#ev #t HE BUILDS PEANUTS takes contests apt win anyone else need have information relate George Meyer Corpus Christi TX George Little Toot man money Little Toot prettiest niftiest home-built ever George first flew Little Toot sensation Experi mental Aircraft Association George never produced kits sells plans meas ure wonder planes longevity plans once cost $50 now cost twice Most builders nowadays want kit design says George knowsorta like RC Scale shake box airplane drops out Most home-builts either prefab fiberglass About 40 Little Toots now flying quite few RC Scale models around world couple flown national champs uscd England tow model Gliders Meyer Aircrafts literature states would like have airplane easy fly safe fully aerobatic will out turn out-roll anything have ever flown before build Little Toot note specifics statement mind leaps Pitts Lasers et a] Sadly George sold airplane last year modifying bigger engine Texas storm tore up wings George couldnt get rebuilding gifted machinist George already experimenting homemade model diesel engines time availabic quickly developed real heart-stoppers some manage show started out build few diesels 020 category George relates After few rough days several failures finally worked out method lapping little pistons dont leak run very well turn about 9500 After spent couple years building Free Flight Scale models Last fail decided go back building engines pictures show what George managed six months Having never built four-cycle engine George tells us decided build crank case-supercharged four-cycle 12 Cu dis placement bad little trouble blown head gaskets soft copper gaskets cured 16 Model Aviation Creations George Meyer Right full-size Little Toot designed built three-view beneath 19-ft span Little Toot perfect RC aerobatic bipe 1/5 Y4 1/3scalegreat especially twin-cylinder engines Center-line cabanes simplify attachment Kshaped interplane struts also help An appropriate wire gear doubled large versions could carried up fuselage bolted slanted ply piece attached rear firewall Skilled build ers can cope suitable sheet metal gearper haps leaf spring approach Dont know checkerboard motif top wing Curtiss P-6E hawk talon paint scheme also au thentic Below Meet George Meyer Thats 5cylinder 4-cycle 3 cu Nothing best Georgenote laminated prop display test stand beautiful costly furniture Below Middle Singing merrily Kinner-like 5-cylin der crankcase-supercharged radial George will have 4-cylinder 4-cycle running Christmas Bottom Left Three Meyers 020 homemade diesels parking along 9500 rpm three run ning tells something about ease starting uses starter ordinarily dont dare small diesel Bottom Right 4-cycle glow twin runs like clock scale-type engine mount work art Twin 12 cu turns 16-6 6500 5-cylinder radial 6000 using 6 oz nf nlkv fiani fair tmin,ta rain 1AA E A 2212 -cZZI DD EEE ee D IGEO MEYER LITTLE TOOli September 1982 17 problem After seven hours running time tums 16-6 prop 6500 Since ran well decided build five-cylinder 3 cu engine Its radial valve train like old Kinner five camshafts six gears carb Perry 21 engine still think should sleeved down little caib mounted back gear case Five holes let fuel gear case front gear case has five holes let fuel crankcase intake pipes lead crankcase turns 6000 18-6 runs 8 min 6 oz glow fuel latest project four-cylinder in-line crankshaft finishedwith four throws five malns has oil system pres sure mains rods hope have running Christmas As contributor years Rubber Scale models various mags re cently Quarter Scaler cant resist show ing Little Toot three-view magic swept-wing biplanes want best going Scale get Lou Andrews immortal Aeromaster noted sweptwing thing first Udet Flamingo published 1936 MAN Both wings swept like later-day Jungmeister Although Udet mid-20s German trainer said pilots compare favorably famous Jungineister Great Lakes another Overlooked among Curtiss Seahawk top wing swept ala Fal con stralght bottom wingno taper either scale Williams Bros engine would lovely Some air show Great Lakes square outside loops greatest aerial exhibitions ever saw some Marine pilot decided wring out a Seahawk over two grass strips Teter boro 1933 Cars stopped miles un named maneuvers flowed rapidly air craft literally turned inside out 19-ft span Little Toot less 5ft -scale somewhat 6-ft 1/3-scale careful observations flying sites wed urge CG located front leading edge bottom wing sweep top wing Nine-out-of-lO RC Scale bipes waliow tricky am proach tail too low George has said bet hed put nominal price three-viewor maybe has spare literature Little Toot includes larger threeview reduced size printed Meyer Aircraft 5706 Abby Dr Corpus Chris ti TX 78413 SAM has authorized Free Flight Vaga bond Wog Old-Timers Old Square Sides republished recently MA MB Antique rather Old-Timerwhich erroneous listing ask noti fy quickly Vagabond Revisited recent MAN probably acceptable under SAM rules because changes made create modern sport RC-assist up right 19 instead inverted 60 Model Builder has fuli-size plans Old Square Sides designed John Spragueanother byline used years ago John Ponds Plan Service will have official plans three ships Next month Ill provide brief commentary flight characteristics well suggestions Vagabond can equipped de thermalizer Please dont take sunshine away Lets dis tinguish between fun thrilis subject Continued page 20 18 Model Aviation Knighthood Flower Major Hank Bourgeois US Marine Corps pie dated 1937-38 sure 1947-48 correct state-of-the-art Radio Control lob Still universal planes flown escapements turned rudder full right left Receiver relays activated chattered vibration chancy businessand approved frequency aside Ham stuff 465 fliers day RC equivalent moonshining Strange devices flowered desperate tempts get away escapement syndrome job escapement see vane tail behind stab vane rotated Since could stopped slant-wise positions provided feeble elevator doubtful rudder action combina tiOns Six-foot lightweights day hard put handle power mighty 19 solution put prop backwards Another short-bladed metal second prop shown picture pitched waste power tame beast Hank Bill Winter shared room Willow Grove PA Nats Since com manding officer away Hank highest ranking officer station intrepid RCers given Admirals Suitewith full frig refreshments Hank some friend sees advised folks looking Hank seems have dropped out sight H Thomas photo Dick Konkles Druine Turbulent OS 4-cycle twin 12 cu caught John Prestons magic camera Quarter Scale job catches Winteis fancy Turbulent great kind modelFF Rubber Gas CL RCin size form its simole build iu rr I-un1 Scale still alive Guillow Cessna built Allan Schanzle Wed guess engine Pee Wee though its hard tell Tom Schmitt photo Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platti Im perfectionist.my kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years Intact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions gentine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly E ULTIMATE legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 1/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed just sitting simply awe inspiring flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/G EAdmodeler Span 88 Length 76 Weight 15-20 lbs Bucker Jungmeister regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane time Still fits car $139 je*ercIjntitt 9Ie 1M bold flies great staying easily transportable 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 4for 90 enginba 1 New 1/4 Scale Pilot$139 Supplied unpaint Al. ed comes in-Available 1/6 1/6 scale World Retracting struction bookIe 3OWar II Fighter Pilots full Landing Gear Now Strengthened tor figureS15heavier ships Complete system $139 HOW TO ORDER D e nm manu urer Ino mark up Write call. accept check money order Master Cha ge V sa d pay UPS anywhere USA IFlorida residents add 4% sales iax Yes ep o e gn o de yo pay Irenahi intormaijon model send sell addressed enve ope Dave Dlatt invuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 Nor 4fiIroted ih oy ol5 o,ipoin super big super heavy super powerful RC Scale models Thrilling Maybe Fun letters column AMA often am copied manywho enjoy big airplanes super monsters worry us problem arising monsters scaring modelers see trend toward too much size weight and/or power Some people already have pre-emptive strike attitudestop monsters before stop us Its anything disastrous has happened yet matter what might happen worry about setting off mass hysteria especially outside agencies get volved tell us must fly RC model Life can made miserable us thing gets out hand refer way handle thia hot potato much monsters themselves some us may someday conclude golf better models preclude need some perspective years Nosen made big models no talk dangerthose light weight 60-powered craft 2 cu Quadra came along people beefed-up Nosens still little cause alarm assimilated Quadras Quarter Scale movement promoted Bill Northrop MB took off Some alarm heard forerunner present situation ly imagined problem since nothing terrible happened Some argued magazines about kinetic energy related mass velocity engineering types prejudice affili ation made us see basis alone Quarter Scaler no dangerous high speed Pattern Pylon model typical high-powered aerobatic sport mod el AMA evcn repealed its 40-lb weight limit basis its what fly fly affects safety writers chief concern Hundreds big models built some crashed fatality did occur caused monster model Measures followed effectively have elimi nated circumstances permitted accident Lets keep mind havent found necessary outlaw Control Line though government statistics show average three foolish souls year yond organized control tangle fatally high-tension lines sport activity gradually assimilated Quarter Scale now blended quietly least five years course Quarter Scale generality can mean span 4 ft case home-built well over 50 ft thc subject B-36 built reason able crates common sense strict pre cautions generally ruled day handful people figured big good bigger better Groups tackled community projects like eight-engined Spruce Goose responsibly planes seemed operated remote places involved 40s 60s some shivers noted began see hear twin Quadras Worry came out open started think models weighing up over 100 pounds speed 100 mphthe kinetic energy argu ments came back along thoughts 26-in props turning 7000-plus 0-29only several inches smaller full-sized Pittslost engine control takeoff pilot aborted flight Continued page 113 20 Model Aviation Safety/Preston P 78 thinking still first exchanged pins puffing first second fliers under went back plane turned causing second fliers plane go wild Lucky wasnt air yet No major damage done accident main problem first flier wasnt really thinking Never never reverse order pins saw other pin up should have checked out came board second time basically became second line fly first Since season now getting underway thought would bring everyones attention since some may have yet flown under new system Think safety courtesy Remember want enjoy hobby endanger anyone Let us just add final word members other clubs may engaged changing frequency control systems Piease very careful during initial change-over period safety other peoples models lives rests hands Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira CL Falls Church VA 22042 Fun/Winter Continued page 20 steered weeds side runway away spectator side comes direct pilot though present thought control lostand shuddered relief supposed good luck incident has stirred Quarter-Scalers along guys flying Fal cons Kadets Stiks let known want door closed before horse gets out barn belong Interna tional Miniature Aircraft Association receive its excellent official quarterly High Flight have two Quarter Scale models dont see effort avoid urging people bigger spectacular projects IMAA shifted viewpointand perhaps have just thought about itI know would breathe easily would help qualified committee would study matter evolve truly comprehensive specific safety policy Meanwhile monsters should flown exhibitions before crowds flyin normal-size Quarter Scalers should subjected RC Giant Scale Aircraft Inspection Check List presented Bob Beckmans Giant Scale column April 1982 issueevery time taken out fly imagine own clubI dont speak themwould never permit monster flown though strip good tOO ft pits Real monsters dont belong club flying sites club has safely flown Quarter Scale jobs including fact after first look new ship fliers tend ignore Quarter Scalers holds true out little field Nosen Citabrias Mulligans Curtiss Gulfhawk Stinsons Two big Cubs have flown regularly years does have watch trepidation safety officer has climbed over weekday hav ing safety prop nut Kadet Transmit ten impounded else anyone acts funny given boot true mon ster appeared lets say Kawasaki 11-25 Continued page 116 BUILT UP AND READY-TO-FLY Higgins Contempo CAP 20L 81 Span & Christen Eagle II 69 Span Write Call Construction Methods Technical Information D R HIGGINS & ASSOCIATES 25403 Via Impresso Valencia CA 91355 Phone 805 254-3017 September1982 113 NEW EXCLUSIVE BIPLANE PLANS EM Wingspan 60 Power will accept 90 3 Inch scale QUALIFIED FOR US SCALE MASTERS 3rd place Mint Julep EASY CONSTRUCTION clean clear detailed plans FLIES PRECISE 2 4 airelon option sport aerobatic flying LOW PRICE plus $200 postage/ PLUS PRESTIGE MODELS $ U 75Ohandling $300 forfiberglassI 3024 SW Adams Imailing tubeavailable25Peoria IL 61605 Winning Ideas FOURMOST RETRACTABLE TOW HOOK RELEASE Price S890 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight Y oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $3Oo GUICKY 500ilitLII PRICE $630 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR suspect guys would flip let fancy run wonder some sage IMAA AMA safety committee could come up magic safety number plane scale one-to 10 guided thereby Soon No simple task size speed power wing loading type plane etc Per haps difficult compare pears apples common denominator both fruit about same size bop some pal head either pear apple result would same pears apples watermelons something elsethe differ ence obvious could least guide lines what might flown People sometimes leave transmitters onin out impound area huge prop problem cant least minimize its danger example recent issue wondered what RAM device returns two servos pre set positions thc event radio failure terference etc kill engines page 129 July issue RF Enter prises announced Servo Gard weighs 1 oz reduces throttle automatically malfunction detected part system ample time land before bat tery failure such things work re quire monsters energetic critic demands weight limit 10 lb Doyou see what overreaction can dont show restraint influenccd him think up 20 lb him Aristocrat weighs almost 28 lb So wonder what impositions would accept Id like 25 lb would accept 20 9-ft 4-in plane would build something 15 thats what ultimately took save movement Quarter Scale opposed unlimited monsters 15 lb eggshell con struction big engine speak no myself think 15 pounds could counter-productive since 6-lb engine leaves 9 lb work see nothing gained making 28-lb Aristocrat weigh 20 pounds Since have non-acrobatic elassic-period ship realize aerobatic pilots roll vertically Pitts fly faster heavilywing-loaded fighters like Mustangs may have different requirements have watched hundreds such airplanes fly have never felt twinge concern other hand have seen have things Sunday afternoon nothing larger 5-ft field big plane pilots thoughtful true mam moth appears although far scarce hens teeth common thought might end Unchecked could see hundreds projectswell four Kawasaki ducted fans Boeing 747and less skilled come out bushes would good record come end Such planes require full-scale techniques common modeling methods construction Frankly know requirements beyond knowledge skill spite 55 years flying could make flies might wise however distasteful consider real monsters models RPVs Well suppose RC model RPV concern conditions midway between what think models real planes rather like home-builts Safety checks fly-in have gone through can see batteries No asks capacity cycle course frequently like What about servo pot wipers Everytime experience chatter servo talk sport jobs proves dirty pot setting pf wiperswhich would have known about except 'Merlin s straight Switches along bat teries failure pointas well rods devises name What standards should used truly critical inspection real monster Does anyone really know inspect Ive seen big CAP-20 strip its standard-size servo gears IMAA hard guidelines please did build 9-ft 4-in Aristocrat Pri marily because build fly Quarter Scale order know what talking about can safety-minded choice project meant maximum stabil ity easy handling slow flightthe ingred ients fun relaxation real plane high-wing cabin type high-lift airfoil built before flaps commonplace meant wing area since old guys didnt want land high speeds wanted get out small places 18-in chord model has acres area 132 cu glow engine gets out very small strip climbs well two-thirds throttle cruises 50% throttle less hangs day nose-high just above idle llmited myself 2 Cu displacement Although dont crash models am good flier committed myself having expert pilot execute takeoffs approaches landings No should ever contemplate aircraft can get ahead pro ficiency guest pilots including airline types love told machine redlined direction flown like real craft point-to-pointer never looped steeply dived snapped pilot Don Srull does Scale Procedure Turn pattern spectators always impressed flight alism fact flies like baby carriage virtually automatic touch-and-goes am conservative Because having pilot am able take chances dont want embarrass fellow modelers some event nor wish sued am concerned FIRST person might sue Never take chance should motto big Scale builder Any monster taking chance book 116 Model Aviation OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTSFuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming FUR~ST Send SASE Complete Information 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 RODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 Twenty years ago 6-ft 1 9powercd 6-lb model suffered chattering relay penetrated roof knocking pictures off bedroom wall enough chance cant sit plane pilot must rely remote link argue anything related remote link saying no RC airplane safe including AA No can seize statement cause safety anythingeven getting out bedinvolves percentages does crossing street driving car Statistics say golf carts 12 times dangerous model air planes including flown mysterious CL people near power lines stand close Aristocrat pilot doesnt need dont call watch other aircraft anything alert him split second start engine facing away pits kill before turning landed plane toward pits new us 1982 anchor plane firmly want know about tiny screw including hold hatches follow tight proced ures through filling priming feeling bump know what going aloftevery time time some times mutter about length climb-out distance turn degree bank drivc Sruil crazy probably Id like try twin wont know what red-line might exceed live real airplane gentiest inputs used know what blue-line twin speed must have continue safely engine fails un forgiving below blue-line have bought farTn Theres problem inContinued oh page 120 Iji Low Repair Costs t Customers Jjjjjjjh MAXIMUM Service Charges 4-7 channel systems$3250 2 channel systems$2650 Parts Shipping Extra Servo reversing now available 7C 1976-81 transmitters aileron elevaSor rudder & ttwottlel $3500 September1982 117 Kraft RIC Electronics Ask Milt Erb 1685 Beckwith D Hudson OH 44236216 655-2278 Park e Blvti Taylor MI 48180J stant interpretation distance models means holding down takeoffs gain excess speed maintaining very low-angle climb-outs scale effect too crate watching some clock Nor airspeed measurable way am sure have seen some lovely twin has flown many times seemingly taking off plenty airspeed snap stantly engine failure Anyone flies flapped airplane should know use flaps including first flight loading higher Perhaps safe flying flaps remote control requires three fixed positions Stinson noses up flaps Navion pitches down natural steep approach angle One-third flap eases takeoffs landings two-thirds pretty po tent full brake lift Propor tional guessing cant handle shouldnt fly crate have watched famous experts spread gear scrape belly see video tapes flaps did use Flaps scale novelties Any crate flown before spectators should have enough prior flights ensure proper performance pleased Ft 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wish take away anyones fun dont want lose own have successfully assimilated big Scale need distinguish between big monster good place start would affable Don Godfrey IMAA president has own columns Model Airplane News High Flight As IMAA president welcomes letters Like AMA IMAA has 11 district representa tives concerned communicate can affect things within please no tirades stirring up pot outside modelingwe dont need controls imposed outside people dont know what can handled safely need reason peer pressure avoid extremism warning flag wavedlets put own lid situation before somebody does us Editors Note New safety rulings effective immediately resulted AMA Execu tne council meeting June 26 Insurance coverage limited models over S5 lb weight spectator separation Flight Line must least 65 feet fly ing models over 20 lb See AMA News sec tion details Lets fly fun Next month promise circus Bill Winter 4426 Altura Ct Fairfax VA 22030 120 Model Aviation BUY DIRECT SAVE OVER 50% 00IU0,01jhlIfL 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#ev #t HE BUILDS PEANUTS takes contests apt win anyone else need have information relate George Meyer Corpus Christi TX George Little Toot man money Little Toot prettiest niftiest home-built ever George first flew Little Toot sensation Experi mental Aircraft Association George never produced kits sells plans meas ure wonder planes longevity plans once cost $50 now cost twice Most builders nowadays want kit design says George knowsorta like RC Scale shake box airplane drops out Most home-builts either prefab fiberglass About 40 Little Toots now flying quite few RC Scale models around world couple flown national champs uscd England tow model Gliders Meyer Aircrafts literature states would like have airplane easy fly safe fully aerobatic will out turn out-roll anything have ever flown before build Little Toot note specifics statement mind leaps Pitts Lasers et a] Sadly George sold airplane last year modifying bigger engine Texas storm tore up wings George couldnt get rebuilding gifted machinist George already experimenting homemade model diesel engines time availabic quickly developed real heart-stoppers some manage show started out build few diesels 020 category George relates After few rough days several failures finally worked out method lapping little pistons dont leak run very well turn about 9500 After spent couple years building Free Flight Scale models Last fail decided go back building engines pictures show what George managed six months Having never built four-cycle engine George tells us decided build crank case-supercharged four-cycle 12 Cu dis placement bad little trouble blown head gaskets soft copper gaskets cured 16 Model Aviation Creations George Meyer Right full-size Little Toot designed built three-view beneath 19-ft span Little Toot perfect RC aerobatic bipe 1/5 Y4 1/3scalegreat especially twin-cylinder engines Center-line cabanes simplify attachment Kshaped interplane struts also help An appropriate wire gear doubled large versions could carried up fuselage bolted slanted ply piece attached rear firewall Skilled build ers can cope suitable sheet metal gearper haps leaf spring approach Dont know checkerboard motif top wing Curtiss P-6E hawk talon paint scheme also au thentic Below Meet George Meyer Thats 5cylinder 4-cycle 3 cu Nothing best Georgenote laminated prop display test stand beautiful costly furniture Below Middle Singing merrily Kinner-like 5-cylin der crankcase-supercharged radial George will have 4-cylinder 4-cycle running Christmas Bottom Left Three Meyers 020 homemade diesels parking along 9500 rpm three run ning tells something about ease starting uses starter ordinarily dont dare small diesel Bottom Right 4-cycle glow twin runs like clock scale-type engine mount work art Twin 12 cu turns 16-6 6500 5-cylinder radial 6000 using 6 oz nf nlkv fiani fair tmin,ta rain 1AA E A 2212 -cZZI DD EEE ee D IGEO MEYER LITTLE TOOli September 1982 17 problem After seven hours running time tums 16-6 prop 6500 Since ran well decided build five-cylinder 3 cu engine Its radial valve train like old Kinner five camshafts six gears carb Perry 21 engine still think should sleeved down little caib mounted back gear case Five holes let fuel gear case front gear case has five holes let fuel crankcase intake pipes lead crankcase turns 6000 18-6 runs 8 min 6 oz glow fuel latest project four-cylinder in-line crankshaft finishedwith four throws five malns has oil system pres sure mains rods hope have running Christmas As contributor years Rubber Scale models various mags re cently Quarter Scaler cant resist show ing Little Toot three-view magic swept-wing biplanes want best going Scale get Lou Andrews immortal Aeromaster noted sweptwing thing first Udet Flamingo published 1936 MAN Both wings swept like later-day Jungmeister Although Udet mid-20s German trainer said pilots compare favorably famous Jungineister Great Lakes another Overlooked among Curtiss Seahawk top wing swept ala Fal con stralght bottom wingno taper either scale Williams Bros engine would lovely Some air show Great Lakes square outside loops greatest aerial exhibitions ever saw some Marine pilot decided wring out a Seahawk over two grass strips Teter boro 1933 Cars stopped miles un named maneuvers flowed rapidly air craft literally turned inside out 19-ft span Little Toot less 5ft -scale somewhat 6-ft 1/3-scale careful observations flying sites wed urge CG located front leading edge bottom wing sweep top wing Nine-out-of-lO RC Scale bipes waliow tricky am proach tail too low George has said bet hed put nominal price three-viewor maybe has spare literature Little Toot includes larger threeview reduced size printed Meyer Aircraft 5706 Abby Dr Corpus Chris ti TX 78413 SAM has authorized Free Flight Vaga bond Wog Old-Timers Old Square Sides republished recently MA MB Antique rather Old-Timerwhich erroneous listing ask noti fy quickly Vagabond Revisited recent MAN probably acceptable under SAM rules because changes made create modern sport RC-assist up right 19 instead inverted 60 Model Builder has fuli-size plans Old Square Sides designed John Spragueanother byline used years ago John Ponds Plan Service will have official plans three ships Next month Ill provide brief commentary flight characteristics well suggestions Vagabond can equipped de thermalizer Please dont take sunshine away Lets dis tinguish between fun thrilis subject Continued page 20 18 Model Aviation Knighthood Flower Major Hank Bourgeois US Marine Corps pie dated 1937-38 sure 1947-48 correct state-of-the-art Radio Control lob Still universal planes flown escapements turned rudder full right left Receiver relays activated chattered vibration chancy businessand approved frequency aside Ham stuff 465 fliers day RC equivalent moonshining Strange devices flowered desperate tempts get away escapement syndrome job escapement see vane tail behind stab vane rotated Since could stopped slant-wise positions provided feeble elevator doubtful rudder action combina tiOns Six-foot lightweights day hard put handle power mighty 19 solution put prop backwards Another short-bladed metal second prop shown picture pitched waste power tame beast Hank Bill Winter shared room Willow Grove PA Nats Since com manding officer away Hank highest ranking officer station intrepid RCers given Admirals Suitewith full frig refreshments Hank some friend sees advised folks looking Hank seems have dropped out sight H Thomas photo Dick Konkles Druine Turbulent OS 4-cycle twin 12 cu caught John Prestons magic camera Quarter Scale job catches Winteis fancy Turbulent great kind modelFF Rubber Gas CL RCin size form its simole build iu rr I-un1 Scale still alive Guillow Cessna built Allan Schanzle Wed guess engine Pee Wee though its hard tell Tom Schmitt photo Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platti Im perfectionist.my kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years Intact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions gentine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly E ULTIMATE legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 1/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed just sitting simply awe inspiring flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/G EAdmodeler Span 88 Length 76 Weight 15-20 lbs Bucker Jungmeister regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane time Still fits car $139 je*ercIjntitt 9Ie 1M bold flies great staying easily transportable 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 4for 90 enginba 1 New 1/4 Scale Pilot$139 Supplied unpaint Al. ed comes in-Available 1/6 1/6 scale World Retracting struction bookIe 3OWar II Fighter Pilots full Landing Gear Now Strengthened tor figureS15heavier ships Complete system $139 HOW TO ORDER D e nm manu urer Ino mark up Write call. accept check money order Master Cha ge V sa d pay UPS anywhere USA IFlorida residents add 4% sales iax Yes ep o e gn o de yo pay Irenahi intormaijon model send sell addressed enve ope Dave Dlatt invuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 Nor 4fiIroted ih oy ol5 o,ipoin super big super heavy super powerful RC Scale models Thrilling Maybe Fun letters column AMA often am copied manywho enjoy big airplanes super monsters worry us problem arising monsters scaring modelers see trend toward too much size weight and/or power Some people already have pre-emptive strike attitudestop monsters before stop us Its anything disastrous has happened yet matter what might happen worry about setting off mass hysteria especially outside agencies get volved tell us must fly RC model Life can made miserable us thing gets out hand refer way handle thia hot potato much monsters themselves some us may someday conclude golf better models preclude need some perspective years Nosen made big models no talk dangerthose light weight 60-powered craft 2 cu Quadra came along people beefed-up Nosens still little cause alarm assimilated Quadras Quarter Scale movement promoted Bill Northrop MB took off Some alarm heard forerunner present situation ly imagined problem since nothing terrible happened Some argued magazines about kinetic energy related mass velocity engineering types prejudice affili ation made us see basis alone Quarter Scaler no dangerous high speed Pattern Pylon model typical high-powered aerobatic sport mod el AMA evcn repealed its 40-lb weight limit basis its what fly fly affects safety writers chief concern Hundreds big models built some crashed fatality did occur caused monster model Measures followed effectively have elimi nated circumstances permitted accident Lets keep mind havent found necessary outlaw Control Line though government statistics show average three foolish souls year yond organized control tangle fatally high-tension lines sport activity gradually assimilated Quarter Scale now blended quietly least five years course Quarter Scale generality can mean span 4 ft case home-built well over 50 ft thc subject B-36 built reason able crates common sense strict pre cautions generally ruled day handful people figured big good bigger better Groups tackled community projects like eight-engined Spruce Goose responsibly planes seemed operated remote places involved 40s 60s some shivers noted began see hear twin Quadras Worry came out open started think models weighing up over 100 pounds speed 100 mphthe kinetic energy argu ments came back along thoughts 26-in props turning 7000-plus 0-29only several inches smaller full-sized Pittslost engine control takeoff pilot aborted flight Continued page 113 20 Model Aviation Safety/Preston P 78 thinking still first exchanged pins puffing first second fliers under went back plane turned causing second fliers plane go wild Lucky wasnt air yet No major damage done accident main problem first flier wasnt really thinking Never never reverse order pins saw other pin up should have checked out came board second time basically became second line fly first Since season now getting underway thought would bring everyones attention since some may have yet flown under new system Think safety courtesy Remember want enjoy hobby endanger anyone Let us just add final word members other clubs may engaged changing frequency control systems Piease very careful during initial change-over period safety other peoples models lives rests hands Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira CL Falls Church VA 22042 Fun/Winter Continued page 20 steered weeds side runway away spectator side comes direct pilot though present thought control lostand shuddered relief supposed good luck incident has stirred Quarter-Scalers along guys flying Fal cons Kadets Stiks let known want door closed before horse gets out barn belong Interna tional Miniature Aircraft Association receive its excellent official quarterly High Flight have two Quarter Scale models dont see effort avoid urging people bigger spectacular projects IMAA shifted viewpointand perhaps have just thought about itI know would breathe easily would help qualified committee would study matter evolve truly comprehensive specific safety policy Meanwhile monsters should flown exhibitions before crowds flyin normal-size Quarter Scalers should subjected RC Giant Scale Aircraft Inspection Check List presented Bob Beckmans Giant Scale column April 1982 issueevery time taken out fly imagine own clubI dont speak themwould never permit monster flown though strip good tOO ft pits Real monsters dont belong club flying sites club has safely flown Quarter Scale jobs including fact after first look new ship fliers tend ignore Quarter Scalers holds true out little field Nosen Citabrias Mulligans Curtiss Gulfhawk Stinsons Two big Cubs have flown regularly years does have watch trepidation safety officer has climbed over weekday hav ing safety prop nut Kadet Transmit ten impounded else anyone acts funny given boot true mon ster appeared lets say Kawasaki 11-25 Continued page 116 BUILT UP AND READY-TO-FLY Higgins Contempo CAP 20L 81 Span & Christen Eagle II 69 Span Write Call Construction Methods Technical Information D R HIGGINS & ASSOCIATES 25403 Via Impresso Valencia CA 91355 Phone 805 254-3017 September1982 113 NEW EXCLUSIVE BIPLANE PLANS EM Wingspan 60 Power will accept 90 3 Inch scale QUALIFIED FOR US SCALE MASTERS 3rd place Mint Julep EASY CONSTRUCTION clean clear detailed plans FLIES PRECISE 2 4 airelon option sport aerobatic flying LOW PRICE plus $200 postage/ PLUS PRESTIGE MODELS $ U 75Ohandling $300 forfiberglassI 3024 SW Adams Imailing tubeavailable25Peoria IL 61605 Winning Ideas FOURMOST RETRACTABLE TOW HOOK RELEASE Price S890 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight Y oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $3Oo GUICKY 500ilitLII PRICE $630 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR suspect guys would flip let fancy run wonder some sage IMAA AMA safety committee could come up magic safety number plane scale one-to 10 guided thereby Soon No simple task size speed power wing loading type plane etc Per haps difficult compare pears apples common denominator both fruit about same size bop some pal head either pear apple result would same pears apples watermelons something elsethe differ ence obvious could least guide lines what might flown People sometimes leave transmitters onin out impound area huge prop problem cant least minimize its danger example recent issue wondered what RAM device returns two servos pre set positions thc event radio failure terference etc kill engines page 129 July issue RF Enter prises announced Servo Gard weighs 1 oz reduces throttle automatically malfunction detected part system ample time land before bat tery failure such things work re quire monsters energetic critic demands weight limit 10 lb Doyou see what overreaction can dont show restraint influenccd him think up 20 lb him Aristocrat weighs almost 28 lb So wonder what impositions would accept Id like 25 lb would accept 20 9-ft 4-in plane would build something 15 thats what ultimately took save movement Quarter Scale opposed unlimited monsters 15 lb eggshell con struction big engine speak no myself think 15 pounds could counter-productive since 6-lb engine leaves 9 lb work see nothing gained making 28-lb Aristocrat weigh 20 pounds Since have non-acrobatic elassic-period ship realize aerobatic pilots roll vertically Pitts fly faster heavilywing-loaded fighters like Mustangs may have different requirements have watched hundreds such airplanes fly have never felt twinge concern other hand have seen have things Sunday afternoon nothing larger 5-ft field big plane pilots thoughtful true mam moth appears although far scarce hens teeth common thought might end Unchecked could see hundreds projectswell four Kawasaki ducted fans Boeing 747and less skilled come out bushes would good record come end Such planes require full-scale techniques common modeling methods construction Frankly know requirements beyond knowledge skill spite 55 years flying could make flies might wise however distasteful consider real monsters models RPVs Well suppose RC model RPV concern conditions midway between what think models real planes rather like home-builts Safety checks fly-in have gone through can see batteries No asks capacity cycle course frequently like What about servo pot wipers Everytime experience chatter servo talk sport jobs proves dirty pot setting pf wiperswhich would have known about except 'Merlin s straight Switches along bat teries failure pointas well rods devises name What standards should used truly critical inspection real monster Does anyone really know inspect Ive seen big CAP-20 strip its standard-size servo gears IMAA hard guidelines please did build 9-ft 4-in Aristocrat Pri marily because build fly Quarter Scale order know what talking about can safety-minded choice project meant maximum stabil ity easy handling slow flightthe ingred ients fun relaxation real plane high-wing cabin type high-lift airfoil built before flaps commonplace meant wing area since old guys didnt want land high speeds wanted get out small places 18-in chord model has acres area 132 cu glow engine gets out very small strip climbs well two-thirds throttle cruises 50% throttle less hangs day nose-high just above idle llmited myself 2 Cu displacement Although dont crash models am good flier committed myself having expert pilot execute takeoffs approaches landings No should ever contemplate aircraft can get ahead pro ficiency guest pilots including airline types love told machine redlined direction flown like real craft point-to-pointer never looped steeply dived snapped pilot Don Srull does Scale Procedure Turn pattern spectators always impressed flight alism fact flies like baby carriage virtually automatic touch-and-goes am conservative Because having pilot am able take chances dont want embarrass fellow modelers some event nor wish sued am concerned FIRST person might sue Never take chance should motto big Scale builder Any monster taking chance book 116 Model Aviation OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTSFuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming FUR~ST Send SASE Complete Information 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 RODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 Twenty years ago 6-ft 1 9powercd 6-lb model suffered chattering relay penetrated roof knocking pictures off bedroom wall enough chance cant sit plane pilot must rely remote link argue anything related remote link saying no RC airplane safe including AA No can seize statement cause safety anythingeven getting out bedinvolves percentages does crossing street driving car Statistics say golf carts 12 times dangerous model air planes including flown mysterious CL people near power lines stand close Aristocrat pilot doesnt need dont call watch other aircraft anything alert him split second start engine facing away pits kill before turning landed plane toward pits new us 1982 anchor plane firmly want know about tiny screw including hold hatches follow tight proced ures through filling priming feeling bump know what going aloftevery time time some times mutter about length climb-out distance turn degree bank drivc Sruil crazy probably Id like try twin wont know what red-line might exceed live real airplane gentiest inputs used know what blue-line twin speed must have continue safely engine fails un forgiving below blue-line have bought farTn Theres problem inContinued oh page 120 Iji Low Repair Costs t Customers Jjjjjjjh MAXIMUM Service Charges 4-7 channel systems$3250 2 channel systems$2650 Parts Shipping Extra Servo reversing now available 7C 1976-81 transmitters aileron elevaSor rudder & ttwottlel $3500 September1982 117 Kraft RIC Electronics Ask Milt Erb 1685 Beckwith D Hudson OH 44236216 655-2278 Park e Blvti Taylor MI 48180J stant interpretation distance models means holding down takeoffs gain excess speed maintaining very low-angle climb-outs scale effect too crate watching some clock Nor airspeed measurable way am sure have seen some lovely twin has flown many times seemingly taking off plenty airspeed snap stantly engine failure Anyone flies flapped airplane should know use flaps including first flight loading higher Perhaps safe flying flaps remote control requires three fixed positions Stinson noses up flaps Navion pitches down natural steep approach angle One-third flap eases takeoffs landings two-thirds pretty po tent full brake lift Propor tional guessing cant handle shouldnt fly crate have watched famous experts spread gear scrape belly see video tapes flaps did use Flaps scale novelties Any crate flown before spectators should have enough prior flights ensure proper performance pleased Ft Meade asked flights Aristocrat Presumably enough would have said cant fly What about AMA president now John Grigg has certain limited powers spelled out bylaws modelers ap proved years ago revised recently dont know John well certainly speaks mind reasonably feel monthly column executive director John Worth exists carry outthat executethe will Executive Council Executive Council members elected normally vote anything according what folks home think As nationally-elected government Congress practically EC COMPLETE MODELERS ASSORTMENT OF FASTENERS YOUR FINGER TIPS44444~4 atch For**PRICE SURVEy* *** JOORGANIZERATOVERFIFTY * *Upcoming Kitsl*WOOLLARS THAN TWICE OUR* ** $2495* 4444 4444444444* HSA-735 ALLOY STEEL SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWS CONTENTS LISTPCS 2-56 316 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 4-40 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 34 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 440 CKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 6-32 14 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32I2SOCKETHEADCAPSCREW15 6-3234 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32 1 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32 1 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWIS 6-322 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 FLAT WASHERS SAE ZINC PLATED NYLON INSERT LOCK NUTS ZINC PLATED 2-56 4-40 6-32 75 00 56 75 60 95 TOTAL PCS 735 *4* *4*4 4*4* 4 *4*4* *4 4 4 *4*44 4 4 KITS COME COIOPLETE WITH IS COMPARTMENT HEAVY DUTY INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZER ONLY $2495 vote shows varying yeas noes Having observed AMA since its birth 1937 having worked within editor six years know expect compromise decisions controversy involved Nothing good ever happens overnight What grass roots stirs up certainly gets put through wringer next Executive Council meetingtypically three months off result long longer get published lit complex things con flicting grass roots expression sensible decision may take two meetings mon ster aIrplane problemthe threat people feel can hurt modeling getting FAA actneeds deliberate attention AMA IMAA quick fix wont hold up am against anything dont wish take away anyones fun dont want lose own have successfully assimilated big Scale need distinguish between big monster good place start would affable Don Godfrey IMAA president has own columns Model Airplane News High Flight As IMAA president welcomes letters Like AMA IMAA has 11 district representa tives concerned communicate can affect things within please no tirades stirring up pot outside modelingwe dont need controls imposed outside people dont know what can handled safely need reason peer pressure avoid extremism warning flag wavedlets put own lid situation before somebody does us Editors Note New safety rulings effective immediately resulted AMA Execu tne council meeting June 26 Insurance coverage limited models over S5 lb weight spectator separation Flight Line must least 65 feet fly ing models over 20 lb See AMA News sec tion details Lets fly fun Next month promise circus Bill Winter 4426 Altura Ct Fairfax VA 22030 120 Model Aviation BUY DIRECT SAVE OVER 50% 00IU0,01jhlIfL 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#ev #t HE BUILDS PEANUTS takes contests apt win anyone else need have information relate George Meyer Corpus Christi TX George Little Toot man money Little Toot prettiest niftiest home-built ever George first flew Little Toot sensation Experi mental Aircraft Association George never produced kits sells plans meas ure wonder planes longevity plans once cost $50 now cost twice Most builders nowadays want kit design says George knowsorta like RC Scale shake box airplane drops out Most home-builts either prefab fiberglass About 40 Little Toots now flying quite few RC Scale models around world couple flown national champs uscd England tow model Gliders Meyer Aircrafts literature states would like have airplane easy fly safe fully aerobatic will out turn out-roll anything have ever flown before build Little Toot note specifics statement mind leaps Pitts Lasers et a] Sadly George sold airplane last year modifying bigger engine Texas storm tore up wings George couldnt get rebuilding gifted machinist George already experimenting homemade model diesel engines time availabic quickly developed real heart-stoppers some manage show started out build few diesels 020 category George relates After few rough days several failures finally worked out method lapping little pistons dont leak run very well turn about 9500 After spent couple years building Free Flight Scale models Last fail decided go back building engines pictures show what George managed six months Having never built four-cycle engine George tells us decided build crank case-supercharged four-cycle 12 Cu dis placement bad little trouble blown head gaskets soft copper gaskets cured 16 Model Aviation Creations George Meyer Right full-size Little Toot designed built three-view beneath 19-ft span Little Toot perfect RC aerobatic bipe 1/5 Y4 1/3scalegreat especially twin-cylinder engines Center-line cabanes simplify attachment Kshaped interplane struts also help An appropriate wire gear doubled large versions could carried up fuselage bolted slanted ply piece attached rear firewall Skilled build ers can cope suitable sheet metal gearper haps leaf spring approach Dont know checkerboard motif top wing Curtiss P-6E hawk talon paint scheme also au thentic Below Meet George Meyer Thats 5cylinder 4-cycle 3 cu Nothing best Georgenote laminated prop display test stand beautiful costly furniture Below Middle Singing merrily Kinner-like 5-cylin der crankcase-supercharged radial George will have 4-cylinder 4-cycle running Christmas Bottom Left Three Meyers 020 homemade diesels parking along 9500 rpm three run ning tells something about ease starting uses starter ordinarily dont dare small diesel Bottom Right 4-cycle glow twin runs like clock scale-type engine mount work art Twin 12 cu turns 16-6 6500 5-cylinder radial 6000 using 6 oz nf nlkv fiani fair tmin,ta rain 1AA E A 2212 -cZZI DD EEE ee D IGEO MEYER LITTLE TOOli September 1982 17 problem After seven hours running time tums 16-6 prop 6500 Since ran well decided build five-cylinder 3 cu engine Its radial valve train like old Kinner five camshafts six gears carb Perry 21 engine still think should sleeved down little caib mounted back gear case Five holes let fuel gear case front gear case has five holes let fuel crankcase intake pipes lead crankcase turns 6000 18-6 runs 8 min 6 oz glow fuel latest project four-cylinder in-line crankshaft finishedwith four throws five malns has oil system pres sure mains rods hope have running Christmas As contributor years Rubber Scale models various mags re cently Quarter Scaler cant resist show ing Little Toot three-view magic swept-wing biplanes want best going Scale get Lou Andrews immortal Aeromaster noted sweptwing thing first Udet Flamingo published 1936 MAN Both wings swept like later-day Jungmeister Although Udet mid-20s German trainer said pilots compare favorably famous Jungineister Great Lakes another Overlooked among Curtiss Seahawk top wing swept ala Fal con stralght bottom wingno taper either scale Williams Bros engine would lovely Some air show Great Lakes square outside loops greatest aerial exhibitions ever saw some Marine pilot decided wring out a Seahawk over two grass strips Teter boro 1933 Cars stopped miles un named maneuvers flowed rapidly air craft literally turned inside out 19-ft span Little Toot less 5ft -scale somewhat 6-ft 1/3-scale careful observations flying sites wed urge CG located front leading edge bottom wing sweep top wing Nine-out-of-lO RC Scale bipes waliow tricky am proach tail too low George has said bet hed put nominal price three-viewor maybe has spare literature Little Toot includes larger threeview reduced size printed Meyer Aircraft 5706 Abby Dr Corpus Chris ti TX 78413 SAM has authorized Free Flight Vaga bond Wog Old-Timers Old Square Sides republished recently MA MB Antique rather Old-Timerwhich erroneous listing ask noti fy quickly Vagabond Revisited recent MAN probably acceptable under SAM rules because changes made create modern sport RC-assist up right 19 instead inverted 60 Model Builder has fuli-size plans Old Square Sides designed John Spragueanother byline used years ago John Ponds Plan Service will have official plans three ships Next month Ill provide brief commentary flight characteristics well suggestions Vagabond can equipped de thermalizer Please dont take sunshine away Lets dis tinguish between fun thrilis subject Continued page 20 18 Model Aviation Knighthood Flower Major Hank Bourgeois US Marine Corps pie dated 1937-38 sure 1947-48 correct state-of-the-art Radio Control lob Still universal planes flown escapements turned rudder full right left Receiver relays activated chattered vibration chancy businessand approved frequency aside Ham stuff 465 fliers day RC equivalent moonshining Strange devices flowered desperate tempts get away escapement syndrome job escapement see vane tail behind stab vane rotated Since could stopped slant-wise positions provided feeble elevator doubtful rudder action combina tiOns Six-foot lightweights day hard put handle power mighty 19 solution put prop backwards Another short-bladed metal second prop shown picture pitched waste power tame beast Hank Bill Winter shared room Willow Grove PA Nats Since com manding officer away Hank highest ranking officer station intrepid RCers given Admirals Suitewith full frig refreshments Hank some friend sees advised folks looking Hank seems have dropped out sight H Thomas photo Dick Konkles Druine Turbulent OS 4-cycle twin 12 cu caught John Prestons magic camera Quarter Scale job catches Winteis fancy Turbulent great kind modelFF Rubber Gas CL RCin size form its simole build iu rr I-un1 Scale still alive Guillow Cessna built Allan Schanzle Wed guess engine Pee Wee though its hard tell Tom Schmitt photo Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platti Im perfectionist.my kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years Intact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions gentine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly E ULTIMATE legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 1/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed just sitting simply awe inspiring flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/G EAdmodeler Span 88 Length 76 Weight 15-20 lbs Bucker Jungmeister regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane time Still fits car $139 je*ercIjntitt 9Ie 1M bold flies great staying easily transportable 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 4for 90 enginba 1 New 1/4 Scale Pilot$139 Supplied unpaint Al. ed comes in-Available 1/6 1/6 scale World Retracting struction bookIe 3OWar II Fighter Pilots full Landing Gear Now Strengthened tor figureS15heavier ships Complete system $139 HOW TO ORDER D e nm manu urer Ino mark up Write call. accept check money order Master Cha ge V sa d pay UPS anywhere USA IFlorida residents add 4% sales iax Yes ep o e gn o de yo pay Irenahi intormaijon model send sell addressed enve ope Dave Dlatt invuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 Nor 4fiIroted ih oy ol5 o,ipoin super big super heavy super powerful RC Scale models Thrilling Maybe Fun letters column AMA often am copied manywho enjoy big airplanes super monsters worry us problem arising monsters scaring modelers see trend toward too much size weight and/or power Some people already have pre-emptive strike attitudestop monsters before stop us Its anything disastrous has happened yet matter what might happen worry about setting off mass hysteria especially outside agencies get volved tell us must fly RC model Life can made miserable us thing gets out hand refer way handle thia hot potato much monsters themselves some us may someday conclude golf better models preclude need some perspective years Nosen made big models no talk dangerthose light weight 60-powered craft 2 cu Quadra came along people beefed-up Nosens still little cause alarm assimilated Quadras Quarter Scale movement promoted Bill Northrop MB took off Some alarm heard forerunner present situation ly imagined problem since nothing terrible happened Some argued magazines about kinetic energy related mass velocity engineering types prejudice affili ation made us see basis alone Quarter Scaler no dangerous high speed Pattern Pylon model typical high-powered aerobatic sport mod el AMA evcn repealed its 40-lb weight limit basis its what fly fly affects safety writers chief concern Hundreds big models built some crashed fatality did occur caused monster model Measures followed effectively have elimi nated circumstances permitted accident Lets keep mind havent found necessary outlaw Control Line though government statistics show average three foolish souls year yond organized control tangle fatally high-tension lines sport activity gradually assimilated Quarter Scale now blended quietly least five years course Quarter Scale generality can mean span 4 ft case home-built well over 50 ft thc subject B-36 built reason able crates common sense strict pre cautions generally ruled day handful people figured big good bigger better Groups tackled community projects like eight-engined Spruce Goose responsibly planes seemed operated remote places involved 40s 60s some shivers noted began see hear twin Quadras Worry came out open started think models weighing up over 100 pounds speed 100 mphthe kinetic energy argu ments came back along thoughts 26-in props turning 7000-plus 0-29only several inches smaller full-sized Pittslost engine control takeoff pilot aborted flight Continued page 113 20 Model Aviation Safety/Preston P 78 thinking still first exchanged pins puffing first second fliers under went back plane turned causing second fliers plane go wild Lucky wasnt air yet No major damage done accident main problem first flier wasnt really thinking Never never reverse order pins saw other pin up should have checked out came board second time basically became second line fly first Since season now getting underway thought would bring everyones attention since some may have yet flown under new system Think safety courtesy Remember want enjoy hobby endanger anyone Let us just add final word members other clubs may engaged changing frequency control systems Piease very careful during initial change-over period safety other peoples models lives rests hands Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira CL Falls Church VA 22042 Fun/Winter Continued page 20 steered weeds side runway away spectator side comes direct pilot though present thought control lostand shuddered relief supposed good luck incident has stirred Quarter-Scalers along guys flying Fal cons Kadets Stiks let known want door closed before horse gets out barn belong Interna tional Miniature Aircraft Association receive its excellent official quarterly High Flight have two Quarter Scale models dont see effort avoid urging people bigger spectacular projects IMAA shifted viewpointand perhaps have just thought about itI know would breathe easily would help qualified committee would study matter evolve truly comprehensive specific safety policy Meanwhile monsters should flown exhibitions before crowds flyin normal-size Quarter Scalers should subjected RC Giant Scale Aircraft Inspection Check List presented Bob Beckmans Giant Scale column April 1982 issueevery time taken out fly imagine own clubI dont speak themwould never permit monster flown though strip good tOO ft pits Real monsters dont belong club flying sites club has safely flown Quarter Scale jobs including fact after first look new ship fliers tend ignore Quarter Scalers holds true out little field Nosen Citabrias Mulligans Curtiss Gulfhawk Stinsons Two big Cubs have flown regularly years does have watch trepidation safety officer has climbed over weekday hav ing safety prop nut Kadet Transmit ten impounded else anyone acts funny given boot true mon ster appeared lets say Kawasaki 11-25 Continued page 116 BUILT UP AND READY-TO-FLY Higgins Contempo CAP 20L 81 Span & Christen Eagle II 69 Span Write Call Construction Methods Technical Information D R HIGGINS & ASSOCIATES 25403 Via Impresso Valencia CA 91355 Phone 805 254-3017 September1982 113 NEW EXCLUSIVE BIPLANE PLANS EM Wingspan 60 Power will accept 90 3 Inch scale QUALIFIED FOR US SCALE MASTERS 3rd place Mint Julep EASY CONSTRUCTION clean clear detailed plans FLIES PRECISE 2 4 airelon option sport aerobatic flying LOW PRICE plus $200 postage/ PLUS PRESTIGE MODELS $ U 75Ohandling $300 forfiberglassI 3024 SW Adams Imailing tubeavailable25Peoria IL 61605 Winning Ideas FOURMOST RETRACTABLE TOW HOOK RELEASE Price S890 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight Y oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $3Oo GUICKY 500ilitLII PRICE $630 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR suspect guys would flip let fancy run wonder some sage IMAA AMA safety committee could come up magic safety number plane scale one-to 10 guided thereby Soon No simple task size speed power wing loading type plane etc Per haps difficult compare pears apples common denominator both fruit about same size bop some pal head either pear apple result would same pears apples watermelons something elsethe differ ence obvious could least guide lines what might flown People sometimes leave transmitters onin out impound area huge prop problem cant least minimize its danger example recent issue wondered what RAM device returns two servos pre set positions thc event radio failure terference etc kill engines page 129 July issue RF Enter prises announced Servo Gard weighs 1 oz reduces throttle automatically malfunction detected part system ample time land before bat tery failure such things work re quire monsters energetic critic demands weight limit 10 lb Doyou see what overreaction can dont show restraint influenccd him think up 20 lb him Aristocrat weighs almost 28 lb So wonder what impositions would accept Id like 25 lb would accept 20 9-ft 4-in plane would build something 15 thats what ultimately took save movement Quarter Scale opposed unlimited monsters 15 lb eggshell con struction big engine speak no myself think 15 pounds could counter-productive since 6-lb engine leaves 9 lb work see nothing gained making 28-lb Aristocrat weigh 20 pounds Since have non-acrobatic elassic-period ship realize aerobatic pilots roll vertically Pitts fly faster heavilywing-loaded fighters like Mustangs may have different requirements have watched hundreds such airplanes fly have never felt twinge concern other hand have seen have things Sunday afternoon nothing larger 5-ft field big plane pilots thoughtful true mam moth appears although far scarce hens teeth common thought might end Unchecked could see hundreds projectswell four Kawasaki ducted fans Boeing 747and less skilled come out bushes would good record come end Such planes require full-scale techniques common modeling methods construction Frankly know requirements beyond knowledge skill spite 55 years flying could make flies might wise however distasteful consider real monsters models RPVs Well suppose RC model RPV concern conditions midway between what think models real planes rather like home-builts Safety checks fly-in have gone through can see batteries No asks capacity cycle course frequently like What about servo pot wipers Everytime experience chatter servo talk sport jobs proves dirty pot setting pf wiperswhich would have known about except 'Merlin s straight Switches along bat teries failure pointas well rods devises name What standards should used truly critical inspection real monster Does anyone really know inspect Ive seen big CAP-20 strip its standard-size servo gears IMAA hard guidelines please did build 9-ft 4-in Aristocrat Pri marily because build fly Quarter Scale order know what talking about can safety-minded choice project meant maximum stabil ity easy handling slow flightthe ingred ients fun relaxation real plane high-wing cabin type high-lift airfoil built before flaps commonplace meant wing area since old guys didnt want land high speeds wanted get out small places 18-in chord model has acres area 132 cu glow engine gets out very small strip climbs well two-thirds throttle cruises 50% throttle less hangs day nose-high just above idle llmited myself 2 Cu displacement Although dont crash models am good flier committed myself having expert pilot execute takeoffs approaches landings No should ever contemplate aircraft can get ahead pro ficiency guest pilots including airline types love told machine redlined direction flown like real craft point-to-pointer never looped steeply dived snapped pilot Don Srull does Scale Procedure Turn pattern spectators always impressed flight alism fact flies like baby carriage virtually automatic touch-and-goes am conservative Because having pilot am able take chances dont want embarrass fellow modelers some event nor wish sued am concerned FIRST person might sue Never take chance should motto big Scale builder Any monster taking chance book 116 Model Aviation OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTSFuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming FUR~ST Send SASE Complete Information 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 RODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 Twenty years ago 6-ft 1 9powercd 6-lb model suffered chattering relay penetrated roof knocking pictures off bedroom wall enough chance cant sit plane pilot must rely remote link argue anything related remote link saying no RC airplane safe including AA No can seize statement cause safety anythingeven getting out bedinvolves percentages does crossing street driving car Statistics say golf carts 12 times dangerous model air planes including flown mysterious CL people near power lines stand close Aristocrat pilot doesnt need dont call watch other aircraft anything alert him split second start engine facing away pits kill before turning landed plane toward pits new us 1982 anchor plane firmly want know about tiny screw including hold hatches follow tight proced ures through filling priming feeling bump know what going aloftevery time time some times mutter about length climb-out distance turn degree bank drivc Sruil crazy probably Id like try twin wont know what red-line might exceed live real airplane gentiest inputs used know what blue-line twin speed must have continue safely engine fails un forgiving below blue-line have bought farTn Theres problem inContinued oh page 120 Iji Low Repair Costs t Customers Jjjjjjjh MAXIMUM Service Charges 4-7 channel systems$3250 2 channel systems$2650 Parts Shipping Extra Servo reversing now available 7C 1976-81 transmitters aileron elevaSor rudder & ttwottlel $3500 September1982 117 Kraft RIC Electronics Ask Milt Erb 1685 Beckwith D Hudson OH 44236216 655-2278 Park e Blvti Taylor MI 48180J stant interpretation distance models means holding down takeoffs gain excess speed maintaining very low-angle climb-outs scale effect too crate watching some clock Nor airspeed measurable way am sure have seen some lovely twin has flown many times seemingly taking off plenty airspeed snap stantly engine failure Anyone flies flapped airplane should know use flaps including first flight loading higher Perhaps safe flying flaps remote control requires three fixed positions Stinson noses up flaps Navion pitches down natural steep approach angle One-third flap eases takeoffs landings two-thirds pretty po tent full brake lift Propor tional guessing cant handle shouldnt fly crate have watched famous experts spread gear scrape belly see video tapes flaps did use Flaps scale novelties Any crate flown before spectators should have enough prior flights ensure proper performance pleased Ft Meade asked flights Aristocrat Presumably enough would have said cant fly What about AMA president now John Grigg has certain limited powers spelled out bylaws modelers ap proved years ago revised recently dont know John well certainly speaks mind reasonably feel monthly column executive director John Worth exists carry outthat executethe will Executive Council Executive Council members elected normally vote anything according what folks home think As nationally-elected government Congress practically EC COMPLETE MODELERS ASSORTMENT OF FASTENERS YOUR FINGER TIPS44444~4 atch For**PRICE SURVEy* *** JOORGANIZERATOVERFIFTY * *Upcoming Kitsl*WOOLLARS THAN TWICE OUR* ** $2495* 4444 4444444444* HSA-735 ALLOY STEEL SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWS CONTENTS LISTPCS 2-56 316 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 4-40 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 34 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 440 CKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 6-32 14 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32I2SOCKETHEADCAPSCREW15 6-3234 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32 1 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32 1 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWIS 6-322 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 FLAT WASHERS SAE ZINC PLATED NYLON INSERT LOCK NUTS ZINC PLATED 2-56 4-40 6-32 75 00 56 75 60 95 TOTAL PCS 735 *4* *4*4 4*4* 4 *4*4* *4 4 4 *4*44 4 4 KITS COME COIOPLETE WITH IS COMPARTMENT HEAVY DUTY INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZER ONLY $2495 vote shows varying yeas noes Having observed AMA since its birth 1937 having worked within editor six years know expect compromise decisions controversy involved Nothing good ever happens overnight What grass roots stirs up certainly gets put through wringer next Executive Council meetingtypically three months off result long longer get published lit complex things con flicting grass roots expression sensible decision may take two meetings mon ster aIrplane problemthe threat people feel can hurt modeling getting FAA actneeds deliberate attention AMA IMAA quick fix wont hold up am against anything dont wish take away anyones fun dont want lose own have successfully assimilated big Scale need distinguish between big monster good place start would affable Don Godfrey IMAA president has own columns Model Airplane News High Flight As IMAA president welcomes letters Like AMA IMAA has 11 district representa tives concerned communicate can affect things within please no tirades stirring up pot outside modelingwe dont need controls imposed outside people dont know what can handled safely need reason peer pressure avoid extremism warning flag wavedlets put own lid situation before somebody does us Editors Note New safety rulings effective immediately resulted AMA Execu tne council meeting June 26 Insurance coverage limited models over S5 lb weight spectator separation Flight Line must least 65 feet fly ing models over 20 lb See AMA News sec tion details Lets fly fun Next month promise circus Bill Winter 4426 Altura Ct Fairfax VA 22030 120 Model Aviation BUY DIRECT SAVE OVER 50% 00IU0,01jhlIfL LIall Order Jo HARDWARE SYSTEMS Y428 Waahlmgtmi Ave. S. Eden Prairie Ml. 55344 Phone 5129415157 * Pb. include $250 top postage handling * Add $150 COD * Mini, residents add 5% subs tax * Order5 Will shipped within 48 hourS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/09
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 20, 113, 116, 117, 120
#ev #t HE BUILDS PEANUTS takes contests apt win anyone else need have information relate George Meyer Corpus Christi TX George Little Toot man money Little Toot prettiest niftiest home-built ever George first flew Little Toot sensation Experi mental Aircraft Association George never produced kits sells plans meas ure wonder planes longevity plans once cost $50 now cost twice Most builders nowadays want kit design says George knowsorta like RC Scale shake box airplane drops out Most home-builts either prefab fiberglass About 40 Little Toots now flying quite few RC Scale models around world couple flown national champs uscd England tow model Gliders Meyer Aircrafts literature states would like have airplane easy fly safe fully aerobatic will out turn out-roll anything have ever flown before build Little Toot note specifics statement mind leaps Pitts Lasers et a] Sadly George sold airplane last year modifying bigger engine Texas storm tore up wings George couldnt get rebuilding gifted machinist George already experimenting homemade model diesel engines time availabic quickly developed real heart-stoppers some manage show started out build few diesels 020 category George relates After few rough days several failures finally worked out method lapping little pistons dont leak run very well turn about 9500 After spent couple years building Free Flight Scale models Last fail decided go back building engines pictures show what George managed six months Having never built four-cycle engine George tells us decided build crank case-supercharged four-cycle 12 Cu dis placement bad little trouble blown head gaskets soft copper gaskets cured 16 Model Aviation Creations George Meyer Right full-size Little Toot designed built three-view beneath 19-ft span Little Toot perfect RC aerobatic bipe 1/5 Y4 1/3scalegreat especially twin-cylinder engines Center-line cabanes simplify attachment Kshaped interplane struts also help An appropriate wire gear doubled large versions could carried up fuselage bolted slanted ply piece attached rear firewall Skilled build ers can cope suitable sheet metal gearper haps leaf spring approach Dont know checkerboard motif top wing Curtiss P-6E hawk talon paint scheme also au thentic Below Meet George Meyer Thats 5cylinder 4-cycle 3 cu Nothing best Georgenote laminated prop display test stand beautiful costly furniture Below Middle Singing merrily Kinner-like 5-cylin der crankcase-supercharged radial George will have 4-cylinder 4-cycle running Christmas Bottom Left Three Meyers 020 homemade diesels parking along 9500 rpm three run ning tells something about ease starting uses starter ordinarily dont dare small diesel Bottom Right 4-cycle glow twin runs like clock scale-type engine mount work art Twin 12 cu turns 16-6 6500 5-cylinder radial 6000 using 6 oz nf nlkv fiani fair tmin,ta rain 1AA E A 2212 -cZZI DD EEE ee D IGEO MEYER LITTLE TOOli September 1982 17 problem After seven hours running time tums 16-6 prop 6500 Since ran well decided build five-cylinder 3 cu engine Its radial valve train like old Kinner five camshafts six gears carb Perry 21 engine still think should sleeved down little caib mounted back gear case Five holes let fuel gear case front gear case has five holes let fuel crankcase intake pipes lead crankcase turns 6000 18-6 runs 8 min 6 oz glow fuel latest project four-cylinder in-line crankshaft finishedwith four throws five malns has oil system pres sure mains rods hope have running Christmas As contributor years Rubber Scale models various mags re cently Quarter Scaler cant resist show ing Little Toot three-view magic swept-wing biplanes want best going Scale get Lou Andrews immortal Aeromaster noted sweptwing thing first Udet Flamingo published 1936 MAN Both wings swept like later-day Jungmeister Although Udet mid-20s German trainer said pilots compare favorably famous Jungineister Great Lakes another Overlooked among Curtiss Seahawk top wing swept ala Fal con stralght bottom wingno taper either scale Williams Bros engine would lovely Some air show Great Lakes square outside loops greatest aerial exhibitions ever saw some Marine pilot decided wring out a Seahawk over two grass strips Teter boro 1933 Cars stopped miles un named maneuvers flowed rapidly air craft literally turned inside out 19-ft span Little Toot less 5ft -scale somewhat 6-ft 1/3-scale careful observations flying sites wed urge CG located front leading edge bottom wing sweep top wing Nine-out-of-lO RC Scale bipes waliow tricky am proach tail too low George has said bet hed put nominal price three-viewor maybe has spare literature Little Toot includes larger threeview reduced size printed Meyer Aircraft 5706 Abby Dr Corpus Chris ti TX 78413 SAM has authorized Free Flight Vaga bond Wog Old-Timers Old Square Sides republished recently MA MB Antique rather Old-Timerwhich erroneous listing ask noti fy quickly Vagabond Revisited recent MAN probably acceptable under SAM rules because changes made create modern sport RC-assist up right 19 instead inverted 60 Model Builder has fuli-size plans Old Square Sides designed John Spragueanother byline used years ago John Ponds Plan Service will have official plans three ships Next month Ill provide brief commentary flight characteristics well suggestions Vagabond can equipped de thermalizer Please dont take sunshine away Lets dis tinguish between fun thrilis subject Continued page 20 18 Model Aviation Knighthood Flower Major Hank Bourgeois US Marine Corps pie dated 1937-38 sure 1947-48 correct state-of-the-art Radio Control lob Still universal planes flown escapements turned rudder full right left Receiver relays activated chattered vibration chancy businessand approved frequency aside Ham stuff 465 fliers day RC equivalent moonshining Strange devices flowered desperate tempts get away escapement syndrome job escapement see vane tail behind stab vane rotated Since could stopped slant-wise positions provided feeble elevator doubtful rudder action combina tiOns Six-foot lightweights day hard put handle power mighty 19 solution put prop backwards Another short-bladed metal second prop shown picture pitched waste power tame beast Hank Bill Winter shared room Willow Grove PA Nats Since com manding officer away Hank highest ranking officer station intrepid RCers given Admirals Suitewith full frig refreshments Hank some friend sees advised folks looking Hank seems have dropped out sight H Thomas photo Dick Konkles Druine Turbulent OS 4-cycle twin 12 cu caught John Prestons magic camera Quarter Scale job catches Winteis fancy Turbulent great kind modelFF Rubber Gas CL RCin size form its simole build iu rr I-un1 Scale still alive Guillow Cessna built Allan Schanzle Wed guess engine Pee Wee though its hard tell Tom Schmitt photo Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platti Im perfectionist.my kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years Intact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions gentine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly E ULTIMATE legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 1/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed just sitting simply awe inspiring flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/G EAdmodeler Span 88 Length 76 Weight 15-20 lbs Bucker Jungmeister regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane time Still fits car $139 je*ercIjntitt 9Ie 1M bold flies great staying easily transportable 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 4for 90 enginba 1 New 1/4 Scale Pilot$139 Supplied unpaint Al. ed comes in-Available 1/6 1/6 scale World Retracting struction bookIe 3OWar II Fighter Pilots full Landing Gear Now Strengthened tor figureS15heavier ships Complete system $139 HOW TO ORDER D e nm manu urer Ino mark up Write call. accept check money order Master Cha ge V sa d pay UPS anywhere USA IFlorida residents add 4% sales iax Yes ep o e gn o de yo pay Irenahi intormaijon model send sell addressed enve ope Dave Dlatt invuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 Nor 4fiIroted ih oy ol5 o,ipoin super big super heavy super powerful RC Scale models Thrilling Maybe Fun letters column AMA often am copied manywho enjoy big airplanes super monsters worry us problem arising monsters scaring modelers see trend toward too much size weight and/or power Some people already have pre-emptive strike attitudestop monsters before stop us Its anything disastrous has happened yet matter what might happen worry about setting off mass hysteria especially outside agencies get volved tell us must fly RC model Life can made miserable us thing gets out hand refer way handle thia hot potato much monsters themselves some us may someday conclude golf better models preclude need some perspective years Nosen made big models no talk dangerthose light weight 60-powered craft 2 cu Quadra came along people beefed-up Nosens still little cause alarm assimilated Quadras Quarter Scale movement promoted Bill Northrop MB took off Some alarm heard forerunner present situation ly imagined problem since nothing terrible happened Some argued magazines about kinetic energy related mass velocity engineering types prejudice affili ation made us see basis alone Quarter Scaler no dangerous high speed Pattern Pylon model typical high-powered aerobatic sport mod el AMA evcn repealed its 40-lb weight limit basis its what fly fly affects safety writers chief concern Hundreds big models built some crashed fatality did occur caused monster model Measures followed effectively have elimi nated circumstances permitted accident Lets keep mind havent found necessary outlaw Control Line though government statistics show average three foolish souls year yond organized control tangle fatally high-tension lines sport activity gradually assimilated Quarter Scale now blended quietly least five years course Quarter Scale generality can mean span 4 ft case home-built well over 50 ft thc subject B-36 built reason able crates common sense strict pre cautions generally ruled day handful people figured big good bigger better Groups tackled community projects like eight-engined Spruce Goose responsibly planes seemed operated remote places involved 40s 60s some shivers noted began see hear twin Quadras Worry came out open started think models weighing up over 100 pounds speed 100 mphthe kinetic energy argu ments came back along thoughts 26-in props turning 7000-plus 0-29only several inches smaller full-sized Pittslost engine control takeoff pilot aborted flight Continued page 113 20 Model Aviation Safety/Preston P 78 thinking still first exchanged pins puffing first second fliers under went back plane turned causing second fliers plane go wild Lucky wasnt air yet No major damage done accident main problem first flier wasnt really thinking Never never reverse order pins saw other pin up should have checked out came board second time basically became second line fly first Since season now getting underway thought would bring everyones attention since some may have yet flown under new system Think safety courtesy Remember want enjoy hobby endanger anyone Let us just add final word members other clubs may engaged changing frequency control systems Piease very careful during initial change-over period safety other peoples models lives rests hands Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira CL Falls Church VA 22042 Fun/Winter Continued page 20 steered weeds side runway away spectator side comes direct pilot though present thought control lostand shuddered relief supposed good luck incident has stirred Quarter-Scalers along guys flying Fal cons Kadets Stiks let known want door closed before horse gets out barn belong Interna tional Miniature Aircraft Association receive its excellent official quarterly High Flight have two Quarter Scale models dont see effort avoid urging people bigger spectacular projects IMAA shifted viewpointand perhaps have just thought about itI know would breathe easily would help qualified committee would study matter evolve truly comprehensive specific safety policy Meanwhile monsters should flown exhibitions before crowds flyin normal-size Quarter Scalers should subjected RC Giant Scale Aircraft Inspection Check List presented Bob Beckmans Giant Scale column April 1982 issueevery time taken out fly imagine own clubI dont speak themwould never permit monster flown though strip good tOO ft pits Real monsters dont belong club flying sites club has safely flown Quarter Scale jobs including fact after first look new ship fliers tend ignore Quarter Scalers holds true out little field Nosen Citabrias Mulligans Curtiss Gulfhawk Stinsons Two big Cubs have flown regularly years does have watch trepidation safety officer has climbed over weekday hav ing safety prop nut Kadet Transmit ten impounded else anyone acts funny given boot true mon ster appeared lets say Kawasaki 11-25 Continued page 116 BUILT UP AND READY-TO-FLY Higgins Contempo CAP 20L 81 Span & Christen Eagle II 69 Span Write Call Construction Methods Technical Information D R HIGGINS & ASSOCIATES 25403 Via Impresso Valencia CA 91355 Phone 805 254-3017 September1982 113 NEW EXCLUSIVE BIPLANE PLANS EM Wingspan 60 Power will accept 90 3 Inch scale QUALIFIED FOR US SCALE MASTERS 3rd place Mint Julep EASY CONSTRUCTION clean clear detailed plans FLIES PRECISE 2 4 airelon option sport aerobatic flying LOW PRICE plus $200 postage/ PLUS PRESTIGE MODELS $ U 75Ohandling $300 forfiberglassI 3024 SW Adams Imailing tubeavailable25Peoria IL 61605 Winning Ideas FOURMOST RETRACTABLE TOW HOOK RELEASE Price S890 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight Y oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $3Oo GUICKY 500ilitLII PRICE $630 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR suspect guys would flip let fancy run wonder some sage IMAA AMA safety committee could come up magic safety number plane scale one-to 10 guided thereby Soon No simple task size speed power wing loading type plane etc Per haps difficult compare pears apples common denominator both fruit about same size bop some pal head either pear apple result would same pears apples watermelons something elsethe differ ence obvious could least guide lines what might flown People sometimes leave transmitters onin out impound area huge prop problem cant least minimize its danger example recent issue wondered what RAM device returns two servos pre set positions thc event radio failure terference etc kill engines page 129 July issue RF Enter prises announced Servo Gard weighs 1 oz reduces throttle automatically malfunction detected part system ample time land before bat tery failure such things work re quire monsters energetic critic demands weight limit 10 lb Doyou see what overreaction can dont show restraint influenccd him think up 20 lb him Aristocrat weighs almost 28 lb So wonder what impositions would accept Id like 25 lb would accept 20 9-ft 4-in plane would build something 15 thats what ultimately took save movement Quarter Scale opposed unlimited monsters 15 lb eggshell con struction big engine speak no myself think 15 pounds could counter-productive since 6-lb engine leaves 9 lb work see nothing gained making 28-lb Aristocrat weigh 20 pounds Since have non-acrobatic elassic-period ship realize aerobatic pilots roll vertically Pitts fly faster heavilywing-loaded fighters like Mustangs may have different requirements have watched hundreds such airplanes fly have never felt twinge concern other hand have seen have things Sunday afternoon nothing larger 5-ft field big plane pilots thoughtful true mam moth appears although far scarce hens teeth common thought might end Unchecked could see hundreds projectswell four Kawasaki ducted fans Boeing 747and less skilled come out bushes would good record come end Such planes require full-scale techniques common modeling methods construction Frankly know requirements beyond knowledge skill spite 55 years flying could make flies might wise however distasteful consider real monsters models RPVs Well suppose RC model RPV concern conditions midway between what think models real planes rather like home-builts Safety checks fly-in have gone through can see batteries No asks capacity cycle course frequently like What about servo pot wipers Everytime experience chatter servo talk sport jobs proves dirty pot setting pf wiperswhich would have known about except 'Merlin s straight Switches along bat teries failure pointas well rods devises name What standards should used truly critical inspection real monster Does anyone really know inspect Ive seen big CAP-20 strip its standard-size servo gears IMAA hard guidelines please did build 9-ft 4-in Aristocrat Pri marily because build fly Quarter Scale order know what talking about can safety-minded choice project meant maximum stabil ity easy handling slow flightthe ingred ients fun relaxation real plane high-wing cabin type high-lift airfoil built before flaps commonplace meant wing area since old guys didnt want land high speeds wanted get out small places 18-in chord model has acres area 132 cu glow engine gets out very small strip climbs well two-thirds throttle cruises 50% throttle less hangs day nose-high just above idle llmited myself 2 Cu displacement Although dont crash models am good flier committed myself having expert pilot execute takeoffs approaches landings No should ever contemplate aircraft can get ahead pro ficiency guest pilots including airline types love told machine redlined direction flown like real craft point-to-pointer never looped steeply dived snapped pilot Don Srull does Scale Procedure Turn pattern spectators always impressed flight alism fact flies like baby carriage virtually automatic touch-and-goes am conservative Because having pilot am able take chances dont want embarrass fellow modelers some event nor wish sued am concerned FIRST person might sue Never take chance should motto big Scale builder Any monster taking chance book 116 Model Aviation OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTSFuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming FUR~ST Send SASE Complete Information 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 RODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 Twenty years ago 6-ft 1 9powercd 6-lb model suffered chattering relay penetrated roof knocking pictures off bedroom wall enough chance cant sit plane pilot must rely remote link argue anything related remote link saying no RC airplane safe including AA No can seize statement cause safety anythingeven getting out bedinvolves percentages does crossing street driving car Statistics say golf carts 12 times dangerous model air planes including flown mysterious CL people near power lines stand close Aristocrat pilot doesnt need dont call watch other aircraft anything alert him split second start engine facing away pits kill before turning landed plane toward pits new us 1982 anchor plane firmly want know about tiny screw including hold hatches follow tight proced ures through filling priming feeling bump know what going aloftevery time time some times mutter about length climb-out distance turn degree bank drivc Sruil crazy probably Id like try twin wont know what red-line might exceed live real airplane gentiest inputs used know what blue-line twin speed must have continue safely engine fails un forgiving below blue-line have bought farTn Theres problem inContinued oh page 120 Iji Low Repair Costs t Customers Jjjjjjjh MAXIMUM Service Charges 4-7 channel systems$3250 2 channel systems$2650 Parts Shipping Extra Servo reversing now available 7C 1976-81 transmitters aileron elevaSor rudder & ttwottlel $3500 September1982 117 Kraft RIC Electronics Ask Milt Erb 1685 Beckwith D Hudson OH 44236216 655-2278 Park e Blvti Taylor MI 48180J stant interpretation distance models means holding down takeoffs gain excess speed maintaining very low-angle climb-outs scale effect too crate watching some clock Nor airspeed measurable way am sure have seen some lovely twin has flown many times seemingly taking off plenty airspeed snap stantly engine failure Anyone flies flapped airplane should know use flaps including first flight loading higher Perhaps safe flying flaps remote control requires three fixed positions Stinson noses up flaps Navion pitches down natural steep approach angle One-third flap eases takeoffs landings two-thirds pretty po tent full brake lift Propor tional guessing cant handle shouldnt fly crate have watched famous experts spread gear scrape belly see video tapes flaps did use Flaps scale novelties Any crate flown before spectators should have enough prior flights ensure proper performance pleased Ft Meade asked flights Aristocrat Presumably enough would have said cant fly What about AMA president now John Grigg has certain limited powers spelled out bylaws modelers ap proved years ago revised recently dont know John well certainly speaks mind reasonably feel monthly column executive director John Worth exists carry outthat executethe will Executive Council Executive Council members elected normally vote anything according what folks home think As nationally-elected government Congress practically EC COMPLETE MODELERS ASSORTMENT OF FASTENERS YOUR FINGER TIPS44444~4 atch For**PRICE SURVEy* *** JOORGANIZERATOVERFIFTY * *Upcoming Kitsl*WOOLLARS THAN TWICE OUR* ** $2495* 4444 4444444444* HSA-735 ALLOY STEEL SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWS CONTENTS LISTPCS 2-56 316 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 4-40 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 34 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 440 CKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 6-32 14 SOCKET HEAD CAP 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/09
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 20, 113, 116, 117, 120
#ev #t HE BUILDS PEANUTS takes contests apt win anyone else need have information relate George Meyer Corpus Christi TX George Little Toot man money Little Toot prettiest niftiest home-built ever George first flew Little Toot sensation Experi mental Aircraft Association George never produced kits sells plans meas ure wonder planes longevity plans once cost $50 now cost twice Most builders nowadays want kit design says George knowsorta like RC Scale shake box airplane drops out Most home-builts either prefab fiberglass About 40 Little Toots now flying quite few RC Scale models around world couple flown national champs uscd England tow model Gliders Meyer Aircrafts literature states would like have airplane easy fly safe fully aerobatic will out turn out-roll anything have ever flown before build Little Toot note specifics statement mind leaps Pitts Lasers et a] Sadly George sold airplane last year modifying bigger engine Texas storm tore up wings George couldnt get rebuilding gifted machinist George already experimenting homemade model diesel engines time availabic quickly developed real heart-stoppers some manage show started out build few diesels 020 category George relates After few rough days several failures finally worked out method lapping little pistons dont leak run very well turn about 9500 After spent couple years building Free Flight Scale models Last fail decided go back building engines pictures show what George managed six months Having never built four-cycle engine George tells us decided build crank case-supercharged four-cycle 12 Cu dis placement bad little trouble blown head gaskets soft copper gaskets cured 16 Model Aviation Creations George Meyer Right full-size Little Toot designed built three-view beneath 19-ft span Little Toot perfect RC aerobatic bipe 1/5 Y4 1/3scalegreat especially twin-cylinder engines Center-line cabanes simplify attachment Kshaped interplane struts also help An appropriate wire gear doubled large versions could carried up fuselage bolted slanted ply piece attached rear firewall Skilled build ers can cope suitable sheet metal gearper haps leaf spring approach Dont know checkerboard motif top wing Curtiss P-6E hawk talon paint scheme also au thentic Below Meet George Meyer Thats 5cylinder 4-cycle 3 cu Nothing best Georgenote laminated prop display test stand beautiful costly furniture Below Middle Singing merrily Kinner-like 5-cylin der crankcase-supercharged radial George will have 4-cylinder 4-cycle running Christmas Bottom Left Three Meyers 020 homemade diesels parking along 9500 rpm three run ning tells something about ease starting uses starter ordinarily dont dare small diesel Bottom Right 4-cycle glow twin runs like clock scale-type engine mount work art Twin 12 cu turns 16-6 6500 5-cylinder radial 6000 using 6 oz nf nlkv fiani fair tmin,ta rain 1AA E A 2212 -cZZI DD EEE ee D IGEO MEYER LITTLE TOOli September 1982 17 problem After seven hours running time tums 16-6 prop 6500 Since ran well decided build five-cylinder 3 cu engine Its radial valve train like old Kinner five camshafts six gears carb Perry 21 engine still think should sleeved down little caib mounted back gear case Five holes let fuel gear case front gear case has five holes let fuel crankcase intake pipes lead crankcase turns 6000 18-6 runs 8 min 6 oz glow fuel latest project four-cylinder in-line crankshaft finishedwith four throws five malns has oil system pres sure mains rods hope have running Christmas As contributor years Rubber Scale models various mags re cently Quarter Scaler cant resist show ing Little Toot three-view magic swept-wing biplanes want best going Scale get Lou Andrews immortal Aeromaster noted sweptwing thing first Udet Flamingo published 1936 MAN Both wings swept like later-day Jungmeister Although Udet mid-20s German trainer said pilots compare favorably famous Jungineister Great Lakes another Overlooked among Curtiss Seahawk top wing swept ala Fal con stralght bottom wingno taper either scale Williams Bros engine would lovely Some air show Great Lakes square outside loops greatest aerial exhibitions ever saw some Marine pilot decided wring out a Seahawk over two grass strips Teter boro 1933 Cars stopped miles un named maneuvers flowed rapidly air craft literally turned inside out 19-ft span Little Toot less 5ft -scale somewhat 6-ft 1/3-scale careful observations flying sites wed urge CG located front leading edge bottom wing sweep top wing Nine-out-of-lO RC Scale bipes waliow tricky am proach tail too low George has said bet hed put nominal price three-viewor maybe has spare literature Little Toot includes larger threeview reduced size printed Meyer Aircraft 5706 Abby Dr Corpus Chris ti TX 78413 SAM has authorized Free Flight Vaga bond Wog Old-Timers Old Square Sides republished recently MA MB Antique rather Old-Timerwhich erroneous listing ask noti fy quickly Vagabond Revisited recent MAN probably acceptable under SAM rules because changes made create modern sport RC-assist up right 19 instead inverted 60 Model Builder has fuli-size plans Old Square Sides designed John Spragueanother byline used years ago John Ponds Plan Service will have official plans three ships Next month Ill provide brief commentary flight characteristics well suggestions Vagabond can equipped de thermalizer Please dont take sunshine away Lets dis tinguish between fun thrilis subject Continued page 20 18 Model Aviation Knighthood Flower Major Hank Bourgeois US Marine Corps pie dated 1937-38 sure 1947-48 correct state-of-the-art Radio Control lob Still universal planes flown escapements turned rudder full right left Receiver relays activated chattered vibration chancy businessand approved frequency aside Ham stuff 465 fliers day RC equivalent moonshining Strange devices flowered desperate tempts get away escapement syndrome job escapement see vane tail behind stab vane rotated Since could stopped slant-wise positions provided feeble elevator doubtful rudder action combina tiOns Six-foot lightweights day hard put handle power mighty 19 solution put prop backwards Another short-bladed metal second prop shown picture pitched waste power tame beast Hank Bill Winter shared room Willow Grove PA Nats Since com manding officer away Hank highest ranking officer station intrepid RCers given Admirals Suitewith full frig refreshments Hank some friend sees advised folks looking Hank seems have dropped out sight H Thomas photo Dick Konkles Druine Turbulent OS 4-cycle twin 12 cu caught John Prestons magic camera Quarter Scale job catches Winteis fancy Turbulent great kind modelFF Rubber Gas CL RCin size form its simole build iu rr I-un1 Scale still alive Guillow Cessna built Allan Schanzle Wed guess engine Pee Wee though its hard tell Tom Schmitt photo Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platti Im perfectionist.my kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years Intact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions gentine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly E ULTIMATE legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 1/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed just sitting simply awe inspiring flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/G EAdmodeler Span 88 Length 76 Weight 15-20 lbs Bucker Jungmeister regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane time Still fits car $139 je*ercIjntitt 9Ie 1M bold flies great staying easily transportable 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 4for 90 enginba 1 New 1/4 Scale Pilot$139 Supplied unpaint Al. ed comes in-Available 1/6 1/6 scale World Retracting struction bookIe 3OWar II Fighter Pilots full Landing Gear Now Strengthened tor figureS15heavier ships Complete system $139 HOW TO ORDER D e nm manu urer Ino mark up Write call. accept check money order Master Cha ge V sa d pay UPS anywhere USA IFlorida residents add 4% sales iax Yes ep o e gn o de yo pay Irenahi intormaijon model send sell addressed enve ope Dave Dlatt invuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 Nor 4fiIroted ih oy ol5 o,ipoin super big super heavy super powerful RC Scale models Thrilling Maybe Fun letters column AMA often am copied manywho enjoy big airplanes super monsters worry us problem arising monsters scaring modelers see trend toward too much size weight and/or power Some people already have pre-emptive strike attitudestop monsters before stop us Its anything disastrous has happened yet matter what might happen worry about setting off mass hysteria especially outside agencies get volved tell us must fly RC model Life can made miserable us thing gets out hand refer way handle thia hot potato much monsters themselves some us may someday conclude golf better models preclude need some perspective years Nosen made big models no talk dangerthose light weight 60-powered craft 2 cu Quadra came along people beefed-up Nosens still little cause alarm assimilated Quadras Quarter Scale movement promoted Bill Northrop MB took off Some alarm heard forerunner present situation ly imagined problem since nothing terrible happened Some argued magazines about kinetic energy related mass velocity engineering types prejudice affili ation made us see basis alone Quarter Scaler no dangerous high speed Pattern Pylon model typical high-powered aerobatic sport mod el AMA evcn repealed its 40-lb weight limit basis its what fly fly affects safety writers chief concern Hundreds big models built some crashed fatality did occur caused monster model Measures followed effectively have elimi nated circumstances permitted accident Lets keep mind havent found necessary outlaw Control Line though government statistics show average three foolish souls year yond organized control tangle fatally high-tension lines sport activity gradually assimilated Quarter Scale now blended quietly least five years course Quarter Scale generality can mean span 4 ft case home-built well over 50 ft thc subject B-36 built reason able crates common sense strict pre cautions generally ruled day handful people figured big good bigger better Groups tackled community projects like eight-engined Spruce Goose responsibly planes seemed operated remote places involved 40s 60s some shivers noted began see hear twin Quadras Worry came out open started think models weighing up over 100 pounds speed 100 mphthe kinetic energy argu ments came back along thoughts 26-in props turning 7000-plus 0-29only several inches smaller full-sized Pittslost engine control takeoff pilot aborted flight Continued page 113 20 Model Aviation Safety/Preston P 78 thinking still first exchanged pins puffing first second fliers under went back plane turned causing second fliers plane go wild Lucky wasnt air yet No major damage done accident main problem first flier wasnt really thinking Never never reverse order pins saw other pin up should have checked out came board second time basically became second line fly first Since season now getting underway thought would bring everyones attention since some may have yet flown under new system Think safety courtesy Remember want enjoy hobby endanger anyone Let us just add final word members other clubs may engaged changing frequency control systems Piease very careful during initial change-over period safety other peoples models lives rests hands Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira CL Falls Church VA 22042 Fun/Winter Continued page 20 steered weeds side runway away spectator side comes direct pilot though present thought control lostand shuddered relief supposed good luck incident has stirred Quarter-Scalers along guys flying Fal cons Kadets Stiks let known want door closed before horse gets out barn belong Interna tional Miniature Aircraft Association receive its excellent official quarterly High Flight have two Quarter Scale models dont see effort avoid urging people bigger spectacular projects IMAA shifted viewpointand perhaps have just thought about itI know would breathe easily would help qualified committee would study matter evolve truly comprehensive specific safety policy Meanwhile monsters should flown exhibitions before crowds flyin normal-size Quarter Scalers should subjected RC Giant Scale Aircraft Inspection Check List presented Bob Beckmans Giant Scale column April 1982 issueevery time taken out fly imagine own clubI dont speak themwould never permit monster flown though strip good tOO ft pits Real monsters dont belong club flying sites club has safely flown Quarter Scale jobs including fact after first look new ship fliers tend ignore Quarter Scalers holds true out little field Nosen Citabrias Mulligans Curtiss Gulfhawk Stinsons Two big Cubs have flown regularly years does have watch trepidation safety officer has climbed over weekday hav ing safety prop nut Kadet Transmit ten impounded else anyone acts funny given boot true mon ster appeared lets say Kawasaki 11-25 Continued page 116 BUILT UP AND READY-TO-FLY Higgins Contempo CAP 20L 81 Span & Christen Eagle II 69 Span Write Call Construction Methods Technical Information D R HIGGINS & ASSOCIATES 25403 Via Impresso Valencia CA 91355 Phone 805 254-3017 September1982 113 NEW EXCLUSIVE BIPLANE PLANS EM Wingspan 60 Power will accept 90 3 Inch scale QUALIFIED FOR US SCALE MASTERS 3rd place Mint Julep EASY CONSTRUCTION clean clear detailed plans FLIES PRECISE 2 4 airelon option sport aerobatic flying LOW PRICE plus $200 postage/ PLUS PRESTIGE MODELS $ U 75Ohandling $300 forfiberglassI 3024 SW Adams Imailing tubeavailable25Peoria IL 61605 Winning Ideas FOURMOST RETRACTABLE TOW HOOK RELEASE Price S890 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight Y oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $3Oo GUICKY 500ilitLII PRICE $630 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR suspect guys would flip let fancy run wonder some sage IMAA AMA safety committee could come up magic safety number plane scale one-to 10 guided thereby Soon No simple task size speed power wing loading type plane etc Per haps difficult compare pears apples common denominator both fruit about same size bop some pal head either pear apple result would same pears apples watermelons something elsethe differ ence obvious could least guide lines what might flown People sometimes leave transmitters onin out impound area huge prop problem cant least minimize its danger example recent issue wondered what RAM device returns two servos pre set positions thc event radio failure terference etc kill engines page 129 July issue RF Enter prises announced Servo Gard weighs 1 oz reduces throttle automatically malfunction detected part system ample time land before bat tery failure such things work re quire monsters energetic critic demands weight limit 10 lb Doyou see what overreaction can dont show restraint influenccd him think up 20 lb him Aristocrat weighs almost 28 lb So wonder what impositions would accept Id like 25 lb would accept 20 9-ft 4-in plane would build something 15 thats what ultimately took save movement Quarter Scale opposed unlimited monsters 15 lb eggshell con struction big engine speak no myself think 15 pounds could counter-productive since 6-lb engine leaves 9 lb work see nothing gained making 28-lb Aristocrat weigh 20 pounds Since have non-acrobatic elassic-period ship realize aerobatic pilots roll vertically Pitts fly faster heavilywing-loaded fighters like Mustangs may have different requirements have watched hundreds such airplanes fly have never felt twinge concern other hand have seen have things Sunday afternoon nothing larger 5-ft field big plane pilots thoughtful true mam moth appears although far scarce hens teeth common thought might end Unchecked could see hundreds projectswell four Kawasaki ducted fans Boeing 747and less skilled come out bushes would good record come end Such planes require full-scale techniques common modeling methods construction Frankly know requirements beyond knowledge skill spite 55 years flying could make flies might wise however distasteful consider real monsters models RPVs Well suppose RC model RPV concern conditions midway between what think models real planes rather like home-builts Safety checks fly-in have gone through can see batteries No asks capacity cycle course frequently like What about servo pot wipers Everytime experience chatter servo talk sport jobs proves dirty pot setting pf wiperswhich would have known about except 'Merlin s straight Switches along bat teries failure pointas well rods devises name What standards should used truly critical inspection real monster Does anyone really know inspect Ive seen big CAP-20 strip its standard-size servo gears IMAA hard guidelines please did build 9-ft 4-in Aristocrat Pri marily because build fly Quarter Scale order know what talking about can safety-minded choice project meant maximum stabil ity easy handling slow flightthe ingred ients fun relaxation real plane high-wing cabin type high-lift airfoil built before flaps commonplace meant wing area since old guys didnt want land high speeds wanted get out small places 18-in chord model has acres area 132 cu glow engine gets out very small strip climbs well two-thirds throttle cruises 50% throttle less hangs day nose-high just above idle llmited myself 2 Cu displacement Although dont crash models am good flier committed myself having expert pilot execute takeoffs approaches landings No should ever contemplate aircraft can get ahead pro ficiency guest pilots including airline types love told machine redlined direction flown like real craft point-to-pointer never looped steeply dived snapped pilot Don Srull does Scale Procedure Turn pattern spectators always impressed flight alism fact flies like baby carriage virtually automatic touch-and-goes am conservative Because having pilot am able take chances dont want embarrass fellow modelers some event nor wish sued am concerned FIRST person might sue Never take chance should motto big Scale builder Any monster taking chance book 116 Model Aviation OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTSFuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming FUR~ST Send SASE Complete Information 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 RODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 Twenty years ago 6-ft 1 9powercd 6-lb model suffered chattering relay penetrated roof knocking pictures off bedroom wall enough chance cant sit plane pilot must rely remote link argue anything related remote link saying no RC airplane safe including AA No can seize statement cause safety anythingeven getting out bedinvolves percentages does crossing street driving car Statistics say golf carts 12 times dangerous model air planes including flown mysterious CL people near power lines stand close Aristocrat pilot doesnt need dont call watch other aircraft anything alert him split second start engine facing away pits kill before turning landed plane toward pits new us 1982 anchor plane firmly want know about tiny screw including hold hatches follow tight proced ures through filling priming feeling bump know what going aloftevery time time some times mutter about length climb-out distance turn degree bank drivc Sruil crazy probably Id like try twin wont know what red-line might exceed live real airplane gentiest inputs used know what blue-line twin speed must have continue safely engine fails un forgiving below blue-line have bought farTn Theres problem inContinued oh page 120 Iji Low Repair Costs t Customers Jjjjjjjh MAXIMUM Service Charges 4-7 channel systems$3250 2 channel systems$2650 Parts Shipping Extra Servo reversing now available 7C 1976-81 transmitters aileron elevaSor rudder & ttwottlel $3500 September1982 117 Kraft RIC Electronics Ask Milt Erb 1685 Beckwith D Hudson OH 44236216 655-2278 Park e Blvti Taylor MI 48180J stant interpretation distance models means holding down takeoffs gain excess speed maintaining very low-angle climb-outs scale effect too crate watching some clock Nor airspeed measurable way am sure have seen some lovely twin has flown many times seemingly taking off plenty airspeed snap stantly engine failure Anyone flies flapped airplane should know use flaps including first flight loading higher Perhaps safe flying flaps remote control requires three fixed positions Stinson noses up flaps Navion pitches down natural steep approach angle One-third flap eases takeoffs landings two-thirds pretty po tent full brake lift Propor tional guessing cant handle shouldnt fly crate have watched famous experts spread gear scrape belly see video tapes flaps did use Flaps scale novelties Any crate flown before spectators should have enough prior flights ensure proper performance pleased Ft Meade asked flights Aristocrat Presumably enough would have said cant fly What about AMA president now John Grigg has certain limited powers spelled out bylaws modelers ap proved years ago revised recently dont know John well certainly speaks mind reasonably feel monthly column executive director John Worth exists carry outthat executethe will Executive Council Executive Council members elected normally vote anything according what folks home think As nationally-elected government Congress practically EC COMPLETE MODELERS ASSORTMENT OF FASTENERS YOUR FINGER TIPS44444~4 atch For**PRICE SURVEy* *** JOORGANIZERATOVERFIFTY * *Upcoming Kitsl*WOOLLARS THAN TWICE OUR* ** $2495* 4444 4444444444* HSA-735 ALLOY STEEL SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWS CONTENTS LISTPCS 2-56 316 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 4-40 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 34 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 440 CKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 6-32 14 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32I2SOCKETHEADCAPSCREW15 6-3234 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32 1 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32 1 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWIS 6-322 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 FLAT WASHERS SAE ZINC PLATED NYLON INSERT LOCK NUTS ZINC PLATED 2-56 4-40 6-32 75 00 56 75 60 95 TOTAL PCS 735 *4* *4*4 4*4* 4 *4*4* *4 4 4 *4*44 4 4 KITS COME COIOPLETE WITH IS COMPARTMENT HEAVY DUTY INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZER ONLY $2495 vote shows varying yeas noes Having observed AMA since its birth 1937 having worked within editor six years know expect compromise decisions controversy involved Nothing good ever happens overnight What grass roots stirs up certainly gets put through wringer next Executive Council meetingtypically three months off result long longer get published lit complex things con flicting grass roots expression sensible decision may take two meetings mon ster aIrplane problemthe threat people feel can hurt modeling getting FAA actneeds deliberate attention AMA IMAA quick fix wont hold up am against anything dont wish take away anyones fun dont want lose own have successfully assimilated big Scale need distinguish between big monster good place start would affable Don Godfrey IMAA president has own columns Model Airplane News High Flight As IMAA president welcomes letters Like AMA IMAA has 11 district representa tives concerned communicate can affect things within please no tirades stirring up pot outside modelingwe dont need controls imposed outside people dont know what can handled safely need reason peer pressure avoid extremism warning flag wavedlets put own lid situation before somebody does us Editors Note New safety rulings effective immediately resulted AMA Execu tne council meeting June 26 Insurance coverage limited models over S5 lb weight spectator separation Flight Line must least 65 feet fly ing models over 20 lb See AMA News sec tion details Lets fly fun Next month promise circus Bill Winter 4426 Altura Ct Fairfax VA 22030 120 Model Aviation BUY DIRECT SAVE OVER 50% 00IU0,01jhlIfL 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#ev #t HE BUILDS PEANUTS takes contests apt win anyone else need have information relate George Meyer Corpus Christi TX George Little Toot man money Little Toot prettiest niftiest home-built ever George first flew Little Toot sensation Experi mental Aircraft Association George never produced kits sells plans meas ure wonder planes longevity plans once cost $50 now cost twice Most builders nowadays want kit design says George knowsorta like RC Scale shake box airplane drops out Most home-builts either prefab fiberglass About 40 Little Toots now flying quite few RC Scale models around world couple flown national champs uscd England tow model Gliders Meyer Aircrafts literature states would like have airplane easy fly safe fully aerobatic will out turn out-roll anything have ever flown before build Little Toot note specifics statement mind leaps Pitts Lasers et a] Sadly George sold airplane last year modifying bigger engine Texas storm tore up wings George couldnt get rebuilding gifted machinist George already experimenting homemade model diesel engines time availabic quickly developed real heart-stoppers some manage show started out build few diesels 020 category George relates After few rough days several failures finally worked out method lapping little pistons dont leak run very well turn about 9500 After spent couple years building Free Flight Scale models Last fail decided go back building engines pictures show what George managed six months Having never built four-cycle engine George tells us decided build crank case-supercharged four-cycle 12 Cu dis placement bad little trouble blown head gaskets soft copper gaskets cured 16 Model Aviation Creations George Meyer Right full-size Little Toot designed built three-view beneath 19-ft span Little Toot perfect RC aerobatic bipe 1/5 Y4 1/3scalegreat especially twin-cylinder engines Center-line cabanes simplify attachment Kshaped interplane struts also help An appropriate wire gear doubled large versions could carried up fuselage bolted slanted ply piece attached rear firewall Skilled build ers can cope suitable sheet metal gearper haps leaf spring approach Dont know checkerboard motif top wing Curtiss P-6E hawk talon paint scheme also au thentic Below Meet George Meyer Thats 5cylinder 4-cycle 3 cu Nothing best Georgenote laminated prop display test stand beautiful costly furniture Below Middle Singing merrily Kinner-like 5-cylin der crankcase-supercharged radial George will have 4-cylinder 4-cycle running Christmas Bottom Left Three Meyers 020 homemade diesels parking along 9500 rpm three run ning tells something about ease starting uses starter ordinarily dont dare small diesel Bottom Right 4-cycle glow twin runs like clock scale-type engine mount work art Twin 12 cu turns 16-6 6500 5-cylinder radial 6000 using 6 oz nf nlkv fiani fair tmin,ta rain 1AA E A 2212 -cZZI DD EEE ee D IGEO MEYER LITTLE TOOli September 1982 17 problem After seven hours running time tums 16-6 prop 6500 Since ran well decided build five-cylinder 3 cu engine Its radial valve train like old Kinner five camshafts six gears carb Perry 21 engine still think should sleeved down little caib mounted back gear case Five holes let fuel gear case front gear case has five holes let fuel crankcase intake pipes lead crankcase turns 6000 18-6 runs 8 min 6 oz glow fuel latest project four-cylinder in-line crankshaft finishedwith four throws five malns has oil system pres sure mains rods hope have running Christmas As contributor years Rubber Scale models various mags re cently Quarter Scaler cant resist show ing Little Toot three-view magic swept-wing biplanes want best going Scale get Lou Andrews immortal Aeromaster noted sweptwing thing first Udet Flamingo published 1936 MAN Both wings swept like later-day Jungmeister Although Udet mid-20s German trainer said pilots compare favorably famous Jungineister Great Lakes another Overlooked among Curtiss Seahawk top wing swept ala Fal con stralght bottom wingno taper either scale Williams Bros engine would lovely Some air show Great Lakes square outside loops greatest aerial exhibitions ever saw some Marine pilot decided wring out a Seahawk over two grass strips Teter boro 1933 Cars stopped miles un named maneuvers flowed rapidly air craft literally turned inside out 19-ft span Little Toot less 5ft -scale somewhat 6-ft 1/3-scale careful observations flying sites wed urge CG located front leading edge bottom wing sweep top wing Nine-out-of-lO RC Scale bipes waliow tricky am proach tail too low George has said bet hed put nominal price three-viewor maybe has spare literature Little Toot includes larger threeview reduced size printed Meyer Aircraft 5706 Abby Dr Corpus Chris ti TX 78413 SAM has authorized Free Flight Vaga bond Wog Old-Timers Old Square Sides republished recently MA MB Antique rather Old-Timerwhich erroneous listing ask noti fy quickly Vagabond Revisited recent MAN probably acceptable under SAM rules because changes made create modern sport RC-assist up right 19 instead inverted 60 Model Builder has fuli-size plans Old Square Sides designed John Spragueanother byline used years ago John Ponds Plan Service will have official plans three ships Next month Ill provide brief commentary flight characteristics well suggestions Vagabond can equipped de thermalizer Please dont take sunshine away Lets dis tinguish between fun thrilis subject Continued page 20 18 Model Aviation Knighthood Flower Major Hank Bourgeois US Marine Corps pie dated 1937-38 sure 1947-48 correct state-of-the-art Radio Control lob Still universal planes flown escapements turned rudder full right left Receiver relays activated chattered vibration chancy businessand approved frequency aside Ham stuff 465 fliers day RC equivalent moonshining Strange devices flowered desperate tempts get away escapement syndrome job escapement see vane tail behind stab vane rotated Since could stopped slant-wise positions provided feeble elevator doubtful rudder action combina tiOns Six-foot lightweights day hard put handle power mighty 19 solution put prop backwards Another short-bladed metal second prop shown picture pitched waste power tame beast Hank Bill Winter shared room Willow Grove PA Nats Since com manding officer away Hank highest ranking officer station intrepid RCers given Admirals Suitewith full frig refreshments Hank some friend sees advised folks looking Hank seems have dropped out sight H Thomas photo Dick Konkles Druine Turbulent OS 4-cycle twin 12 cu caught John Prestons magic camera Quarter Scale job catches Winteis fancy Turbulent great kind modelFF Rubber Gas CL RCin size form its simole build iu rr I-un1 Scale still alive Guillow Cessna built Allan Schanzle Wed guess engine Pee Wee though its hard tell Tom Schmitt photo Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platti Im perfectionist.my kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years Intact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions gentine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly E ULTIMATE legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 1/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed just sitting simply awe inspiring flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/G EAdmodeler Span 88 Length 76 Weight 15-20 lbs Bucker Jungmeister regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane time Still fits car $139 je*ercIjntitt 9Ie 1M bold flies great staying easily transportable 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 4for 90 enginba 1 New 1/4 Scale Pilot$139 Supplied unpaint Al. ed comes in-Available 1/6 1/6 scale World Retracting struction bookIe 3OWar II Fighter Pilots full Landing Gear Now Strengthened tor figureS15heavier ships Complete system $139 HOW TO ORDER D e nm manu urer Ino mark up Write call. accept check money order Master Cha ge V sa d pay UPS anywhere USA IFlorida residents add 4% sales iax Yes ep o e gn o de yo pay Irenahi intormaijon model send sell addressed enve ope Dave Dlatt invuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 Nor 4fiIroted ih oy ol5 o,ipoin super big super heavy super powerful RC Scale models Thrilling Maybe Fun letters column AMA often am copied manywho enjoy big airplanes super monsters worry us problem arising monsters scaring modelers see trend toward too much size weight and/or power Some people already have pre-emptive strike attitudestop monsters before stop us Its anything disastrous has happened yet matter what might happen worry about setting off mass hysteria especially outside agencies get volved tell us must fly RC model Life can made miserable us thing gets out hand refer way handle thia hot potato much monsters themselves some us may someday conclude golf better models preclude need some perspective years Nosen made big models no talk dangerthose light weight 60-powered craft 2 cu Quadra came along people beefed-up Nosens still little cause alarm assimilated Quadras Quarter Scale movement promoted Bill Northrop MB took off Some alarm heard forerunner present situation ly imagined problem since nothing terrible happened Some argued magazines about kinetic energy related mass velocity engineering types prejudice affili ation made us see basis alone Quarter Scaler no dangerous high speed Pattern Pylon model typical high-powered aerobatic sport mod el AMA evcn repealed its 40-lb weight limit basis its what fly fly affects safety writers chief concern Hundreds big models built some crashed fatality did occur caused monster model Measures followed effectively have elimi nated circumstances permitted accident Lets keep mind havent found necessary outlaw Control Line though government statistics show average three foolish souls year yond organized control tangle fatally high-tension lines sport activity gradually assimilated Quarter Scale now blended quietly least five years course Quarter Scale generality can mean span 4 ft case home-built well over 50 ft thc subject B-36 built reason able crates common sense strict pre cautions generally ruled day handful people figured big good bigger better Groups tackled community projects like eight-engined Spruce Goose responsibly planes seemed operated remote places involved 40s 60s some shivers noted began see hear twin Quadras Worry came out open started think models weighing up over 100 pounds speed 100 mphthe kinetic energy argu ments came back along thoughts 26-in props turning 7000-plus 0-29only several inches smaller full-sized Pittslost engine control takeoff pilot aborted flight Continued page 113 20 Model Aviation Safety/Preston P 78 thinking still first exchanged pins puffing first second fliers under went back plane turned causing second fliers plane go wild Lucky wasnt air yet No major damage done accident main problem first flier wasnt really thinking Never never reverse order pins saw other pin up should have checked out came board second time basically became second line fly first Since season now getting underway thought would bring everyones attention since some may have yet flown under new system Think safety courtesy Remember want enjoy hobby endanger anyone Let us just add final word members other clubs may engaged changing frequency control systems Piease very careful during initial change-over period safety other peoples models lives rests hands Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira CL Falls Church VA 22042 Fun/Winter Continued page 20 steered weeds side runway away spectator side comes direct pilot though present thought control lostand shuddered relief supposed good luck incident has stirred Quarter-Scalers along guys flying Fal cons Kadets Stiks let known want door closed before horse gets out barn belong Interna tional Miniature Aircraft Association receive its excellent official quarterly High Flight have two Quarter Scale models dont see effort avoid urging people bigger spectacular projects IMAA shifted viewpointand perhaps have just thought about itI know would breathe easily would help qualified committee would study matter evolve truly comprehensive specific safety policy Meanwhile monsters should flown exhibitions before crowds flyin normal-size Quarter Scalers should subjected RC Giant Scale Aircraft Inspection Check List presented Bob Beckmans Giant Scale column April 1982 issueevery time taken out fly imagine own clubI dont speak themwould never permit monster flown though strip good tOO ft pits Real monsters dont belong club flying sites club has safely flown Quarter Scale jobs including fact after first look new ship fliers tend ignore Quarter Scalers holds true out little field Nosen Citabrias Mulligans Curtiss Gulfhawk Stinsons Two big Cubs have flown regularly years does have watch trepidation safety officer has climbed over weekday hav ing safety prop nut Kadet Transmit ten impounded else anyone acts funny given boot true mon ster appeared lets say Kawasaki 11-25 Continued page 116 BUILT UP AND READY-TO-FLY Higgins Contempo CAP 20L 81 Span & Christen Eagle II 69 Span Write Call Construction Methods Technical Information D R HIGGINS & ASSOCIATES 25403 Via Impresso Valencia CA 91355 Phone 805 254-3017 September1982 113 NEW EXCLUSIVE BIPLANE PLANS EM Wingspan 60 Power will accept 90 3 Inch scale QUALIFIED FOR US SCALE MASTERS 3rd place Mint Julep EASY CONSTRUCTION clean clear detailed plans FLIES PRECISE 2 4 airelon option sport aerobatic flying LOW PRICE plus $200 postage/ PLUS PRESTIGE MODELS $ U 75Ohandling $300 forfiberglassI 3024 SW Adams Imailing tubeavailable25Peoria IL 61605 Winning Ideas FOURMOST RETRACTABLE TOW HOOK RELEASE Price S890 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight Y oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $3Oo GUICKY 500ilitLII PRICE $630 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR suspect guys would flip let fancy run wonder some sage IMAA AMA safety committee could come up magic safety number plane scale one-to 10 guided thereby Soon No simple task size speed power wing loading type plane etc Per haps difficult compare pears apples common denominator both fruit about same size bop some pal head either pear apple result would same pears apples watermelons something elsethe differ ence obvious could least guide lines what might flown People sometimes leave transmitters onin out impound area huge prop problem cant least minimize its danger example recent issue wondered what RAM device returns two servos pre set positions thc event radio failure terference etc kill engines page 129 July issue RF Enter prises announced Servo Gard weighs 1 oz reduces throttle automatically malfunction detected part system ample time land before bat tery failure such things work re quire monsters energetic critic demands weight limit 10 lb Doyou see what overreaction can dont show restraint influenccd him think up 20 lb him Aristocrat weighs almost 28 lb So wonder what impositions would accept Id like 25 lb would accept 20 9-ft 4-in plane would build something 15 thats what ultimately took save movement Quarter Scale opposed unlimited monsters 15 lb eggshell con struction big engine speak no myself think 15 pounds could counter-productive since 6-lb engine leaves 9 lb work see nothing gained making 28-lb Aristocrat weigh 20 pounds Since have non-acrobatic elassic-period ship realize aerobatic pilots roll vertically Pitts fly faster heavilywing-loaded fighters like Mustangs may have different requirements have watched hundreds such airplanes fly have never felt twinge concern other hand have seen have things Sunday afternoon nothing larger 5-ft field big plane pilots thoughtful true mam moth appears although far scarce hens teeth common thought might end Unchecked could see hundreds projectswell four Kawasaki ducted fans Boeing 747and less skilled come out bushes would good record come end Such planes require full-scale techniques common modeling methods construction Frankly know requirements beyond knowledge skill spite 55 years flying could make flies might wise however distasteful consider real monsters models RPVs Well suppose RC model RPV concern conditions midway between what think models real planes rather like home-builts Safety checks fly-in have gone through can see batteries No asks capacity cycle course frequently like What about servo pot wipers Everytime experience chatter servo talk sport jobs proves dirty pot setting pf wiperswhich would have known about except 'Merlin s straight Switches along bat teries failure pointas well rods devises name What standards should used truly critical inspection real monster Does anyone really know inspect Ive seen big CAP-20 strip its standard-size servo gears IMAA hard guidelines please did build 9-ft 4-in Aristocrat Pri marily because build fly Quarter Scale order know what talking about can safety-minded choice project meant maximum stabil ity easy handling slow flightthe ingred ients fun relaxation real plane high-wing cabin type high-lift airfoil built before flaps commonplace meant wing area since old guys didnt want land high speeds wanted get out small places 18-in chord model has acres area 132 cu glow engine gets out very small strip climbs well two-thirds throttle cruises 50% throttle less hangs day nose-high just above idle llmited myself 2 Cu displacement Although dont crash models am good flier committed myself having expert pilot execute takeoffs approaches landings No should ever contemplate aircraft can get ahead pro ficiency guest pilots including airline types love told machine redlined direction flown like real craft point-to-pointer never looped steeply dived snapped pilot Don Srull does Scale Procedure Turn pattern spectators always impressed flight alism fact flies like baby carriage virtually automatic touch-and-goes am conservative Because having pilot am able take chances dont want embarrass fellow modelers some event nor wish sued am concerned FIRST person might sue Never take chance should motto big Scale builder Any monster taking chance book 116 Model Aviation OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTSFuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming FUR~ST Send SASE Complete Information 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 RODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 Twenty years ago 6-ft 1 9powercd 6-lb model suffered chattering relay penetrated roof knocking pictures off bedroom wall enough chance cant sit plane pilot must rely remote link argue anything related remote link saying no RC airplane safe including AA No can seize statement cause safety anythingeven getting out bedinvolves percentages does crossing street driving car Statistics say golf carts 12 times dangerous model air planes including flown mysterious CL people near power lines stand close Aristocrat pilot doesnt need dont call watch other aircraft anything alert him split second start engine facing away pits kill before turning landed plane toward pits new us 1982 anchor plane firmly want know about tiny screw including hold hatches follow tight proced ures through filling priming feeling bump know what going aloftevery time time some times mutter about length climb-out distance turn degree bank drivc Sruil crazy probably Id like try twin wont know what red-line might exceed live real airplane gentiest inputs used know what blue-line twin speed must have continue safely engine fails un forgiving below blue-line have bought farTn Theres problem inContinued oh page 120 Iji Low Repair Costs t Customers Jjjjjjjh MAXIMUM Service Charges 4-7 channel systems$3250 2 channel systems$2650 Parts Shipping Extra Servo reversing now available 7C 1976-81 transmitters aileron elevaSor rudder & ttwottlel $3500 September1982 117 Kraft RIC Electronics Ask Milt Erb 1685 Beckwith D Hudson OH 44236216 655-2278 Park e Blvti Taylor MI 48180J stant interpretation distance models means holding down takeoffs gain excess speed maintaining very low-angle climb-outs scale effect too crate watching some clock Nor airspeed measurable way am sure have seen some lovely twin has flown many times seemingly taking off plenty airspeed snap stantly engine failure Anyone flies flapped airplane should know use flaps including first flight loading higher Perhaps safe flying flaps remote control requires three fixed positions Stinson noses up flaps Navion pitches down natural steep approach angle One-third flap eases takeoffs landings two-thirds pretty po tent full brake lift Propor tional guessing cant handle shouldnt fly crate have watched famous experts spread gear scrape belly see video tapes flaps did use Flaps scale novelties Any crate flown before spectators should have enough prior flights ensure proper performance pleased Ft Meade asked flights Aristocrat Presumably enough would have said cant fly What about AMA president now John Grigg has certain limited powers spelled out bylaws modelers ap proved years ago revised recently dont know John well certainly speaks mind reasonably feel monthly column executive director John Worth exists carry outthat executethe will Executive Council Executive Council members elected normally vote anything according what folks home think As nationally-elected government Congress practically EC COMPLETE MODELERS ASSORTMENT OF FASTENERS YOUR FINGER TIPS44444~4 atch For**PRICE SURVEy* *** JOORGANIZERATOVERFIFTY * *Upcoming Kitsl*WOOLLARS THAN TWICE OUR* ** $2495* 4444 4444444444* HSA-735 ALLOY STEEL SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWS CONTENTS LISTPCS 2-56 316 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 4-40 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 34 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 440 CKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 6-32 14 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32I2SOCKETHEADCAPSCREW15 6-3234 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32 1 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 6-32 1 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWIS 6-322 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW15 FLAT WASHERS SAE ZINC PLATED NYLON INSERT LOCK NUTS ZINC PLATED 2-56 4-40 6-32 75 00 56 75 60 95 TOTAL PCS 735 *4* *4*4 4*4* 4 *4*4* *4 4 4 *4*44 4 4 KITS COME COIOPLETE WITH IS COMPARTMENT HEAVY DUTY INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZER ONLY $2495 vote shows varying yeas noes Having observed AMA since its birth 1937 having worked within editor six years know expect compromise decisions controversy involved Nothing good ever happens overnight What grass roots stirs up certainly gets put through wringer next Executive Council meetingtypically three months off result long longer get published lit complex things con flicting grass roots expression sensible decision may take two meetings mon ster aIrplane problemthe threat people feel can hurt modeling getting FAA actneeds deliberate attention AMA IMAA quick fix wont hold up am against anything dont wish take away anyones fun dont want lose own have successfully assimilated big Scale need distinguish between big monster good place start would affable Don Godfrey IMAA president has own columns Model Airplane News High Flight As IMAA president welcomes letters Like AMA IMAA has 11 district representa tives concerned communicate can affect things within please no tirades stirring up pot outside modelingwe dont need controls imposed outside people dont know what can handled safely need reason peer pressure avoid extremism warning flag wavedlets put own lid situation before somebody does us Editors Note New safety rulings effective immediately resulted AMA Execu tne council meeting June 26 Insurance coverage limited models over S5 lb weight spectator separation Flight Line must least 65 feet fly ing models over 20 lb See AMA News sec tion details Lets fly fun Next month promise circus Bill Winter 4426 Altura Ct Fairfax VA 22030 120 Model Aviation BUY DIRECT SAVE OVER 50% 00IU0,01jhlIfL LIall Order Jo HARDWARE SYSTEMS Y428 Waahlmgtmi Ave. S. Eden Prairie Ml. 55344 Phone 5129415157 * Pb. include $250 top postage handling * Add $150 COD * Mini, residents add 5% subs tax * Order5 Will shipped within 48 hourS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/09
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 20, 113, 116, 117, 120
#ev #t HE BUILDS PEANUTS takes contests apt win anyone else need have information relate George Meyer Corpus Christi TX George Little Toot man money Little Toot prettiest niftiest home-built ever George first flew Little Toot sensation Experi mental Aircraft Association George never produced kits sells plans meas ure wonder planes longevity plans once cost $50 now cost twice Most builders nowadays want kit design says George knowsorta like RC Scale shake box airplane drops out Most home-builts either prefab fiberglass About 40 Little Toots now flying quite few RC Scale models around world couple flown national champs uscd England tow model Gliders Meyer Aircrafts literature states would like have airplane easy fly safe fully aerobatic will out turn out-roll anything have ever flown before build Little Toot note specifics statement mind leaps Pitts Lasers et a] Sadly George sold airplane last year modifying bigger engine Texas storm tore up wings George couldnt get rebuilding gifted machinist George already experimenting homemade model diesel engines time availabic quickly developed real heart-stoppers some manage show started out build few diesels 020 category George relates After few rough days several failures finally worked out method lapping little pistons dont leak run very well turn about 9500 After spent couple years building Free Flight Scale models Last fail decided go back building engines pictures show what George managed six months Having never built four-cycle engine George tells us decided build crank case-supercharged four-cycle 12 Cu dis placement bad little trouble blown head gaskets soft copper gaskets cured 16 Model Aviation Creations George Meyer Right full-size Little Toot designed built three-view beneath 19-ft span Little Toot perfect RC aerobatic bipe 1/5 Y4 1/3scalegreat especially twin-cylinder engines Center-line cabanes simplify attachment Kshaped interplane struts also help An appropriate wire gear doubled large versions could carried up fuselage bolted slanted ply piece attached rear firewall Skilled build ers can cope suitable sheet metal gearper haps leaf spring approach Dont know checkerboard motif top wing Curtiss P-6E hawk talon paint scheme also au thentic Below Meet George Meyer Thats 5cylinder 4-cycle 3 cu Nothing best Georgenote laminated prop display test stand beautiful costly furniture Below Middle Singing merrily Kinner-like 5-cylin der crankcase-supercharged radial George will have 4-cylinder 4-cycle running Christmas Bottom Left Three Meyers 020 homemade diesels parking along 9500 rpm three run ning tells something about ease starting uses starter ordinarily dont dare small diesel Bottom Right 4-cycle glow twin runs like clock scale-type engine mount work art Twin 12 cu turns 16-6 6500 5-cylinder radial 6000 using 6 oz nf nlkv fiani fair tmin,ta rain 1AA E A 2212 -cZZI DD EEE ee D IGEO MEYER LITTLE TOOli September 1982 17 problem After seven hours running time tums 16-6 prop 6500 Since ran well decided build five-cylinder 3 cu engine Its radial valve train like old Kinner five camshafts six gears carb Perry 21 engine still think should sleeved down little caib mounted back gear case Five holes let fuel gear case front gear case has five holes let fuel crankcase intake pipes lead crankcase turns 6000 18-6 runs 8 min 6 oz glow fuel latest project four-cylinder in-line crankshaft finishedwith four throws five malns has oil system pres sure mains rods hope have running Christmas As contributor years Rubber Scale models various mags re cently Quarter Scaler cant resist show ing Little Toot three-view magic swept-wing biplanes want best going Scale get Lou Andrews immortal Aeromaster noted sweptwing thing first Udet Flamingo published 1936 MAN Both wings swept like later-day Jungmeister Although Udet mid-20s German trainer said pilots compare favorably famous Jungineister Great Lakes another Overlooked among Curtiss Seahawk top wing swept ala Fal con stralght bottom wingno taper either scale Williams Bros engine would lovely Some air show Great Lakes square outside loops greatest aerial exhibitions ever saw some Marine pilot decided wring out a Seahawk over two grass strips Teter boro 1933 Cars stopped miles un named maneuvers flowed rapidly air craft literally turned inside out 19-ft span Little Toot less 5ft -scale somewhat 6-ft 1/3-scale careful observations flying sites wed urge CG located front leading edge bottom wing sweep top wing Nine-out-of-lO RC Scale bipes waliow tricky am proach tail too low George has said bet hed put nominal price three-viewor maybe has spare literature Little Toot includes larger threeview reduced size printed Meyer Aircraft 5706 Abby Dr Corpus Chris ti TX 78413 SAM has authorized Free Flight Vaga bond Wog Old-Timers Old Square Sides republished recently MA MB Antique rather Old-Timerwhich erroneous listing ask noti fy quickly Vagabond Revisited recent MAN probably acceptable under SAM rules because changes made create modern sport RC-assist up right 19 instead inverted 60 Model Builder has fuli-size plans Old Square Sides designed John Spragueanother byline used years ago John Ponds Plan Service will have official plans three ships Next month Ill provide brief commentary flight characteristics well suggestions Vagabond can equipped de thermalizer Please dont take sunshine away Lets dis tinguish between fun thrilis subject Continued page 20 18 Model Aviation Knighthood Flower Major Hank Bourgeois US Marine Corps pie dated 1937-38 sure 1947-48 correct state-of-the-art Radio Control lob Still universal planes flown escapements turned rudder full right left Receiver relays activated chattered vibration chancy businessand approved frequency aside Ham stuff 465 fliers day RC equivalent moonshining Strange devices flowered desperate tempts get away escapement syndrome job escapement see vane tail behind stab vane rotated Since could stopped slant-wise positions provided feeble elevator doubtful rudder action combina tiOns Six-foot lightweights day hard put handle power mighty 19 solution put prop backwards Another short-bladed metal second prop shown picture pitched waste power tame beast Hank Bill Winter shared room Willow Grove PA Nats Since com manding officer away Hank highest ranking officer station intrepid RCers given Admirals Suitewith full frig refreshments Hank some friend sees advised folks looking Hank seems have dropped out sight H Thomas photo Dick Konkles Druine Turbulent OS 4-cycle twin 12 cu caught John Prestons magic camera Quarter Scale job catches Winteis fancy Turbulent great kind modelFF Rubber Gas CL RCin size form its simole build iu rr I-un1 Scale still alive Guillow Cessna built Allan Schanzle Wed guess engine Pee Wee though its hard tell Tom Schmitt photo Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platti Im perfectionist.my kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years Intact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions gentine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly E ULTIMATE legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 1/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed just sitting simply awe inspiring flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/G EAdmodeler Span 88 Length 76 Weight 15-20 lbs Bucker Jungmeister regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane time Still fits car $139 je*ercIjntitt 9Ie 1M bold flies great staying easily transportable 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 4for 90 enginba 1 New 1/4 Scale Pilot$139 Supplied unpaint Al. ed comes in-Available 1/6 1/6 scale World Retracting struction bookIe 3OWar II Fighter Pilots full Landing Gear Now Strengthened tor figureS15heavier ships Complete system $139 HOW TO ORDER D e nm manu urer Ino mark up Write call. accept check money order Master Cha ge V sa d pay UPS anywhere USA IFlorida residents add 4% sales iax Yes ep o e gn o de yo pay Irenahi intormaijon model send sell addressed enve ope Dave Dlatt invuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 Nor 4fiIroted ih oy ol5 o,ipoin super big super heavy super powerful RC Scale models Thrilling Maybe Fun letters column AMA often am copied manywho enjoy big airplanes super monsters worry us problem arising monsters scaring modelers see trend toward too much size weight and/or power Some people already have pre-emptive strike attitudestop monsters before stop us Its anything disastrous has happened yet matter what might happen worry about setting off mass hysteria especially outside agencies get volved tell us must fly RC model Life can made miserable us thing gets out hand refer way handle thia hot potato much monsters themselves some us may someday conclude golf better models preclude need some perspective years Nosen made big models no talk dangerthose light weight 60-powered craft 2 cu Quadra came along people beefed-up Nosens still little cause alarm assimilated Quadras Quarter Scale movement promoted Bill Northrop MB took off Some alarm heard forerunner present situation ly imagined problem since nothing terrible happened Some argued magazines about kinetic energy related mass velocity engineering types prejudice affili ation made us see basis alone Quarter Scaler no dangerous high speed Pattern Pylon model typical high-powered aerobatic sport mod el AMA evcn repealed its 40-lb weight limit basis its what fly fly affects safety writers chief concern Hundreds big models built some crashed fatality did occur caused monster model Measures followed effectively have elimi nated circumstances permitted accident Lets keep mind havent found necessary outlaw Control Line though government statistics show average three foolish souls year yond organized control tangle fatally high-tension lines sport activity gradually assimilated Quarter Scale now blended quietly least five years course Quarter Scale generality can mean span 4 ft case home-built well over 50 ft thc subject B-36 built reason able crates common sense strict pre cautions generally ruled day handful people figured big good bigger better Groups tackled community projects like eight-engined Spruce Goose responsibly planes seemed operated remote places involved 40s 60s some shivers noted began see hear twin Quadras Worry came out open started think models weighing up over 100 pounds speed 100 mphthe kinetic energy argu ments came back along thoughts 26-in props turning 7000-plus 0-29only several inches smaller full-sized Pittslost engine control takeoff pilot aborted flight Continued page 113 20 Model Aviation Safety/Preston P 78 thinking still first exchanged pins puffing first second fliers under went back plane turned causing second fliers plane go wild Lucky wasnt air yet No major damage done accident main problem first flier wasnt really thinking Never never reverse order pins saw other pin up should have checked out came board second time basically became second line fly first Since season now getting underway thought would bring everyones attention since some may have yet flown under new system Think safety courtesy Remember want enjoy hobby endanger anyone Let us just add final word members other clubs may engaged changing frequency control systems Piease very careful during initial change-over period safety other peoples models lives rests hands Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira CL Falls Church VA 22042 Fun/Winter Continued page 20 steered weeds side runway away spectator side comes direct pilot though present thought control lostand shuddered relief supposed good luck incident has stirred Quarter-Scalers along guys flying Fal cons Kadets Stiks let known want door closed before horse gets out barn belong Interna tional Miniature Aircraft Association receive its excellent official quarterly High Flight have two Quarter Scale models dont see effort avoid urging people bigger spectacular projects IMAA shifted viewpointand perhaps have just thought about itI know would breathe easily would help qualified committee would study matter evolve truly comprehensive specific safety policy Meanwhile monsters should flown exhibitions before crowds flyin normal-size Quarter Scalers should subjected RC Giant Scale Aircraft Inspection Check List presented Bob Beckmans Giant Scale column April 1982 issueevery time taken out fly imagine own clubI dont speak themwould never permit monster flown though strip good tOO ft pits Real monsters dont belong club flying sites club has safely flown Quarter Scale jobs including fact after first look new ship fliers tend ignore Quarter Scalers holds true out little field Nosen Citabrias Mulligans Curtiss Gulfhawk Stinsons Two big Cubs have flown regularly years does have watch trepidation safety officer has climbed over weekday hav ing safety prop nut Kadet Transmit ten impounded else anyone acts funny given boot true mon ster appeared lets say Kawasaki 11-25 Continued page 116 BUILT UP AND READY-TO-FLY Higgins Contempo CAP 20L 81 Span & Christen Eagle II 69 Span Write Call Construction Methods Technical Information D R HIGGINS & ASSOCIATES 25403 Via Impresso Valencia CA 91355 Phone 805 254-3017 September1982 113 NEW EXCLUSIVE BIPLANE PLANS EM Wingspan 60 Power will accept 90 3 Inch scale QUALIFIED FOR US SCALE MASTERS 3rd place Mint Julep EASY CONSTRUCTION clean clear detailed plans FLIES PRECISE 2 4 airelon option sport aerobatic flying LOW PRICE plus $200 postage/ PLUS PRESTIGE MODELS $ U 75Ohandling $300 forfiberglassI 3024 SW Adams Imailing tubeavailable25Peoria IL 61605 Winning Ideas FOURMOST RETRACTABLE TOW HOOK RELEASE Price S890 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight Y oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $3Oo GUICKY 500ilitLII PRICE $630 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR suspect guys would flip let fancy run wonder some sage IMAA AMA safety committee could come up magic safety number plane scale one-to 10 guided thereby Soon No simple task size speed power wing loading type plane etc Per haps difficult compare pears apples common denominator both fruit about same size bop some pal head either pear apple result would same pears apples watermelons something elsethe differ ence obvious could least guide lines what might flown People sometimes leave transmitters onin out impound area huge prop problem cant least minimize its danger example recent issue wondered what RAM device returns two servos pre set positions thc event radio failure terference etc kill engines page 129 July issue RF Enter prises announced Servo Gard weighs 1 oz reduces throttle automatically malfunction detected part system ample time land before bat tery failure such things work re quire monsters energetic critic demands weight limit 10 lb Doyou see what overreaction can dont show restraint influenccd him think up 20 lb him Aristocrat weighs almost 28 lb So wonder what impositions would accept Id like 25 lb would accept 20 9-ft 4-in plane would build something 15 thats what ultimately took save movement Quarter Scale opposed unlimited monsters 15 lb eggshell con struction big engine speak no myself think 15 pounds could counter-productive since 6-lb engine leaves 9 lb work see nothing gained making 28-lb Aristocrat weigh 20 pounds Since have non-acrobatic elassic-period ship realize aerobatic pilots roll vertically Pitts fly faster heavilywing-loaded fighters like Mustangs may have different requirements have watched hundreds such airplanes fly have never felt twinge concern other hand have seen have things Sunday afternoon nothing larger 5-ft field big plane pilots thoughtful true mam moth appears although far scarce hens teeth common thought might end Unchecked could see hundreds projectswell four Kawasaki ducted fans Boeing 747and less skilled come out bushes would good record come end Such planes require full-scale techniques common modeling methods construction Frankly know requirements beyond knowledge skill spite 55 years flying could make flies might wise however distasteful consider real monsters models RPVs Well suppose RC model RPV concern conditions midway between what think models real planes rather like home-builts Safety checks fly-in have gone through can see batteries No asks capacity cycle course frequently like What about servo pot wipers Everytime experience chatter servo talk sport jobs proves dirty pot setting pf wiperswhich would have known about except 'Merlin s straight Switches along bat teries failure pointas well rods devises name What standards should used truly critical inspection real monster Does anyone really know inspect Ive seen big CAP-20 strip its standard-size servo gears IMAA hard guidelines please did build 9-ft 4-in Aristocrat Pri marily because build fly Quarter Scale order know what talking about can safety-minded choice project meant maximum stabil ity easy handling slow flightthe ingred ients fun relaxation real plane high-wing cabin type high-lift airfoil built before flaps commonplace meant wing area since old guys didnt want land high speeds wanted get out small places 18-in chord model has acres area 132 cu glow engine gets out very small strip climbs well two-thirds throttle cruises 50% throttle less hangs day nose-high just above idle llmited myself 2 Cu displacement Although dont crash models am good flier committed myself having expert pilot execute takeoffs approaches landings No should ever contemplate aircraft can get ahead pro ficiency guest pilots including airline types love told machine redlined direction flown like real craft point-to-pointer never looped steeply dived snapped pilot Don Srull does Scale Procedure Turn pattern spectators always impressed flight alism fact flies like baby carriage virtually automatic touch-and-goes am conservative Because having pilot am able take chances dont want embarrass fellow modelers some event nor wish sued am concerned FIRST person might sue Never take chance should motto big Scale builder Any monster taking chance book 116 Model Aviation OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTSFuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming FUR~ST Send SASE Complete Information 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 RODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 Twenty years ago 6-ft 1 9powercd 6-lb model suffered chattering relay penetrated roof knocking pictures off bedroom wall enough chance cant sit plane pilot must rely remote link argue anything related remote link saying no RC airplane safe including AA No can seize statement cause safety anythingeven getting out bedinvolves percentages does crossing street driving car Statistics say golf carts 12 times dangerous model air planes including flown mysterious CL people near power lines stand close Aristocrat pilot doesnt need dont call watch other aircraft anything alert him split second start engine facing away pits kill before turning landed plane toward pits new us 1982 anchor plane firmly want know about tiny screw including hold hatches follow tight proced ures through filling priming feeling bump know what going aloftevery time time some times mutter about length climb-out distance turn degree bank drivc Sruil crazy probably Id like try twin wont know what red-line might exceed live real airplane gentiest inputs used know what blue-line twin speed must have continue safely engine fails un forgiving below blue-line have bought farTn Theres problem inContinued oh page 120 Iji Low Repair Costs t Customers Jjjjjjjh MAXIMUM Service Charges 4-7 channel systems$3250 2 channel systems$2650 Parts Shipping Extra Servo reversing now available 7C 1976-81 transmitters aileron elevaSor rudder & ttwottlel $3500 September1982 117 Kraft RIC Electronics Ask Milt Erb 1685 Beckwith D Hudson OH 44236216 655-2278 Park e Blvti Taylor MI 48180J stant interpretation distance models means holding down takeoffs gain excess speed maintaining very low-angle climb-outs scale effect too crate watching some clock Nor airspeed measurable way am sure have seen some lovely twin has flown many times seemingly taking off plenty airspeed snap stantly engine failure Anyone flies flapped airplane should know use flaps including first flight loading higher Perhaps safe flying flaps remote control requires three fixed positions Stinson noses up flaps Navion pitches down natural steep approach angle One-third flap eases takeoffs landings two-thirds pretty po tent full brake lift Propor tional guessing cant handle shouldnt fly crate have watched famous experts spread gear scrape belly see video tapes flaps did use Flaps scale novelties Any crate flown before spectators should have enough prior flights ensure proper performance pleased Ft Meade asked flights Aristocrat Presumably enough would have said cant fly What about AMA president now John Grigg has certain limited powers spelled out bylaws modelers ap proved years ago revised recently dont know John well certainly speaks mind reasonably feel monthly column executive director John Worth exists carry outthat executethe will Executive Council Executive Council members elected normally vote anything according what folks home think As nationally-elected government Congress practically EC COMPLETE MODELERS ASSORTMENT OF FASTENERS YOUR FINGER TIPS44444~4 atch For**PRICE SURVEy* *** JOORGANIZERATOVERFIFTY * *Upcoming Kitsl*WOOLLARS THAN TWICE OUR* ** $2495* 4444 4444444444* HSA-735 ALLOY STEEL SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWS CONTENTS LISTPCS 2-56 316 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 4-40 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 34 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 440 CKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 6-32 14 SOCKET HEAD CAP 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/09
Page Numbers: 16, 17, 18, 20, 113, 116, 117, 120
#ev #t HE BUILDS PEANUTS takes contests apt win anyone else need have information relate George Meyer Corpus Christi TX George Little Toot man money Little Toot prettiest niftiest home-built ever George first flew Little Toot sensation Experi mental Aircraft Association George never produced kits sells plans meas ure wonder planes longevity plans once cost $50 now cost twice Most builders nowadays want kit design says George knowsorta like RC Scale shake box airplane drops out Most home-builts either prefab fiberglass About 40 Little Toots now flying quite few RC Scale models around world couple flown national champs uscd England tow model Gliders Meyer Aircrafts literature states would like have airplane easy fly safe fully aerobatic will out turn out-roll anything have ever flown before build Little Toot note specifics statement mind leaps Pitts Lasers et a] Sadly George sold airplane last year modifying bigger engine Texas storm tore up wings George couldnt get rebuilding gifted machinist George already experimenting homemade model diesel engines time availabic quickly developed real heart-stoppers some manage show started out build few diesels 020 category George relates After few rough days several failures finally worked out method lapping little pistons dont leak run very well turn about 9500 After spent couple years building Free Flight Scale models Last fail decided go back building engines pictures show what George managed six months Having never built four-cycle engine George tells us decided build crank case-supercharged four-cycle 12 Cu dis placement bad little trouble blown head gaskets soft copper gaskets cured 16 Model Aviation Creations George Meyer Right full-size Little Toot designed built three-view beneath 19-ft span Little Toot perfect RC aerobatic bipe 1/5 Y4 1/3scalegreat especially twin-cylinder engines Center-line cabanes simplify attachment Kshaped interplane struts also help An appropriate wire gear doubled large versions could carried up fuselage bolted slanted ply piece attached rear firewall Skilled build ers can cope suitable sheet metal gearper haps leaf spring approach Dont know checkerboard motif top wing Curtiss P-6E hawk talon paint scheme also au thentic Below Meet George Meyer Thats 5cylinder 4-cycle 3 cu Nothing best Georgenote laminated prop display test stand beautiful costly furniture Below Middle Singing merrily Kinner-like 5-cylin der crankcase-supercharged radial George will have 4-cylinder 4-cycle running Christmas Bottom Left Three Meyers 020 homemade diesels parking along 9500 rpm three run ning tells something about ease starting uses starter ordinarily dont dare small diesel Bottom Right 4-cycle glow twin runs like clock scale-type engine mount work art Twin 12 cu turns 16-6 6500 5-cylinder radial 6000 using 6 oz nf nlkv fiani fair tmin,ta rain 1AA E A 2212 -cZZI DD EEE ee D IGEO MEYER LITTLE TOOli September 1982 17 problem After seven hours running time tums 16-6 prop 6500 Since ran well decided build five-cylinder 3 cu engine Its radial valve train like old Kinner five camshafts six gears carb Perry 21 engine still think should sleeved down little caib mounted back gear case Five holes let fuel gear case front gear case has five holes let fuel crankcase intake pipes lead crankcase turns 6000 18-6 runs 8 min 6 oz glow fuel latest project four-cylinder in-line crankshaft finishedwith four throws five malns has oil system pres sure mains rods hope have running Christmas As contributor years Rubber Scale models various mags re cently Quarter Scaler cant resist show ing Little Toot three-view magic swept-wing biplanes want best going Scale get Lou Andrews immortal Aeromaster noted sweptwing thing first Udet Flamingo published 1936 MAN Both wings swept like later-day Jungmeister Although Udet mid-20s German trainer said pilots compare favorably famous Jungineister Great Lakes another Overlooked among Curtiss Seahawk top wing swept ala Fal con stralght bottom wingno taper either scale Williams Bros engine would lovely Some air show Great Lakes square outside loops greatest aerial exhibitions ever saw some Marine pilot decided wring out a Seahawk over two grass strips Teter boro 1933 Cars stopped miles un named maneuvers flowed rapidly air craft literally turned inside out 19-ft span Little Toot less 5ft -scale somewhat 6-ft 1/3-scale careful observations flying sites wed urge CG located front leading edge bottom wing sweep top wing Nine-out-of-lO RC Scale bipes waliow tricky am proach tail too low George has said bet hed put nominal price three-viewor maybe has spare literature Little Toot includes larger threeview reduced size printed Meyer Aircraft 5706 Abby Dr Corpus Chris ti TX 78413 SAM has authorized Free Flight Vaga bond Wog Old-Timers Old Square Sides republished recently MA MB Antique rather Old-Timerwhich erroneous listing ask noti fy quickly Vagabond Revisited recent MAN probably acceptable under SAM rules because changes made create modern sport RC-assist up right 19 instead inverted 60 Model Builder has fuli-size plans Old Square Sides designed John Spragueanother byline used years ago John Ponds Plan Service will have official plans three ships Next month Ill provide brief commentary flight characteristics well suggestions Vagabond can equipped de thermalizer Please dont take sunshine away Lets dis tinguish between fun thrilis subject Continued page 20 18 Model Aviation Knighthood Flower Major Hank Bourgeois US Marine Corps pie dated 1937-38 sure 1947-48 correct state-of-the-art Radio Control lob Still universal planes flown escapements turned rudder full right left Receiver relays activated chattered vibration chancy businessand approved frequency aside Ham stuff 465 fliers day RC equivalent moonshining Strange devices flowered desperate tempts get away escapement syndrome job escapement see vane tail behind stab vane rotated Since could stopped slant-wise positions provided feeble elevator doubtful rudder action combina tiOns Six-foot lightweights day hard put handle power mighty 19 solution put prop backwards Another short-bladed metal second prop shown picture pitched waste power tame beast Hank Bill Winter shared room Willow Grove PA Nats Since com manding officer away Hank highest ranking officer station intrepid RCers given Admirals Suitewith full frig refreshments Hank some friend sees advised folks looking Hank seems have dropped out sight H Thomas photo Dick Konkles Druine Turbulent OS 4-cycle twin 12 cu caught John Prestons magic camera Quarter Scale job catches Winteis fancy Turbulent great kind modelFF Rubber Gas CL RCin size form its simole build iu rr I-un1 Scale still alive Guillow Cessna built Allan Schanzle Wed guess engine Pee Wee though its hard tell Tom Schmitt photo Discriminate Scale Fliers Demand Dave Platti Im perfectionist.my kits prove reputation finest models RC scale has founded upon careful attention detail period over twenty years Intact Im particular about kits theyre available personally make kit sign hold myself responsible reproductions gentine Dave Platt kit guarantee true outline combined force arrangement flies properly E ULTIMATE legendary beauty efficiency Spitfire 1/5 scale Accurate last subtle curve Magnificient indeed just sitting simply awe inspiring flight Powered 90 120 glo engine Maximizer ultimate Spitfire will provide intense experience sophisticated R/G EAdmodeler Span 88 Length 76 Weight 15-20 lbs Bucker Jungmeister regular direct drive engines 60 90 65 span 1/4 scale ace aerobatic biplane time Still fits car $139 je*ercIjntitt 9Ie 1M bold flies great staying easily transportable 1/5 scale 79 span over 1000 sq ins 4for 90 enginba 1 New 1/4 Scale Pilot$139 Supplied unpaint Al. ed comes in-Available 1/6 1/6 scale World Retracting struction bookIe 3OWar II Fighter Pilots full Landing Gear Now Strengthened tor figureS15heavier ships Complete system $139 HOW TO ORDER D e nm manu urer Ino mark up Write call. accept check money order Master Cha ge V sa d pay UPS anywhere USA IFlorida residents add 4% sales iax Yes ep o e gn o de yo pay Irenahi intormaijon model send sell addressed enve ope Dave Dlatt invuodels inc 6940 NW 15th Street Plantation Florida 33313 Phone 305 587-4861 Nor 4fiIroted ih oy ol5 o,ipoin super big super heavy super powerful RC Scale models Thrilling Maybe Fun letters column AMA often am copied manywho enjoy big airplanes super monsters worry us problem arising monsters scaring modelers see trend toward too much size weight and/or power Some people already have pre-emptive strike attitudestop monsters before stop us Its anything disastrous has happened yet matter what might happen worry about setting off mass hysteria especially outside agencies get volved tell us must fly RC model Life can made miserable us thing gets out hand refer way handle thia hot potato much monsters themselves some us may someday conclude golf better models preclude need some perspective years Nosen made big models no talk dangerthose light weight 60-powered craft 2 cu Quadra came along people beefed-up Nosens still little cause alarm assimilated Quadras Quarter Scale movement promoted Bill Northrop MB took off Some alarm heard forerunner present situation ly imagined problem since nothing terrible happened Some argued magazines about kinetic energy related mass velocity engineering types prejudice affili ation made us see basis alone Quarter Scaler no dangerous high speed Pattern Pylon model typical high-powered aerobatic sport mod el AMA evcn repealed its 40-lb weight limit basis its what fly fly affects safety writers chief concern Hundreds big models built some crashed fatality did occur caused monster model Measures followed effectively have elimi nated circumstances permitted accident Lets keep mind havent found necessary outlaw Control Line though government statistics show average three foolish souls year yond organized control tangle fatally high-tension lines sport activity gradually assimilated Quarter Scale now blended quietly least five years course Quarter Scale generality can mean span 4 ft case home-built well over 50 ft thc subject B-36 built reason able crates common sense strict pre cautions generally ruled day handful people figured big good bigger better Groups tackled community projects like eight-engined Spruce Goose responsibly planes seemed operated remote places involved 40s 60s some shivers noted began see hear twin Quadras Worry came out open started think models weighing up over 100 pounds speed 100 mphthe kinetic energy argu ments came back along thoughts 26-in props turning 7000-plus 0-29only several inches smaller full-sized Pittslost engine control takeoff pilot aborted flight Continued page 113 20 Model Aviation Safety/Preston P 78 thinking still first exchanged pins puffing first second fliers under went back plane turned causing second fliers plane go wild Lucky wasnt air yet No major damage done accident main problem first flier wasnt really thinking Never never reverse order pins saw other pin up should have checked out came board second time basically became second line fly first Since season now getting underway thought would bring everyones attention since some may have yet flown under new system Think safety courtesy Remember want enjoy hobby endanger anyone Let us just add final word members other clubs may engaged changing frequency control systems Piease very careful during initial change-over period safety other peoples models lives rests hands Have safe month John Preston 7012 Elvira CL Falls Church VA 22042 Fun/Winter Continued page 20 steered weeds side runway away spectator side comes direct pilot though present thought control lostand shuddered relief supposed good luck incident has stirred Quarter-Scalers along guys flying Fal cons Kadets Stiks let known want door closed before horse gets out barn belong Interna tional Miniature Aircraft Association receive its excellent official quarterly High Flight have two Quarter Scale models dont see effort avoid urging people bigger spectacular projects IMAA shifted viewpointand perhaps have just thought about itI know would breathe easily would help qualified committee would study matter evolve truly comprehensive specific safety policy Meanwhile monsters should flown exhibitions before crowds flyin normal-size Quarter Scalers should subjected RC Giant Scale Aircraft Inspection Check List presented Bob Beckmans Giant Scale column April 1982 issueevery time taken out fly imagine own clubI dont speak themwould never permit monster flown though strip good tOO ft pits Real monsters dont belong club flying sites club has safely flown Quarter Scale jobs including fact after first look new ship fliers tend ignore Quarter Scalers holds true out little field Nosen Citabrias Mulligans Curtiss Gulfhawk Stinsons Two big Cubs have flown regularly years does have watch trepidation safety officer has climbed over weekday hav ing safety prop nut Kadet Transmit ten impounded else anyone acts funny given boot true mon ster appeared lets say Kawasaki 11-25 Continued page 116 BUILT UP AND READY-TO-FLY Higgins Contempo CAP 20L 81 Span & Christen Eagle II 69 Span Write Call Construction Methods Technical Information D R HIGGINS & ASSOCIATES 25403 Via Impresso Valencia CA 91355 Phone 805 254-3017 September1982 113 NEW EXCLUSIVE BIPLANE PLANS EM Wingspan 60 Power will accept 90 3 Inch scale QUALIFIED FOR US SCALE MASTERS 3rd place Mint Julep EASY CONSTRUCTION clean clear detailed plans FLIES PRECISE 2 4 airelon option sport aerobatic flying LOW PRICE plus $200 postage/ PLUS PRESTIGE MODELS $ U 75Ohandling $300 forfiberglassI 3024 SW Adams Imailing tubeavailable25Peoria IL 61605 Winning Ideas FOURMOST RETRACTABLE TOW HOOK RELEASE Price S890 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight Y oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $3Oo GUICKY 500ilitLII PRICE $630 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR suspect guys would flip let fancy run wonder some sage IMAA AMA safety committee could come up magic safety number plane scale one-to 10 guided thereby Soon No simple task size speed power wing loading type plane etc Per haps difficult compare pears apples common denominator both fruit about same size bop some pal head either pear apple result would same pears apples watermelons something elsethe differ ence obvious could least guide lines what might flown People sometimes leave transmitters onin out impound area huge prop problem cant least minimize its danger example recent issue wondered what RAM device returns two servos pre set positions thc event radio failure terference etc kill engines page 129 July issue RF Enter prises announced Servo Gard weighs 1 oz reduces throttle automatically malfunction detected part system ample time land before bat tery failure such things work re quire monsters energetic critic demands weight limit 10 lb Doyou see what overreaction can dont show restraint influenccd him think up 20 lb him Aristocrat weighs almost 28 lb So wonder what impositions would accept Id like 25 lb would accept 20 9-ft 4-in plane would build something 15 thats what ultimately took save movement Quarter Scale opposed unlimited monsters 15 lb eggshell con struction big engine speak no myself think 15 pounds could counter-productive since 6-lb engine leaves 9 lb work see nothing gained making 28-lb Aristocrat weigh 20 pounds Since have non-acrobatic elassic-period ship realize aerobatic pilots roll vertically Pitts fly faster heavilywing-loaded fighters like Mustangs may have different requirements have watched hundreds such airplanes fly have never felt twinge concern other hand have seen have things Sunday afternoon nothing larger 5-ft field big plane pilots thoughtful true mam moth appears although far scarce hens teeth common thought might end Unchecked could see hundreds projectswell four Kawasaki ducted fans Boeing 747and less skilled come out bushes would good record come end Such planes require full-scale techniques common modeling methods construction Frankly know requirements beyond knowledge skill spite 55 years flying could make flies might wise however distasteful consider real monsters models RPVs Well suppose RC model RPV concern conditions midway between what think models real planes rather like home-builts Safety checks fly-in have gone through can see batteries No asks capacity cycle course frequently like What about servo pot wipers Everytime experience chatter servo talk sport jobs proves dirty pot setting pf wiperswhich would have known about except 'Merlin s straight Switches along bat teries failure pointas well rods devises name What standards should used truly critical inspection real monster Does anyone really know inspect Ive seen big CAP-20 strip its standard-size servo gears IMAA hard guidelines please did build 9-ft 4-in Aristocrat Pri marily because build fly Quarter Scale order know what talking about can safety-minded choice project meant maximum stabil ity easy handling slow flightthe ingred ients fun relaxation real plane high-wing cabin type high-lift airfoil built before flaps commonplace meant wing area since old guys didnt want land high speeds wanted get out small places 18-in chord model has acres area 132 cu glow engine gets out very small strip climbs well two-thirds throttle cruises 50% throttle less hangs day nose-high just above idle llmited myself 2 Cu displacement Although dont crash models am good flier committed myself having expert pilot execute takeoffs approaches landings No should ever contemplate aircraft can get ahead pro ficiency guest pilots including airline types love told machine redlined direction flown like real craft point-to-pointer never looped steeply dived snapped pilot Don Srull does Scale Procedure Turn pattern spectators always impressed flight alism fact flies like baby carriage virtually automatic touch-and-goes am conservative Because having pilot am able take chances dont want embarrass fellow modelers some event nor wish sued am concerned FIRST person might sue Never take chance should motto big Scale builder Any monster taking chance book 116 Model Aviation OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTSFuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming FUR~ST Send SASE Complete Information 4040 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 RODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 Twenty years ago 6-ft 1 9powercd 6-lb model suffered chattering relay penetrated roof knocking pictures off bedroom wall enough chance cant sit plane pilot must rely remote link argue anything related remote link saying no RC airplane safe including AA No can seize statement cause safety anythingeven getting out bedinvolves percentages does crossing street driving car Statistics say golf carts 12 times dangerous model air planes including flown mysterious CL people near power lines stand close Aristocrat pilot doesnt need dont call watch other aircraft anything alert him split second start engine facing away pits kill before turning landed plane toward pits new us 1982 anchor plane firmly want know about tiny screw including hold hatches follow tight proced ures through filling priming feeling bump know what going aloftevery time time some times mutter about length climb-out distance turn degree bank drivc Sruil crazy probably Id like try twin wont know what red-line might exceed live real airplane gentiest inputs used know what blue-line twin speed must have continue safely engine fails un forgiving below blue-line have bought farTn Theres problem inContinued oh page 120 Iji Low Repair Costs t Customers Jjjjjjjh MAXIMUM Service Charges 4-7 channel systems$3250 2 channel systems$2650 Parts Shipping Extra Servo reversing now available 7C 1976-81 transmitters aileron elevaSor rudder & ttwottlel $3500 September1982 117 Kraft RIC Electronics Ask Milt Erb 1685 Beckwith D Hudson OH 44236216 655-2278 Park e Blvti Taylor MI 48180J stant interpretation distance models means holding down takeoffs gain excess speed maintaining very low-angle climb-outs scale effect too crate watching some clock Nor airspeed measurable way am sure have seen some lovely twin has flown many times seemingly taking off plenty airspeed snap stantly engine failure Anyone flies flapped airplane should know use flaps including first flight loading higher Perhaps safe flying flaps remote control requires three fixed positions Stinson noses up flaps Navion pitches down natural steep approach angle One-third flap eases takeoffs landings two-thirds pretty po tent full brake lift Propor tional guessing cant handle shouldnt fly crate have watched famous experts spread gear scrape belly see video tapes flaps did use Flaps scale novelties Any crate flown before spectators should have enough prior flights ensure proper performance pleased Ft Meade asked flights Aristocrat Presumably enough would have said cant fly What about AMA president now John Grigg has certain limited powers spelled out bylaws modelers ap proved years ago revised recently dont know John well certainly speaks mind reasonably feel monthly column executive director John Worth exists carry outthat executethe will Executive Council Executive Council members elected normally vote anything according what folks home think As nationally-elected government Congress practically EC COMPLETE MODELERS ASSORTMENT OF FASTENERS YOUR FINGER TIPS44444~4 atch For**PRICE SURVEy* *** JOORGANIZERATOVERFIFTY * *Upcoming Kitsl*WOOLLARS THAN TWICE OUR* ** $2495* 4444 4444444444* HSA-735 ALLOY STEEL SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWS CONTENTS LISTPCS 2-56 316 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 2-56 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW25 4-40 4 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 1 2 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 4-40 34 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 440 CKET HEAD CAP SCREW20 6-32 14 SOCKET HEAD CAP 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wish take away anyones fun dont want lose own have successfully assimilated big Scale need distinguish between big monster good place start would affable Don Godfrey IMAA president has own columns Model Airplane News High Flight As IMAA president welcomes letters Like AMA IMAA has 11 district representa tives concerned communicate can affect things within please no tirades stirring up pot outside modelingwe dont need controls imposed outside people dont know what can handled safely need reason peer pressure avoid extremism warning flag wavedlets put own lid situation before somebody does us Editors Note New safety rulings effective immediately resulted AMA Execu tne council meeting June 26 Insurance coverage limited models over S5 lb weight spectator separation Flight Line must least 65 feet fly ing models over 20 lb See AMA News sec tion details Lets fly fun Next month promise circus Bill Winter 4426 Altura Ct Fairfax VA 22030 120 Model Aviation BUY DIRECT SAVE OVER 50% 00IU0,01jhlIfL 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