ewe N Model Expo 89 land 1989 AMA Nats Tn Cities WA July 1523 comes firsthand report areas biggest winter modeling activity U Christian Weinreich PUYALLUP WATo say Pacific Northwest Model Expo popular some thing understatement year 10000 people braved coldest weather 35 years attend event first weekend February came see mod els displayed new products being introduced swap trade engines equipment renew old friendships Held Washington State Fair Grounds near Tacoma Expo big gest show its kind Pacific Northwest Because weather attendance down year hard tell number people swap meet number crowded around manu facturers exhibits models display people seen wearing jackets clubs out side Puget Sound area swap meet rousing success Hold dimly lit cavernous building looked like oriental bazaarespecially Saturday everything sale Engines half-finished models plastic kits plans magazines RC equipment aviation paintings could money trade Buyers jostled another moved up down crowded aisles picking up engine haggling over kit just look ing general hubbub occasionally punctuated soft toot model train Expo planes cars trains boats well railroad clubs layouts side swap meet model car people racing machines around track other side Much evidence reminders AMA National Contest Nats will held Tn-Cities area Washington State mid-July people wear ing yellow oval stickers said See 1989 Nats Tn-Cities AMA booth right front door also sign reminding people Nats year 67 manufacturers exhibited Expo small local Pacific Northwest firms Because big Toledo Chicago booth rents less expensive very affordable small manufacturer explained Mark Reynolds president 90-member Mt Rainier Radio Control Society club puts Expo club has running Expo past eight years taking over after other club ran success first Mr Rainier club Expo chairman Bob Pfeif fer wrote manufacturers got sup port organized publicity generally credited making event what now day before opening first year didnt know going have anyone turn out Reynolds re Continued page 38 Left publics choice Best Show impressive F4U Corsair Earl Aune also took first Precision Scale category Corsair finished flat black detailing includes lighted instrument panel Right judges choice Best Show Tayiorcraft BE 12-D Eric Dittman diesel-powered Davis conversion Free Flight model has silk covering gray maroon finish 36 Model Aviation Second place Precision Scale awarded Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless George Sisti Bad weather affected participation quality display models exceptional youVe ever fuel tank split leak fuel fuselage know important install tank can trust Du-Bro Products manufactures complete line rugged polypropylene tanks 10 convenient sizes 2 oz 24 oz guaranteed life against splitting leaking money back tank comes complete soft brass tubing hardware Protruding front lip prevents fuel lines being crimped hard landings Single twin vent design gas conversion stopper available use tank gasoline Cat No 400 Visit local Hobby Shop fuel hook up accessories In-Line Fuel Filter wit P1 Fuel TubingTank FilterKwik Fill Fuel Pump Kwik Fill Fuel Value- Gas Gb Fuel- Can Fuel Cap Fittings called sweating club tied up dime Reynolds tributed part success Expo good response manufacturers year despite weather response still good four manufacturers could make However weather changed plans some ones came Id planned rent large van could bring five six large models rental company would let have wind too strong several trucks blown off road said Emil Neely Neely wife Iris run Ikon Nwest small RC kit firm Post Falls ID wound up driving 320 miles over windy icy roads pickup truck room Curtiss Robin new A-scale Stinson SR-8 introducing model displays club booths second floor main build ing manufacturers booths first Although number models dis played judging smaller year still fine ones publics choice Best Show RC F4U SN Corsair built Earl Aune model painted striking flat black also took first place Precision Scale category constructed Bob Hol man plans powered OS Surpass engine As examples its detailing Corsair extendable arrestor hook working shock absorber judges vote Best Show went Free Flight Taylorcraft BF 12-D Eric Dittman silk-covered gray-and-ma roon model fully detailed cabin powered Davis Diesel 049 conver sion no sign re built after crashing tree golf course survived tree pretty good shape Dittman said golfer rescued grip iron crushed rear fuselage picked up off fairway popularity RC Soaring espe cially Slope Soaring apparent number Gliders exhibition tables hanging ceiling First place Sailplane category went Slope Soar er named Rotor Rick Edris unique control wingswhich can pivot independently stab rigid un movable Considering number lakes Puget Sound area surprise see number floatplanes exhibit first place Seaplane category RC model EDO-OSEL experimental single-seat plane inverted in-line en gine builder model WW II prototype Steve Mitros largest plane display also seaplane 13-ft PBY-5A Catalina Mickey Stiffon Several small Pacific Northwest firms took advantage Expo introduce new products 38 Model Aviation MONOCOUPE 90A 1/4 SCALE 96 $17500 IKON NWST IKON NWST has largest selection giant scale kits available today offer best value modeling dollar Design Building Integrity Scale Fidelity Scale Flight Characteristics standard IKON FAIRCHILD 24 WARNER90$18475PORTERFIELD COLLEGIATE 84$14595 AERONCA C-39014595PORTERFIELD FLYABOUT 8013750 MAULE MS/MG ROCKET92/9723000WACO UPF7 7221500 DeHAVILLAND BEAVER9618750FAIRCHILD24IRANGERI 9021000 EDO FLOATS466295TAYLORORAFT 9015595 STITS PLAYBOY8814000WACO TAPER WING727$18000 fine kits include ormed landing gear cut parts rol horns cranks ws ls lete plans surfaces fully drawn s & pants ity hand selected balsa ow acetate ct spruce ruction manual photos TO ORDER Call drop us line within 3 days ling Shipping $750 Per Kit log IKON NWST ox 306 Dept MA Falls ID 83854 773-9001 MAlOOl previously mentioned Ikon NWest Box 306 Post Falls ID 83854 its new Is-scale Stinson SR-8 retails $29500 Two Pylon Racers introduced Pete Bergstroms Northwest Hobby Supply 13923 Pacific Ave Tacoma WA 98444 Shoestring Formula design re tails $17500 NHS also has new Quicky 500 airplane $7995 Both designed Pete Bergstrom %-scale Spitfire fiberglass kit Yel low Aircraft Co 11918 98th Ave E Pity allup WA 98373 will ready delivery late spring kit will retail about $28000 Fourmost Products 4040 24th Ave est Grove OR 97116 displayed Fuselage Fixture Jig aligning fuselages Selling $5995 will take structure up 4 ft long 8 wide Products introduced firms outside Pacific Northwest included Quarter Scale Ryan STA Golden Age Models Box 807 Penn Valley CA 95946 model spans 90 has no scale deviations will ready delivery July August priced $30000 new engine design displayed Conley Precision Engines 820 Ridge Ave Suite G Lombard IL 60148 beltdriven dual-overhead-cam 12 cu single-cylinder four-stroke engine four valves cost $26995 de signed Gary Conley noted Continued page 156 Tooting Own Horns Ball Link Their rotatifl9 jnkin9 Horn5 pobartbOUt thOut bend 9gjstlC Thats bechave lot nd rea11 ControlapplicatioPot~ehole mount sizes makes anave stur vailable varieW scalecid exact ball 1ds Theyre tigh eaner afl push rcppearance oU muc oU add UP ~5igned giveAnd control systeflj Control Hor rtBallLl Robathahowin9 off expensiven other brag9 ng ju5 May 1989 39 V SUPER CUBGREAT LAKES 2T-1A 1/4 SCALE 107 SCALE 64 $17600 18750 WACO 10CORBEN SUPER ACE ifS SCALE 734 SCALE 80 $19000 3995 OTHER FINE KITS WE OFFER TYPICAL KIT Gimlet/Geiger Continued page 33 2 YI6 x 4 x 48 1 x 4 x 36 1 / x 2 x 24 1 A x 6 x 36 2 1 A x 3 x 18 Balsa strips 5 A x % x 36 3 A x x 36 4 Y32 x x 36 2 % x 1 x 30 8 A x / x 24 3 A x x 36-in triangular stock 1 3A x 3A x 3-in triangular stock Other 1 /32 x 12 x 24-in aircraft plywood 1 A6 x 6 x 12-in aircraft plywood 1 I/ x 3 x 12-in aircraft plywood 1 A x 6 x 12-in aircraft plywood 2 % x 1 x 36-in balsa aileron stock 1 Set Sig SH125 landing gear mounts 1 Sig CSO14 canopy 1 A-in hardwood dowel 8 long 1 6 x 24-in medium fiberglass tape 1 Set Du-Bro aileron torque rods 2 A x 20 x 1-in nylon bolts 1 Set Rocket City aileron links 4 6-32 x 3A -in bolts 4 6-32 T nuts 4 4-40 engine mount bolts x 3 x 36 1 %2-in music wire 1 Goldberg adjustable nose gear 1 Goldberg steering arm 2 Packages Granite State iron-on gapless hinges 1 Engine mount 4 Wheel collars % 2 Large control horns 1 48-in Blue Sullivan Gold-n-rod 1 Sullivan cable pushrod 2 /16 x 36-in music wire inner pushrods Expo/Weinreich Continued page 39 A-scale V-8 engine design Technopower II maker radial engines showed three new ones Expo fivecylinder 226 cu displacement seven 316 nine 40 radi als have diameter 9 range price $139500 $199500 companys address 610 North St Chagrin Falls OH 022 Last least AMA itself did brisk business its large booth staff told people about organization took membership renewals signed up new members about 200 Expo ended happy note As doors closed people went out fairgrounds late Sunday afternoon found cold snap broken temperature above freezing ice roads beginning melt Su nspots/Stuecker Continued page 44 layer induced present upswing sun spot activity already altering radio trans missions ARRL bulletin tells us its now possible amateur operators US talk others Africa Eu rope six-meter 50 54 MHz ama teur bandthe same six-meter amateur band some us use control model air craft Until peak sunspot activity gan six-meter band capacity limited short-range communications 20 30 miles typically making ideal RC use its currently possible ama teurs talk other amateurs Africa Europe six-meter amateur band its also entirely possible African Eu ropean stations heard country Imagine being shot down some per son operating transmitter England likely someone nearby state Further propagation conditions continue improve interference may ob served higher frequencies well dont think youre immune long-distance inter ference because operate 72 MHz four-meter band What can done minimize poten 156 Model Aviation PRESENTING FL INGER THE ULTIMATE SMALL SAILPLANE HANDLAUNCH HI-STARTorSLOPE WINGSPAN 57 WEIGHT l2oz MACHINE CUT PARTS DEALERS&DIST INQUIRIES INVITEDFLINGER LJMP 110 $2995 ELECTRA L ITE-ICARUS-PANTERA METEOR-ELECTRICUS-WHISTLER PR ELUDE-COMET LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS 5501 W COMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826 6861 rerfect GLASS CLOTH 58 oz Full Satisfaction Full Refund Factory pro-treated perfect compatibility epoxy polyester resin *395 per yard 38 wide Price includes postage & handling Immediate shipment Minimum order rds Easy use instructions included Also ad Plain Cradle-2 Marty84 Stonefield Trail Berr SWindeor CT06074 For infowriteorcall D & R AIRCRAFT MFG PO Box 299 ales TX 78629 72-7023 Major Credh Cards Accaptad
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
Page Numbers: 36, 38, 39, 156
ewe N Model Expo 89 land 1989 AMA Nats Tn Cities WA July 1523 comes firsthand report areas biggest winter modeling activity U Christian Weinreich PUYALLUP WATo say Pacific Northwest Model Expo popular some thing understatement year 10000 people braved coldest weather 35 years attend event first weekend February came see mod els displayed new products being introduced swap trade engines equipment renew old friendships Held Washington State Fair Grounds near Tacoma Expo big gest show its kind Pacific Northwest Because weather attendance down year hard tell number people swap meet number crowded around manu facturers exhibits models display people seen wearing jackets clubs out side Puget Sound area swap meet rousing success Hold dimly lit cavernous building looked like oriental bazaarespecially Saturday everything sale Engines half-finished models plastic kits plans magazines RC equipment aviation paintings could money trade Buyers jostled another moved up down crowded aisles picking up engine haggling over kit just look ing general hubbub occasionally punctuated soft toot model train Expo planes cars trains boats well railroad clubs layouts side swap meet model car people racing machines around track other side Much evidence reminders AMA National Contest Nats will held Tn-Cities area Washington State mid-July people wear ing yellow oval stickers said See 1989 Nats Tn-Cities AMA booth right front door also sign reminding people Nats year 67 manufacturers exhibited Expo small local Pacific Northwest firms Because big Toledo Chicago booth rents less expensive very affordable small manufacturer explained Mark Reynolds president 90-member Mt Rainier Radio Control Society club puts Expo club has running Expo past eight years taking over after other club ran success first Mr Rainier club Expo chairman Bob Pfeif fer wrote manufacturers got sup port organized publicity generally credited making event what now day before opening first year didnt know going have anyone turn out Reynolds re Continued page 38 Left publics choice Best Show impressive F4U Corsair Earl Aune also took first Precision Scale category Corsair finished flat black detailing includes lighted instrument panel Right judges choice Best Show Tayiorcraft BE 12-D Eric Dittman diesel-powered Davis conversion Free Flight model has silk covering gray maroon finish 36 Model Aviation Second place Precision Scale awarded Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless George Sisti Bad weather affected participation quality display models exceptional youVe ever fuel tank split leak fuel fuselage know important install tank can trust Du-Bro Products manufactures complete line rugged polypropylene tanks 10 convenient sizes 2 oz 24 oz guaranteed life against splitting leaking money back tank comes complete soft brass tubing hardware Protruding front lip prevents fuel lines being crimped hard landings Single twin vent design gas conversion stopper available use tank gasoline Cat No 400 Visit local Hobby Shop fuel hook up accessories In-Line Fuel Filter wit P1 Fuel TubingTank FilterKwik Fill Fuel Pump Kwik Fill Fuel Value- Gas Gb Fuel- Can Fuel Cap Fittings called sweating club tied up dime Reynolds tributed part success Expo good response manufacturers year despite weather response still good four manufacturers could make However weather changed plans some ones came Id planned rent large van could bring five six large models rental company would let have wind too strong several trucks blown off road said Emil Neely Neely wife Iris run Ikon Nwest small RC kit firm Post Falls ID wound up driving 320 miles over windy icy roads pickup truck room Curtiss Robin new A-scale Stinson SR-8 introducing model displays club booths second floor main build ing manufacturers booths first Although number models dis played judging smaller year still fine ones publics choice Best Show RC F4U SN Corsair built Earl Aune model painted striking flat black also took first place Precision Scale category constructed Bob Hol man plans powered OS Surpass engine As examples its detailing Corsair extendable arrestor hook working shock absorber judges vote Best Show went Free Flight Taylorcraft BF 12-D Eric Dittman silk-covered gray-and-ma roon model fully detailed cabin powered Davis Diesel 049 conver sion no sign re built after crashing tree golf course survived tree pretty good shape Dittman said golfer rescued grip iron crushed rear fuselage picked up off fairway popularity RC Soaring espe cially Slope Soaring apparent number Gliders exhibition tables hanging ceiling First place Sailplane category went Slope Soar er named Rotor Rick Edris unique control wingswhich can pivot independently stab rigid un movable Considering number lakes Puget Sound area surprise see number floatplanes exhibit first place Seaplane category RC model EDO-OSEL experimental single-seat plane inverted in-line en gine builder model WW II prototype Steve Mitros largest plane display also seaplane 13-ft PBY-5A Catalina Mickey Stiffon Several small Pacific Northwest firms took advantage Expo introduce new products 38 Model Aviation MONOCOUPE 90A 1/4 SCALE 96 $17500 IKON NWST IKON NWST has largest selection giant scale kits available today offer best value modeling dollar Design Building Integrity Scale Fidelity Scale Flight Characteristics standard IKON FAIRCHILD 24 WARNER90$18475PORTERFIELD COLLEGIATE 84$14595 AERONCA C-39014595PORTERFIELD FLYABOUT 8013750 MAULE MS/MG ROCKET92/9723000WACO UPF7 7221500 DeHAVILLAND BEAVER9618750FAIRCHILD24IRANGERI 9021000 EDO FLOATS466295TAYLORORAFT 9015595 STITS PLAYBOY8814000WACO TAPER WING727$18000 fine kits include ormed landing gear cut parts rol horns cranks ws ls lete plans surfaces fully drawn s & pants ity hand selected balsa ow acetate ct spruce ruction manual photos TO ORDER Call drop us line within 3 days ling Shipping $750 Per Kit log IKON NWST ox 306 Dept MA Falls ID 83854 773-9001 MAlOOl previously mentioned Ikon NWest Box 306 Post Falls ID 83854 its new Is-scale Stinson SR-8 retails $29500 Two Pylon Racers introduced Pete Bergstroms Northwest Hobby Supply 13923 Pacific Ave Tacoma WA 98444 Shoestring Formula design re tails $17500 NHS also has new Quicky 500 airplane $7995 Both designed Pete Bergstrom %-scale Spitfire fiberglass kit Yel low Aircraft Co 11918 98th Ave E Pity allup WA 98373 will ready delivery late spring kit will retail about $28000 Fourmost Products 4040 24th Ave est Grove OR 97116 displayed Fuselage Fixture Jig aligning fuselages Selling $5995 will take structure up 4 ft long 8 wide Products introduced firms outside Pacific Northwest included Quarter Scale Ryan STA Golden Age Models Box 807 Penn Valley CA 95946 model spans 90 has no scale deviations will ready delivery July August priced $30000 new engine design displayed Conley Precision Engines 820 Ridge Ave Suite G Lombard IL 60148 beltdriven dual-overhead-cam 12 cu single-cylinder four-stroke engine four valves cost $26995 de signed Gary Conley noted Continued page 156 Tooting Own Horns Ball Link Their rotatifl9 jnkin9 Horn5 pobartbOUt thOut bend 9gjstlC Thats bechave lot nd rea11 ControlapplicatioPot~ehole mount sizes makes anave stur vailable varieW scalecid exact ball 1ds Theyre tigh eaner afl push rcppearance oU muc oU add UP ~5igned giveAnd control systeflj Control Hor rtBallLl Robathahowin9 off expensiven other brag9 ng ju5 May 1989 39 V SUPER CUBGREAT LAKES 2T-1A 1/4 SCALE 107 SCALE 64 $17600 18750 WACO 10CORBEN SUPER ACE ifS SCALE 734 SCALE 80 $19000 3995 OTHER FINE KITS WE OFFER TYPICAL KIT Gimlet/Geiger Continued page 33 2 YI6 x 4 x 48 1 x 4 x 36 1 / x 2 x 24 1 A x 6 x 36 2 1 A x 3 x 18 Balsa strips 5 A x % x 36 3 A x x 36 4 Y32 x x 36 2 % x 1 x 30 8 A x / x 24 3 A x x 36-in triangular stock 1 3A x 3A x 3-in triangular stock Other 1 /32 x 12 x 24-in aircraft plywood 1 A6 x 6 x 12-in aircraft plywood 1 I/ x 3 x 12-in aircraft plywood 1 A x 6 x 12-in aircraft plywood 2 % x 1 x 36-in balsa aileron stock 1 Set Sig SH125 landing gear mounts 1 Sig CSO14 canopy 1 A-in hardwood dowel 8 long 1 6 x 24-in medium fiberglass tape 1 Set Du-Bro aileron torque rods 2 A x 20 x 1-in nylon bolts 1 Set Rocket City aileron links 4 6-32 x 3A -in bolts 4 6-32 T nuts 4 4-40 engine mount bolts x 3 x 36 1 %2-in music wire 1 Goldberg adjustable nose gear 1 Goldberg steering arm 2 Packages Granite State iron-on gapless hinges 1 Engine mount 4 Wheel collars % 2 Large control horns 1 48-in Blue Sullivan Gold-n-rod 1 Sullivan cable pushrod 2 /16 x 36-in music wire inner pushrods Expo/Weinreich Continued page 39 A-scale V-8 engine design Technopower II maker radial engines showed three new ones Expo fivecylinder 226 cu displacement seven 316 nine 40 radi als have diameter 9 range price $139500 $199500 companys address 610 North St Chagrin Falls OH 022 Last least AMA itself did brisk business its large booth staff told people about organization took membership renewals signed up new members about 200 Expo ended happy note As doors closed people went out fairgrounds late Sunday afternoon found cold snap broken temperature above freezing ice roads beginning melt Su nspots/Stuecker Continued page 44 layer induced present upswing sun spot activity already altering radio trans missions ARRL bulletin tells us its now possible amateur operators US talk others Africa Eu rope six-meter 50 54 MHz ama teur bandthe same six-meter amateur band some us use control model air craft Until peak sunspot activity gan six-meter band capacity limited short-range communications 20 30 miles typically making ideal RC use its currently possible ama teurs talk other amateurs Africa Europe six-meter amateur band its also entirely possible African Eu ropean stations heard country Imagine being shot down some per son operating transmitter England likely someone nearby state Further propagation conditions continue improve interference may ob served higher frequencies well dont think youre immune long-distance inter ference because operate 72 MHz four-meter band What can done minimize poten 156 Model Aviation PRESENTING FL INGER THE ULTIMATE SMALL SAILPLANE HANDLAUNCH HI-STARTorSLOPE WINGSPAN 57 WEIGHT l2oz MACHINE CUT PARTS DEALERS&DIST INQUIRIES INVITEDFLINGER LJMP 110 $2995 ELECTRA L ITE-ICARUS-PANTERA METEOR-ELECTRICUS-WHISTLER PR ELUDE-COMET LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS 5501 W COMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826 6861 rerfect GLASS CLOTH 58 oz Full Satisfaction Full Refund Factory pro-treated perfect compatibility epoxy polyester resin *395 per yard 38 wide Price includes postage & handling Immediate shipment Minimum order rds Easy use instructions included Also ad Plain Cradle-2 Marty84 Stonefield Trail Berr SWindeor CT06074 For infowriteorcall D & R AIRCRAFT MFG PO Box 299 ales TX 78629 72-7023 Major Credh Cards Accaptad
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
Page Numbers: 36, 38, 39, 156
ewe N Model Expo 89 land 1989 AMA Nats Tn Cities WA July 1523 comes firsthand report areas biggest winter modeling activity U Christian Weinreich PUYALLUP WATo say Pacific Northwest Model Expo popular some thing understatement year 10000 people braved coldest weather 35 years attend event first weekend February came see mod els displayed new products being introduced swap trade engines equipment renew old friendships Held Washington State Fair Grounds near Tacoma Expo big gest show its kind Pacific Northwest Because weather attendance down year hard tell number people swap meet number crowded around manu facturers exhibits models display people seen wearing jackets clubs out side Puget Sound area swap meet rousing success Hold dimly lit cavernous building looked like oriental bazaarespecially Saturday everything sale Engines half-finished models plastic kits plans magazines RC equipment aviation paintings could money trade Buyers jostled another moved up down crowded aisles picking up engine haggling over kit just look ing general hubbub occasionally punctuated soft toot model train Expo planes cars trains boats well railroad clubs layouts side swap meet model car people racing machines around track other side Much evidence reminders AMA National Contest Nats will held Tn-Cities area Washington State mid-July people wear ing yellow oval stickers said See 1989 Nats Tn-Cities AMA booth right front door also sign reminding people Nats year 67 manufacturers exhibited Expo small local Pacific Northwest firms Because big Toledo Chicago booth rents less expensive very affordable small manufacturer explained Mark Reynolds president 90-member Mt Rainier Radio Control Society club puts Expo club has running Expo past eight years taking over after other club ran success first Mr Rainier club Expo chairman Bob Pfeif fer wrote manufacturers got sup port organized publicity generally credited making event what now day before opening first year didnt know going have anyone turn out Reynolds re Continued page 38 Left publics choice Best Show impressive F4U Corsair Earl Aune also took first Precision Scale category Corsair finished flat black detailing includes lighted instrument panel Right judges choice Best Show Tayiorcraft BE 12-D Eric Dittman diesel-powered Davis conversion Free Flight model has silk covering gray maroon finish 36 Model Aviation Second place Precision Scale awarded Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless George Sisti Bad weather affected participation quality display models exceptional youVe ever fuel tank split leak fuel fuselage know important install tank can trust Du-Bro Products manufactures complete line rugged polypropylene tanks 10 convenient sizes 2 oz 24 oz guaranteed life against splitting leaking money back tank comes complete soft brass tubing hardware Protruding front lip prevents fuel lines being crimped hard landings Single twin vent design gas conversion stopper available use tank gasoline Cat No 400 Visit local Hobby Shop fuel hook up accessories In-Line Fuel Filter wit P1 Fuel TubingTank FilterKwik Fill Fuel Pump Kwik Fill Fuel Value- Gas Gb Fuel- Can Fuel Cap Fittings called sweating club tied up dime Reynolds tributed part success Expo good response manufacturers year despite weather response still good four manufacturers could make However weather changed plans some ones came Id planned rent large van could bring five six large models rental company would let have wind too strong several trucks blown off road said Emil Neely Neely wife Iris run Ikon Nwest small RC kit firm Post Falls ID wound up driving 320 miles over windy icy roads pickup truck room Curtiss Robin new A-scale Stinson SR-8 introducing model displays club booths second floor main build ing manufacturers booths first Although number models dis played judging smaller year still fine ones publics choice Best Show RC F4U SN Corsair built Earl Aune model painted striking flat black also took first place Precision Scale category constructed Bob Hol man plans powered OS Surpass engine As examples its detailing Corsair extendable arrestor hook working shock absorber judges vote Best Show went Free Flight Taylorcraft BF 12-D Eric Dittman silk-covered gray-and-ma roon model fully detailed cabin powered Davis Diesel 049 conver sion no sign re built after crashing tree golf course survived tree pretty good shape Dittman said golfer rescued grip iron crushed rear fuselage picked up off fairway popularity RC Soaring espe cially Slope Soaring apparent number Gliders exhibition tables hanging ceiling First place Sailplane category went Slope Soar er named Rotor Rick Edris unique control wingswhich can pivot independently stab rigid un movable Considering number lakes Puget Sound area surprise see number floatplanes exhibit first place Seaplane category RC model EDO-OSEL experimental single-seat plane inverted in-line en gine builder model WW II prototype Steve Mitros largest plane display also seaplane 13-ft PBY-5A Catalina Mickey Stiffon Several small Pacific Northwest firms took advantage Expo introduce new products 38 Model Aviation MONOCOUPE 90A 1/4 SCALE 96 $17500 IKON NWST IKON NWST has largest selection giant scale kits available today offer best value modeling dollar Design Building Integrity Scale Fidelity Scale Flight Characteristics standard IKON FAIRCHILD 24 WARNER90$18475PORTERFIELD COLLEGIATE 84$14595 AERONCA C-39014595PORTERFIELD FLYABOUT 8013750 MAULE MS/MG ROCKET92/9723000WACO UPF7 7221500 DeHAVILLAND BEAVER9618750FAIRCHILD24IRANGERI 9021000 EDO FLOATS466295TAYLORORAFT 9015595 STITS PLAYBOY8814000WACO TAPER WING727$18000 fine kits include ormed landing gear cut parts rol horns cranks ws ls lete plans surfaces fully drawn s & pants ity hand selected balsa ow acetate ct spruce ruction manual photos TO ORDER Call drop us line within 3 days ling Shipping $750 Per Kit log IKON NWST ox 306 Dept MA Falls ID 83854 773-9001 MAlOOl previously mentioned Ikon NWest Box 306 Post Falls ID 83854 its new Is-scale Stinson SR-8 retails $29500 Two Pylon Racers introduced Pete Bergstroms Northwest Hobby Supply 13923 Pacific Ave Tacoma WA 98444 Shoestring Formula design re tails $17500 NHS also has new Quicky 500 airplane $7995 Both designed Pete Bergstrom %-scale Spitfire fiberglass kit Yel low Aircraft Co 11918 98th Ave E Pity allup WA 98373 will ready delivery late spring kit will retail about $28000 Fourmost Products 4040 24th Ave est Grove OR 97116 displayed Fuselage Fixture Jig aligning fuselages Selling $5995 will take structure up 4 ft long 8 wide Products introduced firms outside Pacific Northwest included Quarter Scale Ryan STA Golden Age Models Box 807 Penn Valley CA 95946 model spans 90 has no scale deviations will ready delivery July August priced $30000 new engine design displayed Conley Precision Engines 820 Ridge Ave Suite G Lombard IL 60148 beltdriven dual-overhead-cam 12 cu single-cylinder four-stroke engine four valves cost $26995 de signed Gary Conley noted Continued page 156 Tooting Own Horns Ball Link Their rotatifl9 jnkin9 Horn5 pobartbOUt thOut bend 9gjstlC Thats bechave lot nd rea11 ControlapplicatioPot~ehole mount sizes makes anave stur vailable varieW scalecid exact ball 1ds Theyre tigh eaner afl push rcppearance oU muc oU add UP ~5igned giveAnd control systeflj Control Hor rtBallLl Robathahowin9 off expensiven other brag9 ng ju5 May 1989 39 V SUPER CUBGREAT LAKES 2T-1A 1/4 SCALE 107 SCALE 64 $17600 18750 WACO 10CORBEN SUPER ACE ifS SCALE 734 SCALE 80 $19000 3995 OTHER FINE KITS WE OFFER TYPICAL KIT Gimlet/Geiger Continued page 33 2 YI6 x 4 x 48 1 x 4 x 36 1 / x 2 x 24 1 A x 6 x 36 2 1 A x 3 x 18 Balsa strips 5 A x % x 36 3 A x x 36 4 Y32 x x 36 2 % x 1 x 30 8 A x / x 24 3 A x x 36-in triangular stock 1 3A x 3A x 3-in triangular stock Other 1 /32 x 12 x 24-in aircraft plywood 1 A6 x 6 x 12-in aircraft plywood 1 I/ x 3 x 12-in aircraft plywood 1 A x 6 x 12-in aircraft plywood 2 % x 1 x 36-in balsa aileron stock 1 Set Sig SH125 landing gear mounts 1 Sig CSO14 canopy 1 A-in hardwood dowel 8 long 1 6 x 24-in medium fiberglass tape 1 Set Du-Bro aileron torque rods 2 A x 20 x 1-in nylon bolts 1 Set Rocket City aileron links 4 6-32 x 3A -in bolts 4 6-32 T nuts 4 4-40 engine mount bolts x 3 x 36 1 %2-in music wire 1 Goldberg adjustable nose gear 1 Goldberg steering arm 2 Packages Granite State iron-on gapless hinges 1 Engine mount 4 Wheel collars % 2 Large control horns 1 48-in Blue Sullivan Gold-n-rod 1 Sullivan cable pushrod 2 /16 x 36-in music wire inner pushrods Expo/Weinreich Continued page 39 A-scale V-8 engine design Technopower II maker radial engines showed three new ones Expo fivecylinder 226 cu displacement seven 316 nine 40 radi als have diameter 9 range price $139500 $199500 companys address 610 North St Chagrin Falls OH 022 Last least AMA itself did brisk business its large booth staff told people about organization took membership renewals signed up new members about 200 Expo ended happy note As doors closed people went out fairgrounds late Sunday afternoon found cold snap broken temperature above freezing ice roads beginning melt Su nspots/Stuecker Continued page 44 layer induced present upswing sun spot activity already altering radio trans missions ARRL bulletin tells us its now possible amateur operators US talk others Africa Eu rope six-meter 50 54 MHz ama teur bandthe same six-meter amateur band some us use control model air craft Until peak sunspot activity gan six-meter band capacity limited short-range communications 20 30 miles typically making ideal RC use its currently possible ama teurs talk other amateurs Africa Europe six-meter amateur band its also entirely possible African Eu ropean stations heard country Imagine being shot down some per son operating transmitter England likely someone nearby state Further propagation conditions continue improve interference may ob served higher frequencies well dont think youre immune long-distance inter ference because operate 72 MHz four-meter band What can done minimize poten 156 Model Aviation PRESENTING FL INGER THE ULTIMATE SMALL SAILPLANE HANDLAUNCH HI-STARTorSLOPE WINGSPAN 57 WEIGHT l2oz MACHINE CUT PARTS DEALERS&DIST INQUIRIES INVITEDFLINGER LJMP 110 $2995 ELECTRA L ITE-ICARUS-PANTERA METEOR-ELECTRICUS-WHISTLER PR ELUDE-COMET LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS 5501 W COMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826 6861 rerfect GLASS CLOTH 58 oz Full Satisfaction Full Refund Factory pro-treated perfect compatibility epoxy polyester resin *395 per yard 38 wide Price includes postage & handling Immediate shipment Minimum order rds Easy use instructions included Also ad Plain Cradle-2 Marty84 Stonefield Trail Berr SWindeor CT06074 For infowriteorcall D & R AIRCRAFT MFG PO Box 299 ales TX 78629 72-7023 Major Credh Cards Accaptad
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/05
Page Numbers: 36, 38, 39, 156
ewe N Model Expo 89 land 1989 AMA Nats Tn Cities WA July 1523 comes firsthand report areas biggest winter modeling activity U Christian Weinreich PUYALLUP WATo say Pacific Northwest Model Expo popular some thing understatement year 10000 people braved coldest weather 35 years attend event first weekend February came see mod els displayed new products being introduced swap trade engines equipment renew old friendships Held Washington State Fair Grounds near Tacoma Expo big gest show its kind Pacific Northwest Because weather attendance down year hard tell number people swap meet number crowded around manu facturers exhibits models display people seen wearing jackets clubs out side Puget Sound area swap meet rousing success Hold dimly lit cavernous building looked like oriental bazaarespecially Saturday everything sale Engines half-finished models plastic kits plans magazines RC equipment aviation paintings could money trade Buyers jostled another moved up down crowded aisles picking up engine haggling over kit just look ing general hubbub occasionally punctuated soft toot model train Expo planes cars trains boats well railroad clubs layouts side swap meet model car people racing machines around track other side Much evidence reminders AMA National Contest Nats will held Tn-Cities area Washington State mid-July people wear ing yellow oval stickers said See 1989 Nats Tn-Cities AMA booth right front door also sign reminding people Nats year 67 manufacturers exhibited Expo small local Pacific Northwest firms Because big Toledo Chicago booth rents less expensive very affordable small manufacturer explained Mark Reynolds president 90-member Mt Rainier Radio Control Society club puts Expo club has running Expo past eight years taking over after other club ran success first Mr Rainier club Expo chairman Bob Pfeif fer wrote manufacturers got sup port organized publicity generally credited making event what now day before opening first year didnt know going have anyone turn out Reynolds re Continued page 38 Left publics choice Best Show impressive F4U Corsair Earl Aune also took first Precision Scale category Corsair finished flat black detailing includes lighted instrument panel Right judges choice Best Show Tayiorcraft BE 12-D Eric Dittman diesel-powered Davis conversion Free Flight model has silk covering gray maroon finish 36 Model Aviation Second place Precision Scale awarded Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless George Sisti Bad weather affected participation quality display models exceptional youVe ever fuel tank split leak fuel fuselage know important install tank can trust Du-Bro Products manufactures complete line rugged polypropylene tanks 10 convenient sizes 2 oz 24 oz guaranteed life against splitting leaking money back tank comes complete soft brass tubing hardware Protruding front lip prevents fuel lines being crimped hard landings Single twin vent design gas conversion stopper available use tank gasoline Cat No 400 Visit local Hobby Shop fuel hook up accessories In-Line Fuel Filter wit P1 Fuel TubingTank FilterKwik Fill Fuel Pump Kwik Fill Fuel Value- Gas Gb Fuel- Can Fuel Cap Fittings called sweating club tied up dime Reynolds tributed part success Expo good response manufacturers year despite weather response still good four manufacturers could make However weather changed plans some ones came Id planned rent large van could bring five six large models rental company would let have wind too strong several trucks blown off road said Emil Neely Neely wife Iris run Ikon Nwest small RC kit firm Post Falls ID wound up driving 320 miles over windy icy roads pickup truck room Curtiss Robin new A-scale Stinson SR-8 introducing model displays club booths second floor main build ing manufacturers booths first Although number models dis played judging smaller year still fine ones publics choice Best Show RC F4U SN Corsair built Earl Aune model painted striking flat black also took first place Precision Scale category constructed Bob Hol man plans powered OS Surpass engine As examples its detailing Corsair extendable arrestor hook working shock absorber judges vote Best Show went Free Flight Taylorcraft BF 12-D Eric Dittman silk-covered gray-and-ma roon model fully detailed cabin powered Davis Diesel 049 conver sion no sign re built after crashing tree golf course survived tree pretty good shape Dittman said golfer rescued grip iron crushed rear fuselage picked up off fairway popularity RC Soaring espe cially Slope Soaring apparent number Gliders exhibition tables hanging ceiling First place Sailplane category went Slope Soar er named Rotor Rick Edris unique control wingswhich can pivot independently stab rigid un movable Considering number lakes Puget Sound area surprise see number floatplanes exhibit first place Seaplane category RC model EDO-OSEL experimental single-seat plane inverted in-line en gine builder model WW II prototype Steve Mitros largest plane display also seaplane 13-ft PBY-5A Catalina Mickey Stiffon Several small Pacific Northwest firms took advantage Expo introduce new products 38 Model Aviation MONOCOUPE 90A 1/4 SCALE 96 $17500 IKON NWST IKON NWST has largest selection giant scale kits available today offer best value modeling dollar Design Building Integrity Scale Fidelity Scale Flight Characteristics standard IKON FAIRCHILD 24 WARNER90$18475PORTERFIELD COLLEGIATE 84$14595 AERONCA C-39014595PORTERFIELD FLYABOUT 8013750 MAULE MS/MG ROCKET92/9723000WACO UPF7 7221500 DeHAVILLAND BEAVER9618750FAIRCHILD24IRANGERI 9021000 EDO FLOATS466295TAYLORORAFT 9015595 STITS PLAYBOY8814000WACO TAPER WING727$18000 fine kits include ormed landing gear cut parts rol horns cranks ws ls lete plans surfaces fully drawn s & pants ity hand selected balsa ow acetate ct spruce ruction manual photos TO ORDER Call drop us line within 3 days ling Shipping $750 Per Kit log IKON NWST ox 306 Dept MA Falls ID 83854 773-9001 MAlOOl previously mentioned Ikon NWest Box 306 Post Falls ID 83854 its new Is-scale Stinson SR-8 retails $29500 Two Pylon Racers introduced Pete Bergstroms Northwest Hobby Supply 13923 Pacific Ave Tacoma WA 98444 Shoestring Formula design re tails $17500 NHS also has new Quicky 500 airplane $7995 Both designed Pete Bergstrom %-scale Spitfire fiberglass kit Yel low Aircraft Co 11918 98th Ave E Pity allup WA 98373 will ready delivery late spring kit will retail about $28000 Fourmost Products 4040 24th Ave est Grove OR 97116 displayed Fuselage Fixture Jig aligning fuselages Selling $5995 will take structure up 4 ft long 8 wide Products introduced firms outside Pacific Northwest included Quarter Scale Ryan STA Golden Age Models Box 807 Penn Valley CA 95946 model spans 90 has no scale deviations will ready delivery July August priced $30000 new engine design displayed Conley Precision Engines 820 Ridge Ave Suite G Lombard IL 60148 beltdriven dual-overhead-cam 12 cu single-cylinder four-stroke engine four valves cost $26995 de signed Gary Conley noted Continued page 156 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Sig CSO14 canopy 1 A-in hardwood dowel 8 long 1 6 x 24-in medium fiberglass tape 1 Set Du-Bro aileron torque rods 2 A x 20 x 1-in nylon bolts 1 Set Rocket City aileron links 4 6-32 x 3A -in bolts 4 6-32 T nuts 4 4-40 engine mount bolts x 3 x 36 1 %2-in music wire 1 Goldberg adjustable nose gear 1 Goldberg steering arm 2 Packages Granite State iron-on gapless hinges 1 Engine mount 4 Wheel collars % 2 Large control horns 1 48-in Blue Sullivan Gold-n-rod 1 Sullivan cable pushrod 2 /16 x 36-in music wire inner pushrods Expo/Weinreich Continued page 39 A-scale V-8 engine design Technopower II maker radial engines showed three new ones Expo fivecylinder 226 cu displacement seven 316 nine 40 radi als have diameter 9 range price $139500 $199500 companys address 610 North St Chagrin Falls OH 022 Last least AMA itself did brisk business its large booth staff told people about organization took membership renewals signed up new members about 200 Expo ended happy note As doors closed people went out fairgrounds late Sunday afternoon found cold snap broken temperature above freezing ice roads beginning melt Su nspots/Stuecker Continued page 44 layer induced present upswing sun spot activity already altering radio trans missions ARRL bulletin tells us its now possible amateur operators US talk others Africa Eu rope six-meter 50 54 MHz ama teur bandthe same six-meter amateur band some us use control model air craft Until peak sunspot activity gan six-meter band capacity limited short-range communications 20 30 miles typically making ideal RC use its currently possible ama teurs talk other amateurs Africa Europe six-meter amateur band its also entirely possible African Eu ropean stations heard country Imagine being shot down some per son operating transmitter England likely someone nearby state Further propagation conditions continue improve interference may ob served higher frequencies well dont think youre immune long-distance inter ference because operate 72 MHz four-meter band 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