Apparunily prototype Niouport Type 24 N3760 shows off Its unusually clean lines airplane designed almost 70 years ago struts streamlined engine cowling tight enough limit speed-kIlling leaks Photo courtesy Smithsonian institution AVIAIIUIN nas grown trom miancy maturity means airplanes identified has grown complicat ed precise unfortunately impersonal Wright brothers called first successful airplane simply 1903 Flyer said said Today Boeing identified versions its jumbo airliner 747-121 means type 747-bOB powered Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines operated PanAm new way tells much old sometimes wishes people conscientious bygone eras lot confusion could have avoided Take Nieuport 13 exam ple really wasnt such animal Nieuport 11 13 sq meters wing area some reason sometimes called Type 13 official records please dont blame nice little Nienport such mixups 72Model Aviation Nicuport Type 27 N5778 subject Harry Robinsons scale drawing sits quietly stark French airfieldprobably long after rolled out factory Another view 0 apparent prototype Nieuport Type 24showing off rear fuselage rounded use multiple stringers unlike earlier boxy Nleuports Thanks good streamlining could almost equal Its horsepower miles per hour Smithsonian photo first truly useful pursuit/scout ships appear Allied side First World War through steady improve ments became signifi cant airplanes time earliest Nieuport 11 through 27 easily identified V-shaped interplane struts small low er wings latter feature gave popular name 1 1A planes means lower wing plane days about half area up per time seen logical step away traditional biplane toward new monoplane design didnt work way later Nieuport 28 again conventional biplane full-size lower wings particular story begins Clean lines another Nieuport Type 27 N5295 evident unusual topview Wing tail camouflage hopefully can seen magazine printing picture Nieuport 11 hundreds built France Italy used great effectiveness against Germanys wing-warping Fokker Eindeckers Type II single-seat wood-and-fabric machine 80-hp LeRhone rotary engine gave top speed about 97 mph followed Nieuport 12 two-seater powered 110-hp Clerget rotary engine larger boxier 11 also its V-struts sloping outwards Type 16 110-hp LeRhone much effective fighting machine synchronized Vickers machine gun firing through propeller rather Lewis gun mounted incon veniently top wing 11 Some Nieuport 16s carried several unguid ed solid-fuel rockets mounted interplane struts use against observa tion balloons increased power boost ed its top speed 103 mph Type 17 somewhat larger air plane about 10% wingspan area though same 110-hp Clerget 16 Because its 15 sq m wing area sometimes called Type 15 Thousands built served great success Royal Flying Corps French squadrons air arms Italy Russia Netherlands other countries American Expeditionary Force AEF acquired 76 used pur suit trainers Nicuport l7bis sec ond version 130-hp Clerget rotary engine both versions top speeds neighborhood 107 mph Type 21 two-seat trainer version almost 200 bought US Type 23 some used American forces improved stream lining first series have fixed vertical stabilizing fin front large rudder its predecessors 1916 Nieuport 24 appeared streamlined round fuselage cross section fixed vertical fin 23 Armament increased pair machine guns just front cock pit 130-hp LeRhone engine could hit 116 mph few built Great Britain RFC others may have seen action air forces Italy Belgium majority 24s used AEF trainersabout 260 last l/2 plane Nieuports V-shaped interplane struts Type 27 differed 24 its internally-sprung tail skid rounded wing tip trailing edges armament single Vickers machine gun top cowling AEF reportedly ordered 300 though fewer half seem have delivered After Type 27 came 28 very different airplane small lower wing replaced almost large top distinctive V-strut interplane replaced conContinued page 158 74Model Aviation An early Niouport Type 24 no doubt proud mount spiffily-dressed French pilotwhose name iong lost member Escadrille N91 orthe 91st squadron Nisuport Type 24 service 0 imperial Japan OT number countries use quick nimble pursuit plane Dont let star tail fool isnt Russian minor mystery probably Nieuport Type 24 though has Type 27 tail skid Such hybrids common resulting hurried repairs underterribie conditions equation some tip weight achieve right results lead-out location Moving lead-out vain attempt manufacture line tension will cause problems appear caused something else Instead use largest prop will cause adverse yawing effect add tip weight just until outboard wing begins drop hard corner will close optimum setup best line ten sion aircraft still seems want come something wrong airframe should take home look warps twists time should touch lead-out location trimming line tension certain part maneuver such tops round loops will also need adjust lead-outs slightly shift CO mentioned before adjustable control system Now will give some tips use total throw system can adjusted flier com fort throughout maneuvers ie much actual throw use wrist myself have very little total movement up down therefore need fairly short moment arm flap control horn use four-inch bellcrank still gives leverage need wind operate control system ad dition being able change relation ship elevator flap can help solve tracking problem final trim V ended up very small amount down-elevator adjusted system made outside loops corners tighter inside adjusted inconsistency through handle until turn radius identical could write entire article trimming will leave recognized accomplished experts fieldmany have helped lot As matter fact trimming theories just presented originated Paul Walker never fully satisfied trim airplane Cardinal rules trimming though never change thing time always know started can go back last trim change did produce desired results am always trying some miniscule change just see what improvement can make flying characteristics aircraft Besides get lot practice flights way Remember want win Preci sion Aerobatics will have totally dedicate yourself end have good-flying aircraft will perform way want practice practice practice hope have same success aircraft have questions comments can contact home Pete Bergstrom 110 192nd Ct E Spanaway WA 98387 phone 206 847-3088 k Stamps 32 Page Tabloid size illustrated DISCOUNT Catalog Sent 1st Class Mail COMET- COX FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GUILLOWS JETCO K&3- PACTRA PECK POLYMER PERFECT SIG- STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE & OTHERS PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER Kim St Lan 19446 Niouport/Berliner Continued page 74 ventional pair I-struts very nimble little biplane suffered serious unreliability its Gnome Monosoupage engine Almost Nieuport 28s saw combat American squadrons French British preferred better-performing SPADs Sopwiths thats really another story entirely get better picture military airplanes true worth often pays listen what its opponents have say case Germans captured quite few versions Nieuport sesquiplane descriptions appeared wartime German aviation magazines course must keep mind requirements security morale can result intentionallydistorted picture being given Two articles translated pub lished British magazine Flight summer 1917 words reflect German opinion during war someones peacetime reflections Flugsport French aeroplanes Nieuport has important fighting machines Before advent modern SPAD machine sought after pilots Zeitschrjft fur Flugtechnic und c ikciA FUSROLASS & FOAN CONSTRUCTION FAI & AMA PArFERN 60.61 ENGINE M4 SPAN 704 sq AREA WEIGNT7 TO 8 LaS DEPENDING ON EQUIP BASIC KIT610795 DELUXE KIT$15995 ci AU U Man4& LSL MODEL PRODUCTS INQUIRIES INVITED813 388312 Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC PO Box 2136 Fairfax Virginia 22031 USA Matched Performance System TOP PERFORMANCE K&B ENGINES 16 Airplane 4 Marine K&B FUELS KEB GLOW PLUGS 7 Blends4 choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN K&B SUPER POXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIRING CUPS K4F 158Model Aviation 40 Wing Par 16 25 Engines r DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL Electric Powered Model Airplanes Model HP55 Just glance product specifications below know powerful efficient yet compact speed control probably ever heard POWER --Eta 55 Amps continuous 100 Amps peak Operating votage 3 60 VDC Practically sutanle type ot model motor OVERALL EFFICIENCY- Typ 97% 40 Amps speed tip 993% full speed 20 Amps installed directed Battery will last up 3 times longer resistor control t 2 throttle WEIGHT & SIZE 2 oz. thy. s 34s CONCEPT d state digital pulse proportional ICOn-reverSing Works positive pulse receiver Plug throttle servo connector APPLICATION mpetition hi power etticrencyhi powerlight weightl 2 Multi engines helicopters scale will drive tour 0 Shi 3 Eacellent tor small planes gliders very compact 4 Great Cobalt motors hi power hi voltage * WARRANTYUnconditional 3 months PRICE mbled & Tested HP 551 5 Shipping S2hO Calitornia Residents please include 6% Sales Tax PAYMENT Money order Visa Master Card --- respond promptly Personal Check se allow 3 weeks Order marl 1/ic ENGINEERING 19572 Waterbury Ln Huntington Beach California 92646 Mrotorluftschiffahrt A great number single-seater Nieuports also some two-seaters have captured machines uniformly built ever appears Nieuport machines built several firms some carry out detail construction differently great drawback point view upkeep repair machines field Besides im provements Nieuport types con stantly being made considerable van ation types caused employ ment different types motors can stated chasers trans lation German French chas seurs meaning pursuits rotary engine has absolutely supplanted stationary probably due fact present light single-seat chaser pre dominates type rotary engine its light weight short overall length suitable Evi dently aim present leaders French aviation provide air craft units possible undoubtedly view has much recommend loss small aircraft no great im portance small fast handy aero planes difficult shoot down especially flying high Large aeroplanes account greater climbing power speed maneuverability superior large machine regards attack ground also case attack hostile aircraft fighting value small single-seater about equal larger twoseater latter fitted two machine guns fixed other worked observer fittings various types indi cate spite extensive use machines quantity production standardization have attained Altogether French aeroplanes give impression being hand-made rather machine-made parts ap pear German constructor being rather makeshift sort job main loads machine concentrated narrow space near front say motor fuel tanks pilots seat placed very closely gether good centralization course possible rotary motor employed increases maneuver ability aeroplane Construction Nieuport 1 1A planes typical small airplanes era Fuselages built-up ash spruce longerons cross braces some forward struts engine mounts steel wings spruce box spars ribs made ash some limewood surfaces fuselage except forward part covered doped fabric cowling parts sheet metal elevators rudder controlled cables ailerons operated push-pull tubes idea spread speeds increased dan gers flutter became better known landing gear struts aluminum rubber shock absorbers axle ordinary steel tube According German maga zines Nieuport 11 could climb 1000 meters 3281 feet 4 mm 2OOOm in7 mm 3OOOm 11 mm 4000 m 13125 feet 16 mm altitude performance pilot unsupercharged engine began fall off Letters Editor Continued page 6 November Guest Editorial November 1984 issue ap pears guest editorial Frank D Macy bemoans fact youngsters taking up model airplanes 1930s lays blame cost suggests older modelers should actively encourage kids As cost certainly teenager can afford $500 first RC model number what wind up paying $50 trainer plus engine plus radio plus cover ing plus ground support equipment plus glue etc kid cant afford car r MFG OF NISTAETER N I-STARTER revolutionary concep model engines used boats cars airplanes NI STARTERITMI uses HeadlockITMI adapter locks onto glow plugs start engine Fits pocket comes CItO charger has LED lights up charging Rechargeable hundreds times gives over 50 consecutive starts recharging Available charger Send ad along prepayment receive free shipping handling $2495 charger NI-STARTER$2495 charger Ill OV 220V t 2V fast chargerl NI-STARTER$1595 charger Chargers$1295 charger Only Ii 10V 220V t2V fast chargerl PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARGER WHEN ORDERINGI 12421 RANSOM DRIVE GLENN DALE MD 20769301 4642260 L February 1985159 SiDz~vRI1PE Easy use part no mix paint system No mixing No waiting Fast drying extremely fuel proof Formulated iust modeler covers surfaces paints resins Send free instruction brochure BUY IT YOULL LIKE IT SIG MFG Co Montezuma IA 50171
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/02
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 74, 158, 159
Apparunily prototype Niouport Type 24 N3760 shows off Its unusually clean lines airplane designed almost 70 years ago struts streamlined engine cowling tight enough limit speed-kIlling leaks Photo courtesy Smithsonian institution AVIAIIUIN nas grown trom miancy maturity means airplanes identified has grown complicat ed precise unfortunately impersonal Wright brothers called first successful airplane simply 1903 Flyer said said Today Boeing identified versions its jumbo airliner 747-121 means type 747-bOB powered Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines operated PanAm new way tells much old sometimes wishes people conscientious bygone eras lot confusion could have avoided Take Nieuport 13 exam ple really wasnt such animal Nieuport 11 13 sq meters wing area some reason sometimes called Type 13 official records please dont blame nice little Nienport such mixups 72Model Aviation Nicuport Type 27 N5778 subject Harry Robinsons scale drawing sits quietly stark French airfieldprobably long after rolled out factory Another view 0 apparent prototype Nieuport Type 24showing off rear fuselage rounded use multiple stringers unlike earlier boxy Nleuports Thanks good streamlining could almost equal Its horsepower miles per hour Smithsonian photo first truly useful pursuit/scout ships appear Allied side First World War through steady improve ments became signifi cant airplanes time earliest Nieuport 11 through 27 easily identified V-shaped interplane struts small low er wings latter feature gave popular name 1 1A planes means lower wing plane days about half area up per time seen logical step away traditional biplane toward new monoplane design didnt work way later Nieuport 28 again conventional biplane full-size lower wings particular story begins Clean lines another Nieuport Type 27 N5295 evident unusual topview Wing tail camouflage hopefully can seen magazine printing picture Nieuport 11 hundreds built France Italy used great effectiveness against Germanys wing-warping Fokker Eindeckers Type II single-seat wood-and-fabric machine 80-hp LeRhone rotary engine gave top speed about 97 mph followed Nieuport 12 two-seater powered 110-hp Clerget rotary engine larger boxier 11 also its V-struts sloping outwards Type 16 110-hp LeRhone much effective fighting machine synchronized Vickers machine gun firing through propeller rather Lewis gun mounted incon veniently top wing 11 Some Nieuport 16s carried several unguid ed solid-fuel rockets mounted interplane struts use against observa tion balloons increased power boost ed its top speed 103 mph Type 17 somewhat larger air plane about 10% wingspan area though same 110-hp Clerget 16 Because its 15 sq m wing area sometimes called Type 15 Thousands built served great success Royal Flying Corps French squadrons air arms Italy Russia Netherlands other countries American Expeditionary Force AEF acquired 76 used pur suit trainers Nicuport l7bis sec ond version 130-hp Clerget rotary engine both versions top speeds neighborhood 107 mph Type 21 two-seat trainer version almost 200 bought US Type 23 some used American forces improved stream lining first series have fixed vertical stabilizing fin front large rudder its predecessors 1916 Nieuport 24 appeared streamlined round fuselage cross section fixed vertical fin 23 Armament increased pair machine guns just front cock pit 130-hp LeRhone engine could hit 116 mph few built Great Britain RFC others may have seen action air forces Italy Belgium majority 24s used AEF trainersabout 260 last l/2 plane Nieuports V-shaped interplane struts Type 27 differed 24 its internally-sprung tail skid rounded wing tip trailing edges armament single Vickers machine gun top cowling AEF reportedly ordered 300 though fewer half seem have delivered After Type 27 came 28 very different airplane small lower wing replaced almost large top distinctive V-strut interplane replaced conContinued page 158 74Model Aviation An early Niouport Type 24 no doubt proud mount spiffily-dressed French pilotwhose name iong lost member Escadrille N91 orthe 91st squadron Nisuport Type 24 service 0 imperial Japan OT number countries use quick nimble pursuit plane Dont let star tail fool isnt Russian minor mystery probably Nieuport Type 24 though has Type 27 tail skid Such hybrids common resulting hurried repairs underterribie conditions equation some tip weight achieve right results lead-out location Moving lead-out vain attempt manufacture line tension will cause problems appear caused something else Instead use largest prop will cause adverse yawing effect add tip weight just until outboard wing begins drop hard corner will close optimum setup best line ten sion aircraft still seems want come something wrong airframe should take home look warps twists time should touch lead-out location trimming line tension certain part maneuver such tops round loops will also need adjust lead-outs slightly shift CO mentioned before adjustable control system Now will give some tips use total throw system can adjusted flier com fort throughout maneuvers ie much actual throw use wrist myself have very little total movement up down therefore need fairly short moment arm flap control horn use four-inch bellcrank still gives leverage need wind operate control system ad dition being able change relation ship elevator flap can help solve tracking problem final trim V ended up very small amount down-elevator adjusted system made outside loops corners tighter inside adjusted inconsistency through handle until turn radius identical could write entire article trimming will leave recognized accomplished experts fieldmany have helped lot As matter fact trimming theories just presented originated Paul Walker never fully satisfied trim airplane Cardinal rules trimming though never change thing time always know started can go back last trim change did produce desired results am always trying some miniscule change just see what improvement can make flying characteristics aircraft Besides get lot practice flights way Remember want win Preci sion Aerobatics will have totally dedicate yourself end have good-flying aircraft will perform way want practice practice practice hope have same success aircraft have questions comments can contact home Pete Bergstrom 110 192nd Ct E Spanaway WA 98387 phone 206 847-3088 k Stamps 32 Page Tabloid size illustrated DISCOUNT Catalog Sent 1st Class Mail COMET- COX FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GUILLOWS JETCO K&3- PACTRA PECK POLYMER PERFECT SIG- STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE & OTHERS PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER Kim St Lan 19446 Niouport/Berliner Continued page 74 ventional pair I-struts very nimble little biplane suffered serious unreliability its Gnome Monosoupage engine Almost Nieuport 28s saw combat American squadrons French British preferred better-performing SPADs Sopwiths thats really another story entirely get better picture military airplanes true worth often pays listen what its opponents have say case Germans captured quite few versions Nieuport sesquiplane descriptions appeared wartime German aviation magazines course must keep mind requirements security morale can result intentionallydistorted picture being given Two articles translated pub lished British magazine Flight summer 1917 words reflect German opinion during war someones peacetime reflections Flugsport French aeroplanes Nieuport has important fighting machines Before advent modern SPAD machine sought after pilots Zeitschrjft fur Flugtechnic und c ikciA FUSROLASS & FOAN CONSTRUCTION FAI & AMA PArFERN 60.61 ENGINE M4 SPAN 704 sq AREA WEIGNT7 TO 8 LaS DEPENDING ON EQUIP BASIC KIT610795 DELUXE KIT$15995 ci AU U Man4& LSL MODEL PRODUCTS INQUIRIES INVITED813 388312 Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC PO Box 2136 Fairfax Virginia 22031 USA Matched Performance System TOP PERFORMANCE K&B ENGINES 16 Airplane 4 Marine K&B FUELS KEB GLOW PLUGS 7 Blends4 choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN K&B SUPER POXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIRING CUPS K4F 158Model Aviation 40 Wing Par 16 25 Engines r DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL Electric Powered Model Airplanes Model HP55 Just glance product specifications below know powerful efficient yet compact speed control probably ever heard POWER --Eta 55 Amps continuous 100 Amps peak Operating votage 3 60 VDC Practically sutanle type ot model motor OVERALL EFFICIENCY- Typ 97% 40 Amps speed tip 993% full speed 20 Amps installed directed Battery will last up 3 times longer resistor control t 2 throttle WEIGHT & SIZE 2 oz. thy. s 34s CONCEPT d state digital pulse proportional ICOn-reverSing Works positive pulse receiver Plug throttle servo connector APPLICATION mpetition hi power etticrencyhi powerlight weightl 2 Multi engines helicopters scale will drive tour 0 Shi 3 Eacellent tor small planes gliders very compact 4 Great Cobalt motors hi power hi voltage * WARRANTYUnconditional 3 months PRICE mbled & Tested HP 551 5 Shipping S2hO Calitornia Residents please include 6% Sales Tax PAYMENT Money order Visa Master Card --- respond promptly Personal Check se allow 3 weeks Order marl 1/ic ENGINEERING 19572 Waterbury Ln Huntington Beach California 92646 Mrotorluftschiffahrt A great number single-seater Nieuports also some two-seaters have captured machines uniformly built ever appears Nieuport machines built several firms some carry out detail construction differently great drawback point view upkeep repair machines field Besides im provements Nieuport types con stantly being made considerable van ation types caused employ ment different types motors can stated chasers trans lation German French chas seurs meaning pursuits rotary engine has absolutely supplanted stationary probably due fact present light single-seat chaser pre dominates type rotary engine its light weight short overall length suitable Evi dently aim present leaders French aviation provide air craft units possible undoubtedly view has much recommend loss small aircraft no great im portance small fast handy aero planes difficult shoot down especially flying high Large aeroplanes account greater climbing power speed maneuverability superior large machine regards attack ground also case attack hostile aircraft fighting value small single-seater about equal larger twoseater latter fitted two machine guns fixed other worked observer fittings various types indi cate spite extensive use machines quantity production standardization have attained Altogether French aeroplanes give impression being hand-made rather machine-made parts ap pear German constructor being rather makeshift sort job main loads machine concentrated narrow space near front say motor fuel tanks pilots seat placed very closely gether good centralization course possible rotary motor employed increases maneuver ability aeroplane Construction Nieuport 1 1A planes typical small airplanes era Fuselages built-up ash spruce longerons cross braces some forward struts engine mounts steel wings spruce box spars ribs made ash some limewood surfaces fuselage except forward part covered doped fabric cowling parts sheet metal elevators rudder controlled cables ailerons operated push-pull tubes idea spread speeds increased dan gers flutter became better known landing gear struts aluminum rubber shock absorbers axle ordinary steel tube According German maga zines Nieuport 11 could climb 1000 meters 3281 feet 4 mm 2OOOm in7 mm 3OOOm 11 mm 4000 m 13125 feet 16 mm altitude performance pilot unsupercharged engine began fall off Letters Editor Continued page 6 November Guest Editorial November 1984 issue ap pears guest editorial Frank D Macy bemoans fact youngsters taking up model airplanes 1930s lays blame cost suggests older modelers should actively encourage kids As cost certainly teenager can afford $500 first RC model number what wind up paying $50 trainer plus engine plus radio plus cover ing plus ground support equipment plus glue etc kid cant afford car r MFG OF NISTAETER N I-STARTER revolutionary concep model engines used boats cars airplanes NI STARTERITMI uses HeadlockITMI adapter locks onto glow plugs start engine Fits pocket comes CItO charger has LED lights up charging Rechargeable hundreds times gives over 50 consecutive starts recharging Available charger Send ad along prepayment receive free shipping handling $2495 charger NI-STARTER$2495 charger Ill OV 220V t 2V fast chargerl NI-STARTER$1595 charger Chargers$1295 charger Only Ii 10V 220V t2V fast chargerl PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARGER WHEN ORDERINGI 12421 RANSOM DRIVE GLENN DALE MD 20769301 4642260 L February 1985159 SiDz~vRI1PE Easy use part no mix paint system No mixing No waiting Fast drying extremely fuel proof Formulated iust modeler covers surfaces paints resins Send free instruction brochure BUY IT YOULL LIKE IT SIG MFG Co Montezuma IA 50171
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/02
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 74, 158, 159
Apparunily prototype Niouport Type 24 N3760 shows off Its unusually clean lines airplane designed almost 70 years ago struts streamlined engine cowling tight enough limit speed-kIlling leaks Photo courtesy Smithsonian institution AVIAIIUIN nas grown trom miancy maturity means airplanes identified has grown complicat ed precise unfortunately impersonal Wright brothers called first successful airplane simply 1903 Flyer said said Today Boeing identified versions its jumbo airliner 747-121 means type 747-bOB powered Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines operated PanAm new way tells much old sometimes wishes people conscientious bygone eras lot confusion could have avoided Take Nieuport 13 exam ple really wasnt such animal Nieuport 11 13 sq meters wing area some reason sometimes called Type 13 official records please dont blame nice little Nienport such mixups 72Model Aviation Nicuport Type 27 N5778 subject Harry Robinsons scale drawing sits quietly stark French airfieldprobably long after rolled out factory Another view 0 apparent prototype Nieuport Type 24showing off rear fuselage rounded use multiple stringers unlike earlier boxy Nleuports Thanks good streamlining could almost equal Its horsepower miles per hour Smithsonian photo first truly useful pursuit/scout ships appear Allied side First World War through steady improve ments became signifi cant airplanes time earliest Nieuport 11 through 27 easily identified V-shaped interplane struts small low er wings latter feature gave popular name 1 1A planes means lower wing plane days about half area up per time seen logical step away traditional biplane toward new monoplane design didnt work way later Nieuport 28 again conventional biplane full-size lower wings particular story begins Clean lines another Nieuport Type 27 N5295 evident unusual topview Wing tail camouflage hopefully can seen magazine printing picture Nieuport 11 hundreds built France Italy used great effectiveness against Germanys wing-warping Fokker Eindeckers Type II single-seat wood-and-fabric machine 80-hp LeRhone rotary engine gave top speed about 97 mph followed Nieuport 12 two-seater powered 110-hp Clerget rotary engine larger boxier 11 also its V-struts sloping outwards Type 16 110-hp LeRhone much effective fighting machine synchronized Vickers machine gun firing through propeller rather Lewis gun mounted incon veniently top wing 11 Some Nieuport 16s carried several unguid ed solid-fuel rockets mounted interplane struts use against observa tion balloons increased power boost ed its top speed 103 mph Type 17 somewhat larger air plane about 10% wingspan area though same 110-hp Clerget 16 Because its 15 sq m wing area sometimes called Type 15 Thousands built served great success Royal Flying Corps French squadrons air arms Italy Russia Netherlands other countries American Expeditionary Force AEF acquired 76 used pur suit trainers Nicuport l7bis sec ond version 130-hp Clerget rotary engine both versions top speeds neighborhood 107 mph Type 21 two-seat trainer version almost 200 bought US Type 23 some used American forces improved stream lining first series have fixed vertical stabilizing fin front large rudder its predecessors 1916 Nieuport 24 appeared streamlined round fuselage cross section fixed vertical fin 23 Armament increased pair machine guns just front cock pit 130-hp LeRhone engine could hit 116 mph few built Great Britain RFC others may have seen action air forces Italy Belgium majority 24s used AEF trainersabout 260 last l/2 plane Nieuports V-shaped interplane struts Type 27 differed 24 its internally-sprung tail skid rounded wing tip trailing edges armament single Vickers machine gun top cowling AEF reportedly ordered 300 though fewer half seem have delivered After Type 27 came 28 very different airplane small lower wing replaced almost large top distinctive V-strut interplane replaced conContinued page 158 74Model Aviation An early Niouport Type 24 no doubt proud mount spiffily-dressed French pilotwhose name iong lost member Escadrille N91 orthe 91st squadron Nisuport Type 24 service 0 imperial Japan OT number countries use quick nimble pursuit plane Dont let star tail fool isnt Russian minor mystery probably Nieuport Type 24 though has Type 27 tail skid Such hybrids common resulting hurried repairs underterribie conditions equation some tip weight achieve right results lead-out location Moving lead-out vain attempt manufacture line tension will cause problems appear caused something else Instead use largest prop will cause adverse yawing effect add tip weight just until outboard wing begins drop hard corner will close optimum setup best line ten sion aircraft still seems want come something wrong airframe should take home look warps twists time should touch lead-out location trimming line tension certain part maneuver such tops round loops will also need adjust lead-outs slightly shift CO mentioned before adjustable control system Now will give some tips use total throw system can adjusted flier com fort throughout maneuvers ie much actual throw use wrist myself have very little total movement up down therefore need fairly short moment arm flap control horn use four-inch bellcrank still gives leverage need wind operate control system ad dition being able change relation ship elevator flap can help solve tracking problem final trim V ended up very small amount down-elevator adjusted system made outside loops corners tighter inside adjusted inconsistency through handle until turn radius identical could write entire article trimming will leave recognized accomplished experts fieldmany have helped lot As matter fact trimming theories just presented originated Paul Walker never fully satisfied trim airplane Cardinal rules trimming though never change thing time always know started can go back last trim change did produce desired results am always trying some miniscule change just see what improvement can make flying characteristics aircraft Besides get lot practice flights way Remember want win Preci sion Aerobatics will have totally dedicate yourself end have good-flying aircraft will perform way want practice practice practice hope have same success aircraft have questions comments can contact home Pete Bergstrom 110 192nd Ct E Spanaway WA 98387 phone 206 847-3088 k Stamps 32 Page Tabloid size illustrated DISCOUNT Catalog Sent 1st Class Mail COMET- COX FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GUILLOWS JETCO K&3- PACTRA PECK POLYMER PERFECT SIG- STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE & OTHERS PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER Kim St Lan 19446 Niouport/Berliner Continued page 74 ventional pair I-struts very nimble little biplane suffered serious unreliability its Gnome Monosoupage engine Almost Nieuport 28s saw combat American squadrons French British preferred better-performing SPADs Sopwiths thats really another story entirely get better picture military airplanes true worth often pays listen what its opponents have say case Germans captured quite few versions Nieuport sesquiplane descriptions appeared wartime German aviation magazines course must keep mind requirements security morale can result intentionallydistorted picture being given Two articles translated pub lished British magazine Flight summer 1917 words reflect German opinion during war someones peacetime reflections Flugsport French aeroplanes Nieuport has important fighting machines Before advent modern SPAD machine sought after pilots Zeitschrjft fur Flugtechnic und c ikciA FUSROLASS & FOAN CONSTRUCTION FAI & AMA PArFERN 60.61 ENGINE M4 SPAN 704 sq AREA WEIGNT7 TO 8 LaS DEPENDING ON EQUIP BASIC KIT610795 DELUXE KIT$15995 ci AU U Man4& LSL MODEL PRODUCTS INQUIRIES INVITED813 388312 Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC PO Box 2136 Fairfax Virginia 22031 USA Matched Performance System TOP PERFORMANCE K&B ENGINES 16 Airplane 4 Marine K&B FUELS KEB GLOW PLUGS 7 Blends4 choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN K&B SUPER POXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIRING CUPS K4F 158Model Aviation 40 Wing Par 16 25 Engines r DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL Electric Powered Model Airplanes Model HP55 Just glance product specifications below know powerful efficient yet compact speed control probably ever heard POWER --Eta 55 Amps continuous 100 Amps peak Operating votage 3 60 VDC Practically sutanle type ot model motor OVERALL EFFICIENCY- Typ 97% 40 Amps speed tip 993% full speed 20 Amps installed directed Battery will last up 3 times longer resistor control t 2 throttle WEIGHT & SIZE 2 oz. thy. s 34s CONCEPT d state digital pulse proportional ICOn-reverSing Works positive pulse receiver Plug throttle servo connector APPLICATION mpetition hi power etticrencyhi powerlight weightl 2 Multi engines helicopters scale will drive tour 0 Shi 3 Eacellent tor small planes gliders very compact 4 Great Cobalt motors hi power hi voltage * WARRANTYUnconditional 3 months PRICE mbled & Tested HP 551 5 Shipping S2hO Calitornia Residents please include 6% Sales Tax PAYMENT Money order Visa Master Card --- respond promptly Personal Check se allow 3 weeks Order marl 1/ic ENGINEERING 19572 Waterbury Ln Huntington Beach California 92646 Mrotorluftschiffahrt A great number single-seater Nieuports also some two-seaters have captured machines uniformly built ever appears Nieuport machines built several firms some carry out detail construction differently great drawback point view upkeep repair machines field Besides im provements Nieuport types con stantly being made considerable van ation types caused employ ment different types motors can stated chasers trans lation German French chas seurs meaning pursuits rotary engine has absolutely supplanted stationary probably due fact present light single-seat chaser pre dominates type rotary engine its light weight short overall length suitable Evi dently aim present leaders French aviation provide air craft units possible undoubtedly view has much recommend loss small aircraft no great im portance small fast handy aero planes difficult shoot down especially flying high Large aeroplanes account greater climbing power speed maneuverability superior large machine regards attack ground also case attack hostile aircraft fighting value small single-seater about equal larger twoseater latter fitted two machine guns fixed other worked observer fittings various types indi cate spite extensive use machines quantity production standardization have attained Altogether French aeroplanes give impression being hand-made rather machine-made parts ap pear German constructor being rather makeshift sort job main loads machine concentrated narrow space near front say motor fuel tanks pilots seat placed very closely gether good centralization course possible rotary motor employed increases maneuver ability aeroplane Construction Nieuport 1 1A planes typical small airplanes era Fuselages built-up ash spruce longerons cross braces some forward struts engine mounts steel wings spruce box spars ribs made ash some limewood surfaces fuselage except forward part covered doped fabric cowling parts sheet metal elevators rudder controlled cables ailerons operated push-pull tubes idea spread speeds increased dan gers flutter became better known landing gear struts aluminum rubber shock absorbers axle ordinary steel tube According German maga zines Nieuport 11 could climb 1000 meters 3281 feet 4 mm 2OOOm in7 mm 3OOOm 11 mm 4000 m 13125 feet 16 mm altitude performance pilot unsupercharged engine began fall off Letters Editor Continued page 6 November Guest Editorial November 1984 issue ap pears guest editorial Frank D Macy bemoans fact youngsters taking up model airplanes 1930s lays blame cost suggests older modelers should actively encourage kids As cost certainly teenager can afford $500 first RC model number what wind up paying $50 trainer plus engine plus radio plus cover ing plus ground support equipment plus glue etc kid cant afford car r MFG OF NISTAETER N I-STARTER revolutionary concep model engines used boats cars airplanes NI STARTERITMI uses HeadlockITMI adapter locks onto glow plugs start engine Fits pocket comes CItO charger has LED lights up charging Rechargeable hundreds times gives over 50 consecutive starts recharging Available charger Send ad along prepayment receive free shipping handling $2495 charger NI-STARTER$2495 charger Ill OV 220V t 2V fast chargerl NI-STARTER$1595 charger Chargers$1295 charger Only Ii 10V 220V t2V fast chargerl PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARGER WHEN ORDERINGI 12421 RANSOM DRIVE GLENN DALE MD 20769301 4642260 L February 1985159 SiDz~vRI1PE Easy use part no mix paint system No mixing No waiting Fast drying extremely fuel proof Formulated iust modeler covers surfaces paints resins Send free instruction brochure BUY IT YOULL LIKE IT SIG MFG Co Montezuma IA 50171
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/02
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 74, 158, 159
Apparunily prototype Niouport Type 24 N3760 shows off Its unusually clean lines airplane designed almost 70 years ago struts streamlined engine cowling tight enough limit speed-kIlling leaks Photo courtesy Smithsonian institution AVIAIIUIN nas grown trom miancy maturity means airplanes identified has grown complicat ed precise unfortunately impersonal Wright brothers called first successful airplane simply 1903 Flyer said said Today Boeing identified versions its jumbo airliner 747-121 means type 747-bOB powered Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines operated PanAm new way tells much old sometimes wishes people conscientious bygone eras lot confusion could have avoided Take Nieuport 13 exam ple really wasnt such animal Nieuport 11 13 sq meters wing area some reason sometimes called Type 13 official records please dont blame nice little Nienport such mixups 72Model Aviation Nicuport Type 27 N5778 subject Harry Robinsons scale drawing sits quietly stark French airfieldprobably long after rolled out factory Another view 0 apparent prototype Nieuport Type 24showing off rear fuselage rounded use multiple stringers unlike earlier boxy Nleuports Thanks good streamlining could almost equal Its horsepower miles per hour Smithsonian photo first truly useful pursuit/scout ships appear Allied side First World War through steady improve ments became signifi cant airplanes time earliest Nieuport 11 through 27 easily identified V-shaped interplane struts small low er wings latter feature gave popular name 1 1A planes means lower wing plane days about half area up per time seen logical step away traditional biplane toward new monoplane design didnt work way later Nieuport 28 again conventional biplane full-size lower wings particular story begins Clean lines another Nieuport Type 27 N5295 evident unusual topview Wing tail camouflage hopefully can seen magazine printing picture Nieuport 11 hundreds built France Italy used great effectiveness against Germanys wing-warping Fokker Eindeckers Type II single-seat wood-and-fabric machine 80-hp LeRhone rotary engine gave top speed about 97 mph followed Nieuport 12 two-seater powered 110-hp Clerget rotary engine larger boxier 11 also its V-struts sloping outwards Type 16 110-hp LeRhone much effective fighting machine synchronized Vickers machine gun firing through propeller rather Lewis gun mounted incon veniently top wing 11 Some Nieuport 16s carried several unguid ed solid-fuel rockets mounted interplane struts use against observa tion balloons increased power boost ed its top speed 103 mph Type 17 somewhat larger air plane about 10% wingspan area though same 110-hp Clerget 16 Because its 15 sq m wing area sometimes called Type 15 Thousands built served great success Royal Flying Corps French squadrons air arms Italy Russia Netherlands other countries American Expeditionary Force AEF acquired 76 used pur suit trainers Nicuport l7bis sec ond version 130-hp Clerget rotary engine both versions top speeds neighborhood 107 mph Type 21 two-seat trainer version almost 200 bought US Type 23 some used American forces improved stream lining first series have fixed vertical stabilizing fin front large rudder its predecessors 1916 Nieuport 24 appeared streamlined round fuselage cross section fixed vertical fin 23 Armament increased pair machine guns just front cock pit 130-hp LeRhone engine could hit 116 mph few built Great Britain RFC others may have seen action air forces Italy Belgium majority 24s used AEF trainersabout 260 last l/2 plane Nieuports V-shaped interplane struts Type 27 differed 24 its internally-sprung tail skid rounded wing tip trailing edges armament single Vickers machine gun top cowling AEF reportedly ordered 300 though fewer half seem have delivered After Type 27 came 28 very different airplane small lower wing replaced almost large top distinctive V-strut interplane replaced conContinued page 158 74Model Aviation An early Niouport Type 24 no doubt proud mount spiffily-dressed French pilotwhose name iong lost member Escadrille N91 orthe 91st squadron Nisuport Type 24 service 0 imperial Japan OT number countries use quick nimble pursuit plane Dont let star tail fool isnt Russian minor mystery probably Nieuport Type 24 though has Type 27 tail skid Such hybrids common resulting hurried repairs underterribie conditions equation some tip weight achieve right results lead-out location Moving lead-out vain attempt manufacture line tension will cause problems appear caused something else Instead use largest prop will cause adverse yawing effect add tip weight just until outboard wing begins drop hard corner will close optimum setup best line ten sion aircraft still seems want come something wrong airframe should take home look warps twists time should touch lead-out location trimming line tension certain part maneuver such tops round loops will also need adjust lead-outs slightly shift CO mentioned before adjustable control system Now will give some tips use total throw system can adjusted flier com fort throughout maneuvers ie much actual throw use wrist myself have very little total movement up down therefore need fairly short moment arm flap control horn use four-inch bellcrank still gives leverage need wind operate control system ad dition being able change relation ship elevator flap can help solve tracking problem final trim V ended up very small amount down-elevator adjusted system made outside loops corners tighter inside adjusted inconsistency through handle until turn radius identical could write entire article trimming will leave recognized accomplished experts fieldmany have helped lot As matter fact trimming theories just presented originated Paul Walker never fully satisfied trim airplane Cardinal rules trimming though never change thing time always know started can go back last trim change did produce desired results am always trying some miniscule change just see what improvement can make flying characteristics aircraft Besides get lot practice flights way Remember want win Preci sion Aerobatics will have totally dedicate yourself end have good-flying aircraft will perform way want practice practice practice hope have same success aircraft have questions comments can contact home Pete Bergstrom 110 192nd Ct E Spanaway WA 98387 phone 206 847-3088 k Stamps 32 Page Tabloid size illustrated DISCOUNT Catalog Sent 1st Class Mail COMET- COX FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GUILLOWS JETCO K&3- PACTRA PECK POLYMER PERFECT SIG- STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE & OTHERS PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER Kim St Lan 19446 Niouport/Berliner Continued page 74 ventional pair I-struts very nimble little biplane suffered serious unreliability its Gnome Monosoupage engine Almost Nieuport 28s saw combat American squadrons French British preferred better-performing SPADs Sopwiths thats really another story entirely get better picture military airplanes true worth often pays listen what its opponents have say case Germans captured quite few versions Nieuport sesquiplane descriptions appeared wartime German aviation magazines course must keep mind requirements security morale can result intentionallydistorted picture being given Two articles translated pub lished British magazine Flight summer 1917 words reflect German opinion during war someones peacetime reflections Flugsport French aeroplanes Nieuport has important fighting machines Before advent modern SPAD machine sought after pilots Zeitschrjft fur Flugtechnic und c ikciA FUSROLASS & FOAN CONSTRUCTION FAI & AMA PArFERN 60.61 ENGINE M4 SPAN 704 sq AREA WEIGNT7 TO 8 LaS DEPENDING ON EQUIP BASIC KIT610795 DELUXE KIT$15995 ci AU U Man4& LSL MODEL PRODUCTS INQUIRIES INVITED813 388312 Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC PO Box 2136 Fairfax Virginia 22031 USA Matched Performance System TOP PERFORMANCE K&B ENGINES 16 Airplane 4 Marine K&B FUELS KEB GLOW PLUGS 7 Blends4 choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN K&B SUPER POXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIRING CUPS K4F 158Model Aviation 40 Wing Par 16 25 Engines r DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL Electric Powered Model Airplanes Model HP55 Just glance product specifications below know powerful efficient yet compact speed control probably ever heard POWER --Eta 55 Amps continuous 100 Amps peak Operating votage 3 60 VDC Practically sutanle type ot model motor OVERALL EFFICIENCY- Typ 97% 40 Amps speed tip 993% full speed 20 Amps installed directed Battery will last up 3 times longer resistor control t 2 throttle WEIGHT & SIZE 2 oz. thy. s 34s CONCEPT d state digital pulse proportional ICOn-reverSing Works positive pulse receiver Plug throttle servo connector APPLICATION mpetition hi power etticrencyhi powerlight weightl 2 Multi engines helicopters scale will drive tour 0 Shi 3 Eacellent tor small planes gliders very compact 4 Great Cobalt motors hi power hi voltage * WARRANTYUnconditional 3 months PRICE mbled & Tested HP 551 5 Shipping S2hO Calitornia Residents please include 6% Sales Tax PAYMENT Money order Visa Master Card --- respond promptly Personal Check se allow 3 weeks Order marl 1/ic ENGINEERING 19572 Waterbury Ln Huntington Beach California 92646 Mrotorluftschiffahrt A great number single-seater Nieuports also some two-seaters have captured machines uniformly built ever appears Nieuport machines built several firms some carry out detail construction differently great drawback point view upkeep repair machines field Besides im provements Nieuport types con stantly being made considerable van ation types caused employ ment different types motors can stated chasers trans lation German French chas seurs meaning pursuits rotary engine has absolutely supplanted stationary probably due fact present light single-seat chaser pre dominates type rotary engine its light weight short overall length suitable Evi dently aim present leaders French aviation provide air craft units possible undoubtedly view has much recommend loss small aircraft no great im portance small fast handy aero planes difficult shoot down especially flying high Large aeroplanes account greater climbing power speed maneuverability superior large machine regards attack ground also case attack hostile aircraft fighting value small single-seater about equal larger twoseater latter fitted two machine guns fixed other worked observer fittings various types indi cate spite extensive use machines quantity production standardization have attained Altogether French aeroplanes give impression being hand-made rather machine-made parts ap pear German constructor being rather makeshift sort job main loads machine concentrated narrow space near front say motor fuel tanks pilots seat placed very closely gether good centralization course possible rotary motor employed increases maneuver ability aeroplane Construction Nieuport 1 1A planes typical small airplanes era Fuselages built-up ash spruce longerons cross braces some forward struts engine mounts steel wings spruce box spars ribs made ash some limewood surfaces fuselage except forward part covered doped fabric cowling parts sheet metal elevators rudder controlled cables ailerons operated push-pull tubes idea spread speeds increased dan gers flutter became better known landing gear struts aluminum rubber shock absorbers axle ordinary steel tube According German maga zines Nieuport 11 could climb 1000 meters 3281 feet 4 mm 2OOOm in7 mm 3OOOm 11 mm 4000 m 13125 feet 16 mm altitude performance pilot unsupercharged engine began fall off Letters Editor Continued page 6 November Guest Editorial November 1984 issue ap pears guest editorial Frank D Macy bemoans fact youngsters taking up model airplanes 1930s lays blame cost suggests older modelers should actively encourage kids As cost certainly teenager can afford $500 first RC model number what wind up paying $50 trainer plus engine plus radio plus cover ing plus ground support equipment plus glue etc kid cant afford car r MFG OF NISTAETER N I-STARTER revolutionary concep model engines used boats cars airplanes NI STARTERITMI uses HeadlockITMI adapter locks onto glow plugs start engine Fits pocket comes CItO charger has LED lights up charging Rechargeable hundreds times gives over 50 consecutive starts recharging Available charger Send ad along prepayment receive free shipping handling $2495 charger NI-STARTER$2495 charger Ill OV 220V t 2V fast chargerl NI-STARTER$1595 charger Chargers$1295 charger Only Ii 10V 220V t2V fast chargerl PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARGER WHEN ORDERINGI 12421 RANSOM DRIVE GLENN DALE MD 20769301 4642260 L February 1985159 SiDz~vRI1PE Easy use part no mix paint system No mixing No waiting Fast drying extremely fuel proof Formulated iust modeler covers surfaces paints resins Send free instruction brochure BUY IT YOULL LIKE IT SIG MFG Co Montezuma IA 50171
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/02
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 74, 158, 159
Apparunily prototype Niouport Type 24 N3760 shows off Its unusually clean lines airplane designed almost 70 years ago struts streamlined engine cowling tight enough limit speed-kIlling leaks Photo courtesy Smithsonian institution AVIAIIUIN nas grown trom miancy maturity means airplanes identified has grown complicat ed precise unfortunately impersonal Wright brothers called first successful airplane simply 1903 Flyer said said Today Boeing identified versions its jumbo airliner 747-121 means type 747-bOB powered Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines operated PanAm new way tells much old sometimes wishes people conscientious bygone eras lot confusion could have avoided Take Nieuport 13 exam ple really wasnt such animal Nieuport 11 13 sq meters wing area some reason sometimes called Type 13 official records please dont blame nice little Nienport such mixups 72Model Aviation Nicuport Type 27 N5778 subject Harry Robinsons scale drawing sits quietly stark French airfieldprobably long after rolled out factory Another view 0 apparent prototype Nieuport Type 24showing off rear fuselage rounded use multiple stringers unlike earlier boxy Nleuports Thanks good streamlining could almost equal Its horsepower miles per hour Smithsonian photo first truly useful pursuit/scout ships appear Allied side First World War through steady improve ments became signifi cant airplanes time earliest Nieuport 11 through 27 easily identified V-shaped interplane struts small low er wings latter feature gave popular name 1 1A planes means lower wing plane days about half area up per time seen logical step away traditional biplane toward new monoplane design didnt work way later Nieuport 28 again conventional biplane full-size lower wings particular story begins Clean lines another Nieuport Type 27 N5295 evident unusual topview Wing tail camouflage hopefully can seen magazine printing picture Nieuport 11 hundreds built France Italy used great effectiveness against Germanys wing-warping Fokker Eindeckers Type II single-seat wood-and-fabric machine 80-hp LeRhone rotary engine gave top speed about 97 mph followed Nieuport 12 two-seater powered 110-hp Clerget rotary engine larger boxier 11 also its V-struts sloping outwards Type 16 110-hp LeRhone much effective fighting machine synchronized Vickers machine gun firing through propeller rather Lewis gun mounted incon veniently top wing 11 Some Nieuport 16s carried several unguid ed solid-fuel rockets mounted interplane struts use against observa tion balloons increased power boost ed its top speed 103 mph Type 17 somewhat larger air plane about 10% wingspan area though same 110-hp Clerget 16 Because its 15 sq m wing area sometimes called Type 15 Thousands built served great success Royal Flying Corps French squadrons air arms Italy Russia Netherlands other countries American Expeditionary Force AEF acquired 76 used pur suit trainers Nicuport l7bis sec ond version 130-hp Clerget rotary engine both versions top speeds neighborhood 107 mph Type 21 two-seat trainer version almost 200 bought US Type 23 some used American forces improved stream lining first series have fixed vertical stabilizing fin front large rudder its predecessors 1916 Nieuport 24 appeared streamlined round fuselage cross section fixed vertical fin 23 Armament increased pair machine guns just front cock pit 130-hp LeRhone engine could hit 116 mph few built Great Britain RFC others may have seen action air forces Italy Belgium majority 24s used AEF trainersabout 260 last l/2 plane Nieuports V-shaped interplane struts Type 27 differed 24 its internally-sprung tail skid rounded wing tip trailing edges armament single Vickers machine gun top cowling AEF reportedly ordered 300 though fewer half seem have delivered After Type 27 came 28 very different airplane small lower wing replaced almost large top distinctive V-strut interplane replaced conContinued page 158 74Model Aviation An early Niouport Type 24 no doubt proud mount spiffily-dressed French pilotwhose name iong lost member Escadrille N91 orthe 91st squadron Nisuport Type 24 service 0 imperial Japan OT number countries use quick nimble pursuit plane Dont let star tail fool isnt Russian minor mystery probably Nieuport Type 24 though has Type 27 tail skid Such hybrids common resulting hurried repairs underterribie conditions equation some tip weight achieve right results lead-out location Moving lead-out vain attempt manufacture line tension will cause problems appear caused something else Instead use largest prop will cause adverse yawing effect add tip weight just until outboard wing begins drop hard corner will close optimum setup best line ten sion aircraft still seems want come something wrong airframe should take home look warps twists time should touch lead-out location trimming line tension certain part maneuver such tops round loops will also need adjust lead-outs slightly shift CO mentioned before adjustable control system Now will give some tips use total throw system can adjusted flier com fort throughout maneuvers ie much actual throw use wrist myself have very little total movement up down therefore need fairly short moment arm flap control horn use four-inch bellcrank still gives leverage need wind operate control system ad dition being able change relation ship elevator flap can help solve tracking problem final trim V ended up very small amount down-elevator adjusted system made outside loops corners tighter inside adjusted inconsistency through handle until turn radius identical could write entire article trimming will leave recognized accomplished experts fieldmany have helped lot As matter fact trimming theories just presented originated Paul Walker never fully satisfied trim airplane Cardinal rules trimming though never change thing time always know started can go back last trim change did produce desired results am always trying some miniscule change just see what improvement can make flying characteristics aircraft Besides get lot practice flights way Remember want win Preci sion Aerobatics will have totally dedicate yourself end have good-flying aircraft will perform way want practice practice practice hope have same success aircraft have questions comments can contact home Pete Bergstrom 110 192nd Ct E Spanaway WA 98387 phone 206 847-3088 k Stamps 32 Page Tabloid size illustrated DISCOUNT Catalog Sent 1st Class Mail COMET- COX FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GUILLOWS JETCO K&3- PACTRA PECK POLYMER PERFECT SIG- STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE & OTHERS PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER Kim St Lan 19446 Niouport/Berliner Continued page 74 ventional pair I-struts very nimble little biplane suffered serious unreliability its Gnome Monosoupage engine Almost Nieuport 28s saw combat American squadrons French British preferred better-performing SPADs Sopwiths thats really another story entirely get better picture military airplanes true worth often pays listen what its opponents have say case Germans captured quite few versions Nieuport sesquiplane descriptions appeared wartime German aviation magazines course must keep mind requirements security morale can result intentionallydistorted picture being given Two articles translated pub lished British magazine Flight summer 1917 words reflect German opinion during war someones peacetime reflections Flugsport French aeroplanes Nieuport has important fighting machines Before advent modern SPAD machine sought after pilots Zeitschrjft fur Flugtechnic und c ikciA FUSROLASS & FOAN CONSTRUCTION FAI & AMA PArFERN 60.61 ENGINE M4 SPAN 704 sq AREA WEIGNT7 TO 8 LaS DEPENDING ON EQUIP BASIC KIT610795 DELUXE KIT$15995 ci AU U Man4& LSL MODEL PRODUCTS INQUIRIES INVITED813 388312 Dealers ributors Welcomed Phone 703 273-9593 FLYLINE MODELS INC PO Box 2136 Fairfax Virginia 22031 USA Matched Performance System TOP PERFORMANCE K&B ENGINES 16 Airplane 4 Marine K&B FUELS KEB GLOW PLUGS 7 Blends4 choices Matched Finish System BEST APPEARANCE K&B FIBERGLASS CLOTH K&B Micro-Balloons FILLER K&B SUPER POXY RESIN K&B SUPER POXY THINNER K&B SUPER POXY PRIMER K&B SUPER POXY PAINT K&B MIRING CUPS K4F 158Model Aviation 40 Wing Par 16 25 Engines r DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL Electric Powered Model Airplanes Model HP55 Just glance product specifications below know powerful efficient yet compact speed control probably ever heard POWER --Eta 55 Amps continuous 100 Amps peak Operating votage 3 60 VDC Practically sutanle type ot model motor OVERALL EFFICIENCY- Typ 97% 40 Amps speed tip 993% full speed 20 Amps installed directed Battery will last up 3 times longer resistor control t 2 throttle WEIGHT & SIZE 2 oz. thy. s 34s CONCEPT d state digital pulse proportional ICOn-reverSing Works positive pulse receiver Plug throttle servo connector APPLICATION mpetition hi power etticrencyhi powerlight weightl 2 Multi engines helicopters scale will drive tour 0 Shi 3 Eacellent tor small planes gliders very compact 4 Great Cobalt motors hi power hi voltage * WARRANTYUnconditional 3 months PRICE mbled & Tested HP 551 5 Shipping S2hO Calitornia Residents please include 6% Sales Tax PAYMENT Money order Visa Master Card --- respond promptly Personal Check se allow 3 weeks Order marl 1/ic ENGINEERING 19572 Waterbury Ln Huntington Beach California 92646 Mrotorluftschiffahrt A great number single-seater Nieuports also some two-seaters have captured machines uniformly built ever appears Nieuport machines built several firms some carry out detail construction differently great drawback point view upkeep repair machines field Besides im provements Nieuport types con stantly being made considerable van ation types caused employ ment different types motors can stated chasers trans lation German French chas seurs meaning pursuits rotary engine has absolutely supplanted stationary probably due fact present light single-seat chaser pre dominates type rotary engine its light weight short overall length suitable Evi dently aim present leaders French aviation provide air craft units possible undoubtedly view has much recommend loss small aircraft no great im portance small fast handy aero planes difficult shoot down especially flying high Large aeroplanes account greater climbing power speed maneuverability superior large machine regards attack ground also case attack hostile aircraft fighting value small single-seater about equal larger twoseater latter fitted two machine guns fixed other worked observer fittings various types indi cate spite extensive use machines quantity production standardization have attained Altogether French aeroplanes give impression being hand-made rather machine-made parts ap pear German constructor being rather makeshift sort job main loads machine concentrated narrow space near front say motor fuel tanks pilots seat placed very closely gether good centralization course possible rotary motor employed increases maneuver ability aeroplane Construction Nieuport 1 1A planes typical small airplanes era Fuselages built-up ash spruce longerons cross braces some forward struts engine mounts steel wings spruce box spars ribs made ash some limewood surfaces fuselage except forward part covered doped fabric cowling parts sheet metal elevators rudder controlled cables ailerons operated push-pull tubes idea spread speeds increased dan gers flutter became better known landing gear struts aluminum rubber shock absorbers axle ordinary steel tube According German maga zines Nieuport 11 could climb 1000 meters 3281 feet 4 mm 2OOOm in7 mm 3OOOm 11 mm 4000 m 13125 feet 16 mm altitude performance pilot unsupercharged engine began fall off Letters Editor Continued page 6 November Guest Editorial November 1984 issue ap pears guest editorial Frank D Macy bemoans fact youngsters taking up model airplanes 1930s lays blame cost suggests older modelers should actively encourage kids As cost certainly teenager can afford $500 first RC model number what wind up paying $50 trainer plus engine plus radio plus cover ing plus ground support equipment plus glue etc kid cant afford car r MFG OF NISTAETER N I-STARTER revolutionary concep model engines used boats cars airplanes NI STARTERITMI uses HeadlockITMI adapter locks onto glow plugs start engine Fits pocket comes CItO charger has LED lights up charging Rechargeable hundreds times gives over 50 consecutive starts recharging Available charger Send ad along prepayment receive free shipping handling $2495 charger NI-STARTER$2495 charger Ill OV 220V t 2V fast chargerl NI-STARTER$1595 charger Chargers$1295 charger Only Ii 10V 220V t2V fast chargerl PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARGER WHEN ORDERINGI 12421 RANSOM DRIVE GLENN DALE MD 20769301 4642260 L February 1985159 SiDz~vRI1PE Easy use part no mix paint system No mixing No waiting Fast drying extremely fuel proof Formulated iust modeler covers surfaces paints resins Send free instruction brochure BUY IT YOULL LIKE IT SIG MFG Co Montezuma IA 50171