Lt tr tc th Editor Question Geography Due youthful exuberance oldage senility perhaps somewhere between made mistake National Stearman Fly-In article November 1993 issue Naval Auxiliary Air Station Cabaniss Dallas Texas Corpus Christi Texas Hope cards letters Texas flood office layout great sincerely appreciate very professional appearance article though wish glaring mistake contained therein Ken Wilson Evansville Indiana Birds second time two years Microhenrys has featured bird chase episode Knock off Life tough enough RC modeler environmental zealots getting hold something like Bob Thornton San Diego California PS like series please edit things like Behold Microhenrys like Microhenrys However have no quarrel appreciate Ed Henrys brand humor After humor like beauty largely mind beholder However impugn Microhenrys basis might adversely affect safety public perception RC modelers ridiculous Cartoons intended cancaturize human condition allow us laugh foibles As Microhenrys illustrate two types RC modelers have crashed will 73 years age Ed Henry person has continuous member McDonnell Douglas RC Club since its inception 1956 man talents first love after family model aviation Ed has always vociferous active promoter safety good public relations hobby However Ed knows Howard Claude Jacque Carl etc represent us little introspection good soul So lighten up Microhenry critics dont have read general public could care less Don Dickerson Florissant Missouri Memories. Having away model airplane flying about four years intermittently involved last decade last Sunday resurrected Aeromaster built years ago never gotten around flying next day made first visit model store years purchase some repair material just chance bought copy December issue Model Aviation Quite case deja vu over again page six talk about reversed servos Since flying years ago reeds Orbit modem transmitter conveniences really familiar reason trip store glue because reversed aileron servo properly preflighted page 135 article about Sal Taibi picture Creedmore Long Island 1936 twelve-year-old used ride 7th Avenue subway up 242nd St NYC freeze hands watching big boys including Mr Taibi flying Buccaneers Creedmore four-hour subway bus ride lived upper west side Manhattan 1939 40 Leon Shulman also mentioned article worked Polks 34th St near Broadway always remember kindness answered questions helping get first free flight completed Maxwell Bassett Streamliner Scientific claim fame years built Goldberg Sailplane room barracks West Point photo 1948 yearbook shows holding halfsized Comet Zipper flew Academy parade ground Sunday mornings Mrs Maxwell Taylors farewell comment Graduation Dance oh youre model airplanes Well cant say sorry see go General Taylor Superintendent Academy quarters overlooked parade ground nostalgia wasnt enough issue turned article about Alexander P deSeversky stationed Japan 1964 escorted Major deSeversky Continued page 16 February 1994 5 116W 19 81 POD 472 RCM DEPT#12 HIggInBviIIe MO 640370472 8003227121 Futaba Kib Fits S28 538 S48 5128 5138 5148 Cirrus CS28 CS128 CS238 CS248 servos #9600 4 pack 5 #9610 1 pack Univessal Kit Fits JRSO1 & 507 Focus I-{S300 RCD 05 Tower lS-51 Hobbico CS-51 Ace 330 #9800 4 pack 95 #98101 pack 5 Other Great Products LDM Part #8000 STRONGBOX$795 Part #8100 STRONGBOX II$1195 Part #9500 NO-HEAT Trim Solvent$695 Wood Hand Selected Fiberglass Cowl Complete Plans Parts Hand Cut Instruction Manual Photo Page Eliminates wobble output shaft Reduces control response deadband Reduces chance flutter Improves control surface centering Allows use pull-pull cables Extends life servos order send check money order including $300 S & H LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept 2 Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone Fax 813 985-5616 Florida residents add 6112% sales tax VISA MASTER CARD Accepted 1993 LOM Industries Inc MOOeI Dy Andy Ot Australia order kits call 1-800-327-7198 catalog fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax Letters Continued page 5 Mr Bingo Gilbert business trip participated Olympics year members US sailing team still have flyable Astrohog using Enya engine bought 1964 Orbit radio purchased 1968 touched bases life just first issue have read years can hardly wait next Donal D Kavanagh Sun City West Arizona Source. recent comments about safety relative Microhenry cartoons ts ironic wrote original AMA Safety Code safety code still used today original words still code wrote Items have added code present code about twice long original received several phone calls members critical Mr Charles V ODonnells short letter November Model Aviation Mr ODonnell does like Microhenrys does bother cant please everybody still have plenty cartoons Maybe should cut down some crash scenes What think Ed Henry St Peters Missouri Public Thank-You Recently true leaders AMA resigned Vince Mankowski seems appropriate thank him years dedicated support gave AMA would think top brass would give Vince courtesy saying thanks magazine However since case would like express thanks Vince efforts AMA s Executive Director concerned AMA member well Vince thanks again have done Continued page 22 REGAIN CONIROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RO enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control Futaba KR AFT jAIR1NNIOS 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 repair information 904 434-0909 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 16 Model Aviation Industries Inc Qualitw RC Model Preewts e 1984 LDM Industries Ball Bearing Servo Conversion Kits can upgrade standard servos hall bearing servos just minutes less cost ball bearingservo can upgrade 4 standard servos Airtronics Kit Fits 94102 standard servo #9700 4 pack ... $2995 #97101 pack BIG AND BOLD DeH Beaver 96 15 lbs B5Ene thickness measured microns thinnest markings available Only actual color transfered model no discernible edge Better paint iron coverings colot DRY-SET scale markings matc Federal Standard 595a colors certified independent laboratory DRY-SETs special formulations wont change color put model affordable DRY-SET transfers cost no mare water transfer pressure sensitive decals Over 300 different styles avai able See local dealer DRYSET lid NODRI MNRIUNS application No water mess stick want Simply position marking rub lightly andiron low heat activate adhesive Easily applied solid open structures DRY-SETs proprietary chemistry stands up anything can throw Resists gasoline glow fuels up 50% nitro can use kind clear finishing system 7029 Sanger Avenue Woodway TX 817 741-0379 FAX817 741-0335 outline As simple may seem manufacturers dont get right DRY-SET scale markings meet applicable mil specs and/or standards Letters Continued page 16 model aviation AMA Best luck next endeavor Shane Zikmund Lincoln Nebraska Having Fun Mr Stroths response [October 1993 Letters] Mike Kevilles July letter raises some interesting issues think Mr Stroth missed point Mike Keville isnt implying RC fun gratifying worthwhile involved sport Rather think hes making point theres alternative expense hassles RC seems perception among modelers today its RC its fun radio frequency problems have potential destroy hobby Mr Stroth hobby will outlast technological teething problems todays state art will no doubt tomorrows obsolescence have little doubt long after weve tired flying model airplanes metal boxes controls feel same ducted-fan F- 14 Telemaster therell ever sophisticated simulator-type cockpit control contraptions using telemetry other wonderful microprocessorcontrolled feedback features let feel control forces stick rudder watch holographic depiction world seen cockpit Ugly Stick radio problems fighting about today will memory history serves Meanwhile Ill having fun getting feedback need through red plastic grip EZ-Just Tom Hagler Oroville California Continued page 26 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control UP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2895 UP2Strut & door control Mustangs Door opens strut lowers door closes Door opens strut raises door closes $7465 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opens-strut lowers-door stays openStrut raisesdoor closes$7465 Door Cylinders metal 5/16 bore1 & 15 inch stroke $1900 6 inch diameter scale Mustang wheels Machined bar stock-8 spoke hub bronze bearings solid foam tire weight 10 oz $11500 pair RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS 50 Lb rating sed cflLiyenciiIJ mechanism metal 1 inch air cylinder 85degree Ubetween retraction Fits valve ULTRA PRECISION Technicai Services Ltd 1244Cr Oakviiie Ontario L6H 2S8 Canada Phone 9o58421 703 escent Dealer inquiries welcomeAll prices US fundsShipping valves & cylinders $450 22 Model Aviation atter put markings models now. 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Lt tr tc th Editor Question Geography Due youthful exuberance oldage senility perhaps somewhere between made mistake National Stearman Fly-In article November 1993 issue Naval Auxiliary Air Station Cabaniss Dallas Texas Corpus Christi Texas Hope cards letters Texas flood office layout great sincerely appreciate very professional appearance article though wish glaring mistake contained therein Ken Wilson Evansville Indiana Birds second time two years Microhenrys has featured bird chase episode Knock off Life tough enough RC modeler environmental zealots getting hold something like Bob Thornton San Diego California PS like series please edit things like Behold Microhenrys like Microhenrys However have no quarrel appreciate Ed Henrys brand humor After humor like beauty largely mind beholder However impugn Microhenrys basis might adversely affect safety public perception RC modelers ridiculous Cartoons intended cancaturize human condition allow us laugh foibles As Microhenrys illustrate two types RC modelers have crashed will 73 years age Ed Henry person has continuous member McDonnell Douglas RC Club since its inception 1956 man talents first love after family model aviation Ed has always vociferous active promoter safety good public relations hobby However Ed knows Howard Claude Jacque Carl etc represent us little introspection good soul So lighten up Microhenry critics dont have read general public could care less Don Dickerson Florissant Missouri Memories. Having away model airplane flying about four years intermittently involved last decade last Sunday resurrected Aeromaster built years ago never gotten around flying next day made first visit model store years purchase some repair material just chance bought copy December issue Model Aviation Quite case deja vu over again page six talk about reversed servos Since flying years ago reeds Orbit modem transmitter conveniences really familiar reason trip store glue because reversed aileron servo properly preflighted page 135 article about Sal Taibi picture Creedmore Long Island 1936 twelve-year-old used ride 7th Avenue subway up 242nd St NYC freeze hands watching big boys including Mr Taibi flying Buccaneers Creedmore four-hour subway bus ride lived upper west side Manhattan 1939 40 Leon Shulman also mentioned article worked Polks 34th St near Broadway always remember kindness answered questions helping get first free flight completed Maxwell Bassett Streamliner Scientific claim fame years built Goldberg Sailplane room barracks West Point photo 1948 yearbook shows holding halfsized Comet Zipper flew Academy parade ground Sunday mornings Mrs Maxwell Taylors farewell comment Graduation Dance oh youre model airplanes Well cant say sorry see go General Taylor Superintendent Academy quarters overlooked parade ground nostalgia wasnt enough issue turned article about Alexander P deSeversky stationed Japan 1964 escorted Major deSeversky Continued page 16 February 1994 5 116W 19 81 POD 472 RCM DEPT#12 HIggInBviIIe MO 640370472 8003227121 Futaba Kib Fits S28 538 S48 5128 5138 5148 Cirrus CS28 CS128 CS238 CS248 servos #9600 4 pack 5 #9610 1 pack Univessal Kit Fits JRSO1 & 507 Focus I-{S300 RCD 05 Tower lS-51 Hobbico CS-51 Ace 330 #9800 4 pack 95 #98101 pack 5 Other Great Products LDM Part #8000 STRONGBOX$795 Part #8100 STRONGBOX II$1195 Part #9500 NO-HEAT Trim Solvent$695 Wood Hand Selected Fiberglass Cowl Complete Plans Parts Hand Cut Instruction Manual Photo Page Eliminates wobble output shaft Reduces control response deadband Reduces chance flutter Improves control surface centering Allows use pull-pull cables Extends life servos order send check money order including $300 S & H LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept 2 Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone Fax 813 985-5616 Florida residents add 6112% sales tax VISA MASTER CARD Accepted 1993 LOM Industries Inc MOOeI Dy Andy Ot Australia order kits call 1-800-327-7198 catalog fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax Letters Continued page 5 Mr Bingo Gilbert business trip participated Olympics year members US sailing team still have flyable Astrohog using Enya engine bought 1964 Orbit radio purchased 1968 touched bases life just first issue have read years can hardly wait next Donal D Kavanagh Sun City West Arizona Source. recent comments about safety relative Microhenry cartoons ts ironic wrote original AMA Safety Code safety code still used today original words still code wrote Items have added code present code about twice long original received several phone calls members critical Mr Charles V ODonnells short letter November Model Aviation Mr ODonnell does like Microhenrys does bother cant please everybody still have plenty cartoons Maybe should cut down some crash scenes What think Ed Henry St Peters Missouri Public Thank-You Recently true leaders AMA resigned Vince Mankowski seems appropriate thank him years dedicated support gave AMA would think top brass would give Vince courtesy saying thanks magazine However since case would like express thanks Vince efforts AMA s Executive Director concerned AMA member well Vince thanks again have done Continued page 22 REGAIN CONIROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RO enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control Futaba KR AFT jAIR1NNIOS 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 repair information 904 434-0909 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 16 Model Aviation Industries Inc Qualitw RC Model Preewts e 1984 LDM Industries Ball Bearing Servo Conversion Kits can upgrade standard servos hall bearing servos just minutes less cost ball bearingservo can upgrade 4 standard servos Airtronics Kit Fits 94102 standard servo #9700 4 pack ... $2995 #97101 pack BIG AND BOLD DeH Beaver 96 15 lbs B5Ene thickness measured microns thinnest markings available Only actual color transfered model no discernible edge Better paint iron coverings colot DRY-SET scale markings matc Federal Standard 595a colors certified independent laboratory DRY-SETs special formulations wont change color put model affordable DRY-SET transfers cost no mare water transfer pressure sensitive decals Over 300 different styles avai able See local dealer DRYSET lid NODRI MNRIUNS application No water mess stick want Simply position marking rub lightly andiron low heat activate adhesive Easily applied solid open structures DRY-SETs proprietary chemistry stands up anything can throw Resists gasoline glow fuels up 50% nitro can use kind clear finishing system 7029 Sanger Avenue Woodway TX 817 741-0379 FAX817 741-0335 outline As simple may seem manufacturers dont get right DRY-SET scale markings meet applicable mil specs and/or standards Letters Continued page 16 model aviation AMA Best luck next endeavor Shane Zikmund Lincoln Nebraska Having Fun Mr Stroths response [October 1993 Letters] Mike Kevilles July letter raises some interesting issues think Mr Stroth missed point Mike Keville isnt implying RC fun gratifying worthwhile involved sport Rather think hes making point theres alternative expense hassles RC seems perception among modelers today its RC its fun radio frequency problems have potential destroy hobby Mr Stroth hobby will outlast technological teething problems todays state art will no doubt tomorrows obsolescence have little doubt long after weve tired flying model airplanes metal boxes controls feel same ducted-fan F- 14 Telemaster therell ever sophisticated simulator-type cockpit control contraptions using telemetry other wonderful microprocessorcontrolled feedback features let feel control forces stick rudder watch holographic depiction world seen cockpit Ugly Stick radio problems fighting about today will memory history serves Meanwhile Ill having fun getting feedback need through red plastic grip EZ-Just Tom Hagler Oroville California Continued page 26 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control UP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2895 UP2Strut & door control Mustangs Door opens strut lowers door closes Door opens strut raises door closes $7465 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opens-strut lowers-door stays openStrut raisesdoor closes$7465 Door Cylinders metal 5/16 bore1 & 15 inch stroke $1900 6 inch diameter scale Mustang wheels Machined bar stock-8 spoke hub bronze bearings solid foam tire weight 10 oz $11500 pair RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS 50 Lb rating sed cflLiyenciiIJ mechanism metal 1 inch air cylinder 85degree Ubetween retraction Fits valve ULTRA PRECISION Technicai Services Ltd 1244Cr Oakviiie Ontario L6H 2S8 Canada Phone 9o58421 703 escent Dealer inquiries welcomeAll prices US fundsShipping valves & cylinders $450 22 Model Aviation atter put markings models now. DRY-SET better adhesion DRY-SET Markings stay put special adhesive sets low heat applied leaving marking permanently attached THE WOFLEJ OnLY EflUEFiIFiG IFiOFi WITH FIFITIFIDIL IF1TELLII3EI1EE creation space age technology 21st CENTURY IRON makes other covering irons obsolete No guesswork major iron-on covering manufacturers recommend specific application shrinking temperatures achieve tightest longest lasting possible finish Only 21st CENTURY IRON has built-in temperature control system accurate within three degrees Fahrenheit dial setting Simply set dial desired temperature Temperature Processing Indicator TPI lights iron temperature rises reach dial setting TPI blinks set temperature reached telling its time cover No thermometer complicated testing needed advanced tool iron allows dial specific temperature 21st CENTURYRON has designed ground up master modelers Itsiique shoe design will reach places other irons can dream ofand its fully contoured shape allows dent-freeapplication temperature control dial handle hot shoe no burned fingers Its specially ulated coating delivers remarkable slip characteristics smoothest no-drag slide over virtually covering surface custom-fitted covering sock sturdy table top stand included free costs little conventional irons its last iron youll ever buy smart iron Coverite REAR 0000 00 NThTUY C 4ONATOON CONIYOL51010 10 0001000 0041005 040U0100010 4514000 000 000w MOONS 010051004 14105510140 F140550 014 OOTOOYL P15I5514TO 40015 5000500051 s001040 050505----~lPE C04501GJOST t Selection 55 72 142316 &60z U D ED U LII Super Prices 14 oz 38 w Plain Weave 25 yds mm $1 35/yd 316 az 50 w Satin Weave 25 yds mm S400/yd U D U Minimum order 1 yd VISA-MASTERCARD FAST SERVICEI ORDER TOLL-FREE 800-338-1278 Dealer & Mfg inquiries welcome Send $3 postage & handling FREE catalog Letters Continued page 22 Piggyback Enclosed will find pictures recently completed flown glidercarrier plane carrier plane Sig Cadet Senior powered K&B 61 engine glider small plane 25 size converted glider configuration also RC glider holder release device own design might say works beautifully flights date have worked out fine real show-stopper see plane carry glider up altitude make release requires two pilots fly carrier plane fly glider back airfield anyone would like information details release device will glad send details Mack Stevens Kin gman Arizona Drake II enjoyed Robert Munns article October issue Covering Silk Apparently Ive doing correct things past 54 years because still frequently cover models tissue silk pretty much follow same techniques helpful tip always use iron tissue and/or silk just before use will lie place better much easier handle cut enclosed photos show Drake II constructed MA Plan 314 October 1980 open framework silk covered sheeting covered silkspan paper Nitrate dope polyurethane paint final finish Its too bad lost Ken Willard designer take umbrage manufacturer producing kit Drake under different name giving designer Continued page 40 26 Model Aviation * C/ERTE 420 BABYLON IAD OWWOAIi POMISYLVAIBA 10044 U D ThE GREATEST R/C VIDEOS EVER PRODUCED FIA Most Comprehensive Coverage Major Darted-Faa td Scale Events Join TELSTAR VIDEO take Back Beat prestigious event scale aviation S fuli days 3 broadcast camesus captured oldie action excitement Dont miss out compiduasuive coverage available 2 volume set nina for incredible 2 hours 45 minutes Only $2999 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC 1501 SE Decker Ave Suite 109 Stuart FL 34994 800 972-4847 Fax 407 220-4849 ORDERING INFORMATION Visa ALSO AVAILABLEMasterCard checks money orders accepted TOP GUN 92FLYING WITH THE BtST$199910% Discount ordering two 4TH ANNUAL JtTS OVtR DELANO$2495the above programs Shipping US. Canada GIANTS OF THE SKY-VOLUME 1$2495and Mexico $250 first tape $150 Ca addi 10TH ANNIV GRtATtR SW FAN FLY$2495tional tape Europe $650 order Europe call 407 286-2535 Add $5 per tape TOP GUN UK$2495for PAL/SECAM orders Florida residents please add 6% sales tax Letters Continued page 26 credit though desert provides great flying sites wheel types blessed dandy small lake after last years heavy spring rains able fly off water about six weeks Other FF ROW once held Unlimited Rubber ROW record first ROW experience using RCit great fun Herb Sheilds Hesperia California Heat Seeker right cover photo December issue Model Aviation good action shot thank selecting would like give credit guy launching am red suspenders Launching Carl Raichle fellow Pelican Soaring Club member Its good angle Heat Seeker believe Carls body english makes action shot Leon Kincaid Webster North Carolina An Ambitious Junior Writes Hi name Jeff Gray friend Jim Enyard real airplane freaks am member AMA have flying CL airplanes six years Jim member has never flown have five airplanes am building two am wanting teach Jim fly Sig Buster has 10 engine because cold weather havent able get out Let tell about myself am 11 years old love airplanes girls mainly fly fun havent entered competitions live 20 N Meadow OFallon Missouri 63366 have thought about RC few times just dont have money reason Im writing need some information about Navy Carrier Nats will 94 First would like know what rules regulations Navy Carrier dimensions carrier make transport would also like know rules regulations CL Nats will hope can answer some questions Thanks time Jeff Gray 0 Fallon Missouri Jeff Im forwarding letter Dick Perry Carrier columnist im sure can give full scoop getting sfarted Nats July 16-24 1994 Lubbock Texas about some rest Continued poge 48 40 Model Aviation AWAY FROM IN E Ft FEET WILL ACCEPT ALL POPULAR RADIO SEND SASE FOR NEW 1994 ILLUSTRATED ORDER FC WILLIAMS BROS INC 181 PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 -5 typical 45 will turn - 13-6 over 10000 get 3 minutes oz & idle well below 2000 UNLEASH the POWER WITHIN DIESELIZE its AWESOME Bigger Engine Wont Fit r er Props r Economy Noise 4- No Glowplugs 4- Low Idle Ink vur lull duulw call isv cemplels cmliii mmd sal-aidrnui 75C staiqed #10 uavalap 13311 craillad ta lit order L DAVIS DIESEL IEVELUPMENT 11141 i CT OHm hi-hiD MANUFACTURING COMPANY INTRODUCES OUR NEWEST 2 CYCLE ENGINE THE FOX 46BB ABC SCHNEURLE NEW! EXCITING! AWESOME! best describes new Fox 46BB ABC engine engine has extra strong crankshaft made 8620 steel mounted dual ball bearings connecting rod extra rugged bushed top bottom phosphor bronze bushing Fox 46BB ABC comes equipped new Fox E-Z carburetor conventional muffler 2 diameter cast aluminum spinner believe will amazed super power user friendliness new Fox 46BB ABC Part #24698 R/CPart # 14698 CIL Bore 860 Stroke 790 Disp 459 Weight muffler 13 oz RPM 10-6 Prop 14800 START RIGHT & STAY RIGHT WITH FOX FLY AMERICAN *** FLY FOX FOX MANUFACTURING CO 5305 TOWSON AVENUE SMITH AR 72901 646-1656 501 646-1757 MADE IN AMERICA CessnalBrown Continued page 45 plastic spinner realistic effect military specified flat black propellers outennost four inches orange-yellow painted up black plastic prop show wheels 1-inch Sullivan SkyLites modified simulate scale wheels First countersink outboard axle hub accept one-inch 4-40 flathead machine screw axle Cut discs thin sheet plastic card inboard hub covers drill punch out hole axle glue place Install axles wheels screw head outside mount wheels onto landing gear legs flat washer jam nut between wheel leg locknut inside leg outboard hubcaps used convex white plastic buttons sewing shop After little sanding fit snugly wheel hub glued place safety Sullivan wheel hubs molded gray plastic painted white scale appearance modification produced wheels closely resemble real lightplane wheels add yet another touch realism Dog Install landing gear legs machine screws should complete assembly model Flying As flying craft model full-size run preflight check insure nuts bolts screws pushrods fuel lines propeller screws flying lines etc secure sure center gravity within least 11/2 inches wing leading edge model has long tail moment little Tee Dee 051 doesnt weigh much sure isnt tailheavy flew model 1/2A fuel Cox grey plastic 6 x 4 propeller 35-foot Sullivan lines somewhat surprised fast Cox Tee Dee hauled Dog around circleplenty power Longer lines should pose no problem slight wind model will fly itself off deck very stable flight situation watch its tendency float landing approachthat yard-wide wing just wants keep flying model thoroughly enjoyable satisfying project Remember always fly safely ers Continued page 40 writing Jeff help him out Such ambition interest younger members should go waste Helicopters need write concerning feelings about issue Ive flying helicopters over 10 years decided get insurance because includes Model Aviation magazine disbelief magazine geared towards airplanes Myself 32 other members feel just little too bias[ed] will switching another organization until such time [as] stops gear up go after helicopter enthusiast about something return magazine Continued page 70 48 Model Aviation BEGINNERS DONT GIVE UP unfortunately MOST advertised RIC trainers much too fast unstable average beginner take heart because ou COULD SOLO YOUR VERY FIRST TIME UP No longer mislead Thanks extensive trainer Ilight-testing ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones will fly slow hands-oft stable just so-so intermediate trainers grossly misnamed pull no punches Send $350 plus 520 postage tor EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF RIC TRAINERS Over 40 models evaluated includingAflFa Also grades ease-of-build ing explains basic aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about GUARANTEED enlightening time-saving money-saving RIG publication have ever read money back Also available Flying lessons written especially lone eagle must go alone Learning Fly ic Without Instructor $395 plus 75 postage Includes trouble-shooting flight problems Send check money order JIm Waterman 3818 Deerfield Dr San Antonio TX 78218 sets up under 501 colors pans custom seconds No ropesI logos searing avarlleno assembIyj 131 RAvENwoco Ro go ahead choose Centurion series landing gear V 60 120 size model will handle type field fly fromgrass pavement rough smooth Just check standard features * functional stainless oleo struts & torque links * positive up/down lock using our/a piston * extruded aluminum body & stainless cam support * four lower strut configurations Plus day refundCENTURY JET MODELS iNC *30 * 1 year warranty_______________ * total parts service * /s wire replacement struts available Prices starting $14995 plus P&H RcaModeJs&Accusorfrs send $200 complete catalog 8305 Regency Woods Way Louisville KY 40220 4 502 491-4114 4 FAX 502 491-4656 Letters Continued page 48 have helicopter advertisers supporting Edw Mc Williams Berlin Maryland Likes Nats Coverage As AMA member model airplane fanatic model airptane magazine junkie want congratulate staff December issue Model Aviation magazine. especially reporting 1993 National Championships Beginning page 16 1993 Nats Scrapbook continuing through magazine page 147 report t993 NATS/US Indoor Championships coverage excellent Finatty pictures model airplane contestants airplanes showing some real human interest modeler Some publications reporting what going way events have become very scarce what reported has about same interest reading back Camphetis soup label AMA members should proud publication direction going need type positive reporting thinking onty publications journalism general Jim Van Lao Grain Valley Missouri Rough Summer summer 93 has good Muscatine Miniature Aircraft Association #739 field better three-quarters under water summer long Thanks dedicated members club just now getting field back good flying shape drained cut grass raked rotled field stitl long way go witt have fietd back what use[d] flying As side interest MMAA worked Governor Branstad got him declare month June Model Aviation Month Hawkeye State Iowa Though much flying done summer MMAA stitt very active community helping flood victims area Robert Thompson Muscatine Iowa Sal Taibis Co-Worker too selected work NACA Langley 1941 Sat arrived somewhat before drove Model Ford 1934 Plymouth prop blades made installed 16-foot tunnel across street prop shop outside prop shop shed containing vast quantities quarter-sawed Sitka spruce piles balsa planks Because bit otder experienced assigned various tasks using some complicated woodworking tools day reported work find new props 16-foot tunnel wrecked instrument rearing off watt whole new set props made jigs fixtures ready use countless spruce laminations precision planed exactly 750 cut outtine Piles spruce enough build house burned day scrap daily stint making btades day special job handling planing edge ripping giant board 20 inches about 20 feet Continued page 119 70 Model Aviation 4BRASS HARDWARE LID WILL STORE 2 TRANSMITTERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 18 x 1 r/4 Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling NORThWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884 Model Airplane Design PerformanceFor Modeler book must model airptane builder flyers library covers model air plane design performance modeter mind Topics arranged sequence leads illustrated example design radio control modet airplane Early Developments Terodnol ogy Aerodynamics Stability Control Performance De sign 44 $2495 shipping handing Toll Free Orders MC VtSA X 1-800-364-BOOK Cheek MO Chattenge Engineering tnc PO Box 67 New Baden TX 77870 TX residents add tax -- US currency Letters Continued page 70 late afternoon day gluing-up party laminations glued up jig Sal worked gang rough blades down air-driven plane Finally surfaces hand-sanded given coats green lacquer primer might mention never impressed prop shop bosshe just supervisor surprise came prop blades finished assigned crew install tunnel Beside fun working scaffold 25 feet above steel tunnel floor hours assigned rush war eight hours eight hours offseven days week regular pay draft board waiting didnt like finished stint eventually transferred engineering drafting room Sal others sent apprentice tool makers stint tunnel deciding factor eventually leave NACA As time went modelers Langley drafted army some assigned regular jobsbut unifonn came Langley dodge draft saw Sal last Bong SAM Nats 1984 Nan also few others now gone known Langley Langley modelers dream just modeler have ever heard worked Frank Zaic worked nearby Fortress Monroe end up military service Today 76 am recovering stroke getting farther away modeling day after 66 years hobby Jim Noonan Milwaukee Wisconsin Glider Change Pace write could share some enjoyment RC model soaring have Wanderer removable 049 SIZE 20 ci 32 ci 42 ci 58 ci 64 ciT power pod fly kinds ways handlaunch hi-start 049 slope fly kinds places parking lots powered RC club sites schools parks cliffs ocean Torrey Pines hill Tierrasanta Ive powered RC flier since 1978 Therefore Wanderer big change pace did expect however exciting fly thrill finding riding thermal probably what enjoy other pleasures Ive discovered surprise remarkable flyability Wanderer Take its maneuverability example can turn small circles landing approach bleed off little extra altitude little luck can land hand Take its tolerance conditions have slopesoared four-mph winds 14-mph winds 6 ounces ballast Finally must mention much enjoy scenic sites can fly Wanderer Once went drive edge town tried fly hill found couldnt find enough wind step around snake suppose foolish go flying myself what adventure Joseph Rosevear San Diego California BRISON AIRCRAFT Engines * Giant Scale Modeler WT PRICE 275$315 325$425 5$495 6$550 75$875 THRUST 16 lbs 25 lbs 34 lbs 40 lbs 45 lbs Original & M repair parts stock 12075 Denton Drive Suite 11 Dallas TX 75234 * Brison engines built upon German SACHS technology proven power reliability Throttle coupled spark advance installed pump carburetor plus tax reqd $8 mm S & H US VISA Mastercard accepted 214-241-9152 FAX 214-241 -5065 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS RetailApprox Pan No 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Lt tr tc th Editor Question Geography Due youthful exuberance oldage senility perhaps somewhere between made mistake National Stearman Fly-In article November 1993 issue Naval Auxiliary Air Station Cabaniss Dallas Texas Corpus Christi Texas Hope cards letters Texas flood office layout great sincerely appreciate very professional appearance article though wish glaring mistake contained therein Ken Wilson Evansville Indiana Birds second time two years Microhenrys has featured bird chase episode Knock off Life tough enough RC modeler environmental zealots getting hold something like Bob Thornton San Diego California PS like series please edit things like Behold Microhenrys like Microhenrys However have no quarrel appreciate Ed Henrys brand humor After humor like beauty largely mind beholder However impugn Microhenrys basis might adversely affect safety public perception RC modelers ridiculous Cartoons intended cancaturize human condition allow us laugh foibles As Microhenrys illustrate two types RC modelers have crashed will 73 years age Ed Henry person has continuous member McDonnell Douglas RC Club since its inception 1956 man talents first love after family model aviation Ed has always vociferous active promoter safety good public relations hobby However Ed knows Howard Claude Jacque Carl etc represent us little introspection good soul So lighten up Microhenry critics dont have read general public could care less Don Dickerson Florissant Missouri Memories. Having away model airplane flying about four years intermittently involved last decade last Sunday resurrected Aeromaster built years ago never gotten around flying next day made first visit model store years purchase some repair material just chance bought copy December issue Model Aviation Quite case deja vu over again page six talk about reversed servos Since flying years ago reeds Orbit modem transmitter conveniences really familiar reason trip store glue because reversed aileron servo properly preflighted page 135 article about Sal Taibi picture Creedmore Long Island 1936 twelve-year-old used ride 7th Avenue subway up 242nd St NYC freeze hands watching big boys including Mr Taibi flying Buccaneers Creedmore four-hour subway bus ride lived upper west side Manhattan 1939 40 Leon Shulman also mentioned article worked Polks 34th St near Broadway always remember kindness answered questions helping get first free flight completed Maxwell Bassett Streamliner Scientific claim fame years built Goldberg Sailplane room barracks West Point photo 1948 yearbook shows holding halfsized Comet Zipper flew Academy parade ground Sunday mornings Mrs Maxwell Taylors farewell comment Graduation Dance oh youre model airplanes Well cant say sorry see go General Taylor Superintendent Academy quarters overlooked parade ground nostalgia wasnt enough issue turned article about Alexander P deSeversky stationed Japan 1964 escorted Major deSeversky Continued page 16 February 1994 5 116W 19 81 POD 472 RCM DEPT#12 HIggInBviIIe MO 640370472 8003227121 Futaba Kib Fits S28 538 S48 5128 5138 5148 Cirrus CS28 CS128 CS238 CS248 servos #9600 4 pack 5 #9610 1 pack Univessal Kit Fits JRSO1 & 507 Focus I-{S300 RCD 05 Tower lS-51 Hobbico CS-51 Ace 330 #9800 4 pack 95 #98101 pack 5 Other Great Products LDM Part #8000 STRONGBOX$795 Part #8100 STRONGBOX II$1195 Part #9500 NO-HEAT Trim Solvent$695 Wood Hand Selected Fiberglass Cowl Complete Plans Parts Hand Cut Instruction Manual Photo Page Eliminates wobble output shaft Reduces control response deadband Reduces chance flutter Improves control surface centering Allows use pull-pull cables Extends life servos order send check money order including $300 S & H LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept 2 Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone Fax 813 985-5616 Florida residents add 6112% sales tax VISA MASTER CARD Accepted 1993 LOM Industries Inc MOOeI Dy Andy Ot Australia order kits call 1-800-327-7198 catalog fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax Letters Continued page 5 Mr Bingo Gilbert business trip participated Olympics year members US sailing team still have flyable Astrohog using Enya engine bought 1964 Orbit radio purchased 1968 touched bases life just first issue have read years can hardly wait next Donal D Kavanagh Sun City West Arizona Source. recent comments about safety relative Microhenry cartoons ts ironic wrote original AMA Safety Code safety code still used today original words still code wrote Items have added code present code about twice long original received several phone calls members critical Mr Charles V ODonnells short letter November Model Aviation Mr ODonnell does like Microhenrys does bother cant please everybody still have plenty cartoons Maybe should cut down some crash scenes What think Ed Henry St Peters Missouri Public Thank-You Recently true leaders AMA resigned Vince Mankowski seems appropriate thank him years dedicated support gave AMA would think top brass would give Vince courtesy saying thanks magazine However since case would like express thanks Vince efforts AMA s Executive Director concerned AMA member well Vince thanks again have done Continued page 22 REGAIN CONIROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RO enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control Futaba KR AFT jAIR1NNIOS 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 repair information 904 434-0909 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 16 Model Aviation Industries Inc Qualitw RC Model Preewts e 1984 LDM Industries Ball Bearing Servo Conversion Kits can upgrade standard servos hall bearing servos just minutes less cost ball bearingservo can upgrade 4 standard servos Airtronics Kit Fits 94102 standard servo #9700 4 pack ... $2995 #97101 pack BIG AND BOLD DeH Beaver 96 15 lbs B5Ene thickness measured microns thinnest markings available Only actual color transfered model no discernible edge Better paint iron coverings colot DRY-SET scale markings matc Federal Standard 595a colors certified independent laboratory DRY-SETs special formulations wont change color put model affordable DRY-SET transfers cost no mare water transfer pressure sensitive decals Over 300 different styles avai able See local dealer DRYSET lid NODRI MNRIUNS application No water mess stick want Simply position marking rub lightly andiron low heat activate adhesive Easily applied solid open structures DRY-SETs proprietary chemistry stands up anything can throw Resists gasoline glow fuels up 50% nitro can use kind clear finishing system 7029 Sanger Avenue Woodway TX 817 741-0379 FAX817 741-0335 outline As simple may seem manufacturers dont get right DRY-SET scale markings meet applicable mil specs and/or standards Letters Continued page 16 model aviation AMA Best luck next endeavor Shane Zikmund Lincoln Nebraska Having Fun Mr Stroths response [October 1993 Letters] Mike Kevilles July letter raises some interesting issues think Mr Stroth missed point Mike Keville isnt implying RC fun gratifying worthwhile involved sport Rather think hes making point theres alternative expense hassles RC seems perception among modelers today its RC its fun radio frequency problems have potential destroy hobby Mr Stroth hobby will outlast technological teething problems todays state art will no doubt tomorrows obsolescence have little doubt long after weve tired flying model airplanes metal boxes controls feel same ducted-fan F- 14 Telemaster therell ever sophisticated simulator-type cockpit control contraptions using telemetry other wonderful microprocessorcontrolled feedback features let feel control forces stick rudder watch holographic depiction world seen cockpit Ugly Stick radio problems fighting about today will memory history serves Meanwhile Ill having fun getting feedback need through red plastic grip EZ-Just Tom Hagler Oroville California Continued page 26 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control UP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2895 UP2Strut & door control Mustangs Door opens strut lowers door closes Door opens strut raises door closes $7465 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opens-strut lowers-door stays openStrut raisesdoor closes$7465 Door Cylinders metal 5/16 bore1 & 15 inch stroke $1900 6 inch diameter scale Mustang wheels Machined bar stock-8 spoke hub bronze bearings solid foam tire weight 10 oz $11500 pair RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS 50 Lb rating sed cflLiyenciiIJ mechanism metal 1 inch air cylinder 85degree Ubetween retraction Fits valve ULTRA PRECISION Technicai Services Ltd 1244Cr Oakviiie Ontario L6H 2S8 Canada Phone 9o58421 703 escent Dealer inquiries welcomeAll prices US fundsShipping valves & cylinders $450 22 Model Aviation atter put markings models now. DRY-SET better adhesion DRY-SET Markings stay put special adhesive sets low heat applied leaving marking permanently attached THE WOFLEJ OnLY EflUEFiIFiG IFiOFi WITH FIFITIFIDIL IF1TELLII3EI1EE creation space age technology 21st CENTURY IRON makes other covering irons obsolete No guesswork major iron-on covering manufacturers recommend specific application shrinking temperatures achieve tightest longest lasting possible finish Only 21st CENTURY IRON has built-in temperature control system accurate within three degrees Fahrenheit dial setting Simply set dial desired temperature Temperature Processing Indicator TPI lights iron temperature rises reach dial setting TPI blinks set temperature reached telling its time cover No thermometer complicated testing needed advanced tool iron allows dial specific temperature 21st CENTURYRON has designed ground up master modelers Itsiique shoe design will reach places other irons can dream ofand its fully contoured shape allows dent-freeapplication temperature control dial handle hot shoe no burned fingers Its specially ulated coating delivers remarkable slip characteristics smoothest no-drag slide over virtually covering surface custom-fitted covering sock sturdy table top stand included free costs little conventional irons its last iron youll ever buy smart iron Coverite REAR 0000 00 NThTUY C 4ONATOON CONIYOL51010 10 0001000 0041005 040U0100010 4514000 000 000w MOONS 010051004 14105510140 F140550 014 OOTOOYL P15I5514TO 40015 5000500051 s001040 050505----~lPE C04501GJOST t Selection 55 72 142316 &60z U D ED U LII Super Prices 14 oz 38 w Plain Weave 25 yds mm $1 35/yd 316 az 50 w Satin Weave 25 yds mm S400/yd U D U Minimum order 1 yd VISA-MASTERCARD FAST SERVICEI ORDER TOLL-FREE 800-338-1278 Dealer & Mfg inquiries welcome Send $3 postage & handling FREE catalog Letters Continued page 22 Piggyback Enclosed will find pictures recently completed flown glidercarrier plane carrier plane Sig Cadet Senior powered K&B 61 engine glider small plane 25 size converted glider configuration also RC glider holder release device own design might say works beautifully flights date have worked out fine real show-stopper see plane carry glider up altitude make release requires two pilots fly carrier plane fly glider back airfield anyone would like information details release device will glad send details Mack Stevens Kin gman Arizona Drake II enjoyed Robert Munns article October issue Covering Silk Apparently Ive doing correct things past 54 years because still frequently cover models tissue silk pretty much follow same techniques helpful tip always use iron tissue and/or silk just before use will lie place better much easier handle cut enclosed photos show Drake II constructed MA Plan 314 October 1980 open framework silk covered sheeting covered silkspan paper Nitrate dope polyurethane paint final finish Its too bad lost Ken Willard designer take umbrage manufacturer producing kit Drake under different name giving designer Continued page 40 26 Model Aviation * C/ERTE 420 BABYLON IAD OWWOAIi POMISYLVAIBA 10044 U D ThE GREATEST R/C VIDEOS EVER PRODUCED FIA Most Comprehensive Coverage Major Darted-Faa td Scale Events Join TELSTAR VIDEO take Back Beat prestigious event scale aviation S fuli days 3 broadcast camesus captured oldie action excitement Dont miss out compiduasuive coverage available 2 volume set nina for incredible 2 hours 45 minutes Only $2999 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC 1501 SE Decker Ave Suite 109 Stuart FL 34994 800 972-4847 Fax 407 220-4849 ORDERING INFORMATION Visa ALSO AVAILABLEMasterCard checks money orders accepted TOP GUN 92FLYING WITH THE BtST$199910% Discount ordering two 4TH ANNUAL JtTS OVtR DELANO$2495the above programs Shipping US. Canada GIANTS OF THE SKY-VOLUME 1$2495and Mexico $250 first tape $150 Ca addi 10TH ANNIV GRtATtR SW FAN FLY$2495tional tape Europe $650 order Europe call 407 286-2535 Add $5 per tape TOP GUN UK$2495for PAL/SECAM orders Florida residents please add 6% sales tax Letters Continued page 26 credit though desert provides great flying sites wheel types blessed dandy small lake after last years heavy spring rains able fly off water about six weeks Other FF ROW once held Unlimited Rubber ROW record first ROW experience using RCit great fun Herb Sheilds Hesperia California Heat Seeker right cover photo December issue Model Aviation good action shot thank selecting would like give credit guy launching am red suspenders Launching Carl Raichle fellow Pelican Soaring Club member Its good angle Heat Seeker believe Carls body english makes action shot Leon Kincaid Webster North Carolina An Ambitious Junior Writes Hi name Jeff Gray friend Jim Enyard real airplane freaks am member AMA have flying CL airplanes six years Jim member has never flown have five airplanes am building two am wanting teach Jim fly Sig Buster has 10 engine because cold weather havent able get out Let tell about myself am 11 years old love airplanes girls mainly fly fun havent entered competitions live 20 N Meadow OFallon Missouri 63366 have thought about RC few times just dont have money reason Im writing need some information about Navy Carrier Nats will 94 First would like know what rules regulations Navy Carrier dimensions carrier make transport would also like know rules regulations CL Nats will hope can answer some questions Thanks time Jeff Gray 0 Fallon Missouri Jeff Im forwarding letter Dick Perry Carrier columnist im sure can give full scoop getting sfarted Nats July 16-24 1994 Lubbock Texas about some rest Continued poge 48 40 Model Aviation AWAY FROM IN E Ft FEET WILL ACCEPT ALL POPULAR RADIO SEND SASE FOR NEW 1994 ILLUSTRATED ORDER FC WILLIAMS BROS INC 181 PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 -5 typical 45 will turn - 13-6 over 10000 get 3 minutes oz & idle well below 2000 UNLEASH the POWER WITHIN DIESELIZE its AWESOME Bigger Engine Wont Fit r er Props r Economy Noise 4- No Glowplugs 4- Low Idle Ink vur lull duulw call isv cemplels cmliii mmd sal-aidrnui 75C staiqed #10 uavalap 13311 craillad ta lit order L DAVIS DIESEL IEVELUPMENT 11141 i CT OHm hi-hiD MANUFACTURING COMPANY INTRODUCES OUR NEWEST 2 CYCLE ENGINE THE FOX 46BB ABC SCHNEURLE NEW! EXCITING! AWESOME! best describes new Fox 46BB ABC engine engine has extra strong crankshaft made 8620 steel mounted dual ball bearings connecting rod extra rugged bushed top bottom phosphor bronze bushing Fox 46BB ABC comes equipped new Fox E-Z carburetor conventional muffler 2 diameter cast aluminum spinner believe will amazed super power user friendliness new Fox 46BB ABC Part #24698 R/CPart # 14698 CIL Bore 860 Stroke 790 Disp 459 Weight muffler 13 oz RPM 10-6 Prop 14800 START RIGHT & STAY RIGHT WITH FOX FLY AMERICAN *** FLY FOX FOX MANUFACTURING CO 5305 TOWSON AVENUE SMITH AR 72901 646-1656 501 646-1757 MADE IN AMERICA CessnalBrown Continued page 45 plastic spinner realistic effect military specified flat black propellers outennost four inches orange-yellow painted up black plastic prop show wheels 1-inch Sullivan SkyLites modified simulate scale wheels First countersink outboard axle hub accept one-inch 4-40 flathead machine screw axle Cut discs thin sheet plastic card inboard hub covers drill punch out hole axle glue place Install axles wheels screw head outside mount wheels onto landing gear legs flat washer jam nut between wheel leg locknut inside leg outboard hubcaps used convex white plastic buttons sewing shop After little sanding fit snugly wheel hub glued place safety Sullivan wheel hubs molded gray plastic painted white scale appearance modification produced wheels closely resemble real lightplane wheels add yet another touch realism Dog Install landing gear legs machine screws should complete assembly model Flying As flying craft model full-size run preflight check insure nuts bolts screws pushrods fuel lines propeller screws flying lines etc secure sure center gravity within least 11/2 inches wing leading edge model has long tail moment little Tee Dee 051 doesnt weigh much sure isnt tailheavy flew model 1/2A fuel Cox grey plastic 6 x 4 propeller 35-foot Sullivan lines somewhat surprised fast Cox Tee Dee hauled Dog around circleplenty power Longer lines should pose no problem slight wind model will fly itself off deck very stable flight situation watch its tendency float landing approachthat yard-wide wing just wants keep flying model thoroughly enjoyable satisfying project Remember always fly safely ers Continued page 40 writing Jeff help him out Such ambition interest younger members should go waste Helicopters need write concerning feelings about issue Ive flying helicopters over 10 years decided get insurance because includes Model Aviation magazine disbelief magazine geared towards airplanes Myself 32 other members feel just little too bias[ed] will switching another organization until such time [as] stops gear up go after helicopter enthusiast about something return magazine Continued page 70 48 Model Aviation BEGINNERS DONT GIVE UP unfortunately MOST advertised RIC trainers much too fast unstable average beginner take heart because ou COULD SOLO YOUR VERY FIRST TIME UP No longer mislead Thanks extensive trainer Ilight-testing ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones will fly slow hands-oft stable just so-so intermediate trainers grossly misnamed pull no punches Send $350 plus 520 postage tor EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF RIC TRAINERS Over 40 models evaluated includingAflFa Also grades ease-of-build ing explains basic aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about GUARANTEED enlightening time-saving money-saving RIG publication have ever read money back Also available Flying lessons written especially lone eagle must go alone Learning Fly ic Without Instructor $395 plus 75 postage Includes trouble-shooting flight problems Send check money order JIm Waterman 3818 Deerfield Dr San Antonio TX 78218 sets up under 501 colors pans custom seconds No ropesI logos searing avarlleno assembIyj 131 RAvENwoco Ro go ahead choose Centurion series landing gear V 60 120 size model will handle type field fly fromgrass pavement rough smooth Just check standard features * functional stainless oleo struts & torque links * positive up/down lock using our/a piston * extruded aluminum body & stainless cam support * four lower strut configurations Plus day refundCENTURY JET MODELS iNC *30 * 1 year warranty_______________ * total parts service * /s wire replacement struts available Prices starting $14995 plus P&H RcaModeJs&Accusorfrs send $200 complete catalog 8305 Regency Woods Way Louisville KY 40220 4 502 491-4114 4 FAX 502 491-4656 Letters Continued page 48 have helicopter advertisers supporting Edw Mc Williams Berlin Maryland Likes Nats Coverage As AMA member model airplane fanatic model airptane magazine junkie want congratulate staff December issue Model Aviation magazine. especially reporting 1993 National Championships Beginning page 16 1993 Nats Scrapbook continuing through magazine page 147 report t993 NATS/US Indoor Championships coverage excellent Finatty pictures model airplane contestants airplanes showing some real human interest modeler Some publications reporting what going way events have become very scarce what reported has about same interest reading back Camphetis soup label AMA members should proud publication direction going need type positive reporting thinking onty publications journalism general Jim Van Lao Grain Valley Missouri Rough Summer summer 93 has good Muscatine Miniature Aircraft Association #739 field better three-quarters under water summer long Thanks dedicated members club just now getting field back good flying shape drained cut grass raked rotled field stitl long way go witt have fietd back what use[d] flying As side interest MMAA worked Governor Branstad got him declare month June Model Aviation Month Hawkeye State Iowa Though much flying done summer MMAA stitt very active community helping flood victims area Robert Thompson Muscatine Iowa Sal Taibis Co-Worker too selected work NACA Langley 1941 Sat arrived somewhat before drove Model Ford 1934 Plymouth prop blades made installed 16-foot tunnel across street prop shop outside prop shop shed containing vast quantities quarter-sawed Sitka spruce piles balsa planks Because bit otder experienced assigned various tasks using some complicated woodworking tools day reported work find new props 16-foot tunnel wrecked instrument rearing off watt whole new set props made jigs fixtures ready use countless spruce laminations precision planed exactly 750 cut outtine Piles spruce enough build house burned day scrap daily stint making btades day special job handling planing edge ripping giant board 20 inches about 20 feet Continued page 119 70 Model Aviation 4BRASS HARDWARE LID WILL STORE 2 TRANSMITTERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 18 x 1 r/4 Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling NORThWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884 Model Airplane Design PerformanceFor Modeler book must model airptane builder flyers library covers model air plane design performance modeter mind Topics arranged sequence leads illustrated example design radio control modet airplane Early Developments Terodnol ogy Aerodynamics Stability Control Performance De sign 44 $2495 shipping handing Toll Free Orders MC VtSA X 1-800-364-BOOK Cheek MO Chattenge Engineering tnc PO Box 67 New Baden TX 77870 TX residents add tax -- US currency Letters Continued page 70 late afternoon day gluing-up party laminations glued up jig Sal worked gang rough blades down air-driven plane Finally surfaces hand-sanded given coats green lacquer primer might mention never impressed prop shop bosshe just supervisor surprise came prop blades finished assigned crew install tunnel Beside fun working scaffold 25 feet above steel tunnel floor hours assigned rush war eight hours eight hours offseven days week regular pay draft board waiting didnt like finished stint eventually transferred engineering drafting room Sal others sent apprentice tool makers stint tunnel deciding factor eventually leave NACA As time went modelers Langley drafted army some assigned regular jobsbut unifonn came Langley dodge draft saw Sal last Bong SAM Nats 1984 Nan also few others now gone known Langley Langley modelers dream just modeler have ever heard worked Frank Zaic worked nearby Fortress Monroe end up military service Today 76 am recovering stroke getting farther away modeling day after 66 years hobby Jim Noonan Milwaukee Wisconsin Glider Change Pace write could share some enjoyment RC model soaring have Wanderer removable 049 SIZE 20 ci 32 ci 42 ci 58 ci 64 ciT power pod fly kinds ways handlaunch hi-start 049 slope fly kinds places parking lots powered RC club sites schools parks cliffs ocean Torrey Pines hill Tierrasanta Ive powered RC flier since 1978 Therefore Wanderer big change pace did expect however exciting fly thrill finding riding thermal probably what enjoy other pleasures Ive discovered surprise remarkable flyability Wanderer Take its maneuverability example can turn small circles landing approach bleed off little extra altitude little luck can land hand Take its tolerance conditions have slopesoared four-mph winds 14-mph winds 6 ounces ballast Finally must mention much enjoy scenic sites can fly Wanderer Once went drive edge town tried fly hill found couldnt find enough wind step around snake suppose foolish go flying myself what adventure Joseph Rosevear San Diego California BRISON AIRCRAFT Engines * Giant Scale Modeler WT PRICE 275$315 325$425 5$495 6$550 75$875 THRUST 16 lbs 25 lbs 34 lbs 40 lbs 45 lbs Original & M repair parts stock 12075 Denton Drive Suite 11 Dallas TX 75234 * Brison engines built upon German SACHS technology proven power reliability Throttle coupled spark advance installed pump carburetor plus tax reqd $8 mm S & H US VISA Mastercard accepted 214-241-9152 FAX 214-241 -5065 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS RetailApprox Pan No 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Lt tr tc th Editor Question Geography Due youthful exuberance oldage senility perhaps somewhere between made mistake National Stearman Fly-In article November 1993 issue Naval Auxiliary Air Station Cabaniss Dallas Texas Corpus Christi Texas Hope cards letters Texas flood office layout great sincerely appreciate very professional appearance article though wish glaring mistake contained therein Ken Wilson Evansville Indiana Birds second time two years Microhenrys has featured bird chase episode Knock off Life tough enough RC modeler environmental zealots getting hold something like Bob Thornton San Diego California PS like series please edit things like Behold Microhenrys like Microhenrys However have no quarrel appreciate Ed Henrys brand humor After humor like beauty largely mind beholder However impugn Microhenrys basis might adversely affect safety public perception RC modelers ridiculous Cartoons intended cancaturize human condition allow us laugh foibles As Microhenrys illustrate two types RC modelers have crashed will 73 years age Ed Henry person has continuous member McDonnell Douglas RC Club since its inception 1956 man talents first love after family model aviation Ed has always vociferous active promoter safety good public relations hobby However Ed knows Howard Claude Jacque Carl etc represent us little introspection good soul So lighten up Microhenry critics dont have read general public could care less Don Dickerson Florissant Missouri Memories. Having away model airplane flying about four years intermittently involved last decade last Sunday resurrected Aeromaster built years ago never gotten around flying next day made first visit model store years purchase some repair material just chance bought copy December issue Model Aviation Quite case deja vu over again page six talk about reversed servos Since flying years ago reeds Orbit modem transmitter conveniences really familiar reason trip store glue because reversed aileron servo properly preflighted page 135 article about Sal Taibi picture Creedmore Long Island 1936 twelve-year-old used ride 7th Avenue subway up 242nd St NYC freeze hands watching big boys including Mr Taibi flying Buccaneers Creedmore four-hour subway bus ride lived upper west side Manhattan 1939 40 Leon Shulman also mentioned article worked Polks 34th St near Broadway always remember kindness answered questions helping get first free flight completed Maxwell Bassett Streamliner Scientific claim fame years built Goldberg Sailplane room barracks West Point photo 1948 yearbook shows holding halfsized Comet Zipper flew Academy parade ground Sunday mornings Mrs Maxwell Taylors farewell comment Graduation Dance oh youre model airplanes Well cant say sorry see go General Taylor Superintendent Academy quarters overlooked parade ground nostalgia wasnt enough issue turned article about Alexander P deSeversky stationed Japan 1964 escorted Major deSeversky Continued page 16 February 1994 5 116W 19 81 POD 472 RCM DEPT#12 HIggInBviIIe MO 640370472 8003227121 Futaba Kib Fits S28 538 S48 5128 5138 5148 Cirrus CS28 CS128 CS238 CS248 servos #9600 4 pack 5 #9610 1 pack Univessal Kit Fits JRSO1 & 507 Focus I-{S300 RCD 05 Tower lS-51 Hobbico CS-51 Ace 330 #9800 4 pack 95 #98101 pack 5 Other Great Products LDM Part #8000 STRONGBOX$795 Part #8100 STRONGBOX II$1195 Part #9500 NO-HEAT Trim Solvent$695 Wood Hand Selected Fiberglass Cowl Complete Plans Parts Hand Cut Instruction Manual Photo Page Eliminates wobble output shaft Reduces control response deadband Reduces chance flutter Improves control surface centering Allows use pull-pull cables Extends life servos order send check money order including $300 S & H LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept 2 Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone Fax 813 985-5616 Florida residents add 6112% sales tax VISA MASTER CARD Accepted 1993 LOM Industries Inc MOOeI Dy Andy Ot Australia order kits call 1-800-327-7198 catalog fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax Letters Continued page 5 Mr Bingo Gilbert business trip participated Olympics year members US sailing team still have flyable Astrohog using Enya engine bought 1964 Orbit radio purchased 1968 touched bases life just first issue have read years can hardly wait next Donal D Kavanagh Sun City West Arizona Source. recent comments about safety relative Microhenry cartoons ts ironic wrote original AMA Safety Code safety code still used today original words still code wrote Items have added code present code about twice long original received several phone calls members critical Mr Charles V ODonnells short letter November Model Aviation Mr ODonnell does like Microhenrys does bother cant please everybody still have plenty cartoons Maybe should cut down some crash scenes What think Ed Henry St Peters Missouri Public Thank-You Recently true leaders AMA resigned Vince Mankowski seems appropriate thank him years dedicated support gave AMA would think top brass would give Vince courtesy saying thanks magazine However since case would like express thanks Vince efforts AMA s Executive Director concerned AMA member well Vince thanks again have done Continued page 22 REGAIN CONIROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RO enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control Futaba KR AFT jAIR1NNIOS 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 repair information 904 434-0909 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 16 Model Aviation Industries Inc Qualitw RC Model Preewts e 1984 LDM Industries Ball Bearing Servo Conversion Kits can upgrade standard servos hall bearing servos just minutes less cost ball bearingservo can upgrade 4 standard servos Airtronics Kit Fits 94102 standard servo #9700 4 pack ... $2995 #97101 pack BIG AND BOLD DeH Beaver 96 15 lbs B5Ene thickness measured microns thinnest markings available Only actual color transfered model no discernible edge Better paint iron coverings colot DRY-SET scale markings matc Federal Standard 595a colors certified independent laboratory DRY-SETs special formulations wont change color put model affordable DRY-SET transfers cost no mare water transfer pressure sensitive decals Over 300 different styles avai able See local dealer DRYSET lid NODRI MNRIUNS application No water mess stick want Simply position marking rub lightly andiron low heat activate adhesive Easily applied solid open structures DRY-SETs proprietary chemistry stands up anything can throw Resists gasoline glow fuels up 50% nitro can use kind clear finishing system 7029 Sanger Avenue Woodway TX 817 741-0379 FAX817 741-0335 outline As simple may seem manufacturers dont get right DRY-SET scale markings meet applicable mil specs and/or standards Letters Continued page 16 model aviation AMA Best luck next endeavor Shane Zikmund Lincoln Nebraska Having Fun Mr Stroths response [October 1993 Letters] Mike Kevilles July letter raises some interesting issues think Mr Stroth missed point Mike Keville isnt implying RC fun gratifying worthwhile involved sport Rather think hes making point theres alternative expense hassles RC seems perception among modelers today its RC its fun radio frequency problems have potential destroy hobby Mr Stroth hobby will outlast technological teething problems todays state art will no doubt tomorrows obsolescence have little doubt long after weve tired flying model airplanes metal boxes controls feel same ducted-fan F- 14 Telemaster therell ever sophisticated simulator-type cockpit control contraptions using telemetry other wonderful microprocessorcontrolled feedback features let feel control forces stick rudder watch holographic depiction world seen cockpit Ugly Stick radio problems fighting about today will memory history serves Meanwhile Ill having fun getting feedback need through red plastic grip EZ-Just Tom Hagler Oroville California Continued page 26 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control UP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2895 UP2Strut & door control Mustangs Door opens strut lowers door closes Door opens strut raises door closes $7465 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opens-strut lowers-door stays openStrut raisesdoor closes$7465 Door Cylinders metal 5/16 bore1 & 15 inch stroke $1900 6 inch diameter scale Mustang wheels Machined bar stock-8 spoke hub bronze bearings solid foam tire weight 10 oz $11500 pair RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS 50 Lb rating sed cflLiyenciiIJ mechanism metal 1 inch air cylinder 85degree Ubetween retraction Fits valve ULTRA PRECISION Technicai Services Ltd 1244Cr Oakviiie Ontario L6H 2S8 Canada Phone 9o58421 703 escent Dealer inquiries welcomeAll prices US fundsShipping valves & cylinders $450 22 Model Aviation atter put markings models now. DRY-SET better adhesion DRY-SET Markings stay put special adhesive sets low heat applied leaving marking permanently attached THE WOFLEJ OnLY EflUEFiIFiG IFiOFi WITH FIFITIFIDIL IF1TELLII3EI1EE creation space age technology 21st CENTURY IRON makes other covering irons obsolete No guesswork major iron-on covering manufacturers recommend specific application shrinking temperatures achieve tightest longest lasting possible finish Only 21st CENTURY IRON has built-in temperature control system accurate within three degrees Fahrenheit dial setting Simply set dial desired temperature Temperature Processing Indicator TPI lights iron temperature rises reach dial setting TPI blinks set temperature reached telling its time cover No thermometer complicated testing needed advanced tool iron allows dial specific temperature 21st CENTURYRON has designed ground up master modelers Itsiique shoe design will reach places other irons can dream ofand its fully contoured shape allows dent-freeapplication temperature control dial handle hot shoe no burned fingers Its specially ulated coating delivers remarkable slip characteristics smoothest no-drag slide over virtually covering surface custom-fitted covering sock sturdy table top stand included free costs little conventional irons its last iron youll ever buy smart iron Coverite REAR 0000 00 NThTUY C 4ONATOON CONIYOL51010 10 0001000 0041005 040U0100010 4514000 000 000w MOONS 010051004 14105510140 F140550 014 OOTOOYL P15I5514TO 40015 5000500051 s001040 050505----~lPE C04501GJOST t Selection 55 72 142316 &60z U D ED U LII Super Prices 14 oz 38 w Plain Weave 25 yds mm $1 35/yd 316 az 50 w Satin Weave 25 yds mm S400/yd U D U Minimum order 1 yd VISA-MASTERCARD FAST SERVICEI ORDER TOLL-FREE 800-338-1278 Dealer & Mfg inquiries welcome Send $3 postage & handling FREE catalog Letters Continued page 22 Piggyback Enclosed will find pictures recently completed flown glidercarrier plane carrier plane Sig Cadet Senior powered K&B 61 engine glider small plane 25 size converted glider configuration also RC glider holder release device own design might say works beautifully flights date have worked out fine real show-stopper see plane carry glider up altitude make release requires two pilots fly carrier plane fly glider back airfield anyone would like information details release device will glad send details Mack Stevens Kin gman Arizona Drake II enjoyed Robert Munns article October issue Covering Silk Apparently Ive doing correct things past 54 years because still frequently cover models tissue silk pretty much follow same techniques helpful tip always use iron tissue and/or silk just before use will lie place better much easier handle cut enclosed photos show Drake II constructed MA Plan 314 October 1980 open framework silk covered sheeting covered silkspan paper Nitrate dope polyurethane paint final finish Its too bad lost Ken Willard designer take umbrage manufacturer producing kit Drake under different name giving designer Continued page 40 26 Model Aviation * C/ERTE 420 BABYLON IAD OWWOAIi POMISYLVAIBA 10044 U D ThE GREATEST R/C VIDEOS EVER PRODUCED FIA Most Comprehensive Coverage Major Darted-Faa td Scale Events Join TELSTAR VIDEO take Back Beat prestigious event scale aviation S fuli days 3 broadcast camesus captured oldie action excitement Dont miss out compiduasuive coverage available 2 volume set nina for incredible 2 hours 45 minutes Only $2999 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC 1501 SE Decker Ave Suite 109 Stuart FL 34994 800 972-4847 Fax 407 220-4849 ORDERING INFORMATION Visa ALSO AVAILABLEMasterCard checks money orders accepted TOP GUN 92FLYING WITH THE BtST$199910% Discount ordering two 4TH ANNUAL JtTS OVtR DELANO$2495the above programs Shipping US. Canada GIANTS OF THE SKY-VOLUME 1$2495and Mexico $250 first tape $150 Ca addi 10TH ANNIV GRtATtR SW FAN FLY$2495tional tape Europe $650 order Europe call 407 286-2535 Add $5 per tape TOP GUN UK$2495for PAL/SECAM orders Florida residents please add 6% sales tax Letters Continued page 26 credit though desert provides great flying sites wheel types blessed dandy small lake after last years heavy spring rains able fly off water about six weeks Other FF ROW once held Unlimited Rubber ROW record first ROW experience using RCit great fun Herb Sheilds Hesperia California Heat Seeker right cover photo December issue Model Aviation good action shot thank selecting would like give credit guy launching am red suspenders Launching Carl Raichle fellow Pelican Soaring Club member Its good angle Heat Seeker believe Carls body english makes action shot Leon Kincaid Webster North Carolina An Ambitious Junior Writes Hi name Jeff Gray friend Jim Enyard real airplane freaks am member AMA have flying CL airplanes six years Jim member has never flown have five airplanes am building two am wanting teach Jim fly Sig Buster has 10 engine because cold weather havent able get out Let tell about myself am 11 years old love airplanes girls mainly fly fun havent entered competitions live 20 N Meadow OFallon Missouri 63366 have thought about RC few times just dont have money reason Im writing need some information about Navy Carrier Nats will 94 First would like know what rules regulations Navy Carrier dimensions carrier make transport would also like know rules regulations CL Nats will hope can answer some questions Thanks time Jeff Gray 0 Fallon Missouri Jeff Im forwarding letter Dick Perry Carrier columnist im sure can give full scoop getting sfarted Nats July 16-24 1994 Lubbock Texas about some rest Continued poge 48 40 Model Aviation AWAY FROM IN E Ft FEET WILL ACCEPT ALL POPULAR RADIO SEND SASE FOR NEW 1994 ILLUSTRATED ORDER FC WILLIAMS BROS INC 181 PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 -5 typical 45 will turn - 13-6 over 10000 get 3 minutes oz & idle well below 2000 UNLEASH the POWER WITHIN DIESELIZE its AWESOME Bigger Engine Wont Fit r er Props r Economy Noise 4- No Glowplugs 4- Low Idle Ink vur lull duulw call isv cemplels cmliii mmd sal-aidrnui 75C staiqed #10 uavalap 13311 craillad ta lit order L DAVIS DIESEL IEVELUPMENT 11141 i CT OHm hi-hiD MANUFACTURING COMPANY INTRODUCES OUR NEWEST 2 CYCLE ENGINE THE FOX 46BB ABC SCHNEURLE NEW! EXCITING! AWESOME! best describes new Fox 46BB ABC engine engine has extra strong crankshaft made 8620 steel mounted dual ball bearings connecting rod extra rugged bushed top bottom phosphor bronze bushing Fox 46BB ABC comes equipped new Fox E-Z carburetor conventional muffler 2 diameter cast aluminum spinner believe will amazed super power user friendliness new Fox 46BB ABC Part #24698 R/CPart # 14698 CIL Bore 860 Stroke 790 Disp 459 Weight muffler 13 oz RPM 10-6 Prop 14800 START RIGHT & STAY RIGHT WITH FOX FLY AMERICAN *** FLY FOX FOX MANUFACTURING CO 5305 TOWSON AVENUE SMITH AR 72901 646-1656 501 646-1757 MADE IN AMERICA CessnalBrown Continued page 45 plastic spinner realistic effect military specified flat black propellers outennost four inches orange-yellow painted up black plastic prop show wheels 1-inch Sullivan SkyLites modified simulate scale wheels First countersink outboard axle hub accept one-inch 4-40 flathead machine screw axle Cut discs thin sheet plastic card inboard hub covers drill punch out hole axle glue place Install axles wheels screw head outside mount wheels onto landing gear legs flat washer jam nut between wheel leg locknut inside leg outboard hubcaps used convex white plastic buttons sewing shop After little sanding fit snugly wheel hub glued place safety Sullivan wheel hubs molded gray plastic painted white scale appearance modification produced wheels closely resemble real lightplane wheels add yet another touch realism Dog Install landing gear legs machine screws should complete assembly model Flying As flying craft model full-size run preflight check insure nuts bolts screws pushrods fuel lines propeller screws flying lines etc secure sure center gravity within least 11/2 inches wing leading edge model has long tail moment little Tee Dee 051 doesnt weigh much sure isnt tailheavy flew model 1/2A fuel Cox grey plastic 6 x 4 propeller 35-foot Sullivan lines somewhat surprised fast Cox Tee Dee hauled Dog around circleplenty power Longer lines should pose no problem slight wind model will fly itself off deck very stable flight situation watch its tendency float landing approachthat yard-wide wing just wants keep flying model thoroughly enjoyable satisfying project Remember always fly safely ers Continued page 40 writing Jeff help him out Such ambition interest younger members should go waste Helicopters need write concerning feelings about issue Ive flying helicopters over 10 years decided get insurance because includes Model Aviation magazine disbelief magazine geared towards airplanes Myself 32 other members feel just little too bias[ed] will switching another organization until such time [as] stops gear up go after helicopter enthusiast about something return magazine Continued page 70 48 Model Aviation BEGINNERS DONT GIVE UP unfortunately MOST advertised RIC trainers much too fast unstable average beginner take heart because ou COULD SOLO YOUR VERY FIRST TIME UP No longer mislead Thanks extensive trainer Ilight-testing ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones will fly slow hands-oft stable just so-so intermediate trainers grossly misnamed pull no punches Send $350 plus 520 postage tor EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF RIC TRAINERS Over 40 models evaluated includingAflFa Also grades ease-of-build ing explains basic aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about GUARANTEED enlightening time-saving money-saving RIG publication have ever read money back Also available Flying lessons written especially lone eagle must go alone Learning Fly ic Without Instructor $395 plus 75 postage Includes trouble-shooting flight problems Send check money order JIm Waterman 3818 Deerfield Dr San Antonio TX 78218 sets up under 501 colors pans custom seconds No ropesI logos searing avarlleno assembIyj 131 RAvENwoco Ro go ahead choose Centurion series landing gear V 60 120 size model will handle type field fly fromgrass pavement rough smooth Just check standard features * functional stainless oleo struts & torque links * positive up/down lock using our/a piston * extruded aluminum body & stainless cam support * four lower strut configurations Plus day refundCENTURY JET MODELS iNC *30 * 1 year warranty_______________ * total parts service * /s wire replacement struts available Prices starting $14995 plus P&H RcaModeJs&Accusorfrs send $200 complete catalog 8305 Regency Woods Way Louisville KY 40220 4 502 491-4114 4 FAX 502 491-4656 Letters Continued page 48 have helicopter advertisers supporting Edw Mc Williams Berlin Maryland Likes Nats Coverage As AMA member model airplane fanatic model airptane magazine junkie want congratulate staff December issue Model Aviation magazine. especially reporting 1993 National Championships Beginning page 16 1993 Nats Scrapbook continuing through magazine page 147 report t993 NATS/US Indoor Championships coverage excellent Finatty pictures model airplane contestants airplanes showing some real human interest modeler Some publications reporting what going way events have become very scarce what reported has about same interest reading back Camphetis soup label AMA members should proud publication direction going need type positive reporting thinking onty publications journalism general Jim Van Lao Grain Valley Missouri Rough Summer summer 93 has good Muscatine Miniature Aircraft Association #739 field better three-quarters under water summer long Thanks dedicated members club just now getting field back good flying shape drained cut grass raked rotled field stitl long way go witt have fietd back what use[d] flying As side interest MMAA worked Governor Branstad got him declare month June Model Aviation Month Hawkeye State Iowa Though much flying done summer MMAA stitt very active community helping flood victims area Robert Thompson Muscatine Iowa Sal Taibis Co-Worker too selected work NACA Langley 1941 Sat arrived somewhat before drove Model Ford 1934 Plymouth prop blades made installed 16-foot tunnel across street prop shop outside prop shop shed containing vast quantities quarter-sawed Sitka spruce piles balsa planks Because bit otder experienced assigned various tasks using some complicated woodworking tools day reported work find new props 16-foot tunnel wrecked instrument rearing off watt whole new set props made jigs fixtures ready use countless spruce laminations precision planed exactly 750 cut outtine Piles spruce enough build house burned day scrap daily stint making btades day special job handling planing edge ripping giant board 20 inches about 20 feet Continued page 119 70 Model Aviation 4BRASS HARDWARE LID WILL STORE 2 TRANSMITTERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 18 x 1 r/4 Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling NORThWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884 Model Airplane Design PerformanceFor Modeler book must model airptane builder flyers library covers model air plane design performance modeter mind Topics arranged sequence leads illustrated example design radio control modet airplane Early Developments Terodnol ogy Aerodynamics Stability Control Performance De sign 44 $2495 shipping handing Toll Free Orders MC VtSA X 1-800-364-BOOK Cheek MO Chattenge Engineering tnc PO Box 67 New Baden TX 77870 TX residents add tax -- US currency Letters Continued page 70 late afternoon day gluing-up party laminations glued up jig Sal worked gang rough blades down air-driven plane Finally surfaces hand-sanded given coats green lacquer primer might mention never impressed prop shop bosshe just supervisor surprise came prop blades finished assigned crew install tunnel Beside fun working scaffold 25 feet above steel tunnel floor hours assigned rush war eight hours eight hours offseven days week regular pay draft board waiting didnt like finished stint eventually transferred engineering drafting room Sal others sent apprentice tool makers stint tunnel deciding factor eventually leave NACA As time went modelers Langley drafted army some assigned regular jobsbut unifonn came Langley dodge draft saw Sal last Bong SAM Nats 1984 Nan also few others now gone known Langley Langley modelers dream just modeler have ever heard worked Frank Zaic worked nearby Fortress Monroe end up military service Today 76 am recovering stroke getting farther away modeling day after 66 years hobby Jim Noonan Milwaukee Wisconsin Glider Change Pace write could share some enjoyment RC model soaring have Wanderer removable 049 SIZE 20 ci 32 ci 42 ci 58 ci 64 ciT power pod fly kinds ways handlaunch hi-start 049 slope fly kinds places parking lots powered RC club sites schools parks cliffs ocean Torrey Pines hill Tierrasanta Ive powered RC flier since 1978 Therefore Wanderer big change pace did expect however exciting fly thrill finding riding thermal probably what enjoy other pleasures Ive discovered surprise remarkable flyability Wanderer Take its maneuverability example can turn small circles landing approach bleed off little extra altitude little luck can land hand Take its tolerance conditions have slopesoared four-mph winds 14-mph winds 6 ounces ballast Finally must mention much enjoy scenic sites can fly Wanderer Once went drive edge town tried fly hill found couldnt find enough wind step around snake suppose foolish go flying myself what adventure Joseph Rosevear San Diego California BRISON AIRCRAFT Engines * Giant Scale Modeler WT PRICE 275$315 325$425 5$495 6$550 75$875 THRUST 16 lbs 25 lbs 34 lbs 40 lbs 45 lbs Original & M repair parts stock 12075 Denton Drive Suite 11 Dallas TX 75234 * Brison engines built upon German SACHS technology proven power reliability Throttle coupled spark advance installed pump carburetor plus tax reqd $8 mm S & H US VISA Mastercard accepted 214-241-9152 FAX 214-241 -5065 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS RetailApprox Pan No SizePriceWeight TT-1 502-B 11/2$1495058 oz TT-1 752-B 1-3/41595095 oz TT-2002-B .21895100 oz TT-2252-B 2-1/41995160 oz TT-2262-B 2-114FAI. 2195150 oz TT-2502-B 2-1122195190 oz TT-251 2-B 2112PAl2395170 oz TT-2752-B 23142695220 oz TT-2762-B 2-3/4FAI2895200 oz TT-3002-B 33095260 02 TT-3012-B 3 PAl3295250 oz TT-3252-B 3-1/44195340 oz TT-3502-B 3-1/25495470 02 TT-3752-B 33/46495520 oz TT-4002-B 47995570 02 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner RetailApprox Pan NoSizePriceWeight TT-01 40-A 1/428$595 1 02 TT-01 47-A 1/4-2817mm 595. 06102 TT-061 0-A 6x 10mm 595063oz TT-071 0-A 7x 10mm 595 .08202 TT-051 6-A 5/16-2459507602 TT-0518-A 5/16-24/8mm 7602 TT-081 0-A 8x 10mm 59507602 TT-0825-A 8 x 125mm 07502 TT-0375-A 3/8-24695117oz TT-0125-A.lOxl25mm 89511502 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 February 1994 119 PROP NUT 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/02
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Lt tr tc th Editor Question Geography Due youthful exuberance oldage senility perhaps somewhere between made mistake National Stearman Fly-In article November 1993 issue Naval Auxiliary Air Station Cabaniss Dallas Texas Corpus Christi Texas Hope cards letters Texas flood office layout great sincerely appreciate very professional appearance article though wish glaring mistake contained therein Ken Wilson Evansville Indiana Birds second time two years Microhenrys has featured bird chase episode Knock off Life tough enough RC modeler environmental zealots getting hold something like Bob Thornton San Diego California PS like series please edit things like Behold Microhenrys like Microhenrys However have no quarrel appreciate Ed Henrys brand humor After humor like beauty largely mind beholder However impugn Microhenrys basis might adversely affect safety public perception RC modelers ridiculous Cartoons intended cancaturize human condition allow us laugh foibles As Microhenrys illustrate two types RC modelers have crashed will 73 years age Ed Henry person has continuous member McDonnell Douglas RC Club since its inception 1956 man talents first love after family model aviation Ed has always vociferous active promoter safety good public relations hobby However Ed knows Howard Claude Jacque Carl etc represent us little introspection good soul So lighten up Microhenry critics dont have read general public could care less Don Dickerson Florissant Missouri Memories. Having away model airplane flying about four years intermittently involved last decade last Sunday resurrected Aeromaster built years ago never gotten around flying next day made first visit model store years purchase some repair material just chance bought copy December issue Model Aviation Quite case deja vu over again page six talk about reversed servos Since flying years ago reeds Orbit modem transmitter conveniences really familiar reason trip store glue because reversed aileron servo properly preflighted page 135 article about Sal Taibi picture Creedmore Long Island 1936 twelve-year-old used ride 7th Avenue subway up 242nd St NYC freeze hands watching big boys including Mr Taibi flying Buccaneers Creedmore four-hour subway bus ride lived upper west side Manhattan 1939 40 Leon Shulman also mentioned article worked Polks 34th St near Broadway always remember kindness answered questions helping get first free flight completed Maxwell Bassett Streamliner Scientific claim fame years built Goldberg Sailplane room barracks West Point photo 1948 yearbook shows holding halfsized Comet Zipper flew Academy parade ground Sunday mornings Mrs Maxwell Taylors farewell comment Graduation Dance oh youre model airplanes Well cant say sorry see go General Taylor Superintendent Academy quarters overlooked parade ground nostalgia wasnt enough issue turned article about Alexander P deSeversky stationed Japan 1964 escorted Major deSeversky Continued page 16 February 1994 5 116W 19 81 POD 472 RCM DEPT#12 HIggInBviIIe MO 640370472 8003227121 Futaba Kib Fits S28 538 S48 5128 5138 5148 Cirrus CS28 CS128 CS238 CS248 servos #9600 4 pack 5 #9610 1 pack Univessal Kit Fits JRSO1 & 507 Focus I-{S300 RCD 05 Tower lS-51 Hobbico CS-51 Ace 330 #9800 4 pack 95 #98101 pack 5 Other Great Products LDM Part #8000 STRONGBOX$795 Part #8100 STRONGBOX II$1195 Part #9500 NO-HEAT Trim Solvent$695 Wood Hand Selected Fiberglass Cowl Complete Plans Parts Hand Cut Instruction Manual Photo Page Eliminates wobble output shaft Reduces control response deadband Reduces chance flutter Improves control surface centering Allows use pull-pull cables Extends life servos order send check money order including $300 S & H LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept 2 Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone Fax 813 985-5616 Florida residents add 6112% sales tax VISA MASTER CARD Accepted 1993 LOM Industries Inc MOOeI Dy Andy Ot Australia order kits call 1-800-327-7198 catalog fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax Letters Continued page 5 Mr Bingo Gilbert business trip participated Olympics year members US sailing team still have flyable Astrohog using Enya engine bought 1964 Orbit radio purchased 1968 touched bases life just first issue have read years can hardly wait next Donal D Kavanagh Sun City West Arizona Source. recent comments about safety relative Microhenry cartoons ts ironic wrote original AMA Safety Code safety code still used today original words still code wrote Items have added code present code about twice long original received several phone calls members critical Mr Charles V ODonnells short letter November Model Aviation Mr ODonnell does like Microhenrys does bother cant please everybody still have plenty cartoons Maybe should cut down some crash scenes What think Ed Henry St Peters Missouri Public Thank-You Recently true leaders AMA resigned Vince Mankowski seems appropriate thank him years dedicated support gave AMA would think top brass would give Vince courtesy saying thanks magazine However since case would like express thanks Vince efforts AMA s Executive Director concerned AMA member well Vince thanks again have done Continued page 22 REGAIN CONIROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RO enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control Futaba KR AFT jAIR1NNIOS 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 repair information 904 434-0909 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 16 Model Aviation Industries Inc Qualitw RC Model Preewts e 1984 LDM Industries Ball Bearing Servo Conversion Kits can upgrade standard servos hall bearing servos just minutes less cost ball bearingservo can upgrade 4 standard servos Airtronics Kit Fits 94102 standard servo #9700 4 pack ... $2995 #97101 pack BIG AND BOLD DeH Beaver 96 15 lbs B5Ene thickness measured microns thinnest markings available Only actual color transfered model no discernible edge Better paint iron coverings colot DRY-SET scale markings matc Federal Standard 595a colors certified independent laboratory DRY-SETs special formulations wont change color put model affordable DRY-SET transfers cost no mare water transfer pressure sensitive decals Over 300 different styles avai able See local dealer DRYSET lid NODRI MNRIUNS application No water mess stick want Simply position marking rub lightly andiron low heat activate adhesive Easily applied solid open structures DRY-SETs proprietary chemistry stands up anything can throw Resists gasoline glow fuels up 50% nitro can use kind clear finishing system 7029 Sanger Avenue Woodway TX 817 741-0379 FAX817 741-0335 outline As simple may seem manufacturers dont get right DRY-SET scale markings meet applicable mil specs and/or standards Letters Continued page 16 model aviation AMA Best luck next endeavor Shane Zikmund Lincoln Nebraska Having Fun Mr Stroths response [October 1993 Letters] Mike Kevilles July letter raises some interesting issues think Mr Stroth missed point Mike Keville isnt implying RC fun gratifying worthwhile involved sport Rather think hes making point theres alternative expense hassles RC seems perception among modelers today its RC its fun radio frequency problems have potential destroy hobby Mr Stroth hobby will outlast technological teething problems todays state art will no doubt tomorrows obsolescence have little doubt long after weve tired flying model airplanes metal boxes controls feel same ducted-fan F- 14 Telemaster therell ever sophisticated simulator-type cockpit control contraptions using telemetry other wonderful microprocessorcontrolled feedback features let feel control forces stick rudder watch holographic depiction world seen cockpit Ugly Stick radio problems fighting about today will memory history serves Meanwhile Ill having fun getting feedback need through red plastic grip EZ-Just Tom Hagler Oroville California Continued page 26 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control UP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2895 UP2Strut & door control Mustangs Door opens strut lowers door closes Door opens strut raises door closes $7465 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opens-strut lowers-door stays openStrut raisesdoor closes$7465 Door Cylinders metal 5/16 bore1 & 15 inch stroke $1900 6 inch diameter scale Mustang wheels Machined bar stock-8 spoke hub bronze bearings solid foam tire weight 10 oz $11500 pair RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS 50 Lb rating sed cflLiyenciiIJ mechanism metal 1 inch air cylinder 85degree Ubetween retraction Fits valve ULTRA PRECISION Technicai Services Ltd 1244Cr Oakviiie Ontario L6H 2S8 Canada Phone 9o58421 703 escent Dealer inquiries welcomeAll prices US fundsShipping valves & cylinders $450 22 Model Aviation atter put markings models now. DRY-SET better adhesion DRY-SET Markings stay put special adhesive sets low heat applied leaving marking permanently attached THE WOFLEJ OnLY EflUEFiIFiG IFiOFi WITH FIFITIFIDIL IF1TELLII3EI1EE creation space age technology 21st CENTURY IRON makes other covering irons obsolete No guesswork major iron-on covering manufacturers recommend specific application shrinking temperatures achieve tightest longest lasting possible finish Only 21st CENTURY IRON has built-in temperature control system accurate within three degrees Fahrenheit dial setting Simply set dial desired temperature Temperature Processing Indicator TPI lights iron temperature rises reach dial setting TPI blinks set temperature reached telling its time cover No thermometer complicated testing needed advanced tool iron allows dial specific temperature 21st CENTURYRON has designed ground up master modelers Itsiique shoe design will reach places other irons can dream ofand its fully contoured shape allows dent-freeapplication temperature control dial handle hot shoe no burned fingers Its specially ulated coating delivers remarkable slip characteristics smoothest no-drag slide over virtually covering surface custom-fitted covering sock sturdy table top stand included free costs little conventional irons its last iron youll ever buy smart iron Coverite REAR 0000 00 NThTUY C 4ONATOON CONIYOL51010 10 0001000 0041005 040U0100010 4514000 000 000w MOONS 010051004 14105510140 F140550 014 OOTOOYL P15I5514TO 40015 5000500051 s001040 050505----~lPE C04501GJOST t Selection 55 72 142316 &60z U D ED U LII Super Prices 14 oz 38 w Plain Weave 25 yds mm $1 35/yd 316 az 50 w Satin Weave 25 yds mm S400/yd U D U Minimum order 1 yd VISA-MASTERCARD FAST SERVICEI ORDER TOLL-FREE 800-338-1278 Dealer & Mfg inquiries welcome Send $3 postage & handling FREE catalog Letters Continued page 22 Piggyback Enclosed will find pictures recently completed flown glidercarrier plane carrier plane Sig Cadet Senior powered K&B 61 engine glider small plane 25 size converted glider configuration also RC glider holder release device own design might say works beautifully flights date have worked out fine real show-stopper see plane carry glider up altitude make release requires two pilots fly carrier plane fly glider back airfield anyone would like information details release device will glad send details Mack Stevens Kin gman Arizona Drake II enjoyed Robert Munns article October issue Covering Silk Apparently Ive doing correct things past 54 years because still frequently cover models tissue silk pretty much follow same techniques helpful tip always use iron tissue and/or silk just before use will lie place better much easier handle cut enclosed photos show Drake II constructed MA Plan 314 October 1980 open framework silk covered sheeting covered silkspan paper Nitrate dope polyurethane paint final finish Its too bad lost Ken Willard designer take umbrage manufacturer producing kit Drake under different name giving designer Continued page 40 26 Model Aviation * C/ERTE 420 BABYLON IAD OWWOAIi POMISYLVAIBA 10044 U D ThE GREATEST R/C VIDEOS EVER PRODUCED FIA Most Comprehensive Coverage Major Darted-Faa td Scale Events Join TELSTAR VIDEO take Back Beat prestigious event scale aviation S fuli days 3 broadcast camesus captured oldie action excitement Dont miss out compiduasuive coverage available 2 volume set nina for incredible 2 hours 45 minutes Only $2999 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC 1501 SE Decker Ave Suite 109 Stuart FL 34994 800 972-4847 Fax 407 220-4849 ORDERING INFORMATION Visa ALSO AVAILABLEMasterCard checks money orders accepted TOP GUN 92FLYING WITH THE BtST$199910% Discount ordering two 4TH ANNUAL JtTS OVtR DELANO$2495the above programs Shipping US. Canada GIANTS OF THE SKY-VOLUME 1$2495and Mexico $250 first tape $150 Ca addi 10TH ANNIV GRtATtR SW FAN FLY$2495tional tape Europe $650 order Europe call 407 286-2535 Add $5 per tape TOP GUN UK$2495for PAL/SECAM orders Florida residents please add 6% sales tax Letters Continued page 26 credit though desert provides great flying sites wheel types blessed dandy small lake after last years heavy spring rains able fly off water about six weeks Other FF ROW once held Unlimited Rubber ROW record first ROW experience using RCit great fun Herb Sheilds Hesperia California Heat Seeker right cover photo December issue Model Aviation good action shot thank selecting would like give credit guy launching am red suspenders Launching Carl Raichle fellow Pelican Soaring Club member Its good angle Heat Seeker believe Carls body english makes action shot Leon Kincaid Webster North Carolina An Ambitious Junior Writes Hi name Jeff Gray friend Jim Enyard real airplane freaks am member AMA have flying CL airplanes six years Jim member has never flown have five airplanes am building two am wanting teach Jim fly Sig Buster has 10 engine because cold weather havent able get out Let tell about myself am 11 years old love airplanes girls mainly fly fun havent entered competitions live 20 N Meadow OFallon Missouri 63366 have thought about RC few times just dont have money reason Im writing need some information about Navy Carrier Nats will 94 First would like know what rules regulations Navy Carrier dimensions carrier make transport would also like know rules regulations CL Nats will hope can answer some questions Thanks time Jeff Gray 0 Fallon Missouri Jeff Im forwarding letter Dick Perry Carrier columnist im sure can give full scoop getting sfarted Nats July 16-24 1994 Lubbock Texas about some rest Continued poge 48 40 Model Aviation AWAY FROM IN E Ft FEET WILL ACCEPT ALL POPULAR RADIO SEND SASE FOR NEW 1994 ILLUSTRATED ORDER FC WILLIAMS BROS INC 181 PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 -5 typical 45 will turn - 13-6 over 10000 get 3 minutes oz & idle well below 2000 UNLEASH the POWER WITHIN DIESELIZE its AWESOME Bigger Engine Wont Fit r er Props r Economy Noise 4- No Glowplugs 4- Low Idle Ink vur lull duulw call isv cemplels cmliii mmd sal-aidrnui 75C staiqed #10 uavalap 13311 craillad ta lit order L DAVIS DIESEL IEVELUPMENT 11141 i CT OHm hi-hiD MANUFACTURING COMPANY INTRODUCES OUR NEWEST 2 CYCLE ENGINE THE FOX 46BB ABC SCHNEURLE NEW! 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AWESOME! best describes new Fox 46BB ABC engine engine has extra strong crankshaft made 8620 steel mounted dual ball bearings connecting rod extra rugged bushed top bottom phosphor bronze bushing Fox 46BB ABC comes equipped new Fox E-Z carburetor conventional muffler 2 diameter cast aluminum spinner believe will amazed super power user friendliness new Fox 46BB ABC Part #24698 R/CPart # 14698 CIL Bore 860 Stroke 790 Disp 459 Weight muffler 13 oz RPM 10-6 Prop 14800 START RIGHT & STAY RIGHT WITH FOX FLY AMERICAN *** FLY FOX FOX MANUFACTURING CO 5305 TOWSON AVENUE SMITH AR 72901 646-1656 501 646-1757 MADE IN AMERICA CessnalBrown Continued page 45 plastic spinner realistic effect military specified flat black propellers outennost four inches orange-yellow painted up black plastic prop show wheels 1-inch Sullivan SkyLites modified simulate scale wheels First countersink outboard axle hub accept one-inch 4-40 flathead machine screw axle Cut discs thin sheet plastic card inboard hub covers drill punch out hole axle glue place Install axles wheels screw head outside mount wheels onto landing gear legs flat washer jam nut between wheel leg locknut inside leg outboard hubcaps used convex white plastic buttons sewing shop After little sanding fit snugly wheel hub glued place safety Sullivan wheel hubs molded gray plastic painted white scale appearance modification produced wheels closely resemble real lightplane wheels add yet another touch realism Dog Install landing gear legs machine screws should complete assembly model Flying As flying craft model full-size run preflight check insure nuts bolts screws pushrods fuel lines propeller screws flying lines etc secure sure center gravity within least 11/2 inches wing leading edge model has long tail moment little Tee Dee 051 doesnt weigh much sure isnt tailheavy flew model 1/2A fuel Cox grey plastic 6 x 4 propeller 35-foot Sullivan lines somewhat surprised fast Cox Tee Dee hauled Dog around circleplenty power Longer lines should pose no problem slight wind model will fly itself off deck very stable flight situation watch its tendency float landing approachthat yard-wide wing just wants keep flying model thoroughly enjoyable satisfying project Remember always fly safely ers Continued page 40 writing Jeff help him out Such ambition interest younger members should go waste Helicopters need write concerning feelings about issue Ive flying helicopters over 10 years decided get insurance because includes Model Aviation magazine disbelief magazine geared towards airplanes Myself 32 other members feel just little too bias[ed] will switching another organization until such time [as] stops gear up go after helicopter enthusiast about something return magazine Continued page 70 48 Model Aviation BEGINNERS DONT GIVE UP unfortunately MOST advertised RIC trainers much too fast unstable average beginner take heart because ou COULD SOLO YOUR VERY FIRST TIME UP No longer mislead Thanks extensive trainer Ilight-testing ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones will fly slow hands-oft stable just so-so intermediate trainers grossly misnamed pull no punches Send $350 plus 520 postage tor EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF RIC TRAINERS Over 40 models evaluated includingAflFa Also grades ease-of-build ing explains basic aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about GUARANTEED enlightening time-saving money-saving RIG publication have ever read money back Also available Flying lessons written especially lone eagle must go alone Learning Fly ic Without Instructor $395 plus 75 postage Includes trouble-shooting flight problems Send check money order JIm Waterman 3818 Deerfield Dr San Antonio TX 78218 sets up under 501 colors pans custom seconds No ropesI logos searing avarlleno assembIyj 131 RAvENwoco Ro go ahead choose Centurion series landing gear V 60 120 size model will handle type field fly fromgrass pavement rough smooth Just check standard features * functional stainless oleo struts & torque links * positive up/down lock using our/a piston * extruded aluminum body & stainless cam support * four lower strut configurations Plus day refundCENTURY JET MODELS iNC *30 * 1 year warranty_______________ * total parts service * /s wire replacement struts available Prices starting $14995 plus P&H RcaModeJs&Accusorfrs send $200 complete catalog 8305 Regency Woods Way Louisville KY 40220 4 502 491-4114 4 FAX 502 491-4656 Letters Continued page 48 have helicopter advertisers supporting Edw Mc Williams Berlin Maryland Likes Nats Coverage As AMA member model airplane fanatic model airptane magazine junkie want congratulate staff December issue Model Aviation magazine. especially reporting 1993 National Championships Beginning page 16 1993 Nats Scrapbook continuing through magazine page 147 report t993 NATS/US Indoor Championships coverage excellent Finatty pictures model airplane contestants airplanes showing some real human interest modeler Some publications reporting what going way events have become very scarce what reported has about same interest reading back Camphetis soup label AMA members should proud publication direction going need type positive reporting thinking onty publications journalism general Jim Van Lao Grain Valley Missouri Rough Summer summer 93 has good Muscatine Miniature Aircraft Association #739 field better three-quarters under water summer long Thanks dedicated members club just now getting field back good flying shape drained cut grass raked rotled field stitl long way go witt have fietd back what use[d] flying As side interest MMAA worked Governor Branstad got him declare month June Model Aviation Month Hawkeye State Iowa Though much flying done summer MMAA stitt very active community helping flood victims area Robert Thompson Muscatine Iowa Sal Taibis Co-Worker too selected work NACA Langley 1941 Sat arrived somewhat before drove Model Ford 1934 Plymouth prop blades made installed 16-foot tunnel across street prop shop outside prop shop shed containing vast quantities quarter-sawed Sitka spruce piles balsa planks Because bit otder experienced assigned various tasks using some complicated woodworking tools day reported work find new props 16-foot tunnel wrecked instrument rearing off watt whole new set props made jigs fixtures ready use countless spruce laminations precision planed exactly 750 cut outtine Piles spruce enough build house burned day scrap daily stint making btades day special job handling planing edge ripping giant board 20 inches about 20 feet Continued page 119 70 Model Aviation 4BRASS HARDWARE LID WILL STORE 2 TRANSMITTERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 18 x 1 r/4 Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling NORThWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884 Model Airplane Design PerformanceFor Modeler book must model airptane builder flyers library covers model air plane design performance modeter mind Topics arranged sequence leads illustrated example design radio control modet airplane Early Developments Terodnol ogy Aerodynamics Stability Control Performance De sign 44 $2495 shipping handing Toll Free Orders MC VtSA X 1-800-364-BOOK Cheek MO Chattenge Engineering tnc PO Box 67 New Baden TX 77870 TX residents add tax -- US currency Letters Continued page 70 late afternoon day gluing-up party laminations glued up jig Sal worked gang rough blades down air-driven plane Finally surfaces hand-sanded given coats green lacquer primer might mention never impressed prop shop bosshe just supervisor surprise came prop blades finished assigned crew install tunnel Beside fun working scaffold 25 feet above steel tunnel floor hours assigned rush war eight hours eight hours offseven days week regular pay draft board waiting didnt like finished stint eventually transferred engineering drafting room Sal others sent apprentice tool makers stint tunnel deciding factor eventually leave NACA As time went modelers Langley drafted army some assigned regular jobsbut unifonn came Langley dodge draft saw Sal last Bong SAM Nats 1984 Nan also few others now gone known Langley Langley modelers dream just modeler have ever heard worked Frank Zaic worked nearby Fortress Monroe end up military service Today 76 am recovering stroke getting farther away modeling day after 66 years hobby Jim Noonan Milwaukee Wisconsin Glider Change Pace write could share some enjoyment RC model soaring have Wanderer removable 049 SIZE 20 ci 32 ci 42 ci 58 ci 64 ciT power pod fly kinds ways handlaunch hi-start 049 slope fly kinds places parking lots powered RC club sites schools parks cliffs ocean Torrey Pines hill Tierrasanta Ive powered RC flier since 1978 Therefore Wanderer big change pace did expect however exciting fly thrill finding riding thermal probably what enjoy other pleasures Ive discovered surprise remarkable flyability Wanderer Take its maneuverability example can turn small circles landing approach bleed off little extra altitude little luck can land hand Take its tolerance conditions have slopesoared four-mph winds 14-mph winds 6 ounces ballast Finally must mention much enjoy scenic sites can fly Wanderer Once went drive edge town tried fly hill found couldnt find enough wind step around snake suppose foolish go flying myself what adventure Joseph Rosevear San Diego California BRISON AIRCRAFT Engines * Giant Scale Modeler WT PRICE 275$315 325$425 5$495 6$550 75$875 THRUST 16 lbs 25 lbs 34 lbs 40 lbs 45 lbs Original & M repair parts stock 12075 Denton Drive Suite 11 Dallas TX 75234 * Brison engines built upon German SACHS technology proven power reliability Throttle coupled spark advance installed pump carburetor plus tax reqd $8 mm S & H US VISA Mastercard accepted 214-241-9152 FAX 214-241 -5065 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS RetailApprox Pan No SizePriceWeight TT-1 502-B 11/2$1495058 oz TT-1 752-B 1-3/41595095 oz TT-2002-B .21895100 oz TT-2252-B 2-1/41995160 oz TT-2262-B 2-114FAI. 2195150 oz TT-2502-B 2-1122195190 oz TT-251 2-B 2112PAl2395170 oz TT-2752-B 23142695220 oz TT-2762-B 2-3/4FAI2895200 oz TT-3002-B 33095260 02 TT-3012-B 3 PAl3295250 oz TT-3252-B 3-1/44195340 oz TT-3502-B 3-1/25495470 02 TT-3752-B 33/46495520 oz TT-4002-B 47995570 02 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $300 Per Spinner RetailApprox Pan NoSizePriceWeight TT-01 40-A 1/428$595 1 02 TT-01 47-A 1/4-2817mm 595. 06102 TT-061 0-A 6x 10mm 595063oz TT-071 0-A 7x 10mm 595 .08202 TT-051 6-A 5/16-2459507602 TT-0518-A 5/16-24/8mm 7602 TT-081 0-A 8x 10mm 59507602 TT-0825-A 8 x 125mm 07502 TT-0375-A 3/8-24695117oz TT-0125-A.lOxl25mm 89511502 3 Pieces Nut Washer Machined Bushing Add $350 Shipping Handling Prices subject change notice ROMCO MFG INC OX 836 SOUTH HOUSTON TEXAS 77587 713 943-1867 February 1994 119 PROP NUT ADAPTORS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/02
Page Numbers: 5, 16, 22, 26, 40, 48, 70, 119
Lt tr tc th Editor Question Geography Due youthful exuberance oldage senility perhaps somewhere between made mistake National Stearman Fly-In article November 1993 issue Naval Auxiliary Air Station Cabaniss Dallas Texas Corpus Christi Texas Hope cards letters Texas flood office layout great sincerely appreciate very professional appearance article though wish glaring mistake contained therein Ken Wilson Evansville Indiana Birds second time two years Microhenrys has featured bird chase episode Knock off Life tough enough RC modeler environmental zealots getting hold something like Bob Thornton San Diego California PS like series please edit things like Behold Microhenrys like Microhenrys However have no quarrel appreciate Ed Henrys brand humor After humor like beauty largely mind beholder However impugn Microhenrys basis might adversely affect safety public perception RC modelers ridiculous Cartoons intended cancaturize human condition allow us laugh foibles As Microhenrys illustrate two types RC modelers have crashed will 73 years age Ed Henry person has continuous member McDonnell Douglas RC Club since its inception 1956 man talents first love after family model aviation Ed has always vociferous active promoter safety good public relations hobby However Ed knows Howard Claude Jacque Carl etc represent us little introspection good soul So lighten up Microhenry critics dont have read general public could care less Don Dickerson Florissant Missouri Memories. Having away model airplane flying about four years intermittently involved last decade last Sunday resurrected Aeromaster built years ago never gotten around flying next day made first visit model store years purchase some repair material just chance bought copy December issue Model Aviation Quite case deja vu over again page six talk about reversed servos Since flying years ago reeds Orbit modem transmitter conveniences really familiar reason trip store glue because reversed aileron servo properly preflighted page 135 article about Sal Taibi picture Creedmore Long Island 1936 twelve-year-old used ride 7th Avenue subway up 242nd St NYC freeze hands watching big boys including Mr Taibi flying Buccaneers Creedmore four-hour subway bus ride lived upper west side Manhattan 1939 40 Leon Shulman also mentioned article worked Polks 34th St near Broadway always remember kindness answered questions helping get first free flight completed Maxwell Bassett Streamliner Scientific claim fame years built Goldberg Sailplane room barracks West Point photo 1948 yearbook shows holding halfsized Comet Zipper flew Academy parade ground Sunday mornings Mrs Maxwell Taylors farewell comment Graduation Dance oh youre model airplanes Well cant say sorry see go General Taylor Superintendent Academy quarters overlooked parade ground nostalgia wasnt enough issue turned article about Alexander P deSeversky stationed Japan 1964 escorted Major deSeversky Continued page 16 February 1994 5 116W 19 81 POD 472 RCM DEPT#12 HIggInBviIIe MO 640370472 8003227121 Futaba Kib Fits S28 538 S48 5128 5138 5148 Cirrus CS28 CS128 CS238 CS248 servos #9600 4 pack 5 #9610 1 pack Univessal Kit Fits JRSO1 & 507 Focus I-{S300 RCD 05 Tower lS-51 Hobbico CS-51 Ace 330 #9800 4 pack 95 #98101 pack 5 Other Great Products LDM Part #8000 STRONGBOX$795 Part #8100 STRONGBOX II$1195 Part #9500 NO-HEAT Trim Solvent$695 Wood Hand Selected Fiberglass Cowl Complete Plans Parts Hand Cut Instruction Manual Photo Page Eliminates wobble output shaft Reduces control response deadband Reduces chance flutter Improves control surface centering Allows use pull-pull cables Extends life servos order send check money order including $300 S & H LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept 2 Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone Fax 813 985-5616 Florida residents add 6112% sales tax VISA MASTER CARD Accepted 1993 LOM Industries Inc MOOeI Dy Andy Ot Australia order kits call 1-800-327-7198 catalog fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax Letters Continued page 5 Mr Bingo Gilbert business trip participated Olympics year members US sailing team still have flyable Astrohog using Enya engine bought 1964 Orbit radio purchased 1968 touched bases life just first issue have read years can hardly wait next Donal D Kavanagh Sun City West Arizona Source. recent comments about safety relative Microhenry cartoons ts ironic wrote original AMA Safety Code safety code still used today original words still code wrote Items have added code present code about twice long original received several phone calls members critical Mr Charles V ODonnells short letter November Model Aviation Mr ODonnell does like Microhenrys does bother cant please everybody still have plenty cartoons Maybe should cut down some crash scenes What think Ed Henry St Peters Missouri Public Thank-You Recently true leaders AMA resigned Vince Mankowski seems appropriate thank him years dedicated support gave AMA would think top brass would give Vince courtesy saying thanks magazine However since case would like express thanks Vince efforts AMA s Executive Director concerned AMA member well Vince thanks again have done Continued page 22 REGAIN CONIROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RO enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control Futaba KR AFT jAIR1NNIOS 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 repair information 904 434-0909 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 16 Model Aviation Industries Inc Qualitw RC Model Preewts e 1984 LDM Industries Ball Bearing Servo Conversion Kits can upgrade standard servos hall bearing servos just minutes less cost ball bearingservo can upgrade 4 standard servos Airtronics Kit Fits 94102 standard servo #9700 4 pack ... $2995 #97101 pack BIG AND BOLD DeH Beaver 96 15 lbs B5Ene thickness measured microns thinnest markings available Only actual color transfered model no discernible edge Better paint iron coverings colot DRY-SET scale markings matc Federal Standard 595a colors certified independent laboratory DRY-SETs special formulations wont change color put model affordable DRY-SET transfers cost no mare water transfer pressure sensitive decals Over 300 different styles avai able See local dealer DRYSET lid NODRI MNRIUNS application No water mess stick want Simply position marking rub lightly andiron low heat activate adhesive Easily applied solid open structures DRY-SETs proprietary chemistry stands up anything can throw Resists gasoline glow fuels up 50% nitro can use kind clear finishing system 7029 Sanger Avenue Woodway TX 817 741-0379 FAX817 741-0335 outline As simple may seem manufacturers dont get right DRY-SET scale markings meet applicable mil specs and/or standards Letters Continued page 16 model aviation AMA Best luck next endeavor Shane Zikmund Lincoln Nebraska Having Fun Mr Stroths response [October 1993 Letters] Mike Kevilles July letter raises some interesting issues think Mr Stroth missed point Mike Keville isnt implying RC fun gratifying worthwhile involved sport Rather think hes making point theres alternative expense hassles RC seems perception among modelers today its RC its fun radio frequency problems have potential destroy hobby Mr Stroth hobby will outlast technological teething problems todays state art will no doubt tomorrows obsolescence have little doubt long after weve tired flying model airplanes metal boxes controls feel same ducted-fan F- 14 Telemaster therell ever sophisticated simulator-type cockpit control contraptions using telemetry other wonderful microprocessorcontrolled feedback features let feel control forces stick rudder watch holographic depiction world seen cockpit Ugly Stick radio problems fighting about today will memory history serves Meanwhile Ill having fun getting feedback need through red plastic grip EZ-Just Tom Hagler Oroville California Continued page 26 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control UP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2895 UP2Strut & door control Mustangs Door opens strut lowers door closes Door opens strut raises door closes $7465 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opens-strut lowers-door stays openStrut raisesdoor closes$7465 Door Cylinders metal 5/16 bore1 & 15 inch stroke $1900 6 inch diameter scale Mustang wheels Machined bar stock-8 spoke hub bronze bearings solid foam tire weight 10 oz $11500 pair RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS 50 Lb rating sed cflLiyenciiIJ mechanism metal 1 inch air cylinder 85degree Ubetween retraction Fits valve ULTRA PRECISION Technicai Services Ltd 1244Cr Oakviiie Ontario L6H 2S8 Canada Phone 9o58421 703 escent Dealer inquiries welcomeAll prices US fundsShipping valves & cylinders $450 22 Model Aviation atter put markings models now. DRY-SET better adhesion DRY-SET Markings stay put special adhesive sets low heat applied leaving marking permanently attached THE WOFLEJ OnLY EflUEFiIFiG IFiOFi WITH FIFITIFIDIL IF1TELLII3EI1EE creation space age technology 21st CENTURY IRON makes other covering irons obsolete No guesswork major iron-on covering manufacturers recommend specific application shrinking temperatures achieve tightest longest lasting possible finish Only 21st CENTURY IRON has built-in temperature control system accurate within three degrees Fahrenheit dial setting Simply set dial desired temperature Temperature Processing Indicator TPI lights iron temperature rises reach dial setting TPI blinks set temperature reached telling its time cover No thermometer complicated testing needed advanced tool iron allows dial specific temperature 21st CENTURYRON has designed ground up master modelers Itsiique shoe design will reach places other irons can dream ofand its fully contoured shape allows dent-freeapplication temperature control dial handle hot shoe no burned fingers Its specially ulated coating delivers remarkable slip characteristics smoothest no-drag slide over virtually covering surface custom-fitted covering sock sturdy table top stand included free costs little conventional irons its last iron youll ever buy smart iron Coverite REAR 0000 00 NThTUY C 4ONATOON CONIYOL51010 10 0001000 0041005 040U0100010 4514000 000 000w MOONS 010051004 14105510140 F140550 014 OOTOOYL P15I5514TO 40015 5000500051 s001040 050505----~lPE C04501GJOST t Selection 55 72 142316 &60z U D ED U LII Super Prices 14 oz 38 w Plain Weave 25 yds mm $1 35/yd 316 az 50 w Satin Weave 25 yds mm S400/yd U D U Minimum order 1 yd VISA-MASTERCARD FAST SERVICEI ORDER TOLL-FREE 800-338-1278 Dealer & Mfg inquiries welcome Send $3 postage & handling FREE catalog Letters Continued page 22 Piggyback Enclosed will find pictures recently completed flown glidercarrier plane carrier plane Sig Cadet Senior powered K&B 61 engine glider small plane 25 size converted glider configuration also RC glider holder release device own design might say works beautifully flights date have worked out fine real show-stopper see plane carry glider up altitude make release requires two pilots fly carrier plane fly glider back airfield anyone would like information details release device will glad send details Mack Stevens Kin gman Arizona Drake II enjoyed Robert Munns article October issue Covering Silk Apparently Ive doing correct things past 54 years because still frequently cover models tissue silk pretty much follow same techniques helpful tip always use iron tissue and/or silk just before use will lie place better much easier handle cut enclosed photos show Drake II constructed MA Plan 314 October 1980 open framework silk covered sheeting covered silkspan paper Nitrate dope polyurethane paint final finish Its too bad lost Ken Willard designer take umbrage manufacturer producing kit Drake under different name giving designer Continued page 40 26 Model Aviation * C/ERTE 420 BABYLON IAD OWWOAIi POMISYLVAIBA 10044 U D ThE GREATEST R/C VIDEOS EVER PRODUCED FIA Most Comprehensive Coverage Major Darted-Faa td Scale Events Join TELSTAR VIDEO take Back Beat prestigious event scale aviation S fuli days 3 broadcast camesus captured oldie action excitement Dont miss out compiduasuive coverage available 2 volume set nina for incredible 2 hours 45 minutes Only $2999 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC 1501 SE Decker Ave Suite 109 Stuart FL 34994 800 972-4847 Fax 407 220-4849 ORDERING INFORMATION Visa ALSO AVAILABLEMasterCard checks money orders accepted TOP GUN 92FLYING WITH THE BtST$199910% Discount ordering two 4TH ANNUAL JtTS OVtR DELANO$2495the above programs Shipping US. 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should pose no problem slight wind model will fly itself off deck very stable flight situation watch its tendency float landing approachthat yard-wide wing just wants keep flying model thoroughly enjoyable satisfying project Remember always fly safely ers Continued page 40 writing Jeff help him out Such ambition interest younger members should go waste Helicopters need write concerning feelings about issue Ive flying helicopters over 10 years decided get insurance because includes Model Aviation magazine disbelief magazine geared towards airplanes Myself 32 other members feel just little too bias[ed] will switching another organization until such time [as] stops gear up go after helicopter enthusiast about something return magazine Continued page 70 48 Model Aviation BEGINNERS DONT GIVE UP unfortunately MOST advertised RIC trainers much too fast unstable average beginner take heart because ou COULD SOLO YOUR VERY FIRST TIME UP No longer mislead Thanks extensive trainer Ilight-testing 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publications reporting what going way events have become very scarce what reported has about same interest reading back Camphetis soup label AMA members should proud publication direction going need type positive reporting thinking onty publications journalism general Jim Van Lao Grain Valley Missouri Rough Summer summer 93 has good Muscatine Miniature Aircraft Association #739 field better three-quarters under water summer long Thanks dedicated members club just now getting field back good flying shape drained cut grass raked rotled field stitl long way go witt have fietd back what use[d] flying As side interest MMAA worked Governor Branstad got him declare month June Model Aviation Month Hawkeye State Iowa Though much flying done summer MMAA stitt very active community helping flood victims area Robert Thompson Muscatine Iowa Sal Taibis Co-Worker too selected work NACA Langley 1941 Sat arrived somewhat before drove Model Ford 1934 Plymouth prop blades made installed 16-foot tunnel across street prop shop outside prop shop shed containing vast quantities quarter-sawed Sitka spruce piles balsa planks Because bit otder experienced assigned various tasks using some complicated woodworking tools day reported work find new props 16-foot tunnel wrecked instrument rearing off watt whole new set props made jigs fixtures ready use countless spruce laminations precision planed exactly 750 cut outtine Piles spruce enough build house burned day scrap daily stint making btades day special job handling planing edge ripping giant board 20 inches about 20 feet Continued page 119 70 Model Aviation 4BRASS HARDWARE LID WILL STORE 2 TRANSMITTERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 18 x 1 r/4 Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling NORThWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884 Model Airplane Design PerformanceFor Modeler book must model airptane 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apprentice tool makers stint tunnel deciding factor eventually leave NACA As time went modelers Langley drafted army some assigned regular jobsbut unifonn came Langley dodge draft saw Sal last Bong SAM Nats 1984 Nan also few others now gone known Langley Langley modelers dream just modeler have ever heard worked Frank Zaic worked nearby Fortress Monroe end up military service Today 76 am recovering stroke getting farther away modeling day after 66 years hobby Jim Noonan Milwaukee Wisconsin Glider Change Pace write could share some enjoyment RC model soaring have Wanderer removable 049 SIZE 20 ci 32 ci 42 ci 58 ci 64 ciT power pod fly kinds ways handlaunch hi-start 049 slope fly kinds places parking lots powered RC club sites schools parks cliffs ocean Torrey Pines hill Tierrasanta Ive powered RC flier since 1978 Therefore Wanderer big change pace did expect however exciting fly thrill finding riding thermal probably what enjoy other pleasures Ive discovered surprise remarkable 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Lt tr tc th Editor Question Geography Due youthful exuberance oldage senility perhaps somewhere between made mistake National Stearman Fly-In article November 1993 issue Naval Auxiliary Air Station Cabaniss Dallas Texas Corpus Christi Texas Hope cards letters Texas flood office layout great sincerely appreciate very professional appearance article though wish glaring mistake contained therein Ken Wilson Evansville Indiana Birds second time two years Microhenrys has featured bird chase episode Knock off Life tough enough RC modeler environmental zealots getting hold something like Bob Thornton San Diego California PS like series please edit things like Behold Microhenrys like Microhenrys However have no quarrel appreciate Ed Henrys brand humor After humor like beauty largely mind beholder However impugn Microhenrys basis might adversely affect safety public perception RC modelers ridiculous Cartoons intended cancaturize human condition allow us laugh foibles As Microhenrys illustrate two types RC modelers have crashed will 73 years age Ed Henry person has continuous member McDonnell Douglas RC Club since its inception 1956 man talents first love after family model aviation Ed has always vociferous active promoter safety good public relations hobby However Ed knows Howard Claude Jacque Carl etc represent us little introspection good soul So lighten up Microhenry critics dont have read general public could care less Don Dickerson Florissant Missouri Memories. Having away model airplane flying about four years intermittently involved last decade last Sunday resurrected Aeromaster built years ago never gotten around flying next day made first visit model store years purchase some repair material just chance bought copy December issue Model Aviation Quite case deja vu over again page six talk about reversed servos Since flying years ago reeds Orbit modem transmitter conveniences really familiar reason trip store glue because reversed aileron servo properly preflighted page 135 article about Sal Taibi picture Creedmore Long Island 1936 twelve-year-old used ride 7th Avenue subway up 242nd St NYC freeze hands watching big boys including Mr Taibi flying Buccaneers Creedmore four-hour subway bus ride lived upper west side Manhattan 1939 40 Leon Shulman also mentioned article worked Polks 34th St near Broadway always remember kindness answered questions helping get first free flight completed Maxwell Bassett Streamliner Scientific claim fame years built Goldberg Sailplane room barracks West Point photo 1948 yearbook shows holding halfsized Comet Zipper flew Academy parade ground Sunday mornings Mrs Maxwell Taylors farewell comment Graduation Dance oh youre model airplanes Well cant say sorry see go General Taylor Superintendent Academy quarters overlooked parade ground nostalgia wasnt enough issue turned article about Alexander P deSeversky stationed Japan 1964 escorted Major deSeversky Continued page 16 February 1994 5 116W 19 81 POD 472 RCM DEPT#12 HIggInBviIIe MO 640370472 8003227121 Futaba Kib Fits S28 538 S48 5128 5138 5148 Cirrus CS28 CS128 CS238 CS248 servos #9600 4 pack 5 #9610 1 pack Univessal Kit Fits JRSO1 & 507 Focus I-{S300 RCD 05 Tower lS-51 Hobbico CS-51 Ace 330 #9800 4 pack 95 #98101 pack 5 Other Great Products LDM Part #8000 STRONGBOX$795 Part #8100 STRONGBOX II$1195 Part #9500 NO-HEAT Trim Solvent$695 Wood Hand Selected Fiberglass Cowl Complete Plans Parts Hand Cut Instruction Manual Photo Page Eliminates wobble output shaft Reduces control response deadband Reduces chance flutter Improves control surface centering Allows use pull-pull cables Extends life servos order send check money order including $300 S & H LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept 2 Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone Fax 813 985-5616 Florida residents add 6112% sales tax VISA MASTER CARD Accepted 1993 LOM Industries Inc MOOeI Dy Andy Ot Australia order kits call 1-800-327-7198 catalog fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax Letters Continued page 5 Mr Bingo Gilbert business trip participated Olympics year members US sailing team still have flyable Astrohog using Enya engine bought 1964 Orbit radio purchased 1968 touched bases life just first issue have read years can hardly wait next Donal D Kavanagh Sun City West Arizona Source. recent comments about safety relative Microhenry cartoons ts ironic wrote original AMA Safety Code safety code still used today original words still code wrote Items have added code present code about twice long original received several phone calls members critical Mr Charles V ODonnells short letter November Model Aviation Mr ODonnell does like Microhenrys does bother cant please everybody still have plenty cartoons Maybe should cut down some crash scenes What think Ed Henry St Peters Missouri Public Thank-You Recently true leaders AMA resigned Vince Mankowski seems appropriate thank him years dedicated support gave AMA would think top brass would give Vince courtesy saying thanks magazine However since case would like express thanks Vince efforts AMA s Executive Director concerned AMA member well Vince thanks again have done Continued page 22 REGAIN CONIROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RO enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control Futaba KR AFT jAIR1NNIOS 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 repair information 904 434-0909 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 16 Model Aviation Industries Inc Qualitw RC Model Preewts e 1984 LDM Industries Ball Bearing Servo Conversion Kits can upgrade standard servos hall bearing servos just minutes less cost ball bearingservo can upgrade 4 standard servos Airtronics Kit Fits 94102 standard servo #9700 4 pack ... $2995 #97101 pack BIG AND BOLD DeH Beaver 96 15 lbs B5Ene thickness measured microns thinnest markings available Only actual color transfered model no discernible edge Better paint iron coverings colot DRY-SET scale markings matc Federal Standard 595a colors certified independent laboratory DRY-SETs special formulations wont change color put model affordable DRY-SET transfers cost no mare water transfer pressure sensitive decals Over 300 different styles avai able See local dealer DRYSET lid NODRI MNRIUNS application No water mess stick want Simply position marking rub lightly andiron low heat activate adhesive Easily applied solid open structures DRY-SETs proprietary chemistry stands up anything can throw Resists gasoline glow fuels up 50% nitro can use kind clear finishing system 7029 Sanger Avenue Woodway TX 817 741-0379 FAX817 741-0335 outline As simple may seem manufacturers dont get right DRY-SET scale markings meet applicable mil specs and/or standards Letters Continued page 16 model aviation AMA Best luck next endeavor Shane Zikmund Lincoln Nebraska Having Fun Mr Stroths response [October 1993 Letters] Mike Kevilles July letter raises some interesting issues think Mr Stroth missed point Mike Keville isnt implying RC fun gratifying worthwhile involved sport Rather think hes making point theres alternative expense hassles RC seems perception among modelers today its RC its fun radio frequency problems have potential destroy hobby Mr Stroth hobby will outlast technological teething problems todays state art will no doubt tomorrows obsolescence have little doubt long after weve tired flying model airplanes metal boxes controls feel same ducted-fan F- 14 Telemaster therell ever sophisticated simulator-type cockpit control contraptions using telemetry other wonderful microprocessorcontrolled feedback features let feel control forces stick rudder watch holographic depiction world seen cockpit Ugly Stick radio problems fighting about today will memory history serves Meanwhile Ill having fun getting feedback need through red plastic grip EZ-Just Tom Hagler Oroville California Continued page 26 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control UP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2895 UP2Strut & door control Mustangs Door opens strut lowers door closes Door opens strut raises door closes $7465 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opens-strut lowers-door stays openStrut raisesdoor closes$7465 Door Cylinders metal 5/16 bore1 & 15 inch stroke $1900 6 inch diameter scale Mustang wheels Machined bar stock-8 spoke hub bronze bearings solid foam tire weight 10 oz $11500 pair RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS 50 Lb rating sed cflLiyenciiIJ mechanism metal 1 inch air cylinder 85degree Ubetween retraction Fits valve ULTRA PRECISION Technicai Services Ltd 1244Cr Oakviiie Ontario L6H 2S8 Canada Phone 9o58421 703 escent Dealer inquiries welcomeAll prices US fundsShipping valves & cylinders $450 22 Model Aviation atter put markings models now. DRY-SET better adhesion DRY-SET Markings stay put special adhesive sets low heat applied leaving marking permanently attached THE WOFLEJ OnLY EflUEFiIFiG IFiOFi WITH FIFITIFIDIL IF1TELLII3EI1EE creation space age technology 21st CENTURY IRON makes other covering irons obsolete No guesswork major iron-on covering manufacturers recommend specific application shrinking temperatures achieve tightest longest lasting possible finish Only 21st CENTURY IRON has built-in temperature control system accurate within three degrees Fahrenheit dial setting Simply set dial desired temperature Temperature Processing Indicator TPI lights iron temperature rises reach dial setting TPI blinks set temperature reached telling its time cover No thermometer complicated testing needed advanced tool iron allows dial specific temperature 21st CENTURYRON has designed ground up master modelers Itsiique shoe design will reach places other irons can dream ofand its fully contoured shape allows dent-freeapplication temperature control dial handle hot shoe no burned fingers Its specially ulated coating delivers remarkable slip characteristics smoothest no-drag slide over virtually covering surface custom-fitted covering sock sturdy table top stand included free costs little conventional irons its last iron youll ever buy smart iron Coverite REAR 0000 00 NThTUY C 4ONATOON CONIYOL51010 10 0001000 0041005 040U0100010 4514000 000 000w MOONS 010051004 14105510140 F140550 014 OOTOOYL P15I5514TO 40015 5000500051 s001040 050505----~lPE C04501GJOST t Selection 55 72 142316 &60z U D ED U LII Super Prices 14 oz 38 w Plain Weave 25 yds mm $1 35/yd 316 az 50 w Satin Weave 25 yds mm S400/yd U D U Minimum order 1 yd VISA-MASTERCARD FAST SERVICEI ORDER TOLL-FREE 800-338-1278 Dealer & Mfg inquiries welcome Send $3 postage & handling FREE catalog Letters Continued page 22 Piggyback Enclosed will find pictures recently completed flown glidercarrier plane carrier plane Sig Cadet Senior powered K&B 61 engine glider small plane 25 size converted glider configuration also RC glider holder release device own design might say works beautifully flights date have worked out fine real show-stopper see plane carry glider up altitude make release requires two pilots fly carrier plane fly glider back airfield anyone would like information details release device will glad send details Mack Stevens Kin gman Arizona Drake II enjoyed Robert Munns article October issue Covering Silk Apparently Ive doing correct things past 54 years because still frequently cover models tissue silk pretty much follow same techniques helpful tip always use iron tissue and/or silk just before use will lie place better much easier handle cut enclosed photos show Drake II constructed MA Plan 314 October 1980 open framework silk covered sheeting covered silkspan paper Nitrate dope polyurethane paint final finish Its too bad lost Ken Willard designer take umbrage manufacturer producing kit Drake under different name giving designer Continued page 40 26 Model Aviation * C/ERTE 420 BABYLON IAD OWWOAIi POMISYLVAIBA 10044 U D ThE GREATEST R/C VIDEOS EVER PRODUCED FIA Most Comprehensive Coverage Major Darted-Faa td Scale Events Join TELSTAR VIDEO take Back Beat prestigious event scale aviation S fuli days 3 broadcast camesus captured oldie action excitement Dont miss out compiduasuive coverage available 2 volume set nina for incredible 2 hours 45 minutes Only $2999 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC 1501 SE Decker Ave Suite 109 Stuart FL 34994 800 972-4847 Fax 407 220-4849 ORDERING INFORMATION Visa ALSO AVAILABLEMasterCard checks money orders accepted TOP GUN 92FLYING WITH THE BtST$199910% Discount ordering two 4TH ANNUAL JtTS OVtR DELANO$2495the above programs Shipping US. Canada GIANTS OF THE SKY-VOLUME 1$2495and Mexico $250 first tape $150 Ca addi 10TH ANNIV GRtATtR SW FAN FLY$2495tional tape Europe $650 order Europe call 407 286-2535 Add $5 per tape TOP GUN UK$2495for PAL/SECAM orders Florida residents please add 6% sales tax Letters Continued page 26 credit though desert provides great flying sites wheel types blessed dandy small lake after last years heavy spring rains able fly off water about six weeks Other FF ROW once held Unlimited Rubber ROW record first ROW experience using RCit great fun Herb Sheilds Hesperia California Heat Seeker right cover photo December issue Model Aviation good action shot thank selecting would like give credit guy launching am red suspenders Launching Carl Raichle fellow Pelican Soaring Club member Its good angle Heat Seeker believe Carls body english makes action shot Leon Kincaid Webster North Carolina An Ambitious Junior Writes Hi name Jeff Gray friend Jim Enyard real airplane freaks am member AMA have flying CL airplanes six years Jim member has never flown have five airplanes am building two am wanting teach Jim fly Sig Buster has 10 engine because cold weather havent able get out Let tell about myself am 11 years old love airplanes girls mainly fly fun havent entered competitions live 20 N Meadow OFallon Missouri 63366 have thought about RC few times just dont have money reason Im writing need some information about Navy Carrier Nats will 94 First would like know what rules regulations Navy Carrier dimensions carrier make transport would also like know rules regulations CL Nats will hope can answer some questions Thanks time Jeff Gray 0 Fallon Missouri Jeff Im forwarding letter Dick Perry Carrier columnist im sure can give full scoop getting sfarted Nats July 16-24 1994 Lubbock Texas about some rest Continued poge 48 40 Model Aviation AWAY FROM IN E Ft FEET WILL ACCEPT ALL POPULAR RADIO SEND SASE FOR NEW 1994 ILLUSTRATED ORDER FC WILLIAMS BROS INC 181 PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 -5 typical 45 will turn - 13-6 over 10000 get 3 minutes oz & idle well below 2000 UNLEASH the POWER WITHIN DIESELIZE its AWESOME Bigger Engine Wont Fit r er Props r Economy Noise 4- No Glowplugs 4- Low Idle Ink vur lull duulw call isv cemplels cmliii mmd sal-aidrnui 75C staiqed #10 uavalap 13311 craillad ta lit order L DAVIS DIESEL IEVELUPMENT 11141 i CT OHm hi-hiD MANUFACTURING COMPANY INTRODUCES OUR NEWEST 2 CYCLE ENGINE THE FOX 46BB ABC SCHNEURLE NEW! EXCITING! AWESOME! best describes new Fox 46BB ABC engine engine has extra strong crankshaft made 8620 steel mounted dual ball bearings connecting rod extra rugged bushed top bottom phosphor bronze bushing Fox 46BB ABC comes equipped new Fox E-Z carburetor conventional muffler 2 diameter cast aluminum spinner believe will amazed super power user friendliness new Fox 46BB ABC Part #24698 R/CPart # 14698 CIL Bore 860 Stroke 790 Disp 459 Weight muffler 13 oz RPM 10-6 Prop 14800 START RIGHT & STAY RIGHT WITH FOX FLY AMERICAN *** FLY FOX FOX MANUFACTURING CO 5305 TOWSON AVENUE SMITH AR 72901 646-1656 501 646-1757 MADE IN AMERICA CessnalBrown Continued page 45 plastic spinner realistic effect military specified flat black propellers outennost four inches orange-yellow painted up black plastic prop show wheels 1-inch Sullivan SkyLites modified simulate scale wheels First countersink outboard axle hub accept one-inch 4-40 flathead machine screw axle Cut discs thin sheet plastic card inboard hub covers drill punch out hole axle glue place Install axles wheels screw head outside mount wheels onto landing gear legs flat washer jam nut between wheel leg locknut inside leg outboard hubcaps used convex white plastic buttons sewing shop After little sanding fit snugly wheel hub glued place safety Sullivan wheel hubs molded gray plastic painted white scale appearance modification produced wheels closely resemble real lightplane wheels add yet another touch realism Dog Install landing gear legs machine screws should complete assembly model Flying As flying craft model full-size run preflight check insure nuts bolts screws pushrods fuel lines propeller screws flying lines etc secure sure center gravity within least 11/2 inches wing leading edge model has long tail moment little Tee Dee 051 doesnt weigh much sure isnt tailheavy flew model 1/2A fuel Cox grey plastic 6 x 4 propeller 35-foot Sullivan lines somewhat surprised fast Cox Tee Dee hauled Dog around circleplenty power Longer lines should pose no problem slight wind model will fly itself off deck very stable flight situation watch its tendency float landing approachthat yard-wide wing just wants keep flying model thoroughly enjoyable satisfying project Remember always fly safely ers Continued page 40 writing Jeff help him out Such ambition interest younger members should go waste Helicopters need write concerning feelings about issue Ive flying helicopters over 10 years decided get insurance because includes Model Aviation magazine disbelief magazine geared towards airplanes Myself 32 other members feel just little too bias[ed] will switching another organization until such time [as] stops gear up go after helicopter enthusiast about something return magazine Continued page 70 48 Model Aviation BEGINNERS DONT GIVE UP unfortunately MOST advertised RIC trainers much too fast unstable average beginner take heart because ou COULD SOLO YOUR VERY FIRST TIME UP No longer mislead Thanks extensive trainer Ilight-testing ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones will fly slow hands-oft stable just so-so intermediate trainers grossly misnamed pull no punches Send $350 plus 520 postage tor EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF RIC TRAINERS Over 40 models evaluated includingAflFa Also grades ease-of-build ing explains basic aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about GUARANTEED enlightening time-saving money-saving RIG publication have ever read money back Also available Flying lessons written especially lone eagle must go alone Learning Fly ic Without Instructor $395 plus 75 postage Includes trouble-shooting flight problems Send check money order JIm Waterman 3818 Deerfield Dr San Antonio TX 78218 sets up under 501 colors pans custom seconds No ropesI logos searing avarlleno assembIyj 131 RAvENwoco Ro go ahead choose Centurion series landing gear V 60 120 size model will handle type field fly fromgrass pavement rough smooth Just check standard features * functional stainless oleo struts & torque links * positive up/down lock using our/a piston * extruded aluminum body & stainless cam support * four lower strut configurations Plus day refundCENTURY JET MODELS iNC *30 * 1 year warranty_______________ * total parts service * /s wire replacement struts available Prices starting $14995 plus P&H RcaModeJs&Accusorfrs send $200 complete catalog 8305 Regency Woods Way Louisville KY 40220 4 502 491-4114 4 FAX 502 491-4656 Letters Continued page 48 have helicopter advertisers supporting Edw Mc Williams Berlin Maryland Likes Nats Coverage As AMA member model airplane fanatic model airptane magazine junkie want congratulate staff December issue Model Aviation magazine. especially reporting 1993 National Championships Beginning page 16 1993 Nats Scrapbook continuing through magazine page 147 report t993 NATS/US Indoor Championships coverage excellent Finatty pictures model airplane contestants airplanes showing some real human interest modeler Some publications reporting what going way events have become very scarce what reported has about same interest reading back Camphetis soup label AMA members should proud publication direction going need type positive reporting thinking onty publications journalism general Jim Van Lao Grain Valley Missouri Rough Summer summer 93 has good Muscatine Miniature Aircraft Association #739 field better three-quarters under water summer long Thanks dedicated members club just now getting field back good flying shape drained cut grass raked rotled field stitl long way go witt have fietd back what use[d] flying As side interest MMAA worked Governor Branstad got him declare month June Model Aviation Month Hawkeye State Iowa Though much flying done summer MMAA stitt very active community helping flood victims area Robert Thompson Muscatine Iowa Sal Taibis Co-Worker too selected work NACA Langley 1941 Sat arrived somewhat before drove Model Ford 1934 Plymouth prop blades made installed 16-foot tunnel across street prop shop outside prop shop shed containing vast quantities quarter-sawed Sitka spruce piles balsa planks Because bit otder experienced assigned various tasks using some complicated woodworking tools day reported work find new props 16-foot tunnel wrecked instrument rearing off watt whole new set props made jigs fixtures ready use countless spruce laminations precision planed exactly 750 cut outtine Piles spruce enough build house burned day scrap daily stint making btades day special job handling planing edge ripping giant board 20 inches about 20 feet Continued page 119 70 Model Aviation 4BRASS HARDWARE LID WILL STORE 2 TRANSMITTERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 18 x 1 r/4 Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling NORThWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884 Model Airplane Design PerformanceFor Modeler book must model airptane builder flyers library covers model air plane design performance modeter mind Topics arranged sequence leads illustrated example design radio control modet airplane Early Developments Terodnol ogy Aerodynamics Stability Control Performance De sign 44 $2495 shipping handing Toll Free Orders MC VtSA X 1-800-364-BOOK Cheek MO Chattenge Engineering tnc PO Box 67 New Baden TX 77870 TX residents add tax -- US currency Letters Continued page 70 late afternoon day gluing-up party laminations glued up jig Sal worked gang rough blades down air-driven plane Finally surfaces hand-sanded given coats green lacquer primer might mention never impressed prop shop bosshe just supervisor surprise came prop blades finished assigned crew install tunnel Beside fun working scaffold 25 feet above steel tunnel floor hours assigned rush war eight hours eight hours offseven days week regular pay draft board waiting didnt like finished stint eventually transferred engineering drafting room Sal others sent apprentice tool makers stint tunnel deciding factor eventually leave NACA As time went modelers Langley drafted army some assigned regular jobsbut unifonn came Langley dodge draft saw Sal last Bong SAM Nats 1984 Nan also few others now gone known Langley Langley modelers dream just modeler have ever heard worked Frank Zaic worked nearby Fortress Monroe end up military service Today 76 am recovering stroke getting farther away modeling day after 66 years hobby Jim Noonan Milwaukee Wisconsin Glider Change Pace write could share some enjoyment RC model soaring have Wanderer removable 049 SIZE 20 ci 32 ci 42 ci 58 ci 64 ciT power pod fly kinds ways handlaunch hi-start 049 slope fly kinds places parking lots powered RC club sites schools parks cliffs ocean Torrey Pines hill Tierrasanta Ive powered RC flier since 1978 Therefore Wanderer big change pace did expect however exciting fly thrill finding riding thermal probably what enjoy other pleasures Ive discovered surprise remarkable flyability Wanderer Take its maneuverability example can turn small circles landing approach bleed off little extra altitude little luck can land hand Take its tolerance conditions have slopesoared four-mph winds 14-mph winds 6 ounces ballast Finally must mention much enjoy scenic sites can fly Wanderer Once went drive edge town tried fly hill found couldnt find enough wind step around snake suppose foolish go flying myself what adventure Joseph Rosevear San Diego California BRISON AIRCRAFT Engines * Giant Scale Modeler WT PRICE 275$315 325$425 5$495 6$550 75$875 THRUST 16 lbs 25 lbs 34 lbs 40 lbs 45 lbs Original & M repair parts stock 12075 Denton Drive Suite 11 Dallas TX 75234 * Brison engines built upon German SACHS technology proven power reliability Throttle coupled spark advance installed pump carburetor plus tax reqd $8 mm S & H US VISA Mastercard accepted 214-241-9152 FAX 214-241 -5065 PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S BARSTOCK ALUMINUM SPINNERS RetailApprox Pan No 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Lt tr tc th Editor Question Geography Due youthful exuberance oldage senility perhaps somewhere between made mistake National Stearman Fly-In article November 1993 issue Naval Auxiliary Air Station Cabaniss Dallas Texas Corpus Christi Texas Hope cards letters Texas flood office layout great sincerely appreciate very professional appearance article though wish glaring mistake contained therein Ken Wilson Evansville Indiana Birds second time two years Microhenrys has featured bird chase episode Knock off Life tough enough RC modeler environmental zealots getting hold something like Bob Thornton San Diego California PS like series please edit things like Behold Microhenrys like Microhenrys However have no quarrel appreciate Ed Henrys brand humor After humor like beauty largely mind beholder However impugn Microhenrys basis might adversely affect safety public perception RC modelers ridiculous Cartoons intended cancaturize human condition allow us laugh foibles As Microhenrys illustrate two types RC modelers have crashed will 73 years age Ed Henry person has continuous member McDonnell Douglas RC Club since its inception 1956 man talents first love after family model aviation Ed has always vociferous active promoter safety good public relations hobby However Ed knows Howard Claude Jacque Carl etc represent us little introspection good soul So lighten up Microhenry critics dont have read general public could care less Don Dickerson Florissant Missouri Memories. Having away model airplane flying about four years intermittently involved last decade last Sunday resurrected Aeromaster built years ago never gotten around flying next day made first visit model store years purchase some repair material just chance bought copy December issue Model Aviation Quite case deja vu over again page six talk about reversed servos Since flying years ago reeds Orbit modem transmitter conveniences really familiar reason trip store glue because reversed aileron servo properly preflighted page 135 article about Sal Taibi picture Creedmore Long Island 1936 twelve-year-old used ride 7th Avenue subway up 242nd St NYC freeze hands watching big boys including Mr Taibi flying Buccaneers Creedmore four-hour subway bus ride lived upper west side Manhattan 1939 40 Leon Shulman also mentioned article worked Polks 34th St near Broadway always remember kindness answered questions helping get first free flight completed Maxwell Bassett Streamliner Scientific claim fame years built Goldberg Sailplane room barracks West Point photo 1948 yearbook shows holding halfsized Comet Zipper flew Academy parade ground Sunday mornings Mrs Maxwell Taylors farewell comment Graduation Dance oh youre model airplanes Well cant say sorry see go General Taylor Superintendent Academy quarters overlooked parade ground nostalgia wasnt enough issue turned article about Alexander P deSeversky stationed Japan 1964 escorted Major deSeversky Continued page 16 February 1994 5 116W 19 81 POD 472 RCM DEPT#12 HIggInBviIIe MO 640370472 8003227121 Futaba Kib Fits S28 538 S48 5128 5138 5148 Cirrus CS28 CS128 CS238 CS248 servos #9600 4 pack 5 #9610 1 pack Univessal Kit Fits JRSO1 & 507 Focus I-{S300 RCD 05 Tower lS-51 Hobbico CS-51 Ace 330 #9800 4 pack 95 #98101 pack 5 Other Great Products LDM Part #8000 STRONGBOX$795 Part #8100 STRONGBOX II$1195 Part #9500 NO-HEAT Trim Solvent$695 Wood Hand Selected Fiberglass Cowl Complete Plans Parts Hand Cut Instruction Manual Photo Page Eliminates wobble output shaft Reduces control response deadband Reduces chance flutter Improves control surface centering Allows use pull-pull cables Extends life servos order send check money order including $300 S & H LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept 2 Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone Fax 813 985-5616 Florida residents add 6112% sales tax VISA MASTER CARD Accepted 1993 LOM Industries Inc MOOeI Dy Andy Ot Australia order kits call 1-800-327-7198 catalog fine kits send $400 Idaho Residents Add 5% State Sales Tax Letters Continued page 5 Mr Bingo Gilbert business trip participated Olympics year members US sailing team still have flyable Astrohog using Enya engine bought 1964 Orbit radio purchased 1968 touched bases life just first issue have read years can hardly wait next Donal D Kavanagh Sun City West Arizona Source. recent comments about safety relative Microhenry cartoons ts ironic wrote original AMA Safety Code safety code still used today original words still code wrote Items have added code present code about twice long original received several phone calls members critical Mr Charles V ODonnells short letter November Model Aviation Mr ODonnell does like Microhenrys does bother cant please everybody still have plenty cartoons Maybe should cut down some crash scenes What think Ed Henry St Peters Missouri Public Thank-You Recently true leaders AMA resigned Vince Mankowski seems appropriate thank him years dedicated support gave AMA would think top brass would give Vince courtesy saying thanks magazine However since case would like express thanks Vince efforts AMA s Executive Director concerned AMA member well Vince thanks again have done Continued page 22 REGAIN CONIROL 7 Losing control can nightmare wrong response given command can take its toll model nerves walletl Radio South know feel about hobby too avid RO enthusiasts nearly half century combined experience modeling radio repair So avoid inflated repair costs undue service time Radio South fast economical in-house radio service can depend Radio South customer satisfaction isnt just motto Its way life Let us put back control Futaba KR AFT jAIR1NNIOS 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 repair information 904 434-0909 1-800-962-7802 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Pleasell 16 Model Aviation Industries Inc Qualitw RC Model Preewts e 1984 LDM Industries Ball Bearing Servo Conversion Kits can upgrade standard servos hall bearing servos just minutes less cost ball bearingservo can upgrade 4 standard servos Airtronics Kit Fits 94102 standard servo #9700 4 pack ... $2995 #97101 pack BIG AND BOLD DeH Beaver 96 15 lbs B5Ene thickness measured microns thinnest markings available Only actual color transfered model no discernible edge Better paint iron coverings colot DRY-SET scale markings matc Federal Standard 595a colors certified independent laboratory DRY-SETs special formulations wont change color put model affordable DRY-SET transfers cost no mare water transfer pressure sensitive decals Over 300 different styles avai able See local dealer DRYSET lid NODRI MNRIUNS application No water mess stick want Simply position marking rub lightly andiron low heat activate adhesive Easily applied solid open structures DRY-SETs proprietary chemistry stands up anything can throw Resists gasoline glow fuels up 50% nitro can use kind clear finishing system 7029 Sanger Avenue Woodway TX 817 741-0379 FAX817 741-0335 outline As simple may seem manufacturers dont get right DRY-SET scale markings meet applicable mil specs and/or standards Letters Continued page 16 model aviation AMA Best luck next endeavor Shane Zikmund Lincoln Nebraska Having Fun Mr Stroths response [October 1993 Letters] Mike Kevilles July letter raises some interesting issues think Mr Stroth missed point Mike Keville isnt implying RC fun gratifying worthwhile involved sport Rather think hes making point theres alternative expense hassles RC seems perception among modelers today its RC its fun radio frequency problems have potential destroy hobby Mr Stroth hobby will outlast technological teething problems todays state art will no doubt tomorrows obsolescence have little doubt long after weve tired flying model airplanes metal boxes controls feel same ducted-fan F- 14 Telemaster therell ever sophisticated simulator-type cockpit control contraptions using telemetry other wonderful microprocessorcontrolled feedback features let feel control forces stick rudder watch holographic depiction world seen cockpit Ugly Stick radio problems fighting about today will memory history serves Meanwhile Ill having fun getting feedback need through red plastic grip EZ-Just Tom Hagler Oroville California Continued page 26 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control UP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2895 UP2Strut & door control Mustangs Door opens strut lowers door closes Door opens strut raises door closes $7465 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opens-strut lowers-door stays openStrut raisesdoor closes$7465 Door Cylinders metal 5/16 bore1 & 15 inch stroke $1900 6 inch diameter scale Mustang wheels Machined bar stock-8 spoke hub bronze bearings solid foam tire weight 10 oz $11500 pair RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS 50 Lb rating sed cflLiyenciiIJ mechanism metal 1 inch air cylinder 85degree Ubetween retraction Fits valve ULTRA PRECISION Technicai Services Ltd 1244Cr Oakviiie Ontario L6H 2S8 Canada Phone 9o58421 703 escent Dealer inquiries welcomeAll prices US fundsShipping valves & cylinders $450 22 Model Aviation atter put markings models now. DRY-SET better adhesion DRY-SET Markings stay put special adhesive sets low heat applied leaving marking permanently attached THE WOFLEJ OnLY EflUEFiIFiG IFiOFi WITH FIFITIFIDIL IF1TELLII3EI1EE creation space age technology 21st CENTURY IRON makes other covering irons obsolete No guesswork major iron-on covering manufacturers recommend specific application shrinking temperatures achieve tightest longest lasting possible finish Only 21st CENTURY IRON has built-in temperature control system accurate within three degrees Fahrenheit dial setting Simply set dial desired temperature Temperature Processing Indicator TPI lights iron temperature rises reach dial setting TPI blinks set temperature reached telling its time cover No thermometer complicated testing needed advanced tool iron allows dial specific temperature 21st CENTURYRON has designed ground up master modelers Itsiique shoe design will reach places other irons can dream ofand its fully contoured shape allows dent-freeapplication temperature control dial handle hot shoe no burned fingers Its specially ulated coating delivers remarkable slip characteristics smoothest no-drag slide over virtually covering surface custom-fitted covering sock sturdy table top stand included free costs little conventional irons its last iron youll ever buy smart iron Coverite REAR 0000 00 NThTUY C 4ONATOON CONIYOL51010 10 0001000 0041005 040U0100010 4514000 000 000w MOONS 010051004 14105510140 F140550 014 OOTOOYL P15I5514TO 40015 5000500051 s001040 050505----~lPE C04501GJOST t Selection 55 72 142316 &60z U D ED U LII Super Prices 14 oz 38 w Plain Weave 25 yds mm $1 35/yd 316 az 50 w Satin Weave 25 yds mm S400/yd U D U Minimum order 1 yd VISA-MASTERCARD FAST SERVICEI ORDER TOLL-FREE 800-338-1278 Dealer & Mfg inquiries welcome Send $3 postage & handling FREE catalog Letters Continued page 22 Piggyback Enclosed will find pictures recently completed flown glidercarrier plane carrier plane Sig Cadet Senior powered K&B 61 engine glider small plane 25 size converted glider configuration also RC glider holder release device own design might say works beautifully flights date have worked out fine real show-stopper see plane carry glider up altitude make release requires two pilots fly carrier plane fly glider back airfield anyone would like information details release device will glad send details Mack Stevens Kin gman Arizona Drake II enjoyed Robert Munns article October issue Covering Silk Apparently Ive doing correct things past 54 years because still frequently cover models tissue silk pretty much follow same techniques helpful tip always use iron tissue and/or silk just before use will lie place better much easier handle cut enclosed photos show Drake II constructed MA Plan 314 October 1980 open framework silk covered sheeting covered silkspan paper Nitrate dope polyurethane paint final finish Its too bad lost Ken Willard designer take umbrage manufacturer producing kit Drake under different name giving designer Continued page 40 26 Model Aviation * C/ERTE 420 BABYLON IAD OWWOAIi POMISYLVAIBA 10044 U D ThE GREATEST R/C VIDEOS EVER PRODUCED FIA Most Comprehensive Coverage Major Darted-Faa td Scale Events Join TELSTAR VIDEO take Back Beat prestigious event scale aviation S fuli days 3 broadcast camesus captured oldie action excitement Dont miss out compiduasuive coverage available 2 volume set nina for incredible 2 hours 45 minutes Only $2999 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC 1501 SE Decker Ave Suite 109 Stuart FL 34994 800 972-4847 Fax 407 220-4849 ORDERING INFORMATION Visa ALSO AVAILABLEMasterCard checks money orders accepted TOP GUN 92FLYING WITH THE BtST$199910% Discount ordering two 4TH ANNUAL JtTS OVtR DELANO$2495the above programs Shipping US. Canada GIANTS OF THE SKY-VOLUME 1$2495and Mexico $250 first tape $150 Ca addi 10TH ANNIV GRtATtR SW FAN FLY$2495tional tape Europe $650 order Europe call 407 286-2535 Add $5 per tape TOP GUN UK$2495for PAL/SECAM orders Florida residents please add 6% sales tax Letters Continued page 26 credit though desert provides great flying sites wheel types blessed dandy small lake after last years heavy spring rains able fly off water about six weeks Other FF ROW once held Unlimited Rubber ROW record first ROW experience using RCit great fun Herb Sheilds Hesperia California Heat Seeker right cover photo December issue Model Aviation good action shot thank selecting would like give credit guy launching am red suspenders Launching Carl Raichle fellow Pelican Soaring Club member Its good angle Heat Seeker believe Carls body english makes action shot Leon Kincaid Webster North Carolina An Ambitious Junior Writes Hi name Jeff Gray friend Jim Enyard real airplane freaks am member AMA have flying CL airplanes six years Jim member has never flown have five airplanes am building two am wanting teach Jim fly Sig Buster has 10 engine because cold weather havent able get out Let tell about myself am 11 years old love airplanes girls mainly fly fun havent entered competitions live 20 N Meadow OFallon Missouri 63366 have thought about RC few times just dont have money reason Im writing need some information about Navy Carrier Nats will 94 First would like know what rules regulations Navy Carrier dimensions carrier make transport would also like know rules regulations CL Nats will hope can answer some questions Thanks time Jeff Gray 0 Fallon Missouri Jeff Im forwarding letter Dick Perry Carrier columnist im sure can give full scoop getting sfarted Nats July 16-24 1994 Lubbock Texas about some rest Continued poge 48 40 Model Aviation AWAY FROM IN E Ft FEET WILL ACCEPT ALL POPULAR RADIO SEND SASE FOR NEW 1994 ILLUSTRATED ORDER FC WILLIAMS BROS INC 181 PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 -5 typical 45 will turn - 13-6 over 10000 get 3 minutes oz & idle well below 2000 UNLEASH the POWER WITHIN DIESELIZE its AWESOME Bigger Engine Wont Fit r er Props r Economy Noise 4- No Glowplugs 4- Low Idle Ink vur lull duulw call isv cemplels cmliii mmd sal-aidrnui 75C staiqed #10 uavalap 13311 craillad ta lit order L DAVIS DIESEL IEVELUPMENT 11141 i CT OHm hi-hiD MANUFACTURING COMPANY INTRODUCES OUR NEWEST 2 CYCLE ENGINE THE FOX 46BB ABC SCHNEURLE NEW! EXCITING! AWESOME! best describes new Fox 46BB ABC engine engine has extra strong crankshaft made 8620 steel mounted dual ball bearings connecting rod extra rugged bushed top bottom phosphor bronze bushing Fox 46BB ABC comes equipped new Fox E-Z carburetor conventional muffler 2 diameter cast aluminum spinner believe will amazed super power user friendliness new Fox 46BB ABC Part #24698 R/CPart # 14698 CIL Bore 860 Stroke 790 Disp 459 Weight muffler 13 oz RPM 10-6 Prop 14800 START RIGHT & STAY RIGHT WITH FOX FLY AMERICAN *** FLY FOX FOX MANUFACTURING CO 5305 TOWSON AVENUE SMITH AR 72901 646-1656 501 646-1757 MADE IN AMERICA CessnalBrown Continued page 45 plastic spinner realistic effect military specified flat black propellers outennost four inches orange-yellow painted up black plastic prop show wheels 1-inch Sullivan SkyLites modified simulate scale wheels First countersink outboard axle hub accept one-inch 4-40 flathead machine screw axle Cut discs thin sheet plastic card inboard hub covers drill punch out hole axle glue place Install axles wheels screw head outside mount wheels onto landing gear legs flat washer jam nut between wheel leg locknut inside leg outboard hubcaps used convex white plastic buttons sewing shop After little sanding fit snugly wheel hub glued place safety Sullivan wheel hubs molded gray plastic painted white scale appearance modification produced wheels closely resemble real lightplane wheels add yet another touch realism Dog Install landing gear legs machine screws should complete assembly model Flying As flying craft model full-size run preflight check insure nuts bolts screws pushrods fuel lines propeller screws flying lines etc secure sure center gravity within least 11/2 inches wing leading edge model has long tail moment little Tee Dee 051 doesnt weigh much sure isnt tailheavy flew model 1/2A fuel Cox grey plastic 6 x 4 propeller 35-foot Sullivan lines somewhat surprised fast Cox Tee Dee hauled Dog around circleplenty power Longer lines should pose no problem slight wind model will fly itself off deck very stable flight situation watch its tendency float landing approachthat yard-wide wing just wants keep flying model thoroughly enjoyable satisfying project Remember always fly safely ers Continued page 40 writing Jeff help him out Such ambition interest younger members should go waste Helicopters need write concerning feelings about issue Ive flying helicopters over 10 years decided get insurance because includes Model Aviation magazine disbelief magazine geared towards airplanes Myself 32 other members feel just little too bias[ed] will switching another organization until such time [as] stops gear up go after helicopter enthusiast about something return magazine Continued page 70 48 Model Aviation BEGINNERS DONT GIVE UP unfortunately MOST advertised RIC trainers much too fast unstable average beginner take heart because ou COULD SOLO YOUR VERY FIRST TIME UP No longer mislead Thanks extensive trainer Ilight-testing ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones will fly slow hands-oft stable just so-so intermediate trainers grossly misnamed pull no punches Send $350 plus 520 postage tor EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF RIC TRAINERS Over 40 models evaluated includingAflFa Also grades ease-of-build ing explains basic aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about GUARANTEED enlightening time-saving money-saving RIG publication have ever read money back Also available Flying lessons written especially lone eagle must go alone Learning Fly ic Without Instructor $395 plus 75 postage Includes trouble-shooting flight problems Send check money order JIm Waterman 3818 Deerfield Dr San Antonio TX 78218 sets up under 501 colors pans custom seconds No ropesI logos searing avarlleno assembIyj 131 RAvENwoco Ro go ahead choose Centurion series landing gear V 60 120 size model will handle type field fly fromgrass pavement rough smooth Just check standard features * functional stainless oleo struts & torque links * positive up/down lock using our/a piston * extruded aluminum body & stainless cam support * four lower strut configurations Plus day refundCENTURY JET MODELS iNC *30 * 1 year warranty_______________ * total parts service * /s wire replacement struts available Prices starting $14995 plus P&H RcaModeJs&Accusorfrs send $200 complete catalog 8305 Regency Woods Way Louisville KY 40220 4 502 491-4114 4 FAX 502 491-4656 Letters Continued page 48 have helicopter advertisers supporting Edw Mc Williams Berlin Maryland Likes Nats Coverage As AMA member model airplane fanatic model airptane magazine junkie want congratulate staff December issue Model Aviation magazine. especially reporting 1993 National Championships Beginning page 16 1993 Nats Scrapbook continuing through magazine page 147 report t993 NATS/US Indoor Championships coverage excellent Finatty pictures model airplane contestants airplanes showing some real human interest modeler Some publications reporting what going way events have become very scarce what reported has about same interest reading back Camphetis soup label AMA members should proud publication direction going need type positive reporting thinking onty publications journalism general Jim Van Lao Grain Valley Missouri Rough Summer summer 93 has good Muscatine Miniature Aircraft Association #739 field better three-quarters under water summer long Thanks dedicated members club just now getting field back good flying shape drained cut grass raked rotled field stitl long way go witt have fietd back what use[d] flying As side interest MMAA worked Governor Branstad got him declare month June Model Aviation Month Hawkeye State Iowa Though much flying done summer MMAA stitt very active community helping flood victims area Robert Thompson Muscatine Iowa Sal Taibis Co-Worker too selected work NACA Langley 1941 Sat arrived somewhat before drove Model Ford 1934 Plymouth prop blades made installed 16-foot tunnel across street prop shop outside prop shop shed containing vast quantities quarter-sawed Sitka spruce piles balsa planks Because bit otder experienced assigned various tasks using some complicated woodworking tools day reported work find new props 16-foot tunnel wrecked instrument rearing off watt whole new set props made jigs fixtures ready use countless spruce laminations precision planed exactly 750 cut outtine Piles spruce enough build house burned day scrap daily stint making btades day special job handling planing edge ripping giant board 20 inches about 20 feet Continued page 119 70 Model Aviation 4BRASS HARDWARE LID WILL STORE 2 TRANSMITTERS THREE SLIDE OUT DRAWERS ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL PANEL FUEL PUMP 1 GAL FUEL BOTTLE 1 2V RECHARGABLE NO MAINTENANCE BATTERY ACTUAL SIZE 16 x 18 x 1 r/4 Send Check Money Order $16995 0 Shipping & Handling NORThWEST HOBBY TECHNOLOGIES 322 E St SE Auburn WA 98002 206 939-0884 Model Airplane Design PerformanceFor Modeler book must model airptane builder flyers library covers model air plane design performance modeter mind Topics arranged sequence leads illustrated example design radio control modet airplane Early Developments Terodnol ogy Aerodynamics Stability Control Performance De sign 44 $2495 shipping handing Toll Free Orders MC VtSA X 1-800-364-BOOK Cheek MO Chattenge Engineering tnc PO Box 67 New Baden TX 77870 TX residents add tax -- US currency Letters Continued page 70 late afternoon day gluing-up party laminations glued up jig Sal worked gang rough blades down air-driven plane Finally surfaces hand-sanded given coats green lacquer primer might mention never impressed prop shop bosshe just supervisor surprise came prop blades finished assigned crew install tunnel Beside fun working scaffold 25 feet above steel tunnel floor hours assigned rush war eight hours eight hours offseven days week regular pay draft board waiting didnt like finished stint eventually transferred engineering drafting room Sal others sent apprentice tool makers stint tunnel deciding factor eventually leave NACA As time went modelers Langley drafted army some assigned regular jobsbut unifonn came Langley dodge draft saw Sal last Bong SAM Nats 1984 Nan also few others now gone known Langley Langley modelers dream just modeler have ever heard worked Frank Zaic worked nearby Fortress Monroe end up military service Today 76 am recovering stroke getting farther away modeling day after 66 years hobby Jim Noonan Milwaukee Wisconsin Glider Change Pace write could share some enjoyment RC model soaring have Wanderer removable 049 SIZE 20 ci 32 ci 42 ci 58 ci 64 ciT power pod fly kinds ways handlaunch hi-start 049 slope fly kinds places parking lots powered RC club sites schools parks cliffs ocean Torrey Pines hill Tierrasanta Ive powered RC flier since 1978 Therefore Wanderer big change pace did expect however exciting fly thrill finding riding thermal probably what enjoy other pleasures Ive discovered surprise remarkable 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