ONE photos April issue unintentionally left mystery ship noticed words Georgias Special fuselage may know what Well after whetting curiosity heres lowdown Gor geous Georgias scaled up 1 in/ft 1931 Flying Glider Manual reprinted EAA Steve Busto Buso Mid-Hudson Modelmasters builder did up ounce 106 sq wing 27 ft span Steve decided use what sometimes call Hungerford method slicing trussed ribs sandwich balsa pieces get light strong scale-like structure Steve gets top scale points little beauty time floats en out Home builts good subjects can built stick-for-stick weighing ton ROW Season upon us raft how-to-do-it articles complete SOME WEIGHTS OF COVERING MATERIALS Type Color Aluminized mylar Condenser paper Micro-X Ultra-fine Japanese Tissue VA-167 Vintage Aero Japanese tissue Sig Aristo Superlite Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Japanese tissue Peck Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Micro-Span Micro-X Aristo Superlite Tissue Sterling Std Artists tissue Silkspan lightweight Sig Aristo Rayspan Aristo Bamboo paper Sig Bamboo paper chrome tan white red orange yellow white white white white white red white yellow white white Weight gm/ft2 0274 0314 0314 0826 1062 1134 1142 1195 1238 1270 1320 1628 1671 1709 1986 2000 2182 covering weights include doping Using brushed 50/50 nitrate dope first coat should add about 0372 gm/ft2 second 50/50 coat will add about another0207gm/ft2 Atypical peanut scale ship about square foot covering two coats half-and-half dope/thinner would pick up about two grams weight over bare-bones structure 58 Model Aviation Chuck west Vegas Vulturestweaks some rudder Dornier push-pull flying boat one-pound ship flies well two 02 TDs hasnt taken off yet Bill Warner pic maccni-Castoldi S65 oy iaie vic naraen ano iungsiey Iau no Tiown remains deligni eye Schneider racers Italians engineered wilder projects warner pic John Vlesr Las Vegas fine flying German WV/-I Albatross fighter builders eye ing gas bit challenge rubber mathematical formulas believe good ol Oklahoma show admit being sort slow someone tells fly formulas What watch guy whos getting em off water doing consistently go method same boat am Walt Mooneys simple secrets FF ships dont have advantages elevator throttle control Anyone got Boy Scout Aviation merit badge can probably tell old Bernoulli principle fast-moving fluid lowering pres sure surface explalns cambered wings develop lift same Scout may very well however forget principle comes floats identical situation upside down Floats tend lift downward can pull plane under water get enough speed dont watch out Editors Note Brad Powers said same thing April keep forces shoving away water check Walts arrows diagrams educated feature Walts flying boats floatplanes addition spray rails keep water out prop off engine and/or plane Amazing good dousing can cool off hot skimming takeoff run Vegas Vultures make extensive use movies diagnose whats happening ROW ships often finds little things like excessive spray making life miserable Breaking suction often hard enough job someone suggesting FLOATS POoR E01 fRONT VIEWS SiDE VIEWS SHARPNiN t*VICus V RAIL RENEW DIS K 7focjVENTILATORS STEPS OLLOw TRAKEs EOMETI C REUIREMT5 MODEL BHOULb Nor VE~ MLJCIj FLOAT IN NOSE bOttJN TT rrtjE~ June1979 59 Walt Mooneywho talks crittershelps out Bills discussion ROW hints Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 Jack Elem has con tra-rotating props Promising needs longer run power Picture taken Lake Elsinore some time ago Tynee Vidal Twin rubber-powered Consoliasted ommodore flying boat Dick Siegfried Rubber runs back trom nacelles motor sticksone way solve problem Photograph Bill Warner tape Alka-Seltzer pellets floats can get off fizz Trying take off glassy water can give gray hair some us run around little circles such cases get little chop going real plane overloaded has bounce air off wave Venting air step says ex-boat-builder Bill Stroman really helps steps themselves help break loose have fohnd slight downward hook tends increase force much flapped airfoil does wing certainly light breeze head never hurt anything Last least repeat truism FF scaler Light flies better heavy funniest things Ive ever seen well-known California modelers Bowers Fly Baby sinking neath surface its own avoirdupois too-small floats tend build heavy cheatmake floats bit bigger scale Better big-footed bird scale flounder subject less-than-success ful projects Doug Gillies intrep id Scottish birdpersons writes quiet go making Airspeed Fe.. glided very straight very steep angle prop put prop thing got nose-heavy did 90-degree curve horizontal launched Balligeioch Hill went straight down onto piece Mesozoic granite RTP reduced produce Well doesnt get right live youve never flown model expe rienced agony first excited flight moral sad tale obvious Wait until heather comes up never take new models flying ability granite fun things about flying scale tendency scalers keep inventing new events usually give type model fly better chance winning now low-key events designed increase participation will featured Flightmasters Los Angeles summer July 8 Domin guez Hills meet designs famous scalers thirties Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Events pitting two stables designs against another clude endurance realism flight mass-launch Drop line information Plans available old PopularAviation Air Trails John Pond Old-Time Plan Service PO Box 3215 San Jose CA 95156 phone 408292-3382 Johns scale plans lists $150 hundreds rubber scale jobs including Stahl Lindberg lines Maybe club might like try variation one-design contest Cliff McBaine writing Flightmasters News Views passes interesting bit information tissue trimmers after careful investigation types 60 Model Aviation Spray rails hull Walt Mooneys Canadair twin-engined rubber water-bomber make good dry takeoffsthat means no splash Considering what involved Walt quite project Two oa masters compare notes Carl Goldberg left holds Warners Druine Turbulent Walt Mooney wth CO2 twin right hand rubber-powered Canadair left Bill Stroman modelers modeler holding 1910 Henri Fabre FF scale gassie Lake Continued page 69 Elsinore Flies better real according Henri himself Photo Bill Hannan FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 60 tissue weights done analytical chemical balance scale accuracy 000 1 grams using 11 sq ft samples Amazingly Cliff found within line tissue colors three suppliers white heavier colored Peck tissue 4% heavier Micro-X Ultralite 84% Aristo Superlite 164% along weve gone assumption white lighter Another myth exploded Cliffs findings now two years old included indication weights covering materials may valy neces sarily what suppliers tissue may weigh time see chart Well gang send ThermalWorthy-Aircraft pix specs months prize goes a-begging high noon chilly Sunday eleventh February flight ATi Nationalists fighters bombers jumped ragged Loyalist flight Loyalists could put up two obso lete well-worn aircraft Loire 46 Hawker Spanish Fury outnumbered four fighters three Heinkel 112s Fiat CR-32 -fearless Loyalist pilots Pat Daily Stew Meyers broke through Nation alist fighter formation downed three bombers Heinkel 111 two Henschel 26s Any elation shortlived since doom sealed crack volunteer pilots Jim Daily Bill KaIb George Meyers Don Srull dogfights taken toll fighters also Dailys CR-32 KaIbs 112 fell flames Meyers 112 crashed hillside final costly day both friend foe Srulls 112 sur viving No war correspondents account ferocious aerial combat over mountains Spain winter 1937 Rather spectators view exciting Mass Launch flyingscale event climax day half winter time thrills during Fifth Annual National Capital Indoor Rubber Scale Contest put DC Maxecuters Model Aircraft Club event held 10th 11th February transport hangar Naval Air Facility Andrews Air Force Base Washington DC en thusiastic Navy support contest re ceived publicity through media Naval publications local tele vision news coverage Channel 9 contest consisted six events included FAC Flying Aces Club Scale P-Nut Scale FAC No-Cal pro file Scale including Navy No-Cal event World War Combat Spanish Fly Combat aircraft Spanish Civil War Navy Scale last three events Mass Launch affairs using basic rules made popular Continued page 123 SiS June 1979 69 Hurst Bowers launches iust super Henschel 126 Spanish National ist markings parasol-mounted sweptback wing attractive layout Pat Dailys French Loire 46 Spanish Republican Loyalist markings graceful good flying bird difficult launch Winner under Nationalist banner Don Srulls beautiful Heinkel Jim Dailys immaculate Fiat CR-32 flight 24 struts hangHe-i 12 Flies better iOO iubilates Watch out ing breeze hard best Built Pres Bruning plans about U1U18 low spot con trols duration points closed dwell allowing build up current circuit coil few drive washers simply lend themselves modi fication case suitable drive washercam will have fabricated Prior cutting cam drop install timer assembly engine position timer desired retarded position primar ily determined convenience keeping mind timer will advanced turned against crankshaft rotation engine running approximately 15 40 degrees Rotate crankshaft until piston top dead center Now back off 10 degrees against normal rotation posi tion points should crack open Make suitable marks will guide cutting cam drop will necessary insure cam will reinstalled same position time removed engine has drive washer-cain single flat no problem have double flat splines suitable mark will suffice However engine has tapered drive washer seat will need keyed shaft best accomplished drilling hole parallel shaft half hole crankshaft half cam installing music wire pin point little tinkering engine should ready run con verted glow engines little cantankerous start Hans suggests use electric starter Clarence Haught Route 5 Box 16 Coeur dAlene ID 83814 FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 69 FAC Thompson Trophy Races several planes launched time first plane down being eliminated repeated over over until plane winner remains past mid-winter contest has attracted contestants far Connecticut Missouri Philadelphia year no exception hardy group FACers journeying Philadelphia other points out side Washington metropolitan area Some 94 aircraft entered events 29 modelers including seven Juniors Both new events added year Navy Scale Spanish Fly Combat popular Navy Scale interesting because variety aircraft Designs covered spectrum earliest days Naval Aviation history represented Cox Submarine Scout World War II represented Navy Scale winner Les Kings Grumman Bearcat see nine colorful Navy jobs cruising around same time almost too much take P-Nut Scale attracted largest turnout 21 entries Dave Rees picked up well-deserved first place immaculate Corona Cougar Ju nior P-Nut saw seven entries Greg Leffler winning first Luton Major FAC Scale produced 17 aircraft Allan Schanzles pretty Tiger Moth Hi-Flyer kit tops 56 pos sible 62 points FAC bonus point system unusual designs proved Allans undoing since two low-wing ca nard pushers Don Srulls Shinden George Meyers Vari-Viggen received 40 points bonus Since both topped 30 seconds easily cold hangar questions wisdom too bonus points Don Srull won first point Junior FAC Scale produced two-way tie first between Brian Gerstenberg Mike Escalante World War Combat produced 10 en tries ranging Pat Dailys Rumpler C-IV Stew Meyers Fokker Fill final rematch last years final ists Don Srulls DH-6 pitted against George Meyers Siemens Mono plane year Georges turn win No-Cal won Don Srulls super June1979 123 As can see converting engine simple task rewarding challenge purpose discussion certainly take away engine conversion business anything should support fact earn money flying Shinden profile also copped Navy No-Cal same plane Ju nior No-Cal saw Chris Schanzle top Fifth Annual super con test large turnout foot snow ground 10-degree temperature indicates Rubber Fly ing Scale FAC Scale really catching nations capital Editors Note above item supplied Tom Schmitt pictures Schmitt John Preston Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 model asked time frame count sun coverage information replied six minutes 18 frames sun 30 seconds little boy about four years old turned young friend said excited voice knows everything knows sun will shine first flight netted four frames completed roll second flight after adjusting film advance servo have often thought photographing Dulles Airport because its attractive buildings effort get close Dulles cleared tower fly Hutchin son Elementary School about mile Dulles property out regular approach pattern flying scheduled between 8 an4 10 am get best light tower early morning sun reflected brightly radar dome could seen clearly top gym sets ground use tree reference point After two rolls film decided close up leave field beginning fill up soccer practice After seeing finished slides called Dulles thanked co operation mentioned interest flying airport asked would possible tower personnel asked few questions about model myself suggested Safety & Operations agreed flights tower would clear during slowest part day between 9 am noon spoke Hugh Gudger Safety & Operations ques tions about project Hugh agreed flights instructed call morning see schedule would clear other activities wait such movie being filmed Thursday called operations Friday Hank Cloudier duty Hank asked would like come out Saturday Now know rain clouds just wait around Saturdays also wanted fly less chance someone flying nearby school yards Hank understood anxiety fly invited come out did rain Saturday Everything stacked door minute packing car employer very helpful going along unusual schedule agreed Friday off Ron Zuehl amateur photogra pher leaving work saw loading car told him Dulles flight just approved tried get touch him earlier have him photograph event face looked left out Christmas time finished packing withhis camera equipment day off Dulles Safety & Operations office presented material Snapshot II what planned best shots area Hank selected location hoping heliport about 1000 feet tower After checking wind direction way As driving down access strip heliport trying ignore butterflies stomach Dawn set up equipment followed down checklist prepared earlier Now check list may sound like playing airline pilot knew would shock probably forget something tower cleared us first takeoff through radio car Hank driving car speakers grill anything tower wanted say didnt have go through anyone else As Snapshot II climbed smoothly air realistic takeoff began 124 Model Aviation Snapshot/H ux continued page 68 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/06
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 69, 123, 124
ONE photos April issue unintentionally left mystery ship noticed words Georgias Special fuselage may know what Well after whetting curiosity heres lowdown Gor geous Georgias scaled up 1 in/ft 1931 Flying Glider Manual reprinted EAA Steve Busto Buso Mid-Hudson Modelmasters builder did up ounce 106 sq wing 27 ft span Steve decided use what sometimes call Hungerford method slicing trussed ribs sandwich balsa pieces get light strong scale-like structure Steve gets top scale points little beauty time floats en out Home builts good subjects can built stick-for-stick weighing ton ROW Season upon us raft how-to-do-it articles complete SOME WEIGHTS OF COVERING MATERIALS Type Color Aluminized mylar Condenser paper Micro-X Ultra-fine Japanese Tissue VA-167 Vintage Aero Japanese tissue Sig Aristo Superlite Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Japanese tissue Peck Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Micro-Span Micro-X Aristo Superlite Tissue Sterling Std Artists tissue Silkspan lightweight Sig Aristo Rayspan Aristo Bamboo paper Sig Bamboo paper chrome tan white red orange yellow white white white white white red white yellow white white Weight gm/ft2 0274 0314 0314 0826 1062 1134 1142 1195 1238 1270 1320 1628 1671 1709 1986 2000 2182 covering weights include doping Using brushed 50/50 nitrate dope first coat should add about 0372 gm/ft2 second 50/50 coat will add about another0207gm/ft2 Atypical peanut scale ship about square foot covering two coats half-and-half dope/thinner would pick up about two grams weight over bare-bones structure 58 Model Aviation Chuck west Vegas Vulturestweaks some rudder Dornier push-pull flying boat one-pound ship flies well two 02 TDs hasnt taken off yet Bill Warner pic maccni-Castoldi S65 oy iaie vic naraen ano iungsiey Iau no Tiown remains deligni eye Schneider racers Italians engineered wilder projects warner pic John Vlesr Las Vegas fine flying German WV/-I Albatross fighter builders eye ing gas bit challenge rubber mathematical formulas believe good ol Oklahoma show admit being sort slow someone tells fly formulas What watch guy whos getting em off water doing consistently go method same boat am Walt Mooneys simple secrets FF ships dont have advantages elevator throttle control Anyone got Boy Scout Aviation merit badge can probably tell old Bernoulli principle fast-moving fluid lowering pres sure surface explalns cambered wings develop lift same Scout may very well however forget principle comes floats identical situation upside down Floats tend lift downward can pull plane under water get enough speed dont watch out Editors Note Brad Powers said same thing April keep forces shoving away water check Walts arrows diagrams educated feature Walts flying boats floatplanes addition spray rails keep water out prop off engine and/or plane Amazing good dousing can cool off hot skimming takeoff run Vegas Vultures make extensive use movies diagnose whats happening ROW ships often finds little things like excessive spray making life miserable Breaking suction often hard enough job someone suggesting FLOATS POoR E01 fRONT VIEWS SiDE VIEWS SHARPNiN t*VICus V RAIL RENEW DIS K 7focjVENTILATORS STEPS OLLOw TRAKEs EOMETI C REUIREMT5 MODEL BHOULb Nor VE~ MLJCIj FLOAT IN NOSE bOttJN TT rrtjE~ June1979 59 Walt Mooneywho talks crittershelps out Bills discussion ROW hints Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 Jack Elem has con tra-rotating props Promising needs longer run power Picture taken Lake Elsinore some time ago Tynee Vidal Twin rubber-powered Consoliasted ommodore flying boat Dick Siegfried Rubber runs back trom nacelles motor sticksone way solve problem Photograph Bill Warner tape Alka-Seltzer pellets floats can get off fizz Trying take off glassy water can give gray hair some us run around little circles such cases get little chop going real plane overloaded has bounce air off wave Venting air step says ex-boat-builder Bill Stroman really helps steps themselves help break loose have fohnd slight downward hook tends increase force much flapped airfoil does wing certainly light breeze head never hurt anything Last least repeat truism FF scaler Light flies better heavy funniest things Ive ever seen well-known California modelers Bowers Fly Baby sinking neath surface its own avoirdupois too-small floats tend build heavy cheatmake floats bit bigger scale Better big-footed bird scale flounder subject less-than-success ful projects Doug Gillies intrep id Scottish birdpersons writes quiet go making Airspeed Fe.. glided very straight very steep angle prop put prop thing got nose-heavy did 90-degree curve horizontal launched Balligeioch Hill went straight down onto piece Mesozoic granite RTP reduced produce Well doesnt get right live youve never flown model expe rienced agony first excited flight moral sad tale obvious Wait until heather comes up never take new models flying ability granite fun things about flying scale tendency scalers keep inventing new events usually give type model fly better chance winning now low-key events designed increase participation will featured Flightmasters Los Angeles summer July 8 Domin guez Hills meet designs famous scalers thirties Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Events pitting two stables designs against another clude endurance realism flight mass-launch Drop line information Plans available old PopularAviation Air Trails John Pond Old-Time Plan Service PO Box 3215 San Jose CA 95156 phone 408292-3382 Johns scale plans lists $150 hundreds rubber scale jobs including Stahl Lindberg lines Maybe club might like try variation one-design contest Cliff McBaine writing Flightmasters News Views passes interesting bit information tissue trimmers after careful investigation types 60 Model Aviation Spray rails hull Walt Mooneys Canadair twin-engined rubber water-bomber make good dry takeoffsthat means no splash Considering what involved Walt quite project Two oa masters compare notes Carl Goldberg left holds Warners Druine Turbulent Walt Mooney wth CO2 twin right hand rubber-powered Canadair left Bill Stroman modelers modeler holding 1910 Henri Fabre FF scale gassie Lake Continued page 69 Elsinore Flies better real according Henri himself Photo Bill Hannan FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 60 tissue weights done analytical chemical balance scale accuracy 000 1 grams using 11 sq ft samples Amazingly Cliff found within line tissue colors three suppliers white heavier colored Peck tissue 4% heavier Micro-X Ultralite 84% Aristo Superlite 164% along weve gone assumption white lighter Another myth exploded Cliffs findings now two years old included indication weights covering materials may valy neces sarily what suppliers tissue may weigh time see chart Well gang send ThermalWorthy-Aircraft pix specs months prize goes a-begging high noon chilly Sunday eleventh February flight ATi Nationalists fighters bombers jumped ragged Loyalist flight Loyalists could put up two obso lete well-worn aircraft Loire 46 Hawker Spanish Fury outnumbered four fighters three Heinkel 112s Fiat CR-32 -fearless Loyalist pilots Pat Daily Stew Meyers broke through Nation alist fighter formation downed three bombers Heinkel 111 two Henschel 26s Any elation shortlived since doom sealed crack volunteer pilots Jim Daily Bill KaIb George Meyers Don Srull dogfights taken toll fighters also Dailys CR-32 KaIbs 112 fell flames Meyers 112 crashed hillside final costly day both friend foe Srulls 112 sur viving No war correspondents account ferocious aerial combat over mountains Spain winter 1937 Rather spectators view exciting Mass Launch flyingscale event climax day half winter time thrills during Fifth Annual National Capital Indoor Rubber Scale Contest put DC Maxecuters Model Aircraft Club event held 10th 11th February transport hangar Naval Air Facility Andrews Air Force Base Washington DC en thusiastic Navy support contest re ceived publicity through media Naval publications local tele vision news coverage Channel 9 contest consisted six events included FAC Flying Aces Club Scale P-Nut Scale FAC No-Cal pro file Scale including Navy No-Cal event World War Combat Spanish Fly Combat aircraft Spanish Civil War Navy Scale last three events Mass Launch affairs using basic rules made popular Continued page 123 SiS June 1979 69 Hurst Bowers launches iust super Henschel 126 Spanish National ist markings parasol-mounted sweptback wing attractive layout Pat Dailys French Loire 46 Spanish Republican Loyalist markings graceful good flying bird difficult launch Winner under Nationalist banner Don Srulls beautiful Heinkel Jim Dailys immaculate Fiat CR-32 flight 24 struts hangHe-i 12 Flies better iOO iubilates Watch out ing breeze hard best Built Pres Bruning plans about U1U18 low spot con trols duration points closed dwell allowing build up current circuit coil few drive washers simply lend themselves modi fication case suitable drive washercam will have fabricated Prior cutting cam drop install timer assembly engine position timer desired retarded position primar ily determined convenience keeping mind timer will advanced turned against crankshaft rotation engine running approximately 15 40 degrees Rotate crankshaft until piston top dead center Now back off 10 degrees against normal rotation posi tion points should crack open Make suitable marks will guide cutting cam drop will necessary insure cam will reinstalled same position time removed engine has drive washer-cain single flat no problem have double flat splines suitable mark will suffice However engine has tapered drive washer seat will need keyed shaft best accomplished drilling hole parallel shaft half hole crankshaft half cam installing music wire pin point little tinkering engine should ready run con verted glow engines little cantankerous start Hans suggests use electric starter Clarence Haught Route 5 Box 16 Coeur dAlene ID 83814 FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 69 FAC Thompson Trophy Races several planes launched time first plane down being eliminated repeated over over until plane winner remains past mid-winter contest has attracted contestants far Connecticut Missouri Philadelphia year no exception hardy group FACers journeying Philadelphia other points out side Washington metropolitan area Some 94 aircraft entered events 29 modelers including seven Juniors Both new events added year Navy Scale Spanish Fly Combat popular Navy Scale interesting because variety aircraft Designs covered spectrum earliest days Naval Aviation history represented Cox Submarine Scout World War II represented Navy Scale winner Les Kings Grumman Bearcat see nine colorful Navy jobs cruising around same time almost too much take P-Nut Scale attracted largest turnout 21 entries Dave Rees picked up well-deserved first place immaculate Corona Cougar Ju nior P-Nut saw seven entries Greg Leffler winning first Luton Major FAC Scale produced 17 aircraft Allan Schanzles pretty Tiger Moth Hi-Flyer kit tops 56 pos sible 62 points FAC bonus point system unusual designs proved Allans undoing since two low-wing ca nard pushers Don Srulls Shinden George Meyers Vari-Viggen received 40 points bonus Since both topped 30 seconds easily cold hangar questions wisdom too bonus points Don Srull won first point Junior FAC Scale produced two-way tie first between Brian Gerstenberg Mike Escalante World War Combat produced 10 en tries ranging Pat Dailys Rumpler C-IV Stew Meyers Fokker Fill final rematch last years final ists Don Srulls DH-6 pitted against George Meyers Siemens Mono plane year Georges turn win No-Cal won Don Srulls super June1979 123 As can see converting engine simple task rewarding challenge purpose discussion certainly take away engine conversion business anything should support fact earn money flying Shinden profile also copped Navy No-Cal same plane Ju nior No-Cal saw Chris Schanzle top Fifth Annual super con test large turnout foot snow ground 10-degree temperature indicates Rubber Fly ing Scale FAC Scale really catching nations capital Editors Note above item supplied Tom Schmitt pictures Schmitt John Preston Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 model asked time frame count sun coverage information replied six minutes 18 frames sun 30 seconds little boy about four years old turned young friend said excited voice knows everything knows sun will shine first flight netted four frames completed roll second flight after adjusting film advance servo have often thought photographing Dulles Airport because its attractive buildings effort get close Dulles cleared tower fly Hutchin son Elementary School about mile Dulles property out regular approach pattern flying scheduled between 8 an4 10 am get best light tower early morning sun reflected brightly radar dome could seen clearly top gym sets ground use tree reference point After two rolls film decided close up leave field beginning fill up soccer practice After seeing finished slides called Dulles thanked co operation mentioned interest flying airport asked would possible tower personnel asked few questions about model myself suggested Safety & Operations agreed flights tower would clear during slowest part day between 9 am noon spoke Hugh Gudger Safety & Operations ques tions about project Hugh agreed flights instructed call morning see schedule would clear other activities wait such movie being filmed Thursday called operations Friday Hank Cloudier duty Hank asked would like come out Saturday Now know rain clouds just wait around Saturdays also wanted fly less chance someone flying nearby school yards Hank understood anxiety fly invited come out did rain Saturday Everything stacked door minute packing car employer very helpful going along unusual schedule agreed Friday off Ron Zuehl amateur photogra pher leaving work saw loading car told him Dulles flight just approved tried get touch him earlier have him photograph event face looked left out Christmas time finished packing withhis camera equipment day off Dulles Safety & Operations office presented material Snapshot II what planned best shots area Hank selected location hoping heliport about 1000 feet tower After checking wind direction way As driving down access strip heliport trying ignore butterflies stomach Dawn set up equipment followed down checklist prepared earlier Now check list may sound like playing airline pilot knew would shock probably forget something tower cleared us first takeoff through radio car Hank driving car speakers grill anything tower wanted say didnt have go through anyone else As Snapshot II climbed smoothly air realistic takeoff began 124 Model Aviation Snapshot/H ux continued page 68 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/06
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 69, 123, 124
ONE photos April issue unintentionally left mystery ship noticed words Georgias Special fuselage may know what Well after whetting curiosity heres lowdown Gor geous Georgias scaled up 1 in/ft 1931 Flying Glider Manual reprinted EAA Steve Busto Buso Mid-Hudson Modelmasters builder did up ounce 106 sq wing 27 ft span Steve decided use what sometimes call Hungerford method slicing trussed ribs sandwich balsa pieces get light strong scale-like structure Steve gets top scale points little beauty time floats en out Home builts good subjects can built stick-for-stick weighing ton ROW Season upon us raft how-to-do-it articles complete SOME WEIGHTS OF COVERING MATERIALS Type Color Aluminized mylar Condenser paper Micro-X Ultra-fine Japanese Tissue VA-167 Vintage Aero Japanese tissue Sig Aristo Superlite Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Japanese tissue Peck Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Micro-Span Micro-X Aristo Superlite Tissue Sterling Std Artists tissue Silkspan lightweight Sig Aristo Rayspan Aristo Bamboo paper Sig Bamboo paper chrome tan white red orange yellow white white white white white red white yellow white white Weight gm/ft2 0274 0314 0314 0826 1062 1134 1142 1195 1238 1270 1320 1628 1671 1709 1986 2000 2182 covering weights include doping Using brushed 50/50 nitrate dope first coat should add about 0372 gm/ft2 second 50/50 coat will add about another0207gm/ft2 Atypical peanut scale ship about square foot covering two coats half-and-half dope/thinner would pick up about two grams weight over bare-bones structure 58 Model Aviation Chuck west Vegas Vulturestweaks some rudder Dornier push-pull flying boat one-pound ship flies well two 02 TDs hasnt taken off yet Bill Warner pic maccni-Castoldi S65 oy iaie vic naraen ano iungsiey Iau no Tiown remains deligni eye Schneider racers Italians engineered wilder projects warner pic John Vlesr Las Vegas fine flying German WV/-I Albatross fighter builders eye ing gas bit challenge rubber mathematical formulas believe good ol Oklahoma show admit being sort slow someone tells fly formulas What watch guy whos getting em off water doing consistently go method same boat am Walt Mooneys simple secrets FF ships dont have advantages elevator throttle control Anyone got Boy Scout Aviation merit badge can probably tell old Bernoulli principle fast-moving fluid lowering pres sure surface explalns cambered wings develop lift same Scout may very well however forget principle comes floats identical situation upside down Floats tend lift downward can pull plane under water get enough speed dont watch out Editors Note Brad Powers said same thing April keep forces shoving away water check Walts arrows diagrams educated feature Walts flying boats floatplanes addition spray rails keep water out prop off engine and/or plane Amazing good dousing can cool off hot skimming takeoff run Vegas Vultures make extensive use movies diagnose whats happening ROW ships often finds little things like excessive spray making life miserable Breaking suction often hard enough job someone suggesting FLOATS POoR E01 fRONT VIEWS SiDE VIEWS SHARPNiN t*VICus V RAIL RENEW DIS K 7focjVENTILATORS STEPS OLLOw TRAKEs EOMETI C REUIREMT5 MODEL BHOULb Nor VE~ MLJCIj FLOAT IN NOSE bOttJN TT rrtjE~ June1979 59 Walt Mooneywho talks crittershelps out Bills discussion ROW hints Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 Jack Elem has con tra-rotating props Promising needs longer run power Picture taken Lake Elsinore some time ago Tynee Vidal Twin rubber-powered Consoliasted ommodore flying boat Dick Siegfried Rubber runs back trom nacelles motor sticksone way solve problem Photograph Bill Warner tape Alka-Seltzer pellets floats can get off fizz Trying take off glassy water can give gray hair some us run around little circles such cases get little chop going real plane overloaded has bounce air off wave Venting air step says ex-boat-builder Bill Stroman really helps steps themselves help break loose have fohnd slight downward hook tends increase force much flapped airfoil does wing certainly light breeze head never hurt anything Last least repeat truism FF scaler Light flies better heavy funniest things Ive ever seen well-known California modelers Bowers Fly Baby sinking neath surface its own avoirdupois too-small floats tend build heavy cheatmake floats bit bigger scale Better big-footed bird scale flounder subject less-than-success ful projects Doug Gillies intrep id Scottish birdpersons writes quiet go making Airspeed Fe.. glided very straight very steep angle prop put prop thing got nose-heavy did 90-degree curve horizontal launched Balligeioch Hill went straight down onto piece Mesozoic granite RTP reduced produce Well doesnt get right live youve never flown model expe rienced agony first excited flight moral sad tale obvious Wait until heather comes up never take new models flying ability granite fun things about flying scale tendency scalers keep inventing new events usually give type model fly better chance winning now low-key events designed increase participation will featured Flightmasters Los Angeles summer July 8 Domin guez Hills meet designs famous scalers thirties Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Events pitting two stables designs against another clude endurance realism flight mass-launch Drop line information Plans available old PopularAviation Air Trails John Pond Old-Time Plan Service PO Box 3215 San Jose CA 95156 phone 408292-3382 Johns scale plans lists $150 hundreds rubber scale jobs including Stahl Lindberg lines Maybe club might like try variation one-design contest Cliff McBaine writing Flightmasters News Views passes interesting bit information tissue trimmers after careful investigation types 60 Model Aviation Spray rails hull Walt Mooneys Canadair twin-engined rubber water-bomber make good dry takeoffsthat means no splash Considering what involved Walt quite project Two oa masters compare notes Carl Goldberg left holds Warners Druine Turbulent Walt Mooney wth CO2 twin right hand rubber-powered Canadair left Bill Stroman modelers modeler holding 1910 Henri Fabre FF scale gassie Lake Continued page 69 Elsinore Flies better real according Henri himself Photo Bill Hannan FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 60 tissue weights done analytical chemical balance scale accuracy 000 1 grams using 11 sq ft samples Amazingly Cliff found within line tissue colors three suppliers white heavier colored Peck tissue 4% heavier Micro-X Ultralite 84% Aristo Superlite 164% along weve gone assumption white lighter Another myth exploded Cliffs findings now two years old included indication weights covering materials may valy neces sarily what suppliers tissue may weigh time see chart Well gang send ThermalWorthy-Aircraft pix specs months prize goes a-begging high noon chilly Sunday eleventh February flight ATi Nationalists fighters bombers jumped ragged Loyalist flight Loyalists could put up two obso lete well-worn aircraft Loire 46 Hawker Spanish Fury outnumbered four fighters three Heinkel 112s Fiat CR-32 -fearless Loyalist pilots Pat Daily Stew Meyers broke through Nation alist fighter formation downed three bombers Heinkel 111 two Henschel 26s Any elation shortlived since doom sealed crack volunteer pilots Jim Daily Bill KaIb George Meyers Don Srull dogfights taken toll fighters also Dailys CR-32 KaIbs 112 fell flames Meyers 112 crashed hillside final costly day both friend foe Srulls 112 sur viving No war correspondents account ferocious aerial combat over mountains Spain winter 1937 Rather spectators view exciting Mass Launch flyingscale event climax day half winter time thrills during Fifth Annual National Capital Indoor Rubber Scale Contest put DC Maxecuters Model Aircraft Club event held 10th 11th February transport hangar Naval Air Facility Andrews Air Force Base Washington DC en thusiastic Navy support contest re ceived publicity through media Naval publications local tele vision news coverage Channel 9 contest consisted six events included FAC Flying Aces Club Scale P-Nut Scale FAC No-Cal pro file Scale including Navy No-Cal event World War Combat Spanish Fly Combat aircraft Spanish Civil War Navy Scale last three events Mass Launch affairs using basic rules made popular Continued page 123 SiS June 1979 69 Hurst Bowers launches iust super Henschel 126 Spanish National ist markings parasol-mounted sweptback wing attractive layout Pat Dailys French Loire 46 Spanish Republican Loyalist markings graceful good flying bird difficult launch Winner under Nationalist banner Don Srulls beautiful Heinkel Jim Dailys immaculate Fiat CR-32 flight 24 struts hangHe-i 12 Flies better iOO iubilates Watch out ing breeze hard best Built Pres Bruning plans about U1U18 low spot con trols duration points closed dwell allowing build up current circuit coil few drive washers simply lend themselves modi fication case suitable drive washercam will have fabricated Prior cutting cam drop install timer assembly engine position timer desired retarded position primar ily determined convenience keeping mind timer will advanced turned against crankshaft rotation engine running approximately 15 40 degrees Rotate crankshaft until piston top dead center Now back off 10 degrees against normal rotation posi tion points should crack open Make suitable marks will guide cutting cam drop will necessary insure cam will reinstalled same position time removed engine has drive washer-cain single flat no problem have double flat splines suitable mark will suffice However engine has tapered drive washer seat will need keyed shaft best accomplished drilling hole parallel shaft half hole crankshaft half cam installing music wire pin point little tinkering engine should ready run con verted glow engines little cantankerous start Hans suggests use electric starter Clarence Haught Route 5 Box 16 Coeur dAlene ID 83814 FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 69 FAC Thompson Trophy Races several planes launched time first plane down being eliminated repeated over over until plane winner remains past mid-winter contest has attracted contestants far Connecticut Missouri Philadelphia year no exception hardy group FACers journeying Philadelphia other points out side Washington metropolitan area Some 94 aircraft entered events 29 modelers including seven Juniors Both new events added year Navy Scale Spanish Fly Combat popular Navy Scale interesting because variety aircraft Designs covered spectrum earliest days Naval Aviation history represented Cox Submarine Scout World War II represented Navy Scale winner Les Kings Grumman Bearcat see nine colorful Navy jobs cruising around same time almost too much take P-Nut Scale attracted largest turnout 21 entries Dave Rees picked up well-deserved first place immaculate Corona Cougar Ju nior P-Nut saw seven entries Greg Leffler winning first Luton Major FAC Scale produced 17 aircraft Allan Schanzles pretty Tiger Moth Hi-Flyer kit tops 56 pos sible 62 points FAC bonus point system unusual designs proved Allans undoing since two low-wing ca nard pushers Don Srulls Shinden George Meyers Vari-Viggen received 40 points bonus Since both topped 30 seconds easily cold hangar questions wisdom too bonus points Don Srull won first point Junior FAC Scale produced two-way tie first between Brian Gerstenberg Mike Escalante World War Combat produced 10 en tries ranging Pat Dailys Rumpler C-IV Stew Meyers Fokker Fill final rematch last years final ists Don Srulls DH-6 pitted against George Meyers Siemens Mono plane year Georges turn win No-Cal won Don Srulls super June1979 123 As can see converting engine simple task rewarding challenge purpose discussion certainly take away engine conversion business anything should support fact earn money flying Shinden profile also copped Navy No-Cal same plane Ju nior No-Cal saw Chris Schanzle top Fifth Annual super con test large turnout foot snow ground 10-degree temperature indicates Rubber Fly ing Scale FAC Scale really catching nations capital Editors Note above item supplied Tom Schmitt pictures Schmitt John Preston Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 model asked time frame count sun coverage information replied six minutes 18 frames sun 30 seconds little boy about four years old turned young friend said excited voice knows everything knows sun will shine first flight netted four frames completed roll second flight after adjusting film advance servo have often thought photographing Dulles Airport because its attractive buildings effort get close Dulles cleared tower fly Hutchin son Elementary School about mile Dulles property out regular approach pattern flying scheduled between 8 an4 10 am get best light tower early morning sun reflected brightly radar dome could seen clearly top gym sets ground use tree reference point After two rolls film decided close up leave field beginning fill up soccer practice After seeing finished slides called Dulles thanked co operation mentioned interest flying airport asked would possible tower personnel asked few questions about model myself suggested Safety & Operations agreed flights tower would clear during slowest part day between 9 am noon spoke Hugh Gudger Safety & Operations ques tions about project Hugh agreed flights instructed call morning see schedule would clear other activities wait such movie being filmed Thursday called operations Friday Hank Cloudier duty Hank asked would like come out Saturday Now know rain clouds just wait around Saturdays also wanted fly less chance someone flying nearby school yards Hank understood anxiety fly invited come out did rain Saturday Everything stacked door minute packing car employer very helpful going along unusual schedule agreed Friday off Ron Zuehl amateur photogra pher leaving work saw loading car told him Dulles flight just approved tried get touch him earlier have him photograph event face looked left out Christmas time finished packing withhis camera equipment day off Dulles Safety & Operations office presented material Snapshot II what planned best shots area Hank selected location hoping heliport about 1000 feet tower After checking wind direction way As driving down access strip heliport trying ignore butterflies stomach Dawn set up equipment followed down checklist prepared earlier Now check list may sound like playing airline pilot knew would shock probably forget something tower cleared us first takeoff through radio car Hank driving car speakers grill anything tower wanted say didnt have go through anyone else As Snapshot II climbed smoothly air realistic takeoff began 124 Model Aviation Snapshot/H ux continued page 68 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/06
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 69, 123, 124
ONE photos April issue unintentionally left mystery ship noticed words Georgias Special fuselage may know what Well after whetting curiosity heres lowdown Gor geous Georgias scaled up 1 in/ft 1931 Flying Glider Manual reprinted EAA Steve Busto Buso Mid-Hudson Modelmasters builder did up ounce 106 sq wing 27 ft span Steve decided use what sometimes call Hungerford method slicing trussed ribs sandwich balsa pieces get light strong scale-like structure Steve gets top scale points little beauty time floats en out Home builts good subjects can built stick-for-stick weighing ton ROW Season upon us raft how-to-do-it articles complete SOME WEIGHTS OF COVERING MATERIALS Type Color Aluminized mylar Condenser paper Micro-X Ultra-fine Japanese Tissue VA-167 Vintage Aero Japanese tissue Sig Aristo Superlite Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Japanese tissue Peck Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Micro-Span Micro-X Aristo Superlite Tissue Sterling Std Artists tissue Silkspan lightweight Sig Aristo Rayspan Aristo Bamboo paper Sig Bamboo paper chrome tan white red orange yellow white white white white white red white yellow white white Weight gm/ft2 0274 0314 0314 0826 1062 1134 1142 1195 1238 1270 1320 1628 1671 1709 1986 2000 2182 covering weights include doping Using brushed 50/50 nitrate dope first coat should add about 0372 gm/ft2 second 50/50 coat will add about another0207gm/ft2 Atypical peanut scale ship about square foot covering two coats half-and-half dope/thinner would pick up about two grams weight over bare-bones structure 58 Model Aviation Chuck west Vegas Vulturestweaks some rudder Dornier push-pull flying boat one-pound ship flies well two 02 TDs hasnt taken off yet Bill Warner pic maccni-Castoldi S65 oy iaie vic naraen ano iungsiey Iau no Tiown remains deligni eye Schneider racers Italians engineered wilder projects warner pic John Vlesr Las Vegas fine flying German WV/-I Albatross fighter builders eye ing gas bit challenge rubber mathematical formulas believe good ol Oklahoma show admit being sort slow someone tells fly formulas What watch guy whos getting em off water doing consistently go method same boat am Walt Mooneys simple secrets FF ships dont have advantages elevator throttle control Anyone got Boy Scout Aviation merit badge can probably tell old Bernoulli principle fast-moving fluid lowering pres sure surface explalns cambered wings develop lift same Scout may very well however forget principle comes floats identical situation upside down Floats tend lift downward can pull plane under water get enough speed dont watch out Editors Note Brad Powers said same thing April keep forces shoving away water check Walts arrows diagrams educated feature Walts flying boats floatplanes addition spray rails keep water out prop off engine and/or plane Amazing good dousing can cool off hot skimming takeoff run Vegas Vultures make extensive use movies diagnose whats happening ROW ships often finds little things like excessive spray making life miserable Breaking suction often hard enough job someone suggesting FLOATS POoR E01 fRONT VIEWS SiDE VIEWS SHARPNiN t*VICus V RAIL RENEW DIS K 7focjVENTILATORS STEPS OLLOw TRAKEs EOMETI C REUIREMT5 MODEL BHOULb Nor VE~ MLJCIj FLOAT IN NOSE bOttJN TT rrtjE~ June1979 59 Walt Mooneywho talks crittershelps out Bills discussion ROW hints Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 Jack Elem has con tra-rotating props Promising needs longer run power Picture taken Lake Elsinore some time ago Tynee Vidal Twin rubber-powered Consoliasted ommodore flying boat Dick Siegfried Rubber runs back trom nacelles motor sticksone way solve problem Photograph Bill Warner tape Alka-Seltzer pellets floats can get off fizz Trying take off glassy water can give gray hair some us run around little circles such cases get little chop going real plane overloaded has bounce air off wave Venting air step says ex-boat-builder Bill Stroman really helps steps themselves help break loose have fohnd slight downward hook tends increase force much flapped airfoil does wing certainly light breeze head never hurt anything Last least repeat truism FF scaler Light flies better heavy funniest things Ive ever seen well-known California modelers Bowers Fly Baby sinking neath surface its own avoirdupois too-small floats tend build heavy cheatmake floats bit bigger scale Better big-footed bird scale flounder subject less-than-success ful projects Doug Gillies intrep id Scottish birdpersons writes quiet go making Airspeed Fe.. glided very straight very steep angle prop put prop thing got nose-heavy did 90-degree curve horizontal launched Balligeioch Hill went straight down onto piece Mesozoic granite RTP reduced produce Well doesnt get right live youve never flown model expe rienced agony first excited flight moral sad tale obvious Wait until heather comes up never take new models flying ability granite fun things about flying scale tendency scalers keep inventing new events usually give type model fly better chance winning now low-key events designed increase participation will featured Flightmasters Los Angeles summer July 8 Domin guez Hills meet designs famous scalers thirties Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Events pitting two stables designs against another clude endurance realism flight mass-launch Drop line information Plans available old PopularAviation Air Trails John Pond Old-Time Plan Service PO Box 3215 San Jose CA 95156 phone 408292-3382 Johns scale plans lists $150 hundreds rubber scale jobs including Stahl Lindberg lines Maybe club might like try variation one-design contest Cliff McBaine writing Flightmasters News Views passes interesting bit information tissue trimmers after careful investigation types 60 Model Aviation Spray rails hull Walt Mooneys Canadair twin-engined rubber water-bomber make good dry takeoffsthat means no splash Considering what involved Walt quite project Two oa masters compare notes Carl Goldberg left holds Warners Druine Turbulent Walt Mooney wth CO2 twin right hand rubber-powered Canadair left Bill Stroman modelers modeler holding 1910 Henri Fabre FF scale gassie Lake Continued page 69 Elsinore Flies better real according Henri himself Photo Bill Hannan FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 60 tissue weights done analytical chemical balance scale accuracy 000 1 grams using 11 sq ft samples Amazingly Cliff found within line tissue colors three suppliers white heavier colored Peck tissue 4% heavier Micro-X Ultralite 84% Aristo Superlite 164% along weve gone assumption white lighter Another myth exploded Cliffs findings now two years old included indication weights covering materials may valy neces sarily what suppliers tissue may weigh time see chart Well gang send ThermalWorthy-Aircraft pix specs months prize goes a-begging high noon chilly Sunday eleventh February flight ATi Nationalists fighters bombers jumped ragged Loyalist flight Loyalists could put up two obso lete well-worn aircraft Loire 46 Hawker Spanish Fury outnumbered four fighters three Heinkel 112s Fiat CR-32 -fearless Loyalist pilots Pat Daily Stew Meyers broke through Nation alist fighter formation downed three bombers Heinkel 111 two Henschel 26s Any elation shortlived since doom sealed crack volunteer pilots Jim Daily Bill KaIb George Meyers Don Srull dogfights taken toll fighters also Dailys CR-32 KaIbs 112 fell flames Meyers 112 crashed hillside final costly day both friend foe Srulls 112 sur viving No war correspondents account ferocious aerial combat over mountains Spain winter 1937 Rather spectators view exciting Mass Launch flyingscale event climax day half winter time thrills during Fifth Annual National Capital Indoor Rubber Scale Contest put DC Maxecuters Model Aircraft Club event held 10th 11th February transport hangar Naval Air Facility Andrews Air Force Base Washington DC en thusiastic Navy support contest re ceived publicity through media Naval publications local tele vision news coverage Channel 9 contest consisted six events included FAC Flying Aces Club Scale P-Nut Scale FAC No-Cal pro file Scale including Navy No-Cal event World War Combat Spanish Fly Combat aircraft Spanish Civil War Navy Scale last three events Mass Launch affairs using basic rules made popular Continued page 123 SiS June 1979 69 Hurst Bowers launches iust super Henschel 126 Spanish National ist markings parasol-mounted sweptback wing attractive layout Pat Dailys French Loire 46 Spanish Republican Loyalist markings graceful good flying bird difficult launch Winner under Nationalist banner Don Srulls beautiful Heinkel Jim Dailys immaculate Fiat CR-32 flight 24 struts hangHe-i 12 Flies better iOO iubilates Watch out ing breeze hard best Built Pres Bruning plans about U1U18 low spot con trols duration points closed dwell allowing build up current circuit coil few drive washers simply lend themselves modi fication case suitable drive washercam will have fabricated Prior cutting cam drop install timer assembly engine position timer desired retarded position primar ily determined convenience keeping mind timer will advanced turned against crankshaft rotation engine running approximately 15 40 degrees Rotate crankshaft until piston top dead center Now back off 10 degrees against normal rotation posi tion points should crack open Make suitable marks will guide cutting cam drop will necessary insure cam will reinstalled same position time removed engine has drive washer-cain single flat no problem have double flat splines suitable mark will suffice However engine has tapered drive washer seat will need keyed shaft best accomplished drilling hole parallel shaft half hole crankshaft half cam installing music wire pin point little tinkering engine should ready run con verted glow engines little cantankerous start Hans suggests use electric starter Clarence Haught Route 5 Box 16 Coeur dAlene ID 83814 FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 69 FAC Thompson Trophy Races several planes launched time first plane down being eliminated repeated over over until plane winner remains past mid-winter contest has attracted contestants far Connecticut Missouri Philadelphia year no exception hardy group FACers journeying Philadelphia other points out side Washington metropolitan area Some 94 aircraft entered events 29 modelers including seven Juniors Both new events added year Navy Scale Spanish Fly Combat popular Navy Scale interesting because variety aircraft Designs covered spectrum earliest days Naval Aviation history represented Cox Submarine Scout World War II represented Navy Scale winner Les Kings Grumman Bearcat see nine colorful Navy jobs cruising around same time almost too much take P-Nut Scale attracted largest turnout 21 entries Dave Rees picked up well-deserved first place immaculate Corona Cougar Ju nior P-Nut saw seven entries Greg Leffler winning first Luton Major FAC Scale produced 17 aircraft Allan Schanzles pretty Tiger Moth Hi-Flyer kit tops 56 pos sible 62 points FAC bonus point system unusual designs proved Allans undoing since two low-wing ca nard pushers Don Srulls Shinden George Meyers Vari-Viggen received 40 points bonus Since both topped 30 seconds easily cold hangar questions wisdom too bonus points Don Srull won first point Junior FAC Scale produced two-way tie first between Brian Gerstenberg Mike Escalante World War Combat produced 10 en tries ranging Pat Dailys Rumpler C-IV Stew Meyers Fokker Fill final rematch last years final ists Don Srulls DH-6 pitted against George Meyers Siemens Mono plane year Georges turn win No-Cal won Don Srulls super June1979 123 As can see converting engine simple task rewarding challenge purpose discussion certainly take away engine conversion business anything should support fact earn money flying Shinden profile also copped Navy No-Cal same plane Ju nior No-Cal saw Chris Schanzle top Fifth Annual super con test large turnout foot snow ground 10-degree temperature indicates Rubber Fly ing Scale FAC Scale really catching nations capital Editors Note above item supplied Tom Schmitt pictures Schmitt John Preston Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 model asked time frame count sun coverage information replied six minutes 18 frames sun 30 seconds little boy about four years old turned young friend said excited voice knows everything knows sun will shine first flight netted four frames completed roll second flight after adjusting film advance servo have often thought photographing Dulles Airport because its attractive buildings effort get close Dulles cleared tower fly Hutchin son Elementary School about mile Dulles property out regular approach pattern flying scheduled between 8 an4 10 am get best light tower early morning sun reflected brightly radar dome could seen clearly top gym sets ground use tree reference point After two rolls film decided close up leave field beginning fill up soccer practice After seeing finished slides called Dulles thanked co operation mentioned interest flying airport asked would possible tower personnel asked few questions about model myself suggested Safety & Operations agreed flights tower would clear during slowest part day between 9 am noon spoke Hugh Gudger Safety & Operations ques tions about project Hugh agreed flights instructed call morning see schedule would clear other activities wait such movie being filmed Thursday called operations Friday Hank Cloudier duty Hank asked would like come out Saturday Now know rain clouds just wait around Saturdays also wanted fly less chance someone flying nearby school yards Hank understood anxiety fly invited come out did rain Saturday Everything stacked door minute packing car employer very helpful going along unusual schedule agreed Friday off Ron Zuehl amateur photogra pher leaving work saw loading car told him Dulles flight just approved tried get touch him earlier have him photograph event face looked left out Christmas time finished packing withhis camera equipment day off Dulles Safety & Operations office presented material Snapshot II what planned best shots area Hank selected location hoping heliport about 1000 feet tower After checking wind direction way As driving down access strip heliport trying ignore butterflies stomach Dawn set up equipment followed down checklist prepared earlier Now check list may sound like playing airline pilot knew would shock probably forget something tower cleared us first takeoff through radio car Hank driving car speakers grill anything tower wanted say didnt have go through anyone else As Snapshot II climbed smoothly air realistic takeoff began 124 Model Aviation Snapshot/H ux continued page 68 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/06
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 69, 123, 124
ONE photos April issue unintentionally left mystery ship noticed words Georgias Special fuselage may know what Well after whetting curiosity heres lowdown Gor geous Georgias scaled up 1 in/ft 1931 Flying Glider Manual reprinted EAA Steve Busto Buso Mid-Hudson Modelmasters builder did up ounce 106 sq wing 27 ft span Steve decided use what sometimes call Hungerford method slicing trussed ribs sandwich balsa pieces get light strong scale-like structure Steve gets top scale points little beauty time floats en out Home builts good subjects can built stick-for-stick weighing ton ROW Season upon us raft how-to-do-it articles complete SOME WEIGHTS OF COVERING MATERIALS Type Color Aluminized mylar Condenser paper Micro-X Ultra-fine Japanese Tissue VA-167 Vintage Aero Japanese tissue Sig Aristo Superlite Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Japanese tissue Peck Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Micro-Span Micro-X Aristo Superlite Tissue Sterling Std Artists tissue Silkspan lightweight Sig Aristo Rayspan Aristo Bamboo paper Sig Bamboo paper chrome tan white red orange yellow white white white white white red white yellow white white Weight gm/ft2 0274 0314 0314 0826 1062 1134 1142 1195 1238 1270 1320 1628 1671 1709 1986 2000 2182 covering weights include doping Using brushed 50/50 nitrate dope first coat should add about 0372 gm/ft2 second 50/50 coat will add about another0207gm/ft2 Atypical peanut scale ship about square foot covering two coats half-and-half dope/thinner would pick up about two grams weight over bare-bones structure 58 Model Aviation Chuck west Vegas Vulturestweaks some rudder Dornier push-pull flying boat one-pound ship flies well two 02 TDs hasnt taken off yet Bill Warner pic maccni-Castoldi S65 oy iaie vic naraen ano iungsiey Iau no Tiown remains deligni eye Schneider racers Italians engineered wilder projects warner pic John Vlesr Las Vegas fine flying German WV/-I Albatross fighter builders eye ing gas bit challenge rubber mathematical formulas believe good ol Oklahoma show admit being sort slow someone tells fly formulas What watch guy whos getting em off water doing consistently go method same boat am Walt Mooneys simple secrets FF ships dont have advantages elevator throttle control Anyone got Boy Scout Aviation merit badge can probably tell old Bernoulli principle fast-moving fluid lowering pres sure surface explalns cambered wings develop lift same Scout may very well however forget principle comes floats identical situation upside down Floats tend lift downward can pull plane under water get enough speed dont watch out Editors Note Brad Powers said same thing April keep forces shoving away water check Walts arrows diagrams educated feature Walts flying boats floatplanes addition spray rails keep water out prop off engine and/or plane Amazing good dousing can cool off hot skimming takeoff run Vegas Vultures make extensive use movies diagnose whats happening ROW ships often finds little things like excessive spray making life miserable Breaking suction often hard enough job someone suggesting FLOATS POoR E01 fRONT VIEWS SiDE VIEWS SHARPNiN t*VICus V RAIL RENEW DIS K 7focjVENTILATORS STEPS OLLOw TRAKEs EOMETI C REUIREMT5 MODEL BHOULb Nor VE~ MLJCIj FLOAT IN NOSE bOttJN TT rrtjE~ June1979 59 Walt Mooneywho talks crittershelps out Bills discussion ROW hints Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 Jack Elem has con tra-rotating props Promising needs longer run power Picture taken Lake Elsinore some time ago Tynee Vidal Twin rubber-powered Consoliasted ommodore flying boat Dick Siegfried Rubber runs back trom nacelles motor sticksone way solve problem Photograph Bill Warner tape Alka-Seltzer pellets floats can get off fizz Trying take off glassy water can give gray hair some us run around little circles such cases get little chop going real plane overloaded has bounce air off wave Venting air step says ex-boat-builder Bill Stroman really helps steps themselves help break loose have fohnd slight downward hook tends increase force much flapped airfoil does wing certainly light breeze head never hurt anything Last least repeat truism FF scaler Light flies better heavy funniest things Ive ever seen well-known California modelers Bowers Fly Baby sinking neath surface its own avoirdupois too-small floats tend build heavy cheatmake floats bit bigger scale Better big-footed bird scale flounder subject less-than-success ful projects Doug Gillies intrep id Scottish birdpersons writes quiet go making Airspeed Fe.. glided very straight very steep angle prop put prop thing got nose-heavy did 90-degree curve horizontal launched Balligeioch Hill went straight down onto piece Mesozoic granite RTP reduced produce Well doesnt get right live youve never flown model expe rienced agony first excited flight moral sad tale obvious Wait until heather comes up never take new models flying ability granite fun things about flying scale tendency scalers keep inventing new events usually give type model fly better chance winning now low-key events designed increase participation will featured Flightmasters Los Angeles summer July 8 Domin guez Hills meet designs famous scalers thirties Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Events pitting two stables designs against another clude endurance realism flight mass-launch Drop line information Plans available old PopularAviation Air Trails John Pond Old-Time Plan Service PO Box 3215 San Jose CA 95156 phone 408292-3382 Johns scale plans lists $150 hundreds rubber scale jobs including Stahl Lindberg lines Maybe club might like try variation one-design contest Cliff McBaine writing Flightmasters News Views passes interesting bit information tissue trimmers after careful investigation types 60 Model Aviation Spray rails hull Walt Mooneys Canadair twin-engined rubber water-bomber make good dry takeoffsthat means no splash Considering what involved Walt quite project Two oa masters compare notes Carl Goldberg left holds Warners Druine Turbulent Walt Mooney wth CO2 twin right hand rubber-powered Canadair left Bill Stroman modelers modeler holding 1910 Henri Fabre FF scale gassie Lake Continued page 69 Elsinore Flies better real according Henri himself Photo Bill Hannan FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 60 tissue weights done analytical chemical balance scale accuracy 000 1 grams using 11 sq ft samples Amazingly Cliff found within line tissue colors three suppliers white heavier colored Peck tissue 4% heavier Micro-X Ultralite 84% Aristo Superlite 164% along weve gone assumption white lighter Another myth exploded Cliffs findings now two years old included indication weights covering materials may valy neces sarily what suppliers tissue may weigh time see chart Well gang send ThermalWorthy-Aircraft pix specs months prize goes a-begging high noon chilly Sunday eleventh February flight ATi Nationalists fighters bombers jumped ragged Loyalist flight Loyalists could put up two obso lete well-worn aircraft Loire 46 Hawker Spanish Fury outnumbered four fighters three Heinkel 112s Fiat CR-32 -fearless Loyalist pilots Pat Daily Stew Meyers broke through Nation alist fighter formation downed three bombers Heinkel 111 two Henschel 26s Any elation shortlived since doom sealed crack volunteer pilots Jim Daily Bill KaIb George Meyers Don Srull dogfights taken toll fighters also Dailys CR-32 KaIbs 112 fell flames Meyers 112 crashed hillside final costly day both friend foe Srulls 112 sur viving No war correspondents account ferocious aerial combat over mountains Spain winter 1937 Rather spectators view exciting Mass Launch flyingscale event climax day half winter time thrills during Fifth Annual National Capital Indoor Rubber Scale Contest put DC Maxecuters Model Aircraft Club event held 10th 11th February transport hangar Naval Air Facility Andrews Air Force Base Washington DC en thusiastic Navy support contest re ceived publicity through media Naval publications local tele vision news coverage Channel 9 contest consisted six events included FAC Flying Aces Club Scale P-Nut Scale FAC No-Cal pro file Scale including Navy No-Cal event World War Combat Spanish Fly Combat aircraft Spanish Civil War Navy Scale last three events Mass Launch affairs using basic rules made popular Continued page 123 SiS June 1979 69 Hurst Bowers launches iust super Henschel 126 Spanish National ist markings parasol-mounted sweptback wing attractive layout Pat Dailys French Loire 46 Spanish Republican Loyalist markings graceful good flying bird difficult launch Winner under Nationalist banner Don Srulls beautiful Heinkel Jim Dailys immaculate Fiat CR-32 flight 24 struts hangHe-i 12 Flies better iOO iubilates Watch out ing breeze hard best Built Pres Bruning plans about U1U18 low spot con trols duration points closed dwell allowing build up current circuit coil few drive washers simply lend themselves modi fication case suitable drive washercam will have fabricated Prior cutting cam drop install timer assembly engine position timer desired retarded position primar ily determined convenience keeping mind timer will advanced turned against crankshaft rotation engine running approximately 15 40 degrees Rotate crankshaft until piston top dead center Now back off 10 degrees against normal rotation posi tion points should crack open Make suitable marks will guide cutting cam drop will necessary insure cam will reinstalled same position time removed engine has drive washer-cain single flat no problem have double flat splines suitable mark will suffice However engine has tapered drive washer seat will need keyed shaft best accomplished drilling hole parallel shaft half hole crankshaft half cam installing music wire pin point little tinkering engine should ready run con verted glow engines little cantankerous start Hans suggests use electric starter Clarence Haught Route 5 Box 16 Coeur dAlene ID 83814 FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 69 FAC Thompson Trophy Races several planes launched time first plane down being eliminated repeated over over until plane winner remains past mid-winter contest has attracted contestants far Connecticut Missouri Philadelphia year no exception hardy group FACers journeying Philadelphia other points out side Washington metropolitan area Some 94 aircraft entered events 29 modelers including seven Juniors Both new events added year Navy Scale Spanish Fly Combat popular Navy Scale interesting because variety aircraft Designs covered spectrum earliest days Naval Aviation history represented Cox Submarine Scout World War II represented Navy Scale winner Les Kings Grumman Bearcat see nine colorful Navy jobs cruising around same time almost too much take P-Nut Scale attracted largest turnout 21 entries Dave Rees picked up well-deserved first place immaculate Corona Cougar Ju nior P-Nut saw seven entries Greg Leffler winning first Luton Major FAC Scale produced 17 aircraft Allan Schanzles pretty Tiger Moth Hi-Flyer kit tops 56 pos sible 62 points FAC bonus point system unusual designs proved Allans undoing since two low-wing ca nard pushers Don Srulls Shinden George Meyers Vari-Viggen received 40 points bonus Since both topped 30 seconds easily cold hangar questions wisdom too bonus points Don Srull won first point Junior FAC Scale produced two-way tie first between Brian Gerstenberg Mike Escalante World War Combat produced 10 en tries ranging Pat Dailys Rumpler C-IV Stew Meyers Fokker Fill final rematch last years final ists Don Srulls DH-6 pitted against George Meyers Siemens Mono plane year Georges turn win No-Cal won Don Srulls super June1979 123 As can see converting engine simple task rewarding challenge purpose discussion certainly take away engine conversion business anything should support fact earn money flying Shinden profile also copped Navy No-Cal same plane Ju nior No-Cal saw Chris Schanzle top Fifth Annual super con test large turnout foot snow ground 10-degree temperature indicates Rubber Fly ing Scale FAC Scale really catching nations capital Editors Note above item supplied Tom Schmitt pictures Schmitt John Preston Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 model asked time frame count sun coverage information replied six minutes 18 frames sun 30 seconds little boy about four years old turned young friend said excited voice knows everything knows sun will shine first flight netted four frames completed roll second flight after adjusting film advance servo have often thought photographing Dulles Airport because its attractive buildings effort get close Dulles cleared tower fly Hutchin son Elementary School about mile Dulles property out regular approach pattern flying scheduled between 8 an4 10 am get best light tower early morning sun reflected brightly radar dome could seen clearly top gym sets ground use tree reference point After two rolls film decided close up leave field beginning fill up soccer practice After seeing finished slides called Dulles thanked co operation mentioned interest flying airport asked would possible tower personnel asked few questions about model myself suggested Safety & Operations agreed flights tower would clear during slowest part day between 9 am noon spoke Hugh Gudger Safety & Operations ques tions about project Hugh agreed flights instructed call morning see schedule would clear other activities wait such movie being filmed Thursday called operations Friday Hank Cloudier duty Hank asked would like come out Saturday Now know rain clouds just wait around Saturdays also wanted fly less chance someone flying nearby school yards Hank understood anxiety fly invited come out did rain Saturday Everything stacked door minute packing car employer very helpful going along unusual schedule agreed Friday off Ron Zuehl amateur photogra pher leaving work saw loading car told him Dulles flight just approved tried get touch him earlier have him photograph event face looked left out Christmas time finished packing withhis camera equipment day off Dulles Safety & Operations office presented material Snapshot II what planned best shots area Hank selected location hoping heliport about 1000 feet tower After checking wind direction way As driving down access strip heliport trying ignore butterflies stomach Dawn set up equipment followed down checklist prepared earlier Now check list may sound like playing airline pilot knew would shock probably forget something tower cleared us first takeoff through radio car Hank driving car speakers grill anything tower wanted say didnt have go through anyone else As Snapshot II climbed smoothly air realistic takeoff began 124 Model Aviation Snapshot/H ux continued page 68 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/06
Page Numbers: 58, 59, 60, 69, 123, 124
ONE photos April issue unintentionally left mystery ship noticed words Georgias Special fuselage may know what Well after whetting curiosity heres lowdown Gor geous Georgias scaled up 1 in/ft 1931 Flying Glider Manual reprinted EAA Steve Busto Buso Mid-Hudson Modelmasters builder did up ounce 106 sq wing 27 ft span Steve decided use what sometimes call Hungerford method slicing trussed ribs sandwich balsa pieces get light strong scale-like structure Steve gets top scale points little beauty time floats en out Home builts good subjects can built stick-for-stick weighing ton ROW Season upon us raft how-to-do-it articles complete SOME WEIGHTS OF COVERING MATERIALS Type Color Aluminized mylar Condenser paper Micro-X Ultra-fine Japanese Tissue VA-167 Vintage Aero Japanese tissue Sig Aristo Superlite Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Japanese tissue Peck Ultralite Japanese Micro-X Micro-Span Micro-X Aristo Superlite Tissue Sterling Std Artists tissue Silkspan lightweight Sig Aristo Rayspan Aristo Bamboo paper Sig Bamboo paper chrome tan white red orange yellow white white white white white red white yellow white white Weight gm/ft2 0274 0314 0314 0826 1062 1134 1142 1195 1238 1270 1320 1628 1671 1709 1986 2000 2182 covering weights include doping Using brushed 50/50 nitrate dope first coat should add about 0372 gm/ft2 second 50/50 coat will add about another0207gm/ft2 Atypical peanut scale ship about square foot covering two coats half-and-half dope/thinner would pick up about two grams weight over bare-bones structure 58 Model Aviation Chuck west Vegas Vulturestweaks some rudder Dornier push-pull flying boat one-pound ship flies well two 02 TDs hasnt taken off yet Bill Warner pic maccni-Castoldi S65 oy iaie vic naraen ano iungsiey Iau no Tiown remains deligni eye Schneider racers Italians engineered wilder projects warner pic John Vlesr Las Vegas fine flying German WV/-I Albatross fighter builders eye ing gas bit challenge rubber mathematical formulas believe good ol Oklahoma show admit being sort slow someone tells fly formulas What watch guy whos getting em off water doing consistently go method same boat am Walt Mooneys simple secrets FF ships dont have advantages elevator throttle control Anyone got Boy Scout Aviation merit badge can probably tell old Bernoulli principle fast-moving fluid lowering pres sure surface explalns cambered wings develop lift same Scout may very well however forget principle comes floats identical situation upside down Floats tend lift downward can pull plane under water get enough speed dont watch out Editors Note Brad Powers said same thing April keep forces shoving away water check Walts arrows diagrams educated feature Walts flying boats floatplanes addition spray rails keep water out prop off engine and/or plane Amazing good dousing can cool off hot skimming takeoff run Vegas Vultures make extensive use movies diagnose whats happening ROW ships often finds little things like excessive spray making life miserable Breaking suction often hard enough job someone suggesting FLOATS POoR E01 fRONT VIEWS SiDE VIEWS SHARPNiN t*VICus V RAIL RENEW DIS K 7focjVENTILATORS STEPS OLLOw TRAKEs EOMETI C REUIREMT5 MODEL BHOULb Nor VE~ MLJCIj FLOAT IN NOSE bOttJN TT rrtjE~ June1979 59 Walt Mooneywho talks crittershelps out Bills discussion ROW hints Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 Jack Elem has con tra-rotating props Promising needs longer run power Picture taken Lake Elsinore some time ago Tynee Vidal Twin rubber-powered Consoliasted ommodore flying boat Dick Siegfried Rubber runs back trom nacelles motor sticksone way solve problem Photograph Bill Warner tape Alka-Seltzer pellets floats can get off fizz Trying take off glassy water can give gray hair some us run around little circles such cases get little chop going real plane overloaded has bounce air off wave Venting air step says ex-boat-builder Bill Stroman really helps steps themselves help break loose have fohnd slight downward hook tends increase force much flapped airfoil does wing certainly light breeze head never hurt anything Last least repeat truism FF scaler Light flies better heavy funniest things Ive ever seen well-known California modelers Bowers Fly Baby sinking neath surface its own avoirdupois too-small floats tend build heavy cheatmake floats bit bigger scale Better big-footed bird scale flounder subject less-than-success ful projects Doug Gillies intrep id Scottish birdpersons writes quiet go making Airspeed Fe.. glided very straight very steep angle prop put prop thing got nose-heavy did 90-degree curve horizontal launched Balligeioch Hill went straight down onto piece Mesozoic granite RTP reduced produce Well doesnt get right live youve never flown model expe rienced agony first excited flight moral sad tale obvious Wait until heather comes up never take new models flying ability granite fun things about flying scale tendency scalers keep inventing new events usually give type model fly better chance winning now low-key events designed increase participation will featured Flightmasters Los Angeles summer July 8 Domin guez Hills meet designs famous scalers thirties Earl Stahl Paul Lindberg Events pitting two stables designs against another clude endurance realism flight mass-launch Drop line information Plans available old PopularAviation Air Trails John Pond Old-Time Plan Service PO Box 3215 San Jose CA 95156 phone 408292-3382 Johns scale plans lists $150 hundreds rubber scale jobs including Stahl Lindberg lines Maybe club might like try variation one-design contest Cliff McBaine writing Flightmasters News Views passes interesting bit information tissue trimmers after careful investigation types 60 Model Aviation Spray rails hull Walt Mooneys Canadair twin-engined rubber water-bomber make good dry takeoffsthat means no splash Considering what involved Walt quite project Two oa masters compare notes Carl Goldberg left holds Warners Druine Turbulent Walt Mooney wth CO2 twin right hand rubber-powered Canadair left Bill Stroman modelers modeler holding 1910 Henri Fabre FF scale gassie Lake Continued page 69 Elsinore Flies better real according Henri himself Photo Bill Hannan FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 60 tissue weights done analytical chemical balance scale accuracy 000 1 grams using 11 sq ft samples Amazingly Cliff found within line tissue colors three suppliers white heavier colored Peck tissue 4% heavier Micro-X Ultralite 84% Aristo Superlite 164% along weve gone assumption white lighter Another myth exploded Cliffs findings now two years old included indication weights covering materials may valy neces sarily what suppliers tissue may weigh time see chart Well gang send ThermalWorthy-Aircraft pix specs months prize goes a-begging high noon chilly Sunday eleventh February flight ATi Nationalists fighters bombers jumped ragged Loyalist flight Loyalists could put up two obso lete well-worn aircraft Loire 46 Hawker Spanish Fury outnumbered four fighters three Heinkel 112s Fiat CR-32 -fearless Loyalist pilots Pat Daily Stew Meyers broke through Nation alist fighter formation downed three bombers Heinkel 111 two Henschel 26s Any elation shortlived since doom sealed crack volunteer pilots Jim Daily Bill KaIb George Meyers Don Srull dogfights taken toll fighters also Dailys CR-32 KaIbs 112 fell flames Meyers 112 crashed hillside final costly day both friend foe Srulls 112 sur viving No war correspondents account ferocious aerial combat over mountains Spain winter 1937 Rather spectators view exciting Mass Launch flyingscale event climax day half winter time thrills during Fifth Annual National Capital Indoor Rubber Scale Contest put DC Maxecuters Model Aircraft Club event held 10th 11th February transport hangar Naval Air Facility Andrews Air Force Base Washington DC en thusiastic Navy support contest re ceived publicity through media Naval publications local tele vision news coverage Channel 9 contest consisted six events included FAC Flying Aces Club Scale P-Nut Scale FAC No-Cal pro file Scale including Navy No-Cal event World War Combat Spanish Fly Combat aircraft Spanish Civil War Navy Scale last three events Mass Launch affairs using basic rules made popular Continued page 123 SiS June 1979 69 Hurst Bowers launches iust super Henschel 126 Spanish National ist markings parasol-mounted sweptback wing attractive layout Pat Dailys French Loire 46 Spanish Republican Loyalist markings graceful good flying bird difficult launch Winner under Nationalist banner Don Srulls beautiful Heinkel Jim Dailys immaculate Fiat CR-32 flight 24 struts hangHe-i 12 Flies better iOO iubilates Watch out ing breeze hard best Built Pres Bruning plans about U1U18 low spot con trols duration points closed dwell allowing build up current circuit coil few drive washers simply lend themselves modi fication case suitable drive washercam will have fabricated Prior cutting cam drop install timer assembly engine position timer desired retarded position primar ily determined convenience keeping mind timer will advanced turned against crankshaft rotation engine running approximately 15 40 degrees Rotate crankshaft until piston top dead center Now back off 10 degrees against normal rotation posi tion points should crack open Make suitable marks will guide cutting cam drop will necessary insure cam will reinstalled same position time removed engine has drive washer-cain single flat no problem have double flat splines suitable mark will suffice However engine has tapered drive washer seat will need keyed shaft best accomplished drilling hole parallel shaft half hole crankshaft half cam installing music wire pin point little tinkering engine should ready run con verted glow engines little cantankerous start Hans suggests use electric starter Clarence Haught Route 5 Box 16 Coeur dAlene ID 83814 FF Sport/Scale/Warner continued page 69 FAC Thompson Trophy Races several planes launched time first plane down being eliminated repeated over over until plane winner remains past mid-winter contest has attracted contestants far Connecticut Missouri Philadelphia year no exception hardy group FACers journeying Philadelphia other points out side Washington metropolitan area Some 94 aircraft entered events 29 modelers including seven Juniors Both new events added year Navy Scale Spanish Fly Combat popular Navy Scale interesting because variety aircraft Designs covered spectrum earliest days Naval Aviation history represented Cox Submarine Scout World War II represented Navy Scale winner Les Kings Grumman Bearcat see nine colorful Navy jobs cruising around same time almost too much take P-Nut Scale attracted largest turnout 21 entries Dave Rees picked up well-deserved first place immaculate Corona Cougar Ju nior P-Nut saw seven entries Greg Leffler winning first Luton Major FAC Scale produced 17 aircraft Allan Schanzles pretty Tiger Moth Hi-Flyer kit tops 56 pos sible 62 points FAC bonus point system unusual designs proved Allans undoing since two low-wing ca nard pushers Don Srulls Shinden George Meyers Vari-Viggen received 40 points bonus Since both topped 30 seconds easily cold hangar questions wisdom too bonus points Don Srull won first point Junior FAC Scale produced two-way tie first between Brian Gerstenberg Mike Escalante World War Combat produced 10 en tries ranging Pat Dailys Rumpler C-IV Stew Meyers Fokker Fill final rematch last years final ists Don Srulls DH-6 pitted against George Meyers Siemens Mono plane year Georges turn win No-Cal won Don Srulls super June1979 123 As can see converting engine simple task rewarding challenge purpose discussion certainly take away engine conversion business anything should support fact earn money flying Shinden profile also copped Navy No-Cal same plane Ju nior No-Cal saw Chris Schanzle top Fifth Annual super con test large turnout foot snow ground 10-degree temperature indicates Rubber Fly ing Scale FAC Scale really catching nations capital Editors Note above item supplied Tom Schmitt pictures Schmitt John Preston Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 model asked time frame count sun coverage information replied six minutes 18 frames sun 30 seconds little boy about four years old turned young friend said excited voice knows everything knows sun will shine first flight netted four frames completed roll second flight after adjusting film advance servo have often thought photographing Dulles Airport because its attractive buildings effort get close Dulles cleared tower fly Hutchin son Elementary School about mile Dulles property out regular approach pattern flying scheduled between 8 an4 10 am get best light tower early morning sun reflected brightly radar dome could seen clearly top gym sets ground use tree reference point After two rolls film decided close up leave field beginning fill up soccer practice After seeing finished slides called Dulles thanked co operation mentioned interest flying airport asked would possible tower personnel asked few questions about model myself suggested Safety & Operations agreed flights tower would clear during slowest part day between 9 am noon spoke Hugh Gudger Safety & Operations ques tions about project Hugh agreed flights instructed call morning see schedule would clear other activities wait such movie being filmed Thursday called operations Friday Hank Cloudier duty Hank asked would like come out Saturday Now know rain clouds just wait around Saturdays also wanted fly less chance someone flying nearby school yards Hank understood anxiety fly invited come out did rain Saturday Everything stacked door minute packing car employer very helpful going along unusual schedule agreed Friday off Ron Zuehl amateur photogra pher leaving work saw loading car told him Dulles flight just approved tried get touch him earlier have him photograph event face looked left out Christmas time finished packing withhis camera equipment day off Dulles Safety & Operations office presented material Snapshot II what planned best shots area Hank selected location hoping heliport about 1000 feet tower After checking wind direction way As driving down access strip heliport trying ignore butterflies stomach Dawn set up equipment followed down checklist prepared earlier Now check list may sound like playing airline pilot knew would shock probably forget something tower cleared us first takeoff through radio car Hank driving car speakers grill anything tower wanted say didnt have go through anyone else As Snapshot II climbed smoothly air realistic takeoff began 124 Model Aviation Snapshot/H ux continued page 68 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT