Bill Winter _____ZL&I2 LZ0 0 ______Plane Talk ALL OF THE KINGS MEN hope put Humpty Dumpty together again Im victim benevolent Sting can see jump-start cables Taking away Fun heinous murder axe guy high-tech stuff want nopressure enjoyment Roses smell hard find Just Fun began carefree innocence grew such awesome proportions author came Dutch boy finger dike future plan talk about readerbuilt fun craft nice picturesyour data Control Line Free Flight roughly 120 Radio Control ships Trainers what joke Prior 1950 learned swim build fly RCby himself Belly whoppers tidal waves endless fly aways splintered sticks own drop out excuse incessant editing modeling bug like lightning can strike twicein same place dreams about gleaming white firewall Once flown aerobatics pattern reeds Now hapless beginner again intimidated aces high-tech jazz finally flew head-to-toe flutter mixed-up right left tore up weeds bushes dug unsightly divots went back 1978 seeing 1980 retirement RC roots 1948 RC Special huge glorified cabin FF birdlike dihedral very heavy sparkignition Ohlsson 60 Walt Schroder built it The RC Special knock-off wing panels similar Ron Warring Wakefield article Aeromodeller tongue box Good Brothers radio four-arm escapement did neutralize rudderonly control throttle often toured adjoining counties always got back published Mechanix Illustrated 1948 annual appropriate commentary feeling good stuff Obviously have wait until proud builders resume sending great pictures fun airplanes enough info us describe freewheeling comments please no trouble before gosh Im told anything want hold fort circle wagons Thats new chal lenge much fun after leaving employment hallowed halls AMA just prime pump tell about Have fun myselfi Wow Poor dont have foggiest sol will tell about own circus unlikely subjects go away amused and/or bemused fine Thats entertainment Hairy dogs may gambol insufferable opin ions good stuff hopefully will make trip modeling Disneyland worthwhile After will turn got idea Just models Just facts maam Joe Friday put second time around So us have quit modeling run out gas have come back again again 1965 built over 500 Rubber Gas planes 16 Model Aviation ADOVO Back 1979 wIth retirement hallowed halls AMA approaching Bill scaled-down big 1948 RC Special Walt Schroder built original discovered weird things happen re-sizing area changes square roughly 5-ft span K&B-Veco 19 later 05 30 ST 35 eventual wing loading 26 oz/sq ft smaller RC Special proved extraordinary soarer Flown straight thottle near idle automatically turns toward lift starboard side upon reaching lift goes tight-climbing hands-oft circles Nobody knows have get set plans MA change rudder what see Bill admits hes guilty approving suggested design/drafting changes published plans John Preston photos Below Bill Kaluf L Winter admire Kalufs four-channel Speciai front AMA Museum model now hangs Now 2 dihedral flaps ailerons 1-in longer nose 7/s-in chord Winter says flies like full-size Piper Supercruiser local asked Yeah what does Steve Kaluf slow flyby flaps down pulled perfect lmmelmann change direction throttling Kaluf says flies like airplanes should Australian Airborne magazine printed version 1950 scaled down bit bigger Falcon 56 Kadet three channels newfangled radio sturdy bird showed wing loading 26 oz rather high size K&B-Veco 19 power Takeoffs ate up entire strip far weeds grazed lift-off ever gently pulsed slight up-elevator About 50 dihed ral properly-balanced three-channel cabin model least 70 low-winger will yield smooth hands-off 3600 turn 70 910o low-winger will tend rock back new Special smooth Red Buttons used say Strange things happening out scaling down up area changes square di mensions change directly double size quadruple area vice versa Go down very far floater turns squirrel again vice versa notion wing loading con stant sheer baloney revered orists should plot curve wing loading accurate index particular air plane increasingly worthless yardstick scale goes up down changes certainly far linear will ever learn Takeoffs down-sized RC Spe Weve come full circle Cox Rally ultralight claims missing Bill Barnes aka Bill Winter whos admiring its Kittyhawk technology Wilbur Orville would pleased says Bill So far no folks Cox can get him fly though Hang ing among framed photos art its worlds best conversation piece addition model details have spotted rabbit Sopwith Camel Plc Tom Schmitt Four shots metamorphosis Bills low-wing powered soarer built thought relaxed flying Left three-channel Rover spanned Oft powered K&B-Veco 19 Takeoffs grass taller wing-high possible climbed about triple rate powered Sailpianes Unfortunately spirally unstable prolonged hands-off flying impossible Glide good approaches begin next county three-point landing impossible tail dropped after wheel landing resumed flying though flat-bottom airfoil handled better inverted upright come Center Thinking tail fin small nose proflie culprits lowertail plus dorsal keep same area slight improve ment CG changes combined decaiage angular difference between wing stab variations no effect Take note seven degrees dihedral Right Adding sub-fins reducing area original fin/rudder did improve things perhaps tail moment too long Below Blil launches final modification added poly outer panels producing 10-ft span Don Sruii handies controls can take off distance between two guys Hands-off soaring goal along possible mod climb rate 19 did decrease Sorry no chainsaw engine needed forthis bird Able sustain cruise idle also did eights wing tip vertical within 100-ft area Sailplane guys witnessed flight wanted dissect wing tips Actually copied Wait Goods iate-40s Rudderbua Bonrers Smog Hog four pictures John Preston cial struggles 900 humid day crosswinds required rudder three channels like would believe pull off saves 19 switchedto OS 30 finally old Supertigre 56 three-channel control surefire rank beginners because models can fly themselves think eventually can will bite high cabin profile Special aggravated fairly low thrust line produces prop slipstream against profile tends turn model right takeoff dont have ailerons dihedral couples rudder turn bank actually have fixed powerful ailerons natures fly correction right takeoff begins right turn bank excited heavy left correction adds frenzy takeoffs have seen right angles runway off left approaches Hit rudder na October 1985 17 Airknocker true comic original 22 years old still flying Bill gave away early 60s came back roost plane has around long plans have actually published twiceonce escapement-rudder again 20 years later servos rudder engine control Its still flying original silk covering Touch-and-goes elevator Soaring does em has worn out Fox 10 05 Max 10 Cox 15 strange dieselnow flies Don Srulls 22-year-old plain-bearing lapped Enya refuses die though electric starter now required get going Would believe tive incidence stab plus 20% CG plus oodles downthrust Note show-through top anti-warp spar between main spar trail ing edge single-spar open-framed wings i/o sq worth Its weight gold Preston pictures above Fuel tank old metal wedge Control Line type installed wth point down intend no loops rolls permanent tank works just fine tures ailerons impose turn bankleft right leftand flat-bottomed airfoil some nifty up down gyrations mixed Id take Eaglet time rank beginner Aileron trainers aces beat over head need good instructor long patience mentions junk like cobra rolls after few flights change doctors before become terminal guys must create m own image What first airplane 20-30 years ago Ha Another thing symmetrical-winged train ers Theyre fine almost ready tackle Pattern hot advanced aerobatics airfoils great because plane goes pointed tree car ground sure does little 4U --bomb tne Oust nas settieci before beginner can begin think i- airfoil ex bottom may okay ideal compromise Falcon 56 would argue Carl Goldberg Scaled down Special didnt fly like its monster forefather Rather like modern sport airplane whatever Special printed Septem ber 1980 Model Aviation basic design afterwards vastly improved Bill Kaluf prevailed update plans 20 dihedral ailerons slightly bigger chord smallish flaps OS 40 four-stroke 1-in longer nose epitome realistic nice handling though especially aerobatic wanted worked well published AustralianAirborne maga zine plans courtesy Airborne available AMA Museum Kalufs model display Bill Ks Special has noteworthy feature /8 chord did want flaps change airfoil flap top continues upper curve neutral flap slightly down flat bottom anything plane cruises better no boost apparent neutral resulting washout effect important since cen ter wing will stall before tip no twist trick-sanded tips necessary hung approach froze nothing own three-channel over five-year period did drop tip twice requiring major cabin repairs takeoff gusty 18 Model Aviation ans-designed Crosswind faa a-skinned foam wing glassfuse lage trike gear K&B 1 g power Its low-wing Sailplane type really works Strange doings indeed Bill istalking about airplanes hell soon switch ing yours send him pics/info wind changing quadrants gust faded wind shear kid good pilot however could force spin until shown rudder rocked back forth violently full-scale stuff would break loose suddenly same frantic ruddering touchy takeoffs done just wasnt enough rudder power raise threechannels tip prevent potential cart wheel sport fun flap bit Kalufs natural Old-Timers Tele masters etc check out Kalufs version AMA Museum model never enough Special unexpectedly diverted Old-Timers its drag high loading older three-channel Special phe nomenal soarer often cavorting among wild Dutch-roll wallowsright edge split-Sbut somehow flown stagger aloft Get step groove fine mind reduced both main dihedral poly Sniffer least third thought wanted toss around indescribable three-channel informal aerobatics theres lots dihedral also wanted soar high sturdy three cabin bulkheads aircraft plywood gross weight approached 6 lb aerobatics bust man does live can handle such tiger close ground cuts loose full power natures ailerons again prayed sur vive first time tried incredibly hard-pushed high-speed series specPassing buzzards fascinated 6-ft Sniffer shown three pictures John Preston Once joined huge flock kept disappearing reappearing spiraling funnel-shaped mass After seven yearn builder Winter says cage has stopped rattling Oddly says hand-launched flights feel dead ahead look climb angle Bill launches takes off ground surprising authority its B-lb gross hauled nicely 35 Performance goals three-channel tossaround aero batic plane would capable soaring man doesnt live can handle low-altitude aerobatics combo Bill says soaring ability surpasses belief Black patches sides bottom wet/dry sandpaper pieces added MonoKote covering after sticking left-hand forefinger prop launch broke nylon 10-6 hub Safeguards helpers too clouds high speck some oddball reason will never fully understand models automatically turned right toward lift upon finding lift went up madly tight hands-off circles stunning phenomenon No searching thermals Glide straight let model Only luck will get new Old-Timer stepped buffalo chips Kits teach us think need know about flying escapes oddball ships finds out hard way contrary experience stone tablets aeronautical law noth ing what seems interpret laws somewhat imperfectly leam discover less know Black can white mysteries compound like Agatha Christie plot Having fond memories Sniffer Old-Timer would 6-ft Sniffer powered OS 35 Flying Models has its plan Everybody overpowers Old Timers lead sled 6-ft Old-Timer delight 19 able sustain level flight warm days sans thermals often idle RC monstrous dihedral espe cially poly oldies can rattle cage grand old Buzzard Bomb shell others way small vertical tails meander ing takeoff low speed produces series tacular saves impossible reach trim throttle back Doom looms close other hand smoothly reduces power climbing out feeding steady down-trim lessen climb altitude 100 ft altitude model reacts like lamb oontrol inputs power high-profile cabin leans right like FF pylon job prop slipstream power tighter circle think torque will always turn model left youve Some times will sometimes wont depends design layout Torque force true So twisting slipstream blend Sometimes stronger some times other depending plane Consider Don Srull flies formidable lowwing Lippisch flying wings Rubber Scale world-class stuff powerful push-pull props Hand-glide tests dead ahead flight glide power runs out want go right under power until adjusted come forward tractor props slipstream strikes fuse lage nothing behind rear pusher prop really heavy brain food realize opposite-turning props neutralize torque reaction turn slipstream effect pure simple always click throttle trim less increases decreases circle diameter Sniffer find rudder trim varies power trim Add click two power must add click two left rudder up high near idle use rudder trim maintain desired banked circle chosen diameter click two up-elevator trim bank tightens vice versa Except takeoff climb-out setting up cruise also landing pattern fly idle using absolutely nothing fine trim movements Constant clicking trims its weight big Sniffer thermal rider supreme soaring fool nice days yielded pleasant adventure least two three flights idle 4-oz tank lasted up 18 min ticking 35 its lifetime flight average 22 min Buzzards cavorted occasion perhaps 50 formed funnel-shaped black cloud through red MonoKoted wings occasionally flashed sun Floaters slow airplanes lightweights old Free Flighters modus operandi cant stand up heavier cleanerflying skimming-circle robust Old-Timers Slow up anything lose lift sink thing fast glide covers distance over ground foot Continued page 20 October 1985 19 ALL PURPOSE FOAM CU1TER Hands Off cut ii $10250 plus $800 ship ft handj Assembled Model HANDS OFF CUT II unique device cutting high quality 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right thrustresulting hair-rais ing flight described previously ship went viciously right contrary solemn beliefs possible explanation changes thrust offsets also alter angle slipstream blast strikes cabin removed right thrust increased angle slipstream striking cabin left side What might right offset have done Have ever heard before think course low cabin profile shoulder wing low wingand things like minimal dihedral vertical tail area its location relative rolling axisbehave differently Old-Timer Vagabond RC-assist FF [MAN has plans] precise opposite Sniffer rolls sharply left torque right thrust does what supposed Sniffer ROGs rudder trim Vagabond t rudder trim eye sees both high-wing cabin layouts Find happy thrust line relative profile will go straight Changes small large props have tremendous slip stream variations little prop right-turning plane may opt go left Modeling loaded such contra dictionsanother story Hopeless doodlers get carried away build doodles Rover Sunday morning 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Bill Winter _____ZL&I2 LZ0 0 ______Plane Talk ALL OF THE KINGS MEN hope put Humpty Dumpty together again Im victim benevolent Sting can see jump-start cables Taking away Fun heinous murder axe guy high-tech stuff want nopressure enjoyment Roses smell hard find Just Fun began carefree innocence grew such awesome proportions author came Dutch boy finger dike future plan talk about readerbuilt fun craft nice picturesyour data Control Line Free Flight roughly 120 Radio Control ships Trainers what joke Prior 1950 learned swim build fly RCby himself Belly whoppers tidal waves endless fly aways splintered sticks own drop out excuse incessant editing modeling bug like lightning can strike twicein same place dreams about gleaming white firewall Once flown aerobatics pattern reeds Now hapless beginner again intimidated aces high-tech jazz finally flew head-to-toe flutter mixed-up right left tore up weeds bushes dug unsightly divots went back 1978 seeing 1980 retirement RC roots 1948 RC Special huge glorified cabin FF birdlike dihedral very heavy sparkignition Ohlsson 60 Walt Schroder built it The RC Special knock-off wing panels similar Ron Warring Wakefield article Aeromodeller tongue box Good Brothers radio four-arm escapement did neutralize rudderonly control throttle often toured adjoining counties always got back published Mechanix Illustrated 1948 annual appropriate commentary feeling good stuff Obviously have wait until proud builders resume sending great pictures fun airplanes enough info us describe freewheeling comments please no trouble before gosh Im told anything want hold fort circle wagons Thats new chal lenge much fun after leaving employment hallowed halls AMA just prime pump tell about Have fun myselfi Wow Poor dont have foggiest sol will tell about own circus unlikely subjects go away amused and/or bemused fine Thats entertainment Hairy dogs may gambol insufferable opin ions good stuff hopefully will make trip modeling Disneyland worthwhile After will turn got idea Just models Just facts maam Joe Friday put second time around So us have quit modeling run out gas have come back again again 1965 built over 500 Rubber Gas planes 16 Model Aviation ADOVO Back 1979 wIth retirement hallowed halls AMA approaching Bill scaled-down big 1948 RC Special Walt Schroder built original discovered weird things happen re-sizing area changes square roughly 5-ft span K&B-Veco 19 later 05 30 ST 35 eventual wing loading 26 oz/sq ft smaller RC Special proved extraordinary soarer Flown straight thottle near idle automatically turns toward lift starboard side upon reaching lift goes tight-climbing hands-oft circles Nobody knows have get set plans MA change rudder what see Bill admits hes guilty approving suggested design/drafting changes published plans John Preston photos Below Bill Kaluf L Winter admire Kalufs four-channel Speciai front AMA Museum model now hangs Now 2 dihedral flaps ailerons 1-in longer nose 7/s-in chord Winter says flies like full-size Piper Supercruiser local asked Yeah what does Steve Kaluf slow flyby flaps down pulled perfect lmmelmann change direction throttling Kaluf says flies like airplanes should Australian Airborne magazine printed version 1950 scaled down bit bigger Falcon 56 Kadet three channels newfangled radio sturdy bird showed wing loading 26 oz rather high size K&B-Veco 19 power Takeoffs ate up entire strip far weeds grazed lift-off ever gently pulsed slight up-elevator About 50 dihed ral properly-balanced three-channel cabin model least 70 low-winger will yield smooth hands-off 3600 turn 70 910o low-winger will tend rock back new Special smooth Red Buttons used say Strange things happening out scaling down up area changes square di mensions change directly double size quadruple area vice versa Go down very far floater turns squirrel again vice versa notion wing loading con stant sheer baloney revered orists should plot curve wing loading accurate index particular air plane increasingly worthless yardstick scale goes up down changes certainly far linear will ever learn Takeoffs down-sized RC Spe Weve come full circle Cox Rally ultralight claims missing Bill Barnes aka Bill Winter whos admiring its Kittyhawk technology Wilbur Orville would pleased says Bill So far no folks Cox can get him fly though Hang ing among framed photos art its worlds best conversation piece addition model details have spotted rabbit Sopwith Camel Plc Tom Schmitt Four shots metamorphosis Bills low-wing powered soarer built thought relaxed flying Left three-channel Rover spanned Oft powered K&B-Veco 19 Takeoffs grass taller wing-high possible climbed about triple rate powered Sailpianes Unfortunately spirally unstable prolonged hands-off flying impossible Glide good approaches begin next county three-point landing impossible tail dropped after wheel landing resumed flying though flat-bottom airfoil handled better inverted upright come Center Thinking tail fin small nose proflie culprits lowertail plus dorsal keep same area slight improve ment CG changes combined decaiage angular difference between wing stab variations no effect Take note seven degrees dihedral Right Adding sub-fins reducing area original fin/rudder did improve things perhaps tail moment too long Below Blil launches final modification added poly outer panels producing 10-ft span Don Sruii handies controls can take off distance between two guys Hands-off soaring goal along possible mod climb rate 19 did decrease Sorry no chainsaw engine needed forthis bird Able sustain cruise idle also did eights wing tip vertical within 100-ft area Sailplane guys witnessed flight wanted dissect wing tips Actually copied Wait Goods iate-40s Rudderbua Bonrers Smog Hog four pictures John Preston cial struggles 900 humid day crosswinds required rudder three channels like would believe pull off saves 19 switchedto OS 30 finally old Supertigre 56 three-channel control surefire rank beginners because models can fly themselves think eventually can will bite high cabin profile Special aggravated fairly low thrust line produces prop slipstream against profile tends turn model right takeoff dont have ailerons dihedral couples rudder turn bank actually have fixed powerful ailerons natures fly correction right takeoff begins right turn bank excited heavy left correction adds frenzy takeoffs have seen right angles runway off left approaches Hit rudder na October 1985 17 Airknocker true comic original 22 years old still flying Bill gave away early 60s came back roost plane has around long plans have actually published twiceonce escapement-rudder again 20 years later servos rudder engine control Its still flying original silk covering Touch-and-goes elevator Soaring does em has worn out Fox 10 05 Max 10 Cox 15 strange dieselnow flies Don Srulls 22-year-old plain-bearing lapped Enya refuses die though electric starter now required get going Would believe tive incidence stab plus 20% CG plus oodles downthrust Note show-through top anti-warp spar between main spar trail ing edge single-spar open-framed wings i/o sq worth Its weight gold Preston pictures above Fuel tank old metal wedge Control Line type installed wth point down intend no loops rolls permanent tank works just fine tures ailerons impose turn bankleft right leftand flat-bottomed airfoil some nifty up down gyrations mixed Id take Eaglet time rank beginner Aileron trainers aces beat over head need good instructor long patience mentions junk like cobra rolls after few flights change doctors before become terminal guys must create m own image What first airplane 20-30 years ago Ha Another thing symmetrical-winged train ers Theyre fine almost ready tackle Pattern hot advanced aerobatics airfoils great because plane goes pointed tree car ground sure does little 4U --bomb tne Oust nas settieci before beginner can begin think i- airfoil ex bottom may okay ideal compromise Falcon 56 would argue Carl Goldberg Scaled down Special didnt fly like its monster forefather Rather like modern sport airplane whatever Special printed Septem ber 1980 Model Aviation basic design afterwards vastly improved Bill Kaluf prevailed update plans 20 dihedral ailerons slightly bigger chord smallish flaps OS 40 four-stroke 1-in longer nose epitome realistic nice handling though especially aerobatic wanted worked well published AustralianAirborne maga zine plans courtesy Airborne available AMA Museum Kalufs model display Bill Ks Special has noteworthy feature /8 chord did want flaps change airfoil flap top continues upper curve neutral flap slightly down flat bottom anything plane cruises better no boost apparent neutral resulting washout effect important since cen ter wing will stall before tip no twist trick-sanded tips necessary hung approach froze nothing own three-channel over five-year period did drop tip twice requiring major cabin repairs takeoff gusty 18 Model Aviation ans-designed Crosswind faa a-skinned foam wing glassfuse lage trike gear K&B 1 g power Its low-wing Sailplane type really works Strange doings indeed Bill istalking about airplanes hell soon switch ing yours send him pics/info wind changing quadrants gust faded wind shear kid good pilot however could force spin until shown rudder rocked back forth violently full-scale stuff would break loose suddenly same frantic ruddering touchy takeoffs done just wasnt enough rudder power raise threechannels tip prevent potential cart wheel sport fun flap bit Kalufs natural Old-Timers Tele masters etc check out Kalufs version AMA Museum model never enough Special unexpectedly diverted Old-Timers its drag high loading older three-channel Special phe nomenal soarer often cavorting among wild Dutch-roll wallowsright edge split-Sbut somehow flown stagger aloft Get step groove fine mind reduced both main dihedral poly Sniffer least third thought wanted toss around indescribable three-channel informal aerobatics theres lots dihedral also wanted soar high sturdy three cabin bulkheads aircraft plywood gross weight approached 6 lb aerobatics bust man does live can handle such tiger close ground cuts loose full power natures ailerons again prayed sur vive first time tried incredibly hard-pushed high-speed series specPassing buzzards fascinated 6-ft Sniffer shown three pictures John Preston Once joined huge flock kept disappearing reappearing spiraling funnel-shaped mass After seven yearn builder Winter says cage has stopped rattling Oddly says hand-launched flights feel dead ahead look climb angle Bill launches takes off ground surprising authority its B-lb gross hauled nicely 35 Performance goals three-channel tossaround aero batic plane would capable soaring man doesnt live can handle low-altitude aerobatics combo Bill says soaring ability surpasses belief Black patches sides bottom wet/dry sandpaper pieces added MonoKote covering after sticking left-hand forefinger prop launch broke nylon 10-6 hub Safeguards helpers too clouds high speck some oddball reason will never fully understand models automatically turned right toward lift upon finding lift went up madly tight hands-off circles stunning phenomenon No searching thermals Glide straight let model Only luck will get new Old-Timer stepped buffalo chips Kits teach us think need know about flying escapes oddball ships finds out hard way contrary experience stone tablets aeronautical law noth ing what seems interpret laws somewhat imperfectly leam discover less know Black can white mysteries compound like Agatha Christie plot Having fond memories Sniffer Old-Timer would 6-ft Sniffer powered OS 35 Flying Models has its plan Everybody overpowers Old Timers lead sled 6-ft Old-Timer delight 19 able sustain level flight warm days sans thermals often idle RC monstrous dihedral espe cially poly oldies can rattle cage grand old Buzzard Bomb shell others way small vertical tails meander ing takeoff low speed produces series tacular saves impossible reach trim throttle back Doom looms close other hand smoothly reduces power climbing out feeding steady down-trim lessen climb altitude 100 ft altitude model reacts like lamb oontrol inputs power high-profile cabin leans right like FF pylon job prop slipstream power tighter circle think torque will always turn model left youve Some times will sometimes wont depends design layout Torque force true So twisting slipstream blend Sometimes stronger some times other depending plane Consider Don Srull flies formidable lowwing Lippisch flying wings Rubber Scale world-class stuff powerful push-pull props Hand-glide tests dead ahead flight glide power runs out want go right under power until adjusted come forward tractor props slipstream strikes fuse lage nothing behind rear pusher prop really heavy brain food realize opposite-turning props neutralize torque reaction turn slipstream effect pure simple always click throttle trim less increases decreases circle diameter Sniffer find rudder trim varies power trim Add click two power must add click two left rudder up high near idle use rudder trim maintain desired banked circle chosen diameter click two up-elevator trim bank tightens vice versa Except takeoff climb-out setting up cruise also landing pattern fly idle using absolutely nothing fine trim movements Constant clicking trims its weight big Sniffer thermal rider supreme soaring fool nice days yielded pleasant adventure least two three flights idle 4-oz tank lasted up 18 min ticking 35 its lifetime flight average 22 min Buzzards cavorted occasion perhaps 50 formed funnel-shaped black cloud through red MonoKoted wings occasionally flashed sun Floaters slow airplanes lightweights old Free Flighters modus operandi cant stand up heavier cleanerflying skimming-circle robust Old-Timers Slow up anything lose lift sink thing fast glide covers distance over ground foot Continued page 20 October 1985 19 ALL PURPOSE FOAM CU1TER Hands Off cut ii $10250 plus $800 ship ft handj Assembled Model HANDS OFF CUT II unique device cutting high quality 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right thrustresulting hair-rais ing flight described previously ship went viciously right contrary solemn beliefs possible explanation changes thrust offsets also alter angle slipstream blast strikes cabin removed right thrust increased angle slipstream striking cabin left side What might right offset have done Have ever heard before think course low cabin profile shoulder wing low wingand things like minimal dihedral vertical tail area its location relative rolling axisbehave differently Old-Timer Vagabond RC-assist FF [MAN has plans] precise opposite Sniffer rolls sharply left torque right thrust does what supposed Sniffer ROGs rudder trim Vagabond t rudder trim eye sees both high-wing cabin layouts Find happy thrust line relative profile will go straight Changes small large props have tremendous slip stream variations little prop right-turning plane may opt go left Modeling loaded such contra dictionsanother story Hopeless doodlers get carried away build doodles Rover Sunday morning 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handlaunched Beam Mt Sinai Long Island cliffs over sound forgot flip switch Virginia received card Norm left ancient address phone number identification finder postman old neighbor traced card said found airplane called Norm 250 miles away tell him found airplane Silence possible believe flew Virginia proof Just call number can pick up told him floating salt water warped beyond imagination cabin cruiser spotted far offshore Norm brought back prehistoric Kraft Norms high rate added rudder could corkscrew snaps other weird gyrations faster eye know curvy approaches three-channel rudder High rate makes string straight oodles rudder power can fine-tune approach through eye needle Warps As Free Flighters used joke cancel out other RC tanks did exist Airknocker first flew has CL wedge tank point down top w needle valve feed line runs bowels earth pickup winds around cylinder front loops forward body No draw runs 18 mm 2-oz tank varies almost imperceptibly beginning end through sustained idle 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outperformed finest Sailplane timebut youll never hear Bills plqp MA somehow got one-of-akind wing Possibly supposed round leading edge came partially assembled knife-edge regard stall happy no-no flatbottom wing pointed edge exact bottom out world wont stall airplane three oversized wheels tall grass its performance far outstripped famous Sailplane power pod ever encountered Once soar ing high Don Srull did rolling 360 climbing goof sharp leading edge works flat bottoms will stall anything else flash unflyable Crosswind shattered gospel truths acquired over half century try may amazed certainly As K&B-Veco 19s use out production Johnny Brodbeck pigeon-holed dozen can idle stinking rich 10 min ois6 response right Never dead engine fact after flying RC-assist FF Vagabond hold nose down raw fuel pours out nose compartment 9-4 9-5 prop great have used same nylon 9-4 doesnt want come down 5-in pitch five seasons Thats economy Crosswind handles pleasantly making sweeping turns onto final 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Bill Winter _____ZL&I2 LZ0 0 ______Plane Talk ALL OF THE KINGS MEN hope put Humpty Dumpty together again Im victim benevolent Sting can see jump-start cables Taking away Fun heinous murder axe guy high-tech stuff want nopressure enjoyment Roses smell hard find Just Fun began carefree innocence grew such awesome proportions author came Dutch boy finger dike future plan talk about readerbuilt fun craft nice picturesyour data Control Line Free Flight roughly 120 Radio Control ships Trainers what joke Prior 1950 learned swim build fly RCby himself Belly whoppers tidal waves endless fly aways splintered sticks own drop out excuse incessant editing modeling bug like lightning can strike twicein same place dreams about gleaming white firewall Once flown aerobatics pattern reeds Now hapless beginner again intimidated aces high-tech jazz finally flew head-to-toe flutter mixed-up right left tore up weeds bushes dug unsightly divots went back 1978 seeing 1980 retirement RC roots 1948 RC Special huge glorified cabin FF birdlike dihedral very heavy sparkignition Ohlsson 60 Walt Schroder built it The RC Special knock-off wing panels similar Ron Warring Wakefield article Aeromodeller tongue box Good Brothers radio four-arm escapement did neutralize rudderonly control throttle often toured adjoining counties always got back published Mechanix Illustrated 1948 annual appropriate commentary feeling good stuff Obviously have wait until proud builders resume sending great pictures fun airplanes enough info us describe freewheeling comments please no trouble before gosh Im told anything want hold fort circle wagons Thats new chal lenge much fun after leaving employment hallowed halls AMA just prime pump tell about Have fun myselfi Wow Poor dont have foggiest sol will tell about own circus unlikely subjects go away amused and/or bemused fine Thats entertainment Hairy dogs may gambol insufferable opin ions good stuff hopefully will make trip modeling Disneyland worthwhile After will turn got idea Just models Just facts maam Joe Friday put second time around So us have quit modeling run out gas have come back again again 1965 built over 500 Rubber Gas planes 16 Model Aviation ADOVO Back 1979 wIth retirement hallowed halls AMA approaching Bill scaled-down big 1948 RC Special Walt Schroder built original discovered weird things happen re-sizing area changes square roughly 5-ft span K&B-Veco 19 later 05 30 ST 35 eventual wing loading 26 oz/sq ft smaller RC Special proved extraordinary soarer Flown straight thottle near idle automatically turns toward lift starboard side upon reaching lift goes tight-climbing hands-oft circles Nobody knows have get set plans MA change rudder what see Bill admits hes guilty approving suggested design/drafting changes published plans John Preston photos Below Bill Kaluf L Winter admire Kalufs four-channel Speciai front AMA Museum model now hangs Now 2 dihedral flaps ailerons 1-in longer nose 7/s-in chord Winter says flies like full-size Piper Supercruiser local asked Yeah what does Steve Kaluf slow flyby flaps down pulled perfect lmmelmann change direction throttling Kaluf says flies like airplanes should Australian Airborne magazine printed version 1950 scaled down bit bigger Falcon 56 Kadet three channels newfangled radio sturdy bird showed wing loading 26 oz rather high size K&B-Veco 19 power Takeoffs ate up entire strip far weeds grazed lift-off ever gently pulsed slight up-elevator About 50 dihed ral properly-balanced three-channel cabin model least 70 low-winger will yield smooth hands-off 3600 turn 70 910o low-winger will tend rock back new Special smooth Red Buttons used say Strange things happening out scaling down up area changes square di mensions change directly double size quadruple area vice versa Go down very far floater turns squirrel again vice versa notion wing loading con stant sheer baloney revered orists should plot curve wing loading accurate index particular air plane increasingly worthless yardstick scale goes up down changes certainly far linear will ever learn Takeoffs down-sized RC Spe Weve come full circle Cox Rally ultralight claims missing Bill Barnes aka Bill Winter whos admiring its Kittyhawk technology Wilbur Orville would pleased says Bill So far no folks Cox can get him fly though Hang ing among framed photos art its worlds best conversation piece addition model details have spotted rabbit Sopwith Camel Plc Tom Schmitt Four shots metamorphosis Bills low-wing powered soarer built thought relaxed flying Left three-channel Rover spanned Oft powered K&B-Veco 19 Takeoffs grass taller wing-high possible climbed about triple rate powered Sailpianes Unfortunately spirally unstable prolonged hands-off flying impossible Glide good approaches begin next county three-point landing impossible tail dropped after wheel landing resumed flying though flat-bottom airfoil handled better inverted upright come Center Thinking tail fin small nose proflie culprits lowertail plus dorsal keep same area slight improve ment CG changes combined decaiage angular difference between wing stab variations no effect Take note seven degrees dihedral Right Adding sub-fins reducing area original fin/rudder did improve things perhaps tail moment too long Below Blil launches final modification added poly outer panels producing 10-ft span Don Sruii handies controls can take off distance between two guys Hands-off soaring goal along possible mod climb rate 19 did decrease Sorry no chainsaw engine needed forthis bird Able sustain cruise idle also did eights wing tip vertical within 100-ft area Sailplane guys witnessed flight wanted dissect wing tips Actually copied Wait Goods iate-40s Rudderbua Bonrers Smog Hog four pictures John Preston cial struggles 900 humid day crosswinds required rudder three channels like would believe pull off saves 19 switchedto OS 30 finally old Supertigre 56 three-channel control surefire rank beginners because models can fly themselves think eventually can will bite high cabin profile Special aggravated fairly low thrust line produces prop slipstream against profile tends turn model right takeoff dont have ailerons dihedral couples rudder turn bank actually have fixed powerful ailerons natures fly correction right takeoff begins right turn bank excited heavy left correction adds frenzy takeoffs have seen right angles runway off left approaches Hit rudder na October 1985 17 Airknocker true comic original 22 years old still flying Bill gave away early 60s came back roost plane has around long plans have actually published twiceonce escapement-rudder again 20 years later servos rudder engine control Its still flying original silk covering Touch-and-goes elevator Soaring does em has worn out Fox 10 05 Max 10 Cox 15 strange dieselnow flies Don Srulls 22-year-old plain-bearing lapped Enya refuses die though electric starter now required get going Would believe tive incidence stab plus 20% CG plus oodles downthrust Note show-through top anti-warp spar between main spar trail ing edge single-spar open-framed wings i/o sq worth Its weight gold Preston pictures above Fuel tank old metal wedge Control Line type installed wth point down intend no loops rolls permanent tank works just fine tures ailerons impose turn bankleft right leftand flat-bottomed airfoil some nifty up down gyrations mixed Id take Eaglet time rank beginner Aileron trainers aces beat over head need good instructor long patience mentions junk like cobra rolls after few flights change doctors before become terminal guys must create m own image What first airplane 20-30 years ago Ha Another thing symmetrical-winged train ers Theyre fine almost ready tackle Pattern hot advanced aerobatics airfoils great because plane goes pointed tree car ground sure does little 4U --bomb tne Oust nas settieci before beginner can begin think i- airfoil ex bottom may okay ideal compromise Falcon 56 would argue Carl Goldberg Scaled down Special didnt fly like its monster forefather Rather like modern sport airplane whatever Special printed Septem ber 1980 Model Aviation basic design afterwards vastly improved Bill Kaluf prevailed update plans 20 dihedral ailerons slightly bigger chord smallish flaps OS 40 four-stroke 1-in longer nose epitome realistic nice handling though especially aerobatic wanted worked well published AustralianAirborne maga zine plans courtesy Airborne available AMA Museum Kalufs model display Bill Ks Special has noteworthy feature /8 chord did want flaps change airfoil flap top continues upper curve neutral flap slightly down flat bottom anything plane cruises better no boost apparent neutral resulting washout effect important since cen ter wing will stall before tip no twist trick-sanded tips necessary hung approach froze nothing own three-channel over five-year period did drop tip twice requiring major cabin repairs takeoff gusty 18 Model Aviation ans-designed Crosswind faa a-skinned foam wing glassfuse lage trike gear K&B 1 g power Its low-wing Sailplane type really works Strange doings indeed Bill istalking about airplanes hell soon switch ing yours send him pics/info wind changing quadrants gust faded wind shear kid good pilot however could force spin until shown rudder rocked back forth violently full-scale stuff would break loose suddenly same frantic ruddering touchy takeoffs done just wasnt enough rudder power raise threechannels tip prevent potential cart wheel sport fun flap bit Kalufs natural Old-Timers Tele masters etc check out Kalufs version AMA Museum model never enough Special unexpectedly diverted Old-Timers its drag high loading older three-channel Special phe nomenal soarer often cavorting among wild Dutch-roll wallowsright edge split-Sbut somehow flown stagger aloft Get step groove fine mind reduced both main dihedral poly Sniffer least third thought wanted toss around indescribable three-channel informal aerobatics theres lots dihedral also wanted soar high sturdy three cabin bulkheads aircraft plywood gross weight approached 6 lb aerobatics bust man does live can handle such tiger close ground cuts loose full power natures ailerons again prayed sur vive first time tried incredibly hard-pushed high-speed series specPassing buzzards fascinated 6-ft Sniffer shown three pictures John Preston Once joined huge flock kept disappearing reappearing spiraling funnel-shaped mass After seven yearn builder Winter says cage has stopped rattling Oddly says hand-launched flights feel dead ahead look climb angle Bill launches takes off ground surprising authority its B-lb gross hauled nicely 35 Performance goals three-channel tossaround aero batic plane would capable soaring man doesnt live can handle low-altitude aerobatics combo Bill says soaring ability surpasses belief Black patches sides bottom wet/dry sandpaper pieces added MonoKote covering after sticking left-hand forefinger prop launch broke nylon 10-6 hub Safeguards helpers too clouds high speck some oddball reason will never fully understand models automatically turned right toward lift upon finding lift went up madly tight hands-off circles stunning phenomenon No searching thermals Glide straight let model Only luck will get new Old-Timer stepped buffalo chips Kits teach us think need know about flying escapes oddball ships finds out hard way contrary experience stone tablets aeronautical law noth ing what seems interpret laws somewhat imperfectly leam discover less know Black can white mysteries compound like Agatha Christie plot Having fond memories Sniffer Old-Timer would 6-ft Sniffer powered OS 35 Flying Models has its plan Everybody overpowers Old Timers lead sled 6-ft Old-Timer delight 19 able sustain level flight warm days sans thermals often idle RC monstrous dihedral espe cially poly oldies can rattle cage grand old Buzzard Bomb shell others way small vertical tails meander ing takeoff low speed produces series tacular saves impossible reach trim throttle back Doom looms close other hand smoothly reduces power climbing out feeding steady down-trim lessen climb altitude 100 ft altitude model reacts like lamb oontrol inputs power high-profile cabin leans right like FF pylon job prop slipstream power tighter circle think torque will always turn model left youve Some times will sometimes wont depends design layout Torque force true So twisting slipstream blend Sometimes stronger some times other depending plane Consider Don Srull flies formidable lowwing Lippisch flying wings Rubber Scale world-class stuff powerful push-pull props Hand-glide tests dead ahead flight glide power runs out want go right under power until adjusted come forward tractor props slipstream strikes fuse lage nothing behind rear pusher prop really heavy brain food realize opposite-turning props neutralize torque reaction turn slipstream effect pure simple always click throttle trim less increases decreases circle diameter Sniffer find rudder trim varies power trim Add click two power must add click two left rudder up high near idle use rudder trim maintain desired banked circle chosen diameter click two up-elevator trim bank tightens vice versa Except takeoff climb-out setting up cruise also landing pattern fly idle using absolutely nothing fine trim movements Constant clicking trims its weight big Sniffer thermal rider supreme soaring fool nice days yielded pleasant adventure least two three flights idle 4-oz tank lasted up 18 min ticking 35 its lifetime flight average 22 min Buzzards cavorted occasion perhaps 50 formed funnel-shaped black cloud through red MonoKoted wings occasionally flashed sun Floaters slow airplanes lightweights old Free Flighters modus operandi cant stand up heavier cleanerflying skimming-circle robust Old-Timers Slow up anything lose lift sink thing fast glide covers distance over ground foot Continued page 20 October 1985 19 ALL PURPOSE FOAM CU1TER Hands Off cut ii $10250 plus $800 ship ft handj Assembled Model HANDS OFF CUT II unique device cutting high quality 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worlds within worlds wheels within wheels Tell airplane flies wont hear Say moon made green cheese Ill cry Yeah yeah Before leaving month few things straight Alice Wonderland Strange birds roosted Im always giving away airplanes Sniffer Rover Aristocrat big Krackerjac -scale Vagabond gone 1966 abandoned fleet old escapement things including Lou Andrews Beam deBolt Rebel old 09 Airknocker pub lished FM 1963 second time few years ago Beam Airknocker came back haunt still fly latter Now theres throttle Airknocker early birds rudder-only Guys field keep asking plane can fly elevators true adjust level flight cruise add power go up take off oome down much like full-scale flying rudder-only ships will touch-andgoes time power tad before touching down rolls spirals loops after spiral Norm Rosenstock flew Beam Airknocker laughs own club field got same brilliant ques tions now have servo instead escapement 1963 lost Beam Long Island landed miles away Grummans park ing lot choosy crate 1978 Norm handlaunched Beam Mt Sinai Long Island cliffs over sound forgot flip switch Virginia received card Norm left ancient address phone number identification finder postman old neighbor traced card said found airplane called Norm 250 miles away tell him found airplane Silence possible believe flew Virginia proof Just call number can pick up told him floating salt water warped beyond imagination cabin cruiser spotted far offshore Norm brought back prehistoric Kraft Norms high rate added rudder could corkscrew snaps other weird gyrations faster eye know curvy approaches three-channel rudder High rate makes string straight oodles rudder power can fine-tune approach through eye needle Warps As Free Flighters used joke cancel out other RC tanks did exist Airknocker first flew has CL wedge tank point down top w needle valve feed line runs bowels earth pickup winds around cylinder front loops forward body No draw runs 18 mm 2-oz tank varies almost imperceptibly beginning end through sustained idle 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outperformed finest Sailplane timebut youll never hear Bills plqp MA somehow got one-of-akind wing Possibly supposed round leading edge came partially assembled knife-edge regard stall happy no-no flatbottom wing pointed edge exact bottom out world wont stall airplane three oversized wheels tall grass its performance far outstripped famous Sailplane power pod ever encountered Once soar ing high Don Srull did rolling 360 climbing goof sharp leading edge works flat bottoms will stall anything else flash unflyable Crosswind shattered gospel truths acquired over half century try may amazed certainly As K&B-Veco 19s use out production Johnny Brodbeck pigeon-holed dozen can idle stinking rich 10 min ois6 response right Never dead engine fact after flying RC-assist FF Vagabond hold nose down raw fuel pours out nose compartment 9-4 9-5 prop great have used same nylon 9-4 doesnt want come down 5-in pitch five seasons Thats economy Crosswind handles pleasantly making sweeping turns onto final 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Bill Winter _____ZL&I2 LZ0 0 ______Plane Talk ALL OF THE KINGS MEN hope put Humpty Dumpty together again Im victim benevolent Sting can see jump-start cables Taking away Fun heinous murder axe guy high-tech stuff want nopressure enjoyment Roses smell hard find Just Fun began carefree innocence grew such awesome proportions author came Dutch boy finger dike future plan talk about readerbuilt fun craft nice picturesyour data Control Line Free Flight roughly 120 Radio Control ships Trainers what joke Prior 1950 learned swim build fly RCby himself Belly whoppers tidal waves endless fly aways splintered sticks own drop out excuse incessant editing modeling bug like lightning can strike twicein same place dreams about gleaming white firewall Once flown aerobatics pattern reeds Now hapless beginner again intimidated aces high-tech jazz finally flew head-to-toe flutter mixed-up right left tore up weeds bushes dug unsightly divots went back 1978 seeing 1980 retirement RC roots 1948 RC Special huge glorified cabin FF birdlike dihedral very heavy sparkignition Ohlsson 60 Walt Schroder built it The RC Special knock-off wing panels similar Ron Warring Wakefield article Aeromodeller tongue box Good Brothers radio four-arm escapement did neutralize rudderonly control throttle often toured adjoining counties always got back published Mechanix Illustrated 1948 annual appropriate commentary feeling good stuff Obviously have wait until proud builders resume sending great pictures fun airplanes enough info us describe freewheeling comments please no trouble before gosh Im told anything want hold fort circle wagons Thats new chal lenge much fun after leaving employment hallowed halls AMA just prime pump tell about Have fun myselfi Wow Poor dont have foggiest sol will tell about own circus unlikely subjects go away amused and/or bemused fine Thats entertainment Hairy dogs may gambol insufferable opin ions good stuff hopefully will make trip modeling Disneyland worthwhile After will turn got idea Just models Just facts maam Joe Friday put second time around So us have quit modeling run out gas have come back again again 1965 built over 500 Rubber Gas planes 16 Model Aviation ADOVO Back 1979 wIth retirement hallowed halls AMA approaching Bill scaled-down big 1948 RC Special Walt Schroder built original discovered weird things happen re-sizing area changes square roughly 5-ft span K&B-Veco 19 later 05 30 ST 35 eventual wing loading 26 oz/sq ft smaller RC Special proved extraordinary soarer Flown straight thottle near idle automatically turns toward lift starboard side upon reaching lift goes tight-climbing hands-oft circles Nobody knows have get set plans MA change rudder what see Bill admits hes guilty approving suggested design/drafting changes published plans John Preston photos Below Bill Kaluf L Winter admire Kalufs four-channel Speciai front AMA Museum model now hangs Now 2 dihedral flaps ailerons 1-in longer nose 7/s-in chord Winter says flies like full-size Piper Supercruiser local asked Yeah what does Steve Kaluf slow flyby flaps down pulled perfect lmmelmann change direction throttling Kaluf says flies like airplanes should Australian Airborne magazine printed version 1950 scaled down bit bigger Falcon 56 Kadet three channels newfangled radio sturdy bird showed wing loading 26 oz rather high size K&B-Veco 19 power Takeoffs ate up entire strip far weeds grazed lift-off ever gently pulsed slight up-elevator About 50 dihed ral properly-balanced three-channel cabin model least 70 low-winger will yield smooth hands-off 3600 turn 70 910o low-winger will tend rock back new Special smooth Red Buttons used say Strange things happening out scaling down up area changes square di mensions change directly double size quadruple area vice versa Go down very far floater turns squirrel again vice versa notion wing loading con stant sheer baloney revered orists should plot curve wing loading accurate index particular air plane increasingly worthless yardstick scale goes up down changes certainly far linear will ever learn Takeoffs down-sized RC Spe Weve come full circle Cox Rally ultralight claims missing Bill Barnes aka Bill Winter whos admiring its Kittyhawk technology Wilbur Orville would pleased says Bill So far no folks Cox can get him fly though Hang ing among framed photos art its worlds best conversation piece addition model details have spotted rabbit Sopwith Camel Plc Tom Schmitt Four shots metamorphosis Bills low-wing powered soarer built thought relaxed flying Left three-channel Rover spanned Oft powered K&B-Veco 19 Takeoffs grass taller wing-high possible climbed about triple rate powered Sailpianes Unfortunately spirally unstable prolonged hands-off flying impossible Glide good approaches begin next county three-point landing impossible tail dropped after wheel landing resumed flying though flat-bottom airfoil handled better inverted upright come Center Thinking tail fin small nose proflie culprits lowertail plus dorsal keep same area slight improve ment CG changes combined decaiage angular difference between wing stab variations no effect Take note seven degrees dihedral Right Adding sub-fins reducing area original fin/rudder did improve things perhaps tail moment too long Below Blil launches final modification added poly outer panels producing 10-ft span Don Sruii handies controls can take off distance between two guys Hands-off soaring goal along possible mod climb rate 19 did decrease Sorry no chainsaw engine needed forthis bird Able sustain cruise idle also did eights wing tip vertical within 100-ft area Sailplane guys witnessed flight wanted dissect wing tips Actually copied Wait Goods iate-40s Rudderbua Bonrers Smog Hog four pictures John Preston cial struggles 900 humid day crosswinds required rudder three channels like would believe pull off saves 19 switchedto OS 30 finally old Supertigre 56 three-channel control surefire rank beginners because models can fly themselves think eventually can will bite high cabin profile Special aggravated fairly low thrust line produces prop slipstream against profile tends turn model right takeoff dont have ailerons dihedral couples rudder turn bank actually have fixed powerful ailerons natures fly correction right takeoff begins right turn bank excited heavy left correction adds frenzy takeoffs have seen right angles runway off left approaches Hit rudder na October 1985 17 Airknocker true comic original 22 years old still flying Bill gave away early 60s came back roost plane has around long plans have actually published twiceonce escapement-rudder again 20 years later servos rudder engine control Its still flying original silk covering Touch-and-goes elevator Soaring does em has worn out Fox 10 05 Max 10 Cox 15 strange dieselnow flies Don Srulls 22-year-old plain-bearing lapped Enya refuses die though electric starter now required get going Would believe tive incidence stab plus 20% CG plus oodles downthrust Note show-through top anti-warp spar between main spar trail ing edge single-spar open-framed wings i/o sq worth Its weight gold Preston pictures above Fuel tank old metal wedge Control Line type installed wth point down intend no loops rolls permanent tank works just fine tures ailerons impose turn bankleft right leftand flat-bottomed airfoil some nifty up down gyrations mixed Id take Eaglet time rank beginner Aileron trainers aces beat over head need good instructor long patience mentions junk like cobra rolls after few flights change doctors before become terminal guys must create m own image What first airplane 20-30 years ago Ha Another thing symmetrical-winged train ers Theyre fine almost ready tackle Pattern hot advanced aerobatics airfoils great because plane goes pointed tree car ground sure does little 4U --bomb tne Oust nas settieci before beginner can begin think i- airfoil ex bottom may okay ideal compromise Falcon 56 would argue Carl Goldberg Scaled down Special didnt fly like its monster forefather Rather like modern sport airplane whatever Special printed Septem ber 1980 Model Aviation basic design afterwards vastly improved Bill Kaluf prevailed update plans 20 dihedral ailerons slightly bigger chord smallish flaps OS 40 four-stroke 1-in longer nose epitome realistic nice handling though especially aerobatic wanted worked well published AustralianAirborne maga zine plans courtesy Airborne available AMA Museum Kalufs model display Bill Ks Special has noteworthy feature /8 chord did want flaps change airfoil flap top continues upper curve neutral flap slightly down flat bottom anything plane cruises better no boost apparent neutral resulting washout effect important since cen ter wing will stall before tip no twist trick-sanded tips necessary hung approach froze nothing own three-channel over five-year period did drop tip twice requiring major cabin repairs takeoff gusty 18 Model Aviation ans-designed Crosswind faa a-skinned foam wing glassfuse lage trike gear K&B 1 g power Its low-wing Sailplane type really works Strange doings indeed Bill istalking about airplanes hell soon switch ing yours send him pics/info wind changing quadrants gust faded wind shear kid good pilot however could force spin until shown rudder rocked back forth violently full-scale stuff would break loose suddenly same frantic ruddering touchy takeoffs done just wasnt enough rudder power raise threechannels tip prevent potential cart wheel sport fun flap bit Kalufs natural Old-Timers Tele masters etc check out Kalufs version AMA Museum model never enough Special unexpectedly diverted Old-Timers its drag high loading older three-channel Special phe nomenal soarer often cavorting among wild Dutch-roll wallowsright edge split-Sbut somehow flown stagger aloft Get step groove fine mind reduced both main dihedral poly Sniffer least third thought wanted toss around indescribable three-channel informal aerobatics theres lots dihedral also wanted soar high sturdy three cabin bulkheads aircraft plywood gross weight approached 6 lb aerobatics bust man does live can handle such tiger close ground cuts loose full power natures ailerons again prayed sur vive first time tried incredibly hard-pushed high-speed series specPassing buzzards fascinated 6-ft Sniffer shown three pictures John Preston Once joined huge flock kept disappearing reappearing spiraling funnel-shaped mass After seven yearn builder Winter says cage has stopped rattling Oddly says hand-launched flights feel dead ahead look climb angle Bill launches takes off ground surprising authority its B-lb gross hauled nicely 35 Performance goals three-channel tossaround aero batic plane would capable soaring man doesnt live can handle low-altitude aerobatics combo Bill says soaring ability surpasses belief Black patches sides bottom wet/dry sandpaper pieces added MonoKote covering after sticking left-hand forefinger prop launch broke nylon 10-6 hub Safeguards helpers too clouds high speck some oddball reason will never fully understand models automatically turned right toward lift upon finding lift went up madly tight hands-off circles stunning phenomenon No searching thermals Glide straight let model Only luck will get new Old-Timer stepped buffalo chips Kits teach us think need know about flying escapes oddball ships finds out hard way contrary experience stone tablets aeronautical law noth ing what seems interpret laws somewhat imperfectly leam discover less know Black can white mysteries compound like Agatha Christie plot Having fond memories Sniffer Old-Timer would 6-ft Sniffer powered OS 35 Flying Models has its plan Everybody overpowers Old Timers lead sled 6-ft Old-Timer delight 19 able sustain level flight warm days sans thermals often idle RC monstrous dihedral espe cially poly oldies can rattle cage grand old Buzzard Bomb shell others way small vertical tails meander ing takeoff low speed produces series tacular saves impossible reach trim throttle back Doom looms close other hand smoothly reduces power climbing out feeding steady down-trim lessen climb altitude 100 ft altitude model reacts like lamb oontrol inputs power high-profile cabin leans right like FF pylon job prop slipstream power tighter circle think torque will always turn model left youve Some times will sometimes wont depends design layout Torque force true So twisting slipstream blend Sometimes stronger some times other depending plane Consider Don Srull flies formidable lowwing Lippisch flying wings Rubber Scale world-class stuff powerful push-pull props Hand-glide tests dead ahead flight glide power runs out want go right under power until adjusted come forward tractor props slipstream strikes fuse lage nothing behind rear pusher prop really heavy brain food realize opposite-turning props neutralize torque reaction turn slipstream effect pure simple always click throttle trim less increases decreases circle diameter Sniffer find rudder trim varies power trim Add click two power must add click two left rudder up high near idle use rudder trim maintain desired banked circle chosen diameter click two up-elevator trim bank tightens vice versa Except takeoff climb-out setting up cruise also landing pattern fly idle using absolutely nothing fine trim movements Constant clicking trims its weight big Sniffer thermal rider supreme soaring fool nice days yielded pleasant adventure least two three flights idle 4-oz tank lasted up 18 min ticking 35 its lifetime flight average 22 min Buzzards cavorted occasion perhaps 50 formed funnel-shaped black cloud through red MonoKoted wings occasionally flashed sun Floaters slow airplanes lightweights old Free Flighters modus operandi cant stand up heavier cleanerflying skimming-circle robust Old-Timers Slow up anything lose lift sink thing fast glide covers distance over ground foot Continued page 20 October 1985 19 ALL PURPOSE FOAM CU1TER Hands Off cut ii $10250 plus $800 ship ft handj Assembled Model HANDS OFF CUT II unique device cutting high quality 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right thrustresulting hair-rais ing flight described previously ship went viciously right contrary solemn beliefs possible explanation changes thrust offsets also alter angle slipstream blast strikes cabin removed right thrust increased angle slipstream striking cabin left side What might right offset have done Have ever heard before think course low cabin profile shoulder wing low wingand things like minimal dihedral vertical tail area its location relative rolling axisbehave differently Old-Timer Vagabond RC-assist FF [MAN has plans] precise opposite Sniffer rolls sharply left torque right thrust does what supposed Sniffer ROGs rudder trim Vagabond t rudder trim eye sees both high-wing cabin layouts Find happy thrust line relative profile will go straight Changes small large props have tremendous slip stream variations little prop right-turning plane may opt go left Modeling loaded such contra dictionsanother story Hopeless doodlers get carried away build doodles Rover Sunday morning 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worlds within worlds wheels within wheels Tell airplane flies wont hear Say moon made green cheese Ill cry Yeah yeah Before leaving month few things straight Alice Wonderland Strange birds roosted Im always giving away airplanes Sniffer Rover Aristocrat big Krackerjac -scale Vagabond gone 1966 abandoned fleet old escapement things including Lou Andrews Beam deBolt Rebel old 09 Airknocker pub lished FM 1963 second time few years ago Beam Airknocker came back haunt still fly latter Now theres throttle Airknocker early birds rudder-only Guys field keep asking plane can fly elevators true adjust level flight cruise add power go up take off oome down much like full-scale flying rudder-only ships will touch-andgoes time power tad before touching down rolls spirals loops after spiral Norm Rosenstock flew Beam Airknocker laughs own club field got same brilliant ques tions now have servo instead escapement 1963 lost Beam Long Island landed miles away Grummans park ing lot choosy crate 1978 Norm handlaunched Beam Mt Sinai Long Island cliffs over sound forgot flip switch Virginia received card Norm left ancient address phone number identification finder postman old neighbor traced card said found airplane called Norm 250 miles away tell him found airplane Silence possible believe flew Virginia proof Just call number can pick up told him floating salt water warped beyond imagination cabin cruiser spotted far offshore Norm brought back prehistoric Kraft Norms high rate added rudder could corkscrew snaps other weird gyrations faster eye know curvy approaches three-channel rudder High rate makes string straight oodles rudder power can fine-tune approach through eye needle Warps As Free Flighters used joke cancel out other RC tanks did exist Airknocker first flew has CL wedge tank point down top w needle valve feed line runs bowels earth pickup winds around cylinder front loops forward body No draw runs 18 mm 2-oz tank varies almost imperceptibly beginning end through sustained idle 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outperformed finest Sailplane timebut youll never hear Bills plqp MA somehow got one-of-akind wing Possibly supposed round leading edge came partially assembled knife-edge regard stall happy no-no flatbottom wing pointed edge exact bottom out world wont stall airplane three oversized wheels tall grass its performance far outstripped famous Sailplane power pod ever encountered Once soar ing high Don Srull did rolling 360 climbing goof sharp leading edge works flat bottoms will stall anything else flash unflyable Crosswind shattered gospel truths acquired over half century try may amazed certainly As K&B-Veco 19s use out production Johnny Brodbeck pigeon-holed dozen can idle stinking rich 10 min ois6 response right Never dead engine fact after flying RC-assist FF Vagabond hold nose down raw fuel pours out nose compartment 9-4 9-5 prop great have used same nylon 9-4 doesnt want come down 5-in pitch five seasons Thats economy Crosswind handles pleasantly making sweeping turns onto final 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Bill Winter _____ZL&I2 LZ0 0 ______Plane Talk ALL OF THE KINGS MEN hope put Humpty Dumpty together again Im victim benevolent Sting can see jump-start cables Taking away Fun heinous murder axe guy high-tech stuff want nopressure enjoyment Roses smell hard find Just Fun began carefree innocence grew such awesome proportions author came Dutch boy finger dike future plan talk about readerbuilt fun craft nice picturesyour data Control Line Free Flight roughly 120 Radio Control ships Trainers what joke Prior 1950 learned swim build fly RCby himself Belly whoppers tidal waves endless fly aways splintered sticks own drop out excuse incessant editing modeling bug like lightning can strike twicein same place dreams about gleaming white firewall Once flown aerobatics pattern reeds Now hapless beginner again intimidated aces high-tech jazz finally flew head-to-toe flutter mixed-up right left tore up weeds bushes dug unsightly divots went back 1978 seeing 1980 retirement RC roots 1948 RC Special huge glorified cabin FF birdlike dihedral very heavy sparkignition Ohlsson 60 Walt Schroder built it The RC Special knock-off wing panels similar Ron Warring Wakefield article Aeromodeller tongue box Good Brothers radio four-arm escapement did neutralize rudderonly control throttle often toured adjoining counties always got back published Mechanix Illustrated 1948 annual appropriate commentary feeling good stuff Obviously have wait until proud builders resume sending great pictures fun airplanes enough info us describe freewheeling comments please no trouble before gosh Im told anything want hold fort circle wagons Thats new chal lenge much fun after leaving employment hallowed halls AMA just prime pump tell about Have fun myselfi Wow Poor dont have foggiest sol will tell about own circus unlikely subjects go away amused and/or bemused fine Thats entertainment Hairy dogs may gambol insufferable opin ions good stuff hopefully will make trip modeling Disneyland worthwhile After will turn got idea Just models Just facts maam Joe Friday put second time around So us have quit modeling run out gas have come back again again 1965 built over 500 Rubber Gas planes 16 Model Aviation ADOVO Back 1979 wIth retirement hallowed halls AMA approaching Bill scaled-down big 1948 RC Special Walt Schroder built original discovered weird things happen re-sizing area changes square roughly 5-ft span K&B-Veco 19 later 05 30 ST 35 eventual wing loading 26 oz/sq ft smaller RC Special proved extraordinary soarer Flown straight thottle near idle automatically turns toward lift starboard side upon reaching lift goes tight-climbing hands-oft circles Nobody knows have get set plans MA change rudder what see Bill admits hes guilty approving suggested design/drafting changes published plans John Preston photos Below Bill Kaluf L Winter admire Kalufs four-channel Speciai front AMA Museum model now hangs Now 2 dihedral flaps ailerons 1-in longer nose 7/s-in chord Winter says flies like full-size Piper Supercruiser local asked Yeah what does Steve Kaluf slow flyby flaps down pulled perfect lmmelmann change direction throttling Kaluf says flies like airplanes should Australian Airborne magazine printed version 1950 scaled down bit bigger Falcon 56 Kadet three channels newfangled radio sturdy bird showed wing loading 26 oz rather high size K&B-Veco 19 power Takeoffs ate up entire strip far weeds grazed lift-off ever gently pulsed slight up-elevator About 50 dihed ral properly-balanced three-channel cabin model least 70 low-winger will yield smooth hands-off 3600 turn 70 910o low-winger will tend rock back new Special smooth Red Buttons used say Strange things happening out scaling down up area changes square di mensions change directly double size quadruple area vice versa Go down very far floater turns squirrel again vice versa notion wing loading con stant sheer baloney revered orists should plot curve wing loading accurate index particular air plane increasingly worthless yardstick scale goes up down changes certainly far linear will ever learn Takeoffs down-sized RC Spe Weve come full circle Cox Rally ultralight claims missing Bill Barnes aka Bill Winter whos admiring its Kittyhawk technology Wilbur Orville would pleased says Bill So far no folks Cox can get him fly though Hang ing among framed photos art its worlds best conversation piece addition model details have spotted rabbit Sopwith Camel Plc Tom Schmitt Four shots metamorphosis Bills low-wing powered soarer built thought relaxed flying Left three-channel Rover spanned Oft powered K&B-Veco 19 Takeoffs grass taller wing-high possible climbed about triple rate powered Sailpianes Unfortunately spirally unstable prolonged hands-off flying impossible Glide good approaches begin next county three-point landing impossible tail dropped after wheel landing resumed flying though flat-bottom airfoil handled better inverted upright come Center Thinking tail fin small nose proflie culprits lowertail plus dorsal keep same area slight improve ment CG changes combined decaiage angular difference between wing stab variations no effect Take note seven degrees dihedral Right Adding sub-fins reducing area original fin/rudder did improve things perhaps tail moment too long Below Blil launches final modification added poly outer panels producing 10-ft span Don Sruii handies controls can take off distance between two guys Hands-off soaring goal along possible mod climb rate 19 did decrease Sorry no chainsaw engine needed forthis bird Able sustain cruise idle also did eights wing tip vertical within 100-ft area Sailplane guys witnessed flight wanted dissect wing tips Actually copied Wait Goods iate-40s Rudderbua Bonrers Smog Hog four pictures John Preston cial struggles 900 humid day crosswinds required rudder three channels like would believe pull off saves 19 switchedto OS 30 finally old Supertigre 56 three-channel control surefire rank beginners because models can fly themselves think eventually can will bite high cabin profile Special aggravated fairly low thrust line produces prop slipstream against profile tends turn model right takeoff dont have ailerons dihedral couples rudder turn bank actually have fixed powerful ailerons natures fly correction right takeoff begins right turn bank excited heavy left correction adds frenzy takeoffs have seen right angles runway off left approaches Hit rudder na October 1985 17 Airknocker true comic original 22 years old still flying Bill gave away early 60s came back roost plane has around long plans have actually published twiceonce escapement-rudder again 20 years later servos rudder engine control Its still flying original silk covering Touch-and-goes elevator Soaring does em has worn out Fox 10 05 Max 10 Cox 15 strange dieselnow flies Don Srulls 22-year-old plain-bearing lapped Enya refuses die though electric starter now required get going Would believe tive incidence stab plus 20% CG plus oodles downthrust Note show-through top anti-warp spar between main spar trail ing edge single-spar open-framed wings i/o sq worth Its weight gold Preston pictures above Fuel tank old metal wedge Control Line type installed wth point down intend no loops rolls permanent tank works just fine tures ailerons impose turn bankleft right leftand flat-bottomed airfoil some nifty up down gyrations mixed Id take Eaglet time rank beginner Aileron trainers aces beat over head need good instructor long patience mentions junk like cobra rolls after few flights change doctors before become terminal guys must create m own image What first airplane 20-30 years ago Ha Another thing symmetrical-winged train ers Theyre fine almost ready tackle Pattern hot advanced aerobatics airfoils great because plane goes pointed tree car ground sure does little 4U --bomb tne Oust nas settieci before beginner can begin think i- airfoil ex bottom may okay ideal compromise Falcon 56 would argue Carl Goldberg Scaled down Special didnt fly like its monster forefather Rather like modern sport airplane whatever Special printed Septem ber 1980 Model Aviation basic design afterwards vastly improved Bill Kaluf prevailed update plans 20 dihedral ailerons slightly bigger chord smallish flaps OS 40 four-stroke 1-in longer nose epitome realistic nice handling though especially aerobatic wanted worked well published AustralianAirborne maga zine plans courtesy Airborne available AMA Museum Kalufs model display Bill Ks Special has noteworthy feature /8 chord did want flaps change airfoil flap top continues upper curve neutral flap slightly down flat bottom anything plane cruises better no boost apparent neutral resulting washout effect important since cen ter wing will stall before tip no twist trick-sanded tips necessary hung approach froze nothing own three-channel over five-year period did drop tip twice requiring major cabin repairs takeoff gusty 18 Model Aviation ans-designed Crosswind faa a-skinned foam wing glassfuse lage trike gear K&B 1 g power Its low-wing Sailplane type really works Strange doings indeed Bill istalking about airplanes hell soon switch ing yours send him pics/info wind changing quadrants gust faded wind shear kid good pilot however could force spin until shown rudder rocked back forth violently full-scale stuff would break loose suddenly same frantic ruddering touchy takeoffs done just wasnt enough rudder power raise threechannels tip prevent potential cart wheel sport fun flap bit Kalufs natural Old-Timers Tele masters etc check out Kalufs version AMA Museum model never enough Special unexpectedly diverted Old-Timers its drag high loading older three-channel Special phe nomenal soarer often cavorting among wild Dutch-roll wallowsright edge split-Sbut somehow flown stagger aloft Get step groove fine mind reduced both main dihedral poly Sniffer least third thought wanted toss around indescribable three-channel informal aerobatics theres lots dihedral also wanted soar high sturdy three cabin bulkheads aircraft plywood gross weight approached 6 lb aerobatics bust man does live can handle such tiger close ground cuts loose full power natures ailerons again prayed sur vive first time tried incredibly hard-pushed high-speed series specPassing buzzards fascinated 6-ft Sniffer shown three pictures John Preston Once joined huge flock kept disappearing reappearing spiraling funnel-shaped mass After seven yearn builder Winter says cage has stopped rattling Oddly says hand-launched flights feel dead ahead look climb angle Bill launches takes off ground surprising authority its B-lb gross hauled nicely 35 Performance goals three-channel tossaround aero batic plane would capable soaring man doesnt live can handle low-altitude aerobatics combo Bill says soaring ability surpasses belief Black patches sides bottom wet/dry sandpaper pieces added MonoKote covering after sticking left-hand forefinger prop launch broke nylon 10-6 hub Safeguards helpers too clouds high speck some oddball reason will never fully understand models automatically turned right toward lift upon finding lift went up madly tight hands-off circles stunning phenomenon No searching thermals Glide straight let model Only luck will get new Old-Timer stepped buffalo chips Kits teach us think need know about flying escapes oddball ships finds out hard way contrary experience stone tablets aeronautical law noth ing what seems interpret laws somewhat imperfectly leam discover less know Black can white mysteries compound like Agatha Christie plot Having fond memories Sniffer Old-Timer would 6-ft Sniffer powered OS 35 Flying Models has its plan Everybody overpowers Old Timers lead sled 6-ft Old-Timer delight 19 able sustain level flight warm days sans thermals often idle RC monstrous dihedral espe cially poly oldies can rattle cage grand old Buzzard Bomb shell others way small vertical tails meander ing takeoff low speed produces series tacular saves impossible reach trim throttle back Doom looms close other hand smoothly reduces power climbing out feeding steady down-trim lessen climb altitude 100 ft altitude model reacts like lamb oontrol inputs power high-profile cabin leans right like FF pylon job prop slipstream power tighter circle think torque will always turn model left youve Some times will sometimes wont depends design layout Torque force true So twisting slipstream blend Sometimes stronger some times other depending plane Consider Don Srull flies formidable lowwing Lippisch flying wings Rubber Scale world-class stuff powerful push-pull props Hand-glide tests dead ahead flight glide power runs out want go right under power until adjusted come forward tractor props slipstream strikes fuse lage nothing behind rear pusher prop really heavy brain food realize opposite-turning props neutralize torque reaction turn slipstream effect pure simple always click throttle trim less increases decreases circle diameter Sniffer find rudder trim varies power trim Add click two power must add click two left rudder up high near idle use rudder trim maintain desired banked circle chosen diameter click two up-elevator trim bank tightens vice versa Except takeoff climb-out setting up cruise also landing pattern fly idle using absolutely nothing fine trim movements Constant clicking trims its weight big Sniffer thermal rider supreme soaring fool nice days yielded pleasant adventure least two three flights idle 4-oz tank lasted up 18 min ticking 35 its lifetime flight average 22 min Buzzards cavorted occasion perhaps 50 formed funnel-shaped black cloud through red MonoKoted wings occasionally flashed sun Floaters slow airplanes lightweights old Free Flighters modus operandi cant stand up heavier cleanerflying skimming-circle robust Old-Timers Slow up anything lose lift sink thing fast glide covers distance over ground foot Continued page 20 October 1985 19 ALL PURPOSE FOAM CU1TER Hands Off cut ii $10250 plus $800 ship ft handj Assembled Model HANDS OFF CUT II unique device cutting high quality 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right thrustresulting hair-rais ing flight described previously ship went viciously right contrary solemn beliefs possible explanation changes thrust offsets also alter angle slipstream blast strikes cabin removed right thrust increased angle slipstream striking cabin left side What might right offset have done Have ever heard before think course low cabin profile shoulder wing low wingand things like minimal dihedral vertical tail area its location relative rolling axisbehave differently Old-Timer Vagabond RC-assist FF [MAN has plans] precise opposite Sniffer rolls sharply left torque right thrust does what supposed Sniffer ROGs rudder trim Vagabond t rudder trim eye sees both high-wing cabin layouts Find happy thrust line relative profile will go straight Changes small large props have tremendous slip stream variations little prop right-turning plane may opt go left Modeling loaded such contra dictionsanother story Hopeless doodlers get carried away build doodles Rover Sunday morning 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worlds within worlds wheels within wheels Tell airplane flies wont hear Say moon made green cheese Ill cry Yeah yeah Before leaving month few things straight Alice Wonderland Strange birds roosted Im always giving away airplanes Sniffer Rover Aristocrat big Krackerjac -scale Vagabond gone 1966 abandoned fleet old escapement things including Lou Andrews Beam deBolt Rebel old 09 Airknocker pub lished FM 1963 second time few years ago Beam Airknocker came back haunt still fly latter Now theres throttle Airknocker early birds rudder-only Guys field keep asking plane can fly elevators true adjust level flight cruise add power go up take off oome down much like full-scale flying rudder-only ships will touch-andgoes time power tad before touching down rolls spirals loops after spiral Norm Rosenstock flew Beam Airknocker laughs own club field got same brilliant ques tions now have servo instead escapement 1963 lost Beam Long Island landed miles away Grummans park ing lot choosy crate 1978 Norm handlaunched Beam Mt Sinai Long Island cliffs over sound forgot flip switch Virginia received card Norm left ancient address phone number identification finder postman old neighbor traced card said found airplane called Norm 250 miles away tell him found airplane Silence possible believe flew Virginia proof Just call number can pick up told him floating salt water warped beyond imagination cabin cruiser spotted far offshore Norm brought back prehistoric Kraft Norms high rate added rudder could corkscrew snaps other weird gyrations faster eye know curvy approaches three-channel rudder High rate makes string straight oodles rudder power can fine-tune approach through eye needle Warps As Free Flighters used joke cancel out other RC tanks did exist Airknocker first flew has CL wedge tank point down top w needle valve feed line runs bowels earth pickup winds around cylinder front loops forward body No draw runs 18 mm 2-oz tank varies almost imperceptibly beginning end through sustained idle 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outperformed finest Sailplane timebut youll never hear Bills plqp MA somehow got one-of-akind wing Possibly supposed round leading edge came partially assembled knife-edge regard stall happy no-no flatbottom wing pointed edge exact bottom out world wont stall airplane three oversized wheels tall grass its performance far outstripped famous Sailplane power pod ever encountered Once soar ing high Don Srull did rolling 360 climbing goof sharp leading edge works flat bottoms will stall anything else flash unflyable Crosswind shattered gospel truths acquired over half century try may amazed certainly As K&B-Veco 19s use out production Johnny Brodbeck pigeon-holed dozen can idle stinking rich 10 min ois6 response right Never dead engine fact after flying RC-assist FF Vagabond hold nose down raw fuel pours out nose compartment 9-4 9-5 prop great have used same nylon 9-4 doesnt want come down 5-in pitch five seasons Thats economy Crosswind handles pleasantly making sweeping turns onto final 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Bill Winter _____ZL&I2 LZ0 0 ______Plane Talk ALL OF THE KINGS MEN hope put Humpty Dumpty together again Im victim benevolent Sting can see jump-start cables Taking away Fun heinous murder axe guy high-tech stuff want nopressure enjoyment Roses smell hard find Just Fun began carefree innocence grew such awesome proportions author came Dutch boy finger dike future plan talk about readerbuilt fun craft nice picturesyour data Control Line Free Flight roughly 120 Radio Control ships Trainers what joke Prior 1950 learned swim build fly RCby himself Belly whoppers tidal waves endless fly aways splintered sticks own drop out excuse incessant editing modeling bug like lightning can strike twicein same place dreams about gleaming white firewall Once flown aerobatics pattern reeds Now hapless beginner again intimidated aces high-tech jazz finally flew head-to-toe flutter mixed-up right left tore up weeds bushes dug unsightly divots went back 1978 seeing 1980 retirement RC roots 1948 RC Special huge glorified cabin FF birdlike dihedral very heavy sparkignition Ohlsson 60 Walt Schroder built it The RC Special knock-off wing panels similar Ron Warring Wakefield article Aeromodeller tongue box Good Brothers radio four-arm escapement did neutralize rudderonly control throttle often toured adjoining counties always got back published Mechanix Illustrated 1948 annual appropriate commentary feeling good stuff Obviously have wait until proud builders resume sending great pictures fun airplanes enough info us describe freewheeling comments please no trouble before gosh Im told anything want hold fort circle wagons Thats new chal lenge much fun after leaving employment hallowed halls AMA just prime pump tell about Have fun myselfi Wow Poor dont have foggiest sol will tell about own circus unlikely subjects go away amused and/or bemused fine Thats entertainment Hairy dogs may gambol insufferable opin ions good stuff hopefully will make trip modeling Disneyland worthwhile After will turn got idea Just models Just facts maam Joe Friday put second time around So us have quit modeling run out gas have come back again again 1965 built over 500 Rubber Gas planes 16 Model Aviation ADOVO Back 1979 wIth retirement hallowed halls AMA approaching Bill scaled-down big 1948 RC Special Walt Schroder built original discovered weird things happen re-sizing area changes square roughly 5-ft span K&B-Veco 19 later 05 30 ST 35 eventual wing loading 26 oz/sq ft smaller RC Special proved extraordinary soarer Flown straight thottle near idle automatically turns toward lift starboard side upon reaching lift goes tight-climbing hands-oft circles Nobody knows have get set plans MA change rudder what see Bill admits hes guilty approving suggested design/drafting changes published plans John Preston photos Below Bill Kaluf L Winter admire Kalufs four-channel Speciai front AMA Museum model now hangs Now 2 dihedral flaps ailerons 1-in longer nose 7/s-in chord Winter says flies like full-size Piper Supercruiser local asked Yeah what does Steve Kaluf slow flyby flaps down pulled perfect lmmelmann change direction throttling Kaluf says flies like airplanes should Australian Airborne magazine printed version 1950 scaled down bit bigger Falcon 56 Kadet three channels newfangled radio sturdy bird showed wing loading 26 oz rather high size K&B-Veco 19 power Takeoffs ate up entire strip far weeds grazed lift-off ever gently pulsed slight up-elevator About 50 dihed ral properly-balanced three-channel cabin model least 70 low-winger will yield smooth hands-off 3600 turn 70 910o low-winger will tend rock back new Special smooth Red Buttons used say Strange things happening out scaling down up area changes square di mensions change directly double size quadruple area vice versa Go down very far floater turns squirrel again vice versa notion wing loading con stant sheer baloney revered orists should plot curve wing loading accurate index particular air plane increasingly worthless yardstick scale goes up down changes certainly far linear will ever learn Takeoffs down-sized RC Spe Weve come full circle Cox Rally ultralight claims missing Bill Barnes aka Bill Winter whos admiring its Kittyhawk technology Wilbur Orville would pleased says Bill So far no folks Cox can get him fly though Hang ing among framed photos art its worlds best conversation piece addition model details have spotted rabbit Sopwith Camel Plc Tom Schmitt Four shots metamorphosis Bills low-wing powered soarer built thought relaxed flying Left three-channel Rover spanned Oft powered K&B-Veco 19 Takeoffs grass taller wing-high possible climbed about triple rate powered Sailpianes Unfortunately spirally unstable prolonged hands-off flying impossible Glide good approaches begin next county three-point landing impossible tail dropped after wheel landing resumed flying though flat-bottom airfoil handled better inverted upright come Center Thinking tail fin small nose proflie culprits lowertail plus dorsal keep same area slight improve ment CG changes combined decaiage angular difference between wing stab variations no effect Take note seven degrees dihedral Right Adding sub-fins reducing area original fin/rudder did improve things perhaps tail moment too long Below Blil launches final modification added poly outer panels producing 10-ft span Don Sruii handies controls can take off distance between two guys Hands-off soaring goal along possible mod climb rate 19 did decrease Sorry no chainsaw engine needed forthis bird Able sustain cruise idle also did eights wing tip vertical within 100-ft area Sailplane guys witnessed flight wanted dissect wing tips Actually copied Wait Goods iate-40s Rudderbua Bonrers Smog Hog four pictures John Preston cial struggles 900 humid day crosswinds required rudder three channels like would believe pull off saves 19 switchedto OS 30 finally old Supertigre 56 three-channel control surefire rank beginners because models can fly themselves think eventually can will bite high cabin profile Special aggravated fairly low thrust line produces prop slipstream against profile tends turn model right takeoff dont have ailerons dihedral couples rudder turn bank actually have fixed powerful ailerons natures fly correction right takeoff begins right turn bank excited heavy left correction adds frenzy takeoffs have seen right angles runway off left approaches Hit rudder na October 1985 17 Airknocker true comic original 22 years old still flying Bill gave away early 60s came back roost plane has around long plans have actually published twiceonce escapement-rudder again 20 years later servos rudder engine control Its still flying original silk covering Touch-and-goes elevator Soaring does em has worn out Fox 10 05 Max 10 Cox 15 strange dieselnow flies Don Srulls 22-year-old plain-bearing lapped Enya refuses die though electric starter now required get going Would believe tive incidence stab plus 20% CG plus oodles downthrust Note show-through top anti-warp spar between main spar trail ing edge single-spar open-framed wings i/o sq worth Its weight gold Preston pictures above Fuel tank old metal wedge Control Line type installed wth point down intend no loops rolls permanent tank works just fine tures ailerons impose turn bankleft right leftand flat-bottomed airfoil some nifty up down gyrations mixed Id take Eaglet time rank beginner Aileron trainers aces beat over head need good instructor long patience mentions junk like cobra rolls after few flights change doctors before become terminal guys must create m own image What first airplane 20-30 years ago Ha Another thing symmetrical-winged train ers Theyre fine almost ready tackle Pattern hot advanced aerobatics airfoils great because plane goes pointed tree car ground sure does little 4U --bomb tne Oust nas settieci before beginner can begin think i- airfoil ex bottom may okay ideal compromise Falcon 56 would argue Carl Goldberg Scaled down Special didnt fly like its monster forefather Rather like modern sport airplane whatever Special printed Septem ber 1980 Model Aviation basic design afterwards vastly improved Bill Kaluf prevailed update plans 20 dihedral ailerons slightly bigger chord smallish flaps OS 40 four-stroke 1-in longer nose epitome realistic nice handling though especially aerobatic wanted worked well published AustralianAirborne maga zine plans courtesy Airborne available AMA Museum Kalufs model display Bill Ks Special has noteworthy feature /8 chord did want flaps change airfoil flap top continues upper curve neutral flap slightly down flat bottom anything plane cruises better no boost apparent neutral resulting washout effect important since cen ter wing will stall before tip no twist trick-sanded tips necessary hung approach froze nothing own three-channel over five-year period did drop tip twice requiring major cabin repairs takeoff gusty 18 Model Aviation ans-designed Crosswind faa a-skinned foam wing glassfuse lage trike gear K&B 1 g power Its low-wing Sailplane type really works Strange doings indeed Bill istalking about airplanes hell soon switch ing yours send him pics/info wind changing quadrants gust faded wind shear kid good pilot however could force spin until shown rudder rocked back forth violently full-scale stuff would break loose suddenly same frantic ruddering touchy takeoffs done just wasnt enough rudder power raise threechannels tip prevent potential cart wheel sport fun flap bit Kalufs natural Old-Timers Tele masters etc check out Kalufs version AMA Museum model never enough Special unexpectedly diverted Old-Timers its drag high loading older three-channel Special phe nomenal soarer often cavorting among wild Dutch-roll wallowsright edge split-Sbut somehow flown stagger aloft Get step groove fine mind reduced both main dihedral poly Sniffer least third thought wanted toss around indescribable three-channel informal aerobatics theres lots dihedral also wanted soar high sturdy three cabin bulkheads aircraft plywood gross weight approached 6 lb aerobatics bust man does live can handle such tiger close ground cuts loose full power natures ailerons again prayed sur vive first time tried incredibly hard-pushed high-speed series specPassing buzzards fascinated 6-ft Sniffer shown three pictures John Preston Once joined huge flock kept disappearing reappearing spiraling funnel-shaped mass After seven yearn builder Winter says cage has stopped rattling Oddly says hand-launched flights feel dead ahead look climb angle Bill launches takes off ground surprising authority its B-lb gross hauled nicely 35 Performance goals three-channel tossaround aero batic plane would capable soaring man doesnt live can handle low-altitude aerobatics combo Bill says soaring ability surpasses belief Black patches sides bottom wet/dry sandpaper pieces added MonoKote covering after sticking left-hand forefinger prop launch broke nylon 10-6 hub Safeguards helpers too clouds high speck some oddball reason will never fully understand models automatically turned right toward lift upon finding lift went up madly tight hands-off circles stunning phenomenon No searching thermals Glide straight let model Only luck will get new Old-Timer stepped buffalo chips Kits teach us think need know about flying escapes oddball ships finds out hard way contrary experience stone tablets aeronautical law noth ing what seems interpret laws somewhat imperfectly leam discover less know Black can white mysteries compound like Agatha Christie plot Having fond memories Sniffer Old-Timer would 6-ft Sniffer powered OS 35 Flying Models has its plan Everybody overpowers Old Timers lead sled 6-ft Old-Timer delight 19 able sustain level flight warm days sans thermals often idle RC monstrous dihedral espe cially poly oldies can rattle cage grand old Buzzard Bomb shell others way small vertical tails meander ing takeoff low speed produces series tacular saves impossible reach trim throttle back Doom looms close other hand smoothly reduces power climbing out feeding steady down-trim lessen climb altitude 100 ft altitude model reacts like lamb oontrol inputs power high-profile cabin leans right like FF pylon job prop slipstream power tighter circle think torque will always turn model left youve Some times will sometimes wont depends design layout Torque force true So twisting slipstream blend Sometimes stronger some times other depending plane Consider Don Srull flies formidable lowwing Lippisch flying wings Rubber Scale world-class stuff powerful push-pull props Hand-glide tests dead ahead flight glide power runs out want go right under power until adjusted come forward tractor props slipstream strikes fuse lage nothing behind rear pusher prop really heavy brain food realize opposite-turning props neutralize torque reaction turn slipstream effect pure simple always click throttle trim less increases decreases circle diameter Sniffer find rudder trim varies power trim Add click two power must add click two left rudder up high near idle use rudder trim maintain desired banked circle chosen diameter click two up-elevator trim bank tightens vice versa Except takeoff climb-out setting up cruise also landing pattern fly idle using absolutely nothing fine trim movements Constant clicking trims its weight big Sniffer thermal rider supreme soaring fool nice days yielded pleasant adventure least two three flights idle 4-oz tank lasted up 18 min ticking 35 its lifetime flight average 22 min Buzzards cavorted occasion perhaps 50 formed funnel-shaped black cloud through red MonoKoted wings occasionally flashed sun Floaters slow airplanes lightweights old Free Flighters modus operandi cant stand up heavier cleanerflying skimming-circle robust Old-Timers Slow up anything lose lift sink thing fast glide covers distance over ground foot Continued page 20 October 1985 19 ALL PURPOSE FOAM CU1TER Hands Off cut ii $10250 plus $800 ship ft handj Assembled Model HANDS OFF CUT II unique device cutting high quality 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right thrustresulting hair-rais ing flight described previously ship went viciously right contrary solemn beliefs possible explanation changes thrust offsets also alter angle slipstream blast strikes cabin removed right thrust increased angle slipstream striking cabin left side What might right offset have done Have ever heard before think course low cabin profile shoulder wing low wingand things like minimal dihedral vertical tail area its location relative rolling axisbehave differently Old-Timer Vagabond RC-assist FF [MAN has plans] precise opposite Sniffer rolls sharply left torque right thrust does what supposed Sniffer ROGs rudder trim Vagabond t rudder trim eye sees both high-wing cabin layouts Find happy thrust line relative profile will go straight Changes small large props have tremendous slip stream variations little prop right-turning plane may opt go left Modeling loaded such contra dictionsanother story Hopeless doodlers get carried away build doodles Rover Sunday morning 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worlds within worlds wheels within wheels Tell airplane flies wont hear Say moon made green cheese Ill cry Yeah yeah Before leaving month few things straight Alice Wonderland Strange birds roosted Im always giving away airplanes Sniffer Rover Aristocrat big Krackerjac -scale Vagabond gone 1966 abandoned fleet old escapement things including Lou Andrews Beam deBolt Rebel old 09 Airknocker pub lished FM 1963 second time few years ago Beam Airknocker came back haunt still fly latter Now theres throttle Airknocker early birds rudder-only Guys field keep asking plane can fly elevators true adjust level flight cruise add power go up take off oome down much like full-scale flying rudder-only ships will touch-andgoes time power tad before touching down rolls spirals loops after spiral Norm Rosenstock flew Beam Airknocker laughs own club field got same brilliant ques tions now have servo instead escapement 1963 lost Beam Long Island landed miles away Grummans park ing lot choosy crate 1978 Norm handlaunched Beam Mt Sinai Long Island cliffs over sound forgot flip switch Virginia received card Norm left ancient address phone number identification finder postman old neighbor traced card said found airplane called Norm 250 miles away tell him found airplane Silence possible believe flew Virginia proof Just call number can pick up told him floating salt water warped beyond imagination cabin cruiser spotted far offshore Norm brought back prehistoric Kraft Norms high rate added rudder could corkscrew snaps other weird gyrations faster eye know curvy approaches three-channel rudder High rate makes string straight oodles rudder power can fine-tune approach through eye needle Warps As Free Flighters used joke cancel out other RC tanks did exist Airknocker first flew has CL wedge tank point down top w needle valve feed line runs bowels earth pickup winds around cylinder front loops forward body No draw runs 18 mm 2-oz tank varies almost imperceptibly beginning end through sustained idle 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outperformed finest Sailplane timebut youll never hear Bills plqp MA somehow got one-of-akind wing Possibly supposed round leading edge came partially assembled knife-edge regard stall happy no-no flatbottom wing pointed edge exact bottom out world wont stall airplane three oversized wheels tall grass its performance far outstripped famous Sailplane power pod ever encountered Once soar ing high Don Srull did rolling 360 climbing goof sharp leading edge works flat bottoms will stall anything else flash unflyable Crosswind shattered gospel truths acquired over half century try may amazed certainly As K&B-Veco 19s use out production Johnny Brodbeck pigeon-holed dozen can idle stinking rich 10 min ois6 response right Never dead engine fact after flying RC-assist FF Vagabond hold nose down raw fuel pours out nose compartment 9-4 9-5 prop great have used same nylon 9-4 doesnt want come down 5-in pitch five seasons Thats economy Crosswind handles pleasantly making sweeping turns onto final 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Bill Winter _____ZL&I2 LZ0 0 ______Plane Talk ALL OF THE KINGS MEN hope put Humpty Dumpty together again Im victim benevolent Sting can see jump-start cables Taking away Fun heinous murder axe guy high-tech stuff want nopressure enjoyment Roses smell hard find Just Fun began carefree innocence grew such awesome proportions author came Dutch boy finger dike future plan talk about readerbuilt fun craft nice picturesyour data Control Line Free Flight roughly 120 Radio Control ships Trainers what joke Prior 1950 learned swim build fly RCby himself Belly whoppers tidal waves endless fly aways splintered sticks own drop out excuse incessant editing modeling bug like lightning can strike twicein same place dreams about gleaming white firewall Once flown aerobatics pattern reeds Now hapless beginner again intimidated aces high-tech jazz finally flew head-to-toe flutter mixed-up right left tore up weeds bushes dug unsightly divots went back 1978 seeing 1980 retirement RC roots 1948 RC Special huge glorified cabin FF birdlike dihedral very heavy sparkignition Ohlsson 60 Walt Schroder built it The RC Special knock-off wing panels similar Ron Warring Wakefield article Aeromodeller tongue box Good Brothers radio four-arm escapement did neutralize rudderonly control throttle often toured adjoining counties always got back published Mechanix Illustrated 1948 annual appropriate commentary feeling good stuff Obviously have wait until proud builders resume sending great pictures fun airplanes enough info us describe freewheeling comments please no trouble before gosh Im told anything want hold fort circle wagons Thats new chal lenge much fun after leaving employment hallowed halls AMA just prime pump tell about Have fun myselfi Wow Poor dont have foggiest sol will tell about own circus unlikely subjects go away amused and/or bemused fine Thats entertainment Hairy dogs may gambol insufferable opin ions good stuff hopefully will make trip modeling Disneyland worthwhile After will turn got idea Just models Just facts maam Joe Friday put second time around So us have quit modeling run out gas have come back again again 1965 built over 500 Rubber Gas planes 16 Model Aviation ADOVO Back 1979 wIth retirement hallowed halls AMA approaching Bill scaled-down big 1948 RC Special Walt Schroder built original discovered weird things happen re-sizing area changes square roughly 5-ft span K&B-Veco 19 later 05 30 ST 35 eventual wing loading 26 oz/sq ft smaller RC Special proved extraordinary soarer Flown straight thottle near idle automatically turns toward lift starboard side upon reaching lift goes tight-climbing hands-oft circles Nobody knows have get set plans MA change rudder what see Bill admits hes guilty approving suggested design/drafting changes published plans John Preston photos Below Bill Kaluf L Winter admire Kalufs four-channel Speciai front AMA Museum model now hangs Now 2 dihedral flaps ailerons 1-in longer nose 7/s-in chord Winter says flies like full-size Piper Supercruiser local asked Yeah what does Steve Kaluf slow flyby flaps down pulled perfect lmmelmann change direction throttling Kaluf says flies like airplanes should Australian Airborne magazine printed version 1950 scaled down bit bigger Falcon 56 Kadet three channels newfangled radio sturdy bird showed wing loading 26 oz rather high size K&B-Veco 19 power Takeoffs ate up entire strip far weeds grazed lift-off ever gently pulsed slight up-elevator About 50 dihed ral properly-balanced three-channel cabin model least 70 low-winger will yield smooth hands-off 3600 turn 70 910o low-winger will tend rock back new Special smooth Red Buttons used say Strange things happening out scaling down up area changes square di mensions change directly double size quadruple area vice versa Go down very far floater turns squirrel again vice versa notion wing loading con stant sheer baloney revered orists should plot curve wing loading accurate index particular air plane increasingly worthless yardstick scale goes up down changes certainly far linear will ever learn Takeoffs down-sized RC Spe Weve come full circle Cox Rally ultralight claims missing Bill Barnes aka Bill Winter whos admiring its Kittyhawk technology Wilbur Orville would pleased says Bill So far no folks Cox can get him fly though Hang ing among framed photos art its worlds best conversation piece addition model details have spotted rabbit Sopwith Camel Plc Tom Schmitt Four shots metamorphosis Bills low-wing powered soarer built thought relaxed flying Left three-channel Rover spanned Oft powered K&B-Veco 19 Takeoffs grass taller wing-high possible climbed about triple rate powered Sailpianes Unfortunately spirally unstable prolonged hands-off flying impossible Glide good approaches begin next county three-point landing impossible tail dropped after wheel landing resumed flying though flat-bottom airfoil handled better inverted upright come Center Thinking tail fin small nose proflie culprits lowertail plus dorsal keep same area slight improve ment CG changes combined decaiage angular difference between wing stab variations no effect Take note seven degrees dihedral Right Adding sub-fins reducing area original fin/rudder did improve things perhaps tail moment too long Below Blil launches final modification added poly outer panels producing 10-ft span Don Sruii handies controls can take off distance between two guys Hands-off soaring goal along possible mod climb rate 19 did decrease Sorry no chainsaw engine needed forthis bird Able sustain cruise idle also did eights wing tip vertical within 100-ft area Sailplane guys witnessed flight wanted dissect wing tips Actually copied Wait Goods iate-40s Rudderbua Bonrers Smog Hog four pictures John Preston cial struggles 900 humid day crosswinds required rudder three channels like would believe pull off saves 19 switchedto OS 30 finally old Supertigre 56 three-channel control surefire rank beginners because models can fly themselves think eventually can will bite high cabin profile Special aggravated fairly low thrust line produces prop slipstream against profile tends turn model right takeoff dont have ailerons dihedral couples rudder turn bank actually have fixed powerful ailerons natures fly correction right takeoff begins right turn bank excited heavy left correction adds frenzy takeoffs have seen right angles runway off left approaches Hit rudder na October 1985 17 Airknocker true comic original 22 years old still flying Bill gave away early 60s came back roost plane has around long plans have actually published twiceonce escapement-rudder again 20 years later servos rudder engine control Its still flying original silk covering Touch-and-goes elevator Soaring does em has worn out Fox 10 05 Max 10 Cox 15 strange dieselnow flies Don Srulls 22-year-old plain-bearing lapped Enya refuses die though electric starter now required get going Would believe tive incidence stab plus 20% CG plus oodles downthrust Note show-through top anti-warp spar between main spar trail ing edge single-spar open-framed wings i/o sq worth Its weight gold Preston pictures above Fuel tank old metal wedge Control Line type installed wth point down intend no loops rolls permanent tank works just fine tures ailerons impose turn bankleft right leftand flat-bottomed airfoil some nifty up down gyrations mixed Id take Eaglet time rank beginner Aileron trainers aces beat over head need good instructor long patience mentions junk like cobra rolls after few flights change doctors before become terminal guys must create m own image What first airplane 20-30 years ago Ha Another thing symmetrical-winged train ers Theyre fine almost ready tackle Pattern hot advanced aerobatics airfoils great because plane goes pointed tree car ground sure does little 4U --bomb tne Oust nas settieci before beginner can begin think i- airfoil ex bottom may okay ideal compromise Falcon 56 would argue Carl Goldberg Scaled down Special didnt fly like its monster forefather Rather like modern sport airplane whatever Special printed Septem ber 1980 Model Aviation basic design afterwards vastly improved Bill Kaluf prevailed update plans 20 dihedral ailerons slightly bigger chord smallish flaps OS 40 four-stroke 1-in longer nose epitome realistic nice handling though especially aerobatic wanted worked well published AustralianAirborne maga zine plans courtesy Airborne available AMA Museum Kalufs model display Bill Ks Special has noteworthy feature /8 chord did want flaps change airfoil flap top continues upper curve neutral flap slightly down flat bottom anything plane cruises better no boost apparent neutral resulting washout effect important since cen ter wing will stall before tip no twist trick-sanded tips necessary hung approach froze nothing own three-channel over five-year period did drop tip twice requiring major cabin repairs takeoff gusty 18 Model Aviation ans-designed Crosswind faa a-skinned foam wing glassfuse lage trike gear K&B 1 g power Its low-wing Sailplane type really works Strange doings indeed Bill istalking about airplanes hell soon switch ing yours send him pics/info wind changing quadrants gust faded wind shear kid good pilot however could force spin until shown rudder rocked back forth violently full-scale stuff would break loose suddenly same frantic ruddering touchy takeoffs done just wasnt enough rudder power raise threechannels tip prevent potential cart wheel sport fun flap bit Kalufs natural Old-Timers Tele masters etc check out Kalufs version AMA Museum model never enough Special unexpectedly diverted Old-Timers its drag high loading older three-channel Special phe nomenal soarer often cavorting among wild Dutch-roll wallowsright edge split-Sbut somehow flown stagger aloft Get step groove fine mind reduced both main dihedral poly Sniffer least third thought wanted toss around indescribable three-channel informal aerobatics theres lots dihedral also wanted soar high sturdy three cabin bulkheads aircraft plywood gross weight approached 6 lb aerobatics bust man does live can handle such tiger close ground cuts loose full power natures ailerons again prayed sur vive first time tried incredibly hard-pushed high-speed series specPassing buzzards fascinated 6-ft Sniffer shown three pictures John Preston Once joined huge flock kept disappearing reappearing spiraling funnel-shaped mass After seven yearn builder Winter says cage has stopped rattling Oddly says hand-launched flights feel dead ahead look climb angle Bill launches takes off ground surprising authority its B-lb gross hauled nicely 35 Performance goals three-channel tossaround aero batic plane would capable soaring man doesnt live can handle low-altitude aerobatics combo Bill says soaring ability surpasses belief Black patches sides bottom wet/dry sandpaper pieces added MonoKote covering after sticking left-hand forefinger prop launch broke nylon 10-6 hub Safeguards helpers too clouds high speck some oddball reason will never fully understand models automatically turned right toward lift upon finding lift went up madly tight hands-off circles stunning phenomenon No searching thermals Glide straight let model Only luck will get new Old-Timer stepped buffalo chips Kits teach us think need know about flying escapes oddball ships finds out hard way contrary experience stone tablets aeronautical law noth ing what seems interpret laws somewhat imperfectly leam discover less know Black can white mysteries compound like Agatha Christie plot Having fond memories Sniffer Old-Timer would 6-ft Sniffer powered OS 35 Flying Models has its plan Everybody overpowers Old Timers lead sled 6-ft Old-Timer delight 19 able sustain level flight warm days sans thermals often idle RC monstrous dihedral espe cially poly oldies can rattle cage grand old Buzzard Bomb shell others way small vertical tails meander ing takeoff low speed produces series tacular saves impossible reach trim throttle back Doom looms close other hand smoothly reduces power climbing out feeding steady down-trim lessen climb altitude 100 ft altitude model reacts like lamb oontrol inputs power high-profile cabin leans right like FF pylon job prop slipstream power tighter circle think torque will always turn model left youve Some times will sometimes wont depends design layout Torque force true So twisting slipstream blend Sometimes stronger some times other depending plane Consider Don Srull flies formidable lowwing Lippisch flying wings Rubber Scale world-class stuff powerful push-pull props Hand-glide tests dead ahead flight glide power runs out want go right under power until adjusted come forward tractor props slipstream strikes fuse lage nothing behind rear pusher prop really heavy brain food realize opposite-turning props neutralize torque reaction turn slipstream effect pure simple always click throttle trim less increases decreases circle diameter Sniffer find rudder trim varies power trim Add click two power must add click two left rudder up high near idle use rudder trim maintain desired banked circle chosen diameter click two up-elevator trim bank tightens vice versa Except takeoff climb-out setting up cruise also landing pattern fly idle using absolutely nothing fine trim movements Constant clicking trims its weight big Sniffer thermal rider supreme soaring fool nice days yielded pleasant adventure least two three flights idle 4-oz tank lasted up 18 min ticking 35 its lifetime flight average 22 min Buzzards cavorted occasion perhaps 50 formed funnel-shaped black cloud through red MonoKoted wings occasionally flashed sun Floaters slow airplanes lightweights old Free Flighters modus operandi cant stand up heavier cleanerflying skimming-circle robust Old-Timers Slow up anything lose lift sink thing fast glide covers distance over ground foot Continued page 20 October 1985 19 ALL PURPOSE FOAM CU1TER Hands Off cut ii $10250 plus $800 ship ft handj Assembled Model HANDS OFF CUT II unique device cutting high quality 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enough reduce compression easier starting supplies power doing comes new COO charger has LEO indicate unit charging also has removable T handle can used Torque amplifier Over 50 consecutive starts full charge rechargeable hundreds times Clips onto plug positive connection Send ad along prepayment receive free shippino handling 12421 Ransom Dr. Glenn Dale MD 20769 TORK-STARTER 52995 Charger 11 OV 220V 1 2V Fast Charter $2095 Without Charger CHARGERS $1295 Charger Only Ill OV 220v 1 2V Fast Charger 301 464-2260 Iwi altitude loses may glide 20 feet say 20 1 slow glide greater sink covers less distance say 10 1 Lift/Drag ratios matter flying examples atL/Dsof20to land lOto lOr 5 1 Less learns fascinating things fooling around Sniffer utterly des troyed faith what nonchalantly believe Right thrust makes model go right compensates torque etc Some times slipstream big prop against Sniffers high fuselage profile far powerful torque Sniffer right thrust Since always leaned right power removed right thrustresulting hair-rais ing flight described previously ship went viciously right contrary solemn beliefs possible explanation changes thrust offsets also alter angle slipstream blast strikes cabin removed right thrust increased angle slipstream striking cabin left side What might right offset have done Have ever heard before think course low cabin profile shoulder wing low wingand things like minimal dihedral vertical tail area its location relative rolling axisbehave differently Old-Timer Vagabond RC-assist FF [MAN has plans] precise opposite Sniffer rolls sharply left torque right thrust does what supposed Sniffer ROGs rudder trim Vagabond t rudder trim eye sees both high-wing cabin layouts Find happy thrust line relative profile will go straight Changes small large props have tremendous slip stream variations little prop right-turning plane may opt go left Modeling loaded such contra dictionsanother story Hopeless doodlers get carried away build doodles Rover Sunday morning 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worlds within worlds wheels within wheels Tell airplane flies wont hear Say moon made green cheese Ill cry Yeah yeah Before leaving month few things straight Alice Wonderland Strange birds roosted Im always giving away airplanes Sniffer Rover Aristocrat big Krackerjac -scale Vagabond gone 1966 abandoned fleet old escapement things including Lou Andrews Beam deBolt Rebel old 09 Airknocker pub lished FM 1963 second time few years ago Beam Airknocker came back haunt still fly latter Now theres throttle Airknocker early birds rudder-only Guys field keep asking plane can fly elevators true adjust level flight cruise add power go up take off oome down much like full-scale flying rudder-only ships will touch-andgoes time power tad before touching down rolls spirals loops after spiral Norm Rosenstock flew Beam Airknocker laughs own club field got same brilliant ques tions now have servo instead escapement 1963 lost Beam Long Island landed miles away Grummans park ing lot choosy crate 1978 Norm handlaunched Beam Mt Sinai Long Island cliffs over sound forgot flip switch Virginia received card Norm left ancient address phone number identification finder postman old neighbor traced card said found airplane called Norm 250 miles away tell him found airplane Silence possible believe flew Virginia proof Just call number can pick up told him floating salt water warped beyond imagination cabin cruiser spotted far offshore Norm brought back prehistoric Kraft Norms high rate added rudder could corkscrew snaps other weird gyrations faster eye know curvy approaches three-channel rudder High rate makes string straight oodles rudder power can fine-tune approach through eye needle Warps As Free Flighters used joke cancel out other RC tanks did exist Airknocker first flew has CL wedge tank point down top w needle valve feed line runs bowels earth pickup winds around cylinder front loops forward body No draw runs 18 mm 2-oz tank varies almost imperceptibly beginning end through sustained idle high power 21-year-old Enya has typical small venturi Airknocker thermals took better eyes save dull gray late afternoon winter sky always thermalssome like vacuum clean ers famous glider-boy hatsuckers scoff atno elevators Ive pulled trick twice Put airplane up very high hand controls over victim telling him has no elevators worldfamous Sailplane pilot abroad soaring 30 mm time working elevator trim lever like mad said proud way flew wondered slow flare landing told no elevators groaned am mortally embarrassed good fuel draw reliable running long engine life youll love small venturis expect no aerobatics beyond loops rolls bury metal tank forever works eternity Airknocker after repairs now carries -in shim negative incidence stab CG 20% chord 40 downthrust dont want aerobatic ship naturally think crazy Some full-size planes fly worse~ setups Piper Vag abond later built -scale version calls 40 negative stab wing flat 30 twist running full span Vag chunky side-by-sider huge piece span 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outperformed finest Sailplane timebut youll never hear Bills plqp MA somehow got one-of-akind wing Possibly supposed round leading edge came partially assembled knife-edge regard stall happy no-no flatbottom wing pointed edge exact bottom out world wont stall airplane three oversized wheels tall grass its performance far outstripped famous Sailplane power pod ever encountered Once soar ing high Don Srull did rolling 360 climbing goof sharp leading edge works flat bottoms will stall anything else flash unflyable Crosswind shattered gospel truths acquired over half century try may amazed certainly As K&B-Veco 19s use out production Johnny Brodbeck pigeon-holed dozen can idle stinking rich 10 min ois6 response right Never dead engine fact after flying RC-assist FF Vagabond hold nose down raw fuel pours out nose compartment 9-4 9-5 prop great have used same nylon 9-4 doesnt want come down 5-in pitch five seasons Thats economy Crosswind handles pleasantly making sweeping turns onto final 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Bill Winter _____ZL&I2 LZ0 0 ______Plane Talk ALL OF THE KINGS MEN hope put Humpty Dumpty together again Im victim benevolent Sting can see jump-start cables Taking away Fun heinous murder axe guy high-tech stuff want nopressure enjoyment Roses smell hard find Just Fun began carefree innocence grew such awesome proportions author came Dutch boy finger dike future plan talk about readerbuilt fun craft nice picturesyour data Control Line Free Flight roughly 120 Radio Control ships Trainers what joke Prior 1950 learned swim build fly RCby himself Belly whoppers tidal waves endless fly aways splintered sticks own drop out excuse incessant editing modeling bug like lightning can strike twicein same place dreams about gleaming white firewall Once flown aerobatics pattern reeds Now hapless beginner again intimidated aces high-tech jazz finally flew head-to-toe flutter mixed-up right left tore up weeds bushes dug unsightly divots went back 1978 seeing 1980 retirement RC roots 1948 RC Special huge glorified cabin FF birdlike dihedral very heavy sparkignition Ohlsson 60 Walt Schroder built it The RC Special knock-off wing panels similar Ron Warring Wakefield article Aeromodeller tongue box Good Brothers radio four-arm escapement did neutralize rudderonly control throttle often toured adjoining counties always got back published Mechanix Illustrated 1948 annual appropriate commentary feeling good stuff Obviously have wait until proud builders resume sending great pictures fun airplanes enough info us describe freewheeling comments please no trouble before gosh Im told anything want hold fort circle wagons Thats new chal lenge much fun after leaving employment hallowed halls AMA just prime pump tell about Have fun myselfi Wow Poor dont have foggiest sol will tell about own circus unlikely subjects go away amused and/or bemused fine Thats entertainment Hairy dogs may gambol insufferable opin ions good stuff hopefully will make trip modeling Disneyland worthwhile After will turn got idea Just models Just facts maam Joe Friday put second time around So us have quit modeling run out gas have come back again again 1965 built over 500 Rubber Gas planes 16 Model Aviation ADOVO Back 1979 wIth retirement hallowed halls AMA approaching Bill scaled-down big 1948 RC Special Walt Schroder built original discovered weird things happen re-sizing area changes square roughly 5-ft span K&B-Veco 19 later 05 30 ST 35 eventual wing loading 26 oz/sq ft smaller RC Special proved extraordinary soarer Flown straight thottle near idle automatically turns toward lift starboard side upon reaching lift goes tight-climbing hands-oft circles Nobody knows have get set plans MA change rudder what see Bill admits hes guilty approving suggested design/drafting changes published plans John Preston photos Below Bill Kaluf L Winter admire Kalufs four-channel Speciai front AMA Museum model now hangs Now 2 dihedral flaps ailerons 1-in longer nose 7/s-in chord Winter says flies like full-size Piper Supercruiser local asked Yeah what does Steve Kaluf slow flyby flaps down pulled perfect lmmelmann change direction throttling Kaluf says flies like airplanes should Australian Airborne magazine printed version 1950 scaled down bit bigger Falcon 56 Kadet three channels newfangled radio sturdy bird showed wing loading 26 oz rather high size K&B-Veco 19 power Takeoffs ate up entire strip far weeds grazed lift-off ever gently pulsed slight up-elevator About 50 dihed ral properly-balanced three-channel cabin model least 70 low-winger will yield smooth hands-off 3600 turn 70 910o low-winger will tend rock back new Special smooth Red Buttons used say Strange things happening out scaling down up area changes square di mensions change directly double size quadruple area vice versa Go down very far floater turns squirrel again vice versa notion wing loading con stant sheer baloney revered orists should plot curve wing loading accurate index particular air plane increasingly worthless yardstick scale goes up down changes certainly far linear will ever learn Takeoffs down-sized RC Spe Weve come full circle Cox Rally ultralight claims missing Bill Barnes aka Bill Winter whos admiring its Kittyhawk technology Wilbur Orville would pleased says Bill So far no folks Cox can get him fly though Hang ing among framed photos art its worlds best conversation piece addition model details have spotted rabbit Sopwith Camel Plc Tom Schmitt Four shots metamorphosis Bills low-wing powered soarer built thought relaxed flying Left three-channel Rover spanned Oft powered K&B-Veco 19 Takeoffs grass taller wing-high possible climbed about triple rate powered Sailpianes Unfortunately spirally unstable prolonged hands-off flying impossible Glide good approaches begin next county three-point landing impossible tail dropped after wheel landing resumed flying though flat-bottom airfoil handled better inverted upright come Center Thinking tail fin small nose proflie culprits lowertail plus dorsal keep same area slight improve ment CG changes combined decaiage angular difference between wing stab variations no effect Take note seven degrees dihedral Right Adding sub-fins reducing area original fin/rudder did improve things perhaps tail moment too long Below Blil launches final modification added poly outer panels producing 10-ft span Don Sruii handies controls can take off distance between two guys Hands-off soaring goal along possible mod climb rate 19 did decrease Sorry no chainsaw engine needed forthis bird Able sustain cruise idle also did eights wing tip vertical within 100-ft area Sailplane guys witnessed flight wanted dissect wing tips Actually copied Wait Goods iate-40s Rudderbua Bonrers Smog Hog four pictures John Preston cial struggles 900 humid day crosswinds required rudder three channels like would believe pull off saves 19 switchedto OS 30 finally old Supertigre 56 three-channel control surefire rank beginners because models can fly themselves think eventually can will bite high cabin profile Special aggravated fairly low thrust line produces prop slipstream against profile tends turn model right takeoff dont have ailerons dihedral couples rudder turn bank actually have fixed powerful ailerons natures fly correction right takeoff begins right turn bank excited heavy left correction adds frenzy takeoffs have seen right angles runway off left approaches Hit rudder na October 1985 17 Airknocker true comic original 22 years old still flying Bill gave away early 60s came back roost plane has around long plans have actually published twiceonce escapement-rudder again 20 years later servos rudder engine control Its still flying original silk covering Touch-and-goes elevator Soaring does em has worn out Fox 10 05 Max 10 Cox 15 strange dieselnow flies Don Srulls 22-year-old plain-bearing lapped Enya refuses die though electric starter now required get going Would believe tive incidence stab plus 20% CG plus oodles downthrust Note show-through top anti-warp spar between main spar trail ing edge single-spar open-framed wings i/o sq worth Its weight gold Preston pictures above Fuel tank old metal wedge Control Line type installed wth point down intend no loops rolls permanent tank works just fine tures ailerons impose turn bankleft right leftand flat-bottomed airfoil some nifty up down gyrations mixed Id take Eaglet time rank beginner Aileron trainers aces beat over head need good instructor long patience mentions junk like cobra rolls after few flights change doctors before become terminal guys must create m own image What first airplane 20-30 years ago Ha Another thing symmetrical-winged train ers Theyre fine almost ready tackle Pattern hot advanced aerobatics airfoils great because plane goes pointed tree car ground sure does little 4U --bomb tne Oust nas settieci before beginner can begin think i- airfoil ex bottom may okay ideal compromise Falcon 56 would argue Carl Goldberg Scaled down Special didnt fly like its monster forefather Rather like modern sport airplane whatever Special printed Septem ber 1980 Model Aviation basic design afterwards vastly improved Bill Kaluf prevailed update plans 20 dihedral ailerons slightly bigger chord smallish flaps OS 40 four-stroke 1-in longer nose epitome realistic nice handling though especially aerobatic wanted worked well published AustralianAirborne maga zine plans courtesy Airborne available AMA Museum Kalufs model display Bill Ks Special has noteworthy feature /8 chord did want flaps change airfoil flap top continues upper curve neutral flap slightly down flat bottom anything plane cruises better no boost apparent neutral resulting washout effect important since cen ter wing will stall before tip no twist trick-sanded tips necessary hung approach froze nothing own three-channel over five-year period did drop tip twice requiring major cabin repairs takeoff gusty 18 Model Aviation ans-designed Crosswind faa a-skinned foam wing glassfuse lage trike gear K&B 1 g power Its low-wing Sailplane type really works Strange doings indeed Bill istalking about airplanes hell soon switch ing yours send him pics/info wind changing quadrants gust faded wind shear kid good pilot however could force spin until shown rudder rocked back forth violently full-scale stuff would break loose suddenly same frantic ruddering touchy takeoffs done just wasnt enough rudder power raise threechannels tip prevent potential cart wheel sport fun flap bit Kalufs natural Old-Timers Tele masters etc check out Kalufs version AMA Museum model never enough Special unexpectedly diverted Old-Timers its drag high loading older three-channel Special phe nomenal soarer often cavorting among wild Dutch-roll wallowsright edge split-Sbut somehow flown stagger aloft Get step groove fine mind reduced both main dihedral poly Sniffer least third thought wanted toss around indescribable three-channel informal aerobatics theres lots dihedral also wanted soar high sturdy three cabin bulkheads aircraft plywood gross weight approached 6 lb aerobatics bust man does live can handle such tiger close ground cuts loose full power natures ailerons again prayed sur vive first time tried incredibly hard-pushed high-speed series specPassing buzzards fascinated 6-ft Sniffer shown three pictures John Preston Once joined huge flock kept disappearing reappearing spiraling funnel-shaped mass After seven yearn builder Winter says cage has stopped rattling Oddly says hand-launched flights feel dead ahead look climb angle Bill launches takes off ground surprising authority its B-lb gross hauled nicely 35 Performance goals three-channel tossaround aero batic plane would capable soaring man doesnt live can handle low-altitude aerobatics combo Bill says soaring ability surpasses belief Black patches sides bottom wet/dry sandpaper pieces added MonoKote covering after sticking left-hand forefinger prop launch broke nylon 10-6 hub Safeguards helpers too clouds high speck some oddball reason will never fully understand models automatically turned right toward lift upon finding lift went up madly tight hands-off circles stunning phenomenon No searching thermals Glide straight let model Only luck will get new Old-Timer stepped buffalo chips Kits teach us think need know about flying escapes oddball ships finds out hard way contrary experience stone tablets aeronautical law noth ing what seems interpret laws somewhat imperfectly leam discover less know Black can white mysteries compound like Agatha Christie plot Having fond memories Sniffer Old-Timer would 6-ft Sniffer powered OS 35 Flying Models has its plan Everybody overpowers Old Timers lead sled 6-ft Old-Timer delight 19 able sustain level flight warm days sans thermals often idle RC monstrous dihedral espe cially poly oldies can rattle cage grand old Buzzard Bomb shell others way small vertical tails meander ing takeoff low speed produces series tacular saves impossible reach trim throttle back Doom looms close other hand smoothly reduces power climbing out feeding steady down-trim lessen climb altitude 100 ft altitude model reacts like lamb oontrol inputs power high-profile cabin leans right like FF pylon job prop slipstream power tighter circle think torque will always turn model left youve Some times will sometimes wont depends design layout Torque force true So twisting slipstream blend Sometimes stronger some times other depending plane Consider Don Srull flies formidable lowwing Lippisch flying wings Rubber Scale world-class stuff powerful push-pull props Hand-glide tests dead ahead flight glide power runs out want go right under power until adjusted come forward tractor props slipstream strikes fuse lage nothing behind rear pusher prop really heavy brain food realize opposite-turning props neutralize torque reaction turn slipstream effect pure simple always click throttle trim less increases decreases circle diameter Sniffer find rudder trim varies power trim Add click two power must add click two left rudder up high near idle use rudder trim maintain desired banked circle chosen diameter click two up-elevator trim bank tightens vice versa Except takeoff climb-out setting up cruise also landing pattern fly idle using absolutely nothing fine trim movements Constant clicking trims its weight big Sniffer thermal rider supreme soaring fool nice days yielded pleasant adventure least two three flights idle 4-oz tank lasted up 18 min ticking 35 its lifetime flight average 22 min Buzzards cavorted occasion perhaps 50 formed funnel-shaped black cloud through red MonoKoted wings occasionally flashed sun Floaters slow airplanes lightweights old Free Flighters modus operandi cant stand up heavier cleanerflying skimming-circle robust Old-Timers Slow up anything lose lift sink thing fast glide covers distance over ground foot Continued page 20 October 1985 19 ALL PURPOSE FOAM CU1TER Hands Off cut ii $10250 plus $800 ship ft handj Assembled Model HANDS OFF CUT II unique device cutting high quality 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