Ma rk Twains comment everybody talks bout weather no does anything about describes very well present state expen sive expensive operate pattern airplane heavy fast powerful high ly specialized aerobatic machine relates Pattern event same way Foyt Coyote relates Indianapolis whereas us thirsted after ultimate thrills pattern Taurus could flown much could drive car during week still respectable some congenial weekend meet now know beforehand Pattern separates men boys Pattern fliers elite band Typ ically planes fly have near identical specifications made glass foam maybe little bal sa Common virtually pumps pipes retracts transmitter roll rate buttons beautiful ex pressive things highly bred thoro ughbred creations intoler able cost per flight total outlay consideredis turning off dedicated follow ers tourna ments general manufacturers know 60-powered kits just Pattern riskythe swing 40 mistake us dont quarrel Pat tern way Its just inflation high cost ultimate tech nology compelling average flier rethink ways Harold deBolts Solution first number what Sport Pattern 40 jobs commissioned Model Aviation page 13 prime example new breed note words what asked Hal design 40-powered Sport/Aerobatic machine quickly apparent cannot hobble old fire horse should have known Since early days indoor free flight control line through radio control Hal has con tributed endless string fundamen tal developments What came up instance head-on challenge supremacy 60-Pattern compe tition machine expected clev er airplane thisl Solution high-performance much economical plane sport flier superb competition machine urge reader evaluate article well plan now have already found good 40 can turn typi cal pattern 11-7 prop better some non-Schnuerle 60s Take off two pounds airplane weight ob viously speed climb going suffer its familiar dimen sions areas 40-powered Solu tion superior some respectslighter loadings make easier fly has no pipe understand Hals concession retractable gear Rhom taildragger simply problem some thinkthis does bounce land ing Racing techniquesboth Pylon CL Teamare applied master pioneered such things pressure-cowl cooling removable power pod ners provenHal has thrown gaunt let ringthe 40 obviously competitive nice things happen life make worthwhile hobby can add ten years stayif let rummage around spe cial store pleasurable things youll find came upon barn began picture diesel engine sent mysteri ous little guys run tiny dis play ads have thing little stinkersdiesels smell ether kerosene always perfume us first diesel ran long time ago Mills 08 something classic about its ungainly cient look powerful delight start run stove-pipe early EDs went zing zing zing run too rich puffed out little white cloud zing Amco 29s nicest diesels twin-stack ED 246a 15 So picture 246 mo dernized bit RC throttle So ordered onefroma place called Hobby Hideaway run Dave Shipton authored charming Catalog Diesel Handbook really got togetherin barn just old cow barn mind storybook barn end ofa modelers yellow brick road Besides impressive spic span hob shopwe spy pic elderly lady knitting midst things Dave uses old hay mow life time collection models plus famous modelers calls Wings Things Museum display such memorabilia Air King fuse lage barnstorming Air King next town first time have seen name print Pie tenpol frame American Eagle frame wings Dole Derby entry City Peoria Jenny props first gas model kit ever pro duceda gow Cuband model built its plans Like old-fa shioned hard ware store smelled delici ously tools oils Daves barn genuine Americana know wooden pegs square nailsa cider press iron kettles fernery 1921 cash register dont think using Walls counters old weathered siding boards Doors counters made original doors Daves catalog may collectors item full planes engines plans stuff much rare unusual handles Aeromodeller plans too photos subjects will send flights fancy think just another plug youll spoil fun Having talked diesels seems appro priate pass curious sport fliers experts few tips counter old wives tales balky things can beif ever watched Bob Davis flip Half jobs youll know baloney Shipton runs engines sells get card shows Continued page 80 August1978 5 MORE FIRST PLACE WINNERS AT THE 1977 NATIONALS THAN THE OTHER MAJOR MANUFACTURERS COMBINED IN FACT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS MORE NATIONALS WINNERS HAVE REV-UP PROPS OTHER BRAND USED THAN ANY Rev-Up better 1 The efficient design con stant upgrading testing program 2 Better quality control better selection hard maple wood 3 The best finish completelyfuelproof New Improved 1978 SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 FOR RCFREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIAPITCHPRICE 5%3499 e3489 733%4119 833% 45 e129 9%77%139 94569% 77%139 104567149 106W aw149 10SEW159 114577% 7%7%9159 11BEW169 11%67169 126179 125W179 1356239 1456279 1556349 164% 6449 1756599 1956699 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B FOR SPEED NG ADVANCED DESIGN NO IN PYLON RACING LEADING SPEED RECORD HOLDER OF ALL TIMES AC PYLON RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 53%4129 756149 7SN 6%149 8%9% 9% 7 7%7%199 97 7% 7%199 CONTROL LINE SPEED & RACING DIA PITCHPRICE 4%6%7129 4%55%129 6799%149 77%10%11199 899199 89% 9%N199 9 1213229 N NARROW Openers continued page 5 engine setting head jet needle turns open valve observation nine out ten fliers made com mon mistake As soon engine start ed immediately raised head compression maximum rpm As en gine temperature rose compression too high engines ran hot groaned flight Like lean-run glow engine better raise Compres sion enough make engine run moderate speed after 30 sec onds slowly raise compression rpxm dont hungry Before mufflers primed diesels stackor choked prime light first flip en gine might pop time back off head because next flip often brutal surprise flipped com pression down what first pop until started slowly raised compression couple starts became necessary additional variablethe head screwaffords fasci nating combition adjustment controls too lean exhaust sounds ragged tattered fascinating play head needle say back ing off head opening needle After master interplay com pression mixture youll feel like Houdini dont mean make diesel novelty has great torque can turn diameters pitches props could handled bigger glow engines Thats assetas dium-size scale toothpick props lost front cowlings George Meyers George Myers designed Little Toot homebuilt biplane captured attention experimental aircrafters over world great ones Now has done another toric little two-seater Elias Airsport Peanut page 50 George has building models since 1928 fourth grade flew school halls Curtiss Robins de signed great oldtime modeler Joe Ehrhardt George built Joe Ott de signs once trying retrieve Lockheed Vega roof moonlight nabbed burglar placed fourth fifth 1939 Nats Class B C gas models own design George relates never could build contest models someone elses design always felt won wanted own just another win designer got around building own big man-car rying plane felt same wayif built wanted Thats Little Toot came about present about 30 flying parts world has never kind struc tural failure bad flight character istics reported builders good record fully aero batic machine still teenager St Louis George acquired much scale build ing techniques late Christy Magrath now-gone Pete Brooks Museum twenties Christy looked up todays oldtimers FO included George doesnt mention illustrious career Navy Now 63 very much ac tive modelerlike retired aviation people rubber scale fact took high places last years Texas Scale Championships rubber scale Peanut gas scale latest kick building diesels mostly 02sand finishing 04 twin two 02s Changes Cox 010 02s diesels converted glow head steel insert cast iron subpis tonalso beefed up crankshafts have building models practi cally life George tells us will continue long can see well enough toglue two balsa sticks together talk about props both ar ticles Letters Editor thought-provoking Especially debate about whether prop engine come brake certain airspeed glider model indeed faster powered aircraft course has keep mind volume air prop can move bottom lineor something like another mere detail involvedbrake horsepower talk prop blade wing lifts rotates Since really wing might marvel its planform As wing planform note wing tip virtually nothing 80 Model Aviation THE LEADER IN COMPETITION PROPELLERS Propping homemade diesel George Meyer confused George Myers does RC Techniquel did Elias pg 50 Available individually $800 aeta 3 specially plated finishes $2250 per aet 1st Place. 24k Gold 2nd Place . Nickle 3rd Place per Add $150 persetforshipping eaidents add 6% sales tax w 4-6 weeks delivery aving strips may returned mail engraving 12 per letter ial ruah orders call 215 355-9795 bulk its wing area well inboard Would other wing shapes enable prop fly airplane faster what weve known up now Are limit deBolt questioned can individual experimenters produce anything radically superior full scale example old NACA came up study prop supersonic aircraft Viewed side blades looked like two triangles perhaps approaching equilateral tri angles does know airplane could take off unassisted such prop may have looked like Roto Rooter demonstrated pro peller technology may have reached its limits suppose know about propsthat example air moves through prop fan Now consider Al Al flight strip adjacent midwest farmhouse large flock sheep grazed upon airport NOW AMA Sanctioned Events. Very Special Exclusive Design AMA Competition Award Exclusive Design Designedespecialty AMA Wear Display itt new trophy idea . beautiful solid pewter belt buckle mounted easy removal solid wood plaque complete blank engraving strip . lay proudly trophys wear handsome buckle favorite belt ADINA SILVERSMITHS Lii 50 Churchvlle Lane Churchville Pa 18966 Please accept order following ______Sets 3 AMA Award Buckles $2250 per set II 0 Enclosed check MO $ orI Charge 0 American Express 0 VISA/BankAmericard 0 Master Charge S Acct * p Date________________ SS Name Address ICity State Zip Signature Imust signed saudI5 pony trained chase away sheep sound airplane time airliner passed overhead like cattle roundup Two huge grey dogs chased pony whenever went after sheep takeoff airplane got midst melee its prop inches ponys rump Long black hair fanned out ponys tail curtaining off view ahead hairs did come through prop extended out its tips around its circumference FO wishes some engineer-type would explain us demonstration Mother Natures wind tunnel Yes pony got out wayand Al kept knob firewalled indoor model appreciat ed beautiful things model aviation Its slow flight mesmer izing No can get closer fundamentals flightthe great ba sic truthsthan indoor model cause influenced vagaries glow engines thermals wind re mote control indoor model its configuration shape its precise structural design manifestation formula devised some airmans minds eye may modeling form intrigues public model types has purest art form Bob Meuser recently related tale major forthcoming book Simon Shuster no lessone worlds biggest publishers necessarily writ ten modelers book takes indoor models what truly dis plays non-modeling world indoor models Well remember sensational publicity Scientific American obtained some years ago through promotion paper glider de sign contestan impressive book re sulted still selling well outside modeling hobby know Ed Whitten does monthly page Junior Flight talks about Ron Williams book last month read him An indoor model may mean much youso far consider Williams exhibited four indoor model types New York art exhibition sold themone $600 dec imal right place might nice NIMAS could award us outlanders honorary certi ficate making qualifying flight three minutes tissue-covered mod eL Call us boosters something speaking art forms wed very much like have small indoor model cap tured clear plastic blockcan see now special stand faintly back-light ed Wed never grow tired looking recent passing Bill Atwood have lost much respected pioneer Bill course best remem bered enginesthe Baby Cyclone Champion Wasp others epitome quality performance across history gas-powered modeling terms pow er size design Cox 010 must rate far above Irwin Ohlsson remembers Bill inspira tion own career teen ager Irwin sat armory balcony Atwood flew model straight line wall wall Atwood all-round gifted modeler time big name national indoor picture spite long career Atwood managed stay out limelight machine tool work master gauge against others measured Its known Jo block Atwoods standards made him kind man against others performances can measured writing advertisen mention road about MA 82 Model Aviation hobby barn Delavan ILto avoid confusion must say home Hobby Hide awayhas Wings Things model museum its second floor Visitors will welcomed
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/08
Page Numbers: 5, 80, 82
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/08
Page Numbers: 5, 80, 82
Ma rk Twains comment everybody talks bout weather no does anything about describes very well present state expen sive expensive operate pattern airplane heavy fast powerful high ly specialized aerobatic machine relates Pattern event same way Foyt Coyote relates Indianapolis whereas us thirsted after ultimate thrills pattern Taurus could flown much could drive car during week still respectable some congenial weekend meet now know beforehand Pattern separates men boys Pattern fliers elite band Typ ically planes fly have near identical specifications made glass foam maybe little bal sa Common virtually pumps pipes retracts transmitter roll rate buttons beautiful ex pressive things highly bred thoro ughbred creations intoler able cost per flight total outlay consideredis turning off dedicated follow ers tourna ments general manufacturers know 60-powered kits just Pattern riskythe swing 40 mistake us dont quarrel Pat tern way Its just inflation high cost ultimate tech nology compelling average flier rethink ways Harold deBolts Solution first number what Sport Pattern 40 jobs commissioned Model Aviation page 13 prime example new breed note words what asked Hal design 40-powered Sport/Aerobatic machine quickly apparent cannot hobble old fire horse should have known Since early days indoor free flight control line through radio control Hal has con tributed endless string fundamen tal developments What came up instance head-on challenge supremacy 60-Pattern compe tition machine expected clev er airplane thisl Solution high-performance much economical plane sport flier superb competition machine urge reader evaluate article well plan now have already found good 40 can turn typi cal pattern 11-7 prop better some non-Schnuerle 60s Take off two pounds airplane weight ob viously speed climb going suffer its familiar dimen sions areas 40-powered Solu tion superior some respectslighter loadings make easier fly has no pipe understand Hals concession retractable gear Rhom taildragger simply problem some thinkthis does bounce land ing Racing techniquesboth Pylon CL Teamare applied master pioneered such things pressure-cowl cooling removable power pod ners provenHal has thrown gaunt let ringthe 40 obviously competitive nice things happen life make worthwhile hobby can add ten years stayif let rummage around spe cial store pleasurable things youll find came upon barn began picture diesel engine sent mysteri ous little guys run tiny dis play ads have thing little stinkersdiesels smell ether kerosene always perfume us first diesel ran long time ago Mills 08 something classic about its ungainly cient look powerful delight start run stove-pipe early EDs went zing zing zing run too rich puffed out little white cloud zing Amco 29s nicest diesels twin-stack ED 246a 15 So picture 246 mo dernized bit RC throttle So ordered onefroma place called Hobby Hideaway run Dave Shipton authored charming Catalog Diesel Handbook really got togetherin barn just old cow barn mind storybook barn end ofa modelers yellow brick road Besides impressive spic span hob shopwe spy pic elderly lady knitting midst things Dave uses old hay mow life time collection models plus famous modelers calls Wings Things Museum display such memorabilia Air King fuse lage barnstorming Air King next town first time have seen name print Pie tenpol frame American Eagle frame wings Dole Derby entry City Peoria Jenny props first gas model kit ever pro duceda gow Cuband model built its plans Like old-fa shioned hard ware store smelled delici ously tools oils Daves barn genuine Americana know wooden pegs square nailsa cider press iron kettles fernery 1921 cash register dont think using Walls counters old weathered siding boards Doors counters made original doors Daves catalog may collectors item full planes engines plans stuff much rare unusual handles Aeromodeller plans too photos subjects will send flights fancy think just another plug youll spoil fun Having talked diesels seems appro priate pass curious sport fliers experts few tips counter old wives tales balky things can beif ever watched Bob Davis flip Half jobs youll know baloney Shipton runs engines sells get card shows Continued page 80 August1978 5 MORE FIRST PLACE WINNERS AT THE 1977 NATIONALS THAN THE OTHER MAJOR MANUFACTURERS COMBINED IN FACT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS MORE NATIONALS WINNERS HAVE REV-UP PROPS OTHER BRAND USED THAN ANY Rev-Up better 1 The efficient design con stant upgrading testing program 2 Better quality control better selection hard maple wood 3 The best finish completelyfuelproof New Improved 1978 SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 FOR RCFREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIAPITCHPRICE 5%3499 e3489 733%4119 833% 45 e129 9%77%139 94569% 77%139 104567149 106W aw149 10SEW159 114577% 7%7%9159 11BEW169 11%67169 126179 125W179 1356239 1456279 1556349 164% 6449 1756599 1956699 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B FOR SPEED NG ADVANCED DESIGN NO IN PYLON RACING LEADING SPEED RECORD HOLDER OF ALL TIMES AC PYLON RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 53%4129 756149 7SN 6%149 8%9% 9% 7 7%7%199 97 7% 7%199 CONTROL LINE SPEED & RACING DIA PITCHPRICE 4%6%7129 4%55%129 6799%149 77%10%11199 899199 89% 9%N199 9 1213229 N NARROW Openers continued page 5 engine setting head jet needle turns open valve observation nine out ten fliers made com mon mistake As soon engine start ed immediately raised head compression maximum rpm As en gine temperature rose compression too high engines ran hot groaned flight Like lean-run glow engine better raise Compres sion enough make engine run moderate speed after 30 sec onds slowly raise compression rpxm dont hungry Before mufflers primed diesels stackor choked prime light first flip en gine might pop time back off head because next flip often brutal surprise flipped com pression down what first pop until started slowly raised compression couple starts became necessary additional variablethe head screwaffords fasci nating combition adjustment controls too lean exhaust sounds ragged tattered fascinating play head needle say back ing off head opening needle After master interplay com pression mixture youll feel like Houdini dont mean make diesel novelty has great torque can turn diameters pitches props could handled bigger glow engines Thats assetas dium-size scale toothpick props lost front cowlings George Meyers George Myers designed Little Toot homebuilt biplane captured attention experimental aircrafters over world great ones Now has done another toric little two-seater Elias Airsport Peanut page 50 George has building models since 1928 fourth grade flew school halls Curtiss Robins de signed great oldtime modeler Joe Ehrhardt George built Joe Ott de signs once trying retrieve Lockheed Vega roof moonlight nabbed burglar placed fourth fifth 1939 Nats Class B C gas models own design George relates never could build contest models someone elses design always felt won wanted own just another win designer got around building own big man-car rying plane felt same wayif built wanted Thats Little Toot came about present about 30 flying parts world has never kind struc tural failure bad flight character istics reported builders good record fully aero batic machine still teenager St Louis George acquired much scale build ing techniques late Christy Magrath now-gone Pete Brooks Museum twenties Christy looked up todays oldtimers FO included George doesnt mention illustrious career Navy Now 63 very much ac tive modelerlike retired aviation people rubber scale fact took high places last years Texas Scale Championships rubber scale Peanut gas scale latest kick building diesels mostly 02sand finishing 04 twin two 02s Changes Cox 010 02s diesels converted glow head steel insert cast iron subpis tonalso beefed up crankshafts have building models practi cally life George tells us will continue long can see well enough toglue two balsa sticks together talk about props both ar ticles Letters Editor thought-provoking Especially debate about whether prop engine come brake certain airspeed glider model indeed faster powered aircraft course has keep mind volume air prop can move bottom lineor something like another mere detail involvedbrake horsepower talk prop blade wing lifts rotates Since really wing might marvel its planform As wing planform note wing tip virtually nothing 80 Model Aviation THE LEADER IN COMPETITION PROPELLERS Propping homemade diesel George Meyer confused George Myers does RC Techniquel did Elias pg 50 Available individually $800 aeta 3 specially plated finishes $2250 per aet 1st Place. 24k Gold 2nd Place . Nickle 3rd Place per Add $150 persetforshipping eaidents add 6% sales tax w 4-6 weeks delivery aving strips may returned mail engraving 12 per letter ial ruah orders call 215 355-9795 bulk its wing area well inboard Would other wing shapes enable prop fly airplane faster what weve known up now Are limit deBolt questioned can individual experimenters produce anything radically superior full scale example old NACA came up study prop supersonic aircraft Viewed side blades looked like two triangles perhaps approaching equilateral tri angles does know airplane could take off unassisted such prop may have looked like Roto Rooter demonstrated pro peller technology may have reached its limits suppose know about propsthat example air moves through prop fan Now consider Al Al flight strip adjacent midwest farmhouse large flock sheep grazed upon airport NOW AMA Sanctioned Events. Very Special Exclusive Design AMA Competition Award Exclusive Design Designedespecialty AMA Wear Display itt new trophy idea . beautiful solid pewter belt buckle mounted easy removal solid wood plaque complete blank engraving strip . lay proudly trophys wear handsome buckle favorite belt ADINA SILVERSMITHS Lii 50 Churchvlle Lane Churchville Pa 18966 Please accept order following ______Sets 3 AMA Award Buckles $2250 per set II 0 Enclosed check MO $ orI Charge 0 American Express 0 VISA/BankAmericard 0 Master Charge S Acct * p Date________________ SS Name Address ICity State Zip Signature Imust signed saudI5 pony trained chase away sheep sound airplane time airliner passed overhead like cattle roundup Two huge grey dogs chased pony whenever went after sheep takeoff airplane got midst melee its prop inches ponys rump Long black hair fanned out ponys tail curtaining off view ahead hairs did come through prop extended out its tips around its circumference FO wishes some engineer-type would explain us demonstration Mother Natures wind tunnel Yes pony got out wayand Al kept knob firewalled indoor model appreciat ed beautiful things model aviation Its slow flight mesmer izing No can get closer fundamentals flightthe great ba sic truthsthan indoor model cause influenced vagaries glow engines thermals wind re mote control indoor model its configuration shape its precise structural design manifestation formula devised some airmans minds eye may modeling form intrigues public model types has purest art form Bob Meuser recently related tale major forthcoming book Simon Shuster no lessone worlds biggest publishers necessarily writ ten modelers book takes indoor models what truly dis plays non-modeling world indoor models Well remember sensational publicity Scientific American obtained some years ago through promotion paper glider de sign contestan impressive book re sulted still selling well outside modeling hobby know Ed Whitten does monthly page Junior Flight talks about Ron Williams book last month read him An indoor model may mean much youso far consider Williams exhibited four indoor model types New York art exhibition sold themone $600 dec imal right place might nice NIMAS could award us outlanders honorary certi ficate making qualifying flight three minutes tissue-covered mod eL Call us boosters something speaking art forms wed very much like have small indoor model cap tured clear plastic blockcan see now special stand faintly back-light ed Wed never grow tired looking recent passing Bill Atwood have lost much respected pioneer Bill course best remem bered enginesthe Baby Cyclone Champion Wasp others epitome quality performance across history gas-powered modeling terms pow er size design Cox 010 must rate far above Irwin Ohlsson remembers Bill inspira tion own career teen ager Irwin sat armory balcony Atwood flew model straight line wall wall Atwood all-round gifted modeler time big name national indoor picture spite long career Atwood managed stay out limelight machine tool work master gauge against others measured Its known Jo block Atwoods standards made him kind man against others performances can measured writing advertisen mention road about MA 82 Model Aviation hobby barn Delavan ILto avoid confusion must say home Hobby Hide awayhas Wings Things model museum its second floor Visitors will welcomed
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/08
Page Numbers: 5, 80, 82
Ma rk Twains comment everybody talks bout weather no does anything about describes very well present state expen sive expensive operate pattern airplane heavy fast powerful high ly specialized aerobatic machine relates Pattern event same way Foyt Coyote relates Indianapolis whereas us thirsted after ultimate thrills pattern Taurus could flown much could drive car during week still respectable some congenial weekend meet now know beforehand Pattern separates men boys Pattern fliers elite band Typ ically planes fly have near identical specifications made glass foam maybe little bal sa Common virtually pumps pipes retracts transmitter roll rate buttons beautiful ex pressive things highly bred thoro ughbred creations intoler able cost per flight total outlay consideredis turning off dedicated follow ers tourna ments general manufacturers know 60-powered kits just Pattern riskythe swing 40 mistake us dont quarrel Pat tern way Its just inflation high cost ultimate tech nology compelling average flier rethink ways Harold deBolts Solution first number what Sport Pattern 40 jobs commissioned Model Aviation page 13 prime example new breed note words what asked Hal design 40-powered Sport/Aerobatic machine quickly apparent cannot hobble old fire horse should have known Since early days indoor free flight control line through radio control Hal has con tributed endless string fundamen tal developments What came up instance head-on challenge supremacy 60-Pattern compe tition machine expected clev er airplane thisl Solution high-performance much economical plane sport flier superb competition machine urge reader evaluate article well plan now have already found good 40 can turn typi cal pattern 11-7 prop better some non-Schnuerle 60s Take off two pounds airplane weight ob viously speed climb going suffer its familiar dimen sions areas 40-powered Solu tion superior some respectslighter loadings make easier fly has no pipe understand Hals concession retractable gear Rhom taildragger simply problem some thinkthis does bounce land ing Racing techniquesboth Pylon CL Teamare applied master pioneered such things pressure-cowl cooling removable power pod ners provenHal has thrown gaunt let ringthe 40 obviously competitive nice things happen life make worthwhile hobby can add ten years stayif let rummage around spe cial store pleasurable things youll find came upon barn began picture diesel engine sent mysteri ous little guys run tiny dis play ads have thing little stinkersdiesels smell ether kerosene always perfume us first diesel ran long time ago Mills 08 something classic about its ungainly cient look powerful delight start run stove-pipe early EDs went zing zing zing run too rich puffed out little white cloud zing Amco 29s nicest diesels twin-stack ED 246a 15 So picture 246 mo dernized bit RC throttle So ordered onefroma place called Hobby Hideaway run Dave Shipton authored charming Catalog Diesel Handbook really got togetherin barn just old cow barn mind storybook barn end ofa modelers yellow brick road Besides impressive spic span hob shopwe spy pic elderly lady knitting midst things Dave uses old hay mow life time collection models plus famous modelers calls Wings Things Museum display such memorabilia Air King fuse lage barnstorming Air King next town first time have seen name print Pie tenpol frame American Eagle frame wings Dole Derby entry City Peoria Jenny props first gas model kit ever pro duceda gow Cuband model built its plans Like old-fa shioned hard ware store smelled delici ously tools oils Daves barn genuine Americana know wooden pegs square nailsa cider press iron kettles fernery 1921 cash register dont think using Walls counters old weathered siding boards Doors counters made original doors Daves catalog may collectors item full planes engines plans stuff much rare unusual handles Aeromodeller plans too photos subjects will send flights fancy think just another plug youll spoil fun Having talked diesels seems appro priate pass curious sport fliers experts few tips counter old wives tales balky things can beif ever watched Bob Davis flip Half jobs youll know baloney Shipton runs engines sells get card shows Continued page 80 August1978 5 MORE FIRST PLACE WINNERS AT THE 1977 NATIONALS THAN THE OTHER MAJOR MANUFACTURERS COMBINED IN FACT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS MORE NATIONALS WINNERS HAVE REV-UP PROPS OTHER BRAND USED THAN ANY Rev-Up better 1 The efficient design con stant upgrading testing program 2 Better quality control better selection hard maple wood 3 The best finish completelyfuelproof New Improved 1978 SPECIAL PRO SERIES 2 FOR RCFREE FLIGHT CONTROL LINE DIAPITCHPRICE 5%3499 e3489 733%4119 833% 45 e129 9%77%139 94569% 77%139 104567149 106W aw149 10SEW159 114577% 7%7%9159 11BEW169 11%67169 126179 125W179 1356239 1456279 1556349 164% 6449 1756599 1956699 W WIDE BLADE EW EXTRA WIDE SERIES 400 B FOR SPEED NG ADVANCED DESIGN NO IN PYLON RACING LEADING SPEED RECORD HOLDER OF ALL TIMES AC PYLON RACING DIAPITCHPRICE 53%4129 756149 7SN 6%149 8%9% 9% 7 7%7%199 97 7% 7%199 CONTROL LINE SPEED & RACING DIA PITCHPRICE 4%6%7129 4%55%129 6799%149 77%10%11199 899199 89% 9%N199 9 1213229 N NARROW Openers continued page 5 engine setting head jet needle turns open valve observation nine out ten fliers made com mon mistake As soon engine start ed immediately raised head compression maximum rpm As en gine temperature rose compression too high engines ran hot groaned flight Like lean-run glow engine better raise Compres sion enough make engine run moderate speed after 30 sec onds slowly raise compression rpxm dont hungry Before mufflers primed diesels stackor choked prime light first flip en gine might pop time back off head because next flip often brutal surprise flipped com pression down what first pop until started slowly raised compression couple starts became necessary additional variablethe head screwaffords fasci nating combition adjustment controls too lean exhaust sounds ragged tattered fascinating play head needle say back ing off head opening needle After master interplay com pression mixture youll feel like Houdini dont mean make diesel novelty has great torque can turn diameters pitches props could handled bigger glow engines Thats assetas dium-size scale toothpick props lost front cowlings George Meyers George Myers designed Little Toot homebuilt biplane captured attention experimental aircrafters over world great ones Now has done another toric little two-seater Elias Airsport Peanut page 50 George has building models since 1928 fourth grade flew school halls Curtiss Robins de signed great oldtime modeler Joe Ehrhardt George built Joe Ott de signs once trying retrieve Lockheed Vega roof moonlight nabbed burglar placed fourth fifth 1939 Nats Class B C gas models own design George relates never could build contest models someone elses design always felt won wanted own just another win designer got around building own big man-car rying plane felt same wayif built wanted Thats Little Toot came about present about 30 flying parts world has never kind struc tural failure bad flight character istics reported builders good record fully aero batic machine still teenager St Louis George acquired much scale build ing techniques late Christy Magrath now-gone Pete Brooks Museum twenties Christy looked up todays oldtimers FO included George doesnt mention illustrious career Navy Now 63 very much ac tive modelerlike retired aviation people rubber scale fact took high places last years Texas Scale Championships rubber scale Peanut gas scale latest kick building diesels mostly 02sand finishing 04 twin two 02s Changes Cox 010 02s diesels converted glow head steel insert cast iron subpis tonalso beefed up crankshafts have building models practi cally life George tells us will continue long can see well enough toglue two balsa sticks together talk about props both ar ticles Letters Editor thought-provoking Especially debate about whether prop engine come brake certain airspeed glider model indeed faster powered aircraft course has keep mind volume air prop can move bottom lineor something like another mere detail involvedbrake horsepower talk prop blade wing lifts rotates Since really wing might marvel its planform As wing planform note wing tip virtually nothing 80 Model Aviation THE LEADER IN COMPETITION PROPELLERS Propping homemade diesel George Meyer confused George Myers does RC Techniquel did Elias pg 50 Available individually $800 aeta 3 specially plated finishes $2250 per aet 1st Place. 24k Gold 2nd Place . Nickle 3rd Place per Add $150 persetforshipping eaidents add 6% sales tax w 4-6 weeks delivery aving strips may returned mail engraving 12 per letter ial ruah orders call 215 355-9795 bulk its wing area well inboard Would other wing shapes enable prop fly airplane faster what weve known up now Are limit deBolt questioned can individual experimenters produce anything radically superior full scale example old NACA came up study prop supersonic aircraft Viewed side blades looked like two triangles perhaps approaching equilateral tri angles does know airplane could take off unassisted such prop may have looked like Roto Rooter demonstrated pro peller technology may have reached its limits suppose know about propsthat example air moves through prop fan Now consider Al Al flight strip adjacent midwest farmhouse large flock sheep grazed upon airport NOW AMA Sanctioned Events. Very Special Exclusive Design AMA Competition Award Exclusive Design Designedespecialty AMA Wear Display itt new trophy idea . beautiful solid pewter belt buckle mounted easy removal solid wood plaque complete blank engraving strip . lay proudly trophys wear handsome buckle favorite belt ADINA SILVERSMITHS Lii 50 Churchvlle Lane Churchville Pa 18966 Please accept order following ______Sets 3 AMA Award Buckles $2250 per set II 0 Enclosed check MO $ orI Charge 0 American Express 0 VISA/BankAmericard 0 Master Charge S Acct * p Date________________ SS Name Address ICity State Zip Signature Imust signed saudI5 pony trained chase away sheep sound airplane time airliner passed overhead like cattle roundup Two huge grey dogs chased pony whenever went after sheep takeoff airplane got midst melee its prop inches ponys rump Long black hair fanned out ponys tail curtaining off view ahead hairs did come through prop extended out its tips around its circumference FO wishes some engineer-type would explain us demonstration Mother Natures wind tunnel Yes pony got out wayand Al kept knob firewalled indoor model appreciat ed beautiful things model aviation Its slow flight mesmer izing No can get closer fundamentals flightthe great ba sic truthsthan indoor model cause influenced vagaries glow engines thermals wind re mote control indoor model its configuration shape its precise structural design manifestation formula devised some airmans minds eye may modeling form intrigues public model types has purest art form Bob Meuser recently related tale major forthcoming book Simon Shuster no lessone worlds biggest publishers necessarily writ ten modelers book takes indoor models what truly dis plays non-modeling world indoor models Well remember sensational publicity Scientific American obtained some years ago through promotion paper glider de sign contestan impressive book re sulted still selling well outside modeling hobby know Ed Whitten does monthly page Junior Flight talks about Ron Williams book last month read him An indoor model may mean much youso far consider Williams exhibited four indoor model types New York art exhibition sold themone $600 dec imal right place might nice NIMAS could award us outlanders honorary certi ficate making qualifying flight three minutes tissue-covered mod eL Call us boosters something speaking art forms wed very much like have small indoor model cap tured clear plastic blockcan see now special stand faintly back-light ed Wed never grow tired looking recent passing Bill Atwood have lost much respected pioneer Bill course best remem bered enginesthe Baby Cyclone Champion Wasp others epitome quality performance across history gas-powered modeling terms pow er size design Cox 010 must rate far above Irwin Ohlsson remembers Bill inspira tion own career teen ager Irwin sat armory balcony Atwood flew model straight line wall wall Atwood all-round gifted modeler time big name national indoor picture spite long career Atwood managed stay out limelight machine tool work master gauge against others measured Its known Jo block Atwoods standards made him kind man against others performances can measured writing advertisen mention road about MA 82 Model Aviation hobby barn Delavan ILto avoid confusion must say home Hobby Hide awayhas Wings Things model museum its second floor Visitors will welcomed
