Free Flight: Duration

KITS By time column sees print shall have Christmas goose trim mings fast work laying out two usual after-the-holidays strategies namely new years diet plan new years building plan Its time decide what new models well have build order get ourselves prepared coming outdoor spring flying season Whereas nibbling balsa scraps may recommended method adding fiber ones diet three new kit offerings Camp bell Custom Kits may aid solving problem winter building project Two Lee Campbells new releases Dick Mathis high-thrust Gas design early 70s aptly named Rambunctious design originally built number sizes up l040-sq-in monster Class C/D com petition popularity overall success design boosted group young Texas Free Flighters era included Larry McFarlind Mike Hallum Larry won Gas event 1971 Nats 260-sqin A/B rendition two sizes Lee Campbell now reissuing 90s High-thrust designs have retained reputa tion having ability handle excessive en gine power quite well added gadgetry auto-surface VIT variable incidence tail and/or auto-rudder Although engine runs shorter now what rules permitted 1971 new Shur iken CS engines large small B class Schnuerle-ported engines currently available should provide adequate ad vantage once again making two sizes easy-to-construct Rambunctious very competitive contest scene Kit prices $2998 $5398 respectively hobby dealer order direct adding additional $250 UPS ship ment address 401 Executive Center Drive #11-108 West Palm Beach FL 33401 Lees third kit release Al Towline Glider answers dubious calling Jesse James Lee himself has authored design immediately admits influenced Jim Baguleys Giggle Warren Kurths once very popular Jet Stream design Thus Jesse James moniker may result Lees admit ted plane robbery something along lines A-I Nordic Glider event has coasted along number years enjoying somewhat less moderate participation local regional Free Flight contest levels However event has always seemed well represented AMA Nats other large Free Flight meets drew 31 entries 1989 USOC US Outdoor Championships 33 Free Flight AMA Nats/USOC affair fall 1990 Actually correct label event now F1H A-l Nordic being official FAI de signation FAI now carries event provi sional status much same way does new F1J event small Power models max imum engine displacements 1 cc 061 cu FiG Coupe dHiver event small Wakefield Rubber-type models Unfortunately full definitions rules events found oniy FAI Sporting Code no 64 Model Aviation Free Flijt Duration Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Ulyd Anderson IN 46011 Jerry Noun left Larry Willis far right pose pair Lanzo Duplex models front Air Force Museum rest Willis Free Flight Team left Julie Jamie Steve Trophies adorning sign background earned July 28-29 CIA contest held WPAFB W Bowers photo Onboard fuel valves facilitate use pac ifier pressure fuel systems version can easily fabricated brass stock few hand tools Bob Beecrofts superb Starduster 900 advertises both National Free Flight Society NFFS home model club San Diego biteers Excellent workmanship beauty see close-up right incorporates Taibi tank mount K&B 40S Seelig 4-function timer APC 95 x 45 prop Note Murphys favorite recessed coiled landing gear wire longer included part standard AMA Competition Regulations copy FAI Sporting Code may obtained AMA Head quarters $3 Basically FlH A-i Glider scaled down version FlA A-2 Nordic Towline Glider maximum total surface area 279 sq ing permitted minimum weight 180 grams other requirements similar same FlA maximum towline length 164 ft five official flights two-minute maxes instead three-minute FlA original A-i Towline concept suppo sedly created introduce novices A-2 Towline providing relatively inexpensive sim ple approach concept Towline Gliders Since event has now found its way less accessible FAI jurisdiction feel doing event favors publishing description rules standard AMA rule book other hand making kits available such competitions giant step right directionthrusting event forefront have Lee Campbell thank fare Jesse James kit also $2998 get em now tow up next spring Last time expounded couple fine kits being offered Pharis Models inter est space saved few months column Robin Pharis sent us four rubber-powered 16-in-span sheet balsa profile replicas Messerschmitt 109 P-il Mustang F4U Corsair Gee Bee R2 $495 kits simply super have gorgeous wood complete rubber other necessi ties completion took four kits along fall contest expectation flashing some Junior-age contestants possibly giving couple away awards some events youngsters enthusiastic about ended up awarding four along four first place trophies Junior-age event card thought ironic though Robin advised Gee Bee worst flier series youngster won Saturday came back Sunday model built ready fly won third place P-30 wonder F4U would fare Mulvihill event should require information Profile Fun Series other Pharis products send SASE Pharis Models PO Box 804 Folsom CA 95630 Tell em Duration pointed way Flight timers question asked col umnist getting Free Flight either first time after prolonged ab sence can find flight timer Well thats good question answer de pends somewhat timers intended use As have discussed previously Tatone K-Mart metal-geared timers have ex tinct some time comparable KSB timer has now reportedly ceased production heavyduty use appears about read ily accessible sources European Seelig Starline Polish timers sources supply various products two-to-five-function controls generally heavier run $25 $36 price range As less expensive plastic-geared mecha nisms has fast-moving market part weve reduced do-it-yourself situation plentiful Tomy toy Mad Ball mechanisms provided basis number cot tage industry productions emerged completed timers 020 Gas use enterprises have gradually dried up volume sources toy mechanisms have exhausted McDonalds fast food folks offered windup toy animal promotional deal past summer promotion nearly over before word could passed around say toy mechanisms no longer available still find number varieties various discount department stores volume toy stores Supposedly Chinese manufacturer Tomy mechanism has ceased production still see some original packaged ware returning stores stock seemingly Continued page 180 February 1991 65 New model kits Campbell Custom Kits Pharis Models cover Free Flight Gas Towilne Gilder Profile Fun series excellent Rubber-powered models novice expert alike column Toys contain mechanisms making lightweight plastic fuel shutoff timers still showing up various forms some latest Murphy tells us shop onboard fuel valve easily construct ed brass stock purchased local hobby shop Murphy shows us Vol ICat $1500 REVISED NDED Contains over 2000 airplanes postage stamp size 6 ft wing span RCI Gliders rubber powered Die-cut you-cut Largest known source paper airplanes world Cost catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Vol I/Cat CORSAIR paper airplane above $1800 plus $250 postage trainer according Mik just floats Indoor model capable 90 seconds time Mike feels like putting winds really remarkable thing model goes against British tradition building really solid opaque heavily-camouflaged super-Scale models P E Norman used 1A-in square longerons DR 1 must rolling over grave No contest winner yet first entries What Towers contest nounced December 1990 column See photo page 81 D Nolan Qildale Califor nia surmised practice flying taching planes hooks top wings Fredric 0 Blanco Reston Virginia guessed low-frequency groundto-air transmissions communications direction-finding James Madsen Fresno Cali fornia opined comprised antennae farm used make possible first transatlantic radio communication America Doc Mar tin legendary MIAMA group Florida fig ured mooring dirigibles bet ween Great guesses guys contest still up grabs lot bull Bob Sandy Peck Peck Poly mers have just completed huge red RC blimp Chicago Bulls basketball team think would poetic justice take craft gore RC trainer out revenge Goodyear Blimp ramming RC flier out Carson California Just kidding course Until next time gang keep glue off fin gers remember wear flak vests crash helmets flying Peanut ships wind up John Prestons column Oh yes box rubber strip saw De cember column belongs master modeler Ken Johnson LI FF DurationlMurphy Continued page 65 depleted Whether ware house clean outs Im sure Recently ran across couple packaged items first being merchandised un der Playskool label called Flip Flop pers consists four toys space shuttle antique car dune buggy race car con tain mechanisms incorporate escape ment manufactured original Tomy company Interesting Second number toys called Wacky Wind Ups produced Straco mer chandised F J Strauss Co New York made China seem have Tomy connection toy purchased pair walking shoes intrigued sprightly grandson least five minutes Onboard fuel valves last time took glow fuel bath yanking off fuel tubing connection attempting remove anti-flood clamp pacifier fuel system Well onboard fuel valve answer problem acts like third hand makes whole process much easier execute idea pull fuel tubing off engine venturi flight timer open open valve mounted engine lug fill paci fier balloon fuel tank syringe us ual Close valve remove syringe re connect fuel tubing engine venturi now ready start engine whether electric starter flip-start hand en180 Model Aviation -I EWE 14 WIngspan Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $500 ~JJ PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED *BUILD 8 FLY IN TWO HOURS PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 817-692-4475 Span 104 Length 76 1575 ne 51 2500-3000 Equiv. Cowling ision Cut Foam Fuselage & Wings py tips Scale Landing Gear 16-17 Lbs -dc Intro Price $17O Visa-Mastercard Fully Aerobatic Very Stable 1/4 Scale Kit Zlin 526 AS Akrobat Special mliii -I U Designed Modeler Modelers Cuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered Wing Panels Available 30 40 50 60 Only $96o $3OO S&H Requ1W V Power Supply 400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available Send $22 information fine pr6duCts HANDS OFF CUT TWO gine cracks simply open valve ready launch No fumbling around clamps hemostats Onboard fuel valves new devices dont seem too widely used except FAT Power circles Most Ive seen seem have lathe-turned products too easily produced us havent luxury lathe workshops Jim Haught put valve construction shown accompanying photos turn credits Robert Dunham II idea would probably credit Robert Dunham pressed him about Anyway valves made entirely standard K&S brass tubing channel solid rod stock can purchased hobby store valves quite simple fabricate saw drill press soldering iron appropriate hand file Ive got ten can whip out completed assembly 20 minutes have now incorpor ated Power models appro priate size brass stock used primar ily function size type fuel tubing pinched shut depicted instance tub ing has /5-in OD channel stock /16 sq solid brass rod 1/8-in diameter two brass tubing pieces slip-fit lengths slip over solid rod cross handle %4-in-diameter solid brass rod could tub ing well procedure first cut 450 angle end channel stock drill 2-in dia mounting hole %-in dia holes valve rod cut channel piece off length stock until last step makes easier handle drilling holes assembling rod tubing parts next step cut off about %2-in length slip-fit tubing solder onto end %-in dia rod can clean up job file grinding wheel disc sander next step critical yet its quite simple File notch halfway through rod leav ing minimum Y-in shoulder rod just beneath soldered-on ring provides bearing surface valve rotates hole drilled channel Likewise width notch governed inside width channel bearing surface retained side notch well Finally slip rod assembly through chan nel holes pull up snugly place Slip length slip-fit tubing drill %4-in-dia hole clear through tubing rod tamp cross handle Only make final cutoffs channel rod cutoffs completed simply touch up saw cuts file Im business Note side assemble rod sub-assembly channel will determine whether get right-hand left-hand valve assembly have made few valve assemblies 45 0 cutoff both ends channel stock drilled mounting hole both ends thus getting universal assembly since valves easy fabricate quit doing completed valve tips scales whop ping gram weight certainly no problem gas job convenience well worth effort have also made few using PVC channel stock found model railroad section local hobby shop since weight difference negligible went back brass Well much onboard fuel valves Try Ill bet throw away fuel line clamps well Coloring clear Micafllm pop182 Model Aviation Video Available NO OCR TEXT

KITS By time column sees print shall have Christmas goose trim mings fast work laying out two usual after-the-holidays strategies namely new years diet plan new years building plan Its time decide what new models well have build order get ourselves prepared coming outdoor spring flying season Whereas nibbling balsa scraps may recommended method adding fiber ones diet three new kit offerings Camp bell Custom Kits may aid solving problem winter building project Two Lee Campbells new releases Dick Mathis high-thrust Gas design early 70s aptly named Rambunctious design originally built number sizes up l040-sq-in monster Class C/D com petition popularity overall success design boosted group young Texas Free Flighters era included Larry McFarlind Mike Hallum Larry won Gas event 1971 Nats 260-sqin A/B rendition two sizes Lee Campbell now reissuing 90s High-thrust designs have retained reputa tion having ability handle excessive en gine power quite well added gadgetry auto-surface VIT variable incidence tail and/or auto-rudder Although engine runs shorter now what rules permitted 1971 new Shur iken CS engines large small B class Schnuerle-ported engines currently available should provide adequate ad vantage once again making two sizes easy-to-construct Rambunctious very competitive contest scene Kit prices $2998 $5398 respectively hobby dealer order direct adding additional $250 UPS ship ment address 401 Executive Center Drive #11-108 West Palm Beach FL 33401 Lees third kit release Al Towline Glider answers dubious calling Jesse James Lee himself has authored design immediately admits influenced Jim Baguleys Giggle Warren Kurths once very popular Jet Stream design Thus Jesse James moniker may result Lees admit ted plane robbery something along lines A-I Nordic Glider event has coasted along number years enjoying somewhat less moderate participation local regional Free Flight contest levels However event has always seemed well represented AMA Nats other large Free Flight meets drew 31 entries 1989 USOC US Outdoor Championships 33 Free Flight AMA Nats/USOC affair fall 1990 Actually correct label event now F1H A-l Nordic being official FAI de signation FAI now carries event provi sional status much same way does new F1J event small Power models max imum engine displacements 1 cc 061 cu FiG Coupe dHiver event small Wakefield Rubber-type models Unfortunately full definitions rules events found oniy FAI Sporting Code no 64 Model Aviation Free Flijt Duration Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Ulyd Anderson IN 46011 Jerry Noun left Larry Willis far right pose pair Lanzo Duplex models front Air Force Museum rest Willis Free Flight Team left Julie Jamie Steve Trophies adorning sign background earned July 28-29 CIA contest held WPAFB W Bowers photo Onboard fuel valves facilitate use pac ifier pressure fuel systems version can easily fabricated brass stock few hand tools Bob Beecrofts superb Starduster 900 advertises both National Free Flight Society NFFS home model club San Diego biteers Excellent workmanship beauty see close-up right incorporates Taibi tank mount K&B 40S Seelig 4-function timer APC 95 x 45 prop Note Murphys favorite recessed coiled landing gear wire longer included part standard AMA Competition Regulations copy FAI Sporting Code may obtained AMA Head quarters $3 Basically FlH A-i Glider scaled down version FlA A-2 Nordic Towline Glider maximum total surface area 279 sq ing permitted minimum weight 180 grams other requirements similar same FlA maximum towline length 164 ft five official flights two-minute maxes instead three-minute FlA original A-i Towline concept suppo sedly created introduce novices A-2 Towline providing relatively inexpensive sim ple approach concept Towline Gliders Since event has now found its way less accessible FAI jurisdiction feel doing event favors publishing description rules standard AMA rule book other hand making kits available such competitions giant step right directionthrusting event forefront have Lee Campbell thank fare Jesse James kit also $2998 get em now tow up next spring Last time expounded couple fine kits being offered Pharis Models inter est space saved few months column Robin Pharis sent us four rubber-powered 16-in-span sheet balsa profile replicas Messerschmitt 109 P-il Mustang F4U Corsair Gee Bee R2 $495 kits simply super have gorgeous wood complete rubber other necessi ties completion took four kits along fall contest expectation flashing some Junior-age contestants possibly giving couple away awards some events youngsters enthusiastic about ended up awarding four along four first place trophies Junior-age event card thought ironic though Robin advised Gee Bee worst flier series youngster won Saturday came back Sunday model built ready fly won third place P-30 wonder F4U would fare Mulvihill event should require information Profile Fun Series other Pharis products send SASE Pharis Models PO Box 804 Folsom CA 95630 Tell em Duration pointed way Flight timers question asked col umnist getting Free Flight either first time after prolonged ab sence can find flight timer Well thats good question answer de pends somewhat timers intended use As have discussed previously Tatone K-Mart metal-geared timers have ex tinct some time comparable KSB timer has now reportedly ceased production heavyduty use appears about read ily accessible sources European Seelig Starline Polish timers sources supply various products two-to-five-function controls generally heavier run $25 $36 price range As less expensive plastic-geared mecha nisms has fast-moving market part weve reduced do-it-yourself situation plentiful Tomy toy Mad Ball mechanisms provided basis number cot tage industry productions emerged completed timers 020 Gas use enterprises have gradually dried up volume sources toy mechanisms have exhausted McDonalds fast food folks offered windup toy animal promotional deal past summer promotion nearly over before word could passed around say toy mechanisms no longer available still find number varieties various discount department stores volume toy stores Supposedly Chinese manufacturer Tomy mechanism has ceased production still see some original packaged ware returning stores stock seemingly Continued page 180 February 1991 65 New model kits Campbell Custom Kits Pharis Models cover Free Flight Gas Towilne Gilder Profile Fun series excellent Rubber-powered models novice expert alike column Toys contain mechanisms making lightweight plastic fuel shutoff timers still showing up various forms some latest Murphy tells us shop onboard fuel valve easily construct ed brass stock purchased local hobby shop Murphy shows us Vol ICat $1500 REVISED NDED Contains over 2000 airplanes postage stamp size 6 ft wing span RCI Gliders rubber powered Die-cut you-cut Largest known source paper airplanes world Cost catalog deducted 1st order over $2500 ASTOUNDING Vol I/Cat CORSAIR paper airplane above $1800 plus $250 postage trainer according Mik just floats Indoor model capable 90 seconds time Mike feels like putting winds really remarkable thing model goes against British tradition building really solid opaque heavily-camouflaged super-Scale models P E Norman used 1A-in square longerons DR 1 must rolling over grave No contest winner yet first entries What Towers contest nounced December 1990 column See photo page 81 D Nolan Qildale Califor nia surmised practice flying taching planes hooks top wings Fredric 0 Blanco Reston Virginia guessed low-frequency groundto-air transmissions communications direction-finding James Madsen Fresno Cali fornia opined comprised antennae farm used make possible first transatlantic radio communication America Doc Mar tin legendary MIAMA group Florida fig ured mooring dirigibles bet ween Great guesses guys contest still up grabs lot bull Bob Sandy Peck Peck Poly mers have just completed huge red RC blimp Chicago Bulls basketball team think would poetic justice take craft gore RC trainer out revenge Goodyear Blimp ramming RC flier out Carson California Just kidding course Until next time gang keep glue off fin gers remember wear flak vests crash helmets flying Peanut ships wind up John Prestons column Oh yes box rubber strip saw De cember column belongs master modeler Ken Johnson LI FF DurationlMurphy Continued page 65 depleted Whether ware house clean outs Im sure Recently ran across couple packaged items first being merchandised un der Playskool label called Flip Flop pers consists four toys space shuttle antique car dune buggy race car con tain mechanisms incorporate escape ment manufactured original Tomy company Interesting Second number toys called Wacky Wind Ups produced Straco mer chandised F J Strauss Co New York made China seem have Tomy connection toy purchased pair walking shoes intrigued sprightly grandson least five minutes Onboard fuel valves last time took glow fuel bath yanking off fuel tubing connection attempting remove anti-flood clamp pacifier fuel system Well onboard fuel valve answer problem acts like third hand makes whole process much easier execute idea pull fuel tubing off engine venturi flight timer open open valve mounted engine lug fill paci fier balloon fuel tank syringe us ual Close valve remove syringe re connect fuel tubing engine venturi now ready start engine whether electric starter flip-start hand en180 Model Aviation -I EWE 14 WIngspan Paper Flying Scale Model Airplane $500 ~JJ PARTS PRE-CUT & PREPAINTED *BUILD 8 FLY IN TWO HOURS PAPER AIRPLANES 433 NIHOA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 USA NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 817-692-4475 Span 104 Length 76 1575 ne 51 2500-3000 Equiv. Cowling ision Cut Foam Fuselage & Wings py tips Scale Landing Gear 16-17 Lbs -dc Intro Price $17O Visa-Mastercard Fully Aerobatic Very Stable 1/4 Scale Kit Zlin 526 AS Akrobat Special mliii -I U Designed Modeler Modelers Cuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered Wing Panels Available 30 40 50 60 Only $96o $3OO S&H Requ1W V Power Supply 400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available Send $22 information fine pr6duCts HANDS OFF CUT TWO gine cracks simply open valve ready launch No fumbling around clamps hemostats Onboard fuel valves new devices dont seem too widely used except FAT Power circles Most Ive seen seem have lathe-turned products too easily produced us havent luxury lathe workshops Jim Haught put valve construction shown accompanying photos turn credits Robert Dunham II idea would probably credit Robert Dunham pressed him about Anyway valves made entirely standard K&S brass tubing channel solid rod stock can purchased hobby store valves quite simple fabricate saw drill press soldering iron appropriate hand file Ive got ten can whip out completed assembly 20 minutes have now incorpor ated Power models appro priate size brass stock used primar ily function size type fuel tubing pinched shut depicted instance tub ing has /5-in OD channel stock /16 sq solid brass rod 1/8-in diameter two brass tubing pieces slip-fit lengths slip over solid rod cross handle %4-in-diameter solid brass rod could tub ing well procedure first cut 450 angle end channel stock drill 2-in dia mounting hole %-in dia holes valve rod cut channel piece off length stock until last step makes easier handle drilling holes assembling rod tubing parts next step cut off about %2-in length slip-fit tubing solder onto end %-in dia rod can clean up job file grinding wheel disc sander next step critical yet its quite simple File notch halfway through rod leav ing minimum Y-in shoulder rod just beneath soldered-on ring provides bearing surface valve rotates hole drilled channel Likewise width notch governed inside width channel bearing surface retained side notch well Finally slip rod assembly through chan nel holes pull up snugly place Slip length slip-fit tubing drill %4-in-dia hole clear through tubing rod tamp cross handle Only make final cutoffs channel rod cutoffs completed simply touch up saw cuts file Im business Note side assemble rod sub-assembly channel will determine whether get right-hand left-hand valve assembly have made few valve assemblies 45 0 cutoff both ends channel stock drilled mounting hole both ends thus getting universal assembly since valves easy fabricate quit doing completed valve tips scales whop ping gram weight certainly no problem gas job convenience well worth effort have also made few using PVC channel stock found model railroad section local hobby shop since weight difference negligible went back brass Well much onboard fuel valves Try Ill bet throw away fuel line clamps well Coloring clear Micafllm pop182 Model Aviation Video Available NO OCR TEXT