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MAY CRY shoulder Weve just moved Only few blocks can described word trauma first thing self-respect ing modeler looks shop space Right Mine step up roomy bright just right places benches shelves piled high boxes shapes sizes Great Pyramid Oh God Id just like go fly Maybe camp out year forget work aday world theres patient book editor two factwho threaten juice up cattle prod goin slip year fella kids long gone have children ever Made wood having much time build dont know came come population explo sion battered airplanes Once before 17 years ago solved problem giving away crazy jobbies anyone would have stomped rest went 12 years building anything timenever again Flyline Models couple towns away agreed store took two station wagons tattered flying circus filled loft As awesome dinner time Waterloo As engage what jokingly called writing reading ittheres afas cat slumbering desk top Fun file So between sentences console myself hanging pictures office direct approach cheerme-up gift Hank Clark lovely framed redand-yellow Waco acrylics just above bulletin boardwhich already looks ifamobof kids trying pin tail donkey Over Frank Tinsley original oils flight Hawker Furiesa genuine Air Trails cover 1935 Behind Alfred Owles water-color original diving P-S 1 against sombre sky trailing arc fire behind some twin streaks earthward yellowish streaks yam mering four wing cannons aimed hall sorts sentimental junk framed displays fabric restoration Wright Flyer Bleriot XI Several original stock certifi cates Wright Company Amidst reassuring air show Preston blow-up big Aristocrat taking off hangs next auto graphed picture General Sherman crates said wanted build what four-electric-motor Connie Heck cant fly safely little field Face Kadet approaches never got ironed outthis springs number task 8-ft Korda Grit teeth Old Square Sides first gassie 1936-37 can write off sentimental ego trip -scale Vagabond needing radio covering Finish thing begin Must must must nuttiest common sense rears its ugly head another month crates storage will picket joint dont fly Building such fun Whats under cat Joe Ottsorry Joe Now am retired Joe super-retired runs corporation 300 employees sometimes calls late night weekend office quiet 83-year-old fusion boy about introduce trainer RC sorts novel tricks have rough planso interesting dont know quite what make should fly like birdthat can see new radio system go Just show different old foxes like Ott Charlie Grant can transmitter has see-through panel displaying control positions rainy day might sit hours playing guys wrote about ancient rubber SE-S Joes showed 3view some months back will tickled know Joe has supplied piles plans catalogs picturesand hope get organized AMA museum part new headquarters building Joe slaves three weeks month includ Chuck Feltons Cardboad Wonders 18 Model Aviation Chuck Feltons cardboara wonuers LUIISS nree-line Control system gives throttle Control Robin has6o-in span 29 engine Gearand 70-in Focke-WuIf 190 wlth 60 engine J struts bit simplified Note leadouts wing Roberts Sturdi-Built three-line controls could models CL handle flaps elevator Simplified slab-sided Spad trailing edge scallops spans 50 40 engine can paint cardboard darn near anything nanusome E-5A spans 53 40 Note hand-operated machine gun atop center sec tion Cardboard builds strong light cheap red-and-silver Douglas M- mallplaneaCamouflaged WW Junkers D1 fighter has44Liberty supposespans 50 fliesin span flies 29 engine Feltons built 40 enginewith nothing cardboard years Above left Joe Ott prewar Stinson 3-seaterinsets show him uniform 1918 1945 Above right Ott 0-Tube construc tion 1946 Rubber kit Bulkheads appearto paper does preformed tube surrounding rubber motor Broken rubberdidnt smash things Lower left Joe jigs kitswith Bud-A-Set linethis P-47 Jug Techniquesvery much liketodays RubberScalers Lowerright willyou buythis Its Art Chester Jeepbut span 11 feet gas engine seems disappear nose dates 1934 ing weekends spends fourth week home cleaning dusty attic search treasures has sunken Spanish galleon own speak receive occasional aero nautical crusted cannon halls coins stuff Magazine plans before 1920 modem look Just heck well tease few samples pix isnt space now drawings come day time Rolling over lifeless feline coauthor cardboard world may have forgot tenwe did until nowthat 10-foot cardboard monster Flyline loftbut out wings No timewhat else new stacks pix Du-Bro boys Dave Gray especially interviewed phone timeshe Art Schmalz supplied kinds technique sketches guys cheap cheap cardboard columnist president International Miniature Aircraft Association monster worshippers asks dataif could pull together join IMAA have monthly magazine-like newsletter afloat news stuff edited good ol Les Hard $1000 join quick way to contact Don Whirlwind Godfrey care June 198219 Japanese Lark electric Helicopter shots show self-contained battery version theres umbilical cord ground battery have electic lawnmowers flight durations unlimited length Model Airplane News Cardboard nothing new Dave Gray began series monsters 1953 may have noted occasional article about cardboard Control Liners Chuck Felton fact Model Aviation did Douglas Mailplane few years hack Chuck us now column March 82 issue features photos Martin Reeses cardboard/foamboard Mighty Mite Chuck begins became interested cardboard about live years ago friend Douglas flying RC cardboard originals time try hand got hooked have built nothing cardboard since realize cardboard really new However previous designs have really taken advantage cardboards unique properties create goodlooking models appeal average builder Mr Reeses Mighty Mite example fineCUSTOM X-MTR CADDY/TRAY *MTR WIDTH PLUS 1 INCH wH 4i/2u~ F II SIDE PANELS I/4PLY-2 REQD1 I-fi HOLE FOR 0 RING ANTENNA RETAINER HINGE LOCATION TYP PLY TRAY BACK l/2T03/4EYE SCREW TO HOLD BOTTOM OF X-MTR SCREW IN S BEND UP 3/8 PLYJ FRONT VIEW 3/8 PLY SIDES 3/8 PLY BOTTOM LARGE 0 RINGX TYRAP STOP\ HOLES FOR NECK STRAP 4 REQD TYR T 7-1/2 1 I ~~CHAIR GLIDES FRONT ONLY TRAY POSITION STAND POSITIONb- EYE SCREWTOP VIEW NECK STRAP IS I/4DIA NYLON SASH CORD WITH 3/4 D RING WHICH SLIDES FOR ADJUSTMENT DESIGNED BY JOHN CHAPIS NOTE ALL COMMERCIAL RIGHTS RESERVED BY DESIGNER STAND POSITION SIDE PANELS FOLDED TRAY POSITION-SIDE PANELS EXTENDED looking craft modeler could take pride would guess readers could tell photos constructed cardboard Cardboard doesnt have glamor image balsa foam fiberglass Chuck laments its advantages numerous light strong resists damage Cuts easily cracking splitting large sections can formed continuous piece reducing building time Best cost can found almost free shopping center form discarded boxes buy commercially recommend models uses $500 worth cardboard intent articles introduce modelers new exciting aspect hobby dont know construction articles generated interestvery little feedback enclose photos designs made corrugated cardboard Right off old editor say no con tributor should discouraged lack feed back People write some guy goofs disagree Usually no writes travel fly see magazine projects galore People build themnot worry note Chucks earlier ships diamond-top airfoilsthat works greateven famous Riley Wooten flew such airfoils Com bat Chucks later ships show series flats forward main spar almost imperceptible some close normal foil hardly can see difference Dave Gray carried ultimate sparless wings uniformly cambered space about two inches around leading edge peel back paper lining inside wing fold over can put back place during assembly corrugations exposed scored using stop knife prevent penetration through other side spanwise slits between corrugations extreme edge graduate other corruga tion severe curve spaced progres sively farther apart up 2 going back chord Put down flat bottom stick ribs fold flap back place wrap single wide piece around back TE Dave uses nothing Weldwood contact cement allows paper edge cardboard extend beyond corrugations can wrapped around edges things like fuselage corners stuck down contact cement white glue cardboard simply butted use common paper wrapping tape wetted stick snap truly firewall ply Add landing gear channel block wish balsa spruce strip butted single-surface stab fin etc strength maybe balsa seal tail surface edges can rounded Dave purist uses no such wood other 1/32 ply doubler dowel tubes struts attach stab braced fuselage fin two cabled wires turnbuckles top bottom sides fin Finish can almost anything including ordinary enamel Dont store hot humid places wires left tightas wing pylon Morane style wing panels Material expansion once curled up Daves crates left barn overnight Just loosen few turnbuckles promise column few months down line subject Plenty pix too Good folks have gone great lengths provide data owe Americans reluctant use trans mitter trays dont understand Well maybe Anyway de rigeur Europe Gmtinued page 22 20 Model Aviatio 0 SUPER SAVINGS ON THE PRODUCTS YOU NEED DU BRO products & accessories TOP FLITE accessories props GOLDBERG . kits accessories SULLIVAN . accessories tanks starters HOBBY POXY. paints glues HB ENGINES FOX ENGINES & accessories PRATHER AIRCRAFT GB ASSOCIATES ZINGER & REV UP PROPS ROBART PRODUCTS RHOM PRODUCTS OFF MFG LIST PRICE CALL FOR PRICES ON FUTABA KRAFT OS SUPERTIGER OPS K&B SIG SPECIAL MAY & JUNE SUPER MONOCOTEReg 1050 $575 SUPER COVERITE 75 SILKSPUN COVERITE 75 PERMAGLOSSCOVERITE 1165630 FABRICOTE reg 1050575 light 75 COX BABY BEE TD049-051 o OFF SUPERJET JET LOCTITE1 oz$2692oz$540 FUEL case lots will custom blend combina tion oils specifications Regular fuel blend Castor & Klotz synthetic 50/s $655100/o $79515O/o $950 RC-IM PORTS 816 PO Box 25334 as City Mo 452-2072 64119 prices subject change Mo residents add 5% tax supposes may make precision flying transmitter always properly aligned dont get cockeyed stick movements easy arms course have straps come good sets writer has seldom seen used five years local flying just saw first Cuban Eight Twenty years ago everyone practiced such eights regarded supreme way acquire coordinationand fun try fall out sky Says John G Chapis just tossed Out danged cat notice more fliers looking using transmitter trays Although just looking few have copied trays already use Knowing better way came up transmitter/caddy tray enclose drawings big plus unit flat board recess mount transmitters side panels fold back act stand use tray helps greatly prevent someone tripping over antenna starting engine just waiting fly doesnt take long get used believe cant imagine flying As matter fact Ivebeenhandedatransmitterortwosince started using caddy/tray problems depend stability thumbs just didnt feel secure dont use tray straps feels like kid being dared jump off high limb should try tray Macho way circus high flier disdains nets Maybe dont want first block about envy John Oldenkamp ex-editor Free Flight Digest has fun Listen Kordaplane RC assist sounds lovely 900 squares might truly majestic weak 15 strong 10 Rubberpowered Certainment Giant Scale Gumband has got coming soon Heres what stage great media event First get Don Srull neighbor years back someone like him erect airframe 8-ft Korda 1/20ribs 1119-in root chord -sq longerons All-up 24-38 oz Big prop 13 P/D ratio get George Perryman Bob White Chevy 4x4 hold Mean Joe Greene winds mutha Korda launch light fuse take pix get Howard Cosell must remember live land die-hard too busy cannot afford gas grub make weekend Taft last remaining regional venueprecious 240 miles away nothing no fun flys likes us suspect will have opt FF RC assist Indoor whatever Purity has will downfall West Coast FFer cant five minutes unassisted usually pack dont show up club site truly miserable placetricky turbu lent filled tissue-eating ground cover rattle snakes fit anything over two minutes would terrific RC site snakes wont Back Kordaplane dream about last night things Stay away swinging doors guysand cat back Thing have right over bed brand new once-flown Korda Victory snazzy orange black like plans Golden Age sol guess grew dozing off Korda eight-footer therefore last seen about dawn heading southwest over Maricopa eight miles Taft live special world ottiiued page 94 22 Model Aviation SCALE SPECIALISTS R~rQwiflg lvi ANNOUNCES concept 8u Id ng -Kits Contain Wing Ribs/wing Giant B rdTipsFirewall/Formers/Tail Out Lines R & M Offers Custom Made Kit Ribs Plans Indicate Hand Cut Sanded Exact Fit Priced Current Market AAA Grade Woods Used Throughout Value Materials Used Send Us Plans Will Cut ring Sorry No Credit Cards Complex Curves CostsCashiers Check/Money Order/Personal Check Only ALSO FEATURING CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR E MAIL TO R & M Quarter Scale Specialist PO Box 3091 Riverside CA 92519 FOR INFORMATION CALL 714 781-3435 THE BEST IN GIANT SCALE Make Right Choice First Time Kioritz Jr 13 Cu $15995 Kioritz 24 Mfg Suggested List Spring Special $19500 Dealer Direct Zrnger Props 15 lo 24 dorneler prlches Exhaust Manifold Kjtfrs Krorrtz Kawasak trothers Velocity Stack Kit Kiortz Quadra Six-Bolt Prop Hub Quadra Kioritz 1-Pc Cast Mount 24 aed 131 Kioritz Digital Tach Spark mpulse trrggered Bennet Muffler B&B SpecaItres Champion Plugs RCJ-8 resistor Belray MC-1 Synthetic Oil 1207 501 mIs Weve Moved Roush Mfg Rear 3405 Cleve Ave SW Canton OH 44707 216-484-6810 30% off $1000 300 1995 1595 5995 1795 250 295 R M Titan 43 Cu 6 HP $28995 Limited Availability Special Order Only ~mIEJRear 3405 Cleve Ave SW. Canton OH 44707 Send bUt tar Cataloq U nuari MPG Phone 216 484-6810 484-4374 made myself clearkeep complaints yourself Bob doesnt need weight back point needs hand shoulder say Thanks ajob well done Send months letters Bob Aberle address below just say Thanks what youve done congratulations receiving Howard McEntee Memorial Award AMA Distinguished Service Award deserve cant fill up letter postcard will Ill sneak some morning leave pile desk George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Fun/Winter Continued page 22 Speaking fun about 18 months ago ye en gineer-type Associate Editor Ross McMullen heckled us write up Sky-Lark EH-1 Japanese RC Helicopter electric powered connected umbilical cord battery source ground Dont laugh has advant agesthe manufacturer ran full pages Japan ese magazine thick ad pages appear front contents pagesome 500 pages totalthan pages Ameri can magazine Blood-hound Ross chased down details note pleasure reply addressed Mr McMutten Lets just quote Sky-Lark EH- 1 worlds first Electric Helicopter has well accepted modelers because stability potential performance can easily practice flying yard garage disturbing neighbors using power cord optional point advice Sky-Lark drains max 20-30 amps during flight Use 12V 35-40 Ah capaity find Corolla class cars power cord flight quick charg ing flight pack 1 2V batteries engine starter means typical electrical starter cannot used purposes charge Ni-Cd pack first discharge cells until rotor comes complete stop Some red ink scribbles reveal Ross calculated flight duration 12 amp hours 25 amps per flight comes out 29 minuteslets say three Fun would lathered much less time power cord special silicone seven meters long meters its time learn metric system like want Length 846mm rotor diameter992mm 96 1200 mAh flight pack four channels Mabuchi RSS4OA x 2 gross 155kg empty 12kg Price semi-kit time 38000 yennot bucks Heavens sake Marketed K K Ishimasa #2-1 Honmachi Shikuya-Ku Tokyo Japan 151 Off sunset Ron Moulton MAP England Glad piece about Dr F B Thomas 1925 round-the-pole flying interest FBT sent 16mm movie must have taken around 1927 shows whole works action outside-the-circle joystick throttle landings takeoffs prangs F B Thomas flying Control Line country 1925 technical Round Pole rather U-Control Thomas flying handle ideas use bellcrank pre-1939 ingenious bit very early models remotely-powered large engine pylon base driving wire torque rod out model via bevel gears using bicycle front wheel fork carry mechanism~ Fun recalls guy named Broderick California 1909 flew big steampowered crate length clothesline flew barn everything went up down smoke Gosh ancients really fun Bill Winter 4426 Altura Ct Fairfa VA 22030 CAP-21 /Berliner- Mitchell Continued page 30 646 wingspan26 ft 6 808 wing area99 sq ft 92 sq empty weight 1045 lb 474 kg 94 Model Aviation Dont Let An Accident Spoil Day Quick Silver Silver Bearing Paste Syringe Dispenser $1197 mci Post & Hand Field Repairs No Waste 0 22000 psi tensile strength melting pointopen flame lighter soldering iron s 14 combinations metals e Wont blacken tarnish Hobby Distributors P 0 Box 914 Rosewell GA 30077

MAY CRY shoulder Weve just moved Only few blocks can described word trauma first thing self-respect ing modeler looks shop space Right Mine step up roomy bright just right places benches shelves piled high boxes shapes sizes Great Pyramid Oh God Id just like go fly Maybe camp out year forget work aday world theres patient book editor two factwho threaten juice up cattle prod goin slip year fella kids long gone have children ever Made wood having much time build dont know came come population explo sion battered airplanes Once before 17 years ago solved problem giving away crazy jobbies anyone would have stomped rest went 12 years building anything timenever again Flyline Models couple towns away agreed store took two station wagons tattered flying circus filled loft As awesome dinner time Waterloo As engage what jokingly called writing reading ittheres afas cat slumbering desk top Fun file So between sentences console myself hanging pictures office direct approach cheerme-up gift Hank Clark lovely framed redand-yellow Waco acrylics just above bulletin boardwhich already looks ifamobof kids trying pin tail donkey Over Frank Tinsley original oils flight Hawker Furiesa genuine Air Trails cover 1935 Behind Alfred Owles water-color original diving P-S 1 against sombre sky trailing arc fire behind some twin streaks earthward yellowish streaks yam mering four wing cannons aimed hall sorts sentimental junk framed displays fabric restoration Wright Flyer Bleriot XI Several original stock certifi cates Wright Company Amidst reassuring air show Preston blow-up big Aristocrat taking off hangs next auto graphed picture General Sherman crates said wanted build what four-electric-motor Connie Heck cant fly safely little field Face Kadet approaches never got ironed outthis springs number task 8-ft Korda Grit teeth Old Square Sides first gassie 1936-37 can write off sentimental ego trip -scale Vagabond needing radio covering Finish thing begin Must must must nuttiest common sense rears its ugly head another month crates storage will picket joint dont fly Building such fun Whats under cat Joe Ottsorry Joe Now am retired Joe super-retired runs corporation 300 employees sometimes calls late night weekend office quiet 83-year-old fusion boy about introduce trainer RC sorts novel tricks have rough planso interesting dont know quite what make should fly like birdthat can see new radio system go Just show different old foxes like Ott Charlie Grant can transmitter has see-through panel displaying control positions rainy day might sit hours playing guys wrote about ancient rubber SE-S Joes showed 3view some months back will tickled know Joe has supplied piles plans catalogs picturesand hope get organized AMA museum part new headquarters building Joe slaves three weeks month includ Chuck Feltons Cardboad Wonders 18 Model Aviation Chuck Feltons cardboara wonuers LUIISS nree-line Control system gives throttle Control Robin has6o-in span 29 engine Gearand 70-in Focke-WuIf 190 wlth 60 engine J struts bit simplified Note leadouts wing Roberts Sturdi-Built three-line controls could models CL handle flaps elevator Simplified slab-sided Spad trailing edge scallops spans 50 40 engine can paint cardboard darn near anything nanusome E-5A spans 53 40 Note hand-operated machine gun atop center sec tion Cardboard builds strong light cheap red-and-silver Douglas M- mallplaneaCamouflaged WW Junkers D1 fighter has44Liberty supposespans 50 fliesin span flies 29 engine Feltons built 40 enginewith nothing cardboard years Above left Joe Ott prewar Stinson 3-seaterinsets show him uniform 1918 1945 Above right Ott 0-Tube construc tion 1946 Rubber kit Bulkheads appearto paper does preformed tube surrounding rubber motor Broken rubberdidnt smash things Lower left Joe jigs kitswith Bud-A-Set linethis P-47 Jug Techniquesvery much liketodays RubberScalers Lowerright willyou buythis Its Art Chester Jeepbut span 11 feet gas engine seems disappear nose dates 1934 ing weekends spends fourth week home cleaning dusty attic search treasures has sunken Spanish galleon own speak receive occasional aero nautical crusted cannon halls coins stuff Magazine plans before 1920 modem look Just heck well tease few samples pix isnt space now drawings come day time Rolling over lifeless feline coauthor cardboard world may have forgot tenwe did until nowthat 10-foot cardboard monster Flyline loftbut out wings No timewhat else new stacks pix Du-Bro boys Dave Gray especially interviewed phone timeshe Art Schmalz supplied kinds technique sketches guys cheap cheap cardboard columnist president International Miniature Aircraft Association monster worshippers asks dataif could pull together join IMAA have monthly magazine-like newsletter afloat news stuff edited good ol Les Hard $1000 join quick way to contact Don Whirlwind Godfrey care June 198219 Japanese Lark electric Helicopter shots show self-contained battery version theres umbilical cord ground battery have electic lawnmowers flight durations unlimited length Model Airplane News Cardboard nothing new Dave Gray began series monsters 1953 may have noted occasional article about cardboard Control Liners Chuck Felton fact Model Aviation did Douglas Mailplane few years hack Chuck us now column March 82 issue features photos Martin Reeses cardboard/foamboard Mighty Mite Chuck begins became interested cardboard about live years ago friend Douglas flying RC cardboard originals time try hand got hooked have built nothing cardboard since realize cardboard really new However previous designs have really taken advantage cardboards unique properties create goodlooking models appeal average builder Mr Reeses Mighty Mite example fineCUSTOM X-MTR CADDY/TRAY *MTR WIDTH PLUS 1 INCH wH 4i/2u~ F II SIDE PANELS I/4PLY-2 REQD1 I-fi HOLE FOR 0 RING ANTENNA RETAINER HINGE LOCATION TYP PLY TRAY BACK l/2T03/4EYE SCREW TO HOLD BOTTOM OF X-MTR SCREW IN S BEND UP 3/8 PLYJ FRONT VIEW 3/8 PLY SIDES 3/8 PLY BOTTOM LARGE 0 RINGX TYRAP STOP\ HOLES FOR NECK STRAP 4 REQD TYR T 7-1/2 1 I ~~CHAIR GLIDES FRONT ONLY TRAY POSITION STAND POSITIONb- EYE SCREWTOP VIEW NECK STRAP IS I/4DIA NYLON SASH CORD WITH 3/4 D RING WHICH SLIDES FOR ADJUSTMENT DESIGNED BY JOHN CHAPIS NOTE ALL COMMERCIAL RIGHTS RESERVED BY DESIGNER STAND POSITION SIDE PANELS FOLDED TRAY POSITION-SIDE PANELS EXTENDED looking craft modeler could take pride would guess readers could tell photos constructed cardboard Cardboard doesnt have glamor image balsa foam fiberglass Chuck laments its advantages numerous light strong resists damage Cuts easily cracking splitting large sections can formed continuous piece reducing building time Best cost can found almost free shopping center form discarded boxes buy commercially recommend models uses $500 worth cardboard intent articles introduce modelers new exciting aspect hobby dont know construction articles generated interestvery little feedback enclose photos designs made corrugated cardboard Right off old editor say no con tributor should discouraged lack feed back People write some guy goofs disagree Usually no writes travel fly see magazine projects galore People build themnot worry note Chucks earlier ships diamond-top airfoilsthat works greateven famous Riley Wooten flew such airfoils Com bat Chucks later ships show series flats forward main spar almost imperceptible some close normal foil hardly can see difference Dave Gray carried ultimate sparless wings uniformly cambered space about two inches around leading edge peel back paper lining inside wing fold over can put back place during assembly corrugations exposed scored using stop knife prevent penetration through other side spanwise slits between corrugations extreme edge graduate other corruga tion severe curve spaced progres sively farther apart up 2 going back chord Put down flat bottom stick ribs fold flap back place wrap single wide piece around back TE Dave uses nothing Weldwood contact cement allows paper edge cardboard extend beyond corrugations can wrapped around edges things like fuselage corners stuck down contact cement white glue cardboard simply butted use common paper wrapping tape wetted stick snap truly firewall ply Add landing gear channel block wish balsa spruce strip butted single-surface stab fin etc strength maybe balsa seal tail surface edges can rounded Dave purist uses no such wood other 1/32 ply doubler dowel tubes struts attach stab braced fuselage fin two cabled wires turnbuckles top bottom sides fin Finish can almost anything including ordinary enamel Dont store hot humid places wires left tightas wing pylon Morane style wing panels Material expansion once curled up Daves crates left barn overnight Just loosen few turnbuckles promise column few months down line subject Plenty pix too Good folks have gone great lengths provide data owe Americans reluctant use trans mitter trays dont understand Well maybe Anyway de rigeur Europe Gmtinued page 22 20 Model Aviatio 0 SUPER SAVINGS ON THE PRODUCTS YOU NEED DU BRO products & accessories TOP FLITE accessories props GOLDBERG . kits accessories SULLIVAN . accessories tanks starters HOBBY POXY. paints glues HB ENGINES FOX ENGINES & accessories PRATHER AIRCRAFT GB ASSOCIATES ZINGER & REV UP PROPS ROBART PRODUCTS RHOM PRODUCTS OFF MFG LIST PRICE CALL FOR PRICES ON FUTABA KRAFT OS SUPERTIGER OPS K&B SIG SPECIAL MAY & JUNE SUPER MONOCOTEReg 1050 $575 SUPER COVERITE 75 SILKSPUN COVERITE 75 PERMAGLOSSCOVERITE 1165630 FABRICOTE reg 1050575 light 75 COX BABY BEE TD049-051 o OFF SUPERJET JET LOCTITE1 oz$2692oz$540 FUEL case lots will custom blend combina tion oils specifications Regular fuel blend Castor & Klotz synthetic 50/s $655100/o $79515O/o $950 RC-IM PORTS 816 PO Box 25334 as City Mo 452-2072 64119 prices subject change Mo residents add 5% tax supposes may make precision flying transmitter always properly aligned dont get cockeyed stick movements easy arms course have straps come good sets writer has seldom seen used five years local flying just saw first Cuban Eight Twenty years ago everyone practiced such eights regarded supreme way acquire coordinationand fun try fall out sky Says John G Chapis just tossed Out danged cat notice more fliers looking using transmitter trays Although just looking few have copied trays already use Knowing better way came up transmitter/caddy tray enclose drawings big plus unit flat board recess mount transmitters side panels fold back act stand use tray helps greatly prevent someone tripping over antenna starting engine just waiting fly doesnt take long get used believe cant imagine flying As matter fact Ivebeenhandedatransmitterortwosince started using caddy/tray problems depend stability thumbs just didnt feel secure dont use tray straps feels like kid being dared jump off high limb should try tray Macho way circus high flier disdains nets Maybe dont want first block about envy John Oldenkamp ex-editor Free Flight Digest has fun Listen Kordaplane RC assist sounds lovely 900 squares might truly majestic weak 15 strong 10 Rubberpowered Certainment Giant Scale Gumband has got coming soon Heres what stage great media event First get Don Srull neighbor years back someone like him erect airframe 8-ft Korda 1/20ribs 1119-in root chord -sq longerons All-up 24-38 oz Big prop 13 P/D ratio get George Perryman Bob White Chevy 4x4 hold Mean Joe Greene winds mutha Korda launch light fuse take pix get Howard Cosell must remember live land die-hard too busy cannot afford gas grub make weekend Taft last remaining regional venueprecious 240 miles away nothing no fun flys likes us suspect will have opt FF RC assist Indoor whatever Purity has will downfall West Coast FFer cant five minutes unassisted usually pack dont show up club site truly miserable placetricky turbu lent filled tissue-eating ground cover rattle snakes fit anything over two minutes would terrific RC site snakes wont Back Kordaplane dream about last night things Stay away swinging doors guysand cat back Thing have right over bed brand new once-flown Korda Victory snazzy orange black like plans Golden Age sol guess grew dozing off Korda eight-footer therefore last seen about dawn heading southwest over Maricopa eight miles Taft live special world ottiiued page 94 22 Model Aviation SCALE SPECIALISTS R~rQwiflg lvi ANNOUNCES concept 8u Id ng -Kits Contain Wing Ribs/wing Giant B rdTipsFirewall/Formers/Tail Out Lines R & M Offers Custom Made Kit Ribs Plans Indicate Hand Cut Sanded Exact Fit Priced Current Market AAA Grade Woods Used Throughout Value Materials Used Send Us Plans Will Cut ring Sorry No Credit Cards Complex Curves CostsCashiers Check/Money Order/Personal Check Only ALSO FEATURING CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR E MAIL TO R & M Quarter Scale Specialist PO Box 3091 Riverside CA 92519 FOR INFORMATION CALL 714 781-3435 THE BEST IN GIANT SCALE Make Right Choice First Time Kioritz Jr 13 Cu $15995 Kioritz 24 Mfg Suggested List Spring Special $19500 Dealer Direct Zrnger Props 15 lo 24 dorneler prlches Exhaust Manifold Kjtfrs Krorrtz Kawasak trothers Velocity Stack Kit Kiortz Quadra Six-Bolt Prop Hub Quadra Kioritz 1-Pc Cast Mount 24 aed 131 Kioritz Digital Tach Spark mpulse trrggered Bennet Muffler B&B SpecaItres Champion Plugs RCJ-8 resistor Belray MC-1 Synthetic Oil 1207 501 mIs Weve Moved Roush Mfg Rear 3405 Cleve Ave SW Canton OH 44707 216-484-6810 30% off $1000 300 1995 1595 5995 1795 250 295 R M Titan 43 Cu 6 HP $28995 Limited Availability Special Order Only ~mIEJRear 3405 Cleve Ave SW. Canton OH 44707 Send bUt tar Cataloq U nuari MPG Phone 216 484-6810 484-4374 made myself clearkeep complaints yourself Bob doesnt need weight back point needs hand shoulder say Thanks ajob well done Send months letters Bob Aberle address below just say Thanks what youve done congratulations receiving Howard McEntee Memorial Award AMA Distinguished Service Award deserve cant fill up letter postcard will Ill sneak some morning leave pile desk George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Fun/Winter Continued page 22 Speaking fun about 18 months ago ye en gineer-type Associate Editor Ross McMullen heckled us write up Sky-Lark EH-1 Japanese RC Helicopter electric powered connected umbilical cord battery source ground Dont laugh has advant agesthe manufacturer ran full pages Japan ese magazine thick ad pages appear front contents pagesome 500 pages totalthan pages Ameri can magazine Blood-hound Ross chased down details note pleasure reply addressed Mr McMutten Lets just quote Sky-Lark EH- 1 worlds first Electric Helicopter has well accepted modelers because stability potential performance can easily practice flying yard garage disturbing neighbors using power cord optional point advice Sky-Lark drains max 20-30 amps during flight Use 12V 35-40 Ah capaity find Corolla class cars power cord flight quick charg ing flight pack 1 2V batteries engine starter means typical electrical starter cannot used purposes charge Ni-Cd pack first discharge cells until rotor comes complete stop Some red ink scribbles reveal Ross calculated flight duration 12 amp hours 25 amps per flight comes out 29 minuteslets say three Fun would lathered much less time power cord special silicone seven meters long meters its time learn metric system like want Length 846mm rotor diameter992mm 96 1200 mAh flight pack four channels Mabuchi RSS4OA x 2 gross 155kg empty 12kg Price semi-kit time 38000 yennot bucks Heavens sake Marketed K K Ishimasa #2-1 Honmachi Shikuya-Ku Tokyo Japan 151 Off sunset Ron Moulton MAP England Glad piece about Dr F B Thomas 1925 round-the-pole flying interest FBT sent 16mm movie must have taken around 1927 shows whole works action outside-the-circle joystick throttle landings takeoffs prangs F B Thomas flying Control Line country 1925 technical Round Pole rather U-Control Thomas flying handle ideas use bellcrank pre-1939 ingenious bit very early models remotely-powered large engine pylon base driving wire torque rod out model via bevel gears using bicycle front wheel fork carry mechanism~ Fun recalls guy named Broderick California 1909 flew big steampowered crate length clothesline flew barn everything went up down smoke Gosh ancients really fun Bill Winter 4426 Altura Ct Fairfa VA 22030 CAP-21 /Berliner- Mitchell Continued page 30 646 wingspan26 ft 6 808 wing area99 sq ft 92 sq empty weight 1045 lb 474 kg 94 Model Aviation Dont Let An Accident Spoil Day Quick Silver Silver Bearing Paste Syringe Dispenser $1197 mci Post & Hand Field Repairs No Waste 0 22000 psi tensile strength melting pointopen flame lighter soldering iron s 14 combinations metals e Wont blacken tarnish Hobby Distributors P 0 Box 914 Rosewell GA 30077