Free Flight DURA TION Bob user FUTURE SHOCK now some 90% Free Flight applications time-proved materials Thirtiesbalsa sticks Japa nese tissue Amhroid glue similar ehoicel nitrate dope perhaps overcoat fuel-prooferwork just fine change have winner have changed areas good wood prop hard heat engine-power applications seri ous outdoor rubber-power endeavor succession space-age materials has largely taken over increasingly severe enginepower applications molded polystyrene molded nylon molded fiberglass-reinforced nylon unidirectional fiberglass epoxy unidirectional carbon-fibers epoxy addition time-honored celluloidin-acetone glues now have pal lette white glues yellow glues polyesters epoxies cyanoacrylates finally learned spell Ill nor abbreviate italong catalysts accelerators retarders activators thinners thickeners plasticizers whatnot have some problems things have learned cope put good use now have another space-age material cope boron filament might turn out pain em pennage worth might answer maidens prayer although con fess dont know maidens go around praying Dear God let beat George Perryman just once Regarding boron filaments quote brochure supplied Model Research Laboratories MRLthe corporate head quarters shipping receiving research marketing facilities probably oc cupy 10-by-l0-ft corner Curt Stevens garage Boron Filament space-age material ideally suited high-performance models material light stiff strong already having major effect World-Championship-caliber models 'Boron filament has ix half times strength-to-weight ratio alu minum six times relative stiffness-to62 Model Aviation weight ratio tool steel modulus 58000000 psi tensile strength 550000 psi boron strongest material known Coupled weight 093 lb per cubic inch compared aluminum 097 n see boron replacing steel aluminum titanium carbon fiber yes balsa have scratched surface applications ay years before really learn use boron its best advantage models brochure mentions appli cations including use microfilm-covered Indoor models asked former Indoor World Champ Bud Romak what Stevens kid trying pull off us said true pair filaments boron glued near top balsa-tube motorstick re duce eliminate need other external bracing prop rudder outlines can consist entirely boron filament Besides making dent Outdoor FF scene Bud others have used diagonal brac ing huge ultra-light early-morning Mul vihill rubber-power models Some Team Williams lads using /32-thick longerons capped boron achiev ing such low weights youd call liar told low really entry fee $25 000 feet MRLs 004-in diameter boron $40 2000 ft $75 5000 ft $130 10000 ft tting ridiculous Prices include shipping tax MRL also peddles carbon fiber microfilm ad dress MRL 24692 Nymphia Mission Vi ejo CA 92691 just finally begin ning get hang sticks tissue Cameron back maybe never went away Anyhow Cameron still marketing some same model plane engines selling during Thirties Forties Fifties aircraft engines include fol lowing 1950 19 piston-ring $2860 1950 19 lapped-piston S2860 1950 19 double jet $3080 1959 15 lapped-piston $2530 1959 15 variable-speed $3520 1937 23 spark ignition $11550 Prices include ship ping California residents add 6% no CODs Some parts available stock limited Cameron also still sells line marine engines accessories such props drive shaft kits bread-and-butter nowadays appears its line highspeed sensitive drill presses address Cameron Precision Engineering Company Sonora CA 95370 Split-rudder flaps Remember photo Bill Warner flying wing glider shown August 1983 issue em ployed drag flaps popped out either side fin serve dethermalizer Bill observed werent too effec tive Gordon Codding used similar scheme once shown December 1952 issue Aeromodeller Gordons model entire rudder split aft hinge post rubberband held two halves se curely against pin protruding top fuselage fuse tucked under rubberband did its usual trick No snuffer tube used incidentally Other rub berbands pulled flaps open strings limited opening angles degree dethermalizer action could adjusted changing lengths strings could also direction models rotation Gordon says system quite effective Tools trade Raymond Lefrancois wrote to tell about item has fair amount enthusiasm breast drill used winder rubber-power models switching crank shaft another get either 2/2l 11 ratio both seem bit low side purposes says workmanship first-rate price19 bucks p1us usual pretty little all-balsa sport model being held its designer/builder Ed Lidgard bears family resemblance larger Sparky designanother Eds famous models little ship climbs like rocket fuselage hollowed balsa block takes Ed 21/2 hours makein fact says takes 21/2 hours regardless size extrasis 'right' Thats 'sale' price went off June 30 worse luck regular price $38 price Id inclined bit shopping first vendor Mason Sullivan ad dress later Ill confess drill didnt really turn much because low ratios what did turn tear-off Lefrancois sent whole lot other stuff way tricky tools might help solve some model-making prob lems clamps planes drills squares backsaws awls knives chisels gouges hundred-or-so patterns gosh knows what Wooden planes frame saws kinds old-fashioned tools used borrow granddad early Thirties seem coming back old-fashioned tools Partially think some sort nostalgia kick mainly because work As evidence increasing popularity such stuff point out Sears has recently added bunch its catalog modern tools cant guarantee sort stuff will make model-building life happier productive might thats Im calling atten tion few vendors plucked per haps ill-named non-modeling tools file listed below no particular order what soever interested request catalog might say 'Send $200 please just might best two bucks ever spent Mason Sullivan Co 586 Higgins Crowell Rd West Yarmouth MA 02673 US General 100 Commercial St Plainview NY 11803 J Cheaps Sons Cheaps Pond Park Box 7199 Warrensville OH 44128 Consumers Bargain Corp 109 Wheeler Ave Pleasantville NY 10570 Leichtung Inc 4944 Commerce Parkway Cleveland OH 44128 Craftsman Wood Service Co 1735 W Cortland Ave. Addi son IL 60101 Woodworkers Store 21801 Industrial Blvd Rogers MN 55374 Constantine 2050 Eastchester Road Bronx NY 10461 Garrett Wade 161 Ave Americas New York NY 10013 Sportys Tool Shop Clermont County Airport Bata via OH 45103 Frank Mittermeier Inc 3577 East Tremont Ave New York NY 10465 Fine Tool Shop 20-28 Backus Ave Danbury CT 06810 Brookstone 127 Vose Farm Rd Peterborough NH 03458 Woodcraft Dept FW93 41 Atlantic Ave Box 4000 Woburn MA 01888 Seven Cor ners Ace Hdw Inc 216 West 7th St St Paul MN 55102 other sources listed Fine Woodworking magazine can found retail stores cater woodworkers Needless say am position either endorse recommend outfits merely present suggested sources Book review Making Scale Model Air planes FIx William F McCombs 80 pages 8 x II paperback published Aircraft Data Box 32021 Dallas TX 75224 $795 postpaid confused McCombs earlier book Flx ing Improving Scale Model Airplanes same format about twice thick some material entirely new large condensation earlier book short book chock full infor mation about designing building flying scale model aircraft good practical stuff very few math formulas rather occasional graph necessary nail things down quantitatively rolled Zaics Yearbooks C H Grants late-Thirties articles brought information up-to-date condensed book little kids far should thoroughly understandable 14-year-old ordinary reading ability desire build fly model planes well However other hand mature experienced adult Scale modeler would find great deal useful information addition great deal information presented applies nonscale Free Flight other forms model aviation well contains much infor mation difficult know start stop best can hit few highlights particularly useful table giving Continued page 159 December 1983 63 Pacific Ace rendered Sherman Gillespie Old-Timer exemplifies charm old stick-and-tissue ships have good solid performer too difficult build kit available CPM Products 722 Lennox Yreka CA 96097 high-tech circle-tow zoom-launch everything-else towhook A-2 Towline Gliders manufac tured Jim Bradley 4847 Headlee Dr Orlando FL 32812 Ask him everything works point lot people information and/or questions smart enough realize using 20-cent stamp send check might well put some words too important otherwise might never have sent words magazine columnists share two basic problems First getting people send problems ideas questions whatever Second cost individual replies Thats us time time ask SASEs expect reply have long convinced lot people useful questions answers feel things too trivial bother anybody Theyre wrong because no question tri vial need answer dont have automatically makes answer non-trivial Also consider questions useful answers because answer settles question trying find answer question can often lead finding answers lot questionswhich leads us back ser endipity Im pleased get letters Ill send book autographed course answer questions best abil ity bug about SASE Now thats pretty good return $1095 investment isnt Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 FF Duration/Meuser Continued paqe 63 key data proportions 126 aircraft built between 1910 1971 quantities listed important flying characteristics scale models ratio hori zontal tail area wing area ratio tail moment arm average chord tail vol ume ratio nose length average chord wing aspect ratio book includes extensive list magazine articles books covering subjects interest Scale model ers list hundreds plans Flying Scale models another three-view drawings other information about full-size aircraft Another nifty $995 STINSON OneOus e VOYAGERWing Span 0 752 pcs Mammoth Kits designed Quadra other 2 cycle engines Plywood & Softwood construction $9950 BONZO Almost 1/3 Scale Sport Pylon Pattern Flying 60 Quadra Power Wing Span 54 1 Pc one-page small-print trouble-shooting chart 24 flying problems listed together causes cures Another table nearly missed gives various databut es pecially predicted flight duration rubber-power models 93 aircraft predictions guaranteed 100% accurate course should serve good guide relative performance poten tial dont mean imply book entirely made up tablesporobably less 10% tablesbut table darned good way cram lot information small space indicative time spent author putting book together could carry entire column about book still merely scratch surface Wrist watch/stopwatch/alarm clock calculator/calendar years ago wrote item about Armitron watch stopwatch turned out turkey Im little gun-shy about certainly crammed full features day date time beeper can set go off Capable carrying 10 lbs cargo Wing Span 4 2 pcs GIANT SCALE PLANS Including Assembly Instructions Available U-S Airplanes Boats $1 795 SET 256w ENTERPRISES Schuman Dr Newmarket Alabama 35761 Phone 1 -205-852-2566 PO Box 82 Belmont Ontario NOt iBO Phone 1-519-644-0375 hour alarm can set beep-beepbeep its fool head off 630 am Monday Wednesday Friday tor ex ample full-feature 1/100-sec stopwatch split time-out function fourfunction eight-digit calculator constant memory features can set beep time push button As far longevity concerned pay money take chances price right15 bucks postpaid Indoor mod eler Bob Randolph 25145 Lawton Ave Loma Linda CA 92354 find self dire straits food-wise can al ways eat thing case obviously made licorice Im sure could stand beepbeep stuff fortunately highfrequency hearing completely shot days Im going have get neat compact very expensive new hearing aids first thing Im going get turn off Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St Oakland CA 94619 *** ****** * * *** ***** * * WANDITTM * *P1 Pill * ers invited * *lore year warrantyl * * * OrOry * * Stich Abrasives *A Keen Machine' *sandng control fsr * *895 Basic md * rits *10895 Builder Special ccl2 fiat 1 half * und wand 5each 6 grts *12895 Deluxe includes 3flat 2 half *round wandsI huff wands * * tO eachsf 6 grits * *Additional Wandsand Abrasoes available* *See yourlocal hobhy shop *80015 ELMORE No 2141 288 5789 Boo 266 tuite locus 75149 ember 1983 159 BIG BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANES NOW PRODUCED IN THE US LOADMASTER CORD gives exceptional aa encelient finish 1 fiat Wand 1 Finally.. 1/3 Scale Realism lightweight highly detailed realistic pilot figure scale R/C model aircraft figure shown 1/3 scale civilian seated approximately 125 tall 310 mm weighs 15 ounces comes complete including instructions painting fits 1/3 scale planes including Pitts Eagle Homebuilts ORDER YOURS TODAY Produced byPrice $1995 William M Hawke $200 shipping 7148 Lasting Light Way Columbia MD 21045 Ask dealer order direct 1/4 scale coming soon
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/12
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 159
Free Flight DURA TION Bob user FUTURE SHOCK now some 90% Free Flight applications time-proved materials Thirtiesbalsa sticks Japa nese tissue Amhroid glue similar ehoicel nitrate dope perhaps overcoat fuel-prooferwork just fine change have winner have changed areas good wood prop hard heat engine-power applications seri ous outdoor rubber-power endeavor succession space-age materials has largely taken over increasingly severe enginepower applications molded polystyrene molded nylon molded fiberglass-reinforced nylon unidirectional fiberglass epoxy unidirectional carbon-fibers epoxy addition time-honored celluloidin-acetone glues now have pal lette white glues yellow glues polyesters epoxies cyanoacrylates finally learned spell Ill nor abbreviate italong catalysts accelerators retarders activators thinners thickeners plasticizers whatnot have some problems things have learned cope put good use now have another space-age material cope boron filament might turn out pain em pennage worth might answer maidens prayer although con fess dont know maidens go around praying Dear God let beat George Perryman just once Regarding boron filaments quote brochure supplied Model Research Laboratories MRLthe corporate head quarters shipping receiving research marketing facilities probably oc cupy 10-by-l0-ft corner Curt Stevens garage Boron Filament space-age material ideally suited high-performance models material light stiff strong already having major effect World-Championship-caliber models 'Boron filament has ix half times strength-to-weight ratio alu minum six times relative stiffness-to62 Model Aviation weight ratio tool steel modulus 58000000 psi tensile strength 550000 psi boron strongest material known Coupled weight 093 lb per cubic inch compared aluminum 097 n see boron replacing steel aluminum titanium carbon fiber yes balsa have scratched surface applications ay years before really learn use boron its best advantage models brochure mentions appli cations including use microfilm-covered Indoor models asked former Indoor World Champ Bud Romak what Stevens kid trying pull off us said true pair filaments boron glued near top balsa-tube motorstick re duce eliminate need other external bracing prop rudder outlines can consist entirely boron filament Besides making dent Outdoor FF scene Bud others have used diagonal brac ing huge ultra-light early-morning Mul vihill rubber-power models Some Team Williams lads using /32-thick longerons capped boron achiev ing such low weights youd call liar told low really entry fee $25 000 feet MRLs 004-in diameter boron $40 2000 ft $75 5000 ft $130 10000 ft tting ridiculous Prices include shipping tax MRL also peddles carbon fiber microfilm ad dress MRL 24692 Nymphia Mission Vi ejo CA 92691 just finally begin ning get hang sticks tissue Cameron back maybe never went away Anyhow Cameron still marketing some same model plane engines selling during Thirties Forties Fifties aircraft engines include fol lowing 1950 19 piston-ring $2860 1950 19 lapped-piston S2860 1950 19 double jet $3080 1959 15 lapped-piston $2530 1959 15 variable-speed $3520 1937 23 spark ignition $11550 Prices include ship ping California residents add 6% no CODs Some parts available stock limited Cameron also still sells line marine engines accessories such props drive shaft kits bread-and-butter nowadays appears its line highspeed sensitive drill presses address Cameron Precision Engineering Company Sonora CA 95370 Split-rudder flaps Remember photo Bill Warner flying wing glider shown August 1983 issue em ployed drag flaps popped out either side fin serve dethermalizer Bill observed werent too effec tive Gordon Codding used similar scheme once shown December 1952 issue Aeromodeller Gordons model entire rudder split aft hinge post rubberband held two halves se curely against pin protruding top fuselage fuse tucked under rubberband did its usual trick No snuffer tube used incidentally Other rub berbands pulled flaps open strings limited opening angles degree dethermalizer action could adjusted changing lengths strings could also direction models rotation Gordon says system quite effective Tools trade Raymond Lefrancois wrote to tell about item has fair amount enthusiasm breast drill used winder rubber-power models switching crank shaft another get either 2/2l 11 ratio both seem bit low side purposes says workmanship first-rate price19 bucks p1us usual pretty little all-balsa sport model being held its designer/builder Ed Lidgard bears family resemblance larger Sparky designanother Eds famous models little ship climbs like rocket fuselage hollowed balsa block takes Ed 21/2 hours makein fact says takes 21/2 hours regardless size extrasis 'right' Thats 'sale' price went off June 30 worse luck regular price $38 price Id inclined bit shopping first vendor Mason Sullivan ad dress later Ill confess drill didnt really turn much because low ratios what did turn tear-off Lefrancois sent whole lot other stuff way tricky tools might help solve some model-making prob lems clamps planes drills squares backsaws awls knives chisels gouges hundred-or-so patterns gosh knows what Wooden planes frame saws kinds old-fashioned tools used borrow granddad early Thirties seem coming back old-fashioned tools Partially think some sort nostalgia kick mainly because work As evidence increasing popularity such stuff point out Sears has recently added bunch its catalog modern tools cant guarantee sort stuff will make model-building life happier productive might thats Im calling atten tion few vendors plucked per haps ill-named non-modeling tools file listed below no particular order what soever interested request catalog might say 'Send $200 please just might best two bucks ever spent Mason Sullivan Co 586 Higgins Crowell Rd West Yarmouth MA 02673 US General 100 Commercial St Plainview NY 11803 J Cheaps Sons Cheaps Pond Park Box 7199 Warrensville OH 44128 Consumers Bargain Corp 109 Wheeler Ave Pleasantville NY 10570 Leichtung Inc 4944 Commerce Parkway Cleveland OH 44128 Craftsman Wood Service Co 1735 W Cortland Ave. Addi son IL 60101 Woodworkers Store 21801 Industrial Blvd Rogers MN 55374 Constantine 2050 Eastchester Road Bronx NY 10461 Garrett Wade 161 Ave Americas New York NY 10013 Sportys Tool Shop Clermont County Airport Bata via OH 45103 Frank Mittermeier Inc 3577 East Tremont Ave New York NY 10465 Fine Tool Shop 20-28 Backus Ave Danbury CT 06810 Brookstone 127 Vose Farm Rd Peterborough NH 03458 Woodcraft Dept FW93 41 Atlantic Ave Box 4000 Woburn MA 01888 Seven Cor ners Ace Hdw Inc 216 West 7th St St Paul MN 55102 other sources listed Fine Woodworking magazine can found retail stores cater woodworkers Needless say am position either endorse recommend outfits merely present suggested sources Book review Making Scale Model Air planes FIx William F McCombs 80 pages 8 x II paperback published Aircraft Data Box 32021 Dallas TX 75224 $795 postpaid confused McCombs earlier book Flx ing Improving Scale Model Airplanes same format about twice thick some material entirely new large condensation earlier book short book chock full infor mation about designing building flying scale model aircraft good practical stuff very few math formulas rather occasional graph necessary nail things down quantitatively rolled Zaics Yearbooks C H Grants late-Thirties articles brought information up-to-date condensed book little kids far should thoroughly understandable 14-year-old ordinary reading ability desire build fly model planes well However other hand mature experienced adult Scale modeler would find great deal useful information addition great deal information presented applies nonscale Free Flight other forms model aviation well contains much infor mation difficult know start stop best can hit few highlights particularly useful table giving Continued page 159 December 1983 63 Pacific Ace rendered Sherman Gillespie Old-Timer exemplifies charm old stick-and-tissue ships have good solid performer too difficult build kit available CPM Products 722 Lennox Yreka CA 96097 high-tech circle-tow zoom-launch everything-else towhook A-2 Towline Gliders manufac tured Jim Bradley 4847 Headlee Dr Orlando FL 32812 Ask him everything works point lot people information and/or questions smart enough realize using 20-cent stamp send check might well put some words too important otherwise might never have sent words magazine columnists share two basic problems First getting people send problems ideas questions whatever Second cost individual replies Thats us time time ask SASEs expect reply have long convinced lot people useful questions answers feel things too trivial bother anybody Theyre wrong because no question tri vial need answer dont have automatically makes answer non-trivial Also consider questions useful answers because answer settles question trying find answer question can often lead finding answers lot questionswhich leads us back ser endipity Im pleased get letters Ill send book autographed course answer questions best abil ity bug about SASE Now thats pretty good return $1095 investment isnt Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 FF Duration/Meuser Continued paqe 63 key data proportions 126 aircraft built between 1910 1971 quantities listed important flying characteristics scale models ratio hori zontal tail area wing area ratio tail moment arm average chord tail vol ume ratio nose length average chord wing aspect ratio book includes extensive list magazine articles books covering subjects interest Scale model ers list hundreds plans Flying Scale models another three-view drawings other information about full-size aircraft Another nifty $995 STINSON OneOus e VOYAGERWing Span 0 752 pcs Mammoth Kits designed Quadra other 2 cycle engines Plywood & Softwood construction $9950 BONZO Almost 1/3 Scale Sport Pylon Pattern Flying 60 Quadra Power Wing Span 54 1 Pc one-page small-print trouble-shooting chart 24 flying problems listed together causes cures Another table nearly missed gives various databut es pecially predicted flight duration rubber-power models 93 aircraft predictions guaranteed 100% accurate course should serve good guide relative performance poten tial dont mean imply book entirely made up tablesporobably less 10% tablesbut table darned good way cram lot information small space indicative time spent author putting book together could carry entire column about book still merely scratch surface Wrist watch/stopwatch/alarm clock calculator/calendar years ago wrote item about Armitron watch stopwatch turned out turkey Im little gun-shy about certainly crammed full features day date time beeper can set go off Capable carrying 10 lbs cargo Wing Span 4 2 pcs GIANT SCALE PLANS Including Assembly Instructions Available U-S Airplanes Boats $1 795 SET 256w ENTERPRISES Schuman Dr Newmarket Alabama 35761 Phone 1 -205-852-2566 PO Box 82 Belmont Ontario NOt iBO Phone 1-519-644-0375 hour alarm can set beep-beepbeep its fool head off 630 am Monday Wednesday Friday tor ex ample full-feature 1/100-sec stopwatch split time-out function fourfunction eight-digit calculator constant memory features can set beep time push button As far longevity concerned pay money take chances price right15 bucks postpaid Indoor mod eler Bob Randolph 25145 Lawton Ave Loma Linda CA 92354 find self dire straits food-wise can al ways eat thing case obviously made licorice Im sure could stand beepbeep stuff fortunately highfrequency hearing completely shot days Im going have get neat compact very expensive new hearing aids first thing Im going get turn off Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St Oakland CA 94619 *** ****** * * *** ***** * * WANDITTM * *P1 Pill * ers invited * *lore year warrantyl * * * OrOry * * Stich Abrasives *A Keen Machine' *sandng control fsr * *895 Basic md * rits *10895 Builder Special ccl2 fiat 1 half * und wand 5each 6 grts *12895 Deluxe includes 3flat 2 half *round wandsI huff wands * * tO eachsf 6 grits * *Additional Wandsand Abrasoes available* *See yourlocal hobhy shop *80015 ELMORE No 2141 288 5789 Boo 266 tuite locus 75149 ember 1983 159 BIG BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANES NOW PRODUCED IN THE US LOADMASTER CORD gives exceptional aa encelient finish 1 fiat Wand 1 Finally.. 1/3 Scale Realism lightweight highly detailed realistic pilot figure scale R/C model aircraft figure shown 1/3 scale civilian seated approximately 125 tall 310 mm weighs 15 ounces comes complete including instructions painting fits 1/3 scale planes including Pitts Eagle Homebuilts ORDER YOURS TODAY Produced byPrice $1995 William M Hawke $200 shipping 7148 Lasting Light Way Columbia MD 21045 Ask dealer order direct 1/4 scale coming soon
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/12
Page Numbers: 62, 63, 159
Free Flight DURA TION Bob user FUTURE SHOCK now some 90% Free Flight applications time-proved materials Thirtiesbalsa sticks Japa nese tissue Amhroid glue similar ehoicel nitrate dope perhaps overcoat fuel-prooferwork just fine change have winner have changed areas good wood prop hard heat engine-power applications seri ous outdoor rubber-power endeavor succession space-age materials has largely taken over increasingly severe enginepower applications molded polystyrene molded nylon molded fiberglass-reinforced nylon unidirectional fiberglass epoxy unidirectional carbon-fibers epoxy addition time-honored celluloidin-acetone glues now have pal lette white glues yellow glues polyesters epoxies cyanoacrylates finally learned spell Ill nor abbreviate italong catalysts accelerators retarders activators thinners thickeners plasticizers whatnot have some problems things have learned cope put good use now have another space-age material cope boron filament might turn out pain em pennage worth might answer maidens prayer although con fess dont know maidens go around praying Dear God let beat George Perryman just once Regarding boron filaments quote brochure supplied Model Research Laboratories MRLthe corporate head quarters shipping receiving research marketing facilities probably oc cupy 10-by-l0-ft corner Curt Stevens garage Boron Filament space-age material ideally suited high-performance models material light stiff strong already having major effect World-Championship-caliber models 'Boron filament has ix half times strength-to-weight ratio alu minum six times relative stiffness-to62 Model Aviation weight ratio tool steel modulus 58000000 psi tensile strength 550000 psi boron strongest material known Coupled weight 093 lb per cubic inch compared aluminum 097 n see boron replacing steel aluminum titanium carbon fiber yes balsa have scratched surface applications ay years before really learn use boron its best advantage models brochure mentions appli cations including use microfilm-covered Indoor models asked former Indoor World Champ Bud Romak what Stevens kid trying pull off us said true pair filaments boron glued near top balsa-tube motorstick re duce eliminate need other external bracing prop rudder outlines can consist entirely boron filament Besides making dent Outdoor FF scene Bud others have used diagonal brac ing huge ultra-light early-morning Mul vihill rubber-power models Some Team Williams lads using /32-thick longerons capped boron achiev ing such low weights youd call liar told low really entry fee $25 000 feet MRLs 004-in diameter boron $40 2000 ft $75 5000 ft $130 10000 ft tting ridiculous Prices include shipping tax MRL also peddles carbon fiber microfilm ad dress MRL 24692 Nymphia Mission Vi ejo CA 92691 just finally begin ning get hang sticks tissue Cameron back maybe never went away Anyhow Cameron still marketing some same model plane engines selling during Thirties Forties Fifties aircraft engines include fol lowing 1950 19 piston-ring $2860 1950 19 lapped-piston S2860 1950 19 double jet $3080 1959 15 lapped-piston $2530 1959 15 variable-speed $3520 1937 23 spark ignition $11550 Prices include ship ping California residents add 6% no CODs Some parts available stock limited Cameron also still sells line marine engines accessories such props drive shaft kits bread-and-butter nowadays appears its line highspeed sensitive drill presses address Cameron Precision Engineering Company Sonora CA 95370 Split-rudder flaps Remember photo Bill Warner flying wing glider shown August 1983 issue em ployed drag flaps popped out either side fin serve dethermalizer Bill observed werent too effec tive Gordon Codding used similar scheme once shown December 1952 issue Aeromodeller Gordons model entire rudder split aft hinge post rubberband held two halves se curely against pin protruding top fuselage fuse tucked under rubberband did its usual trick No snuffer tube used incidentally Other rub berbands pulled flaps open strings limited opening angles degree dethermalizer action could adjusted changing lengths strings could also direction models rotation Gordon says system quite effective Tools trade Raymond Lefrancois wrote to tell about item has fair amount enthusiasm breast drill used winder rubber-power models switching crank shaft another get either 2/2l 11 ratio both seem bit low side purposes says workmanship first-rate price19 bucks p1us usual pretty little all-balsa sport model being held its designer/builder Ed Lidgard bears family resemblance larger Sparky designanother Eds famous models little ship climbs like rocket fuselage hollowed balsa block takes Ed 21/2 hours makein fact says takes 21/2 hours regardless size extrasis 'right' Thats 'sale' price went off June 30 worse luck regular price $38 price Id inclined bit shopping first vendor Mason Sullivan ad dress later Ill confess drill didnt really turn much because low ratios what did turn tear-off Lefrancois sent whole lot other stuff way tricky tools might help solve some model-making prob lems clamps planes drills squares backsaws awls knives chisels gouges hundred-or-so patterns gosh knows what Wooden planes frame saws kinds old-fashioned tools used borrow granddad early Thirties seem coming back old-fashioned tools Partially think some sort nostalgia kick mainly because work As evidence increasing popularity such stuff point out Sears has recently added bunch its catalog modern tools cant guarantee sort stuff will make model-building life happier productive might thats Im calling atten tion few vendors plucked per haps ill-named non-modeling tools file listed below no particular order what soever interested request catalog might say 'Send $200 please just might best two bucks ever spent Mason Sullivan Co 586 Higgins Crowell Rd West Yarmouth MA 02673 US General 100 Commercial St Plainview NY 11803 J Cheaps Sons Cheaps Pond Park Box 7199 Warrensville OH 44128 Consumers Bargain Corp 109 Wheeler Ave Pleasantville NY 10570 Leichtung Inc 4944 Commerce Parkway Cleveland OH 44128 Craftsman Wood Service Co 1735 W Cortland Ave. Addi son IL 60101 Woodworkers Store 21801 Industrial Blvd Rogers MN 55374 Constantine 2050 Eastchester Road Bronx NY 10461 Garrett Wade 161 Ave Americas New York NY 10013 Sportys Tool Shop Clermont County Airport Bata via OH 45103 Frank Mittermeier Inc 3577 East Tremont Ave New York NY 10465 Fine Tool Shop 20-28 Backus Ave Danbury CT 06810 Brookstone 127 Vose Farm Rd Peterborough NH 03458 Woodcraft Dept FW93 41 Atlantic Ave Box 4000 Woburn MA 01888 Seven Cor ners Ace Hdw Inc 216 West 7th St St Paul MN 55102 other sources listed Fine Woodworking magazine can found retail stores cater woodworkers Needless say am position either endorse recommend outfits merely present suggested sources Book review Making Scale Model Air planes FIx William F McCombs 80 pages 8 x II paperback published Aircraft Data Box 32021 Dallas TX 75224 $795 postpaid confused McCombs earlier book Flx ing Improving Scale Model Airplanes same format about twice thick some material entirely new large condensation earlier book short book chock full infor mation about designing building flying scale model aircraft good practical stuff very few math formulas rather occasional graph necessary nail things down quantitatively rolled Zaics Yearbooks C H Grants late-Thirties articles brought information up-to-date condensed book little kids far should thoroughly understandable 14-year-old ordinary reading ability desire build fly model planes well However other hand mature experienced adult Scale modeler would find great deal useful information addition great deal information presented applies nonscale Free Flight other forms model aviation well contains much infor mation difficult know start stop best can hit few highlights particularly useful table giving Continued page 159 December 1983 63 Pacific Ace rendered Sherman Gillespie Old-Timer exemplifies charm old stick-and-tissue ships have good solid performer too difficult build kit available CPM Products 722 Lennox Yreka CA 96097 high-tech circle-tow zoom-launch everything-else towhook A-2 Towline Gliders manufac tured Jim Bradley 4847 Headlee Dr Orlando FL 32812 Ask him everything works point lot people information and/or questions smart enough realize using 20-cent stamp send check might well put some words too important otherwise might never have sent words magazine columnists share two basic problems First getting people send problems ideas questions whatever Second cost individual replies Thats us time time ask SASEs expect reply have long convinced lot people useful questions answers feel things too trivial bother anybody Theyre wrong because no question tri vial need answer dont have automatically makes answer non-trivial Also consider questions useful answers because answer settles question trying find answer question can often lead finding answers lot questionswhich leads us back ser endipity Im pleased get letters Ill send book autographed course answer questions best abil ity bug about SASE Now thats pretty good return $1095 investment isnt Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 FF Duration/Meuser Continued paqe 63 key data proportions 126 aircraft built between 1910 1971 quantities listed important flying characteristics scale models ratio hori zontal tail area wing area ratio tail moment arm average chord tail vol ume ratio nose length average chord wing aspect ratio book includes extensive list magazine articles books covering subjects interest Scale model ers list hundreds plans Flying Scale models another three-view drawings other information about full-size aircraft Another nifty $995 STINSON OneOus e VOYAGERWing Span 0 752 pcs Mammoth Kits designed Quadra other 2 cycle engines Plywood & Softwood construction $9950 BONZO Almost 1/3 Scale Sport Pylon Pattern Flying 60 Quadra Power Wing Span 54 1 Pc one-page small-print trouble-shooting chart 24 flying problems listed together causes cures Another table nearly missed gives various databut es pecially predicted flight duration rubber-power models 93 aircraft predictions guaranteed 100% accurate course should serve good guide relative performance poten tial dont mean imply book entirely made up tablesporobably less 10% tablesbut table darned good way cram lot information small space indicative time spent author putting book together could carry entire column about book still merely scratch surface Wrist watch/stopwatch/alarm clock calculator/calendar years ago wrote item about Armitron watch stopwatch turned out turkey Im little gun-shy about certainly crammed full features day date time beeper can set go off Capable carrying 10 lbs cargo Wing Span 4 2 pcs GIANT SCALE PLANS Including Assembly Instructions Available U-S Airplanes Boats $1 795 SET 256w ENTERPRISES Schuman Dr Newmarket Alabama 35761 Phone 1 -205-852-2566 PO Box 82 Belmont Ontario NOt iBO Phone 1-519-644-0375 hour alarm can set beep-beepbeep its fool head off 630 am Monday Wednesday Friday tor ex ample full-feature 1/100-sec stopwatch split time-out function fourfunction eight-digit calculator constant memory features can set beep time push button As far longevity concerned pay money take chances price right15 bucks postpaid Indoor mod eler Bob Randolph 25145 Lawton Ave Loma Linda CA 92354 find self dire straits food-wise can al ways eat thing case obviously made licorice Im sure could stand beepbeep stuff fortunately highfrequency hearing completely shot days Im going have get neat compact very expensive new hearing aids first thing Im going get turn off Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St Oakland CA 94619 *** ****** * * *** ***** * * WANDITTM * *P1 Pill * ers invited * *lore year warrantyl * * * OrOry * * Stich Abrasives *A Keen Machine' *sandng control fsr * *895 Basic md * rits *10895 Builder Special ccl2 fiat 1 half * und wand 5each 6 grts *12895 Deluxe includes 3flat 2 half *round wandsI huff wands * * tO eachsf 6 grits * *Additional 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