Fifty years ago open-cockpit biplanes rage small factory Moline Illinois began producing strut-braced enclosed-cabin high wing rivals some contemporary Cessnas Pipers ____ipe EDon Berliner Left Streamlining race-bred wheel fairings tight-fitting cowl made Monocoupe far ahead its time Photo courtesy ci National Air Space Museum EITHER MONOCOUPE decades ahead its time Cessna Piper like living past 50 years ago little Monocoupe factory Moline Illinois building snappy two-seater would equal better performance modem Cessna 152 Piper Tomahawk almost respects current types standard light planes world during 1980s supposedly representing best American technology offer Obviously somethings wrong somewhere oaly marvelous little Monocoupe 90-A fine machine terms cruising speed rate climb take-off roll fuel economy much individuality small personal plane era Cessna Piper sadly devoid zip fun Monocoupe has survived become treasured antiques attitude toward personal airplanes private flying different 1930 inspired us create airplanes personalities own Flying days far quick means getting Pilots didnt want airplanes required little skill fly wanted airplanes could flown driven Monocoupe assuredly airplane flown didnt take off land itself wasnt loaded electronic devices relieve pilot need navigate instances think responsive controls made useful just straight-and-level flying wasnt wild animal means Using flaps pilot could get off ground after take off roll 10 seconds 330 feet Using both flaps brakes could landed oaly 100 feet400 feet using neither Monocoupe pilot didnt have restrict himself airports long hard-surfaced runways good thing since werent days story began 1926 quiet conservative Davenport Iowa lest assume little aeronautical consequence could possibly emerge such farm country ought tell original Central States Monocoupe created Don Luscombe assistance Clayton Folkerts Luscombe would go produce fine series light planes under own name Folkerts would gain fame some sleek very fast racing planes won Thompson Trophy race original side-by-side Monocoupe introduced public 1927 personal planes still showing signs World War influence Biplanes struts wires open cockpits order day little coupe strut-braced high-wing fully enclosed cabin general layout much later Piper Cub Aeronca Taylorcraft Power neat little ship either questionable 60 hp 2-row 6-cylinder Anzani 5-cylinder Detroit Air Cat radial promised 65 75 hp days however engine output reliability often little promises performance rarely what sales brochure claimed Something like 22 original Monocoupes sold luck tail wind might manage advertised 80 mph cruising speed 400mile range very modem looking 1927 started company road fame fortune Once Monocoupe begun attract attention its builders wisely set out make better airplane first change up front unreliable engines replaced new 5cylinder Velie M-5 radial rated 55 hp Now trustworthy engine mated well-designed airframe solid airplane 1928 National Air Tour two new Monocoupe 70s finished 6300-mile grind good order 1928 Central States Aircraft Company became Mono Aircraft Corporation Moline Illinois soon new model rolling off assembly line After about 80 Model 70s sold Model 113 introduced Until 1930 Monocoupes carried government approved type certificate number commercial designation 113 looked about same 70 improved landing gear geometry other changes upped cruising speed 85 mph critical landing speed remained about 37 mph Along Monocoupes factory busy 1929 turning out limited numbers Monoprep trainers powerful Monosports either 100 hp Kinner 110 hp Warner radial engine four-passenger Monocoach family touring nd limited business flying 1929 started out bright year private flying soon turned dark gray stock market crash late October changed everything No longer people eager plunk down several thousand dollars sporty Monocoupe Continued page 181 November 1991 77 factory-fresh Monocoupe Model 113 vIntage 1929 attention streamlining out standing Its day Note streamlined struts well-faired spinner low-drag wheels Photo National Air Space Museum Left Lined up outside factory Moline Illinois row very early Monocoupes wait ing claimed Photo courtesy Na tional Air Space Museum Box 1063 Lorain Ohio 44055 MICRO Ph 216 282-8354 PA 16 Clipper rcraft Big Flying Scale Kits Over Two Foot Span *Piper Cub1495 *Stinson 1251495 *Piper PA-161495 Semi-Scale Kits 002 Rubber Power 22 Span * Taylorcraft 1095 * Stinson Voyager .. 1095 * P0-6 Porter 1095 Contest-Sport Kits * Hornet Embryo 995 * Hornet P-30 1495 Fits F-30 & Fee Wee Roles Outdoor Peanut Scale Kits t3Spas *Cub895 *Stinson 125895 *Vagabond995 *Farman895 *Jodel995 *Fike995 1/2 R/C Gas Electric Kits Fits Astro 035 Taylorcraft..... 3995 Stinson 125... 3995 HARD TO FIND ITEMS Brown CO Motors Accessories Over 20 Sizes Rubber Stripl Japanese Tissue Super Fine Balsa Sheets & Strips Add 10% Shipping $250 Minimum Shipping CATALOG $200 AT APPLIED DESIGN iunrunuu PO Box 3384 Torrance CA 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$300 Gas $275 Glow Call tax today order Suggested Propeller Sizes 18x8 18x6-10 18x1018x8x14 20x6-10 CL Speed/Lee Continued page 178 awards presentation took place Thursday night After sumptuous meal Frank Garzon presented Open Junior High speed champion trophies Carlos Atoise Bobby Fogg Carl Dodge respectively High Speed Championship goes fastest record ratio Open contestant Carl contestant exceed existing Open record Warren Kurths mark didnt count since no previous record established Proto After presentation everyone bid Good night see next year LI Monocoupe/Berliner Continued page 77 its rivals dollars gone peoples attention focused scraping together enough pennies pay couple pounds potatoes supper Nevertheless Mono Aircraft Corporation bravely went ahead its plans introduced Model 90 early 1930 Business may have terrible nearly everyone else still enough rich sportsmen out keep Mono going Mono its part made full use promotional value air races rallies air tours efficiency contests keep Model 90 news Powered 90 hp 5-cylinder Lambert R-266 radial engine could cruise along 100 mph using 5 1/i gallons gas per hour original price airplanes picked up factory $3375 Depression showed no sign easing price dropped buy A&M Aircraft youre buying best Flea sales tao applicable Free treight pre paid orders check mosey order AiM AucuFT Coup 1428 McArthur Suite 102 Carrollton TX 75007 214/242-4684 Faix 214/242-1378 $2885 1933 Today wouldnt buy basket-case Monocoupe Model 90 later 90-A really made Monocoupes reputation people envision subject arises over beers nostalgia established Monocoupes classic shape snappy performance hallmark 1930s private aviation original Model 90 no engine cowl just set cylinders sticking out exhaust collector ring rearsporty looking sure especially clean came improved version Townend ring cowl very narrow chord helped looks front end improved cooling cutting drag somewhat merely step right direction 1934 Monocoupe 90 Deluxe introduced unusual tunnel cowling consisting full cowl slots cut front cooling such other niceties wheel pants could cruise 115 mph climb 800 ft/min slat fed fun fly cm me wingstan~ soughtaftersportaircraftever.eng~-5laon new shes backweghta5-45ts radio4dm Mend Brgkveieg t540-lnAttsric Spriu Rd Rds NC27eO4 November 1991 181 Smaller Bolter MINI SAW BLADES 3Iar $210 FINE TOOTH REPLACEMENT HACK SAW BLADES 16 inchl TEMPERED tar catting HARDENED MUSIC WIRE Watery Grave Plane-Carrying Dirigible Lost 1935 Discovered DAILY Monterey wreckage gible aircraft ca planes has coast discos important l two sn Sparrowha Ll5 3505 e land 40 mph Fuel consumption up slightly still used 57 gallons per hour permitting cruising range 515 miles standard fuel load An estimated 1000 Monocoupes sold time 90 Deluxe entered marketmore other single version anybody elses airplane Monocoupe despite tough economic times roaring success thanks its speed nimble handling characteristics wonderfully balanced proportions Model 90-A replaced Deluxe 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Fifty years ago open-cockpit biplanes rage small factory Moline Illinois began producing strut-braced enclosed-cabin high wing rivals some contemporary Cessnas Pipers ____ipe EDon Berliner Left Streamlining race-bred wheel fairings tight-fitting cowl made Monocoupe far ahead its time Photo courtesy ci National Air Space Museum EITHER MONOCOUPE decades ahead its time Cessna Piper like living past 50 years ago little Monocoupe factory Moline Illinois building snappy two-seater would equal better performance modem Cessna 152 Piper Tomahawk almost respects current types standard light planes world during 1980s supposedly representing best American technology offer Obviously somethings wrong somewhere oaly marvelous little Monocoupe 90-A fine machine terms cruising speed rate climb take-off roll fuel economy much individuality small personal plane era Cessna Piper sadly devoid zip fun Monocoupe has survived become treasured antiques attitude toward personal airplanes private flying different 1930 inspired us create airplanes personalities own Flying days far quick means getting Pilots didnt want airplanes required little skill fly wanted airplanes could flown driven Monocoupe assuredly airplane flown didnt take off land itself wasnt loaded electronic devices relieve pilot need navigate instances think responsive controls made useful just straight-and-level flying wasnt wild animal means Using flaps pilot could get off ground after take off roll 10 seconds 330 feet Using both flaps brakes could landed oaly 100 feet400 feet using neither Monocoupe pilot didnt have restrict himself airports long hard-surfaced runways good thing since werent days story began 1926 quiet conservative Davenport Iowa lest assume little aeronautical consequence could possibly emerge such farm country ought tell original Central States Monocoupe created Don Luscombe assistance Clayton Folkerts Luscombe would go produce fine series light planes under own name Folkerts would gain fame some sleek very fast racing planes won Thompson Trophy race original side-by-side Monocoupe introduced public 1927 personal planes still showing signs World War influence Biplanes struts wires open cockpits order day little coupe strut-braced high-wing fully enclosed cabin general layout much later Piper Cub Aeronca Taylorcraft Power neat little ship either questionable 60 hp 2-row 6-cylinder Anzani 5-cylinder Detroit Air Cat radial promised 65 75 hp days however engine output reliability often little promises performance rarely what sales brochure claimed Something like 22 original Monocoupes sold luck tail wind might manage advertised 80 mph cruising speed 400mile range very modem looking 1927 started company road fame fortune Once Monocoupe begun attract attention its builders wisely set out make better airplane first change up front unreliable engines replaced new 5cylinder Velie M-5 radial rated 55 hp Now trustworthy engine mated well-designed airframe solid airplane 1928 National Air Tour two new Monocoupe 70s finished 6300-mile grind good order 1928 Central States Aircraft Company became Mono Aircraft Corporation Moline Illinois soon new model rolling off assembly line After about 80 Model 70s sold Model 113 introduced Until 1930 Monocoupes carried government approved type certificate number commercial designation 113 looked about same 70 improved landing gear geometry other changes upped cruising speed 85 mph critical landing speed remained about 37 mph Along Monocoupes factory busy 1929 turning out limited numbers Monoprep trainers powerful Monosports either 100 hp Kinner 110 hp Warner radial engine four-passenger Monocoach family touring nd limited business flying 1929 started out bright year private flying soon turned dark gray stock market crash late October changed everything No longer people eager plunk down several thousand dollars sporty Monocoupe Continued page 181 November 1991 77 factory-fresh Monocoupe Model 113 vIntage 1929 attention streamlining out standing Its day Note streamlined struts well-faired spinner low-drag wheels Photo National Air Space Museum Left Lined up outside factory Moline Illinois row very early Monocoupes wait ing claimed Photo courtesy Na tional Air Space Museum Box 1063 Lorain Ohio 44055 MICRO Ph 216 282-8354 PA 16 Clipper rcraft Big Flying Scale Kits Over Two Foot Span *Piper Cub1495 *Stinson 1251495 *Piper PA-161495 Semi-Scale Kits 002 Rubber Power 22 Span * Taylorcraft 1095 * Stinson Voyager .. 1095 * P0-6 Porter 1095 Contest-Sport Kits * Hornet Embryo 995 * Hornet P-30 1495 Fits F-30 & Fee Wee Roles Outdoor Peanut Scale Kits t3Spas *Cub895 *Stinson 125895 *Vagabond995 *Farman895 *Jodel995 *Fike995 1/2 R/C Gas Electric Kits Fits Astro 035 Taylorcraft..... 3995 Stinson 125... 3995 HARD TO FIND ITEMS Brown CO Motors Accessories Over 20 Sizes Rubber Stripl Japanese Tissue Super Fine Balsa Sheets & Strips Add 10% Shipping $250 Minimum Shipping CATALOG $200 AT APPLIED DESIGN iunrunuu PO Box 3384 Torrance CA 90510 MINI w SANDER ADJUSTABLE TENSION HAND BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING Padded flits curves HayH Ensue Use $285 MINI-STRIPS PRECISION DIE-CUT Medium Garnet REPLACEMENTFine Garnet Si 90 SANDING B AND E F FORT ELTSAmId Watar Preal Mliv $315 TEE 43M Precision Sander Level Finishing & Corner Sanding PACKAGE COMPLETE WITH 3 SHEETS PEEL & STICK SANDPAPER MINI - GLUE TIPS MAKES ANY GLUE TUBE INSTANT GLUE GUN PUT THE GLUE WHERE YOU WANT IT Sails wIth pIn Ne lass Ia III Nameintaclean 4Ier$lO5 BA ich SAWS ANYTHING ANYWHERE Saw has rugged die-cast tram camlertable chip-preat plastic sert handle RecedIng ease ad lestable B blade given geed mark access Cuts weed plastic metal HARDENED MUSIC WIRE K WzWzWxi- 4 Cmplfe 4 null less assuMer buffery pawpeller GAS New Generation 20 Cubic Inch A&M Aircraft SaChs says bigger better applications easily interchange 20 Cubic Inch engine A&M Aircraft torthe size power get phenomenal 5x5x5 3 lbs little guy puts out 4 8000 horsepower tor mere $300 Gas $275 Glow Call tax today order Suggested Propeller Sizes 18x8 18x6-10 18x1018x8x14 20x6-10 CL Speed/Lee Continued page 178 awards presentation took place Thursday night After sumptuous meal Frank Garzon presented Open Junior High speed champion trophies Carlos Atoise Bobby Fogg Carl Dodge respectively High Speed Championship goes fastest record ratio Open contestant Carl contestant exceed existing Open record Warren Kurths mark didnt count since no previous record established Proto After presentation everyone bid Good night see next year LI Monocoupe/Berliner Continued page 77 its rivals dollars gone peoples attention focused scraping together enough pennies pay couple pounds potatoes supper Nevertheless Mono Aircraft Corporation bravely went ahead its plans introduced Model 90 early 1930 Business may have terrible nearly everyone else still enough rich sportsmen out keep Mono going Mono its part made full use promotional value air races rallies air tours efficiency contests keep Model 90 news Powered 90 hp 5-cylinder Lambert R-266 radial engine could cruise along 100 mph using 5 1/i gallons gas per hour original price airplanes picked up factory $3375 Depression showed no sign easing price dropped buy A&M Aircraft youre buying best Flea sales tao applicable Free treight pre paid orders check mosey order AiM AucuFT Coup 1428 McArthur Suite 102 Carrollton TX 75007 214/242-4684 Faix 214/242-1378 $2885 1933 Today wouldnt buy basket-case Monocoupe Model 90 later 90-A really made Monocoupes reputation people envision subject arises over beers nostalgia established Monocoupes classic shape snappy performance hallmark 1930s private aviation original Model 90 no engine cowl just set cylinders sticking out exhaust collector ring rearsporty looking sure especially clean came improved version Townend ring cowl very narrow chord helped looks front end improved cooling cutting drag somewhat merely step right direction 1934 Monocoupe 90 Deluxe introduced unusual tunnel cowling consisting full cowl slots cut front cooling such other niceties wheel pants could cruise 115 mph climb 800 ft/min slat fed fun fly cm me wingstan~ soughtaftersportaircraftever.eng~-5laon new shes backweghta5-45ts radio4dm Mend Brgkveieg t540-lnAttsric Spriu Rd Rds NC27eO4 November 1991 181 Smaller Bolter MINI SAW BLADES 3Iar $210 FINE TOOTH REPLACEMENT HACK SAW BLADES 16 inchl TEMPERED tar catting HARDENED MUSIC WIRE Watery Grave Plane-Carrying Dirigible Lost 1935 Discovered DAILY Monterey wreckage gible aircraft ca planes has coast discos important l two sn Sparrowha Ll5 3505 e land 40 mph Fuel consumption up slightly still used 57 gallons per hour permitting cruising range 515 miles standard fuel load An estimated 1000 Monocoupes sold time 90 Deluxe entered marketmore other single version anybody elses airplane Monocoupe despite tough economic times roaring success thanks its speed nimble handling characteristics wonderfully balanced proportions Model 90-A replaced Deluxe 1935 conventional though novel time NACA cowl fitted snugly around round engine look modem airplane 1980s standards Though its manufacturer changed names several times Monocoupe 90-A production until World War II interrupted everything 1941 32-foot wing 132 square feet area same flat-bottomed Clark Y airfoil give Piper Cub such docile behavior Monocoupe 90-A offered performance few modem airplanes can match full fuel load contacted retired commander sm squadrecalled ad fellow Macon top trapeze beneath taking off would up left hand pull r fall space fun tiny see Dirigible A2 CURTISS SPARROWHAWK 1/32 SCALE two passengers could still carry 100 lb baggage 110 mph 525 miles final pre-war version weighed few pounds designs seem grow agesomewhat like people payload slightly less still airplane could good job remaining lot fun fly Probably impressive single flight ever made Monocoupe 90-A non-stop transcontinental record run Clare Bunch airplane modified extra fuel tanks baggage compartment right seat April 3 1939 took off Burbank Califomia flew 2560 miles Roosevelt Field Long Island 23 hours 27 minutes 10 seconds average speed 109 mph no doubt aided prevailing winds nevertheless demonstrated performance reliability Lambert-powered Monocoupe Just before war Monocoupe produced Model 90-AD 90AL powered 90-hp Franldin Lycoming engines respectively As horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engines taking over small in-lines Gdwsamusdttan gnicedCSA CernifiedAedesee Pile NoFile NoPo E26226lR2584 Podads Inc Only certified checks o money orders accepted Minimum orde 81400 three packages 4 Powerpoles $400 per package 0200 ohipping end handliogi CT residents odd sales tao Prices sobiect change withoot notice DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED torther ormarion end dealer prices send SASE Booineso Card SERMOS R/C _ SNAP CONNECTORS Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905203 322-6294 radials practical re engineer 90-A conform Cowling changes needed course rest airplane remained about 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Fifty years ago open-cockpit biplanes rage small factory Moline Illinois began producing strut-braced enclosed-cabin high wing rivals some contemporary Cessnas Pipers ____ipe EDon Berliner Left Streamlining race-bred wheel fairings tight-fitting cowl made Monocoupe far ahead its time Photo courtesy ci National Air Space Museum EITHER MONOCOUPE decades ahead its time Cessna Piper like living past 50 years ago little Monocoupe factory Moline Illinois building snappy two-seater would equal better performance modem Cessna 152 Piper Tomahawk almost respects current types standard light planes world during 1980s supposedly representing best American technology offer Obviously somethings wrong somewhere oaly marvelous little Monocoupe 90-A fine machine terms cruising speed rate climb take-off roll fuel economy much individuality small personal plane era Cessna Piper sadly devoid zip fun Monocoupe has survived become treasured antiques attitude toward personal airplanes private flying different 1930 inspired us create airplanes personalities own Flying days far quick means getting Pilots didnt want airplanes required little skill fly wanted airplanes could flown driven Monocoupe assuredly airplane flown didnt take off land itself wasnt loaded electronic devices relieve pilot need navigate instances think responsive controls made useful just straight-and-level flying wasnt wild animal means Using flaps pilot could get off ground after take off roll 10 seconds 330 feet Using both flaps brakes could landed oaly 100 feet400 feet using neither Monocoupe pilot didnt have restrict himself airports long hard-surfaced runways good thing since werent days story began 1926 quiet conservative Davenport Iowa lest assume little aeronautical consequence could possibly emerge such farm country ought tell original Central States Monocoupe created Don Luscombe assistance Clayton Folkerts Luscombe would go produce fine series light planes under own name Folkerts would gain fame some sleek very fast racing planes won Thompson Trophy race original side-by-side Monocoupe introduced public 1927 personal planes still showing signs World War influence Biplanes struts wires open cockpits order day little coupe strut-braced high-wing fully enclosed cabin general layout much later Piper Cub Aeronca Taylorcraft Power neat little ship either questionable 60 hp 2-row 6-cylinder Anzani 5-cylinder Detroit Air Cat radial promised 65 75 hp days however engine output reliability often little promises performance rarely what sales brochure claimed Something like 22 original Monocoupes sold luck tail wind might manage advertised 80 mph cruising speed 400mile range very modem looking 1927 started company road fame fortune Once Monocoupe begun attract attention its builders wisely set out make better airplane first change up front unreliable engines replaced new 5cylinder Velie M-5 radial rated 55 hp Now trustworthy engine mated well-designed airframe solid airplane 1928 National Air Tour two new Monocoupe 70s finished 6300-mile grind good order 1928 Central States Aircraft Company became Mono Aircraft Corporation Moline Illinois soon new model rolling off assembly line After about 80 Model 70s sold Model 113 introduced Until 1930 Monocoupes carried government approved type certificate number commercial designation 113 looked about same 70 improved landing gear geometry other changes upped cruising speed 85 mph critical landing speed remained about 37 mph Along Monocoupes factory busy 1929 turning out limited numbers Monoprep trainers powerful Monosports either 100 hp Kinner 110 hp Warner radial engine four-passenger Monocoach family touring nd limited business flying 1929 started out bright year private flying soon turned dark gray stock market crash late October changed everything No longer people eager plunk down several thousand dollars sporty Monocoupe Continued page 181 November 1991 77 factory-fresh Monocoupe Model 113 vIntage 1929 attention streamlining out 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$300 Gas $275 Glow Call tax today order Suggested Propeller Sizes 18x8 18x6-10 18x1018x8x14 20x6-10 CL Speed/Lee Continued page 178 awards presentation took place Thursday night After sumptuous meal Frank Garzon presented Open Junior High speed champion trophies Carlos Atoise Bobby Fogg Carl Dodge respectively High Speed Championship goes fastest record ratio Open contestant Carl contestant exceed existing Open record Warren Kurths mark didnt count since no previous record established Proto After presentation everyone bid Good night see next year LI Monocoupe/Berliner Continued page 77 its rivals dollars gone peoples attention focused scraping together enough pennies pay couple pounds potatoes supper Nevertheless Mono Aircraft Corporation bravely went ahead its plans introduced Model 90 early 1930 Business may have terrible nearly everyone else still enough rich sportsmen out keep Mono going Mono its part made full use promotional value air races rallies air tours efficiency contests keep Model 90 news Powered 90 hp 5-cylinder Lambert R-266 radial engine could cruise along 100 mph using 5 1/i gallons gas per hour original price airplanes picked up factory $3375 Depression showed no sign easing price dropped buy A&M Aircraft youre buying best Flea sales tao applicable Free treight pre paid orders check mosey order AiM AucuFT Coup 1428 McArthur Suite 102 Carrollton TX 75007 214/242-4684 Faix 214/242-1378 $2885 1933 Today wouldnt buy basket-case Monocoupe Model 90 later 90-A really made Monocoupes reputation people envision subject arises over beers nostalgia established Monocoupes classic shape snappy performance hallmark 1930s private aviation original Model 90 no engine cowl just set cylinders sticking out exhaust collector ring rearsporty looking sure especially clean came improved version Townend ring cowl very narrow chord helped looks front end improved cooling cutting drag somewhat merely step right direction 1934 Monocoupe 90 Deluxe introduced unusual tunnel cowling consisting full cowl slots cut front cooling such other niceties wheel pants could cruise 115 mph climb 800 ft/min slat fed fun fly cm me wingstan~ soughtaftersportaircraftever.eng~-5laon new shes backweghta5-45ts radio4dm Mend Brgkveieg t540-lnAttsric Spriu Rd Rds NC27eO4 November 1991 181 Smaller Bolter MINI SAW BLADES 3Iar $210 FINE TOOTH REPLACEMENT HACK SAW BLADES 16 inchl TEMPERED tar catting HARDENED MUSIC WIRE Watery Grave Plane-Carrying Dirigible Lost 1935 Discovered DAILY Monterey wreckage gible aircraft ca planes has coast discos important l two sn Sparrowha Ll5 3505 e land 40 mph Fuel consumption up slightly still used 57 gallons per hour permitting cruising range 515 miles standard fuel load An estimated 1000 Monocoupes sold time 90 Deluxe entered marketmore other single version anybody elses airplane Monocoupe despite tough economic times roaring success thanks its speed nimble handling characteristics wonderfully balanced proportions Model 90-A replaced Deluxe 1935 conventional though novel time NACA cowl fitted snugly around round engine look modem airplane 1980s standards Though its manufacturer changed names several times Monocoupe 90-A production until World War II interrupted everything 1941 32-foot wing 132 square feet area same flat-bottomed Clark Y airfoil give Piper Cub such docile behavior Monocoupe 90-A offered performance few modem airplanes can match full fuel load contacted retired commander sm squadrecalled ad fellow Macon top trapeze beneath taking off would up left hand pull r fall space fun tiny see Dirigible A2 CURTISS SPARROWHAWK 1/32 SCALE two passengers could still carry 100 lb baggage 110 mph 525 miles final pre-war version weighed few pounds designs seem grow agesomewhat like people payload slightly less still airplane could good job remaining lot fun fly Probably impressive single flight ever made Monocoupe 90-A non-stop transcontinental record run Clare Bunch airplane modified extra fuel tanks baggage compartment right seat April 3 1939 took off Burbank Califomia flew 2560 miles Roosevelt Field Long Island 23 hours 27 minutes 10 seconds average speed 109 mph no doubt aided prevailing winds nevertheless demonstrated performance reliability Lambert-powered Monocoupe Just before war Monocoupe produced Model 90-AD 90AL powered 90-hp Franldin Lycoming engines respectively As horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engines taking over small in-lines Gdwsamusdttan gnicedCSA CernifiedAedesee Pile NoFile NoPo E26226lR2584 Podads Inc Only certified checks o money orders accepted Minimum orde 81400 three packages 4 Powerpoles $400 per package 0200 ohipping end handliogi CT residents odd sales tao Prices sobiect change withoot notice DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED torther ormarion end dealer prices send SASE Booineso Card SERMOS R/C _ SNAP CONNECTORS Inc Cedar Corners Station Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905203 322-6294 radials practical re engineer 90-A conform Cowling changes needed course rest airplane remained about same After war 90-A went back production short time 90-AL powered 115-hp Lycoming 0-235 aside entirely different nose shape still Monocoupe larger engine upped cruising speed 120 mph initial rate climb 1000 feet/minute ceiling 16500 also boosted fuel consumption six gallons per hour still better anything currently produced Piper Cessna Continued page 187 182 Model Aviation 181 PAWNEE STREET MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92609 7443082 Its EasyT iM Safety Starter Safe one-push starting Recommended John Prestons Safety Comes First column ModelAvation Nov 90 Easy assemble battery starter $6495 Accomodates small 12-volt battery r sizes available 4 4 4 PATENT PENDING See ACE R/C dealer send check money order KRANKING Safety Starters P0 Box 2563 Beaumont Texas 77704 Add $700 pacleagiog thippitig UPS Texas resIdents odd 825% sales 860 Allow approximately two weeks delivery C&G BALSA SAVE ON YOUR BALSA & PLYWOOD NEEDS NO MINIMUM ORDER SEND SASE FOR PRICE LIST 2422 N Marks #373Ph 277-WOOD Fresno CA 93722209 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Fifty years ago open-cockpit biplanes rage small factory Moline Illinois began producing strut-braced enclosed-cabin high wing rivals some contemporary Cessnas Pipers ____ipe EDon Berliner Left Streamlining race-bred wheel fairings tight-fitting cowl made Monocoupe far ahead its time Photo courtesy ci National Air Space Museum EITHER MONOCOUPE decades ahead its time Cessna Piper like living past 50 years ago little Monocoupe factory Moline Illinois building snappy two-seater would equal better performance modem Cessna 152 Piper Tomahawk almost respects current types standard light planes world during 1980s supposedly representing best American technology offer Obviously somethings wrong somewhere oaly marvelous little Monocoupe 90-A fine machine terms cruising speed rate climb take-off roll fuel economy much individuality small personal plane era Cessna Piper sadly devoid zip fun Monocoupe has survived become treasured antiques attitude toward personal airplanes private flying different 1930 inspired us create airplanes personalities own Flying days far quick means getting Pilots didnt want airplanes required little skill fly wanted airplanes could flown driven Monocoupe assuredly airplane flown didnt take off land itself wasnt loaded electronic devices relieve pilot need navigate instances think responsive controls made useful just straight-and-level flying wasnt wild animal means Using flaps pilot could get off ground after take off roll 10 seconds 330 feet Using both flaps brakes could landed oaly 100 feet400 feet using neither Monocoupe pilot didnt have restrict himself airports long hard-surfaced runways good thing since werent days story began 1926 quiet conservative Davenport Iowa lest assume little aeronautical consequence could possibly emerge such farm country ought tell original Central States Monocoupe created Don Luscombe assistance Clayton Folkerts Luscombe would go produce fine series light planes under own name Folkerts would gain fame some sleek very fast racing planes won Thompson Trophy race original side-by-side Monocoupe introduced public 1927 personal planes still showing signs World War influence Biplanes struts wires open cockpits order day little coupe strut-braced high-wing fully enclosed cabin general layout much later Piper Cub Aeronca Taylorcraft Power neat little ship either questionable 60 hp 2-row 6-cylinder Anzani 5-cylinder Detroit Air Cat radial promised 65 75 hp days however engine output reliability often little promises performance rarely what sales brochure claimed Something like 22 original Monocoupes sold luck tail wind might manage advertised 80 mph cruising speed 400mile range very modem looking 1927 started company road fame fortune Once Monocoupe begun attract attention its builders wisely set out make better airplane first change up front unreliable engines replaced new 5cylinder Velie M-5 radial rated 55 hp Now trustworthy engine mated well-designed airframe solid airplane 1928 National Air Tour two new Monocoupe 70s finished 6300-mile grind good order 1928 Central States Aircraft Company became Mono Aircraft Corporation Moline Illinois soon new model rolling off assembly line After about 80 Model 70s sold Model 113 introduced Until 1930 Monocoupes carried government approved type certificate number commercial designation 113 looked about same 70 improved landing gear geometry other changes upped cruising speed 85 mph critical landing speed remained about 37 mph Along Monocoupes factory busy 1929 turning out limited numbers Monoprep trainers powerful Monosports either 100 hp Kinner 110 hp Warner radial engine four-passenger Monocoach family touring nd limited business flying 1929 started out bright year private flying soon turned dark gray stock market crash late October changed everything No longer people eager plunk down several thousand dollars sporty Monocoupe Continued page 181 November 1991 77 factory-fresh Monocoupe Model 113 vIntage 1929 attention streamlining out 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$300 Gas $275 Glow Call tax today order Suggested Propeller Sizes 18x8 18x6-10 18x1018x8x14 20x6-10 CL Speed/Lee Continued page 178 awards presentation took place Thursday night After sumptuous meal Frank Garzon presented Open Junior High speed champion trophies Carlos Atoise Bobby Fogg Carl Dodge respectively High Speed Championship goes fastest record ratio Open contestant Carl contestant exceed existing Open record Warren Kurths mark didnt count since no previous record established Proto After presentation everyone bid Good night see next year LI Monocoupe/Berliner Continued page 77 its rivals dollars gone peoples attention focused scraping together enough pennies pay couple pounds potatoes supper Nevertheless Mono Aircraft Corporation bravely went ahead its plans introduced Model 90 early 1930 Business may have terrible nearly everyone else still enough rich sportsmen out keep Mono going Mono its part made full use promotional value air races rallies air tours efficiency contests 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1935 conventional though novel time NACA cowl fitted snugly around round engine look modem airplane 1980s standards Though its manufacturer changed names several times Monocoupe 90-A production until World War II interrupted everything 1941 32-foot wing 132 square feet area same flat-bottomed Clark Y airfoil give Piper Cub such docile behavior Monocoupe 90-A offered performance few modem airplanes can match full fuel load contacted retired commander sm squadrecalled ad fellow Macon top trapeze beneath taking off would up left hand pull r fall space fun tiny see Dirigible A2 CURTISS SPARROWHAWK 1/32 SCALE two passengers could still carry 100 lb baggage 110 mph 525 miles final pre-war version weighed few pounds designs seem grow agesomewhat like people payload slightly less still airplane could good job remaining lot fun fly Probably impressive single flight ever made Monocoupe 90-A non-stop transcontinental record run Clare Bunch airplane modified extra fuel tanks baggage compartment 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proof temperature control youll Pro st time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest Simply best TEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN 3219 CANYON LAKE flDIUE HOLLYWOOD DUflhIEJEAV 12Ae FEATHER CUT $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATOR Power Supply $9450 S&H Museum its last owner John McCullough Sandpaper/Mcllrath Continued page 104 effectiveness toothbrush bristles chopped off about /16 works well can also try duct tape Press layer tape over abrasive surface rub forcefully strip off Cleaning can give new life paper thought over hill Though regular cleaning can stretch life sanding tool eventually abrasive will dull use Interrupting job retread block can nuisance work will go faster result will neater Jobs involve rounding smoothing benefit edge lighting Turn off nice uniform fluorescent lighting E work front single lamp unshaded bulb Hold part being sanded light strikes its surface very flat angle High low spots will strongly accented maldng precision work much easier Foam plastic sandpaper work well together Uniform textured foam beaded kind makes beautiful cowlings pants headrests etc Its also strong enough used sanding blocks Try 5 Custom sanding blocks can produce parts look made lathe router block specially shaped match desired contour finished part Shape balsa foam blank using whatever cutting sanding tools have hand finish final form custom block spinner cowling right sketch being finished special blocks ELECTRIC R MOUNTS Machined Bar Stock Incredibly Strong lncredibly Light Weight Acts Heat Sink Due tb Form Fitting Design $795 Available 3 Lengths 2/ 1i 11/6 ____________ Fits ALL Motors Metric Bolts & American Bolts Direct Order Furnished Fit Front Tapped Holes Add $100 S&H 6-32 & Blind Nuts Mounting Firewall Hal Payne EnterprisesiATPANES 1928 Gladwick Street Compton CA 90220 custom tool can produce beautifully precise parts sometimes approach isnt possibleand fact usually isnt necessary example both blocks being used round wheel blank left sketch must incorporate some clearance prevent binding blank means radius tool must somewhat larger finished part making exact fit neither practical nor necessary same blocks might useful wheels several different sizes might also used preliminary shaping blanks cowling spinner course can same tool used several different parts several different tools can used succession make single part Another way enhancing versatility blocks hold angle part being shaped sketches show block blank parallel alignment like bricks wall thats sake simplification Holding tool oblique work changes shape contacting abrasive surface producing same effect would block different contour 6 Damage control systems avoid sandpapering areas dont want sand cowling sketch left has covered A2 sheet shape Continued page 190 Hobby Horn hobby specialties MIUWAY MODEL CO Old Timer Kits R/C AND FF Hobby Horn discount prices MMC FULL KITS listed Full Kits include Cut parts plan strip sheet wood wire window material Kits marked have wire landing gear pre-bent 1936 Flying Quaker 84$6799 1938 Powerhouse 50*$3596 1937 Long Cabin 78$4952 1939 1 Sponster 503596 1940 Buzzard Bombshell 50 span kit*3596 1937 Quaker Flash 674784 1937 Air Chief 613776 1940 New Ruler 74. 1939 Thermic 100 Glider 1 0O S p Old Timer Sailplane--modifications shown RIC $8623 P & W MODEL SERVICE Old Timer kits FE RIO following discount p rice full kits full kits clude Cut parts plan stick sheet wood wire windshield material 1935 Miss America 84 $7556 1936 Buccaneer 84 $6296 1937 Dallaire 108 $7992 1936 Clipper Mk 72 $5596 1938 Kioud King 63 $4448 1938 Powerhouse 84 $5624 1938 Record Breaker 96 $7304 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4280 1939 Korda Wake 44 $2012 1939 Mercury 72 $6128 1939 Zipper 54 $5624 1940 Ranger 46 $3355 1940 Saillane 78 $8900 1940 So Long 50 $3188 1941 Brigidier 56 $4279 1941 Super Quaker 78 $7640 1941 Playboy Jr 54 $3272 1941 Playboy Sr 78 $5372 1941 Brooklyn Oodaer 58 -54448 82 Pace 1991 CATALOGUE Upto dd 250$2pp/lstClassorfreewhen Sadto $2000 adc ested 1st order $300$2001 $450 add$375 $4501 b H0 $7000 add $425 Overrn $7000 add $500 15173 MOnAN STIA] Califadd 600%tax Send BOX 2212 MO VISAIMC # & Exp orWESTMINSTERCA 92684 Check lallow up 30 893-83llPhone days clearance 895-6629 FA checkslHours Mon-Fri 9AM 5PM 188 Model Aviation / /-.--.-- p
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/11
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 181, 182, 187, 188
Fifty years ago open-cockpit biplanes rage small factory Moline Illinois began producing strut-braced enclosed-cabin high wing rivals some contemporary Cessnas Pipers ____ipe EDon Berliner Left Streamlining race-bred wheel fairings tight-fitting cowl made Monocoupe far ahead its time Photo courtesy ci National Air Space Museum EITHER MONOCOUPE decades ahead its time Cessna Piper like living past 50 years ago little Monocoupe factory Moline Illinois building snappy two-seater would equal better performance modem Cessna 152 Piper Tomahawk almost respects current types standard light planes world during 1980s supposedly representing best American technology offer Obviously somethings wrong somewhere oaly marvelous little Monocoupe 90-A fine machine terms cruising speed rate climb take-off roll fuel economy much individuality small personal plane era Cessna Piper sadly devoid zip fun Monocoupe has survived become treasured antiques attitude toward personal airplanes private flying different 1930 inspired us create airplanes personalities own Flying days far quick means getting Pilots didnt want airplanes required little skill fly wanted airplanes could flown driven Monocoupe assuredly airplane flown didnt take off land itself wasnt loaded electronic devices relieve pilot need navigate instances think responsive controls made useful just straight-and-level flying wasnt wild animal means Using flaps pilot could get off ground after take off roll 10 seconds 330 feet Using both flaps brakes could landed oaly 100 feet400 feet using neither Monocoupe pilot didnt have restrict himself airports long hard-surfaced runways good thing since werent days story began 1926 quiet conservative Davenport Iowa lest assume little aeronautical consequence could possibly emerge such farm country ought tell original Central States Monocoupe created Don Luscombe assistance Clayton Folkerts Luscombe would go produce fine series light planes under own name Folkerts would gain fame some sleek very fast racing planes won Thompson Trophy race original side-by-side Monocoupe introduced public 1927 personal planes still showing signs World War influence Biplanes struts wires open cockpits order day little coupe strut-braced high-wing fully enclosed cabin general layout much later Piper Cub Aeronca Taylorcraft Power neat little ship either questionable 60 hp 2-row 6-cylinder Anzani 5-cylinder Detroit Air Cat radial promised 65 75 hp days however engine output reliability often little promises performance rarely what sales brochure claimed Something like 22 original Monocoupes sold luck tail wind might manage advertised 80 mph cruising speed 400mile range very modem looking 1927 started company road fame fortune Once Monocoupe begun attract attention its builders wisely set out make better airplane first change up front unreliable engines replaced new 5cylinder Velie M-5 radial rated 55 hp Now trustworthy engine mated well-designed airframe solid airplane 1928 National Air Tour two new Monocoupe 70s finished 6300-mile grind good order 1928 Central States Aircraft Company became Mono Aircraft Corporation Moline Illinois soon new model rolling off assembly line After about 80 Model 70s sold Model 113 introduced Until 1930 Monocoupes carried government approved type certificate number commercial designation 113 looked about same 70 improved landing gear geometry other changes upped cruising speed 85 mph critical landing speed remained about 37 mph Along Monocoupes factory busy 1929 turning out limited numbers Monoprep trainers powerful Monosports either 100 hp Kinner 110 hp Warner radial engine four-passenger Monocoach family touring nd limited business flying 1929 started out bright year private flying soon turned dark gray stock market crash late October changed everything No longer people eager plunk down several thousand dollars sporty Monocoupe Continued page 181 November 1991 77 factory-fresh Monocoupe Model 113 vIntage 1929 attention streamlining out 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$300 Gas $275 Glow Call tax today order Suggested Propeller Sizes 18x8 18x6-10 18x1018x8x14 20x6-10 CL Speed/Lee Continued page 178 awards presentation took place Thursday night After sumptuous meal Frank Garzon presented Open Junior High speed champion trophies Carlos Atoise Bobby Fogg Carl Dodge respectively High Speed Championship goes fastest record ratio Open contestant Carl contestant exceed existing Open record Warren Kurths mark didnt count since no previous record established Proto After presentation everyone bid Good night see next year LI Monocoupe/Berliner Continued page 77 its rivals dollars gone peoples attention focused scraping together enough pennies pay couple pounds potatoes supper Nevertheless Mono Aircraft Corporation bravely went ahead its plans introduced Model 90 early 1930 Business may have terrible nearly everyone else still enough rich sportsmen out keep Mono going Mono its part made full use promotional value air races rallies air tours efficiency contests keep Model 90 news Powered 90 hp 5-cylinder Lambert R-266 radial engine could cruise along 100 mph using 5 1/i gallons gas per hour original price airplanes picked up factory $3375 Depression showed no sign easing price dropped buy A&M Aircraft youre buying best Flea sales tao applicable Free treight pre paid orders check mosey order AiM AucuFT Coup 1428 McArthur Suite 102 Carrollton TX 75007 214/242-4684 Faix 214/242-1378 $2885 1933 Today wouldnt buy basket-case Monocoupe Model 90 later 90-A really made Monocoupes reputation people envision subject arises over beers nostalgia established Monocoupes classic shape snappy performance hallmark 1930s private aviation original Model 90 no engine cowl just set cylinders sticking out exhaust collector ring rearsporty looking sure especially clean came improved version Townend ring cowl very narrow chord helped looks front end improved cooling cutting drag somewhat merely step right direction 1934 Monocoupe 90 Deluxe introduced unusual tunnel cowling consisting full cowl slots cut front cooling such other niceties wheel pants could cruise 115 mph climb 800 ft/min slat fed fun fly cm me wingstan~ soughtaftersportaircraftever.eng~-5laon new shes backweghta5-45ts radio4dm Mend Brgkveieg t540-lnAttsric Spriu Rd Rds NC27eO4 November 1991 181 Smaller Bolter MINI SAW BLADES 3Iar $210 FINE TOOTH REPLACEMENT HACK SAW BLADES 16 inchl TEMPERED tar catting HARDENED MUSIC WIRE Watery Grave Plane-Carrying Dirigible Lost 1935 Discovered DAILY Monterey wreckage gible aircraft ca planes has coast discos important l two sn Sparrowha Ll5 3505 e land 40 mph Fuel consumption up slightly still used 57 gallons per hour permitting cruising range 515 miles standard fuel load An estimated 1000 Monocoupes sold time 90 Deluxe entered marketmore other single version anybody elses airplane Monocoupe despite tough economic times roaring success thanks its speed nimble handling characteristics wonderfully balanced proportions Model 90-A replaced Deluxe 1935 conventional though novel time NACA cowl fitted snugly around round engine look modem airplane 1980s standards Though its manufacturer changed names several times Monocoupe 90-A production until World War II interrupted everything 1941 32-foot wing 132 square feet area same flat-bottomed Clark Y airfoil give Piper Cub such docile behavior Monocoupe 90-A offered performance few modem airplanes can match full fuel load contacted retired commander sm squadrecalled ad fellow Macon top trapeze beneath taking off would up left hand pull r fall space fun tiny see Dirigible A2 CURTISS SPARROWHAWK 1/32 SCALE two passengers could still carry 100 lb baggage 110 mph 525 miles final pre-war version weighed few pounds designs seem grow agesomewhat like people payload slightly less still airplane could good job remaining lot fun fly Probably impressive single flight ever made Monocoupe 90-A non-stop transcontinental record run Clare Bunch airplane modified extra fuel tanks baggage compartment 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success sporty light plane Monocoupe earned proud record true sport airplane themfrom stock Model 90s clipped wings engines up 145 hp performed extremely well pylon races well cross-country events Johnny Livingston Vein Roberts best-known successful Monocoupe race pilots extracting amazing speeds trim craft high-wing racer ever win Thompson TrophyHowards Mr Mulliganwas admitted though unauthorized variation Monocoupe theme Probably best known Monocoupes 110 Special used Woody Edmundson win 1948 National Aerobatic Championship clipped wings 180-hp Warner radial engine enabled Woody outfly nations best during All-American Air Maneuvers Miami Florida airplane monoplane win major American contest between 1932 ascendance Leo Loudenslager Laser 200 1975 recently donated National Air Space November 1991 187 Pre-built kit $225 Ready finish kit $325 Ready fly $650 Order Direct 1 800 243-3384 f58LEROSATlCS Cotm~ Peiormwce EYIt 80 - 90 4-strokes Unpiped 60 2-strokes 6 1/4 lb 700 sq Excellent design serious aerobstic pilot Terrific vertical performance Fly smooth aerobatic routines constant slow medium speedshOts eelh SI Mira Loins CA 91752 ADAPTOR THROW-A-WAY YOUR COLLETS CHUCK & WRENCH USE OUR ADAPTOR & FRii~HiiijIj 0 TO 5132 CAPTOtTA[iI7 A__ DREMEL POWER TOOLS RUNS 100% TRUE & CONCENTRIC AT FULL R PM NO 501 ADAPTORKEYLESS CHUCK$1895 DREMEL OSOr 39500 NOT NEED ADAPTOR TO USE KEYLESS CHUCI STEEL SAW AND ARBOR - HARDENED GROUND & POUSHED STEEL USED FOR CUTtiNG PLASTIC WOOD SOFT MEtALS LEXAN PLEXIGLASS & EtC AVAILABLE IN 006008 010 012 014 016 018 020 023 025 020 032 THICKNESS 1 OUTSIDE DIAMETER @ $615 EA y NO 502ARBOR$600 NO 503 014 X 114 SAW $600 OUR SAWS ONLY WORK WITH OUR ARBOR MICRO SELF-STARTING TORCH No oced flinT 01 mAICORS JuSt pFeSS 109 Pozo SRIT-01011105 000100 mIcro SIZH adjuSlAbre flame fOal OUTOS 01 23700 fOr up 3 00010 OpHIOTOS 00 STROO9ld UrgAIRITe o 1150161 001600 000 refillable Tano flS comlollably 0 TOo palm 0000 900 iS mado OigO-impaol robbep *000 RIIOWS sale non tr slp COmfOPTAblO gob Sopplied *10 Can 001006 MTPPO Blow Torch $3650 10110 oan MT771 Botane 5 or 8885 EASTERN TOOL&SUPPLY CO 149GRANDST-NYC NY 10013 WRITE FOR CATALOG$300ORDERS 212-925-1006 WHEN ORDERING PPD ADD $300OFFICE- 212-226-3749 CODADD$500FAX 212-925-1010 r WHY TAKE THE CHANCE OF DESTROYING YOUR MASTERPIECE WITH INFERIOR MASKING TAPE THINK ABOUT IT OUR KITS CONTAIN THE FINEST MASKING -LINE TAPE AVAILABLE AATWJIERE WE OFFER YOU PERFECTION DISCOVER THE ART OF MASKING MASKING MASTER $2525 MASKING MASTER II $1925 TECHTAPE MASKING TECHNOLOGY CREATED FOR MODELERS BY MODELERS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR MONEY BACK SEE OUR OTHER AD iN THIS ISSUE FEATHER CUT creates new standard ease accuracy cutting white blue foam wing cores ds off Precise single wire tracking concert micro-adjustable balance weights guided exclusive three-point tracking system guarantees ripple-free surfaces No trailing edge burn-out common two wire systems Couple FEATHER CUT Tekoas THERMAL GENERATOR fool proof temperature control youll Pro st time out Cuts straight taper wings fins stabilizers matically ts tape edge workbench dining table stores its own heavy duty mailing tube lete kit anodized plated components no hardware store trips ructions include cutting first wing making templates utter supplied adapts 50 Power supply required Guaranteed out perform rest Simply best TEKOA THE CENTER OF DESIGN 3219 CANYON LAKE flDIUE HOLLYWOOD DUflhIEJEAV 12Ae FEATHER CUT $13950 S&H THERMAL GENERATOR Power Supply $9450 S&H Museum its last owner John McCullough Sandpaper/Mcllrath Continued page 104 effectiveness toothbrush bristles chopped off about /16 works well can also try duct tape Press layer tape over abrasive surface rub forcefully strip off Cleaning can give new life paper thought over hill Though regular cleaning can stretch life sanding tool eventually abrasive will dull use Interrupting job retread block can nuisance work will go faster result will neater Jobs involve rounding smoothing benefit edge lighting Turn off nice uniform fluorescent lighting E work front single lamp unshaded bulb Hold part being sanded light strikes its surface very flat angle High low spots will strongly accented maldng precision work much easier Foam plastic sandpaper work well together Uniform textured foam beaded kind makes beautiful cowlings pants headrests etc Its also strong enough used sanding blocks Try 5 Custom sanding blocks can produce parts look made lathe router block specially shaped match desired contour finished part Shape balsa foam blank using whatever cutting sanding tools have hand finish final form custom block spinner cowling right sketch being finished special blocks ELECTRIC R MOUNTS Machined Bar Stock Incredibly Strong lncredibly Light Weight Acts Heat Sink Due tb Form Fitting Design $795 Available 3 Lengths 2/ 1i 11/6 ____________ Fits ALL Motors Metric Bolts & American Bolts Direct Order Furnished Fit Front Tapped Holes Add $100 S&H 6-32 & Blind Nuts Mounting Firewall Hal Payne EnterprisesiATPANES 1928 Gladwick Street Compton CA 90220 custom tool can produce beautifully precise parts sometimes approach isnt possibleand fact usually isnt necessary example both blocks being used round wheel blank left sketch must incorporate some clearance prevent binding blank means radius tool must somewhat larger finished part making exact fit neither practical nor necessary same blocks might useful wheels several different sizes might also used preliminary shaping blanks cowling spinner course can same tool used several different parts several different tools can used succession make single part Another way enhancing versatility blocks hold angle part being shaped sketches show block blank parallel alignment like bricks wall thats sake simplification Holding tool oblique work changes shape contacting abrasive surface producing same effect would block different contour 6 Damage control systems avoid sandpapering areas dont want sand cowling sketch left has covered A2 sheet shape Continued page 190 Hobby Horn hobby specialties MIUWAY MODEL CO Old Timer Kits R/C AND FF Hobby Horn discount prices MMC FULL KITS listed Full Kits include Cut parts plan strip sheet wood wire window material Kits marked have wire landing gear pre-bent 1936 Flying Quaker 84$6799 1938 Powerhouse 50*$3596 1937 Long Cabin 78$4952 1939 1 Sponster 503596 1940 Buzzard Bombshell 50 span kit*3596 1937 Quaker Flash 674784 1937 Air Chief 613776 1940 New Ruler 74. 1939 Thermic 100 Glider 1 0O S p Old Timer Sailplane--modifications shown RIC $8623 P & W MODEL SERVICE Old Timer kits FE RIO following discount p rice full kits full kits clude Cut parts plan stick sheet wood wire windshield material 1935 Miss America 84 $7556 1936 Buccaneer 84 $6296 1937 Dallaire 108 $7992 1936 Clipper Mk 72 $5596 1938 Kioud King 63 $4448 1938 Powerhouse 84 $5624 1938 Record Breaker 96 $7304 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4280 1939 Korda Wake 44 $2012 1939 Mercury 72 $6128 1939 Zipper 54 $5624 1940 Ranger 46 $3355 1940 Saillane 78 $8900 1940 So Long 50 $3188 1941 Brigidier 56 $4279 1941 Super Quaker 78 $7640 1941 Playboy Jr 54 $3272 1941 Playboy Sr 78 $5372 1941 Brooklyn Oodaer 58 -54448 82 Pace 1991 CATALOGUE Upto dd 250$2pp/lstClassorfreewhen Sadto $2000 adc ested 1st order $300$2001 $450 add$375 $4501 b H0 $7000 add $425 Overrn $7000 add $500 15173 MOnAN STIA] Califadd 600%tax Send BOX 2212 MO VISAIMC # & Exp orWESTMINSTERCA 92684 Check lallow up 30 893-83llPhone days clearance 895-6629 FA checkslHours Mon-Fri 9AM 5PM 188 Model Aviation / /-.--.-- p
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/11
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Fifty years ago open-cockpit biplanes rage small factory Moline Illinois began producing strut-braced enclosed-cabin high wing rivals some contemporary Cessnas Pipers ____ipe EDon Berliner Left Streamlining race-bred wheel fairings tight-fitting cowl made Monocoupe far ahead its time Photo courtesy ci National Air Space Museum EITHER MONOCOUPE decades ahead its time Cessna Piper like living past 50 years ago little Monocoupe factory Moline Illinois building snappy two-seater would equal better performance modem Cessna 152 Piper Tomahawk almost respects current types standard light planes world during 1980s supposedly representing best American technology offer Obviously somethings wrong somewhere oaly marvelous little Monocoupe 90-A fine machine terms cruising speed rate climb take-off roll fuel economy much individuality small personal plane era Cessna Piper sadly devoid zip fun Monocoupe has survived become treasured antiques attitude toward personal airplanes private flying different 1930 inspired us create airplanes personalities own Flying days far quick means getting Pilots didnt want airplanes required little skill fly wanted airplanes could flown driven Monocoupe assuredly airplane flown didnt take off land itself wasnt loaded electronic devices relieve pilot need navigate instances think responsive controls made useful just straight-and-level flying wasnt wild animal means Using flaps pilot could get off ground after take off roll 10 seconds 330 feet Using both flaps brakes could landed oaly 100 feet400 feet using neither Monocoupe pilot didnt have restrict himself airports long hard-surfaced runways good thing since werent days story began 1926 quiet conservative Davenport Iowa lest assume little aeronautical consequence could possibly emerge such farm country ought tell original Central States Monocoupe created Don Luscombe assistance Clayton Folkerts Luscombe would go produce fine series light planes under own name Folkerts would gain fame some sleek very fast racing planes won Thompson Trophy race original side-by-side Monocoupe introduced public 1927 personal planes still showing signs World War influence Biplanes struts wires open cockpits order day little coupe strut-braced high-wing fully enclosed cabin general layout much later Piper Cub Aeronca Taylorcraft Power neat little ship either questionable 60 hp 2-row 6-cylinder Anzani 5-cylinder Detroit Air Cat radial promised 65 75 hp days however engine output reliability often little promises performance rarely what sales brochure claimed Something like 22 original Monocoupes sold luck tail wind might manage advertised 80 mph cruising speed 400mile range very modem looking 1927 started company road fame fortune Once Monocoupe begun attract attention its builders wisely set out make better airplane first change up front unreliable engines replaced new 5cylinder Velie M-5 radial rated 55 hp Now trustworthy engine mated well-designed airframe solid airplane 1928 National Air Tour two new Monocoupe 70s finished 6300-mile grind good order 1928 Central States Aircraft Company became Mono Aircraft Corporation Moline Illinois soon new model rolling off assembly line After about 80 Model 70s sold Model 113 introduced Until 1930 Monocoupes carried government approved type certificate number commercial designation 113 looked about same 70 improved landing gear geometry other changes upped cruising speed 85 mph critical landing speed remained about 37 mph Along Monocoupes factory busy 1929 turning out limited numbers Monoprep trainers powerful Monosports either 100 hp Kinner 110 hp Warner radial engine four-passenger Monocoach family touring nd limited business flying 1929 started out bright year private flying soon turned dark gray stock market crash late October changed everything No longer people eager plunk down several thousand dollars sporty Monocoupe Continued page 181 November 1991 77 factory-fresh Monocoupe Model 113 vIntage 1929 attention streamlining out 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$300 Gas $275 Glow Call tax today order Suggested Propeller Sizes 18x8 18x6-10 18x1018x8x14 20x6-10 CL Speed/Lee Continued page 178 awards presentation took place Thursday night After sumptuous meal Frank Garzon presented Open Junior High speed champion trophies Carlos Atoise Bobby Fogg Carl Dodge respectively High Speed Championship goes fastest record ratio Open contestant Carl contestant exceed existing Open record Warren Kurths mark didnt count since no previous record established Proto After presentation everyone bid Good night see next year LI Monocoupe/Berliner Continued page 77 its rivals dollars gone peoples attention focused scraping together enough pennies pay couple pounds potatoes supper Nevertheless Mono Aircraft Corporation bravely went ahead its plans introduced Model 90 early 1930 Business may have terrible nearly everyone else still enough rich sportsmen out keep Mono going Mono its part made full use promotional value air races rallies air tours efficiency contests 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