NO OCR TEXT sitting office/den m looking tip-sail wing Beechcraft Starship RC modelscratch built Dan has other tip-sail pieces airplane still intact Starship murdered people murdered criminals go jail Whoever killed model may day go jail too Like modeling story begins flying field Several months ago bunch us gabbing aboutwhat elseRC airplanes produced marketing video company makes titanium alloy products corporations like Beechcraft footage Beechcraft included its Starship airplane fascinated immediatelyit gorgeous talking coauthor Dan exceptional scratch-builder remarked know Dan ought build Beechcraft Starship laughed About week later Dan showed up field book document ed Beechcraft designs Sure enough Starship knew Dan hooked August 1991 few weeks later conversation about Starship Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skid-first flops over gear engines still idling grew seriousespecially after volunteered fund project call Beechcraft some three-views leaves turned color La bite air rich blue skies summer given way mostly cloudy days Just about time bulky envelope arrived mail Beechcraft sentwell lot several 8 x 10 glossies detailed threeview two detailed drawings V32-scale model impressed time first snowflakes began fly things really getting serious During next few weeks Dan pored over material Beechcraft problem wanted build model /8-scale redrawing everything would probably take too much time So armed vellums happily thought check local blueprint shop about enlarging drawingslike Xerox machine Sometimes Im smart Liow much asked gulping Ilbit wallet tried crawl out pocket run Shaking head confirmation amount fellow blueprint shop said Yeah thats right about $650 lotta work well have cut up section section little voice head said No way Jose mumbled something about getting back him returned home feeling little downcast first real snag Maybe wasnt going happen after Maybe shouldnt have About week later showing drawings another flying pal relating problem enlarging know remarked look like done CAD Computer Assisted Design system So prompted Well explained think call Beechcraft back talk real nice might come through /8-scale set right says what know name engineer some doing did get set /8-scale drawings Beechcraftall 33 feet Merry Christmas Hey Dan wont believe what just came mail Ill right over Januaryand clubs first unofficial New Years Day fun-fly Hot dogs fire barrel slop glop around Guys taking off landing varying degrees success mushy cinder-topped parking lot Guys doing touch-and-goes off picnic tables Winter hadnt really begun flying fever rotted few brains already As Starship project seriousit real Dan templates works put together materials list Now came almost daily series questions debates about very real problems encountered scratchbuilding RC model aircraftand model far Beechcraft knew no ever built before Step step bird began take shape wing spars carbon fiber laminates ribs Warren trussing Measuring building jigs gluing drilling lightening holes holes Lighterits got stay light its also got stronga seven-foot wing no twisting model went together part part main wing completed except sheeting came servos pushrods tip-sails Wow starting look impressive Well isnt birthright scratch-built bird Next came forward wing elevators swept-wing configuration made bit challenge install control rods worked out O ops Hold everything Dan full-size silhouette fuselage hanging 2 x 12s basement Attached silhouette little plastic cups filled lead Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Today nothing weights Dan wasnt happy After showed problem neither center-of-gravity way out whack aircraft has propulsion system twin pusher turboprops means ton weight sitting onno hanging offthe trailing edge wing about seven-eighths way down fuselage Dan hoped keep weight aircraft about 12 pounds 14 pounds outside limit would keep wing loading between 27 34 ounces/square foot engines power output source concern debate since began never really thought problemworst case wed go couple SuperTigre 61 ABCs 185 hp No sweat Wrong nitro-breath no way could hang three pounds-plus off back wing get close center-of-gravity needed engines weigh no pound muffler still stick 12 ounces dead weight nose problem did Dan started calling kit manufacturers ask about formulas matching planes engines Hang hat folksthere aint Nope hook Continued page 161 14 Model Aviation erlKrasin & Scherry Continued page 14 crook think might work test out really threw loop pardon pun Finding right engines took some digging Some manufacturers publish brake horsepower dont tell translates thrust Others publish no evaluative data can confusing say least talked people everybody opinion varying degrees corroboration fact Still no convinced us pair engines met specsie maximum available horsepower minimum weight end solved CG problem making fuselage eight inches longer engines some help couple people publish RC aircraft magazines arrived consensusWebra Speed SOs later to-do list grew shorter days grew longer white winter moved trees grass sheeted skin Starshipaccented navy blue maroon stripping NASA gray windows stars stripes riding proudly tip-sail An absolute work artor should say Dan May 4th baby born13 pounds could have guessed what lay ahead Thursday May 7 1100 amEngine taxi tests meet Dan Ray clubs chief flight instructor Dans house see can fit wing car fuse Dans Ray has van just case wing including engine nacelles seven-foot hunk although tip-sails removable takes several tries get Ray has good time expense fuselage goes much less trouble off field Its beautiful day perfect engine break-in taxi testsa gentle north breeze about 5 10 mph sunshine C-130 HERKY-BIRD 130118 Wingspan515 87 Wing area272sq752sq Wing load335 oz 33 oz 405125 natruction manual included PLANS 3 sh $48 $68 116 scale nacelles available aplenty temperature around 60 degrees Interested club members cameras videotape camcorders Its pretty normal shakedown engines take usual amount coaxing diddling Pretty soon both engines roaring 11600 rpm 11 x 6 props Boy really has voice Webra Speed 50s up job have power spare some session comes end after blow cap stinger off modified Webra mufflers quite satisfactory day Wednesday May 13 1130 amDaas house Same crazy fire drill wing learning meet Ray others field engine still needs some tweaking knows might day Dan charged nervous excitement weather excellent temperature about 75 degrees pinch both fuel lines fastening wing leads some comic moments fuel pump blows line off pump output nozzle Dan both get sprayed correct problem begin final dial-in engines turn radio over Ray couple high-speed taxi runs before takeoff Oh gosh Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skidfirst flops over onto gear engines still idling damage relatively minor enough halt flying day just barely touched elevators Ray reported debriefing jumped off groundsurprised say least gained some important information Both Dan have busy schedules next few days things go hold Moaday evea iag Memorial Day May 25 phone rings Its Dan havent seen him few daysthe holiday weekend has miserable flying Well shes setready go Dan says sense some frustration voice crummy weather weve 310 2742456 Wingspan Wing area Wing loading 70 5405 sq plans include model specs weight schedule scale source information NEW A-26BINvADER Scale112 B25J 112 scale Wingspan 6758 Wing area 6866 sq Wing load 2033 oz twin 25s PLANS 3 sh$62 Instruction manual md Rolled & postpaid /USAby PALMER PLANS DEPT C 210-112 EL CAMINO DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 instruction Manual Included PLANS 4 sh $58 Fiberglass cowls available ary1993 161 having both Lets frame mind forecast Thursday perfect agree make go/no-go decision morning phone decide 1100am Thursday May 28 1130 amDans house slip wing car practiced ease drive field day Dan charged up So everybody else Cameras camcorders ready Starship ready too Weve changed elevator setup added some weight nose forward wing won t cause overrotation takeoff engine still isnt quite way wed like diddle Bang Another muffler cap blows off gotta fix three-tank fuel system need pressure muffler get starboard engine turning faster 10000 rpm Off go Dans house amid lot good-natured ribbing clubmates Its oclock afternoon Armed bottle cap 4-40 bolt some high-temperature silicone compound set about doing quick fix trouble some muffler So much guys sell aluminum welding rods swap shops 130 pm ready Cameras roll model glides down rnnway gathering speed way engines scream perfect sync Up goes nose shes airborne attitude too steep Ray corrects yaws left Ray corrects Starship ascends climbing right turn Shes flying shes fast beoootiful plane levels out downwind about 150 feet Ray does some trimming remarks its handful turn struck models unconventional unique appearance air Ray gently rolls shallow 1 80 turn directs upwind hearing distinctive synchronous sound twin engines make Another turn heads toward usoverhead away again Ray guides through huge sweeping 2700 arc around field sky fills sleek white shape noise crosses overhead again Ray takes through couple small reversing turns 1800 setting up low pass down runway As comes abreast starboard engine quits Oh boy field framed two sides 50- 80-foot trees other two 30-foot-high power lines landing always challenge engine out its closer struggle Ray nurses Starship through another 1800 turn long upwind leg just over trees Shes holding altitude wont gainthings look okay No says word sound comes lone engine working like crazy Ray eases base leg set up downwind landing turns final model five feet too lowand trees reach up grab happens fast us see exchange looks amazement start walking Now too quiet situation youre hands tree godstheyre either angry arent Ive put two planes oaks still flying other Well tail feathers hanging joist workshop As emerge thicket trees theres good news bad news good news plane appears virtually intact caught smallest branches cradled gently net bad news Its 80 feet off ground very top tallest tree getting down damage going tough standing discussing best course action bystander volunteers help friend whos monkey climbing trees same time some telephone workers show up Theyve seen what happened theyre debating whether trucks bucket will reach wont helpful bystander returns us pits calls friend car phone friend never shows Darkness falls night make arrangements professional tree trimmer retrieve plane next day time uncertain late morning likely late afternoon Timing everything Friday May 29The day murder have 1000 am meeting Its over 1100 1130 am drive past field OS ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties L Send $1 00for fully illustrated catalog information Call 702 265-7523 Hours lOam 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 3146 nerville NV 89410 Available VS Long & Short Stroke 05 Lang Stroke 05 6IFSR 0S 40 VRP/VF OS 91 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon 162 Model Aviation ous Horsepower11 wind picking up bird still Hard see go back officethere phone calls return paperwork done Im hoping find message tree service fellow about time no such luck 130 Dan drives field checks plane get busy office About 200 notice wind blowing harder begin cleaning up head field 300 leave office head field wind gusting 20 25 mph Im concerned cant shake funny feeling Ive day Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Todaynothing walk faster As enter clearing through thicket heart sinks see something whiteand largeon ground Oh no Dont tell Mother Nature has thrown bird nest Its 18-inch hunk fuse good Other pieces strewn about something wrong herevery wrong arent nearly enough piecesand theyre wrong ones see tip-sails no part wing see 18 inches fuse section extending forward wing control hatch rear see scoops engine nacelles lot small balsa pieces Thats itnothing else double-check plane tree Looking down again spot pair sunglasses cigarettes lighter point let out string expletives definitely unprintable Dan have robbedand murdered bird process Ripped apart tried just stand letting everything see confirm diagnosis no doubtnone heart breaking Dan lives five minutes field Im two Dan arent going believe Sit down return tree Dan comes same inescapable conclusion Like true detective starts following trail piecesa path least resistance continues least eighth mile through woods Emerging woods behind small manufacturing plant follow crushed grass parking lot plant foreman remembers seeing couple strange cars around 200 End trail Saturday May 30 1200 330 pm has rained night its dreary wet cold weather matches mood go police station scene crime Trust say crimethe amount money involved theft warrants felony theft charges thought police would take information say theyd get back us anything broke No waythey treated seriously God bless em Will ever find vermin murdered plane Probably Its loss money time bothers good time debating solving problems faced almost daily result magnificent flew Nobody can rob us What bothers outsiders did thing mind no true RCer would ever consider trashing unique bird like just parts Stealing maybe murdering No So learn experience Beware outsiders what tell let go field Until theyve made commitment join build fly keep anns length tell nothing about what planes engines radios worth Will try again Noat least now long time think saw Dan today field stopped way home client meeting Dan couple planes likes fly asked what Id brought Nothing told him havent touched RC stuff since murder nice day too Postscriptlate June 1992 Time has passed shock depression perpetrators have caught word out clubs hobby shops area Weve EZUP r sizes accessones Sets up less 60 cors cusom seconds! 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NO OCR TEXT sitting office/den m looking tip-sail wing Beechcraft Starship RC modelscratch built Dan has other tip-sail pieces airplane still intact Starship murdered people murdered criminals go jail Whoever killed model may day go jail too Like modeling story begins flying field Several months ago bunch us gabbing aboutwhat elseRC airplanes produced marketing video company makes titanium alloy products corporations like Beechcraft footage Beechcraft included its Starship airplane fascinated immediatelyit gorgeous talking coauthor Dan exceptional scratch-builder remarked know Dan ought build Beechcraft Starship laughed About week later Dan showed up field book document ed Beechcraft designs Sure enough Starship knew Dan hooked August 1991 few weeks later conversation about Starship Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skid-first flops over gear engines still idling grew seriousespecially after volunteered fund project call Beechcraft some three-views leaves turned color La bite air rich blue skies summer given way mostly cloudy days Just about time bulky envelope arrived mail Beechcraft sentwell lot several 8 x 10 glossies detailed threeview two detailed drawings V32-scale model impressed time first snowflakes began fly things really getting serious During next few weeks Dan pored over material Beechcraft problem wanted build model /8-scale redrawing everything would probably take too much time So armed vellums happily thought check local blueprint shop about enlarging drawingslike Xerox machine Sometimes Im smart Liow much asked gulping Ilbit wallet tried crawl out pocket run Shaking head confirmation amount fellow blueprint shop said Yeah thats right about $650 lotta work well have cut up section section little voice head said No way Jose mumbled something about getting back him returned home feeling little downcast first real snag Maybe wasnt going happen after Maybe shouldnt have About week later showing drawings another flying pal relating problem enlarging know remarked look like done CAD Computer Assisted Design system So prompted Well explained think call Beechcraft back talk real nice might come through /8-scale set right says what know name engineer some doing did get set /8-scale drawings Beechcraftall 33 feet Merry Christmas Hey Dan wont believe what just came mail Ill right over Januaryand clubs first unofficial New Years Day fun-fly Hot dogs fire barrel slop glop around Guys taking off landing varying degrees success mushy cinder-topped parking lot Guys doing touch-and-goes off picnic tables Winter hadnt really begun flying fever rotted few brains already As Starship project seriousit real Dan templates works put together materials list Now came almost daily series questions debates about very real problems encountered scratchbuilding RC model aircraftand model far Beechcraft knew no ever built before Step step bird began take shape wing spars carbon fiber laminates ribs Warren trussing Measuring building jigs gluing drilling lightening holes holes Lighterits got stay light its also got stronga seven-foot wing no twisting model went together part part main wing completed except sheeting came servos pushrods tip-sails Wow starting look impressive Well isnt birthright scratch-built bird Next came forward wing elevators swept-wing configuration made bit challenge install control rods worked out O ops Hold everything Dan full-size silhouette fuselage hanging 2 x 12s basement Attached silhouette little plastic cups filled lead Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Today nothing weights Dan wasnt happy After showed problem neither center-of-gravity way out whack aircraft has propulsion system twin pusher turboprops means ton weight sitting onno hanging offthe trailing edge wing about seven-eighths way down fuselage Dan hoped keep weight aircraft about 12 pounds 14 pounds outside limit would keep wing loading between 27 34 ounces/square foot engines power output source concern debate since began never really thought problemworst case wed go couple SuperTigre 61 ABCs 185 hp No sweat Wrong nitro-breath no way could hang three pounds-plus off back wing get close center-of-gravity needed engines weigh no pound muffler still stick 12 ounces dead weight nose problem did Dan started calling kit manufacturers ask about formulas matching planes engines Hang hat folksthere aint Nope hook Continued page 161 14 Model Aviation erlKrasin & Scherry Continued page 14 crook think might work test out really threw loop pardon pun Finding right engines took some digging Some manufacturers publish brake horsepower dont tell translates thrust Others publish no evaluative data can confusing say least talked people everybody opinion varying degrees corroboration fact Still no convinced us pair engines met specsie maximum available horsepower minimum weight end solved CG problem making fuselage eight inches longer engines some help couple people publish RC aircraft magazines arrived consensusWebra Speed SOs later to-do list grew shorter days grew longer white winter moved trees grass sheeted skin Starshipaccented navy blue maroon stripping NASA gray windows stars stripes riding proudly tip-sail An absolute work artor should say Dan May 4th baby born13 pounds could have guessed what lay ahead Thursday May 7 1100 amEngine taxi tests meet Dan Ray clubs chief flight instructor Dans house see can fit wing car fuse Dans Ray has van just case wing including engine nacelles seven-foot hunk although tip-sails removable takes several tries get Ray has good time expense fuselage goes much less trouble off field Its beautiful day perfect engine break-in taxi testsa gentle north breeze about 5 10 mph sunshine C-130 HERKY-BIRD 130118 Wingspan515 87 Wing area272sq752sq Wing load335 oz 33 oz 405125 natruction manual included PLANS 3 sh $48 $68 116 scale nacelles available aplenty temperature around 60 degrees Interested club members cameras videotape camcorders Its pretty normal shakedown engines take usual amount coaxing diddling Pretty soon both engines roaring 11600 rpm 11 x 6 props Boy really has voice Webra Speed 50s up job have power spare some session comes end after blow cap stinger off modified Webra mufflers quite satisfactory day Wednesday May 13 1130 amDaas house Same crazy fire drill wing learning meet Ray others field engine still needs some tweaking knows might day Dan charged nervous excitement weather excellent temperature about 75 degrees pinch both fuel lines fastening wing leads some comic moments fuel pump blows line off pump output nozzle Dan both get sprayed correct problem begin final dial-in engines turn radio over Ray couple high-speed taxi runs before takeoff Oh gosh Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skidfirst flops over onto gear engines still idling damage relatively minor enough halt flying day just barely touched elevators Ray reported debriefing jumped off groundsurprised say least gained some important information Both Dan have busy schedules next few days things go hold Moaday evea iag Memorial Day May 25 phone rings Its Dan havent seen him few daysthe holiday weekend has miserable flying Well shes setready go Dan says sense some frustration voice crummy weather weve 310 2742456 Wingspan Wing area Wing loading 70 5405 sq plans include model specs weight schedule scale source information NEW A-26BINvADER Scale112 B25J 112 scale Wingspan 6758 Wing area 6866 sq Wing load 2033 oz twin 25s PLANS 3 sh$62 Instruction manual md Rolled & postpaid /USAby PALMER PLANS DEPT C 210-112 EL CAMINO DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 instruction Manual Included PLANS 4 sh $58 Fiberglass cowls available ary1993 161 having both Lets frame mind forecast Thursday perfect agree make go/no-go decision morning phone decide 1100am Thursday May 28 1130 amDans house slip wing car practiced ease drive field day Dan charged up So everybody else Cameras camcorders ready Starship ready too Weve changed elevator setup added some weight nose forward wing won t cause overrotation takeoff engine still isnt quite way wed like diddle Bang Another muffler cap blows off gotta fix three-tank fuel system need pressure muffler get starboard engine turning faster 10000 rpm Off go Dans house amid lot good-natured ribbing clubmates Its oclock afternoon Armed bottle cap 4-40 bolt some high-temperature silicone compound set about doing quick fix trouble some muffler So much guys sell aluminum welding rods swap shops 130 pm ready Cameras roll model glides down rnnway gathering speed way engines scream perfect sync Up goes nose shes airborne attitude too steep Ray corrects yaws left Ray corrects Starship ascends climbing right turn Shes flying shes fast beoootiful plane levels out downwind about 150 feet Ray does some trimming remarks its handful turn struck models unconventional unique appearance air Ray gently rolls shallow 1 80 turn directs upwind hearing distinctive synchronous sound twin engines make Another turn heads toward usoverhead away again Ray guides through huge sweeping 2700 arc around field sky fills sleek white shape noise crosses overhead again Ray takes through couple small reversing turns 1800 setting up low pass down runway As comes abreast starboard engine quits Oh boy field framed two sides 50- 80-foot trees other two 30-foot-high power lines landing always challenge engine out its closer struggle Ray nurses Starship through another 1800 turn long upwind leg just over trees Shes holding altitude wont gainthings look okay No says word sound comes lone engine working like crazy Ray eases base leg set up downwind landing turns final model five feet too lowand trees reach up grab happens fast us see exchange looks amazement start walking Now too quiet situation youre hands tree godstheyre either angry arent Ive put two planes oaks still flying other Well tail feathers hanging joist workshop As emerge thicket trees theres good news bad news good news plane appears virtually intact caught smallest branches cradled gently net bad news Its 80 feet off ground very top tallest tree getting down damage going tough standing discussing best course action bystander volunteers help friend whos monkey climbing trees same time some telephone workers show up Theyve seen what happened theyre debating whether trucks bucket will reach wont helpful bystander returns us pits calls friend car phone friend never shows Darkness falls night make arrangements professional tree trimmer retrieve plane next day time uncertain late morning likely late afternoon Timing everything Friday May 29The day murder have 1000 am meeting Its over 1100 1130 am drive past field OS ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties L Send $1 00for fully illustrated catalog information Call 702 265-7523 Hours lOam 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 3146 nerville NV 89410 Available VS Long & Short Stroke 05 Lang Stroke 05 6IFSR 0S 40 VRP/VF OS 91 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon 162 Model Aviation ous Horsepower11 wind picking up bird still Hard see go back officethere phone calls return paperwork done Im hoping find message tree service fellow about time no such luck 130 Dan drives field checks plane get busy office About 200 notice wind blowing harder begin cleaning up head field 300 leave office head field wind gusting 20 25 mph Im concerned cant shake funny feeling Ive day Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Todaynothing walk faster As enter clearing through thicket heart sinks see something whiteand largeon ground Oh no Dont tell Mother Nature has thrown bird nest Its 18-inch hunk fuse good Other pieces strewn about something wrong herevery wrong arent nearly enough piecesand theyre wrong ones see tip-sails no part wing see 18 inches fuse section extending forward wing control hatch rear see scoops engine nacelles lot small balsa pieces Thats itnothing else double-check plane tree Looking down again spot pair sunglasses cigarettes lighter point let out string expletives definitely unprintable Dan have robbedand murdered bird process Ripped apart tried just stand letting everything see confirm diagnosis no doubtnone heart breaking Dan lives five minutes field Im two Dan arent going believe Sit down return tree Dan comes same inescapable conclusion Like true detective starts following trail piecesa path least resistance continues least eighth mile through woods Emerging woods behind small manufacturing plant follow crushed grass parking lot plant foreman remembers seeing couple strange cars around 200 End trail Saturday May 30 1200 330 pm has rained night its dreary wet cold weather matches mood go police station scene crime Trust say crimethe amount money involved theft warrants felony theft charges thought police would take information say theyd get back us anything broke No waythey treated seriously God bless em Will ever find vermin murdered plane Probably Its loss money time bothers good time debating solving problems faced almost daily result magnificent flew Nobody can rob us What bothers outsiders did thing mind no true RCer would ever consider trashing unique bird like just parts Stealing maybe murdering No So learn experience Beware outsiders what tell let go field Until theyve made commitment join build fly keep anns length tell nothing about what planes engines radios worth Will try again Noat least now long time think saw Dan today field stopped way home client meeting Dan couple planes likes fly asked what Id brought Nothing told him havent touched RC stuff since murder nice day too Postscriptlate June 1992 Time has passed shock depression perpetrators have caught word out clubs hobby shops area Weve EZUP r sizes accessones Sets up less 60 cors cusom seconds! No ropes ttering availatte hing assemble! 131 RAVENWOOORD VERSAILLES KY 40383 O SOUTH INC 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 PRO-DRIVER Contains 4 1500 mah battery cells senses plug fouled & boosts power LED bar graph meter display plug condition Supports Futaba U chargers Retail $7495 repair information904434-0909 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Please 800962-7802 PR- 1/ Fast charge ANY 4-8 cell pack 1 2V car battery ril~CHARGER Delta Peak Detection will cut back trickle LED tells charge condition Indudes two charge circuits Works charge diode place Futaba & JR systems Retail $5995 ICZpI PRO-HINGESI Easiest Hinge Install I~IPa.J use cyanoaylate adhesives RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $4 49/pkg 24 January1993 163 ++NOW AVAILABLE++ FYIModel FlightTM Find . FAST . THE DIRECTORY Model Aircraft Products ed Don Edberg RC Modelers Soaring Editor MUST-HAVE item expert modellers clubs hobby shops U INFO 1400 anies model products address phone product listing O INDEXED product & alphabet white & yellow pages like phone book U HUGE comparison tables lists kits radios engines clubs hobby shops much 4To order send $1995 Dynamic Modelling 4922 Rochelle Avenue Irvine CA 92714-2941 CA res $2160 1st class add $150 Please allow 4 weeks delivery 4-552-1812 information list company GREAT HOLI1AY GIFT! got swap shop junkies lookout Dan both determined carry project have found something really interesting couple idiots arent going take away us going find out Starship behaves articulating forward wing flaps retracts Today began construction Phoenix uration/Murphy Continued page 160 Good-bye Bucket Longtime friends Wallace E Bucket Johnson Louis Joyner Jim Larkin Birmingham Alabama area joined send following eulogy asked placed Duration column friends may pay final respects could always find Bucket Johnson contest field easy Just look big brown van look biggest chase bike field no dinky Trail 90 Bucket look bubbles people would set up single bubble machine Bucket would set up two three double machines fill air soap bubbles could look fastest-climbing gas models field Chances Buckets could always tell Buckets models never copy latest design trends Years after elliptical tips out kept building elliptical-tipped Centaurs modifying stretching wing changing airfoil improving refining years decorated models distinctive X stripe running dihedral break dihedral break Sometimes stars added give look Confederate flag Bucket swore structural just decoration Perhaps dont ever remember seeing models flutter Bucket could get Out Gas model just about anybody know always ready share knowledge Wakefield flier suggestions like mansimple direct Needs bigger rudder Add some downthrust Ill always remember trimming sessions try ask myself What would Bucket VINYLWRITE CUSTOM LElTERING Providing elegant time saving economical finishing touch modelers U TO APPLY Our lettering comes prespaced aligned-saving hours cutting fuss aligning individual letters decal text custom computer cut 3M premium cast vinyl 2 mils thgne24 colors & 15 typestylesinc MilitaryBlock1/4to 12 higheStencil Mask color outliningas well stars symbols& much priosa can saaily affordll Granada Hula CA 91344 818 363-7131 10AM 4PM Pacific Mon thru Thur example AMA 1/2 high $150 high $250 2 high $350 P&H CA res add tax Call write complete info pack & sample ITS FREE Custom Letter Today VINVLWRITE Way MAIL ORDER ONLY 164 Model Aviation xe Ku Features Durable CrashGuard Ixeulaga ulng tIp, CnOty end wIng tairing IViP LSE Praululun naddnad weed pane Fuae built-in waeheutOualltp ____Lk eteatlngaPrasbaped hardwood leadingPLACE DIVISION TWO edgeuPtete-lIestatad Inetnldlon beoldet Cuboplute hardware padaga1991 CAUFORNIA STATE SLOPE ONLY $7995 plus $400 s&I-ICHAMPIONSHIPS Residents 01 1-luwuji S Aluska $900 S&H~A HAiL4fla /-lS7ARTa BEC7flke SLOPENEW Wingspan .745 Loadingl0oz/sritt &ujpREVOLIIIlONARY PiASIlCI SOSTROIC. 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trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about Guarantee Your money back say eye-opening candid enlight ening time-saving money-saving frustration sparing R/C publication have ever read Send check money order JIm Watenuan 3515 fleertleld Dr Sn AntonIo TX 75218 MUST Beginners Basic FLIGHT TRAINING Course Manual md Inefructor GuIde wIth Sident Progress Loge 0 Tints ucw book iith simple step Step illustrated unstructoons will get control quickly will fly confidence Eaft wings FAST Wntten eocpenenced educator author tested approved both Students Instructors iwdy does tie job you- Hobby top order mail Only $895 P&H Look Trahw teAts IliaC Include Beale FUGHT TRAINING NO cosr 000 TEMPUS PRESS PO Box 235 Tell City IN 47588 Phone 1-812 547-81 Call Aor Dealer wd CAb Disc writs SUP SACK I 05450 YOUR WORN TOil RE OGRE memorable sessions field times spent sitting around breakfast table discussing free flight Betty would keep us supplied food would talk Well miss Bucket Well miss help field Well 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/01
Page Numbers: 13, 14, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165
NO OCR TEXT sitting office/den m looking tip-sail wing Beechcraft Starship RC modelscratch built Dan has other tip-sail pieces airplane still intact Starship murdered people murdered criminals go jail Whoever killed model may day go jail too Like modeling story begins flying field Several months ago bunch us gabbing aboutwhat elseRC airplanes produced marketing video company makes titanium alloy products corporations like Beechcraft footage Beechcraft included its Starship airplane fascinated immediatelyit gorgeous talking coauthor Dan exceptional scratch-builder remarked know Dan ought build Beechcraft Starship laughed About week later Dan showed up field book document ed Beechcraft designs Sure enough Starship knew Dan hooked August 1991 few weeks later conversation about Starship Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skid-first flops over gear engines still idling grew seriousespecially after volunteered fund project call Beechcraft some three-views leaves turned color La bite air rich blue skies summer given way mostly cloudy days Just about time bulky envelope arrived mail Beechcraft sentwell lot several 8 x 10 glossies detailed threeview two detailed drawings V32-scale model impressed time first snowflakes began fly things really getting serious During next few weeks Dan pored over material Beechcraft problem wanted build model /8-scale redrawing everything would probably take too much time So armed vellums happily thought check local blueprint shop about enlarging drawingslike Xerox machine Sometimes Im smart Liow much asked gulping Ilbit wallet tried crawl out pocket run Shaking head confirmation amount fellow blueprint shop said Yeah thats right about $650 lotta work well have cut up section section little voice head said No way Jose mumbled something about getting back him returned home feeling little downcast first real snag Maybe wasnt going happen after Maybe shouldnt have About week later showing drawings another flying pal relating problem enlarging know remarked look like done CAD Computer Assisted Design system So prompted Well explained think call Beechcraft back talk real nice might come through /8-scale set right says what know name engineer some doing did get set /8-scale drawings Beechcraftall 33 feet Merry Christmas Hey Dan wont believe what just came mail Ill right over Januaryand clubs first unofficial New Years Day fun-fly Hot dogs fire barrel slop glop around Guys taking off landing varying degrees success mushy cinder-topped parking lot Guys doing touch-and-goes off picnic tables Winter hadnt really begun flying fever rotted few brains already As Starship project seriousit real Dan templates works put together materials list Now came almost daily series questions debates about very real problems encountered scratchbuilding RC model aircraftand model far Beechcraft knew no ever built before Step step bird began take shape wing spars carbon fiber laminates ribs Warren trussing Measuring building jigs gluing drilling lightening holes holes Lighterits got stay light its also got stronga seven-foot wing no twisting model went together part part main wing completed except sheeting came servos pushrods tip-sails Wow starting look impressive Well isnt birthright scratch-built bird Next came forward wing elevators swept-wing configuration made bit challenge install control rods worked out O ops Hold everything Dan full-size silhouette fuselage hanging 2 x 12s basement Attached silhouette little plastic cups filled lead Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Today nothing weights Dan wasnt happy After showed problem neither center-of-gravity way out whack aircraft has propulsion system twin pusher turboprops means ton weight sitting onno hanging offthe trailing edge wing about seven-eighths way down fuselage Dan hoped keep weight aircraft about 12 pounds 14 pounds outside limit would keep wing loading between 27 34 ounces/square foot engines power output source concern debate since began never really thought problemworst case wed go couple SuperTigre 61 ABCs 185 hp No sweat Wrong nitro-breath no way could hang three pounds-plus off back wing get close center-of-gravity needed engines weigh no pound muffler still stick 12 ounces dead weight nose problem did Dan started calling kit manufacturers ask about formulas matching planes engines Hang hat folksthere aint Nope hook Continued page 161 14 Model Aviation erlKrasin & Scherry Continued page 14 crook think might work test out really threw loop pardon pun Finding right engines took some digging Some manufacturers publish brake horsepower dont tell translates thrust Others publish no evaluative data can confusing say least talked people everybody opinion varying degrees corroboration fact Still no convinced us pair engines met specsie maximum available horsepower minimum weight end solved CG problem making fuselage eight inches longer engines some help couple people publish RC aircraft magazines arrived consensusWebra Speed SOs later to-do list grew shorter days grew longer white winter moved trees grass sheeted skin Starshipaccented navy blue maroon stripping NASA gray windows stars stripes riding proudly tip-sail An absolute work artor should say Dan May 4th baby born13 pounds could have guessed what lay ahead Thursday May 7 1100 amEngine taxi tests meet Dan Ray clubs chief flight instructor Dans house see can fit wing car fuse Dans Ray has van just case wing including engine nacelles seven-foot hunk although tip-sails removable takes several tries get Ray has good time expense fuselage goes much less trouble off field Its beautiful day perfect engine break-in taxi testsa gentle north breeze about 5 10 mph sunshine C-130 HERKY-BIRD 130118 Wingspan515 87 Wing area272sq752sq Wing load335 oz 33 oz 405125 natruction manual included PLANS 3 sh $48 $68 116 scale nacelles available aplenty temperature around 60 degrees Interested club members cameras videotape camcorders Its pretty normal shakedown engines take usual amount coaxing diddling Pretty soon both engines roaring 11600 rpm 11 x 6 props Boy really has voice Webra Speed 50s up job have power spare some session comes end after blow cap stinger off modified Webra mufflers quite satisfactory day Wednesday May 13 1130 amDaas house Same crazy fire drill wing learning meet Ray others field engine still needs some tweaking knows might day Dan charged nervous excitement weather excellent temperature about 75 degrees pinch both fuel lines fastening wing leads some comic moments fuel pump blows line off pump output nozzle Dan both get sprayed correct problem begin final dial-in engines turn radio over Ray couple high-speed taxi runs before takeoff Oh gosh Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skidfirst flops over onto gear engines still idling damage relatively minor enough halt flying day just barely touched elevators Ray reported debriefing jumped off groundsurprised say least gained some important information Both Dan have busy schedules next few days things go hold Moaday evea iag Memorial Day May 25 phone rings Its Dan havent seen him few daysthe holiday weekend has miserable flying Well shes setready go Dan says sense some frustration voice crummy weather weve 310 2742456 Wingspan Wing area Wing loading 70 5405 sq plans include model specs weight schedule scale source information NEW A-26BINvADER Scale112 B25J 112 scale Wingspan 6758 Wing area 6866 sq Wing load 2033 oz twin 25s PLANS 3 sh$62 Instruction manual md Rolled & postpaid /USAby PALMER PLANS DEPT C 210-112 EL CAMINO DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 instruction Manual Included PLANS 4 sh $58 Fiberglass cowls available ary1993 161 having both Lets frame mind forecast Thursday perfect agree make go/no-go decision morning phone decide 1100am Thursday May 28 1130 amDans house slip wing car practiced ease drive field day Dan charged up So everybody else Cameras camcorders ready Starship ready too Weve changed elevator setup added some weight nose forward wing won t cause overrotation takeoff engine still isnt quite way wed like diddle Bang Another muffler cap blows off gotta fix three-tank fuel system need pressure muffler get starboard engine turning faster 10000 rpm Off go Dans house amid lot good-natured ribbing clubmates Its oclock afternoon Armed bottle cap 4-40 bolt some high-temperature silicone compound set about doing quick fix trouble some muffler So much guys sell aluminum welding rods swap shops 130 pm ready Cameras roll model glides down rnnway gathering speed way engines scream perfect sync Up goes nose shes airborne attitude too steep Ray corrects yaws left Ray corrects Starship ascends climbing right turn Shes flying shes fast beoootiful plane levels out downwind about 150 feet Ray does some trimming remarks its handful turn struck models unconventional unique appearance air Ray gently rolls shallow 1 80 turn directs upwind hearing distinctive synchronous sound twin engines make Another turn heads toward usoverhead away again Ray guides through huge sweeping 2700 arc around field sky fills sleek white shape noise crosses overhead again Ray takes through couple small reversing turns 1800 setting up low pass down runway As comes abreast starboard engine quits Oh boy field framed two sides 50- 80-foot trees other two 30-foot-high power lines landing always challenge engine out its closer struggle Ray nurses Starship through another 1800 turn long upwind leg just over trees Shes holding altitude wont gainthings look okay No says word sound comes lone engine working like crazy Ray eases base leg set up downwind landing turns final model five feet too lowand trees reach up grab happens fast us see exchange looks amazement start walking Now too quiet situation youre hands tree godstheyre either angry arent Ive put two planes oaks still flying other Well tail feathers hanging joist workshop As emerge thicket trees theres good news bad news good news plane appears virtually intact caught smallest branches cradled gently net bad news Its 80 feet off ground very top tallest tree getting down damage going tough standing discussing best course action bystander volunteers help friend whos monkey climbing trees same time some telephone workers show up Theyve seen what happened theyre debating whether trucks bucket will reach wont helpful bystander returns us pits calls friend car phone friend never shows Darkness falls night make arrangements professional tree trimmer retrieve plane next day time uncertain late morning likely late afternoon Timing everything Friday May 29The day murder have 1000 am meeting Its over 1100 1130 am drive past field OS ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties L Send $1 00for fully illustrated catalog information Call 702 265-7523 Hours lOam 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 3146 nerville NV 89410 Available VS Long & Short Stroke 05 Lang Stroke 05 6IFSR 0S 40 VRP/VF OS 91 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon 162 Model Aviation ous Horsepower11 wind picking up bird still Hard see go back officethere phone calls return paperwork done Im hoping find message tree service fellow about time no such luck 130 Dan drives field checks plane get busy office About 200 notice wind blowing harder begin cleaning up head field 300 leave office head field wind gusting 20 25 mph Im concerned cant shake funny feeling Ive day Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Todaynothing walk faster As enter clearing through thicket heart sinks see something whiteand largeon ground Oh no Dont tell Mother Nature has thrown bird nest Its 18-inch hunk fuse good Other pieces strewn about something wrong herevery wrong arent nearly enough piecesand theyre wrong ones see tip-sails no part wing see 18 inches fuse section extending forward wing control hatch rear see scoops engine nacelles lot small balsa pieces Thats itnothing else double-check plane tree Looking down again spot pair sunglasses cigarettes lighter point let out string expletives definitely unprintable Dan have robbedand murdered bird process Ripped apart tried just stand letting everything see confirm diagnosis no doubtnone heart breaking Dan lives five minutes field Im two Dan arent going believe Sit down return tree Dan comes same inescapable conclusion Like true detective starts following trail piecesa path least resistance continues least eighth mile through woods Emerging woods behind small manufacturing plant follow crushed grass parking lot plant foreman remembers seeing couple strange cars around 200 End trail Saturday May 30 1200 330 pm has rained night its dreary wet cold weather matches mood go police station scene crime Trust say crimethe amount money involved theft warrants felony theft charges thought police would take information say theyd get back us anything broke No waythey treated seriously God bless em Will ever find vermin murdered plane Probably Its loss money time bothers good time debating solving problems faced almost daily result magnificent flew Nobody can rob us What bothers outsiders did thing mind no true RCer would ever consider trashing unique bird like just parts Stealing maybe murdering No So learn experience Beware outsiders what tell let go field Until theyve made commitment join build fly keep anns length tell nothing about what planes engines radios worth Will try again Noat least now long time think saw Dan today field stopped way home client meeting Dan couple planes likes fly asked what Id brought Nothing told him havent touched RC stuff since murder nice day too Postscriptlate June 1992 Time has passed shock depression perpetrators have caught word out clubs hobby shops area Weve EZUP r sizes accessones Sets up less 60 cors cusom seconds! No ropes ttering availatte hing assemble! 131 RAVENWOOORD VERSAILLES KY 40383 O SOUTH INC 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 PRO-DRIVER Contains 4 1500 mah battery cells senses plug fouled & boosts power LED bar graph meter display plug condition Supports Futaba U chargers Retail $7495 repair information904434-0909 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Please 800962-7802 PR- 1/ Fast charge ANY 4-8 cell pack 1 2V car battery ril~CHARGER Delta Peak Detection will cut back trickle LED tells charge condition Indudes two charge circuits Works charge diode place Futaba & JR systems Retail $5995 ICZpI PRO-HINGESI Easiest Hinge Install I~IPa.J use cyanoaylate adhesives RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $4 49/pkg 24 January1993 163 ++NOW AVAILABLE++ FYIModel FlightTM Find . FAST . THE DIRECTORY Model Aircraft Products ed Don Edberg RC Modelers Soaring Editor MUST-HAVE item expert modellers clubs hobby shops U INFO 1400 anies model products address phone product listing O INDEXED product & alphabet white & yellow pages like phone book U HUGE comparison tables lists kits radios engines clubs hobby shops much 4To order send $1995 Dynamic Modelling 4922 Rochelle Avenue Irvine CA 92714-2941 CA res $2160 1st class add $150 Please allow 4 weeks delivery 4-552-1812 information list company GREAT HOLI1AY GIFT! got swap shop junkies lookout Dan both determined carry project have found something really interesting couple idiots arent going take away us going find out Starship behaves articulating forward wing flaps retracts Today began construction Phoenix uration/Murphy Continued page 160 Good-bye Bucket Longtime friends Wallace E Bucket Johnson Louis Joyner Jim Larkin Birmingham Alabama area joined send following eulogy asked placed Duration column friends may pay final respects could always find Bucket Johnson contest field easy Just look big brown van look biggest chase bike field no dinky Trail 90 Bucket look bubbles people would set up single bubble machine Bucket would set up two three double machines fill air soap bubbles could look fastest-climbing gas models field Chances Buckets could always tell Buckets models never copy latest design trends Years after elliptical tips out kept building elliptical-tipped Centaurs modifying stretching wing changing airfoil improving refining years decorated models distinctive X stripe running dihedral break dihedral break Sometimes stars added give look Confederate flag Bucket swore structural just decoration Perhaps dont ever remember seeing models flutter Bucket could get Out Gas model just about anybody know always ready share knowledge Wakefield flier suggestions like mansimple direct Needs bigger rudder Add some downthrust Ill always remember trimming sessions try ask myself What would Bucket VINYLWRITE CUSTOM LElTERING Providing elegant time saving economical finishing touch modelers U TO APPLY Our lettering comes prespaced aligned-saving hours cutting fuss aligning individual letters decal text custom computer cut 3M premium cast vinyl 2 mils thgne24 colors & 15 typestylesinc MilitaryBlock1/4to 12 higheStencil Mask color outliningas well stars symbols& much priosa can saaily affordll Granada Hula CA 91344 818 363-7131 10AM 4PM Pacific Mon thru Thur example AMA 1/2 high $150 high $250 2 high $350 P&H CA res add tax Call write complete info pack & sample ITS FREE Custom Letter Today VINVLWRITE Way MAIL ORDER ONLY 164 Model Aviation xe Ku Features Durable CrashGuard Ixeulaga ulng tIp, CnOty end wIng tairing IViP LSE Praululun naddnad weed pane Fuae built-in waeheutOualltp ____Lk eteatlngaPrasbaped hardwood leadingPLACE DIVISION TWO edgeuPtete-lIestatad Inetnldlon beoldet Cuboplute hardware padaga1991 CAUFORNIA STATE SLOPE ONLY $7995 plus $400 s&I-ICHAMPIONSHIPS Residents 01 1-luwuji S Aluska $900 S&H~A HAiL4fla /-lS7ARTa BEC7flke SLOPENEW Wingspan .745 Loadingl0oz/sritt &ujpREVOLIIIlONARY PiASIlCI SOSTROIC. Wing urea590 sq inAntoil SD6060 & 53021tfl GUMANTEODI Aspect ratio10 1Optional power05-1 5 Weight..38 ozRadio2-oh reqd J4REL AL4FTLESIGN S ENGINEERING 12136 Brmddock Culver Clty 0490230 IN THE USA 310 390-1348ELECTRIC CONVERSION SHOWN R/C BEGINNERS hobby loses about half its potential fliers because fail successfully solo IT ISNT Thffi FAULT ITS THE PLANES FAULT lust some ml advertised trainers impossible average beginner solo seems norm crash ruin 4 5 planes before becoming successful both stupid costly mention real turn-off new student quite unnecessary YOU COULD SOLO YOUR FIRST TIME UP Thanks extensive trainer flighttesting ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones fly slow handsoff stable easy enough Grandma just so-so intermediate ones deserve trainer label Send $350 plus 52t postage EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF R/C TRAINERS Over 40 currently available train ers evaluated including ARFs Also grades easeof-building explains trainer aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about Guarantee Your money back say eye-opening candid enlight ening time-saving money-saving frustration sparing R/C publication have ever read Send check money order JIm Watenuan 3515 fleertleld Dr Sn AntonIo TX 75218 MUST Beginners Basic FLIGHT TRAINING Course Manual md Inefructor GuIde wIth Sident Progress Loge 0 Tints ucw book iith simple step Step illustrated unstructoons will get control quickly will fly confidence Eaft wings FAST Wntten eocpenenced educator author tested approved both Students Instructors iwdy does tie job you- Hobby top order mail Only $895 P&H Look Trahw teAts IliaC Include Beale FUGHT TRAINING NO cosr 000 TEMPUS PRESS PO Box 235 Tell City IN 47588 Phone 1-812 547-81 Call Aor Dealer wd CAb Disc writs SUP SACK I 05450 YOUR WORN TOil RE OGRE memorable sessions field times spent sitting around breakfast table discussing free flight Betty would keep us supplied food would talk Well miss Bucket Well miss help field Well miss seeing bright red socks Well miss friendship Thermals Bucket See downwind someday Bucket troflightlEttel Continued page 46 maneuvers very high scoring normalized 22 entries Two rounds flown winners 1 Hugo Peyer Switzerland 2 Jan Van Beek Holland 3 Dennis V D Tooren Holland 4 Wolfgang Kosche Germany team chosen represent US World Championships performed task exemplary fashion skill demonstrating competitiveness quality models related equipment highest order techniques employed designing developing producing aircraft used competition well time effort devoted preparation deserve recognition congratulations Team Manager Bob Sliff team helper Brian Chan pilots Steve Neu Jerry Bridgeman Jason Perrin Bob Boucher Astro Flight motors 4K&S METAL UFOAM WING CORES PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING S STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFT OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU HAVE FAVORITE BIRD THAT NEEDS WING CALL OR WRITE US 144 LOTS OF AEF WING CORES IDont trash after crash U U Phone 309 342 3OO9 Send $450 catalog 306 E Simmons Galesburi IL 61401 Best Scale Best Scale$400 ASP Model aircraft Plans Handbook$500 ASP Scale Drawing Plans Book$500 RC Model World Const Guide$600 VTH German Plans Book.$600 M4 sdd *500 si&ee j i Call 714 8853959 credit card ME 163 ROCKET SMI KIT 61 SPAN 60 POWER PROP EPOXY FUSELAGE PLAN CANOPY \TI4 Bob Holman Box 741 San Berdo CA 92402 ....Fr@m AT4t Z weve got th plan ONE PROP lUJO PROPS OR NOCHOICE I FLIGHT PHOTOS OF MODELS Al4 0*SbI strated Catalog S20O sent no charge plans ordor NICK ZIROLI PRICES INCLUDE UPS SHIPPING CHARGES Fiberglass Components Canopies Available 29 EDGAR DRIVE SMIThTOWN N Y 11787 6-25 Mitchell101 7B Stulta100 .3200 DC-3/C-47140 .4200 F4U Corsair93 .3200 PT-17 Steannan77 .2700 P40 Warhawk94 .3200 AT-OISNJ Texan 1OV .3200 F8F Bearcat88 .3200 A6M5 Zoro91 .3200 Fokker Dr1 Tnplano 83 .2700 Mow Gull100 .3800 Taube semi-scale 88 .2500 Beech D-181C45 114 .4000 P-51D Mustang100 P47 Thunderbolt 2500 FOF Panther72 .3400 ph 5162345038 January1993 165 Pt PLANE VIDEO GIVES YOU LIBRARY OF VIDEOS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF RADIO CONTROLLED AIRPLANES WITH EASY TO EOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BUILDING rr RIGHT ThE FIRST TIME 2-2 HOUR VIDEOS SHOWING ALL DETAIlS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT WOOD AIRCRATL INCLUDING WING CONSTRUCTION RADIO INSTALLATION PUSRUODS ALIGNMENT BALANCING AND MUCH MORE 63496 shIppIng 6400 foreign cadere AEROBATICS & GROUND SCHOOl 105 MINUTES ON AERODYNAMICS AND STALL THEORY VIDEO COVERS PROPER TAKE -MS SPINS CR051 WIND TECHNIQUES SNAP ROLLS AND MORE 61995 shippIng 6600 foreign ordefa BUILDING WITh FOAM 2-HOUR VIDEO PROVIDING INFORMATION ON FOAM WING CORES INSTALLING RZrRACTS PRIMING COVERING WITH LG CLOTH PAINTING & DETAHING 61996 shIpping 6600 foreign orders TAPES AVAILABLE 54 VIlE ONLY 515W CIECIC OR MO TO PLANE VIDEO PODOX 23125 OLIVE IA 60326 VISA NOSI4 CAJL 14004834251 OR MMAC51 2234697 MHOURTOILFREE AUTHENTIC DROP TANKS SCALE DROP TANKS CAN ACTUALLY BE 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/01
Page Numbers: 13, 14, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165
NO OCR TEXT sitting office/den m looking tip-sail wing Beechcraft Starship RC modelscratch built Dan has other tip-sail pieces airplane still intact Starship murdered people murdered criminals go jail Whoever killed model may day go jail too Like modeling story begins flying field Several months ago bunch us gabbing aboutwhat elseRC airplanes produced marketing video company makes titanium alloy products corporations like Beechcraft footage Beechcraft included its Starship airplane fascinated immediatelyit gorgeous talking coauthor Dan exceptional scratch-builder remarked know Dan ought build Beechcraft Starship laughed About week later Dan showed up field book document ed Beechcraft designs Sure enough Starship knew Dan hooked August 1991 few weeks later conversation about Starship Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skid-first flops over gear engines still idling grew seriousespecially after volunteered fund project call Beechcraft some three-views leaves turned color La bite air rich blue skies summer given way mostly cloudy days Just about time bulky envelope arrived mail Beechcraft sentwell lot several 8 x 10 glossies detailed threeview two detailed drawings V32-scale model impressed time first snowflakes began fly things really getting serious During next few weeks Dan pored over material Beechcraft problem wanted build model /8-scale redrawing everything would probably take too much time So armed vellums happily thought check local blueprint shop about enlarging drawingslike Xerox machine Sometimes Im smart Liow much asked gulping Ilbit wallet tried crawl out pocket run Shaking head confirmation amount fellow blueprint shop said Yeah thats right about $650 lotta work well have cut up section section little voice head said No way Jose mumbled something about getting back him returned home feeling little downcast first real snag Maybe wasnt going happen after Maybe shouldnt have About week later showing drawings another flying pal relating problem enlarging know remarked look like done CAD Computer Assisted Design system So prompted Well explained think call Beechcraft back talk real nice might come through /8-scale set right says what know name engineer some doing did get set /8-scale drawings Beechcraftall 33 feet Merry Christmas Hey Dan wont believe what just came mail Ill right over Januaryand clubs first unofficial New Years Day fun-fly Hot dogs fire barrel slop glop around Guys taking off landing varying degrees success mushy cinder-topped parking lot Guys doing touch-and-goes off picnic tables Winter hadnt really begun flying fever rotted few brains already As Starship project seriousit real Dan templates works put together materials list Now came almost daily series questions debates about very real problems encountered scratchbuilding RC model aircraftand model far Beechcraft knew no ever built before Step step bird began take shape wing spars carbon fiber laminates ribs Warren trussing Measuring building jigs gluing drilling lightening holes holes Lighterits got stay light its also got stronga seven-foot wing no twisting model went together part part main wing completed except sheeting came servos pushrods tip-sails Wow starting look impressive Well isnt birthright scratch-built bird Next came forward wing elevators swept-wing configuration made bit challenge install control rods worked out O ops Hold everything Dan full-size silhouette fuselage hanging 2 x 12s basement Attached silhouette little plastic cups filled lead Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Today nothing weights Dan wasnt happy After showed problem neither center-of-gravity way out whack aircraft has propulsion system twin pusher turboprops means ton weight sitting onno hanging offthe trailing edge wing about seven-eighths way down fuselage Dan hoped keep weight aircraft about 12 pounds 14 pounds outside limit would keep wing loading between 27 34 ounces/square foot engines power output source concern debate since began never really thought problemworst case wed go couple SuperTigre 61 ABCs 185 hp No sweat Wrong nitro-breath no way could hang three pounds-plus off back wing get close center-of-gravity needed engines weigh no pound muffler still stick 12 ounces dead weight nose problem did Dan started calling kit manufacturers ask about formulas matching planes engines Hang hat folksthere aint Nope hook Continued page 161 14 Model Aviation erlKrasin & Scherry Continued page 14 crook think might work test out really threw loop pardon pun Finding right engines took some digging Some manufacturers publish brake horsepower dont tell translates thrust Others publish no evaluative data can confusing say least talked people everybody opinion varying degrees corroboration fact Still no convinced us pair engines met specsie maximum available horsepower minimum weight end solved CG problem making fuselage eight inches longer engines some help couple people publish RC aircraft magazines arrived consensusWebra Speed SOs later to-do list grew shorter days grew longer white winter moved trees grass sheeted skin Starshipaccented navy blue maroon stripping NASA gray windows stars stripes riding proudly tip-sail An absolute work artor should say Dan May 4th baby born13 pounds could have guessed what lay ahead Thursday May 7 1100 amEngine taxi tests meet Dan Ray clubs chief flight instructor Dans house see can fit wing car fuse Dans Ray has van just case wing including engine nacelles seven-foot hunk although tip-sails removable takes several tries get Ray has good time expense fuselage goes much less trouble off field Its beautiful day perfect engine break-in taxi testsa gentle north breeze about 5 10 mph sunshine C-130 HERKY-BIRD 130118 Wingspan515 87 Wing area272sq752sq Wing load335 oz 33 oz 405125 natruction manual included PLANS 3 sh $48 $68 116 scale nacelles available aplenty temperature around 60 degrees Interested club members cameras videotape camcorders Its pretty normal shakedown engines take usual amount coaxing diddling Pretty soon both engines roaring 11600 rpm 11 x 6 props Boy really has voice Webra Speed 50s up job have power spare some session comes end after blow cap stinger off modified Webra mufflers quite satisfactory day Wednesday May 13 1130 amDaas house Same crazy fire drill wing learning meet Ray others field engine still needs some tweaking knows might day Dan charged nervous excitement weather excellent temperature about 75 degrees pinch both fuel lines fastening wing leads some comic moments fuel pump blows line off pump output nozzle Dan both get sprayed correct problem begin final dial-in engines turn radio over Ray couple high-speed taxi runs before takeoff Oh gosh Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skidfirst flops over onto gear engines still idling damage relatively minor enough halt flying day just barely touched elevators Ray reported debriefing jumped off groundsurprised say least gained some important information Both Dan have busy schedules next few days things go hold Moaday evea iag Memorial Day May 25 phone rings Its Dan havent seen him few daysthe holiday weekend has miserable flying Well shes setready go Dan says sense some frustration voice crummy weather weve 310 2742456 Wingspan Wing area Wing loading 70 5405 sq plans include model specs weight schedule scale source information NEW A-26BINvADER Scale112 B25J 112 scale Wingspan 6758 Wing area 6866 sq Wing load 2033 oz twin 25s PLANS 3 sh$62 Instruction manual md Rolled & postpaid /USAby PALMER PLANS DEPT C 210-112 EL CAMINO DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 instruction Manual Included PLANS 4 sh $58 Fiberglass cowls available ary1993 161 having both Lets frame mind forecast Thursday perfect agree make go/no-go decision morning phone decide 1100am Thursday May 28 1130 amDans house slip wing car practiced ease drive field day Dan charged up So everybody else Cameras camcorders ready Starship ready too Weve changed elevator setup added some weight nose forward wing won t cause overrotation takeoff engine still isnt quite way wed like diddle Bang Another muffler cap blows off gotta fix three-tank fuel system need pressure muffler get starboard engine turning faster 10000 rpm Off go Dans house amid lot good-natured ribbing clubmates Its oclock afternoon Armed bottle cap 4-40 bolt some high-temperature silicone compound set about doing quick fix trouble some muffler So much guys sell aluminum welding rods swap shops 130 pm ready Cameras roll model glides down rnnway gathering speed way engines scream perfect sync Up goes nose shes airborne attitude too steep Ray corrects yaws left Ray corrects Starship ascends climbing right turn Shes flying shes fast beoootiful plane levels out downwind about 150 feet Ray does some trimming remarks its handful turn struck models unconventional unique appearance air Ray gently rolls shallow 1 80 turn directs upwind hearing distinctive synchronous sound twin engines make Another turn heads toward usoverhead away again Ray guides through huge sweeping 2700 arc around field sky fills sleek white shape noise crosses overhead again Ray takes through couple small reversing turns 1800 setting up low pass down runway As comes abreast starboard engine quits Oh boy field framed two sides 50- 80-foot trees other two 30-foot-high power lines landing always challenge engine out its closer struggle Ray nurses Starship through another 1800 turn long upwind leg just over trees Shes holding altitude wont gainthings look okay No says word sound comes lone engine working like crazy Ray eases base leg set up downwind landing turns final model five feet too lowand trees reach up grab happens fast us see exchange looks amazement start walking Now too quiet situation youre hands tree godstheyre either angry arent Ive put two planes oaks still flying other Well tail feathers hanging joist workshop As emerge thicket trees theres good news bad news good news plane appears virtually intact caught smallest branches cradled gently net bad news Its 80 feet off ground very top tallest tree getting down damage going tough standing discussing best course action bystander volunteers help friend whos monkey climbing trees same time some telephone workers show up Theyve seen what happened theyre debating whether trucks bucket will reach wont helpful bystander returns us pits calls friend car phone friend never shows Darkness falls night make arrangements professional tree trimmer retrieve plane next day time uncertain late morning likely late afternoon Timing everything Friday May 29The day murder have 1000 am meeting Its over 1100 1130 am drive past field OS ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties L Send $1 00for fully illustrated catalog information Call 702 265-7523 Hours lOam 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 3146 nerville NV 89410 Available VS Long & Short Stroke 05 Lang Stroke 05 6IFSR 0S 40 VRP/VF OS 91 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon 162 Model Aviation ous Horsepower11 wind picking up bird still Hard see go back officethere phone calls return paperwork done Im hoping find message tree service fellow about time no such luck 130 Dan drives field checks plane get busy office About 200 notice wind blowing harder begin cleaning up head field 300 leave office head field wind gusting 20 25 mph Im concerned cant shake funny feeling Ive day Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Todaynothing walk faster As enter clearing through thicket heart sinks see something whiteand largeon ground Oh no Dont tell Mother Nature has thrown bird nest Its 18-inch hunk fuse good Other pieces strewn about something wrong herevery wrong arent nearly enough piecesand theyre wrong ones see tip-sails no part wing see 18 inches fuse section extending forward wing control hatch rear see scoops engine nacelles lot small balsa pieces Thats itnothing else double-check plane tree Looking down again spot pair sunglasses cigarettes lighter point let out string expletives definitely unprintable Dan have robbedand murdered bird process Ripped apart tried just stand letting everything see confirm diagnosis no doubtnone heart breaking Dan lives five minutes field Im two Dan arent going believe Sit down return tree Dan comes same inescapable conclusion Like true detective starts following trail piecesa path least resistance continues least eighth mile through woods Emerging woods behind small manufacturing plant follow crushed grass parking lot plant foreman remembers seeing couple strange cars around 200 End trail Saturday May 30 1200 330 pm has rained night its dreary wet cold weather matches mood go police station scene crime Trust say crimethe amount money involved theft warrants felony theft charges thought police would take information say theyd get back us anything broke No waythey treated seriously God bless em Will ever find vermin murdered plane Probably Its loss money time bothers good time debating solving problems faced almost daily result magnificent flew Nobody can rob us What bothers outsiders did thing mind no true RCer would ever consider trashing unique bird like just parts Stealing maybe murdering No So learn experience Beware outsiders what tell let go field Until theyve made commitment join build fly keep anns length tell nothing about what planes engines radios worth Will try again Noat least now long time think saw Dan today field stopped way home client meeting Dan couple planes likes fly asked what Id brought Nothing told him havent touched RC stuff since murder nice day too Postscriptlate June 1992 Time has passed shock depression perpetrators have caught word out clubs hobby shops area Weve EZUP r sizes accessones Sets up less 60 cors cusom seconds! No ropes ttering availatte hing assemble! 131 RAVENWOOORD VERSAILLES KY 40383 O SOUTH INC 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 PRO-DRIVER Contains 4 1500 mah battery cells senses plug fouled & boosts power LED bar graph meter display plug condition Supports Futaba U chargers Retail $7495 repair information904434-0909 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Please 800962-7802 PR- 1/ Fast charge ANY 4-8 cell pack 1 2V car battery ril~CHARGER Delta Peak Detection will cut back trickle LED tells charge condition Indudes two charge circuits Works charge diode place Futaba & JR systems Retail $5995 ICZpI PRO-HINGESI Easiest Hinge Install I~IPa.J use cyanoaylate adhesives RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $4 49/pkg 24 January1993 163 ++NOW AVAILABLE++ FYIModel FlightTM Find . FAST . THE DIRECTORY Model Aircraft Products ed Don Edberg RC Modelers Soaring Editor MUST-HAVE item expert modellers clubs hobby shops U INFO 1400 anies model products address phone product listing O INDEXED product & alphabet white & yellow pages like phone book U HUGE comparison tables lists kits radios engines clubs hobby shops much 4To order send $1995 Dynamic Modelling 4922 Rochelle Avenue Irvine CA 92714-2941 CA res $2160 1st class add $150 Please allow 4 weeks delivery 4-552-1812 information list company GREAT HOLI1AY GIFT! got swap shop junkies lookout Dan both determined carry project have found something really interesting couple idiots arent going take away us going find out Starship behaves articulating forward wing flaps retracts Today began construction Phoenix uration/Murphy Continued page 160 Good-bye Bucket Longtime friends Wallace E Bucket Johnson Louis Joyner Jim Larkin Birmingham Alabama area joined send following eulogy asked placed Duration column friends may pay final respects could always find Bucket Johnson contest field easy Just look big brown van look biggest chase bike field no dinky Trail 90 Bucket look bubbles people would set up single bubble machine Bucket would set up two three double machines fill air soap bubbles could look fastest-climbing gas models field Chances Buckets could always tell Buckets models never copy latest design trends Years after elliptical tips out kept building elliptical-tipped Centaurs modifying stretching wing changing airfoil improving refining years decorated models distinctive X stripe running dihedral break dihedral break Sometimes stars added give look Confederate flag Bucket swore structural just decoration Perhaps dont ever remember seeing models flutter Bucket could get Out Gas model just about anybody know always ready share knowledge Wakefield flier suggestions like mansimple direct Needs bigger rudder Add some downthrust Ill always remember trimming sessions try ask myself What would Bucket VINYLWRITE CUSTOM LElTERING Providing elegant time saving economical finishing touch modelers U TO APPLY Our lettering comes prespaced aligned-saving hours cutting fuss aligning individual letters decal text custom computer cut 3M premium cast vinyl 2 mils thgne24 colors & 15 typestylesinc MilitaryBlock1/4to 12 higheStencil Mask color outliningas well stars symbols& much priosa can saaily affordll Granada Hula CA 91344 818 363-7131 10AM 4PM Pacific Mon thru Thur example AMA 1/2 high $150 high $250 2 high $350 P&H CA res add tax Call write complete info pack & sample ITS FREE Custom Letter Today VINVLWRITE Way MAIL ORDER ONLY 164 Model Aviation xe Ku Features Durable CrashGuard Ixeulaga ulng tIp, CnOty end wIng tairing IViP LSE Praululun naddnad weed pane Fuae built-in waeheutOualltp ____Lk eteatlngaPrasbaped hardwood leadingPLACE DIVISION TWO edgeuPtete-lIestatad Inetnldlon beoldet Cuboplute hardware padaga1991 CAUFORNIA STATE SLOPE ONLY $7995 plus $400 s&I-ICHAMPIONSHIPS Residents 01 1-luwuji S Aluska $900 S&H~A HAiL4fla /-lS7ARTa BEC7flke SLOPENEW Wingspan .745 Loadingl0oz/sritt &ujpREVOLIIIlONARY PiASIlCI SOSTROIC. Wing urea590 sq inAntoil SD6060 & 53021tfl GUMANTEODI Aspect ratio10 1Optional power05-1 5 Weight..38 ozRadio2-oh reqd J4REL AL4FTLESIGN S ENGINEERING 12136 Brmddock Culver Clty 0490230 IN THE USA 310 390-1348ELECTRIC CONVERSION SHOWN R/C BEGINNERS hobby loses about half its potential fliers because fail successfully solo IT ISNT Thffi FAULT ITS THE PLANES FAULT lust some ml advertised trainers impossible average beginner solo seems norm crash ruin 4 5 planes before becoming successful both stupid costly mention real turn-off new student quite unnecessary YOU COULD SOLO YOUR FIRST TIME UP Thanks extensive trainer flighttesting ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones fly slow handsoff stable easy enough Grandma just so-so intermediate ones deserve trainer label Send $350 plus 52t postage EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF R/C TRAINERS Over 40 currently available train ers evaluated including ARFs Also grades easeof-building explains trainer aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about Guarantee Your money back say eye-opening candid enlight ening time-saving money-saving frustration sparing R/C publication have ever read Send check money order JIm Watenuan 3515 fleertleld Dr Sn AntonIo TX 75218 MUST Beginners Basic FLIGHT TRAINING Course Manual md Inefructor GuIde wIth Sident Progress Loge 0 Tints ucw book iith simple step Step illustrated unstructoons will get control quickly will fly confidence Eaft wings FAST Wntten eocpenenced educator author tested approved both Students Instructors iwdy does tie job you- Hobby top order mail Only $895 P&H Look Trahw teAts IliaC Include Beale FUGHT TRAINING NO cosr 000 TEMPUS PRESS PO Box 235 Tell City IN 47588 Phone 1-812 547-81 Call Aor Dealer wd CAb Disc writs SUP SACK I 05450 YOUR WORN TOil RE OGRE memorable sessions field times spent sitting around breakfast table discussing free flight Betty would keep us supplied food would talk Well miss Bucket Well miss help field Well miss seeing bright red socks Well miss friendship Thermals Bucket See downwind someday Bucket troflightlEttel Continued page 46 maneuvers very high scoring normalized 22 entries Two rounds flown winners 1 Hugo Peyer Switzerland 2 Jan Van Beek Holland 3 Dennis V D Tooren Holland 4 Wolfgang Kosche Germany team chosen represent US World Championships performed task exemplary fashion skill demonstrating competitiveness quality models related equipment highest order techniques employed designing developing producing aircraft used competition well time effort devoted preparation deserve recognition congratulations Team Manager Bob Sliff team helper Brian Chan pilots Steve Neu Jerry Bridgeman Jason Perrin Bob Boucher Astro Flight motors 4K&S METAL UFOAM WING CORES PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING S STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFT OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU HAVE FAVORITE BIRD THAT NEEDS WING CALL OR WRITE US 144 LOTS OF AEF WING CORES IDont trash after crash U U Phone 309 342 3OO9 Send $450 catalog 306 E Simmons Galesburi IL 61401 Best Scale Best Scale$400 ASP Model aircraft Plans Handbook$500 ASP Scale Drawing Plans Book$500 RC Model World Const Guide$600 VTH German Plans Book.$600 M4 sdd *500 si&ee j i Call 714 8853959 credit card ME 163 ROCKET SMI KIT 61 SPAN 60 POWER PROP EPOXY FUSELAGE PLAN CANOPY \TI4 Bob Holman Box 741 San Berdo CA 92402 ....Fr@m AT4t Z weve got th plan ONE PROP lUJO PROPS OR NOCHOICE I FLIGHT PHOTOS OF MODELS Al4 0*SbI strated Catalog S20O sent no charge plans ordor NICK ZIROLI PRICES INCLUDE UPS SHIPPING CHARGES Fiberglass Components Canopies Available 29 EDGAR DRIVE SMIThTOWN N Y 11787 6-25 Mitchell101 7B Stulta100 .3200 DC-3/C-47140 .4200 F4U Corsair93 .3200 PT-17 Steannan77 .2700 P40 Warhawk94 .3200 AT-OISNJ Texan 1OV .3200 F8F Bearcat88 .3200 A6M5 Zoro91 .3200 Fokker Dr1 Tnplano 83 .2700 Mow Gull100 .3800 Taube semi-scale 88 .2500 Beech D-181C45 114 .4000 P-51D Mustang100 P47 Thunderbolt 2500 FOF Panther72 .3400 ph 5162345038 January1993 165 Pt PLANE VIDEO GIVES YOU LIBRARY OF VIDEOS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF RADIO CONTROLLED AIRPLANES WITH EASY TO EOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BUILDING rr RIGHT ThE FIRST TIME 2-2 HOUR VIDEOS SHOWING ALL DETAIlS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT WOOD AIRCRATL INCLUDING WING CONSTRUCTION RADIO INSTALLATION PUSRUODS ALIGNMENT BALANCING AND MUCH MORE 63496 shIppIng 6400 foreign cadere AEROBATICS & GROUND SCHOOl 105 MINUTES ON AERODYNAMICS AND STALL THEORY VIDEO COVERS PROPER TAKE -MS SPINS CR051 WIND TECHNIQUES SNAP ROLLS AND MORE 61995 shippIng 6600 foreign ordefa BUILDING WITh FOAM 2-HOUR VIDEO PROVIDING INFORMATION ON FOAM WING CORES INSTALLING RZrRACTS PRIMING COVERING WITH LG CLOTH PAINTING & DETAHING 61996 shIpping 6600 foreign orders TAPES AVAILABLE 54 VIlE ONLY 515W CIECIC OR MO TO PLANE VIDEO PODOX 23125 OLIVE IA 60326 VISA NOSI4 CAJL 14004834251 OR MMAC51 2234697 MHOURTOILFREE AUTHENTIC DROP TANKS SCALE DROP TANKS CAN ACTUALLY BE DROPPED IN FLIGHT MADE OF HIGH IMPACT PLA STIC AND COME N TWO PRE-FORMED SHELL HALVES ASSEMBLES IN MINIJOES MOnICA GLUE 9501 IrLONO FOR 60 TO 75 WARBIRDS..... .S50SEA ISSIA 10W LONG FOR 25 TOSS WARBIRDS 5795 EA BOMB & DROP TANK RELEASE KIT HEAVY DUTY RELEASE MECHANISM HOLDS BOMBS AND TANKS FIRMLY IN POSITION UNTIL YOU WANT THEM TO DROP *50050MB RELEASE KIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS0349 EA Phone 3093423009 AT YOUR DEALER OR ORDER $5RECT VISA AND MASTER CARS ACCEPTED ISEND 5500 FORM PAGE CA TALOG AND GA TA SHEETS IWINO MYG. SM V SIMMONS GALESBURO IL BIMI inumlBrass/Copper Tubing & Shapes Music Wire Tools Soldering Irons Silk Silk Span Finishhig Materials SEND $156 P05 PRICE LISYAND CATALOG
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/01
Page Numbers: 13, 14, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165
NO OCR TEXT sitting office/den m looking tip-sail wing Beechcraft Starship RC modelscratch built Dan has other tip-sail pieces airplane still intact Starship murdered people murdered criminals go jail Whoever killed model may day go jail too Like modeling story begins flying field Several months ago bunch us gabbing aboutwhat elseRC airplanes produced marketing video company makes titanium alloy products corporations like Beechcraft footage Beechcraft included its Starship airplane fascinated immediatelyit gorgeous talking coauthor Dan exceptional scratch-builder remarked know Dan ought build Beechcraft Starship laughed About week later Dan showed up field book document ed Beechcraft designs Sure enough Starship knew Dan hooked August 1991 few weeks later conversation about Starship Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skid-first flops over gear engines still idling grew seriousespecially after volunteered fund project call Beechcraft some three-views leaves turned color La bite air rich blue skies summer given way mostly cloudy days Just about time bulky envelope arrived mail Beechcraft sentwell lot several 8 x 10 glossies detailed threeview two detailed drawings V32-scale model impressed time first snowflakes began fly things really getting serious During next few weeks Dan pored over material Beechcraft problem wanted build model /8-scale redrawing everything would probably take too much time So armed vellums happily thought check local blueprint shop about enlarging drawingslike Xerox machine Sometimes Im smart Liow much asked gulping Ilbit wallet tried crawl out pocket run Shaking head confirmation amount fellow blueprint shop said Yeah thats right about $650 lotta work well have cut up section section little voice head said No way Jose mumbled something about getting back him returned home feeling little downcast first real snag Maybe wasnt going happen after Maybe shouldnt have About week later showing drawings another flying pal relating problem enlarging know remarked look like done CAD Computer Assisted Design system So prompted Well explained think call Beechcraft back talk real nice might come through /8-scale set right says what know name engineer some doing did get set /8-scale drawings Beechcraftall 33 feet Merry Christmas Hey Dan wont believe what just came mail Ill right over Januaryand clubs first unofficial New Years Day fun-fly Hot dogs fire barrel slop glop around Guys taking off landing varying degrees success mushy cinder-topped parking lot Guys doing touch-and-goes off picnic tables Winter hadnt really begun flying fever rotted few brains already As Starship project seriousit real Dan templates works put together materials list Now came almost daily series questions debates about very real problems encountered scratchbuilding RC model aircraftand model far Beechcraft knew no ever built before Step step bird began take shape wing spars carbon fiber laminates ribs Warren trussing Measuring building jigs gluing drilling lightening holes holes Lighterits got stay light its also got stronga seven-foot wing no twisting model went together part part main wing completed except sheeting came servos pushrods tip-sails Wow starting look impressive Well isnt birthright scratch-built bird Next came forward wing elevators swept-wing configuration made bit challenge install control rods worked out O ops Hold everything Dan full-size silhouette fuselage hanging 2 x 12s basement Attached silhouette little plastic cups filled lead Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Today nothing weights Dan wasnt happy After showed problem neither center-of-gravity way out whack aircraft has propulsion system twin pusher turboprops means ton weight sitting onno hanging offthe trailing edge wing about seven-eighths way down fuselage Dan hoped keep weight aircraft about 12 pounds 14 pounds outside limit would keep wing loading between 27 34 ounces/square foot engines power output source concern debate since began never really thought problemworst case wed go couple SuperTigre 61 ABCs 185 hp No sweat Wrong nitro-breath no way could hang three pounds-plus off back wing get close center-of-gravity needed engines weigh no pound muffler still stick 12 ounces dead weight nose problem did Dan started calling kit manufacturers ask about formulas matching planes engines Hang hat folksthere aint Nope hook Continued page 161 14 Model Aviation erlKrasin & Scherry Continued page 14 crook think might work test out really threw loop pardon pun Finding right engines took some digging Some manufacturers publish brake horsepower dont tell translates thrust Others publish no evaluative data can confusing say least talked people everybody opinion varying degrees corroboration fact Still no convinced us pair engines met specsie maximum available horsepower minimum weight end solved CG problem making fuselage eight inches longer engines some help couple people publish RC aircraft magazines arrived consensusWebra Speed SOs later to-do list grew shorter days grew longer white winter moved trees grass sheeted skin Starshipaccented navy blue maroon stripping NASA gray windows stars stripes riding proudly tip-sail An absolute work artor should say Dan May 4th baby born13 pounds could have guessed what lay ahead Thursday May 7 1100 amEngine taxi tests meet Dan Ray clubs chief flight instructor Dans house see can fit wing car fuse Dans Ray has van just case wing including engine nacelles seven-foot hunk although tip-sails removable takes several tries get Ray has good time expense fuselage goes much less trouble off field Its beautiful day perfect engine break-in taxi testsa gentle north breeze about 5 10 mph sunshine C-130 HERKY-BIRD 130118 Wingspan515 87 Wing area272sq752sq Wing load335 oz 33 oz 405125 natruction manual included PLANS 3 sh $48 $68 116 scale nacelles available aplenty temperature around 60 degrees Interested club members cameras videotape camcorders Its pretty normal shakedown engines take usual amount coaxing diddling Pretty soon both engines roaring 11600 rpm 11 x 6 props Boy really has voice Webra Speed 50s up job have power spare some session comes end after blow cap stinger off modified Webra mufflers quite satisfactory day Wednesday May 13 1130 amDaas house Same crazy fire drill wing learning meet Ray others field engine still needs some tweaking knows might day Dan charged nervous excitement weather excellent temperature about 75 degrees pinch both fuel lines fastening wing leads some comic moments fuel pump blows line off pump output nozzle Dan both get sprayed correct problem begin final dial-in engines turn radio over Ray couple high-speed taxi runs before takeoff Oh gosh Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skidfirst flops over onto gear engines still idling damage relatively minor enough halt flying day just barely touched elevators Ray reported debriefing jumped off groundsurprised say least gained some important information Both Dan have busy schedules next few days things go hold Moaday evea iag Memorial Day May 25 phone rings Its Dan havent seen him few daysthe holiday weekend has miserable flying Well shes setready go Dan says sense some frustration voice crummy weather weve 310 2742456 Wingspan Wing area Wing loading 70 5405 sq plans include model specs weight schedule scale source information NEW A-26BINvADER Scale112 B25J 112 scale Wingspan 6758 Wing area 6866 sq Wing load 2033 oz twin 25s PLANS 3 sh$62 Instruction manual md Rolled & postpaid /USAby PALMER PLANS DEPT C 210-112 EL CAMINO DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 instruction Manual Included PLANS 4 sh $58 Fiberglass cowls available ary1993 161 having both Lets frame mind forecast Thursday perfect agree make go/no-go decision morning phone decide 1100am Thursday May 28 1130 amDans house slip wing car practiced ease drive field day Dan charged up So everybody else Cameras camcorders ready Starship ready too Weve changed elevator setup added some weight nose forward wing won t cause overrotation takeoff engine still isnt quite way wed like diddle Bang Another muffler cap blows off gotta fix three-tank fuel system need pressure muffler get starboard engine turning faster 10000 rpm Off go Dans house amid lot good-natured ribbing clubmates Its oclock afternoon Armed bottle cap 4-40 bolt some high-temperature silicone compound set about doing quick fix trouble some muffler So much guys sell aluminum welding rods swap shops 130 pm ready Cameras roll model glides down rnnway gathering speed way engines scream perfect sync Up goes nose shes airborne attitude too steep Ray corrects yaws left Ray corrects Starship ascends climbing right turn Shes flying shes fast beoootiful plane levels out downwind about 150 feet Ray does some trimming remarks its handful turn struck models unconventional unique appearance air Ray gently rolls shallow 1 80 turn directs upwind hearing distinctive synchronous sound twin engines make Another turn heads toward usoverhead away again Ray guides through huge sweeping 2700 arc around field sky fills sleek white shape noise crosses overhead again Ray takes through couple small reversing turns 1800 setting up low pass down runway As comes abreast starboard engine quits Oh boy field framed two sides 50- 80-foot trees other two 30-foot-high power lines landing always challenge engine out its closer struggle Ray nurses Starship through another 1800 turn long upwind leg just over trees Shes holding altitude wont gainthings look okay No says word sound comes lone engine working like crazy Ray eases base leg set up downwind landing turns final model five feet too lowand trees reach up grab happens fast us see exchange looks amazement start walking Now too quiet situation youre hands tree godstheyre either angry arent Ive put two planes oaks still flying other Well tail feathers hanging joist workshop As emerge thicket trees theres good news bad news good news plane appears virtually intact caught smallest branches cradled gently net bad news Its 80 feet off ground very top tallest tree getting down damage going tough standing discussing best course action bystander volunteers help friend whos monkey climbing trees same time some telephone workers show up Theyve seen what happened theyre debating whether trucks bucket will reach wont helpful bystander returns us pits calls friend car phone friend never shows Darkness falls night make arrangements professional tree trimmer retrieve plane next day time uncertain late morning likely late afternoon Timing everything Friday May 29The day murder have 1000 am meeting Its over 1100 1130 am drive past field OS ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties L Send $1 00for fully illustrated catalog information Call 702 265-7523 Hours lOam 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 3146 nerville NV 89410 Available VS Long & Short Stroke 05 Lang Stroke 05 6IFSR 0S 40 VRP/VF OS 91 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon 162 Model Aviation ous Horsepower11 wind picking up bird still Hard see go back officethere phone calls return paperwork done Im hoping find message tree service fellow about time no such luck 130 Dan drives field checks plane get busy office About 200 notice wind blowing harder begin cleaning up head field 300 leave office head field wind gusting 20 25 mph Im concerned cant shake funny feeling Ive day Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Todaynothing walk faster As enter clearing through thicket heart sinks see something whiteand largeon ground Oh no Dont tell Mother Nature has thrown bird nest Its 18-inch hunk fuse good Other pieces strewn about something wrong herevery wrong arent nearly enough piecesand theyre wrong ones see tip-sails no part wing see 18 inches fuse section extending forward wing control hatch rear see scoops engine nacelles lot small balsa pieces Thats itnothing else double-check plane tree Looking down again spot pair sunglasses cigarettes lighter point let out string expletives definitely unprintable Dan have robbedand murdered bird process Ripped apart tried just stand letting everything see confirm diagnosis no doubtnone heart breaking Dan lives five minutes field Im two Dan arent going believe Sit down return tree Dan comes same inescapable conclusion Like true detective starts following trail piecesa path least resistance continues least eighth mile through woods Emerging woods behind small manufacturing plant follow crushed grass parking lot plant foreman remembers seeing couple strange cars around 200 End trail Saturday May 30 1200 330 pm has rained night its dreary wet cold weather matches mood go police station scene crime Trust say crimethe amount money involved theft warrants felony theft charges thought police would take information say theyd get back us anything broke No waythey treated seriously God bless em Will ever find vermin murdered plane Probably Its loss money time bothers good time debating solving problems faced almost daily result magnificent flew Nobody can rob us What bothers outsiders did thing mind no true RCer would ever consider trashing unique bird like just parts Stealing maybe murdering No So learn experience Beware outsiders what tell let go field Until theyve made commitment join build fly keep anns length tell nothing about what planes engines radios worth Will try again Noat least now long time think saw Dan today field stopped way home client meeting Dan couple planes likes fly asked what Id brought Nothing told him havent touched RC stuff since murder nice day too Postscriptlate June 1992 Time has passed shock depression perpetrators have caught word out clubs hobby shops area Weve EZUP r sizes accessones Sets up less 60 cors cusom seconds! No ropes ttering availatte hing assemble! 131 RAVENWOOORD VERSAILLES KY 40383 O SOUTH INC 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 PRO-DRIVER Contains 4 1500 mah battery cells senses plug fouled & boosts power LED bar graph meter display plug condition Supports Futaba U chargers Retail $7495 repair information904434-0909 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Please 800962-7802 PR- 1/ Fast charge ANY 4-8 cell pack 1 2V car battery ril~CHARGER Delta Peak Detection will cut back trickle LED tells charge condition Indudes two charge circuits Works charge diode place Futaba & JR systems Retail $5995 ICZpI PRO-HINGESI Easiest Hinge Install I~IPa.J use cyanoaylate adhesives RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $4 49/pkg 24 January1993 163 ++NOW AVAILABLE++ FYIModel FlightTM Find . FAST . 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NO OCR TEXT sitting office/den m looking tip-sail wing Beechcraft Starship RC modelscratch built Dan has other tip-sail pieces airplane still intact Starship murdered people murdered criminals go jail Whoever killed model may day go jail too Like modeling story begins flying field Several months ago bunch us gabbing aboutwhat elseRC airplanes produced marketing video company makes titanium alloy products corporations like Beechcraft footage Beechcraft included its Starship airplane fascinated immediatelyit gorgeous talking coauthor Dan exceptional scratch-builder remarked know Dan ought build Beechcraft Starship laughed About week later Dan showed up field book document ed Beechcraft designs Sure enough Starship knew Dan hooked August 1991 few weeks later conversation about Starship Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skid-first flops over gear engines still idling grew seriousespecially after volunteered fund project call Beechcraft some three-views leaves turned color La bite air rich blue skies summer given way mostly cloudy days Just about time bulky envelope arrived mail Beechcraft sentwell lot several 8 x 10 glossies detailed threeview two detailed drawings V32-scale model impressed time first snowflakes began fly things really getting serious During next few weeks Dan pored over material Beechcraft problem wanted build model /8-scale redrawing everything would probably take too much time So armed vellums happily thought check local blueprint shop about enlarging drawingslike Xerox machine Sometimes Im smart Liow much asked gulping Ilbit wallet tried crawl out pocket run Shaking head confirmation amount fellow blueprint shop said Yeah thats right about $650 lotta work well have cut up section section little voice head said No way Jose mumbled something about getting back him returned home feeling little downcast first real snag Maybe wasnt going happen after Maybe shouldnt have About week later showing drawings another flying pal relating problem enlarging know remarked look like done CAD Computer Assisted Design system So prompted Well explained think call Beechcraft back talk real nice might come through /8-scale set right says what know name engineer some doing did get set /8-scale drawings Beechcraftall 33 feet Merry Christmas Hey Dan wont believe what just came mail Ill right over Januaryand clubs first unofficial New Years Day fun-fly Hot dogs fire barrel slop glop around Guys taking off landing varying degrees success mushy cinder-topped parking lot Guys doing touch-and-goes off picnic tables Winter hadnt really begun flying fever rotted few brains already As Starship project seriousit real Dan templates works put together materials list Now came almost daily series questions debates about very real problems encountered scratchbuilding RC model aircraftand model far Beechcraft knew no ever built before Step step bird began take shape wing spars carbon fiber laminates ribs Warren trussing Measuring building jigs gluing drilling lightening holes holes Lighterits got stay light its also got stronga seven-foot wing no twisting model went together part part main wing completed except sheeting came servos pushrods tip-sails Wow starting look impressive Well isnt birthright scratch-built bird Next came forward wing elevators swept-wing configuration made bit challenge install control rods worked out O ops Hold everything Dan full-size silhouette fuselage hanging 2 x 12s basement Attached silhouette little plastic cups filled lead Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Today nothing weights Dan wasnt happy After showed problem neither center-of-gravity way out whack aircraft has propulsion system twin pusher turboprops means ton weight sitting onno hanging offthe trailing edge wing about seven-eighths way down fuselage Dan hoped keep weight aircraft about 12 pounds 14 pounds outside limit would keep wing loading between 27 34 ounces/square foot engines power output source concern debate since began never really thought problemworst case wed go couple SuperTigre 61 ABCs 185 hp No sweat Wrong nitro-breath no way could hang three pounds-plus off back wing get close center-of-gravity needed engines weigh no pound muffler still stick 12 ounces dead weight nose problem did Dan started calling kit manufacturers ask about formulas matching planes engines Hang hat folksthere aint Nope hook Continued page 161 14 Model Aviation erlKrasin & Scherry Continued page 14 crook think might work test out really threw loop pardon pun Finding right engines took some digging Some manufacturers publish brake horsepower dont tell translates thrust Others publish no evaluative data can confusing say least talked people everybody opinion varying degrees corroboration fact Still no convinced us pair engines met specsie maximum available horsepower minimum weight end solved CG problem making fuselage eight inches longer engines some help couple people publish RC aircraft magazines arrived consensusWebra Speed SOs later to-do list grew shorter days grew longer white winter moved trees grass sheeted skin Starshipaccented navy blue maroon stripping NASA gray windows stars stripes riding proudly tip-sail An absolute work artor should say Dan May 4th baby born13 pounds could have guessed what lay ahead Thursday May 7 1100 amEngine taxi tests meet Dan Ray clubs chief flight instructor Dans house see can fit wing car fuse Dans Ray has van just case wing including engine nacelles seven-foot hunk although tip-sails removable takes several tries get Ray has good time expense fuselage goes much less trouble off field Its beautiful day perfect engine break-in taxi testsa gentle north breeze about 5 10 mph sunshine C-130 HERKY-BIRD 130118 Wingspan515 87 Wing area272sq752sq Wing load335 oz 33 oz 405125 natruction manual included PLANS 3 sh $48 $68 116 scale nacelles available aplenty temperature around 60 degrees Interested club members cameras videotape camcorders Its pretty normal shakedown engines take usual amount coaxing diddling Pretty soon both engines roaring 11600 rpm 11 x 6 props Boy really has voice Webra Speed 50s up job have power spare some session comes end after blow cap stinger off modified Webra mufflers quite satisfactory day Wednesday May 13 1130 amDaas house Same crazy fire drill wing learning meet Ray others field engine still needs some tweaking knows might day Dan charged nervous excitement weather excellent temperature about 75 degrees pinch both fuel lines fastening wing leads some comic moments fuel pump blows line off pump output nozzle Dan both get sprayed correct problem begin final dial-in engines turn radio over Ray couple high-speed taxi runs before takeoff Oh gosh Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skidfirst flops over onto gear engines still idling damage relatively minor enough halt flying day just barely touched elevators Ray reported debriefing jumped off groundsurprised say least gained some important information Both Dan have busy schedules next few days things go hold Moaday evea iag Memorial Day May 25 phone rings Its Dan havent seen him few daysthe holiday weekend has miserable flying Well shes setready go Dan says sense some frustration voice crummy weather weve 310 2742456 Wingspan Wing area Wing loading 70 5405 sq plans include model specs weight schedule scale source information NEW A-26BINvADER Scale112 B25J 112 scale Wingspan 6758 Wing area 6866 sq Wing load 2033 oz twin 25s PLANS 3 sh$62 Instruction manual md Rolled & postpaid /USAby PALMER PLANS DEPT C 210-112 EL CAMINO DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 instruction Manual Included PLANS 4 sh $58 Fiberglass cowls available ary1993 161 having both Lets frame mind forecast Thursday perfect agree make go/no-go decision morning phone decide 1100am Thursday May 28 1130 amDans house slip wing car practiced ease drive field day Dan charged up So everybody else Cameras camcorders ready Starship ready too Weve changed elevator setup added some weight nose forward wing won t cause overrotation takeoff engine still isnt quite way wed like diddle Bang Another muffler cap blows off gotta fix three-tank fuel system need pressure muffler get starboard engine turning faster 10000 rpm Off go Dans house amid lot good-natured ribbing clubmates Its oclock afternoon Armed bottle cap 4-40 bolt some high-temperature silicone compound set about doing quick fix trouble some muffler So much guys sell aluminum welding rods swap shops 130 pm ready Cameras roll model glides down rnnway gathering speed way engines scream perfect sync Up goes nose shes airborne attitude too steep Ray corrects yaws left Ray corrects Starship ascends climbing right turn Shes flying shes fast beoootiful plane levels out downwind about 150 feet Ray does some trimming remarks its handful turn struck models unconventional unique appearance air Ray gently rolls shallow 1 80 turn directs upwind hearing distinctive synchronous sound twin engines make Another turn heads toward usoverhead away again Ray guides through huge sweeping 2700 arc around field sky fills sleek white shape noise crosses overhead again Ray takes through couple small reversing turns 1800 setting up low pass down runway As comes abreast starboard engine quits Oh boy field framed two sides 50- 80-foot trees other two 30-foot-high power lines landing always challenge engine out its closer struggle Ray nurses Starship through another 1800 turn long upwind leg just over trees Shes holding altitude wont gainthings look okay No says word sound comes lone engine working like crazy Ray eases base leg set up downwind landing turns final model five feet too lowand trees reach up grab happens fast us see exchange looks amazement start walking Now too quiet situation youre hands tree godstheyre either angry arent Ive put two planes oaks still flying other Well tail feathers hanging joist workshop As emerge thicket trees theres good news bad news good news plane appears virtually intact caught smallest branches cradled gently net bad news Its 80 feet off ground very top tallest tree getting down damage going tough standing discussing best course action bystander volunteers help friend whos monkey climbing trees same time some telephone workers show up Theyve seen what happened theyre debating whether trucks bucket will reach wont helpful bystander returns us pits calls friend car phone friend never shows Darkness falls night make arrangements professional tree trimmer retrieve plane next day time uncertain late morning likely late afternoon Timing everything Friday May 29The day murder have 1000 am meeting Its over 1100 1130 am drive past field OS ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties L Send $1 00for fully illustrated catalog information Call 702 265-7523 Hours lOam 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 3146 nerville NV 89410 Available VS Long & Short Stroke 05 Lang Stroke 05 6IFSR 0S 40 VRP/VF OS 91 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon 162 Model Aviation ous Horsepower11 wind picking up bird still Hard see go back officethere phone calls return paperwork done Im hoping find message tree service fellow about time no such luck 130 Dan drives field checks plane get busy office About 200 notice wind blowing harder begin cleaning up head field 300 leave office head field wind gusting 20 25 mph Im concerned cant shake funny feeling Ive day Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Todaynothing walk faster As enter clearing through thicket heart sinks see something whiteand largeon ground Oh no Dont tell Mother Nature has thrown bird nest Its 18-inch hunk fuse good Other pieces strewn about something wrong herevery wrong arent nearly enough piecesand theyre wrong ones see tip-sails no part wing see 18 inches fuse section extending forward wing control hatch rear see scoops engine nacelles lot small balsa pieces Thats itnothing else double-check plane tree Looking down again spot pair sunglasses cigarettes lighter point let out string expletives definitely unprintable Dan have robbedand murdered bird process Ripped apart tried just stand letting everything see confirm diagnosis no doubtnone heart breaking Dan lives five minutes field Im two Dan arent going believe Sit down return tree Dan comes same inescapable conclusion Like true detective starts following trail piecesa path least resistance continues least eighth mile through woods Emerging woods behind small manufacturing plant follow crushed grass parking lot plant foreman remembers seeing couple strange cars around 200 End trail Saturday May 30 1200 330 pm has rained night its dreary wet cold weather matches mood go police station scene crime Trust say crimethe amount money involved theft warrants felony theft charges thought police would take information say theyd get back us anything broke No waythey treated seriously God bless em Will ever find vermin murdered plane Probably Its loss money time bothers good time debating solving problems faced almost daily result magnificent flew Nobody can rob us What bothers outsiders did thing mind no true RCer would ever consider trashing unique bird like just parts Stealing maybe murdering No So learn experience Beware outsiders what tell let go field Until theyve made commitment join build fly keep anns length tell nothing about what planes engines radios worth Will try again Noat least now long time think saw Dan today field stopped way home client meeting Dan couple planes likes fly asked what Id brought Nothing told him havent touched RC stuff since murder nice day too Postscriptlate June 1992 Time has passed shock depression perpetrators have caught word out clubs hobby shops area Weve EZUP r sizes accessones Sets up less 60 cors cusom seconds! No ropes ttering availatte hing assemble! 131 RAVENWOOORD VERSAILLES KY 40383 O SOUTH INC 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 PRO-DRIVER Contains 4 1500 mah battery cells senses plug fouled & boosts power LED bar graph meter display plug condition Supports Futaba U chargers Retail $7495 repair information904434-0909 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Please 800962-7802 PR- 1/ Fast charge ANY 4-8 cell pack 1 2V car battery ril~CHARGER Delta Peak Detection will cut back trickle LED tells charge condition Indudes two charge circuits Works charge diode place Futaba & JR systems Retail $5995 ICZpI PRO-HINGESI Easiest Hinge Install I~IPa.J use cyanoaylate adhesives RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $4 49/pkg 24 January1993 163 ++NOW AVAILABLE++ FYIModel FlightTM Find . FAST . THE DIRECTORY Model Aircraft Products ed Don Edberg RC Modelers Soaring Editor MUST-HAVE item expert modellers clubs hobby shops U INFO 1400 anies model products address phone product listing O INDEXED product & alphabet white & yellow pages like phone book U HUGE comparison tables lists kits radios engines clubs hobby shops much 4To order send $1995 Dynamic Modelling 4922 Rochelle Avenue Irvine CA 92714-2941 CA res $2160 1st class add $150 Please allow 4 weeks delivery 4-552-1812 information list company GREAT HOLI1AY GIFT! got swap shop junkies lookout Dan both determined carry project have found something really interesting couple idiots arent going take away us going find out Starship behaves articulating forward wing flaps retracts Today began construction Phoenix uration/Murphy Continued page 160 Good-bye Bucket Longtime friends Wallace E Bucket Johnson Louis Joyner Jim Larkin Birmingham Alabama area joined send following eulogy asked placed Duration column friends may pay final respects could always find Bucket Johnson contest field easy Just look big brown van look biggest chase bike field no dinky Trail 90 Bucket look bubbles people would set up single bubble machine Bucket would set up two three double machines fill air soap bubbles could look fastest-climbing gas models field Chances Buckets could always tell Buckets models never copy latest design trends Years after elliptical tips out kept building elliptical-tipped Centaurs modifying stretching wing changing airfoil improving refining years decorated models distinctive X stripe running dihedral break dihedral break Sometimes stars added give look Confederate flag Bucket swore structural just decoration Perhaps dont ever remember seeing models flutter Bucket could get Out Gas model just about anybody know always ready share knowledge Wakefield flier suggestions like mansimple direct Needs bigger rudder Add some downthrust Ill always remember trimming sessions try ask myself What would Bucket VINYLWRITE CUSTOM LElTERING Providing elegant time saving economical finishing touch modelers U TO APPLY Our lettering comes prespaced aligned-saving hours cutting fuss aligning individual letters decal text custom computer cut 3M premium cast vinyl 2 mils thgne24 colors & 15 typestylesinc MilitaryBlock1/4to 12 higheStencil Mask color outliningas well stars symbols& much priosa can saaily affordll Granada Hula CA 91344 818 363-7131 10AM 4PM Pacific Mon thru Thur example AMA 1/2 high $150 high $250 2 high $350 P&H CA res add tax Call write complete info pack & sample ITS FREE Custom Letter Today VINVLWRITE Way MAIL ORDER ONLY 164 Model Aviation xe Ku Features Durable CrashGuard Ixeulaga ulng tIp, CnOty end wIng tairing IViP LSE Praululun naddnad weed pane Fuae built-in waeheutOualltp ____Lk eteatlngaPrasbaped hardwood leadingPLACE DIVISION TWO edgeuPtete-lIestatad Inetnldlon beoldet Cuboplute hardware padaga1991 CAUFORNIA STATE SLOPE ONLY $7995 plus $400 s&I-ICHAMPIONSHIPS Residents 01 1-luwuji S Aluska $900 S&H~A HAiL4fla /-lS7ARTa BEC7flke SLOPENEW Wingspan .745 Loadingl0oz/sritt &ujpREVOLIIIlONARY PiASIlCI SOSTROIC. Wing urea590 sq inAntoil SD6060 & 53021tfl GUMANTEODI Aspect ratio10 1Optional power05-1 5 Weight..38 ozRadio2-oh reqd J4REL AL4FTLESIGN S ENGINEERING 12136 Brmddock Culver Clty 0490230 IN THE USA 310 390-1348ELECTRIC CONVERSION SHOWN R/C BEGINNERS hobby loses about half its potential fliers because fail successfully solo IT ISNT Thffi FAULT ITS THE PLANES FAULT lust some ml advertised trainers impossible average beginner solo seems norm crash ruin 4 5 planes before becoming successful both stupid costly mention real turn-off new student quite unnecessary YOU COULD SOLO YOUR FIRST TIME UP Thanks extensive trainer flighttesting ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones fly slow handsoff stable easy enough Grandma just so-so intermediate ones deserve trainer label Send $350 plus 52t postage EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF R/C TRAINERS Over 40 currently available train ers evaluated including ARFs Also grades easeof-building explains trainer aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about Guarantee Your money back say eye-opening candid enlight ening time-saving money-saving frustration sparing R/C publication have ever read Send check money order JIm Watenuan 3515 fleertleld Dr Sn AntonIo TX 75218 MUST Beginners Basic FLIGHT TRAINING Course Manual md Inefructor GuIde wIth Sident Progress Loge 0 Tints ucw book iith simple step Step illustrated unstructoons will get control quickly will fly confidence Eaft wings FAST Wntten eocpenenced educator author tested approved both Students Instructors iwdy does tie job you- Hobby top order mail Only $895 P&H Look Trahw teAts IliaC Include Beale FUGHT TRAINING NO cosr 000 TEMPUS PRESS PO Box 235 Tell City IN 47588 Phone 1-812 547-81 Call Aor Dealer wd CAb Disc writs SUP SACK I 05450 YOUR WORN TOil RE OGRE memorable sessions field times spent sitting around breakfast table discussing free flight Betty would keep us supplied food would talk Well miss Bucket Well miss help field Well miss seeing bright red socks Well miss friendship Thermals Bucket See downwind someday Bucket troflightlEttel Continued page 46 maneuvers very high scoring normalized 22 entries Two rounds flown winners 1 Hugo Peyer Switzerland 2 Jan Van Beek Holland 3 Dennis V D Tooren Holland 4 Wolfgang Kosche Germany team chosen represent US World Championships performed task exemplary fashion skill demonstrating competitiveness quality models related equipment highest order techniques employed designing developing producing aircraft used competition well time effort devoted preparation deserve recognition congratulations Team Manager Bob Sliff team helper Brian Chan pilots Steve Neu Jerry Bridgeman Jason Perrin Bob Boucher Astro Flight motors 4K&S METAL UFOAM WING CORES PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING S STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFT OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU HAVE FAVORITE BIRD THAT NEEDS WING CALL OR WRITE US 144 LOTS OF AEF WING CORES IDont trash after crash U U Phone 309 342 3OO9 Send $450 catalog 306 E Simmons Galesburi IL 61401 Best Scale Best Scale$400 ASP Model aircraft Plans Handbook$500 ASP Scale Drawing Plans Book$500 RC Model World Const Guide$600 VTH German Plans Book.$600 M4 sdd *500 si&ee j i Call 714 8853959 credit card ME 163 ROCKET SMI KIT 61 SPAN 60 POWER PROP EPOXY FUSELAGE PLAN CANOPY \TI4 Bob Holman Box 741 San Berdo CA 92402 ....Fr@m AT4t Z weve got th plan ONE PROP lUJO PROPS OR NOCHOICE I FLIGHT PHOTOS OF MODELS Al4 0*SbI strated Catalog S20O sent no charge plans ordor NICK ZIROLI PRICES INCLUDE UPS SHIPPING CHARGES Fiberglass Components Canopies Available 29 EDGAR DRIVE SMIThTOWN N Y 11787 6-25 Mitchell101 7B Stulta100 .3200 DC-3/C-47140 .4200 F4U Corsair93 .3200 PT-17 Steannan77 .2700 P40 Warhawk94 .3200 AT-OISNJ Texan 1OV .3200 F8F Bearcat88 .3200 A6M5 Zoro91 .3200 Fokker Dr1 Tnplano 83 .2700 Mow Gull100 .3800 Taube semi-scale 88 .2500 Beech D-181C45 114 .4000 P-51D Mustang100 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/01
Page Numbers: 13, 14, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165
NO OCR TEXT sitting office/den m looking tip-sail wing Beechcraft Starship RC modelscratch built Dan has other tip-sail pieces airplane still intact Starship murdered people murdered criminals go jail Whoever killed model may day go jail too Like modeling story begins flying field Several months ago bunch us gabbing aboutwhat elseRC airplanes produced marketing video company makes titanium alloy products corporations like Beechcraft footage Beechcraft included its Starship airplane fascinated immediatelyit gorgeous talking coauthor Dan exceptional scratch-builder remarked know Dan ought build Beechcraft Starship laughed About week later Dan showed up field book document ed Beechcraft designs Sure enough Starship knew Dan hooked August 1991 few weeks later conversation about Starship Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skid-first flops over gear engines still idling grew seriousespecially after volunteered fund project call Beechcraft some three-views leaves turned color La bite air rich blue skies summer given way mostly cloudy days Just about time bulky envelope arrived mail Beechcraft sentwell lot several 8 x 10 glossies detailed threeview two detailed drawings V32-scale model impressed time first snowflakes began fly things really getting serious During next few weeks Dan pored over material Beechcraft problem wanted build model /8-scale redrawing everything would probably take too much time So armed vellums happily thought check local blueprint shop about enlarging drawingslike Xerox machine Sometimes Im smart Liow much asked gulping Ilbit wallet tried crawl out pocket run Shaking head confirmation amount fellow blueprint shop said Yeah thats right about $650 lotta work well have cut up section section little voice head said No way Jose mumbled something about getting back him returned home feeling little downcast first real snag Maybe wasnt going happen after Maybe shouldnt have About week later showing drawings another flying pal relating problem enlarging know remarked look like done CAD Computer Assisted Design system So prompted Well explained think call Beechcraft back talk real nice might come through /8-scale set right says what know name engineer some doing did get set /8-scale drawings Beechcraftall 33 feet Merry Christmas Hey Dan wont believe what just came mail Ill right over Januaryand clubs first unofficial New Years Day fun-fly Hot dogs fire barrel slop glop around Guys taking off landing varying degrees success mushy cinder-topped parking lot Guys doing touch-and-goes off picnic tables Winter hadnt really begun flying fever rotted few brains already As Starship project seriousit real Dan templates works put together materials list Now came almost daily series questions debates about very real problems encountered scratchbuilding RC model aircraftand model far Beechcraft knew no ever built before Step step bird began take shape wing spars carbon fiber laminates ribs Warren trussing Measuring building jigs gluing drilling lightening holes holes Lighterits got stay light its also got stronga seven-foot wing no twisting model went together part part main wing completed except sheeting came servos pushrods tip-sails Wow starting look impressive Well isnt birthright scratch-built bird Next came forward wing elevators swept-wing configuration made bit challenge install control rods worked out O ops Hold everything Dan full-size silhouette fuselage hanging 2 x 12s basement Attached silhouette little plastic cups filled lead Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Today nothing weights Dan wasnt happy After showed problem neither center-of-gravity way out whack aircraft has propulsion system twin pusher turboprops means ton weight sitting onno hanging offthe trailing edge wing about seven-eighths way down fuselage Dan hoped keep weight aircraft about 12 pounds 14 pounds outside limit would keep wing loading between 27 34 ounces/square foot engines power output source concern debate since began never really thought problemworst case wed go couple SuperTigre 61 ABCs 185 hp No sweat Wrong nitro-breath no way could hang three pounds-plus off back wing get close center-of-gravity needed engines weigh no pound muffler still stick 12 ounces dead weight nose problem did Dan started calling kit manufacturers ask about formulas matching planes engines Hang hat folksthere aint Nope hook Continued page 161 14 Model Aviation erlKrasin & Scherry Continued page 14 crook think might work test out really threw loop pardon pun Finding right engines took some digging Some manufacturers publish brake horsepower dont tell translates thrust Others publish no evaluative data can confusing say least talked people everybody opinion varying degrees corroboration fact Still no convinced us pair engines met specsie maximum available horsepower minimum weight end solved CG problem making fuselage eight inches longer engines some help couple people publish RC aircraft magazines arrived consensusWebra Speed SOs later to-do list grew shorter days grew longer white winter moved trees grass sheeted skin Starshipaccented navy blue maroon stripping NASA gray windows stars stripes riding proudly tip-sail An absolute work artor should say Dan May 4th baby born13 pounds could have guessed what lay ahead Thursday May 7 1100 amEngine taxi tests meet Dan Ray clubs chief flight instructor Dans house see can fit wing car fuse Dans Ray has van just case wing including engine nacelles seven-foot hunk although tip-sails removable takes several tries get Ray has good time expense fuselage goes much less trouble off field Its beautiful day perfect engine break-in taxi testsa gentle north breeze about 5 10 mph sunshine C-130 HERKY-BIRD 130118 Wingspan515 87 Wing area272sq752sq Wing load335 oz 33 oz 405125 natruction manual included PLANS 3 sh $48 $68 116 scale nacelles available aplenty temperature around 60 degrees Interested club members cameras videotape camcorders Its pretty normal shakedown engines take usual amount coaxing diddling Pretty soon both engines roaring 11600 rpm 11 x 6 props Boy really has voice Webra Speed 50s up job have power spare some session comes end after blow cap stinger off modified Webra mufflers quite satisfactory day Wednesday May 13 1130 amDaas house Same crazy fire drill wing learning meet Ray others field engine still needs some tweaking knows might day Dan charged nervous excitement weather excellent temperature about 75 degrees pinch both fuel lines fastening wing leads some comic moments fuel pump blows line off pump output nozzle Dan both get sprayed correct problem begin final dial-in engines turn radio over Ray couple high-speed taxi runs before takeoff Oh gosh Starship leaps about six feet off ground straight-up attitude Ray quick enough kill throttles plane bangs down tail-skidfirst flops over onto gear engines still idling damage relatively minor enough halt flying day just barely touched elevators Ray reported debriefing jumped off groundsurprised say least gained some important information Both Dan have busy schedules next few days things go hold Moaday evea iag Memorial Day May 25 phone rings Its Dan havent seen him few daysthe holiday weekend has miserable flying Well shes setready go Dan says sense some frustration voice crummy weather weve 310 2742456 Wingspan Wing area Wing loading 70 5405 sq plans include model specs weight schedule scale source information NEW A-26BINvADER Scale112 B25J 112 scale Wingspan 6758 Wing area 6866 sq Wing load 2033 oz twin 25s PLANS 3 sh$62 Instruction manual md Rolled & postpaid /USAby PALMER PLANS DEPT C 210-112 EL CAMINO DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 instruction Manual Included PLANS 4 sh $58 Fiberglass cowls available ary1993 161 having both Lets frame mind forecast Thursday perfect agree make go/no-go decision morning phone decide 1100am Thursday May 28 1130 amDans house slip wing car practiced ease drive field day Dan charged up So everybody else Cameras camcorders ready Starship ready too Weve changed elevator setup added some weight nose forward wing won t cause overrotation takeoff engine still isnt quite way wed like diddle Bang Another muffler cap blows off gotta fix three-tank fuel system need pressure muffler get starboard engine turning faster 10000 rpm Off go Dans house amid lot good-natured ribbing clubmates Its oclock afternoon Armed bottle cap 4-40 bolt some high-temperature silicone compound set about doing quick fix trouble some muffler So much guys sell aluminum welding rods swap shops 130 pm ready Cameras roll model glides down rnnway gathering speed way engines scream perfect sync Up goes nose shes airborne attitude too steep Ray corrects yaws left Ray corrects Starship ascends climbing right turn Shes flying shes fast beoootiful plane levels out downwind about 150 feet Ray does some trimming remarks its handful turn struck models unconventional unique appearance air Ray gently rolls shallow 1 80 turn directs upwind hearing distinctive synchronous sound twin engines make Another turn heads toward usoverhead away again Ray guides through huge sweeping 2700 arc around field sky fills sleek white shape noise crosses overhead again Ray takes through couple small reversing turns 1800 setting up low pass down runway As comes abreast starboard engine quits Oh boy field framed two sides 50- 80-foot trees other two 30-foot-high power lines landing always challenge engine out its closer struggle Ray nurses Starship through another 1800 turn long upwind leg just over trees Shes holding altitude wont gainthings look okay No says word sound comes lone engine working like crazy Ray eases base leg set up downwind landing turns final model five feet too lowand trees reach up grab happens fast us see exchange looks amazement start walking Now too quiet situation youre hands tree godstheyre either angry arent Ive put two planes oaks still flying other Well tail feathers hanging joist workshop As emerge thicket trees theres good news bad news good news plane appears virtually intact caught smallest branches cradled gently net bad news Its 80 feet off ground very top tallest tree getting down damage going tough standing discussing best course action bystander volunteers help friend whos monkey climbing trees same time some telephone workers show up Theyve seen what happened theyre debating whether trucks bucket will reach wont helpful bystander returns us pits calls friend car phone friend never shows Darkness falls night make arrangements professional tree trimmer retrieve plane next day time uncertain late morning likely late afternoon Timing everything Friday May 29The day murder have 1000 am meeting Its over 1100 1130 am drive past field OS ST YS Rossi & Webra Parts Service Custom Engines Accessories Qave Shadel Performance Specialties L Send $1 00for fully illustrated catalog information Call 702 265-7523 Hours lOam 5 pm Monday Thursday PO Box 3146 nerville NV 89410 Available VS Long & Short Stroke 05 Lang Stroke 05 6IFSR 0S 40 VRP/VF OS 91 VRDF STX-40 Rossi 40 coming soon 162 Model Aviation ous Horsepower11 wind picking up bird still Hard see go back officethere phone calls return paperwork done Im hoping find message tree service fellow about time no such luck 130 Dan drives field checks plane get busy office About 200 notice wind blowing harder begin cleaning up head field 300 leave office head field wind gusting 20 25 mph Im concerned cant shake funny feeling Ive day Yesterday could see white glint trees now breezes blew Todaynothing walk faster As enter clearing through thicket heart sinks see something whiteand largeon ground Oh no Dont tell Mother Nature has thrown bird nest Its 18-inch hunk fuse good Other pieces strewn about something wrong herevery wrong arent nearly enough piecesand theyre wrong ones see tip-sails no part wing see 18 inches fuse section extending forward wing control hatch rear see scoops engine nacelles lot small balsa pieces Thats itnothing else double-check plane tree Looking down again spot pair sunglasses cigarettes lighter point let out string expletives definitely unprintable Dan have robbedand murdered bird process Ripped apart tried just stand letting everything see confirm diagnosis no doubtnone heart breaking Dan lives five minutes field Im two Dan arent going believe Sit down return tree Dan comes same inescapable conclusion Like true detective starts following trail piecesa path least resistance continues least eighth mile through woods Emerging woods behind small manufacturing plant follow crushed grass parking lot plant foreman remembers seeing couple strange cars around 200 End trail Saturday May 30 1200 330 pm has rained night its dreary wet cold weather matches mood go police station scene crime Trust say crimethe amount money involved theft warrants felony theft charges thought police would take information say theyd get back us anything broke No waythey treated seriously God bless em Will ever find vermin murdered plane Probably Its loss money time bothers good time debating solving problems faced almost daily result magnificent flew Nobody can rob us What bothers outsiders did thing mind no true RCer would ever consider trashing unique bird like just parts Stealing maybe murdering No So learn experience Beware outsiders what tell let go field Until theyve made commitment join build fly keep anns length tell nothing about what planes engines radios worth Will try again Noat least now long time think saw Dan today field stopped way home client meeting Dan couple planes likes fly asked what Id brought Nothing told him havent touched RC stuff since murder nice day too Postscriptlate June 1992 Time has passed shock depression perpetrators have caught word out clubs hobby shops area Weve EZUP r sizes accessones Sets up less 60 cors cusom seconds! No ropes ttering availatte hing assemble! 131 RAVENWOOORD VERSAILLES KY 40383 O SOUTH INC 5524 N Palafox Pensacola FL 32503 PRO-DRIVER Contains 4 1500 mah battery cells senses plug fouled & boosts power LED bar graph meter display plug condition Supports Futaba U chargers Retail $7495 repair information904434-0909 Toll Free Order Line Orders Only Please 800962-7802 PR- 1/ Fast charge ANY 4-8 cell pack 1 2V car battery ril~CHARGER Delta Peak Detection will cut back trickle LED tells charge condition Indudes two charge circuits Works charge diode place Futaba & JR systems Retail $5995 ICZpI PRO-HINGESI Easiest Hinge Install I~IPa.J use cyanoaylate adhesives RC $249/pkg 18 Scale $4 49/pkg 24 January1993 163 ++NOW AVAILABLE++ FYIModel FlightTM Find . FAST . THE DIRECTORY Model Aircraft Products ed Don Edberg RC Modelers Soaring Editor MUST-HAVE item expert modellers clubs hobby shops U INFO 1400 anies model products address phone product listing O INDEXED product & alphabet white & yellow pages like phone book U HUGE comparison tables lists kits radios engines clubs hobby shops much 4To order send $1995 Dynamic Modelling 4922 Rochelle Avenue Irvine CA 92714-2941 CA res $2160 1st class add $150 Please allow 4 weeks delivery 4-552-1812 information list company GREAT HOLI1AY GIFT! got swap shop junkies lookout Dan both determined carry project have found something really interesting couple idiots arent going take away us going find out Starship behaves articulating forward wing flaps retracts Today began construction Phoenix uration/Murphy Continued page 160 Good-bye Bucket Longtime friends Wallace E Bucket Johnson Louis Joyner Jim Larkin Birmingham Alabama area joined send following eulogy asked placed Duration column friends may pay final respects could always find Bucket Johnson contest field easy Just look big brown van look biggest chase bike field no dinky Trail 90 Bucket look bubbles people would set up single bubble machine Bucket would set up two three double machines fill air soap bubbles could look fastest-climbing gas models field Chances Buckets could always tell Buckets models never copy latest design trends Years after elliptical tips out kept building elliptical-tipped Centaurs modifying stretching wing changing airfoil improving refining years decorated models distinctive X stripe running dihedral break dihedral break Sometimes stars added give look Confederate flag Bucket swore structural just decoration Perhaps dont ever remember seeing models flutter Bucket could get Out Gas model just about anybody know always ready share knowledge Wakefield flier suggestions like mansimple direct Needs bigger rudder Add some downthrust Ill always remember trimming sessions try ask myself What would Bucket VINYLWRITE CUSTOM LElTERING Providing elegant time saving economical finishing touch modelers U TO APPLY Our lettering comes prespaced aligned-saving hours cutting fuss aligning individual letters decal text custom computer cut 3M premium cast vinyl 2 mils thgne24 colors & 15 typestylesinc MilitaryBlock1/4to 12 higheStencil Mask color outliningas well stars symbols& much priosa can saaily affordll Granada Hula CA 91344 818 363-7131 10AM 4PM Pacific Mon thru Thur example AMA 1/2 high $150 high $250 2 high $350 P&H CA res add tax Call write complete info pack & sample ITS FREE Custom Letter Today VINVLWRITE Way MAIL ORDER ONLY 164 Model Aviation xe Ku Features Durable CrashGuard Ixeulaga ulng tIp, CnOty end wIng tairing IViP LSE Praululun naddnad weed pane Fuae built-in waeheutOualltp ____Lk eteatlngaPrasbaped hardwood leadingPLACE DIVISION TWO edgeuPtete-lIestatad Inetnldlon beoldet Cuboplute hardware padaga1991 CAUFORNIA STATE SLOPE ONLY $7995 plus $400 s&I-ICHAMPIONSHIPS Residents 01 1-luwuji S Aluska $900 S&H~A HAiL4fla /-lS7ARTa BEC7flke SLOPENEW Wingspan .745 Loadingl0oz/sritt &ujpREVOLIIIlONARY PiASIlCI SOSTROIC. Wing urea590 sq inAntoil SD6060 & 53021tfl GUMANTEODI Aspect ratio10 1Optional power05-1 5 Weight..38 ozRadio2-oh reqd J4REL AL4FTLESIGN S ENGINEERING 12136 Brmddock Culver Clty 0490230 IN THE USA 310 390-1348ELECTRIC CONVERSION SHOWN R/C BEGINNERS hobby loses about half its potential fliers because fail successfully solo IT ISNT Thffi FAULT ITS THE PLANES FAULT lust some ml advertised trainers impossible average beginner solo seems norm crash ruin 4 5 planes before becoming successful both stupid costly mention real turn-off new student quite unnecessary YOU COULD SOLO YOUR FIRST TIME UP Thanks extensive trainer flighttesting ever conducted hobby can now know advance ones fly slow handsoff stable easy enough Grandma just so-so intermediate ones deserve trainer label Send $350 plus 52t postage EASE-OF-FLYING RATINGS OF R/C TRAINERS Over 40 currently available train ers evaluated including ARFs Also grades easeof-building explains trainer aerodynamics dares address questions poor trainers good trainers marketed does no warn about Guarantee Your money back say eye-opening candid enlight ening time-saving money-saving frustration sparing R/C publication have ever read Send check money order JIm Watenuan 3515 fleertleld Dr Sn AntonIo TX 75218 MUST Beginners Basic FLIGHT TRAINING Course Manual md Inefructor GuIde wIth Sident Progress Loge 0 Tints ucw book iith simple step Step illustrated unstructoons will get control quickly will fly confidence Eaft wings FAST Wntten eocpenenced educator author tested approved both Students Instructors iwdy does tie job you- Hobby top order mail Only $895 P&H Look Trahw teAts IliaC Include Beale FUGHT TRAINING NO cosr 000 TEMPUS PRESS PO Box 235 Tell City IN 47588 Phone 1-812 547-81 Call Aor Dealer wd CAb Disc writs SUP SACK I 05450 YOUR WORN TOil RE OGRE memorable sessions field times spent sitting around breakfast table discussing free flight Betty would keep us supplied food would talk Well miss Bucket Well miss help field Well miss seeing bright red socks Well miss friendship Thermals Bucket See downwind someday Bucket troflightlEttel Continued page 46 maneuvers very high scoring normalized 22 entries Two rounds flown winners 1 Hugo Peyer Switzerland 2 Jan Van Beek Holland 3 Dennis V D Tooren Holland 4 Wolfgang Kosche Germany team chosen represent US World Championships performed task exemplary fashion skill demonstrating competitiveness quality models related equipment highest order techniques employed designing developing producing aircraft used competition well time effort devoted preparation deserve recognition congratulations Team Manager Bob Sliff team helper Brian Chan pilots Steve Neu Jerry Bridgeman Jason Perrin Bob Boucher Astro Flight motors 4K&S METAL UFOAM WING CORES PRECISION MADE EXPANDED BEAD POLYSTYRENE REPLACEMENT WING S STAB CORES FOR ALL POPULAR R/C AIRCRAFT OVER 350 DIFFERENT WINGS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SO IF YOU HAVE FAVORITE BIRD THAT NEEDS WING CALL OR WRITE US 144 LOTS OF 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P47 Thunderbolt 2500 FOF Panther72 .3400 ph 5162345038 January1993 165 Pt PLANE VIDEO GIVES YOU LIBRARY OF VIDEOS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF RADIO CONTROLLED AIRPLANES WITH EASY TO EOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BUILDING rr RIGHT ThE FIRST TIME 2-2 HOUR VIDEOS SHOWING ALL DETAIlS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT WOOD AIRCRATL INCLUDING WING CONSTRUCTION RADIO INSTALLATION PUSRUODS ALIGNMENT BALANCING AND MUCH MORE 63496 shIppIng 6400 foreign cadere AEROBATICS & GROUND SCHOOl 105 MINUTES ON AERODYNAMICS AND STALL THEORY VIDEO COVERS PROPER TAKE -MS SPINS CR051 WIND TECHNIQUES SNAP ROLLS AND MORE 61995 shippIng 6600 foreign ordefa BUILDING WITh FOAM 2-HOUR VIDEO PROVIDING INFORMATION ON FOAM WING CORES INSTALLING RZrRACTS PRIMING COVERING WITH LG CLOTH PAINTING & DETAHING 61996 shIpping 6600 foreign orders TAPES AVAILABLE 54 VIlE ONLY 515W CIECIC OR MO TO PLANE VIDEO PODOX 23125 OLIVE IA 60326 VISA NOSI4 CAJL 14004834251 OR MMAC51 2234697 MHOURTOILFREE AUTHENTIC DROP TANKS SCALE DROP TANKS CAN ACTUALLY BE 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