P-38

IN THE OPINION Lock heed P-38 Lightning best fighter aircraft World War II might willing concede P-5 1 best second half war P-38 operational much earlier still much thick end Just good P-38 After long over-water flight intercepted aircraft carrying Admiral Yamamoto planner Pearl Harbor attack shot down returned Richard Dick Bong still Americas top ace 40 victories primarily flying P-38s Thomas B McGuire Jr Americas No 2 ace 38 victories also flew P-38s Vividly showing its toughness no other fighter know could Lt Thomas W Smith have rammed 109 head deep over Germany still returned home base England four 50-cal machine guns plus 20mm cannon concentrated nose P-38 earned German nickname Gavel-Schwanz Teufel Fork-Tailed Dev il Oberleutnant Franz Stiegler 28victory ace Germany once stated cardinal rule never forgot avoid fighting P-38 head suicide armament heavy firepower murderous no ever tried type attack once course model isnt tough way fly times ought order survive specffic aircraft have modeled Confederate Air Forces P-38 civilian designation ofN25Y devoid armament Consequently could con sidered being either military civilian category think modeling expensive hobby Lefty Gardnerspon sor pilot N25Ybudgets $20000 per year just maintenance burns $150 P38 Control Line Scale model twin 35s de tailed after Confederate Air Forces N25Y can use either mechanical U/Tronics controls EClancy C Arnold rnoos Dy IUflCY L rnoa anD g. en.. fuel per hour Functions have incorporated model independent throttles propor tional Fowler flaps retracts landing lights wheel brakes landing lights controlled microswitch retract servo brakes standard Du-Bro No 157 nose wheel brake units mounted main gear single servo mounted fuselage activate have entered model several major contests generally receives high static score havent yet acquired piloting skills show models full potential tried flying 1983 contests engines werent broken insomething no should top 1983 Nats may have seen what happens flier forgets plane has independent throttles firewalls outboard engine takeoff guessed ita ground loop model like full-size P-38canbe flown engine once plane air accidentally experienced during 1983 FAI Team Trials inboard engine quit third lap no trouble completing necessary 10 laps March 1986 75 Top Picture TflS moasi ouuiuea wnn ITS sTaTic display props spinners Note simple UiTronlcs connection plugged under wing tip Above see Fowler flaps full extension operation faslnatlng aspects authors P-38 model MATCH TE ALL RIBS ATCH LISE~RiftlB WUSA UNLESS MOTtO 4 CUT OUT Gyms CVDWINo BALSA T WARMARSPARSOAF SHEET RORWARMENTUBESPRUREFLAP RINSE ROA ERRMSHOR lBL E BALSAC IDOWN CA 1-IIREMOVE TARAA IIWEFORE WREETISAoEIUMPLAP PBROHAMIIEVENwit UN PLY NW IMAUVOTMEMSIIAILERON RAILONIIAUTREECS CANtO IIALABATHOS SIAWI BEILARMADIIMONWBRHTARE IIRSR URRIEHWRINWIORUIIR VIEWHOROTHIA-__----I--___ II ____________________ _____________________ _ I_ ___ ____________ I______ _______ WING11 PLANILEEI l\ -WEFSOPIBEF 0TH WNF -A BALSA BLOCSH-SB NOET ERVOSARWA M FLAME MO LEFTY GARDNER 10 010 RHOOS TURINI-NUALE PREP OVOWNI TURBO- VOAWOEBS NEBAAEA SCOOPSFRIACH- CATOTATIOSBALSAN EMELT STYLE CONBAMA IBROALLED TUREED FREM AGRDB ALL ARMAMEET RENRAUBE AREA RLOCOS AlTO0 POLOSS REMOAWO FAR FLOISA VON V AlA METALH BLOADA PROPSB RI RE EAHW SAFER CHAHMEHS ADARA MANICo000TOT FLITE BANTER OW EREBDOLESTTRIS ARMWIMG IS MAMMA AIWESSIANEW EW DRAWINA CUT PHOW ANISA BRARPROOIOEW RH LOCEREED CALIFORNIA VOMFANT TLiAABELIAWAMESYSTEMFLASNINA RE REREOFMP~EPJRESABAS DETAILBPEEO WIRE 100 TOHNODOTRACTOR USA HURTER PHAFT L WING SPANEM ABE-SUM LEENTE30 EIEUM40-SM FLAPTILT ROD ALTERNATE ESAWE ANEI ORT EMPTY IE5B LOS SM LME COiTROL FM ROW BALSA NACELIMS_OMITTED_____NORSPOWERMOO B MODEL AVIATN _-AHWALSAP-38 LIGHTNING IM IUO SHE CELINE SCALEI 2 SPARSDESISBIED B DRAWN BY CLASMCY ARNOLD MATCH ANACS NDIHEDRAL BRACE T B REARAM PLHWOAATRACING BY 30E DEIMR SHEET OF S SNBTh REMBEBS qualify flight Clarence MAKellyRN John- larger engines conducted same tests SOn designer ofthe P-38 knew what may interest Using 10%-nitro doing placed rudder line fuel 10-6 Top Flite Master prop engine laying out basic ST 35 turned 11000 rpm open design 1937 exhaust 10000 scale ex model powered two Supertigre haust system connected ST 46 35 PDPs early thought using tried showed 14000rpm open exhaust 10000 scale exhaust system h-in ID connected Also 46 would overheat 30 sec full throttle using scale exhaust Back pressure apparently tco high 76 Model Aviation advantage U/Tronics control being able bring control handle Authors simple uncluttered U/Tronics alrplanetocheckalisystemsbeforestartlng control connection course model theengin.Dontchecktheretractsthoughi can built mechanical-only controls see 0 custom exnaust neaaers connects engine scale exhausts through 18 1/s-ln iD tubing Servo connected throttle through two holes Former N5 radiator shutters simulate engine temperature control Full-Size Plans Available. See Page 164 SAOWY NO FLAYSIN ACBOBAY FUSELAGENACELLE T VIEW WOWNAWBES FABCANOPYFRONT VIEW PSOANEL FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW / NBANINA NV SNEEr FAS:7II~iAWB YUlE BALSA US BALSAFBAY-OW BAYNACYRANK FUSELPAK WIYYBOYYOU VALANON NABEYYNAA VALVEBABVV\-/ NUSANBYAVLINA CAGE OF 7KW FlU1 --BAYWY Ct FLY FUSELAGE FSFlOL0-- LINE FBVWE CA LOCAYBYSFSAO ABC C B-IICEAB p LISE WON ALl vOBALSA FTCAY AWAY NEFLAWY NONAIB SYBA __________________AFYEBVINY AG CESSNA INONABEFITIIC SYNUN SAIAAYES VANFLIONYF4T RASKINA LSAWICN%OV BGYYBSOBALSA NAN NOVWIlYBINAbS 4FAN ----U---WINGPLANRIGHT FSCFIN*12WIIFWIVYWAFNSFBYF I/B FLYUS BIUV SFNVCE SCVLF VUPEELSSKABSABA ~ABAWB C* FLY COY AWAY1ABIE0ATRAI2LN ANY SECONO IAFYCKLASAISA LIANY NO CANNECYON AS P2FLANVISA VII NSTIVOVYFOBO SlOE 1211wi CV OFFSEt1 —WABSAF45FDAIUV 500000ONLYAS FLY FEWKNIB YAMA/C BALSA BAKEY VAYLINEYVF OVYNABND BALSANtIs 0/STALL FlYNN PAYERBALSAGAAS/S FLASNA/PSANA ANY VNO.YYANOA-OAAAAEN OVALOBAC IAFAANY SOYAPEAG FStAB SPANOs ACBALSANIB NAB U D NINA ELBA LEAEL US 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determine wing heart design different though ribs except tip ones two pieces Start spar built full span workbench isnt 66 long work floor laying strip wax paper over plans Wing constructIon As models theUnless otherwise noted cut oarts March 198677 Engines Idling ana brakes set aTber taxiing judges position P38 ready fortaking off CiancyArnoid controls Top engine nacelle showing scale exhaust supercharger turbocharger air scoops Note anti-skid walk areas canopy detailing Lettering pilot names done Scotchcal applied model Colonels Lloyd Nolan Lefty Gardner two five founding members Confederate Air Force show group Left Forceps hooked cowl retainer clip ready removing cowl Only front Supertigre 35 POP heed shows spinners installed Right cowl removed its easy see cooling air outlet hoie baffle Also note balsa cowl retainers Left Flying props spinnerswere installed forthis picture Note howthe scale oil radlatorshutters make nice cooling airoutietshroud Right Oval area inboard side engine nacelle both simulates pilot viewing access landing gear operation behind scale exhaust scorched paint air-brushed flat camouflage tan over models white polyurethane finish -in sheet balsa spar made -in balsa capped top bottom n straight-grained spruce center 24 laminated front rear 146 ply After assuring proper fits assemble pieces over plans slow-curing epoxy epoxy has cured cut slots spar elevator belicrank mount flap pushrods Position side spar its edge over side wing top view secure weights feet rib half provide proper leading edge LE trailing edge TE height ribs except WiF WiR installed per pendicular bottom surface wing panels Use regular fast cyanoacrylate glue CyA secure rib halves W2F through Wi iF W12 spar Glue balsa LE bevel its top conform shape ribs Similarly glue rear ribs spar Install both halves ofWi tilted half dihedral angle Wi will vertical wing tips level Edge-glue six sheets 146 x 3 x 36 balsa make large piece wing top sheeting Place spar rib feet aflat building surface Align sheeting LE trim center rest halfway Wi Glue top sheeting Continued page 155 78 Model Aviation LUlLJI flj5I IS juSt iII IIUSH Ul 111W AIShJSI pIPe leni urn nuun mmentflshlng hug mu connected tothegeardoors thai ifle gear guors pulled closed Rom Air retracts areactuated doors spring-loaded open position torsion-bar springs formed 025 music wire Above Close-up booms tails shows markings used authous P-38 quick kill really much win real war situations enemy would have lurked over poor ground troops pit crews majority time Combat events based idea what would happen real battle arena staying ground mid-airing competition doesnt seem like much solution becoming star Tired being big wheel area being unknown National scene good Com bat fliers have gone unnoticed because didnt know promote selves dont win big meets national press coverage Ha-ha drop line nice photo plane some information what youve done Charlie Johnson 3716 graham St San Diego CA 92109 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 73 Johns works art different some detailthe result continuing evolution design have neither knowledge nor column space pro vide detailed fabrication specifications construction article instead will describe mechanics throttles anyone indina V Up til now needed thick CA make whatever could get Because extra-thick cyanoacrylate youve asking finally CG Slow Jet made professional standards formulation quality control right USA made sure just way wanted before sold drop Give Slow Jet try think youll agree extra care weve_____________________________ given reallyCARL GOLDBERG does makeabig MODELS INC difference tion imagination equipment can tempt own John does make throttles sale price would too high him enjoyable part sport labor love John started making throttles means both shortening length rear-intake engines providing largerdiameter intake improve performance side benefit significantlyimproved fuel economy results better control fuel mixture intermediate throttle settings slide valve controls air intake piece thin brass sheet loose fit between fuel manifold block /4-in aluminum rear cover plate throttle brass rod passes vertically through fuel manifold block performs variety functions operates slide valve means lever bottom throttle pro gressively closes off multiple fuel jets throttle closed thus providing effective fuel metering throughout range engine speeds also vents crankcase pressure line passes through fuel manifold block its way fuel tank throttle near closed position because crankcase pressure point speed envelope too low too variable consistent operation pressure fuel manifold block depicted sep arately contains milled channels direct fuel bore metering rod air intake particular manifold five-jet configuration 65 engine channels cut about 0004-in deep width depth channels controls amount fuel can pass through thus pro viding mixture control intermediate speeds primary needle valve fits threaded hole side manifold feeds fuel bore metering rod final idle fuel channel also cludes needle valve precise setting idle mixture Any fuel channels could contain needle valve builder desired feature other two parts photograph engine backplate plate separates backplate milled channels face fuel manifold block backplate has filled epoxy milled flat backplate mounting screws provide necessary pressure hold throttle together seal fuel passages Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 P-38/Arnold Continued page 78 slow gap-filling CyA After glue has set turn wing over check top sheeting fully glued spar rib assembly satis March 1986 155 1 mu Use CG X-Cel controlled accel eration Slow Jet Youll get rockhard crystal-clear applications Slow Jet available squeezable clogresistant half-ounce one-ounce twoounce bottles MADE IN USA C 1985 CARL GOLDBERG Introducing Slow Jet extra-thick CA glue Carl Goldberg 4735 WEST CHICAGO AVE. CHICAGO IL 60651 fled trim top sheeting proper outline Sheet top flap pockets 6-in balsa install n strips form front flap pockets Wi 3 form front aileron cutouts like manner assemble rib halves opposite wing panel spar cover top sheeting Cut slot top left wing elevator pushrod Assemble 062 music wire mw elevator pushrod control lead-outs elevator bellcrank bolt bellcrank its mount Install epoxy mount assembly through spar LE bellcrank mounting may seem ex cessive remember CL Scale mod els subjected ahighpull test safety 10 lb P-38 has withstand 65lb pull test X-Cell Sig nylon bellcranks have worked well Make eight identical flap bellcranks 062 aluminum sheet Secure aDu-Bro No 121 E-Z Connector flap bellcrank solder Bolt flap bellcranks W14 through W17 4-40 screws washers new self-locking nuts Make Z-bend end of eight 055 mw flap pushrods bend other ends time Drill Yit-in hole front flap pockets centered -in dimension Use pushrod locations plans spacing After drilling harden holes application CyA Connect flap pushrods bellcranks Wi4 through Wi 7 insert through holes spar flap pocket fronts glue Wi 4 through Wi 7 just yet Place screw E-Z Connector W16 through hole solder lug Insert length 055 mw through four E-Z Connectors wing Rotate flap belicrank Wi4 forward until just touches LE piece Position other three flap belicranks wing panel parallel ones Wi4 Tighten screws E-Z Con nectors Glue mounts Wi 4 through Wi 7 spar ribs LE CyA Mount flap servo mechanical control connect actuating rod 055 mw endofthe servo armto solder lug screw E-Z Connector Wi 6 Use stainless steel flux solder mw solder lug servo actuated flaps up position bend aft end pushrod parallel touching front flap pocket flaps made n balsa strip 6 balsa sheets Size fit pockets notice flaps end inboard surface W5 outboard surface W6 Use eight 1-in lengths Ya-in ID brass tubing hinges over flap pushrod ends temporarily mount flaps tape sure install flap control horn drawn plans VINTAQE It-C ILAN 3 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plans Tail parts Build frame horizontal stabilizer consisting LE spar Si tips four center S2s set aside Notch first three n nacelle planking strips shown side view Assemble upside down over top view aforementioned planldng strips nacelle formers NiT N2T N4T through N7 N3T will added later Make alignment marks formers first three planking strips again second nacelle Place fuselage frame nacelle frames spaced installing wing over top view Support horizontal stabilizer height indicated side view Trim two lower nacelle planking strips required mate wing top sheeting CyA-glue NiT N2T planking strips wing stabilizer Make sure elevator pushrod through N4 N7 Repeat other nacelle Determine what additional controls want will installed Add interconnect wiring U/Tronics con trol linkages mechanical controls tubing Rom-Air retracts through wing required Verify elevator flap linkage freely operating CyA glue wires tubing wing ribs pass through Inspect everything have done point make needed corrections before doing anything else Edge-glue six sheets 1/i6 x 3 x 36-in balsa bottom wing sheeting Trim feet off bottoms wing ribs Bevel bottom LE fair ribs Apply sheeting bottom wing Wi 2 outboard nacelle frame inboard nacelle frame fuselage frame slow-setting CyA sheet bottom wing tips time Build elevator attach stabilizer pinned nylon hinges Sup port elevator control horn brass tubing epoxied place two places Note forward slope horn elevator level Complete horizontal stabilizer except 1/i6 sheeting aft spar Vertical stabilizer/rudders Build per plans noting hinge line frames tapered horizontal stabilizer location top bottom ends required mate Ri through R4 side view shows clearance notch rudders TE horizontal stab Sheet top vertical stabilizers 1/16 balsa down bottom R3 in vertical piece Sheet bottoms 1/16 balsa up line top Ri bottom nacelle side planking already installed Verify elevator control clearance install ver tical stabilizers Sheet rudders mass balances 1/i6 balsa install rudders time CyA-glue N3T top wing under n planking strip per alignment marks Keep top planking strip flat its entire length Install remaining nacelle formers CyA Planking Alternating side side top bottom nacelle nacelle plank entire nacelles N ito aft post vertical stabilizers use n balsa strips Secure strips formers ends fast CyA Install formers spacers F i through FiO except F6 CyA Alternating side side top bottom plank fuselage 6 strips Secure planking strips formers ends fast CyA Stop forward top plank ing just aft F6 location rear top planking F7T CyA-glue F6 place per plans Finish sheeting horizontal stabil izer Round rudder fronts hinge line verify fit around horizontal stabilizer Secure rudders vertical stabs CyA maintaining -in offsets per plans Build ailerons using same con struction flaps Radius aileron front edges glue place CyA maintaining offsets indicated plans aileron setting required assure tension control lines because lead-outs exit above center gravity same reason no right thrust engines Rough-sand nacelles fuselage blend planking strips smooth curves Fine-sand entire model vacuum model clean Mix small batches slow-curing epoxy use old playing cards spatulas squeegee epoxy over entire model Wipe excess epoxy surface playing cards Cut out main nose landing gear doors per plans outline nose gear door top view sure cutting out incorrectly Cut away lower part two N4s F4 F5 per plans clear landing gear Trim planking flush front Ni Firmly glue balsa blocks required top sides nacelle frames fast-setting epoxy Add small scraps balsa fillet corners front Lightly tack-glue CyA balsa cowl blocks have hollowed out clear engines nacelle bottoms Place flight spinner backplate engine shaft mark outline front blocks Shape blocks contours shown plans planked area spinner outline Care fully remove cowl blocks cut NiB N2B free nacelle frames cut out cowl planking Cowl outline line outer surfaces DIA 634 728331456 83 3&3/4 4 5 68 81456617 945661771 104 5 6 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SPECIAL PRO SERIES PITCH SOCIETY OF ANTIQUE MODELERS MA TERIALS CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES nacelle frames CyA-glue n cowl retainer strips top rear corners cut-out cowl planking Mark cowls R L designate nacelle cut Epoxy lower nacelle blocks cowl planking Blend cylinder clearance hole cowl assembly inside surface planking cutting away portions NiB cowl blocks Glue nose block balsa F 1 CyA contour proper outline blend fuselage planking Make rough outline cut-out cockpit per plans flush aft surface F6 Remove top portion F7T outline shown former drawing portion F7T remaining back pilots seat Set Sig Acrobat canopy fuselage mark outline planking cut planking de mark P-38 J later version use side front views modify canopy flat windscreen cutting out installing new piece made 020 thicker clear plastic Secure bead epoxy inside sure keep epoxy off window areas Drill -in holes through nacelle sides relieve front edges engine crankcase cooling Cut air scoops Yz OD brass tubing install Using front side views cut out cooling air outlets cowl planking N2B Fabricate air outlet baffle 4e balsa N2B planking lower air outlet lower air outlet scale equivalent oil radiator shutter N25Y Cut air inlet holes cowl shown front view two large round notches scale oil radiator air intakes Cut holes carburetor air engines clearance glow plug starting connector clearance needle valves sorry scale holes Cut four cowl retainers Vie ply drill Vse-in hole Slot cowl block accept cowl retainers fit flush against inside nacelle frames just below engine bearers Epoxy cowl retainers cowl blocks Bend cowl retainer clips 055 mw installed above engine crankshafts simple two years flying Ive single incident cowl coming loose Detailing Carve four radiator pods glue CyA nacelles shutter hinge line shown went extra mile install binges slave throttle servo simulate engine tempera ture control covered FAT rules flight bonus award far no judges have awarded points Epoxy 2 oz lead right wing tip against W12 between spruce spar strips Epoxy two 1-in lengths Via-in ID brass tubing through W12 left wing lead-out guides Install U/Tromcs connector accessory mechanical leadouts required Sheet bottom wing tips Via balsa secured CyA Due tension planking will notice landing gear doors will fit holes cut Measure amount growth length door Place door lengthwise furniture clamp re-bow door until short its hole amount its growth measured Coat inside door fast-cure epoxy heat epoxy MonoKote heat gun improve its flowing absorption wood epoxy has fully cured remove door furniture clamp should fit very closely photos show hinge closing tech nique will go detail Bill Boss showed much better way Control Line Scale column August September 1984 issues ModelAvi ation mount doors time Cut supercharger turbocharger cooling air scoops balsa modeling different P-38 Con federate Air Forces will need design make turbocharger air scoop outboard sides nacelles near wing trailing edge lieu super charger air scoops information plans include scale outline P 38-J later cowls method con struction will left up MFG OF NISTAETER $2995 Charger PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARGER WHEN ORDERING TORK-STARTER revolutionary concept power 1 5V glow plugs modal cars boats air planes using glow fuel engines TORK STARTERITMI has steel wrench strong enough reduce compression easIer starting supplies power doing comes new CI1O charger has LED Indicate unit charging also has removable T handle can used Torque amplifier Over 50 consecutive starts full charge rechargeable hundreds times Clips onto plug positive connection Send ad along pre-payment receive free shipping handling 2421 Ransom Dr. Glenn Dale MD 20769 YORK-STARTER $2995 Charger Ii 1OV 220V 12V Fast Charger $2096 Without Charger CHARGERS $1285 Charger Only Ill OV 220V 1 2V Fast Charger 301 464-2260 158 Model Aviation ProTechTor F STRONG METAL FRAME THERMO MOLDED SHELL IFILLED WITH SOFTFOAM GREAT GIFT 9X12X5 RC AIRPLANES BOATS CARS CAMERAS ETC Transmitter Case PRICE $35 Includes shipping Con USA Alaska & Hawaii add $2 CA Ressdd 6% tax OTHER PRODUCTS COMPUTER DISK CASE LaMAR CLAMP buildingtool PROMOUNT machined engine mounts MC SASE FOR FREE INFO- DEALEARS INVITED BERGERON ENTERPRISES 443 ROBERTAFULLERTON CA 92632 h. J% 201 SE 12th Street Pompano Beach FL 33080 iI305-7887978 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE Tired 1 kit leading gears dent III yeer biggie preprty o & 0 Eagleesrieg cee isIs year problems * Cestein built Ia year seeds & specs gairmuteed lit * Strung & derahle withslaud Ihe teugheet leading * 0 & 0 Eagineeriug gear sill werk & keep year biggie Ityleg * I stock replacemeet gear tar meEl pepeler medels Byrne Pills Chrlsles Eagle CAP 21 Balsa USA J-3 CUB Air Tech Pewues Eagle Haste Big Slick Cbamp CilebrIa B & ft medals Suapper Stinger Suapper Tee Finishing airplane now ready final sanding primingless canopy gear doors flaps Pitot tube elevator mass balances What Havent made Pitot tube elevator mass balances yet cut big ends mass balances laminated n balsa CyA-glued place shaped Pitot tube elevator mass balances attached CyA just prior final painting airplane finished white poly urethane trimmed red blue stripes Champion sticker came set automobile spark plugs balance markings handmade Using slow-cure epoxy liberally coat inside engine compartments cowls Build install fuel tanks Install connect engines tanks throttle linkage Install mufflers engines photos show custom mufflers installed engines lead through 18 -in ID neoprene tubing scale exhausts Flying Fill tanks 10%-nitro higher percentage nitro tune up engines will need 10000 rpm 10-6 wide-blade props realistic flights Make sure flaps rotate down equally 390 setting fully extended scale unequal movement flaps will act ailerons Documentation name game Scale Books can recommend P 38 include Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Martin Caidin Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aero Series Vol 19 P-38 Lightning Action Squadron/Signal Publications Air craft No 25 P-38 Lightning Jeffrey L Ethell illustrated Rikyu Watanabe location known P-38s Alaska owned Col Ross CAF understand hangared Mil waukee WI front gate McGuire AFB NJ detailed match Tommy McGuires last plane Pudgy USAF Museum Dayton OH two CAF Headquarters N25Y parts carcass support N25Y Contact CAF find N25Y Ross will displayed area travel over country CAF air shows total aircraft CAF 13th largest air force world con sidering planes kind Scale modeler owes lot support July 1982 served Lefty Gardners crew chief N25Y weekend true labor love would like thank resident expert Jack Sheeks encouraging design build model guidance general layout plans Also thanks Al Pitts breaking ST 35s right Happy flying IIIliii local hobby shop contains thousands photos product descriptions radio control raft Cars s ems nes ware Accessories s os RCBG single largest source infor mation RIO modeling available Whether youre advanced R/Cer eager novice RCBG will master reference So before plunk down hard earned cash-Look Before Buy available locally may send $995 plus $175 shipping Radio Control Buyers Guide Dept 100 Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 sure indicate street address IIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII China/McGinnis Continued page 82 11 points out 10787 winning teams score Dave Brown engine mount give out midway contest received able assistance Chinese Don Jeh ilk its replacement Don Lowe lost best-performing prop early practice sort out during competition Steve Rojecki experienced flameouts critical placing higher Dean Koger radio failure re sulted no last-round score him Only Dave Wilson Chip Hyde experienced no mechanical problems wellused finely-tuned planes equipment Individual Scores 1 Pascal Malfait 2 Chip Hyde 3 FanMin 4 Ran Hong 5 Dave Brown 6 Uu Aiqiang 7 Hong Wei 8 Tan Yebin 9 Dave Wilson 10 Liu Hanmao 11 Don Lowe 12 13 14 15 France USA China China USA China China China USA China USA 3765 3725 3624 3613 3583 3550 3534 3486 3468 3427 3358 Christian BossardFrance3290 Andre LaffiteFrance3262 Steve RojeckiUSA3260 Dean KogerUSA2875 Continued page 160 March 1986 159 Iii THE RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE new 9th edition now responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon

IN THE OPINION Lock heed P-38 Lightning best fighter aircraft World War II might willing concede P-5 1 best second half war P-38 operational much earlier still much thick end Just good P-38 After long over-water flight intercepted aircraft carrying Admiral Yamamoto planner Pearl Harbor attack shot down returned Richard Dick Bong still Americas top ace 40 victories primarily flying P-38s Thomas B McGuire Jr Americas No 2 ace 38 victories also flew P-38s Vividly showing its toughness no other fighter know could Lt Thomas W Smith have rammed 109 head deep over Germany still returned home base England four 50-cal machine guns plus 20mm cannon concentrated nose P-38 earned German nickname Gavel-Schwanz Teufel Fork-Tailed Dev il Oberleutnant Franz Stiegler 28victory ace Germany once stated cardinal rule never forgot avoid fighting P-38 head suicide armament heavy firepower murderous no ever tried type attack once course model isnt tough way fly times ought order survive specffic aircraft have modeled Confederate Air Forces P-38 civilian designation ofN25Y devoid armament Consequently could con sidered being either military civilian category think modeling expensive hobby Lefty Gardnerspon sor pilot N25Ybudgets $20000 per year just maintenance burns $150 P38 Control Line Scale model twin 35s de tailed after Confederate Air Forces N25Y can use either mechanical U/Tronics controls EClancy C Arnold rnoos Dy IUflCY L rnoa anD g. en.. fuel per hour Functions have incorporated model independent throttles propor tional Fowler flaps retracts landing lights wheel brakes landing lights controlled microswitch retract servo brakes standard Du-Bro No 157 nose wheel brake units mounted main gear single servo mounted fuselage activate have entered model several major contests generally receives high static score havent yet acquired piloting skills show models full potential tried flying 1983 contests engines werent broken insomething no should top 1983 Nats may have seen what happens flier forgets plane has independent throttles firewalls outboard engine takeoff guessed ita ground loop model like full-size P-38canbe flown engine once plane air accidentally experienced during 1983 FAI Team Trials inboard engine quit third lap no trouble completing necessary 10 laps March 1986 75 Top Picture TflS moasi ouuiuea wnn ITS sTaTic display props spinners Note simple UiTronlcs connection plugged under wing tip Above see Fowler flaps full extension operation faslnatlng aspects authors P-38 model MATCH TE ALL RIBS ATCH LISE~RiftlB WUSA UNLESS MOTtO 4 CUT OUT Gyms CVDWINo BALSA T WARMARSPARSOAF SHEET RORWARMENTUBESPRUREFLAP RINSE ROA ERRMSHOR lBL E BALSAC IDOWN CA 1-IIREMOVE TARAA IIWEFORE WREETISAoEIUMPLAP PBROHAMIIEVENwit UN PLY NW IMAUVOTMEMSIIAILERON RAILONIIAUTREECS CANtO IIALABATHOS SIAWI BEILARMADIIMONWBRHTARE IIRSR URRIEHWRINWIORUIIR VIEWHOROTHIA-__----I--___ II ____________________ _____________________ _ I_ ___ ____________ I______ _______ WING11 PLANILEEI l\ -WEFSOPIBEF 0TH WNF -A BALSA BLOCSH-SB NOET ERVOSARWA M FLAME MO LEFTY GARDNER 10 010 RHOOS TURINI-NUALE PREP OVOWNI TURBO- VOAWOEBS NEBAAEA SCOOPSFRIACH- CATOTATIOSBALSAN EMELT STYLE CONBAMA IBROALLED TUREED FREM AGRDB ALL ARMAMEET RENRAUBE AREA RLOCOS AlTO0 POLOSS REMOAWO FAR FLOISA VON V AlA METALH BLOADA PROPSB RI RE EAHW SAFER CHAHMEHS ADARA MANICo000TOT FLITE BANTER OW EREBDOLESTTRIS ARMWIMG IS MAMMA AIWESSIANEW EW DRAWINA CUT PHOW ANISA BRARPROOIOEW RH LOCEREED CALIFORNIA VOMFANT TLiAABELIAWAMESYSTEMFLASNINA RE REREOFMP~EPJRESABAS DETAILBPEEO WIRE 100 TOHNODOTRACTOR USA HURTER PHAFT L WING SPANEM ABE-SUM LEENTE30 EIEUM40-SM FLAPTILT ROD ALTERNATE ESAWE ANEI ORT EMPTY IE5B LOS SM LME COiTROL FM ROW BALSA NACELIMS_OMITTED_____NORSPOWERMOO B MODEL AVIATN _-AHWALSAP-38 LIGHTNING IM IUO SHE CELINE SCALEI 2 SPARSDESISBIED B DRAWN BY CLASMCY ARNOLD MATCH ANACS NDIHEDRAL BRACE T B REARAM PLHWOAATRACING BY 30E DEIMR SHEET OF S SNBTh REMBEBS qualify flight Clarence MAKellyRN John- larger engines conducted same tests SOn designer ofthe P-38 knew what may interest Using 10%-nitro doing placed rudder line fuel 10-6 Top Flite Master prop engine laying out basic ST 35 turned 11000 rpm open design 1937 exhaust 10000 scale ex model powered two Supertigre haust system connected ST 46 35 PDPs early thought using tried showed 14000rpm open exhaust 10000 scale exhaust system h-in ID connected Also 46 would overheat 30 sec full throttle using scale exhaust Back pressure apparently tco high 76 Model Aviation advantage U/Tronics control being able bring control handle Authors simple uncluttered U/Tronics alrplanetocheckalisystemsbeforestartlng control connection course model theengin.Dontchecktheretractsthoughi can built mechanical-only controls see 0 custom exnaust neaaers connects engine scale exhausts through 18 1/s-ln iD tubing Servo connected throttle through two holes Former N5 radiator shutters simulate engine temperature control Full-Size Plans Available. See Page 164 SAOWY NO FLAYSIN ACBOBAY FUSELAGENACELLE T VIEW WOWNAWBES FABCANOPYFRONT VIEW PSOANEL FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW / NBANINA NV SNEEr FAS:7II~iAWB YUlE BALSA US BALSAFBAY-OW BAYNACYRANK FUSELPAK WIYYBOYYOU VALANON NABEYYNAA VALVEBABVV\-/ NUSANBYAVLINA CAGE OF 7KW FlU1 --BAYWY Ct FLY FUSELAGE FSFlOL0-- LINE FBVWE CA LOCAYBYSFSAO ABC C B-IICEAB p LISE WON ALl vOBALSA FTCAY AWAY NEFLAWY NONAIB SYBA __________________AFYEBVINY AG CESSNA INONABEFITIIC SYNUN SAIAAYES VANFLIONYF4T RASKINA LSAWICN%OV BGYYBSOBALSA NAN NOVWIlYBINAbS 4FAN ----U---WINGPLANRIGHT FSCFIN*12WIIFWIVYWAFNSFBYF I/B FLYUS BIUV SFNVCE SCVLF VUPEELSSKABSABA ~ABAWB C* FLY COY AWAY1ABIE0ATRAI2LN ANY SECONO IAFYCKLASAISA LIANY NO CANNECYON AS P2FLANVISA VII NSTIVOVYFOBO SlOE 1211wi CV OFFSEt1 —WABSAF45FDAIUV 500000ONLYAS FLY FEWKNIB YAMA/C BALSA BAKEY VAYLINEYVF OVYNABND BALSANtIs 0/STALL FlYNN PAYERBALSAGAAS/S FLASNA/PSANA ANY VNO.YYANOA-OAAAAEN OVALOBAC IAFAANY SOYAPEAG FStAB SPANOs ACBALSANIB NAB U D NINA ELBA LEAEL US /A Y AL ANMENY NA/SAN FISSYBAYNVY VP FUSE LINE SWAP/BARNSNOAVE N ACELLENBVAYLINAKFASt FRASGESf0440 NAAKLLE FRANKAVENAYBOANAPAKOOALBAAS BALSA MODEL AVIATION MAYAN__________AIM LIGHTNING SACBALBAa DRAWN NT CLANCY ARNOLD LANA00/AK LINE NABOOAESSWAOOCS A55~OOJTSOARD NACELLE FRAMEOBAIVYOB NASAYNEBSOAAYCB LANE NABY ABLYSHEET S OF 2AU BRIES RESIRNES larger engine much later spec- hobby room large enough build ulate about 46 might have done ing one-piece fixed-wing model 4-ft larger -in ID exhaust pipes length 5-ft span better check systems working P-38 means transportation too build model enjoyable busy airplane bigger hobby room dont charge fly Therefore pilot needs practice cost against P-38 practice practice model like fullsize P-38 has ahighwing loading scale Fowler flaps back down substantial airspeed must maintained Remember plane will lifting lot weight weighs 10 lb less fuel though yours could lighter careful choice materials 500 sq wing area 56 sq flaps Before starting construction determine wing heart design different though ribs except tip ones two pieces Start spar built full span workbench isnt 66 long work floor laying strip wax paper over plans Wing constructIon As models theUnless otherwise noted cut oarts March 198677 Engines Idling ana brakes set aTber taxiing judges position P38 ready fortaking off CiancyArnoid controls Top engine nacelle showing scale exhaust supercharger turbocharger air scoops Note anti-skid walk areas canopy detailing Lettering pilot names done Scotchcal applied model Colonels Lloyd Nolan Lefty Gardner two five founding members Confederate Air Force show group Left Forceps hooked cowl retainer clip ready removing cowl Only front Supertigre 35 POP heed shows spinners installed Right cowl removed its easy see cooling air outlet hoie baffle Also note balsa cowl retainers Left Flying props spinnerswere installed forthis picture Note howthe scale oil radlatorshutters make nice cooling airoutietshroud Right Oval area inboard side engine nacelle both simulates pilot viewing access landing gear operation behind scale exhaust scorched paint air-brushed flat camouflage tan over models white polyurethane finish -in sheet balsa spar made -in balsa capped top bottom n straight-grained spruce center 24 laminated front rear 146 ply After assuring proper fits assemble pieces over plans slow-curing epoxy epoxy has cured cut slots spar elevator belicrank mount flap pushrods Position side spar its edge over side wing top view secure weights feet rib half provide proper leading edge LE trailing edge TE height ribs except WiF WiR installed per pendicular bottom surface wing panels Use regular fast cyanoacrylate glue CyA secure rib halves W2F through Wi iF W12 spar Glue balsa LE bevel its top conform shape ribs Similarly glue rear ribs spar Install both halves ofWi tilted half dihedral angle Wi will vertical wing tips level Edge-glue six sheets 146 x 3 x 36 balsa make large piece wing top sheeting Place spar rib feet aflat building surface Align sheeting LE trim center rest halfway Wi Glue top sheeting Continued page 155 78 Model Aviation LUlLJI flj5I IS juSt iII IIUSH Ul 111W AIShJSI pIPe leni urn nuun mmentflshlng hug mu connected tothegeardoors thai ifle gear guors pulled closed Rom Air retracts areactuated doors spring-loaded open position torsion-bar springs formed 025 music wire Above Close-up booms tails shows markings used authous P-38 quick kill really much win real war situations enemy would have lurked over poor ground troops pit crews majority time Combat events based idea what would happen real battle arena staying ground mid-airing competition doesnt seem like much solution becoming star Tired being big wheel area being unknown National scene good Com bat fliers have gone unnoticed because didnt know promote selves dont win big meets national press coverage Ha-ha drop line nice photo plane some information what youve done Charlie Johnson 3716 graham St San Diego CA 92109 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 73 Johns works art different some detailthe result continuing evolution design have neither knowledge nor column space pro vide detailed fabrication specifications construction article instead will describe mechanics throttles anyone indina V Up til now needed thick CA make whatever could get Because extra-thick cyanoacrylate youve asking finally CG Slow Jet made professional standards formulation quality control right USA made sure just way wanted before sold drop Give Slow Jet try think youll agree extra care weve_____________________________ given reallyCARL GOLDBERG does makeabig MODELS INC difference tion imagination equipment can tempt own John does make throttles sale price would too high him enjoyable part sport labor love John started making throttles means both shortening length rear-intake engines providing largerdiameter intake improve performance side benefit significantlyimproved fuel economy results better control fuel mixture intermediate throttle settings slide valve controls air intake piece thin brass sheet loose fit between fuel manifold block /4-in aluminum rear cover plate throttle brass rod passes vertically through fuel manifold block performs variety functions operates slide valve means lever bottom throttle pro gressively closes off multiple fuel jets throttle closed thus providing effective fuel metering throughout range engine speeds also vents crankcase pressure line passes through fuel manifold block its way fuel tank throttle near closed position because crankcase pressure point speed envelope too low too variable consistent operation pressure fuel manifold block depicted sep arately contains milled channels direct fuel bore metering rod air intake particular manifold five-jet configuration 65 engine channels cut about 0004-in deep width depth channels controls amount fuel can pass through thus pro viding mixture control intermediate speeds primary needle valve fits threaded hole side manifold feeds fuel bore metering rod final idle fuel channel also cludes needle valve precise setting idle mixture Any fuel channels could contain needle valve builder desired feature other two parts photograph engine backplate plate separates backplate milled channels face fuel manifold block backplate has filled epoxy milled flat backplate mounting screws provide necessary pressure hold throttle together seal fuel passages Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 P-38/Arnold Continued page 78 slow gap-filling CyA After glue has set turn wing over check top sheeting fully glued spar rib assembly satis March 1986 155 1 mu Use CG X-Cel controlled accel eration Slow Jet Youll get rockhard crystal-clear applications Slow Jet available squeezable clogresistant half-ounce one-ounce twoounce bottles MADE IN USA C 1985 CARL GOLDBERG Introducing Slow Jet extra-thick CA glue Carl Goldberg 4735 WEST CHICAGO AVE. CHICAGO IL 60651 fled trim top sheeting proper outline Sheet top flap pockets 6-in balsa install n strips form front flap pockets Wi 3 form front aileron cutouts like manner assemble rib halves opposite wing panel spar cover top sheeting Cut slot top left wing elevator pushrod Assemble 062 music wire mw elevator pushrod control lead-outs elevator bellcrank bolt bellcrank its mount Install epoxy mount assembly through spar LE bellcrank mounting may seem ex cessive remember CL Scale mod els subjected ahighpull test safety 10 lb P-38 has withstand 65lb pull test X-Cell Sig nylon bellcranks have worked well Make eight identical flap bellcranks 062 aluminum sheet Secure aDu-Bro No 121 E-Z Connector flap bellcrank solder Bolt flap bellcranks W14 through W17 4-40 screws washers new self-locking nuts Make Z-bend end of eight 055 mw flap pushrods bend other ends time Drill Yit-in hole front flap pockets centered -in dimension Use pushrod locations plans spacing After drilling harden holes application CyA Connect flap pushrods bellcranks Wi4 through Wi 7 insert through holes spar flap pocket fronts glue Wi 4 through Wi 7 just yet Place screw E-Z Connector W16 through hole solder lug Insert length 055 mw through four E-Z Connectors wing Rotate flap belicrank Wi4 forward until just touches LE piece Position other three flap belicranks wing panel parallel ones Wi4 Tighten screws E-Z Con nectors Glue mounts Wi 4 through Wi 7 spar ribs LE CyA Mount flap servo mechanical control connect actuating rod 055 mw endofthe servo armto solder lug screw E-Z Connector Wi 6 Use stainless steel flux solder mw solder lug servo actuated flaps up position bend aft end pushrod parallel touching front flap pocket flaps made n balsa strip 6 balsa sheets Size fit pockets notice flaps end inboard surface W5 outboard surface W6 Use eight 1-in lengths Ya-in ID brass tubing hinges over flap pushrod ends temporarily mount flaps tape sure install flap control horn drawn plans VINTAQE It-C ILAN 3 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plans Tail parts Build frame horizontal stabilizer consisting LE spar Si tips four center S2s set aside Notch first three n nacelle planking strips shown side view Assemble upside down over top view aforementioned planldng strips nacelle formers NiT N2T N4T through N7 N3T will added later Make alignment marks formers first three planking strips again second nacelle Place fuselage frame nacelle frames spaced installing wing over top view Support horizontal stabilizer height indicated side view Trim two lower nacelle planking strips required mate wing top sheeting CyA-glue NiT N2T planking strips wing stabilizer Make sure elevator pushrod through N4 N7 Repeat other nacelle Determine what additional controls want will installed Add interconnect wiring U/Tronics con trol linkages mechanical controls tubing Rom-Air retracts through wing required Verify elevator flap linkage freely operating CyA glue wires tubing wing ribs pass through Inspect everything have done point make needed corrections before doing anything else Edge-glue six sheets 1/i6 x 3 x 36-in balsa bottom wing sheeting Trim feet off bottoms wing ribs Bevel bottom LE fair ribs Apply sheeting bottom wing Wi 2 outboard nacelle frame inboard nacelle frame fuselage frame slow-setting CyA sheet bottom wing tips time Build elevator attach stabilizer pinned nylon hinges Sup port elevator control horn brass tubing epoxied place two places Note forward slope horn elevator level Complete horizontal stabilizer except 1/i6 sheeting aft spar Vertical stabilizer/rudders Build per plans noting hinge line frames tapered horizontal stabilizer location top bottom ends required mate Ri through R4 side view shows clearance notch rudders TE horizontal stab Sheet top vertical stabilizers 1/16 balsa down bottom R3 in vertical piece Sheet bottoms 1/16 balsa up line top Ri bottom nacelle side planking already installed Verify elevator control clearance install ver tical stabilizers Sheet rudders mass balances 1/i6 balsa install rudders time CyA-glue N3T top wing under n planking strip per alignment marks Keep top planking strip flat its entire length Install remaining nacelle formers CyA Planking Alternating side side top bottom nacelle nacelle plank entire nacelles N ito aft post vertical stabilizers use n balsa strips Secure strips formers ends fast CyA Install formers spacers F i through FiO except F6 CyA Alternating side side top bottom plank fuselage 6 strips Secure planking strips formers ends fast CyA Stop forward top plank ing just aft F6 location rear top planking F7T CyA-glue F6 place per plans Finish sheeting horizontal stabil izer Round rudder fronts hinge line verify fit around horizontal stabilizer Secure rudders vertical stabs CyA maintaining -in offsets per plans Build ailerons using same con struction flaps Radius aileron front edges glue place CyA maintaining offsets indicated plans aileron setting required assure tension control lines because lead-outs exit above center gravity same reason no right thrust engines Rough-sand nacelles fuselage blend planking strips smooth curves Fine-sand entire model vacuum model clean Mix small batches slow-curing epoxy use old playing cards spatulas squeegee epoxy over entire model Wipe excess epoxy surface playing cards Cut out main nose landing gear doors per plans outline nose gear door top view sure cutting out incorrectly Cut away lower part two N4s F4 F5 per plans clear landing gear Trim planking flush front Ni Firmly glue balsa blocks required top sides nacelle frames fast-setting epoxy Add small scraps balsa fillet corners front Lightly tack-glue CyA balsa cowl blocks have hollowed out clear engines nacelle bottoms Place flight spinner backplate engine shaft mark outline front blocks Shape blocks contours shown plans planked area spinner outline Care fully remove cowl blocks cut NiB N2B free nacelle frames cut out cowl planking Cowl outline line outer surfaces DIA 634 728331456 83 3&3/4 4 5 68 81456617 945661771 104 5 6 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SPECIAL PRO SERIES PITCH SOCIETY OF ANTIQUE MODELERS MA TERIALS CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES nacelle frames CyA-glue n cowl retainer strips top rear corners cut-out cowl planking Mark cowls R L designate nacelle cut Epoxy lower nacelle blocks cowl planking Blend cylinder clearance hole cowl assembly inside surface planking cutting away portions NiB cowl blocks Glue nose block balsa F 1 CyA contour proper outline blend fuselage planking Make rough outline cut-out cockpit per plans flush aft surface F6 Remove top portion F7T outline shown former drawing portion F7T remaining back pilots seat Set Sig Acrobat canopy fuselage mark outline planking cut planking de mark P-38 J later version use side front views modify canopy flat windscreen cutting out installing new piece made 020 thicker clear plastic Secure bead epoxy inside sure keep epoxy off window areas Drill -in holes through nacelle sides relieve front edges engine crankcase cooling Cut air scoops Yz OD brass tubing install Using front side views cut out cooling air outlets cowl planking N2B Fabricate air outlet baffle 4e balsa N2B planking lower air outlet lower air outlet scale equivalent oil radiator shutter N25Y Cut air inlet holes cowl shown front view two large round notches scale oil radiator air intakes Cut holes carburetor air engines clearance glow plug starting connector clearance needle valves sorry scale holes Cut four cowl retainers Vie ply drill Vse-in hole Slot cowl block accept cowl retainers fit flush against inside nacelle frames just below engine bearers Epoxy cowl retainers cowl blocks Bend cowl retainer clips 055 mw installed above engine crankshafts simple two years flying Ive single incident cowl coming loose Detailing Carve four radiator pods glue CyA nacelles shutter hinge line shown went extra mile install binges slave throttle servo simulate engine tempera ture control covered FAT rules flight bonus award far no judges have awarded points Epoxy 2 oz lead right wing tip against W12 between spruce spar strips Epoxy two 1-in lengths Via-in ID brass tubing through W12 left wing lead-out guides Install U/Tromcs connector accessory mechanical leadouts required Sheet bottom wing tips Via balsa secured CyA Due tension planking will notice landing gear doors will fit holes cut Measure amount growth length door Place door lengthwise furniture clamp re-bow door until short its hole amount its growth measured Coat inside door fast-cure epoxy heat epoxy MonoKote heat gun improve its flowing absorption wood epoxy has fully cured remove door furniture clamp should fit very closely photos show hinge closing tech nique will go detail Bill Boss showed much better way Control Line Scale column August September 1984 issues ModelAvi ation mount doors time Cut supercharger turbocharger cooling air scoops balsa modeling different P-38 Con federate Air Forces will need design make turbocharger air scoop outboard sides nacelles near wing trailing edge lieu super charger air scoops information plans include scale outline P 38-J later cowls method con struction will left up MFG OF NISTAETER $2995 Charger PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARGER WHEN ORDERING TORK-STARTER revolutionary concept power 1 5V glow plugs modal cars boats air planes using glow fuel engines TORK STARTERITMI has steel wrench strong enough reduce compression easIer starting supplies power doing comes new CI1O charger has LED Indicate unit charging also has removable T handle can used Torque amplifier Over 50 consecutive starts full charge rechargeable hundreds times Clips onto plug positive connection Send ad along pre-payment receive free shipping handling 2421 Ransom Dr. Glenn Dale MD 20769 YORK-STARTER $2995 Charger Ii 1OV 220V 12V Fast Charger $2096 Without Charger CHARGERS $1285 Charger Only Ill OV 220V 1 2V Fast Charger 301 464-2260 158 Model Aviation ProTechTor F STRONG METAL FRAME THERMO MOLDED SHELL IFILLED WITH SOFTFOAM GREAT GIFT 9X12X5 RC AIRPLANES BOATS CARS CAMERAS ETC Transmitter Case PRICE $35 Includes shipping Con USA Alaska & Hawaii add $2 CA Ressdd 6% tax OTHER PRODUCTS COMPUTER DISK CASE LaMAR CLAMP buildingtool PROMOUNT machined engine mounts MC SASE FOR FREE INFO- DEALEARS INVITED BERGERON ENTERPRISES 443 ROBERTAFULLERTON CA 92632 h. J% 201 SE 12th Street Pompano Beach FL 33080 iI305-7887978 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE Tired 1 kit leading gears dent III yeer biggie preprty o & 0 Eagleesrieg cee isIs year problems * Cestein built Ia year seeds & specs gairmuteed lit * Strung & derahle withslaud Ihe teugheet leading * 0 & 0 Eagineeriug gear sill werk & keep year biggie Ityleg * I stock replacemeet gear tar meEl pepeler medels Byrne Pills Chrlsles Eagle CAP 21 Balsa USA J-3 CUB Air Tech Pewues Eagle Haste Big Slick Cbamp CilebrIa B & ft medals Suapper Stinger Suapper Tee Finishing airplane now ready final sanding primingless canopy gear doors flaps Pitot tube elevator mass balances What Havent made Pitot tube elevator mass balances yet cut big ends mass balances laminated n balsa CyA-glued place shaped Pitot tube elevator mass balances attached CyA just prior final painting airplane finished white poly urethane trimmed red blue stripes Champion sticker came set automobile spark plugs balance markings handmade Using slow-cure epoxy liberally coat inside engine compartments cowls Build install fuel tanks Install connect engines tanks throttle linkage Install mufflers engines photos show custom mufflers installed engines lead through 18 -in ID neoprene tubing scale exhausts Flying Fill tanks 10%-nitro higher percentage nitro tune up engines will need 10000 rpm 10-6 wide-blade props realistic flights Make sure flaps rotate down equally 390 setting fully extended scale unequal movement flaps will act ailerons Documentation name game Scale Books can recommend P 38 include Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Martin Caidin Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aero Series Vol 19 P-38 Lightning Action Squadron/Signal Publications Air craft No 25 P-38 Lightning Jeffrey L Ethell illustrated Rikyu Watanabe location known P-38s Alaska owned Col Ross CAF understand hangared Mil waukee WI front gate McGuire AFB NJ detailed match Tommy McGuires last plane Pudgy USAF Museum Dayton OH two CAF Headquarters N25Y parts carcass support N25Y Contact CAF find N25Y Ross will displayed area travel over country CAF air shows total aircraft CAF 13th largest air force world con sidering planes kind Scale modeler owes lot support July 1982 served Lefty Gardners crew chief N25Y weekend true labor love would like thank resident expert Jack Sheeks encouraging design build model guidance general layout plans Also thanks Al Pitts breaking ST 35s right Happy flying IIIliii local hobby shop contains thousands photos product descriptions radio control raft Cars s ems nes ware Accessories s os RCBG single largest source infor mation RIO modeling available Whether youre advanced R/Cer eager novice RCBG will master reference So before plunk down hard earned cash-Look Before Buy available locally may send $995 plus $175 shipping Radio Control Buyers Guide Dept 100 Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 sure indicate street address IIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII China/McGinnis Continued page 82 11 points out 10787 winning teams score Dave Brown engine mount give out midway contest received able assistance Chinese Don Jeh ilk its replacement Don Lowe lost best-performing prop early practice sort out during competition Steve Rojecki experienced flameouts critical placing higher Dean Koger radio failure re sulted no last-round score him Only Dave Wilson Chip Hyde experienced no mechanical problems wellused finely-tuned planes equipment Individual Scores 1 Pascal Malfait 2 Chip Hyde 3 FanMin 4 Ran Hong 5 Dave Brown 6 Uu Aiqiang 7 Hong Wei 8 Tan Yebin 9 Dave Wilson 10 Liu Hanmao 11 Don Lowe 12 13 14 15 France USA China China USA China China China USA China USA 3765 3725 3624 3613 3583 3550 3534 3486 3468 3427 3358 Christian BossardFrance3290 Andre LaffiteFrance3262 Steve RojeckiUSA3260 Dean KogerUSA2875 Continued page 160 March 1986 159 Iii THE RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE new 9th edition now responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon

IN THE OPINION Lock heed P-38 Lightning best fighter aircraft World War II might willing concede P-5 1 best second half war P-38 operational much earlier still much thick end Just good P-38 After long over-water flight intercepted aircraft carrying Admiral Yamamoto planner Pearl Harbor attack shot down returned Richard Dick Bong still Americas top ace 40 victories primarily flying P-38s Thomas B McGuire Jr Americas No 2 ace 38 victories also flew P-38s Vividly showing its toughness no other fighter know could Lt Thomas W Smith have rammed 109 head deep over Germany still returned home base England four 50-cal machine guns plus 20mm cannon concentrated nose P-38 earned German nickname Gavel-Schwanz Teufel Fork-Tailed Dev il Oberleutnant Franz Stiegler 28victory ace Germany once stated cardinal rule never forgot avoid fighting P-38 head suicide armament heavy firepower murderous no ever tried type attack once course model isnt tough way fly times ought order survive specffic aircraft have modeled Confederate Air Forces P-38 civilian designation ofN25Y devoid armament Consequently could con sidered being either military civilian category think modeling expensive hobby Lefty Gardnerspon sor pilot N25Ybudgets $20000 per year just maintenance burns $150 P38 Control Line Scale model twin 35s de tailed after Confederate Air Forces N25Y can use either mechanical U/Tronics controls EClancy C Arnold rnoos Dy IUflCY L rnoa anD g. en.. fuel per hour Functions have incorporated model independent throttles propor tional Fowler flaps retracts landing lights wheel brakes landing lights controlled microswitch retract servo brakes standard Du-Bro No 157 nose wheel brake units mounted main gear single servo mounted fuselage activate have entered model several major contests generally receives high static score havent yet acquired piloting skills show models full potential tried flying 1983 contests engines werent broken insomething no should top 1983 Nats may have seen what happens flier forgets plane has independent throttles firewalls outboard engine takeoff guessed ita ground loop model like full-size P-38canbe flown engine once plane air accidentally experienced during 1983 FAI Team Trials inboard engine quit third lap no trouble completing necessary 10 laps March 1986 75 Top Picture TflS moasi ouuiuea wnn ITS sTaTic display props spinners Note simple UiTronlcs connection plugged under wing tip Above see Fowler flaps full extension operation faslnatlng aspects authors P-38 model MATCH TE ALL RIBS ATCH LISE~RiftlB WUSA UNLESS MOTtO 4 CUT OUT Gyms CVDWINo BALSA T WARMARSPARSOAF SHEET RORWARMENTUBESPRUREFLAP RINSE ROA ERRMSHOR lBL E BALSAC IDOWN CA 1-IIREMOVE TARAA IIWEFORE WREETISAoEIUMPLAP PBROHAMIIEVENwit UN PLY NW IMAUVOTMEMSIIAILERON RAILONIIAUTREECS CANtO IIALABATHOS SIAWI BEILARMADIIMONWBRHTARE IIRSR URRIEHWRINWIORUIIR VIEWHOROTHIA-__----I--___ II ____________________ _____________________ _ I_ ___ ____________ I______ _______ WING11 PLANILEEI l\ -WEFSOPIBEF 0TH WNF -A BALSA BLOCSH-SB NOET ERVOSARWA M FLAME MO LEFTY GARDNER 10 010 RHOOS TURINI-NUALE PREP OVOWNI TURBO- VOAWOEBS NEBAAEA SCOOPSFRIACH- CATOTATIOSBALSAN EMELT STYLE CONBAMA IBROALLED TUREED FREM AGRDB ALL ARMAMEET RENRAUBE AREA RLOCOS AlTO0 POLOSS REMOAWO FAR FLOISA VON V AlA METALH BLOADA PROPSB RI RE EAHW SAFER CHAHMEHS ADARA MANICo000TOT FLITE BANTER OW EREBDOLESTTRIS ARMWIMG IS MAMMA AIWESSIANEW EW DRAWINA CUT PHOW ANISA BRARPROOIOEW RH LOCEREED CALIFORNIA VOMFANT TLiAABELIAWAMESYSTEMFLASNINA RE REREOFMP~EPJRESABAS DETAILBPEEO WIRE 100 TOHNODOTRACTOR USA HURTER PHAFT L WING SPANEM ABE-SUM LEENTE30 EIEUM40-SM FLAPTILT ROD ALTERNATE ESAWE ANEI ORT EMPTY IE5B LOS SM LME COiTROL FM ROW BALSA NACELIMS_OMITTED_____NORSPOWERMOO B MODEL AVIATN _-AHWALSAP-38 LIGHTNING IM IUO SHE CELINE SCALEI 2 SPARSDESISBIED B DRAWN BY CLASMCY ARNOLD MATCH ANACS NDIHEDRAL BRACE T B REARAM PLHWOAATRACING BY 30E DEIMR SHEET OF S SNBTh REMBEBS qualify flight Clarence MAKellyRN John- larger engines conducted same tests SOn designer ofthe P-38 knew what may interest Using 10%-nitro doing placed rudder line fuel 10-6 Top Flite Master prop engine laying out basic ST 35 turned 11000 rpm open design 1937 exhaust 10000 scale ex model powered two Supertigre haust system connected ST 46 35 PDPs early thought using tried showed 14000rpm open exhaust 10000 scale exhaust system h-in ID connected Also 46 would overheat 30 sec full throttle using scale exhaust Back pressure apparently tco high 76 Model Aviation advantage U/Tronics control being able bring control handle Authors simple uncluttered U/Tronics alrplanetocheckalisystemsbeforestartlng control connection course model theengin.Dontchecktheretractsthoughi can built mechanical-only controls see 0 custom exnaust neaaers connects engine scale exhausts through 18 1/s-ln iD tubing Servo connected throttle through two holes Former N5 radiator shutters simulate engine temperature control Full-Size Plans Available. See Page 164 SAOWY NO FLAYSIN ACBOBAY FUSELAGENACELLE T VIEW WOWNAWBES FABCANOPYFRONT VIEW PSOANEL FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW / NBANINA NV SNEEr FAS:7II~iAWB YUlE BALSA US BALSAFBAY-OW BAYNACYRANK FUSELPAK WIYYBOYYOU VALANON NABEYYNAA VALVEBABVV\-/ NUSANBYAVLINA CAGE OF 7KW FlU1 --BAYWY Ct FLY FUSELAGE FSFlOL0-- LINE FBVWE CA LOCAYBYSFSAO ABC C B-IICEAB p LISE WON ALl vOBALSA FTCAY AWAY NEFLAWY NONAIB SYBA __________________AFYEBVINY AG CESSNA INONABEFITIIC SYNUN SAIAAYES VANFLIONYF4T RASKINA LSAWICN%OV BGYYBSOBALSA NAN NOVWIlYBINAbS 4FAN ----U---WINGPLANRIGHT FSCFIN*12WIIFWIVYWAFNSFBYF I/B FLYUS BIUV SFNVCE SCVLF VUPEELSSKABSABA ~ABAWB C* FLY COY AWAY1ABIE0ATRAI2LN ANY SECONO IAFYCKLASAISA LIANY NO CANNECYON AS P2FLANVISA VII NSTIVOVYFOBO SlOE 1211wi CV OFFSEt1 —WABSAF45FDAIUV 500000ONLYAS FLY FEWKNIB YAMA/C BALSA BAKEY VAYLINEYVF OVYNABND BALSANtIs 0/STALL FlYNN PAYERBALSAGAAS/S FLASNA/PSANA ANY VNO.YYANOA-OAAAAEN OVALOBAC IAFAANY SOYAPEAG FStAB SPANOs ACBALSANIB NAB U D NINA ELBA LEAEL US /A Y AL ANMENY NA/SAN FISSYBAYNVY VP FUSE LINE SWAP/BARNSNOAVE N ACELLENBVAYLINAKFASt FRASGESf0440 NAAKLLE FRANKAVENAYBOANAPAKOOALBAAS BALSA MODEL AVIATION MAYAN__________AIM LIGHTNING SACBALBAa DRAWN NT CLANCY ARNOLD LANA00/AK LINE NABOOAESSWAOOCS A55~OOJTSOARD NACELLE FRAMEOBAIVYOB NASAYNEBSOAAYCB LANE NABY ABLYSHEET S OF 2AU BRIES RESIRNES larger engine much later spec- hobby room large enough build ulate about 46 might have done ing one-piece fixed-wing model 4-ft larger -in ID exhaust pipes length 5-ft span better check systems working P-38 means transportation too build model enjoyable busy airplane bigger hobby room dont charge fly Therefore pilot needs practice cost against P-38 practice practice model like fullsize P-38 has ahighwing loading scale Fowler flaps back down substantial airspeed must maintained Remember plane will lifting lot weight weighs 10 lb less fuel though yours could lighter careful choice materials 500 sq wing area 56 sq flaps Before starting construction determine wing heart design different though ribs except tip ones two pieces Start spar built full span workbench isnt 66 long work floor laying strip wax paper over plans Wing constructIon As models theUnless otherwise noted cut oarts March 198677 Engines Idling ana brakes set aTber taxiing judges position P38 ready fortaking off CiancyArnoid controls Top engine nacelle showing scale exhaust supercharger turbocharger air scoops Note anti-skid walk areas canopy detailing Lettering pilot names done Scotchcal applied model Colonels Lloyd Nolan Lefty Gardner two five founding members Confederate Air Force show group Left Forceps hooked cowl retainer clip ready removing cowl Only front Supertigre 35 POP heed shows spinners installed Right cowl removed its easy see cooling air outlet hoie baffle Also note balsa cowl retainers Left Flying props spinnerswere installed forthis picture Note howthe scale oil radlatorshutters make nice cooling airoutietshroud Right Oval area inboard side engine nacelle both simulates pilot viewing access landing gear operation behind scale exhaust scorched paint air-brushed flat camouflage tan over models white polyurethane finish -in sheet balsa spar made -in balsa capped top bottom n straight-grained spruce center 24 laminated front rear 146 ply After assuring proper fits assemble pieces over plans slow-curing epoxy epoxy has cured cut slots spar elevator belicrank mount flap pushrods Position side spar its edge over side wing top view secure weights feet rib half provide proper leading edge LE trailing edge TE height ribs except WiF WiR installed per pendicular bottom surface wing panels Use regular fast cyanoacrylate glue CyA secure rib halves W2F through Wi iF W12 spar Glue balsa LE bevel its top conform shape ribs Similarly glue rear ribs spar Install both halves ofWi tilted half dihedral angle Wi will vertical wing tips level Edge-glue six sheets 146 x 3 x 36 balsa make large piece wing top sheeting Place spar rib feet aflat building surface Align sheeting LE trim center rest halfway Wi Glue top sheeting Continued page 155 78 Model Aviation LUlLJI flj5I IS juSt iII IIUSH Ul 111W AIShJSI pIPe leni urn nuun mmentflshlng hug mu connected tothegeardoors thai ifle gear guors pulled closed Rom Air retracts areactuated doors spring-loaded open position torsion-bar springs formed 025 music wire Above Close-up booms tails shows markings used authous P-38 quick kill really much win real war situations enemy would have lurked over poor ground troops pit crews majority time Combat events based idea what would happen real battle arena staying ground mid-airing competition doesnt seem like much solution becoming star Tired being big wheel area being unknown National scene good Com bat fliers have gone unnoticed because didnt know promote selves dont win big meets national press coverage Ha-ha drop line nice photo plane some information what youve done Charlie Johnson 3716 graham St San Diego CA 92109 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 73 Johns works art different some detailthe result continuing evolution design have neither knowledge nor column space pro vide detailed fabrication specifications construction article instead will describe mechanics throttles anyone indina V Up til now needed thick CA make whatever could get Because extra-thick cyanoacrylate youve asking finally CG Slow Jet made professional standards formulation quality control right USA made sure just way wanted before sold drop Give Slow Jet try think youll agree extra care weve_____________________________ given reallyCARL GOLDBERG does makeabig MODELS INC difference tion imagination equipment can tempt own John does make throttles sale price would too high him enjoyable part sport labor love John started making throttles means both shortening length rear-intake engines providing largerdiameter intake improve performance side benefit significantlyimproved fuel economy results better control fuel mixture intermediate throttle settings slide valve controls air intake piece thin brass sheet loose fit between fuel manifold block /4-in aluminum rear cover plate throttle brass rod passes vertically through fuel manifold block performs variety functions operates slide valve means lever bottom throttle pro gressively closes off multiple fuel jets throttle closed thus providing effective fuel metering throughout range engine speeds also vents crankcase pressure line passes through fuel manifold block its way fuel tank throttle near closed position because crankcase pressure point speed envelope too low too variable consistent operation pressure fuel manifold block depicted sep arately contains milled channels direct fuel bore metering rod air intake particular manifold five-jet configuration 65 engine channels cut about 0004-in deep width depth channels controls amount fuel can pass through thus pro viding mixture control intermediate speeds primary needle valve fits threaded hole side manifold feeds fuel bore metering rod final idle fuel channel also cludes needle valve precise setting idle mixture Any fuel channels could contain needle valve builder desired feature other two parts photograph engine backplate plate separates backplate milled channels face fuel manifold block backplate has filled epoxy milled flat backplate mounting screws provide necessary pressure hold throttle together seal fuel passages Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 P-38/Arnold Continued page 78 slow gap-filling CyA After glue has set turn wing over check top sheeting fully glued spar rib assembly satis March 1986 155 1 mu Use CG X-Cel controlled accel eration Slow Jet Youll get rockhard crystal-clear applications Slow Jet available squeezable clogresistant half-ounce one-ounce twoounce bottles MADE IN USA C 1985 CARL GOLDBERG Introducing Slow Jet extra-thick CA glue Carl Goldberg 4735 WEST CHICAGO AVE. CHICAGO IL 60651 fled trim top sheeting proper outline Sheet top flap pockets 6-in balsa install n strips form front flap pockets Wi 3 form front aileron cutouts like manner assemble rib halves opposite wing panel spar cover top sheeting Cut slot top left wing elevator pushrod Assemble 062 music wire mw elevator pushrod control lead-outs elevator bellcrank bolt bellcrank its mount Install epoxy mount assembly through spar LE bellcrank mounting may seem ex cessive remember CL Scale mod els subjected ahighpull test safety 10 lb P-38 has withstand 65lb pull test X-Cell Sig nylon bellcranks have worked well Make eight identical flap bellcranks 062 aluminum sheet Secure aDu-Bro No 121 E-Z Connector flap bellcrank solder Bolt flap bellcranks W14 through W17 4-40 screws washers new self-locking nuts Make Z-bend end of eight 055 mw flap pushrods bend other ends time Drill Yit-in hole front flap pockets centered -in dimension Use pushrod locations plans spacing After drilling harden holes application CyA Connect flap pushrods bellcranks Wi4 through Wi 7 insert through holes spar flap pocket fronts glue Wi 4 through Wi 7 just yet Place screw E-Z Connector W16 through hole solder lug Insert length 055 mw through four E-Z Connectors wing Rotate flap belicrank Wi4 forward until just touches LE piece Position other three flap belicranks wing panel parallel ones Wi4 Tighten screws E-Z Con nectors Glue mounts Wi 4 through Wi 7 spar ribs LE CyA Mount flap servo mechanical control connect actuating rod 055 mw endofthe servo armto solder lug screw E-Z Connector Wi 6 Use stainless steel flux solder mw solder lug servo actuated flaps up position bend aft end pushrod parallel touching front flap pocket flaps made n balsa strip 6 balsa sheets Size fit pockets notice flaps end inboard surface W5 outboard surface W6 Use eight 1-in lengths Ya-in ID brass tubing hinges over flap pushrod ends temporarily mount flaps tape sure install flap control horn drawn plans VINTAQE It-C ILAN 3 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plans Tail parts Build frame horizontal stabilizer consisting LE spar Si tips four center S2s set aside Notch first three n nacelle planking strips shown side view Assemble upside down over top view aforementioned planldng strips nacelle formers NiT N2T N4T through N7 N3T will added later Make alignment marks formers first three planking strips again second nacelle Place fuselage frame nacelle frames spaced installing wing over top view Support horizontal stabilizer height indicated side view Trim two lower nacelle planking strips required mate wing top sheeting CyA-glue NiT N2T planking strips wing stabilizer Make sure elevator pushrod through N4 N7 Repeat other nacelle Determine what additional controls want will installed Add interconnect wiring U/Tronics con trol linkages mechanical controls tubing Rom-Air retracts through wing required Verify elevator flap linkage freely operating CyA glue wires tubing wing ribs pass through Inspect everything have done point make needed corrections before doing anything else Edge-glue six sheets 1/i6 x 3 x 36-in balsa bottom wing sheeting Trim feet off bottoms wing ribs Bevel bottom LE fair ribs Apply sheeting bottom wing Wi 2 outboard nacelle frame inboard nacelle frame fuselage frame slow-setting CyA sheet bottom wing tips time Build elevator attach stabilizer pinned nylon hinges Sup port elevator control horn brass tubing epoxied place two places Note forward slope horn elevator level Complete horizontal stabilizer except 1/i6 sheeting aft spar Vertical stabilizer/rudders Build per plans noting hinge line frames tapered horizontal stabilizer location top bottom ends required mate Ri through R4 side view shows clearance notch rudders TE horizontal stab Sheet top vertical stabilizers 1/16 balsa down bottom R3 in vertical piece Sheet bottoms 1/16 balsa up line top Ri bottom nacelle side planking already installed Verify elevator control clearance install ver tical stabilizers Sheet rudders mass balances 1/i6 balsa install rudders time CyA-glue N3T top wing under n planking strip per alignment marks Keep top planking strip flat its entire length Install remaining nacelle formers CyA Planking Alternating side side top bottom nacelle nacelle plank entire nacelles N ito aft post vertical stabilizers use n balsa strips Secure strips formers ends fast CyA Install formers spacers F i through FiO except F6 CyA Alternating side side top bottom plank fuselage 6 strips Secure planking strips formers ends fast CyA Stop forward top plank ing just aft F6 location rear top planking F7T CyA-glue F6 place per plans Finish sheeting horizontal stabil izer Round rudder fronts hinge line verify fit around horizontal stabilizer Secure rudders vertical stabs CyA maintaining -in offsets per plans Build ailerons using same con struction flaps Radius aileron front edges glue place CyA maintaining offsets indicated plans aileron setting required assure tension control lines because lead-outs exit above center gravity same reason no right thrust engines Rough-sand nacelles fuselage blend planking strips smooth curves Fine-sand entire model vacuum model clean Mix small batches slow-curing epoxy use old playing cards spatulas squeegee epoxy over entire model Wipe excess epoxy surface playing cards Cut out main nose landing gear doors per plans outline nose gear door top view sure cutting out incorrectly Cut away lower part two N4s F4 F5 per plans clear landing gear Trim planking flush front Ni Firmly glue balsa blocks required top sides nacelle frames fast-setting epoxy Add small scraps balsa fillet corners front Lightly tack-glue CyA balsa cowl blocks have hollowed out clear engines nacelle bottoms Place flight spinner backplate engine shaft mark outline front blocks Shape blocks contours shown plans planked area spinner outline Care fully remove cowl blocks cut NiB N2B free nacelle frames cut out cowl planking Cowl outline line outer surfaces DIA 634 728331456 83 3&3/4 4 5 68 81456617 945661771 104 5 6 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SPECIAL PRO SERIES PITCH SOCIETY OF ANTIQUE MODELERS MA TERIALS CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES nacelle frames CyA-glue n cowl retainer strips top rear corners cut-out cowl planking Mark cowls R L designate nacelle cut Epoxy lower nacelle blocks cowl planking Blend cylinder clearance hole cowl assembly inside surface planking cutting away portions NiB cowl blocks Glue nose block balsa F 1 CyA contour proper outline blend fuselage planking Make rough outline cut-out cockpit per plans flush aft surface F6 Remove top portion F7T outline shown former drawing portion F7T remaining back pilots seat Set Sig Acrobat canopy fuselage mark outline planking cut planking de mark P-38 J later version use side front views modify canopy flat windscreen cutting out installing new piece made 020 thicker clear plastic Secure bead epoxy inside sure keep epoxy off window areas Drill -in holes through nacelle sides relieve front edges engine crankcase cooling Cut air scoops Yz OD brass tubing install Using front side views cut out cooling air outlets cowl planking N2B Fabricate air outlet baffle 4e balsa N2B planking lower air outlet lower air outlet scale equivalent oil radiator shutter N25Y Cut air inlet holes cowl shown front view two large round notches scale oil radiator air intakes Cut holes carburetor air engines clearance glow plug starting connector clearance needle valves sorry scale holes Cut four cowl retainers Vie ply drill Vse-in hole Slot cowl block accept cowl retainers fit flush against inside nacelle frames just below engine bearers Epoxy cowl retainers cowl blocks Bend cowl retainer clips 055 mw installed above engine crankshafts simple two years flying Ive single incident cowl coming loose Detailing Carve four radiator pods glue CyA nacelles shutter hinge line shown went extra mile install binges slave throttle servo simulate engine tempera ture control covered FAT rules flight bonus award far no judges have awarded points Epoxy 2 oz lead right wing tip against W12 between spruce spar strips Epoxy two 1-in lengths Via-in ID brass tubing through W12 left wing lead-out guides Install U/Tromcs connector accessory mechanical leadouts required Sheet bottom wing tips Via balsa secured CyA Due tension planking will notice landing gear doors will fit holes cut Measure amount growth length door Place door lengthwise furniture clamp re-bow door until short its hole amount its growth measured Coat inside door fast-cure epoxy heat epoxy MonoKote heat gun improve its flowing absorption wood epoxy has fully cured remove door furniture clamp should fit very closely photos show hinge closing tech nique will go detail Bill Boss showed much better way Control Line Scale column August September 1984 issues ModelAvi ation mount doors time Cut supercharger turbocharger cooling air scoops balsa modeling different P-38 Con federate Air Forces will need design make turbocharger air scoop outboard sides nacelles near wing trailing edge lieu super charger air scoops information plans include scale outline P 38-J later cowls method con struction will left up MFG OF NISTAETER $2995 Charger PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARGER WHEN ORDERING TORK-STARTER revolutionary concept power 1 5V glow plugs modal cars boats air planes using glow fuel engines TORK STARTERITMI has steel wrench strong enough reduce compression easIer starting supplies power doing comes new CI1O charger has LED Indicate unit charging also has removable T handle can used Torque amplifier Over 50 consecutive starts full charge rechargeable hundreds times Clips onto plug positive connection Send ad along pre-payment receive free shipping handling 2421 Ransom Dr. Glenn Dale MD 20769 YORK-STARTER $2995 Charger Ii 1OV 220V 12V Fast Charger $2096 Without Charger CHARGERS $1285 Charger Only Ill OV 220V 1 2V Fast Charger 301 464-2260 158 Model Aviation ProTechTor F STRONG METAL FRAME THERMO MOLDED SHELL IFILLED WITH SOFTFOAM GREAT GIFT 9X12X5 RC AIRPLANES BOATS CARS CAMERAS ETC Transmitter Case PRICE $35 Includes shipping Con USA Alaska & Hawaii add $2 CA Ressdd 6% tax OTHER PRODUCTS COMPUTER DISK CASE LaMAR CLAMP buildingtool PROMOUNT machined engine mounts MC SASE FOR FREE INFO- DEALEARS INVITED BERGERON ENTERPRISES 443 ROBERTAFULLERTON CA 92632 h. J% 201 SE 12th Street Pompano Beach FL 33080 iI305-7887978 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE Tired 1 kit leading gears dent III yeer biggie preprty o & 0 Eagleesrieg cee isIs year problems * Cestein built Ia year seeds & specs gairmuteed lit * Strung & derahle withslaud Ihe teugheet leading * 0 & 0 Eagineeriug gear sill werk & keep year biggie Ityleg * I stock replacemeet gear tar meEl pepeler medels Byrne Pills Chrlsles Eagle CAP 21 Balsa USA J-3 CUB Air Tech Pewues Eagle Haste Big Slick Cbamp CilebrIa B & ft medals Suapper Stinger Suapper Tee Finishing airplane now ready final sanding primingless canopy gear doors flaps Pitot tube elevator mass balances What Havent made Pitot tube elevator mass balances yet cut big ends mass balances laminated n balsa CyA-glued place shaped Pitot tube elevator mass balances attached CyA just prior final painting airplane finished white poly urethane trimmed red blue stripes Champion sticker came set automobile spark plugs balance markings handmade Using slow-cure epoxy liberally coat inside engine compartments cowls Build install fuel tanks Install connect engines tanks throttle linkage Install mufflers engines photos show custom mufflers installed engines lead through 18 -in ID neoprene tubing scale exhausts Flying Fill tanks 10%-nitro higher percentage nitro tune up engines will need 10000 rpm 10-6 wide-blade props realistic flights Make sure flaps rotate down equally 390 setting fully extended scale unequal movement flaps will act ailerons Documentation name game Scale Books can recommend P 38 include Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Martin Caidin Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aero Series Vol 19 P-38 Lightning Action Squadron/Signal Publications Air craft No 25 P-38 Lightning Jeffrey L Ethell illustrated Rikyu Watanabe location known P-38s Alaska owned Col Ross CAF understand hangared Mil waukee WI front gate McGuire AFB NJ detailed match Tommy McGuires last plane Pudgy USAF Museum Dayton OH two CAF Headquarters N25Y parts carcass support N25Y Contact CAF find N25Y Ross will displayed area travel over country CAF air shows total aircraft CAF 13th largest air force world con sidering planes kind Scale modeler owes lot support July 1982 served Lefty Gardners crew chief N25Y weekend true labor love would like thank resident expert Jack Sheeks encouraging design build model guidance general layout plans Also thanks Al Pitts breaking ST 35s right Happy flying IIIliii local hobby shop contains thousands photos product descriptions radio control raft Cars s ems nes ware Accessories s os RCBG single largest source infor mation RIO modeling available Whether youre advanced R/Cer eager novice RCBG will master reference So before plunk down hard earned cash-Look Before Buy available locally may send $995 plus $175 shipping Radio Control Buyers Guide Dept 100 Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 sure indicate street address IIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII China/McGinnis Continued page 82 11 points out 10787 winning teams score Dave Brown engine mount give out midway contest received able assistance Chinese Don Jeh ilk its replacement Don Lowe lost best-performing prop early practice sort out during competition Steve Rojecki experienced flameouts critical placing higher Dean Koger radio failure re sulted no last-round score him Only Dave Wilson Chip Hyde experienced no mechanical problems wellused finely-tuned planes equipment Individual Scores 1 Pascal Malfait 2 Chip Hyde 3 FanMin 4 Ran Hong 5 Dave Brown 6 Uu Aiqiang 7 Hong Wei 8 Tan Yebin 9 Dave Wilson 10 Liu Hanmao 11 Don Lowe 12 13 14 15 France USA China China USA China China China USA China USA 3765 3725 3624 3613 3583 3550 3534 3486 3468 3427 3358 Christian BossardFrance3290 Andre LaffiteFrance3262 Steve RojeckiUSA3260 Dean KogerUSA2875 Continued page 160 March 1986 159 Iii THE RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE new 9th edition now responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon

IN THE OPINION Lock heed P-38 Lightning best fighter aircraft World War II might willing concede P-5 1 best second half war P-38 operational much earlier still much thick end Just good P-38 After long over-water flight intercepted aircraft carrying Admiral Yamamoto planner Pearl Harbor attack shot down returned Richard Dick Bong still Americas top ace 40 victories primarily flying P-38s Thomas B McGuire Jr Americas No 2 ace 38 victories also flew P-38s Vividly showing its toughness no other fighter know could Lt Thomas W Smith have rammed 109 head deep over Germany still returned home base England four 50-cal machine guns plus 20mm cannon concentrated nose P-38 earned German nickname Gavel-Schwanz Teufel Fork-Tailed Dev il Oberleutnant Franz Stiegler 28victory ace Germany once stated cardinal rule never forgot avoid fighting P-38 head suicide armament heavy firepower murderous no ever tried type attack once course model isnt tough way fly times ought order survive specffic aircraft have modeled Confederate Air Forces P-38 civilian designation ofN25Y devoid armament Consequently could con sidered being either military civilian category think modeling expensive hobby Lefty Gardnerspon sor pilot N25Ybudgets $20000 per year just maintenance burns $150 P38 Control Line Scale model twin 35s de tailed after Confederate Air Forces N25Y can use either mechanical U/Tronics controls EClancy C Arnold rnoos Dy IUflCY L rnoa anD g. en.. fuel per hour Functions have incorporated model independent throttles propor tional Fowler flaps retracts landing lights wheel brakes landing lights controlled microswitch retract servo brakes standard Du-Bro No 157 nose wheel brake units mounted main gear single servo mounted fuselage activate have entered model several major contests generally receives high static score havent yet acquired piloting skills show models full potential tried flying 1983 contests engines werent broken insomething no should top 1983 Nats may have seen what happens flier forgets plane has independent throttles firewalls outboard engine takeoff guessed ita ground loop model like full-size P-38canbe flown engine once plane air accidentally experienced during 1983 FAI Team Trials inboard engine quit third lap no trouble completing necessary 10 laps March 1986 75 Top Picture TflS moasi ouuiuea wnn ITS sTaTic display props spinners Note simple UiTronlcs connection plugged under wing tip Above see Fowler flaps full extension operation faslnatlng aspects authors P-38 model MATCH TE ALL RIBS ATCH LISE~RiftlB WUSA UNLESS MOTtO 4 CUT OUT Gyms CVDWINo BALSA T WARMARSPARSOAF SHEET RORWARMENTUBESPRUREFLAP RINSE ROA ERRMSHOR lBL E BALSAC IDOWN CA 1-IIREMOVE TARAA IIWEFORE WREETISAoEIUMPLAP PBROHAMIIEVENwit UN PLY NW IMAUVOTMEMSIIAILERON RAILONIIAUTREECS CANtO IIALABATHOS SIAWI BEILARMADIIMONWBRHTARE IIRSR URRIEHWRINWIORUIIR VIEWHOROTHIA-__----I--___ II ____________________ _____________________ _ I_ ___ ____________ I______ _______ WING11 PLANILEEI l\ -WEFSOPIBEF 0TH WNF -A BALSA BLOCSH-SB NOET ERVOSARWA M FLAME MO LEFTY GARDNER 10 010 RHOOS TURINI-NUALE PREP OVOWNI TURBO- VOAWOEBS NEBAAEA SCOOPSFRIACH- CATOTATIOSBALSAN EMELT STYLE CONBAMA IBROALLED TUREED FREM AGRDB ALL ARMAMEET RENRAUBE AREA RLOCOS AlTO0 POLOSS REMOAWO FAR FLOISA VON V AlA METALH BLOADA PROPSB RI RE EAHW SAFER CHAHMEHS ADARA MANICo000TOT FLITE BANTER OW EREBDOLESTTRIS ARMWIMG IS MAMMA AIWESSIANEW EW DRAWINA CUT PHOW ANISA BRARPROOIOEW RH LOCEREED CALIFORNIA VOMFANT TLiAABELIAWAMESYSTEMFLASNINA RE REREOFMP~EPJRESABAS DETAILBPEEO WIRE 100 TOHNODOTRACTOR USA HURTER PHAFT L WING SPANEM ABE-SUM LEENTE30 EIEUM40-SM FLAPTILT ROD ALTERNATE ESAWE ANEI ORT EMPTY IE5B LOS SM LME COiTROL FM ROW BALSA NACELIMS_OMITTED_____NORSPOWERMOO B MODEL AVIATN _-AHWALSAP-38 LIGHTNING IM IUO SHE CELINE SCALEI 2 SPARSDESISBIED B DRAWN BY CLASMCY ARNOLD MATCH ANACS NDIHEDRAL BRACE T B REARAM PLHWOAATRACING BY 30E DEIMR SHEET OF S SNBTh REMBEBS qualify flight Clarence MAKellyRN John- larger engines conducted same tests SOn designer ofthe P-38 knew what may interest Using 10%-nitro doing placed rudder line fuel 10-6 Top Flite Master prop engine laying out basic ST 35 turned 11000 rpm open design 1937 exhaust 10000 scale ex model powered two Supertigre haust system connected ST 46 35 PDPs early thought using tried showed 14000rpm open exhaust 10000 scale exhaust system h-in ID connected Also 46 would overheat 30 sec full throttle using scale exhaust Back pressure apparently tco high 76 Model Aviation advantage U/Tronics control being able bring control handle Authors simple uncluttered U/Tronics alrplanetocheckalisystemsbeforestartlng control connection course model theengin.Dontchecktheretractsthoughi can built mechanical-only controls see 0 custom exnaust neaaers connects engine scale exhausts through 18 1/s-ln iD tubing Servo connected throttle through two holes Former N5 radiator shutters simulate engine temperature control Full-Size Plans Available. See Page 164 SAOWY NO FLAYSIN ACBOBAY FUSELAGENACELLE T VIEW WOWNAWBES FABCANOPYFRONT VIEW PSOANEL FUSELAGE SIDE VIEW / NBANINA NV SNEEr FAS:7II~iAWB YUlE BALSA US BALSAFBAY-OW BAYNACYRANK FUSELPAK WIYYBOYYOU VALANON NABEYYNAA VALVEBABVV\-/ NUSANBYAVLINA CAGE OF 7KW FlU1 --BAYWY Ct FLY FUSELAGE FSFlOL0-- LINE FBVWE CA LOCAYBYSFSAO ABC C B-IICEAB p LISE WON ALl vOBALSA FTCAY AWAY NEFLAWY NONAIB SYBA __________________AFYEBVINY AG CESSNA INONABEFITIIC SYNUN SAIAAYES VANFLIONYF4T RASKINA LSAWICN%OV BGYYBSOBALSA NAN NOVWIlYBINAbS 4FAN ----U---WINGPLANRIGHT FSCFIN*12WIIFWIVYWAFNSFBYF I/B FLYUS BIUV SFNVCE SCVLF VUPEELSSKABSABA ~ABAWB C* FLY COY AWAY1ABIE0ATRAI2LN ANY SECONO IAFYCKLASAISA LIANY NO CANNECYON AS P2FLANVISA VII NSTIVOVYFOBO SlOE 1211wi CV OFFSEt1 —WABSAF45FDAIUV 500000ONLYAS FLY FEWKNIB YAMA/C BALSA BAKEY VAYLINEYVF OVYNABND BALSANtIs 0/STALL FlYNN PAYERBALSAGAAS/S FLASNA/PSANA ANY VNO.YYANOA-OAAAAEN OVALOBAC IAFAANY SOYAPEAG FStAB SPANOs ACBALSANIB NAB U D NINA ELBA LEAEL US /A Y AL ANMENY NA/SAN FISSYBAYNVY VP FUSE LINE SWAP/BARNSNOAVE N ACELLENBVAYLINAKFASt FRASGESf0440 NAAKLLE FRANKAVENAYBOANAPAKOOALBAAS BALSA MODEL AVIATION MAYAN__________AIM LIGHTNING SACBALBAa DRAWN NT CLANCY ARNOLD LANA00/AK LINE NABOOAESSWAOOCS A55~OOJTSOARD NACELLE FRAMEOBAIVYOB NASAYNEBSOAAYCB LANE NABY ABLYSHEET S OF 2AU BRIES RESIRNES larger engine much later spec- hobby room large enough build ulate about 46 might have done ing one-piece fixed-wing model 4-ft larger -in ID exhaust pipes length 5-ft span better check systems working P-38 means transportation too build model enjoyable busy airplane bigger hobby room dont charge fly Therefore pilot needs practice cost against P-38 practice practice model like fullsize P-38 has ahighwing loading scale Fowler flaps back down substantial airspeed must maintained Remember plane will lifting lot weight weighs 10 lb less fuel though yours could lighter careful choice materials 500 sq wing area 56 sq flaps Before starting construction determine wing heart design different though ribs except tip ones two pieces Start spar built full span workbench isnt 66 long work floor laying strip wax paper over plans Wing constructIon As models theUnless otherwise noted cut oarts March 198677 Engines Idling ana brakes set aTber taxiing judges position P38 ready fortaking off CiancyArnoid controls Top engine nacelle showing scale exhaust supercharger turbocharger air scoops Note anti-skid walk areas canopy detailing Lettering pilot names done Scotchcal applied model Colonels Lloyd Nolan Lefty Gardner two five founding members Confederate Air Force show group Left Forceps hooked cowl retainer clip ready removing cowl Only front Supertigre 35 POP heed shows spinners installed Right cowl removed its easy see cooling air outlet hoie baffle Also note balsa cowl retainers Left Flying props spinnerswere installed forthis picture Note howthe scale oil radlatorshutters make nice cooling airoutietshroud Right Oval area inboard side engine nacelle both simulates pilot viewing access landing gear operation behind scale exhaust scorched paint air-brushed flat camouflage tan over models white polyurethane finish -in sheet balsa spar made -in balsa capped top bottom n straight-grained spruce center 24 laminated front rear 146 ply After assuring proper fits assemble pieces over plans slow-curing epoxy epoxy has cured cut slots spar elevator belicrank mount flap pushrods Position side spar its edge over side wing top view secure weights feet rib half provide proper leading edge LE trailing edge TE height ribs except WiF WiR installed per pendicular bottom surface wing panels Use regular fast cyanoacrylate glue CyA secure rib halves W2F through Wi iF W12 spar Glue balsa LE bevel its top conform shape ribs Similarly glue rear ribs spar Install both halves ofWi tilted half dihedral angle Wi will vertical wing tips level Edge-glue six sheets 146 x 3 x 36 balsa make large piece wing top sheeting Place spar rib feet aflat building surface Align sheeting LE trim center rest halfway Wi Glue top sheeting Continued page 155 78 Model Aviation LUlLJI flj5I IS juSt iII IIUSH Ul 111W AIShJSI pIPe leni urn nuun mmentflshlng hug mu connected tothegeardoors thai ifle gear guors pulled closed Rom Air retracts areactuated doors spring-loaded open position torsion-bar springs formed 025 music wire Above Close-up booms tails shows markings used authous P-38 quick kill really much win real war situations enemy would have lurked over poor ground troops pit crews majority time Combat events based idea what would happen real battle arena staying ground mid-airing competition doesnt seem like much solution becoming star Tired being big wheel area being unknown National scene good Com bat fliers have gone unnoticed because didnt know promote selves dont win big meets national press coverage Ha-ha drop line nice photo plane some information what youve done Charlie Johnson 3716 graham St San Diego CA 92109 CL Navy Carrier/Perry Continued page 73 Johns works art different some detailthe result continuing evolution design have neither knowledge nor column space pro vide detailed fabrication specifications construction article instead will describe mechanics throttles anyone indina V Up til now needed thick CA make whatever could get Because extra-thick cyanoacrylate youve asking finally CG Slow Jet made professional standards formulation quality control right USA made sure just way wanted before sold drop Give Slow Jet try think youll agree extra care weve_____________________________ given reallyCARL GOLDBERG does makeabig MODELS INC difference tion imagination equipment can tempt own John does make throttles sale price would too high him enjoyable part sport labor love John started making throttles means both shortening length rear-intake engines providing largerdiameter intake improve performance side benefit significantlyimproved fuel economy results better control fuel mixture intermediate throttle settings slide valve controls air intake piece thin brass sheet loose fit between fuel manifold block /4-in aluminum rear cover plate throttle brass rod passes vertically through fuel manifold block performs variety functions operates slide valve means lever bottom throttle pro gressively closes off multiple fuel jets throttle closed thus providing effective fuel metering throughout range engine speeds also vents crankcase pressure line passes through fuel manifold block its way fuel tank throttle near closed position because crankcase pressure point speed envelope too low too variable consistent operation pressure fuel manifold block depicted sep arately contains milled channels direct fuel bore metering rod air intake particular manifold five-jet configuration 65 engine channels cut about 0004-in deep width depth channels controls amount fuel can pass through thus pro viding mixture control intermediate speeds primary needle valve fits threaded hole side manifold feeds fuel bore metering rod final idle fuel channel also cludes needle valve precise setting idle mixture Any fuel channels could contain needle valve builder desired feature other two parts photograph engine backplate plate separates backplate milled channels face fuel manifold block backplate has filled epoxy milled flat backplate mounting screws provide necessary pressure hold throttle together seal fuel passages Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 P-38/Arnold Continued page 78 slow gap-filling CyA After glue has set turn wing over check top sheeting fully glued spar rib assembly satis March 1986 155 1 mu Use CG X-Cel controlled accel eration Slow Jet Youll get rockhard crystal-clear applications Slow Jet available squeezable clogresistant half-ounce one-ounce twoounce bottles MADE IN USA C 1985 CARL GOLDBERG Introducing Slow Jet extra-thick CA glue Carl Goldberg 4735 WEST CHICAGO AVE. CHICAGO IL 60651 fled trim top sheeting proper outline Sheet top flap pockets 6-in balsa install n strips form front flap pockets Wi 3 form front aileron cutouts like manner assemble rib halves opposite wing panel spar cover top sheeting Cut slot top left wing elevator pushrod Assemble 062 music wire mw elevator pushrod control lead-outs elevator bellcrank bolt bellcrank its mount Install epoxy mount assembly through spar LE bellcrank mounting may seem ex cessive remember CL Scale mod els subjected ahighpull test safety 10 lb P-38 has withstand 65lb pull test X-Cell Sig nylon bellcranks have worked well Make eight identical flap bellcranks 062 aluminum sheet Secure aDu-Bro No 121 E-Z Connector flap bellcrank solder Bolt flap bellcranks W14 through W17 4-40 screws washers new self-locking nuts Make Z-bend end of eight 055 mw flap pushrods bend other ends time Drill Yit-in hole front flap pockets centered -in dimension Use pushrod locations plans spacing After drilling harden holes application CyA Connect flap pushrods bellcranks Wi4 through Wi 7 insert through holes spar flap pocket fronts glue Wi 4 through Wi 7 just yet Place screw E-Z Connector W16 through hole solder lug Insert length 055 mw through four E-Z Connectors wing Rotate flap belicrank Wi4 forward until just touches LE piece Position other three flap belicranks wing panel parallel ones Wi4 Tighten screws E-Z Con nectors Glue mounts Wi 4 through Wi 7 spar ribs LE CyA Mount flap servo mechanical control connect actuating rod 055 mw endofthe servo armto solder lug screw E-Z Connector Wi 6 Use stainless steel flux solder mw solder lug servo actuated flaps up position bend aft end pushrod parallel touching front flap pocket flaps made n balsa strip 6 balsa sheets Size fit pockets notice flaps end inboard surface W5 outboard surface W6 Use eight 1-in lengths Ya-in ID brass tubing hinges over flap pushrod ends temporarily mount flaps tape sure install flap control horn drawn plans VINTAQE It-C ILAN 3 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plans Tail parts Build frame horizontal stabilizer consisting LE spar Si tips four center S2s set aside Notch first three n nacelle planking strips shown side view Assemble upside down over top view aforementioned planldng strips nacelle formers NiT N2T N4T through N7 N3T will added later Make alignment marks formers first three planking strips again second nacelle Place fuselage frame nacelle frames spaced installing wing over top view Support horizontal stabilizer height indicated side view Trim two lower nacelle planking strips required mate wing top sheeting CyA-glue NiT N2T planking strips wing stabilizer Make sure elevator pushrod through N4 N7 Repeat other nacelle Determine what additional controls want will installed Add interconnect wiring U/Tronics con trol linkages mechanical controls tubing Rom-Air retracts through wing required Verify elevator flap linkage freely operating CyA glue wires tubing wing ribs pass through Inspect everything have done point make needed corrections before doing anything else Edge-glue six sheets 1/i6 x 3 x 36-in balsa bottom wing sheeting Trim feet off bottoms wing ribs Bevel bottom LE fair ribs Apply sheeting bottom wing Wi 2 outboard nacelle frame inboard nacelle frame fuselage frame slow-setting CyA sheet bottom wing tips time Build elevator attach stabilizer pinned nylon hinges Sup port elevator control horn brass tubing epoxied place two places Note forward slope horn elevator level Complete horizontal stabilizer except 1/i6 sheeting aft spar Vertical stabilizer/rudders Build per plans noting hinge line frames tapered horizontal stabilizer location top bottom ends required mate Ri through R4 side view shows clearance notch rudders TE horizontal stab Sheet top vertical stabilizers 1/16 balsa down bottom R3 in vertical piece Sheet bottoms 1/16 balsa up line top Ri bottom nacelle side planking already installed Verify elevator control clearance install ver tical stabilizers Sheet rudders mass balances 1/i6 balsa install rudders time CyA-glue N3T top wing under n planking strip per alignment marks Keep top planking strip flat its entire length Install remaining nacelle formers CyA Planking Alternating side side top bottom nacelle nacelle plank entire nacelles N ito aft post vertical stabilizers use n balsa strips Secure strips formers ends fast CyA Install formers spacers F i through FiO except F6 CyA Alternating side side top bottom plank fuselage 6 strips Secure planking strips formers ends fast CyA Stop forward top plank ing just aft F6 location rear top planking F7T CyA-glue F6 place per plans Finish sheeting horizontal stabil izer Round rudder fronts hinge line verify fit around horizontal stabilizer Secure rudders vertical stabs CyA maintaining -in offsets per plans Build ailerons using same con struction flaps Radius aileron front edges glue place CyA maintaining offsets indicated plans aileron setting required assure tension control lines because lead-outs exit above center gravity same reason no right thrust engines Rough-sand nacelles fuselage blend planking strips smooth curves Fine-sand entire model vacuum model clean Mix small batches slow-curing epoxy use old playing cards spatulas squeegee epoxy over entire model Wipe excess epoxy surface playing cards Cut out main nose landing gear doors per plans outline nose gear door top view sure cutting out incorrectly Cut away lower part two N4s F4 F5 per plans clear landing gear Trim planking flush front Ni Firmly glue balsa blocks required top sides nacelle frames fast-setting epoxy Add small scraps balsa fillet corners front Lightly tack-glue CyA balsa cowl blocks have hollowed out clear engines nacelle bottoms Place flight spinner backplate engine shaft mark outline front blocks Shape blocks contours shown plans planked area spinner outline Care fully remove cowl blocks cut NiB N2B free nacelle frames cut out cowl planking Cowl outline line outer surfaces DIA 634 728331456 83 3&3/4 4 5 68 81456617 945661771 104 5 6 6W* 61 7 8W 106KW 114 6 7 71 71 7&3/4 8 116EW lii67 124W 5 SW 6 1356 1456 1556 16678 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6i 7 Ti 8 13677i8 1467718 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SIN 8&3/461 6&3/4 7 Ti 7&3/4 97 Ti 7&3/4 W Wide blade EW Extra iuide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $1 99 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $269 $289 Narroiv ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX ADD 8100 IF YOU WANT INsURED MAIL ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS HARD-TO-FIND ITEMS SUCH AS CUSTOM NEEDLE VALVES RACING WHEELS QWCK FILLS SOLID CONTROL LINES ETC March 1986 157 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES PITCH SOCIETY OF ANTIQUE MODELERS MA TERIALS CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES nacelle frames CyA-glue n cowl retainer strips top rear corners cut-out cowl planking Mark cowls R L designate nacelle cut Epoxy lower nacelle blocks cowl planking Blend cylinder clearance hole cowl assembly inside surface planking cutting away portions NiB cowl blocks Glue nose block balsa F 1 CyA contour proper outline blend fuselage planking Make rough outline cut-out cockpit per plans flush aft surface F6 Remove top portion F7T outline shown former drawing portion F7T remaining back pilots seat Set Sig Acrobat canopy fuselage mark outline planking cut planking de mark P-38 J later version use side front views modify canopy flat windscreen cutting out installing new piece made 020 thicker clear plastic Secure bead epoxy inside sure keep epoxy off window areas Drill -in holes through nacelle sides relieve front edges engine crankcase cooling Cut air scoops Yz OD brass tubing install Using front side views cut out cooling air outlets cowl planking N2B Fabricate air outlet baffle 4e balsa N2B planking lower air outlet lower air outlet scale equivalent oil radiator shutter N25Y Cut air inlet holes cowl shown front view two large round notches scale oil radiator air intakes Cut holes carburetor air engines clearance glow plug starting connector clearance needle valves sorry scale holes Cut four cowl retainers Vie ply drill Vse-in hole Slot cowl block accept cowl retainers fit flush against inside nacelle frames just below engine bearers Epoxy cowl retainers cowl blocks Bend cowl retainer clips 055 mw installed above engine crankshafts simple two years flying Ive single incident cowl coming loose Detailing Carve four radiator pods glue CyA nacelles shutter hinge line shown went extra mile install binges slave throttle servo simulate engine tempera ture control covered FAT rules flight bonus award far no judges have awarded points Epoxy 2 oz lead right wing tip against W12 between spruce spar strips Epoxy two 1-in lengths Via-in ID brass tubing through W12 left wing lead-out guides Install U/Tromcs connector accessory mechanical leadouts required Sheet bottom wing tips Via balsa secured CyA Due tension planking will notice landing gear doors will fit holes cut Measure amount growth length door Place door lengthwise furniture clamp re-bow door until short its hole amount its growth measured Coat inside door fast-cure epoxy heat epoxy MonoKote heat gun improve its flowing absorption wood epoxy has fully cured remove door furniture clamp should fit very closely photos show hinge closing tech nique will go detail Bill Boss showed much better way Control Line Scale column August September 1984 issues ModelAvi ation mount doors time Cut supercharger turbocharger cooling air scoops balsa modeling different P-38 Con federate Air Forces will need design make turbocharger air scoop outboard sides nacelles near wing trailing edge lieu super charger air scoops information plans include scale outline P 38-J later cowls method con struction will left up MFG OF NISTAETER $2995 Charger PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHARGER WHEN ORDERING TORK-STARTER revolutionary concept power 1 5V glow plugs modal cars boats air planes using glow fuel engines TORK STARTERITMI has steel wrench strong enough reduce compression easIer starting supplies power doing comes new CI1O charger has LED Indicate unit charging also has removable T handle can used Torque amplifier Over 50 consecutive starts full charge rechargeable hundreds times Clips onto plug positive connection Send ad along pre-payment receive free shipping handling 2421 Ransom Dr. Glenn Dale MD 20769 YORK-STARTER $2995 Charger Ii 1OV 220V 12V Fast Charger $2096 Without Charger CHARGERS $1285 Charger Only Ill OV 220V 1 2V Fast Charger 301 464-2260 158 Model Aviation ProTechTor F STRONG METAL FRAME THERMO MOLDED SHELL IFILLED WITH SOFTFOAM GREAT GIFT 9X12X5 RC AIRPLANES BOATS CARS CAMERAS ETC Transmitter Case PRICE $35 Includes shipping Con USA Alaska & Hawaii add $2 CA Ressdd 6% tax OTHER PRODUCTS COMPUTER DISK CASE LaMAR CLAMP buildingtool PROMOUNT machined engine mounts MC SASE FOR FREE INFO- DEALEARS INVITED BERGERON ENTERPRISES 443 ROBERTAFULLERTON CA 92632 h. J% 201 SE 12th Street Pompano Beach FL 33080 iI305-7887978 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE Tired 1 kit leading gears dent III yeer biggie preprty o & 0 Eagleesrieg cee isIs year problems * Cestein built Ia year seeds & specs gairmuteed lit * Strung & derahle withslaud Ihe teugheet leading * 0 & 0 Eagineeriug gear sill werk & keep year biggie Ityleg * I stock replacemeet gear tar meEl pepeler medels Byrne Pills Chrlsles Eagle CAP 21 Balsa USA J-3 CUB Air Tech Pewues Eagle Haste Big Slick Cbamp CilebrIa B & ft medals Suapper Stinger Suapper Tee Finishing airplane now ready final sanding primingless canopy gear doors flaps Pitot tube elevator mass balances What Havent made Pitot tube elevator mass balances yet cut big ends mass balances laminated n balsa CyA-glued place shaped Pitot tube elevator mass balances attached CyA just prior final painting airplane finished white poly urethane trimmed red blue stripes Champion sticker came set automobile spark plugs balance markings handmade Using slow-cure epoxy liberally coat inside engine compartments cowls Build install fuel tanks Install connect engines tanks throttle linkage Install mufflers engines photos show custom mufflers installed engines lead through 18 -in ID neoprene tubing scale exhausts Flying Fill tanks 10%-nitro higher percentage nitro tune up engines will need 10000 rpm 10-6 wide-blade props realistic flights Make sure flaps rotate down equally 390 setting fully extended scale unequal movement flaps will act ailerons Documentation name game Scale Books can recommend P 38 include Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Martin Caidin Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aero Series Vol 19 P-38 Lightning Action Squadron/Signal Publications Air craft No 25 P-38 Lightning Jeffrey L Ethell illustrated Rikyu Watanabe location known P-38s Alaska owned Col Ross CAF understand hangared Mil waukee WI front gate McGuire AFB NJ detailed match Tommy McGuires last plane Pudgy USAF Museum Dayton OH two CAF Headquarters N25Y parts carcass support N25Y Contact CAF find N25Y Ross will displayed area travel over country CAF air shows total aircraft CAF 13th largest air force world con sidering planes kind Scale modeler owes lot support July 1982 served Lefty Gardners crew chief N25Y weekend true labor love would like thank resident expert Jack Sheeks encouraging design build model guidance general layout plans Also thanks Al Pitts breaking ST 35s right Happy flying IIIliii local hobby shop contains thousands photos product descriptions radio control raft Cars s ems nes ware Accessories s os RCBG single largest source infor mation RIO modeling available Whether youre advanced R/Cer eager novice RCBG will master reference So before plunk down hard earned cash-Look Before Buy available locally may send $995 plus $175 shipping Radio Control Buyers Guide Dept 100 Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 sure indicate street address IIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII China/McGinnis Continued page 82 11 points out 10787 winning teams score Dave Brown engine mount give out midway contest received able assistance Chinese Don Jeh ilk its replacement Don Lowe lost best-performing prop early practice sort out during competition Steve Rojecki experienced flameouts critical placing higher Dean Koger radio failure re sulted no last-round score him Only Dave Wilson Chip Hyde experienced no mechanical problems wellused finely-tuned planes equipment Individual Scores 1 Pascal Malfait 2 Chip Hyde 3 FanMin 4 Ran Hong 5 Dave Brown 6 Uu Aiqiang 7 Hong Wei 8 Tan Yebin 9 Dave Wilson 10 Liu Hanmao 11 Don Lowe 12 13 14 15 France USA China China USA China China China USA China USA 3765 3725 3624 3613 3583 3550 3534 3486 3468 3427 3358 Christian BossardFrance3290 Andre LaffiteFrance3262 Steve RojeckiUSA3260 Dean KogerUSA2875 Continued page 160 March 1986 159 Iii THE RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE new 9th edition now responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon