INDOOR Bud Tenny MORE West Baden bash details have settled worlds longest biggest week Indoor flying Beginning 1980 Indoor World Championships followed First World Peanut Grand Prix National Indoor Model Airplane Society NIMAS Fifth NIMAS Annual Record Trials VNART total package runs June 20 1980 through June 28 1980 good chance number people will also stay over leave June 29 Sunday schedule runs like Fri June 20 FAI Teams check Sat June 21 FAI practice flying teams B SunJune 22 Two flights per man team between 9 am 9 pm MonJune 23Same Sunday TuesJune 24Same Sun & Mon Ban quet Awards beginning 930 pm Wed June 25 Peanut Scale Grand Prix models 10 am June 24 judging 9 am9 pm Thurs June 26 All lightweight AMA classes VNART Index competition 9 am9 pm Fri June 27 Pennyplane Novice PIP Easy B Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin 9 am9 Sat June 28 pm Glider Scale Day 8 am 7 pm VNART Awards Banquet beginning 8 pm Anyone willingly missing show will regret will man i opportunities strong necessity interested persons help timing other details anyone wishing learn about phase Indoor modeling will ample opportunity observe some best fliers both US whole world thing has pointed out can greatly Careful measurement goad workmanship can turn sheet corrugated cardboard sturdy Indoor model transport box seetext SvenOIof Linden Orebro Sweden wife Violet prepare Svens model competition FAI meet Photo Linden improve own modeling competence watch ing others fly type models competition Can imagine learning opportunities wish help enter both contact Bud Tenny P0 Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 entry blanks information about costs etc way can least expensive vacation could take since costs food lodging assuming stay Northwood Institute eat run less $20 day Try find expenses low else days Model Boxes April column photos number FAI model boxes gave some idea models safely packed away could withstand rigors intercontinental travel Indoor models types require protective packing some type survive travel rigorous hours drive across town local contest Any time model boxes can owners exclusive custody packing can rather casual trip lasting several hours longer models must enclosed box strong enough withstand other boxes suit cases etc being placed top model box gouging its side models must Continued page 114 Another plane Sven-Olof Linden tandem Pennyplane early competitions Sweden Photo Linden 50 Model Aviation ExcS MATEeIAL S DC F S NI EMD IF En~ o1 ro AA 5 N N 5 N NF P5IDC Clarence Mather San Diego CA opens sturdy box isthe maximum size will fit carry-on luggage space airliners Vallee pic 4 4 Bits Still winning B IG $4495 COMING SOON THE PROPHET2 meter sailplanedesugned Joe Ruth ADVANCER wth adi Dihedral fr am beginner expert single model airplane. Almost Ready Fly JAMMER cover Way $89 Ready Fly B 40 PRO LINE RADIO price S l CAP YOUR CLUB LOGO Great RC CIubsI Let Know Members Arel Low Minimum Reasonable Prices Good Servicel lnqu BCall Write pnted 500~TOP DOG SHIRTS4730 SW 75th Ave 7ixd~N\Miami FL 33155 ti1 S 13051 261 -7768 postage 6% tax California residents truly delightful book sort just plain fun own thumb through occasionally aside its information content Coot strikes again So whats new Im getting sick hearing about Coot its various wins records other great gliders Stoy boys have invented can hardly stand Coot Folder Wasp probably few Ive never heard Well turns out young Tom Croft upped Senior Category Indoor Hand Launch Glider record two-flight total 77 sec January 20 East St Louis using little 3gram Coot flights 386 384 sec temperature hall 56 means air density up bit normal could argue enhanced flight time lower sink rate degraded lower launch height glider almost hit rafters anyhow guess has low temperature enhanced performance Toms record just little shy Dan Belieffs Open record stood years same meet Coots co-designer Stan Stoy broke own previous Cat Open record two-flight score 844 sec healthy 24 sec over previous mark Drawings Coot appeared December OUR NEW SKY JAMMER selling faster can kit themso better order soon assured r U N SPECIFICATIONS SPAN50 LENGTH5-3 4 WEIGHT3-1 2 4 lbs ENGINE40 RADIO4 Channel DESIGNED FORSPORT FLYING Retail Price see DEALER order direct est . P0 Box 226 Bislies Az 85603 160214322328 1975 April 1978 issues Mode/Aviation NFFS Affairs might have noticed recent FF suppliers listing Marty Thompson wife Karen now handling NFFS Supplies having relieved Jose Maria Pinto job another switch Membership Department Kit Sonesen 8616 Maple Grove Ct. Sacramento CA 95828 has taken over membership management tasks Bill Booth has job past few years Join up Membership fees Age 19 andoverorresidents foreign countries $l0for year $18 two Age 18 under $525 year $950 two membership includes subscription Free Flight NFFS Digest subscriptions available membership recent issue Digest writing late Feb SeptemberNovember 1979 issue coveringthe World Champs think member did receive issue best check Kit Help know source good oldfashioned Banana Liquid Banana Oil would please let know about Id appreciate Editors note also known amyl acetate AMA Supply Services has recently offered its Airjacket patches Indoor World Champs coming West Baden offer following bumper sticker/jacket patch suggestion Indoor model ers bathtub bent coat-hangers Nats Unofficial Events Terry Rimert NFFS Official Unofficial-Events Director says will simply send him stamped self-addressed envelope hell send complete list rules Nats unofficial events have hunch hell toss three-views Pietenpol Air Camper suggests have floats planes bring along Nats perhaps theyll able find manu facture puddle Perryman will run hydro events much damp rag can found launch Added list unofficial events Oldtimer Rubber Scale Battle Britain rubber scale eventa mass-launch last-onedown-gets-the-marbles sort thing sponsored Cleveland Free Flight Society will probably Embryo Endurance event Buzzing BuLlards will host Flying Aces Club Scale Nats Aug 9 10 Im beginning think attend Nats Id have skip official stuff just fly fun Anyhow can learn about writing Terry Rimert 367 Orange Ave Baldwin FL 32334 Bob Meuser 4200 GregorTt Street Oakland CA 94619 FF Indoor/Tenny Con finued page 50 fastened securely inside box cannot move around other items inside box props accessories etc must also fastened down cannot puncture model cover ing details packing will vary model type models box Pay attention guys will quiz pass models reach VNART safely boxs size shape can determined number factors some totally unrelated models themselves example boxes carried frequently airliners can designed fit under scat overhead luggage carrier tactic requires advance knowledge dimensions available storage space Owners small car such VW may carefully plan biggest box can maneuvered through door rear seat safely extreme example European indoor flier removed both rear seat passenger seat car installed foam rubber padding across open spaces made long box carry several models open space behind drivers seat luggage space arrangement gave ample shock protection models spite occasional stretches very bumpy ruads price pald lonely trip models undamaged arrived World Championships Boxes take intercontinental trips must strong light Strong prevent being crushed light allow owner carry long distances sometimes found between various sections large intercontinental airports pointed out April column plexiglas panels should installed allow Customs inspectors see contents opening box less rigorous trips cardboard both very serviceable can quite adequate proper construc tion techniques first requirements shipping 114 Model Aviation AUDIO FLIGHT TIMER Prevents dead-stick landinas Generates incremental audio timing signals Ideal timing pattern flightsooass etc case less battery $2495$150shipping Less case mounts transmitter $2195 shipping Write free brochure Industrial Inventions Inc RD 2 463A US Roule 1 Monmouth Jct New Jersey 08852 storage containers microfilm models box essentially airtight must no cracks can leak air gusts would damage model next requirement fits boxesthere must enough strength sides box resist reasonable amount weight being piled top box External markings should specify side box facing up during transport remarks follow assume box position possible model box built corregated cardboard should have double thickness sides However assuming box lid slips over rest box like lid ofshoebox easy get double-thickness sidewalls Simply make lid same depth rest box outlined below double-thickness sidewalls come automatically maximize loadbearing capacity top bottom box center divider double-thickness card board can installed hard realize easy cardboard boxes build until youve tried Perhaps hardest single part find large sheet flat warped weathered corregated cardboard paying spoils fun have big big minimum dimension cardboard sheet required equal width finished box plus twice depth plus some working room same fashion length finished box plus twice box depth equals length cardboard needed Fig shows basic layout bottom box Three factors control well box parts will fit together accurate measurements straight lines careful workmanship Begin being sure start 900 angle corner layout best way to measure three units along end card board point B four units C along adjacent side shown left end Fig 1 Make trial measure ment B C move C line parallel side AB until distance BC exactly five units long AC four units long Trim side cardboard until lines AB AC form 900 angle cardboard Extend lines AB AC good straightedge lay Out required cardboard size being sure keep opposite sides parallel Mark out dashed lines shown Fig 1 cut four short segments indicated Use long straightedge rounded rod dowel plastic case ballpoint pen will work nicely crease lines marked Fl Hold box bottom flat flap bent up time Careful work point will insure fold single straight line Lay sides flat again offset lines F2 exactly thickness cardboard box bottom lines offset toward center sheet new lines scored bent before two flaps fold inside box leaving smooth sides ends box Very carefully fold box shape tape togetherwithmaskingtape Use awhite furniture glue glue flaps side hold things flat straight weights Glue flap time sure glue dry before removing weights After four flaps made make box top exactly like bottom except must allow enough extra length dimen sions top will snug fit orerthe bottom Note F2 folds will offset toward edge cardboard box topthis allows flaps fold outside box isnt pretty doubled flap area also greatly strengthens box will hold bigger weights piled top Next timefinishing box fixtures Models Overseas Indoor fliers active Scandinavian countries especially FAL events Two photos Sweden make clear indoor fliers same world overif didnt reveal photos came could guess Bud Tenny P0 Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Safety/Preston Continued page 52 husband went see farmer took very wellconsidering farmer said Andrew father may have heard last freak accident So have Im sure some may have seen article originally appeared FM magazine wonder Burtons did hear farmer carried liability insurance also wonder Andrew finished changing mechanism presumably escapement single channel radio would guess could buy lot radios price quartette pregnant pedigree cows moral ofthis story Should requirement RC models equipped device currently available retard throttle upon loss transmitter signal doesnt generate some mail nothing will wind up safety column month publish story behind picture charred ukie also Doug Dahlke friend Dougs soldering wheel retainers onto model Mustang II using propane torch/iron model recently finished nitrate dope sitting balsa-dustcovered workbench modeler .tilted nozzle too far downward liquid propane ran forward causing burp hand airplane Hand quickly put out plane went up seconds Fortunately model burned up suppose model hanging over workbench some cans dope fuel sitting close Modelers work areas often surrounded combustible materials such balsa scrap box cleaning rags etc Take look around space imagine what might happen accidentally started fire extinguisher hand Perhaps its time perform long overdue annual cleanup Next month will discuss some other ways can destroy model maybe yourself fire Till think safety Before signing off month would like announce new award Senator Proxmire has Golden Fleece Laugh-In its Fickle Finger harmony logo calling Dissected Digit Award recipient will someone involved incident activity opinion best interests safety unsure just should receive dubious honor being first upon award bestowed turn page 23 April issue Model Aviation will see bottom left page photograph practice appears less prudent Although caption states model being cleaned presence pump equipped fuel can suggests de-fueling operation So either father captive playpen column writer sorry Ron unobservant Assistant Editor noble publisher its full gotcha Carl goes first award Dissected Digit May better future knows could next honor role Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira Court Falls Church V4 22042 Hills Are Alive/Groves Continued page 59 years old went war exper ience changed Western Front contest models military aircraft participating nations 1914-1918 war Because Hill Country grounds ideally suited dicey squirrelly planes WWI first Western Front contest held nine years ago Since has become perhaps longest-running June 1980 115 QUARTER SCALE 3 OT GIANT SCALE SPANDAU & VICKERS PLASTIC GUN KITS STANDARD PILOT COMPLETE WITH GOGGLES GNOME ROTARY ENGINE CYLINDERS VINTAGE GOLDEN AGE & BALLOON TIRE WHEELS w 3303 IN" SEND 5O FOR COMPLETE CATALOG MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CA 9 NEW BY POPULAR DEMAND
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 50, 114, 115
INDOOR Bud Tenny MORE West Baden bash details have settled worlds longest biggest week Indoor flying Beginning 1980 Indoor World Championships followed First World Peanut Grand Prix National Indoor Model Airplane Society NIMAS Fifth NIMAS Annual Record Trials VNART total package runs June 20 1980 through June 28 1980 good chance number people will also stay over leave June 29 Sunday schedule runs like Fri June 20 FAI Teams check Sat June 21 FAI practice flying teams B SunJune 22 Two flights per man team between 9 am 9 pm MonJune 23Same Sunday TuesJune 24Same Sun & Mon Ban quet Awards beginning 930 pm Wed June 25 Peanut Scale Grand Prix models 10 am June 24 judging 9 am9 pm Thurs June 26 All lightweight AMA classes VNART Index competition 9 am9 pm Fri June 27 Pennyplane Novice PIP Easy B Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin 9 am9 Sat June 28 pm Glider Scale Day 8 am 7 pm VNART Awards Banquet beginning 8 pm Anyone willingly missing show will regret will man i opportunities strong necessity interested persons help timing other details anyone wishing learn about phase Indoor modeling will ample opportunity observe some best fliers both US whole world thing has pointed out can greatly Careful measurement goad workmanship can turn sheet corrugated cardboard sturdy Indoor model transport box seetext SvenOIof Linden Orebro Sweden wife Violet prepare Svens model competition FAI meet Photo Linden improve own modeling competence watch ing others fly type models competition Can imagine learning opportunities wish help enter both contact Bud Tenny P0 Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 entry blanks information about costs etc way can least expensive vacation could take since costs food lodging assuming stay Northwood Institute eat run less $20 day Try find expenses low else days Model Boxes April column photos number FAI model boxes gave some idea models safely packed away could withstand rigors intercontinental travel Indoor models types require protective packing some type survive travel rigorous hours drive across town local contest Any time model boxes can owners exclusive custody packing can rather casual trip lasting several hours longer models must enclosed box strong enough withstand other boxes suit cases etc being placed top model box gouging its side models must Continued page 114 Another plane Sven-Olof Linden tandem Pennyplane early competitions Sweden Photo Linden 50 Model Aviation ExcS MATEeIAL S DC F S NI EMD IF En~ o1 ro AA 5 N N 5 N NF P5IDC Clarence Mather San Diego CA opens sturdy box isthe maximum size will fit carry-on luggage space airliners Vallee pic 4 4 Bits Still winning B IG $4495 COMING SOON THE PROPHET2 meter sailplanedesugned Joe Ruth ADVANCER wth adi Dihedral fr am beginner expert single model airplane. Almost Ready Fly JAMMER cover Way $89 Ready Fly B 40 PRO LINE RADIO price S l CAP YOUR CLUB LOGO Great RC CIubsI Let Know Members Arel Low Minimum Reasonable Prices Good Servicel lnqu BCall Write pnted 500~TOP DOG SHIRTS4730 SW 75th Ave 7ixd~N\Miami FL 33155 ti1 S 13051 261 -7768 postage 6% tax California residents truly delightful book sort just plain fun own thumb through occasionally aside its information content Coot strikes again So whats new Im getting sick hearing about Coot its various wins records other great gliders Stoy boys have invented can hardly stand Coot Folder Wasp probably few Ive never heard Well turns out young Tom Croft upped Senior Category Indoor Hand Launch Glider record two-flight total 77 sec January 20 East St Louis using little 3gram Coot flights 386 384 sec temperature hall 56 means air density up bit normal could argue enhanced flight time lower sink rate degraded lower launch height glider almost hit rafters anyhow guess has low temperature enhanced performance Toms record just little shy Dan Belieffs Open record stood years same meet Coots co-designer Stan Stoy broke own previous Cat Open record two-flight score 844 sec healthy 24 sec over previous mark Drawings Coot appeared December OUR NEW SKY JAMMER selling faster can kit themso better order soon assured r U N SPECIFICATIONS SPAN50 LENGTH5-3 4 WEIGHT3-1 2 4 lbs ENGINE40 RADIO4 Channel DESIGNED FORSPORT FLYING Retail Price see DEALER order direct est . P0 Box 226 Bislies Az 85603 160214322328 1975 April 1978 issues Mode/Aviation NFFS Affairs might have noticed recent FF suppliers listing Marty Thompson wife Karen now handling NFFS Supplies having relieved Jose Maria Pinto job another switch Membership Department Kit Sonesen 8616 Maple Grove Ct. Sacramento CA 95828 has taken over membership management tasks Bill Booth has job past few years Join up Membership fees Age 19 andoverorresidents foreign countries $l0for year $18 two Age 18 under $525 year $950 two membership includes subscription Free Flight NFFS Digest subscriptions available membership recent issue Digest writing late Feb SeptemberNovember 1979 issue coveringthe World Champs think member did receive issue best check Kit Help know source good oldfashioned Banana Liquid Banana Oil would please let know about Id appreciate Editors note also known amyl acetate AMA Supply Services has recently offered its Airjacket patches Indoor World Champs coming West Baden offer following bumper sticker/jacket patch suggestion Indoor model ers bathtub bent coat-hangers Nats Unofficial Events Terry Rimert NFFS Official Unofficial-Events Director says will simply send him stamped self-addressed envelope hell send complete list rules Nats unofficial events have hunch hell toss three-views Pietenpol Air Camper suggests have floats planes bring along Nats perhaps theyll able find manu facture puddle Perryman will run hydro events much damp rag can found launch Added list unofficial events Oldtimer Rubber Scale Battle Britain rubber scale eventa mass-launch last-onedown-gets-the-marbles sort thing sponsored Cleveland Free Flight Society will probably Embryo Endurance event Buzzing BuLlards will host Flying Aces Club Scale Nats Aug 9 10 Im beginning think attend Nats Id have skip official stuff just fly fun Anyhow can learn about writing Terry Rimert 367 Orange Ave Baldwin FL 32334 Bob Meuser 4200 GregorTt Street Oakland CA 94619 FF Indoor/Tenny Con finued page 50 fastened securely inside box cannot move around other items inside box props accessories etc must also fastened down cannot puncture model cover ing details packing will vary model type models box Pay attention guys will quiz pass models reach VNART safely boxs size shape can determined number factors some totally unrelated models themselves example boxes carried frequently airliners can designed fit under scat overhead luggage carrier tactic requires advance knowledge dimensions available storage space Owners small car such VW may carefully plan biggest box can maneuvered through door rear seat safely extreme example European indoor flier removed both rear seat passenger seat car installed foam rubber padding across open spaces made long box carry several models open space behind drivers seat luggage space arrangement gave ample shock protection models spite occasional stretches very bumpy ruads price pald lonely trip models undamaged arrived World Championships Boxes take intercontinental trips must strong light Strong prevent being crushed light allow owner carry long distances sometimes found between various sections large intercontinental airports pointed out April column plexiglas panels should installed allow Customs inspectors see contents opening box less rigorous trips cardboard both very serviceable can quite adequate proper construc tion techniques first requirements shipping 114 Model Aviation AUDIO FLIGHT TIMER Prevents dead-stick landinas Generates incremental audio timing signals Ideal timing pattern flightsooass etc case less battery $2495$150shipping Less case mounts transmitter $2195 shipping Write free brochure Industrial Inventions Inc RD 2 463A US Roule 1 Monmouth Jct New Jersey 08852 storage containers microfilm models box essentially airtight must no cracks can leak air gusts would damage model next requirement fits boxesthere must enough strength sides box resist reasonable amount weight being piled top box External markings should specify side box facing up during transport remarks follow assume box position possible model box built corregated cardboard should have double thickness sides However assuming box lid slips over rest box like lid ofshoebox easy get double-thickness sidewalls Simply make lid same depth rest box outlined below double-thickness sidewalls come automatically maximize loadbearing capacity top bottom box center divider double-thickness card board can installed hard realize easy cardboard boxes build until youve tried Perhaps hardest single part find large sheet flat warped weathered corregated cardboard paying spoils fun have big big minimum dimension cardboard sheet required equal width finished box plus twice depth plus some working room same fashion length finished box plus twice box depth equals length cardboard needed Fig shows basic layout bottom box Three factors control well box parts will fit together accurate measurements straight lines careful workmanship Begin being sure start 900 angle corner layout best way to measure three units along end card board point B four units C along adjacent side shown left end Fig 1 Make trial measure ment B C move C line parallel side AB until distance BC exactly five units long AC four units long Trim side cardboard until lines AB AC form 900 angle cardboard Extend lines AB AC good straightedge lay Out required cardboard size being sure keep opposite sides parallel Mark out dashed lines shown Fig 1 cut four short segments indicated Use long straightedge rounded rod dowel plastic case ballpoint pen will work nicely crease lines marked Fl Hold box bottom flat flap bent up time Careful work point will insure fold single straight line Lay sides flat again offset lines F2 exactly thickness cardboard box bottom lines offset toward center sheet new lines scored bent before two flaps fold inside box leaving smooth sides ends box Very carefully fold box shape tape togetherwithmaskingtape Use awhite furniture glue glue flaps side hold things flat straight weights Glue flap time sure glue dry before removing weights After four flaps made make box top exactly like bottom except must allow enough extra length dimen sions top will snug fit orerthe bottom Note F2 folds will offset toward edge cardboard box topthis allows flaps fold outside box isnt pretty doubled flap area also greatly strengthens box will hold bigger weights piled top Next timefinishing box fixtures Models Overseas Indoor fliers active Scandinavian countries especially FAL events Two photos Sweden make clear indoor fliers same world overif didnt reveal photos came could guess Bud Tenny P0 Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Safety/Preston Continued page 52 husband went see farmer took very wellconsidering farmer said Andrew father may have heard last freak accident So have Im sure some may have seen article originally appeared FM magazine wonder Burtons did hear farmer carried liability insurance also wonder Andrew finished changing mechanism presumably escapement single channel radio would guess could buy lot radios price quartette pregnant pedigree cows moral ofthis story Should requirement RC models equipped device currently available retard throttle upon loss transmitter signal doesnt generate some mail nothing will wind up safety column month publish story behind picture charred ukie also Doug Dahlke friend Dougs soldering wheel retainers onto model Mustang II using propane torch/iron model recently finished nitrate dope sitting balsa-dustcovered workbench modeler .tilted nozzle too far downward liquid propane ran forward causing burp hand airplane Hand quickly put out plane went up seconds Fortunately model burned up suppose model hanging over workbench some cans dope fuel sitting close Modelers work areas often surrounded combustible materials such balsa scrap box cleaning rags etc Take look around space imagine what might happen accidentally started fire extinguisher hand Perhaps its time perform long overdue annual cleanup Next month will discuss some other ways can destroy model maybe yourself fire Till think safety Before signing off month would like announce new award Senator Proxmire has Golden Fleece Laugh-In its Fickle Finger harmony logo calling Dissected Digit Award recipient will someone involved incident activity opinion best interests safety unsure just should receive dubious honor being first upon award bestowed turn page 23 April issue Model Aviation will see bottom left page photograph practice appears less prudent Although caption states model being cleaned presence pump equipped fuel can suggests de-fueling operation So either father captive playpen column writer sorry Ron unobservant Assistant Editor noble publisher its full gotcha Carl goes first award Dissected Digit May better future knows could next honor role Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira Court Falls Church V4 22042 Hills Are Alive/Groves Continued page 59 years old went war exper ience changed Western Front contest models military aircraft participating nations 1914-1918 war Because Hill Country grounds ideally suited dicey squirrelly planes WWI first Western Front contest held nine years ago Since has become perhaps longest-running June 1980 115 QUARTER SCALE 3 OT GIANT SCALE SPANDAU & VICKERS PLASTIC GUN KITS STANDARD PILOT COMPLETE WITH GOGGLES GNOME ROTARY ENGINE CYLINDERS VINTAGE GOLDEN AGE & BALLOON TIRE WHEELS w 3303 IN" SEND 5O FOR COMPLETE CATALOG MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CA 9 NEW BY POPULAR DEMAND
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/06
Page Numbers: 50, 114, 115
INDOOR Bud Tenny MORE West Baden bash details have settled worlds longest biggest week Indoor flying Beginning 1980 Indoor World Championships followed First World Peanut Grand Prix National Indoor Model Airplane Society NIMAS Fifth NIMAS Annual Record Trials VNART total package runs June 20 1980 through June 28 1980 good chance number people will also stay over leave June 29 Sunday schedule runs like Fri June 20 FAI Teams check Sat June 21 FAI practice flying teams B SunJune 22 Two flights per man team between 9 am 9 pm MonJune 23Same Sunday TuesJune 24Same Sun & Mon Ban quet Awards beginning 930 pm Wed June 25 Peanut Scale Grand Prix models 10 am June 24 judging 9 am9 pm Thurs June 26 All lightweight AMA classes VNART Index competition 9 am9 pm Fri June 27 Pennyplane Novice PIP Easy B Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin 9 am9 Sat June 28 pm Glider Scale Day 8 am 7 pm VNART Awards Banquet beginning 8 pm Anyone willingly missing show will regret will man i opportunities strong necessity interested persons help timing other details anyone wishing learn about phase Indoor modeling will ample opportunity observe some best fliers both US whole world thing has pointed out can greatly Careful measurement goad workmanship can turn sheet corrugated cardboard sturdy Indoor model transport box seetext SvenOIof Linden Orebro Sweden wife Violet prepare Svens model competition FAI meet Photo Linden improve own modeling competence watch ing others fly type models competition Can imagine learning opportunities wish help enter both contact Bud Tenny P0 Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 entry blanks information about costs etc way can least expensive vacation could take since costs food lodging assuming stay Northwood Institute eat run less $20 day Try find expenses low else days Model Boxes April column photos number FAI model boxes gave some idea models safely packed away could withstand rigors intercontinental travel Indoor models types require protective packing some type survive travel rigorous hours drive across town local contest Any time model boxes can owners exclusive custody packing can rather casual trip lasting several hours longer models must enclosed box strong enough withstand other boxes suit cases etc being placed top model box gouging its side models must Continued page 114 Another plane Sven-Olof Linden tandem Pennyplane early competitions Sweden Photo Linden 50 Model Aviation ExcS MATEeIAL S DC F S NI EMD IF En~ o1 ro AA 5 N N 5 N NF P5IDC Clarence Mather San Diego CA opens sturdy box isthe maximum size will fit carry-on luggage space airliners Vallee pic 4 4 Bits Still winning B IG $4495 COMING SOON THE PROPHET2 meter sailplanedesugned Joe Ruth ADVANCER wth adi Dihedral fr am beginner expert single model airplane. Almost Ready Fly JAMMER cover Way $89 Ready Fly B 40 PRO LINE RADIO price S l CAP YOUR CLUB LOGO Great RC CIubsI Let Know Members Arel Low Minimum Reasonable Prices Good Servicel lnqu BCall Write pnted 500~TOP DOG SHIRTS4730 SW 75th Ave 7ixd~N\Miami FL 33155 ti1 S 13051 261 -7768 postage 6% tax California residents truly delightful book sort just plain fun own thumb through occasionally aside its information content Coot strikes again So whats new Im getting sick hearing about Coot its various wins records other great gliders Stoy boys have invented can hardly stand Coot Folder Wasp probably few Ive never heard Well turns out young Tom Croft upped Senior Category Indoor Hand Launch Glider record two-flight total 77 sec January 20 East St Louis using little 3gram Coot flights 386 384 sec temperature hall 56 means air density up bit normal could argue enhanced flight time lower sink rate degraded lower launch height glider almost hit rafters anyhow guess has low temperature enhanced performance Toms record just little shy Dan Belieffs Open record stood years same meet Coots co-designer Stan Stoy broke own previous Cat Open record two-flight score 844 sec healthy 24 sec over previous mark Drawings Coot appeared December OUR NEW SKY JAMMER selling faster can kit themso better order soon assured r U N SPECIFICATIONS SPAN50 LENGTH5-3 4 WEIGHT3-1 2 4 lbs ENGINE40 RADIO4 Channel DESIGNED FORSPORT FLYING Retail Price see DEALER order direct est . P0 Box 226 Bislies Az 85603 160214322328 1975 April 1978 issues Mode/Aviation NFFS Affairs might have noticed recent FF suppliers listing Marty Thompson wife Karen now handling NFFS Supplies having relieved Jose Maria Pinto job another switch Membership Department Kit Sonesen 8616 Maple Grove Ct. Sacramento CA 95828 has taken over membership management tasks Bill Booth has job past few years Join up Membership fees Age 19 andoverorresidents foreign countries $l0for year $18 two Age 18 under $525 year $950 two membership includes subscription Free Flight NFFS Digest subscriptions available membership recent issue Digest writing late Feb SeptemberNovember 1979 issue coveringthe World Champs think member did receive issue best check Kit Help know source good oldfashioned Banana Liquid Banana Oil would please let know about Id appreciate Editors note also known amyl acetate AMA Supply Services has recently offered its Airjacket patches Indoor World Champs coming West Baden offer following bumper sticker/jacket patch suggestion Indoor model ers bathtub bent coat-hangers Nats Unofficial Events Terry Rimert NFFS Official Unofficial-Events Director says will simply send him stamped self-addressed envelope hell send complete list rules Nats unofficial events have hunch hell toss three-views Pietenpol Air Camper suggests have floats planes bring along Nats perhaps theyll able find manu facture puddle Perryman will run hydro events much damp rag can found launch Added list unofficial events Oldtimer Rubber Scale Battle Britain rubber scale eventa mass-launch last-onedown-gets-the-marbles sort thing sponsored Cleveland Free Flight Society will probably Embryo Endurance event Buzzing BuLlards will host Flying Aces Club Scale Nats Aug 9 10 Im beginning think attend Nats Id have skip official stuff just fly fun Anyhow can learn about writing Terry Rimert 367 Orange Ave Baldwin FL 32334 Bob Meuser 4200 GregorTt Street Oakland CA 94619 FF Indoor/Tenny Con finued page 50 fastened securely inside box cannot move around other items inside box props accessories etc must also fastened down cannot puncture model cover ing details packing will vary model type models box Pay attention guys will quiz pass models reach VNART safely boxs size shape can determined number factors some totally unrelated models themselves example boxes carried frequently airliners can designed fit under scat overhead luggage carrier tactic requires advance knowledge dimensions available storage space Owners small car such VW may carefully plan biggest box can maneuvered through door rear seat safely extreme example European indoor flier removed both rear seat passenger seat car installed foam rubber padding across open spaces made long box carry several models open space behind drivers seat luggage space arrangement gave ample shock protection models spite occasional stretches very bumpy ruads price pald lonely trip models undamaged arrived World Championships Boxes take intercontinental trips must strong light Strong prevent being crushed light allow owner carry long distances sometimes found between various sections large intercontinental airports pointed out April column plexiglas panels should installed allow Customs inspectors see contents opening box less rigorous trips cardboard both very serviceable can quite adequate proper construc tion techniques first requirements shipping 114 Model Aviation AUDIO FLIGHT TIMER Prevents dead-stick landinas Generates incremental audio timing signals Ideal timing pattern flightsooass etc case less battery $2495$150shipping Less case mounts transmitter $2195 shipping Write free brochure Industrial Inventions Inc RD 2 463A US Roule 1 Monmouth Jct New Jersey 08852 storage containers microfilm models box essentially airtight must no cracks can leak air gusts would damage model next requirement fits boxesthere must enough strength sides box resist reasonable amount weight being piled top box External markings should specify side box facing up during transport remarks follow assume box position possible model box built corregated cardboard should have double thickness sides However assuming box lid slips over rest box like lid ofshoebox easy get double-thickness sidewalls Simply make lid same depth rest box outlined below double-thickness sidewalls come automatically maximize loadbearing capacity top bottom box center divider double-thickness card board can installed hard realize easy cardboard boxes build until youve tried Perhaps hardest single part find large sheet flat warped weathered corregated cardboard paying spoils fun have big big minimum dimension cardboard sheet required equal width finished box plus twice depth plus some working room same fashion length finished box plus twice box depth equals length cardboard needed Fig shows basic layout bottom box Three factors control well box parts will fit together accurate measurements straight lines careful workmanship Begin being sure start 900 angle corner layout best way to measure three units along end card board point B four units C along adjacent side shown left end Fig 1 Make trial measure ment B C move C line parallel side AB until distance BC exactly five units long AC four units long Trim side cardboard until lines AB AC form 900 angle cardboard Extend lines AB AC good straightedge lay Out required cardboard size being sure keep opposite sides parallel Mark out dashed lines shown Fig 1 cut four short segments indicated Use long straightedge rounded rod dowel plastic case ballpoint pen will work nicely crease lines marked Fl Hold box bottom flat flap bent up time Careful work point will insure fold single straight line Lay sides flat again offset lines F2 exactly thickness cardboard box bottom lines offset toward center sheet new lines scored bent before two flaps fold inside box leaving smooth sides ends box Very carefully fold box shape tape togetherwithmaskingtape Use awhite furniture glue glue flaps side hold things flat straight weights Glue flap time sure glue dry before removing weights After four flaps made make box top exactly like bottom except must allow enough extra length dimen sions top will snug fit orerthe bottom Note F2 folds will offset toward edge cardboard box topthis allows flaps fold outside box isnt pretty doubled flap area also greatly strengthens box will hold bigger weights piled top Next timefinishing box fixtures Models Overseas Indoor fliers active Scandinavian countries especially FAL events Two photos Sweden make clear indoor fliers same world overif didnt reveal photos came could guess Bud Tenny P0 Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Safety/Preston Continued page 52 husband went see farmer took very wellconsidering farmer said Andrew father may have heard last freak accident So have Im sure some may have seen article originally appeared FM magazine wonder Burtons did hear farmer carried liability insurance also wonder Andrew finished changing mechanism presumably escapement single channel radio would guess could buy lot radios price quartette pregnant pedigree cows moral ofthis story Should requirement RC models equipped device currently available retard throttle upon loss transmitter signal doesnt generate some mail nothing will wind up safety column month publish story behind picture charred ukie also Doug Dahlke friend Dougs soldering wheel retainers onto model Mustang II using propane torch/iron model recently finished nitrate dope sitting balsa-dustcovered workbench modeler .tilted nozzle too far downward liquid propane ran forward causing burp hand airplane Hand quickly put out plane went up seconds Fortunately model burned up suppose model hanging over workbench some cans dope fuel sitting close Modelers work areas often surrounded combustible materials such balsa scrap box cleaning rags etc Take look around space imagine what might happen accidentally started fire extinguisher hand Perhaps its time perform long overdue annual cleanup Next month will discuss some other ways can destroy model maybe yourself fire Till think safety Before signing off month would like announce new award Senator Proxmire has Golden Fleece Laugh-In its Fickle Finger harmony logo calling Dissected Digit Award recipient will someone involved incident activity opinion best interests safety unsure just should receive dubious honor being first upon award bestowed turn page 23 April issue Model Aviation will see bottom left page photograph practice appears less prudent Although caption states model being cleaned presence pump equipped fuel can suggests de-fueling operation So either father captive playpen column writer sorry Ron unobservant Assistant Editor noble publisher its full gotcha Carl goes first award Dissected Digit May better future knows could next honor role Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira Court Falls Church V4 22042 Hills Are Alive/Groves Continued page 59 years old went war exper ience changed Western Front contest models military aircraft participating nations 1914-1918 war Because Hill Country grounds ideally suited dicey squirrelly planes WWI first Western Front contest held nine years ago Since has become perhaps longest-running June 1980 115 QUARTER SCALE 3 OT GIANT SCALE SPANDAU & VICKERS PLASTIC GUN KITS 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