The Long-Long Trail

a Two YEARS have passed since initiated radio-control soaring purchase Hobie Hawk Now am current world champion RC Soaring What transpired over two-year period truly incredible journey Dreams de feats luck skill total commitment direct personal challenge criteria would trying con tend Model Aviation asked would interested writing article what takes become world champion thrilled gives opportunity share soaring fraternity exact attitudes thoughts toward com petition world championship level Dedication key victory making US team decided no effort would worthy com peting World Championships unless total effort meant next six months sailpianes became number concern started ginning construction two new models satisfied prototype modi fied Aquila given berth team now try dupli December 1977 9 U Wethat Skip Aquilawith world championship trophy after return Colo rado time Denver Team Finals Skip flying soarers 1-1/2 years cate model straining get identi cal model built before anything happened existing prototype Let clarify point Aquilas have slight ly modified airfoil given birth two days before FAI finals Den ver gambling modification would fact allow Aquila move Releasing Aquila its innumerable practice flights Skip virtually lived sailplsnes six month preparation period big event Pretoria Action pix Charles Wendt heading shot Cox bit faster stock Aquila also give strength necessary hold up rigorous speed run achieved sheeting bottom wing back main spar carving some Phillips Entry leading edge did wing panel flew stock panel other side fortunate because no trim changes necessary knew airfoil faster no longer flat bottom As time went corresponding Lemon Payne Dale Nutter telephone fairly frequently As little half years total soar ing experience would constantly pick brains pertaining FAI competition model design con struction Sometime October Dale called started ball rolling toward what led three structured practice sessions idea team effort starting emerge first practice ses sion slated Noveber Tulsa Oklahoma Dales home flying down Colorado Lemon driving Texas step necessary preparation World Champion ships model box would hold three complete ready-to-fly Aquilas reasonably portable could transport field also able safely undergo air travel risking models main ad vantage see dont have worry about damage models correctly built box Although finished first new model pro ceeded stash old Aquila original Hobie Hawk new box Meesh flew Tulsa teams first practice session flying much time building spare time first practice session went very well Mem bers Tulsoar club bent over back10 Model Aviation American team Lemon Payne Dale Nutter author held important practice sessions Tulsa Dallas attended Team Man ager Dan Pruss Jim Simpsoti handling domestic FAI mat ters Dave Thornberg hand tower nonpareil Nosing its pilots waiting hand Aquila flown Miller wing modification made two days before Team Finals last-minute change daring gamble make ship move bit faster stock Aquila beef up structure rigorous speed runs Skip Millers Modifications Aquila Much ado has made sailplane circles about modification Skip Mil ler made Aquila flew victory South African World Champion ships recent California Na tionals Actually modification quite simple having adding spanwise piece sheet balsa bottom surface changing leading edge entry shape own words description change its pur pose modification should used person desiring utmost per formance Aquila modi fied wings sensitive warping youre willing check wings time before contest modifica tion could worse ineffective real competitor modifica tion should tried has increased Aquilas performance enough give edge make US Team become World Champion Although modification makes much sense according theory works Make changes exactly say will have wings like ones cham pionship model First build Aquilas wings de scribed plans Make sure true proceed modification put Hoerner tips until after bottom sheet added Select medium hard straight-grained balsa sheeting As modifica tion put over cap strips bottom wing fill space along spar 1/16 x 1/14 cap strip between chord-wise cap strips provides surface glue sheet Glue sheet bottom wing contact cement doing inboard section first Fit outboard section glue cross section wing will now look like accompanying sketch shape entry wing according template accom panying drawing lines template used eyeball parallel original flat bottom Glue 1/ ~jitTt ___I _____ II IIii / Spanwise sheet added bottom goes over existing cap strips after adding filler cap strips shown exploded detail Airfoil section showing spanwise sheet place Monokote runs sheet TE does touch cap strips Warps checked laying two pieces strip bottom wing sighting along wing tip template piece scrap balsa file out outside dark lines After final sanding add tips Finish sand covering make sure cover bottom inboard panel first taking care stick cover ing material capstrips cover M onokote Monokote should suspended end sheeting trail ing edge covering stuck along rib cap strips slip piece stiff pa per between caps Monokote loosen After covering check twists viewing wing upside-down end view lay two straight pieces wood bottom eyeball K 1 tip Poly break Main side K 3 out root Wing leading edge entry shaped ac cording templates drawing approxi mately one-third full size sketch modified wing should always checked night before contest day Also wing socks help ful keep wings true heat day balance model fingers aft edge spar about tailheavy 30-degree angle Sometimes fly up 45 degrees tail heavy holding back spar airplane becomes fairly unstable bal anced like prefer instability modification direct result FAI program allows airplane move much faster gives nec essary strength wing competi tive flying wards aid practice session Con trary popular belief FAT probably difficult programs run Courses must laid timing must clarified course wind al ways shifting rate cold gusty 15-20 mph Tulsa weekend fol lowed US team getting its feet off ground Both Lemon broken ships Dale flew normal consistent Continued page 79 December1977 11 50L210GLH II foam wing$169550L211GLH II built-up wing $1895 Plus send complete atalog Enclosed is1 whicti refunded NAJiE SBflforlstclesenuil .J handling otherADDRESS nIpi STATE ZIP Continued page 54 mile flight back Soon flying time man-powered airplanes else world able fly mild turbulence despite slow react ing controls late July got around Kremer Prize course looked like great goal truly sight wee hours August 23 1977 dead calm blowing across Shafter Airport San Joaquin Valley final preparations began Men sent out two turning points just over half mile apart Another went out start/finish line hold up 10-ft T-bar over Bryan would have fly beginning end journey meet requirements Royal Aeronauti cal Society truck carrying official observer movie cameraman others sat poised along runway just behind Gossamer Condor 730 am PDT everything ready Bryan Allen began pedalling worth fragile craft quickly lifted off headed away slowly man could easily run beside Over 10-ft marker starting line down field first turning point rounded maybe 50 feet spare Back second turning point negotiated just much room little effort finally over T-bar finish easy landing 7 minutes 22 seconds man reached goal toward striving intensely over 15 years flown under complete control extended period time nothing own power very first time recorded history dream come true small group totally dedicated people imagined created perfected Gos samer Condor others well still see skies frontier conquered still see opportunities clever individuals tackle big challenge own refuse believe thing impossible Long Long Trail/Miller continued page 11 steady self end two days flights being flown scored com petition Lemon first second Dale third Interesting note exact placing finish Finals also could derive strong weak points concentrated efforts After numerous rap repair sessions Lemon determined good breaking airplanes determined Lemon very strong three events Distance Dura tion Speed strong Duration Distance Dale strong Du ration Speed said farewells back went Boulder practice build practice build should note am presi dent small land surveying company Colorado up through December incredibly busy wasnt model airplanes yet Finally work slowed down gan concentrate solely team ef fort South Africa also playing fair amount raquetbell time helps develop quick reflexes keep competitive spirit razor sharp recom mend competitive sport very good training glider competition de velop concentration necessary change bad luck good luck believe inner game competition major obstacle success usually self found myself constantly trying sharpen concentration making up imaginary situations trying work through last detail words Dan Pruss team makes fewest mistakes wins feel nothing important success elimination potential December 1977 79 5-2 2 Blade Tractor 5-45/-35A-4304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8 504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 11-411-611-8Si 12-412-512-6$150 GRUSH ST JOHN INDIANA 46373 mistakes thinking situations through Finally first new Aquila fin ished just time January practice session Dallas Texas Dan Pruss soon affirmed team manager attend along Jim Simpson handling domestic FAI problems Dave Thornberg also flying selected Dave field helper handtow expert agreed Everything up point covered personal expense three us unanimously desired Dan team manager Dave field team helper decision based upon personal qualifi cations perform very demanding specific jobs Unfortunately practice session plagued rain some bad luck myself first flight new Aqui Ia slowly checking its turning char acteristics about 200 feet shot down stray radio interference landed hard upside-down fuselage destroyed flying sur faces intact Undaunted put new ship back box grabbed old Aquila away went flown duration flight began rain good excuse head back Lemons dry out begin talk about team busi ness Dan began idea team uni forms started playing tailor dimensions Frequency prob USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF lems designation responsibility equipment various other problems solved Questions answered team unity really starting show second day practice thick Dallas fog can remember Thornberg towing up 100 meters line Aquila disappearing top launch Honest what amazing four half min ute dead-air flights could achieved thinner air Colorado could probably count half two minutes height As can see practice session suc cessful first terms flying did get talk lot about FAI end made us much prepared third practice session held Colorado scratched Lemon way behind building time element creeping up us February part March devoted repair new model finish ing construction next model prac ticing two hours day testing hi-starts polishing handtow techniques Meesh handtowing final preparation newest model flown until reached South Africa Three Aquilas box radios hi-starts handtows spare parts clothes three weeks off went Colorado meeting team New York Half way around world arrived South Africa pre pared unified fly First World Championships Radio Control Soaring day rest practice day under watchful eye Dan Dave two cannot com mended highly enough efforts ward team Dan always run getting chutes Dave easily pulled 50 handtows per day Unbelievable sup port helped Lemon Dale develop confidence launch situation Dan also took care hundreds small problems kept soaring machine running smooth true Final ly World Championships gin official practice day designed make sure timers judges field help knew dos donts FAI World Championships could performed hitch amazed see com petitors elected fly practice day flier could dry run everything start finish make last-minute adjustments sailplane become centered exactly going approach situation finally real hard work long nights anticipation about unfold World Championships about beproduct review product review product review Diesel Handbook Dave Shipton has fly ing diesels 30 years selling nearly 10 years has called Mr Die sel place business Diesel Head quarters Dave has published Diesel Hand book covers aspects use op eration engines history questions starting running fuel propeller sizes etc beginner expert alike handbook includes illustrated list Aeromodeller plans new Hobby Hideaway catalog com bined Diesel Handbook lists imported diesel engines parts kits etc Diesel Handbook costs $125 pp catalog Diesel Handbook $150 pp Hobby Hide away RR 2 Delavan IL 61734 product review product review product review 80 Model Aviation GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN18$700 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE HELICAL PITCH FOR EFFICIENCY AT YOUR DEALER ThE PURCHASER 532 Blade Pusher5/-4 6-3 6-4 354 8-6854I 9-610-6 SiBLADE 3 Blade Tractor 5-36-3 6-4 5040 / Made polyester Metallic Aluminum Cob boil color 7-8854 8-68-8 Si 9-6 10-6 10-4 $150 gin will refrain detail World Championships Stories photographs published magazines both abroad MA July 1977 will say extremely fortunate win World Championships both good bad luck decisions judgment exhaus tion key factors victory did stand alone Shawn Bannister pushed way pushed hard fell third position Frikke Roos new comer like myself showed determina tion concentration necessary stay top did final analysis became World Champion RC Soaring US number team alone won title honor could have done Lemon Payne Dale Nutter Dan Pruss Dave Thornberg Meesh Rheault patient enough lend support teach knowledge neces sary capture title am proud have member first US effort international RC Soaring Through total team effort have established US country keep pace next World Cham pionships feel left South Africa fulfilled responded direct per sonal challenge succeded team Livesey/Headley continued page 19 built inside forward cockpit structure battery prevented falling out dummy instrument panel re ceiver sits center cavity between wing bolts wiring can run space above wing Control hook-ups prototype made Nyrods elevator rudder cable engine sure run before fitting bottom sheeting fuselage Covering prototype covered orange Solarfilm trimmed white stripes registration letters point have careful reflexed section wing tips make sure covering attached securely last wing rib before ironing tip plate As far weve able determine actual DL5 has yet completed theres no factory finish copied Dont shy about using color scheme fancy Glue celluloid wind screen place Undercarriage The main gear support made strip 1/16 sheet alumi num cut profile shown plans Bend indicated curved appearance simulates full-size aircraft curve constant-radius arc laminated ash bonded fiberglass 5U real work horse its size K&B 35cc 21 A/C ENGINE Rugged powerful de pendable will give competitors its class size run money Minimum break-in period required Easy start Features include Efficient Muffler r ABC cylinder Piston ings nced By-Pass P01 carburetor Density Die casting tailwheel bend scrap 1/16 piano wire attach body couple small screws Cockpit Detail As much detail desired can added dum instrument panel necessary keep battery place provide convenient place ON/OFF switch Make panel 1/16 ply same shape frame F15 about Va smaller round cut-out battery Hold panel place couple small screws go couple scrap pieces 1 / 16 ply cemented F15 dummy seat useful item because K&B 40 A/C PERRY Pump/Regulator ngine equipped PERRY larger PERRY Carburetor use Pump/Reg UIOLUI YL0IIld ioaa rpm increase Position fuel tank nuouger critical liable fuel feed always maintained Features squish band racing head standard usive K&B no ten sion single ring aluminum piston protects servos dust dirt blowing around flying site see photos seat used Add control stick other desired details Flying Pre-flight check essential before going out strip Check servo ac tion making sure left left up isnt down engine controls easy Check CG location should within location plan ballast model neces sary V When writing advertimaura mefition read about MA December 1977 81 fuel FED DRAWN carburetor rful PRODUCTION built

a Two YEARS have passed since initiated radio-control soaring purchase Hobie Hawk Now am current world champion RC Soaring What transpired over two-year period truly incredible journey Dreams de feats luck skill total commitment direct personal challenge criteria would trying con tend Model Aviation asked would interested writing article what takes become world champion thrilled gives opportunity share soaring fraternity exact attitudes thoughts toward com petition world championship level Dedication key victory making US team decided no effort would worthy com peting World Championships unless total effort meant next six months sailpianes became number concern started ginning construction two new models satisfied prototype modi fied Aquila given berth team now try dupli December 1977 9 U Wethat Skip Aquilawith world championship trophy after return Colo rado time Denver Team Finals Skip flying soarers 1-1/2 years cate model straining get identi cal model built before anything happened existing prototype Let clarify point Aquilas have slight ly modified airfoil given birth two days before FAI finals Den ver gambling modification would fact allow Aquila move Releasing Aquila its innumerable practice flights Skip virtually lived sailplsnes six month preparation period big event Pretoria Action pix Charles Wendt heading shot Cox bit faster stock Aquila also give strength necessary hold up rigorous speed run achieved sheeting bottom wing back main spar carving some Phillips Entry leading edge did wing panel flew stock panel other side fortunate because no trim changes necessary knew airfoil faster no longer flat bottom As time went corresponding Lemon Payne Dale Nutter telephone fairly frequently As little half years total soar ing experience would constantly pick brains pertaining FAI competition model design con struction Sometime October Dale called started ball rolling toward what led three structured practice sessions idea team effort starting emerge first practice ses sion slated Noveber Tulsa Oklahoma Dales home flying down Colorado Lemon driving Texas step necessary preparation World Champion ships model box would hold three complete ready-to-fly Aquilas reasonably portable could transport field also able safely undergo air travel risking models main ad vantage see dont have worry about damage models correctly built box Although finished first new model pro ceeded stash old Aquila original Hobie Hawk new box Meesh flew Tulsa teams first practice session flying much time building spare time first practice session went very well Mem bers Tulsoar club bent over back10 Model Aviation American team Lemon Payne Dale Nutter author held important practice sessions Tulsa Dallas attended Team Man ager Dan Pruss Jim Simpsoti handling domestic FAI mat ters Dave Thornberg hand tower nonpareil Nosing its pilots waiting hand Aquila flown Miller wing modification made two days before Team Finals last-minute change daring gamble make ship move bit faster stock Aquila beef up structure rigorous speed runs Skip Millers Modifications Aquila Much ado has made sailplane circles about modification Skip Mil ler made Aquila flew victory South African World Champion ships recent California Na tionals Actually modification quite simple having adding spanwise piece sheet balsa bottom surface changing leading edge entry shape own words description change its pur pose modification should used person desiring utmost per formance Aquila modi fied wings sensitive warping youre willing check wings time before contest modifica tion could worse ineffective real competitor modifica tion should tried has increased Aquilas performance enough give edge make US Team become World Champion Although modification makes much sense according theory works Make changes exactly say will have wings like ones cham pionship model First build Aquilas wings de scribed plans Make sure true proceed modification put Hoerner tips until after bottom sheet added Select medium hard straight-grained balsa sheeting As modifica tion put over cap strips bottom wing fill space along spar 1/16 x 1/14 cap strip between chord-wise cap strips provides surface glue sheet Glue sheet bottom wing contact cement doing inboard section first Fit outboard section glue cross section wing will now look like accompanying sketch shape entry wing according template accom panying drawing lines template used eyeball parallel original flat bottom Glue 1/ ~jitTt ___I _____ II IIii / Spanwise sheet added bottom goes over existing cap strips after adding filler cap strips shown exploded detail Airfoil section showing spanwise sheet place Monokote runs sheet TE does touch cap strips Warps checked laying two pieces strip bottom wing sighting along wing tip template piece scrap balsa file out outside dark lines After final sanding add tips Finish sand covering make sure cover bottom inboard panel first taking care stick cover ing material capstrips cover M onokote Monokote should suspended end sheeting trail ing edge covering stuck along rib cap strips slip piece stiff pa per between caps Monokote loosen After covering check twists viewing wing upside-down end view lay two straight pieces wood bottom eyeball K 1 tip Poly break Main side K 3 out root Wing leading edge entry shaped ac cording templates drawing approxi mately one-third full size sketch modified wing should always checked night before contest day Also wing socks help ful keep wings true heat day balance model fingers aft edge spar about tailheavy 30-degree angle Sometimes fly up 45 degrees tail heavy holding back spar airplane becomes fairly unstable bal anced like prefer instability modification direct result FAI program allows airplane move much faster gives nec essary strength wing competi tive flying wards aid practice session Con trary popular belief FAT probably difficult programs run Courses must laid timing must clarified course wind al ways shifting rate cold gusty 15-20 mph Tulsa weekend fol lowed US team getting its feet off ground Both Lemon broken ships Dale flew normal consistent Continued page 79 December1977 11 50L210GLH II foam wing$169550L211GLH II built-up wing $1895 Plus send complete atalog Enclosed is1 whicti refunded NAJiE SBflforlstclesenuil .J handling otherADDRESS nIpi STATE ZIP Continued page 54 mile flight back Soon flying time man-powered airplanes else world able fly mild turbulence despite slow react ing controls late July got around Kremer Prize course looked like great goal truly sight wee hours August 23 1977 dead calm blowing across Shafter Airport San Joaquin Valley final preparations began Men sent out two turning points just over half mile apart Another went out start/finish line hold up 10-ft T-bar over Bryan would have fly beginning end journey meet requirements Royal Aeronauti cal Society truck carrying official observer movie cameraman others sat poised along runway just behind Gossamer Condor 730 am PDT everything ready Bryan Allen began pedalling worth fragile craft quickly lifted off headed away slowly man could easily run beside Over 10-ft marker starting line down field first turning point rounded maybe 50 feet spare Back second turning point negotiated just much room little effort finally over T-bar finish easy landing 7 minutes 22 seconds man reached goal toward striving intensely over 15 years flown under complete control extended period time nothing own power very first time recorded history dream come true small group totally dedicated people imagined created perfected Gos samer Condor others well still see skies frontier conquered still see opportunities clever individuals tackle big challenge own refuse believe thing impossible Long Long Trail/Miller continued page 11 steady self end two days flights being flown scored com petition Lemon first second Dale third Interesting note exact placing finish Finals also could derive strong weak points concentrated efforts After numerous rap repair sessions Lemon determined good breaking airplanes determined Lemon very strong three events Distance Dura tion Speed strong Duration Distance Dale strong Du ration Speed said farewells back went Boulder practice build practice build should note am presi dent small land surveying company Colorado up through December incredibly busy wasnt model airplanes yet Finally work slowed down gan concentrate solely team ef fort South Africa also playing fair amount raquetbell time helps develop quick reflexes keep competitive spirit razor sharp recom mend competitive sport very good training glider competition de velop concentration necessary change bad luck good luck believe inner game competition major obstacle success usually self found myself constantly trying sharpen concentration making up imaginary situations trying work through last detail words Dan Pruss team makes fewest mistakes wins feel nothing important success elimination potential December 1977 79 5-2 2 Blade Tractor 5-45/-35A-4304 6-36-4354 7-47-67-8 504 8-48-68-8654 9-49-69-7 9-810-410-6854 11-411-611-8Si 12-412-512-6$150 GRUSH ST JOHN INDIANA 46373 mistakes thinking situations through Finally first new Aquila fin ished just time January practice session Dallas Texas Dan Pruss soon affirmed team manager attend along Jim Simpson handling domestic FAI problems Dave Thornberg also flying selected Dave field helper handtow expert agreed Everything up point covered personal expense three us unanimously desired Dan team manager Dave field team helper decision based upon personal qualifi cations perform very demanding specific jobs Unfortunately practice session plagued rain some bad luck myself first flight new Aqui Ia slowly checking its turning char acteristics about 200 feet shot down stray radio interference landed hard upside-down fuselage destroyed flying sur faces intact Undaunted put new ship back box grabbed old Aquila away went flown duration flight began rain good excuse head back Lemons dry out begin talk about team busi ness Dan began idea team uni forms started playing tailor dimensions Frequency prob USE TO PROPEL AIR CREATE THRUST AND PROPELLED BY AIR AT DISCRETION OF lems designation responsibility equipment various other problems solved Questions answered team unity really starting show second day practice thick Dallas fog can remember Thornberg towing up 100 meters line Aquila disappearing top launch Honest what amazing four half min ute dead-air flights could achieved thinner air Colorado could probably count half two minutes height As can see practice session suc cessful first terms flying did get talk lot about FAI end made us much prepared third practice session held Colorado scratched Lemon way behind building time element creeping up us February part March devoted repair new model finish ing construction next model prac ticing two hours day testing hi-starts polishing handtow techniques Meesh handtowing final preparation newest model flown until reached South Africa Three Aquilas box radios hi-starts handtows spare parts clothes three weeks off went Colorado meeting team New York Half way around world arrived South Africa pre pared unified fly First World Championships Radio Control Soaring day rest practice day under watchful eye Dan Dave two cannot com mended highly enough efforts ward team Dan always run getting chutes Dave easily pulled 50 handtows per day Unbelievable sup port helped Lemon Dale develop confidence launch situation Dan also took care hundreds small problems kept soaring machine running smooth true Final ly World Championships gin official practice day designed make sure timers judges field help knew dos donts FAI World Championships could performed hitch amazed see com petitors elected fly practice day flier could dry run everything start finish make last-minute adjustments sailplane become centered exactly going approach situation finally real hard work long nights anticipation about unfold World Championships about beproduct review product review product review Diesel Handbook Dave Shipton has fly ing diesels 30 years selling nearly 10 years has called Mr Die sel place business Diesel Head quarters Dave has published Diesel Hand book covers aspects use op eration engines history questions starting running fuel propeller sizes etc beginner expert alike handbook includes illustrated list Aeromodeller plans new Hobby Hideaway catalog com bined Diesel Handbook lists imported diesel engines parts kits etc Diesel Handbook costs $125 pp catalog Diesel Handbook $150 pp Hobby Hide away RR 2 Delavan IL 61734 product review product review product review 80 Model Aviation GRISH AIRCRAFT TYPE PROPELLERS Made hardwood fully carved true helical pitch airfoil ready sanding ALL SIZES IN18$700 8 & 10 PITCH20800 RIGHT HAND221000 ROTATION241300 3/8 BORE AT YOUR DEALER PROPELLERS ALL GRISH PROPELLERS ARE ENGINEERED TO TRUE HELICAL PITCH FOR EFFICIENCY AT YOUR DEALER ThE PURCHASER 532 Blade Pusher5/-4 6-3 6-4 354 8-6854I 9-610-6 SiBLADE 3 Blade Tractor 5-36-3 6-4 5040 / Made polyester Metallic Aluminum Cob boil color 7-8854 8-68-8 Si 9-6 10-6 10-4 $150 gin will refrain detail World Championships Stories photographs published magazines both abroad MA July 1977 will say extremely fortunate win World Championships both good bad luck decisions judgment exhaus tion key factors victory did stand alone Shawn Bannister pushed way pushed hard fell third position Frikke Roos new comer like myself showed determina tion concentration necessary stay top did final analysis became World Champion RC Soaring US number team alone won title honor could have done Lemon Payne Dale Nutter Dan Pruss Dave Thornberg Meesh Rheault patient enough lend support teach knowledge neces sary capture title am proud have member first US effort international RC Soaring Through total team effort have established US country keep pace next World Cham pionships feel left South Africa fulfilled responded direct per sonal challenge succeded team Livesey/Headley continued page 19 built inside forward cockpit structure battery prevented falling out dummy instrument panel re ceiver sits center cavity between wing bolts wiring can run space above wing Control hook-ups prototype made Nyrods elevator rudder cable engine sure run before fitting bottom sheeting fuselage Covering prototype covered orange Solarfilm trimmed white stripes registration letters point have careful reflexed section wing tips make sure covering attached securely last wing rib before ironing tip plate As far weve able determine actual DL5 has yet completed theres no factory finish copied Dont shy about using color scheme fancy Glue celluloid wind screen place Undercarriage The main gear support made strip 1/16 sheet alumi num cut profile shown plans Bend indicated curved appearance simulates full-size aircraft curve constant-radius arc laminated ash bonded fiberglass 5U real work horse its size K&B 35cc 21 A/C ENGINE Rugged powerful de pendable will give competitors its class size run money Minimum break-in period required Easy start Features include Efficient Muffler r ABC cylinder Piston ings nced By-Pass P01 carburetor Density Die casting tailwheel bend scrap 1/16 piano wire attach body couple small screws Cockpit Detail As much detail desired can added dum instrument panel necessary keep battery place provide convenient place ON/OFF switch Make panel 1/16 ply same shape frame F15 about Va smaller round cut-out battery Hold panel place couple small screws go couple scrap pieces 1 / 16 ply cemented F15 dummy seat useful item because K&B 40 A/C PERRY Pump/Regulator ngine equipped PERRY larger PERRY Carburetor use Pump/Reg UIOLUI YL0IIld ioaa rpm increase Position fuel tank nuouger critical liable fuel feed always maintained Features squish band racing head standard usive K&B no ten sion single ring aluminum piston protects servos dust dirt blowing around flying site see photos seat used Add control stick other desired details Flying Pre-flight check essential before going out strip Check servo ac tion making sure left left up isnt down engine controls easy Check CG location should within location plan ballast model neces sary V When writing advertimaura mefition read about MA December 1977 81 fuel FED DRAWN carburetor rful PRODUCTION built