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Free Flight: Duration

Author: L. Joyner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/06
Page Numbers: 116, 117, 118

FREE FLIGHT DURATION U qx IIuuki mrJM7q4 ii.T u i -im mliii iat- SOGGY STABS Hying rain idea fun doubt anyone really enjoys getting soaked through-and-through having deal wet equipment slippery models trim changes rain falls equally everyone contest muddle through last team selection finals held Palm Bay Florida rained first day flying Wakefield FiB Experience taught extra weight raindrops tail will cause center gravity CG shift rear shifts far enough model will stall also learnedthe hard waythat cranking down trailing edge stab thing may eliminate stall least temporarily also decreases decalage difference between wing stab angles hurts cruise portion climb stall recovery glide reduced decalage more-rearward CG model might glide OK upset would send series stalls So left stab alone swapped some weight nose effort get CC back supposed wish could say tested out beforehand weights made up model Actually matter unrolling some solder guessing correct amount strapping around nose rubber band worked fine Afterward wrote Danish friend fellow Wakefield flier Jorgen Korsgaard about Finals mentioned wetweather problem makeshift solution Jorgen promptly performed some tests wrote back results found typical 28 square decameter stab gained 8 gram fin gained 44 gram total weight increase 125g doesnt sound like much extra weight remember stab end very long boom Jorgen measured tail-to-CC distance found four times nose-to-CC distance Multiplying 25g four gave Jorgen suggested nose weight 50 grams line letter much nose weight did add As soon read letter weighed strip solder rubber band used 48g bad guess relaying story 1998 FIB Americas Cup winner Al Brush asked him what done about rain Finals Al told followed suggestion three-time world champion Alexander Andriukov taped spare steel wing wire along nose assume Alex also made same suggestion son Vladi made United States team 3mm wing wire 80mm long weighs 43g Adding bit tape gets total up 5Og Jorgen suggests surprising thing noticed about rainy-day experiences much water gotten inside clear MylarTMcovered stab looked like water vapor condensed inside no tears PROP 1775 D 190 P 7 0TNI/l\l/dfl\l/l\l/lJ/l 3 75 /NI/NINI/N/N/N/N PLANS AVAILABLE FROM V I NV TU RBULATORS TURBULATOR XII NI/I COUPE DHIVER NO 12 12TH IN DESIGN SERIES 30 MODELS BUILT 263 WWWJ 150 Ni JIM OREILLY 4760 N BATTIN WICHITA KS 67220 E-MAIL KSFREEFLIT@AOLCOM 316 744-0856 BY BOB WHITE MONROVIA CA WING AREA 155 SQ IN PROJ latest addition Jim OReillys line plans new Coupe former Fl B world champion Bob White 116 Model Aviation ring moisture equally distributed over stab did dry out after few days E-mailed Mike Woodhouse England about Mike has written several articles AeroModeller about covering MylarTM also sells through MJ Woodhouse Free Flight Supplies mail order business Mike suggested problem clear 1/4-mil MylarTM using said clear MylarTM though seemingly airtight actually porous enough allow water vapor pass through chrome MylarTM uses much less porous An offshoot Mike has written excellent piece wet-weather flying 1999 National Free Flight Society Symposium Heres sample have confess like flying rain fact last event attended rained very heavily 1998 Bilzen contest reaction simply go back bed Despite protestations Mike does go list number things can prepare rain compete Look information about 1999 Sympo upcoming columns OReilly Plans Jim OReilly must really have CAD Computer Aided Drafting figured out cranks out plans faster anyone know latest list full-size plans offers 26 Old-Timer rubber models 20 Old-Timer Gas models dozen Nostalgia Gas models 16 other models very complete catalog includes reduced-size copies of plans Included list popular old-timer models including Ed Lambs Climber Chet Lanzos Puss Moth semiscale rubber model Comet Interceptor Cleveland Playboy Nostalgia offerings include Gilliam Civy Boy 84 Phil Krafts Upstart Frank Ehlings Show Off Jim also offers plans own popular Tubestake 250 Mulvihill model also several Rubber Scale models including P-5 ID Mustang P-47 Thunderbolt Bolton-Paul Defiant Bell P-63 King Cobra digress say have always liked looks midengine Bell Cobra series few months ago got see full-size Cobra Soviet colors traveling exhibited World War II Through Russian Eyes great see P-63 up close Try see exhibit travels around country very well-put-together exhibit about part World War II West familiar Web site exhibit wwwthroughrussianeyescom Some Jims unusual offerings include Bob DelaMater s twin pusher Stuart June1999 117 ltzak ben ltzak gets ready wind E Gorban Wakefield Parts ready-to-fly models now available Dick Meyers see text Jim OReilly readies Tubestake 3/87 MA plan #545 Mulvihill model Dawn Unlimited flight 1998 Nationals Carl Perkins assists 6t/v4n#u4z1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIG BIRD FESTIVAL August21 & 221999 NoultemColoiudo AMA Sanctioned GIANT Scale Fly-In Ut Iwgest RC events Rocky Moimitain region Sponsored LoveAir RC Ckd Fr Style Eidiiltiu Hying Day Fumbling Sian Mciurtry -- #8 TOC08 Sutuday 8-4 & Simday 9-2 BIMI x 50 Paved muiway Paved Pit 51 Taidways liqiemi Ares cencesslwis RV Ci Paling no Imokiqas Pilot Raffles & Emily Ihawmgs bit Sc* Kb Starters Fuel much PuMic Rattle tel RU 111am Senior Cadet RMA&NMmieslhitily lispecllmis & N Membership Required $10ULuluFu Cu, 14 CeAuII Low-Al 0/Cs LowlandOrake Field IOree 75 MInuteeA 0010/01Nj CO Contacts Cutest lNiectw Lloyd McConnell 970 880-5101 Event flhector Mark SmIth 970 167-8575 Fm mue hitolmatiin picterus ot last years evult wwwtortnetug/loveairrc/ Box 1063 Lorain Ohio 44055 X4P hone 440-282-8354 16 Clipper rI1 Ta Big Flying Scale Kits Over Two Foot Span * Piper Cub$1995 *Stlnson 125$1995 * Piper PA-16$1995 * Jodel$1995 Semi-Scale Kits C02 Rubber Power 22 Span * Taylorcraft$1295 * Stinson Voyager .$1 295 * PC-6 Porter$1295 Contest-Sport Kits * Hornet Embryo$1295 * Hornet P30$1795 Fits P-30 & Pee Wee Rules * NEW Bostonian Knight $1 295 Outdoor Peanut Scale Kits 13 Span * Cub$1095 * Stinson 125$1095 * Vagabond$1095 * Farman$1095 *Jodel$1095 *Fike$1195 1/2 Ft/C Gas Electric Kits Fits Astro 035 Taylorcraft 5 Stinson 125 5 HARD TO FIND ITEMS Over 20 Sizes Rubber Strip Japanese Tissue Super Fine Balsa Sheets & Strips Add 10% Shipping $500 Minimum Shipping Catalog $200 Savages Space Wamp Nostalgia Gas model 53 Zaic Year Book Ed Schiossers Best-by-Test Altimeter interesting plan John Krekoviks Wild Blue design features elliptical wing stab outlines very high thrustline engine position fuselage construction round stringered things reminiscent Civy Boy design has 40-inch span just recently approved Nostalgia plans priced $3 $20 depending size Most fall $8 $10 range Shipping extra Plans can ordered rolled additional $350 per order catalog send dollar Jim OReilly 4760 N Battin Wichita KS 67220 Gorban Parts number years Ed Turner helped out friend Ukrainian FiB flier Eugene Gorban distributing models components United States Eds annual trip European contests allowed him keep up latest technology information freely shared us country Last fall Ed lost struggle leukemia upbeat spirit inspiration us knew him Eds request Dick Myers has taken over distribution Gorban FiB parts models Some items available include complete model $800 well components Some include DPR Delayed Prop Release front end $160 fiberglass-covered balsa prop blades $50 finished 1734mm span wing $200 finished stab $28 Some favorites aluminum post horn all-moving rudder $10 molded carbon-fiber stab leading edgeDbox $12 item measures 5 6mm 383mm long Weight around 17g last item surprisingly stiff both torsion bending need carbon-fiber trailing edge some carbon-capped balsa ribs make very stiff stab Also available clear quarter-mil MyIarTM unidirectional carbon cloth Ukrainian aramid cloth lightweight glass cloth yellow plastic Czech Republic P-30 props information catalog contact Dick Myers 890 Skylark Drive Chico CA 95926-7 103 Tel 530 345-5901 Fax 530 893-5711 E-mail dickm@dcsinet Model Aviation T FREE FLIGHT OR SMALL RC THE UJjP~X 7 30 watt High Eff Ictency motor ft Versatite 6/ tight weight 2Or3ii OpemitOn Handies l2oz 250 sq modeis W1MN~S S995 PIe add $160 peeUg9seIeg le let, toSI POKOX 11598 6@LDS3@RO MC 27532 K

Author: L. Joyner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/06
Page Numbers: 116, 117, 118

FREE FLIGHT DURATION U qx IIuuki mrJM7q4 ii.T u i -im mliii iat- SOGGY STABS Hying rain idea fun doubt anyone really enjoys getting soaked through-and-through having deal wet equipment slippery models trim changes rain falls equally everyone contest muddle through last team selection finals held Palm Bay Florida rained first day flying Wakefield FiB Experience taught extra weight raindrops tail will cause center gravity CG shift rear shifts far enough model will stall also learnedthe hard waythat cranking down trailing edge stab thing may eliminate stall least temporarily also decreases decalage difference between wing stab angles hurts cruise portion climb stall recovery glide reduced decalage more-rearward CG model might glide OK upset would send series stalls So left stab alone swapped some weight nose effort get CC back supposed wish could say tested out beforehand weights made up model Actually matter unrolling some solder guessing correct amount strapping around nose rubber band worked fine Afterward wrote Danish friend fellow Wakefield flier Jorgen Korsgaard about Finals mentioned wetweather problem makeshift solution Jorgen promptly performed some tests wrote back results found typical 28 square decameter stab gained 8 gram fin gained 44 gram total weight increase 125g doesnt sound like much extra weight remember stab end very long boom Jorgen measured tail-to-CC distance found four times nose-to-CC distance Multiplying 25g four gave Jorgen suggested nose weight 50 grams line letter much nose weight did add As soon read letter weighed strip solder rubber band used 48g bad guess relaying story 1998 FIB Americas Cup winner Al Brush asked him what done about rain Finals Al told followed suggestion three-time world champion Alexander Andriukov taped spare steel wing wire along nose assume Alex also made same suggestion son Vladi made United States team 3mm wing wire 80mm long weighs 43g Adding bit tape gets total up 5Og Jorgen suggests surprising thing noticed about rainy-day experiences much water gotten inside clear MylarTMcovered stab looked like water vapor condensed inside no tears PROP 1775 D 190 P 7 0TNI/l\l/dfl\l/l\l/lJ/l 3 75 /NI/NINI/N/N/N/N PLANS AVAILABLE FROM V I NV TU RBULATORS TURBULATOR XII NI/I COUPE DHIVER NO 12 12TH IN DESIGN SERIES 30 MODELS BUILT 263 WWWJ 150 Ni JIM OREILLY 4760 N BATTIN WICHITA KS 67220 E-MAIL KSFREEFLIT@AOLCOM 316 744-0856 BY BOB WHITE MONROVIA CA WING AREA 155 SQ IN PROJ latest addition Jim OReillys line plans new Coupe former Fl B world champion Bob White 116 Model Aviation ring moisture equally distributed over stab did dry out after few days E-mailed Mike Woodhouse England about Mike has written several articles AeroModeller about covering MylarTM also sells through MJ Woodhouse Free Flight Supplies mail order business Mike suggested problem clear 1/4-mil MylarTM using said clear MylarTM though seemingly airtight actually porous enough allow water vapor pass through chrome MylarTM uses much less porous An offshoot Mike has written excellent piece wet-weather flying 1999 National Free Flight Society Symposium Heres sample have confess like flying rain fact last event attended rained very heavily 1998 Bilzen contest reaction simply go back bed Despite protestations Mike does go list number things can prepare rain compete Look information about 1999 Sympo upcoming columns OReilly Plans Jim OReilly must really have CAD Computer Aided Drafting figured out cranks out plans faster anyone know latest list full-size plans offers 26 Old-Timer rubber models 20 Old-Timer Gas models dozen Nostalgia Gas models 16 other models very complete catalog includes reduced-size copies of plans Included list popular old-timer models including Ed Lambs Climber Chet Lanzos Puss Moth semiscale rubber model Comet Interceptor Cleveland Playboy Nostalgia offerings include Gilliam Civy Boy 84 Phil Krafts Upstart Frank Ehlings Show Off Jim also offers plans own popular Tubestake 250 Mulvihill model also several Rubber Scale models including P-5 ID Mustang P-47 Thunderbolt Bolton-Paul Defiant Bell P-63 King Cobra digress say have always liked looks midengine Bell Cobra series few months ago got see full-size Cobra Soviet colors traveling exhibited World War II Through Russian Eyes great see P-63 up close Try see exhibit travels around country very well-put-together exhibit about part World War II West familiar Web site exhibit wwwthroughrussianeyescom Some Jims unusual offerings include Bob DelaMater s twin pusher Stuart June1999 117 ltzak ben ltzak gets ready wind E Gorban Wakefield Parts ready-to-fly models now available Dick Meyers see text Jim OReilly readies Tubestake 3/87 MA plan #545 Mulvihill model Dawn Unlimited flight 1998 Nationals Carl Perkins assists 6t/v4n#u4z1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIG BIRD FESTIVAL August21 & 221999 NoultemColoiudo AMA Sanctioned GIANT Scale Fly-In Ut Iwgest RC events Rocky Moimitain region Sponsored LoveAir RC Ckd Fr Style Eidiiltiu Hying Day Fumbling Sian Mciurtry -- #8 TOC08 Sutuday 8-4 & Simday 9-2 BIMI x 50 Paved muiway Paved Pit 51 Taidways liqiemi Ares cencesslwis RV Ci Paling no Imokiqas Pilot Raffles & Emily Ihawmgs bit Sc* Kb Starters Fuel much PuMic Rattle tel RU 111am Senior Cadet RMA&NMmieslhitily lispecllmis & N Membership Required $10ULuluFu Cu, 14 CeAuII Low-Al 0/Cs LowlandOrake Field IOree 75 MInuteeA 0010/01Nj CO Contacts Cutest lNiectw Lloyd McConnell 970 880-5101 Event flhector Mark SmIth 970 167-8575 Fm mue hitolmatiin picterus ot last years evult wwwtortnetug/loveairrc/ Box 1063 Lorain Ohio 44055 X4P hone 440-282-8354 16 Clipper rI1 Ta Big Flying Scale Kits Over Two Foot Span * Piper Cub$1995 *Stlnson 125$1995 * Piper PA-16$1995 * Jodel$1995 Semi-Scale Kits C02 Rubber Power 22 Span * Taylorcraft$1295 * Stinson Voyager .$1 295 * PC-6 Porter$1295 Contest-Sport Kits * Hornet Embryo$1295 * Hornet P30$1795 Fits P-30 & Pee Wee Rules * NEW Bostonian Knight $1 295 Outdoor Peanut Scale Kits 13 Span * Cub$1095 * Stinson 125$1095 * Vagabond$1095 * Farman$1095 *Jodel$1095 *Fike$1195 1/2 Ft/C Gas Electric Kits Fits Astro 035 Taylorcraft 5 Stinson 125 5 HARD TO FIND ITEMS Over 20 Sizes Rubber Strip Japanese Tissue Super Fine Balsa Sheets & Strips Add 10% Shipping $500 Minimum Shipping Catalog $200 Savages Space Wamp Nostalgia Gas model 53 Zaic Year Book Ed Schiossers Best-by-Test Altimeter interesting plan John Krekoviks Wild Blue design features elliptical wing stab outlines very high thrustline engine position fuselage construction round stringered things reminiscent Civy Boy design has 40-inch span just recently approved Nostalgia plans priced $3 $20 depending size Most fall $8 $10 range Shipping extra Plans can ordered rolled additional $350 per order catalog send dollar Jim OReilly 4760 N Battin Wichita KS 67220 Gorban Parts number years Ed Turner helped out friend Ukrainian FiB flier Eugene Gorban distributing models components United States Eds annual trip European contests allowed him keep up latest technology information freely shared us country Last fall Ed lost struggle leukemia upbeat spirit inspiration us knew him Eds request Dick Myers has taken over distribution Gorban FiB parts models Some items available include complete model $800 well components Some include DPR Delayed Prop Release front end $160 fiberglass-covered balsa prop blades $50 finished 1734mm span wing $200 finished stab $28 Some favorites aluminum post horn all-moving rudder $10 molded carbon-fiber stab leading edgeDbox $12 item measures 5 6mm 383mm long Weight around 17g last item surprisingly stiff both torsion bending need carbon-fiber trailing edge some carbon-capped balsa ribs make very stiff stab Also available clear quarter-mil MyIarTM unidirectional carbon cloth Ukrainian aramid cloth lightweight glass cloth yellow plastic Czech Republic P-30 props information catalog contact Dick Myers 890 Skylark Drive Chico CA 95926-7 103 Tel 530 345-5901 Fax 530 893-5711 E-mail dickm@dcsinet Model Aviation T FREE FLIGHT OR SMALL RC THE UJjP~X 7 30 watt High Eff Ictency motor ft Versatite 6/ tight weight 2Or3ii OpemitOn Handies l2oz 250 sq modeis W1MN~S S995 PIe add $160 peeUg9seIeg le let, toSI POKOX 11598 6@LDS3@RO MC 27532 K

Author: L. Joyner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/06
Page Numbers: 116, 117, 118

FREE FLIGHT DURATION U qx IIuuki mrJM7q4 ii.T u i -im mliii iat- SOGGY STABS Hying rain idea fun doubt anyone really enjoys getting soaked through-and-through having deal wet equipment slippery models trim changes rain falls equally everyone contest muddle through last team selection finals held Palm Bay Florida rained first day flying Wakefield FiB Experience taught extra weight raindrops tail will cause center gravity CG shift rear shifts far enough model will stall also learnedthe hard waythat cranking down trailing edge stab thing may eliminate stall least temporarily also decreases decalage difference between wing stab angles hurts cruise portion climb stall recovery glide reduced decalage more-rearward CG model might glide OK upset would send series stalls So left stab alone swapped some weight nose effort get CC back supposed wish could say tested out beforehand weights made up model Actually matter unrolling some solder guessing correct amount strapping around nose rubber band worked fine Afterward wrote Danish friend fellow Wakefield flier Jorgen Korsgaard about Finals mentioned wetweather problem makeshift solution Jorgen promptly performed some tests wrote back results found typical 28 square decameter stab gained 8 gram fin gained 44 gram total weight increase 125g doesnt sound like much extra weight remember stab end very long boom Jorgen measured tail-to-CC distance found four times nose-to-CC distance Multiplying 25g four gave Jorgen suggested nose weight 50 grams line letter much nose weight did add As soon read letter weighed strip solder rubber band used 48g bad guess relaying story 1998 FIB Americas Cup winner Al Brush asked him what done about rain Finals Al told followed suggestion three-time world champion Alexander Andriukov taped spare steel wing wire along nose assume Alex also made same suggestion son Vladi made United States team 3mm wing wire 80mm long weighs 43g Adding bit tape gets total up 5Og Jorgen suggests surprising thing noticed about rainy-day experiences much water gotten inside clear MylarTMcovered stab looked like water vapor condensed inside no tears PROP 1775 D 190 P 7 0TNI/l\l/dfl\l/l\l/lJ/l 3 75 /NI/NINI/N/N/N/N PLANS AVAILABLE FROM V I NV TU RBULATORS TURBULATOR XII NI/I COUPE DHIVER NO 12 12TH IN DESIGN SERIES 30 MODELS BUILT 263 WWWJ 150 Ni JIM OREILLY 4760 N BATTIN WICHITA KS 67220 E-MAIL KSFREEFLIT@AOLCOM 316 744-0856 BY BOB WHITE MONROVIA CA WING AREA 155 SQ IN PROJ latest addition Jim OReillys line plans new Coupe former Fl B world champion Bob White 116 Model Aviation ring moisture equally distributed over stab did dry out after few days E-mailed Mike Woodhouse England about Mike has written several articles AeroModeller about covering MylarTM also sells through MJ Woodhouse Free Flight Supplies mail order business Mike suggested problem clear 1/4-mil MylarTM using said clear MylarTM though seemingly airtight actually porous enough allow water vapor pass through chrome MylarTM uses much less porous An offshoot Mike has written excellent piece wet-weather flying 1999 National Free Flight Society Symposium Heres sample have confess like flying rain fact last event attended rained very heavily 1998 Bilzen contest reaction simply go back bed Despite protestations Mike does go list number things can prepare rain compete Look information about 1999 Sympo upcoming columns OReilly Plans Jim OReilly must really have CAD Computer Aided Drafting figured out cranks out plans faster anyone know latest list full-size plans offers 26 Old-Timer rubber models 20 Old-Timer Gas models dozen Nostalgia Gas models 16 other models very complete catalog includes reduced-size copies of plans Included list popular old-timer models including Ed Lambs Climber Chet Lanzos Puss Moth semiscale rubber model Comet Interceptor Cleveland Playboy Nostalgia offerings include Gilliam Civy Boy 84 Phil Krafts Upstart Frank Ehlings Show Off Jim also offers plans own popular Tubestake 250 Mulvihill model also several Rubber Scale models including P-5 ID Mustang P-47 Thunderbolt Bolton-Paul Defiant Bell P-63 King Cobra digress say have always liked looks midengine Bell Cobra series few months ago got see full-size Cobra Soviet colors traveling exhibited World War II Through Russian Eyes great see P-63 up close Try see exhibit travels around country very well-put-together exhibit about part World War II West familiar Web site exhibit wwwthroughrussianeyescom Some Jims unusual offerings include Bob DelaMater s twin pusher Stuart June1999 117 ltzak ben ltzak gets ready wind E Gorban Wakefield Parts ready-to-fly models now available Dick Meyers see text Jim OReilly readies Tubestake 3/87 MA plan #545 Mulvihill model Dawn Unlimited flight 1998 Nationals Carl Perkins assists 6t/v4n#u4z1 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIG BIRD FESTIVAL August21 & 221999 NoultemColoiudo AMA Sanctioned GIANT Scale Fly-In Ut Iwgest RC events Rocky Moimitain region Sponsored LoveAir RC Ckd Fr Style Eidiiltiu Hying Day Fumbling Sian Mciurtry -- #8 TOC08 Sutuday 8-4 & Simday 9-2 BIMI x 50 Paved muiway Paved Pit 51 Taidways liqiemi Ares cencesslwis RV Ci Paling no Imokiqas Pilot Raffles & Emily Ihawmgs bit Sc* Kb Starters Fuel much PuMic Rattle tel RU 111am Senior Cadet RMA&NMmieslhitily lispecllmis & N Membership Required $10ULuluFu Cu, 14 CeAuII Low-Al 0/Cs LowlandOrake Field IOree 75 MInuteeA 0010/01Nj CO Contacts Cutest lNiectw Lloyd McConnell 970 880-5101 Event flhector Mark SmIth 970 167-8575 Fm mue hitolmatiin picterus ot last years evult wwwtortnetug/loveairrc/ Box 1063 Lorain Ohio 44055 X4P hone 440-282-8354 16 Clipper rI1 Ta Big Flying Scale Kits Over Two Foot Span * Piper Cub$1995 *Stlnson 125$1995 * Piper PA-16$1995 * Jodel$1995 Semi-Scale Kits C02 Rubber Power 22 Span * Taylorcraft$1295 * Stinson Voyager .$1 295 * PC-6 Porter$1295 Contest-Sport Kits * Hornet Embryo$1295 * Hornet P30$1795 Fits P-30 & Pee Wee Rules * NEW Bostonian Knight $1 295 Outdoor Peanut Scale Kits 13 Span * Cub$1095 * Stinson 125$1095 * Vagabond$1095 * Farman$1095 *Jodel$1095 *Fike$1195 1/2 Ft/C Gas Electric Kits Fits Astro 035 Taylorcraft 5 Stinson 125 5 HARD TO FIND ITEMS Over 20 Sizes Rubber Strip Japanese Tissue Super Fine Balsa Sheets & Strips Add 10% Shipping $500 Minimum Shipping Catalog $200 Savages Space Wamp Nostalgia Gas model 53 Zaic Year Book Ed Schiossers Best-by-Test Altimeter interesting plan John Krekoviks Wild Blue design features elliptical wing stab outlines very high thrustline engine position fuselage construction round stringered things reminiscent Civy Boy design has 40-inch span just recently approved Nostalgia plans priced $3 $20 depending size Most fall $8 $10 range Shipping extra Plans can ordered rolled additional $350 per order catalog send dollar Jim OReilly 4760 N Battin Wichita KS 67220 Gorban Parts number years Ed Turner helped out friend Ukrainian FiB flier Eugene Gorban distributing models components United States Eds annual trip European contests allowed him keep up latest technology information freely shared us country Last fall Ed lost struggle leukemia upbeat spirit inspiration us knew him Eds request Dick Myers has taken over distribution Gorban FiB parts models Some items available include complete model $800 well components Some include DPR Delayed Prop Release front end $160 fiberglass-covered balsa prop blades $50 finished 1734mm span wing $200 finished stab $28 Some favorites aluminum post horn all-moving rudder $10 molded carbon-fiber stab leading edgeDbox $12 item measures 5 6mm 383mm long Weight around 17g last item surprisingly stiff both torsion bending need carbon-fiber trailing edge some carbon-capped balsa ribs make very stiff stab Also available clear quarter-mil MyIarTM unidirectional carbon cloth Ukrainian aramid cloth lightweight glass cloth yellow plastic Czech Republic P-30 props information catalog contact Dick Myers 890 Skylark Drive Chico CA 95926-7 103 Tel 530 345-5901 Fax 530 893-5711 E-mail dickm@dcsinet Model Aviation T FREE FLIGHT OR SMALL RC THE UJjP~X 7 30 watt High Eff Ictency motor ft Versatite 6/ tight weight 2Or3ii OpemitOn Handies l2oz 250 sq modeis W1MN~S S995 PIe add $160 peeUg9seIeg le let, toSI POKOX 11598 6@LDS3@RO MC 27532 K

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