MIDWEST 112A UCONTROL Warbirds HALLENGE 4YOUR BUDDY TOA DOGFIGHT Nylon engine mounts 0 Bellcrank Everything glue paint MUEThCO 4400 South Indiana St. Hobart IndIana 46342 July 77 issue Model Aviation Letters Editor under heading King Kong see Ed Fleury Detroit has same problem used have also scratch built King Kong kit call King Kong has 6 foot body 9 ft wing span23 wide originally OS Max 80 King Kong just barely took up using 13-6 prop have solved problem using 2 Enya 45 engines mounted single mount pushrod both carbs synchronization Now have plenty power some spare King Kong also drops parachute underside makes perfect drop everytime Im enclosing photos showing King Kong 80 Max others showing two-engine set up Sam Valenza Newburgh NY 12550 Reference Letter Editor July 1977 issue Model Aviation page 80 U-2 airplane rath er control line model spanning 80 built first publicly released photos U-2 pub lished Aviation Week 1959 60 lieve model powered Enya 19 driving 8-bladed aluminum fan engine mounted 4 dia can originally contained beef stew can engine permanently built fuselage model weighed 2 pounds needless say could flown wind practically calm engine/fan combination developed 1 pounds thrust photo showed must have taken Southwest ems held year Dallas area stationed Waco Texas time model piece transportation problem reason left behind hanging local hobby shop reassigned Okinawa 1962 am still very much ducted fans though Id rather myself appearance market ready built units pleases very much sin cere thanks SFC Brown submitting photo WA Mike Kulczyk Lt Col USAF Ret AMA 93209 Austin Texas Penpals USA/Malaysia am member esteemed orga nization membership No 99945 joined year after long layoff modeling Will please publish name address future issue saying would like American modelers write am 32 years old freelance designer will reply letters writ ten either sex age Vong Sieu Ming 11 Jalan Yeoh Ah Khoon 1 poh Garden 1 poh Perak Malaysia Likes Us As always put out magazine well 4 Model Aviation King Kong TwoHis U-2 MustangKit No 251 Kits Feature Die-cut parts Preformed landing gear wheels balanced general interest modeler such myself Keep up good work Larry Renger L M Cox Mfg Co Inc Better Way read interest reply Mr Doug Schaefers letter July issue Model viation Similar letters simi lar answers appear regular intervals through modeling press good useful answer think yet another possibility might profitable Couldnt publish bibliography books model aviation good books published difficult run down because publishers frequently small little known good bibliography includes titles authors publishers addresses prices other pertinent information would godsend new modelers would practical answer Mr Schaefer Robert Lockwood Napa CA MA already researching bibliog raphy Safe 27 am avid reader magazine would like submit letter editor have radio system 27 mega hertz frequency would like know just exactly safe use air plane safe what can done convert 72 megahertz frequency Jouke van Swaay Manhattan KS certainly aware 27 MHz Radio Control practically unusable some areas due interference other areas fliers regularly use trouble Best info usability will come active connection pleased send Mr #4 #4 Fox Fuel Line Models Life Blood Passes Through Simple Piece Fuel Line Surely Want Best As engine manufacturers acutely aware large portion called engine problems reality fuel line problems Symptoms fuel line trouble going lean air leaks speed fluctuations inability get rich enough high speed restricted flow Fox Fuel Lines best materials available physical proper ties selected model use Fox Fuel Lines worlds finest Tuff Line Silicone far strongest market semitransparent shows bubbles line heat resis tant Like silicone tubing tends slip off fittings unless care taken Neoprene Actually complex compound much elastic clings fillings main disadvan tage transparent Surgical Tubing Pure Rubber Very flexible Use sharp bends necessary Semi-transparent Shows bubbles line Holds fittings well Main disadvantage tends deteriorate rapidly silicone neoprene Plastic good anybodys dont think much plastic fuel line Advantage low price transparency Disadvantage tends collapse bends hardens age heat Tends leak air fittings after ITEMFUEL LINEPRICEITEMFUEL LINEPBII 86880 Small Neoprene2 Pkg.50 86885 Small Clear Plastic2 Pkg.25 86881 Mediam Neoprene2 Pkg.60 86886 Mediam Clear Plastic2 Pleg.30 86882 Large Neoprene2 Peg70 86887 Large Clear Plastic2 Peg.40 86883 Small Taft Liar1 Pkg . 55 86888 Small Sargical Tabing2 Pkg.50 86884 Mediam Taft Line1 Pkg70 86889 Med Surgical Tubing2 Peg.50 ] 86851 Large Taft Line1 Pkg100 86890 Large Sargical Tabing2 Pkg.60 FOX MANUFACTURING Fox Model Airplane Products 5305 Towson Smith Arkansas 72901 e 501-646-1656 Nimbus EKiogictrol new 4-channel radio system offers American engineering import prices Features include. 1 Solid state superheterodyne 2 All silicon transistor receiver circuit double tuned front end 3 RF amplifier maximum signal noise ratio unexcelled selectivity 4 4 ultra small FiK SM servos greater 4 pounds output thrust 5 Receiver servos equipped 3 pin Deans gold plated plugs 6 Adjustable tension control sticks 1977 -Products Inc 773 full line brochure write EK-logictrol 3322 Stovall St Irving iX 75061 USA Catalogs also available price $100 distributors jobbers dealers contact us new merchandising program EI log ictrol SContinued page 80 October 1977 5 TALK TO SOMEONE WHO u THE RC HELl EXPERTS AT SC MODELERS Its nice know can get right answers Hell problems Because dont know about us could call hobby shops day long never get off ground SC Modelers have people know about building flying RC Helicopters anybody Weve built Weve flown Weve chalked up much flying time some big chooper pilots Most important thoughwe know make expertise avail able you have ask us So next time want make choice about HC Hell Kit stumped assembly prob lem ed repair re place part lk someone knows Si new helicopter catalog & parts list simultaneously last down wins Awards SAM Champs pre sented annual banquet may have heard heated discussions cen tering around Great Engine Contro versy R/C taking over SAM losing sight Preamble Constitution gala affair good times fellowship prevail hundred thirty three competitors plus family members cheered applauded Free/ Flight Radio/Control fliers alike gorgeous trophies merchandise awards handed out New special awards Electric Power Twin Pushers beau tiful handcrafted art trophy Don Jenk ins Indianapolis high time De Long 30 added already impressive hardware table 1130 heat will soon forgotten Comradeship competiton anl associ ation great bunch people will long remembered H elicopters/Schoonard continued page 25 SC MODELER HOBBY SHOP Hells Planes Cars Boats Radios Parts RC Hobbyists 1999 Larkin Avenue Elgin Illinois 60120 Dept 132312-697-37374 hobby industry has come largest prestig ious meets country Hopefully R/C helicopters will regular part AMA Nationals future flying trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 RC Technique/Myers continued page 13 have sets might good idea check problems make necessary fixes before need becomes critical Check binding servo moving control sticks very slowly end-to-end travel servo hesitates anywhere find out save plane shrinkage plastic may continue forever check regularly Plastics peculiar Very slight changes formulation temperatures used molding give rise longterm shrinkage problems can hap pen manufacturer Temperature cycling move cool cellar very hot trunk car sum mer accelerates rate shrinkage George Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Letters Editor continued page 5 van Swaay listing MA chartered clubs Kansas understanding cur rent equipment can converted manufacturer 27 MHz 72 MHz product review product review product review Power Pacer New nicad tester/charger/cycler helps prevent crashes due battery failure Power Pacer will spot weak battery dead cell reversed cell inter mittently working/failing cell giving di rect reading total capacity receiver transmitter nicads Reads actual battery capacity directly milliamphere hours mahl compared manufacturers rated mah best indication battery condi tion As charger controls input 50-mah rate making safe lf nicads inadver tently left charge extended period time As cycler eliminates memory may have occurred prevents memory build-up Can calculate models average mah usage Available popular brand systems including Pro-Line new Kraft 4-channel Specify make model radio Price $5995 California residents add 6% sales tax L R Taylor & Co 10711 Baile Ave Chatsworth CA 91311 dangerous should eliminated competition safety point view disappointing thing about whole contest low turnout 23 contestants takes same ef fort expense put meet 23 does 123 con testants dont enter have give massive amounts merchandise induce contestants come am dead set against reasons stop Second its fair hobby shops retailers give merchandise few contest ants Proof Tangerine directed 7 years row no help 80 Model Aviation product review product review product review Tim Myers Hobie Hawk left hand culprit innocently figured Pas desperate servo troubleshooting Tim can build dad figures can too Anyone having problem will have make inquiry manufacturer brand equipment Cardboard M-2/Felton continued page 29 made similar fashion does contain /s ply insert Fuselage Before starting sure fol lowing cutouts have made fuse lage sides Slot both sides stabilizer leadout holes pushrod exit left side engine exhaust right side -in engine shaft extension used keep mind locating mounting holes exhaust ports etc Make four wing center struts pruce capped /s X Y4 balsa strips Round off balsa strips stream lined shapes Glue two struts side fuselage Line upper lower edges fuselage side /8 X balsa strips strips recessed /s fuselage edges Add scrap cardboard supports fuselage side Drill holes Cl fuel tubing throttle pushrod exit Glue Cl right fuselage side mak ing sure perpendicular fuselage side Cut engine exhaust hole side doubler C3 glue place Drill holes motor mount C2 stall 4-40 blind nuts bottom side Glue motor mount C2 place add lower doubler C4 left fuselage side glued Cl C2 Add doublers C3 C4 left fuselage side add bottom product review product review product review Freshman Trainer Created Top Flite Mod els Inc Chicago model simple build yet smart looking Slow stable easily-manageable plane beginners all-balsa wood kit contains machine-f ished precision die-cut parts sepa rate fully-illustrated instruction booklet explains assembly step-by-step fashion Fly ing hints detailed Kit contains shaped leading trailing edges ailerons stab elevator solid wood wing tips formed landing gear steerable nose gear /4 5-ply f irewall shaped maple engine mounts re quired hardware 3- 4-channel radios Wing span 48 504 sq area Takes 29 40 engines appropriate ready-to-fly weight 3 lbs $4495 hobby shops Top Flite Models Inc 1901 N Narra gansett Ave Chicago IL 60639 product review product review product review piece C5 Give engine compartment coat epoxy fuel-proofing fuel tank bellcrank installed next Attach fuel tubing 4-az clunk tank secure tank 1/8 ply support rubberbands using paper clip secure rubberbands Glue assembly cardboard supports Attach 3/32 wire pushrod 1 / 16 wire throttle wire leadout wires bellcrank Bolt bellcrank /8 ply support glue card board supports Solder Kwik Links used bellcrank connections re sulted very smooth operation con trol system fuselage top bottom now closed up Glue Fl F2 top fuselage Glue F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 bottom fuselage Make two holes F3 fuel tank fill overflow tubing exits Top decking formed gluing formers B C fuselage top adding top deck ing pieces D2 D3 cowl block removable decking next Make laminated cowl block four pieces sheet balsa shape shown section B-B Cut out hole en gine shaft cowl hold-down bolt near top cowl Recess piece C6 back face cowl block Removable decking starts base piece D4 Add formers C7 C D4 C7 /s ply has blind nut mounted back side hole C7 must align hole C6 Add top deck piece Dl aft deck mount C8 October1977 81
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/10
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 80, 81
MIDWEST 112A UCONTROL Warbirds HALLENGE 4YOUR BUDDY TOA DOGFIGHT Nylon engine mounts 0 Bellcrank Everything glue paint MUEThCO 4400 South Indiana St. Hobart IndIana 46342 July 77 issue Model Aviation Letters Editor under heading King Kong see Ed Fleury Detroit has same problem used have also scratch built King Kong kit call King Kong has 6 foot body 9 ft wing span23 wide originally OS Max 80 King Kong just barely took up using 13-6 prop have solved problem using 2 Enya 45 engines mounted single mount pushrod both carbs synchronization Now have plenty power some spare King Kong also drops parachute underside makes perfect drop everytime Im enclosing photos showing King Kong 80 Max others showing two-engine set up Sam Valenza Newburgh NY 12550 Reference Letter Editor July 1977 issue Model Aviation page 80 U-2 airplane rath er control line model spanning 80 built first publicly released photos U-2 pub lished Aviation Week 1959 60 lieve model powered Enya 19 driving 8-bladed aluminum fan engine mounted 4 dia can originally contained beef stew can engine permanently built fuselage model weighed 2 pounds needless say could flown wind practically calm engine/fan combination developed 1 pounds thrust photo showed must have taken Southwest ems held year Dallas area stationed Waco Texas time model piece transportation problem reason left behind hanging local hobby shop reassigned Okinawa 1962 am still very much ducted fans though Id rather myself appearance market ready built units pleases very much sin cere thanks SFC Brown submitting photo WA Mike Kulczyk Lt Col USAF Ret AMA 93209 Austin Texas Penpals USA/Malaysia am member esteemed orga nization membership No 99945 joined year after long layoff modeling Will please publish name address future issue saying would like American modelers write am 32 years old freelance designer will reply letters writ ten either sex age Vong Sieu Ming 11 Jalan Yeoh Ah Khoon 1 poh Garden 1 poh Perak Malaysia Likes Us As always put out magazine well 4 Model Aviation King Kong TwoHis U-2 MustangKit No 251 Kits Feature Die-cut parts Preformed landing gear wheels balanced general interest modeler such myself Keep up good work Larry Renger L M Cox Mfg Co Inc Better Way read interest reply Mr Doug Schaefers letter July issue Model viation Similar letters simi lar answers appear regular intervals through modeling press good useful answer think yet another possibility might profitable Couldnt publish bibliography books model aviation good books published difficult run down because publishers frequently small little known good bibliography includes titles authors publishers addresses prices other pertinent information would godsend new modelers would practical answer Mr Schaefer Robert Lockwood Napa CA MA already researching bibliog raphy Safe 27 am avid reader magazine would like submit letter editor have radio system 27 mega hertz frequency would like know just exactly safe use air plane safe what can done convert 72 megahertz frequency Jouke van Swaay Manhattan KS certainly aware 27 MHz Radio Control practically unusable some areas due interference other areas fliers regularly use trouble Best info usability will come active connection pleased send Mr #4 #4 Fox Fuel Line Models Life Blood Passes Through Simple Piece Fuel Line Surely Want Best As engine manufacturers acutely aware large portion called engine problems reality fuel line problems Symptoms fuel line trouble going lean air leaks speed fluctuations inability get rich enough high speed restricted flow Fox Fuel Lines best materials available physical proper ties selected model use Fox Fuel Lines worlds finest Tuff Line Silicone far strongest market semitransparent shows bubbles line heat resis tant Like silicone tubing tends slip off fittings unless care taken Neoprene Actually complex compound much elastic clings fillings main disadvan tage transparent Surgical Tubing Pure Rubber Very flexible Use sharp bends necessary Semi-transparent Shows bubbles line Holds fittings well Main disadvantage tends deteriorate rapidly silicone neoprene Plastic good anybodys dont think much plastic fuel line Advantage low price transparency Disadvantage tends collapse bends hardens age heat Tends leak air fittings after ITEMFUEL LINEPRICEITEMFUEL LINEPBII 86880 Small Neoprene2 Pkg.50 86885 Small Clear Plastic2 Pkg.25 86881 Mediam Neoprene2 Pkg.60 86886 Mediam Clear Plastic2 Pleg.30 86882 Large Neoprene2 Peg70 86887 Large Clear Plastic2 Peg.40 86883 Small Taft Liar1 Pkg . 55 86888 Small Sargical Tabing2 Pkg.50 86884 Mediam Taft Line1 Pkg70 86889 Med Surgical Tubing2 Peg.50 ] 86851 Large Taft Line1 Pkg100 86890 Large Sargical Tabing2 Pkg.60 FOX MANUFACTURING Fox Model Airplane Products 5305 Towson Smith Arkansas 72901 e 501-646-1656 Nimbus EKiogictrol new 4-channel radio system offers American engineering import prices Features include. 1 Solid state superheterodyne 2 All silicon transistor receiver circuit double tuned front end 3 RF amplifier maximum signal noise ratio unexcelled selectivity 4 4 ultra small FiK SM servos greater 4 pounds output thrust 5 Receiver servos equipped 3 pin Deans gold plated plugs 6 Adjustable tension control sticks 1977 -Products Inc 773 full line brochure write EK-logictrol 3322 Stovall St Irving iX 75061 USA Catalogs also available price $100 distributors jobbers dealers contact us new merchandising program EI log ictrol SContinued page 80 October 1977 5 TALK TO SOMEONE WHO u THE RC HELl EXPERTS AT SC MODELERS Its nice know can get right answers Hell problems Because dont know about us could call hobby shops day long never get off ground SC Modelers have people know about building flying RC Helicopters anybody Weve built Weve flown Weve chalked up much flying time some big chooper pilots Most important thoughwe know make expertise avail able you have ask us So next time want make choice about HC Hell Kit stumped assembly prob lem ed repair re place part lk someone knows Si new helicopter catalog & parts list simultaneously last down wins Awards SAM Champs pre sented annual banquet may have heard heated discussions cen tering around Great Engine Contro versy R/C taking over SAM losing sight Preamble Constitution gala affair good times fellowship prevail hundred thirty three competitors plus family members cheered applauded Free/ Flight Radio/Control fliers alike gorgeous trophies merchandise awards handed out New special awards Electric Power Twin Pushers beau tiful handcrafted art trophy Don Jenk ins Indianapolis high time De Long 30 added already impressive hardware table 1130 heat will soon forgotten Comradeship competiton anl associ ation great bunch people will long remembered H elicopters/Schoonard continued page 25 SC MODELER HOBBY SHOP Hells Planes Cars Boats Radios Parts RC Hobbyists 1999 Larkin Avenue Elgin Illinois 60120 Dept 132312-697-37374 hobby industry has come largest prestig ious meets country Hopefully R/C helicopters will regular part AMA Nationals future flying trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 RC Technique/Myers continued page 13 have sets might good idea check problems make necessary fixes before need becomes critical Check binding servo moving control sticks very slowly end-to-end travel servo hesitates anywhere find out save plane shrinkage plastic may continue forever check regularly Plastics peculiar Very slight changes formulation temperatures used molding give rise longterm shrinkage problems can hap pen manufacturer Temperature cycling move cool cellar very hot trunk car sum mer accelerates rate shrinkage George Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Letters Editor continued page 5 van Swaay listing MA chartered clubs Kansas understanding cur rent equipment can converted manufacturer 27 MHz 72 MHz product review product review product review Power Pacer New nicad tester/charger/cycler helps prevent crashes due battery failure Power Pacer will spot weak battery dead cell reversed cell inter mittently working/failing cell giving di rect reading total capacity receiver transmitter nicads Reads actual battery capacity directly milliamphere hours mahl compared manufacturers rated mah best indication battery condi tion As charger controls input 50-mah rate making safe lf nicads inadver tently left charge extended period time As cycler eliminates memory may have occurred prevents memory build-up Can calculate models average mah usage Available popular brand systems including Pro-Line new Kraft 4-channel Specify make model radio Price $5995 California residents add 6% sales tax L R Taylor & Co 10711 Baile Ave Chatsworth CA 91311 dangerous should eliminated competition safety point view disappointing thing about whole contest low turnout 23 contestants takes same ef fort expense put meet 23 does 123 con testants dont enter have give massive amounts merchandise induce contestants come am dead set against reasons stop Second its fair hobby shops retailers give merchandise few contest ants Proof Tangerine directed 7 years row no help 80 Model Aviation product review product review product review Tim Myers Hobie Hawk left hand culprit innocently figured Pas desperate servo troubleshooting Tim can build dad figures can too Anyone having problem will have make inquiry manufacturer brand equipment Cardboard M-2/Felton continued page 29 made similar fashion does contain /s ply insert Fuselage Before starting sure fol lowing cutouts have made fuse lage sides Slot both sides stabilizer leadout holes pushrod exit left side engine exhaust right side -in engine shaft extension used keep mind locating mounting holes exhaust ports etc Make four wing center struts pruce capped /s X Y4 balsa strips Round off balsa strips stream lined shapes Glue two struts side fuselage Line upper lower edges fuselage side /8 X balsa strips strips recessed /s fuselage edges Add scrap cardboard supports fuselage side Drill holes Cl fuel tubing throttle pushrod exit Glue Cl right fuselage side mak ing sure perpendicular fuselage side Cut engine exhaust hole side doubler C3 glue place Drill holes motor mount C2 stall 4-40 blind nuts bottom side Glue motor mount C2 place add lower doubler C4 left fuselage side glued Cl C2 Add doublers C3 C4 left fuselage side add bottom product review product review product review Freshman Trainer Created Top Flite Mod els Inc Chicago model simple build yet smart looking Slow stable easily-manageable plane beginners all-balsa wood kit contains machine-f ished precision die-cut parts sepa rate fully-illustrated instruction booklet explains assembly step-by-step fashion Fly ing hints detailed Kit contains shaped leading trailing edges ailerons stab elevator solid wood wing tips formed landing gear steerable nose gear /4 5-ply f irewall shaped maple engine mounts re quired hardware 3- 4-channel radios Wing span 48 504 sq area Takes 29 40 engines appropriate ready-to-fly weight 3 lbs $4495 hobby shops Top Flite Models Inc 1901 N Narra gansett Ave Chicago IL 60639 product review product review product review piece C5 Give engine compartment coat epoxy fuel-proofing fuel tank bellcrank installed next Attach fuel tubing 4-az clunk tank secure tank 1/8 ply support rubberbands using paper clip secure rubberbands Glue assembly cardboard supports Attach 3/32 wire pushrod 1 / 16 wire throttle wire leadout wires bellcrank Bolt bellcrank /8 ply support glue card board supports Solder Kwik Links used bellcrank connections re sulted very smooth operation con trol system fuselage top bottom now closed up Glue Fl F2 top fuselage Glue F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 bottom fuselage Make two holes F3 fuel tank fill overflow tubing exits Top decking formed gluing formers B C fuselage top adding top deck ing pieces D2 D3 cowl block removable decking next Make laminated cowl block four pieces sheet balsa shape shown section B-B Cut out hole en gine shaft cowl hold-down bolt near top cowl Recess piece C6 back face cowl block Removable decking starts base piece D4 Add formers C7 C D4 C7 /s ply has blind nut mounted back side hole C7 must align hole C6 Add top deck piece Dl aft deck mount C8 October1977 81
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/10
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 80, 81
MIDWEST 112A UCONTROL Warbirds HALLENGE 4YOUR BUDDY TOA DOGFIGHT Nylon engine mounts 0 Bellcrank Everything glue paint MUEThCO 4400 South Indiana St. Hobart IndIana 46342 July 77 issue Model Aviation Letters Editor under heading King Kong see Ed Fleury Detroit has same problem used have also scratch built King Kong kit call King Kong has 6 foot body 9 ft wing span23 wide originally OS Max 80 King Kong just barely took up using 13-6 prop have solved problem using 2 Enya 45 engines mounted single mount pushrod both carbs synchronization Now have plenty power some spare King Kong also drops parachute underside makes perfect drop everytime Im enclosing photos showing King Kong 80 Max others showing two-engine set up Sam Valenza Newburgh NY 12550 Reference Letter Editor July 1977 issue Model Aviation page 80 U-2 airplane rath er control line model spanning 80 built first publicly released photos U-2 pub lished Aviation Week 1959 60 lieve model powered Enya 19 driving 8-bladed aluminum fan engine mounted 4 dia can originally contained beef stew can engine permanently built fuselage model weighed 2 pounds needless say could flown wind practically calm engine/fan combination developed 1 pounds thrust photo showed must have taken Southwest ems held year Dallas area stationed Waco Texas time model piece transportation problem reason left behind hanging local hobby shop reassigned Okinawa 1962 am still very much ducted fans though Id rather myself appearance market ready built units pleases very much sin cere thanks SFC Brown submitting photo WA Mike Kulczyk Lt Col USAF Ret AMA 93209 Austin Texas Penpals USA/Malaysia am member esteemed orga nization membership No 99945 joined year after long layoff modeling Will please publish name address future issue saying would like American modelers write am 32 years old freelance designer will reply letters writ ten either sex age Vong Sieu Ming 11 Jalan Yeoh Ah Khoon 1 poh Garden 1 poh Perak Malaysia Likes Us As always put out magazine well 4 Model Aviation King Kong TwoHis U-2 MustangKit No 251 Kits Feature Die-cut parts Preformed landing gear wheels balanced general interest modeler such myself Keep up good work Larry Renger L M Cox Mfg Co Inc Better Way read interest reply Mr Doug Schaefers letter July issue Model viation Similar letters simi lar answers appear regular intervals through modeling press good useful answer think yet another possibility might profitable Couldnt publish bibliography books model aviation good books published difficult run down because publishers frequently small little known good bibliography includes titles authors publishers addresses prices other pertinent information would godsend new modelers would practical answer Mr Schaefer Robert Lockwood Napa CA MA already researching bibliog raphy Safe 27 am avid reader magazine would like submit letter editor have radio system 27 mega hertz frequency would like know just exactly safe use air plane safe what can done convert 72 megahertz frequency Jouke van Swaay Manhattan KS certainly aware 27 MHz Radio Control practically unusable some areas due interference other areas fliers regularly use trouble Best info usability will come active connection pleased send Mr #4 #4 Fox Fuel Line Models Life Blood Passes Through Simple Piece Fuel Line Surely Want Best As engine manufacturers acutely aware large portion called engine problems reality fuel line problems Symptoms fuel line trouble going lean air leaks speed fluctuations inability get rich enough high speed restricted flow Fox Fuel Lines best materials available physical proper ties selected model use Fox Fuel Lines worlds finest Tuff Line Silicone far strongest market semitransparent shows bubbles line heat resis tant Like silicone tubing tends slip off fittings unless care taken Neoprene Actually complex compound much elastic clings fillings main disadvan tage transparent Surgical Tubing Pure Rubber Very flexible Use sharp bends necessary Semi-transparent Shows bubbles line Holds fittings well Main disadvantage tends deteriorate rapidly silicone neoprene Plastic good anybodys dont think much plastic fuel line Advantage low price transparency Disadvantage tends collapse bends hardens age heat Tends leak air fittings after ITEMFUEL LINEPRICEITEMFUEL LINEPBII 86880 Small Neoprene2 Pkg.50 86885 Small Clear Plastic2 Pkg.25 86881 Mediam Neoprene2 Pkg.60 86886 Mediam Clear Plastic2 Pleg.30 86882 Large Neoprene2 Peg70 86887 Large Clear Plastic2 Peg.40 86883 Small Taft Liar1 Pkg . 55 86888 Small Sargical Tabing2 Pkg.50 86884 Mediam Taft Line1 Pkg70 86889 Med Surgical Tubing2 Peg.50 ] 86851 Large Taft Line1 Pkg100 86890 Large Sargical Tabing2 Pkg.60 FOX MANUFACTURING Fox Model Airplane Products 5305 Towson Smith Arkansas 72901 e 501-646-1656 Nimbus EKiogictrol new 4-channel radio system offers American engineering import prices Features include. 1 Solid state superheterodyne 2 All silicon transistor receiver circuit double tuned front end 3 RF amplifier maximum signal noise ratio unexcelled selectivity 4 4 ultra small FiK SM servos greater 4 pounds output thrust 5 Receiver servos equipped 3 pin Deans gold plated plugs 6 Adjustable tension control sticks 1977 -Products Inc 773 full line brochure write EK-logictrol 3322 Stovall St Irving iX 75061 USA Catalogs also available price $100 distributors jobbers dealers contact us new merchandising program EI log ictrol SContinued page 80 October 1977 5 TALK TO SOMEONE WHO u THE RC HELl EXPERTS AT SC MODELERS Its nice know can get right answers Hell problems Because dont know about us could call hobby shops day long never get off ground SC Modelers have people know about building flying RC Helicopters anybody Weve built Weve flown Weve chalked up much flying time some big chooper pilots Most important thoughwe know make expertise avail able you have ask us So next time want make choice about HC Hell Kit stumped assembly prob lem ed repair re place part lk someone knows Si new helicopter catalog & parts list simultaneously last down wins Awards SAM Champs pre sented annual banquet may have heard heated discussions cen tering around Great Engine Contro versy R/C taking over SAM losing sight Preamble Constitution gala affair good times fellowship prevail hundred thirty three competitors plus family members cheered applauded Free/ Flight Radio/Control fliers alike gorgeous trophies merchandise awards handed out New special awards Electric Power Twin Pushers beau tiful handcrafted art trophy Don Jenk ins Indianapolis high time De Long 30 added already impressive hardware table 1130 heat will soon forgotten Comradeship competiton anl associ ation great bunch people will long remembered H elicopters/Schoonard continued page 25 SC MODELER HOBBY SHOP Hells Planes Cars Boats Radios Parts RC Hobbyists 1999 Larkin Avenue Elgin Illinois 60120 Dept 132312-697-37374 hobby industry has come largest prestig ious meets country Hopefully R/C helicopters will regular part AMA Nationals future flying trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 RC Technique/Myers continued page 13 have sets might good idea check problems make necessary fixes before need becomes critical Check binding servo moving control sticks very slowly end-to-end travel servo hesitates anywhere find out save plane shrinkage plastic may continue forever check regularly Plastics peculiar Very slight changes formulation temperatures used molding give rise longterm shrinkage problems can hap pen manufacturer Temperature cycling move cool cellar very hot trunk car sum mer accelerates rate shrinkage George Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Letters Editor continued page 5 van Swaay listing MA chartered clubs Kansas understanding cur rent equipment can converted manufacturer 27 MHz 72 MHz product review product review product review Power Pacer New nicad tester/charger/cycler helps prevent crashes due battery failure Power Pacer will spot weak battery dead cell reversed cell inter mittently working/failing cell giving di rect reading total capacity receiver transmitter nicads Reads actual battery capacity directly milliamphere hours mahl compared manufacturers rated mah best indication battery condi tion As charger controls input 50-mah rate making safe lf nicads inadver tently left charge extended period time As cycler eliminates memory may have occurred prevents memory build-up Can calculate models average mah usage Available popular brand systems including Pro-Line new Kraft 4-channel Specify make model radio Price $5995 California residents add 6% sales tax L R Taylor & Co 10711 Baile Ave Chatsworth CA 91311 dangerous should eliminated competition safety point view disappointing thing about whole contest low turnout 23 contestants takes same ef fort expense put meet 23 does 123 con testants dont enter have give massive amounts merchandise induce contestants come am dead set against reasons stop Second its fair hobby shops retailers give merchandise few contest ants Proof Tangerine directed 7 years row no help 80 Model Aviation product review product review product review Tim Myers Hobie Hawk left hand culprit innocently figured Pas desperate servo troubleshooting Tim can build dad figures can too Anyone having problem will have make inquiry manufacturer brand equipment Cardboard M-2/Felton continued page 29 made similar fashion does contain /s ply insert Fuselage Before starting sure fol lowing cutouts have made fuse lage sides Slot both sides stabilizer leadout holes pushrod exit left side engine exhaust right side -in engine shaft extension used keep mind locating mounting holes exhaust ports etc Make four wing center struts pruce capped /s X Y4 balsa strips Round off balsa strips stream lined shapes Glue two struts side fuselage Line upper lower edges fuselage side /8 X balsa strips strips recessed /s fuselage edges Add scrap cardboard supports fuselage side Drill holes Cl fuel tubing throttle pushrod exit Glue Cl right fuselage side mak ing sure perpendicular fuselage side Cut engine exhaust hole side doubler C3 glue place Drill holes motor mount C2 stall 4-40 blind nuts bottom side Glue motor mount C2 place add lower doubler C4 left fuselage side glued Cl C2 Add doublers C3 C4 left fuselage side add bottom product review product review product review Freshman Trainer Created Top Flite Mod els Inc Chicago model simple build yet smart looking Slow stable easily-manageable plane beginners all-balsa wood kit contains machine-f ished precision die-cut parts sepa rate fully-illustrated instruction booklet explains assembly step-by-step fashion Fly ing hints detailed Kit contains shaped leading trailing edges ailerons stab elevator solid wood wing tips formed landing gear steerable nose gear /4 5-ply f irewall shaped maple engine mounts re quired hardware 3- 4-channel radios Wing span 48 504 sq area Takes 29 40 engines appropriate ready-to-fly weight 3 lbs $4495 hobby shops Top Flite Models Inc 1901 N Narra gansett Ave Chicago IL 60639 product review product review product review piece C5 Give engine compartment coat epoxy fuel-proofing fuel tank bellcrank installed next Attach fuel tubing 4-az clunk tank secure tank 1/8 ply support rubberbands using paper clip secure rubberbands Glue assembly cardboard supports Attach 3/32 wire pushrod 1 / 16 wire throttle wire leadout wires bellcrank Bolt bellcrank /8 ply support glue card board supports Solder Kwik Links used bellcrank connections re sulted very smooth operation con trol system fuselage top bottom now closed up Glue Fl F2 top fuselage Glue F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 bottom fuselage Make two holes F3 fuel tank fill overflow tubing exits Top decking formed gluing formers B C fuselage top adding top deck ing pieces D2 D3 cowl block removable decking next Make laminated cowl block four pieces sheet balsa shape shown section B-B Cut out hole en gine shaft cowl hold-down bolt near top cowl Recess piece C6 back face cowl block Removable decking starts base piece D4 Add formers C7 C D4 C7 /s ply has blind nut mounted back side hole C7 must align hole C6 Add top deck piece Dl aft deck mount C8 October1977 81
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/10
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 80, 81
MIDWEST 112A UCONTROL Warbirds HALLENGE 4YOUR BUDDY TOA DOGFIGHT Nylon engine mounts 0 Bellcrank Everything glue paint MUEThCO 4400 South Indiana St. Hobart IndIana 46342 July 77 issue Model Aviation Letters Editor under heading King Kong see Ed Fleury Detroit has same problem used have also scratch built King Kong kit call King Kong has 6 foot body 9 ft wing span23 wide originally OS Max 80 King Kong just barely took up using 13-6 prop have solved problem using 2 Enya 45 engines mounted single mount pushrod both carbs synchronization Now have plenty power some spare King Kong also drops parachute underside makes perfect drop everytime Im enclosing photos showing King Kong 80 Max others showing two-engine set up Sam Valenza Newburgh NY 12550 Reference Letter Editor July 1977 issue Model Aviation page 80 U-2 airplane rath er control line model spanning 80 built first publicly released photos U-2 pub lished Aviation Week 1959 60 lieve model powered Enya 19 driving 8-bladed aluminum fan engine mounted 4 dia can originally contained beef stew can engine permanently built fuselage model weighed 2 pounds needless say could flown wind practically calm engine/fan combination developed 1 pounds thrust photo showed must have taken Southwest ems held year Dallas area stationed Waco Texas time model piece transportation problem reason left behind hanging local hobby shop reassigned Okinawa 1962 am still very much ducted fans though Id rather myself appearance market ready built units pleases very much sin cere thanks SFC Brown submitting photo WA Mike Kulczyk Lt Col USAF Ret AMA 93209 Austin Texas Penpals USA/Malaysia am member esteemed orga nization membership No 99945 joined year after long layoff modeling Will please publish name address future issue saying would like American modelers write am 32 years old freelance designer will reply letters writ ten either sex age Vong Sieu Ming 11 Jalan Yeoh Ah Khoon 1 poh Garden 1 poh Perak Malaysia Likes Us As always put out magazine well 4 Model Aviation King Kong TwoHis U-2 MustangKit No 251 Kits Feature Die-cut parts Preformed landing gear wheels balanced general interest modeler such myself Keep up good work Larry Renger L M Cox Mfg Co Inc Better Way read interest reply Mr Doug Schaefers letter July issue Model viation Similar letters simi lar answers appear regular intervals through modeling press good useful answer think yet another possibility might profitable Couldnt publish bibliography books model aviation good books published difficult run down because publishers frequently small little known good bibliography includes titles authors publishers addresses prices other pertinent information would godsend new modelers would practical answer Mr Schaefer Robert Lockwood Napa CA MA already researching bibliog raphy Safe 27 am avid reader magazine would like submit letter editor have radio system 27 mega hertz frequency would like know just exactly safe use air plane safe what can done convert 72 megahertz 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Nationals future flying trying hard enough Walt Schoonard 2080 Sharon Rd Winter Park FL 32789 RC Technique/Myers continued page 13 have sets might good idea check problems make necessary fixes before need becomes critical Check binding servo moving control sticks very slowly end-to-end travel servo hesitates anywhere find out save plane shrinkage plastic may continue forever check regularly Plastics peculiar Very slight changes formulation temperatures used molding give rise longterm shrinkage problems can hap pen manufacturer Temperature cycling move cool cellar very hot trunk car sum mer accelerates rate shrinkage George Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Letters Editor continued page 5 van Swaay listing MA chartered clubs Kansas understanding cur rent equipment can converted manufacturer 27 MHz 72 MHz product review product review product review Power Pacer New nicad tester/charger/cycler helps prevent crashes due battery failure Power Pacer will spot weak battery dead 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give merchandise few contest ants Proof Tangerine directed 7 years row no help 80 Model Aviation product review product review product review Tim Myers Hobie Hawk left hand culprit innocently figured Pas desperate servo troubleshooting Tim can build dad figures can too Anyone having problem will have make inquiry manufacturer brand equipment Cardboard M-2/Felton continued page 29 made similar fashion does contain /s ply insert Fuselage Before starting sure fol lowing cutouts have made fuse lage sides Slot both sides stabilizer leadout holes pushrod exit left side engine exhaust right side -in engine shaft extension used keep mind locating mounting holes exhaust ports etc Make four wing center struts pruce capped /s X Y4 balsa strips Round off balsa strips stream lined shapes Glue two struts side fuselage Line upper lower edges fuselage side /8 X balsa strips strips recessed /s fuselage edges Add scrap cardboard supports fuselage side Drill holes Cl fuel tubing throttle pushrod exit Glue Cl right fuselage side mak ing sure perpendicular fuselage side Cut engine exhaust hole side doubler C3 glue place Drill holes motor mount C2 stall 4-40 blind nuts bottom side Glue motor mount C2 place add lower doubler C4 left fuselage side glued Cl C2 Add doublers C3 C4 left fuselage side add bottom product review product review product review Freshman Trainer Created Top Flite Mod els Inc Chicago model simple build yet smart looking Slow stable easily-manageable plane beginners all-balsa wood kit contains machine-f ished precision die-cut parts sepa rate fully-illustrated instruction booklet explains assembly step-by-step fashion Fly ing hints detailed Kit contains shaped leading trailing edges ailerons stab elevator solid wood wing tips formed landing gear steerable nose gear /4 5-ply f irewall shaped maple engine mounts re quired hardware 3- 4-channel radios Wing span 48 504 sq area Takes 29 40 engines appropriate ready-to-fly weight 3 lbs $4495 hobby shops Top Flite Models Inc 1901 N Narra gansett Ave Chicago IL 60639 product review product review product review piece C5 Give engine compartment coat epoxy fuel-proofing fuel tank bellcrank installed next Attach fuel tubing 4-az clunk tank secure tank 1/8 ply support rubberbands using paper clip secure rubberbands Glue assembly cardboard supports Attach 3/32 wire pushrod 1 / 16 wire throttle wire leadout wires bellcrank Bolt bellcrank /8 ply support glue card board supports Solder Kwik Links used bellcrank connections re sulted very smooth operation con trol system fuselage top bottom now closed up Glue Fl F2 top fuselage Glue F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 bottom fuselage Make two holes F3 fuel tank fill overflow tubing exits Top decking formed gluing formers B C fuselage top adding top deck ing pieces D2 D3 cowl block removable decking next Make laminated cowl block four pieces sheet balsa shape shown section B-B Cut out hole en gine shaft cowl hold-down bolt near top cowl Recess piece C6 back face cowl block Removable decking starts base piece D4 Add formers C7 C D4 C7 /s ply has blind nut mounted back side hole C7 must align hole C6 Add top deck piece Dl aft deck mount C8 October1977 81