wheel paper covers assemble wheels L-1 soldering copper rivets onto axles Cementing painted paper covers outside wheels finishes job As alternative use Williams Brothers 1-in Vintage Wheels save lot work Although tail Eindecker distinctive engine cowl no less important Make drink can having rounded rather beveled bottom Use wire brush Dremel Moto-Tool take paint off use cut-off wheel remove bottom can cut segment bottom cowl circum ference Use router bit Moto-Tool cut indented bottom using Moto-Tool sure wear safely goggles Epoxy cowl onto front fuselage overlap around cowl stiff paper Tyvek about Secure CyA epoxy glue Finishing Detailing Strive alightweight finish aft center gravity CG wish simulate ribs wings tail first apply coat filler Cut narrow strips paper lengths sewing thread secure dab CyA leading trailing edges Apply filler sand direction flight Apply finish colors choice Sport Scale EuI mixed creamcolored paint using Red Devil yellow red white polyurethane paint simulate effect varnished linen fabric cowl cheeks fuselage front forward top decking finished aluminum paint making insignia roughly painted white squares first masked off white areas wings fuselage sides After brushing coat clear polyure thane seal edges tape cream paint applied black crosses cut self-adhesive vinyl film office supply store curves used homemade compass cutter set 2-in radius wing insignia 7A-in fuselage 1-in fin serial number fuselage press-on lettering 3mm 4mm high duplicates number aircraft Science Museum London machine gun made scrap balsa bent pins gun sight Paint flat black use aluminum gray paint simulate cooling slots wind screen made 020 acetate glued slot top decking Carve pilot balsa painted brownmaroon color mixed black red paint except skin pink goggles MA OUCH MOTOR HARRY ft HIGLEY & SONS INC P a Box 532 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 15 9 Volts $229 Proven Performer Prodigy etition-tested high-efficiency sailplane SPECIFICATIONS wingspan781k airfoil54061096-84 weight26-28 oz wing loading7 oz per ft2 approx Prodigy very efficient competition type 2 meter sailplane backed three years thorough testing Computer aided airfoil wing design pius carbon fiber reinforced spars combine produce excellent performance strength Prodigy utilizing Selig S4061 airfoil designed specificaily model sailplanes size has proven itself finishing 4th 2 meter class AMA 1985 Nationals Prodigy requires either 2 3 channel radio control stabilator rudder optional spoilers included high quality kit includes hardware full-sized plans complete building instructions all-wood parts machine cut precise fit Retail $6995 Off Ground Models Inc 606C W Anthony Drive Urbana IllInois 61801 2171 367-7070 Distributor/Dealer inquiries invited black scarf white tissue stiffened white paint Bend stirrups straight pins painted flat black Drill holes though top fuselage firewall mount 032 music wire cabane Apply drop CyA end cabane enters top fuselage Drill 6-in holes wings shown use CyA glue anchor short lengths of/16-in OD aluminum tube bushings hole Wrap two turns copper wire loosely around cabane also around junction L-2/L-3 L 31L-4/L-5 Cut cable see parts list four pieces long enough run two cables junction copper wire L-2/L-3 around through wing holes copper loop top cabane down other wing holes back L-2/L-3 same two wires running junction L-3/L4/L-5 wing cabane other wing back L-3/L-4/L-5 Wrap copper wire tightly around flying wires top cabane solder joint Tightly wrap copper wire flying wires L-2/L-3 solder same L-3/L-41L-5 finish flying wires put drop CyA wire fits through wing bush ing Finally paint landing gear tail skid cabane flat black dont paint wing wires finished total weight engine should about 7 oz CG should no farther aft 1 wing leading edge documentation will want refer Profile Publication #38 Book Warplanes Kenneth Munson Aces Air Francis K Mason although aircraft detailed EI flown Max Immelniann FighterAircraft 19141918 WarAeromodeller/Argus Specialist Publications Plan #3056 available several sources including JM Lupperger Plans 1304 Palm Ave Huntington Beach CA 92648 $300 catalog $150 War planes Air Battles World War ed Bernard Fitzsimons Ency clopedia German Military Aircrqft Bryan Philpott comparing documentation may note some authorities disagree dimensions especially wingspan chord scaling directly supposedly authoritative drawings can further exercise contradiction incon sistency Fortunately Sport Scale model main purpose little beauty have fun Flying Choose windless day smoothly-paved flying site well away power lines will have exercise some eyeball judgment detennine neu tral stabilator position Check best can equal up-and-down movement Dont horse model off Let roll forward few yards ease bit upcontrol Eindecker will rotate smooth ly very stable flight thanks its longtail moment engine cutsthe model tracks straight ahead gradually loses altitude no tendency dive concrete Dont expect aero batics except wingovers gasp inverted flight Eindecker weighs 5 oz less may brave enough try loop avoid Immelmaun turns dont call Eindecker Ugly Stik FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 73 unheralded dedicated workers for-the-cause would like begin series Ill single out different newsletter subsequent columns tempt recognize efforts faithful servants grass roots mediathe newsletter editor accordance initial spot light beams geographical area already carries reputation being blessed ample sunlight would State Arizona express ly Phoenix Model Airplane Club PMACs current president Ken Kear its newsletter published monthly basis presently ably co-edited Sal Fruciano Hermann Andresen An interested subscriber may get placed clubs mailing list sending $4 Sal 6146 E Cactus Wren Rd Scotts dale AZ 85253 Among clubs members former editor old salt organiza tion Al Lidbergplus such nationallyknown Free Flight Gas competitors Toby Blizzard Randy Archerand must mention ex-Hoosier Larry Fry Randys efforts various past AMA Nats Free Flight Champs held Taft CA have established significant win record Class C event have taken liberty snitch three-view 802-sq-in creation recent issue PMACs monthly missile have included column Although Randy respectfully refers design Satellite told PMACs newsletter editors model look-alike Randy never seen set Satellite plans until just few months ago Randys airframe construction air foil design certainly unorthodox internal construction alterations great rigidity order accept mylar film coverings Phillips-entry airfoil definitely Satellite origin Much Randys success design attribu ted attention fine detail fuel selection engine modifications handmade fiberglass propsthe obvious attributes dedicated competitor model flown right-left quarter turn right under power nine-second engine run Category II about four-second delay before VIT variable-incidence tail kicks stab February 1986 159

Fokker EliI Eindecker WHEN IT APPEARED over West ern Front mid-i 915 Fokker Emdecker came complete devastating surprise Allies observation aircraft primary military use air planes until quickly became fa vorite victims new breed German figlfler pilots came dominate sky over trenches Yet innovative its applications Eindecker itself com posite features few origi nal Anthony Fokker borrowed attributes French designs such all-flying stabilator all-moving vertical fin also incorporated incredibly com plex draggy bird-cage landing gear Roll control means pilot-fatiguing wing warping instead lighter-acting aile formation Eindeckers near Sport Scale version complete fly ing wires machine gun pilot Next semiscale model uses conven tional stab/elevator instead flying stab last lathe profile version markings used Turkish Front WW rons Oberursel rotary engine never really provided enough power Although machine gun another Presented Sport Scale version Elll Control Line flying 049 engine though simpler varieties could built plans Either way youll have attractive fun air plane U Paul Jay 68 Model Aviation Eindecker ready combat over Western Front Several off-the-shelf items used parts Cowl soda can bottom crosses cut black pressure-sensitive vinyl flying wires old cable-type control lines Wheels version made 0-rings plywood disks paper cones Use Williams Bros 1 -in Vintage Whesis would simpler/quicker Left All parts laid out might assembling kit before starting construction Right Right fuselage side farmers glued place Note markings forthe firewall location angle Former F3 firewall built up three layen 1/10 plywith L-1 sandwiched between 3-48 blind nuts engine mount anchored CyA glue make certain no glue gets threads Left Cheek pieces made scrap 1/4 1/16 balsa fill out forward fuselage behind cowl Note notch wing leading edge Right birdcage landing gear made 062 031 music wire joints wrapped copper wire soldered adaptation case infantry weapon its practical interrupter mechan ism Fokkers substantial contri bution technology aerial warfare mechanism enabled gun mounted fired front pilot right behind propeller risk shoot ing blades splinters As flying model Eindecker has never very popular short nose long tail have regarded combination conducive tail-heavy model center gravity CG farther back like three Control Line versions Eindecker shown photos have proven stable London taxi plans show Scale version two other planes can constructed plans well simplerversion omitted landing gear parts except L 1 made enlarged conventional horizontal tall simpler tail skid profile version used simple landing gear stabilator stabilator works fine free-moving being sloppy model tracks well level flightbut exactly scale plan area scale hinge location forward necessary because scale location puts center pressure too far forward results tail will flip full-up fulldown streamline inthe propwash Regardless version elect build select balsa carefully fuselage tail assembly Ugly Stik version used medium balsa fuselage /32 medium balsa tail resulting CG farther aft other two versions Sport Scale model used soft Vi balsa fuselage tail assembly its CG 1 back leading edge wing about should An alternative mount wing farther back fuselage thus moving CG forward course means compromising scalelike appearance Pafls Youll need gather following materials Two 1/16 x 3 x 36 soft balsa fuselage tail February 1986 69 Homemade compass cutter land ing gear parts Wheels made 1/ ply hardware store 0-rings short 8-32 alumi num screws stiff paper outer covers cones brass copper rivet soldered end axle securethe wheels view show control linkages Sport Scale version Keep fuselage light especially tail area avoid tail heaviness possible instability problems Control setup semiscale Ugly Stik version featuring conventional tail surfaces Stabilator halves epoxied 062 music wire Joiner covered thin polyester silk nylon cloth Other things see Z-bend pushrod stabilator horn tail skid Left cowl made sods can bottom Use can rounded ratherthan beveled corners Cutthe bottom off can cutoff wheel Dremel tool Trim out inside side cutter wire brush removes paint prepares metal painting Wear safety glasses Right same view seen another picture prior painting/finishing Rib simulation does wonders appearance Flying wires made used 008 cable control lines secured landing gear twisted copper wire soldered landing gear cabane tail skid flat black assembly x 36 soft-medium balsa wing cheek pieces 062 x 36 music wire stabilator joiner L 1 055 x 36 music wire pushrod 020025 x 36 music wire lead-outs 032 x 36 music wire L-2 345 T-1 2 3 cabane 1/16 x 6 x 12 plywood firewall L-5 bellcrank tall skid mounts lead-out guide Yn balsa scrap nose doublers 062 ID x 2 aluminum tubing stabilator pivot bearing Two Williams Brothers 1-in-dia Vintage Wheels make own hardware store 0-rings i ply paper covers 8-32 aluminum screws office supplies store Soft copper wire rosin-core solder Slow-setting epoxy cyanoacrylate CyA glue 2-in bellcrank 6-32 screw washers nuts 020 scrap acetate windshield 2-in piece solid solder fishing weight steel washers wing tip weight Four 3-48 screws blind-mounting nuts 70 Model Aviation l/16PLY OR CRAFT STICK114 MEDIUM BALSA2 BELLCRANKFIREWALL NOTCHWIRE RIGGING POINT 4 PLACES EACH WING 0 0 ALUM SODA CAN COWL 025 MW LEADOUTS 1/16 SOFT BALSA SIDE TOP 6 BOTTOM TOP OMITTED FOR CLARITY1/16 PLY TAIL SKID1/16 SOFT =.-MOUNTBALSA 032 MW CABANE 3 LAYERS 1/16 16 SOFT F-5 BEVEL ABILATOR PLY 020 ACETATEF3A WINDSHIELDoo I\ ___-BENO.06210 ALUM TUBE HOLES FORF2LINE--062 MW JOINER SCRAPBINDINGCENTER LAYER ISL.T2EPOXY TO 17 BALSAL-2 WITHGROOVED FORSTABILATOR aCOPPERF1L G STRUTF-3BF-4F-5032MWON BOTTOM WIRE FIREWALL T-I 0I234 CDXC: 049L Lffi7 BLACKj\YJ NT PIN STIRRUPFOR CL AR IT Y WIDOWSCRAP -5 062MWFINE COPPER DOUBLER 1/16 PLYBIND6-57WIRE & SOLDER OLDERL-4LL2 MODEL AVIATION MAGAZINE 4G~ 032 MW0 MWO32MWFOKKER EN 1/ZA C/L PLY SPAN 231/4 LENGTH 161/2 AREA 7O DESIGNED B DRAWN BY PAUL JAY/ISR WHEEL032 MWBIND 6 SOLDER INKED BY RON S GARRETT SCRAP BALSA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Scrap polyester silk nylon cloth Fine sewing thread pins Filler paint black vinyl pressure-Sensi tive film insignia 3mm 4mm press-on lettering serial num ber 008 012 stranded cable control line cable flying wires Eigjn short lengths Yi-in OD aluminum tubing wing wire bushings brass copper rivets axle bearings Construction like transfer part outlines placing plan over balsa piercing pin mark wood below Lift off plan cut along pin marks left balsa Using slow-curing epoxy make sand wich firewall pieces L-1 Drill engine mounting holes press 3-48 blind-mounting nuts back hole Secure nut drop CyA glue careful get glue screw threads Wing Notch leading edge firewall being sure cut angle shown engine thrust offset Mark loca tions bellcrank lead-out guide wing wire attachments Glue VSB ply top bottom reinforce bellcrank support drill -in hole 632 screw wing tip weight use about 2 solid wire plumbers solder flat tened fishing sinker couple h-in dia steel washers epoxy weight hole bottom wing Fuselage Mark locations formem sides marking pen soft pencil sure mark firewall location will square fuselage center line Glue formers onto right fuselage side using triangle make sure square Temporarily install wing Bend pushrod install bellcrank slide through fuselage bellcrank neutral check pushrod length correct Z-bend engages elevator horn extends 46 past end fuselage Remove bellcrank attach lead-outs dont put loops other ends until time attach lead-out guide satisfied bellcrank pushrod assembly cut holes lead-outs left fuselage side reassemble bellcrank pushrod both fuselage sides everything place glue fuselage sides wing left fuselage side onto formers Bend wire tail skid parts T-1 T-2 T-3 Bind fine copper wire solder form tail skid end Also bind solder T-1 crosses center T-2 Drill small holes /s6 ply tail skid mount bind tail skid assembly copper wire Make sure bevel rear edge mount Stabilator Cut length 062 ID alum inum tubing length shown Slip length 062 music wire through bend shown plan joiner centered tubing slip small copper brass washer onto wire Continued page 156 February 1986 71 Machine gun made scrap balsa sights formed bent pins Paint flat black touch alumInum colored cooling siots Pilot carved balsa clothes painted brown scarf white tissue stiffened white paint rel1 RC Pattern terms increasing participation doesnt appear have developed stigma flying lower class some have feared might happen Stunt seemed like good idea until started soliciting opin ions might considered prospective non-Experts Without ex ception point has indicated satisfaction status quo ap preciate fact might beat Walker year will able compare progress toward doing events Stunt has devel oped stepping-stone hierarchy whereby flier can gauge progress Don Mc Clave says knows wont win Walker Cup year George going whip Hemstrought last Ran dy Schultz says no way Bruce Olson will keep him qualifying again. on events within events Nats exciting satisfying involved greater chase Championship Would lose separated Dahlkes Giesekes Im afraid might So Ive got vote no skill class es too could still swayed though Its tantalizing contemplate incen tive beginners class would have bud ding fliers within few hundred miles Nats Hmmmmm Anybody looking great winter Stunt contest Sun Belt Jim Hoffman 2028 South Playa Mesa AZ 85202 called remind Southwest Regionals held annually Buckeye Arizona years event PAMPA classes held January 18-19 Stunt flown 18th Bob Whitelys SoCal 500 wrecking crew dominates show year ripe picking Go get em Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 El ndecker/Jay Continued page 71 side tubing solder avoid getting flux inside tubing Leave enough clearance wire will rotate freely sliding stabilator halves epoxied onto wire joiner using patches sheer nylon silk polyester Make sure two halves level another twisted ailerons Make stabilator horn out 032 music wire will blend rest wire tail skid parts epoxy onto bottom left stabilator may want glue wire joiner same time Set fuselage/wing assembly flat workbench Wiggle stabilator horn onto pushrod hold aluminumtube bearing place ends two fuselage sides stabilator should level wing viewed head-on distance leading edge both right left stabilator halves should equidistant trailing edge wing distances stabilator wing quite right sand end longer fuselage side until distances equal stabilator level wing wait until planking stage twist fuselage sides align ment Use CyA 5-mm epoxy glue stabilator bearing fuselage ends sure get glue inside bearing Handle model carefully isnt much hold stabilator place point Check fit tail skid assembly bottom fuselage trim necessary Epoxy tail skid assembly place also epoxy joint between tail skid mount stabilator bearing fuselage Using soft Via balsa applied cross-grained plank top bottom fuselage starting rear work ing forward Dont plank top forward cockpit area under wing just yet Ifnecessary twist fuselage until stabilator level wing before applying planking Cut slot bottom pushrod will exit DGA DESIGNS /0 Full Body Pilot Kit oLlghtest Pilot available eLIfeilke vinyl la tex rubber parts sEamy assemble finish eBulId either barnstormer sportsman pilot eKit contains pilot head hands boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instructions eFully positionable & moveable Some simple sewing required Weight Price 1/6 Scale 2oz $ 795 1/4 Scale 4oz* $ 995 lI3Scale 6oz $1695 Weight may vary depending material used construction OGA DESIGNS Bust Pilot Kit Weight 1/6 Scale 75 oz lI4Scale 1Soz lI3Scale 225oz Price 595 795 $1495 Lightest bust pilot available Lifelike vinyl latex rubber parts Easy assemble finish Build either barnstormer ora sportsman pilot Kit contains pilot head helmet cap goggles jacket instructions See dealer order direct Add $100 shipping direct orders Send $100 current catalog Dealers inquiries invited NYS Residents add 7 percent sales tax Send Check MO Allow 3 weeks tor check clearSorry-No COD mwu m1Ue1i U 156 Model Aviation Continued page 158 GONTIOLINI TIllS PROFILECOMBA rRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE 16 -- 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & STIIDD Gutm haul Vials Ingredients detailed b-ochue500 stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road charleston Hgts SC 29418 803-563-7169 NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS Bulk head Fitting simple method feed fuel vent tubes through solid bulkheads Drill hole No 18 drill size bulkhead firewall up 3/8 thIck Provides sealed tank compartment eliminates fuel line chaffing Color coded easy identification MOULDED NYLON FUELPROOF WeIght GM EACH Size 3132 lD PRICE 2for $250 K 7 / FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24th Ave. Forest Grove OR 97116 achieve good fit bevel rear edge top planking meets stabilator bearing Epoxy small piece sheer polyester silk nylon fabric top fuselage around bearing down onto tail skid mount careful get glue bearing Smear some epoxy onto tip T-l slot fin slide fin place Epoxy another piece sheer fabric around T-l lower part fin Put some offset fin before epoxy sets Test fit firewall assembly fuselage will probably need cut slots fuselage sides clear L-1 struts Epoxy firewall fuselage positioned square center line sure mate offset notch wing leading edge Cut fuselage side doublers %2 balsa epoxy front rear firewalland apply thin coat epoxy back firewall Glue top decking front cockpit Coat engine bay thin layer epoxy PRODUCTS Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes Muffled Tuned Pipes * Headers venturi Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers Helicopter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanship & Performance 158 Model Aviation Bomb Release Fourmost Bombrelease mechanism simple light weight device ideal funfly events Fasten unit plane screws provided Attach springloaded latch thread connect throttle rudder servo Corrosion problem unit molded nylon spring stainless Weight 1/10 OUNCE PRICE $250 503 357-2732 fuel-proofing sure get epoxy screw threads Make cheek pieces fit either side nose scrap balsa Note front fuselage circular conforms diameter cowl Finish bending landing gear parts 032 wire using long-nosed pliers Drill small holes through firewall near bottom bind L-2 place fine copper wire Lace L-5 /16 ply same manner glue assembly onto bottom fuselage under F-3B L-2 L-4 come together near axles L- 1 wrap copper wire solder joint Bend loop L-3 wraps around junction L-2 thesamewhereL3joinsL-4andL-5 atthe rear Dont solder twojoints until time fasten flying wires Spread epoxy along bottom edge firewall blend L-2 its wire wrapping same L-5 tail skid Plank bottom fuselage L-5 forward firewall add top decking front cockpit Wheels can made hardware store 0-rings ood disks short 8-32 aluminum screws office supply store stiff paper covers Drill holes length screws insert copper rivets will act axle bearings Secure screw rivet 0-ring wheel CyA Paint back side wheel paper covers assemble wheels L-1 soldering copper rivets onto axles Cementing painted paper covers outside wheels finishes job As alternative use Williams Brothers 1-in Vintage Wheels save lot work Although tail Eindecker distinctive engine cowl no less important Make drink can having rounded rather beveled bottom Use wire brush Dremel Moto-Tool take paint off use cut-off wheel remove bottom can cut segment bottom cowl circum ference Use router bit Moto-Tool cut indented bottom using Moto-Tool sure wear safely goggles Epoxy cowl onto front fuselage overlap around cowl stiff paper Tyvek about Secure CyA epoxy glue Finishing Detailing Strive alightweight finish aft center gravity CG wish simulate ribs wings tail first apply coat filler Cut narrow strips paper lengths sewing thread secure dab CyA leading trailing edges Apply filler sand direction flight Apply finish colors choice Sport Scale EuI mixed creamcolored paint using Red Devil yellow red white polyurethane paint simulate effect varnished linen fabric cowl cheeks fuselage front forward top decking finished aluminum paint making insignia roughly painted white squares first masked off white areas wings fuselage sides After brushing coat clear polyure thane seal edges tape cream paint applied black crosses cut self-adhesive vinyl film office supply store curves used homemade compass cutter set 2-in radius wing insignia 7A-in fuselage 1-in fin serial number fuselage press-on lettering 3mm 4mm high duplicates number aircraft Science Museum London machine gun made scrap balsa bent pins gun sight Paint flat black use aluminum gray paint simulate cooling slots wind screen made 020 acetate glued slot top decking Carve pilot balsa painted brownmaroon color mixed black red paint except skin pink goggles MA OUCH MOTOR HARRY ft HIGLEY & SONS INC P a Box 532 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 15 9 Volts $229 Proven Performer Prodigy etition-tested high-efficiency sailplane SPECIFICATIONS wingspan781k airfoil54061096-84 weight26-28 oz wing loading7 oz per ft2 approx Prodigy very efficient competition type 2 meter sailplane backed three years thorough testing Computer aided airfoil wing design pius carbon fiber reinforced spars combine produce excellent performance strength Prodigy utilizing Selig S4061 airfoil designed specificaily model sailplanes size has proven itself finishing 4th 2 meter class AMA 1985 Nationals Prodigy requires either 2 3 channel radio control stabilator rudder optional spoilers included high quality kit includes hardware full-sized plans complete building instructions all-wood parts machine cut precise fit Retail $6995 Off Ground Models Inc 606C W Anthony Drive Urbana IllInois 61801 2171 367-7070 Distributor/Dealer inquiries invited black scarf white tissue stiffened white paint Bend stirrups straight pins painted flat black Drill holes though top fuselage firewall mount 032 music wire cabane Apply drop CyA end cabane enters top fuselage Drill 6-in holes wings shown use CyA glue anchor short lengths of/16-in OD aluminum tube bushings hole Wrap two turns copper wire loosely around cabane also around junction L-2/L-3 L 31L-4/L-5 Cut cable see parts list four pieces long enough run two cables junction copper wire L-2/L-3 around through wing holes copper loop top cabane down other wing holes back L-2/L-3 same two wires running junction L-3/L4/L-5 wing cabane other wing back L-3/L-4/L-5 Wrap copper wire tightly around flying wires top cabane solder joint Tightly wrap copper wire flying wires L-2/L-3 solder same L-3/L-41L-5 finish flying wires put drop CyA wire fits through wing bush ing Finally paint landing gear tail skid cabane flat black dont paint wing wires finished total weight engine should about 7 oz CG should no farther aft 1 wing leading edge documentation will want refer Profile Publication #38 Book Warplanes Kenneth Munson Aces Air Francis K Mason although aircraft detailed EI flown Max Immelniann FighterAircraft 19141918 WarAeromodeller/Argus Specialist Publications Plan #3056 available several sources including JM Lupperger Plans 1304 Palm Ave Huntington Beach CA 92648 $300 catalog $150 War planes Air Battles World War ed Bernard Fitzsimons Ency clopedia German Military Aircrqft Bryan Philpott comparing documentation may note some authorities disagree dimensions especially wingspan chord scaling directly supposedly authoritative drawings can further exercise contradiction incon sistency Fortunately Sport Scale model main purpose little beauty have fun Flying Choose windless day smoothly-paved flying site well away power lines will have exercise some eyeball judgment detennine neu tral stabilator position Check best can equal up-and-down movement Dont horse model off Let roll forward few yards ease bit upcontrol Eindecker will rotate smooth ly very stable flight thanks its longtail moment engine cutsthe model tracks straight ahead gradually loses altitude no tendency dive concrete Dont expect aero batics except wingovers gasp inverted flight Eindecker weighs 5 oz less may brave enough try loop avoid Immelmaun turns dont call Eindecker Ugly Stik FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 73 unheralded dedicated workers for-the-cause would like begin series Ill single out different newsletter subsequent columns tempt recognize efforts faithful servants grass roots mediathe newsletter editor accordance initial spot light beams geographical area already carries reputation being blessed ample sunlight would State Arizona express ly Phoenix Model Airplane Club PMACs current president Ken Kear its newsletter published monthly basis presently ably co-edited Sal Fruciano Hermann Andresen An interested subscriber may get placed clubs mailing list sending $4 Sal 6146 E Cactus Wren Rd Scotts dale AZ 85253 Among clubs members former editor old salt organiza tion Al Lidbergplus such nationallyknown Free Flight Gas competitors Toby Blizzard Randy Archerand must mention ex-Hoosier Larry Fry Randys efforts various past AMA Nats Free Flight Champs held Taft CA have established significant win record Class C event have taken liberty snitch three-view 802-sq-in creation recent issue PMACs monthly missile have included column Although Randy respectfully refers design Satellite told PMACs newsletter editors model look-alike Randy never seen set Satellite plans until just few months ago Randys airframe construction air foil design certainly unorthodox internal construction alterations great rigidity order accept mylar film coverings Phillips-entry airfoil definitely Satellite origin Much Randys success design attribu ted attention fine detail fuel selection engine modifications handmade fiberglass propsthe obvious attributes dedicated competitor model flown right-left quarter turn right under power nine-second engine run Category II about four-second delay before VIT variable-incidence tail kicks stab February 1986 159

Fokker EliI Eindecker WHEN IT APPEARED over West ern Front mid-i 915 Fokker Emdecker came complete devastating surprise Allies observation aircraft primary military use air planes until quickly became fa vorite victims new breed German figlfler pilots came dominate sky over trenches Yet innovative its applications Eindecker itself com posite features few origi nal Anthony Fokker borrowed attributes French designs such all-flying stabilator all-moving vertical fin also incorporated incredibly com plex draggy bird-cage landing gear Roll control means pilot-fatiguing wing warping instead lighter-acting aile formation Eindeckers near Sport Scale version complete fly ing wires machine gun pilot Next semiscale model uses conven tional stab/elevator instead flying stab last lathe profile version markings used Turkish Front WW rons Oberursel rotary engine never really provided enough power Although machine gun another Presented Sport Scale version Elll Control Line flying 049 engine though simpler varieties could built plans Either way youll have attractive fun air plane U Paul Jay 68 Model Aviation Eindecker ready combat over Western Front Several off-the-shelf items used parts Cowl soda can bottom crosses cut black pressure-sensitive vinyl flying wires old cable-type control lines Wheels version made 0-rings plywood disks paper cones Use Williams Bros 1 -in Vintage Whesis would simpler/quicker Left All parts laid out might assembling kit before starting construction Right Right fuselage side farmers glued place Note markings forthe firewall location angle Former F3 firewall built up three layen 1/10 plywith L-1 sandwiched between 3-48 blind nuts engine mount anchored CyA glue make certain no glue gets threads Left Cheek pieces made scrap 1/4 1/16 balsa fill out forward fuselage behind cowl Note notch wing leading edge Right birdcage landing gear made 062 031 music wire joints wrapped copper wire soldered adaptation case infantry weapon its practical interrupter mechan ism Fokkers substantial contri bution technology aerial warfare mechanism enabled gun mounted fired front pilot right behind propeller risk shoot ing blades splinters As flying model Eindecker has never very popular short nose long tail have regarded combination conducive tail-heavy model center gravity CG farther back like three Control Line versions Eindecker shown photos have proven stable London taxi plans show Scale version two other planes can constructed plans well simplerversion omitted landing gear parts except L 1 made enlarged conventional horizontal tall simpler tail skid profile version used simple landing gear stabilator stabilator works fine free-moving being sloppy model tracks well level flightbut exactly scale plan area scale hinge location forward necessary because scale location puts center pressure too far forward results tail will flip full-up fulldown streamline inthe propwash Regardless version elect build select balsa carefully fuselage tail assembly Ugly Stik version used medium balsa fuselage /32 medium balsa tail resulting CG farther aft other two versions Sport Scale model used soft Vi balsa fuselage tail assembly its CG 1 back leading edge wing about should An alternative mount wing farther back fuselage thus moving CG forward course means compromising scalelike appearance Pafls Youll need gather following materials Two 1/16 x 3 x 36 soft balsa fuselage tail February 1986 69 Homemade compass cutter land ing gear parts Wheels made 1/ ply hardware store 0-rings short 8-32 alumi num screws stiff paper outer covers cones brass copper rivet soldered end axle securethe wheels view show control linkages Sport Scale version Keep fuselage light especially tail area avoid tail heaviness possible instability problems Control setup semiscale Ugly Stik version featuring conventional tail surfaces Stabilator halves epoxied 062 music wire Joiner covered thin polyester silk nylon cloth Other things see Z-bend pushrod stabilator horn tail skid Left cowl made sods can bottom Use can rounded ratherthan beveled corners Cutthe bottom off can cutoff wheel Dremel tool Trim out inside side cutter wire brush removes paint prepares metal painting Wear safety glasses Right same view seen another picture prior painting/finishing Rib simulation does wonders appearance Flying wires made used 008 cable control lines secured landing gear twisted copper wire soldered landing gear cabane tail skid flat black assembly x 36 soft-medium balsa wing cheek pieces 062 x 36 music wire stabilator joiner L 1 055 x 36 music wire pushrod 020025 x 36 music wire lead-outs 032 x 36 music wire L-2 345 T-1 2 3 cabane 1/16 x 6 x 12 plywood firewall L-5 bellcrank tall skid mounts lead-out guide Yn balsa scrap nose doublers 062 ID x 2 aluminum tubing stabilator pivot bearing Two Williams Brothers 1-in-dia Vintage Wheels make own hardware store 0-rings i ply paper covers 8-32 aluminum screws office supplies store Soft copper wire rosin-core solder Slow-setting epoxy cyanoacrylate CyA glue 2-in bellcrank 6-32 screw washers nuts 020 scrap acetate windshield 2-in piece solid solder fishing weight steel washers wing tip weight Four 3-48 screws blind-mounting nuts 70 Model Aviation l/16PLY OR CRAFT STICK114 MEDIUM BALSA2 BELLCRANKFIREWALL NOTCHWIRE RIGGING POINT 4 PLACES EACH WING 0 0 ALUM SODA CAN COWL 025 MW LEADOUTS 1/16 SOFT BALSA SIDE TOP 6 BOTTOM TOP OMITTED FOR CLARITY1/16 PLY TAIL SKID1/16 SOFT =.-MOUNTBALSA 032 MW CABANE 3 LAYERS 1/16 16 SOFT F-5 BEVEL ABILATOR PLY 020 ACETATEF3A WINDSHIELDoo I\ ___-BENO.06210 ALUM TUBE HOLES FORF2LINE--062 MW JOINER SCRAPBINDINGCENTER LAYER ISL.T2EPOXY TO 17 BALSAL-2 WITHGROOVED FORSTABILATOR aCOPPERF1L G STRUTF-3BF-4F-5032MWON BOTTOM WIRE FIREWALL T-I 0I234 CDXC: 049L Lffi7 BLACKj\YJ NT PIN STIRRUPFOR CL AR IT Y WIDOWSCRAP -5 062MWFINE COPPER DOUBLER 1/16 PLYBIND6-57WIRE & SOLDER OLDERL-4LL2 MODEL AVIATION MAGAZINE 4G~ 032 MW0 MWO32MWFOKKER EN 1/ZA C/L PLY SPAN 231/4 LENGTH 161/2 AREA 7O DESIGNED B DRAWN BY PAUL JAY/ISR WHEEL032 MWBIND 6 SOLDER INKED BY RON S GARRETT SCRAP BALSA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Scrap polyester silk nylon cloth Fine sewing thread pins Filler paint black vinyl pressure-Sensi tive film insignia 3mm 4mm press-on lettering serial num ber 008 012 stranded cable control line cable flying wires Eigjn short lengths Yi-in OD aluminum tubing wing wire bushings brass copper rivets axle bearings Construction like transfer part outlines placing plan over balsa piercing pin mark wood below Lift off plan cut along pin marks left balsa Using slow-curing epoxy make sand wich firewall pieces L-1 Drill engine mounting holes press 3-48 blind-mounting nuts back hole Secure nut drop CyA glue careful get glue screw threads Wing Notch leading edge firewall being sure cut angle shown engine thrust offset Mark loca tions bellcrank lead-out guide wing wire attachments Glue VSB ply top bottom reinforce bellcrank support drill -in hole 632 screw wing tip weight use about 2 solid wire plumbers solder flat tened fishing sinker couple h-in dia steel washers epoxy weight hole bottom wing Fuselage Mark locations formem sides marking pen soft pencil sure mark firewall location will square fuselage center line Glue formers onto right fuselage side using triangle make sure square Temporarily install wing Bend pushrod install bellcrank slide through fuselage bellcrank neutral check pushrod length correct Z-bend engages elevator horn extends 46 past end fuselage Remove bellcrank attach lead-outs dont put loops other ends until time attach lead-out guide satisfied bellcrank pushrod assembly cut holes lead-outs left fuselage side reassemble bellcrank pushrod both fuselage sides everything place glue fuselage sides wing left fuselage side onto formers Bend wire tail skid parts T-1 T-2 T-3 Bind fine copper wire solder form tail skid end Also bind solder T-1 crosses center T-2 Drill small holes /s6 ply tail skid mount bind tail skid assembly copper wire Make sure bevel rear edge mount Stabilator Cut length 062 ID alum inum tubing length shown Slip length 062 music wire through bend shown plan joiner centered tubing slip small copper brass washer onto wire Continued page 156 February 1986 71 Machine gun made scrap balsa sights formed bent pins Paint flat black touch alumInum colored cooling siots Pilot carved balsa clothes painted brown scarf white tissue stiffened white paint rel1 RC Pattern terms increasing participation doesnt appear have developed stigma flying lower class some have feared might happen Stunt seemed like good idea until started soliciting opin ions might considered prospective non-Experts Without ex ception point has indicated satisfaction status quo ap preciate fact might beat Walker year will able compare progress toward doing events Stunt has devel oped stepping-stone hierarchy whereby flier can gauge progress Don Mc Clave says knows wont win Walker Cup year George going whip Hemstrought last Ran dy Schultz says no way Bruce Olson will keep him qualifying again. on events within events Nats exciting satisfying involved greater chase Championship Would lose separated Dahlkes Giesekes Im afraid might So Ive got vote no skill class es too could still swayed though Its tantalizing contemplate incen tive beginners class would have bud ding fliers within few hundred miles Nats Hmmmmm Anybody looking great winter Stunt contest Sun Belt Jim Hoffman 2028 South Playa Mesa AZ 85202 called remind Southwest Regionals held annually Buckeye Arizona years event PAMPA classes held January 18-19 Stunt flown 18th Bob Whitelys SoCal 500 wrecking crew dominates show year ripe picking Go get em Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 El ndecker/Jay Continued page 71 side tubing solder avoid getting flux inside tubing Leave enough clearance wire will rotate freely sliding stabilator halves epoxied onto wire joiner using patches sheer nylon silk polyester Make sure two halves level another twisted ailerons Make stabilator horn out 032 music wire will blend rest wire tail skid parts epoxy onto bottom left stabilator may want glue wire joiner same time Set fuselage/wing assembly flat workbench Wiggle stabilator horn onto pushrod hold aluminumtube bearing place ends two fuselage sides stabilator should level wing viewed head-on distance leading edge both right left stabilator halves should equidistant trailing edge wing distances stabilator wing quite right sand end longer fuselage side until distances equal stabilator level wing wait until planking stage twist fuselage sides align ment Use CyA 5-mm epoxy glue stabilator bearing fuselage ends sure get glue inside bearing Handle model carefully isnt much hold stabilator place point Check fit tail skid assembly bottom fuselage trim necessary Epoxy tail skid assembly place also epoxy joint between tail skid mount stabilator bearing fuselage Using soft Via balsa applied cross-grained plank top bottom fuselage starting rear work ing forward Dont plank top forward cockpit area under wing just yet Ifnecessary twist fuselage until stabilator level wing before applying planking Cut slot bottom pushrod will exit DGA DESIGNS /0 Full Body Pilot Kit oLlghtest Pilot available eLIfeilke vinyl la tex rubber parts sEamy assemble finish eBulId either barnstormer sportsman pilot eKit contains pilot head hands boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instructions eFully positionable & moveable Some simple sewing required Weight Price 1/6 Scale 2oz $ 795 1/4 Scale 4oz* $ 995 lI3Scale 6oz $1695 Weight may vary depending material used construction OGA DESIGNS Bust Pilot Kit Weight 1/6 Scale 75 oz lI4Scale 1Soz lI3Scale 225oz Price 595 795 $1495 Lightest bust pilot available Lifelike vinyl latex rubber parts Easy assemble finish Build either barnstormer ora sportsman pilot Kit contains pilot head helmet cap goggles jacket instructions See dealer order direct Add $100 shipping direct orders Send $100 current catalog Dealers inquiries invited NYS Residents add 7 percent sales tax Send Check MO Allow 3 weeks tor check clearSorry-No COD mwu m1Ue1i U 156 Model Aviation Continued page 158 GONTIOLINI TIllS PROFILECOMBA rRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE 16 -- 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & STIIDD Gutm haul Vials Ingredients detailed b-ochue500 stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road charleston Hgts SC 29418 803-563-7169 NEW FOURMOST PRODUCTS Bulk head Fitting simple method feed fuel vent tubes through solid bulkheads Drill hole No 18 drill size bulkhead firewall up 3/8 thIck Provides sealed tank compartment eliminates fuel line chaffing Color coded easy identification MOULDED NYLON FUELPROOF WeIght GM EACH Size 3132 lD PRICE 2for $250 K 7 / FOURMOST PRODUCTS 4040 24th Ave. Forest Grove OR 97116 achieve good fit bevel rear edge top planking meets stabilator bearing Epoxy small piece sheer polyester silk nylon fabric top fuselage around bearing down onto tail skid mount careful get glue bearing Smear some epoxy onto tip T-l slot fin slide fin place Epoxy another piece sheer fabric around T-l lower part fin Put some offset fin before epoxy sets Test fit firewall assembly fuselage will probably need cut slots fuselage sides clear L-1 struts Epoxy firewall fuselage positioned square center line sure mate offset notch wing leading edge Cut fuselage side doublers %2 balsa epoxy front rear firewalland apply thin coat epoxy back firewall Glue top decking front cockpit Coat engine bay thin layer epoxy PRODUCTS Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes Muffled Tuned Pipes * Headers venturi Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers Helicopter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanship & Performance 158 Model Aviation Bomb Release Fourmost Bombrelease mechanism simple light weight device ideal funfly events Fasten unit plane screws provided Attach springloaded latch thread connect throttle rudder servo Corrosion problem unit molded nylon spring stainless Weight 1/10 OUNCE PRICE $250 503 357-2732 fuel-proofing sure get epoxy screw threads Make cheek pieces fit either side nose scrap balsa Note front fuselage circular conforms diameter cowl Finish bending landing gear parts 032 wire using long-nosed pliers Drill small holes through firewall near bottom bind L-2 place fine copper wire Lace L-5 /16 ply same manner glue assembly onto bottom fuselage under F-3B L-2 L-4 come together near axles L- 1 wrap copper wire solder joint Bend loop L-3 wraps around junction L-2 thesamewhereL3joinsL-4andL-5 atthe rear Dont solder twojoints until time fasten flying wires Spread epoxy along bottom edge firewall blend L-2 its wire wrapping same L-5 tail skid Plank bottom fuselage L-5 forward firewall add top decking front cockpit Wheels can made hardware store 0-rings ood disks short 8-32 aluminum screws office supply store stiff paper covers Drill holes length screws insert copper rivets will act axle bearings Secure screw rivet 0-ring wheel CyA Paint back side wheel paper covers assemble wheels L-1 soldering copper rivets onto axles Cementing painted paper covers outside wheels finishes job As alternative use Williams Brothers 1-in Vintage Wheels save lot work Although tail Eindecker distinctive engine cowl no less important Make drink can having rounded rather beveled bottom Use wire brush Dremel Moto-Tool take paint off use cut-off wheel remove bottom can cut segment bottom cowl circum ference Use router bit Moto-Tool cut indented bottom using Moto-Tool sure wear safely goggles Epoxy cowl onto front fuselage overlap around cowl stiff paper Tyvek about Secure CyA epoxy glue Finishing Detailing Strive alightweight finish aft center gravity CG wish simulate ribs wings tail first apply coat filler Cut narrow strips paper lengths sewing thread secure dab CyA leading trailing edges Apply filler sand direction flight Apply finish colors choice Sport Scale EuI mixed creamcolored paint using Red Devil yellow red white polyurethane paint simulate effect varnished linen fabric cowl cheeks fuselage front forward top decking finished aluminum paint making insignia roughly painted white squares first masked off white areas wings fuselage sides After brushing coat clear polyure thane seal edges tape cream paint applied black crosses cut self-adhesive vinyl film office supply store curves used homemade compass cutter set 2-in radius wing insignia 7A-in fuselage 1-in fin serial number fuselage press-on lettering 3mm 4mm high duplicates number aircraft Science Museum London machine gun made scrap balsa bent pins gun sight Paint flat black use aluminum gray paint simulate cooling slots wind screen made 020 acetate glued slot top decking Carve pilot balsa painted brownmaroon color mixed black red paint except skin pink goggles MA OUCH MOTOR HARRY ft HIGLEY & SONS INC P a Box 532 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 15 9 Volts $229 Proven Performer Prodigy etition-tested high-efficiency sailplane SPECIFICATIONS wingspan781k airfoil54061096-84 weight26-28 oz wing loading7 oz per ft2 approx Prodigy very efficient competition type 2 meter sailplane backed three years thorough testing Computer aided airfoil wing design pius carbon fiber reinforced spars combine produce excellent performance strength Prodigy utilizing Selig S4061 airfoil designed specificaily model sailplanes size has proven itself finishing 4th 2 meter class AMA 1985 Nationals Prodigy requires either 2 3 channel radio control stabilator rudder optional spoilers included high quality kit includes hardware full-sized plans complete building instructions all-wood parts machine cut precise fit Retail $6995 Off Ground Models Inc 606C W Anthony Drive Urbana IllInois 61801 2171 367-7070 Distributor/Dealer inquiries invited black scarf white tissue stiffened white paint Bend stirrups straight pins painted flat black Drill holes though top fuselage firewall mount 032 music wire cabane Apply drop CyA end cabane enters top fuselage Drill 6-in holes wings shown use CyA glue anchor short lengths of/16-in OD aluminum tube bushings hole Wrap two turns copper wire loosely around cabane also around junction L-2/L-3 L 31L-4/L-5 Cut cable see parts list four pieces long enough run two cables junction copper wire L-2/L-3 around through wing holes copper loop top cabane down other wing holes back L-2/L-3 same two wires running junction L-3/L4/L-5 wing cabane other wing back L-3/L-4/L-5 Wrap copper wire tightly around flying wires top cabane solder joint Tightly wrap copper wire flying wires L-2/L-3 solder same L-3/L-41L-5 finish flying wires put drop CyA wire fits through wing bush ing Finally paint landing gear tail skid cabane flat black dont paint wing wires finished total weight engine should about 7 oz CG should no farther aft 1 wing leading edge documentation will want refer Profile Publication #38 Book Warplanes Kenneth Munson Aces Air Francis K Mason although aircraft detailed EI flown Max Immelniann FighterAircraft 19141918 WarAeromodeller/Argus Specialist Publications Plan #3056 available several sources including JM Lupperger Plans 1304 Palm Ave Huntington Beach CA 92648 $300 catalog $150 War planes Air Battles World War ed Bernard Fitzsimons Ency clopedia German Military Aircrqft Bryan Philpott comparing documentation may note some authorities disagree dimensions especially wingspan chord scaling directly supposedly authoritative drawings can further exercise contradiction incon sistency Fortunately Sport Scale model main purpose little beauty have fun Flying Choose windless day smoothly-paved flying site well away power lines will have exercise some eyeball judgment detennine neu tral stabilator position Check best can equal up-and-down movement Dont horse model off Let roll forward few yards ease bit upcontrol Eindecker will rotate smooth ly very stable flight thanks its longtail moment engine cutsthe model tracks straight ahead gradually loses altitude no tendency dive concrete Dont expect aero batics except wingovers gasp inverted flight Eindecker weighs 5 oz less may brave enough try loop avoid Immelmaun turns dont call Eindecker Ugly Stik FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 73 unheralded dedicated workers for-the-cause would like begin series Ill single out different newsletter subsequent columns tempt recognize efforts faithful servants grass roots mediathe newsletter editor accordance initial spot light beams geographical area already carries reputation being blessed ample sunlight would State Arizona express ly Phoenix Model Airplane Club PMACs current president Ken Kear its newsletter published monthly basis presently ably co-edited Sal Fruciano Hermann Andresen An interested subscriber may get placed clubs mailing list sending $4 Sal 6146 E Cactus Wren Rd Scotts dale AZ 85253 Among clubs members former editor old salt organiza tion Al Lidbergplus such nationallyknown Free Flight Gas competitors Toby Blizzard Randy Archerand must mention ex-Hoosier Larry Fry Randys efforts various past AMA Nats Free Flight Champs held Taft CA have established significant win record Class C event have taken liberty snitch three-view 802-sq-in creation recent issue PMACs monthly missile have included column Although Randy respectfully refers design Satellite told PMACs newsletter editors model look-alike Randy never seen set Satellite plans until just few months ago Randys airframe construction air foil design certainly unorthodox internal construction alterations great rigidity order accept mylar film coverings Phillips-entry airfoil definitely Satellite origin Much Randys success design attribu ted attention fine detail fuel selection engine modifications handmade fiberglass propsthe obvious attributes dedicated competitor model flown right-left quarter turn right under power nine-second engine run Category II about four-second delay before VIT variable-incidence tail kicks stab February 1986 159