Being primarily power filer author says certain beauty/apprehension just walking up edge cliff dead stick tossing hard work over edge point counted six Saliplanes air once midair collisions WAS ON MY WAY last Iwas eagerly looking forward trip hadnt seen daughter lives Jerusalem two years Coupled hope would get chance meet perhaps fly some Israeli modelers name address Amos Hadas head aeromodeling sec don Aero Club Israel AMA met him number years ago States offered open invitation ever get Israel please look elis entirely different world Americans used Antiquity exists side-by-side advanced tech nology Ancient modem strange wonderful truly paradox Riding bus Jerusalem experi ence start almost bus drivers have radios play loudly suppose overoome noises made buses underway drive racing Indianapolis have hang dear life morning boarding bus heard unmistakable strains Elvis Presley Kind stunned time machine took back 25 years murmured Jail House Rock subcon 92 Model Aviation Left David Nissan him ar uses aWebra 4Oengineand Futaba 7 . FGK-.. ourauthorhad biastfiyingthis plane Right Thisl/4scale Pilatos built Ror eight six kilos Plane made German kit As speed contest Left RC Helicopter flying no stranger isnel shot Norm Levy lifts off Schiuter Hell-Boy power isan u wuax wJ ana ins radio 5-oh JR Right cliffs overlook Mediterranean provide breathtaking view Ideal iccation just north Tei Aviv Slope Soaring meet bathers beach below unconcerned cavorting Sailplanes 70 feet above sciously identifying tune response bus driver low gleeful expression Yeaaaah As said its paradox As soon settled tried telephone Mr Hadas Tel Aviv find US traveled 6000 miles meet him discover gone wrong direction Wisconsin Undaunted pressed telling Aero Club Israel folks wanted meet some model fliers response curiosity What type modeling interested DO indeed build models offered name thinking impress person talking hadnt heard Only after said build Quarter Scale did stir up some interest Oh yes have few members build large models sort thing interested said Well yes am interested meeting modelers engaged kind RC ac tivity seemedto satisfy him took phone number said someone would contact Within 24 hours got call Zvi Nave modeler What kind models build. Giant Scale Well members also builds large models . over three meters 3m 120 weighing about 20 kilos 44 lb plan come Tel Aviv say excited prospects meeting modelers would gross understate ment invited join Zvi friends go flying weekend first day just typical weekend flying session next day local contest Great After making arrangements arrived Tel Aviv stayed friends house following morning Zvi came pick up found him warm friendly guy passion RC Sailpianes short time talking other about mod eling felt comfortable other old flying buddies conversation flowed Zvi explained going David Nissens house pick him up way flying field David avid modeler flies both RC Sailplanes powerplanes home dominated modeling activity Israeli houses modest American standards despite home cornucopia models Besides Sailplanes saw Sig Kougar half-finished flying boat assorted collection wings fuselages good stuff exists active modelers workshop After scooping up needed ground support equipment David Kougar got back Subaru pickup fiberglass cap proceeded flying field took better part hour field old British aerodrome WW II halfway between Tel Aviv Haifa place called Ein Shemel still has old hangars airfield now used principally full-size sailpianes Another part field used base crop dusters Like military airfields runways quite wide order 75 100 feet modelers about 1000 feet runway length use As David unloaded gear looked around see what going moment forgot scene just would find home local flying field must Sunday fliers same world over difference between home guys discussing flights modeling conversation brew Whenever spoke ever always English second May 1986 Left picture could have taken 1 0 places almost weekend US Modeling much same possibie giveaway shot Hebrew writing wings Plane RCM Trainer 40 Webra engine costing $6 $7a galion camera small transporting piane can bean exercise Ingenuity chap chosethe c.-.. J 93 Left director local fun-fly Boaz Trudier seated impound table preparing negmn ins scuvrnes ATter cneciung in transmitters covered white cloth protect sun Right Before flying begins Zvi Nave briefs pilots mica Although unofficiai contest Israeli modeicra take competition very seriously sound familiar event ran smoothiy language Israelis bilingual As stood taking pictures felt tap shoulder Turning suddenly confronted Futaba transmitter words Its turn protested feebly about wanting crash some ones airplane responsibility etc transmitter would go away Seeing outmaneuvered took transmit ter found myself charge 40powered Kougar Oh joy far away home yet feeling close indeed state euphoria spent better part day Ein Shemel agoodopportunityto see typical Israeli weekend flying session saw interesting aircraft looked like Simitar builder Morty Farid ex plained model Skywalker Simitar lineage Morty said highly modified uses two servos chanical mixer achieve elevon con trol Power Webra 40 inverted flat spins did unbelievable saw Goldberg Sr Falcons RCM 60s Sig Kougars Gmanpner Cirrius power pod Skywalker number aircraft European origin am usfamiliar must have least 20 25 modelers showed up field conversation during drive back surprised find out about 10000 modelers Israel flying some kind Free Flight especially rnbber power Some 4000 kids pre-teenagers taught modeling older members under auspices Aero Club Israel Its sort like Boy Scouting taught Most serious modelers Israel compete various FM events such Wakefield Rubber A-2 Towline Glider Free Flight Power RC Pattern attend meets Israel other countries such France Germany Italy England FAT World Championships frequently held Europe Israeli team always present Modeling Israel requires consider able amount dedication prob lems economy sheckel does go very far Anything has im ported such engines balsa radios etc very costly Its wonder model builders couple limited size homes high cost automobiles gasoline have take hat off guys got back place Tel Aviv made plans RC Sailplane contest following day held just north town Zvi told very little about meet except gliders have done some flying RC Sailplanes flat land using either high-start power winch launches have heard about cliff soaring have never opportunity try watch Surely youve guessed cliff soaring unofficial meet task being speed rigged up two pylons about 200 meters apart edge cliff stationed observer pylon observer microswitch cable-connected large box containing auto battery couple auto horns third cable went contest director Continued page 178 Young people Involved peas modeling activity Thisyoungster sitting pylon intently watching contestants model As passes red line using reference point will push button hand sound car horn tell pilotto make histum begin next leg Thewinner contestantwho completes legs 3 mm start signal 94 Model Aviation compact setup contains equipment needed run contest Box contains PA system two car horns necassary cables connect gether Everything pre-wired requiring running cables out pylons Power provided byan automobile battery Setting up pylons quick easy After assembly pylons placed about 200 meters apart cable operate thecarhomswasthen runouttosach pylon CALIFORNIA PO Box 1695 MODEL IMPORTS Garden Grove CA 92642 AtOM PORFORMANCE HAND LAUNdOED CLI NERN FEOR BEVERAGE CANS TWO FALL SIZE PATTERNS VOOE CROICE ILLUSTRATED FAREICATION AND FLYIEC EACO OR SIN PACE FIVE EM NOATHEONTERN PA ECUEAGLETDAMN RITEOI model landing gear used few flights decided return landings grass John still has other two shuttle models has modi fied test idea adding forward canard control surface earliest test shuttle model red bottom white top aid orientation Exact NASA markings hadnt agreed Later models now-traditional black white scalelike appearance 747 shuttle model donated AMA John Kiker about 1980 just after retirement NASA kept storage until 1982 unboxed exhibit Dulles Expo 82 placed display newly-completed AMA Mu seum following year Theres story Johns next model shuttle project build rocket booster help another NASA engineer Kirby Hinson some input AMAs model rocketeer Doug Pratt assembled 24 rocket motors launched shuttle vertically booster containing model rocket motors mounted location external tank full-size onebut no solid rocket units sides scale appearance Flashbulb ignition used assure firing 24 motors really worked did several times John reported described result lots smoke noiseand very impressive believe current term firing 24 model rockets once would awesome rocket booster veered off course once enough speed allow John correct problem using shuttles control surfaces rocketed model shut tle did get off pad slowly manned big shuttles 3-to-i lift ratio does let accelerate quickly lightweight rocket model men today Both still live Houston area has retired NASA busy working projects choice mostly full-scale aircraft de velopment testing say try fly RC fun once time limits hold back just retirement another job However John still likes use models anytime can test point lot cost Owen has working full-size Long-EZE homebuilt past several years Hcot Gibson astronaut visitor National Center Aeromodeling 1984 RC pilot flies occasionally John Owen Hoot pilot test launches full-size Enter prise using techniques developed RC buddies Hoot also chase pilot during Enterprise landings Come enjoy AMA Museum Curator Hurst Bowers has received displayed hundreds models representing much model aviation history AMA Museum has requested nearby modelers help labeling maintaining models course plan adopt shuttle exhibit Modelers everywhere invited participate AMA Museum Patrons Program see page 95 February 1986 ModelAviation details thanks Hank Hugh Dulles Operations allowing access photographing Enterprise Israel/Rosenstock Continued page 94 stopwatch location perfect view un believable flying taking place over Mediterranean Sea beach 70 feet below As watched fliers prac ticing contest director arrived set up table equipment im pressed thoroughness introduced Boar Trudier contest director surprised found out does fly kind RC gliders instead champion Control Line flier asked Zvi come CL flier officiating RC glider meet logical answer expected after modeler responsible asked him agreed running speed task unique 178 Model Aviation Models Easy Never Flew Well Skyboy Schweizer shown Skykid ultimate free-flight rubber powered flight secret success sturdy foam models BiMatic Bentoms ex clusive 21 gear box preassembled included model An ideal first flying model kids Well old reliable serious free flight modelers Aoailable hobby stores Coast Coast RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 GIfl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5l 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 ROUSH KITS Made USA Super Kwick Fli Span 70 Area 927 Power 75 12 Two Ugly Stick Span 70 Area 1290 Power 75 1 2 89995 Kitten Span 45 Area 290 Power 155019 $3495 Available AprIl 86 Taylorcraft IA Scale 108 full 84 clipped Area- 1670 sq full span 1300 sq clipped span Balsa Construction r- 75 12 cu ht-la 12 lbs Introductory Price 59995 Direct Sales Only Send $100 Catalog ROUSH MFG 1728 Bywood St SE Canton OH 44707 1216484-6810 flier launches glider after getting position gets buzzer signal judge same time judge starts stopwatch flier has three minutes get legs can before judges second horn blast tells him run over During timed period flier knows turn hears horn sounded pylon observer horn used pylon observers has sound different judges horn avoid confusion As moved closer edge cliff get better view flying noticed beach below occupied Bikiniclad young girls enjoying beautiful day sun pleasure also almost forgot landing site top cliff like flat-bottomed bowl area about 40 x 75 feet strewn rocks some large fist stoic Israeli fliers landed gliders trying avoid big ones taking damage stride Most damage repaired field flying could continue Sailplanes being flown largely German origin Names like Pilatus Piranna altogether familiar saw fantastic engineering involving coupled ailerons flaps variable-camber geome try etc Some used seven RC channels flying fly Olympic II two three channels four afternoon meet over returned place Tel Aviv said goodbyes promised write another sad parting Although spent very little time together bond grown became chaverim. brothers * SCALE DOCUMENTATION* SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS 4 BOOKS EPLA-TECH 1956i~NATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG OVER lOt PAGES48500 MCKENZIE HWY *300VIDA OREGON 97488 CARBON FIBER Industrial Prices Carbon Fiber-Tape & Laminates Composite Materials Glass-Tape & Vz oz Cloth Send SASE faT sales sheet AEROSPACE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS 28 Crosswood Rd ington CT 06032 May1986 179 SILICONE TUBING loft25 ft50 ft SMALL 082 dl 5250 MED 1 092 dl 1 8400 SS00 S 1000 LARGE C 125 dl 5500 Si 125 SZO00 US CAN POSTPAID L4RRY DODtt AFRO INC 10210 Manning Ave N Stiliwater MN 55082
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/05
Page Numbers: 92, 93, 94, 178, 179
Being primarily power filer author says certain beauty/apprehension just walking up edge cliff dead stick tossing hard work over edge point counted six Saliplanes air once midair collisions WAS ON MY WAY last Iwas eagerly looking forward trip hadnt seen daughter lives Jerusalem two years Coupled hope would get chance meet perhaps fly some Israeli modelers name address Amos Hadas head aeromodeling sec don Aero Club Israel AMA met him number years ago States offered open invitation ever get Israel please look elis entirely different world Americans used Antiquity exists side-by-side advanced tech nology Ancient modem strange wonderful truly paradox Riding bus Jerusalem experi ence start almost bus drivers have radios play loudly suppose overoome noises made buses underway drive racing Indianapolis have hang dear life morning boarding bus heard unmistakable strains Elvis Presley Kind stunned time machine took back 25 years murmured Jail House Rock subcon 92 Model Aviation Left David Nissan him ar uses aWebra 4Oengineand Futaba 7 . FGK-.. ourauthorhad biastfiyingthis plane Right Thisl/4scale Pilatos built Ror eight six kilos Plane made German kit As speed contest Left RC Helicopter flying no stranger isnel shot Norm Levy lifts off Schiuter Hell-Boy power isan u wuax wJ ana ins radio 5-oh JR Right cliffs overlook Mediterranean provide breathtaking view Ideal iccation just north Tei Aviv Slope Soaring meet bathers beach below unconcerned cavorting Sailplanes 70 feet above sciously identifying tune response bus driver low gleeful expression Yeaaaah As said its paradox As soon settled tried telephone Mr Hadas Tel Aviv find US traveled 6000 miles meet him discover gone wrong direction Wisconsin Undaunted pressed telling Aero Club Israel folks wanted meet some model fliers response curiosity What type modeling interested DO indeed build models offered name thinking impress person talking hadnt heard Only after said build Quarter Scale did stir up some interest Oh yes have few members build large models sort thing interested said Well yes am interested meeting modelers engaged kind RC ac tivity seemedto satisfy him took phone number said someone would contact Within 24 hours got call Zvi Nave modeler What kind models build. Giant Scale Well members also builds large models . over three meters 3m 120 weighing about 20 kilos 44 lb plan come Tel Aviv say excited prospects meeting modelers would gross understate ment invited join Zvi friends go flying weekend first day just typical weekend flying session next day local contest Great After making arrangements arrived Tel Aviv stayed friends house following morning Zvi came pick up found him warm friendly guy passion RC Sailpianes short time talking other about mod eling felt comfortable other old flying buddies conversation flowed Zvi explained going David Nissens house pick him up way flying field David avid modeler flies both RC Sailplanes powerplanes home dominated modeling activity Israeli houses modest American standards despite home cornucopia models Besides Sailplanes saw Sig Kougar half-finished flying boat assorted collection wings fuselages good stuff exists active modelers workshop After scooping up needed ground support equipment David Kougar got back Subaru pickup fiberglass cap proceeded flying field took better part hour field old British aerodrome WW II halfway between Tel Aviv Haifa place called Ein Shemel still has old hangars airfield now used principally full-size sailpianes Another part field used base crop dusters Like military airfields runways quite wide order 75 100 feet modelers about 1000 feet runway length use As David unloaded gear looked around see what going moment forgot scene just would find home local flying field must Sunday fliers same world over difference between home guys discussing flights modeling conversation brew Whenever spoke ever always English second May 1986 Left picture could have taken 1 0 places almost weekend US Modeling much same possibie giveaway shot Hebrew writing wings Plane RCM Trainer 40 Webra engine costing $6 $7a galion camera small transporting piane can bean exercise Ingenuity chap chosethe c.-.. J 93 Left director local fun-fly Boaz Trudier seated impound table preparing negmn ins scuvrnes ATter cneciung in transmitters covered white cloth protect sun Right Before flying begins Zvi Nave briefs pilots mica Although unofficiai contest Israeli modeicra take competition very seriously sound familiar event ran smoothiy language Israelis bilingual As stood taking pictures felt tap shoulder Turning suddenly confronted Futaba transmitter words Its turn protested feebly about wanting crash some ones airplane responsibility etc transmitter would go away Seeing outmaneuvered took transmit ter found myself charge 40powered Kougar Oh joy far away home yet feeling close indeed state euphoria spent better part day Ein Shemel agoodopportunityto see typical Israeli weekend flying session saw interesting aircraft looked like Simitar builder Morty Farid ex plained model Skywalker Simitar lineage Morty said highly modified uses two servos chanical mixer achieve elevon con trol Power Webra 40 inverted flat spins did unbelievable saw Goldberg Sr Falcons RCM 60s Sig Kougars Gmanpner Cirrius power pod Skywalker number aircraft European origin am usfamiliar must have least 20 25 modelers showed up field conversation during drive back surprised find out about 10000 modelers Israel flying some kind Free Flight especially rnbber power Some 4000 kids pre-teenagers taught modeling older members under auspices Aero Club Israel Its sort like Boy Scouting taught Most serious modelers Israel compete various FM events such Wakefield Rubber A-2 Towline Glider Free Flight Power RC Pattern attend meets Israel other countries such France Germany Italy England FAT World Championships frequently held Europe Israeli team always present Modeling Israel requires consider able amount dedication prob lems economy sheckel does go very far Anything has im ported such engines balsa radios etc very costly Its wonder model builders couple limited size homes high cost automobiles gasoline have take hat off guys got back place Tel Aviv made plans RC Sailplane contest following day held just north town Zvi told very little about meet except gliders have done some flying RC Sailplanes flat land using either high-start power winch launches have heard about cliff soaring have never opportunity try watch Surely youve guessed cliff soaring unofficial meet task being speed rigged up two pylons about 200 meters apart edge cliff stationed observer pylon observer microswitch cable-connected large box containing auto battery couple auto horns third cable went contest director Continued page 178 Young people Involved peas modeling activity Thisyoungster sitting pylon intently watching contestants model As passes red line using reference point will push button hand sound car horn tell pilotto make histum begin next leg Thewinner contestantwho completes legs 3 mm start signal 94 Model Aviation compact setup contains equipment needed run contest Box contains PA system two car horns necassary cables connect gether Everything pre-wired requiring running cables out pylons Power provided byan automobile battery Setting up pylons quick easy After assembly pylons placed about 200 meters apart cable operate thecarhomswasthen runouttosach pylon CALIFORNIA PO Box 1695 MODEL IMPORTS Garden Grove CA 92642 AtOM PORFORMANCE HAND LAUNdOED CLI NERN FEOR BEVERAGE CANS TWO FALL SIZE PATTERNS VOOE CROICE ILLUSTRATED FAREICATION AND FLYIEC EACO OR SIN PACE FIVE EM NOATHEONTERN PA ECUEAGLETDAMN RITEOI model landing gear used few flights decided return landings grass John still has other two shuttle models has modi fied test idea adding forward canard control surface earliest test shuttle model red bottom white top aid orientation Exact NASA markings hadnt agreed Later models now-traditional black white scalelike appearance 747 shuttle model donated AMA John Kiker about 1980 just after retirement NASA kept storage until 1982 unboxed exhibit Dulles Expo 82 placed display newly-completed AMA Mu seum following year Theres story Johns next model shuttle project build rocket booster help another NASA engineer Kirby Hinson some input AMAs model rocketeer Doug Pratt assembled 24 rocket motors launched shuttle vertically booster containing model rocket motors mounted location external tank full-size onebut no solid rocket units sides scale appearance Flashbulb ignition used assure firing 24 motors really worked did several times John reported described result lots smoke noiseand very impressive believe current term firing 24 model rockets once would awesome rocket booster veered off course once enough speed allow John correct problem using shuttles control surfaces rocketed model shut tle did get off pad slowly manned big shuttles 3-to-i lift ratio does let accelerate quickly lightweight rocket model men today Both still live Houston area has retired NASA busy working projects choice mostly full-scale aircraft de velopment testing say try fly RC fun once time limits hold back just retirement another job However John still likes use models anytime can test point lot cost Owen has working full-size Long-EZE homebuilt past several years Hcot Gibson astronaut visitor National Center Aeromodeling 1984 RC pilot flies occasionally John Owen Hoot pilot test launches full-size Enter prise using techniques developed RC buddies Hoot also chase pilot during Enterprise landings Come enjoy AMA Museum Curator Hurst Bowers has received displayed hundreds models representing much model aviation history AMA Museum has requested nearby modelers help labeling maintaining models course plan adopt shuttle exhibit Modelers everywhere invited participate AMA Museum Patrons Program see page 95 February 1986 ModelAviation details thanks Hank Hugh Dulles Operations allowing access photographing Enterprise Israel/Rosenstock Continued page 94 stopwatch location perfect view un believable flying taking place over Mediterranean Sea beach 70 feet below As watched fliers prac ticing contest director arrived set up table equipment im pressed thoroughness introduced Boar Trudier contest director surprised found out does fly kind RC gliders instead champion Control Line flier asked Zvi come CL flier officiating RC glider meet logical answer expected after modeler responsible asked him agreed running speed task unique 178 Model Aviation Models Easy Never Flew Well Skyboy Schweizer shown Skykid ultimate free-flight rubber powered flight secret success sturdy foam models BiMatic Bentoms ex clusive 21 gear box preassembled included model An ideal first flying model kids Well old reliable serious free flight modelers Aoailable hobby stores Coast Coast RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 GIfl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5l 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 ROUSH KITS Made USA Super Kwick Fli Span 70 Area 927 Power 75 12 Two Ugly Stick Span 70 Area 1290 Power 75 1 2 89995 Kitten Span 45 Area 290 Power 155019 $3495 Available AprIl 86 Taylorcraft IA Scale 108 full 84 clipped Area- 1670 sq full span 1300 sq clipped span Balsa Construction r- 75 12 cu ht-la 12 lbs Introductory Price 59995 Direct Sales Only Send $100 Catalog ROUSH MFG 1728 Bywood St SE Canton OH 44707 1216484-6810 flier launches glider after getting position gets buzzer signal judge same time judge starts stopwatch flier has three minutes get legs can before judges second horn blast tells him run over During timed period flier knows turn hears horn sounded pylon observer horn used pylon observers has sound different judges horn avoid confusion As moved closer edge cliff get better view flying noticed beach below occupied Bikiniclad young girls enjoying beautiful day sun pleasure also almost forgot landing site top cliff like flat-bottomed bowl area about 40 x 75 feet strewn rocks some large fist stoic Israeli fliers landed gliders trying avoid big ones taking damage stride Most damage repaired field flying could continue Sailplanes being flown largely German origin Names like Pilatus Piranna altogether familiar saw fantastic engineering involving coupled ailerons flaps variable-camber geome try etc Some used seven RC channels flying fly Olympic II two three channels four afternoon meet over returned place Tel Aviv said goodbyes promised write another sad parting Although spent very little time together bond grown became chaverim. brothers * SCALE DOCUMENTATION* SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS 4 BOOKS EPLA-TECH 1956i~NATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG OVER lOt PAGES48500 MCKENZIE HWY *300VIDA OREGON 97488 CARBON FIBER Industrial Prices Carbon Fiber-Tape & Laminates Composite Materials Glass-Tape & Vz oz Cloth Send SASE faT sales sheet AEROSPACE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS 28 Crosswood Rd ington CT 06032 May1986 179 SILICONE TUBING loft25 ft50 ft SMALL 082 dl 5250 MED 1 092 dl 1 8400 SS00 S 1000 LARGE C 125 dl 5500 Si 125 SZO00 US CAN POSTPAID L4RRY DODtt AFRO INC 10210 Manning Ave N Stiliwater MN 55082
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/05
Page Numbers: 92, 93, 94, 178, 179
Being primarily power filer author says certain beauty/apprehension just walking up edge cliff dead stick tossing hard work over edge point counted six Saliplanes air once midair collisions WAS ON MY WAY last Iwas eagerly looking forward trip hadnt seen daughter lives Jerusalem two years Coupled hope would get chance meet perhaps fly some Israeli modelers name address Amos Hadas head aeromodeling sec don Aero Club Israel AMA met him number years ago States offered open invitation ever get Israel please look elis entirely different world Americans used Antiquity exists side-by-side advanced tech nology Ancient modem strange wonderful truly paradox Riding bus Jerusalem experi ence start almost bus drivers have radios play loudly suppose overoome noises made buses underway drive racing Indianapolis have hang dear life morning boarding bus heard unmistakable strains Elvis Presley Kind stunned time machine took back 25 years murmured Jail House Rock subcon 92 Model Aviation Left David Nissan him ar uses aWebra 4Oengineand Futaba 7 . FGK-.. ourauthorhad biastfiyingthis plane Right Thisl/4scale Pilatos built Ror eight six kilos Plane made German kit As speed contest Left RC Helicopter flying no stranger isnel shot Norm Levy lifts off Schiuter Hell-Boy power isan u wuax wJ ana ins radio 5-oh JR Right cliffs overlook Mediterranean provide breathtaking view Ideal iccation just north Tei Aviv Slope Soaring meet bathers beach below unconcerned cavorting Sailplanes 70 feet above sciously identifying tune response bus driver low gleeful expression Yeaaaah As said its paradox As soon settled tried telephone Mr Hadas Tel Aviv find US traveled 6000 miles meet him discover gone wrong direction Wisconsin Undaunted pressed telling Aero Club Israel folks wanted meet some model fliers response curiosity What type modeling interested DO indeed build models offered name thinking impress person talking hadnt heard Only after said build Quarter Scale did stir up some interest Oh yes have few members build large models sort thing interested said Well yes am interested meeting modelers engaged kind RC ac tivity seemedto satisfy him took phone number said someone would contact Within 24 hours got call Zvi Nave modeler What kind models build. Giant Scale Well members also builds large models . over three meters 3m 120 weighing about 20 kilos 44 lb plan come Tel Aviv say excited prospects meeting modelers would gross understate ment invited join Zvi friends go flying weekend first day just typical weekend flying session next day local contest Great After making arrangements arrived Tel Aviv stayed friends house following morning Zvi came pick up found him warm friendly guy passion RC Sailpianes short time talking other about mod eling felt comfortable other old flying buddies conversation flowed Zvi explained going David Nissens house pick him up way flying field David avid modeler flies both RC Sailplanes powerplanes home dominated modeling activity Israeli houses modest American standards despite home cornucopia models Besides Sailplanes saw Sig Kougar half-finished flying boat assorted collection wings fuselages good stuff exists active modelers workshop After scooping up needed ground support equipment David Kougar got back Subaru pickup fiberglass cap proceeded flying field took better part hour field old British aerodrome WW II halfway between Tel Aviv Haifa place called Ein Shemel still has old hangars airfield now used principally full-size sailpianes Another part field used base crop dusters Like military airfields runways quite wide order 75 100 feet modelers about 1000 feet runway length use As David unloaded gear looked around see what going moment forgot scene just would find home local flying field must Sunday fliers same world over difference between home guys discussing flights modeling conversation brew Whenever spoke ever always English second May 1986 Left picture could have taken 1 0 places almost weekend US Modeling much same possibie giveaway shot Hebrew writing wings Plane RCM Trainer 40 Webra engine costing $6 $7a galion camera small transporting piane can bean exercise Ingenuity chap chosethe c.-.. J 93 Left director local fun-fly Boaz Trudier seated impound table preparing negmn ins scuvrnes ATter cneciung in transmitters covered white cloth protect sun Right Before flying begins Zvi Nave briefs pilots mica Although unofficiai contest Israeli modeicra take competition very seriously sound familiar event ran smoothiy language Israelis bilingual As stood taking pictures felt tap shoulder Turning suddenly confronted Futaba transmitter words Its turn protested feebly about wanting crash some ones airplane responsibility etc transmitter would go away Seeing outmaneuvered took transmit ter found myself charge 40powered Kougar Oh joy far away home yet feeling close indeed state euphoria spent better part day Ein Shemel agoodopportunityto see typical Israeli weekend flying session saw interesting aircraft looked like Simitar builder Morty Farid ex plained model Skywalker Simitar lineage Morty said highly modified uses two servos chanical mixer achieve elevon con trol Power Webra 40 inverted flat spins did unbelievable saw Goldberg Sr Falcons RCM 60s Sig Kougars Gmanpner Cirrius power pod Skywalker number aircraft European origin am usfamiliar must have least 20 25 modelers showed up field conversation during drive back surprised find out about 10000 modelers Israel flying some kind Free Flight especially rnbber power Some 4000 kids pre-teenagers taught modeling older members under auspices Aero Club Israel Its sort like Boy Scouting taught Most serious modelers Israel compete various FM events such Wakefield Rubber A-2 Towline Glider Free Flight Power RC Pattern attend meets Israel other countries such France Germany Italy England FAT World Championships frequently held Europe Israeli team always present Modeling Israel requires consider able amount dedication prob lems economy sheckel does go very far Anything has im ported such engines balsa radios etc very costly Its wonder model builders couple limited size homes high cost automobiles gasoline have take hat off guys got back place Tel Aviv made plans RC Sailplane contest following day held just north town Zvi told very little about meet except gliders have done some flying RC Sailplanes flat land using either high-start power winch launches have heard about cliff soaring have never opportunity try watch Surely youve guessed cliff soaring unofficial meet task being speed rigged up two pylons about 200 meters apart edge cliff stationed observer pylon observer microswitch cable-connected large box containing auto battery couple auto horns third cable went contest director Continued page 178 Young people Involved peas modeling activity Thisyoungster sitting pylon intently watching contestants model As passes red line using reference point will push button hand sound car horn tell pilotto make histum begin next leg Thewinner contestantwho completes legs 3 mm start signal 94 Model Aviation compact setup contains equipment needed run contest Box contains PA system two car horns necassary cables connect gether Everything pre-wired requiring running cables out pylons Power provided byan automobile battery Setting up pylons quick easy After assembly pylons placed about 200 meters apart cable operate thecarhomswasthen runouttosach pylon CALIFORNIA PO Box 1695 MODEL IMPORTS Garden Grove CA 92642 AtOM PORFORMANCE HAND LAUNdOED CLI NERN FEOR BEVERAGE CANS TWO FALL SIZE PATTERNS VOOE CROICE ILLUSTRATED FAREICATION AND FLYIEC EACO OR SIN PACE FIVE EM NOATHEONTERN PA ECUEAGLETDAMN RITEOI model landing gear used few flights decided return landings grass John still has other two shuttle models has modi fied test idea adding forward canard control surface earliest test shuttle model red bottom white top aid orientation Exact NASA markings hadnt agreed Later models now-traditional black white scalelike appearance 747 shuttle model donated AMA John Kiker about 1980 just after retirement NASA kept storage until 1982 unboxed exhibit Dulles Expo 82 placed display newly-completed AMA Mu seum following year Theres story Johns next model shuttle project build rocket booster help another NASA engineer Kirby Hinson some input AMAs model rocketeer Doug Pratt assembled 24 rocket motors launched shuttle vertically booster containing model rocket motors mounted location external tank full-size onebut no solid rocket units sides scale appearance Flashbulb ignition used assure firing 24 motors really worked did several times John reported described result lots smoke noiseand very impressive believe current term firing 24 model rockets once would awesome rocket booster veered off course once enough speed allow John correct problem using shuttles control surfaces rocketed model shut tle did get off pad slowly manned big shuttles 3-to-i lift ratio does let accelerate quickly lightweight rocket model men today Both still live Houston area has retired NASA busy working projects choice mostly full-scale aircraft de velopment testing say try fly RC fun once time limits hold back just retirement another job However John still likes use models anytime can test point lot cost Owen has working full-size Long-EZE homebuilt past several years Hcot Gibson astronaut visitor National Center Aeromodeling 1984 RC pilot flies occasionally John Owen Hoot pilot test launches full-size Enter prise using techniques developed RC buddies Hoot also chase pilot during Enterprise landings Come enjoy AMA Museum Curator Hurst Bowers has received displayed hundreds models representing much model aviation history AMA Museum has requested nearby modelers help labeling maintaining models course plan adopt shuttle exhibit Modelers everywhere invited participate AMA Museum Patrons Program see page 95 February 1986 ModelAviation details thanks Hank Hugh Dulles Operations allowing access photographing Enterprise Israel/Rosenstock Continued page 94 stopwatch location perfect view un believable flying taking place over Mediterranean Sea beach 70 feet below As watched fliers prac ticing contest director arrived set up table equipment im pressed thoroughness introduced Boar Trudier contest director surprised found out does fly kind RC gliders instead champion Control Line flier asked Zvi come CL flier officiating RC glider meet logical answer expected after modeler responsible asked him agreed running speed task unique 178 Model Aviation Models Easy Never Flew Well Skyboy Schweizer shown Skykid ultimate free-flight rubber powered flight secret success sturdy foam models BiMatic Bentoms ex clusive 21 gear box preassembled included model An ideal first flying model kids Well old reliable serious free flight modelers Aoailable hobby stores Coast Coast RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 GIfl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5l 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 ROUSH KITS Made USA Super Kwick Fli Span 70 Area 927 Power 75 12 Two Ugly Stick Span 70 Area 1290 Power 75 1 2 89995 Kitten Span 45 Area 290 Power 155019 $3495 Available AprIl 86 Taylorcraft IA Scale 108 full 84 clipped Area- 1670 sq full span 1300 sq clipped span Balsa Construction r- 75 12 cu ht-la 12 lbs Introductory Price 59995 Direct Sales Only Send $100 Catalog ROUSH MFG 1728 Bywood St SE Canton OH 44707 1216484-6810 flier launches glider after getting position gets buzzer signal judge same time judge starts stopwatch flier has three minutes get legs can before judges second horn blast tells him run over During timed period flier knows turn hears horn sounded pylon observer horn used pylon observers has sound different judges horn avoid confusion As moved closer edge cliff get better view flying noticed beach below occupied Bikiniclad young girls enjoying beautiful day sun pleasure also almost forgot landing site top cliff like flat-bottomed bowl area about 40 x 75 feet strewn rocks some large fist stoic Israeli fliers landed gliders trying avoid big ones taking damage stride Most damage repaired field flying could continue Sailplanes being flown largely German origin Names like Pilatus Piranna altogether familiar saw fantastic engineering involving coupled ailerons flaps variable-camber geome try etc Some used seven RC channels flying fly Olympic II two three channels four afternoon meet over returned place Tel Aviv said goodbyes promised write another sad parting Although spent very little time together bond grown became chaverim. brothers * SCALE DOCUMENTATION* SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS 4 BOOKS EPLA-TECH 1956i~NATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG OVER lOt PAGES48500 MCKENZIE HWY *300VIDA OREGON 97488 CARBON FIBER Industrial Prices Carbon Fiber-Tape & Laminates Composite Materials Glass-Tape & Vz oz Cloth Send SASE faT sales sheet AEROSPACE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS 28 Crosswood Rd ington CT 06032 May1986 179 SILICONE TUBING loft25 ft50 ft SMALL 082 dl 5250 MED 1 092 dl 1 8400 SS00 S 1000 LARGE C 125 dl 5500 Si 125 SZO00 US CAN POSTPAID L4RRY DODtt AFRO INC 10210 Manning Ave N Stiliwater MN 55082
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/05
Page Numbers: 92, 93, 94, 178, 179
Being primarily power filer author says certain beauty/apprehension just walking up edge cliff dead stick tossing hard work over edge point counted six Saliplanes air once midair collisions WAS ON MY WAY last Iwas eagerly looking forward trip hadnt seen daughter lives Jerusalem two years Coupled hope would get chance meet perhaps fly some Israeli modelers name address Amos Hadas head aeromodeling sec don Aero Club Israel AMA met him number years ago States offered open invitation ever get Israel please look elis entirely different world Americans used Antiquity exists side-by-side advanced tech nology Ancient modem strange wonderful truly paradox Riding bus Jerusalem experi ence start almost bus drivers have radios play loudly suppose overoome noises made buses underway drive racing Indianapolis have hang dear life morning boarding bus heard unmistakable strains Elvis Presley Kind stunned time machine took back 25 years murmured Jail House Rock subcon 92 Model Aviation Left David Nissan him ar uses aWebra 4Oengineand Futaba 7 . FGK-.. ourauthorhad biastfiyingthis plane Right Thisl/4scale Pilatos built Ror eight six kilos Plane made German kit As speed contest Left RC Helicopter flying no stranger isnel shot Norm Levy lifts off Schiuter Hell-Boy power isan u wuax wJ ana ins radio 5-oh JR Right cliffs overlook Mediterranean provide breathtaking view Ideal iccation just north Tei Aviv Slope Soaring meet bathers beach below unconcerned cavorting Sailplanes 70 feet above sciously identifying tune response bus driver low gleeful expression Yeaaaah As said its paradox As soon settled tried telephone Mr Hadas Tel Aviv find US traveled 6000 miles meet him discover gone wrong direction Wisconsin Undaunted pressed telling Aero Club Israel folks wanted meet some model fliers response curiosity What type modeling interested DO indeed build models offered name thinking impress person talking hadnt heard Only after said build Quarter Scale did stir up some interest Oh yes have few members build large models sort thing interested said Well yes am interested meeting modelers engaged kind RC ac tivity seemedto satisfy him took phone number said someone would contact Within 24 hours got call Zvi Nave modeler What kind models build. Giant Scale Well members also builds large models . over three meters 3m 120 weighing about 20 kilos 44 lb plan come Tel Aviv say excited prospects meeting modelers would gross understate ment invited join Zvi friends go flying weekend first day just typical weekend flying session next day local contest Great After making arrangements arrived Tel Aviv stayed friends house following morning Zvi came pick up found him warm friendly guy passion RC Sailpianes short time talking other about mod eling felt comfortable other old flying buddies conversation flowed Zvi explained going David Nissens house pick him up way flying field David avid modeler flies both RC Sailplanes powerplanes home dominated modeling activity Israeli houses modest American standards despite home cornucopia models Besides Sailplanes saw Sig Kougar half-finished flying boat assorted collection wings fuselages good stuff exists active modelers workshop After scooping up needed ground support equipment David Kougar got back Subaru pickup fiberglass cap proceeded flying field took better part hour field old British aerodrome WW II halfway between Tel Aviv Haifa place called Ein Shemel still has old hangars airfield now used principally full-size sailpianes Another part field used base crop dusters Like military airfields runways quite wide order 75 100 feet modelers about 1000 feet runway length use As David unloaded gear looked around see what going moment forgot scene just would find home local flying field must Sunday fliers same world over difference between home guys discussing flights modeling conversation brew Whenever spoke ever always English second May 1986 Left picture could have taken 1 0 places almost weekend US Modeling much same possibie giveaway shot Hebrew writing wings Plane RCM Trainer 40 Webra engine costing $6 $7a galion camera small transporting piane can bean exercise Ingenuity chap chosethe c.-.. J 93 Left director local fun-fly Boaz Trudier seated impound table preparing negmn ins scuvrnes ATter cneciung in transmitters covered white cloth protect sun Right Before flying begins Zvi Nave briefs pilots mica Although unofficiai contest Israeli modeicra take competition very seriously sound familiar event ran smoothiy language Israelis bilingual As stood taking pictures felt tap shoulder Turning suddenly confronted Futaba transmitter words Its turn protested feebly about wanting crash some ones airplane responsibility etc transmitter would go away Seeing outmaneuvered took transmit ter found myself charge 40powered Kougar Oh joy far away home yet feeling close indeed state euphoria spent better part day Ein Shemel agoodopportunityto see typical Israeli weekend flying session saw interesting aircraft looked like Simitar builder Morty Farid ex plained model Skywalker Simitar lineage Morty said highly modified uses two servos chanical mixer achieve elevon con trol Power Webra 40 inverted flat spins did unbelievable saw Goldberg Sr Falcons RCM 60s Sig Kougars Gmanpner Cirrius power pod Skywalker number aircraft European origin am usfamiliar must have least 20 25 modelers showed up field conversation during drive back surprised find out about 10000 modelers Israel flying some kind Free Flight especially rnbber power Some 4000 kids pre-teenagers taught modeling older members under auspices Aero Club Israel Its sort like Boy Scouting taught Most serious modelers Israel compete various FM events such Wakefield Rubber A-2 Towline Glider Free Flight Power RC Pattern attend meets Israel other countries such France Germany Italy England FAT World Championships frequently held Europe Israeli team always present Modeling Israel requires consider able amount dedication prob lems economy sheckel does go very far Anything has im ported such engines balsa radios etc very costly Its wonder model builders couple limited size homes high cost automobiles gasoline have take hat off guys got back place Tel Aviv made plans RC Sailplane contest following day held just north town Zvi told very little about meet except gliders have done some flying RC Sailplanes flat land using either high-start power winch launches have heard about cliff soaring have never opportunity try watch Surely youve guessed cliff soaring unofficial meet task being speed rigged up two pylons about 200 meters apart edge cliff stationed observer pylon observer microswitch cable-connected large box containing auto battery couple auto horns third cable went contest director Continued page 178 Young people Involved peas modeling activity Thisyoungster sitting pylon intently watching contestants model As passes red line using reference point will push button hand sound car horn tell pilotto make histum begin next leg Thewinner contestantwho completes legs 3 mm start signal 94 Model Aviation compact setup contains equipment needed run contest Box contains PA system two car horns necassary cables connect gether Everything pre-wired requiring running cables out pylons Power provided byan automobile battery Setting up pylons quick easy After assembly pylons placed about 200 meters apart cable operate thecarhomswasthen runouttosach pylon CALIFORNIA PO Box 1695 MODEL IMPORTS Garden Grove CA 92642 AtOM PORFORMANCE HAND LAUNdOED CLI NERN FEOR BEVERAGE CANS TWO FALL SIZE PATTERNS VOOE CROICE ILLUSTRATED FAREICATION AND FLYIEC EACO OR SIN PACE FIVE EM NOATHEONTERN PA ECUEAGLETDAMN RITEOI model landing gear used few flights decided return landings grass John still has other two shuttle models has modi fied test idea adding forward canard control surface earliest test shuttle model red bottom white top aid orientation Exact NASA markings hadnt agreed Later models now-traditional black white scalelike appearance 747 shuttle model donated AMA John Kiker about 1980 just after retirement NASA kept storage until 1982 unboxed exhibit Dulles Expo 82 placed display newly-completed AMA Mu seum following year Theres story Johns next model shuttle project build rocket booster help another NASA engineer Kirby Hinson some input AMAs model rocketeer Doug Pratt assembled 24 rocket motors launched shuttle vertically booster containing model rocket motors mounted location external tank full-size onebut no solid rocket units sides scale appearance Flashbulb ignition used assure firing 24 motors really worked did several times John reported described result lots smoke noiseand very impressive believe current term firing 24 model rockets once would awesome rocket booster veered off course once enough speed allow John correct problem using shuttles control surfaces rocketed model shut tle did get off pad slowly manned big shuttles 3-to-i lift ratio does let accelerate quickly lightweight rocket model men today Both still live Houston area has retired NASA busy working projects choice mostly full-scale aircraft de velopment testing say try fly RC fun once time limits hold back just retirement another job However John still likes use models anytime can test point lot cost Owen has working full-size Long-EZE homebuilt past several years Hcot Gibson astronaut visitor National Center Aeromodeling 1984 RC pilot flies occasionally John Owen Hoot pilot test launches full-size Enter prise using techniques developed RC buddies Hoot also chase pilot during Enterprise landings Come enjoy AMA Museum Curator Hurst Bowers has received displayed hundreds models representing much model aviation history AMA Museum has requested nearby modelers help labeling maintaining models course plan adopt shuttle exhibit Modelers everywhere invited participate AMA Museum Patrons Program see page 95 February 1986 ModelAviation details thanks Hank Hugh Dulles Operations allowing access photographing Enterprise Israel/Rosenstock Continued page 94 stopwatch location perfect view un believable flying taking place over Mediterranean Sea beach 70 feet below As watched fliers prac ticing contest director arrived set up table equipment im pressed thoroughness introduced Boar Trudier contest director surprised found out does fly kind RC gliders instead champion Control Line flier asked Zvi come CL flier officiating RC glider meet logical answer expected after modeler responsible asked him agreed running speed task unique 178 Model Aviation Models Easy Never Flew Well Skyboy Schweizer shown Skykid ultimate free-flight rubber powered flight secret success sturdy foam models BiMatic Bentoms ex clusive 21 gear box preassembled included model An ideal first flying model kids Well old reliable serious free flight modelers Aoailable hobby stores Coast Coast RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 GIfl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5l 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 ROUSH KITS Made USA Super Kwick Fli Span 70 Area 927 Power 75 12 Two Ugly Stick Span 70 Area 1290 Power 75 1 2 89995 Kitten Span 45 Area 290 Power 155019 $3495 Available AprIl 86 Taylorcraft IA Scale 108 full 84 clipped Area- 1670 sq full span 1300 sq clipped span Balsa Construction r- 75 12 cu ht-la 12 lbs Introductory Price 59995 Direct Sales Only Send $100 Catalog ROUSH MFG 1728 Bywood St SE Canton OH 44707 1216484-6810 flier launches glider after getting position gets buzzer signal judge same time judge starts stopwatch flier has three minutes get legs can before judges second horn blast tells him run over During timed period flier knows turn hears horn sounded pylon observer horn used pylon observers has sound different judges horn avoid confusion As moved closer edge cliff get better view flying noticed beach below occupied Bikiniclad young girls enjoying beautiful day sun pleasure also almost forgot landing site top cliff like flat-bottomed bowl area about 40 x 75 feet strewn rocks some large fist stoic Israeli fliers landed gliders trying avoid big ones taking damage stride Most damage repaired field flying could continue Sailplanes being flown largely German origin Names like Pilatus Piranna altogether familiar saw fantastic engineering involving coupled ailerons flaps variable-camber geome try etc Some used seven RC channels flying fly Olympic II two three channels four afternoon meet over returned place Tel Aviv said goodbyes promised write another sad parting Although spent very little time together bond grown became chaverim. brothers * SCALE DOCUMENTATION* SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS 4 BOOKS EPLA-TECH 1956i~NATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG OVER lOt PAGES48500 MCKENZIE HWY *300VIDA OREGON 97488 CARBON FIBER Industrial Prices Carbon Fiber-Tape & Laminates Composite Materials Glass-Tape & Vz oz Cloth Send SASE faT sales sheet AEROSPACE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS 28 Crosswood Rd ington CT 06032 May1986 179 SILICONE TUBING loft25 ft50 ft SMALL 082 dl 5250 MED 1 092 dl 1 8400 SS00 S 1000 LARGE C 125 dl 5500 Si 125 SZO00 US CAN POSTPAID L4RRY DODtt AFRO INC 10210 Manning Ave N Stiliwater MN 55082
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/05
Page Numbers: 92, 93, 94, 178, 179
Being primarily power filer author says certain beauty/apprehension just walking up edge cliff dead stick tossing hard work over edge point counted six Saliplanes air once midair collisions WAS ON MY WAY last Iwas eagerly looking forward trip hadnt seen daughter lives Jerusalem two years Coupled hope would get chance meet perhaps fly some Israeli modelers name address Amos Hadas head aeromodeling sec don Aero Club Israel AMA met him number years ago States offered open invitation ever get Israel please look elis entirely different world Americans used Antiquity exists side-by-side advanced tech nology Ancient modem strange wonderful truly paradox Riding bus Jerusalem experi ence start almost bus drivers have radios play loudly suppose overoome noises made buses underway drive racing Indianapolis have hang dear life morning boarding bus heard unmistakable strains Elvis Presley Kind stunned time machine took back 25 years murmured Jail House Rock subcon 92 Model Aviation Left David Nissan him ar uses aWebra 4Oengineand Futaba 7 . FGK-.. ourauthorhad biastfiyingthis plane Right Thisl/4scale Pilatos built Ror eight six kilos Plane made German kit As speed contest Left RC Helicopter flying no stranger isnel shot Norm Levy lifts off Schiuter Hell-Boy power isan u wuax wJ ana ins radio 5-oh JR Right cliffs overlook Mediterranean provide breathtaking view Ideal iccation just north Tei Aviv Slope Soaring meet bathers beach below unconcerned cavorting Sailplanes 70 feet above sciously identifying tune response bus driver low gleeful expression Yeaaaah As said its paradox As soon settled tried telephone Mr Hadas Tel Aviv find US traveled 6000 miles meet him discover gone wrong direction Wisconsin Undaunted pressed telling Aero Club Israel folks wanted meet some model fliers response curiosity What type modeling interested DO indeed build models offered name thinking impress person talking hadnt heard Only after said build Quarter Scale did stir up some interest Oh yes have few members build large models sort thing interested said Well yes am interested meeting modelers engaged kind RC ac tivity seemedto satisfy him took phone number said someone would contact Within 24 hours got call Zvi Nave modeler What kind models build. Giant Scale Well members also builds large models . over three meters 3m 120 weighing about 20 kilos 44 lb plan come Tel Aviv say excited prospects meeting modelers would gross understate ment invited join Zvi friends go flying weekend first day just typical weekend flying session next day local contest Great After making arrangements arrived Tel Aviv stayed friends house following morning Zvi came pick up found him warm friendly guy passion RC Sailpianes short time talking other about mod eling felt comfortable other old flying buddies conversation flowed Zvi explained going David Nissens house pick him up way flying field David avid modeler flies both RC Sailplanes powerplanes home dominated modeling activity Israeli houses modest American standards despite home cornucopia models Besides Sailplanes saw Sig Kougar half-finished flying boat assorted collection wings fuselages good stuff exists active modelers workshop After scooping up needed ground support equipment David Kougar got back Subaru pickup fiberglass cap proceeded flying field took better part hour field old British aerodrome WW II halfway between Tel Aviv Haifa place called Ein Shemel still has old hangars airfield now used principally full-size sailpianes Another part field used base crop dusters Like military airfields runways quite wide order 75 100 feet modelers about 1000 feet runway length use As David unloaded gear looked around see what going moment forgot scene just would find home local flying field must Sunday fliers same world over difference between home guys discussing flights modeling conversation brew Whenever spoke ever always English second May 1986 Left picture could have taken 1 0 places almost weekend US Modeling much same possibie giveaway shot Hebrew writing wings Plane RCM Trainer 40 Webra engine costing $6 $7a galion camera small transporting piane can bean exercise Ingenuity chap chosethe c.-.. J 93 Left director local fun-fly Boaz Trudier seated impound table preparing negmn ins scuvrnes ATter cneciung in transmitters covered white cloth protect sun Right Before flying begins Zvi Nave briefs pilots mica Although unofficiai contest Israeli modeicra take competition very seriously sound familiar event ran smoothiy language Israelis bilingual As stood taking pictures felt tap shoulder Turning suddenly confronted Futaba transmitter words Its turn protested feebly about wanting crash some ones airplane responsibility etc transmitter would go away Seeing outmaneuvered took transmit ter found myself charge 40powered Kougar Oh joy far away home yet feeling close indeed state euphoria spent better part day Ein Shemel agoodopportunityto see typical Israeli weekend flying session saw interesting aircraft looked like Simitar builder Morty Farid ex plained model Skywalker Simitar lineage Morty said highly modified uses two servos chanical mixer achieve elevon con trol Power Webra 40 inverted flat spins did unbelievable saw Goldberg Sr Falcons RCM 60s Sig Kougars Gmanpner Cirrius power pod Skywalker number aircraft European origin am usfamiliar must have least 20 25 modelers showed up field conversation during drive back surprised find out about 10000 modelers Israel flying some kind Free Flight especially rnbber power Some 4000 kids pre-teenagers taught modeling older members under auspices Aero Club Israel Its sort like Boy Scouting taught Most serious modelers Israel compete various FM events such Wakefield Rubber A-2 Towline Glider Free Flight Power RC Pattern attend meets Israel other countries such France Germany Italy England FAT World Championships frequently held Europe Israeli team always present Modeling Israel requires consider able amount dedication prob lems economy sheckel does go very far Anything has im ported such engines balsa radios etc very costly Its wonder model builders couple limited size homes high cost automobiles gasoline have take hat off guys got back place Tel Aviv made plans RC Sailplane contest following day held just north town Zvi told very little about meet except gliders have done some flying RC Sailplanes flat land using either high-start power winch launches have heard about cliff soaring have never opportunity try watch Surely youve guessed cliff soaring unofficial meet task being speed rigged up two pylons about 200 meters apart edge cliff stationed observer pylon observer microswitch cable-connected large box containing auto battery couple auto horns third cable went contest director Continued page 178 Young people Involved peas modeling activity Thisyoungster sitting pylon intently watching contestants model As passes red line using reference point will push button hand sound car horn tell pilotto make histum begin next leg Thewinner contestantwho completes legs 3 mm start signal 94 Model Aviation compact setup contains equipment needed run contest Box contains PA system two car horns necassary cables connect gether Everything pre-wired requiring running cables out pylons Power provided byan automobile battery Setting up pylons quick easy After assembly pylons placed about 200 meters apart cable operate thecarhomswasthen runouttosach pylon CALIFORNIA PO Box 1695 MODEL IMPORTS Garden Grove CA 92642 AtOM PORFORMANCE HAND LAUNdOED CLI NERN FEOR BEVERAGE CANS TWO FALL SIZE PATTERNS VOOE CROICE ILLUSTRATED FAREICATION AND FLYIEC EACO OR SIN PACE FIVE EM NOATHEONTERN PA ECUEAGLETDAMN RITEOI model landing gear used few flights decided return landings grass John still has other two shuttle models has modi fied test idea adding forward canard control surface earliest test shuttle model red bottom white top aid orientation Exact NASA markings hadnt agreed Later models now-traditional black white scalelike appearance 747 shuttle model donated AMA John Kiker about 1980 just after retirement NASA kept storage until 1982 unboxed exhibit Dulles Expo 82 placed display newly-completed AMA Mu seum following year Theres story Johns next model shuttle project build rocket booster help another NASA engineer Kirby Hinson some input AMAs model rocketeer Doug Pratt assembled 24 rocket motors launched shuttle vertically booster containing model rocket motors mounted location external tank full-size onebut no solid rocket units sides scale appearance Flashbulb ignition used assure firing 24 motors really worked did several times John reported described result lots smoke noiseand very impressive believe current term firing 24 model rockets once would awesome rocket booster veered off course once enough speed allow John correct problem using shuttles control surfaces rocketed model shut tle did get off pad slowly manned big shuttles 3-to-i lift ratio does let accelerate quickly lightweight rocket model men today Both still live Houston area has retired NASA busy working projects choice mostly full-scale aircraft de velopment testing say try fly RC fun once time limits hold back just retirement another job However John still likes use models anytime can test point lot cost Owen has working full-size Long-EZE homebuilt past several years Hcot Gibson astronaut visitor National Center Aeromodeling 1984 RC pilot flies occasionally John Owen Hoot pilot test launches full-size Enter prise using techniques developed RC buddies Hoot also chase pilot during Enterprise landings Come enjoy AMA Museum Curator Hurst Bowers has received displayed hundreds models representing much model aviation history AMA Museum has requested nearby modelers help labeling maintaining models course plan adopt shuttle exhibit Modelers everywhere invited participate AMA Museum Patrons Program see page 95 February 1986 ModelAviation details thanks Hank Hugh Dulles Operations allowing access photographing Enterprise Israel/Rosenstock Continued page 94 stopwatch location perfect view un believable flying taking place over Mediterranean Sea beach 70 feet below As watched fliers prac ticing contest director arrived set up table equipment im pressed thoroughness introduced Boar Trudier contest director surprised found out does fly kind RC gliders instead champion Control Line flier asked Zvi come CL flier officiating RC glider meet logical answer expected after modeler responsible asked him agreed running speed task unique 178 Model Aviation Models Easy Never Flew Well Skyboy Schweizer shown Skykid ultimate free-flight rubber powered flight secret success sturdy foam models BiMatic Bentoms ex clusive 21 gear box preassembled included model An ideal first flying model kids Well old reliable serious free flight modelers Aoailable hobby stores Coast Coast RAINBOW RUNNER 25 or 45 GIfl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5l 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 ROUSH KITS Made USA Super Kwick Fli Span 70 Area 927 Power 75 12 Two Ugly Stick Span 70 Area 1290 Power 75 1 2 89995 Kitten Span 45 Area 290 Power 155019 $3495 Available AprIl 86 Taylorcraft IA Scale 108 full 84 clipped Area- 1670 sq full span 1300 sq clipped span Balsa Construction r- 75 12 cu ht-la 12 lbs Introductory Price 59995 Direct Sales Only Send $100 Catalog ROUSH MFG 1728 Bywood St SE Canton OH 44707 1216484-6810 flier launches glider after getting position gets buzzer signal judge same time judge starts stopwatch flier has three minutes get legs can before judges second horn blast tells him run over During timed period flier knows turn hears horn sounded pylon observer horn used pylon observers has sound different judges horn avoid confusion As moved closer edge cliff get better view flying noticed beach below occupied Bikiniclad young girls enjoying beautiful day sun pleasure also almost forgot landing site top cliff like flat-bottomed bowl area about 40 x 75 feet strewn rocks some large fist stoic Israeli fliers landed gliders trying avoid big ones taking damage stride Most damage repaired field flying could continue Sailplanes being flown largely German origin Names like Pilatus Piranna altogether familiar saw fantastic engineering involving coupled ailerons flaps variable-camber geome try etc Some used seven RC channels flying fly Olympic II two three channels four afternoon meet over returned place Tel Aviv said goodbyes promised write another sad parting Although spent very little time together bond grown became chaverim. brothers * SCALE DOCUMENTATION* SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS 4 BOOKS EPLA-TECH 1956i~NATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG OVER lOt PAGES48500 MCKENZIE HWY *300VIDA OREGON 97488 CARBON FIBER Industrial Prices Carbon Fiber-Tape & Laminates Composite Materials Glass-Tape & Vz oz Cloth Send SASE faT sales sheet AEROSPACE COMPOSITE PRODUCTS 28 Crosswood Rd ington CT 06032 May1986 179 SILICONE TUBING loft25 ft50 ft SMALL 082 dl 5250 MED 1 092 dl 1 8400 SS00 S 1000 LARGE C 125 dl 5500 Si 125 SZO00 US CAN POSTPAID L4RRY DODtt AFRO INC 10210 Manning Ave N Stiliwater MN 55082