NO OCR TEXT 60-powered RC Foiler Published May 1991 issue Model Aviation well liked club members talked designing smaller version 40- 51size engines result Lil Foiler shortened wing 48 1/2 giving 615 sq area used same airfoil fuselage too six inches shorter inch thinner tail has scaled down well As original larger design airfoil shape fuselage enhances stability flight attitudes Lil Foiler small enough transported flying field fully assembled weighs 41/2 5 lb depending such factors materials type finish used model ajoy fly Taxiing out easythe tail wheel bottom rudder works like charm Add power takeoff straight no veering left snap roll takeoff quick easy Release sticks craft stralghtens out again Directional stability phenomenal yet want something wild Lil Foiler responds immediately Lomcevaks snap rolls knifeedge inverted flight rolling circles point rolls slow rollsthis model will Stall speed slow plane almost comes stop friend Mike Schillizzi built Lil Foiler Hes using SuperTigre 51 Im 44 Model Aviation Opposite page flight Lii Foiler has easy maneuverability its much-admired predecessor Above same airfoil-shaped fuselage used Foiler MA May 91 gives version like advantage stability Note chubby yet sleekly aggressive styling Left landing gear I32 music wire mounted fuselage nylon straps Right authors version foreground uses red Micafilm black UltraCote Mike Schillizzis rear has pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim using Royal 45 ABC Both models quite fasttoo fast might add fly reduced throttle have found plane can slowed down spot landing much easily 11 x 6 11 x 5 APC propeller highpitch prop basic structural design original Foiler unchanged though added optional canopy wheel pants improved appearance Dont put off wing subspars construction method easier faster lighter using sheeted D-tube cap strips wing just warp-free once covered bare bones left finished model black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed Hobbypoxy red paint Wing Cut master rib pattern /32 balsa sheet Check notches fit using piece 14-in-Sq balsa Sand pattern accurate contour looks good enough serve template harden edges soaking Zap Mark top T will keep notches perfect alignment Use master cut out center wing ribs Stack ribs sand shape Dont forget mark rib top Cut five W-2 center ribs I32 smaller top bottom accept I32 balsa sheet center wing between spars Cut 16 vertical-grain shear webs /32 balsa sheet Stack shear webs true up sanding block wing built piece using four-foot-long spars subspars spars leading edge tralling edge must perfectly straight ensure warp-free result Cover plan clear plastic waxed paper Pin down hard balsa spar 14-in-sq shim location shown plan Add /32 shim W-2 ribs center shims keep ribs level during construction Begin installation W-l rib wing tip Pin place spar shim keeping T mark top ensure ribs remain plumb October 1992 45 wing under construction 0 maintain aiignment between ribs spar rib glued along its shear web Note shim under rib rear wing Construction Top spars LE TE have installed wing weighted shimmed good alignment Bottom spars dowel plates added before sheeting author uses nose gear tiller arm aileron clamped TE ailerop control horn Torque tube centered airfoil aileron ribs piece /8-in music wire Center section being sanded match airfoil wing block has added shaped fYiYLIKE 1% PJA VL ALL P BfLf9 tiEET N F LITE PlY MW LG p HEET Q BRLA PL~R A1ERR kE /7 V / 7 LITE PLY % B&Sfl 8f iT [ NH] qL8A / C 0 4 V 0 0 respect spar sure install rib together its shear web holding both parts Zap place Work way center wing leave center rib out Repeat process second panel again working tip center Dont concerned ribs fail align shown plan Should webs little longer shorter width center bays will affected center bays narrower shown plan youll have cut down two webs order fit center rib Add 114-in-sq hard balsa spar subspars Cut 1/4 x l/s-in trailing edge oversize extends equally above below rear ribs will sanded flush later Zap trailing edge rear ribs Glue 31s-in-sq balsa leading edge Remove wing plan turn over pin shim before Glue remaining bottom spars Install After F-3s center section has cut out above left both fuselage sides cut Zona saw above right remove wing hatch fuselage below left 1/s-in ply dowel plates leading edge Cut I32 balsa sheet width fit between spars center wing Hold piece sheeting against spars cut mark end adjacent spar No 11 X-Acto blade Remove sheeting finish cutting correct width using metal straightedge guide may have sand strip lightly fit Pick up wing remove I32 shim center Turn wing over pin weight down /4-in spars finish sheeting center wing Cut two wing tips /4-in balsa sheet glue place Sand trailing edge flush ribs Plane sand leading edge round radius sharp leading edges cause abrupt stalling aggravated pitch sensitivity Make two aileron torque rods 1/~ music wire Use plastic aluminum brass tubing bearing Glue bearing trailing edge Cut groove balsa block aileron bushings two holes aileron horns Glue block place use two nose gear steer ing arms aileron horns since can easily removed wing being covered After plane has covered its wise use drop Zap prevent aileron horns slipping torque rods Plane sand balsa block Below The fuselage parts over plan ready gluing Right Fuselage sheeting under way Above right Completed engine installation roomy neat extension exhaust stack allows muffler clear fuselage shape Sand wing sheeting Cut two ailerons /32 balsa sheet Glue /32 X 1/2. balsa sticks front aileron top bottom Cut 32 rib tails I32 balsa Clamp aileron trailing edge centering airfoil Add I32 balsa rib tails proper locations top bottom Using sanding block fair aileron ribs airfoil Use 80-grit paper rough sanding Install balsa blocks secure torque rods Remove ailerons bevel leading edges block plane Drill Is-in hole end blocks torque rod use Sig Easy Hinges ailerons Cut slots hinges wing October 1992 47 FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE SEE PAGE 186 riYi z HZ -~----H------I-M---m---- ikS 5, o Mm7 trailing edge ailerons make trial fit glue hinges yet install aileron servo point plugging flight pack check smooth operation Set wing aside proceed fuselage FuseIag Cut sides out 1/s-in Lite Ply making full length nose ring rudder post Carefully mark sides airfoil-shaped cutouts wing will mounted make cutouts make verticai cuts leading trailing edge point Cut slot stabilizer rear Cut lightening holes both sides Cut 1/s-in Lite Ply front rear doublers using arrowheads plan guide Glue doublers inside fuselage Clamp sides together true up sanding Cut nose ring /8-in ply Cut bevel /2-in balsa nose block Cut firewall F-l /4-in ply Cut formers 1/s-in Lite Ply Lay sides plan mark locations formers Rubberband fuselage together rear use 1/4-in scrap baisa stab slot prevent squeezing shut Pin rubberband firewail front flush against doubler dont glue yet Accurately emplace formers using rubberbands nose block nose ring F-2A F-4B installed 48 Model Aviation iE IRI mmaanrmpI RC Lii Foiler Type Sport Expected flying weight 4/2 5 lb Wingspan 48 1/2 in Type construction Built-up Recommended engine size type Type covering/finish 40- 5 1-cu-in two-strokerecommended MonoKote Number RC channelsMicaflim wings stabilizer recommended FourUltraCote fuselage rudder Continued page 54 Left Control system detail Fuselage servos actuate flex cable throttle control plastic-sheathed steel pushrods tail surfaces Center wing hatch removed showing forward wing dowel plates aileron servo wing bolt plates Right Tall wheel control rod detail pushrods plastic guide tubes will cut off flush fuselage Lii Foiler Continued page 48 point Place rubberbanded fuselage plan side view using top view top side views actually identical Weight down fuselage straight alignment Zap joints Pull front together glue nose block add nose ring Glue F-2A F-4B hatch formers keeping separated formers F-2 F-4 spacer strips cut plastic jug Extend spacers above formers separate sheeting well Turn fuselage over glue 114-in ply landing gear plate Reinforce joints triangle stock points indicated plan Sheet top bottom fuselage I32 cross-grained balsa Leave front open point 1 forward F-2 installing engine Cut center wing section out F-3 remove plastic spacers cut down both fuselage sides Zona saw remove hatch Glue 114-in ply wing bolt mounts Fit wing fuselage Lay wing saddle check alignment wing centered straight mark leading edge 1/4-in wing dowels will mate F-2 Remove wing drill 1/4-in holes leading edge glue dowels Put wing back saddle glue 1/8~ifl ply dowel plates Glue 1/16 ply wing bolt plate top wing block bolt location Drill holes through wing 114-in ply wing bolt mounts using #7 13/M-in drill Remove wing tap ply mounts 114.20 plastic bolts Harden threads Zap Redrill wing holes /4 Glue 114-in ply hatch screw blocks fuselage formers Install wing bolt down securely Trial fit wing hatch removing much material necessary good fit Recess hatch /32 ply hold- down plates Glue plates place Panhead screws used secure hatch Remove wing hatch set aside Install engine mount engine fuel tank throttle cablean easy matter top front fuselage still unsheeted Finish sheeting fuselage leaving opening just large enough remove engine through top cases muffler extension will required move muffler outboard far enough clear fuselage side Fair nose block spinner Bend landing gear doubler /32 music wire using plan guide Mount Continued page 142 54 Model Aviation N OR @ NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 \ 96 817-692-4475 AaaaAa aa aa HANDS OFF CUT TWO WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST FOR LESS? Designed Modeler ModelersCuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered wings Only $9610 $3OO S&H RequiW~ V Power Supply 0400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEMS Designed Fit Inside Tight Cowls Call Us Special Exhaust Needs CUSTOM VACUUM FORMING CanopiesCowlsWheelpantsNo Job Too Big Too Small Send $200 information fine products 142 Model Aviation Self Preservation Continued page 138 Community support clubs shield against attacks caused ignorance about hobby Companies Sources Haught Graphics 3416 West Fairway Drive Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Peck-Polymers Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Lii Foiler Continued page 54 fuselage preformed I32 nylon landing gear straps Wrap gear pieces together copper wire solder dont recommend substituting aluminum fiberglass landing gear wire ones Hard landings seem norm heat fun fly wire gear wont shear off break wing tail aluminum fiberglass ones will wire gear will bend can bend back fly again Tail surfaces Cut parts medium 1/4-in balsa sheet Join elevators 11t-in music wire glued place Bevel front elevators temporarily insert Sig Easy Hinges attachment stabilizer Dont glue hinges yet Glue stab slot rear fuselage making sure its 00 incidence respect wing Pin rudder fin subfin 114-in rudder post fuselage check alignment glue assembly place Glue 1/4-in triangular balsa stock both sides rudder fin subfin indicated plan Cut hole bottom rudder Glue Formica 1/32 ply 032 aluminum both sides rudder form pocket one-inch tail wheel Sand tail wheel down /4-in thickness Cut piece brass tubing little wider wheel hub act bushing 2-56 bolt used axle Cut slots Sig Easy Hinges rudder rudder post check alignment satisfactoy temporarily inserting hinges Dont glue yet control surfaces will removed covering rudder post will have cut removal elevator fuselage servos mounted sides under wing flex cable used throttle control Steel pushrods encased plastic tubing operate tail surfaces Set control throws /8 up-and-down aileron travel 3/4 up-and-down elevator travel much travel can get rudder center-of-gravity coincides THE e TEXACO 049 THE MILEAGE MAKER competing 1/2A Texaco events smooth steady power fuel economy secret winning Cox Texaco features high velocity venturi improved fuel economy new 5 fin cylinder head extra cooling swinging big prop Longer run times yours Texaco regulation 8cc fuel tank Try new COXACO today cox HOBBIES INC CORONA CA 91720 cox HOBBIES INC 1992 Available 30 40 50 60 main spar location Both Mikes model own balance added weight Finishing Mike covered model pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim used red Micafilm wings stab black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed UltraCote Hobbypoxy red paint paint holds well plastic film Just wipe film down alcohol beforehand remove masking tape right after spraying paint Flying Lots fun Takeoffs easy Like its larger sibling LII Foiler tracks straight rudder correction Its very responsive little plane can also quite docile Dont tempted move up 60 engineLu Foiler doesnt need Landings easy too Using low-pitch prop can walk model nose-high set down want Happy Landings erobatics Continued page 59 pushrod installed LA-i works great takes two Du-Bro #121 EZ Connectors two springs Du-Bro #120 Control Over-ride Servo Saver Sig #SH-659 aileron connector short piece 1/16 music wire figure shows hooked up Sig aileron connector has 1/16 hole fits snugly 1/16 music wire theres no slop have file aileron connector flat side will clear servo ann springs keep aileron connector centered between servo arm outputs servo stops working mechanism allows remaining servo move pushrod However mechanism gives about half throw instead full throw So use setup transmitter elevator dual rate turned set about half throw servo quits can switch high-rate elevator get full elevator authority back again havent elevator servo failures since installing system Im ready Food thought Only 96 Pattern fliers Westover AFB Massachusetts 1992 AMA Nationals smallest number years enter Nationals Last year 203 Pattern fliers competed Lawrenceville illinois Nationals 1985 last time Nationals held Westover AEB 145 Pattern fliers would like hear readers what significance can drawn facts C Sourli Rofarencb Catalog thought safe stop building soaring season. Northeast Sailplane Products carries comprehensive line NC Soaring kits accessories market today NSP catalog compilation information BC soaring kits related products well how-to information articles some prominant figures RC Soaring industry II interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reference must have Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 October1992 143 DIANA Aviatrix 30s ontann Pilot head Jacket Helmet Goggles Easy asemble finish latex parts No4031/3 ScaleslS95 No4041/4 Scales 995 No4051/5 Scaler 895 No406 1/6 Scales 795 ORDEffING INSTRUCTIONS See poor dealer tirstor nrde diect Ada 5100 snipping NYS Residents add 7% Yan Chock o Money oae Satisfaction Guaranteed EA Y II I I SH-710 Pkg 24 52 95 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre donel SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 74e ea 9e4 f4 eaa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 623-5154
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 142, 143
NO OCR TEXT 60-powered RC Foiler Published May 1991 issue Model Aviation well liked club members talked designing smaller version 40- 51size engines result Lil Foiler shortened wing 48 1/2 giving 615 sq area used same airfoil fuselage too six inches shorter inch thinner tail has scaled down well As original larger design airfoil shape fuselage enhances stability flight attitudes Lil Foiler small enough transported flying field fully assembled weighs 41/2 5 lb depending such factors materials type finish used model ajoy fly Taxiing out easythe tail wheel bottom rudder works like charm Add power takeoff straight no veering left snap roll takeoff quick easy Release sticks craft stralghtens out again Directional stability phenomenal yet want something wild Lil Foiler responds immediately Lomcevaks snap rolls knifeedge inverted flight rolling circles point rolls slow rollsthis model will Stall speed slow plane almost comes stop friend Mike Schillizzi built Lil Foiler Hes using SuperTigre 51 Im 44 Model Aviation Opposite page flight Lii Foiler has easy maneuverability its much-admired predecessor Above same airfoil-shaped fuselage used Foiler MA May 91 gives version like advantage stability Note chubby yet sleekly aggressive styling Left landing gear I32 music wire mounted fuselage nylon straps Right authors version foreground uses red Micafilm black UltraCote Mike Schillizzis rear has pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim using Royal 45 ABC Both models quite fasttoo fast might add fly reduced throttle have found plane can slowed down spot landing much easily 11 x 6 11 x 5 APC propeller highpitch prop basic structural design original Foiler unchanged though added optional canopy wheel pants improved appearance Dont put off wing subspars construction method easier faster lighter using sheeted D-tube cap strips wing just warp-free once covered bare bones left finished model black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed Hobbypoxy red paint Wing Cut master rib pattern /32 balsa sheet Check notches fit using piece 14-in-Sq balsa Sand pattern accurate contour looks good enough serve template harden edges soaking Zap Mark top T will keep notches perfect alignment Use master cut out center wing ribs Stack ribs sand shape Dont forget mark rib top Cut five W-2 center ribs I32 smaller top bottom accept I32 balsa sheet center wing between spars Cut 16 vertical-grain shear webs /32 balsa sheet Stack shear webs true up sanding block wing built piece using four-foot-long spars subspars spars leading edge tralling edge must perfectly straight ensure warp-free result Cover plan clear plastic waxed paper Pin down hard balsa spar 14-in-sq shim location shown plan Add /32 shim W-2 ribs center shims keep ribs level during construction Begin installation W-l rib wing tip Pin place spar shim keeping T mark top ensure ribs remain plumb October 1992 45 wing under construction 0 maintain aiignment between ribs spar rib glued along its shear web Note shim under rib rear wing Construction Top spars LE TE have installed wing weighted shimmed good alignment Bottom spars dowel plates added before sheeting author uses nose gear tiller arm aileron clamped TE ailerop control horn Torque tube centered airfoil aileron ribs piece /8-in music wire Center section being sanded match airfoil wing block has added shaped fYiYLIKE 1% PJA VL ALL P BfLf9 tiEET N F LITE PlY MW LG p HEET Q BRLA PL~R A1ERR kE /7 V / 7 LITE PLY % B&Sfl 8f iT [ NH] qL8A / C 0 4 V 0 0 respect spar sure install rib together its shear web holding both parts Zap place Work way center wing leave center rib out Repeat process second panel again working tip center Dont concerned ribs fail align shown plan Should webs little longer shorter width center bays will affected center bays narrower shown plan youll have cut down two webs order fit center rib Add 114-in-sq hard balsa spar subspars Cut 1/4 x l/s-in trailing edge oversize extends equally above below rear ribs will sanded flush later Zap trailing edge rear ribs Glue 31s-in-sq balsa leading edge Remove wing plan turn over pin shim before Glue remaining bottom spars Install After F-3s center section has cut out above left both fuselage sides cut Zona saw above right remove wing hatch fuselage below left 1/s-in ply dowel plates leading edge Cut I32 balsa sheet width fit between spars center wing Hold piece sheeting against spars cut mark end adjacent spar No 11 X-Acto blade Remove sheeting finish cutting correct width using metal straightedge guide may have sand strip lightly fit Pick up wing remove I32 shim center Turn wing over pin weight down /4-in spars finish sheeting center wing Cut two wing tips /4-in balsa sheet glue place Sand trailing edge flush ribs Plane sand leading edge round radius sharp leading edges cause abrupt stalling aggravated pitch sensitivity Make two aileron torque rods 1/~ music wire Use plastic aluminum brass tubing bearing Glue bearing trailing edge Cut groove balsa block aileron bushings two holes aileron horns Glue block place use two nose gear steer ing arms aileron horns since can easily removed wing being covered After plane has covered its wise use drop Zap prevent aileron horns slipping torque rods Plane sand balsa block Below The fuselage parts over plan ready gluing Right Fuselage sheeting under way Above right Completed engine installation roomy neat extension exhaust stack allows muffler clear fuselage shape Sand wing sheeting Cut two ailerons /32 balsa sheet Glue /32 X 1/2. balsa sticks front aileron top bottom Cut 32 rib tails I32 balsa Clamp aileron trailing edge centering airfoil Add I32 balsa rib tails proper locations top bottom Using sanding block fair aileron ribs airfoil Use 80-grit paper rough sanding Install balsa blocks secure torque rods Remove ailerons bevel leading edges block plane Drill Is-in hole end blocks torque rod use Sig Easy Hinges ailerons Cut slots hinges wing October 1992 47 FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE SEE PAGE 186 riYi z HZ -~----H------I-M---m---- ikS 5, o Mm7 trailing edge ailerons make trial fit glue hinges yet install aileron servo point plugging flight pack check smooth operation Set wing aside proceed fuselage FuseIag Cut sides out 1/s-in Lite Ply making full length nose ring rudder post Carefully mark sides airfoil-shaped cutouts wing will mounted make cutouts make verticai cuts leading trailing edge point Cut slot stabilizer rear Cut lightening holes both sides Cut 1/s-in Lite Ply front rear doublers using arrowheads plan guide Glue doublers inside fuselage Clamp sides together true up sanding Cut nose ring /8-in ply Cut bevel /2-in balsa nose block Cut firewall F-l /4-in ply Cut formers 1/s-in Lite Ply Lay sides plan mark locations formers Rubberband fuselage together rear use 1/4-in scrap baisa stab slot prevent squeezing shut Pin rubberband firewail front flush against doubler dont glue yet Accurately emplace formers using rubberbands nose block nose ring F-2A F-4B installed 48 Model Aviation iE IRI mmaanrmpI RC Lii Foiler Type Sport Expected flying weight 4/2 5 lb Wingspan 48 1/2 in Type construction Built-up Recommended engine size type Type covering/finish 40- 5 1-cu-in two-strokerecommended MonoKote Number RC channelsMicaflim wings stabilizer recommended FourUltraCote fuselage rudder Continued page 54 Left Control system detail Fuselage servos actuate flex cable throttle control plastic-sheathed steel pushrods tail surfaces Center wing hatch removed showing forward wing dowel plates aileron servo wing bolt plates Right Tall wheel control rod detail pushrods plastic guide tubes will cut off flush fuselage Lii Foiler Continued page 48 point Place rubberbanded fuselage plan side view using top view top side views actually identical Weight down fuselage straight alignment Zap joints Pull front together glue nose block add nose ring Glue F-2A F-4B hatch formers keeping separated formers F-2 F-4 spacer strips cut plastic jug Extend spacers above formers separate sheeting well Turn fuselage over glue 114-in ply landing gear plate Reinforce joints triangle stock points indicated plan Sheet top bottom fuselage I32 cross-grained balsa Leave front open point 1 forward F-2 installing engine Cut center wing section out F-3 remove plastic spacers cut down both fuselage sides Zona saw remove hatch Glue 114-in ply wing bolt mounts Fit wing fuselage Lay wing saddle check alignment wing centered straight mark leading edge 1/4-in wing dowels will mate F-2 Remove wing drill 1/4-in holes leading edge glue dowels Put wing back saddle glue 1/8~ifl ply dowel plates Glue 1/16 ply wing bolt plate top wing block bolt location Drill holes through wing 114-in ply wing bolt mounts using #7 13/M-in drill Remove wing tap ply mounts 114.20 plastic bolts Harden threads Zap Redrill wing holes /4 Glue 114-in ply hatch screw blocks fuselage formers Install wing bolt down securely Trial fit wing hatch removing much material necessary good fit Recess hatch /32 ply hold- down plates Glue plates place Panhead screws used secure hatch Remove wing hatch set aside Install engine mount engine fuel tank throttle cablean easy matter top front fuselage still unsheeted Finish sheeting fuselage leaving opening just large enough remove engine through top cases muffler extension will required move muffler outboard far enough clear fuselage side Fair nose block spinner Bend landing gear doubler /32 music wire using plan guide Mount Continued page 142 54 Model Aviation N OR @ NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 \ 96 817-692-4475 AaaaAa aa aa HANDS OFF CUT TWO WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST FOR LESS? Designed Modeler ModelersCuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered wings Only $9610 $3OO S&H RequiW~ V Power Supply 0400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEMS Designed Fit Inside Tight Cowls Call Us Special Exhaust Needs CUSTOM VACUUM FORMING CanopiesCowlsWheelpantsNo Job Too Big Too Small Send $200 information fine products 142 Model Aviation Self Preservation Continued page 138 Community support clubs shield against attacks caused ignorance about hobby Companies Sources Haught Graphics 3416 West Fairway Drive Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Peck-Polymers Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Lii Foiler Continued page 54 fuselage preformed I32 nylon landing gear straps Wrap gear pieces together copper wire solder dont recommend substituting aluminum fiberglass landing gear wire ones Hard landings seem norm heat fun fly wire gear wont shear off break wing tail aluminum fiberglass ones will wire gear will bend can bend back fly again Tail surfaces Cut parts medium 1/4-in balsa sheet Join elevators 11t-in music wire glued place Bevel front elevators temporarily insert Sig Easy Hinges attachment stabilizer Dont glue hinges yet Glue stab slot rear fuselage making sure its 00 incidence respect wing Pin rudder fin subfin 114-in rudder post fuselage check alignment glue assembly place Glue 1/4-in triangular balsa stock both sides rudder fin subfin indicated plan Cut hole bottom rudder Glue Formica 1/32 ply 032 aluminum both sides rudder form pocket one-inch tail wheel Sand tail wheel down /4-in thickness Cut piece brass tubing little wider wheel hub act bushing 2-56 bolt used axle Cut slots Sig Easy Hinges rudder rudder post check alignment satisfactoy temporarily inserting hinges Dont glue yet control surfaces will removed covering rudder post will have cut removal elevator fuselage servos mounted sides under wing flex cable used throttle control Steel pushrods encased plastic tubing operate tail surfaces Set control throws /8 up-and-down aileron travel 3/4 up-and-down elevator travel much travel can get rudder center-of-gravity coincides THE e TEXACO 049 THE MILEAGE MAKER competing 1/2A Texaco events smooth steady power fuel economy secret winning Cox Texaco features high velocity venturi improved fuel economy new 5 fin cylinder head extra cooling swinging big prop Longer run times yours Texaco regulation 8cc fuel tank Try new COXACO today cox HOBBIES INC CORONA CA 91720 cox HOBBIES INC 1992 Available 30 40 50 60 main spar location Both Mikes model own balance added weight Finishing Mike covered model pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim used red Micafilm wings stab black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed UltraCote Hobbypoxy red paint paint holds well plastic film Just wipe film down alcohol beforehand remove masking tape right after spraying paint Flying Lots fun Takeoffs easy Like its larger sibling LII Foiler tracks straight rudder correction Its very responsive little plane can also quite docile Dont tempted move up 60 engineLu Foiler doesnt need Landings easy too Using low-pitch prop can walk model nose-high set down want Happy Landings erobatics Continued page 59 pushrod installed LA-i works great takes two Du-Bro #121 EZ Connectors two springs Du-Bro #120 Control Over-ride Servo Saver Sig #SH-659 aileron connector short piece 1/16 music wire figure shows hooked up Sig aileron connector has 1/16 hole fits snugly 1/16 music wire theres no slop have file aileron connector flat side will clear servo ann springs keep aileron connector centered between servo arm outputs servo stops working mechanism allows remaining servo move pushrod However mechanism gives about half throw instead full throw So use setup transmitter elevator dual rate turned set about half throw servo quits can switch high-rate elevator get full elevator authority back again havent elevator servo failures since installing system Im ready Food thought Only 96 Pattern fliers Westover AFB Massachusetts 1992 AMA Nationals smallest number years enter Nationals Last year 203 Pattern fliers competed Lawrenceville illinois Nationals 1985 last time Nationals held Westover AEB 145 Pattern fliers would like hear readers what significance can drawn facts C Sourli Rofarencb Catalog thought safe stop building soaring season. Northeast Sailplane Products carries comprehensive line NC Soaring kits accessories market today NSP catalog compilation information BC soaring kits related products well how-to information articles some prominant figures RC Soaring industry II interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reference must have Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 October1992 143 DIANA Aviatrix 30s ontann Pilot head Jacket Helmet Goggles Easy asemble finish latex parts No4031/3 ScaleslS95 No4041/4 Scales 995 No4051/5 Scaler 895 No406 1/6 Scales 795 ORDEffING INSTRUCTIONS See poor dealer tirstor nrde diect Ada 5100 snipping NYS Residents add 7% Yan Chock o Money oae Satisfaction Guaranteed EA Y II I I SH-710 Pkg 24 52 95 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre donel SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 74e ea 9e4 f4 eaa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 623-5154
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 142, 143
NO OCR TEXT 60-powered RC Foiler Published May 1991 issue Model Aviation well liked club members talked designing smaller version 40- 51size engines result Lil Foiler shortened wing 48 1/2 giving 615 sq area used same airfoil fuselage too six inches shorter inch thinner tail has scaled down well As original larger design airfoil shape fuselage enhances stability flight attitudes Lil Foiler small enough transported flying field fully assembled weighs 41/2 5 lb depending such factors materials type finish used model ajoy fly Taxiing out easythe tail wheel bottom rudder works like charm Add power takeoff straight no veering left snap roll takeoff quick easy Release sticks craft stralghtens out again Directional stability phenomenal yet want something wild Lil Foiler responds immediately Lomcevaks snap rolls knifeedge inverted flight rolling circles point rolls slow rollsthis model will Stall speed slow plane almost comes stop friend Mike Schillizzi built Lil Foiler Hes using SuperTigre 51 Im 44 Model Aviation Opposite page flight Lii Foiler has easy maneuverability its much-admired predecessor Above same airfoil-shaped fuselage used Foiler MA May 91 gives version like advantage stability Note chubby yet sleekly aggressive styling Left landing gear I32 music wire mounted fuselage nylon straps Right authors version foreground uses red Micafilm black UltraCote Mike Schillizzis rear has pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim using Royal 45 ABC Both models quite fasttoo fast might add fly reduced throttle have found plane can slowed down spot landing much easily 11 x 6 11 x 5 APC propeller highpitch prop basic structural design original Foiler unchanged though added optional canopy wheel pants improved appearance Dont put off wing subspars construction method easier faster lighter using sheeted D-tube cap strips wing just warp-free once covered bare bones left finished model black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed Hobbypoxy red paint Wing Cut master rib pattern /32 balsa sheet Check notches fit using piece 14-in-Sq balsa Sand pattern accurate contour looks good enough serve template harden edges soaking Zap Mark top T will keep notches perfect alignment Use master cut out center wing ribs Stack ribs sand shape Dont forget mark rib top Cut five W-2 center ribs I32 smaller top bottom accept I32 balsa sheet center wing between spars Cut 16 vertical-grain shear webs /32 balsa sheet Stack shear webs true up sanding block wing built piece using four-foot-long spars subspars spars leading edge tralling edge must perfectly straight ensure warp-free result Cover plan clear plastic waxed paper Pin down hard balsa spar 14-in-sq shim location shown plan Add /32 shim W-2 ribs center shims keep ribs level during construction Begin installation W-l rib wing tip Pin place spar shim keeping T mark top ensure ribs remain plumb October 1992 45 wing under construction 0 maintain aiignment between ribs spar rib glued along its shear web Note shim under rib rear wing Construction Top spars LE TE have installed wing weighted shimmed good alignment Bottom spars dowel plates added before sheeting author uses nose gear tiller arm aileron clamped TE ailerop control horn Torque tube centered airfoil aileron ribs piece /8-in music wire Center section being sanded match airfoil wing block has added shaped fYiYLIKE 1% PJA VL ALL P BfLf9 tiEET N F LITE PlY MW LG p HEET Q BRLA PL~R A1ERR kE /7 V / 7 LITE PLY % B&Sfl 8f iT [ NH] qL8A / C 0 4 V 0 0 respect spar sure install rib together its shear web holding both parts Zap place Work way center wing leave center rib out Repeat process second panel again working tip center Dont concerned ribs fail align shown plan Should webs little longer shorter width center bays will affected center bays narrower shown plan youll have cut down two webs order fit center rib Add 114-in-sq hard balsa spar subspars Cut 1/4 x l/s-in trailing edge oversize extends equally above below rear ribs will sanded flush later Zap trailing edge rear ribs Glue 31s-in-sq balsa leading edge Remove wing plan turn over pin shim before Glue remaining bottom spars Install After F-3s center section has cut out above left both fuselage sides cut Zona saw above right remove wing hatch fuselage below left 1/s-in ply dowel plates leading edge Cut I32 balsa sheet width fit between spars center wing Hold piece sheeting against spars cut mark end adjacent spar No 11 X-Acto blade Remove sheeting finish cutting correct width using metal straightedge guide may have sand strip lightly fit Pick up wing remove I32 shim center Turn wing over pin weight down /4-in spars finish sheeting center wing Cut two wing tips /4-in balsa sheet glue place Sand trailing edge flush ribs Plane sand leading edge round radius sharp leading edges cause abrupt stalling aggravated pitch sensitivity Make two aileron torque rods 1/~ music wire Use plastic aluminum brass tubing bearing Glue bearing trailing edge Cut groove balsa block aileron bushings two holes aileron horns Glue block place use two nose gear steer ing arms aileron horns since can easily removed wing being covered After plane has covered its wise use drop Zap prevent aileron horns slipping torque rods Plane sand balsa block Below The fuselage parts over plan ready gluing Right Fuselage sheeting under way Above right Completed engine installation roomy neat extension exhaust stack allows muffler clear fuselage shape Sand wing sheeting Cut two ailerons /32 balsa sheet Glue /32 X 1/2. balsa sticks front aileron top bottom Cut 32 rib tails I32 balsa Clamp aileron trailing edge centering airfoil Add I32 balsa rib tails proper locations top bottom Using sanding block fair aileron ribs airfoil Use 80-grit paper rough sanding Install balsa blocks secure torque rods Remove ailerons bevel leading edges block plane Drill Is-in hole end blocks torque rod use Sig Easy Hinges ailerons Cut slots hinges wing October 1992 47 FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE SEE PAGE 186 riYi z HZ -~----H------I-M---m---- ikS 5, o Mm7 trailing edge ailerons make trial fit glue hinges yet install aileron servo point plugging flight pack check smooth operation Set wing aside proceed fuselage FuseIag Cut sides out 1/s-in Lite Ply making full length nose ring rudder post Carefully mark sides airfoil-shaped cutouts wing will mounted make cutouts make verticai cuts leading trailing edge point Cut slot stabilizer rear Cut lightening holes both sides Cut 1/s-in Lite Ply front rear doublers using arrowheads plan guide Glue doublers inside fuselage Clamp sides together true up sanding Cut nose ring /8-in ply Cut bevel /2-in balsa nose block Cut firewall F-l /4-in ply Cut formers 1/s-in Lite Ply Lay sides plan mark locations formers Rubberband fuselage together rear use 1/4-in scrap baisa stab slot prevent squeezing shut Pin rubberband firewail front flush against doubler dont glue yet Accurately emplace formers using rubberbands nose block nose ring F-2A F-4B installed 48 Model Aviation iE IRI mmaanrmpI RC Lii Foiler Type Sport Expected flying weight 4/2 5 lb Wingspan 48 1/2 in Type construction Built-up Recommended engine size type Type covering/finish 40- 5 1-cu-in two-strokerecommended MonoKote Number RC channelsMicaflim wings stabilizer recommended FourUltraCote fuselage rudder Continued page 54 Left Control system detail Fuselage servos actuate flex cable throttle control plastic-sheathed steel pushrods tail surfaces Center wing hatch removed showing forward wing dowel plates aileron servo wing bolt plates Right Tall wheel control rod detail pushrods plastic guide tubes will cut off flush fuselage Lii Foiler Continued page 48 point Place rubberbanded fuselage plan side view using top view top side views actually identical Weight down fuselage straight alignment Zap joints Pull front together glue nose block add nose ring Glue F-2A F-4B hatch formers keeping separated formers F-2 F-4 spacer strips cut plastic jug Extend spacers above formers separate sheeting well Turn fuselage over glue 114-in ply landing gear plate Reinforce joints triangle stock points indicated plan Sheet top bottom fuselage I32 cross-grained balsa Leave front open point 1 forward F-2 installing engine Cut center wing section out F-3 remove plastic spacers cut down both fuselage sides Zona saw remove hatch Glue 114-in ply wing bolt mounts Fit wing fuselage Lay wing saddle check alignment wing centered straight mark leading edge 1/4-in wing dowels will mate F-2 Remove wing drill 1/4-in holes leading edge glue dowels Put wing back saddle glue 1/8~ifl ply dowel plates Glue 1/16 ply wing bolt plate top wing block bolt location Drill holes through wing 114-in ply wing bolt mounts using #7 13/M-in drill Remove wing tap ply mounts 114.20 plastic bolts Harden threads Zap Redrill wing holes /4 Glue 114-in ply hatch screw blocks fuselage formers Install wing bolt down securely Trial fit wing hatch removing much material necessary good fit Recess hatch /32 ply hold- down plates Glue plates place Panhead screws used secure hatch Remove wing hatch set aside Install engine mount engine fuel tank throttle cablean easy matter top front fuselage still unsheeted Finish sheeting fuselage leaving opening just large enough remove engine through top cases muffler extension will required move muffler outboard far enough clear fuselage side Fair nose block spinner Bend landing gear doubler /32 music wire using plan guide Mount Continued page 142 54 Model Aviation N OR @ NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 \ 96 817-692-4475 AaaaAa aa aa HANDS OFF CUT TWO WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST FOR LESS? Designed Modeler ModelersCuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered wings Only $9610 $3OO S&H RequiW~ V Power Supply 0400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEMS Designed Fit Inside Tight Cowls Call Us Special Exhaust Needs CUSTOM VACUUM FORMING CanopiesCowlsWheelpantsNo Job Too Big Too Small Send $200 information fine products 142 Model Aviation Self Preservation Continued page 138 Community support clubs shield against attacks caused ignorance about hobby Companies Sources Haught Graphics 3416 West Fairway Drive Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Peck-Polymers Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Lii Foiler Continued page 54 fuselage preformed I32 nylon landing gear straps Wrap gear pieces together copper wire solder dont recommend substituting aluminum fiberglass landing gear wire ones Hard landings seem norm heat fun fly wire gear wont shear off break wing tail aluminum fiberglass ones will wire gear will bend can bend back fly again Tail surfaces Cut parts medium 1/4-in balsa sheet Join elevators 11t-in music wire glued place Bevel front elevators temporarily insert Sig Easy Hinges attachment stabilizer Dont glue hinges yet Glue stab slot rear fuselage making sure its 00 incidence respect wing Pin rudder fin subfin 114-in rudder post fuselage check alignment glue assembly place Glue 1/4-in triangular balsa stock both sides rudder fin subfin indicated plan Cut hole bottom rudder Glue Formica 1/32 ply 032 aluminum both sides rudder form pocket one-inch tail wheel Sand tail wheel down /4-in thickness Cut piece brass tubing little wider wheel hub act bushing 2-56 bolt used axle Cut slots Sig Easy Hinges rudder rudder post check alignment satisfactoy temporarily inserting hinges Dont glue yet control surfaces will removed covering rudder post will have cut removal elevator fuselage servos mounted sides under wing flex cable used throttle control Steel pushrods encased plastic tubing operate tail surfaces Set control throws /8 up-and-down aileron travel 3/4 up-and-down elevator travel much travel can get rudder center-of-gravity coincides THE e TEXACO 049 THE MILEAGE MAKER competing 1/2A Texaco events smooth steady power fuel economy secret winning Cox Texaco features high velocity venturi improved fuel economy new 5 fin cylinder head extra cooling swinging big prop Longer run times yours Texaco regulation 8cc fuel tank Try new COXACO today cox HOBBIES INC CORONA CA 91720 cox HOBBIES INC 1992 Available 30 40 50 60 main spar location Both Mikes model own balance added weight Finishing Mike covered model pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim used red Micafilm wings stab black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed UltraCote Hobbypoxy red paint paint holds well plastic film Just wipe film down alcohol beforehand remove masking tape right after spraying paint Flying Lots fun Takeoffs easy Like its larger sibling LII Foiler tracks straight rudder correction Its very responsive little plane can also quite docile Dont tempted move up 60 engineLu Foiler doesnt need Landings easy too Using low-pitch prop can walk model nose-high set down want Happy Landings erobatics Continued page 59 pushrod installed LA-i works great takes two Du-Bro #121 EZ Connectors two springs Du-Bro #120 Control Over-ride Servo Saver Sig #SH-659 aileron connector short piece 1/16 music wire figure shows hooked up Sig aileron connector has 1/16 hole fits snugly 1/16 music wire theres no slop have file aileron connector flat side will clear servo ann springs keep aileron connector centered between servo arm outputs servo stops working mechanism allows remaining servo move pushrod However mechanism gives about half throw instead full throw So use setup transmitter elevator dual rate turned set about half throw servo quits can switch high-rate elevator get full elevator authority back again havent elevator servo failures since installing system Im ready Food thought Only 96 Pattern fliers Westover AFB Massachusetts 1992 AMA Nationals smallest number years enter Nationals Last year 203 Pattern fliers competed Lawrenceville illinois Nationals 1985 last time Nationals held Westover AEB 145 Pattern fliers would like hear readers what significance can drawn facts C Sourli Rofarencb Catalog thought safe stop building soaring season. Northeast Sailplane Products carries comprehensive line NC Soaring kits accessories market today NSP catalog compilation information BC soaring kits related products well how-to information articles some prominant figures RC Soaring industry II interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reference must have Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 October1992 143 DIANA Aviatrix 30s ontann Pilot head Jacket Helmet Goggles Easy asemble finish latex parts No4031/3 ScaleslS95 No4041/4 Scales 995 No4051/5 Scaler 895 No406 1/6 Scales 795 ORDEffING INSTRUCTIONS See poor dealer tirstor nrde diect Ada 5100 snipping NYS Residents add 7% Yan Chock o Money oae Satisfaction Guaranteed EA Y II I I SH-710 Pkg 24 52 95 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre donel SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 74e ea 9e4 f4 eaa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 623-5154
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 142, 143
NO OCR TEXT 60-powered RC Foiler Published May 1991 issue Model Aviation well liked club members talked designing smaller version 40- 51size engines result Lil Foiler shortened wing 48 1/2 giving 615 sq area used same airfoil fuselage too six inches shorter inch thinner tail has scaled down well As original larger design airfoil shape fuselage enhances stability flight attitudes Lil Foiler small enough transported flying field fully assembled weighs 41/2 5 lb depending such factors materials type finish used model ajoy fly Taxiing out easythe tail wheel bottom rudder works like charm Add power takeoff straight no veering left snap roll takeoff quick easy Release sticks craft stralghtens out again Directional stability phenomenal yet want something wild Lil Foiler responds immediately Lomcevaks snap rolls knifeedge inverted flight rolling circles point rolls slow rollsthis model will Stall speed slow plane almost comes stop friend Mike Schillizzi built Lil Foiler Hes using SuperTigre 51 Im 44 Model Aviation Opposite page flight Lii Foiler has easy maneuverability its much-admired predecessor Above same airfoil-shaped fuselage used Foiler MA May 91 gives version like advantage stability Note chubby yet sleekly aggressive styling Left landing gear I32 music wire mounted fuselage nylon straps Right authors version foreground uses red Micafilm black UltraCote Mike Schillizzis rear has pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim using Royal 45 ABC Both models quite fasttoo fast might add fly reduced throttle have found plane can slowed down spot landing much easily 11 x 6 11 x 5 APC propeller highpitch prop basic structural design original Foiler unchanged though added optional canopy wheel pants improved appearance Dont put off wing subspars construction method easier faster lighter using sheeted D-tube cap strips wing just warp-free once covered bare bones left finished model black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed Hobbypoxy red paint Wing Cut master rib pattern /32 balsa sheet Check notches fit using piece 14-in-Sq balsa Sand pattern accurate contour looks good enough serve template harden edges soaking Zap Mark top T will keep notches perfect alignment Use master cut out center wing ribs Stack ribs sand shape Dont forget mark rib top Cut five W-2 center ribs I32 smaller top bottom accept I32 balsa sheet center wing between spars Cut 16 vertical-grain shear webs /32 balsa sheet Stack shear webs true up sanding block wing built piece using four-foot-long spars subspars spars leading edge tralling edge must perfectly straight ensure warp-free result Cover plan clear plastic waxed paper Pin down hard balsa spar 14-in-sq shim location shown plan Add /32 shim W-2 ribs center shims keep ribs level during construction Begin installation W-l rib wing tip Pin place spar shim keeping T mark top ensure ribs remain plumb October 1992 45 wing under construction 0 maintain aiignment between ribs spar rib glued along its shear web Note shim under rib rear wing Construction Top spars LE TE have installed wing weighted shimmed good alignment Bottom spars dowel plates added before sheeting author uses nose gear tiller arm aileron clamped TE ailerop control horn Torque tube centered airfoil aileron ribs piece /8-in music wire Center section being sanded match airfoil wing block has added shaped fYiYLIKE 1% PJA VL ALL P BfLf9 tiEET N F LITE PlY MW LG p HEET Q BRLA PL~R A1ERR kE /7 V / 7 LITE PLY % B&Sfl 8f iT [ NH] qL8A / C 0 4 V 0 0 respect spar sure install rib together its shear web holding both parts Zap place Work way center wing leave center rib out Repeat process second panel again working tip center Dont concerned ribs fail align shown plan Should webs little longer shorter width center bays will affected center bays narrower shown plan youll have cut down two webs order fit center rib Add 114-in-sq hard balsa spar subspars Cut 1/4 x l/s-in trailing edge oversize extends equally above below rear ribs will sanded flush later Zap trailing edge rear ribs Glue 31s-in-sq balsa leading edge Remove wing plan turn over pin shim before Glue remaining bottom spars Install After F-3s center section has cut out above left both fuselage sides cut Zona saw above right remove wing hatch fuselage below left 1/s-in ply dowel plates leading edge Cut I32 balsa sheet width fit between spars center wing Hold piece sheeting against spars cut mark end adjacent spar No 11 X-Acto blade Remove sheeting finish cutting correct width using metal straightedge guide may have sand strip lightly fit Pick up wing remove I32 shim center Turn wing over pin weight down /4-in spars finish sheeting center wing Cut two wing tips /4-in balsa sheet glue place Sand trailing edge flush ribs Plane sand leading edge round radius sharp leading edges cause abrupt stalling aggravated pitch sensitivity Make two aileron torque rods 1/~ music wire Use plastic aluminum brass tubing bearing Glue bearing trailing edge Cut groove balsa block aileron bushings two holes aileron horns Glue block place use two nose gear steer ing arms aileron horns since can easily removed wing being covered After plane has covered its wise use drop Zap prevent aileron horns slipping torque rods Plane sand balsa block Below The fuselage parts over plan ready gluing Right Fuselage sheeting under way Above right Completed engine installation roomy neat extension exhaust stack allows muffler clear fuselage shape Sand wing sheeting Cut two ailerons /32 balsa sheet Glue /32 X 1/2. balsa sticks front aileron top bottom Cut 32 rib tails I32 balsa Clamp aileron trailing edge centering airfoil Add I32 balsa rib tails proper locations top bottom Using sanding block fair aileron ribs airfoil Use 80-grit paper rough sanding Install balsa blocks secure torque rods Remove ailerons bevel leading edges block plane Drill Is-in hole end blocks torque rod use Sig Easy Hinges ailerons Cut slots hinges wing October 1992 47 FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE SEE PAGE 186 riYi z HZ -~----H------I-M---m---- ikS 5, o Mm7 trailing edge ailerons make trial fit glue hinges yet install aileron servo point plugging flight pack check smooth operation Set wing aside proceed fuselage FuseIag Cut sides out 1/s-in Lite Ply making full length nose ring rudder post Carefully mark sides airfoil-shaped cutouts wing will mounted make cutouts make verticai cuts leading trailing edge point Cut slot stabilizer rear Cut lightening holes both sides Cut 1/s-in Lite Ply front rear doublers using arrowheads plan guide Glue doublers inside fuselage Clamp sides together true up sanding Cut nose ring /8-in ply Cut bevel /2-in balsa nose block Cut firewall F-l /4-in ply Cut formers 1/s-in Lite Ply Lay sides plan mark locations formers Rubberband fuselage together rear use 1/4-in scrap baisa stab slot prevent squeezing shut Pin rubberband firewail front flush against doubler dont glue yet Accurately emplace formers using rubberbands nose block nose ring F-2A F-4B installed 48 Model Aviation iE IRI mmaanrmpI RC Lii Foiler Type Sport Expected flying weight 4/2 5 lb Wingspan 48 1/2 in Type construction Built-up Recommended engine size type Type covering/finish 40- 5 1-cu-in two-strokerecommended MonoKote Number RC channelsMicaflim wings stabilizer recommended FourUltraCote fuselage rudder Continued page 54 Left Control system detail Fuselage servos actuate flex cable throttle control plastic-sheathed steel pushrods tail surfaces Center wing hatch removed showing forward wing dowel plates aileron servo wing bolt plates Right Tall wheel control rod detail pushrods plastic guide tubes will cut off flush fuselage Lii Foiler Continued page 48 point Place rubberbanded fuselage plan side view using top view top side views actually identical Weight down fuselage straight alignment Zap joints Pull front together glue nose block add nose ring Glue F-2A F-4B hatch formers keeping separated formers F-2 F-4 spacer strips cut plastic jug Extend spacers above formers separate sheeting well Turn fuselage over glue 114-in ply landing gear plate Reinforce joints triangle stock points indicated plan Sheet top bottom fuselage I32 cross-grained balsa Leave front open point 1 forward F-2 installing engine Cut center wing section out F-3 remove plastic spacers cut down both fuselage sides Zona saw remove hatch Glue 114-in ply wing bolt mounts Fit wing fuselage Lay wing saddle check alignment wing centered straight mark leading edge 1/4-in wing dowels will mate F-2 Remove wing drill 1/4-in holes leading edge glue dowels Put wing back saddle glue 1/8~ifl ply dowel plates Glue 1/16 ply wing bolt plate top wing block bolt location Drill holes through wing 114-in ply wing bolt mounts using #7 13/M-in drill Remove wing tap ply mounts 114.20 plastic bolts Harden threads Zap Redrill wing holes /4 Glue 114-in ply hatch screw blocks fuselage formers Install wing bolt down securely Trial fit wing hatch removing much material necessary good fit Recess hatch /32 ply hold- down plates Glue plates place Panhead screws used secure hatch Remove wing hatch set aside Install engine mount engine fuel tank throttle cablean easy matter top front fuselage still unsheeted Finish sheeting fuselage leaving opening just large enough remove engine through top cases muffler extension will required move muffler outboard far enough clear fuselage side Fair nose block spinner Bend landing gear doubler /32 music wire using plan guide Mount Continued page 142 54 Model Aviation N OR @ NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 \ 96 817-692-4475 AaaaAa aa aa HANDS OFF CUT TWO WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST FOR LESS? Designed Modeler ModelersCuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered wings Only $9610 $3OO S&H RequiW~ V Power Supply 0400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEMS Designed Fit Inside Tight Cowls Call Us Special Exhaust Needs CUSTOM VACUUM FORMING CanopiesCowlsWheelpantsNo Job Too Big Too Small Send $200 information fine products 142 Model Aviation Self Preservation Continued page 138 Community support clubs shield against attacks caused ignorance about hobby Companies Sources Haught Graphics 3416 West Fairway Drive Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Peck-Polymers Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Lii Foiler Continued page 54 fuselage preformed I32 nylon landing gear straps Wrap gear pieces together copper wire solder dont recommend substituting aluminum fiberglass landing gear wire ones Hard landings seem norm heat fun fly wire gear wont shear off break wing tail aluminum fiberglass ones will wire gear will bend can bend back fly again Tail surfaces Cut parts medium 1/4-in balsa sheet Join elevators 11t-in music wire glued place Bevel front elevators temporarily insert Sig Easy Hinges attachment stabilizer Dont glue hinges yet Glue stab slot rear fuselage making sure its 00 incidence respect wing Pin rudder fin subfin 114-in rudder post fuselage check alignment glue assembly place Glue 1/4-in triangular balsa stock both sides rudder fin subfin indicated plan Cut hole bottom rudder Glue Formica 1/32 ply 032 aluminum both sides rudder form pocket one-inch tail wheel Sand tail wheel down /4-in thickness Cut piece brass tubing little wider wheel hub act bushing 2-56 bolt used axle Cut slots Sig Easy Hinges rudder rudder post check alignment satisfactoy temporarily inserting hinges Dont glue yet control surfaces will removed covering rudder post will have cut removal elevator fuselage servos mounted sides under wing flex cable used throttle control Steel pushrods encased plastic tubing operate tail surfaces Set control throws /8 up-and-down aileron travel 3/4 up-and-down elevator travel much travel can get rudder center-of-gravity coincides THE e TEXACO 049 THE MILEAGE MAKER competing 1/2A Texaco events smooth steady power fuel economy secret winning Cox Texaco features high velocity venturi improved fuel economy new 5 fin cylinder head extra cooling swinging big prop Longer run times yours Texaco regulation 8cc fuel tank Try new COXACO today cox HOBBIES INC CORONA CA 91720 cox HOBBIES INC 1992 Available 30 40 50 60 main spar location Both Mikes model own balance added weight Finishing Mike covered model pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim used red Micafilm wings stab black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed UltraCote Hobbypoxy red paint paint holds well plastic film Just wipe film down alcohol beforehand remove masking tape right after spraying paint Flying Lots fun Takeoffs easy Like its larger sibling LII Foiler tracks straight rudder correction Its very responsive little plane can also quite docile Dont tempted move up 60 engineLu Foiler doesnt need Landings easy too Using low-pitch prop can walk model nose-high set down want Happy Landings erobatics Continued page 59 pushrod installed LA-i works great takes two Du-Bro #121 EZ Connectors two springs Du-Bro #120 Control Over-ride Servo Saver Sig #SH-659 aileron connector short piece 1/16 music wire figure shows hooked up Sig aileron connector has 1/16 hole fits snugly 1/16 music wire theres no slop have file aileron connector flat side will clear servo ann springs keep aileron connector centered between servo arm outputs servo stops working mechanism allows remaining servo move pushrod However mechanism gives about half throw instead full throw So use setup transmitter elevator dual rate turned set about half throw servo quits can switch high-rate elevator get full elevator authority back again havent elevator servo failures since installing system Im ready Food thought Only 96 Pattern fliers Westover AFB Massachusetts 1992 AMA Nationals smallest number years enter Nationals Last year 203 Pattern fliers competed Lawrenceville illinois Nationals 1985 last time Nationals held Westover AEB 145 Pattern fliers would like hear readers what significance can drawn facts C Sourli Rofarencb Catalog thought safe stop building soaring season. Northeast Sailplane Products carries comprehensive line NC Soaring kits accessories market today NSP catalog compilation information BC soaring kits related products well how-to information articles some prominant figures RC Soaring industry II interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reference must have Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 October1992 143 DIANA Aviatrix 30s ontann Pilot head Jacket Helmet Goggles Easy asemble finish latex parts No4031/3 ScaleslS95 No4041/4 Scales 995 No4051/5 Scaler 895 No406 1/6 Scales 795 ORDEffING INSTRUCTIONS See poor dealer tirstor nrde diect Ada 5100 snipping NYS Residents add 7% Yan Chock o Money oae Satisfaction Guaranteed EA Y II I I SH-710 Pkg 24 52 95 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre donel SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 74e ea 9e4 f4 eaa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 623-5154
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 142, 143
NO OCR TEXT 60-powered RC Foiler Published May 1991 issue Model Aviation well liked club members talked designing smaller version 40- 51size engines result Lil Foiler shortened wing 48 1/2 giving 615 sq area used same airfoil fuselage too six inches shorter inch thinner tail has scaled down well As original larger design airfoil shape fuselage enhances stability flight attitudes Lil Foiler small enough transported flying field fully assembled weighs 41/2 5 lb depending such factors materials type finish used model ajoy fly Taxiing out easythe tail wheel bottom rudder works like charm Add power takeoff straight no veering left snap roll takeoff quick easy Release sticks craft stralghtens out again Directional stability phenomenal yet want something wild Lil Foiler responds immediately Lomcevaks snap rolls knifeedge inverted flight rolling circles point rolls slow rollsthis model will Stall speed slow plane almost comes stop friend Mike Schillizzi built Lil Foiler Hes using SuperTigre 51 Im 44 Model Aviation Opposite page flight Lii Foiler has easy maneuverability its much-admired predecessor Above same airfoil-shaped fuselage used Foiler MA May 91 gives version like advantage stability Note chubby yet sleekly aggressive styling Left landing gear I32 music wire mounted fuselage nylon straps Right authors version foreground uses red Micafilm black UltraCote Mike Schillizzis rear has pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim using Royal 45 ABC Both models quite fasttoo fast might add fly reduced throttle have found plane can slowed down spot landing much easily 11 x 6 11 x 5 APC propeller highpitch prop basic structural design original Foiler unchanged though added optional canopy wheel pants improved appearance Dont put off wing subspars construction method easier faster lighter using sheeted D-tube cap strips wing just warp-free once covered bare bones left finished model black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed Hobbypoxy red paint Wing Cut master rib pattern /32 balsa sheet Check notches fit using piece 14-in-Sq balsa Sand pattern accurate contour looks good enough serve template harden edges soaking Zap Mark top T will keep notches perfect alignment Use master cut out center wing ribs Stack ribs sand shape Dont forget mark rib top Cut five W-2 center ribs I32 smaller top bottom accept I32 balsa sheet center wing between spars Cut 16 vertical-grain shear webs /32 balsa sheet Stack shear webs true up sanding block wing built piece using four-foot-long spars subspars spars leading edge tralling edge must perfectly straight ensure warp-free result Cover plan clear plastic waxed paper Pin down hard balsa spar 14-in-sq shim location shown plan Add /32 shim W-2 ribs center shims keep ribs level during construction Begin installation W-l rib wing tip Pin place spar shim keeping T mark top ensure ribs remain plumb October 1992 45 wing under construction 0 maintain aiignment between ribs spar rib glued along its shear web Note shim under rib rear wing Construction Top spars LE TE have installed wing weighted shimmed good alignment Bottom spars dowel plates added before sheeting author uses nose gear tiller arm aileron clamped TE ailerop control horn Torque tube centered airfoil aileron ribs piece /8-in music wire Center section being sanded match airfoil wing block has added shaped fYiYLIKE 1% PJA VL ALL P BfLf9 tiEET N F LITE PlY MW LG p HEET Q BRLA PL~R A1ERR kE /7 V / 7 LITE PLY % B&Sfl 8f iT [ NH] qL8A / C 0 4 V 0 0 respect spar sure install rib together its shear web holding both parts Zap place Work way center wing leave center rib out Repeat process second panel again working tip center Dont concerned ribs fail align shown plan Should webs little longer shorter width center bays will affected center bays narrower shown plan youll have cut down two webs order fit center rib Add 114-in-sq hard balsa spar subspars Cut 1/4 x l/s-in trailing edge oversize extends equally above below rear ribs will sanded flush later Zap trailing edge rear ribs Glue 31s-in-sq balsa leading edge Remove wing plan turn over pin shim before Glue remaining bottom spars Install After F-3s center section has cut out above left both fuselage sides cut Zona saw above right remove wing hatch fuselage below left 1/s-in ply dowel plates leading edge Cut I32 balsa sheet width fit between spars center wing Hold piece sheeting against spars cut mark end adjacent spar No 11 X-Acto blade Remove sheeting finish cutting correct width using metal straightedge guide may have sand strip lightly fit Pick up wing remove I32 shim center Turn wing over pin weight down /4-in spars finish sheeting center wing Cut two wing tips /4-in balsa sheet glue place Sand trailing edge flush ribs Plane sand leading edge round radius sharp leading edges cause abrupt stalling aggravated pitch sensitivity Make two aileron torque rods 1/~ music wire Use plastic aluminum brass tubing bearing Glue bearing trailing edge Cut groove balsa block aileron bushings two holes aileron horns Glue block place use two nose gear steer ing arms aileron horns since can easily removed wing being covered After plane has covered its wise use drop Zap prevent aileron horns slipping torque rods Plane sand balsa block Below The fuselage parts over plan ready gluing Right Fuselage sheeting under way Above right Completed engine installation roomy neat extension exhaust stack allows muffler clear fuselage shape Sand wing sheeting Cut two ailerons /32 balsa sheet Glue /32 X 1/2. balsa sticks front aileron top bottom Cut 32 rib tails I32 balsa Clamp aileron trailing edge centering airfoil Add I32 balsa rib tails proper locations top bottom Using sanding block fair aileron ribs airfoil Use 80-grit paper rough sanding Install balsa blocks secure torque rods Remove ailerons bevel leading edges block plane Drill Is-in hole end blocks torque rod use Sig Easy Hinges ailerons Cut slots hinges wing October 1992 47 FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE SEE PAGE 186 riYi z HZ -~----H------I-M---m---- ikS 5, o Mm7 trailing edge ailerons make trial fit glue hinges yet install aileron servo point plugging flight pack check smooth operation Set wing aside proceed fuselage FuseIag Cut sides out 1/s-in Lite Ply making full length nose ring rudder post Carefully mark sides airfoil-shaped cutouts wing will mounted make cutouts make verticai cuts leading trailing edge point Cut slot stabilizer rear Cut lightening holes both sides Cut 1/s-in Lite Ply front rear doublers using arrowheads plan guide Glue doublers inside fuselage Clamp sides together true up sanding Cut nose ring /8-in ply Cut bevel /2-in balsa nose block Cut firewall F-l /4-in ply Cut formers 1/s-in Lite Ply Lay sides plan mark locations formers Rubberband fuselage together rear use 1/4-in scrap baisa stab slot prevent squeezing shut Pin rubberband firewail front flush against doubler dont glue yet Accurately emplace formers using rubberbands nose block nose ring F-2A F-4B installed 48 Model Aviation iE IRI mmaanrmpI RC Lii Foiler Type Sport Expected flying weight 4/2 5 lb Wingspan 48 1/2 in Type construction Built-up Recommended engine size type Type covering/finish 40- 5 1-cu-in two-strokerecommended MonoKote Number RC channelsMicaflim wings stabilizer recommended FourUltraCote fuselage rudder Continued page 54 Left Control system detail Fuselage servos actuate flex cable throttle control plastic-sheathed steel pushrods tail surfaces Center wing hatch removed showing forward wing dowel plates aileron servo wing bolt plates Right Tall wheel control rod detail pushrods plastic guide tubes will cut off flush fuselage Lii Foiler Continued page 48 point Place rubberbanded fuselage plan side view using top view top side views actually identical Weight down fuselage straight alignment Zap joints Pull front together glue nose block add nose ring Glue F-2A F-4B hatch formers keeping separated formers F-2 F-4 spacer strips cut plastic jug Extend spacers above formers separate sheeting well Turn fuselage over glue 114-in ply landing gear plate Reinforce joints triangle stock points indicated plan Sheet top bottom fuselage I32 cross-grained balsa Leave front open point 1 forward F-2 installing engine Cut center wing section out F-3 remove plastic spacers cut down both fuselage sides Zona saw remove hatch Glue 114-in ply wing bolt mounts Fit wing fuselage Lay wing saddle check alignment wing centered straight mark leading edge 1/4-in wing dowels will mate F-2 Remove wing drill 1/4-in holes leading edge glue dowels Put wing back saddle glue 1/8~ifl ply dowel plates Glue 1/16 ply wing bolt plate top wing block bolt location Drill holes through wing 114-in ply wing bolt mounts using #7 13/M-in drill Remove wing tap ply mounts 114.20 plastic bolts Harden threads Zap Redrill wing holes /4 Glue 114-in ply hatch screw blocks fuselage formers Install wing bolt down securely Trial fit wing hatch removing much material necessary good fit Recess hatch /32 ply hold- down plates Glue plates place Panhead screws used secure hatch Remove wing hatch set aside Install engine mount engine fuel tank throttle cablean easy matter top front fuselage still unsheeted Finish sheeting fuselage leaving opening just large enough remove engine through top cases muffler extension will required move muffler outboard far enough clear fuselage side Fair nose block spinner Bend landing gear doubler /32 music wire using plan guide Mount Continued page 142 54 Model Aviation N OR @ NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 \ 96 817-692-4475 AaaaAa aa aa HANDS OFF CUT TWO WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST FOR LESS? Designed Modeler ModelersCuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered wings Only $9610 $3OO S&H RequiW~ V Power Supply 0400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEMS Designed Fit Inside Tight Cowls Call Us Special Exhaust Needs CUSTOM VACUUM FORMING CanopiesCowlsWheelpantsNo Job Too Big Too Small Send $200 information fine products 142 Model Aviation Self Preservation Continued page 138 Community support clubs shield against attacks caused ignorance about hobby Companies Sources Haught Graphics 3416 West Fairway Drive Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Peck-Polymers Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Lii Foiler Continued page 54 fuselage preformed I32 nylon landing gear straps Wrap gear pieces together copper wire solder dont recommend substituting aluminum fiberglass landing gear wire ones Hard landings seem norm heat fun fly wire gear wont shear off break wing tail aluminum fiberglass ones will wire gear will bend can bend back fly again Tail surfaces Cut parts medium 1/4-in balsa sheet Join elevators 11t-in music wire glued place Bevel front elevators temporarily insert Sig Easy Hinges attachment stabilizer Dont glue hinges yet Glue stab slot rear fuselage making sure its 00 incidence respect wing Pin rudder fin subfin 114-in rudder post fuselage check alignment glue assembly place Glue 1/4-in triangular balsa stock both sides rudder fin subfin indicated plan Cut hole bottom rudder Glue Formica 1/32 ply 032 aluminum both sides rudder form pocket one-inch tail wheel Sand tail wheel down /4-in thickness Cut piece brass tubing little wider wheel hub act bushing 2-56 bolt used axle Cut slots Sig Easy Hinges rudder rudder post check alignment satisfactoy temporarily inserting hinges Dont glue yet control surfaces will removed covering rudder post will have cut removal elevator fuselage servos mounted sides under wing flex cable used throttle control Steel pushrods encased plastic tubing operate tail surfaces Set control throws /8 up-and-down aileron travel 3/4 up-and-down elevator travel much travel can get rudder center-of-gravity coincides THE e TEXACO 049 THE MILEAGE MAKER competing 1/2A Texaco events smooth steady power fuel economy secret winning Cox Texaco features high velocity venturi improved fuel economy new 5 fin cylinder head extra cooling swinging big prop Longer run times yours Texaco regulation 8cc fuel tank Try new COXACO today cox HOBBIES INC CORONA CA 91720 cox HOBBIES INC 1992 Available 30 40 50 60 main spar location Both Mikes model own balance added weight Finishing Mike covered model pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim used red Micafilm wings stab black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed UltraCote Hobbypoxy red paint paint holds well plastic film Just wipe film down alcohol beforehand remove masking tape right after spraying paint Flying Lots fun Takeoffs easy Like its larger sibling LII Foiler tracks straight rudder correction Its very responsive little plane can also quite docile Dont tempted move up 60 engineLu Foiler doesnt need Landings easy too Using low-pitch prop can walk model nose-high set down want Happy Landings erobatics Continued page 59 pushrod installed LA-i works great takes two Du-Bro #121 EZ Connectors two springs Du-Bro #120 Control Over-ride Servo Saver Sig #SH-659 aileron connector short piece 1/16 music wire figure shows hooked up Sig aileron connector has 1/16 hole fits snugly 1/16 music wire theres no slop have file aileron connector flat side will clear servo ann springs keep aileron connector centered between servo arm outputs servo stops working mechanism allows remaining servo move pushrod However mechanism gives about half throw instead full throw So use setup transmitter elevator dual rate turned set about half throw servo quits can switch high-rate elevator get full elevator authority back again havent elevator servo failures since installing system Im ready Food thought Only 96 Pattern fliers Westover AFB Massachusetts 1992 AMA Nationals smallest number years enter Nationals Last year 203 Pattern fliers competed Lawrenceville illinois Nationals 1985 last time Nationals held Westover AEB 145 Pattern fliers would like hear readers what significance can drawn facts C Sourli Rofarencb Catalog thought safe stop building soaring season. Northeast Sailplane Products carries comprehensive line NC Soaring kits accessories market today NSP catalog compilation information BC soaring kits related products well how-to information articles some prominant figures RC Soaring industry II interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reference must have Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 October1992 143 DIANA Aviatrix 30s ontann Pilot head Jacket Helmet Goggles Easy asemble finish latex parts No4031/3 ScaleslS95 No4041/4 Scales 995 No4051/5 Scaler 895 No406 1/6 Scales 795 ORDEffING INSTRUCTIONS See poor dealer tirstor nrde diect Ada 5100 snipping NYS Residents add 7% Yan Chock o Money oae Satisfaction Guaranteed EA Y II I I SH-710 Pkg 24 52 95 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre donel SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 74e ea 9e4 f4 eaa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 623-5154
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 142, 143
NO OCR TEXT 60-powered RC Foiler Published May 1991 issue Model Aviation well liked club members talked designing smaller version 40- 51size engines result Lil Foiler shortened wing 48 1/2 giving 615 sq area used same airfoil fuselage too six inches shorter inch thinner tail has scaled down well As original larger design airfoil shape fuselage enhances stability flight attitudes Lil Foiler small enough transported flying field fully assembled weighs 41/2 5 lb depending such factors materials type finish used model ajoy fly Taxiing out easythe tail wheel bottom rudder works like charm Add power takeoff straight no veering left snap roll takeoff quick easy Release sticks craft stralghtens out again Directional stability phenomenal yet want something wild Lil Foiler responds immediately Lomcevaks snap rolls knifeedge inverted flight rolling circles point rolls slow rollsthis model will Stall speed slow plane almost comes stop friend Mike Schillizzi built Lil Foiler Hes using SuperTigre 51 Im 44 Model Aviation Opposite page flight Lii Foiler has easy maneuverability its much-admired predecessor Above same airfoil-shaped fuselage used Foiler MA May 91 gives version like advantage stability Note chubby yet sleekly aggressive styling Left landing gear I32 music wire mounted fuselage nylon straps Right authors version foreground uses red Micafilm black UltraCote Mike Schillizzis rear has pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim using Royal 45 ABC Both models quite fasttoo fast might add fly reduced throttle have found plane can slowed down spot landing much easily 11 x 6 11 x 5 APC propeller highpitch prop basic structural design original Foiler unchanged though added optional canopy wheel pants improved appearance Dont put off wing subspars construction method easier faster lighter using sheeted D-tube cap strips wing just warp-free once covered bare bones left finished model black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed Hobbypoxy red paint Wing Cut master rib pattern /32 balsa sheet Check notches fit using piece 14-in-Sq balsa Sand pattern accurate contour looks good enough serve template harden edges soaking Zap Mark top T will keep notches perfect alignment Use master cut out center wing ribs Stack ribs sand shape Dont forget mark rib top Cut five W-2 center ribs I32 smaller top bottom accept I32 balsa sheet center wing between spars Cut 16 vertical-grain shear webs /32 balsa sheet Stack shear webs true up sanding block wing built piece using four-foot-long spars subspars spars leading edge tralling edge must perfectly straight ensure warp-free result Cover plan clear plastic waxed paper Pin down hard balsa spar 14-in-sq shim location shown plan Add /32 shim W-2 ribs center shims keep ribs level during construction Begin installation W-l rib wing tip Pin place spar shim keeping T mark top ensure ribs remain plumb October 1992 45 wing under construction 0 maintain aiignment between ribs spar rib glued along its shear web Note shim under rib rear wing Construction Top spars LE TE have installed wing weighted shimmed good alignment Bottom spars dowel plates added before sheeting author uses nose gear tiller arm aileron clamped TE ailerop control horn Torque tube centered airfoil aileron ribs piece /8-in music wire Center section being sanded match airfoil wing block has added shaped fYiYLIKE 1% PJA VL ALL P BfLf9 tiEET N F LITE PlY MW LG p HEET Q BRLA PL~R A1ERR kE /7 V / 7 LITE PLY % B&Sfl 8f iT [ NH] qL8A / C 0 4 V 0 0 respect spar sure install rib together its shear web holding both parts Zap place Work way center wing leave center rib out Repeat process second panel again working tip center Dont concerned ribs fail align shown plan Should webs little longer shorter width center bays will affected center bays narrower shown plan youll have cut down two webs order fit center rib Add 114-in-sq hard balsa spar subspars Cut 1/4 x l/s-in trailing edge oversize extends equally above below rear ribs will sanded flush later Zap trailing edge rear ribs Glue 31s-in-sq balsa leading edge Remove wing plan turn over pin shim before Glue remaining bottom spars Install After F-3s center section has cut out above left both fuselage sides cut Zona saw above right remove wing hatch fuselage below left 1/s-in ply dowel plates leading edge Cut I32 balsa sheet width fit between spars center wing Hold piece sheeting against spars cut mark end adjacent spar No 11 X-Acto blade Remove sheeting finish cutting correct width using metal straightedge guide may have sand strip lightly fit Pick up wing remove I32 shim center Turn wing over pin weight down /4-in spars finish sheeting center wing Cut two wing tips /4-in balsa sheet glue place Sand trailing edge flush ribs Plane sand leading edge round radius sharp leading edges cause abrupt stalling aggravated pitch sensitivity Make two aileron torque rods 1/~ music wire Use plastic aluminum brass tubing bearing Glue bearing trailing edge Cut groove balsa block aileron bushings two holes aileron horns Glue block place use two nose gear steer ing arms aileron horns since can easily removed wing being covered After plane has covered its wise use drop Zap prevent aileron horns slipping torque rods Plane sand balsa block Below The fuselage parts over plan ready gluing Right Fuselage sheeting under way Above right Completed engine installation roomy neat extension exhaust stack allows muffler clear fuselage shape Sand wing sheeting Cut two ailerons /32 balsa sheet Glue /32 X 1/2. balsa sticks front aileron top bottom Cut 32 rib tails I32 balsa Clamp aileron trailing edge centering airfoil Add I32 balsa rib tails proper locations top bottom Using sanding block fair aileron ribs airfoil Use 80-grit paper rough sanding Install balsa blocks secure torque rods Remove ailerons bevel leading edges block plane Drill Is-in hole end blocks torque rod use Sig Easy Hinges ailerons Cut slots hinges wing October 1992 47 FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE SEE PAGE 186 riYi z HZ -~----H------I-M---m---- ikS 5, o Mm7 trailing edge ailerons make trial fit glue hinges yet install aileron servo point plugging flight pack check smooth operation Set wing aside proceed fuselage FuseIag Cut sides out 1/s-in Lite Ply making full length nose ring rudder post Carefully mark sides airfoil-shaped cutouts wing will mounted make cutouts make verticai cuts leading trailing edge point Cut slot stabilizer rear Cut lightening holes both sides Cut 1/s-in Lite Ply front rear doublers using arrowheads plan guide Glue doublers inside fuselage Clamp sides together true up sanding Cut nose ring /8-in ply Cut bevel /2-in balsa nose block Cut firewall F-l /4-in ply Cut formers 1/s-in Lite Ply Lay sides plan mark locations formers Rubberband fuselage together rear use 1/4-in scrap baisa stab slot prevent squeezing shut Pin rubberband firewail front flush against doubler dont glue yet Accurately emplace formers using rubberbands nose block nose ring F-2A F-4B installed 48 Model Aviation iE IRI mmaanrmpI RC Lii Foiler Type Sport Expected flying weight 4/2 5 lb Wingspan 48 1/2 in Type construction Built-up Recommended engine size type Type covering/finish 40- 5 1-cu-in two-strokerecommended MonoKote Number RC channelsMicaflim wings stabilizer recommended FourUltraCote fuselage rudder Continued page 54 Left Control system detail Fuselage servos actuate flex cable throttle control plastic-sheathed steel pushrods tail surfaces Center wing hatch removed showing forward wing dowel plates aileron servo wing bolt plates Right Tall wheel control rod detail pushrods plastic guide tubes will cut off flush fuselage Lii Foiler Continued page 48 point Place rubberbanded fuselage plan side view using top view top side views actually identical Weight down fuselage straight alignment Zap joints Pull front together glue nose block add nose ring Glue F-2A F-4B hatch formers keeping separated formers F-2 F-4 spacer strips cut plastic jug Extend spacers above formers separate sheeting well Turn fuselage over glue 114-in ply landing gear plate Reinforce joints triangle stock points indicated plan Sheet top bottom fuselage I32 cross-grained balsa Leave front open point 1 forward F-2 installing engine Cut center wing section out F-3 remove plastic spacers cut down both fuselage sides Zona saw remove hatch Glue 114-in ply wing bolt mounts Fit wing fuselage Lay wing saddle check alignment wing centered straight mark leading edge 1/4-in wing dowels will mate F-2 Remove wing drill 1/4-in holes leading edge glue dowels Put wing back saddle glue 1/8~ifl ply dowel plates Glue 1/16 ply wing bolt plate top wing block bolt location Drill holes through wing 114-in ply wing bolt mounts using #7 13/M-in drill Remove wing tap ply mounts 114.20 plastic bolts Harden threads Zap Redrill wing holes /4 Glue 114-in ply hatch screw blocks fuselage formers Install wing bolt down securely Trial fit wing hatch removing much material necessary good fit Recess hatch /32 ply hold- down plates Glue plates place Panhead screws used secure hatch Remove wing hatch set aside Install engine mount engine fuel tank throttle cablean easy matter top front fuselage still unsheeted Finish sheeting fuselage leaving opening just large enough remove engine through top cases muffler extension will required move muffler outboard far enough clear fuselage side Fair nose block spinner Bend landing gear doubler /32 music wire using plan guide Mount Continued page 142 54 Model Aviation N OR @ NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 \ 96 817-692-4475 AaaaAa aa aa HANDS OFF CUT TWO WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST FOR LESS? Designed Modeler ModelersCuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered wings Only $9610 $3OO S&H RequiW~ V Power Supply 0400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEMS Designed Fit Inside Tight Cowls Call Us Special Exhaust Needs CUSTOM VACUUM FORMING CanopiesCowlsWheelpantsNo Job Too Big Too Small Send $200 information fine products 142 Model Aviation Self Preservation Continued page 138 Community support clubs shield against attacks caused ignorance about hobby Companies Sources Haught Graphics 3416 West Fairway Drive Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Peck-Polymers Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Lii Foiler Continued page 54 fuselage preformed I32 nylon landing gear straps Wrap gear pieces together copper wire solder dont recommend substituting aluminum fiberglass landing gear wire ones Hard landings seem norm heat fun fly wire gear wont shear off break wing tail aluminum fiberglass ones will wire gear will bend can bend back fly again Tail surfaces Cut parts medium 1/4-in balsa sheet Join elevators 11t-in music wire glued place Bevel front elevators temporarily insert Sig Easy Hinges attachment stabilizer Dont glue hinges yet Glue stab slot rear fuselage making sure its 00 incidence respect wing Pin rudder fin subfin 114-in rudder post fuselage check alignment glue assembly place Glue 1/4-in triangular balsa stock both sides rudder fin subfin indicated plan Cut hole bottom rudder Glue Formica 1/32 ply 032 aluminum both sides rudder form pocket one-inch tail wheel Sand tail wheel down /4-in thickness Cut piece brass tubing little wider wheel hub act bushing 2-56 bolt used axle Cut slots Sig Easy Hinges rudder rudder post check alignment satisfactoy temporarily inserting hinges Dont glue yet control surfaces will removed covering rudder post will have cut removal elevator fuselage servos mounted sides under wing flex cable used throttle control Steel pushrods encased plastic tubing operate tail surfaces Set control throws /8 up-and-down aileron travel 3/4 up-and-down elevator travel much travel can get rudder center-of-gravity coincides THE e TEXACO 049 THE MILEAGE MAKER competing 1/2A Texaco events smooth steady power fuel economy secret winning Cox Texaco features high velocity venturi improved fuel economy new 5 fin cylinder head extra cooling swinging big prop Longer run times yours Texaco regulation 8cc fuel tank Try new COXACO today cox HOBBIES INC CORONA CA 91720 cox HOBBIES INC 1992 Available 30 40 50 60 main spar location Both Mikes model own balance added weight Finishing Mike covered model pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim used red Micafilm wings stab black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed UltraCote Hobbypoxy red paint paint holds well plastic film Just wipe film down alcohol beforehand remove masking tape right after spraying paint Flying Lots fun Takeoffs easy Like its larger sibling LII Foiler tracks straight rudder correction Its very responsive little plane can also quite docile Dont tempted move up 60 engineLu Foiler doesnt need Landings easy too Using low-pitch prop can walk model nose-high set down want Happy Landings erobatics Continued page 59 pushrod installed LA-i works great takes two Du-Bro #121 EZ Connectors two springs Du-Bro #120 Control Over-ride Servo Saver Sig #SH-659 aileron connector short piece 1/16 music wire figure shows hooked up Sig aileron connector has 1/16 hole fits snugly 1/16 music wire theres no slop have file aileron connector flat side will clear servo ann springs keep aileron connector centered between servo arm outputs servo stops working mechanism allows remaining servo move pushrod However mechanism gives about half throw instead full throw So use setup transmitter elevator dual rate turned set about half throw servo quits can switch high-rate elevator get full elevator authority back again havent elevator servo failures since installing system Im ready Food thought Only 96 Pattern fliers Westover AFB Massachusetts 1992 AMA Nationals smallest number years enter Nationals Last year 203 Pattern fliers competed Lawrenceville illinois Nationals 1985 last time Nationals held Westover AEB 145 Pattern fliers would like hear readers what significance can drawn facts C Sourli Rofarencb Catalog thought safe stop building soaring season. Northeast Sailplane Products carries comprehensive line NC Soaring kits accessories market today NSP catalog compilation information BC soaring kits related products well how-to information articles some prominant figures RC Soaring industry II interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reference must have Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 October1992 143 DIANA Aviatrix 30s ontann Pilot head Jacket Helmet Goggles Easy asemble finish latex parts No4031/3 ScaleslS95 No4041/4 Scales 995 No4051/5 Scaler 895 No406 1/6 Scales 795 ORDEffING INSTRUCTIONS See poor dealer tirstor nrde diect Ada 5100 snipping NYS Residents add 7% Yan Chock o Money oae Satisfaction Guaranteed EA Y II I I SH-710 Pkg 24 52 95 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre donel SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 74e ea 9e4 f4 eaa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 623-5154
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 142, 143
NO OCR TEXT 60-powered RC Foiler Published May 1991 issue Model Aviation well liked club members talked designing smaller version 40- 51size engines result Lil Foiler shortened wing 48 1/2 giving 615 sq area used same airfoil fuselage too six inches shorter inch thinner tail has scaled down well As original larger design airfoil shape fuselage enhances stability flight attitudes Lil Foiler small enough transported flying field fully assembled weighs 41/2 5 lb depending such factors materials type finish used model ajoy fly Taxiing out easythe tail wheel bottom rudder works like charm Add power takeoff straight no veering left snap roll takeoff quick easy Release sticks craft stralghtens out again Directional stability phenomenal yet want something wild Lil Foiler responds immediately Lomcevaks snap rolls knifeedge inverted flight rolling circles point rolls slow rollsthis model will Stall speed slow plane almost comes stop friend Mike Schillizzi built Lil Foiler Hes using SuperTigre 51 Im 44 Model Aviation Opposite page flight Lii Foiler has easy maneuverability its much-admired predecessor Above same airfoil-shaped fuselage used Foiler MA May 91 gives version like advantage stability Note chubby yet sleekly aggressive styling Left landing gear I32 music wire mounted fuselage nylon straps Right authors version foreground uses red Micafilm black UltraCote Mike Schillizzis rear has pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim using Royal 45 ABC Both models quite fasttoo fast might add fly reduced throttle have found plane can slowed down spot landing much easily 11 x 6 11 x 5 APC propeller highpitch prop basic structural design original Foiler unchanged though added optional canopy wheel pants improved appearance Dont put off wing subspars construction method easier faster lighter using sheeted D-tube cap strips wing just warp-free once covered bare bones left finished model black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed Hobbypoxy red paint Wing Cut master rib pattern /32 balsa sheet Check notches fit using piece 14-in-Sq balsa Sand pattern accurate contour looks good enough serve template harden edges soaking Zap Mark top T will keep notches perfect alignment Use master cut out center wing ribs Stack ribs sand shape Dont forget mark rib top Cut five W-2 center ribs I32 smaller top bottom accept I32 balsa sheet center wing between spars Cut 16 vertical-grain shear webs /32 balsa sheet Stack shear webs true up sanding block wing built piece using four-foot-long spars subspars spars leading edge tralling edge must perfectly straight ensure warp-free result Cover plan clear plastic waxed paper Pin down hard balsa spar 14-in-sq shim location shown plan Add /32 shim W-2 ribs center shims keep ribs level during construction Begin installation W-l rib wing tip Pin place spar shim keeping T mark top ensure ribs remain plumb October 1992 45 wing under construction 0 maintain aiignment between ribs spar rib glued along its shear web Note shim under rib rear wing Construction Top spars LE TE have installed wing weighted shimmed good alignment Bottom spars dowel plates added before sheeting author uses nose gear tiller arm aileron clamped TE ailerop control horn Torque tube centered airfoil aileron ribs piece /8-in music wire Center section being sanded match airfoil wing block has added shaped fYiYLIKE 1% PJA VL ALL P BfLf9 tiEET N F LITE PlY MW LG p HEET Q BRLA PL~R A1ERR kE /7 V / 7 LITE PLY % B&Sfl 8f iT [ NH] qL8A / C 0 4 V 0 0 respect spar sure install rib together its shear web holding both parts Zap place Work way center wing leave center rib out Repeat process second panel again working tip center Dont concerned ribs fail align shown plan Should webs little longer shorter width center bays will affected center bays narrower shown plan youll have cut down two webs order fit center rib Add 114-in-sq hard balsa spar subspars Cut 1/4 x l/s-in trailing edge oversize extends equally above below rear ribs will sanded flush later Zap trailing edge rear ribs Glue 31s-in-sq balsa leading edge Remove wing plan turn over pin shim before Glue remaining bottom spars Install After F-3s center section has cut out above left both fuselage sides cut Zona saw above right remove wing hatch fuselage below left 1/s-in ply dowel plates leading edge Cut I32 balsa sheet width fit between spars center wing Hold piece sheeting against spars cut mark end adjacent spar No 11 X-Acto blade Remove sheeting finish cutting correct width using metal straightedge guide may have sand strip lightly fit Pick up wing remove I32 shim center Turn wing over pin weight down /4-in spars finish sheeting center wing Cut two wing tips /4-in balsa sheet glue place Sand trailing edge flush ribs Plane sand leading edge round radius sharp leading edges cause abrupt stalling aggravated pitch sensitivity Make two aileron torque rods 1/~ music wire Use plastic aluminum brass tubing bearing Glue bearing trailing edge Cut groove balsa block aileron bushings two holes aileron horns Glue block place use two nose gear steer ing arms aileron horns since can easily removed wing being covered After plane has covered its wise use drop Zap prevent aileron horns slipping torque rods Plane sand balsa block Below The fuselage parts over plan ready gluing Right Fuselage sheeting under way Above right Completed engine installation roomy neat extension exhaust stack allows muffler clear fuselage shape Sand wing sheeting Cut two ailerons /32 balsa sheet Glue /32 X 1/2. balsa sticks front aileron top bottom Cut 32 rib tails I32 balsa Clamp aileron trailing edge centering airfoil Add I32 balsa rib tails proper locations top bottom Using sanding block fair aileron ribs airfoil Use 80-grit paper rough sanding Install balsa blocks secure torque rods Remove ailerons bevel leading edges block plane Drill Is-in hole end blocks torque rod use Sig Easy Hinges ailerons Cut slots hinges wing October 1992 47 FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE SEE PAGE 186 riYi z HZ -~----H------I-M---m---- ikS 5, o Mm7 trailing edge ailerons make trial fit glue hinges yet install aileron servo point plugging flight pack check smooth operation Set wing aside proceed fuselage FuseIag Cut sides out 1/s-in Lite Ply making full length nose ring rudder post Carefully mark sides airfoil-shaped cutouts wing will mounted make cutouts make verticai cuts leading trailing edge point Cut slot stabilizer rear Cut lightening holes both sides Cut 1/s-in Lite Ply front rear doublers using arrowheads plan guide Glue doublers inside fuselage Clamp sides together true up sanding Cut nose ring /8-in ply Cut bevel /2-in balsa nose block Cut firewall F-l /4-in ply Cut formers 1/s-in Lite Ply Lay sides plan mark locations formers Rubberband fuselage together rear use 1/4-in scrap baisa stab slot prevent squeezing shut Pin rubberband firewail front flush against doubler dont glue yet Accurately emplace formers using rubberbands nose block nose ring F-2A F-4B installed 48 Model Aviation iE IRI mmaanrmpI RC Lii Foiler Type Sport Expected flying weight 4/2 5 lb Wingspan 48 1/2 in Type construction Built-up Recommended engine size type Type covering/finish 40- 5 1-cu-in two-strokerecommended MonoKote Number RC channelsMicaflim wings stabilizer recommended FourUltraCote fuselage rudder Continued page 54 Left Control system detail Fuselage servos actuate flex cable throttle control plastic-sheathed steel pushrods tail surfaces Center wing hatch removed showing forward wing dowel plates aileron servo wing bolt plates Right Tall wheel control rod detail pushrods plastic guide tubes will cut off flush fuselage Lii Foiler Continued page 48 point Place rubberbanded fuselage plan side view using top view top side views actually identical Weight down fuselage straight alignment Zap joints Pull front together glue nose block add nose ring Glue F-2A F-4B hatch formers keeping separated formers F-2 F-4 spacer strips cut plastic jug Extend spacers above formers separate sheeting well Turn fuselage over glue 114-in ply landing gear plate Reinforce joints triangle stock points indicated plan Sheet top bottom fuselage I32 cross-grained balsa Leave front open point 1 forward F-2 installing engine Cut center wing section out F-3 remove plastic spacers cut down both fuselage sides Zona saw remove hatch Glue 114-in ply wing bolt mounts Fit wing fuselage Lay wing saddle check alignment wing centered straight mark leading edge 1/4-in wing dowels will mate F-2 Remove wing drill 1/4-in holes leading edge glue dowels Put wing back saddle glue 1/8~ifl ply dowel plates Glue 1/16 ply wing bolt plate top wing block bolt location Drill holes through wing 114-in ply wing bolt mounts using #7 13/M-in drill Remove wing tap ply mounts 114.20 plastic bolts Harden threads Zap Redrill wing holes /4 Glue 114-in ply hatch screw blocks fuselage formers Install wing bolt down securely Trial fit wing hatch removing much material necessary good fit Recess hatch /32 ply hold- down plates Glue plates place Panhead screws used secure hatch Remove wing hatch set aside Install engine mount engine fuel tank throttle cablean easy matter top front fuselage still unsheeted Finish sheeting fuselage leaving opening just large enough remove engine through top cases muffler extension will required move muffler outboard far enough clear fuselage side Fair nose block spinner Bend landing gear doubler /32 music wire using plan guide Mount Continued page 142 54 Model Aviation N OR @ NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 \ 96 817-692-4475 AaaaAa aa aa HANDS OFF CUT TWO WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST FOR LESS? Designed Modeler ModelersCuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered wings Only $9610 $3OO S&H RequiW~ V Power Supply 0400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEMS Designed Fit Inside Tight Cowls Call Us Special Exhaust Needs CUSTOM VACUUM FORMING CanopiesCowlsWheelpantsNo Job Too Big Too Small Send $200 information fine products 142 Model Aviation Self Preservation Continued page 138 Community support clubs shield against attacks caused ignorance about hobby Companies Sources Haught Graphics 3416 West Fairway Drive Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Peck-Polymers Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Lii Foiler Continued page 54 fuselage preformed I32 nylon landing gear straps Wrap gear pieces together copper wire solder dont recommend substituting aluminum fiberglass landing gear wire ones Hard landings seem norm heat fun fly wire gear wont shear off break wing tail aluminum fiberglass ones will wire gear will bend can bend back fly again Tail surfaces Cut parts medium 1/4-in balsa sheet Join elevators 11t-in music wire glued place Bevel front elevators temporarily insert Sig Easy Hinges attachment stabilizer Dont glue hinges yet Glue stab slot rear fuselage making sure its 00 incidence respect wing Pin rudder fin subfin 114-in rudder post fuselage check alignment glue assembly place Glue 1/4-in triangular balsa stock both sides rudder fin subfin indicated plan Cut hole bottom rudder Glue Formica 1/32 ply 032 aluminum both sides rudder form pocket one-inch tail wheel Sand tail wheel down /4-in thickness Cut piece brass tubing little wider wheel hub act bushing 2-56 bolt used axle Cut slots Sig Easy Hinges rudder rudder post check alignment satisfactoy temporarily inserting hinges Dont glue yet control surfaces will removed covering rudder post will have cut removal elevator fuselage servos mounted sides under wing flex cable used throttle control Steel pushrods encased plastic tubing operate tail surfaces Set control throws /8 up-and-down aileron travel 3/4 up-and-down elevator travel much travel can get rudder center-of-gravity coincides THE e TEXACO 049 THE MILEAGE MAKER competing 1/2A Texaco events smooth steady power fuel economy secret winning Cox Texaco features high velocity venturi improved fuel economy new 5 fin cylinder head extra cooling swinging big prop Longer run times yours Texaco regulation 8cc fuel tank Try new COXACO today cox HOBBIES INC CORONA CA 91720 cox HOBBIES INC 1992 Available 30 40 50 60 main spar location Both Mikes model own balance added weight Finishing Mike covered model pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim used red Micafilm wings stab black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed UltraCote Hobbypoxy red paint paint holds well plastic film Just wipe film down alcohol beforehand remove masking tape right after spraying paint Flying Lots fun Takeoffs easy Like its larger sibling LII Foiler tracks straight rudder correction Its very responsive little plane can also quite docile Dont tempted move up 60 engineLu Foiler doesnt need Landings easy too Using low-pitch prop can walk model nose-high set down want Happy Landings erobatics Continued page 59 pushrod installed LA-i works great takes two Du-Bro #121 EZ Connectors two springs Du-Bro #120 Control Over-ride Servo Saver Sig #SH-659 aileron connector short piece 1/16 music wire figure shows hooked up Sig aileron connector has 1/16 hole fits snugly 1/16 music wire theres no slop have file aileron connector flat side will clear servo ann springs keep aileron connector centered between servo arm outputs servo stops working mechanism allows remaining servo move pushrod However mechanism gives about half throw instead full throw So use setup transmitter elevator dual rate turned set about half throw servo quits can switch high-rate elevator get full elevator authority back again havent elevator servo failures since installing system Im ready Food thought Only 96 Pattern fliers Westover AFB Massachusetts 1992 AMA Nationals smallest number years enter Nationals Last year 203 Pattern fliers competed Lawrenceville illinois Nationals 1985 last time Nationals held Westover AEB 145 Pattern fliers would like hear readers what significance can drawn facts C Sourli Rofarencb Catalog thought safe stop building soaring season. Northeast Sailplane Products carries comprehensive line NC Soaring kits accessories market today NSP catalog compilation information BC soaring kits related products well how-to information articles some prominant figures RC Soaring industry II interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reference must have Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 October1992 143 DIANA Aviatrix 30s ontann Pilot head Jacket Helmet Goggles Easy asemble finish latex parts No4031/3 ScaleslS95 No4041/4 Scales 995 No4051/5 Scaler 895 No406 1/6 Scales 795 ORDEffING INSTRUCTIONS See poor dealer tirstor nrde diect Ada 5100 snipping NYS Residents add 7% Yan Chock o Money oae Satisfaction Guaranteed EA Y II I I SH-710 Pkg 24 52 95 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre donel SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 74e ea 9e4 f4 eaa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 623-5154
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 142, 143
NO OCR TEXT 60-powered RC Foiler Published May 1991 issue Model Aviation well liked club members talked designing smaller version 40- 51size engines result Lil Foiler shortened wing 48 1/2 giving 615 sq area used same airfoil fuselage too six inches shorter inch thinner tail has scaled down well As original larger design airfoil shape fuselage enhances stability flight attitudes Lil Foiler small enough transported flying field fully assembled weighs 41/2 5 lb depending such factors materials type finish used model ajoy fly Taxiing out easythe tail wheel bottom rudder works like charm Add power takeoff straight no veering left snap roll takeoff quick easy Release sticks craft stralghtens out again Directional stability phenomenal yet want something wild Lil Foiler responds immediately Lomcevaks snap rolls knifeedge inverted flight rolling circles point rolls slow rollsthis model will Stall speed slow plane almost comes stop friend Mike Schillizzi built Lil Foiler Hes using SuperTigre 51 Im 44 Model Aviation Opposite page flight Lii Foiler has easy maneuverability its much-admired predecessor Above same airfoil-shaped fuselage used Foiler MA May 91 gives version like advantage stability Note chubby yet sleekly aggressive styling Left landing gear I32 music wire mounted fuselage nylon straps Right authors version foreground uses red Micafilm black UltraCote Mike Schillizzis rear has pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim using Royal 45 ABC Both models quite fasttoo fast might add fly reduced throttle have found plane can slowed down spot landing much easily 11 x 6 11 x 5 APC propeller highpitch prop basic structural design original Foiler unchanged though added optional canopy wheel pants improved appearance Dont put off wing subspars construction method easier faster lighter using sheeted D-tube cap strips wing just warp-free once covered bare bones left finished model black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed Hobbypoxy red paint Wing Cut master rib pattern /32 balsa sheet Check notches fit using piece 14-in-Sq balsa Sand pattern accurate contour looks good enough serve template harden edges soaking Zap Mark top T will keep notches perfect alignment Use master cut out center wing ribs Stack ribs sand shape Dont forget mark rib top Cut five W-2 center ribs I32 smaller top bottom accept I32 balsa sheet center wing between spars Cut 16 vertical-grain shear webs /32 balsa sheet Stack shear webs true up sanding block wing built piece using four-foot-long spars subspars spars leading edge tralling edge must perfectly straight ensure warp-free result Cover plan clear plastic waxed paper Pin down hard balsa spar 14-in-sq shim location shown plan Add /32 shim W-2 ribs center shims keep ribs level during construction Begin installation W-l rib wing tip Pin place spar shim keeping T mark top ensure ribs remain plumb October 1992 45 wing under construction 0 maintain aiignment between ribs spar rib glued along its shear web Note shim under rib rear wing Construction Top spars LE TE have installed wing weighted shimmed good alignment Bottom spars dowel plates added before sheeting author uses nose gear tiller arm aileron clamped TE ailerop control horn Torque tube centered airfoil aileron ribs piece /8-in music wire Center section being sanded match airfoil wing block has added shaped fYiYLIKE 1% PJA VL ALL P BfLf9 tiEET N F LITE PlY MW LG p HEET Q BRLA PL~R A1ERR kE /7 V / 7 LITE PLY % B&Sfl 8f iT [ NH] qL8A / C 0 4 V 0 0 respect spar sure install rib together its shear web holding both parts Zap place Work way center wing leave center rib out Repeat process second panel again working tip center Dont concerned ribs fail align shown plan Should webs little longer shorter width center bays will affected center bays narrower shown plan youll have cut down two webs order fit center rib Add 114-in-sq hard balsa spar subspars Cut 1/4 x l/s-in trailing edge oversize extends equally above below rear ribs will sanded flush later Zap trailing edge rear ribs Glue 31s-in-sq balsa leading edge Remove wing plan turn over pin shim before Glue remaining bottom spars Install After F-3s center section has cut out above left both fuselage sides cut Zona saw above right remove wing hatch fuselage below left 1/s-in ply dowel plates leading edge Cut I32 balsa sheet width fit between spars center wing Hold piece sheeting against spars cut mark end adjacent spar No 11 X-Acto blade Remove sheeting finish cutting correct width using metal straightedge guide may have sand strip lightly fit Pick up wing remove I32 shim center Turn wing over pin weight down /4-in spars finish sheeting center wing Cut two wing tips /4-in balsa sheet glue place Sand trailing edge flush ribs Plane sand leading edge round radius sharp leading edges cause abrupt stalling aggravated pitch sensitivity Make two aileron torque rods 1/~ music wire Use plastic aluminum brass tubing bearing Glue bearing trailing edge Cut groove balsa block aileron bushings two holes aileron horns Glue block place use two nose gear steer ing arms aileron horns since can easily removed wing being covered After plane has covered its wise use drop Zap prevent aileron horns slipping torque rods Plane sand balsa block Below The fuselage parts over plan ready gluing Right Fuselage sheeting under way Above right Completed engine installation roomy neat extension exhaust stack allows muffler clear fuselage shape Sand wing sheeting Cut two ailerons /32 balsa sheet Glue /32 X 1/2. balsa sticks front aileron top bottom Cut 32 rib tails I32 balsa Clamp aileron trailing edge centering airfoil Add I32 balsa rib tails proper locations top bottom Using sanding block fair aileron ribs airfoil Use 80-grit paper rough sanding Install balsa blocks secure torque rods Remove ailerons bevel leading edges block plane Drill Is-in hole end blocks torque rod use Sig Easy Hinges ailerons Cut slots hinges wing October 1992 47 FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE SEE PAGE 186 riYi z HZ -~----H------I-M---m---- ikS 5, o Mm7 trailing edge ailerons make trial fit glue hinges yet install aileron servo point plugging flight pack check smooth operation Set wing aside proceed fuselage FuseIag Cut sides out 1/s-in Lite Ply making full length nose ring rudder post Carefully mark sides airfoil-shaped cutouts wing will mounted make cutouts make verticai cuts leading trailing edge point Cut slot stabilizer rear Cut lightening holes both sides Cut 1/s-in Lite Ply front rear doublers using arrowheads plan guide Glue doublers inside fuselage Clamp sides together true up sanding Cut nose ring /8-in ply Cut bevel /2-in balsa nose block Cut firewall F-l /4-in ply Cut formers 1/s-in Lite Ply Lay sides plan mark locations formers Rubberband fuselage together rear use 1/4-in scrap baisa stab slot prevent squeezing shut Pin rubberband firewail front flush against doubler dont glue yet Accurately emplace formers using rubberbands nose block nose ring F-2A F-4B installed 48 Model Aviation iE IRI mmaanrmpI RC Lii Foiler Type Sport Expected flying weight 4/2 5 lb Wingspan 48 1/2 in Type construction Built-up Recommended engine size type Type covering/finish 40- 5 1-cu-in two-strokerecommended MonoKote Number RC channelsMicaflim wings stabilizer recommended FourUltraCote fuselage rudder Continued page 54 Left Control system detail Fuselage servos actuate flex cable throttle control plastic-sheathed steel pushrods tail surfaces Center wing hatch removed showing forward wing dowel plates aileron servo wing bolt plates Right Tall wheel control rod detail pushrods plastic guide tubes will cut off flush fuselage Lii Foiler Continued page 48 point Place rubberbanded fuselage plan side view using top view top side views actually identical Weight down fuselage straight alignment Zap joints Pull front together glue nose block add nose ring Glue F-2A F-4B hatch formers keeping separated formers F-2 F-4 spacer strips cut plastic jug Extend spacers above formers separate sheeting well Turn fuselage over glue 114-in ply landing gear plate Reinforce joints triangle stock points indicated plan Sheet top bottom fuselage I32 cross-grained balsa Leave front open point 1 forward F-2 installing engine Cut center wing section out F-3 remove plastic spacers cut down both fuselage sides Zona saw remove hatch Glue 114-in ply wing bolt mounts Fit wing fuselage Lay wing saddle check alignment wing centered straight mark leading edge 1/4-in wing dowels will mate F-2 Remove wing drill 1/4-in holes leading edge glue dowels Put wing back saddle glue 1/8~ifl ply dowel plates Glue 1/16 ply wing bolt plate top wing block bolt location Drill holes through wing 114-in ply wing bolt mounts using #7 13/M-in drill Remove wing tap ply mounts 114.20 plastic bolts Harden threads Zap Redrill wing holes /4 Glue 114-in ply hatch screw blocks fuselage formers Install wing bolt down securely Trial fit wing hatch removing much material necessary good fit Recess hatch /32 ply hold- down plates Glue plates place Panhead screws used secure hatch Remove wing hatch set aside Install engine mount engine fuel tank throttle cablean easy matter top front fuselage still unsheeted Finish sheeting fuselage leaving opening just large enough remove engine through top cases muffler extension will required move muffler outboard far enough clear fuselage side Fair nose block spinner Bend landing gear doubler /32 music wire using plan guide Mount Continued page 142 54 Model Aviation N OR @ NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 \ 96 817-692-4475 AaaaAa aa aa HANDS OFF CUT TWO WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST FOR LESS? Designed Modeler ModelersCuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered wings Only $9610 $3OO S&H RequiW~ V Power Supply 0400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEMS Designed Fit Inside Tight Cowls Call Us Special Exhaust Needs CUSTOM VACUUM FORMING CanopiesCowlsWheelpantsNo Job Too Big Too Small Send $200 information fine products 142 Model Aviation Self Preservation Continued page 138 Community support clubs shield against attacks caused ignorance about hobby Companies Sources Haught Graphics 3416 West Fairway Drive Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Peck-Polymers Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Lii Foiler Continued page 54 fuselage preformed I32 nylon landing gear straps Wrap gear pieces together copper wire solder dont recommend substituting aluminum fiberglass landing gear wire ones Hard landings seem norm heat fun fly wire gear wont shear off break wing tail aluminum fiberglass ones will wire gear will bend can bend back fly again Tail surfaces Cut parts medium 1/4-in balsa sheet Join elevators 11t-in music wire glued place Bevel front elevators temporarily insert Sig Easy Hinges attachment stabilizer Dont glue hinges yet Glue stab slot rear fuselage making sure its 00 incidence respect wing Pin rudder fin subfin 114-in rudder post fuselage check alignment glue assembly place Glue 1/4-in triangular balsa stock both sides rudder fin subfin indicated plan Cut hole bottom rudder Glue Formica 1/32 ply 032 aluminum both sides rudder form pocket one-inch tail wheel Sand tail wheel down /4-in thickness Cut piece brass tubing little wider wheel hub act bushing 2-56 bolt used axle Cut slots Sig Easy Hinges rudder rudder post check alignment satisfactoy temporarily inserting hinges Dont glue yet control surfaces will removed covering rudder post will have cut removal elevator fuselage servos mounted sides under wing flex cable used throttle control Steel pushrods encased plastic tubing operate tail surfaces Set control throws /8 up-and-down aileron travel 3/4 up-and-down elevator travel much travel can get rudder center-of-gravity coincides THE e TEXACO 049 THE MILEAGE MAKER competing 1/2A Texaco events smooth steady power fuel economy secret winning Cox Texaco features high velocity venturi improved fuel economy new 5 fin cylinder head extra cooling swinging big prop Longer run times yours Texaco regulation 8cc fuel tank Try new COXACO today cox HOBBIES INC CORONA CA 91720 cox HOBBIES INC 1992 Available 30 40 50 60 main spar location Both Mikes model own balance added weight Finishing Mike covered model pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim used red Micafilm wings stab black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed UltraCote Hobbypoxy red paint paint holds well plastic film Just wipe film down alcohol beforehand remove masking tape right after spraying paint Flying Lots fun Takeoffs easy Like its larger sibling LII Foiler tracks straight rudder correction Its very responsive little plane can also quite docile Dont tempted move up 60 engineLu Foiler doesnt need Landings easy too Using low-pitch prop can walk model nose-high set down want Happy Landings erobatics Continued page 59 pushrod installed LA-i works great takes two Du-Bro #121 EZ Connectors two springs Du-Bro #120 Control Over-ride Servo Saver Sig #SH-659 aileron connector short piece 1/16 music wire figure shows hooked up Sig aileron connector has 1/16 hole fits snugly 1/16 music wire theres no slop have file aileron connector flat side will clear servo ann springs keep aileron connector centered between servo arm outputs servo stops working mechanism allows remaining servo move pushrod However mechanism gives about half throw instead full throw So use setup transmitter elevator dual rate turned set about half throw servo quits can switch high-rate elevator get full elevator authority back again havent elevator servo failures since installing system Im ready Food thought Only 96 Pattern fliers Westover AFB Massachusetts 1992 AMA Nationals smallest number years enter Nationals Last year 203 Pattern fliers competed Lawrenceville illinois Nationals 1985 last time Nationals held Westover AEB 145 Pattern fliers would like hear readers what significance can drawn facts C Sourli Rofarencb Catalog thought safe stop building soaring season. Northeast Sailplane Products carries comprehensive line NC Soaring kits accessories market today NSP catalog compilation information BC soaring kits related products well how-to information articles some prominant figures RC Soaring industry II interested RC Soaring NSP catalog reference must have Send $700 check mo first class mailing NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston Vermont 05495 October1992 143 DIANA Aviatrix 30s ontann Pilot head Jacket Helmet Goggles Easy asemble finish latex parts No4031/3 ScaleslS95 No4041/4 Scales 995 No4051/5 Scaler 895 No406 1/6 Scales 795 ORDEffING INSTRUCTIONS See poor dealer tirstor nrde diect Ada 5100 snipping NYS Residents add 7% Yan Chock o Money oae Satisfaction Guaranteed EA Y II I I SH-710 Pkg 24 52 95 THE HIGH-TECH HINGE DESIGNED FOR THE CYANOACRYLATE AGE Easier install other hinge No gouging picking messy epoxies Simply cut single knife slot hinge slide hinges place apply few drops favorite CA glue youre donel SUPER FAST SUPER EASY SUPER STRONG 74e ea 9e4 f4 eaa MFG CO INC.401-7 So Front St.Montezuma IA 50171 623-5154
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/10
Page Numbers: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 142, 143
NO OCR TEXT 60-powered RC Foiler Published May 1991 issue Model Aviation well liked club members talked designing smaller version 40- 51size engines result Lil Foiler shortened wing 48 1/2 giving 615 sq area used same airfoil fuselage too six inches shorter inch thinner tail has scaled down well As original larger design airfoil shape fuselage enhances stability flight attitudes Lil Foiler small enough transported flying field fully assembled weighs 41/2 5 lb depending such factors materials type finish used model ajoy fly Taxiing out easythe tail wheel bottom rudder works like charm Add power takeoff straight no veering left snap roll takeoff quick easy Release sticks craft stralghtens out again Directional stability phenomenal yet want something wild Lil Foiler responds immediately Lomcevaks snap rolls knifeedge inverted flight rolling circles point rolls slow rollsthis model will Stall speed slow plane almost comes stop friend Mike Schillizzi built Lil Foiler Hes using SuperTigre 51 Im 44 Model Aviation Opposite page flight Lii Foiler has easy maneuverability its much-admired predecessor Above same airfoil-shaped fuselage used Foiler MA May 91 gives version like advantage stability Note chubby yet sleekly aggressive styling Left landing gear I32 music wire mounted fuselage nylon straps Right authors version foreground uses red Micafilm black UltraCote Mike Schillizzis rear has pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim using Royal 45 ABC Both models quite fasttoo fast might add fly reduced throttle have found plane can slowed down spot landing much easily 11 x 6 11 x 5 APC propeller highpitch prop basic structural design original Foiler unchanged though added optional canopy wheel pants improved appearance Dont put off wing subspars construction method easier faster lighter using sheeted D-tube cap strips wing just warp-free once covered bare bones left finished model black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed Hobbypoxy red paint Wing Cut master rib pattern /32 balsa sheet Check notches fit using piece 14-in-Sq balsa Sand pattern accurate contour looks good enough serve template harden edges soaking Zap Mark top T will keep notches perfect alignment Use master cut out center wing ribs Stack ribs sand shape Dont forget mark rib top Cut five W-2 center ribs I32 smaller top bottom accept I32 balsa sheet center wing between spars Cut 16 vertical-grain shear webs /32 balsa sheet Stack shear webs true up sanding block wing built piece using four-foot-long spars subspars spars leading edge tralling edge must perfectly straight ensure warp-free result Cover plan clear plastic waxed paper Pin down hard balsa spar 14-in-sq shim location shown plan Add /32 shim W-2 ribs center shims keep ribs level during construction Begin installation W-l rib wing tip Pin place spar shim keeping T mark top ensure ribs remain plumb October 1992 45 wing under construction 0 maintain aiignment between ribs spar rib glued along its shear web Note shim under rib rear wing Construction Top spars LE TE have installed wing weighted shimmed good alignment Bottom spars dowel plates added before sheeting author uses nose gear tiller arm aileron clamped TE ailerop control horn Torque tube centered airfoil aileron ribs piece /8-in music wire Center section being sanded match airfoil wing block has added shaped fYiYLIKE 1% PJA VL ALL P BfLf9 tiEET N F LITE PlY MW LG p HEET Q BRLA PL~R A1ERR kE /7 V / 7 LITE PLY % B&Sfl 8f iT [ NH] qL8A / C 0 4 V 0 0 respect spar sure install rib together its shear web holding both parts Zap place Work way center wing leave center rib out Repeat process second panel again working tip center Dont concerned ribs fail align shown plan Should webs little longer shorter width center bays will affected center bays narrower shown plan youll have cut down two webs order fit center rib Add 114-in-sq hard balsa spar subspars Cut 1/4 x l/s-in trailing edge oversize extends equally above below rear ribs will sanded flush later Zap trailing edge rear ribs Glue 31s-in-sq balsa leading edge Remove wing plan turn over pin shim before Glue remaining bottom spars Install After F-3s center section has cut out above left both fuselage sides cut Zona saw above right remove wing hatch fuselage below left 1/s-in ply dowel plates leading edge Cut I32 balsa sheet width fit between spars center wing Hold piece sheeting against spars cut mark end adjacent spar No 11 X-Acto blade Remove sheeting finish cutting correct width using metal straightedge guide may have sand strip lightly fit Pick up wing remove I32 shim center Turn wing over pin weight down /4-in spars finish sheeting center wing Cut two wing tips /4-in balsa sheet glue place Sand trailing edge flush ribs Plane sand leading edge round radius sharp leading edges cause abrupt stalling aggravated pitch sensitivity Make two aileron torque rods 1/~ music wire Use plastic aluminum brass tubing bearing Glue bearing trailing edge Cut groove balsa block aileron bushings two holes aileron horns Glue block place use two nose gear steer ing arms aileron horns since can easily removed wing being covered After plane has covered its wise use drop Zap prevent aileron horns slipping torque rods Plane sand balsa block Below The fuselage parts over plan ready gluing Right Fuselage sheeting under way Above right Completed engine installation roomy neat extension exhaust stack allows muffler clear fuselage shape Sand wing sheeting Cut two ailerons /32 balsa sheet Glue /32 X 1/2. balsa sticks front aileron top bottom Cut 32 rib tails I32 balsa Clamp aileron trailing edge centering airfoil Add I32 balsa rib tails proper locations top bottom Using sanding block fair aileron ribs airfoil Use 80-grit paper rough sanding Install balsa blocks secure torque rods Remove ailerons bevel leading edges block plane Drill Is-in hole end blocks torque rod use Sig Easy Hinges ailerons Cut slots hinges wing October 1992 47 FULL-SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE SEE PAGE 186 riYi z HZ -~----H------I-M---m---- ikS 5, o Mm7 trailing edge ailerons make trial fit glue hinges yet install aileron servo point plugging flight pack check smooth operation Set wing aside proceed fuselage FuseIag Cut sides out 1/s-in Lite Ply making full length nose ring rudder post Carefully mark sides airfoil-shaped cutouts wing will mounted make cutouts make verticai cuts leading trailing edge point Cut slot stabilizer rear Cut lightening holes both sides Cut 1/s-in Lite Ply front rear doublers using arrowheads plan guide Glue doublers inside fuselage Clamp sides together true up sanding Cut nose ring /8-in ply Cut bevel /2-in balsa nose block Cut firewall F-l /4-in ply Cut formers 1/s-in Lite Ply Lay sides plan mark locations formers Rubberband fuselage together rear use 1/4-in scrap baisa stab slot prevent squeezing shut Pin rubberband firewail front flush against doubler dont glue yet Accurately emplace formers using rubberbands nose block nose ring F-2A F-4B installed 48 Model Aviation iE IRI mmaanrmpI RC Lii Foiler Type Sport Expected flying weight 4/2 5 lb Wingspan 48 1/2 in Type construction Built-up Recommended engine size type Type covering/finish 40- 5 1-cu-in two-strokerecommended MonoKote Number RC channelsMicaflim wings stabilizer recommended FourUltraCote fuselage rudder Continued page 54 Left Control system detail Fuselage servos actuate flex cable throttle control plastic-sheathed steel pushrods tail surfaces Center wing hatch removed showing forward wing dowel plates aileron servo wing bolt plates Right Tall wheel control rod detail pushrods plastic guide tubes will cut off flush fuselage Lii Foiler Continued page 48 point Place rubberbanded fuselage plan side view using top view top side views actually identical Weight down fuselage straight alignment Zap joints Pull front together glue nose block add nose ring Glue F-2A F-4B hatch formers keeping separated formers F-2 F-4 spacer strips cut plastic jug Extend spacers above formers separate sheeting well Turn fuselage over glue 114-in ply landing gear plate Reinforce joints triangle stock points indicated plan Sheet top bottom fuselage I32 cross-grained balsa Leave front open point 1 forward F-2 installing engine Cut center wing section out F-3 remove plastic spacers cut down both fuselage sides Zona saw remove hatch Glue 114-in ply wing bolt mounts Fit wing fuselage Lay wing saddle check alignment wing centered straight mark leading edge 1/4-in wing dowels will mate F-2 Remove wing drill 1/4-in holes leading edge glue dowels Put wing back saddle glue 1/8~ifl ply dowel plates Glue 1/16 ply wing bolt plate top wing block bolt location Drill holes through wing 114-in ply wing bolt mounts using #7 13/M-in drill Remove wing tap ply mounts 114.20 plastic bolts Harden threads Zap Redrill wing holes /4 Glue 114-in ply hatch screw blocks fuselage formers Install wing bolt down securely Trial fit wing hatch removing much material necessary good fit Recess hatch /32 ply hold- down plates Glue plates place Panhead screws used secure hatch Remove wing hatch set aside Install engine mount engine fuel tank throttle cablean easy matter top front fuselage still unsheeted Finish sheeting fuselage leaving opening just large enough remove engine through top cases muffler extension will required move muffler outboard far enough clear fuselage side Fair nose block spinner Bend landing gear doubler /32 music wire using plan guide Mount Continued page 142 54 Model Aviation N OR @ NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD / WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 \ 96 817-692-4475 AaaaAa aa aa HANDS OFF CUT TWO WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE BEST FOR LESS? Designed Modeler ModelersCuts Both Sides Same Time Easily Cuts Straight & Tapered wings Only $9610 $3OO S&H RequiW~ V Power Supply 0400 5&H Visa-Mastercard Video Available CUSTOM EXHAUST SYSTEMS Designed Fit Inside Tight Cowls Call Us Special Exhaust Needs CUSTOM VACUUM FORMING CanopiesCowlsWheelpantsNo Job Too Big Too Small Send $200 information fine products 142 Model Aviation Self Preservation Continued page 138 Community support clubs shield against attacks caused ignorance about hobby Companies Sources Haught Graphics 3416 West Fairway Drive Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Peck-Polymers Box 710399 Santee CA 92072 Lii Foiler Continued page 54 fuselage preformed I32 nylon landing gear straps Wrap gear pieces together copper wire solder dont recommend substituting aluminum fiberglass landing gear wire ones Hard landings seem norm heat fun fly wire gear wont shear off break wing tail aluminum fiberglass ones will wire gear will bend can bend back fly again Tail surfaces Cut parts medium 1/4-in balsa sheet Join elevators 11t-in music wire glued place Bevel front elevators temporarily insert Sig Easy Hinges attachment stabilizer Dont glue hinges yet Glue stab slot rear fuselage making sure its 00 incidence respect wing Pin rudder fin subfin 114-in rudder post fuselage check alignment glue assembly place Glue 1/4-in triangular balsa stock both sides rudder fin subfin indicated plan Cut hole bottom rudder Glue Formica 1/32 ply 032 aluminum both sides rudder form pocket one-inch tail wheel Sand tail wheel down /4-in thickness Cut piece brass tubing little wider wheel hub act bushing 2-56 bolt used axle Cut slots Sig Easy Hinges rudder rudder post check alignment satisfactoy temporarily inserting hinges Dont glue yet control surfaces will removed covering rudder post will have cut removal elevator fuselage servos mounted sides under wing flex cable used throttle control Steel pushrods encased plastic tubing operate tail surfaces Set control throws /8 up-and-down aileron travel 3/4 up-and-down elevator travel much travel can get rudder center-of-gravity coincides THE e TEXACO 049 THE MILEAGE MAKER competing 1/2A Texaco events smooth steady power fuel economy secret winning Cox Texaco features high velocity venturi improved fuel economy new 5 fin cylinder head extra cooling swinging big prop Longer run times yours Texaco regulation 8cc fuel tank Try new COXACO today cox HOBBIES INC CORONA CA 91720 cox HOBBIES INC 1992 Available 30 40 50 60 main spar location Both Mikes model own balance added weight Finishing Mike covered model pearly white MonoKote multicolored trim used red Micafilm wings stab black UltraCote fuselage rudder trimmed UltraCote Hobbypoxy red paint paint holds well plastic film Just wipe film down alcohol beforehand remove masking tape right after spraying paint Flying Lots fun Takeoffs easy Like its larger sibling LII Foiler tracks straight rudder correction Its very responsive little plane can also quite docile Dont tempted move up 60 engineLu Foiler doesnt need Landings easy too Using low-pitch prop can walk model nose-high set down want Happy Landings erobatics Continued page 59 pushrod installed LA-i works great takes two Du-Bro #121 EZ Connectors two springs Du-Bro #120 Control Over-ride Servo Saver Sig #SH-659 aileron connector short piece 1/16 music wire figure shows hooked up Sig aileron connector has 1/16 hole fits snugly 1/16 music wire theres no slop have file aileron connector flat side will clear servo ann springs keep aileron connector centered between servo arm outputs servo stops working mechanism allows remaining servo move pushrod However mechanism gives about half throw instead full throw So use setup transmitter elevator dual rate turned set about half throw servo quits can switch high-rate elevator get full elevator authority back again havent elevator servo failures since installing system Im ready Food thought Only 96 Pattern fliers Westover AFB Massachusetts 1992 AMA Nationals smallest number years enter Nationals Last year 203 Pattern fliers competed Lawrenceville illinois Nationals 1985 last time Nationals held Westover AEB 145 Pattern fliers would like hear readers what significance can drawn facts C Sourli Rofarencb Catalog thought safe stop building soaring season. 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