THE DATES 1992 edition SAM CHAMPS Society Antique Modelers Annual Championships become first fixit months column Last time reported 92 dates June 8-11 Lawrenceville IL due expected undesirable crop situation June dates have recently moved July 7-10 card Nostalgia Gas events being slated two days prior official commencing SAM events will want note revision new 1992 contest calendars other summertime multi-day championship affairs remain basically intact per schedule presented February column NFFS USIC Johnson City TN June 4-7 AMA Nationals Chicopee MA June 20-28 NFFS USOC USFFCINFFS Nostalgia Gas Champs respective locations Muncie IN Lost Hills CAboth scheduled Labor Day weekend finally FAI Team Finals Lost Hills October 8-11 addition FAC Flying Aces Club SAM Chapter 57 adding card associated events Muncie USOC affair Its very loaded calendar activity coming flying season will wish attend functions possibly can Stratogull P30 Frank Heebs Stratogull has premier P-30 rubber model-tobeat numerous weekend contests have held WPAFB Dayton OH past also AMA Nationals winner 1988 soft-spoken Frank says has built five lost three has number six oven basic rubber model construction wing stab hide choices sophisticated airfoils rolled tube fuselage gives modem flair hints design akin talents experienced builder Free Flight models wing airfoil section Benedek B6356-b bit less undercamber make thicker Frank says incorporated constant chord layout multispar configuration enable accurate section full span maximum Reynolds number end plates added reduce tip vortices admittedly adding some drag stab airfoil section popular European variety its undercamber providing lift well permitting aft CG requiring less downthrust up front whole stab separates fuselage dethermalizer activates remains tethered thread attached right-hand endplate stab Wing stab leading edges 1/8-in sq I32 sq respectively 1/16 sq top bottom spars 1/16 sheet tapered trailing edges End plates /32 sheet wing ribs cut 1/20 sheet 1/32 sheet material used stab ribs narrow /16 x 007 strip graphite cemented atop center wing spar center panels added strength Frank fabricates rolled tube fuselage two sections front portion houses rubber motor 1/16 sheet balsa 80 Model Aviation Duration Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd Anderson IN 46011 Jean Pailet flew same BV Shuriken-powered Shuriking third place bath 1/2A Gas 050 F1J 061 91 AMA Nationals Model incorporates Rocca folding prop carbon fiber fuselage J Pallet photo # sieieiai view pi Llaoergs jaxesi SQ 112in Rubber Scale kit plan offering Rumanian IAR BOA inline-engine version results long-nosed fuselage should elate Rubber Scale enthusiasts Lidberg photo Bill Lynch 91 F1J Sierra Cup winner Hurry Up Bill posted five maxes Cox-powered entry lost winning sixth flight made CSpowered bunter B Augustus photo Another Sierra up nj entry uIcK Myers placed second Cox powered Satellite 226 Lunar-Tic 240 Frank eeo win lully-wound tratoguil 30 August 91 COFFC Free Flight meet patiently awaits signs good lift sleek design also won open event 1988 NFFS/AMA Nationals rolled around length aluminum tubing old lawn chair tapered tail boom form used candle wrapped masking tape achieve desired taper vertical fin 1/16 sheet pylon has 1/8-in sq front rear upright posts two 1/32 sheet uprights evenly spaced between both sides 1/32 sheet pylon built separately securely cemented fuselage until after initial glide tests have determined its optimum location Frank insists 20 decalage maintained determining position should establish CG about 90% wing chord Six strands l/gjn rubber make up 10-gram motor pylon taped position model should produce slight stall high speed glide tests correct move pylon fore aft accordingly maintaining 20 decalage Attempt low power flights before permanently securing pylon fuselage Thanks Frank sharing design us Personally have yet observe consistent flying P-30 design Should require information send SASE Frank 485 Grange Hall Rd Beavercreek OH 45430 Have go gumbanders FIJ status studying resultant box scores 112A Open event AMA Free Flight Nationals 1991 understandable might assume 30-year reign venerable Cox TD 049 may have come abrupt end Youll need look down fourth place find Cox-powered entry Two BV Shurikens Galbreath set-up CS copped top three positions trophy line increased number Fokker Red Shurikens being utilized subsequent FlJ event quite evident well Jean Pailets fine Shuriken-powered Shuriking design managed win third place both Open /2A event FlJ competition against 84 other 12A contestants 26 fellow FIJ combatants respectivelynot bad performance Anyway could thus presume arrival /2A racing powerplant clear WING RIB B TIP PLATE ss OIAI PROP lODLA Rt CLIMB L OLIDE 100 PEHEEBS SINAISGULL P3640 1931 1i32 PL10 1Tmr --U-- STAB RIB B TIP PLATE 99 V B I/lB SHY --44ZZ SO I3B SCALE evident Whereas subject 91 FF Nationals predominantly attended competitors Eastern Midwestern sections country Bruce Augustus sent us report heralded FAI Sierra Cup tends paint different picture demise Cox may little slower coming Far West report coupled some other recent associated happenings may tend reshape opinions short term forecasters altogether Therefore might interesting take glance facets affecting 1/2A Gas FlJ time before panic prematurely run out bury Cox TDs back yard Bruces report indicates annual California-based Sierra Cup meet took place last fall staged FlJ 29 STAB TILT I, 12/91 event fourth consecutive year first event won using engine other Cox winner Bill Lynch used Cox-powered model accomplish maxes initial five rounds went CS bunter backup model Cox powered entry lost five-minutemax fifth round also interesting note no Shuriken-powered model placed top ten Dick Myers contested Bill Lynchs sixth-round flyoff flight stock Satellite 226 powered Cox fell short 47 seconds earn second place laurels Bruce opines although competitors experimenting new 1 cc 061 cu displacement engines no single engine has yet emerged prove its Continued pane 182 Sierra Cup F1J contestant Wes Funk flew neat Cox-powered Lunar-Tic 240 quite interesting dilemma facing domestic F1J competition Sierra Cup photos B Augustus Robert Hayes aided son Mark packs turns Square Eagle P-30 Fall CIA meet WPAFB Mark lost like design OOS test flight earlier day April 1992 81 CARS TRUCKS BOATS PLANES HELICOPTERS MOTORCYCLES WLRtIKJ L RAILROADING PLASTIC & METAL MODELS ROCKETS KITES GAMES TOOLS ACCESSORIES MORE CI JA HUNDREDS OF EXHIBITORS ALL MAJOR MANUFACTURERS COOL DEMONSTRATIONS LATEST INNOVATIONS CAR TRACKS TRAIN TRACKS COPTER TRICKS AWESOME GIVEAWAYS CELEBRITIES STOCKED HOBBY SHOP HOlTEST PRODUCTS SHGW HZLJ RS SATMAR1410T06 SUNMAR1510T05 SPONSORS sPEcIAL TRADE-ONLY HOURS FRI 10 TO 5 FREE NEWSLETTER CALL 800-255-1250 EXHIBITOR INQUIRIES IN VI TED PLEASE CALL 9 5 MON -FRI C S F ONLY sized cancellation another order can run yours along someone elses order lot wire us need its perfect club project Brits exactly benefits being member club cost per set about 1/10 retail Interested Write call Strandflex Penn Wire Rope RR #2 Box 152 Sutliff Rd Oriskany NY 13424 Tel 1-800-628-0448 See Nationals beautiful colorful models Remember isabigone uration/Murphy Continued page 81 dominance nor yet clear-cut model design trends define ultimate FlJ modelThe number fixed-geometry model entries still about equal sophisticated variable-surface entries Apparently evolution 112A Ri slower process armchair gurus have visualized However some other situations exist complicate things few controllable situations others easily resolved instance FlJ supposedly established entice rank file AMA Gas fliers realm FAI competition having make initial giant step expensive sometimes intimidating world FlC So far seems FIG fliers dabbling FlJ FAI novices moving up AMA ranks significantly opinion recent move further isolate FAI events placing six FAL outdoor events FlA FlB FIG FIG FlH FIJ under jurisdiction NAA effective way bring events closer attention average AMA competitor Its important remember AMA single source FAL contingent has draw new blood New AMA members must plunk down $40 AMA membership card competition rule book discover last page must dole out another $25 additional instruction booklet showing play rules International competition book current procedure places FA event community separate pasture too far down lane easily traverse fence between FAI AMA event community Much work needed order develop homogeneous Free flight Society good both factions Another troubling situation new racing engines yet readily available everyone Whereas competitor may possess number next fellow may have able make appropriate contacts obtain itself has produced separate classes haves have nots surprisingly currently abundance latterThose little red BV Shurikens hands some waiting list lengthening production has ceased least second time since trickle samples began oozing out Indianapolis year half ago grapevine has BV 182 Model Aviation / LACOUNTY FAIRPLEX Bob FiorenzeI Hobby Center Inc UPS Orders Shipped Daily I P Dealer Yellow Aircraft Send $300 Yellow Info Package VsitourShowiooml36min fromDs World Full Une Hobby Accessor 420 West SR 434 WInter Springs FL 327064073274353 SUPER CHEETAHUNBREAKABLE FUSELAGE Span 64in Area 496sq Weight 34 oz approx Loading 1045 ozisq ft $5295 Plus Tax & Shipping Slope Acrobatic/Combat Gliders CHEETAH MODELSDEALER INQUIRY INVITED 14725 Bessemer St 781-4544 Van Nuys CA 91411 AT LAST Z-BEST ENGINE CLEANER An Effective High Tech Engine Oleaner _______________ RIO Engines Removes Burned-os Fuel Residue flWsceasted Ourbos Baildup Bare Metal Engine Outside Any Inside ZBEST cleans Mufflers Tuned Pipes Headers liOdwaL Scruk&iag Wont arm Discolor Metal Foot Ounces Will clean 1015 Engines clean Engines Run Oooler Last Longeel $2tDS&HCA825%l2XDiutBy send check moneyAIRBORNE HOBBIES order ask yoar local3764 30th St San Diego OA 92104 dealerM/C800-382-0506 VISA partnership has now dissolved Shuriken going B now production facilities V has supposedly expressed interest bringing out own line engines either case prospect immediate material results would seem drifting between slim Now enter engine collector must have some red plums put glass cages Shuriken becomes overnight rarity CS avenue offers some alternative total solution engines available some domestic backstreet establishments direct delivery Shanghai Reports prevalent however out-of-the-box specimens will stand up standard Cox product engine expert must located dollars spent before thing can considered racing quality Theres cloud picture Excessive weight has always major complaint about CS China has stepped once again exporting new lighter crankcases t/2A 1-cc engines means have nots must careful obtain new crankcase version haves must scramble obtain new light-weight cases complete new engines just maintain state-of-the-art status may further hamper overall availability ULTIMATE BUSH PLANE V 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1266778 13677/s8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T02O0/oINCREASE IN THRUST MPG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUELPROOFHIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH 534 634 72833456 8334568 845667 O456677 g 1045667 46EW 11/67 124W 125W 1256 P1356 14 56 15 56 164/sN 16678 proposal placed before ClAM Paris spring think about such rule adopted would mean different things different folks Bruce Augustus voiced objection proposal since added weight will effectively eliminate Cox engine FlJ competition will prevent existing state-of-the-art 112A models being competitive event result will produce full-fledged mini-FlC event requiring 1 cc engines complex variable-surface competition aircraft other hand will no doubt may cheer weight increase god-send will provide pronounced dividing line between AMA 112A Gas current FlJ competition now reeks redundancy rules differing insofar require specified rounds flying FIJ event Some may see upgrade Mini FIC event move right direction plot would thicken proposed weight increase come about before 1 cc racing engines improve quality availability rate availability would certainly have improved over current supply levels since Cox would no longer up task creating immediate demand powerful powerplants FlJ utility Conversely Cox TD would very likely get bit reprieve hang around /2A Gas competition circles awhile longer raises final questionmaybe important Cox people see themselves have given faithful consumers single performance improvement over 30 years Schnuerle ported cylinder simple piston pin replace current staked design retaining upper end con rod would surely upgrade age-old TD within striking distance full-race designsand half cost anyone pounding door have continue look overseas product improvements Well case 12A Gas FlJ certainly fluid state affairs present short-term solutions being rather cloudy would seem now time instigate well-thought-out master plan achieve desirable long-term 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THE DATES 1992 edition SAM CHAMPS Society Antique Modelers Annual Championships become first fixit months column Last time reported 92 dates June 8-11 Lawrenceville IL due expected undesirable crop situation June dates have recently moved July 7-10 card Nostalgia Gas events being slated two days prior official commencing SAM events will want note revision new 1992 contest calendars other summertime multi-day championship affairs remain basically intact per schedule presented February column NFFS USIC Johnson City TN June 4-7 AMA Nationals Chicopee MA June 20-28 NFFS USOC USFFCINFFS Nostalgia Gas Champs respective locations Muncie IN Lost Hills CAboth scheduled Labor Day weekend finally FAI Team Finals Lost Hills October 8-11 addition FAC Flying Aces Club SAM Chapter 57 adding card associated events Muncie USOC affair Its very loaded calendar activity coming flying season will wish attend functions possibly can Stratogull P30 Frank Heebs Stratogull has premier P-30 rubber model-tobeat numerous weekend contests have held WPAFB Dayton OH past also AMA Nationals winner 1988 soft-spoken Frank says has built five lost three has number six oven basic rubber model construction wing stab hide choices sophisticated airfoils rolled tube fuselage gives modem flair hints design akin talents experienced builder Free Flight models wing airfoil section Benedek B6356-b bit less undercamber make thicker Frank says incorporated constant chord layout multispar configuration enable accurate section full span maximum Reynolds number end plates added reduce tip vortices admittedly adding some drag stab airfoil section popular European variety its undercamber providing lift well permitting aft CG requiring less downthrust up front whole stab separates fuselage dethermalizer activates remains tethered thread attached right-hand endplate stab Wing stab leading edges 1/8-in sq I32 sq respectively 1/16 sq top bottom spars 1/16 sheet tapered trailing edges End plates /32 sheet wing ribs cut 1/20 sheet 1/32 sheet material used stab ribs narrow /16 x 007 strip graphite cemented atop center wing spar center panels added strength Frank fabricates rolled tube fuselage two sections front portion houses rubber motor 1/16 sheet balsa 80 Model Aviation Duration Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd Anderson IN 46011 Jean Pailet flew same BV Shuriken-powered Shuriking third place bath 1/2A Gas 050 F1J 061 91 AMA Nationals Model incorporates Rocca folding prop carbon fiber fuselage J Pallet photo # sieieiai view pi Llaoergs jaxesi SQ 112in Rubber Scale kit plan offering Rumanian IAR BOA inline-engine version results long-nosed fuselage should elate Rubber Scale enthusiasts Lidberg photo Bill Lynch 91 F1J Sierra Cup winner Hurry Up Bill posted five maxes Cox-powered entry lost winning sixth flight made CSpowered bunter B Augustus photo Another Sierra up nj entry uIcK Myers placed second Cox powered Satellite 226 Lunar-Tic 240 Frank eeo win lully-wound tratoguil 30 August 91 COFFC Free Flight meet patiently awaits signs good lift sleek design also won open event 1988 NFFS/AMA Nationals rolled around length aluminum tubing old lawn chair tapered tail boom form used candle wrapped masking tape achieve desired taper vertical fin 1/16 sheet pylon has 1/8-in sq front rear upright posts two 1/32 sheet uprights evenly spaced between both sides 1/32 sheet pylon built separately securely cemented fuselage until after initial glide tests have determined its optimum location Frank insists 20 decalage maintained determining position should establish CG about 90% wing chord Six strands l/gjn rubber make up 10-gram motor pylon taped position model should produce slight stall high speed glide tests correct move pylon fore aft accordingly maintaining 20 decalage Attempt low power flights before permanently securing pylon fuselage Thanks Frank sharing design us Personally have yet observe consistent flying P-30 design Should require information send SASE Frank 485 Grange Hall Rd Beavercreek OH 45430 Have go gumbanders FIJ status studying resultant box scores 112A Open event AMA Free Flight Nationals 1991 understandable might assume 30-year reign venerable Cox TD 049 may have come abrupt end Youll need look down fourth place find Cox-powered entry Two BV Shurikens Galbreath set-up CS copped top three positions trophy line increased number Fokker Red Shurikens being utilized subsequent FlJ event quite evident well Jean Pailets fine Shuriken-powered Shuriking design managed win third place both Open /2A event FlJ competition against 84 other 12A contestants 26 fellow FIJ combatants respectivelynot bad performance Anyway could thus presume arrival /2A racing powerplant clear WING RIB B TIP PLATE ss OIAI PROP lODLA Rt CLIMB L OLIDE 100 PEHEEBS SINAISGULL P3640 1931 1i32 PL10 1Tmr --U-- STAB RIB B TIP PLATE 99 V B I/lB SHY --44ZZ SO I3B SCALE evident Whereas subject 91 FF Nationals predominantly attended competitors Eastern Midwestern sections country Bruce Augustus sent us report heralded FAI Sierra Cup tends paint different picture demise Cox may little slower coming Far West report coupled some other recent associated happenings may tend reshape opinions short term forecasters altogether Therefore might interesting take glance facets affecting 1/2A Gas FlJ time before panic prematurely run out bury Cox TDs back yard Bruces report indicates annual California-based Sierra Cup meet took place last fall staged FlJ 29 STAB TILT I, 12/91 event fourth consecutive year first event won using engine other Cox winner Bill Lynch used Cox-powered model accomplish maxes initial five rounds went CS bunter backup model Cox powered entry lost five-minutemax fifth round also interesting note no Shuriken-powered model placed top ten Dick Myers contested Bill Lynchs sixth-round flyoff flight stock Satellite 226 powered Cox fell short 47 seconds earn second place laurels Bruce opines although competitors experimenting new 1 cc 061 cu displacement engines no single engine has yet emerged prove its Continued pane 182 Sierra Cup F1J contestant Wes Funk flew neat Cox-powered Lunar-Tic 240 quite interesting dilemma facing domestic F1J competition Sierra Cup photos B Augustus Robert Hayes aided son Mark packs turns Square Eagle P-30 Fall CIA meet WPAFB Mark lost like design OOS test flight earlier day April 1992 81 CARS TRUCKS BOATS PLANES HELICOPTERS MOTORCYCLES WLRtIKJ L RAILROADING PLASTIC & METAL MODELS ROCKETS KITES GAMES TOOLS ACCESSORIES MORE CI JA HUNDREDS OF EXHIBITORS ALL MAJOR MANUFACTURERS COOL DEMONSTRATIONS LATEST INNOVATIONS CAR TRACKS TRAIN TRACKS COPTER TRICKS AWESOME GIVEAWAYS CELEBRITIES STOCKED HOBBY SHOP HOlTEST PRODUCTS SHGW HZLJ RS SATMAR1410T06 SUNMAR1510T05 SPONSORS sPEcIAL TRADE-ONLY HOURS FRI 10 TO 5 FREE NEWSLETTER CALL 800-255-1250 EXHIBITOR INQUIRIES IN VI TED PLEASE CALL 9 5 MON -FRI C S F ONLY sized cancellation another order can run yours along someone elses order lot wire us need its perfect club project Brits exactly benefits being member club cost per set about 1/10 retail Interested Write call Strandflex Penn Wire Rope RR #2 Box 152 Sutliff Rd Oriskany NY 13424 Tel 1-800-628-0448 See Nationals beautiful colorful models Remember isabigone uration/Murphy Continued page 81 dominance nor yet clear-cut model design trends define ultimate FlJ modelThe number fixed-geometry model entries still about equal sophisticated variable-surface entries Apparently evolution 112A Ri slower process armchair gurus have visualized However some other situations exist complicate things few controllable situations others easily resolved instance FlJ supposedly established entice rank file AMA Gas fliers realm FAI competition having make initial giant step expensive sometimes intimidating world FlC So far seems FIG fliers dabbling FlJ FAI novices moving up AMA ranks significantly opinion recent move further isolate FAI events placing six FAL outdoor events FlA FlB FIG FIG FlH FIJ under jurisdiction NAA effective way bring events closer attention average AMA competitor Its important remember AMA single source FAL contingent has draw new blood New AMA members must plunk down $40 AMA membership card competition rule book discover last page must dole out another $25 additional instruction booklet showing play rules International competition book current procedure places FA event community separate pasture too far down lane easily traverse fence between FAI AMA event community Much work needed order develop homogeneous Free flight Society good both factions Another troubling situation new racing engines yet readily available everyone Whereas competitor may possess number next fellow may have able make appropriate contacts obtain itself has produced separate classes haves have nots surprisingly currently abundance latterThose little red BV Shurikens hands some waiting list lengthening production has ceased least second time since trickle samples began oozing out Indianapolis year half ago grapevine has BV 182 Model Aviation / LACOUNTY FAIRPLEX Bob FiorenzeI Hobby Center Inc UPS Orders Shipped Daily I P Dealer Yellow Aircraft Send $300 Yellow Info Package VsitourShowiooml36min fromDs World Full Une Hobby Accessor 420 West SR 434 WInter Springs FL 327064073274353 SUPER CHEETAHUNBREAKABLE FUSELAGE Span 64in Area 496sq Weight 34 oz approx Loading 1045 ozisq ft $5295 Plus Tax & Shipping Slope Acrobatic/Combat Gliders CHEETAH MODELSDEALER INQUIRY INVITED 14725 Bessemer St 781-4544 Van Nuys CA 91411 AT LAST Z-BEST ENGINE CLEANER An Effective High Tech Engine Oleaner _______________ RIO Engines Removes Burned-os Fuel Residue flWsceasted Ourbos Baildup Bare Metal Engine Outside Any Inside ZBEST cleans Mufflers Tuned Pipes Headers liOdwaL Scruk&iag Wont arm Discolor Metal Foot Ounces Will clean 1015 Engines clean Engines Run Oooler Last Longeel $2tDS&HCA825%l2XDiutBy send check moneyAIRBORNE HOBBIES order ask yoar local3764 30th St San Diego OA 92104 dealerM/C800-382-0506 VISA partnership has now dissolved Shuriken going B now production facilities V has supposedly expressed interest bringing out own line engines either case prospect immediate material results would seem drifting between slim Now enter engine collector must have some red plums put glass cages Shuriken becomes overnight rarity CS avenue offers some alternative total solution engines available some domestic backstreet establishments direct delivery Shanghai Reports prevalent however out-of-the-box specimens will stand up standard Cox product engine expert must located dollars spent before thing can considered racing quality Theres cloud picture Excessive weight has always major complaint about CS China has stepped once again exporting new lighter crankcases t/2A 1-cc engines means have nots must careful obtain new crankcase version haves must scramble obtain new light-weight cases complete new engines just maintain state-of-the-art status may further hamper overall availability ULTIMATE BUSH PLANE V Quick-Built Classic 40 Ultimate Bush Plane NEW VHS VIDEO CATALOG &h Texas residents please add sales tax US ArCor~ 4576 C e Chennau t Hangar 7 Dallas TX 75248 800 338 08020 ders 214 250-1914 info us since stream CS engines coming out China has anything consistent Tipping scales opposite direction news US Team Selection Committee recently approved proposal recommend minimum weight 300 grams 106 oz FlJ models baby deserves Custom Cradle $1495 22 *The Custom Cradle molded pvc plastic--no fittings Superior design--built last FoIds 3 inches thick storage *Foam rubber cusions--to protect prize perfect finish * Made 25 60 size airplanes Call us--will produce custom sizes Send check money order plus $395 shipping handling Rogers Custom Products 3177 F Ft LoweII#1 Tucson Az 85716 602795-3109 April 1992 183 NEW 4 CYCLE SERIES 100 THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPED TO GIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP 1266778 13677/s8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T02O0/oINCREASE IN THRUST MPG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUELPROOFHIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH 534 634 72833456 8334568 845667 O456677 g 1045667 46EW 11/67 124W 125W 1256 P1356 14 56 15 56 164/sN 16678 proposal placed before ClAM Paris spring think about such rule adopted would mean different things different folks Bruce Augustus voiced objection proposal since added weight will effectively eliminate Cox engine FlJ competition will prevent existing state-of-the-art 112A models being competitive event result will produce full-fledged mini-FlC event requiring 1 cc engines complex variable-surface competition aircraft other hand will no doubt may cheer weight increase god-send will provide pronounced dividing line between AMA 112A Gas current FlJ competition now reeks redundancy rules differing insofar require specified rounds flying FIJ event Some may see upgrade Mini FIC event move right direction plot would thicken proposed weight increase come about before 1 cc racing engines improve quality availability rate availability would certainly have improved over current supply levels since Cox would no longer up task creating immediate demand powerful powerplants FlJ utility Conversely Cox TD would very likely get bit reprieve hang around /2A Gas competition circles awhile longer raises final questionmaybe important Cox people see themselves have given faithful consumers single performance improvement over 30 years Schnuerle ported cylinder simple piston pin replace current staked design retaining upper end con rod would surely upgrade age-old TD within striking distance full-race designsand half cost anyone pounding door have continue look overseas product improvements Well case 12A Gas FlJ certainly fluid state affairs present short-term solutions being rather cloudy would seem now time instigate well-thought-out master plan achieve desirable long-term effects both events Think about get involved solutions Remember have live outcome New Product Department Lee Campbell recently advised Campbell Custom Kits business now offering new OldTimer rubber kit 1941 Smith Mulvihill Winner $3498 Also promises releases January 80% Taibi SPACER Cox 020 power Nostalgia Gas t/4A eligibility plus fullsize vintage AERBO small A/B ignition Continued page 186 WW1 AERO 1900-1919 SKYWAYS 1920-1940 restorer builder & serious modeller early aircraft information Current projects news museums airshowa technical drawings data photographs scale modelling material news ot current publications historical research workshop notes information paintlcolor aeroplanes engines parts tor sale wants disposals 1 year subecription $25 Overseas $30 Sample issues $4 Published WORLD WAR 1 ~&wd INC 15 Crescent Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 USA 914 473-3679 184 Model Aviation THE LEADER IN COMPETITION PROPELLERS LIghtweIght 12 2 y back Adinotahie swItchIng point arantee Solderless terminal sy hookop ON/OFF Controller2995 Power save weIght Veey hIgh emdency 096V loss 29 Sloe 22x13L63 Add $100 ehippisa Clifoorio rosidenro odd 725% $217 Tao Send Check money order Fotoba esoososor3929 KanSas St #9 also ovoilobleSan DlegoCA 92104 plot stefolla dot match printer with. FOILED_AGAIN! o PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES o MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE o PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEErED WINGS o ENTER DATA EASILY VIA NTELLIGEN EDITOR USERFRIKNDLY MENUDRIVKN OPERATION o INCLUDES 59 AIRFOIL FILES 26-PAGE USER MANUAL $4500 C midmi dd 00 no O0 CION 0CnoOmM 005 dna 00555 oeonr md dor 001 p1so Oosdn 1B05PC/OT/*T nweaoOI Gin motCr & ei5 I, .0 Od01p lesser os 00 3 010$ Sad 00000 O0q COdS CYGNET Software 619 792-8021 3525 Del Mar Heights #23Th San Diego 92130 YLON RACING SERIES 500 DIAPITCH 75N5N 6l67/s76 SERIES 400C 866777 9777 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW WHY SHOULD I BUY GLOBEE GLOW PLUGS - ijQ philosophy. .ts Fuel combustion chamber must reach certain temperature mperature often found center coil conventional spiral wound C041 es found inside plug body fuel combustion chamber coil fully exposed chamr times ignition temperature location efficient combustion gives engine faster power higher fuel efficiency 55 metal seal design uses exotic glass materials dl reducing chance rneltdown Also unique .id exceptionally pure resutis plug will onast other ttre maYeet today Gloftee plug hand-tested before leaving fadory best-in-theindustry materials will let e EN SHOULD BUY Prr Dr. TEe eov coNNEcTion TotGbffeeplsglodghttsnymris9yosrlmullturFREEGbffeeflye Twlnn-K Inc 4770W 139th Street Cleveland OH 44135- Ptiorie 216-433-1998 engines would eligible OldTimer Pylon Free Flight event utility favorite hobby shop cannot supply new items can send inquiry Lee regardand buck receive latest catalog prices numerous other kits accessories address 401 Executive Center Drive H-108 West Palm Beach FL 33401 Super draftsman Al Lidberg keeps cranking out new rubber scale plan kit releases well latest being littleknown WW II Rumanian IAR 80A fighter complete super detailed plans 34t/2 model colored insignia sheet sixpage history three-view drawings knock-off wing option can get plan kit Als latest catalog other plan kit offerings flat $9 postpaid address 614 E Fordham Tempe AZ 85283 Al always supplies thorough histories full scale subject model projects no exception Whereas front line IAR incorporated radial engine Al has given us littleknown longer-nosed version incorporates inline V-8 ideal rubber flying scale purposes Isnt interesting number radial engine full scale fighter aircraft often rather anonymous sisters longnosed inline engines Yet versions scale buffs seek out lieu famous radial engine types guess original manufacturers didnt know anything about free flight Anyway order packet today certainly will get moneys worthand tell em DURATION sent See downwind Letters Editor Continued page 145 model parameters scale multiblade propellers low rpm believe electrical industry can now supply us motors servos batteries receivers light enough indoor RC meantime congratulations inventor MCC MCC ating combustion chamberEd enginebut will its producers set up modem all-electronic ignition down size As small aero model enthusiast am tired cranky glow engines spewing oil over pretty models Perhaps time AMA look beyond aeromodel industry ask wider world industry produce what consider desirable As long no new initiatives outside model aero manufacturers will continue sell us same old glow bangers Anthony French New York New York turned resident Electrics guru Bob Kopski help answering questions raised Bob say seems growing variety lithium cell types/technologies available market cells generally offer higher energy density ie lot energy storage relatively small light container compared commonplace Ni-Cd lead/acid types some rechargeable versions lithium cells properties make sound attractive Electrics However far know lithium battery technology still rather expensive try buying lithium battery new high-tech 35mm camera breakthroughs occur frequently latest information Im familiar has responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation o & MODEL BUILDING 7ERVICE RADIO CONTROL PRODUCTS carry full line Byron Originals Bob Parkerson Tom Cook Bob Violet products COD Orders Accepted 718 983-9735 128 WATCHOGUE ROAD 4 StATEN SLAM 4 NY 10314 186 Model Aviation 1 I 1i11 Buy 4 VIDEOS 1 FREE 912-11 ICALASIERS LAS VEGAS 91 OSAA I*VIMStIfrs$1995 #11-li LW 1L SCALEISMTERSAEROOROME UPEVEW WG VlSlT W/DAMIMSONS 11 UW EWLME CIIAW S Iffca$1995 91 Tsp Gun W Palm tich Fl 5We Las Vegas W rModel Exyx2 fIrs ..S1995 - 90 Scalemasters Champs livixg TX lsidhey lxi .5calemasters 90 san Diego Aerospace Mus 2 firs $1995 90 NW xli Scalemusters Farragut Park-Atnol ID Champlin Fighter Museum a/Lou Proctor W seaplane Champs Saxta Monica Mus Flying 2 firs $1995 - 90 Tsp Gus Insitatioxal Mesa AZ W Model Eupo2 firsS199511 z86 emasters Champs St Louis ake Havasu mSchneider Cup Races2 firs$1995 -#5 tio US NaIls 5cule & Seaplanes NW Seaplune~ .gChamps Plaxes FametustMus tAA Mus ttshkostrVisit0 Zw/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu Sci & 109 2 firs 995 1144ff9 Top Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Albatros UOvA Preview aIls Seaplane site NW t lf mScalemasters Proctor N-il Test Flight Bob Martins 3CJ ECurtiss Racer2 firs$19950 #3- ff7 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Tust Flight tiff Scalemastero Champs Ft Knox Museum rttSig MIg Museum d Engixes tor N-2ffb ,Coxst & Test Flight laxes 4 Hrs $2995y #2 -8ff Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig Mtg Tour- USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N 2ff Test Flight- ff8 NW Seaplaxe Champs Proctor N-2ff Coost 0 Byrox flanger Tour2 firs$1995 - ff7 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champo tor Jenny 4PrototypeTsur Proctor Enterprises- ProctorJenxyTest Flights 0 ff2 NW Seaplaxe Champs 3 firs 45 Mi 5 Special Edition Proctor Enterprises Alhutrou OVA Brief Conutr Fsigine & Radio lnstall& Test Flights -2 Hra $1995 CuelissjN4DJenityPtans- FUN SCALE 100 inches 1ff 04 sq ix 11 Itis B sheets w/ixstructions $1995 10507 SE STACY CT PORTLAND OR 97266 PHONE 503 653-2578 L & SECAM ORDERS ENTERPRISES t7 MILPERA CRESCENT WANTIRNA ViC 3152 AUSTRALIA fot -3ff 99 B ETA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/04
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 182, 183, 184, 186
THE DATES 1992 edition SAM CHAMPS Society Antique Modelers Annual Championships become first fixit months column Last time reported 92 dates June 8-11 Lawrenceville IL due expected undesirable crop situation June dates have recently moved July 7-10 card Nostalgia Gas events being slated two days prior official commencing SAM events will want note revision new 1992 contest calendars other summertime multi-day championship affairs remain basically intact per schedule presented February column NFFS USIC Johnson City TN June 4-7 AMA Nationals Chicopee MA June 20-28 NFFS USOC USFFCINFFS Nostalgia Gas Champs respective locations Muncie IN Lost Hills CAboth scheduled Labor Day weekend finally FAI Team Finals Lost Hills October 8-11 addition FAC Flying Aces Club SAM Chapter 57 adding card associated events Muncie USOC affair Its very loaded calendar activity coming flying season will wish attend functions possibly can Stratogull P30 Frank Heebs Stratogull has premier P-30 rubber model-tobeat numerous weekend contests have held WPAFB Dayton OH past also AMA Nationals winner 1988 soft-spoken Frank says has built five lost three has number six oven basic rubber model construction wing stab hide choices sophisticated airfoils rolled tube fuselage gives modem flair hints design akin talents experienced builder Free Flight models wing airfoil section Benedek B6356-b bit less undercamber make thicker Frank says incorporated constant chord layout multispar configuration enable accurate section full span maximum Reynolds number end plates added reduce tip vortices admittedly adding some drag stab airfoil section popular European variety its undercamber providing lift well permitting aft CG requiring less downthrust up front whole stab separates fuselage dethermalizer activates remains tethered thread attached right-hand endplate stab Wing stab leading edges 1/8-in sq I32 sq respectively 1/16 sq top bottom spars 1/16 sheet tapered trailing edges End plates /32 sheet wing ribs cut 1/20 sheet 1/32 sheet material used stab ribs narrow /16 x 007 strip graphite cemented atop center wing spar center panels added strength Frank fabricates rolled tube fuselage two sections front portion houses rubber motor 1/16 sheet balsa 80 Model Aviation Duration Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd Anderson IN 46011 Jean Pailet flew same BV Shuriken-powered Shuriking third place bath 1/2A Gas 050 F1J 061 91 AMA Nationals Model incorporates Rocca folding prop carbon fiber fuselage J Pallet photo # sieieiai view pi Llaoergs jaxesi SQ 112in Rubber Scale kit plan offering Rumanian IAR BOA inline-engine version results long-nosed fuselage should elate Rubber Scale enthusiasts Lidberg photo Bill Lynch 91 F1J Sierra Cup winner Hurry Up Bill posted five maxes Cox-powered entry lost winning sixth flight made CSpowered bunter B Augustus photo Another Sierra up nj entry uIcK Myers placed second Cox powered Satellite 226 Lunar-Tic 240 Frank eeo win lully-wound tratoguil 30 August 91 COFFC Free Flight meet patiently awaits signs good lift sleek design also won open event 1988 NFFS/AMA Nationals rolled around length aluminum tubing old lawn chair tapered tail boom form used candle wrapped masking tape achieve desired taper vertical fin 1/16 sheet pylon has 1/8-in sq front rear upright posts two 1/32 sheet uprights evenly spaced between both sides 1/32 sheet pylon built separately securely cemented fuselage until after initial glide tests have determined its optimum location Frank insists 20 decalage maintained determining position should establish CG about 90% wing chord Six strands l/gjn rubber make up 10-gram motor pylon taped position model should produce slight stall high speed glide tests correct move pylon fore aft accordingly maintaining 20 decalage Attempt low power flights before permanently securing pylon fuselage Thanks Frank sharing design us Personally have yet observe consistent flying P-30 design Should require information send SASE Frank 485 Grange Hall Rd Beavercreek OH 45430 Have go gumbanders FIJ status studying resultant box scores 112A Open event AMA Free Flight Nationals 1991 understandable might assume 30-year reign venerable Cox TD 049 may have come abrupt end Youll need look down fourth place find Cox-powered entry Two BV Shurikens Galbreath set-up CS copped top three positions trophy line increased number Fokker Red Shurikens being utilized subsequent FlJ event quite evident well Jean Pailets fine Shuriken-powered Shuriking design managed win third place both Open /2A event FlJ competition against 84 other 12A contestants 26 fellow FIJ combatants respectivelynot bad performance Anyway could thus presume arrival /2A racing powerplant clear WING RIB B TIP PLATE ss OIAI PROP lODLA Rt CLIMB L OLIDE 100 PEHEEBS SINAISGULL P3640 1931 1i32 PL10 1Tmr --U-- STAB RIB B TIP PLATE 99 V B I/lB SHY --44ZZ SO I3B SCALE evident Whereas subject 91 FF Nationals predominantly attended competitors Eastern Midwestern sections country Bruce Augustus sent us report heralded FAI Sierra Cup tends paint different picture demise Cox may little slower coming Far West report coupled some other recent associated happenings may tend reshape opinions short term forecasters altogether Therefore might interesting take glance facets affecting 1/2A Gas FlJ time before panic prematurely run out bury Cox TDs back yard Bruces report indicates annual California-based Sierra Cup meet took place last fall staged FlJ 29 STAB TILT I, 12/91 event fourth consecutive year first event won using engine other Cox winner Bill Lynch used Cox-powered model accomplish maxes initial five rounds went CS bunter backup model Cox powered entry lost five-minutemax fifth round also interesting note no Shuriken-powered model placed top ten Dick Myers contested Bill Lynchs sixth-round flyoff flight stock Satellite 226 powered Cox fell short 47 seconds earn second place laurels Bruce opines although competitors experimenting new 1 cc 061 cu displacement engines no single engine has yet emerged prove its Continued pane 182 Sierra Cup F1J contestant Wes Funk flew neat Cox-powered Lunar-Tic 240 quite interesting dilemma facing domestic F1J competition Sierra Cup photos B Augustus Robert Hayes aided son Mark packs turns Square Eagle P-30 Fall CIA meet WPAFB Mark lost like design OOS test flight earlier day April 1992 81 CARS TRUCKS BOATS PLANES HELICOPTERS MOTORCYCLES WLRtIKJ L RAILROADING PLASTIC & METAL MODELS ROCKETS KITES GAMES TOOLS ACCESSORIES MORE CI JA HUNDREDS OF EXHIBITORS ALL MAJOR MANUFACTURERS COOL DEMONSTRATIONS LATEST INNOVATIONS CAR TRACKS TRAIN TRACKS COPTER TRICKS AWESOME GIVEAWAYS CELEBRITIES STOCKED HOBBY SHOP HOlTEST PRODUCTS SHGW HZLJ RS SATMAR1410T06 SUNMAR1510T05 SPONSORS sPEcIAL TRADE-ONLY HOURS FRI 10 TO 5 FREE NEWSLETTER CALL 800-255-1250 EXHIBITOR INQUIRIES IN VI TED PLEASE CALL 9 5 MON -FRI C S F ONLY sized cancellation another order can run yours along someone elses order lot wire us need its perfect club project Brits exactly benefits being member club cost per set about 1/10 retail Interested Write call Strandflex Penn Wire Rope RR #2 Box 152 Sutliff Rd Oriskany NY 13424 Tel 1-800-628-0448 See Nationals beautiful colorful models Remember isabigone uration/Murphy Continued page 81 dominance nor yet clear-cut model design trends define ultimate FlJ modelThe number fixed-geometry model entries still about equal sophisticated variable-surface entries Apparently evolution 112A Ri slower process armchair gurus have visualized However some other situations exist complicate things few controllable situations others easily resolved instance FlJ supposedly established entice rank file AMA Gas fliers realm FAI competition having make initial giant step expensive sometimes intimidating world FlC So far seems FIG fliers dabbling FlJ FAI novices moving up AMA ranks significantly opinion recent move further isolate FAI events placing six FAL outdoor events FlA FlB FIG FIG FlH FIJ under jurisdiction NAA effective way bring events closer attention average AMA competitor Its important remember AMA single source FAL contingent has draw new blood New AMA members must plunk down $40 AMA membership card competition rule book discover last page must dole out another $25 additional instruction booklet showing play rules International competition book current procedure places FA event community separate pasture too far down lane easily traverse fence between FAI AMA event community Much work needed order develop homogeneous Free flight Society good both factions Another troubling situation new racing engines yet readily available everyone Whereas competitor may possess number next fellow may have able make appropriate contacts obtain itself has produced separate classes haves have nots surprisingly currently abundance latterThose little red BV Shurikens hands some waiting list lengthening production has ceased least second time since trickle samples began oozing out Indianapolis year half ago grapevine has 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now dissolved Shuriken going B now production facilities V has supposedly expressed interest bringing out own line engines either case prospect immediate material results would seem drifting between slim Now enter engine collector must have some red plums put glass cages Shuriken becomes overnight rarity CS avenue offers some alternative total solution engines available some domestic backstreet establishments direct delivery Shanghai Reports prevalent however out-of-the-box specimens will stand up standard Cox product engine expert must located dollars spent before thing can considered racing quality Theres cloud picture Excessive weight has always major complaint about CS China has stepped once again exporting new lighter crankcases t/2A 1-cc engines means have nots must careful obtain new crankcase version haves must scramble obtain new light-weight cases complete new engines just maintain state-of-the-art status may further hamper overall availability ULTIMATE BUSH PLANE V Quick-Built Classic 40 Ultimate Bush Plane NEW VHS VIDEO CATALOG &h Texas residents please add sales tax US ArCor~ 4576 C e Chennau t Hangar 7 Dallas TX 75248 800 338 08020 ders 214 250-1914 info us since stream CS engines coming out China has anything consistent Tipping scales opposite direction news US Team Selection Committee recently approved proposal recommend minimum weight 300 grams 106 oz FlJ models baby deserves Custom Cradle $1495 22 *The Custom Cradle molded pvc plastic--no fittings Superior design--built last FoIds 3 inches thick storage *Foam rubber cusions--to protect prize perfect finish * Made 25 60 size airplanes Call us--will produce custom sizes Send check money order plus $395 shipping handling Rogers Custom Products 3177 F Ft LoweII#1 Tucson Az 85716 602795-3109 April 1992 183 NEW 4 CYCLE SERIES 100 THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPED TO GIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP 1266778 13677/s8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T02O0/oINCREASE IN THRUST MPG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUELPROOFHIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH 534 634 72833456 8334568 845667 O456677 g 1045667 46EW 11/67 124W 125W 1256 P1356 14 56 15 56 164/sN 16678 proposal placed before ClAM Paris spring think about such rule adopted would mean different things different folks Bruce Augustus voiced objection proposal since added weight will effectively eliminate Cox engine FlJ competition will prevent existing state-of-the-art 112A models being competitive event result will produce full-fledged mini-FlC event requiring 1 cc engines complex variable-surface competition aircraft other hand will no doubt may cheer weight increase god-send will provide pronounced dividing line between AMA 112A Gas current FlJ competition now reeks redundancy rules differing insofar require specified rounds flying FIJ event Some may see upgrade Mini FIC event move right direction plot would thicken proposed weight increase come about before 1 cc racing engines improve quality availability rate availability would certainly have improved over current supply levels since Cox would no longer up task creating immediate demand powerful powerplants FlJ utility Conversely Cox TD would very likely get bit reprieve hang around /2A Gas competition circles awhile longer raises final questionmaybe important Cox people see themselves have given faithful consumers single performance improvement over 30 years Schnuerle ported cylinder simple piston pin replace current staked design retaining upper end con rod would surely upgrade age-old TD within striking distance full-race designsand half cost anyone pounding door have continue look overseas product improvements Well case 12A Gas FlJ certainly fluid state affairs present short-term solutions being rather cloudy would seem now time instigate well-thought-out master plan achieve desirable long-term effects both events Think about get involved solutions Remember have live outcome New Product Department Lee Campbell recently advised Campbell Custom Kits business now offering new OldTimer rubber kit 1941 Smith Mulvihill Winner $3498 Also promises releases January 80% Taibi SPACER Cox 020 power Nostalgia Gas t/4A eligibility plus fullsize vintage AERBO small A/B ignition Continued page 186 WW1 AERO 1900-1919 SKYWAYS 1920-1940 restorer builder & serious modeller early aircraft information Current projects news museums airshowa technical drawings data photographs scale modelling material news ot current publications historical research workshop notes information paintlcolor aeroplanes engines parts tor sale wants disposals 1 year subecription $25 Overseas $30 Sample issues $4 Published WORLD WAR 1 ~&wd INC 15 Crescent Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 USA 914 473-3679 184 Model Aviation THE LEADER IN COMPETITION PROPELLERS LIghtweIght 12 2 y back Adinotahie swItchIng point arantee Solderless terminal sy hookop ON/OFF Controller2995 Power save weIght Veey hIgh emdency 096V loss 29 Sloe 22x13L63 Add $100 ehippisa Clifoorio rosidenro odd 725% $217 Tao Send Check money order Fotoba esoososor3929 KanSas St #9 also ovoilobleSan DlegoCA 92104 plot stefolla dot match printer with. FOILED_AGAIN! o PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES o MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE o PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEErED WINGS o ENTER DATA EASILY VIA NTELLIGEN EDITOR USERFRIKNDLY MENUDRIVKN OPERATION o INCLUDES 59 AIRFOIL FILES 26-PAGE USER MANUAL $4500 C midmi dd 00 no O0 CION 0CnoOmM 005 dna 00555 oeonr md dor 001 p1so Oosdn 1B05PC/OT/*T nweaoOI Gin motCr & ei5 I, .0 Od01p lesser os 00 3 010$ Sad 00000 O0q COdS CYGNET Software 619 792-8021 3525 Del Mar Heights #23Th San Diego 92130 YLON RACING SERIES 500 DIAPITCH 75N5N 6l67/s76 SERIES 400C 866777 9777 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW WHY SHOULD I BUY GLOBEE GLOW PLUGS - ijQ philosophy. .ts Fuel combustion chamber must reach certain temperature mperature often found center coil conventional spiral wound C041 es found inside plug body fuel combustion chamber coil fully exposed chamr times ignition temperature location efficient combustion gives engine faster power higher fuel efficiency 55 metal seal design uses exotic glass materials dl reducing chance rneltdown Also unique .id exceptionally pure resutis plug will onast other ttre maYeet today Gloftee plug hand-tested before leaving fadory best-in-theindustry materials will let e EN SHOULD BUY Prr Dr. TEe eov coNNEcTion TotGbffeeplsglodghttsnymris9yosrlmullturFREEGbffeeflye Twlnn-K Inc 4770W 139th Street Cleveland OH 44135- Ptiorie 216-433-1998 engines would eligible OldTimer Pylon Free Flight event utility favorite hobby shop cannot supply new items can send inquiry Lee regardand buck receive latest catalog prices numerous other kits accessories address 401 Executive Center Drive H-108 West Palm Beach FL 33401 Super draftsman Al Lidberg keeps cranking out new rubber scale plan kit releases well latest being littleknown WW II Rumanian IAR 80A fighter complete super detailed plans 34t/2 model colored insignia sheet sixpage history three-view drawings knock-off wing option can get plan kit Als latest catalog other plan kit offerings flat $9 postpaid address 614 E Fordham Tempe AZ 85283 Al always supplies thorough histories full scale subject model projects no exception Whereas front line IAR incorporated radial engine Al has given us littleknown longer-nosed version incorporates inline V-8 ideal rubber flying scale purposes Isnt interesting number radial engine full scale fighter aircraft often rather anonymous sisters longnosed inline engines Yet versions scale buffs seek out lieu famous radial engine types guess original manufacturers didnt know anything about free flight Anyway order packet today certainly will get moneys worthand tell em DURATION sent See downwind Letters Editor Continued page 145 model parameters scale multiblade propellers low rpm believe electrical industry can now supply us motors servos batteries receivers light enough indoor RC meantime congratulations inventor MCC MCC ating combustion chamberEd enginebut will its producers set up modem all-electronic ignition down size As small aero model enthusiast am tired cranky glow engines spewing oil over pretty models Perhaps time AMA look beyond aeromodel industry ask wider world industry produce what consider desirable As long no new initiatives outside model aero manufacturers will continue sell us same old glow bangers Anthony French New York New York turned resident Electrics guru Bob Kopski help answering questions raised Bob say seems growing variety lithium cell types/technologies available market cells generally offer higher energy density ie lot energy storage relatively small light container compared commonplace Ni-Cd lead/acid types some rechargeable versions lithium cells properties make sound attractive Electrics However far know lithium battery technology still rather expensive try buying lithium battery new high-tech 35mm camera breakthroughs occur frequently latest information Im familiar has responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation o & MODEL BUILDING 7ERVICE RADIO CONTROL PRODUCTS carry full line Byron Originals Bob Parkerson Tom Cook Bob Violet products COD Orders Accepted 718 983-9735 128 WATCHOGUE ROAD 4 StATEN SLAM 4 NY 10314 186 Model Aviation 1 I 1i11 Buy 4 VIDEOS 1 FREE 912-11 ICALASIERS LAS VEGAS 91 OSAA I*VIMStIfrs$1995 #11-li LW 1L SCALEISMTERSAEROOROME UPEVEW WG VlSlT W/DAMIMSONS 11 UW EWLME CIIAW S Iffca$1995 91 Tsp Gun W Palm tich Fl 5We Las Vegas W rModel Exyx2 fIrs ..S1995 - 90 Scalemasters Champs livixg TX lsidhey lxi .5calemasters 90 san Diego Aerospace Mus 2 firs $1995 90 NW xli Scalemusters Farragut Park-Atnol ID Champlin Fighter Museum a/Lou Proctor W seaplane Champs Saxta Monica Mus Flying 2 firs $1995 - 90 Tsp Gus Insitatioxal Mesa AZ W Model Eupo2 firsS199511 z86 emasters Champs St Louis ake Havasu mSchneider Cup Races2 firs$1995 -#5 tio US NaIls 5cule & Seaplanes NW Seaplune~ .gChamps Plaxes FametustMus tAA Mus ttshkostrVisit0 Zw/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu Sci & 109 2 firs 995 1144ff9 Top Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Albatros UOvA Preview aIls Seaplane site NW t lf mScalemasters Proctor N-il Test Flight Bob Martins 3CJ ECurtiss Racer2 firs$19950 #3- ff7 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Tust Flight tiff Scalemastero Champs Ft Knox Museum rttSig MIg Museum d Engixes tor N-2ffb ,Coxst & Test Flight laxes 4 Hrs $2995y #2 -8ff Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig Mtg Tour- USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N 2ff Test Flight- ff8 NW Seaplaxe Champs Proctor N-2ff Coost 0 Byrox flanger Tour2 firs$1995 - ff7 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champo tor Jenny 4PrototypeTsur Proctor Enterprises- ProctorJenxyTest Flights 0 ff2 NW Seaplaxe Champs 3 firs 45 Mi 5 Special Edition Proctor Enterprises Alhutrou OVA Brief Conutr Fsigine & Radio lnstall& Test Flights -2 Hra $1995 CuelissjN4DJenityPtans- FUN SCALE 100 inches 1ff 04 sq ix 11 Itis B sheets w/ixstructions $1995 10507 SE STACY CT PORTLAND OR 97266 PHONE 503 653-2578 L & SECAM ORDERS ENTERPRISES t7 MILPERA CRESCENT WANTIRNA ViC 3152 AUSTRALIA fot -3ff 99 B ETA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/04
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 182, 183, 184, 186
THE DATES 1992 edition SAM CHAMPS Society Antique Modelers Annual Championships become first fixit months column Last time reported 92 dates June 8-11 Lawrenceville IL due expected undesirable crop situation June dates have recently moved July 7-10 card Nostalgia Gas events being slated two days prior official commencing SAM events will want note revision new 1992 contest calendars other summertime multi-day championship affairs remain basically intact per schedule presented February column NFFS USIC Johnson City TN June 4-7 AMA Nationals Chicopee MA June 20-28 NFFS USOC USFFCINFFS Nostalgia Gas Champs respective locations Muncie IN Lost Hills CAboth scheduled Labor Day weekend finally FAI Team Finals Lost Hills October 8-11 addition FAC Flying Aces Club SAM Chapter 57 adding card associated events Muncie USOC affair Its very loaded calendar activity coming flying season will wish attend functions possibly can Stratogull P30 Frank Heebs Stratogull has premier P-30 rubber model-tobeat numerous weekend contests have held WPAFB Dayton OH past also AMA Nationals winner 1988 soft-spoken Frank says has built five lost three has number six oven basic rubber model construction wing stab hide choices sophisticated airfoils rolled tube fuselage gives modem flair hints design akin talents experienced builder Free Flight models wing airfoil section Benedek B6356-b bit less undercamber make thicker Frank says incorporated constant chord layout multispar configuration enable accurate section full span maximum Reynolds number end plates added reduce tip vortices admittedly adding some drag stab airfoil section popular European variety its undercamber providing lift well permitting aft CG requiring less downthrust up front whole stab separates fuselage dethermalizer activates remains tethered thread attached right-hand endplate stab Wing stab leading edges 1/8-in sq I32 sq respectively 1/16 sq top bottom spars 1/16 sheet tapered trailing edges End plates /32 sheet wing ribs cut 1/20 sheet 1/32 sheet material used stab ribs narrow /16 x 007 strip graphite cemented atop center wing spar center panels added strength Frank fabricates rolled tube fuselage two sections front portion houses rubber motor 1/16 sheet balsa 80 Model Aviation Duration Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd Anderson IN 46011 Jean Pailet flew same BV Shuriken-powered Shuriking third place bath 1/2A Gas 050 F1J 061 91 AMA Nationals Model incorporates Rocca folding prop carbon fiber fuselage J Pallet photo # sieieiai view pi Llaoergs jaxesi SQ 112in Rubber Scale kit plan offering Rumanian IAR BOA inline-engine version results long-nosed fuselage should elate Rubber Scale enthusiasts Lidberg photo Bill Lynch 91 F1J Sierra Cup winner Hurry Up Bill posted five maxes Cox-powered entry lost winning sixth flight made CSpowered bunter B Augustus photo Another Sierra up nj entry uIcK Myers placed second Cox powered Satellite 226 Lunar-Tic 240 Frank eeo win lully-wound tratoguil 30 August 91 COFFC Free Flight meet patiently awaits signs good lift sleek design also won open event 1988 NFFS/AMA Nationals rolled around length aluminum tubing old lawn chair tapered tail boom form used candle wrapped masking tape achieve desired taper vertical fin 1/16 sheet pylon has 1/8-in sq front rear upright posts two 1/32 sheet uprights evenly spaced between both sides 1/32 sheet pylon built separately securely cemented fuselage until after initial glide tests have determined its optimum location Frank insists 20 decalage maintained determining position should establish CG about 90% wing chord Six strands l/gjn rubber make up 10-gram motor pylon taped position model should produce slight stall high speed glide tests correct move pylon fore aft accordingly maintaining 20 decalage Attempt low power flights before permanently securing pylon fuselage Thanks Frank sharing design us Personally have yet observe consistent flying P-30 design Should require information send SASE Frank 485 Grange Hall Rd Beavercreek OH 45430 Have go gumbanders FIJ status studying resultant box scores 112A Open event AMA Free Flight Nationals 1991 understandable might assume 30-year reign venerable Cox TD 049 may have come abrupt end Youll need look down fourth place find Cox-powered entry Two BV Shurikens Galbreath set-up CS copped top three positions trophy line increased number Fokker Red Shurikens being utilized subsequent FlJ event quite evident well Jean Pailets fine Shuriken-powered Shuriking design managed win third place both Open /2A event FlJ competition against 84 other 12A contestants 26 fellow FIJ combatants respectivelynot bad performance Anyway could thus presume arrival /2A racing powerplant clear WING RIB B TIP PLATE ss OIAI PROP lODLA Rt CLIMB L OLIDE 100 PEHEEBS SINAISGULL P3640 1931 1i32 PL10 1Tmr --U-- STAB RIB B TIP PLATE 99 V B I/lB SHY --44ZZ SO I3B SCALE evident Whereas subject 91 FF Nationals predominantly attended competitors Eastern Midwestern sections country Bruce Augustus sent us report heralded FAI Sierra Cup tends paint different picture demise Cox may little slower coming Far West report coupled some other recent associated happenings may tend reshape opinions short term forecasters altogether Therefore might interesting take glance facets affecting 1/2A Gas FlJ time before panic prematurely run out bury Cox TDs back yard Bruces report indicates annual California-based Sierra Cup meet took place last fall staged FlJ 29 STAB TILT I, 12/91 event fourth consecutive year first event won using engine other Cox winner Bill Lynch used Cox-powered model accomplish maxes initial five rounds went CS bunter backup model Cox powered entry lost five-minutemax fifth round also interesting note no Shuriken-powered model placed top ten Dick Myers contested Bill Lynchs sixth-round flyoff flight stock Satellite 226 powered Cox fell short 47 seconds earn second place laurels Bruce opines although competitors experimenting new 1 cc 061 cu displacement engines no single engine has yet emerged prove its Continued pane 182 Sierra Cup F1J contestant Wes Funk flew neat Cox-powered Lunar-Tic 240 quite interesting dilemma facing domestic F1J competition Sierra Cup photos B Augustus Robert Hayes aided son Mark packs turns Square Eagle P-30 Fall CIA meet WPAFB Mark lost like design OOS test flight earlier day April 1992 81 CARS TRUCKS BOATS PLANES HELICOPTERS MOTORCYCLES WLRtIKJ L RAILROADING PLASTIC & METAL MODELS ROCKETS KITES GAMES TOOLS ACCESSORIES MORE CI JA HUNDREDS OF EXHIBITORS ALL MAJOR MANUFACTURERS COOL DEMONSTRATIONS LATEST INNOVATIONS CAR TRACKS TRAIN TRACKS COPTER TRICKS AWESOME GIVEAWAYS CELEBRITIES STOCKED HOBBY SHOP HOlTEST PRODUCTS SHGW HZLJ RS SATMAR1410T06 SUNMAR1510T05 SPONSORS sPEcIAL TRADE-ONLY HOURS FRI 10 TO 5 FREE NEWSLETTER CALL 800-255-1250 EXHIBITOR INQUIRIES IN VI TED PLEASE CALL 9 5 MON -FRI C S F ONLY sized cancellation another order can run yours along someone elses order lot wire us need its perfect club project Brits exactly benefits being member club cost per set about 1/10 retail Interested Write call Strandflex Penn Wire Rope RR #2 Box 152 Sutliff Rd Oriskany NY 13424 Tel 1-800-628-0448 See Nationals beautiful colorful models Remember isabigone uration/Murphy Continued page 81 dominance nor yet clear-cut model design trends define ultimate FlJ modelThe number fixed-geometry model entries still about equal sophisticated variable-surface entries Apparently evolution 112A Ri slower process armchair gurus have visualized However some other situations exist complicate things few controllable situations others easily resolved instance FlJ supposedly established entice rank file AMA Gas fliers realm FAI competition having make initial giant step expensive sometimes intimidating world FlC So far seems FIG fliers dabbling FlJ FAI novices moving up AMA ranks significantly opinion recent move further isolate FAI events placing six FAL outdoor events FlA FlB FIG FIG FlH FIJ under jurisdiction NAA effective way bring events closer attention average AMA competitor Its important remember AMA single source FAL contingent has draw new blood New AMA members must plunk down $40 AMA membership card competition rule book discover last page must dole out another $25 additional instruction booklet showing play rules International competition book current procedure places FA event community separate pasture too far down lane easily traverse fence between FAI AMA event community Much work needed order develop homogeneous Free flight Society good both factions Another troubling situation new racing engines yet readily available everyone Whereas competitor may possess number next fellow may have able make appropriate contacts obtain itself has produced separate classes haves have nots surprisingly currently abundance latterThose little red BV Shurikens hands some waiting list lengthening production has ceased least second time since trickle samples began oozing out Indianapolis year half ago grapevine has BV 182 Model Aviation / LACOUNTY FAIRPLEX Bob FiorenzeI Hobby Center Inc UPS Orders Shipped Daily I P Dealer Yellow Aircraft Send $300 Yellow Info Package VsitourShowiooml36min fromDs World Full Une Hobby Accessor 420 West SR 434 WInter Springs FL 327064073274353 SUPER CHEETAHUNBREAKABLE FUSELAGE Span 64in Area 496sq Weight 34 oz approx Loading 1045 ozisq ft $5295 Plus Tax & Shipping Slope Acrobatic/Combat Gliders CHEETAH MODELSDEALER INQUIRY INVITED 14725 Bessemer St 781-4544 Van Nuys CA 91411 AT LAST Z-BEST ENGINE CLEANER An Effective High Tech Engine Oleaner _______________ RIO Engines Removes Burned-os Fuel Residue flWsceasted Ourbos Baildup Bare Metal Engine Outside Any Inside ZBEST cleans Mufflers Tuned Pipes Headers liOdwaL Scruk&iag Wont arm Discolor Metal Foot Ounces Will clean 1015 Engines clean Engines Run Oooler Last Longeel $2tDS&HCA825%l2XDiutBy send check moneyAIRBORNE HOBBIES order ask yoar local3764 30th St San Diego OA 92104 dealerM/C800-382-0506 VISA partnership has now dissolved Shuriken going B now production facilities V has supposedly expressed interest bringing out own line engines either case prospect immediate material results would seem drifting between slim Now enter engine collector must have some red plums put glass cages Shuriken becomes overnight rarity CS avenue offers some alternative total solution engines available some domestic backstreet establishments direct delivery Shanghai Reports prevalent however out-of-the-box specimens will stand up standard Cox product engine expert must located dollars spent before thing can considered racing quality Theres cloud picture Excessive weight has always major complaint about CS China has stepped once again exporting new lighter crankcases t/2A 1-cc engines means have nots must careful obtain new crankcase version haves must scramble obtain new light-weight cases complete new engines just maintain state-of-the-art status may further hamper overall availability ULTIMATE BUSH PLANE V Quick-Built Classic 40 Ultimate Bush Plane NEW VHS VIDEO CATALOG &h Texas residents please add sales tax US ArCor~ 4576 C e Chennau t Hangar 7 Dallas TX 75248 800 338 08020 ders 214 250-1914 info us since stream CS engines coming out China has anything consistent Tipping scales opposite direction news US Team Selection Committee recently approved proposal recommend minimum weight 300 grams 106 oz FlJ models baby deserves Custom Cradle $1495 22 *The Custom Cradle molded pvc plastic--no fittings Superior design--built last FoIds 3 inches thick storage *Foam rubber cusions--to protect prize perfect finish * Made 25 60 size airplanes Call us--will produce custom sizes Send check money order plus $395 shipping handling Rogers Custom Products 3177 F Ft LoweII#1 Tucson Az 85716 602795-3109 April 1992 183 NEW 4 CYCLE SERIES 100 THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPED TO GIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP 1266778 13677/s8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T02O0/oINCREASE IN THRUST MPG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUELPROOFHIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH 534 634 72833456 8334568 845667 O456677 g 1045667 46EW 11/67 124W 125W 1256 P1356 14 56 15 56 164/sN 16678 proposal placed before ClAM Paris spring think about such rule adopted would mean different things different folks Bruce Augustus voiced objection proposal since added weight will effectively eliminate Cox engine FlJ competition will prevent existing state-of-the-art 112A models being competitive event result will produce full-fledged mini-FlC event requiring 1 cc engines complex variable-surface competition aircraft other hand will no doubt may cheer weight increase god-send will provide pronounced dividing line between AMA 112A Gas current FlJ competition now reeks redundancy rules differing insofar require specified rounds flying FIJ event Some may see upgrade Mini FIC event move right direction plot would thicken proposed weight increase come about before 1 cc racing engines improve quality availability rate availability would certainly have improved over current supply levels since Cox would no longer up task creating immediate demand powerful powerplants FlJ utility Conversely Cox TD would very likely get bit reprieve hang around /2A Gas competition circles awhile longer raises final questionmaybe important Cox people see themselves have given faithful consumers single performance improvement over 30 years Schnuerle ported cylinder simple piston pin replace current staked design retaining upper end con rod would surely upgrade age-old TD within striking distance full-race designsand half cost anyone pounding door have continue look overseas product improvements Well case 12A Gas FlJ certainly fluid state affairs present short-term solutions being rather cloudy would seem now time instigate well-thought-out master plan achieve desirable long-term effects both events Think about get involved solutions Remember have live outcome New Product Department Lee Campbell recently advised Campbell Custom Kits business now offering new OldTimer rubber kit 1941 Smith Mulvihill Winner $3498 Also promises releases January 80% Taibi SPACER Cox 020 power Nostalgia Gas t/4A eligibility plus fullsize vintage AERBO small A/B ignition Continued page 186 WW1 AERO 1900-1919 SKYWAYS 1920-1940 restorer builder & serious modeller early aircraft information Current projects news museums airshowa technical drawings data photographs scale modelling material news ot current publications historical research workshop notes information paintlcolor aeroplanes engines parts tor sale wants disposals 1 year subecription $25 Overseas $30 Sample issues $4 Published WORLD WAR 1 ~&wd INC 15 Crescent Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 USA 914 473-3679 184 Model Aviation THE LEADER IN COMPETITION PROPELLERS LIghtweIght 12 2 y back Adinotahie swItchIng point arantee Solderless 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/04
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 182, 183, 184, 186
THE DATES 1992 edition SAM CHAMPS Society Antique Modelers Annual Championships become first fixit months column Last time reported 92 dates June 8-11 Lawrenceville IL due expected undesirable crop situation June dates have recently moved July 7-10 card Nostalgia Gas events being slated two days prior official commencing SAM events will want note revision new 1992 contest calendars other summertime multi-day championship affairs remain basically intact per schedule presented February column NFFS USIC Johnson City TN June 4-7 AMA Nationals Chicopee MA June 20-28 NFFS USOC USFFCINFFS Nostalgia Gas Champs respective locations Muncie IN Lost Hills CAboth scheduled Labor Day weekend finally FAI Team Finals Lost Hills October 8-11 addition FAC Flying Aces Club SAM Chapter 57 adding card associated events Muncie USOC affair Its very loaded calendar activity coming flying season will wish attend functions possibly can Stratogull P30 Frank Heebs Stratogull has premier P-30 rubber model-tobeat numerous weekend contests have held WPAFB Dayton OH past also AMA Nationals winner 1988 soft-spoken Frank says has built five lost three has number six oven basic rubber model construction wing stab hide choices sophisticated airfoils rolled tube fuselage gives modem flair hints design akin talents experienced builder Free Flight models wing airfoil section Benedek B6356-b bit less undercamber make thicker Frank says incorporated constant chord layout multispar configuration enable accurate section full span maximum Reynolds number end plates added reduce tip vortices admittedly adding some drag stab airfoil section popular European variety its undercamber providing lift well permitting aft CG requiring less downthrust up front whole stab separates fuselage dethermalizer activates remains tethered thread attached right-hand endplate stab Wing stab leading edges 1/8-in sq I32 sq respectively 1/16 sq top bottom spars 1/16 sheet tapered trailing edges End plates /32 sheet wing ribs cut 1/20 sheet 1/32 sheet material used stab ribs narrow /16 x 007 strip graphite cemented atop center wing spar center panels added strength Frank fabricates rolled tube fuselage two sections front portion houses rubber motor 1/16 sheet balsa 80 Model Aviation Duration Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd Anderson IN 46011 Jean Pailet flew same BV Shuriken-powered Shuriking third place bath 1/2A Gas 050 F1J 061 91 AMA Nationals Model incorporates Rocca folding prop carbon fiber fuselage J Pallet photo # sieieiai view pi Llaoergs jaxesi SQ 112in Rubber Scale kit plan offering Rumanian IAR BOA inline-engine version results long-nosed fuselage should elate Rubber Scale enthusiasts Lidberg photo Bill Lynch 91 F1J Sierra Cup winner Hurry Up Bill posted five maxes Cox-powered entry lost winning sixth flight made CSpowered bunter B Augustus photo Another Sierra up nj entry uIcK Myers placed second Cox powered Satellite 226 Lunar-Tic 240 Frank eeo win lully-wound tratoguil 30 August 91 COFFC Free Flight meet patiently awaits signs good lift sleek design also won open event 1988 NFFS/AMA Nationals rolled around length aluminum tubing old lawn chair tapered tail boom form used candle wrapped masking tape achieve desired taper vertical fin 1/16 sheet pylon has 1/8-in sq front rear upright posts two 1/32 sheet uprights evenly spaced between both sides 1/32 sheet pylon built separately securely cemented fuselage until after initial glide tests have determined its optimum location Frank insists 20 decalage maintained determining position should establish CG about 90% wing chord Six strands l/gjn rubber make up 10-gram motor pylon taped position model should produce slight stall high speed glide tests correct move pylon fore aft accordingly maintaining 20 decalage Attempt low power flights before permanently securing pylon fuselage Thanks Frank sharing design us Personally have yet observe consistent flying P-30 design Should require information send SASE Frank 485 Grange Hall Rd Beavercreek OH 45430 Have go gumbanders FIJ status studying resultant box scores 112A Open event AMA Free Flight Nationals 1991 understandable might assume 30-year reign venerable Cox TD 049 may have come abrupt end Youll need look down fourth place find Cox-powered entry Two BV Shurikens Galbreath set-up CS copped top three positions trophy line increased number Fokker Red Shurikens being utilized subsequent FlJ event quite evident well Jean Pailets fine Shuriken-powered Shuriking design managed win third place both Open /2A event FlJ competition against 84 other 12A contestants 26 fellow FIJ combatants respectivelynot bad performance Anyway could thus presume arrival /2A racing powerplant clear WING RIB B TIP PLATE ss OIAI PROP lODLA Rt CLIMB L OLIDE 100 PEHEEBS SINAISGULL P3640 1931 1i32 PL10 1Tmr --U-- STAB RIB B TIP PLATE 99 V B I/lB SHY --44ZZ SO I3B SCALE evident Whereas subject 91 FF Nationals predominantly attended competitors Eastern Midwestern sections country Bruce Augustus sent us report heralded FAI Sierra Cup tends paint different picture demise Cox may little slower coming Far West report coupled some other recent associated happenings may tend reshape opinions short term forecasters altogether Therefore might interesting take glance facets affecting 1/2A Gas FlJ time before panic prematurely run out bury Cox TDs back yard Bruces report indicates annual California-based Sierra Cup meet took place last fall staged FlJ 29 STAB TILT I, 12/91 event fourth consecutive year first event won using engine other Cox winner Bill Lynch used Cox-powered model accomplish maxes initial five rounds went CS bunter backup model Cox powered entry lost five-minutemax fifth round also interesting note no Shuriken-powered model placed top ten Dick Myers contested Bill Lynchs sixth-round flyoff flight stock Satellite 226 powered Cox fell short 47 seconds earn second place laurels Bruce opines although competitors experimenting new 1 cc 061 cu displacement engines no single engine has yet emerged prove its Continued pane 182 Sierra Cup F1J contestant Wes Funk flew neat Cox-powered Lunar-Tic 240 quite interesting dilemma facing domestic F1J competition Sierra Cup photos B Augustus Robert Hayes aided son Mark packs turns Square Eagle P-30 Fall CIA meet WPAFB Mark lost like design OOS test flight earlier day April 1992 81 CARS TRUCKS BOATS PLANES HELICOPTERS MOTORCYCLES WLRtIKJ L RAILROADING PLASTIC & METAL MODELS ROCKETS KITES GAMES TOOLS ACCESSORIES MORE CI JA HUNDREDS OF EXHIBITORS ALL MAJOR MANUFACTURERS COOL DEMONSTRATIONS LATEST INNOVATIONS CAR TRACKS TRAIN TRACKS COPTER TRICKS AWESOME GIVEAWAYS CELEBRITIES STOCKED HOBBY SHOP HOlTEST PRODUCTS SHGW HZLJ RS SATMAR1410T06 SUNMAR1510T05 SPONSORS sPEcIAL TRADE-ONLY HOURS FRI 10 TO 5 FREE NEWSLETTER CALL 800-255-1250 EXHIBITOR INQUIRIES IN VI TED PLEASE CALL 9 5 MON -FRI C S F ONLY sized cancellation another order can run yours along someone elses order lot wire us need its perfect club project Brits exactly benefits being member club cost per set about 1/10 retail Interested Write call Strandflex Penn Wire Rope RR #2 Box 152 Sutliff Rd Oriskany NY 13424 Tel 1-800-628-0448 See Nationals beautiful colorful models Remember isabigone uration/Murphy Continued page 81 dominance nor yet clear-cut model design trends define ultimate FlJ modelThe number fixed-geometry model entries still about equal sophisticated variable-surface entries Apparently evolution 112A Ri slower process armchair gurus have visualized However some other situations exist complicate things few controllable situations others easily resolved instance FlJ supposedly established entice rank file AMA Gas fliers realm FAI competition having make initial giant step expensive sometimes intimidating world FlC So far seems FIG fliers dabbling FlJ FAI novices moving up AMA ranks significantly opinion recent move further isolate FAI events placing six FAL outdoor events FlA FlB FIG FIG FlH FIJ under jurisdiction NAA effective way bring events closer attention average AMA competitor Its important remember AMA single source FAL contingent has draw new blood New AMA members must plunk down $40 AMA membership card competition rule book discover last page must dole out another $25 additional instruction booklet showing play rules International competition book current procedure places FA event community separate pasture too far down lane easily traverse fence between FAI AMA event community Much work needed order develop homogeneous Free flight Society good both factions Another troubling situation new racing engines yet readily available everyone Whereas competitor may possess number next fellow may have able make appropriate contacts obtain itself has produced separate classes haves have nots surprisingly currently abundance latterThose little red BV Shurikens hands some waiting list lengthening production has ceased least second time since trickle samples began oozing out Indianapolis year half ago grapevine has BV 182 Model Aviation / LACOUNTY FAIRPLEX Bob FiorenzeI Hobby Center Inc UPS Orders Shipped Daily I P Dealer Yellow Aircraft Send $300 Yellow Info Package VsitourShowiooml36min fromDs World Full Une Hobby Accessor 420 West SR 434 WInter Springs FL 327064073274353 SUPER CHEETAHUNBREAKABLE FUSELAGE Span 64in Area 496sq Weight 34 oz approx Loading 1045 ozisq ft $5295 Plus Tax & Shipping Slope Acrobatic/Combat Gliders CHEETAH MODELSDEALER INQUIRY INVITED 14725 Bessemer St 781-4544 Van Nuys CA 91411 AT LAST Z-BEST ENGINE CLEANER An Effective High Tech Engine Oleaner _______________ RIO Engines Removes Burned-os Fuel Residue flWsceasted Ourbos Baildup Bare Metal Engine Outside Any Inside ZBEST cleans Mufflers Tuned Pipes Headers liOdwaL Scruk&iag Wont arm Discolor Metal Foot Ounces Will clean 1015 Engines clean Engines Run Oooler Last Longeel $2tDS&HCA825%l2XDiutBy send check moneyAIRBORNE HOBBIES order ask yoar local3764 30th St San Diego OA 92104 dealerM/C800-382-0506 VISA partnership has now dissolved Shuriken going B now production facilities V has supposedly expressed interest bringing out own line engines either case prospect immediate material results would seem drifting between slim Now enter engine collector must have some red plums put glass cages Shuriken becomes overnight rarity CS avenue offers some alternative total solution engines available some domestic backstreet establishments direct delivery Shanghai Reports prevalent however out-of-the-box specimens will stand up standard Cox product engine expert must located dollars spent before thing can considered racing quality Theres cloud picture Excessive weight has always major complaint about CS China has stepped once again exporting new lighter crankcases t/2A 1-cc engines means have nots must careful obtain new crankcase version haves must scramble obtain new light-weight cases complete new engines just maintain state-of-the-art status may further hamper overall availability ULTIMATE BUSH PLANE V Quick-Built Classic 40 Ultimate Bush Plane NEW VHS VIDEO CATALOG &h Texas residents please add sales tax US ArCor~ 4576 C e Chennau t Hangar 7 Dallas TX 75248 800 338 08020 ders 214 250-1914 info us since stream CS engines coming out China has anything consistent Tipping scales opposite direction news US Team Selection Committee recently approved proposal recommend minimum weight 300 grams 106 oz FlJ models baby deserves Custom Cradle $1495 22 *The Custom Cradle molded pvc plastic--no fittings Superior design--built last FoIds 3 inches thick storage *Foam rubber cusions--to protect prize perfect finish * Made 25 60 size airplanes Call us--will produce custom sizes Send check money order plus $395 shipping handling Rogers Custom Products 3177 F Ft LoweII#1 Tucson Az 85716 602795-3109 April 1992 183 NEW 4 CYCLE SERIES 100 THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPED TO GIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP 1266778 13677/s8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T02O0/oINCREASE IN THRUST MPG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUELPROOFHIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH 534 634 72833456 8334568 845667 O456677 g 1045667 46EW 11/67 124W 125W 1256 P1356 14 56 15 56 164/sN 16678 proposal placed before ClAM Paris spring think about such rule adopted would mean different things different folks Bruce Augustus voiced objection proposal since added weight will effectively eliminate Cox engine FlJ competition will prevent existing state-of-the-art 112A models being competitive event result will produce full-fledged mini-FlC event requiring 1 cc engines complex variable-surface competition aircraft other hand will no doubt may cheer weight increase god-send will provide pronounced dividing line between AMA 112A Gas current FlJ competition now reeks redundancy rules differing insofar require specified rounds flying FIJ event Some may see upgrade Mini FIC event move right direction plot would thicken proposed weight increase come about before 1 cc racing engines improve quality availability rate availability would certainly have improved over current supply levels since Cox would no longer up task creating immediate demand powerful powerplants FlJ utility Conversely Cox TD would very likely get bit reprieve hang around /2A Gas competition circles awhile longer raises final questionmaybe important Cox people see themselves have given faithful consumers single performance improvement over 30 years Schnuerle ported cylinder simple piston pin replace current staked design retaining upper end con rod would surely upgrade age-old TD within striking distance full-race designsand half cost anyone pounding door have continue look overseas product improvements Well case 12A Gas FlJ certainly fluid state affairs present short-term solutions being rather cloudy would seem now time instigate well-thought-out master plan achieve desirable long-term effects both events Think about get involved solutions Remember have live outcome New Product Department Lee Campbell recently advised Campbell Custom Kits business now offering new OldTimer rubber kit 1941 Smith Mulvihill Winner $3498 Also promises releases January 80% Taibi SPACER Cox 020 power Nostalgia Gas t/4A eligibility plus fullsize vintage AERBO small A/B ignition Continued page 186 WW1 AERO 1900-1919 SKYWAYS 1920-1940 restorer builder & serious modeller early aircraft information Current projects news museums airshowa technical drawings data photographs scale modelling material news ot current publications historical research workshop notes information paintlcolor aeroplanes engines parts tor sale wants disposals 1 year subecription $25 Overseas $30 Sample issues $4 Published WORLD WAR 1 ~&wd INC 15 Crescent Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 USA 914 473-3679 184 Model Aviation THE LEADER IN COMPETITION PROPELLERS LIghtweIght 12 2 y back Adinotahie swItchIng point arantee Solderless 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/04
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 182, 183, 184, 186
THE DATES 1992 edition SAM CHAMPS Society Antique Modelers Annual Championships become first fixit months column Last time reported 92 dates June 8-11 Lawrenceville IL due expected undesirable crop situation June dates have recently moved July 7-10 card Nostalgia Gas events being slated two days prior official commencing SAM events will want note revision new 1992 contest calendars other summertime multi-day championship affairs remain basically intact per schedule presented February column NFFS USIC Johnson City TN June 4-7 AMA Nationals Chicopee MA June 20-28 NFFS USOC USFFCINFFS Nostalgia Gas Champs respective locations Muncie IN Lost Hills CAboth scheduled Labor Day weekend finally FAI Team Finals Lost Hills October 8-11 addition FAC Flying Aces Club SAM Chapter 57 adding card associated events Muncie USOC affair Its very loaded calendar activity coming flying season will wish attend functions possibly can Stratogull P30 Frank Heebs Stratogull has premier P-30 rubber model-tobeat numerous weekend contests have held WPAFB Dayton OH past also AMA Nationals winner 1988 soft-spoken Frank says has built five lost three has number six oven basic rubber model construction wing stab hide choices sophisticated airfoils rolled tube fuselage gives modem flair hints design akin talents experienced builder Free Flight models wing airfoil section Benedek B6356-b bit less undercamber make thicker Frank says incorporated constant chord layout multispar configuration enable accurate section full span maximum Reynolds number end plates added reduce tip vortices admittedly adding some drag stab airfoil section popular European variety its undercamber providing lift well permitting aft CG requiring less downthrust up front whole stab separates fuselage dethermalizer activates remains tethered thread attached right-hand endplate stab Wing stab leading edges 1/8-in sq I32 sq respectively 1/16 sq top bottom spars 1/16 sheet tapered trailing edges End plates /32 sheet wing ribs cut 1/20 sheet 1/32 sheet material used stab ribs narrow /16 x 007 strip graphite cemented atop center wing spar center panels added strength Frank fabricates rolled tube fuselage two sections front portion houses rubber motor 1/16 sheet balsa 80 Model Aviation Duration Harry Murphy 3824 Oakwood Blvd Anderson IN 46011 Jean Pailet flew same BV Shuriken-powered Shuriking third place bath 1/2A Gas 050 F1J 061 91 AMA Nationals Model incorporates Rocca folding prop carbon fiber fuselage J Pallet photo # sieieiai view pi Llaoergs jaxesi SQ 112in Rubber Scale kit plan offering Rumanian IAR BOA inline-engine version results long-nosed fuselage should elate Rubber Scale enthusiasts Lidberg photo Bill Lynch 91 F1J Sierra Cup winner Hurry Up Bill posted five maxes Cox-powered entry lost winning sixth flight made CSpowered bunter B Augustus photo Another Sierra up nj entry uIcK Myers placed second Cox powered Satellite 226 Lunar-Tic 240 Frank eeo win lully-wound tratoguil 30 August 91 COFFC Free Flight meet patiently awaits signs good lift sleek design also won open event 1988 NFFS/AMA Nationals rolled around length aluminum tubing old lawn chair tapered tail boom form used candle wrapped masking tape achieve desired taper vertical fin 1/16 sheet pylon has 1/8-in sq front rear upright posts two 1/32 sheet uprights evenly spaced between both sides 1/32 sheet pylon built separately securely cemented fuselage until after initial glide tests have determined its optimum location Frank insists 20 decalage maintained determining position should establish CG about 90% wing chord Six strands l/gjn rubber make up 10-gram motor pylon taped position model should produce slight stall high speed glide tests correct move pylon fore aft accordingly maintaining 20 decalage Attempt low power flights before permanently securing pylon fuselage Thanks Frank sharing design us Personally have yet observe consistent flying P-30 design Should require information send SASE Frank 485 Grange Hall Rd Beavercreek OH 45430 Have go gumbanders FIJ status studying resultant box scores 112A Open event AMA Free Flight Nationals 1991 understandable might assume 30-year reign venerable Cox TD 049 may have come abrupt end Youll need look down fourth place find Cox-powered entry Two BV Shurikens Galbreath set-up CS copped top three positions trophy line increased number Fokker Red Shurikens being utilized subsequent FlJ event quite evident well Jean Pailets fine Shuriken-powered Shuriking design managed win third place both Open /2A event FlJ competition against 84 other 12A contestants 26 fellow FIJ combatants respectivelynot bad performance Anyway could thus presume arrival /2A racing powerplant clear WING RIB B TIP PLATE ss OIAI PROP lODLA Rt CLIMB L OLIDE 100 PEHEEBS SINAISGULL P3640 1931 1i32 PL10 1Tmr --U-- STAB RIB B TIP PLATE 99 V B I/lB SHY --44ZZ SO I3B SCALE evident Whereas subject 91 FF Nationals predominantly attended competitors Eastern Midwestern sections country Bruce Augustus sent us report heralded FAI Sierra Cup tends paint different picture demise Cox may little slower coming Far West report coupled some other recent associated happenings may tend reshape opinions short term forecasters altogether Therefore might interesting take glance facets affecting 1/2A Gas FlJ time before panic prematurely run out bury Cox TDs back yard Bruces report indicates annual California-based Sierra Cup meet took place last fall staged FlJ 29 STAB TILT I, 12/91 event fourth consecutive year first event won using engine other Cox winner Bill Lynch used Cox-powered model accomplish maxes initial five rounds went CS bunter backup model Cox powered entry lost five-minutemax fifth round also interesting note no Shuriken-powered model placed top ten Dick Myers contested Bill Lynchs sixth-round flyoff flight stock Satellite 226 powered Cox fell short 47 seconds earn second place laurels Bruce opines although competitors experimenting new 1 cc 061 cu displacement engines no single engine has yet emerged prove its Continued pane 182 Sierra Cup F1J contestant Wes Funk flew neat Cox-powered Lunar-Tic 240 quite interesting dilemma facing domestic F1J competition Sierra Cup photos B Augustus Robert Hayes aided son Mark packs turns Square Eagle P-30 Fall CIA meet WPAFB Mark lost like design OOS test flight earlier day April 1992 81 CARS TRUCKS BOATS PLANES HELICOPTERS MOTORCYCLES WLRtIKJ L RAILROADING PLASTIC & METAL MODELS ROCKETS KITES GAMES TOOLS ACCESSORIES MORE CI JA HUNDREDS OF EXHIBITORS ALL MAJOR MANUFACTURERS COOL DEMONSTRATIONS LATEST INNOVATIONS CAR TRACKS TRAIN TRACKS COPTER TRICKS AWESOME GIVEAWAYS CELEBRITIES STOCKED HOBBY SHOP HOlTEST PRODUCTS SHGW HZLJ RS SATMAR1410T06 SUNMAR1510T05 SPONSORS sPEcIAL TRADE-ONLY HOURS FRI 10 TO 5 FREE NEWSLETTER CALL 800-255-1250 EXHIBITOR INQUIRIES IN VI TED PLEASE CALL 9 5 MON -FRI C S F ONLY sized cancellation another order can run yours along someone elses order lot wire us need its perfect club project Brits exactly benefits being member club cost per set about 1/10 retail Interested Write call Strandflex Penn Wire Rope RR #2 Box 152 Sutliff Rd Oriskany NY 13424 Tel 1-800-628-0448 See Nationals beautiful colorful models Remember isabigone uration/Murphy Continued page 81 dominance nor yet clear-cut model design trends define ultimate FlJ modelThe number fixed-geometry model entries still about equal sophisticated variable-surface entries Apparently evolution 112A Ri slower process armchair gurus have visualized However some other situations exist complicate things few controllable situations others easily resolved instance FlJ supposedly established entice rank file AMA Gas fliers realm FAI competition having make initial giant step expensive sometimes intimidating world FlC So far seems FIG fliers dabbling FlJ FAI novices moving up AMA ranks significantly opinion recent move further isolate FAI events placing six FAL outdoor events FlA FlB FIG FIG FlH FIJ under jurisdiction NAA effective way bring events closer attention average AMA competitor Its important remember AMA single source FAL contingent has draw new blood New AMA members must plunk down $40 AMA membership card competition rule book discover last page must dole out another $25 additional instruction booklet showing play rules International competition book current procedure places FA event community separate pasture too far down lane easily traverse fence between FAI AMA event community Much work needed order develop homogeneous Free flight Society good both factions Another troubling situation new racing engines yet readily available everyone Whereas competitor may possess number next fellow may have able make appropriate contacts obtain itself has produced separate classes haves have nots surprisingly currently abundance latterThose little red BV Shurikens hands some waiting list lengthening production has ceased least second time since trickle samples began oozing out Indianapolis year half ago grapevine has 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now dissolved Shuriken going B now production facilities V has supposedly expressed interest bringing out own line engines either case prospect immediate material results would seem drifting between slim Now enter engine collector must have some red plums put glass cages Shuriken becomes overnight rarity CS avenue offers some alternative total solution engines available some domestic backstreet establishments direct delivery Shanghai Reports prevalent however out-of-the-box specimens will stand up standard Cox product engine expert must located dollars spent before thing can considered racing quality Theres cloud picture Excessive weight has always major complaint about CS China has stepped once again exporting new lighter crankcases t/2A 1-cc engines means have nots must careful obtain new crankcase version haves must scramble obtain new light-weight cases complete new engines just maintain state-of-the-art status may further hamper overall availability ULTIMATE BUSH PLANE V Quick-Built Classic 40 Ultimate Bush Plane NEW VHS VIDEO CATALOG &h Texas residents please add sales tax US ArCor~ 4576 C e Chennau t Hangar 7 Dallas TX 75248 800 338 08020 ders 214 250-1914 info us since stream CS engines coming out China has anything consistent Tipping scales opposite direction news US Team Selection Committee recently approved proposal recommend minimum weight 300 grams 106 oz FlJ models baby deserves Custom Cradle $1495 22 *The Custom Cradle molded pvc plastic--no fittings Superior design--built last FoIds 3 inches thick storage *Foam rubber cusions--to protect prize perfect finish * Made 25 60 size airplanes Call us--will produce custom sizes Send check money order plus $395 shipping handling Rogers Custom Products 3177 F Ft LoweII#1 Tucson Az 85716 602795-3109 April 1992 183 NEW 4 CYCLE SERIES 100 THP DESIGN TAILORED HELICAL PITCH DEVELOPED TO GIVE MAXIMUM THRUST AT 4 CYCLE ENGINE RPM ALL THE LATEST TECHNIQUES USED ON OUR PRO SERIES 3 SEE BELOW DIA PITCH THP 1266778 13677/s8 146778 1567 16678 NEW PRO SERIES 3 NEW HIGH TECH AIRFOIL SECTION 10T02O0/oINCREASE IN THRUST MPG OF SELECT HARD MAPLE WOOD WILL NOT FATIGUE LIKE SYNTHETICS FUELPROOFHIGH LUSTER FINISH DIAPITCH 534 634 72833456 8334568 845667 O456677 g 1045667 46EW 11/67 124W 125W 1256 P1356 14 56 15 56 164/sN 16678 proposal placed before ClAM Paris spring think about such rule adopted would mean different things different folks Bruce Augustus voiced objection proposal since added weight will effectively eliminate Cox engine FlJ competition will prevent existing state-of-the-art 112A models being competitive event result will produce full-fledged mini-FlC event requiring 1 cc engines complex variable-surface competition aircraft other hand will no doubt may cheer weight increase god-send will provide pronounced dividing line between AMA 112A Gas current FlJ competition now reeks redundancy rules differing insofar require specified rounds flying FIJ event Some may see upgrade Mini FIC event move right direction plot would thicken proposed weight increase come about before 1 cc racing engines improve quality availability rate availability would certainly have improved over current supply levels since Cox would no longer up task creating immediate demand powerful powerplants FlJ utility Conversely Cox TD would very likely get bit reprieve hang around /2A Gas competition circles awhile longer raises final questionmaybe important Cox people see themselves have given faithful consumers single performance improvement over 30 years Schnuerle ported cylinder simple piston pin replace current staked design retaining upper end con rod would surely upgrade age-old TD within striking distance full-race designsand half cost anyone pounding door have continue look overseas product improvements Well case 12A Gas FlJ certainly fluid state affairs present short-term solutions being rather cloudy would seem now time instigate well-thought-out master plan achieve desirable long-term effects both events Think about get involved solutions Remember have live outcome New Product Department Lee Campbell recently advised Campbell Custom Kits business now offering new OldTimer rubber kit 1941 Smith Mulvihill Winner $3498 Also promises releases January 80% Taibi SPACER Cox 020 power Nostalgia Gas t/4A eligibility plus fullsize vintage AERBO small A/B ignition Continued page 186 WW1 AERO 1900-1919 SKYWAYS 1920-1940 restorer builder & serious modeller early aircraft information Current projects news museums airshowa technical drawings data photographs scale modelling material news ot current publications historical research workshop notes information paintlcolor aeroplanes engines parts tor sale wants disposals 1 year subecription $25 Overseas $30 Sample issues $4 Published WORLD WAR 1 ~&wd INC 15 Crescent Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 USA 914 473-3679 184 Model Aviation THE LEADER IN COMPETITION PROPELLERS LIghtweIght 12 2 y back Adinotahie swItchIng point arantee Solderless terminal sy hookop ON/OFF Controller2995 Power save weIght Veey hIgh emdency 096V loss 29 Sloe 22x13L63 Add $100 ehippisa Clifoorio rosidenro odd 725% $217 Tao Send Check money order Fotoba esoososor3929 KanSas St #9 also ovoilobleSan DlegoCA 92104 plot stefolla dot match printer with. FOILED_AGAIN! o PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES o MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE o PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEErED WINGS o ENTER DATA EASILY VIA NTELLIGEN EDITOR USERFRIKNDLY MENUDRIVKN OPERATION o INCLUDES 59 AIRFOIL FILES 26-PAGE USER MANUAL $4500 C midmi dd 00 no O0 CION 0CnoOmM 005 dna 00555 oeonr md dor 001 p1so Oosdn 1B05PC/OT/*T nweaoOI Gin motCr & ei5 I, .0 Od01p lesser os 00 3 010$ Sad 00000 O0q COdS CYGNET Software 619 792-8021 3525 Del Mar Heights #23Th San Diego 92130 YLON RACING SERIES 500 DIAPITCH 75N5N 6l67/s76 SERIES 400C 866777 9777 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE N NARROW WHY SHOULD I BUY GLOBEE GLOW PLUGS - ijQ philosophy. .ts Fuel combustion chamber must reach certain temperature mperature often found center coil conventional spiral wound C041 es found inside plug body fuel combustion chamber coil fully exposed chamr times ignition temperature location efficient combustion gives engine faster power higher fuel efficiency 55 metal seal design uses exotic glass materials dl reducing chance rneltdown Also unique .id exceptionally pure resutis plug will onast other ttre maYeet today Gloftee plug hand-tested before leaving fadory best-in-theindustry materials will let e EN SHOULD BUY Prr Dr. TEe eov coNNEcTion TotGbffeeplsglodghttsnymris9yosrlmullturFREEGbffeeflye Twlnn-K Inc 4770W 139th Street Cleveland OH 44135- Ptiorie 216-433-1998 engines would eligible OldTimer Pylon Free Flight event utility favorite hobby shop cannot supply new items can send inquiry Lee regardand buck receive latest catalog prices numerous other kits accessories address 401 Executive Center Drive H-108 West Palm Beach FL 33401 Super draftsman Al Lidberg keeps cranking out new rubber scale plan kit releases well latest being littleknown WW II Rumanian IAR 80A fighter complete super detailed plans 34t/2 model colored insignia sheet sixpage history three-view drawings knock-off wing option can get plan kit Als latest catalog other plan kit offerings flat $9 postpaid address 614 E Fordham Tempe AZ 85283 Al always supplies thorough histories full scale subject model projects no exception Whereas front line IAR incorporated radial engine Al has given us littleknown longer-nosed version incorporates inline V-8 ideal rubber flying scale purposes Isnt interesting number radial engine full scale fighter aircraft often rather anonymous sisters longnosed inline engines Yet versions scale buffs seek out lieu famous radial engine types guess original manufacturers didnt know anything about free flight Anyway order packet today certainly will get moneys worthand tell em DURATION sent See downwind Letters Editor Continued page 145 model parameters scale multiblade propellers low rpm believe electrical industry can now supply us motors servos batteries receivers light enough indoor RC meantime congratulations inventor MCC MCC ating combustion chamberEd enginebut will its producers set up modem all-electronic ignition down size As small aero model enthusiast am tired cranky glow engines spewing oil over pretty models Perhaps time AMA look beyond aeromodel industry ask wider world industry produce what consider desirable As long no new initiatives outside model aero manufacturers will continue sell us same old glow bangers Anthony French New York New York turned resident Electrics guru Bob Kopski help answering questions raised Bob say seems growing variety lithium cell types/technologies available market cells generally offer higher energy density ie lot energy storage relatively small light container compared commonplace Ni-Cd lead/acid types some rechargeable versions lithium cells properties make sound attractive Electrics However far know lithium battery technology still rather expensive try buying lithium battery new high-tech 35mm camera breakthroughs occur frequently latest information Im familiar has responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation o & MODEL BUILDING 7ERVICE RADIO CONTROL PRODUCTS carry full line Byron Originals Bob Parkerson Tom Cook Bob Violet products COD Orders Accepted 718 983-9735 128 WATCHOGUE ROAD 4 StATEN SLAM 4 NY 10314 186 Model Aviation 1 I 1i11 Buy 4 VIDEOS 1 FREE 912-11 ICALASIERS LAS VEGAS 91 OSAA I*VIMStIfrs$1995 #11-li LW 1L SCALEISMTERSAEROOROME UPEVEW WG VlSlT W/DAMIMSONS 11 UW EWLME CIIAW S Iffca$1995 91 Tsp Gun W Palm tich Fl 5We Las Vegas W rModel Exyx2 fIrs ..S1995 - 90 Scalemasters Champs livixg TX lsidhey lxi .5calemasters 90 san Diego Aerospace Mus 2 firs $1995 90 NW xli Scalemusters Farragut Park-Atnol ID Champlin Fighter Museum a/Lou Proctor W seaplane Champs Saxta Monica Mus Flying 2 firs $1995 - 90 Tsp Gus Insitatioxal Mesa AZ W Model Eupo2 firsS199511 z86 emasters Champs St Louis ake Havasu mSchneider Cup Races2 firs$1995 -#5 tio US NaIls 5cule & Seaplanes NW Seaplune~ .gChamps Plaxes FametustMus tAA Mus ttshkostrVisit0 Zw/Ralph Beck Chicago Mu Sci & 109 2 firs 995 1144ff9 Top Gun Champs Coral Springs FL tor Albatros UOvA Preview aIls Seaplane site NW t lf mScalemasters Proctor N-il Test Flight Bob Martins 3CJ ECurtiss Racer2 firs$19950 #3- ff7 Las Vegas Scalemasters Champs Proctor Jenny Tust Flight tiff Scalemastero Champs Ft Knox Museum rttSig MIg Museum d Engixes tor N-2ffb ,Coxst & Test Flight laxes 4 Hrs $2995y #2 -8ff Scalemasters Champs Ft Knox Museum Sig Mtg Tour- USAF Museum TourWorld Engines Proctor N 2ff Test Flight- ff8 NW Seaplaxe Champs Proctor N-2ff Coost 0 Byrox flanger Tour2 firs$1995 - 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