z FLIGHT Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 WHAT hot vinegar good According Tom Comparet telephoned company makes wonderful new Titebond II thing will debond product Isnt good know problem people using method develop craving fish chips much way using cellulose glue denatured mustard used produce craving hot dogs Len Shermans P-38 finest Scale Rubber jobs around Maybe its because worked em WW II fine scale appearance monocoque booms helped Len win 1991 NW FF Champs Balsa shells new past often made solid blocks balsa first shaped outside cut down middle lengthwise palnfully hollowed out reglued together can still want Bob Boucher used hollow out stuff using rotary file drill press keeping wall thickness uniform simple expedient maintaining wall thickness clearance between cutter table handle part carefully dont shove too far either side can maintain perfect dimension used use rotary burr Dremel tool freehand holding part up light until could see light shining through balsa would concentrate darker spots Unlike fixed-thickness drill press method method makes some allowances density differences use method must brace hands well Dremel does get away cut material didnt intend cut variation use gouge such X-Acto full-circle cutter 74 Model Aviation Tomas Hultgren Stockholm won 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships Peanut geared Sopwith Triplane Best official flight 61 seconds Bill Warners Sikorsky S-39 1935 Junior Birdman Contest drawings Model spans 32 weighs 6 oz overpowered Dart 035 dIesel Jere Robinsons Rubber North American 047-A modified Diels kit 1935 RM-12 geared canard Peanut just before winning flight 1991 US FF Aluminum finish sprayed Rub n Buff Championships Mark Allison holding also makes epoxy gears Yet Another Climb-Fighter Rubber Hook f2—%4 15rate Bind neatly thread secure cyino smooth epoxy cement Wind figure 8s corners Setup forprevent Z-bar normal right handtVist prop rotation shown Len used redwood form softwood will bit undersized allow thickness balsa shell took two sheets 1132 X 4-in light 4 lb per cu ft balsa grain running length fuselage probably grain flexes grain instead cracking cemented sheets CyA cyanoacrylate glue along longitudinal axis After overnight soak water Mac McJunkin used soak skins ammonia aid forming sheets wrapped around form tightly bound heavy gauze front split Continued page 160 Len Shermans simple method making monocoque fuselage booms Drawing refined Jim Kaman Paul Mcllraths simple anticlimb prop hook further described text pE4AF$ c LIG mE1T4uJ i3rn -vrR& kA02E clAi2AcTR October 1992 75 METHOD FOR LAYING-UP MONOCOQUE BOOMS FOR LEN SHERMANS PRIZE-WINNING P-38 Wing saddle No taper dihedral made flat fit either L boom Forward shell separation fit doublers & bulkhead Note compound curvesLap loint inside Spilt & overlap skin forward compound curve section Slice through over shell dry & remove excess sheet balsa Great-flying Caproni CH-1 jumbo Rubber bipe Bobby Haight Las Vegas hits ozone Cactus Squadron Annual held Indian reservation near Phoenix Ferrel Papics Heinkel 178 profile ducted fan Electric model flew several minutes Blacksheep Annual Taft Len Shermans P-38H Rubber model too can make monocoque balsa fuselage booms Virginia Weaver photo membership $30 flying membership $33 outside US See next month y M81/z Continued page 72 Note used three-pin Deans connector rather charging jack furnished HiLine because other modelsand field connectoruse Deans plug isnt necessary keep charger connected after charging Simply insert plug has two pins shorted KMI IS THE LARGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED INDEPENDENT RC SERVICE AND REPAIR CENTER IN THE USA repair major brands new older models WE ARE FACTORY AUTHORIZED WARRANTY SERVICE FOR AIRTRONICS ACE AND HITEC stock genuine factory replacement parts EXCLUSIVE SERVICE AND SALES OF RCD-KMI 6 METER RECEIVERS 1991 Gold Sticker narrowband frequency upgrades-station #21 stock crystals 1 03 different frequen cies SEND SAE FOR COMPLETE PRICE REPAIR AND PRODUCT INFORMATION CALL FOR RUSH SERVICE together establish circuit continuity will start motor flight Test-flying Select calm day area covered proverbial tall grass Remove prop glide model wind gentle firm launch Make necessary adjustments glide path shimming leading edge stabilizer up down appropriate youre satisfied glide path reinstall prop still over tall grass try first powered flightbut partial 30% charge have correct amount right thrust model may circled either direction Like cabin models though seems prefer $ 9995 8 Ch 50 53 72 75 Mhz 2-wheel gear ycle 1 7995 includes amplifier Kraft Midwest Inc 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313/348-0085 313/348-4175 left-hand circles Gradually increase charging time making trim adjustments necessary Warning rudder very sensitive find initial right thrust downthrust incorrect remove nose block dissolve model cement thinner reposition motor youre completely satisfied thrust line permanently install motor CyA glue nose block fuselage four small dabs cement corner model came out heavier desired 50 grams faint heart craft will fly just wellmaybe better motor will run just well harm three cells So relax have fun Fly Electric cale Continued page 75 overlapped before binding Drying could done overnight microwave both thicknesses sliced through razor blade overlapped balsa will match up nicely Getting skin off form done splitting part crosswise front spar wing addition split rear peg install bulkhead rear peg reinforcement finish off model Len partially planked cockpit fuselage fourpound balsa sheet covered model JCI silver tissue made three bladed props plastic flower pot Ducted-fan FF Scale seems to stay Ferrell Papics profile Heinkel HE 178 has flying couple years two Ferrels tiny modified motors never much altitude year hes put Astro 02 extra power really gets model up Interested getting started Electric Constant testing refinements have made Electric very attractive single- multiengined Scale models flight duration can controlled length charge Ni-Cd batteries Need power Usually adding another cell will trick As long allow engine turn up dont overload too-big prop problems will practically nil Three light FF systems can replace venerable Astro 02 has off market few years VL Products 7871 Alabama No 16 Canoga Park CA 91304 catalog $1 has excellent proven geared motor Peck-Polymers PO Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 has motor famed its low power requirements Send $3 Peck-Polymers catalog 160 Model Aviation 1991 KMI MINI ULTRA AM RECEIVER KMI RETRACTS HiLine Ltd now owned Dave Marie Rees Box 11558 Goldsboro NC 27532 catalog $1 has ducted-fan module its motors Realistic aluminum Jere Robinson San Diego Scale Staffel has aluminum finish hard beat realism Most Scale modelers familiar Rub n Buff paste tube usually applied finger buffed metallic finish soft cloth Jere uses Rub n Buff specially thinned out airbrushing result spectacular Check out next time youre art supply store Jack McCracken never skimp realism has taken using really thin aluminum sheets panels requiring either corrugating louvers first uses end mill cut louver cavities corrugations thick aluminum base presses almost-paper-thin aluminum surplus store using firm rubber mat arbor press Palmetto Aeromodellers Eying Aces-oriented group puts out newsletter two three times year interested write David G Smith 3013 Sigmund Circle Columbia SC 29204 have issue No 18 front fun includes photo page stealth catapult full-size Reggiane rubber-job plan crossword puzzle equations changing size Scale model news coupe plan reduced P-30 plan contest calendar Its nice its certainly worth $5 per year support Palmetto Aeromodellers promotes events modem production aircraft since 1940 modem military aircraft since 1945 Too bad Lacey lovers P-Si addictstime build Bonanza Sea Fury Should add litfie variety FAC scene Small Scale Custom Services name service recommended John Fredericksen company owned Lindsey Jane Smith offers vacuu formed pilots character Peanut /32-in scale inch-to-the-foot size made 007 acetate sheet Wheels molded 020-in styrene range diameter inch 21/2 Radial seven- nine-cylinder engines run 35mm 57mm diameter Cockpit canopies molded 010-in acetate fit Earl Stahl designs plus Veron Keilkraft ones Send em dollar bill postage theyll send listing address Spring Meadow Fyfield Andover Hants SPi 1 8EL England Cottage Wings list still available constantly being updated include new clubs suppliers plans information materials etc could interest FF Scale builders along comments can make Send dollar large SASE 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 passing friends inevitable part lives celebrate comradeship achievements shared us Good-bye few greats family Eric Coates Bill Galloway Butch Hadland Burr Stanton 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships won Tomas Hultgrens inspiring Sopwith triplane about close ideal Peanut have ever seen flawless beauty built enlarged Windsock Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weVe admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend Datafile three-view uses 13-ratio gearbox drive prop Mark Allisons epoxy gears heart system help keep weight up front short-nose design can get Marks how-to sheet gear list sending buck him Rte 1 Box K-4 Bishop CA 93514 13-in-span ship weighs nine grams rubber features sprung undercarriage tail skid Cant just picture floating around slow right-hand circles its 61-second winning flight Dont throw away disposable shaver blades make great tissue trimmers says Gustave Nepper Cincinnati voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 1800 531-1784 CARL GOLDBERG order direct IVIODELS INC October1992 161 VOLUMES lAND WringJLABLE NOW Its theIt Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Dave Linstrum microwaved wing tips Dave says has doing laminated tips microwave oven about five years makes matboard form extra long tapes long laminations ends ends will later trimmed off minute high does Peanut Pistachio tips Thanks Dave Alcohol plastic led Gene Pierre Princeton New Jersey experimenting using dried white glue model alcohol brushed around edges activator heard method tape 1990 FAG Nationals tried both 91% 70% alcohol disinfectant rubbing alcohols used 003 acetate 005 styrene cellophane 002 IMS supplied sheets found hold very well alcohol does attack plastics does fact clean advises using minimum amount fluid little visible line leaves evaporates wipes off easily getting line inside can pose problem Anyone has ever made mistake using CyA stick canopies white smoke puff coat interior can attest pain cleaning up Keep up R&D Gene Appreciate sharing findings us Preventing rubber climbing off prop hook simple Paul Mcllraths Z-Bar safety device see diagram As compared some involved designs use today easy bend Paul used thread CyA secure bar triangular hook Id probably use thin brass wire thread avallable craft stores Sta-Brite silver solder Paul feels smoothing surface contacts rubber using layer epoxy cement would good idea reduce rubber chafing caution sure attach Z-Bar right-handed Good idea Paul Well gang until next time keep cap glue pins off shag rug Thanks toning uration Continued page 77 Vintage engine enthusiasts may interested learn RJL Industries has indicated long-time-acoming Forster 99 reproduction engine now ready shipment RJL advises quantities will limited would understand mean project will mass-produced engines made using original casting dies come complete two-speed ignition timer ball bearing crankshaft price $289 plus $350 shipping original engines first appeared marketplace 1936 sold through 1950s claims 68 hp swinging 14- 16-inch propeller isnt much todays engine standards Forster 99 probably popular power plant see duty front end heavy Giant models early days Radio Control rate should care purchase replica past address RJL Industries PO Box 5 Sierra Madre CA 91025 phone 818 359-0016 subject vintage engines will once again mention Model Engine Collectors Association MECA caters needs modelers wishing purchase sell swap horsetradeor whateversuch items out-ofproduction engines parts other associated supplies Twenty bucks year brings half-dozen copies world-famous MECA swap sheet also gets annual copy MECA bulletin provides detailed information various engines addition get complete listing names addresses MECA members perusing roster older modelers may run across old friend have lost contact over years address MECA 3007 Travis West Lake LA 70669 need Old-Timer benefit MECA involvement just need interest engines kindso join now get fun Campbell Custom Kits has new 020 Replica kit release John Findras fine Kt5[v32]NH]
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 160, 161, 162
z FLIGHT Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 WHAT hot vinegar good According Tom Comparet telephoned company makes wonderful new Titebond II thing will debond product Isnt good know problem people using method develop craving fish chips much way using cellulose glue denatured mustard used produce craving hot dogs Len Shermans P-38 finest Scale Rubber jobs around Maybe its because worked em WW II fine scale appearance monocoque booms helped Len win 1991 NW FF Champs Balsa shells new past often made solid blocks balsa first shaped outside cut down middle lengthwise palnfully hollowed out reglued together can still want Bob Boucher used hollow out stuff using rotary file drill press keeping wall thickness uniform simple expedient maintaining wall thickness clearance between cutter table handle part carefully dont shove too far either side can maintain perfect dimension used use rotary burr Dremel tool freehand holding part up light until could see light shining through balsa would concentrate darker spots Unlike fixed-thickness drill press method method makes some allowances density differences use method must brace hands well Dremel does get away cut material didnt intend cut variation use gouge such X-Acto full-circle cutter 74 Model Aviation Tomas Hultgren Stockholm won 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships Peanut geared Sopwith Triplane Best official flight 61 seconds Bill Warners Sikorsky S-39 1935 Junior Birdman Contest drawings Model spans 32 weighs 6 oz overpowered Dart 035 dIesel Jere Robinsons Rubber North American 047-A modified Diels kit 1935 RM-12 geared canard Peanut just before winning flight 1991 US FF Aluminum finish sprayed Rub n Buff Championships Mark Allison holding also makes epoxy gears Yet Another Climb-Fighter Rubber Hook f2—%4 15rate Bind neatly thread secure cyino smooth epoxy cement Wind figure 8s corners Setup forprevent Z-bar normal right handtVist prop rotation shown Len used redwood form softwood will bit undersized allow thickness balsa shell took two sheets 1132 X 4-in light 4 lb per cu ft balsa grain running length fuselage probably grain flexes grain instead cracking cemented sheets CyA cyanoacrylate glue along longitudinal axis After overnight soak water Mac McJunkin used soak skins ammonia aid forming sheets wrapped around form tightly bound heavy gauze front split Continued page 160 Len Shermans simple method making monocoque fuselage booms Drawing refined Jim Kaman Paul Mcllraths simple anticlimb prop hook further described text pE4AF$ c LIG mE1T4uJ i3rn -vrR& kA02E clAi2AcTR October 1992 75 METHOD FOR LAYING-UP MONOCOQUE BOOMS FOR LEN SHERMANS PRIZE-WINNING P-38 Wing saddle No taper dihedral made flat fit either L boom Forward shell separation fit doublers & bulkhead Note compound curvesLap loint inside Spilt & overlap skin forward compound curve section Slice through over shell dry & remove excess sheet balsa Great-flying Caproni CH-1 jumbo Rubber bipe Bobby Haight Las Vegas hits ozone Cactus Squadron Annual held Indian reservation near Phoenix Ferrel Papics Heinkel 178 profile ducted fan Electric model flew several minutes Blacksheep Annual Taft Len Shermans P-38H Rubber model too can make monocoque balsa fuselage booms Virginia Weaver photo membership $30 flying membership $33 outside US See next month y M81/z Continued page 72 Note used three-pin Deans connector rather charging jack furnished HiLine because other modelsand field connectoruse Deans plug isnt necessary keep charger connected after charging Simply insert plug has two pins shorted KMI IS THE LARGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED INDEPENDENT RC SERVICE AND REPAIR CENTER IN THE USA repair major brands new older models WE ARE FACTORY AUTHORIZED WARRANTY SERVICE FOR AIRTRONICS ACE AND HITEC stock genuine factory replacement parts EXCLUSIVE SERVICE AND SALES OF RCD-KMI 6 METER RECEIVERS 1991 Gold Sticker narrowband frequency upgrades-station #21 stock crystals 1 03 different frequen cies SEND SAE FOR COMPLETE PRICE REPAIR AND PRODUCT INFORMATION CALL FOR RUSH SERVICE together establish circuit continuity will start motor flight Test-flying Select calm day area covered proverbial tall grass Remove prop glide model wind gentle firm launch Make necessary adjustments glide path shimming leading edge stabilizer up down appropriate youre satisfied glide path reinstall prop still over tall grass try first powered flightbut partial 30% charge have correct amount right thrust model may circled either direction Like cabin models though seems prefer $ 9995 8 Ch 50 53 72 75 Mhz 2-wheel gear ycle 1 7995 includes amplifier Kraft Midwest Inc 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313/348-0085 313/348-4175 left-hand circles Gradually increase charging time making trim adjustments necessary Warning rudder very sensitive find initial right thrust downthrust incorrect remove nose block dissolve model cement thinner reposition motor youre completely satisfied thrust line permanently install motor CyA glue nose block fuselage four small dabs cement corner model came out heavier desired 50 grams faint heart craft will fly just wellmaybe better motor will run just well harm three cells So relax have fun Fly Electric cale Continued page 75 overlapped before binding Drying could done overnight microwave both thicknesses sliced through razor blade overlapped balsa will match up nicely Getting skin off form done splitting part crosswise front spar wing addition split rear peg install bulkhead rear peg reinforcement finish off model Len partially planked cockpit fuselage fourpound balsa sheet covered model JCI silver tissue made three bladed props plastic flower pot Ducted-fan FF Scale seems to stay Ferrell Papics profile Heinkel HE 178 has flying couple years two Ferrels tiny modified motors never much altitude year hes put Astro 02 extra power really gets model up Interested getting started Electric Constant testing refinements have made Electric very attractive single- multiengined Scale models flight duration can controlled length charge Ni-Cd batteries Need power Usually adding another cell will trick As long allow engine turn up dont overload too-big prop problems will practically nil Three light FF systems can replace venerable Astro 02 has off market few years VL Products 7871 Alabama No 16 Canoga Park CA 91304 catalog $1 has excellent proven geared motor Peck-Polymers PO Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 has motor famed its low power requirements Send $3 Peck-Polymers catalog 160 Model Aviation 1991 KMI MINI ULTRA AM RECEIVER KMI RETRACTS HiLine Ltd now owned Dave Marie Rees Box 11558 Goldsboro NC 27532 catalog $1 has ducted-fan module its motors Realistic aluminum Jere Robinson San Diego Scale Staffel has aluminum finish hard beat realism Most Scale modelers familiar Rub n Buff paste tube usually applied finger buffed metallic finish soft cloth Jere uses Rub n Buff specially thinned out airbrushing result spectacular Check out next time youre art supply store Jack McCracken never skimp realism has taken using really thin aluminum sheets panels requiring either corrugating louvers first uses end mill cut louver cavities corrugations thick aluminum base presses almost-paper-thin aluminum surplus store using firm rubber mat arbor press Palmetto Aeromodellers Eying Aces-oriented group puts out newsletter two three times year interested write David G Smith 3013 Sigmund Circle Columbia SC 29204 have issue No 18 front fun includes photo page stealth catapult full-size Reggiane rubber-job plan crossword puzzle equations changing size Scale model news coupe plan reduced P-30 plan contest calendar Its nice its certainly worth $5 per year support Palmetto Aeromodellers promotes events modem production aircraft since 1940 modem military aircraft since 1945 Too bad Lacey lovers P-Si addictstime build Bonanza Sea Fury Should add litfie variety FAC scene Small Scale Custom Services name service recommended John Fredericksen company owned Lindsey Jane Smith offers vacuu formed pilots character Peanut /32-in scale inch-to-the-foot size made 007 acetate sheet Wheels molded 020-in styrene range diameter inch 21/2 Radial seven- nine-cylinder engines run 35mm 57mm diameter Cockpit canopies molded 010-in acetate fit Earl Stahl designs plus Veron Keilkraft ones Send em dollar bill postage theyll send listing address Spring Meadow Fyfield Andover Hants SPi 1 8EL England Cottage Wings list still available constantly being updated include new clubs suppliers plans information materials etc could interest FF Scale builders along comments can make Send dollar large SASE 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 passing friends inevitable part lives celebrate comradeship achievements shared us Good-bye few greats family Eric Coates Bill Galloway Butch Hadland Burr Stanton 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships won Tomas Hultgrens inspiring Sopwith triplane about close ideal Peanut have ever seen flawless beauty built enlarged Windsock Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weVe admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend Datafile three-view uses 13-ratio gearbox drive prop Mark Allisons epoxy gears heart system help keep weight up front short-nose design can get Marks how-to sheet gear list sending buck him Rte 1 Box K-4 Bishop CA 93514 13-in-span ship weighs nine grams rubber features sprung undercarriage tail skid Cant just picture floating around slow right-hand circles its 61-second winning flight Dont throw away disposable shaver blades make great tissue trimmers says Gustave Nepper Cincinnati voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 1800 531-1784 CARL GOLDBERG order direct IVIODELS INC October1992 161 VOLUMES lAND WringJLABLE NOW Its theIt Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Dave Linstrum microwaved wing tips Dave says has doing laminated tips microwave oven about five years makes matboard form extra long tapes long laminations ends ends will later trimmed off minute high does Peanut Pistachio tips Thanks Dave Alcohol plastic led Gene Pierre Princeton New Jersey experimenting using dried white glue model alcohol brushed around edges activator heard method tape 1990 FAG Nationals tried both 91% 70% alcohol disinfectant rubbing alcohols used 003 acetate 005 styrene cellophane 002 IMS supplied sheets found hold very well alcohol does attack plastics does fact clean advises using minimum amount fluid little visible line leaves evaporates wipes off easily getting line inside can pose problem Anyone has ever made mistake using CyA stick canopies white smoke puff coat interior can attest pain cleaning up Keep up R&D Gene Appreciate sharing findings us Preventing rubber climbing off prop hook simple Paul Mcllraths Z-Bar safety device see diagram As compared some involved designs use today easy bend Paul used thread CyA secure bar triangular hook Id probably use thin brass wire thread avallable craft stores Sta-Brite silver solder Paul feels smoothing surface contacts rubber using layer epoxy cement would good idea reduce rubber chafing caution sure attach Z-Bar right-handed Good idea Paul Well gang until next time keep cap glue pins off shag rug Thanks toning uration Continued page 77 Vintage engine enthusiasts may interested learn RJL Industries has indicated long-time-acoming Forster 99 reproduction engine now ready shipment RJL advises quantities will limited would understand mean project will mass-produced engines made using original casting dies come complete two-speed ignition timer ball bearing crankshaft price $289 plus $350 shipping original engines first appeared marketplace 1936 sold through 1950s claims 68 hp swinging 14- 16-inch propeller isnt much todays engine standards Forster 99 probably popular power plant see duty front end heavy Giant models early days Radio Control rate should care purchase replica past address RJL Industries PO Box 5 Sierra Madre CA 91025 phone 818 359-0016 subject vintage engines will once again mention Model Engine Collectors Association MECA caters needs modelers wishing purchase sell swap horsetradeor whateversuch items out-ofproduction engines parts other associated supplies Twenty bucks year brings half-dozen copies world-famous MECA swap sheet also gets annual copy MECA bulletin provides detailed information various engines addition get complete listing names addresses MECA members perusing roster older modelers may run across old friend have lost contact over years address MECA 3007 Travis West Lake LA 70669 need Old-Timer benefit MECA involvement just need interest engines kindso join now get fun Campbell Custom Kits has new 020 Replica kit release John Findras fine Kt5[v32]NH]
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 160, 161, 162
z FLIGHT Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 WHAT hot vinegar good According Tom Comparet telephoned company makes wonderful new Titebond II thing will debond product Isnt good know problem people using method develop craving fish chips much way using cellulose glue denatured mustard used produce craving hot dogs Len Shermans P-38 finest Scale Rubber jobs around Maybe its because worked em WW II fine scale appearance monocoque booms helped Len win 1991 NW FF Champs Balsa shells new past often made solid blocks balsa first shaped outside cut down middle lengthwise palnfully hollowed out reglued together can still want Bob Boucher used hollow out stuff using rotary file drill press keeping wall thickness uniform simple expedient maintaining wall thickness clearance between cutter table handle part carefully dont shove too far either side can maintain perfect dimension used use rotary burr Dremel tool freehand holding part up light until could see light shining through balsa would concentrate darker spots Unlike fixed-thickness drill press method method makes some allowances density differences use method must brace hands well Dremel does get away cut material didnt intend cut variation use gouge such X-Acto full-circle cutter 74 Model Aviation Tomas Hultgren Stockholm won 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships Peanut geared Sopwith Triplane Best official flight 61 seconds Bill Warners Sikorsky S-39 1935 Junior Birdman Contest drawings Model spans 32 weighs 6 oz overpowered Dart 035 dIesel Jere Robinsons Rubber North American 047-A modified Diels kit 1935 RM-12 geared canard Peanut just before winning flight 1991 US FF Aluminum finish sprayed Rub n Buff Championships Mark Allison holding also makes epoxy gears Yet Another Climb-Fighter Rubber Hook f2—%4 15rate Bind neatly thread secure cyino smooth epoxy cement Wind figure 8s corners Setup forprevent Z-bar normal right handtVist prop rotation shown Len used redwood form softwood will bit undersized allow thickness balsa shell took two sheets 1132 X 4-in light 4 lb per cu ft balsa grain running length fuselage probably grain flexes grain instead cracking cemented sheets CyA cyanoacrylate glue along longitudinal axis After overnight soak water Mac McJunkin used soak skins ammonia aid forming sheets wrapped around form tightly bound heavy gauze front split Continued page 160 Len Shermans simple method making monocoque fuselage booms Drawing refined Jim Kaman Paul Mcllraths simple anticlimb prop hook further described text pE4AF$ c LIG mE1T4uJ i3rn -vrR& kA02E clAi2AcTR October 1992 75 METHOD FOR LAYING-UP MONOCOQUE BOOMS FOR LEN SHERMANS PRIZE-WINNING P-38 Wing saddle No taper dihedral made flat fit either L boom Forward shell separation fit doublers & bulkhead Note compound curvesLap loint inside Spilt & overlap skin forward compound curve section Slice through over shell dry & remove excess sheet balsa Great-flying Caproni CH-1 jumbo Rubber bipe Bobby Haight Las Vegas hits ozone Cactus Squadron Annual held Indian reservation near Phoenix Ferrel Papics Heinkel 178 profile ducted fan Electric model flew several minutes Blacksheep Annual Taft Len Shermans P-38H Rubber model too can make monocoque balsa fuselage booms Virginia Weaver photo membership $30 flying membership $33 outside US See next month y M81/z Continued page 72 Note used three-pin Deans connector rather charging jack furnished HiLine because other modelsand field connectoruse Deans plug isnt necessary keep charger connected after charging Simply insert plug has two pins shorted KMI IS THE LARGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED INDEPENDENT RC SERVICE AND REPAIR CENTER IN THE USA repair major brands new older models WE ARE FACTORY AUTHORIZED WARRANTY SERVICE FOR AIRTRONICS ACE AND HITEC stock genuine factory replacement parts EXCLUSIVE SERVICE AND SALES OF RCD-KMI 6 METER RECEIVERS 1991 Gold Sticker narrowband frequency upgrades-station #21 stock crystals 1 03 different frequen cies SEND SAE FOR COMPLETE PRICE REPAIR AND PRODUCT INFORMATION CALL FOR RUSH SERVICE together establish circuit continuity will start motor flight Test-flying Select calm day area covered proverbial tall grass Remove prop glide model wind gentle firm launch Make necessary adjustments glide path shimming leading edge stabilizer up down appropriate youre satisfied glide path reinstall prop still over tall grass try first powered flightbut partial 30% charge have correct amount right thrust model may circled either direction Like cabin models though seems prefer $ 9995 8 Ch 50 53 72 75 Mhz 2-wheel gear ycle 1 7995 includes amplifier Kraft Midwest Inc 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313/348-0085 313/348-4175 left-hand circles Gradually increase charging time making trim adjustments necessary Warning rudder very sensitive find initial right thrust downthrust incorrect remove nose block dissolve model cement thinner reposition motor youre completely satisfied thrust line permanently install motor CyA glue nose block fuselage four small dabs cement corner model came out heavier desired 50 grams faint heart craft will fly just wellmaybe better motor will run just well harm three cells So relax have fun Fly Electric cale Continued page 75 overlapped before binding Drying could done overnight microwave both thicknesses sliced through razor blade overlapped balsa will match up nicely Getting skin off form done splitting part crosswise front spar wing addition split rear peg install bulkhead rear peg reinforcement finish off model Len partially planked cockpit fuselage fourpound balsa sheet covered model JCI silver tissue made three bladed props plastic flower pot Ducted-fan FF Scale seems to stay Ferrell Papics profile Heinkel HE 178 has flying couple years two Ferrels tiny modified motors never much altitude year hes put Astro 02 extra power really gets model up Interested getting started Electric Constant testing refinements have made Electric very attractive single- multiengined Scale models flight duration can controlled length charge Ni-Cd batteries Need power Usually adding another cell will trick As long allow engine turn up dont overload too-big prop problems will practically nil Three light FF systems can replace venerable Astro 02 has off market few years VL Products 7871 Alabama No 16 Canoga Park CA 91304 catalog $1 has excellent proven geared motor Peck-Polymers PO Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 has motor famed its low power requirements Send $3 Peck-Polymers catalog 160 Model Aviation 1991 KMI MINI ULTRA AM RECEIVER KMI RETRACTS HiLine Ltd now owned Dave Marie Rees Box 11558 Goldsboro NC 27532 catalog $1 has ducted-fan module its motors Realistic aluminum Jere Robinson San Diego Scale Staffel has aluminum finish hard beat realism Most Scale modelers familiar Rub n Buff paste tube usually applied finger buffed metallic finish soft cloth Jere uses Rub n Buff specially thinned out airbrushing result spectacular Check out next time youre art supply store Jack McCracken never skimp realism has taken using really thin aluminum sheets panels requiring either corrugating louvers first uses end mill cut louver cavities corrugations thick aluminum base presses almost-paper-thin aluminum surplus store using firm rubber mat arbor press Palmetto Aeromodellers Eying Aces-oriented group puts out newsletter two three times year interested write David G Smith 3013 Sigmund Circle Columbia SC 29204 have issue No 18 front fun includes photo page stealth catapult full-size Reggiane rubber-job plan crossword puzzle equations changing size Scale model news coupe plan reduced P-30 plan contest calendar Its nice its certainly worth $5 per year support Palmetto Aeromodellers promotes events modem production aircraft since 1940 modem military aircraft since 1945 Too bad Lacey lovers P-Si addictstime build Bonanza Sea Fury Should add litfie variety FAC scene Small Scale Custom Services name service recommended John Fredericksen company owned Lindsey Jane Smith offers vacuu formed pilots character Peanut /32-in scale inch-to-the-foot size made 007 acetate sheet Wheels molded 020-in styrene range diameter inch 21/2 Radial seven- nine-cylinder engines run 35mm 57mm diameter Cockpit canopies molded 010-in acetate fit Earl Stahl designs plus Veron Keilkraft ones Send em dollar bill postage theyll send listing address Spring Meadow Fyfield Andover Hants SPi 1 8EL England Cottage Wings list still available constantly being updated include new clubs suppliers plans information materials etc could interest FF Scale builders along comments can make Send dollar large SASE 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 passing friends inevitable part lives celebrate comradeship achievements shared us Good-bye few greats family Eric Coates Bill Galloway Butch Hadland Burr Stanton 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships won Tomas Hultgrens inspiring Sopwith triplane about close ideal Peanut have ever seen flawless beauty built enlarged Windsock Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weVe admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend Datafile three-view uses 13-ratio gearbox drive prop Mark Allisons epoxy gears heart system help keep weight up front short-nose design can get Marks how-to sheet gear list sending buck him Rte 1 Box K-4 Bishop CA 93514 13-in-span ship weighs nine grams rubber features sprung undercarriage tail skid Cant just picture floating around slow right-hand circles its 61-second winning flight Dont throw away disposable shaver blades make great tissue trimmers says Gustave Nepper Cincinnati voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 1800 531-1784 CARL GOLDBERG order direct IVIODELS INC October1992 161 VOLUMES lAND WringJLABLE NOW Its theIt Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Dave Linstrum microwaved wing tips Dave says has doing laminated tips microwave oven about five years makes matboard form extra long tapes long laminations ends ends will later trimmed off minute high does Peanut Pistachio tips Thanks Dave Alcohol plastic led Gene Pierre Princeton New Jersey experimenting using dried white glue model alcohol brushed around edges activator heard method tape 1990 FAG Nationals tried both 91% 70% alcohol disinfectant rubbing alcohols used 003 acetate 005 styrene cellophane 002 IMS supplied sheets found hold very well alcohol does attack plastics does fact clean advises using minimum amount fluid little visible line leaves evaporates wipes off easily getting line inside can pose problem Anyone has ever made mistake using CyA stick canopies white smoke puff coat interior can attest pain cleaning up Keep up R&D Gene Appreciate sharing findings us Preventing rubber climbing off prop hook simple Paul Mcllraths Z-Bar safety device see diagram As compared some involved designs use today easy bend Paul used thread CyA secure bar triangular hook Id probably use thin brass wire thread avallable craft stores Sta-Brite silver solder Paul feels smoothing surface contacts rubber using layer epoxy cement would good idea reduce rubber chafing caution sure attach Z-Bar right-handed Good idea Paul Well gang until next time keep cap glue pins off shag rug Thanks toning uration Continued page 77 Vintage engine enthusiasts may interested learn RJL Industries has indicated long-time-acoming Forster 99 reproduction engine now ready shipment RJL advises quantities will limited would understand mean project will mass-produced engines made using original casting dies come complete two-speed ignition timer ball bearing crankshaft price $289 plus $350 shipping original engines first appeared marketplace 1936 sold through 1950s claims 68 hp swinging 14- 16-inch propeller isnt much todays engine standards Forster 99 probably popular power plant see duty front end heavy Giant models early days Radio Control rate should care purchase replica past address RJL Industries PO Box 5 Sierra Madre CA 91025 phone 818 359-0016 subject vintage engines will once again mention Model Engine Collectors Association MECA caters needs modelers wishing purchase sell swap horsetradeor whateversuch items out-ofproduction engines parts other associated supplies Twenty bucks year brings half-dozen copies world-famous MECA swap sheet also gets annual copy MECA bulletin provides detailed information various engines addition get complete listing names addresses MECA members perusing roster older modelers may run across old friend have lost contact over years address MECA 3007 Travis West Lake LA 70669 need Old-Timer benefit MECA involvement just need interest engines kindso join now get fun Campbell Custom Kits has new 020 Replica kit release John Findras fine Kt5[v32]NH]
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 160, 161, 162
z FLIGHT Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 WHAT hot vinegar good According Tom Comparet telephoned company makes wonderful new Titebond II thing will debond product Isnt good know problem people using method develop craving fish chips much way using cellulose glue denatured mustard used produce craving hot dogs Len Shermans P-38 finest Scale Rubber jobs around Maybe its because worked em WW II fine scale appearance monocoque booms helped Len win 1991 NW FF Champs Balsa shells new past often made solid blocks balsa first shaped outside cut down middle lengthwise palnfully hollowed out reglued together can still want Bob Boucher used hollow out stuff using rotary file drill press keeping wall thickness uniform simple expedient maintaining wall thickness clearance between cutter table handle part carefully dont shove too far either side can maintain perfect dimension used use rotary burr Dremel tool freehand holding part up light until could see light shining through balsa would concentrate darker spots Unlike fixed-thickness drill press method method makes some allowances density differences use method must brace hands well Dremel does get away cut material didnt intend cut variation use gouge such X-Acto full-circle cutter 74 Model Aviation Tomas Hultgren Stockholm won 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships Peanut geared Sopwith Triplane Best official flight 61 seconds Bill Warners Sikorsky S-39 1935 Junior Birdman Contest drawings Model spans 32 weighs 6 oz overpowered Dart 035 dIesel Jere Robinsons Rubber North American 047-A modified Diels kit 1935 RM-12 geared canard Peanut just before winning flight 1991 US FF Aluminum finish sprayed Rub n Buff Championships Mark Allison holding also makes epoxy gears Yet Another Climb-Fighter Rubber Hook f2—%4 15rate Bind neatly thread secure cyino smooth epoxy cement Wind figure 8s corners Setup forprevent Z-bar normal right handtVist prop rotation shown Len used redwood form softwood will bit undersized allow thickness balsa shell took two sheets 1132 X 4-in light 4 lb per cu ft balsa grain running length fuselage probably grain flexes grain instead cracking cemented sheets CyA cyanoacrylate glue along longitudinal axis After overnight soak water Mac McJunkin used soak skins ammonia aid forming sheets wrapped around form tightly bound heavy gauze front split Continued page 160 Len Shermans simple method making monocoque fuselage booms Drawing refined Jim Kaman Paul Mcllraths simple anticlimb prop hook further described text pE4AF$ c LIG mE1T4uJ i3rn -vrR& kA02E clAi2AcTR October 1992 75 METHOD FOR LAYING-UP MONOCOQUE BOOMS FOR LEN SHERMANS PRIZE-WINNING P-38 Wing saddle No taper dihedral made flat fit either L boom Forward shell separation fit doublers & bulkhead Note compound curvesLap loint inside Spilt & overlap skin forward compound curve section Slice through over shell dry & remove excess sheet balsa Great-flying Caproni CH-1 jumbo Rubber bipe Bobby Haight Las Vegas hits ozone Cactus Squadron Annual held Indian reservation near Phoenix Ferrel Papics Heinkel 178 profile ducted fan Electric model flew several minutes Blacksheep Annual Taft Len Shermans P-38H Rubber model too can make monocoque balsa fuselage booms Virginia Weaver photo membership $30 flying membership $33 outside US See next month y M81/z Continued page 72 Note used three-pin Deans connector rather charging jack furnished HiLine because other modelsand field connectoruse Deans plug isnt necessary keep charger connected after charging Simply insert plug has two pins shorted KMI IS THE LARGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED INDEPENDENT RC SERVICE AND REPAIR CENTER IN THE USA repair major brands new older models WE ARE FACTORY AUTHORIZED WARRANTY SERVICE FOR AIRTRONICS ACE AND HITEC stock genuine factory replacement parts EXCLUSIVE SERVICE AND SALES OF RCD-KMI 6 METER RECEIVERS 1991 Gold Sticker narrowband frequency upgrades-station #21 stock crystals 1 03 different frequen cies SEND SAE FOR COMPLETE PRICE REPAIR AND PRODUCT INFORMATION CALL FOR RUSH SERVICE together establish circuit continuity will start motor flight Test-flying Select calm day area covered proverbial tall grass Remove prop glide model wind gentle firm launch Make necessary adjustments glide path shimming leading edge stabilizer up down appropriate youre satisfied glide path reinstall prop still over tall grass try first powered flightbut partial 30% charge have correct amount right thrust model may circled either direction Like cabin models though seems prefer $ 9995 8 Ch 50 53 72 75 Mhz 2-wheel gear ycle 1 7995 includes amplifier Kraft Midwest Inc 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313/348-0085 313/348-4175 left-hand circles Gradually increase charging time making trim adjustments necessary Warning rudder very sensitive find initial right thrust downthrust incorrect remove nose block dissolve model cement thinner reposition motor youre completely satisfied thrust line permanently install motor CyA glue nose block fuselage four small dabs cement corner model came out heavier desired 50 grams faint heart craft will fly just wellmaybe better motor will run just well harm three cells So relax have fun Fly Electric cale Continued page 75 overlapped before binding Drying could done overnight microwave both thicknesses sliced through razor blade overlapped balsa will match up nicely Getting skin off form done splitting part crosswise front spar wing addition split rear peg install bulkhead rear peg reinforcement finish off model Len partially planked cockpit fuselage fourpound balsa sheet covered model JCI silver tissue made three bladed props plastic flower pot Ducted-fan FF Scale seems to stay Ferrell Papics profile Heinkel HE 178 has flying couple years two Ferrels tiny modified motors never much altitude year hes put Astro 02 extra power really gets model up Interested getting started Electric Constant testing refinements have made Electric very attractive single- multiengined Scale models flight duration can controlled length charge Ni-Cd batteries Need power Usually adding another cell will trick As long allow engine turn up dont overload too-big prop problems will practically nil Three light FF systems can replace venerable Astro 02 has off market few years VL Products 7871 Alabama No 16 Canoga Park CA 91304 catalog $1 has excellent proven geared motor Peck-Polymers PO Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 has motor famed its low power requirements Send $3 Peck-Polymers catalog 160 Model Aviation 1991 KMI MINI ULTRA AM RECEIVER KMI RETRACTS HiLine Ltd now owned Dave Marie Rees Box 11558 Goldsboro NC 27532 catalog $1 has ducted-fan module its motors Realistic aluminum Jere Robinson San Diego Scale Staffel has aluminum finish hard beat realism Most Scale modelers familiar Rub n Buff paste tube usually applied finger buffed metallic finish soft cloth Jere uses Rub n Buff specially thinned out airbrushing result spectacular Check out next time youre art supply store Jack McCracken never skimp realism has taken using really thin aluminum sheets panels requiring either corrugating louvers first uses end mill cut louver cavities corrugations thick aluminum base presses almost-paper-thin aluminum surplus store using firm rubber mat arbor press Palmetto Aeromodellers Eying Aces-oriented group puts out newsletter two three times year interested write David G Smith 3013 Sigmund Circle Columbia SC 29204 have issue No 18 front fun includes photo page stealth catapult full-size Reggiane rubber-job plan crossword puzzle equations changing size Scale model news coupe plan reduced P-30 plan contest calendar Its nice its certainly worth $5 per year support Palmetto Aeromodellers promotes events modem production aircraft since 1940 modem military aircraft since 1945 Too bad Lacey lovers P-Si addictstime build Bonanza Sea Fury Should add litfie variety FAC scene Small Scale Custom Services name service recommended John Fredericksen company owned Lindsey Jane Smith offers vacuu formed pilots character Peanut /32-in scale inch-to-the-foot size made 007 acetate sheet Wheels molded 020-in styrene range diameter inch 21/2 Radial seven- nine-cylinder engines run 35mm 57mm diameter Cockpit canopies molded 010-in acetate fit Earl Stahl designs plus Veron Keilkraft ones Send em dollar bill postage theyll send listing address Spring Meadow Fyfield Andover Hants SPi 1 8EL England Cottage Wings list still available constantly being updated include new clubs suppliers plans information materials etc could interest FF Scale builders along comments can make Send dollar large SASE 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 passing friends inevitable part lives celebrate comradeship achievements shared us Good-bye few greats family Eric Coates Bill Galloway Butch Hadland Burr Stanton 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships won Tomas Hultgrens inspiring Sopwith triplane about close ideal Peanut have ever seen flawless beauty built enlarged Windsock Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weVe admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend Datafile three-view uses 13-ratio gearbox drive prop Mark Allisons epoxy gears heart system help keep weight up front short-nose design can get Marks how-to sheet gear list sending buck him Rte 1 Box K-4 Bishop CA 93514 13-in-span ship weighs nine grams rubber features sprung undercarriage tail skid Cant just picture floating around slow right-hand circles its 61-second winning flight Dont throw away disposable shaver blades make great tissue trimmers says Gustave Nepper Cincinnati voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 1800 531-1784 CARL GOLDBERG order direct IVIODELS INC October1992 161 VOLUMES lAND WringJLABLE NOW Its theIt Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Dave Linstrum microwaved wing tips Dave says has doing laminated tips microwave oven about five years makes matboard form extra long tapes long laminations ends ends will later trimmed off minute high does Peanut Pistachio tips Thanks Dave Alcohol plastic led Gene Pierre Princeton New Jersey experimenting using dried white glue model alcohol brushed around edges activator heard method tape 1990 FAG Nationals tried both 91% 70% alcohol disinfectant rubbing alcohols used 003 acetate 005 styrene cellophane 002 IMS supplied sheets found hold very well alcohol does attack plastics does fact clean advises using minimum amount fluid little visible line leaves evaporates wipes off easily getting line inside can pose problem Anyone has ever made mistake using CyA stick canopies white smoke puff coat interior can attest pain cleaning up Keep up R&D Gene Appreciate sharing findings us Preventing rubber climbing off prop hook simple Paul Mcllraths Z-Bar safety device see diagram As compared some involved designs use today easy bend Paul used thread CyA secure bar triangular hook Id probably use thin brass wire thread avallable craft stores Sta-Brite silver solder Paul feels smoothing surface contacts rubber using layer epoxy cement would good idea reduce rubber chafing caution sure attach Z-Bar right-handed Good idea Paul Well gang until next time keep cap glue pins off shag rug Thanks toning uration Continued page 77 Vintage engine enthusiasts may interested learn RJL Industries has indicated long-time-acoming Forster 99 reproduction engine now ready shipment RJL advises quantities will limited would understand mean project will mass-produced engines made using original casting dies come complete two-speed ignition timer ball bearing crankshaft price $289 plus $350 shipping original engines first appeared marketplace 1936 sold through 1950s claims 68 hp swinging 14- 16-inch propeller isnt much todays engine standards Forster 99 probably popular power plant see duty front end heavy Giant models early days Radio Control rate should care purchase replica past address RJL Industries PO Box 5 Sierra Madre CA 91025 phone 818 359-0016 subject vintage engines will once again mention Model Engine Collectors Association MECA caters needs modelers wishing purchase sell swap horsetradeor whateversuch items out-ofproduction engines parts other associated supplies Twenty bucks year brings half-dozen copies world-famous MECA swap sheet also gets annual copy MECA bulletin provides detailed information various engines addition get complete listing names addresses MECA members perusing roster older modelers may run across old friend have lost contact over years address MECA 3007 Travis West Lake LA 70669 need Old-Timer benefit MECA involvement just need interest engines kindso join now get fun Campbell Custom Kits has new 020 Replica kit release John Findras fine Kt5[v32]NH]
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 160, 161, 162
z FLIGHT Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 WHAT hot vinegar good According Tom Comparet telephoned company makes wonderful new Titebond II thing will debond product Isnt good know problem people using method develop craving fish chips much way using cellulose glue denatured mustard used produce craving hot dogs Len Shermans P-38 finest Scale Rubber jobs around Maybe its because worked em WW II fine scale appearance monocoque booms helped Len win 1991 NW FF Champs Balsa shells new past often made solid blocks balsa first shaped outside cut down middle lengthwise palnfully hollowed out reglued together can still want Bob Boucher used hollow out stuff using rotary file drill press keeping wall thickness uniform simple expedient maintaining wall thickness clearance between cutter table handle part carefully dont shove too far either side can maintain perfect dimension used use rotary burr Dremel tool freehand holding part up light until could see light shining through balsa would concentrate darker spots Unlike fixed-thickness drill press method method makes some allowances density differences use method must brace hands well Dremel does get away cut material didnt intend cut variation use gouge such X-Acto full-circle cutter 74 Model Aviation Tomas Hultgren Stockholm won 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships Peanut geared Sopwith Triplane Best official flight 61 seconds Bill Warners Sikorsky S-39 1935 Junior Birdman Contest drawings Model spans 32 weighs 6 oz overpowered Dart 035 dIesel Jere Robinsons Rubber North American 047-A modified Diels kit 1935 RM-12 geared canard Peanut just before winning flight 1991 US FF Aluminum finish sprayed Rub n Buff Championships Mark Allison holding also makes epoxy gears Yet Another Climb-Fighter Rubber Hook f2—%4 15rate Bind neatly thread secure cyino smooth epoxy cement Wind figure 8s corners Setup forprevent Z-bar normal right handtVist prop rotation shown Len used redwood form softwood will bit undersized allow thickness balsa shell took two sheets 1132 X 4-in light 4 lb per cu ft balsa grain running length fuselage probably grain flexes grain instead cracking cemented sheets CyA cyanoacrylate glue along longitudinal axis After overnight soak water Mac McJunkin used soak skins ammonia aid forming sheets wrapped around form tightly bound heavy gauze front split Continued page 160 Len Shermans simple method making monocoque fuselage booms Drawing refined Jim Kaman Paul Mcllraths simple anticlimb prop hook further described text pE4AF$ c LIG mE1T4uJ i3rn -vrR& kA02E clAi2AcTR October 1992 75 METHOD FOR LAYING-UP MONOCOQUE BOOMS FOR LEN SHERMANS PRIZE-WINNING P-38 Wing saddle No taper dihedral made flat fit either L boom Forward shell separation fit doublers & bulkhead Note compound curvesLap loint inside Spilt & overlap skin forward compound curve section Slice through over shell dry & remove excess sheet balsa Great-flying Caproni CH-1 jumbo Rubber bipe Bobby Haight Las Vegas hits ozone Cactus Squadron Annual held Indian reservation near Phoenix Ferrel Papics Heinkel 178 profile ducted fan Electric model flew several minutes Blacksheep Annual Taft Len Shermans P-38H Rubber model too can make monocoque balsa fuselage booms Virginia Weaver photo membership $30 flying membership $33 outside US See next month y M81/z Continued page 72 Note used three-pin Deans connector rather charging jack furnished HiLine because other modelsand field connectoruse Deans plug isnt necessary keep charger connected after charging Simply insert plug has two pins shorted KMI IS THE LARGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED INDEPENDENT RC SERVICE AND REPAIR CENTER IN THE USA repair major brands new older models WE ARE FACTORY AUTHORIZED WARRANTY SERVICE FOR AIRTRONICS ACE AND HITEC stock genuine factory replacement parts EXCLUSIVE SERVICE AND SALES OF RCD-KMI 6 METER RECEIVERS 1991 Gold Sticker narrowband frequency upgrades-station #21 stock crystals 1 03 different frequen cies SEND SAE FOR COMPLETE PRICE REPAIR AND PRODUCT INFORMATION CALL FOR RUSH SERVICE together establish circuit continuity will start motor flight Test-flying Select calm day area covered proverbial tall grass Remove prop glide model wind gentle firm launch Make necessary adjustments glide path shimming leading edge stabilizer up down appropriate youre satisfied glide path reinstall prop still over tall grass try first powered flightbut partial 30% charge have correct amount right thrust model may circled either direction Like cabin models though seems prefer $ 9995 8 Ch 50 53 72 75 Mhz 2-wheel gear ycle 1 7995 includes amplifier Kraft Midwest Inc 115 E Main Northville MI 48167 313/348-0085 313/348-4175 left-hand circles Gradually increase charging time making trim adjustments necessary Warning rudder very sensitive find initial right thrust downthrust incorrect remove nose block dissolve model cement thinner reposition motor youre completely satisfied thrust line permanently install motor CyA glue nose block fuselage four small dabs cement corner model came out heavier desired 50 grams faint heart craft will fly just wellmaybe better motor will run just well harm three cells So relax have fun Fly Electric cale Continued page 75 overlapped before binding Drying could done overnight microwave both thicknesses sliced through razor blade overlapped balsa will match up nicely Getting skin off form done splitting part crosswise front spar wing addition split rear peg install bulkhead rear peg reinforcement finish off model Len partially planked cockpit fuselage fourpound balsa sheet covered model JCI silver tissue made three bladed props plastic flower pot Ducted-fan FF Scale seems to stay Ferrell Papics profile Heinkel HE 178 has flying couple years two Ferrels tiny modified motors never much altitude year hes put Astro 02 extra power really gets model up Interested getting started Electric Constant testing refinements have made Electric very attractive single- multiengined Scale models flight duration can controlled length charge Ni-Cd batteries Need power Usually adding another cell will trick As long allow engine turn up dont overload too-big prop problems will practically nil Three light FF systems can replace venerable Astro 02 has off market few years VL Products 7871 Alabama No 16 Canoga Park CA 91304 catalog $1 has excellent proven geared motor Peck-Polymers PO Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 has motor famed its low power requirements Send $3 Peck-Polymers catalog 160 Model Aviation 1991 KMI MINI ULTRA AM RECEIVER KMI RETRACTS HiLine Ltd now owned Dave Marie Rees Box 11558 Goldsboro NC 27532 catalog $1 has ducted-fan module its motors Realistic aluminum Jere Robinson San Diego Scale Staffel has aluminum finish hard beat realism Most Scale modelers familiar Rub n Buff paste tube usually applied finger buffed metallic finish soft cloth Jere uses Rub n Buff specially thinned out airbrushing result spectacular Check out next time youre art supply store Jack McCracken never skimp realism has taken using really thin aluminum sheets panels requiring either corrugating louvers first uses end mill cut louver cavities corrugations thick aluminum base presses almost-paper-thin aluminum surplus store using firm rubber mat arbor press Palmetto Aeromodellers Eying Aces-oriented group puts out newsletter two three times year interested write David G Smith 3013 Sigmund Circle Columbia SC 29204 have issue No 18 front fun includes photo page stealth catapult full-size Reggiane rubber-job plan crossword puzzle equations changing size Scale model news coupe plan reduced P-30 plan contest calendar Its nice its certainly worth $5 per year support Palmetto Aeromodellers promotes events modem production aircraft since 1940 modem military aircraft since 1945 Too bad Lacey lovers P-Si addictstime build Bonanza Sea Fury Should add litfie variety FAC scene Small Scale Custom Services name service recommended John Fredericksen company owned Lindsey Jane Smith offers vacuu formed pilots character Peanut /32-in scale inch-to-the-foot size made 007 acetate sheet Wheels molded 020-in styrene range diameter inch 21/2 Radial seven- nine-cylinder engines run 35mm 57mm diameter Cockpit canopies molded 010-in acetate fit Earl Stahl designs plus Veron Keilkraft ones Send em dollar bill postage theyll send listing address Spring Meadow Fyfield Andover Hants SPi 1 8EL England Cottage Wings list still available constantly being updated include new clubs suppliers plans information materials etc could interest FF Scale builders along comments can make Send dollar large SASE 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 passing friends inevitable part lives celebrate comradeship achievements shared us Good-bye few greats family Eric Coates Bill Galloway Butch Hadland Burr Stanton 1992 Swedish Indoor Championships won Tomas Hultgrens inspiring Sopwith triplane about close ideal Peanut have ever seen flawless beauty built enlarged Windsock Experts whove reviewed tapes agreewhether youre experienced RCer beginner whos ready something straight level flying Wring Out just ticket THREE TAPES COVER IT ALL studying practicing three tapes sequence experienced flyers well beginners can attain kind aerobatic refinement weVe admired watching pros tapes real-time split-screen imaging perfect blend Datafile three-view uses 13-ratio gearbox drive prop Mark Allisons epoxy gears heart system help keep weight up front short-nose design can get Marks how-to sheet gear list sending buck him Rte 1 Box K-4 Bishop CA 93514 13-in-span ship weighs nine grams rubber features sprung undercarriage tail skid Cant just picture floating around slow right-hand circles its 61-second winning flight Dont throw away disposable shaver blades make great tissue trimmers says Gustave Nepper Cincinnati voice-over live sound gives Wring Out real edge over less-professionally produced videos progress will proof VALUE THAT CANT BE BEAT Best Wring Out series priced youll able own full set originals resorting low-quality copies Wring Out volumes dealers phone 1800 531-1784 CARL GOLDBERG order direct IVIODELS INC October1992 161 VOLUMES lAND WringJLABLE NOW Its theIt Out aerobatic instruction series featuring Dave Patrick Dave Linstrum microwaved wing tips Dave says has doing laminated tips microwave oven about five years makes matboard form extra long tapes long laminations ends ends will later trimmed off minute high does Peanut Pistachio tips Thanks Dave Alcohol plastic led Gene Pierre Princeton New Jersey experimenting using dried white glue model alcohol brushed around edges activator heard method tape 1990 FAG Nationals tried both 91% 70% alcohol disinfectant rubbing alcohols used 003 acetate 005 styrene cellophane 002 IMS supplied sheets found hold very well alcohol does attack plastics does fact clean advises using minimum amount fluid little visible line leaves evaporates wipes off easily getting line inside can pose problem Anyone has ever made mistake using CyA stick canopies white smoke puff coat interior can attest pain cleaning up Keep up R&D Gene Appreciate sharing findings us Preventing rubber climbing off prop hook simple Paul Mcllraths Z-Bar safety device see diagram As compared some involved designs use today easy bend Paul used thread CyA secure bar triangular hook Id probably use thin brass wire thread avallable craft stores Sta-Brite silver solder Paul feels smoothing surface contacts rubber using layer epoxy cement would good idea reduce rubber chafing caution sure attach Z-Bar right-handed Good idea Paul Well gang until next time keep cap glue pins off shag rug Thanks toning uration Continued page 77 Vintage engine enthusiasts may interested learn RJL Industries has indicated long-time-acoming Forster 99 reproduction engine now ready shipment RJL advises quantities will limited would understand mean project will mass-produced engines made using original casting dies come complete two-speed ignition timer ball bearing crankshaft price $289 plus $350 shipping original engines first appeared marketplace 1936 sold through 1950s claims 68 hp swinging 14- 16-inch propeller isnt much todays engine standards Forster 99 probably popular power plant see duty front end heavy Giant models early days Radio Control rate should care purchase replica past address RJL Industries PO Box 5 Sierra Madre CA 91025 phone 818 359-0016 subject vintage engines will once again mention Model Engine Collectors Association MECA caters needs modelers wishing purchase sell swap horsetradeor whateversuch items out-ofproduction engines parts other associated supplies Twenty bucks year brings half-dozen copies world-famous MECA swap sheet also gets annual copy MECA bulletin provides detailed information various engines addition get complete listing names addresses MECA members perusing roster older modelers may run across old friend have lost contact over years address MECA 3007 Travis West Lake LA 70669 need Old-Timer benefit MECA involvement just need interest engines kindso join now get fun Campbell Custom Kits has new 020 Replica kit release John Findras fine Kt5[v32]NH]