FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE HAVE BUNCH hints pass hope will prove useful Scale modeling efforts love biplanes have built couple full-size bipesI have flying first built 18 years now time fly enjoy time before However biplanes have drawback far Im concerned have two wings What like building wingsany shape size cabane interplane struts flying landing wires adds up potful work wouldnt say Therefore have gone great lengths make work easily possible including alignment wings during assembly always laminate trailing edge wingtip unit like wide unrealistic trailing edges laminated TEs stronger warp-resistant wide balsa counterparts use basswood exclusively can buy want size practical length need Joseph Deppe Box 135 Bolton Landing NY 12814 Tel 518 6449465 Send him dollar stamped self-addressed envelope catalog What best size use particular project Two laminations 1A2 x 1/16 plenty Peanuts models up around 20 inches span larger rubber models prefer use three laminations 1A2 x 3/33 Jumbos larger four laminations 1/32 x 1/8 adequate use four-foot-long glass tube plugged end filled water soak basswood PVC pipe works just well readily available like soak wood overnight enough time wood bend easily around reasonable radius use glue similar Titebond buy Ace hardware store always fresh have tried buy Titebond seldom fresh too thick Dont think can add water make work very good idea buy large bottles glue will get old before get use Top cabane fits notch bottom spar ___________________ wrapped thread Positive angleLaminated incidencetail end sanded half-round shape June1997 117 Authors full-scale Marquart Charger biplane its 19th year Power 125-horsepower Continental engine authors favorites 06 diesel-powered Arrow Active fine flier Pendulum ailerons Roll wires Spread bottom cabane plug aluminum tube Hard balsa - Aluminum tube securely mounted bulkhead _________________ Same rear cabane Figure 1 re strength Provides incidence dihedral Rigging Frame Build top other Figure 2 laminate structures two ways first way remove sticks water wipe off excess water glue sticks other pull around waxed cardboard template wax course used keep gluing laminates onto template Everything pinned down dry thoroughly second method use am too lazy cut out template Ill just take soaked sticks pin directly onto plan being careful let wood flow no kinks let wood dry hit thin cyanoacrylate CyA glue After wood glue has dried Ill take laminations sand shape completely before pinning workboard build wings sand trailing edge half-round shape tip round possible waxed template before laminating need sand inside lamination remove wax may have transferred Most biplanes have separate center section cabanes attach choose use wire cabanes rather wood makes center section lot stronger method attachment pure simplicity allows completion model interference cabanes during covering painting concerned about weight may think Im nuts gram two difference worth additional strength provided used technique diesel-powered FF Scale biplanes well CO2 rubber power parasol configuration also well-suited type wing attachment parasol model hits ground hard wing wants keep going know what means drawing should self-explanatory Just remember make length front cabane higher rear positive incidence items make biplane look right rigging photos model bipes rigging has left off No doubt reason work involved making some type attachment wires required came up very simple solution works very well takes little time Electronic-supply stores carry copper wire single-strand variety different thickness CO2powered DH2 001 copper wire make loops taking length wire wrapping around smalldiameter wire pair smooth-jawed pliers twisted wire until loop tight against wire sufficiently strong enough will let snug up rigging fear breaking ioop loops attached required loop above fabric line youll find quite inconspicuous use silk rigging smaller models because looks like cable smooth unlike cotton thread generally use nylon fishing line larger models use small needle aid rigging size loop has large enough let eye needle pass through rigging frames built top other insure accuracy provide proper angle incidence dihedral wings correctly aligned relationship other decided long ago leave off landing gear until wings permanently attached Getting wings correctly well worth inconvenience putting gear last may provide Hobby Lobby imports balsa board silk-screened grid 118 Model Aviation ny Rapillo gets ready launch Flyline Curtiss Robin Cox 049 power Flies very well Belgian Renard R-31 built Eric Dr Diesel Clutton uses laminating techniques described column Dave Rees Electric Saab Most likely powered Blue Flame Blaster Mac McJunkins Bf 109 E3 built very light rubber power IT-BAR SANDIRI 2 RIBS FOR EASIER HANDUNG 2 1I2 WIDE ALUMINUM EXTRUSION GREAT FOR SAND ING WING RIBS FUSELAGES AND BOAT HULLS ABRASIVE ROLLS PRESS-ON 7 VOS. 2 1/2 WIDE JUST PEEL AND STICK ON T BAR SANDER OR ANY OTHER SANDING BLOCK $900 MINI DRILL CAP 12 DRILLS 52 TO 74 7STORED IN PIN VISE 1ST QUALITY IO~l KMLEDPOCKET CLIP HIGH SPEED STEEL __ NO 378 IAA8SOOI1ET$800 SET MICRO CASSETTE SELF STARTING BLOW TORCH TORCH IM3RK5 TH ORINAKY CIGARETTE UGHTER 2300F113000 PERFECT PIN-POINT FLAIWE ON-OW 5AFE ACN tMNOPROOF SELF STARTiNG BY PUSHING BUT0Na MT772W/LIGHTER $13 EASTEMM TOOL & SUPPLY CO 148 GRAND STREET NEW YORK CITY NY 10013 1-212-226-3749 ORDER FAX 1-212-925-1010 INCLUDE $650 POSTAGE OR 950 COD flATAI DER painted terrific center lining fuselage squaring wings fuselage may used building board align fuselage lines board prop aft end enough keep bottom wings flat against board rigging frames placed position checking around see everything square Naturally done before covering measurement interplane struts next everything correct front rear interplanes should interchangeable other side some checking small balsa doubler should glued either side ribs interplane struts will attach method attachment idea got Maxecuters newsletter Cut couple short lengths monofilament fishing line insert piece end strut CyA struts plug previously drilled small hole appropriate rib just tad thick CyA put place saw method thought someone kidding quick easy really does work Cabanes can also attached way rig model still being supported rigging frames make provisions fuselage structure enable just plug gear after rigging complete cover bottom necessary building gas-powered biplane would like believe still few like build gas- diesel-powered Scale models have method making interplane struts find fairly easy accurate base strut comes contact wing drill 1As hole insert /16 OD aluminum tube CyA place done four wing panels rigging frames place Ill take some A2 brass wire insert top bottom aluminum tubes brass wire soft bending required easily done alignment glue balsa sheeting either side wire dry struts sanded correct cross-section X bracing between struts keeps wings snug struts find easiest quickest accurate way make struts biplane has N struts would worthwhile solder brass wire interplane brass wires before sheeting Incidentally 0010 wire before ideal wrapping wires together before soldering model now covered doped completed place fuselage wings rigging frames before made cabane structure WIIEN THU ENGINEERS AT UA DESIGN REOEIVERS.WE MEAN BUSINESS 120 Model Aviation ng spent some 30 years developing manufacturing marketing exceptional electronic products RIO military commercial industry well spending countless dollars advertising new distribution arm FMA Direct seems strange us some people still dont know FMA Furthermore some hobbyists still reluctant try quality line RIC products have given us try thank would like know hear praises LOUD AND CLEAR Better yet some h begun use nmdIart5 competition guess what TRE WINNING surprise us does make us hap hear about 995 Size 230 Xl 05 X 54 Weight 06 oz wire carefully plug fuselage drop medium CyA corner model powered engine cabanes should have X bracing between struts side should made fine piano wire soldered place Roll wires also very important As viewed front form X V keep center section moving side side interplane struts carefully inserted place everything alignment time completely rig model Start doing X bracing between interplane struts rigging finished will model look terrific everything will square very strong Before install wings fuselage install rigging frames attach rigging underside top wings includes top interplanes well everything place can complete rigging having stand head Before removing fuselage assembly permanently mount horizontal stabilizer fuselage can square up wings check see parallel workboard Stab tilt Scale model doesnt look too swift landing gear now installed covering required using favorite method installation gas power models always attach similarly way RCers Make four small brass brackets solder landing gear gear now screwed place plywood platform advantage doing gear way twofold simple attach after model has completed model should hit extraordinarily hard upon landing gear usually impacted keeps fuselage being severely damaged Purists may think method attachment anything scale will look very good model sitting table dont see gear attached flight wont see either Sometimes concessions have made give model better chance survival FAC Eagle Squadron Pacific Northwest holding its seventh annual Quiet Riot Scale Free Flight contest July 26-27 60 Acres Park near Redmond Washington Contact Contest Director Bob Jamison 206 564-0858 Thanks have taken time write very complimentary remarks about column immediate reply please include selfaddressed stamped envelope correspondence ES FREE COLOR CATALOG Choose over 200 exciting kites 0 Many unusual & nniative designs Call write catalog todayl9T Into Wind 541-0314 1408-MA Pearl St Boulder CO 80302 PRISINTIAG THE IIASTUIl BATTERY UAAAGIUEAT SYSTIE SO SIlART WE JUST hAD TO CAll IT IINSTEIN 25mm POWER PLUG%7Ol7uF AIDIAtapTI 25mm21mm POWER PLUGPOWER PLUG SIGNALEB BED oBBB B HITE SIGWHEYB SIGOBGUiAC -BIACKBLALK IBOWE MCLIXDIANSPIJTABA JIII AJUTRONICS SYSTEM COMPONENTSSYSTEM FEATURES PINSAN WA EINSTEIN XL CHARGER/CYCLERTWO CHANNEL CYCLERWI siDlE 1 PSi-la lA 18V POWER SUPPLYMICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLEDEasily Interface Einstein XLto 1 VERSATILE ADAPTER INTERFACECHARGE/DISCHARGE 2-12 CELLS EITHER CHANNELall popular battery brandal 2 BARREL TYPE POWER CABLESFIVE SELECTABLE CHARGE RATES EITHER CHANNELNo rats nest expensive IIITEC/RCD AUTOMATIC TRICKLE CHARGE AFTER C/il CHARGEadapter cables shopl FMA DIrectCHARGE ONE CHANNEL WHILE CYCLING THE OTHER 9607 Dr Perry Road9V BATTERY BACKUP 9V BATTERY NOT INCLUDED Unit 09 Ijamsville MD 21754 INTERNET SITE HTTPIIWWWFMADiRECTCOM Dealer EMAIL FMADIRECT@FMADIRECTCOM SALES 300 343-2934TECH/SERVICE 301 8314980FAX 301 831-8937 FAI MODEL Su~i EXPANDED CATALOG POLYSPAN AIRSPAN LITESPAN MYLAR TEXAS TIMERS FAITAN II RUBBER 1A /16 1/8 %21/16 042 THICK 1 lb box $17tm UPS delivered US 10 lb box $122tm UPS delivered B Made USA B PA res add 6% sales tax KSB fuel timers 2000 electric lighters $600 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks huge bunch ot great FF kits A SAWS CatalogFAI Model Supply P 0 Box 366 Sayre PA 18840-0366 Phone/Fax 717-882-9873
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/06
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 120, 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/06
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 120, 121
FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE HAVE BUNCH hints pass hope will prove useful Scale modeling efforts love biplanes have built couple full-size bipesI have flying first built 18 years now time fly enjoy time before However biplanes have drawback far Im concerned have two wings What like building wingsany shape size cabane interplane struts flying landing wires adds up potful work wouldnt say Therefore have gone great lengths make work easily possible including alignment wings during assembly always laminate trailing edge wingtip unit like wide unrealistic trailing edges laminated TEs stronger warp-resistant wide balsa counterparts use basswood exclusively can buy want size practical length need Joseph Deppe Box 135 Bolton Landing NY 12814 Tel 518 6449465 Send him dollar stamped self-addressed envelope catalog What best size use particular project Two laminations 1A2 x 1/16 plenty Peanuts models up around 20 inches span larger rubber models prefer use three laminations 1A2 x 3/33 Jumbos larger four laminations 1/32 x 1/8 adequate use four-foot-long glass tube plugged end filled water soak basswood PVC pipe works just well readily available like soak wood overnight enough time wood bend easily around reasonable radius use glue similar Titebond buy Ace hardware store always fresh have tried buy Titebond seldom fresh too thick Dont think can add water make work very good idea buy large bottles glue will get old before get use Top cabane fits notch bottom spar ___________________ wrapped thread Positive angleLaminated incidencetail end sanded half-round shape June1997 117 Authors full-scale Marquart Charger biplane its 19th year Power 125-horsepower Continental engine authors favorites 06 diesel-powered Arrow Active fine flier Pendulum ailerons Roll wires Spread bottom cabane plug aluminum tube Hard balsa - Aluminum tube securely mounted bulkhead _________________ Same rear cabane Figure 1 re strength Provides incidence dihedral Rigging Frame Build top other Figure 2 laminate structures two ways first way remove sticks water wipe off excess water glue sticks other pull around waxed cardboard template wax course used keep gluing laminates onto template Everything pinned down dry thoroughly second method use am too lazy cut out template Ill just take soaked sticks pin directly onto plan being careful let wood flow no kinks let wood dry hit thin cyanoacrylate CyA glue After wood glue has dried Ill take laminations sand shape completely before pinning workboard build wings sand trailing edge half-round shape tip round possible waxed template before laminating need sand inside lamination remove wax may have transferred Most biplanes have separate center section cabanes attach choose use wire cabanes rather wood makes center section lot stronger method attachment pure simplicity allows completion model interference cabanes during covering painting concerned about weight may think Im nuts gram two difference worth additional strength provided used technique diesel-powered FF Scale biplanes well CO2 rubber power parasol configuration also well-suited type wing attachment parasol model hits ground hard wing wants keep going know what means drawing should self-explanatory Just remember make length front cabane higher rear positive incidence items make biplane look right rigging photos model bipes rigging has left off No doubt reason work involved making some type attachment wires required came up very simple solution works very well takes little time Electronic-supply stores carry copper wire single-strand variety different thickness CO2powered DH2 001 copper wire make loops taking length wire wrapping around smalldiameter wire pair smooth-jawed pliers twisted wire until loop tight against wire sufficiently strong enough will let snug up rigging fear breaking ioop loops attached required loop above fabric line youll find quite inconspicuous use silk rigging smaller models because looks like cable smooth unlike cotton thread generally use nylon fishing line larger models use small needle aid rigging size loop has large enough let eye needle pass through rigging frames built top other insure accuracy provide proper angle incidence dihedral wings correctly aligned relationship other decided long ago leave off landing gear until wings permanently attached Getting wings correctly well worth inconvenience putting gear last may provide Hobby Lobby imports balsa board silk-screened grid 118 Model Aviation ny Rapillo gets ready launch Flyline Curtiss Robin Cox 049 power Flies very well Belgian Renard R-31 built Eric Dr Diesel Clutton uses laminating techniques described column Dave Rees Electric Saab Most likely powered Blue Flame Blaster Mac McJunkins Bf 109 E3 built very light rubber power IT-BAR SANDIRI 2 RIBS FOR EASIER HANDUNG 2 1I2 WIDE ALUMINUM EXTRUSION GREAT FOR SAND ING WING RIBS FUSELAGES AND BOAT HULLS ABRASIVE ROLLS PRESS-ON 7 VOS. 2 1/2 WIDE JUST PEEL AND STICK ON T BAR SANDER OR ANY OTHER SANDING BLOCK $900 MINI DRILL CAP 12 DRILLS 52 TO 74 7STORED IN PIN VISE 1ST QUALITY IO~l KMLEDPOCKET CLIP HIGH SPEED STEEL __ NO 378 IAA8SOOI1ET$800 SET MICRO CASSETTE SELF STARTING BLOW TORCH TORCH IM3RK5 TH ORINAKY CIGARETTE UGHTER 2300F113000 PERFECT PIN-POINT FLAIWE ON-OW 5AFE ACN tMNOPROOF SELF STARTiNG BY PUSHING BUT0Na MT772W/LIGHTER $13 EASTEMM TOOL & SUPPLY CO 148 GRAND STREET NEW YORK CITY NY 10013 1-212-226-3749 ORDER FAX 1-212-925-1010 INCLUDE $650 POSTAGE OR 950 COD flATAI DER painted terrific center lining fuselage squaring wings fuselage may used building board align fuselage lines board prop aft end enough keep bottom wings flat against board rigging frames placed position checking around see everything square Naturally done before covering measurement interplane struts next everything correct front rear interplanes should interchangeable other side some checking small balsa doubler should glued either side ribs interplane struts will attach method attachment idea got Maxecuters newsletter Cut couple short lengths monofilament fishing line insert piece end strut CyA struts plug previously drilled small hole appropriate rib just tad thick CyA put place saw method thought someone kidding quick easy really does work Cabanes can also attached way rig model still being supported rigging frames make provisions fuselage structure enable just plug gear after rigging complete cover bottom necessary building gas-powered biplane would like believe still few like build gas- diesel-powered Scale models have method making interplane struts find fairly easy accurate base strut comes contact wing drill 1As hole insert /16 OD aluminum tube CyA place done four wing panels rigging frames place Ill take some A2 brass wire insert top bottom aluminum tubes brass wire soft bending required easily done alignment glue balsa sheeting either side wire dry struts sanded correct cross-section X bracing between struts keeps wings snug struts find easiest quickest accurate way make struts biplane has N struts would worthwhile solder brass wire interplane brass wires before sheeting Incidentally 0010 wire before ideal wrapping wires together before soldering model now covered doped completed place fuselage wings rigging frames before made cabane structure WIIEN THU ENGINEERS AT UA DESIGN REOEIVERS.WE MEAN BUSINESS 120 Model Aviation ng spent some 30 years developing manufacturing marketing exceptional electronic products RIO military commercial industry well spending countless dollars advertising new distribution arm FMA Direct seems strange us some people still dont know FMA Furthermore some hobbyists still reluctant try quality line RIC products have given us try thank would like know hear praises LOUD AND CLEAR Better yet some h begun use nmdIart5 competition guess what TRE WINNING surprise us does make us hap hear about 995 Size 230 Xl 05 X 54 Weight 06 oz wire carefully plug fuselage drop medium CyA corner model powered engine cabanes should have X bracing between struts side should made fine piano wire soldered place Roll wires also very important As viewed front form X V keep center section moving side side interplane struts carefully inserted place everything alignment time completely rig model Start doing X bracing between interplane struts rigging finished will model look terrific everything will square very strong Before install wings fuselage install rigging frames attach rigging underside top wings includes top interplanes well everything place can complete rigging having stand head Before removing fuselage assembly permanently mount horizontal stabilizer fuselage can square up wings check see parallel workboard Stab tilt Scale model doesnt look too swift landing gear now installed covering required using favorite method installation gas power models always attach similarly way RCers Make four small brass brackets solder landing gear gear now screwed place plywood platform advantage doing gear way twofold simple attach after model has completed model should hit extraordinarily hard upon landing gear usually impacted keeps fuselage being severely damaged Purists may think method attachment anything scale will look very good model sitting table dont see gear attached flight wont see either Sometimes concessions have made give model better chance survival FAC Eagle Squadron Pacific Northwest holding its seventh annual Quiet Riot Scale Free Flight contest July 26-27 60 Acres Park near Redmond Washington Contact Contest Director Bob Jamison 206 564-0858 Thanks have taken time write very complimentary remarks about column immediate reply please include selfaddressed stamped envelope correspondence ES FREE COLOR CATALOG Choose over 200 exciting kites 0 Many unusual & nniative designs Call write catalog todayl9T Into Wind 541-0314 1408-MA Pearl St Boulder CO 80302 PRISINTIAG THE IIASTUIl BATTERY UAAAGIUEAT SYSTIE SO SIlART WE JUST hAD TO CAll IT IINSTEIN 25mm POWER PLUG%7Ol7uF AIDIAtapTI 25mm21mm POWER PLUGPOWER PLUG SIGNALEB BED oBBB B HITE SIGWHEYB SIGOBGUiAC -BIACKBLALK IBOWE MCLIXDIANSPIJTABA JIII AJUTRONICS SYSTEM COMPONENTSSYSTEM FEATURES PINSAN WA EINSTEIN XL CHARGER/CYCLERTWO CHANNEL CYCLERWI siDlE 1 PSi-la lA 18V POWER SUPPLYMICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLEDEasily Interface Einstein XLto 1 VERSATILE ADAPTER INTERFACECHARGE/DISCHARGE 2-12 CELLS EITHER CHANNELall popular battery brandal 2 BARREL TYPE POWER CABLESFIVE SELECTABLE CHARGE RATES EITHER CHANNELNo rats nest expensive IIITEC/RCD AUTOMATIC TRICKLE CHARGE AFTER C/il CHARGEadapter cables shopl FMA DIrectCHARGE ONE CHANNEL WHILE CYCLING THE OTHER 9607 Dr Perry Road9V BATTERY BACKUP 9V BATTERY NOT INCLUDED Unit 09 Ijamsville MD 21754 INTERNET SITE HTTPIIWWWFMADiRECTCOM Dealer EMAIL FMADIRECT@FMADIRECTCOM SALES 300 343-2934TECH/SERVICE 301 8314980FAX 301 831-8937 FAI MODEL Su~i EXPANDED CATALOG POLYSPAN AIRSPAN LITESPAN MYLAR TEXAS TIMERS FAITAN II RUBBER 1A /16 1/8 %21/16 042 THICK 1 lb box $17tm UPS delivered US 10 lb box $122tm UPS delivered B Made USA B PA res add 6% sales tax KSB fuel timers 2000 electric lighters $600 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks huge bunch ot great FF kits A SAWS CatalogFAI Model Supply P 0 Box 366 Sayre PA 18840-0366 Phone/Fax 717-882-9873
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/06
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 120, 121
FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE HAVE BUNCH hints pass hope will prove useful Scale modeling efforts love biplanes have built couple full-size bipesI have flying first built 18 years now time fly enjoy time before However biplanes have drawback far Im concerned have two wings What like building wingsany shape size cabane interplane struts flying landing wires adds up potful work wouldnt say Therefore have gone great lengths make work easily possible including alignment wings during assembly always laminate trailing edge wingtip unit like wide unrealistic trailing edges laminated TEs stronger warp-resistant wide balsa counterparts use basswood exclusively can buy want size practical length need Joseph Deppe Box 135 Bolton Landing NY 12814 Tel 518 6449465 Send him dollar stamped self-addressed envelope catalog What best size use particular project Two laminations 1A2 x 1/16 plenty Peanuts models up around 20 inches span larger rubber models prefer use three laminations 1A2 x 3/33 Jumbos larger four laminations 1/32 x 1/8 adequate use four-foot-long glass tube plugged end filled water soak basswood PVC pipe works just well readily available like soak wood overnight enough time wood bend easily around reasonable radius use glue similar Titebond buy Ace hardware store always fresh have tried buy Titebond seldom fresh too thick Dont think can add water make work very good idea buy large bottles glue will get old before get use Top cabane fits notch bottom spar ___________________ wrapped thread Positive angleLaminated incidencetail end sanded half-round shape June1997 117 Authors full-scale Marquart Charger biplane its 19th year Power 125-horsepower Continental engine authors favorites 06 diesel-powered Arrow Active fine flier Pendulum ailerons Roll wires Spread bottom cabane plug aluminum tube Hard balsa - Aluminum tube securely mounted bulkhead _________________ Same rear cabane Figure 1 re strength Provides incidence dihedral Rigging Frame Build top other Figure 2 laminate structures two ways first way remove sticks water wipe off excess water glue sticks other pull around waxed cardboard template wax course used keep gluing laminates onto template Everything pinned down dry thoroughly second method use am too lazy cut out template Ill just take soaked sticks pin directly onto plan being careful let wood flow no kinks let wood dry hit thin cyanoacrylate CyA glue After wood glue has dried Ill take laminations sand shape completely before pinning workboard build wings sand trailing edge half-round shape tip round possible waxed template before laminating need sand inside lamination remove wax may have transferred Most biplanes have separate center section cabanes attach choose use wire cabanes rather wood makes center section lot stronger method attachment pure simplicity allows completion model interference cabanes during covering painting concerned about weight may think Im nuts gram two difference worth additional strength provided used technique diesel-powered FF Scale biplanes well CO2 rubber power parasol configuration also well-suited type wing attachment parasol model hits ground hard wing wants keep going know what means drawing should self-explanatory Just remember make length front cabane higher rear positive incidence items make biplane look right rigging photos model bipes rigging has left off No doubt reason work involved making some type attachment wires required came up very simple solution works very well takes little time Electronic-supply stores carry copper wire single-strand variety different thickness CO2powered DH2 001 copper wire make loops taking length wire wrapping around smalldiameter wire pair smooth-jawed pliers twisted wire until loop tight against wire sufficiently strong enough will let snug up rigging fear breaking ioop loops attached required loop above fabric line youll find quite inconspicuous use silk rigging smaller models because looks like cable smooth unlike cotton thread generally use nylon fishing line larger models use small needle aid rigging size loop has large enough let eye needle pass through rigging frames built top other insure accuracy provide proper angle incidence dihedral wings correctly aligned relationship other decided long ago leave off landing gear until wings permanently attached Getting wings correctly well worth inconvenience putting gear last may provide Hobby Lobby imports balsa board silk-screened grid 118 Model Aviation ny Rapillo gets ready launch Flyline Curtiss Robin Cox 049 power Flies very well Belgian Renard R-31 built Eric Dr Diesel Clutton uses laminating techniques described column Dave Rees Electric Saab Most likely powered Blue Flame Blaster Mac McJunkins Bf 109 E3 built very light rubber power IT-BAR SANDIRI 2 RIBS FOR EASIER HANDUNG 2 1I2 WIDE ALUMINUM EXTRUSION GREAT FOR SAND ING WING RIBS FUSELAGES AND BOAT HULLS ABRASIVE ROLLS PRESS-ON 7 VOS. 2 1/2 WIDE JUST PEEL AND STICK ON T BAR SANDER OR ANY OTHER SANDING BLOCK $900 MINI DRILL CAP 12 DRILLS 52 TO 74 7STORED IN PIN VISE 1ST QUALITY IO~l KMLEDPOCKET CLIP HIGH SPEED STEEL __ NO 378 IAA8SOOI1ET$800 SET MICRO CASSETTE SELF STARTING BLOW TORCH TORCH IM3RK5 TH ORINAKY CIGARETTE UGHTER 2300F113000 PERFECT PIN-POINT FLAIWE ON-OW 5AFE ACN tMNOPROOF SELF STARTiNG BY PUSHING BUT0Na MT772W/LIGHTER $13 EASTEMM TOOL & SUPPLY CO 148 GRAND STREET NEW YORK CITY NY 10013 1-212-226-3749 ORDER FAX 1-212-925-1010 INCLUDE $650 POSTAGE OR 950 COD flATAI DER painted terrific center lining fuselage squaring wings fuselage may used building board align fuselage lines board prop aft end enough keep bottom wings flat against board rigging frames placed position checking around see everything square Naturally done before covering measurement interplane struts next everything correct front rear interplanes should interchangeable other side some checking small balsa doubler should glued either side ribs interplane struts will attach method attachment idea got Maxecuters newsletter Cut couple short lengths monofilament fishing line insert piece end strut CyA struts plug previously drilled small hole appropriate rib just tad thick CyA put place saw method thought someone kidding quick easy really does work Cabanes can also attached way rig model still being supported rigging frames make provisions fuselage structure enable just plug gear after rigging complete cover bottom necessary building gas-powered biplane would like believe still few like build gas- diesel-powered Scale models have method making interplane struts find fairly easy accurate base strut comes contact wing drill 1As hole insert /16 OD aluminum tube CyA place done four wing panels rigging frames place Ill take some A2 brass wire insert top bottom aluminum tubes brass wire soft bending required easily done alignment glue balsa sheeting either side wire dry struts sanded correct cross-section X bracing between struts keeps wings snug struts find easiest quickest accurate way make struts biplane has N struts would worthwhile solder brass wire interplane brass wires before sheeting Incidentally 0010 wire before ideal wrapping wires together before soldering model now covered doped completed place fuselage wings rigging frames before made cabane structure WIIEN THU ENGINEERS AT UA DESIGN REOEIVERS.WE MEAN BUSINESS 120 Model Aviation ng spent some 30 years developing manufacturing marketing exceptional electronic products RIO military commercial industry well spending countless dollars advertising new distribution arm FMA Direct seems strange us some people still dont know FMA Furthermore some hobbyists still reluctant try quality line RIC products have given us try thank would like know hear praises LOUD AND CLEAR Better yet some h begun use nmdIart5 competition guess what TRE WINNING surprise us does make us hap hear about 995 Size 230 Xl 05 X 54 Weight 06 oz wire carefully plug fuselage drop medium CyA corner model powered engine cabanes should have X bracing between struts side should made fine piano wire soldered place Roll wires also very important As viewed front form X V keep center section moving side side interplane struts carefully inserted place everything alignment time completely rig model Start doing X bracing between interplane struts rigging finished will model look terrific everything will square very strong Before install wings fuselage install rigging frames attach rigging underside top wings includes top interplanes well everything place can complete rigging having stand head Before removing fuselage assembly permanently mount horizontal stabilizer fuselage can square up wings check see parallel workboard Stab tilt Scale model doesnt look too swift landing gear now installed covering required using favorite method installation gas power models always attach similarly way RCers Make four small brass brackets solder landing gear gear now screwed place plywood platform advantage doing gear way twofold simple attach after model has completed model should hit extraordinarily hard upon landing gear usually impacted keeps fuselage being severely damaged Purists may think method attachment anything scale will look very good model sitting table dont see gear attached flight wont see either Sometimes concessions have made give model better chance survival FAC Eagle Squadron Pacific Northwest holding its seventh annual Quiet Riot Scale Free Flight contest July 26-27 60 Acres Park near Redmond Washington Contact Contest Director Bob Jamison 206 564-0858 Thanks have taken time write very complimentary remarks about column immediate reply please include selfaddressed stamped envelope correspondence ES FREE COLOR CATALOG Choose over 200 exciting kites 0 Many unusual & nniative designs Call write catalog todayl9T Into Wind 541-0314 1408-MA Pearl St Boulder CO 80302 PRISINTIAG THE IIASTUIl BATTERY UAAAGIUEAT SYSTIE SO SIlART WE JUST hAD TO CAll IT IINSTEIN 25mm POWER PLUG%7Ol7uF AIDIAtapTI 25mm21mm POWER PLUGPOWER PLUG SIGNALEB BED oBBB B HITE SIGWHEYB SIGOBGUiAC -BIACKBLALK IBOWE MCLIXDIANSPIJTABA JIII AJUTRONICS SYSTEM COMPONENTSSYSTEM FEATURES PINSAN WA EINSTEIN XL CHARGER/CYCLERTWO CHANNEL CYCLERWI siDlE 1 PSi-la lA 18V POWER SUPPLYMICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLEDEasily Interface Einstein XLto 1 VERSATILE ADAPTER INTERFACECHARGE/DISCHARGE 2-12 CELLS EITHER CHANNELall popular battery brandal 2 BARREL TYPE POWER CABLESFIVE SELECTABLE CHARGE RATES EITHER CHANNELNo rats nest expensive IIITEC/RCD AUTOMATIC TRICKLE CHARGE AFTER C/il CHARGEadapter cables shopl FMA DIrectCHARGE ONE CHANNEL WHILE CYCLING THE OTHER 9607 Dr Perry Road9V BATTERY BACKUP 9V BATTERY NOT INCLUDED Unit 09 Ijamsville MD 21754 INTERNET SITE HTTPIIWWWFMADiRECTCOM Dealer EMAIL FMADIRECT@FMADIRECTCOM SALES 300 343-2934TECH/SERVICE 301 8314980FAX 301 831-8937 FAI MODEL Su~i EXPANDED CATALOG POLYSPAN AIRSPAN LITESPAN MYLAR TEXAS TIMERS FAITAN II RUBBER 1A /16 1/8 %21/16 042 THICK 1 lb box $17tm UPS delivered US 10 lb box $122tm UPS delivered B Made USA B PA res add 6% sales tax KSB fuel timers 2000 electric lighters $600 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks huge bunch ot great FF kits A SAWS CatalogFAI Model Supply P 0 Box 366 Sayre PA 18840-0366 Phone/Fax 717-882-9873
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/06
Page Numbers: 117, 118, 120, 121
FREE FLIGHT SPORT SCALE HAVE BUNCH hints pass hope will prove useful Scale modeling efforts love biplanes have built couple full-size bipesI have flying first built 18 years now time fly enjoy time before However biplanes have drawback far Im concerned have two wings What like building wingsany shape size cabane interplane struts flying landing wires adds up potful work wouldnt say Therefore have gone great lengths make work easily possible including alignment wings during assembly always laminate trailing edge wingtip unit like wide unrealistic trailing edges laminated TEs stronger warp-resistant wide balsa counterparts use basswood exclusively can buy want size practical length need Joseph Deppe Box 135 Bolton Landing NY 12814 Tel 518 6449465 Send him dollar stamped self-addressed envelope catalog What best size use particular project Two laminations 1A2 x 1/16 plenty Peanuts models up around 20 inches span larger rubber models prefer use three laminations 1A2 x 3/33 Jumbos larger four laminations 1/32 x 1/8 adequate use four-foot-long glass tube plugged end filled water soak basswood PVC pipe works just well readily available like soak wood overnight enough time wood bend easily around reasonable radius use glue similar Titebond buy Ace hardware store always fresh have tried buy Titebond seldom fresh too thick Dont think can add water make work very good idea buy large bottles glue will get old before get use Top cabane fits notch bottom spar ___________________ wrapped thread Positive angleLaminated incidencetail end sanded half-round shape June1997 117 Authors full-scale Marquart Charger biplane its 19th year Power 125-horsepower Continental engine authors favorites 06 diesel-powered Arrow Active fine flier Pendulum ailerons Roll wires Spread bottom cabane plug aluminum tube Hard balsa - Aluminum tube securely mounted bulkhead _________________ Same rear cabane Figure 1 re strength Provides incidence dihedral Rigging Frame Build top other Figure 2 laminate structures two ways first way remove sticks water wipe off excess water glue sticks other pull around waxed cardboard template wax course used keep gluing laminates onto template Everything pinned down dry thoroughly second method use am too lazy cut out template Ill just take soaked sticks pin directly onto plan being careful let wood flow no kinks let wood dry hit thin cyanoacrylate CyA glue After wood glue has dried Ill take laminations sand shape completely before pinning workboard build wings sand trailing edge half-round shape tip round possible waxed template before laminating need sand inside lamination remove wax may have transferred Most biplanes have separate center section cabanes attach choose use wire cabanes rather wood makes center section lot stronger method attachment pure simplicity allows completion model interference cabanes during covering painting concerned about weight may think Im nuts gram two difference worth additional strength provided used technique diesel-powered FF Scale biplanes well CO2 rubber power parasol configuration also well-suited type wing attachment parasol model hits ground hard wing wants keep going know what means drawing should self-explanatory Just remember make length front cabane higher rear positive incidence items make biplane look right rigging photos model bipes rigging has left off No doubt reason work involved making some type attachment wires required came up very simple solution works very well takes little time Electronic-supply stores carry copper wire single-strand variety different thickness CO2powered DH2 001 copper wire make loops taking length wire wrapping around smalldiameter wire pair smooth-jawed pliers twisted wire until loop tight against wire sufficiently strong enough will let snug up rigging fear breaking ioop loops attached required loop above fabric line youll find quite inconspicuous use silk rigging smaller models because looks like cable smooth unlike cotton thread generally use 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Cut couple short lengths monofilament fishing line insert piece end strut CyA struts plug previously drilled small hole appropriate rib just tad thick CyA put place saw method thought someone kidding quick easy really does work Cabanes can also attached way rig model still being supported rigging frames make provisions fuselage structure enable just plug gear after rigging complete cover bottom necessary building gas-powered biplane would like believe still few like build gas- diesel-powered Scale models have method making interplane struts find fairly easy accurate base strut comes contact wing drill 1As hole insert /16 OD aluminum tube CyA place done four wing panels rigging frames place Ill take some A2 brass wire insert top bottom aluminum tubes brass wire soft bending required easily done alignment glue balsa sheeting either side wire dry struts sanded correct cross-section X bracing between struts keeps wings snug struts find easiest quickest accurate way make struts biplane has N struts would worthwhile solder brass wire interplane brass wires before sheeting Incidentally 0010 wire before ideal wrapping wires together before soldering model now covered doped completed place fuselage wings rigging frames before made cabane structure WIIEN THU ENGINEERS AT UA DESIGN REOEIVERS.WE MEAN BUSINESS 120 Model Aviation ng spent some 30 years developing manufacturing marketing exceptional electronic products RIO military commercial industry well spending countless dollars advertising new distribution arm FMA Direct seems strange us some people still dont know FMA Furthermore some hobbyists still reluctant try quality line RIC products have given us try thank would like know hear praises LOUD AND CLEAR Better yet some h begun use nmdIart5 competition guess what TRE WINNING surprise us does make us hap hear about 995 Size 230 Xl 05 X 54 Weight 06 oz wire carefully plug fuselage drop medium CyA corner model powered engine cabanes should have X bracing between struts side 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