Free Flight. Indoor. BudTenny TWO Really Good Performances Both Jim Richmond 8442 total made him Indoor World Champion again Bud Romak defending World Champion 1976 World Championship placed second total 8 142 gave really good performances recently completed 1978 Indoor World Champion ships event once again held Cardington hangars Cardington Eng land Although complete story ap pears elsewhere issue couldnt miss opportunity congratulate Jim Bud stellar performances Name FFer Hall Fame Na tional Free Flight Society has instituted Free Flight Hall Fame order give due recognition individuals have contributed development/ furtherance Free Flight Model Airplane activities Nominations now order II II SHARPENED BALSA PEGL.J TRIM FLUSH AND GLUE should received Jan 31 1979 nominations must include detailed narrative regarding accomplish ments individual over years following considerations apply a Scientific developments directly tributable model airplane developments b Designs have formed trend copied c Sportsmanship rapport field d Individuals have through efforts coagulated concepts/designs/ edited down written word understood average modeler e Nominees must known handful modelers Send nominations J Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 What Makes Life Easier Contest fliers find various gadgets third hand type devices greatly helpful contest models either delicate somewhat finicky during process preparing launch especially under contest pressure Anything helps us calm careful such times valuable per haps indispensable can contrib ute greatly winning may few devices have highlighted previous columns time fliers share neat ideas rest us Remember picture worth thousand words send us clear black-and-white photos helpful flight line device photo used paid $5 get chance show own inventiveness Share 50 Model Aviation Barbara Cox holding Bob Boyer winds Easy n 5arbara serves anchor person Chuck Bentley plc Fig 1 balsa peg bottom tissue sock ets serves double duty makes gluing bot tom post easier top peg allows wing post bottom out safely Continued page 107 Stan Chiltons adjustable stab Incidence allows quick held trim Only close look reveals tiny tissue socket end tail boom Rudder leading edge slides up down through socket adjust stabilizer inci dence Photograph author Special magnifiers ease repair flying tasks poor lighting common indoor sites see textl Photograph author C 4tST MO AL ONLY $1095 DU-BRO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 480 BONNER ROAD WAUCONDA ILL 60084 RO FYi FUEL PUMP NEW CONCEPT IN FUEL PUMPS ONLY ONE MOVING PART ING TO BREAK OR WEAR OUT LIGHT COMPACT AND RUGGED ONLY2WIDEAND 2-7/8 INDIA HAND OPERA TED AND REVER SIBLE S IN AND OUT HIGH VOLUME FLOW PUMP COMES ASSEMBLED AND MOUNTS ON GALLON CANS QUICK EASY INSTALLATION PUMP COMES COMPLETE WITH STEEL MOUNTING BRACKETS HARDWARE AND FUEL TUBING No191 eleventh US rode Jim Rich monds exceptional World Champion per formance garner second-place team award defending World Champion Bud Romak distinguished himself plac ing strong second first contest have seen very long time fortunes bad weather did influence outcome fliers new personal high times Japanese moved tenth place 1976 fourth year Swiss lacking third mem ber challenge team cup have steadily progressed since 1974 initia tion three 37-minute flights imagine what might have done pigeon bombings Jim Richmond last won World Championship 1968 Lets hope doesnt limit once decade FF Duration/Meuser continued page 49 library especially free-fighters Winding Stooge Etc CHE Hobbies has recently introduced stooge hold rubber-power models Mulvihills Wakefields down Constructed almost entirely 6061-T6 structural grade aluminum alloy has such nifty features aircraft-type quick release pins secure back stays head place foam padded model support shelf drive ground first remove top end secured quick-release pin insert its place plug distrib utes load hammer blows Tom Cashman writing Batsheet says isnt quite up contending rock studded soil Harts Lake Prairie drives piece /2-inch steel rod ground simply slips stooge tube over U-shaped head will ac cept models having rear peg tubes long 2 inches Some deep-bellied old-timers might fit distance cross pin bottom channel 11/4 inches price $2550 postpaid CHE Hobbies 10900 Eastwood Ave Inglewood CA 90304 CHE has several hundred other items free fighters including torquemeters rubber winders nitrate dope circle-tow hooks 1/64-sq 1/32-sq turbulator stock Japanese tissue Seelig timers Cox engines customized Kustom Krafts manship Bartels props about free flight competition kit business including old-timers stamped selfaddressed envelope will bring com plete list Anyone Free Flight Want get started free fight eh sonny Keep simple inexpensive go rubber power No use fussing little toys Wakefield Better count two models just case pair chem-milled motor tubes will run about $15 two ball-bearing front-end units will run $18 pair prop hubs about $4 About $25 worth balsa tissue dope wire miscellaneous tid bits should Youll need about three pounds rubber $26 Bob Piserchios winders $100 torquemeter $20 winding stooge $25 thermal detector will come handy $100 retrieval aids Binoculars good enough avoid instant eyestrain will run minimum $35 good compass about $13 youll need motorcycle should able get passable used trail bike about $250 fly danger setting fires fuses wont couple DT timers will run about $17 Lets see comes $648 Whats Cant afford Going look something less expensive like RC OK sonny just blew ex cuse needing motorcycle Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 FF Indoor/Tenny continued page 50 Plan Ahead Most experienced fliers fairly adept getting initial aerodynamic setups models sometimes extra adjustments needed last minute Especially critical top performance combination wing January 1979 107 U R T S S V PLANS BY RALPH BECK NOW AVAILABLE FROM lloaoe ENT CORP P0 BOX 9641 SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 92109 SEND lX FOR COMPLETE CATALOG OF AIRCRAFT HARDWARE & ACCESSORIESPLUS DESCRIPTIVE jENNY BROCHURE 1931 Gee Bee Super Sportster 1SIe IGeneral Arrange ICatalog 25c w T By1 Imont Drawing Bill Given ERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUO NM 87197 placement rather firmly tixed wing sockets mounted motor stick angular difference cidence between wing horizontal stabilizer Most fliers move wing posts up down sockets set wing cidence works quite well However few disadvantages moving wing posts least being quandry set posts first test flight fliers have found models have much repeatable performance wing posts cut proper length bottom out bottom sockets work Note Fig bottom socket has plug balsa glued firmly bottom motor stick Actually plug sharpened can extend out bot tom motor stick glued trimmed flush very im portant bottom end socket anchored motor sticks natural torsion resistance helps stabilize wings tendency twist under flight loads post fully inserted socket part available torsional leverage being used possibility post can slip out socket under load So instead making tiny marks post during test flying remember right mark cut off tiny bit longer post finger nail clippers ideal fully insert post again After flight trim finished wing posts automatically set up almost perfect flight adjustment next session What need change least two ways change incidence after cutting posts length Obviously minor trimming can done next session However too changes needed wing posts growth will appear stunted Stan Chilton uses variable incidence stabilizer models allows very fine tuning flight trim Stans setup doubly useful can seen photo Although sta bilizer bracing wires show photo leading edge rudder ex tends through stab about 11/2 inches serves bracing post also very close study photo shows tiny paper socket end tail boom post/leading edge going through socket tail boom shorter therefore lighter stabilizer incidence easily adjustable Take Close Look eyesight 20-20 glasses poor light indoor sites makes hard see tiny details models way im prove vision use magnifier such worn Fry Rodemsky photo Like other fliers Fry uses rubber 0-rings motors allow easier handling better torque control see section 0-rings previous column p 55 July 78 MA Sometimes 0-rings hard see proper hookup Flying Planned Aug 78 MA reported indoor activity throughout Midwest several other areas hold reg ular indoor sessions contests during Fall Winter months longest stretch activity occurs Miami Flor ida using Goodyear hangar Opa Locka Airport Miami Contact Dr John Martin 3227 Darwin St Miami FL 33133 details Also Ron Wil liams 1364 Lexington Ave New York NY 10028 has managed establish regular flying sessions Low Library Rotunda Columbia University New York City Another regular activity area Glastonbury Connecticut George Armstead ramrods monthly ses sions Contact George 89 Harvest Lane Glastonbury CT 06037 specific infor mation Visit groups area fly regularly live close enough---they nice friendly people Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 53 tains Smithsonians aeroplanes 3-view form $275 Title Aircraft National Air Space Museum Check money orders can made out above museum c/o Smithsonian Institution Washington DC 20566 nine-inch Peanut controversy has drawn fire sides com batants sending remote 3-views planes built nine-inch fuse lage would qualify Jumbo Nothing daunted dug up weirdo qualifies under present 13 wing span rule about 22 length around 250 sq descendant boxkite John Mar tins Boxmoth proves nothing except wing span alone doth make Pea nut Its spirit counts Frank Scott Dayton Buzzin Buzzards says Lets leave rules alone Ed Hopkins Fillmore CA suggests uniform 1/24 scale Flightmaster James Dean thinks area rule would about idea called Mooney Judging after its originator Planes ranked best worst point best 2 points next best etc score added flight placing makes low-score wins situation CD contestants agreeing before hand whether ties broken scale flying scores judges bound set ridiculous constricting rules can place Fike Lacey Forbes-Arnold right down line An interesting alternative takes some time tabulate having contestant rate planes giving hers top score possible Add em up average em No complaints Most people have pretty good idea what Peanut Let rest fly AMA rubber scale Manhat tan Cabin Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd. Santa Monica CA 90402 Wright Flight/Berliner continued page 60 basics flight control moved Biplane Glider 2 flown July August 1901 Kitty Hawk span 22 feet wing area 290 sq ft fully capable carrying man under variety wind conditions made some 60 flights longest almost 400 feet Like Bi plane Glider front elevator no vertical rudder fixed surface Wing warping now controlled hip cradle although flew better its predecessor lot changes would ob viously have made before could consider themselves flying late summer 1902 brought out Biplane Glider 3 built re sult extensive research means control machine grown wingspan 32 area 305 sq ft much greater aspect ratio reduced span-loading first twin rearmounted vertical fins directional sta bility supposed counteract disturbing tendency downwarped wing lag behind increase bank turn supposed correct What happening 108 Model Aviation REPLA-TECH MC KENZIE HWY PLAN S VIDA OREGON 97469____________
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/01
Page Numbers: 50, 107, 108
Free Flight. Indoor. BudTenny TWO Really Good Performances Both Jim Richmond 8442 total made him Indoor World Champion again Bud Romak defending World Champion 1976 World Championship placed second total 8 142 gave really good performances recently completed 1978 Indoor World Champion ships event once again held Cardington hangars Cardington Eng land Although complete story ap pears elsewhere issue couldnt miss opportunity congratulate Jim Bud stellar performances Name FFer Hall Fame Na tional Free Flight Society has instituted Free Flight Hall Fame order give due recognition individuals have contributed development/ furtherance Free Flight Model Airplane activities Nominations now order II II SHARPENED BALSA PEGL.J TRIM FLUSH AND GLUE should received Jan 31 1979 nominations must include detailed narrative regarding accomplish ments individual over years following considerations apply a Scientific developments directly tributable model airplane developments b Designs have formed trend copied c Sportsmanship rapport field d Individuals have through efforts coagulated concepts/designs/ edited down written word understood average modeler e Nominees must known handful modelers Send nominations J Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 What Makes Life Easier Contest fliers find various gadgets third hand type devices greatly helpful contest models either delicate somewhat finicky during process preparing launch especially under contest pressure Anything helps us calm careful such times valuable per haps indispensable can contrib ute greatly winning may few devices have highlighted previous columns time fliers share neat ideas rest us Remember picture worth thousand words send us clear black-and-white photos helpful flight line device photo used paid $5 get chance show own inventiveness Share 50 Model Aviation Barbara Cox holding Bob Boyer winds Easy n 5arbara serves anchor person Chuck Bentley plc Fig 1 balsa peg bottom tissue sock ets serves double duty makes gluing bot tom post easier top peg allows wing post bottom out safely Continued page 107 Stan Chiltons adjustable stab Incidence allows quick held trim Only close look reveals tiny tissue socket end tail boom Rudder leading edge slides up down through socket adjust stabilizer inci dence Photograph author Special magnifiers ease repair flying tasks poor lighting common indoor sites see textl Photograph author C 4tST MO AL ONLY $1095 DU-BRO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 480 BONNER ROAD WAUCONDA ILL 60084 RO FYi FUEL PUMP NEW CONCEPT IN FUEL PUMPS ONLY ONE MOVING PART ING TO BREAK OR WEAR OUT LIGHT COMPACT AND RUGGED ONLY2WIDEAND 2-7/8 INDIA HAND OPERA TED AND REVER SIBLE S IN AND OUT HIGH VOLUME FLOW PUMP COMES ASSEMBLED AND MOUNTS ON GALLON CANS QUICK EASY INSTALLATION PUMP COMES COMPLETE WITH STEEL MOUNTING BRACKETS HARDWARE AND FUEL TUBING No191 eleventh US rode Jim Rich monds exceptional World Champion per formance garner second-place team award defending World Champion Bud Romak distinguished himself plac ing strong second first contest have seen very long time fortunes bad weather did influence outcome fliers new personal high times Japanese moved tenth place 1976 fourth year Swiss lacking third mem ber challenge team cup have steadily progressed since 1974 initia tion three 37-minute flights imagine what might have done pigeon bombings Jim Richmond last won World Championship 1968 Lets hope doesnt limit once decade FF Duration/Meuser continued page 49 library especially free-fighters Winding Stooge Etc CHE Hobbies has recently introduced stooge hold rubber-power models Mulvihills Wakefields down Constructed almost entirely 6061-T6 structural grade aluminum alloy has such nifty features aircraft-type quick release pins secure back stays head place foam padded model support shelf drive ground first remove top end secured quick-release pin insert its place plug distrib utes load hammer blows Tom Cashman writing Batsheet says isnt quite up contending rock studded soil Harts Lake Prairie drives piece /2-inch steel rod ground simply slips stooge tube over U-shaped head will ac cept models having rear peg tubes long 2 inches Some deep-bellied old-timers might fit distance cross pin bottom channel 11/4 inches price $2550 postpaid CHE Hobbies 10900 Eastwood Ave Inglewood CA 90304 CHE has several hundred other items free fighters including torquemeters rubber winders nitrate dope circle-tow hooks 1/64-sq 1/32-sq turbulator stock Japanese tissue Seelig timers Cox engines customized Kustom Krafts manship Bartels props about free flight competition kit business including old-timers stamped selfaddressed envelope will bring com plete list Anyone Free Flight Want get started free fight eh sonny Keep simple inexpensive go rubber power No use fussing little toys Wakefield Better count two models just case pair chem-milled motor tubes will run about $15 two ball-bearing front-end units will run $18 pair prop hubs about $4 About $25 worth balsa tissue dope wire miscellaneous tid bits should Youll need about three pounds rubber $26 Bob Piserchios winders $100 torquemeter $20 winding stooge $25 thermal detector will come handy $100 retrieval aids Binoculars good enough avoid instant eyestrain will run minimum $35 good compass about $13 youll need motorcycle should able get passable used trail bike about $250 fly danger setting fires fuses wont couple DT timers will run about $17 Lets see comes $648 Whats Cant afford Going look something less expensive like RC OK sonny just blew ex cuse needing motorcycle Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 FF Indoor/Tenny continued page 50 Plan Ahead Most experienced fliers fairly adept getting initial aerodynamic setups models sometimes extra adjustments needed last minute Especially critical top performance combination wing January 1979 107 U R T S S V PLANS BY RALPH BECK NOW AVAILABLE FROM lloaoe ENT CORP P0 BOX 9641 SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 92109 SEND lX FOR COMPLETE CATALOG OF AIRCRAFT HARDWARE & ACCESSORIESPLUS DESCRIPTIVE jENNY BROCHURE 1931 Gee Bee Super Sportster 1SIe IGeneral Arrange ICatalog 25c w T By1 Imont Drawing Bill Given ERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUO NM 87197 placement rather firmly tixed wing sockets mounted motor stick angular difference cidence between wing horizontal stabilizer Most fliers move wing posts up down sockets set wing cidence works quite well However few disadvantages moving wing posts least being quandry set posts first test flight fliers have found models have much repeatable performance wing posts cut proper length bottom out bottom sockets work Note Fig bottom socket has plug balsa glued firmly bottom motor stick Actually plug sharpened can extend out bot tom motor stick glued trimmed flush very im portant bottom end socket anchored motor sticks natural torsion resistance helps stabilize wings tendency twist under flight loads post fully inserted socket part available torsional leverage being used possibility post can slip out socket under load So instead making tiny marks post during test flying remember right mark cut off tiny bit longer post finger nail clippers ideal fully insert post again After flight trim finished wing posts automatically set up almost perfect flight adjustment next session What need change least two ways change incidence after cutting posts length Obviously minor trimming can done next session However too changes needed wing posts growth will appear stunted Stan Chilton uses variable incidence stabilizer models allows very fine tuning flight trim Stans setup doubly useful can seen photo Although sta bilizer bracing wires show photo leading edge rudder ex tends through stab about 11/2 inches serves bracing post also very close study photo shows tiny paper socket end tail boom post/leading edge going through socket tail boom shorter therefore lighter stabilizer incidence easily adjustable Take Close Look eyesight 20-20 glasses poor light indoor sites makes hard see tiny details models way im prove vision use magnifier such worn Fry Rodemsky photo Like other fliers Fry uses rubber 0-rings motors allow easier handling better torque control see section 0-rings previous column p 55 July 78 MA Sometimes 0-rings hard see proper hookup Flying Planned Aug 78 MA reported indoor activity throughout Midwest several other areas hold reg ular indoor sessions contests during Fall Winter months longest stretch activity occurs Miami Flor ida using Goodyear hangar Opa Locka Airport Miami Contact Dr John Martin 3227 Darwin St Miami FL 33133 details Also Ron Wil liams 1364 Lexington Ave New York NY 10028 has managed establish regular flying sessions Low Library Rotunda Columbia University New York City Another regular activity area Glastonbury Connecticut George Armstead ramrods monthly ses sions Contact George 89 Harvest Lane Glastonbury CT 06037 specific infor mation Visit groups area fly regularly live close enough---they nice friendly people Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 53 tains Smithsonians aeroplanes 3-view form $275 Title Aircraft National Air Space Museum Check money orders can made out above museum c/o Smithsonian Institution Washington DC 20566 nine-inch Peanut controversy has drawn fire sides com batants sending remote 3-views planes built nine-inch fuse lage would qualify Jumbo Nothing daunted dug up weirdo qualifies under present 13 wing span rule about 22 length around 250 sq descendant boxkite John Mar tins Boxmoth proves nothing except wing span alone doth make Pea nut Its spirit counts Frank Scott Dayton Buzzin Buzzards says Lets leave rules alone Ed Hopkins Fillmore CA suggests uniform 1/24 scale Flightmaster James Dean thinks area rule would about idea called Mooney Judging after its originator Planes ranked best worst point best 2 points next best etc score added flight placing makes low-score wins situation CD contestants agreeing before hand whether ties broken scale flying scores judges bound set ridiculous constricting rules can place Fike Lacey Forbes-Arnold right down line An interesting alternative takes some time tabulate having contestant rate planes giving hers top score possible Add em up average em No complaints Most people have pretty good idea what Peanut Let rest fly AMA rubber scale Manhat tan Cabin Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd. Santa Monica CA 90402 Wright Flight/Berliner continued page 60 basics flight control moved Biplane Glider 2 flown July August 1901 Kitty Hawk span 22 feet wing area 290 sq ft fully capable carrying man under variety wind conditions made some 60 flights longest almost 400 feet Like Bi plane Glider front elevator no vertical rudder fixed surface Wing warping now controlled hip cradle although flew better its predecessor lot changes would ob viously have made before could consider themselves flying late summer 1902 brought out Biplane Glider 3 built re sult extensive research means control machine grown wingspan 32 area 305 sq ft much greater aspect ratio reduced span-loading first twin rearmounted vertical fins directional sta bility supposed counteract disturbing tendency downwarped wing lag behind increase bank turn supposed correct What happening 108 Model Aviation REPLA-TECH MC KENZIE HWY PLAN S VIDA OREGON 97469____________
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/01
Page Numbers: 50, 107, 108
Free Flight. Indoor. BudTenny TWO Really Good Performances Both Jim Richmond 8442 total made him Indoor World Champion again Bud Romak defending World Champion 1976 World Championship placed second total 8 142 gave really good performances recently completed 1978 Indoor World Champion ships event once again held Cardington hangars Cardington Eng land Although complete story ap pears elsewhere issue couldnt miss opportunity congratulate Jim Bud stellar performances Name FFer Hall Fame Na tional Free Flight Society has instituted Free Flight Hall Fame order give due recognition individuals have contributed development/ furtherance Free Flight Model Airplane activities Nominations now order II II SHARPENED BALSA PEGL.J TRIM FLUSH AND GLUE should received Jan 31 1979 nominations must include detailed narrative regarding accomplish ments individual over years following considerations apply a Scientific developments directly tributable model airplane developments b Designs have formed trend copied c Sportsmanship rapport field d Individuals have through efforts coagulated concepts/designs/ edited down written word understood average modeler e Nominees must known handful modelers Send nominations J Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 What Makes Life Easier Contest fliers find various gadgets third hand type devices greatly helpful contest models either delicate somewhat finicky during process preparing launch especially under contest pressure Anything helps us calm careful such times valuable per haps indispensable can contrib ute greatly winning may few devices have highlighted previous columns time fliers share neat ideas rest us Remember picture worth thousand words send us clear black-and-white photos helpful flight line device photo used paid $5 get chance show own inventiveness Share 50 Model Aviation Barbara Cox holding Bob Boyer winds Easy n 5arbara serves anchor person Chuck Bentley plc Fig 1 balsa peg bottom tissue sock ets serves double duty makes gluing bot tom post easier top peg allows wing post bottom out safely Continued page 107 Stan Chiltons adjustable stab Incidence allows quick held trim Only close look reveals tiny tissue socket end tail boom Rudder leading edge slides up down through socket adjust stabilizer inci dence Photograph author Special magnifiers ease repair flying tasks poor lighting common indoor sites see textl Photograph author C 4tST MO AL ONLY $1095 DU-BRO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED 480 BONNER ROAD WAUCONDA ILL 60084 RO FYi FUEL PUMP NEW CONCEPT IN FUEL PUMPS ONLY ONE MOVING PART ING TO BREAK OR WEAR OUT LIGHT COMPACT AND RUGGED ONLY2WIDEAND 2-7/8 INDIA HAND OPERA TED AND REVER SIBLE S IN AND OUT HIGH VOLUME FLOW PUMP COMES ASSEMBLED AND MOUNTS ON GALLON CANS QUICK EASY INSTALLATION PUMP COMES COMPLETE WITH STEEL MOUNTING BRACKETS HARDWARE AND FUEL TUBING No191 eleventh US rode Jim Rich monds exceptional World Champion per formance garner second-place team award defending World Champion Bud Romak distinguished himself plac ing strong second first contest have seen very long time fortunes bad weather did influence outcome fliers new personal high times Japanese moved tenth place 1976 fourth year Swiss lacking third mem ber challenge team cup have steadily progressed since 1974 initia tion three 37-minute flights imagine what might have done pigeon bombings Jim Richmond last won World Championship 1968 Lets hope doesnt limit once decade FF Duration/Meuser continued page 49 library especially free-fighters Winding Stooge Etc CHE Hobbies has recently introduced stooge hold rubber-power models Mulvihills Wakefields down Constructed almost entirely 6061-T6 structural grade aluminum alloy has such nifty features aircraft-type quick release pins secure back stays head place foam padded model support shelf drive ground first remove top end secured quick-release pin insert its place plug distrib utes load hammer blows Tom Cashman writing Batsheet says isnt quite up contending rock studded soil Harts Lake Prairie drives piece /2-inch steel rod ground simply slips stooge tube over U-shaped head will ac cept models having rear peg tubes long 2 inches Some deep-bellied old-timers might fit distance cross pin bottom channel 11/4 inches price $2550 postpaid CHE Hobbies 10900 Eastwood Ave Inglewood CA 90304 CHE has several hundred other items free fighters including torquemeters rubber winders nitrate dope circle-tow hooks 1/64-sq 1/32-sq turbulator stock Japanese tissue Seelig timers Cox engines customized Kustom Krafts manship Bartels props about free flight competition kit business including old-timers stamped selfaddressed envelope will bring com plete list Anyone Free Flight Want get started free fight eh sonny Keep simple inexpensive go rubber power No use fussing little toys Wakefield Better count two models just case pair chem-milled motor tubes will run about $15 two ball-bearing front-end units will run $18 pair prop hubs about $4 About $25 worth balsa tissue dope wire miscellaneous tid bits should Youll need about three pounds rubber $26 Bob Piserchios winders $100 torquemeter $20 winding stooge $25 thermal detector will come handy $100 retrieval aids Binoculars good enough avoid instant eyestrain will run minimum $35 good compass about $13 youll need motorcycle should able get passable used trail bike about $250 fly danger setting fires fuses wont couple DT timers will run about $17 Lets see comes $648 Whats Cant afford Going look something less expensive like RC OK sonny just blew ex cuse needing motorcycle Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St. Oak land CA 94619 FF Indoor/Tenny continued page 50 Plan Ahead Most experienced fliers fairly adept getting initial aerodynamic setups models sometimes extra adjustments needed last minute Especially critical top performance combination wing January 1979 107 U R T S S V PLANS BY RALPH BECK NOW AVAILABLE FROM lloaoe ENT CORP P0 BOX 9641 SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 92109 SEND lX FOR COMPLETE CATALOG OF AIRCRAFT HARDWARE & ACCESSORIESPLUS DESCRIPTIVE jENNY BROCHURE 1931 Gee Bee Super Sportster 1SIe IGeneral Arrange ICatalog 25c w T By1 Imont Drawing Bill Given ERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUO NM 87197 placement rather firmly tixed wing sockets mounted motor stick angular difference cidence between wing horizontal stabilizer Most fliers move wing posts up down sockets set wing cidence works quite well However few disadvantages moving wing posts least being quandry set posts first test flight fliers have found models have much repeatable performance wing posts cut proper length bottom out bottom sockets work Note Fig bottom socket has plug balsa glued firmly bottom motor stick Actually plug sharpened can extend out bot tom motor stick glued trimmed flush very im portant bottom end socket anchored motor sticks natural torsion resistance helps stabilize wings tendency twist under flight loads post fully inserted socket part available torsional leverage being used possibility post can slip out socket under load So instead making tiny marks post during test flying remember right mark cut off tiny bit longer post finger nail clippers ideal fully insert post again After flight trim finished wing posts automatically set up almost perfect flight adjustment next session What need change least two ways change incidence after cutting posts length Obviously minor trimming can done next session However too changes needed wing posts growth will appear stunted Stan Chilton uses variable incidence stabilizer models allows very fine tuning flight trim Stans setup doubly useful can seen photo Although sta bilizer bracing wires show photo leading edge rudder ex tends through stab about 11/2 inches serves bracing post also very close study photo shows tiny paper socket end tail boom post/leading edge going through socket tail boom shorter therefore lighter stabilizer incidence easily adjustable Take Close Look eyesight 20-20 glasses poor light indoor sites makes hard see tiny details models way im prove vision use magnifier such worn Fry Rodemsky photo Like other fliers Fry uses rubber 0-rings motors allow easier handling better torque control see section 0-rings previous column p 55 July 78 MA Sometimes 0-rings hard see proper hookup Flying Planned Aug 78 MA reported indoor activity throughout Midwest several other areas hold reg ular indoor sessions contests during Fall Winter months longest stretch activity occurs Miami Flor ida using Goodyear hangar Opa Locka Airport Miami Contact Dr John Martin 3227 Darwin St Miami FL 33133 details Also Ron Wil liams 1364 Lexington Ave New York NY 10028 has managed establish regular flying sessions Low Library Rotunda Columbia University New York City Another regular activity area Glastonbury Connecticut George Armstead ramrods monthly ses sions Contact George 89 Harvest Lane Glastonbury CT 06037 specific infor mation Visit groups area fly regularly live close enough---they nice friendly people Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 53 tains Smithsonians aeroplanes 3-view form $275 Title Aircraft National Air Space Museum Check money orders can made out above museum c/o Smithsonian Institution Washington DC 20566 nine-inch Peanut controversy has drawn fire sides com batants sending remote 3-views planes built nine-inch fuse lage would qualify Jumbo Nothing daunted dug up weirdo qualifies under present 13 wing span rule about 22 length around 250 sq descendant boxkite John Mar tins Boxmoth proves nothing except wing span alone doth make Pea nut Its spirit counts Frank Scott Dayton Buzzin Buzzards says Lets leave rules alone Ed Hopkins Fillmore CA suggests uniform 1/24 scale Flightmaster James Dean thinks area rule would about idea called Mooney Judging after its originator Planes ranked best worst point best 2 points next best etc score added flight placing makes low-score wins situation CD contestants agreeing before hand whether ties broken scale flying scores judges bound set ridiculous constricting rules can place Fike Lacey Forbes-Arnold right down line An interesting alternative takes some time tabulate having contestant rate planes giving hers top score possible Add em up average em No complaints Most people have pretty good idea what Peanut Let rest fly AMA rubber scale Manhat tan Cabin Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd. Santa Monica CA 90402 Wright Flight/Berliner continued page 60 basics flight control moved Biplane Glider 2 flown July August 1901 Kitty Hawk span 22 feet wing area 290 sq ft fully capable carrying man under variety wind conditions made some 60 flights longest almost 400 feet Like Bi plane Glider front elevator no vertical rudder fixed surface Wing warping now controlled hip cradle although flew better its predecessor lot changes would ob viously have made before could consider themselves flying late summer 1902 brought out Biplane Glider 3 built re sult extensive research means control machine grown wingspan 32 area 305 sq ft much greater aspect ratio reduced span-loading first twin rearmounted vertical fins directional sta bility supposed counteract disturbing tendency downwarped wing lag behind increase bank turn supposed correct What happening 108 Model Aviation REPLA-TECH MC KENZIE HWY PLAN S VIDA OREGON 97469____________