Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny WARNING number times past have reported Stan Chilton others keep special records rubber motors Part whole scheme store motors paper envelopes soon made up Batch identifications motor length weight test results flight performance recorded envelope turns out using paper envelopes oops Stan noticed older motors changed characteristics drasticallyall bad changes has decided treatment chemicals left paper responsible Art museums have similar problem specify acid-free material use framing mats Stan has now changed paper envelopes plastic ziplock bags have added advantage pro viding airtight storage So using paper envelopes storage have years now good time change Yes motors have stored rotten too related warning appropriate flying cold site winter may keep motors warm pocket dont put motors same pocket loose change particular copper seems have devulcanizing effect rubber may take long some damage occur Several years ago conducted some rubber tests using smooth brass hook winder experienced lot early breakage rubber normally would absorb higher stress under other circumstances motors breaking right knot rubber con tacted brass believe rubber under tension coupled rubber lube accelerated failure rubber got clue found used motor stuck penny rubber become gummy contacted coin Contest Announcements MIAMA clubs contests listed tenta tive last time have confirmed Miami Dade South College 900 am 500 pm February 10 1985 MacDill AFB March 9-10 1985 two-day Pista chio Proxy meet Miami Dade April 13-14 1985 two-day meet Mac Dill AFB May 11-12 1985 impor tant call 305-858-6363 get pass reserved MacDill AFB meets Call same number Dr John Martin before leaving home sure meet actually being held Willamette Modelers Club Wil lamette OR has meets scheduled February 10 March 3 March 11 1985 Willamette High School 900 am 300pm events February 10 March 3 Easy B Pennyplane HLG AMA Peanut Scale Bostoni P-24 Earle Moorehead Events Specialty March 10 meet has Boston ian following Scale classes Peanut AMA WW Scale WW II Scale Profile Scale contact person meets Bob Stalick 5066 NW Picadilly Circle Albany OR 97321 phone 503-928-9101 Most events use AMA rules some special rules involved Activity New York area has usually included flying Low Library Rotunda Columbia Unviersity New York City fall possible make arrangements renew activity difficulty has resolved ses sions now scheduled through March information dates events call Ron Williams 212-722-5262 Ed Whitten 212-724-0282 Continued Page 149 Condenser paper dead yet Bud gives some tips successful covering job materisi L special dry box covering model surfaces provides uitra-iow-humidity environment will keep pajer shrinking warpIng surfaces Easy-covering technique R descrIbed text Youd doing Inside dry box though ought use adjustable stabilizer Incidence help fine-tune Indoor filer Two examlee shown L R rounded peg stab trailing edge tIght fIt tissue-paper tube attached fuselage structure unders ung stab uses sImIlar arrangement except adjustment peg has extend upwards fuselage structure both cases stab leading edge glued place March 1985 63 FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 63 Other activity Northeast Vlassachusetts call Ray Harlan i17-353-4013 news about activity brough May 1985 New Jersey Glassboro contact Larry Peters 601-887-1404 info lying sessions contest activity Contest activity Kansas City MO irca seems mostly Scale some run-fly sessions available February md March 1985 Contact Roger Schroeder liii W 98th Street Overland Park KS 6207 phone 913-648-4265 Two contests Oklahoma City 4ational Guard Armory planned ebruary 17 March 17 1985 Contact 3i11 Baker 1905 Peter Pan Norman OK 13069 phone 405-329-1018 Ft Worth-Dallas area contact ress Shepherd 2713 Summit View Bed ord TX 76021 phone 817-282-3770 Monthly activities held San iego Orbiteers Colina Del Sol ommunity Center Contact Chuck Dugan Lt 619-448-1373 roxy flying some nodels sent mail flown ocal fliers Scale modelers particular eem get involved type activi y John Martin MIAMA club has een particularly active sponsoring 1st form Pistachio Scale rou still have time enter World roxy Pistachio Inter-Gnats contest s part activity mentioned above pril 13-14 1985 Miami Dade South f havent heard Pistachio Scale istachio Scale model under-grown eanut Scale model eight-in maximum pan six-in maximum overall length 3et entry blank rules John vlartin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 sacking model transporting dways chore John Martin says istachio easier due mall model size offers uggestions Suggested packing instructions GOITIOLINI TANKS PROFILE0COMSA7RAT WIDE & NARROW WEDGE -- 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & STINDD Cuutom DirnDl huh Ingredients ACCURATE ABLE -TOREAD ACCUTACH IN TWO MODELS 3 FUNCTION ACCUTACH 1 7995 Digital LCD tachometer has dual scale lOX-bOX stable RPM readout Full scale voltmeter can used checklcycle TXIRX battery com bos Reads load up 20 volts ACCESSORIES OSAl- Quarter Scale Adaptor ATi & AT2-500ma load. 995 SCAb -Servo Current Adaptor Airtronics Futaba Kraft 995 4 FUNCTION ACCU-TACH 2 tie 8995 Same useful capabilities ACCU-TACH 1 includes DC ammeter used check servo cur rent Will find worn bind ing stalled servo condi tions wISCAb Add function ATi AVIONK3S INC Send check MO NorCal AVIONICS Inc PO Box 70956 Sunnyvale CA 94086 Calif add 6% tax Add $2 S&H See dealer first successful boxes little larger cigar boxes made wood heavy cardboard Also cardboard box-within-a-box has successful Attach model its three strong est points bottom box Paper strips held down tape pins will hold model Masking tape makes good hold-down double over tape sticky side contacts model make loops too tight use soft material against model Styrofoam excelsior cotton will squash model box gets compressed Secure loose pieces Documentation rubber motors prop should separate box fastened tightly bot tom models box get model back Include return postage return address label instruc tions mounting model box will take quite return Proxy instructions trimmed meet will held 27-ft-high gymnasi um What direction does fly SAILPLANES WORLD iSOlA Coffee Rd Modesto CA 95355 large circles get larger smaller motor unwinds turns will motor take Are spe cial trim problems What try doesnt fly Describe launch technique include special instructions need Include information separate sheet proxy flier can get out model Dont send untrimmed model Condenser paper hints Condenser paper will still us least another year regardless outcome rules proposals now under consideration So lets review least couple ideas about handling condenser paper major fault material shrinksusually enough kill models trim general way avoid shrinkage sure paper drier ir ever likely again attach model photos shows way accomplish view box large enough hold entire surface being covered hygrometer relative Sailplanes International Krause MultiPlex Wan itschek Wik & Roke Sport-Scale-F3B European Hardware Accessories Send $500 Cat & Price List 209 577-0506 March 1985 149 detailed brochure50C stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road charleston Hgts. sc 29418 803-553-7169 5 orc$eooaclca flTTTHANDE1N 04 Page CATALOGUE Up $800 add $150$200 PP/tat Class $801 $2000 add $225A copy will sent $2001 $4500 add $300 free-when requested-$4001 $7000 add $350 ord over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 0% law15173 Moran St [A] Send MO Visa/MC#Exppo Box 2212 Check allow up 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearance 714 0030311 COO Esact Charges plus $180 HdI Cash Only[Aft Hr5 714 0951203] humidity meter corner box plastic curtain closes front box except hands enter covering light bulb furnishes heat dry paper framework light work Additional heat generated heating pad under cardboard work surface Place structure covered condenser paper inside box close curtain start heating relative humidity down around 10% slip hands under curtain cover part part re-enters real world paper will sag somewhat unless home atmosphere dry inside box have models outlast usefulness using technique caution humidity inside box doesnt fall rather quickly box itself may damp will have dried out work properly Another photo shows easy covering technique Trim condenser paper oversize lay outline upside down paper Apply adhesive both ex treme ends surface press down onto paper Rock airfoil ward leading edge touches apply adhesive same trailing edges attach ribs paper last Flight trim Adjustable stabilizers useful Indoor models fine adjustment photo shows adjusta ble stab Bostonian model method shown useful whenever tail group mounts top fuselage tail boom last photo shows another approach case stab under slung get below downwash wing Only rear edge adjustable edge rudder serves part front mount setup used Otto Rodenburg Holland 1980 VNART West Baden photo entire model appears January 1985 column page 62 Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Gold Rush/Cowley Continued page 66 dark model over-elevated ideal throw CG wanted conservative trim Sunday weekend Taft two low-power launches check nothing changed entered contest did 200 120 200 130 200and flew-off seven straight maxes equal Bill Blanchards 1974 magic 10 goal Chucky fliers must confess drew inspiration having wit nessed Mike McKeevers Jim Lue kens previous attempts record think must have tired stage realized because 11th flight real gamble before launched doubts about air simply relaxed too soon blew 120 flight Next time after get 10 Im going take couple minutes time out get serious final comment standing out dirt ready eighth ninth flight mind suddenly locked fact stabilizer still held fuselage -in double-stick transfer adhesive technique use new models first flights case incidence needs adjusting before permanent gluing stage chose leave things rest flights Matter fact still havent glued made no other test flights between contest flightsand fact adjusted model since set up Thursday night confirms pop-up wing DT system reliable Construction Chuckies quick easy build wont bore too details Gold Rush will take about two three hours complete working too hard main thing youll want get out fly take some time choose lightest wood can find wings tall big model use heavy balsa wont able pick up model Razor planes best tool ever invented shaping Chucky wings rec ommend David brand over others because its superior shallow blade angle Shape wing still fullspan piece Start carving some washout upsweep underside trailing edge tips thin wood towards tips before shaping airfoil Finally cut wing panels epoxy dihedral joints stabilizer fin easy use hard balsa along straight grain fuselage can make two piece ofx 1 x36 Cutthewingmountfree fuselage epoxy wing Add two 1/16 ply pivot anns drill through fuselage pivot wire bearing tube mount held down front during launch flight small elastic band gets burned-through DT fuse help wing start kick up small 1/32-in-dia wire spring fits slot under wing mount push up Dont forget reinforce wing trailing edge -in balsa throw tab index finger thumb middle finger grip fuselage under wing leading edge final word advice dont wait until few days before next contest before building model think should start building Gold Rush right now responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation 150 Model Aviation al-n Old Timer _JVfW IliLLLJ- 140dd / LANZOS8 las IODEL 1038 Record Breaker 90, 40 00 4 Strokes $0500 1030 Kloud King 03 1535 Glo/4 Stroke$4300 1041 Berkeley Brlgidier 50 04015 Gin$3000 1041 Super Quaker 78 4045 4 Strokes$7400 1030 Bucccneer94-$51 1938 Clipper MK I72-$30 1037 Dallaire Sptser108$03 50lO4ORanger-40-$27 1039 Mercury72550 1035 Miss Americs84$55 1041 Playboy lr-54--$29 1941 Playboy Sr80$40 1038 Powerhouse04$45 59 1940 Sailplane70-$74 1040 So Long50-$20 1038 Trenton Terror72-$32 1030 Zipper54-$48 1930 Korda Wakefteld44 $17 kits qualify SAM events PP & R/C feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Competition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans orig FP models easily convertible 3ch K/C Kits Gas Electric/Electric Systems & Acc 4Ks Buzzard Bombshell 72 Span R/C:FP $5495 4Ra 70% Bombshell 504 Span RIC PP$3995 Hobby Horn Sensoar Glider 70 05 Electrin $1000 Midway Model Psat Eddie Aerobatic/OS Elect $2000 Midway Model Gnome K/C Hand Launch Glid $3495 teisure Playboy Sr LT-50 Geared Electric$3009 Jolly Electricus Glider 05/LT-50 Electric $3230 Astro Cobalt 05 System 7 Cell Direct$11200 Astro Cobalt Geared 2 1 System $14700 Leisure LT50 Direct 6 Cell $40 7 Cell $5000 Leisure LT50 Geared 25 1 0 Cell$0500 Aatso Sport improved 05 Direct $1000 Toio,.o Woo, ITtO -$2300 IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT NEW RA SOS$19995 New Osedra 35 CDI010995 Reg Ooedra3s 90080 wish Bisighelletlywheel911995 Reg Oaadra 38 Power AsaesIly Oslo06450 QUADRA REPAIR01000 plea partal JIm Masse ERCOUPEPLANS 02385 KIT 023905 Jim Mesaer TOMAHAWKPLANS 02395 KIT 920900 Jim Masse 8-BALL TRAINERPLANS 01899 KIT 019890 BAISA BASSWOOD sizealSig prieca less 10% New ZENOAH 023 913995ZENOAH 0-300 9995 FLOATS 361/0 scalecores 01795csmplete hit 03095 FLOATS 401/4 scalaeoea 02195complete kit 04795 10 WWl WHEELS 3096 PWW CYLS FLEET lB02095 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN 1/4 Godfrey$2895 STAROUSlER TOO 1/4 Brisighelle 1/3 J3 CUB Halite02995 VOLKOPLANE 1/3 Chicken Cheliel02395 COCKPIT KITS Tomahawk F4U1 Spill/re ME-iSO02295 Ercoope Fleet J3 Coh POE P47 C Eagle02195 Cilebrie 82495 Zero 02695 Zaro coterie91095 US Osedre FUEL TANKS10 0698320 0795 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAFTSS/16c32 10096/01000 U-Hour Sewice d $2S0pos6age Seed Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALTIY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View 13, Boo 43 Allegeny NY 14706 21iciA FIBERGLASS & FOAM CONSTRUCTION FAt & AMA PATTERN 6061 ENGINE #640 SPAN 704 Sq AREA WEIGHT7 TO 8 LBS DEPENDING ON EQUIP BASIC KITmS1O795 DELUXE KITh$15995 Eel 1000AM 895 FM ManSd VISA&MASTER CARDL&L MODEL DEALER & 0151MOO PRODUCTS INOUIRIES INVITED8-0912 7302 Aep1e4495 tacO 151338CImlnseO Ohio 45247
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/03
Page Numbers: 63, 149, 150
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/03
Page Numbers: 63, 149, 150
Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny WARNING number times past have reported Stan Chilton others keep special records rubber motors Part whole scheme store motors paper envelopes soon made up Batch identifications motor length weight test results flight performance recorded envelope turns out using paper envelopes oops Stan noticed older motors changed characteristics drasticallyall bad changes has decided treatment chemicals left paper responsible Art museums have similar problem specify acid-free material use framing mats Stan has now changed paper envelopes plastic ziplock bags have added advantage pro viding airtight storage So using paper envelopes storage have years now good time change Yes motors have stored rotten too related warning appropriate flying cold site winter may keep motors warm pocket dont put motors same pocket loose change particular copper seems have devulcanizing effect rubber may take long some damage occur Several years ago conducted some rubber tests using smooth brass hook winder experienced lot early breakage rubber normally would absorb higher stress under other circumstances motors breaking right knot rubber con tacted brass believe rubber under tension coupled rubber lube accelerated failure rubber got clue found used motor stuck penny rubber become gummy contacted coin Contest Announcements MIAMA clubs contests listed tenta tive last time have confirmed Miami Dade South College 900 am 500 pm February 10 1985 MacDill AFB March 9-10 1985 two-day Pista chio Proxy meet Miami Dade April 13-14 1985 two-day meet Mac Dill AFB May 11-12 1985 impor tant call 305-858-6363 get pass reserved MacDill AFB meets Call same number Dr John Martin before leaving home sure meet actually being held Willamette Modelers Club Wil lamette OR has meets scheduled February 10 March 3 March 11 1985 Willamette High School 900 am 300pm events February 10 March 3 Easy B Pennyplane HLG AMA Peanut Scale Bostoni P-24 Earle Moorehead Events Specialty March 10 meet has Boston ian following Scale classes Peanut AMA WW Scale WW II Scale Profile Scale contact person meets Bob Stalick 5066 NW Picadilly Circle Albany OR 97321 phone 503-928-9101 Most events use AMA rules some special rules involved Activity New York area has usually included flying Low Library Rotunda Columbia Unviersity New York City fall possible make arrangements renew activity difficulty has resolved ses sions now scheduled through March information dates events call Ron Williams 212-722-5262 Ed Whitten 212-724-0282 Continued Page 149 Condenser paper dead yet Bud gives some tips successful covering job materisi L special dry box covering model surfaces provides uitra-iow-humidity environment will keep pajer shrinking warpIng surfaces Easy-covering technique R descrIbed text Youd doing Inside dry box though ought use adjustable stabilizer Incidence help fine-tune Indoor filer Two examlee shown L R rounded peg stab trailing edge tIght fIt tissue-paper tube attached fuselage structure unders ung stab uses sImIlar arrangement except adjustment peg has extend upwards fuselage structure both cases stab leading edge glued place March 1985 63 FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 63 Other activity Northeast Vlassachusetts call Ray Harlan i17-353-4013 news about activity brough May 1985 New Jersey Glassboro contact Larry Peters 601-887-1404 info lying sessions contest activity Contest activity Kansas City MO irca seems mostly Scale some run-fly sessions available February md March 1985 Contact Roger Schroeder liii W 98th Street Overland Park KS 6207 phone 913-648-4265 Two contests Oklahoma City 4ational Guard Armory planned ebruary 17 March 17 1985 Contact 3i11 Baker 1905 Peter Pan Norman OK 13069 phone 405-329-1018 Ft Worth-Dallas area contact ress Shepherd 2713 Summit View Bed ord TX 76021 phone 817-282-3770 Monthly activities held San iego Orbiteers Colina Del Sol ommunity Center Contact Chuck Dugan Lt 619-448-1373 roxy flying some nodels sent mail flown ocal fliers Scale modelers particular eem get involved type activi y John Martin MIAMA club has een particularly active sponsoring 1st form Pistachio Scale rou still have time enter World roxy Pistachio Inter-Gnats contest s part activity mentioned above pril 13-14 1985 Miami Dade South f havent heard Pistachio Scale istachio Scale model under-grown eanut Scale model eight-in maximum pan six-in maximum overall length 3et entry blank rules John vlartin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 sacking model transporting dways chore John Martin says istachio easier due mall model size offers uggestions Suggested packing instructions GOITIOLINI TANKS PROFILE0COMSA7RAT WIDE & NARROW WEDGE -- 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & STINDD Cuutom DirnDl huh Ingredients ACCURATE ABLE -TOREAD ACCUTACH IN TWO MODELS 3 FUNCTION ACCUTACH 1 7995 Digital LCD tachometer has dual scale lOX-bOX stable RPM readout Full scale voltmeter can used checklcycle TXIRX battery com bos Reads load up 20 volts ACCESSORIES OSAl- Quarter Scale Adaptor ATi & AT2-500ma load. 995 SCAb -Servo Current Adaptor Airtronics Futaba Kraft 995 4 FUNCTION ACCU-TACH 2 tie 8995 Same useful capabilities ACCU-TACH 1 includes DC ammeter used check servo cur rent Will find worn bind ing stalled servo condi tions wISCAb Add function ATi AVIONK3S INC Send check MO NorCal AVIONICS Inc PO Box 70956 Sunnyvale CA 94086 Calif add 6% tax Add $2 S&H See dealer first successful boxes little larger cigar boxes made wood heavy cardboard Also cardboard box-within-a-box has successful Attach model its three strong est points bottom box Paper strips held down tape pins will hold model Masking tape makes good hold-down double over tape sticky side contacts model make loops too tight use soft material against model Styrofoam excelsior cotton will squash model box gets compressed Secure loose pieces Documentation rubber motors prop should separate box fastened tightly bot tom models box get model back Include return postage return address label instruc tions mounting model box will take quite return Proxy instructions trimmed meet will held 27-ft-high gymnasi um What direction does fly SAILPLANES WORLD iSOlA Coffee Rd Modesto CA 95355 large circles get larger smaller motor unwinds turns will motor take Are spe cial trim problems What try doesnt fly Describe launch technique include special instructions need Include information separate sheet proxy flier can get out model Dont send untrimmed model Condenser paper hints Condenser paper will still us least another year regardless outcome rules proposals now under consideration So lets review least couple ideas about handling condenser paper major fault material shrinksusually enough kill models trim general way avoid shrinkage sure paper drier ir ever likely again attach model photos shows way accomplish view box large enough hold entire surface being covered hygrometer relative Sailplanes International Krause MultiPlex Wan itschek Wik & Roke Sport-Scale-F3B European Hardware Accessories Send $500 Cat & Price List 209 577-0506 March 1985 149 detailed brochure50C stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road charleston Hgts. sc 29418 803-553-7169 5 orc$eooaclca flTTTHANDE1N 04 Page CATALOGUE Up $800 add $150$200 PP/tat Class $801 $2000 add $225A copy will sent $2001 $4500 add $300 free-when requested-$4001 $7000 add $350 ord over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 0% law15173 Moran St [A] Send MO Visa/MC#Exppo Box 2212 Check allow up 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearance 714 0030311 COO Esact Charges plus $180 HdI Cash Only[Aft Hr5 714 0951203] humidity meter corner box plastic curtain closes front box except hands enter covering light bulb furnishes heat dry paper framework light work Additional heat generated heating pad under cardboard work surface Place structure covered condenser paper inside box close curtain start heating relative humidity down around 10% slip hands under curtain cover part part re-enters real world paper will sag somewhat unless home atmosphere dry inside box have models outlast usefulness using technique caution humidity inside box doesnt fall rather quickly box itself may damp will have dried out work properly Another photo shows easy covering technique Trim condenser paper oversize lay outline upside down paper Apply adhesive both ex treme ends surface press down onto paper Rock airfoil ward leading edge touches apply adhesive same trailing edges attach ribs paper last Flight trim Adjustable stabilizers useful Indoor models fine adjustment photo shows adjusta ble stab Bostonian model method shown useful whenever tail group mounts top fuselage tail boom last photo shows another approach case stab under slung get below downwash wing Only rear edge adjustable edge rudder serves part front mount setup used Otto Rodenburg Holland 1980 VNART West Baden photo entire model appears January 1985 column page 62 Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Gold Rush/Cowley Continued page 66 dark model over-elevated ideal throw CG wanted conservative trim Sunday weekend Taft two low-power launches check nothing changed entered contest did 200 120 200 130 200and flew-off seven straight maxes equal Bill Blanchards 1974 magic 10 goal Chucky fliers must confess drew inspiration having wit nessed Mike McKeevers Jim Lue kens previous attempts record think must have tired stage realized because 11th flight real gamble before launched doubts about air simply relaxed too soon blew 120 flight Next time after get 10 Im going take couple minutes time out get serious final comment standing out dirt ready eighth ninth flight mind suddenly locked fact stabilizer still held fuselage -in double-stick transfer adhesive technique use new models first flights case incidence needs adjusting before permanent gluing stage chose leave things rest flights Matter fact still havent glued made no other test flights between contest flightsand fact adjusted model since set up Thursday night confirms pop-up wing DT system reliable Construction Chuckies quick easy build wont bore too details Gold Rush will take about two three hours complete working too hard main thing youll want get out fly take some time choose lightest wood can find wings tall big model use heavy balsa wont able pick up model Razor planes best tool ever invented shaping Chucky wings rec ommend David brand over others because its superior shallow blade angle Shape wing still fullspan piece Start carving some washout upsweep underside trailing edge tips thin wood towards tips before shaping airfoil Finally cut wing panels epoxy dihedral joints stabilizer fin easy use hard balsa along straight grain fuselage can make two piece ofx 1 x36 Cutthewingmountfree fuselage epoxy wing Add two 1/16 ply pivot anns drill through fuselage pivot wire bearing tube mount held down front during launch flight small elastic band gets burned-through DT fuse help wing start kick up small 1/32-in-dia wire spring fits slot under wing mount push up Dont forget reinforce wing trailing edge -in balsa throw tab index finger thumb middle finger grip fuselage under wing leading edge final word advice dont wait until few days before next contest before building model think should start building Gold Rush right now responding advertisers mention read about Model Aviation 150 Model Aviation al-n Old Timer _JVfW IliLLLJ- 140dd / LANZOS8 las IODEL 1038 Record Breaker 90, 40 00 4 Strokes $0500 1030 Kloud King 03 1535 Glo/4 Stroke$4300 1041 Berkeley Brlgidier 50 04015 Gin$3000 1041 Super Quaker 78 4045 4 Strokes$7400 1030 Bucccneer94-$51 1938 Clipper MK I72-$30 1037 Dallaire Sptser108$03 50lO4ORanger-40-$27 1039 Mercury72550 1035 Miss Americs84$55 1041 Playboy lr-54--$29 1941 Playboy Sr80$40 1038 Powerhouse04$45 59 1940 Sailplane70-$74 1040 So Long50-$20 1038 Trenton Terror72-$32 1030 Zipper54-$48 1930 Korda Wakefteld44 $17 kits qualify SAM events PP & R/C feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Competition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans orig FP models easily convertible 3ch K/C Kits Gas Electric/Electric Systems & Acc 4Ks Buzzard Bombshell 72 Span R/C:FP $5495 4Ra 70% Bombshell 504 Span RIC PP$3995 Hobby Horn Sensoar Glider 70 05 Electrin $1000 Midway Model Psat Eddie Aerobatic/OS Elect $2000 Midway Model Gnome K/C Hand Launch Glid $3495 teisure Playboy Sr LT-50 Geared Electric$3009 Jolly Electricus Glider 05/LT-50 Electric $3230 Astro Cobalt 05 System 7 Cell Direct$11200 Astro Cobalt Geared 2 1 System $14700 Leisure LT50 Direct 6 Cell $40 7 Cell $5000 Leisure LT50 Geared 25 1 0 Cell$0500 Aatso Sport improved 05 Direct $1000 Toio,.o Woo, ITtO -$2300 IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT NEW RA SOS$19995 New Osedra 35 CDI010995 Reg Ooedra3s 90080 wish Bisighelletlywheel911995 Reg Oaadra 38 Power AsaesIly Oslo06450 QUADRA REPAIR01000 plea partal JIm Masse ERCOUPEPLANS 02385 KIT 023905 Jim Mesaer TOMAHAWKPLANS 02395 KIT 920900 Jim Masse 8-BALL TRAINERPLANS 01899 KIT 019890 BAISA BASSWOOD sizealSig prieca less 10% New ZENOAH 023 913995ZENOAH 0-300 9995 FLOATS 361/0 scalecores 01795csmplete hit 03095 FLOATS 401/4 scalaeoea 02195complete kit 04795 10 WWl WHEELS 3096 PWW CYLS FLEET lB02095 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN 1/4 Godfrey$2895 STAROUSlER TOO 1/4 Brisighelle 1/3 J3 CUB Halite02995 VOLKOPLANE 1/3 Chicken Cheliel02395 COCKPIT KITS Tomahawk F4U1 Spill/re ME-iSO02295 Ercoope Fleet J3 Coh POE P47 C Eagle02195 Cilebrie 82495 Zero 02695 Zaro coterie91095 US Osedre FUEL TANKS10 0698320 0795 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAFTSS/16c32 10096/01000 U-Hour Sewice d $2S0pos6age Seed Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALTIY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View 13, Boo 43 Allegeny NY 14706 21iciA FIBERGLASS & FOAM CONSTRUCTION FAt & AMA PATTERN 6061 ENGINE #640 SPAN 704 Sq AREA WEIGHT7 TO 8 LBS DEPENDING ON EQUIP BASIC KITmS1O795 DELUXE KITh$15995 Eel 1000AM 895 FM ManSd VISA&MASTER CARDL&L MODEL DEALER & 0151MOO PRODUCTS INOUIRIES INVITED8-0912 7302 Aep1e4495 tacO 151338CImlnseO Ohio 45247
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/03
Page Numbers: 63, 149, 150
Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny WARNING number times past have reported Stan Chilton others keep special records rubber motors Part whole scheme store motors paper envelopes soon made up Batch identifications motor length weight test results flight performance recorded envelope turns out using paper envelopes oops Stan noticed older motors changed characteristics drasticallyall bad changes has decided treatment chemicals left paper responsible Art museums have similar problem specify acid-free material use framing mats Stan has now changed paper envelopes plastic ziplock bags have added advantage pro viding airtight storage So using paper envelopes storage have years now good time change Yes motors have stored rotten too related warning appropriate flying cold site winter may keep motors warm pocket dont put motors same pocket loose change particular copper seems have devulcanizing effect rubber may take long some damage occur Several years ago conducted some rubber tests using smooth brass hook winder experienced lot early breakage rubber normally would absorb higher stress under other circumstances motors breaking right knot rubber con tacted brass believe rubber under tension coupled rubber lube accelerated failure rubber got clue found used motor stuck penny rubber become gummy contacted coin Contest Announcements MIAMA clubs contests listed tenta tive last time have confirmed Miami Dade South College 900 am 500 pm February 10 1985 MacDill AFB March 9-10 1985 two-day Pista chio Proxy meet Miami Dade April 13-14 1985 two-day meet Mac Dill AFB May 11-12 1985 impor tant call 305-858-6363 get pass reserved MacDill AFB meets Call same number Dr John Martin before leaving home sure meet actually being held Willamette Modelers Club Wil lamette OR has meets scheduled February 10 March 3 March 11 1985 Willamette High School 900 am 300pm events February 10 March 3 Easy B Pennyplane HLG AMA Peanut Scale Bostoni P-24 Earle Moorehead Events Specialty March 10 meet has Boston ian following Scale classes Peanut AMA WW Scale WW II Scale Profile Scale contact person meets Bob Stalick 5066 NW Picadilly Circle Albany OR 97321 phone 503-928-9101 Most events use AMA rules some special rules involved Activity New York area has usually included flying Low Library Rotunda Columbia Unviersity New York City fall possible make arrangements renew activity difficulty has resolved ses sions now scheduled through March information dates events call Ron Williams 212-722-5262 Ed Whitten 212-724-0282 Continued Page 149 Condenser paper dead yet Bud gives some tips successful covering job materisi L special dry box covering model surfaces provides uitra-iow-humidity environment will keep pajer shrinking warpIng surfaces Easy-covering technique R descrIbed text Youd doing Inside dry box though ought use adjustable stabilizer Incidence help fine-tune Indoor filer Two examlee shown L R rounded peg stab trailing edge tIght fIt tissue-paper tube attached fuselage structure unders ung stab uses sImIlar arrangement except adjustment peg has extend upwards fuselage structure both cases stab leading edge glued place March 1985 63 FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 63 Other activity Northeast Vlassachusetts call Ray Harlan i17-353-4013 news about activity brough May 1985 New Jersey Glassboro contact Larry Peters 601-887-1404 info lying sessions contest activity Contest activity Kansas City MO irca seems mostly Scale some run-fly sessions available February md March 1985 Contact Roger Schroeder liii W 98th Street Overland Park KS 6207 phone 913-648-4265 Two contests Oklahoma City 4ational Guard Armory planned ebruary 17 March 17 1985 Contact 3i11 Baker 1905 Peter Pan Norman OK 13069 phone 405-329-1018 Ft Worth-Dallas area contact ress Shepherd 2713 Summit View Bed ord TX 76021 phone 817-282-3770 Monthly activities held San iego Orbiteers Colina Del Sol ommunity Center Contact Chuck Dugan Lt 619-448-1373 roxy flying some nodels sent mail flown ocal fliers Scale modelers particular eem get involved type activi y John Martin MIAMA club has een particularly active sponsoring 1st form Pistachio Scale rou still have time enter World roxy Pistachio Inter-Gnats contest s part activity mentioned above pril 13-14 1985 Miami Dade South f havent heard Pistachio Scale istachio Scale model under-grown eanut Scale model eight-in maximum pan six-in maximum overall length 3et entry blank rules John vlartin 2180 Tigertail Miami FL 33133 sacking model transporting dways chore John Martin says istachio easier due mall model size offers uggestions Suggested packing instructions GOITIOLINI TANKS PROFILE0COMSA7RAT WIDE & NARROW WEDGE -- 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & STINDD Cuutom DirnDl huh Ingredients ACCURATE ABLE -TOREAD ACCUTACH IN TWO MODELS 3 FUNCTION ACCUTACH 1 7995 Digital LCD tachometer has dual scale lOX-bOX stable RPM readout Full scale voltmeter can used checklcycle TXIRX battery com bos Reads load up 20 volts ACCESSORIES OSAl- Quarter Scale Adaptor ATi & AT2-500ma load. 995 SCAb -Servo Current Adaptor Airtronics Futaba Kraft 995 4 FUNCTION ACCU-TACH 2 tie 8995 Same useful capabilities ACCU-TACH 1 includes DC ammeter used check servo cur rent Will find worn bind ing stalled servo condi tions wISCAb Add function ATi AVIONK3S INC Send check MO NorCal AVIONICS Inc PO Box 70956 Sunnyvale CA 94086 Calif add 6% tax Add $2 S&H See dealer first successful boxes little larger cigar boxes made wood heavy cardboard Also cardboard box-within-a-box has successful Attach model its three strong est points bottom box Paper strips held down tape pins will hold model Masking tape makes good hold-down double over tape sticky side contacts model make loops too tight use soft material against model Styrofoam excelsior cotton will squash model box gets compressed Secure loose pieces Documentation rubber motors prop should separate box fastened tightly bot tom models box get model back Include return postage return address label instruc tions mounting model box will take quite return Proxy instructions trimmed meet will held 27-ft-high gymnasi um What direction does fly SAILPLANES WORLD iSOlA Coffee Rd Modesto CA 95355 large circles get larger smaller motor unwinds turns will motor take Are spe cial trim problems What try doesnt fly Describe launch technique include special instructions need Include information separate sheet proxy flier can get out model Dont send untrimmed model Condenser paper hints Condenser paper will still us least another year regardless outcome rules proposals now under consideration So lets review least couple ideas about handling condenser paper major fault material shrinksusually enough kill models trim general way avoid shrinkage sure paper drier ir ever likely again attach model photos shows way accomplish view box large enough hold entire surface being covered hygrometer relative Sailplanes International Krause MultiPlex Wan itschek Wik & Roke Sport-Scale-F3B European Hardware Accessories Send $500 Cat & Price List 209 577-0506 March 1985 149 detailed brochure50C stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road charleston Hgts. sc 29418 803-553-7169 5 orc$eooaclca flTTTHANDE1N 04 Page CATALOGUE Up $800 add $150$200 PP/tat Class $801 $2000 add $225A copy will sent $2001 $4500 add $300 free-when requested-$4001 $7000 add $350 ord over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 0% law15173 Moran St [A] Send MO Visa/MC#Exppo Box 2212 Check allow up 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearance 714 0030311 COO Esact Charges plus $180 HdI Cash Only[Aft Hr5 714 0951203] humidity meter corner box plastic curtain closes front box except hands enter covering light bulb furnishes heat dry paper framework light work Additional heat generated heating pad under cardboard work surface Place structure covered condenser paper inside box close curtain start heating relative humidity down around 10% slip hands under curtain cover part part re-enters real world paper will sag somewhat unless home atmosphere dry inside box have models outlast usefulness using technique caution humidity inside box doesnt fall rather quickly box itself may damp will have dried out work properly Another photo shows easy covering technique Trim condenser paper oversize lay outline upside down paper Apply adhesive both ex treme ends surface press down onto paper Rock airfoil ward leading edge touches apply adhesive same trailing edges attach ribs paper last Flight trim Adjustable stabilizers useful Indoor models fine adjustment photo shows adjusta ble stab Bostonian model method shown useful whenever tail group mounts top fuselage tail boom last photo shows another approach case stab under slung get below downwash wing Only rear edge adjustable edge rudder serves part front mount setup used Otto Rodenburg Holland 1980 VNART West Baden photo entire model appears January 1985 column page 62 Bud Tenny Box 545 Richardson TX 75080 Gold Rush/Cowley Continued page 66 dark model over-elevated ideal throw CG wanted conservative trim Sunday weekend Taft two low-power launches check nothing changed entered contest did 200 120 200 130 200and flew-off seven straight maxes equal Bill Blanchards 1974 magic 10 goal Chucky fliers must confess drew inspiration having wit nessed Mike McKeevers Jim Lue kens previous attempts record think must have tired stage realized because 11th flight real gamble before launched doubts about air simply relaxed too soon blew 120 flight Next time after get 10 Im going take couple minutes time out get serious final comment standing out dirt ready eighth ninth flight mind suddenly locked fact stabilizer still held fuselage -in double-stick transfer adhesive technique use new models first flights case incidence needs adjusting before permanent gluing stage chose leave things rest flights Matter fact still havent glued made no other test flights between contest flightsand fact adjusted model since set up Thursday night confirms pop-up wing DT system reliable Construction Chuckies quick easy build wont bore too details Gold Rush will take about two three hours complete working too hard main thing youll want get out fly take some time choose lightest wood can find wings tall big model use heavy balsa wont able pick up model Razor planes best tool ever invented shaping Chucky wings rec ommend David brand over others because its superior shallow blade angle Shape wing still fullspan piece Start carving some washout upsweep underside trailing edge tips thin wood towards tips before shaping airfoil Finally cut wing panels epoxy dihedral joints stabilizer fin easy use hard balsa along straight grain fuselage can make two piece ofx 1 x36 Cutthewingmountfree fuselage epoxy wing Add two 1/16 ply pivot anns drill through fuselage pivot wire bearing tube mount held down front during launch flight small elastic band gets burned-through DT fuse help wing start kick up small 1/32-in-dia wire spring fits slot under wing mount push up Dont forget reinforce wing trailing edge -in 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