Free Flight: Old-Timers

FREE FLIGHT OLD-TIMERS THE TWO PHOTOS have selected column have thing common designers still active flying own designs early years photo Herb Greenberg designer popular Red Zephyr kit Scientific 1936 captures him indoors after flying 1993 Society Antique Modelers SAM Championships stopwatch still around neck Another photo shows vintage Control Line Stunt model designed Floyd Carter 1950 still ffies PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association-sponsored Old Time Stunt Championships Floyd says emphasis winning having great time event attracts such Stunt greats Aldrich Palmer Hunt Wildman 60 silk-covered model designed Floyd Carter has Orwick 64 Spark ignition Floyd might have influenced famous Madman Yates saw fly Orwick-powered Madman approximately 1948I am still scared 90 mph inverted three feet above concrete Orwick thundering away Floyd says would happy talk Old Time Stunt 415 968-4246 call evenings Pacific Standard Time E-mail AeroPly@aolcom received sample covering material called Thennal Span assumed lust another polyester learned PVC fiber couple advantages has no grain shrinks equally will stretch heat go around positive compound curves much better polyester Thennal Span light strong takes dope well available 16-foot x 14-inch rolls $10 plus $3 postage handling Ed Harris 2000 NW 84th Ave Ankeny IA 50021 Tel 515 965-5942 case missed notice some magazines classified ads plans Model Builder recently ceased publication now available Bill Northrops Plans Service important Old-Timer Free Flight fans since catalog includes excellent plans Free Flight gas Rubber models plans expertly drawn Phil Bernhardt much higher standard originals pleasure build Bills $2 illustrated catalog good buy address 2019 Doral Court Henderson NV 89014 Tel 702 896-2162 Fax 702 897-7775 Please mention interested Old-Timers Superior Props has sold Bob Barbara Gourdon 60375 West Spruce Ln Lacombe LA 70445 Tel 504 882-6535 will continue line carved-balsa propellers Old-Timer modem Rubber models excellent Rubber model hardware SASE will get price list information Ed Wickland says sold business because successful no longer time build fly However has started another product linepropellers very small CO[sub]2 mini-Electric models sent some impressive samplesthey appear basswood theyre well-finished theyre very thin propellers will available direct Ed 2412 Tucson Ave Pensacola FL 32526 Superior Props also has battery-operated dethermalizer DT lighter $12 including postage handling interest since lighting fuses hassle dont smoke device appears intended lighting cigarettes just what need have burning up fuse punk fuses few months ago told about new glow plugs old K&B Infant 020 engines Ive learned whole Infants made CNC Computer Numeric Control machines parts interchangeable Infants will turn Graupner 5 x 2 propeller about 10000-11000 rpm competitive TD 020 power great sport flyingespecially classic models 1950s designed power engine other early l/2As newly-manufactured Infant replicas sell $75 plus $450 shipping handling PAL Model Products 32 Clinton St White Plains NY 10603 plastic display box available $5 New York state residents pay sales tax Flying Aces Volume 4 available Volumes 2 3 have published looks though will take 6 volumes contain good articles old Flying Aces magazine Volume 1 will last makes sense least English publisher would take huge shelf old magazines include model engine articles humor can get volumes 2 3 4 Hannans Runway Aerodyne Models 11711 Coley River Circle Snite 10 Fountain Valley CA 92708 $1995 plus postage handling $3 should get Priority Mail Hannans Runway Box 210 Magalia CA 95954 Model Aviation Greenberg 1993 SAM Champs design Red Zephyr 1936 kit $695 wheels prop glue Reich photo An Orwick 64-powered Vintage Control Line Stunt model built compete Old-Time Stunt contests today See text details Photo Floyd Carter